Hoover Makes Warm Welcome in Superior Wisconsin
Secretary Hoover arrives by special train to Superior for a reception with President Coolidge and local crowds. He declines political comment before his Stanford stadium acceptance speech next month and plans to travel to Duluth and Omaha after the visit.
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Guperior
Wis
Herbert Hoover
Palo AM
Calif
Coolidge
Brule
Wisconsin Hills
Hoover
Boovier
Leland Stanford University Stadium
Cedar Island Lodge
Duluth
Chicago and Northwestern
Omaheg
Fires Hit Coast Area In California Blaze Flood
July 16 report describes wildfires burning across Northern California and toward the San Francisco coast. More than 100000 acres burned, with dn controlled fires threatening timberlands near Red Bluff and ranches along Elder Creek. Backfires were set as fires neared the Diamond Company timber lands and other national forest areas.
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San Francisco
California
Santego
Netionsi Forest
Diamond Company
Elder Creek
Red Bluff
Tanisiaus National Forest
San Diego
Slayer of Small Toledo Girl Will Die in the Chair
Charles J. Hoppe, 26, sentenced to die in the electric chair for the murder of 7 year old Doothy Sieagowski, his wife's cousin, kidnapped from her bed on May 29. Judges ruled him sane after evidence and his confession reportedly included a second alleged killing of Toledo schoolteacher Lila Dale Cray. Sentencing set for October.
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Toledo
Ohio
Charles J. Hoppe
Doothy Sieagowski
Common Pleas
Hoppe
Lila Dale Cray
Bolters Plan to Battle in Texas Primary Clash
Texas Democratic party bolters mobilize to form an anti Smith alliance with Republicans before the July 28 primary. Candidates aligned with the faction risk being scratched from ballots in several counties as a court weighs county executive committee authority in Cameron County over Love's bid for lieutenant governor. The bone dry faction presses a GOP tie ahead of a meeting in Dallas.
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Dallas
Tex
Texas
Democratic Party
New York
Court of Civil Appeals
San Antonio
Thomas B. Love
Cameron County
Smith
Love
Bone Dry
G@mith
Air Mail Plans Outline 30 Day Glover Inspection
Washington announces a 30 day inspection for W Irving Glover assistant postmaster general in charge of air mail to study future service possibilities. The trip begins in Chicago and includes discussions on Pacific shipping for foreign mail and a July 17 convention in Fargo North Dakota. Glover will then visit Butte Colorado Springs Denver and Colorado with notes on a new line linking Great Falls to Salt Lake City.
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Washington
W. Irving Glover
Post Office Department
Chicago
Pacific
Fargo
M. D
Pargo
Glover
Butte
Mont
National Parks Airway Eystem
Great Palls
Galt Lake City
Denver
Colorado Springs
Aberdeen Farmer Kills Wife and Two Brothers Then Kills Himself
In a drunken quarrel at John Allred’s Aberdeen home, the 44 year old farmer shot his wife, Edwin Russell 26, and Milton Russell ? shot, and then shot himself. Aged daughters Ruby 13 and Doris 9 witnessed the events before neighbors and Sheriff Jensen surrounded Allred. An inquiry was planned but not held.
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Aberdeen
John Alfred
Edwin Russell
Alfred
Milton Russell
Allred
Ruby
Doris
J. D. Jensen
Bingham County
L. Abercrombie
Jensen
American Falls
Milton
Z. Reed Millar
EB. T. Peck
Alfrede
Gan Pete
Utah
Six Arrested in South Quiz Indicts Bartering of Offices
In Biloxi six men remain in custody on indictments tied to alleged bartering of public offices in Mississippi. Jackson arrests include D Redmond attorney and his brother A M Redmond, both Negro residents, and deputy U S marshal Scott Hubbard. E L Patton Jackson Republican leader faces seven charges.
