Two New Crimes Held Against Chicago Youth
Chicago reports grand jury probing a kidnapping and slaying tied to Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb. Authorities seek connections to the murder of Freeman Tracy and mutilation of Charles Ream while the youths face murder and kidnapping indictments.
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Chicago
Crowe
Robert Franks
Nathan Leopold
Richard Loeb
Freeman Louis Tracy
Charles Ream
Joseph M. Savage
Tracy
Ream
Leopold
Loeb
Joseph Springer
Sone 3Eete
Su Ie Grand Jury
Ethan Leopold, Jr
Franks
Jacob Franks
Robert E. Crowe
Ife
Auelysis
Arto
Bng
Hach
New Premier Herriot Gains Socialist Support
The socialist party congress unanimously pledged support for M. Herriot, assuring a working majority in the chamber of deputies. President Miller’s tenure remains uncertain, with continued resistance to any effort to force him out.
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Party
Agate
Chamber of Deputies
Socialist Party Congress
Millerand
Senate set to adjourn next Saturday amid farm relief debates
Washington June 3 AP Congress will adjourn next Saturday under a Senate resolution, despite La Follette insurgents protests who sought delay for farm relief railroad and reclamation laws. La Follette’s month recess was rejected 36 to 52 and Frazier’s June 21 delay failed 35 to 53. Senator Underwood pressed to place Muscle Shoals as unfinished business.
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Washington
Congress
House
Senate
la Follette
LaFollette
Frazier
North Dakota
Ford Muscle Shoals
Underwood
Alabama
Muscle Shoals
Death Pact Reported In Gering Poisoning Case
Ceanl Corbin of Gering Nebraska confessed in Scottsbluff that he and Laura Duff a 19 year old stenographer agreed to die by poison near Gering after initial claims they were poisoned by beans. Authorities say the girl was found in the hills and Corbin later admitted the death pact.
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Omaha
Gering
Neraska
Scottsbluff
Nebraska
Ceanl Corbin
Laura Duff
Corbin
England Faces Worst Floods in Forty Years
London reports heavy weekend rains have caused floods described as the worst in forty years across England, the midlands and north. Several people are reported drowned, livestock losses are high, and farms are inundated with extensive property damage. Forecasters predict more rain.
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London
England
Midlands
Foot and Mouth Disease Check Nearing Eradication
Washington June 8 AP Officials from the department of agriculture reported that foot and mouth disease among California cattle appears checked though complete eradication may take months. No new contagion for two days after last Tuesday’s underground herd removals, but Friday found three infected herds. officials warn against false confidence as flare ups may occur and note no dependable cure exists.
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Washington
California
Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Animal Industry
Nevada stations operate inside California for foot and mouth quarantine
Nevada officials run six fumigating stations 60 to 75 miles west of the Nevada border within California. Travelers toward Nevada must strip in a tent, then are given a blanket while their clothing and baggage are fumigated with disinfectant.
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Sacramento
Nevada
California
Iser
California Highway Commission
Brookhart Leads Sweet in Iowa Primary Races
Des Moines reports show U S Senator Smith W. Brookhart holding a growing lead over Burton E. Sweet in the Republican senatorial primary. With about two thirds of precincts counted, Brookhart led by roughly 12 000 votes and claimed over seventy counties. Officials projected a final margin around 25 000 as returns continued.
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Des Moines
Iowa
United States
Smith W. Brookhart
Burton E. Sweet
Brookhart
Sweet
Burton
Hammill
Loneliness kills bees say German entomologist
Heidelberg June 3 AP Professor Wilhelm Goetsch a German entomologist says loneliness will kill bees and other insects quicker than bad food A bee must have companionship or it will die within five days regardless of food or surroundings
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Heidelberg
Germany
Wilhelm Goetsch
Goetsch
Federation of Commercial Organizations Forming in Idaho
Representatives from upper Snake River towns Pocatello and McCammon gathered in Blackfoot to organize a federated chamber of commerce for southeastern Idaho. The meeting started at 2 pm with a banquet to follow and tours of local agriculture after the business session. Attendees from Pocatello included J A Harader managing director G Nicholas Ifft president of the Pocatello Chamber of Commerce Harvey Holmes and others.
