Washington Irving Sinks After River Collision Off Hoboken
The Washington Irving, 4000 ton Hudson River liner with about 600 aboard, struck by a tanker near Hoboken and sank after a foggy departure for Albany. All passengers were rescued as tugs and nearby craft aided evacuations along the New York shore.
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New York
Washington Irving
Hudson River Bay Lines
Hoboken
N. Y
Desbrosses Street
Albany
Jersey Shore
Addie Sargent
Garland
Utah
Indian's Wife Took His Role
In Los Angeles on June 1 the federal government said to intervene in the suit by Jackson Barnett's guardian Elmer Bailey against Anna Laura Barnett. The action accuses Mrs Barnett of misusing the Creek chief's wealth and alleges conspiracy to deprive him of his fortune. The government seeks to determine if Interior Department funds paid to Mrs Barnett or others were obtained by misinformation or fraud and if the government was misled by attorneys.
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Los Angeles
Jackson Barnett
Anna Laura Barnett
A. S
W. McNabb
Barnett
Elmer 8
Bailey
McNab
Department of the Interior
Shank Must Go to the Gallows
Colorado Supreme Court upholds death sentence for Ray F. Shank 51 in the murder of his wife and son, confirming he must be hanged. Trial evidence includes claim of poisoning and a nighttime attack as he allegedly awakened to kill his wife, son Paul 19, and a witness.
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Denver
Colo
Ray F. Shank
Ayl
Colorado Supreme Court
Denver District Court
Shank
Supreme Court
Paul
Supreme Court Hears Appeal Over City Removal of Wildings
The Supreme Court today reviews the appeal of A. Torter in Idaho at City Wiston. The case concerns Porter's right to remove certain wildings on Malu Street after an earlier dismissal for failure to print court rules.
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Eslingdon
Thed States Supreme Court
A. Torter
Wiston
Idaho
Porter
Malu Street
Poppy Day Sale Sparks Brief Exchange in Pocatello
A Japanese truck gardener at a Pocatello Poppy Day sale refuses a local woman's request to buy a poppy saying he has worn one three times. The exchange was witnessed and recounted by Billy Dohse as a true story.
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Pocatello
The
Legion Auxiliary
Billy
Dohse
Canada to Cut Tariffs on Stock Trade Policy Set in Ottawa
Ottawa announced a brick for brick reciprocity with the United States in tariffs on cattle and related farm goods. Minister of Agriculture R. E. Motherwell said Canada will revoke duties step by step in response to US tariff reductions. An order in council formalizes the 1922 Fielding budget reciprocity aims.
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Ottawa
R. E. Motherwell
House of Commons
United States
Mr. Motherwell
Motherwell
Canada
Life sentence for Amos Bartlett in triple murder bombing
Muskegon Mich June 1 Circuit Judge John Vanderwerp jailed Asa K Bartlett Blue Lake township constable for life for the murder of August Krubach his daughter Janet and her fiance William Frank killed by a bomb last Thursday The judge noted the law does not allow capital punishment Bartlett had begun building the device two years earlier and his confession was made public today He said I thought that maybe I would want to use it
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Muskegon
Mich
John Vanderwerp
Asa K. Bartlett
Blue Lake Township
August Krubach
Janet
William Frank
Vanderwerp
Bartlett
Bartie
Seven Die In Brooklyn Hotel Fire
A hotel blaze at the old Taft hotel in Carnarsie Brownsville Brooklyn killed a mother and four of her seven children along with a 65 year old man and an elderly widow. Fire started in a rear paint shop and spread to the wooden structure as Thomas Hughes tried to save his twins by tossing one to the street before leaping from a second floor window. Firemen continued quenching flames an hour after discovery with no trace of the missing victims.
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New York
Taft
Carnarsie
Brownsville
Brooklyn
Thomas Hughes
Hughes
Mra, Seghes
Joseph Nolan
Mra. Smith
Federal agents win in cattle dipping case in Georgia
Federal authorities hold power to enforce cattle dipping to eradicate the Texas fever tick. The Behols county Georgia case confirmed federal authority amid armed resistance as agents aided local officers, with Oscar Thornton and others convicted after dynamited vats and burned spraying pens. The dispute centered on whether the cattle were in interstate commerce.
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Washington
Behols
Georgi
Bureau 0 Animal Industry
Oscar Thornton
Montana to vote on all prohibition statutes next November
Montana voters will decide next November 1 on all state prohibition laws except those banning liquor sales to minors. Petitions from 24 counties were filed with the secretary of state completing the required steps to initiate repeal. The drive was led by the state branch of the Association Against Prohibition.
