Desperate killers escape Texas prison after gunfight
Three condemned murderers Raymond Hamilton Joe Palmer and Blackie Thompson escaped from the Huntsville state penitentiary after overpowering guards. In the escape two life term inmates were killed and several wounded as officers hunted the trio toward north Texas. a car matching their description was seen in Houston.
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Huntsville
Tex
Texas
Raymond Hamilton
Joe Palmer
Clyde Barrow
Blackie
Thompson
Oklahoma
White
Frazier
Louisiana
Lee Brazil
Brazil
Hamilton
Palmer
Petera Rector
Desperado
Johnson
Walker
W. T. McConnell
Tormer
Herbert Alvin Stanley
Bordeaux
McConnell
H. E. George
George
Best Air Corps In World Urged By Committee
The War Department committee urges an army air corps without a peer and adds 1000 planes to reach 2320. Doolittle favors a unified air force while Baker’s report supports separate army and navy air forces and calls for industry support, better planes, training, and personnel.
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Washington
War Department
Army Air Corps
Dern
Newton D. Baker
Congress
Doolittle
James Doolittle
Baker
Air Corps
Army
Navy
Defense Pleads Hickman Case in Gardens Gate Murder
Defense attorney Ed McKenzie urged the jury that prosecutions witnesses fail to prove marine engineer Millard Hickman killed Louise Jeppesen in Ginsden Gate Park on May 13. He argued screams came from a tunnel at 4 a.m. and Hickman was with Miss Blanche McKay at her hotel, as final plea proceeds.
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Ban Francisco
Edwin McKenaie
Millard Hickman
Louise Jeppesen
Cginsden Gate Park
Hickman
Blanche McKay
McKenzie
Peter J. Mullins
William Fox Heads to McNeil Island for New Sentence
Boise July 23 William Fox who recently completed a 13 month Idaho prison term for murder will be sent to McNeil Island federal prison this week to serve an 18 month sentence for attempted bribery of a federal officer. His appeal to the San Francisco court was dismissed at his attorney's request and Fox departed with U S Marshal Dave Nichols and Sheriff Ira Corey.
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Boise
William Fox
Idaho Falls
McNeil Island
San Francisco
Pocatello
Prohibition
North Dakota governors in tight clinch as assembly opens
North Dakota lawmakers convened with factions led by ousted Governor William Langer and acting Governor Ole H Olson. A Senate quorum could extend a special session to impeachment actions and a fast committee lineup appeared likely. U S Senator Gerald Nye faced a Sunday rally attack near Judson.
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North Dakota Supreme Court
Ole H. Olson
William Langer
Langer
Bismarck
N. D
North Dakota
Senate
Olson
House
U. S
Gerald P. Nye
Judson
Here
Senator Borah Welcomed in Pocatello Before Pioneer Talk
Senator William E. Borah arrived in Pocatello from Twin Falls and spent several hours meeting locals, heading to St. Anthony for Tuesday’s Pioneer day address at 11 a m. He voiced confidence in Idaho Republicans’ election prospects and noted Washington politics as the dominant factor.
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William BE. Borah
Idaho
Congress
Pocatello
Twin Falls
St. Anthony
Washington
Domiin Otal Abetena
Streetcar strife as longshoremen vote on arbitration
Coast ballot action follows May 9 walkout and protest to Roosevelt board. About 3,000 stevedores vote on submitting issues to arbitration amid vandalism incidents injuring a motorman and others. Police report track greasing, window smashing, and attacks during the street car strike.
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San Francisco
Pacific Coast
National Guardsmen
International Longshoremen's Association
Roosevelt
Labor Disputes Board
Ralph Mallen
I.S.A
Louis Bloch
Polk Street
J. J. Mitchell
Howard Holbrook
H. Poteet
William Hutchins
S. Lovelock
National Longshore Board
Deaths in Heat Wave Mounts as East Cools Off
The Associated Press reports a rising death toll from a nationwide heat wave with the northeast enjoying relief as New York City records 75 at noon. Across the region, states report moderation while the Mississippi valley center bears the heaviest casualties and drought cripples crops and livestock.
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Associated Press
New York City
Pennsylvania
New England
Mississippi Valley
Mississippi
Rocky Mountains
Bus Crash Kills At Least 16 In Ossining New York
A bus carrying over 50 people to a Sing Sing prison game plunged down a 40 foot embankment in Ossining New York. Flames engulfed the craft and authorities searched the burned wreckage for additional victims. The disaster left men women and children dead in what witnesses called a horrific scene.
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New York
Ossining
N. Y
Brooklyn
Sing Sing
Will Rogers Wires The Tribune from July 23 Dispatch
The item reports a San Francisco to Honolulu bridge plan and a bus disaster caused by faulty brakes. It mentions casualties including twelve burned and four dying in hospital, with six unaccounted for and eleven survivors escaping as the bus plunged down a hill. The narrative references a strike and blame for the crash.