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Tribune
Blackfoot
Snake River
Pocatello
McCammon
Blackfoot Rotary Club
Joel L. Priest
BR. E. Brooks
A. V. Kipp
R. A. Smith
Union Pacific
J. A. Harader
G. Nicholas Ifft
Around World Fliers Rest After Kushimoto Flight
American aviators rest in Kagoshima Japan after a strenuous flight from Kushimoto. They plan to start for Shanghai tomorrow, aided by American destroyers stationed across the China Sea. The Chi cago flagplane faced engine trouble, but Lt. Lowell H. Smith and his mechanic repaired the motor and continued to Kagoshima.
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Kagoshima
Japan
Kushimoto
Shanghai
China Sea
Chicago
Lowell H. Smith
Command Wooded for Globe Encircling Flyers Leader
Acting on a personal request of Major Frederick L. Martin Major General Patrick designated Lieutenant Lowell L. Smith to be permanently in command of the globe encircling fliers. A plan for Martin to resume command later was dropped after talks with air service chief and war department officials.
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Washington
Frederick L. Martin
Patrick
Army Air Service
Lowell L. Smith
Globe
Martin
Air Service
War Department
Senate committee rejects German relief appropriations
The Senate foreign relations committee rejected two measures for German relief. The Fish resolution would have provided 10 million dollars, already passed by the House, and the Howland resolution sought 25 million. The panel also opposed any government loan to Germany.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
House
Germany
First Delegates Arrive for Republican National Convention
Delegations from the District of Columbia Georgia Mississippi South Carolina Tennessee and Texas reach Cleveland today as the Republican convention gate opens with seats to be heard by the national committee starting tomorrow. Chairman John T Adams notes over 125 women will be delegates and more than 300 will be alternates. The White House confirms President Coolidge plans to send a nomination and that the convention will pick the vice presidential candidate without White House input, following the 1904 precedent with Roosevelt and Fairbanks.
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Cleveland
Ohio
District of Columbia
Georgia
Mississippi
South Carolina
Tennessee
Texas
National Committee
John T. Adams
White House
Coolidge
Nome
Wag
Roosevelt
Charles W. Fairbanks
Indiana
Uncle of slain Chicago boy jailed for narcotics fraud
Frederick M. Greisheimer, uncle of murdered Robert Franks, was sentenced to 18 months at Leavenworth after pleading guilty to forging a physician prescription for narcotics under the name Fred Ash. He was arrested in Sanst last February, and his use of an assumed name spurred a nationwide search tied to the Franks case.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Frederick M. Keisheimer
Robert Franks
Chicago
Leavenworth
Greisheimer
Fred Ash
Sanst
Shrine Golden Jubilee Parade Opens in Kansas City
Twenty thousand Shriners gather in Kansas City for the Golden Jubilee parade marking the start of the convention. Temples from across the U S send 900 Chinese dress wearers and bands, with thousands lining streets and grandstands to witness the oriental procession.
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Kansas City
North America
Alon
Vention Hall
Tehama
Hastings
Nebraska
el Zaribah
Phoenix
Arizona
Cairo
Rutland
Vermont
Hamasi
Meridian
Mississippi
Islam Temple
San Francisco
Golden Gate City
Midinah
Chicago
Mohammed
Peoria
Illinois
Pat
Exmel
Mosiah
Fort Worth
Texas
Mre
Relief bill for settlers defeated in House
Washington June 3 AP report says McNary Haugen farm relief bill failed in the House after late efforts to push a drastic measure also collapsed. Reported by the gauge irrigation committee the bill aimed to aid settlers on reclamation projects and would have swept changes to the reclamation laws leaving lawmakers unsure what farm legislation could pass before adjournment.