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Helena
Mont
Montana
Secretary of State
Association Against Prohibition
Supreme Court Upholds Denaturing Permit Discretion
The Supreme Court affirms the right of the internal revenue commissioner to grant or deny denaturing permits under the Volstead act. It holds the commissioner did not abuse discretion when refusing a permit to Ma King Products of Pittsburg to operate a denaturing plant.
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Washington
Commission of Internal Revenue
Supreme Court
Ma King Products Company
Pittsburg
Federal District Court For
Pennsylvania
Court of Appeals
Closing of Bank Raises Question in Idaho
Caldwell Idaho June 1 A grand jury investigation into the December 28 closing of the Western Commercial Bank is urged by Canyon county Pomona Grange in a May Melba meeting resolution If irregularities are found those responsible should be brought to justice
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Caldwell
Idaho
Western Commercial Bank
Canyon County Pomona Grange
Melba
Jnatice
Supreme Court Lets Oregon Motor Policy Stand For Now
The Supreme Court refused immediate interference in Oregon motor transportation rules. Arguments on the topic are set for October 4. Morrie and Lowther and other carriers were denied a court order suspending the Oregon State Highway Commission ruling on maximum load weights.
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Cash II
Washington
Supreme Court
Oregon
Morrie
Lowther
Oregon State Highway Commisssion
Six Beat Out Federal Pen Show Escaped Prisoners
Six disciplined barracks inmates at Fort Leavenworth seized a guard's shotgun after overpowering him at 1 pm. Escapees include John F. Bicknell of Willimantic, Russell Miller of Cedartown, George Larkin of California, Joseph Aaronson of Chicago, Angelo Didio of New York City, and Clifford Strong of Rondout, all linked to desertion or related charges.
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Leavenworth
Kan
Fort Leavenworth
John F. Bicknell
Willmantic
Conn
Russell Miller
Cedartown
George Larkin
California
Joseph Aaronson
Chicago
Angelo Didio
New York City
Clifford Strong
Rondout
Boxing Show Postponed in Queens Rain
The ten round match between Dave Shade of California and Maxie Rosenbloom of New York at the Queensboro Athletic Club was postponed from tonight to tomorrow night due to rain.
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New York
Queensboro Athletic Club
Dave Shade
California
Maxie Rosenbloom
Partisans kill about thirty bandits in Damascus gardens
A Beirut dispatch says French partisans during cleanup operations in Damascus between the Kurd and Amara quarters killed about thirty bandits. The report notes the action occurred as part of efforts to secure the area.
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Paris
Havas
Beirut
Damascus Gardens
Kurd
Amara
National League games postponed by rain across several cities
Rain and wet grounds force postponements in Brooklyn at Boston and Pittsburgh at Cincinnati while Philadelphia and New York face weather delays. Chicago hosts St Louis with nine to eighteen score lines noted, and a doubleheader is hinted for New York and Washington as conditions persist.
Borah Plans Independent Stance Against Prohibition Referenda
Senator Borah of Idaho, a Republican, says he will campaign against prohibition referenda on his own initiative and responsibility. He spoke at the Presbyterian General Assembly in Baltimore and noted he may visit New York to oppose Senator Wadsworth in the fall election. He declined further invitations, stressing personal views and a belief the public will demand clear positions on wet and dry issues.
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Washington
Borah
Idaho
Presbyteria General Assembly
Baltimore
Orgille
Poland
Anti-Saloon League
New York
Cac Ee
Wadsworth
Congress
Federation backs Prohibition with unanimous vote in Atlantic City
The General Federation of Women's Clubs adopted a resolution endorsing the 18th Amendment and the Volstead Act without dissent. A second measure called for a permanent Washington legislative bureau to free the federation president from routine duties and tighten future endorsements of new laws.
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Atlantic City
N. J
General Federation of
Omen
Gilbert F. Davis
Windsor
Vermont
General Federation
Los Angeles
Parachute Man Has Close Call in Greensburg Stunt
Joseph Crane of Detroit fell about 1600 feet from an airplane at Longview field Greensburg as his parachute failed to open. He released one line near 100 feet but struck a barbed wire fence, breaking ankles and injuring his face. doctors said he would likely survive barring complications.
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Latrobe
Joseph Crane
Detroit
Longview Field
Greensburg
Crane
Gooding Proposes Yellowstone Boundary Review Bill
Senator Gooding of Idaho proposes a Senate Public Lands Committee subcommittee to study changing boundaries of Yellowstone and other western national parks. The measure seeks authorization to investigate advisability of boundary changes.