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Malola
San Francisco
Cal
San Francisco Bay
Honolulu
Hudson River
Frank Imperatto
Loom To Open State Moose Convention In Boise
The Idaho State Moose convention begins Tuesday at 9 a.m. in the Memorial building with Senator James J. Davis of Pennsylvania in attendance. The two day program includes registration, sessions led by Davis and Judge Henning, initiations, meetings of Women of the Moose, Legion fellowship, and exhibitions.
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Idaho
Moose Assocation
Memorial Building
James J. Davis
Pennsylvania
Memorial Hall
N. Johnson
Larry 8. Davis
Martin Barclay
Charles A. Brown
Earl Kennedy
J. E. Henning
al J. Sartori
Katherine Smith
Memorial
Jerome Lodge
Women of the Moose
Legion
Men of the Moose
Bishop William F. Faber Found Dead in Glacier Park
The 74 year old presiding bishop of the Episcopal diocese of Montana, missing since Friday, was found drowned in Paradise creek near Two Medicine chalets in Glacier National Park. A search by torchlight and volunteers had continued through Sunday with no certainty of his whereabouts until the discovery.
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Glacier Park
Mont
William F. Faber
Episcopal Church of Montana
Medicine
Paradise Creek
Two Medicine Lake
Helena
Montana
Faber
Park
Two Medicine Chalets
Medicine Lake
BE. T. Scoven
H. H. T. Fox
Billings
Southern Pacific June net operating income rises to 2.69 million
New York July 23 figures show Southern Pacific railroad earned net operating income of 2,685,004 in June, up from 1,706,288 in the same month a year earlier. For the first half of the year the company reported higher earnings, with six month totals reaching substantial gains.
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New York
Southern Pacific Railroad
Se Tants
Notorious Dillinger Killed by Federal Operatives in Chicago
John Dillinger lies dead in Cook County Morgue after three bullets from unnamed federal agents ended his crime spree. Authorities pursue fellow gang members Homer Van Meter, George Nelson, John Hamilton, Alvin Karpis, and Fred Barker as they vow vigorous prosecutions.
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John Dillinger
America
Cook County
Chicago
Dillinger
Melvin H. Purvis
Federal Department of Investigation
Motion Picture House
Homer van Meter
George
Baby Face” Nelson
John Hamilton
Alvin Karpis
Fred Barker
Boise Chosen For GOP Platform Convention
The Idaho GOP selects Boise as the site for its platform convention on September 1 after ballots show Boise leading Idaho Falls and Pocatello. Committee members from Ada, Bannock, Bonner, Canyon, Kootenai, Latah, Payette, and other counties attend the meeting led by R. P. Parry with final tally 10 to 8 in Boise's favor.
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State
Republican Central Committee
Boise
Idaho Falls
Pocatello
R. P. Parry
Twin Falls
Ada
Laurel Elam
Bannock
O. R. Baum
Benewah
H. G. Garland
St. Maries
Blaine
Ira Elridge
Carey
Bonner
R. F. Curtis
Sandpoint
Bonneville
G. G. Wright
Canyon
Sam Tuning
Roswell
Gooding
W. G. Bissell
Jefferson
John W. Hart
Rigby
Jerome
Harvey Harlehaus
Kootenai
Ralph S. Nelson
Coeur d'Alene
Latah
J. A. Harsch
Deary
Minidoka
H. V. Creason
Rupert
Payette
H. G. Gardiner
Power
Irvin Allred
American Falls
Teton
C. M. Hatch
Victor
Valley
R. B. Halferty
Donnelly
Washington
John J. McCrea
Weiser
Baseball scores and line results from a multi-game day
Pittsburgh and Philadelphia played a 11 inning style contest with 101 000 000 and 210 2 tallied. Philadelphia edges Pittsburgh 3 to 2. St Louis beat New York 8 to 6 in a nine inning game. Brooklyn down Brooklyn 3 to 1. Washington topped Chicago 11 to 1. New York defeated Washington 5 to 1 in a separate affair.
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Pittsburgh
Philaphia
Swift
Chagnon
Padden
E. Moore
Todd
Cincinnati
Boston
Derringer
O'Farrell
Brown
Dilleinger Fatally Shot After Theatre Exit
Chicago July 23 report by Associated Press says Dille inger died after leaving a neighborhood theatre when government firearms opened fire. He attempted to draw his weapon but was struck by three bullets in the fatal confrontation.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Dilleinger
Union Pacific group formed in Salt Lake City
Union Pacific system employees formed a federation affiliating with the American Federation of Labor. E. J. Eny of Portland was elected president, Vaughn Kearns of Seattle vice president, and Quilliam Ziesel of Omaha secretary-treasurer. Omaha will be headquarters with Salt Lake City chosen for 1935 convention.
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Salt Lake City
Union Pacific System
American Federation of Labor
E. J. Eny
Portland
Carmen
Vaughn Kearns
Seattle
Boilers Makers’ Federation
Quilliam Ziesel
Omaha
Sheet Metal Workers’ Association
John Howell
Pocatello
Arthur Farmer
John Casselman
Green River
Wyo
Oilera
Harry Barrett
Cheyenne
John Beach
Chicago
International Association of
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Will Rogers
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