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Washington
House
Senate
Congress
Coage Irrigation Committee
Idaho Falls Slayer Still At Large After Deputy Shot
At noon Tuesday Bill Wilson remained at large after deputy sheriff Neal Simpkins was shot while serving a warrant. Wilson ditched his car at the Abe Gneiting ranch and fled toward the Snake River, with Abe and Lester Gneiting detained for questioning as the search expanded. A posse led by Coroner S. E. Dinwoodie pressed the hunt through Grant and Menan areas as authorities weigh Wilson’s possible escape toward the Canadian border.
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Idaho Falls
Idaho
Bill
Wilson
Gneiting
Miller Ranch
Menan
Lester Gneiting
Abe Gneiting
Young Gneiting
Miller Place
Young Gnelling
J.n Oe
W. ©. Wilson
Neil Simpkins
Bonneville County
Simpkins
Grant
Here
Snake River
E. Dinwood
Canadian Line
Henry Ford Offer Seen Best For Muscle Shoals
A Senate agriculture committee minority report argues the public interest favors accepting Henry Ford's Muscle Shoals offer. Senators Ladd Smith Caraway Harrison Heflin defend the proposal against opponents' attacks claiming power figures and fertilizer production figures were misrepresented.
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Washington
Henry Ford
Muscle Shoals
Senate Agricultural Committee
Ladd
North Dakota
Smith
South Carolina
Caraway
Arkanawa
Harrison
Mississippi
Heflin
Alabama
Ford
Balloon flight ends in explosion killing two officers
In Belleville Illinois on June 3 two airmen Lieutenant James T Neely and Dr C Meisinger were killed when an army balloon from Scott Field exploded near Bement Illinois during a test flight. The balloon was destroyed by fire and a lightning strike is suspected. Neely's watch stopped at 11 15 after the fatal flight began.
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Belleville
C. Leroy Meisinger
United States Weather Bureau
Washington
James T. Neely
Scott Field
Bement
Illinois
Nelly
Neely
Dr. Meisinger
Meisinger
American party seeks Ku Klux Klan and prohibition support
The American party holding its first national convention in Columbus announces plans to seek support from the Ku Klux Klan and the prohibition party. W. M. Likins of Uniontown Pennsylvania says the goal is to run a full state and congressional ticket in the fall election.
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Columbus
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Prohibition Party
W. M. Likins
Uniontown
Liking
Likina
Inventor's Original Death by Own Action
New York reports Carl Dornfield aged 52 used two alarm clocks an attached spring and a rubber tube to suffocate himself in a self devised device intended to turn on gas while he slept. The alarms were set for five in the morning and he was found dead by the landlady when she entered his room.
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New York
Carl Dornfield
Dornfield
Cornfield
Oil Investigation Report Submitted to Senate Committee
Senator Walsh of Montana submitted a draft oil investigation report to the senate oil committee for approval. A public release is expected within a day or two, while Senator Spencer of Missouri may submit a minority report.
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Washington
Walsh
Montana
Senate Oil Committee
Spencer
Missouri
Irish Village Split In Twain
On the Ulster border at Pettigorne in Donegal a peculiar split exists between the British and Free State. Some goods such as stamps tea cocoa and mineral waters may be cheaper on the British side than on the Free State side. English residents face lower income tax than those in the Free State.
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Belfast
Free State
Ulster
Pettigorne
Donegal
Northern Territory
England
Borah Amendment Faces House Opposition in Postal Bill
In Washington on June 3, Democratic leaders failed to secure acceptance of the Borah amendment within the postal salaries bill. Republicans pushed for a Cable substitute to regulate contributions, while Garrett urged instruction to include the Borah provision. The debate showed minority strength as a motion to end debate passed narrowly. The substitute ties federal limits to state laws and sets campaign expenditure caps for candidates.
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Washington
House
Cable
Republican
Ohio
Garrett
House Co
Theer
Congress
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State Recorder
Federation OF Commercial Organizations
Valley Towns
Pingyang
Lieut. Smith
van Guard
Minority Report
Ku Klux Klan
BORAH
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