Texas Aviator Mattern Figures Round-The-World Flight
Texas aviator Jimmie Mattern, bound to fly solo around the world, is reported over Newfoundland after leaving New York. He aims for Paris next, with a radioless craft and a water-spray alarm to wake him if altitude drops.
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Texas
Atlantic
R. H. Hippelheuser
Associated Press
New York
Jimmie Mattern
Newfoundland
Wadham Islands
Floyd Bennett Airport
Brooklyn
N. Y
Wiley Post
Harold Gatty
Workmen seek blast victims after Signal Hill explosion
About 400 workmen hunted for more victims after a blast and fire in the Signal Hill oil field left 10 dead. Seven of the 40 injured were in serious condition and damage was pegged at 750000 dollars. The Richfield plant and 10 blocks of oil equipment were wiped out. Homes were demolished and hundreds of windows shattered in nearby Long Beach.
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Signal Hill
Cal
Richfield
Oil Company
Long Beach
Prince Gives Up Claim to Throne in Bonn Wedding
Handsome Prince Wilhelm eldest son of the former crown prince married below his royal station and forfeited his claim to the German throne. He wed Doro thea von Salviati, 25, as he turns 27 July 4, violating Hohenzollern house law in effect since the fifteenth century.
House Nearing Final Passage of Rail Bill
The administration railroad bill advances to a final House vote after absences forced a delay. A quorum dispute delays passage, with a Monday record vote planned at Rep. Collins request. A federal coordinator would streamline rail operations, consolidate terminals, and require railroads to fill most vacancies while preserving some layoffs.
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HOUSE
Washington
Collins
Mississippi
Senate
Score
Rayburn
Commerce Committee
Spanish Officials Excommunicated by Vatican Decree
Vatican City reports President Niceto Alcala Zamora of Spain and several government leaders were automatically excommunicated under new Spanish religious laws described by Pope Pius as a serious attack on religion and the church. The excommunication was announced after a denunciatory encyclical accusing the republican regime in Madrid of spiritual crimes.
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Vatican City
Niceto Alcala Zamora
Spain
Pius
Madrid
Ride ends in death of Carl Verdoni in Chicago
Carl Verdoni aged 28, former beer-flat operator, was found shot to death today after a supposed one way ride. His body was dumped in a clay hole, according to police reports from Chicago.
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Chicago
Carl Verdoni
San Francisco Hit by Strong Earthquake Tonight
An earthquake described as severe was felt in San Francisco around 6 45 tonight with a slight initial shock followed by a stronger aftershock. No damage was reported and residents noted the two events were comparable in intensity to a recent tremor.
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San Francisco
Mayor Brown Raps Bannock County Board
Pocatello mayor accuses Bannock County Commissioners of opposing the city by trying to override the welfare board selection for a welfare worker. He says Mrs Leila Ely should be appointed per by laws and warns no joint action until that occurs. Welfare board members include Shafer Burton Swanson Irwin Wagon seller Howard Cosgrove and ex officials McDevitt Callis.
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Pocatello
Board of County Commissioners
Leila Ely
Charles Brown
Nellie Green
McCammon
Brown
the Tribune
City of
Ely
Welfare Board
Green
Army planes to stop at McDougall field Monday afternoon
Six bombers and one observation plane from Wright Field will visit Pocatello after noon Monday, carrying 25 to 30 personnel. The aircraft will refuel with about 2400 gallons of gasoline and over 200 quarts of oil serviced by Shell. The party stays overnight at the Bannock hotel and will depart Tuesday morning.
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Pocatello
McDougall Field
Wright Field
Dayton
Ohio
Boise
Twin Falls
E. L. Anderson
Shell Oil Company
George D. Brown
Shell
Graf Zeppelin Sets Course for South America Flight
German airship Graf Zeppelin departed with six passengers under Captain Ernest Lehmann for a South American flight. Among the travelers was transatlantic aviator Hermann Koehl, as the dirigible left Friedrichshafen on the night of June 3.
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Friedrichshafen
Germany
Hermann Koehl
Ernest A. Lehmann
Banks Robbed by Seven Gunmen in Cullom
Seven gunmen robbed two Cullom banks this morning, fired on residents wounding two, and fled with about $5,000 in loot. The daytime raid used pistols and shotguns as the townspeople faced terror.
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Cullom, Ill
Cullom
Roosevelt expected to urge speedier repeal action
President Roosevelt may directly appeal to states to ratify repeal of the prohibition amendment as dry and doubtful states push for action. Seven states are lined up for repeal with votes in Indiana Alabama and Illinois next week. Prohibition leaders claim Indiana is a key doubtful state in the drive to reach the necessary 36 ratifications by year end.
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Roosevelt
James P. Selvage
Associated Press
Washington
National Committee
James A. Farley
Treasury
Indiana
Alabama
Illinois
F. Scott McBride
Anti-Saloon League
Muldoon Dies at 88. Legendary Boxing Figure in New York
William Muldoon, famed 19th century boxing figure and health pioneer, died at his White Plains health farm at 88. A Civil War drummer turned wrestler and trainer to John L Sullivan, he mentored presidents and magnates while shaping New York boxing and public health. He adopted his secretary Margaret Farrell Muldoon as heir last year.
