Reclamation taken up in final hours as Ogden cutoff washed out
A gale on Great Salt Lake washed out the Ogden cutoff rail line, forcing Southern Pacific to reroute trains via the Western Pacific. The 60 mile per hour gusts damaged fill and trestle approaches, with 300 workers counting on repairs by tomorrow. Islam Temple nobles from Kansas City to San Francisco will detrain at Salt Lake City for a band demonstration.
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Life Sentence for Murderers in California Case
Mrs. Margaret Willis was found guilty of first degree murder in Los Angeles for killing Dr. Benjamin Baldwin and dumping his body in a trunk. The jury recommended life imprisonment. The verdict came as Willis’s 18 year old son Harold wept in court. Bert Webster testified he helped dispose of the body but was not present for the verdict.
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Benjamin Baldwin
Willis
Harold
Baldwin
Bert Webster
Murder charge against driver in Idaho involuntary manslaughter case
Joseph Moyland 24 of Bull is charged by a probate court with involuntary manslaughter after a May 25 highway crash near Bull that killed Edwin Wegener 18. Moyland, injured in the wreck, arrived from Washington weeks earlier and was arrested in Buhl and jailed after Wegener died about eight in the evening.
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Ida
Joseph Moyland
Bull
Edwin Wegener
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J. W. Taylor
Moyland
Washington
Tar As Cause Of Cancer Prompts City Action
A Paris city councilor urged stopping tar use after noting rising cancer rates among workers handling tar. He linked heightened risk to tar exposure and pressed for immediate cessation of tar tar usage in the industry.
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Tune
Weélth
Paris
Herves
June Snow Flurry Sparks Idaho Weather Note
A morning snow flurry in Pocatello with 0.01 inch precipitation wows observers as June snow dates recur. Relief observer C W Norman aided by A R Teeple reports brief snowfall and a cold wave persists across eastern Idaho with freezing temperatures and a 76 degree wind chill in Idaho Falls.
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Pocatello
C. W. Norman
Weather Bureau
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A. R. Teeple
Idaho Falls
Idn
Idaho
Gooding Calls Bluff of Glass in War Finance Probe
Senate ordered an investigation into War Finance Corporation dealings involving Senator Gooding Idaho after Senator Glass Virginia accused him of actions prohibited by federal law. Glass said a corporation linked to Gooding had received loans and vowed to pursue the inquiry.
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War Finance Corporation
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Idaho
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Fourteen Dead In Loomis Colliery Explosion in Pennsylvania
Wilkes Barre Pennsylvania June 7 AP mine officials say dead may reach fourteen from yesterdays explosion at Loomis colliery Glen Alden Coal company Hanover township. Three bodies were recovered today bringing known dead to eleven. three men missing. Rescue work hazardous due to gas and cavern danger. blast sparked heavy gas pocket in bottom vein of number four slope.
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Glen Alden Coal Company
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Peony Show to Exhibit Over Forty Varieties in Des Moines
A National Peony show set for June 14 to 16 in Des Moines will display more than a million peony blooms. F T Meredith, former secretary of agriculture and general chairman, says the event will feature at least forty varieties in the main exhibition.
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Japanese Clamor for Deportation of American Citizens
Rough crowd disrupts a Saturday night dance at the Imperial hotel in Tokio with anti American speeches and swords. About fifty foreign women and many Americans flee as ronin urge expulsion of Americans amid planned broader anti American actions.
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Japan orders out gunboats to protect fishermen
Japan’s navy adds four destroyers to Siberian and Kamchatka waters amid recurring friction with Soviet authorities over fishing rights. Eight destroyers now patrol the area, with agreements allowing seasonal licenses but disputes persist since the Portsmouth treaty. Talks in Peking involve Japan’s Yoshizawa and Soviet Karakhan.
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Siberian
Navy Department
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L. M. Karakhan
Mad Play Wins Belmont Stakes at Belmont Park
Mad Play, a Rancho Stable entry trained by D. O. Williams, captured the $50,000 Belmont Stakes over one mile and three furlongs at Belmont Park. Ridden by Earl Sande, the winner finished two lengths ahead of Mr. Mutt with Modest in third and Cf Man fourth. the time was 2:18 4-6.
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Earl Sande
New Castle Weighing Machines Show Gender Gap
In New Castle on June 7 the city disclosed receipts from weighing machines used by women were nearly four times those from machines used by men. The finding came as machines in women’s areas gathered higher income during the count.
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New York Weekly Reserve Figures Show Increase
The latest weekly report from clear high houses banks and trust companies indicates a rise in reserve funds by 308 units with a notable improvement in overall conditions. The data reflects stronger liquidity in the banking sector as of the week ending June 7.
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Change venue will be asked in Franks trial
Chicago June 7 AP Only defense as entitled will be provided for Nathan Leopold Jr and Richard Loeb. Fathers deny using wealth for an unsightly legal battle and demand a simple investigation into mental responsibility with minimal counsel. Two indictments for kidnapping for ransom and murder. early trial date July 15 requested. venue change contemplated from Chicago to another county. State plans two prosecutions and witness photographs prep to aid trial.
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Nathan Leopold, Jr
Richard Loeb
Robert Franks
Albert H. Loeb
R. Thoewereen
Nathan Jr
Crowe
Cleago
Ene
Agnes Nixon Wins Byron Lathrop Scholarship
Agnes Nixon of Brownlee Oregon has been awarded the Byron Lathrop scholarship from the Art Institute of Chicago. The prize includes 800 and is announced today in Chicago. Nixon is a student at the school.
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Agnes Nixon
Brownlee
Oregon
Byron Lathrop
Art Institute of Chicago
Lee Soulhtime Ea
Loeb Confesses Murder Plans In Leopold Case
Chicago June 7 AP The confession of Richard Loeb in the kidnapping that led to the murder of Robert Franks places all blame on Nathan Leopold Jr. Loeb asserts there was no excuse and that the crime resulted from Leopold's suggestion. He offers to take the place of one of the boys for hung punishment if heirs pay 1 000 000, a claim challenged by officials and legal experts.
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Nathan E. Leopold Jr
Robert Franks
Nathan Leopold Jr
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Leopold
Loeb
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Milwaukee
Nathan’ Id Jr
Apers
Morgan Collins
Joseph P. Savage
Franks
Jackson Park
Senate calls early session to close work
Washington June 7 AP Congress was called an hour earlier for the final drive toward adjournment. The main task was disposal of the reclamation measure from Interior Department recommendations via a rider to the deficiency bill. Reforestation and other bills were acted on, with conference on the $14,350,000 executive appropriation bill and six irrigation projects proceeding.
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