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Biloxi
Miss
Mississippi
Grand Jury
Jackson
Scott Hubbard
United States
D. Redmond
A. M. Redmond
E. L. Patton
Patton
J. C. Tannehill
Summerall End
William E. Miller
Wiggins
Destruction of Louvain Library Balcony Inscription
An unidentified man with a hammer demolished the ballustrade of the Louvain University library during July in unrest over a Latin inscription. The inscription praised Teutonic fury and American generosity, a controversy amplified by rector supervision and architect Monsignor Ladeuse Whitney Larren.
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Louvain
Belgium
Louvain University Library
Ladeuse Whitney Larren
Confession of Shooting Made by Young Girl
Ada Biggs 19 years old confessed killing her stepfather William Silas Simpson, a Bismarck garage owner, during a police raid. Her mother Mrs William Simpson and uncle Oscar Greenwahl confessed to loading and cocking the shotgun. The trio planned to kill to “bring peace into the family,” with the girl shot through an open window as the victim stood unaware. Four children were in the home during the shooting.
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Bismarck
Ada Biggs
Farmington
William Silas Simpson
William Simpson
Oscar Greenwahl
Bismarck High School
Simpson
Greenwahl
Ada
Simpeon
Greenwal
Marines Arrive Corinto In Nicaragua Mission
Two battalions of marines with enlisteds and 21 officers from the Bettie fleet arrived in Corinto Nicaragua, part of the Managua commitment. The arrival underscores the U S naval presence in the region amid growing tensions.
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Managua
Nic
Bettie
Corinto
Baseball Scores and Box Scores From National League Games
Listings of NL games with results from Cincinnati Pittsburgh Chicago St Louis Brooklyn New York and Boston including pitcher decisions and run totals. Highlights include shutouts and doubleheaders with Cleveland New York and Philadelphia performances and the day’s scoring patterns.
Russian Flier Chukhnovsky Rescued From Arctic
Moscow reports that aviator Chukhnovsky and four companions were rescued by the icebreaker Krassin after a forced landing near Cape Platen on July 12. Two other groups remain unaccounted for as Krassin continues search operations toward Advent Bay.
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Chukhnovsky
Cape Platen
Krassin
Samilovitch
Advent Bay
Amundsen
Finn Malmuren
Italia
Russia
Tass
Samoilovitch
Mariano
Zapp
Malmgen
Malmgren
Umbreto Nobile
Hines Inspects Boise Veterans Hospital
Brig Gen Frenk T Hines director of the Veterans bureau arrives from Salt Lake City to inspect the Boise hospital and decide its fate. He will confer with local bureau officials and the American Legion then attend a chamber of commerce and Legion banquet. Gov Baldrige and Senators Borah and Thomas invited. Local weather shows showers in the south tonight cooler in the southwest and Tuesday mainly fair.
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Boise
Frenk T. Hines
Veterans’ Bureau
Veteraans’ Bureau
Bureau
American Legion
Chamber of Commerce
the Legion
Baldridge
William E Borah
John Thomas
Carranza Will Be Taken Home in Mexican Funeral Train
The body of Captain Emilio Carranza will begin its journey to Mexico City Wednesday in a large New York military funeral procession. The coffin draped with flags will be carried by 10,000 soldiers, with officials and diplomats following, then by special train to Laredo Texas before transit to Mexico. A guard of 16 U S Army officers will escort the casket to the Mexican border.
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New York
Emilio Carranza
Mexico City
Om & Gm
United States
Pennsylvania
Laredo
Texas
International Bridge
United States Army
Smienico
Murdered Brooklyn Builder Found in Long Island Patch
William F. Gilbridge, prominent Brooklyn builder, was found slain in a bramble patch at East Meadows Long Island. Police suspect robbery after finding about 900 dollars on him and no other money. His body was battered with a heavy apron odor of fish and bags bound his head and legs, with cords tying him.
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New York
William F. Gilbridge
Brooklyn
East Meadows
Long Island
Gilbridge
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