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Washington
Gooding
Republican
Idaho
Senate Public Lands Committees
Mail service resumes between Elko and Pasco in aerial run
Elko Nevada June 1 AP Varney Air Mail Express resumes service between Elko and Pasco with east bound mail arriving at 11 40 a m and west bound leaving at 11 50 a m Pacific time Each craft carries about fifty pounds of mail Pilot Franklin Kane on the first Elko to Pasco trip and CG Price on the return flight led the crews
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Elko
Nev
Pasco
Varney Air Mail
Pacifico
Franklin Kane
Bout
Uolne
Lhet
CG. C. Price
Veterans Made Their Wants Known
In Chicago on Memorial Day a parade of American veterans of the British army chanted We want beer as Mayor W E Dever and Governor Len Small watched from the reviewing stand. The officials reacted with surprise and then shared a laugh.
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Chicago
Michigan Avenue
W. E. Dever
Len Small
Buried Whitfield Gold Hoard Reported Near Demonis
On the Whitfield farm near Demonis Alabama more than 200000 dollars in gold coins from 1850 or earlier were found in a powder can by workers who uncovered a key leading to the cache. The find may involve nine heirs and ties to C Boaz Whitfield and General Nathan Brian Whitfield.
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Demonis
Ala
Whitfield
C. Boaz Whitfield
C. Gayer Whitfield
Middlesboro
Kentucky
Boaz Whitfield
Nathan Brian Whitfield
South
Bombing strikes Idaho Falls home. no injuries reported
At about 1130 p m Sunday a dynamite bomb exploded near the home of J Mangum on Elmore street. Windows of three houses shattered and a door torn from its hinges. dishes were thrown from cupboards. Police and sheriff officers search for clues with no arrests by late afternoon.
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Idaho Falls
J. Mangum
Elmore Street
Scopes Case in Upper Court Opens Second Day
Nashville June 1 The second day of the Scopes appeal before the state supreme court featured Clarence Darrow for Scopes and Thomas H Malone for the state with K T McConico to close for the defense as Frank T Thomason fell ill The arguments focus on the old and new figures in the anti evolution case and the vague nature of the law.
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Nashville
Tenn
Eee
John T. Scopes
Rhea County Circuit Court
State Supreme Court
Clarence Darrow
Chicago
Dayton
Beopes
Thomas H. Malone
K. T. MeQonico
Frank T. Thoma
Dempsey Heads to California for Two Weeks then Colorado Springs
Heavyweight champion Jack Dempsey left Hot Springs Arkansas for a two week stay in California before proceeding to Colorado Springs where he will remain until about August. He planned two days in Kansas City Missouri and one day at Colorado Springs en route to the coast.
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Coast Hot Springs
Ark
Jack Dempsey
California
Colorado Springs
Dempsey
Kansas City
Upper House Refuses Cloture on Migratory Bird Bill Debate
Washington reporters note the upper chamber rejected invoking the filibuster limit to expedite the migratory bird bill. Debate over protection of migratory birds has dragged on for years with farm relief tied to other measures. Vote was 46 in favor 83 against short of two thirds. southern Democrats mostly against cloture while Western Republicans split.
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Senate
League If Nations
World Court
Farmervotorate
Reublicans
Underwood
Alabama
Harris
Georgia
East
Borah
Idaho
Cam‘ron
Arizona
Frazier
North Dakota
Howell
Nebraska
Johnson
California
Lafollette
Wisconsin
Williams
Missouri
Wadsworth
New York
Hornaday Warns Civilization Menace To Wildlife
New York June 1 AP Dr W T Hornaday retiring after thirty years warns civilization will wipe out America's wildlife unless protections grow. He urges more game sanctuaries tighter bag limits and control of predators while noting his half century of field and museum work supports protective efforts over extermination.
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New York
America
W. T. Hornaday
Secann
Hornaday
Bronx Zoo
Three Holdups Take Joy Ride in City
Three bandits who had robbed the Thunen automobile company till of 133 dollars forced J A Daugherty night watchman to drive them around East Lake City for hours. They looted the till again and escaped in a Thunen car, leaving Daugherty bound at the mouth of Immigrant Canyon.
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East Lake City
Jane
Thunen Automobile Company
J. A. Daugherty
Immigrant Canyon
Daugherty
Sinclair enters state campaign
Bartlett Sinclair, first assistant attorney general of Idaho, resigns effective July 15 as A. H. Connor accepts. Sinclair announces his candidacy for attorney general in the party convention at Wesson on August 24, saying the campaign will occupy his time and require his absence from the office.
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Boise
Bartlett Sinclair
Idaho
A. H. Gonnor
Sinclair
Wesson
Connor
Gener
Binclair
Nevesaita
8Clair
Utah Weather Update Forecast Tonight and Wednesday
New Utah weather bulletin shows a fair night tonight with clearing skies and mild temperatures. Wednesday brings a slight rise in daytime highs, cooler evenings, and light breezes across the state.
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Utah
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