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Associated Press
Purchase
N. Y
William Muldoon
John L. Sullivan
New York
Theodore Roosevelt
William Howard Taft
Bing Root
Chauncey Depew
Edward H. Harriman
Acres
Gene Tunney
Margaret Farrell Muldoon
Genessee Valley
New York State
Muldoon
New York Police
Clarence Whistler
Edwin Bibby
William Miller
John L Sullivan
Jake Kilrain
Richburg
Miss
White Plains
New York State Athletic Commission
Margaret Farrell
Borah
Idaho
Kansas City pair admit kidnapping Missouri girl
Walter McGee and Clarence Click confessed to kidnapping Mary McElroy, daughter of City Manager H F McElroy, amid federal indictments of eight suspects. McGee said he wished to tell all as detectives questioned him after return from Amarillo.
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Kansas City
Missouri
Walter McGee
Oregon
Clarence Click
Mary McElroy
H. F. McElroy
Amarillo
Tex
Thomas J. Higgins
McGee
Clarence Stevens
Senate studies probe results
Washington June 3 senators on the banking committee study ways to curb concentration of industrial and financial control after the J. P. Morgan inquiry. Members said no formal action yet but consideration of limitations is under discussion. Some noted the investigation disclosed no law violations yet raised questions about one institution's extending influence.
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Washington
Senate Banking Committee
J. P. Morgan and Company
Harness Theft Case Postponed in Local Court
Sophrona Reed alias Sofronie Reed charged in a harness theft case heard by Justice Martin Garvin. Hearing postponed to June 13 or 14. Reed confined in Bannock county jail after habeas corpus release. Also, Matt Akers 19 Duane Richmond 18 and Eugene Orgill 18 face burglary charges for a Doney store. hearing set for June 5 after Bakersfield arrest. Police officers Guy Nelson and Dave McNichols brought them back Thursday.
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Sophrona Reed
Sofronie Reed
Jeff Stowell
Logan
Martin Garvin
Bannock County
Matt Akers
Duane Richmond
Eugene Orgill
Downey
Justice Garvin
Bakersfield
California
Guy Nelson
Dave McNichols
Idaho City Allows Sale of 3.2 Beer in Bid to Legalize
Idaho Falls reports a city ordinance permitting 3.2 percent beer passed on first reading five to three. Internal Revenue and Bonneville County officials issued licenses as soft drink parlors and pool halls began selling the beverage. Federal officials indicated restraint on enforcing sales, while mayors from Pocatello expressed interest and others sought details.
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Idaho Falls
Bonneville County
Wyoming
Idaho
Internal Revenue
Fred White
Boise
Bonneville County Commission
Brazilla W. Clark
Webb-Kenyon
Prohibition
Clark
Charles A. Brown
Pocatello
Elmer Smith
Pocatello City
Twin Falls
Burley
Rupert
Nampa
Attorney claims David Lamson innocent in wife’s death
San Jose report states attorney Arthur Free found an eyewitness claiming Aleene Lamson’s death in a bathroom was accidental. The man allegedly witnessed a visitor enter the home on the Stanford campus, saw Aleene fall, and fled. Free says the signed statement absolves David Lamson.
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San Jose
Cal
Arthur M. Free
David A. Lamson
Aleene
Free
Lamson
Stanford
Prince Nicholas Karageorgevich Found Dead in Nice Hotel
Prince Nicholas Karageorgevich, cousin of King Alexander of Jugoslavia, was found dead in a Nice hotel. Police attributed death to an overdose of a narcotic. Partly cloudy forecast with showers expected Sunday and Monday, mild.
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Nice
France
Nicholas Karageorgevich
Alexander of Jugoslavia
Idaho Governor to Call Special Session on Beer Law and Securities
Gov Ben Ross plans a special legislative session within days to consider legalizing 3.2 beer and taxing beer sellers and to amend the public investments law restricting sale of securities before maturity. He may also seek a sales tax while briefed from his bed by reporters about the state treasury cash crunch and court ruling limiting the investment department.
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Boise
Ben Ross
Idaho
Department of Public Investments
Supreme Court
Treasury
Ads
Department
First National Bank of Idaho
Senate Passes Gold Payment Bill Saturday
The Senate approved by 48 to 20 a resolution to permit payment of all contracts in legal tender money eliminating the gold payment requirement. War debts, mortgages, Liberty bonds and private obligations may be settled in legal tender, with Vice President Garner and Speaker Rainey to sign before the White House.
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Washington
Senate
House
Garner
Rainey
White House
Idaho Flute Champion Keeps In Training In Evanston
Marvin Cook an 11 year old flute soloist from Idaho Falls walked six days from Idaho to Chicago to reach the national high school band tournament. He earned room and meals by mowing lawns and working in a cafeteria while continuing practice en route.
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Chicago
Idaho
Evanston
Marvin Cook
Idaho Falls
Marvin
H. Dyer Bent
Bent
Enrollment to Start for Conservation Corps Camps in Idaho
Nearly 500 experienced men will be enrolled Monday and Tuesday for Civilian Conservation Corps camps in western Idaho with about 1 000 total from ages 18 to 25 to start enrollment next week. Idaho recruits will be housed at Guyer Hot Springs near Ketchum Idaho City and Gallagher Springs.
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Conservation Corps
St. Anthony
Parley D. Parkinson
Pocatello
Yellowstone
Idaho
Osbourne Springs
Ashton
Bannock
Bonneville
Carabou
Clark
Fremont
Jefferson
Madison
Teton
Franklin
Bear Lake
Cassia
Custer
Lemhi
Twin Falls
Boise
Civilian Conservation Corps
National Forest
Guyor Hot Springs
Ketchum
Idaho City
Gallagher Springs
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Chamber of Commerce
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