Captain Kingsford Smith Seeks Atlantic Flight Start
Captain Charles Kingsford Smith plans to launch the Southern Cross on a trans Atlantic attempt at 2 o'clock Sunday weather permitting. Crew includes navigator J P Saul wireless operator J W Stannage and assistant pilot M E Van Dyk. Previous Pacific flight in 1928 completed from California to Australia.
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London
Associated Press
Curragh Camp
Ireland
Charles Kingsford Smith
Dublin
Kingsford Smith
Galway
Irish
Southern Cross
J. P. Saul
Atlantic
J. W. Stannage
M. E. van Dyk
Kingsford-Smith
Irish Free State
Baron von Huenfeld
Herman Koehl
Baldonnel
Appeal delays McClurg murder case ruling
Boise June 7 A lengthy appeal may delay the McClurg murder case for five to eight months as the supreme court reviews the district court decision denying a new trial. Filing of the appeal paused the scheduled hanging and triggers a transcript, briefs, and timed responses before a later hearing date.
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Boise
John C. McClurg
Emmett
Supreme Court
Ision
Prohibition Agents Set for Trial in Northwest Van Unit Case
Five men indicted by the federal grand jury that probed the northwest van unit face trial. Judge E E Cushman ordered the case for August 12 with defendants Roy C Lyle William M Whitney Earl Corwin R L Pryant and Clifford T McKinney to appear June 16 to plead.
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Seattle
E. E. Cushman
Roy C. Lyle
William M. Whitney
Earl Corwin
R. L. Pryant
Clifford T. McKinney
Peace treaty sought as six killings shake cities
Representatives of the Hip Sing and On Leong tong s signed a peace treaty with District Attorney Crain and Police Commissioner Mulrooney amid a wave of killings in New York Newark and Everett. Customs agents conducted a roundup of tong leaders as deportations loomed for those lacking credentials.
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New York
Crain
Newark
N. J
Everett
Mass
Mulrooney
Chicago
Boston
Manhattan
Chinatown
Chinatown Laundry Worker Slain. Police Probe Tong War Link
A Chinese laundry worker was shot to death about 7 a.m. at 5704 West Madison Street Chicago. A revolver lay beside the body and police suspect the killing ties to Tong war violence in other cities. The victim’s identity was not yet established.
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Chicago
West
Madison Street
German minister dies after Lisbon shooting
Dr. Albert von Waligand, German minister to Lisbon, died of wounds hours after being shot by Franz Piechocosky who claimed he came to Lisbon to kill the British American German minister. Piechocosky, arrested, held on charges of the crime as police quoted him.
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Lisbon
Portugal
Albert von Waligand
Franz Piechocosky
Poison liquor flood deaths warn in New York
Dr Charlee Norris, chief medical examiner, warned of a flood of poison liquor after autopsies showed alcohol poisoning caused nine deaths in the last two days. He reported 24 poison alcohol deaths in the city since May 10, with seven victims from the congested lower east section.
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New York
Charlee Norris
Lower East
City official William McAdoo dies at 76 in New York
William McAdoo former chief city magistrate of New York and assistant secretary of the navy died at 76. He served as congressman from New Jersey from 1883 to 1891 and as New York police commissioner in 1904 05. He came from Ireland and began in journalism before law. He was married to Eva Lee Hardy of Richmond Virginia who survived him.
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New York
William McAdoo
Navy
Cleveland
New Jersey
County Donegal
Ireland
United States
Seebly
Eva ‘Lee ‘Ardy
Richmond
Shippers Report Mixed Signals At Pacific Northwest Conference
Delegates from Montana Idaho Washington and Oregon hear executives report gradual recovery in freight and wage growth. Western Pacific president H M Adams cites 3.1 percent rise in freight measured by ten miles since 1928 and efficiency gains. Spokane grain dealer R J Stephens notes brightened inland crops after rains. Others call for statesmanship and restraint in Congress.
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Spokane
Pacific Northwest Advisory Board
American Railway Association
H. M. Adams
Western Pacific Railroad
Adams
R. J. Stephens
Inland Empire
W. H. Bremner
Minneapolis and St. Louis Railroad
Congress
Supreme Court
R. E. Shepherd
Jerome
Idaho
Twin Falls North Side Irrigation Company
James Cannon, Jr
Montana
Washington
Oregon
River saves Nebraska man in liquor charge case
Lincoln June 7 The Missouri river washed away Jesse Clark an island resident keeping him from the federal liquor charge The judge ruled the indictment lacked jurisdiction since the river had eroded his place out of the state and directed a verdict for Clark.
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Lincoln
Neb
Missouri River
Jesse Clark
Clark
Munger
Cavern Collapse Kills Four at Climax Molybdenum Mine
In Leadville Colorado four men die and six are injured when ground gives way in the mine’s lower tunnel 2200 feet beneath Mount Massive. Ten men were inside. rescuers recovered all bodies and Archie Wilson is listed in critical condition with multiple rib fractures. The Climax mine, a subsidiary of American Metals, has seen several recent collapses in loose wet ground.
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Leadville
Colo
James Corbett
Recue
Archie Wilson
Mount Massive
Climax
The
American Metals Company
Plane Crash Kills Two Near Fort Randolph Reservation
In the Canal Zone near France Field two pilots were killed when their aircraft towing an aerial target crashed on the Fort Randolph reservation. The victims were William Lepzig and Junior Staff Sergeant Lloyd Hall.
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Colon
Canal Zone
William Lepzig
Lloyd Hall
Fort Randolph
France Field
Clyde Fisher Dies From Car Crash Injuries
Clyde Fisher, a promising Pocatello High School athlete, died at noon after injuries from a Sunday night automobile accident. His mother Mrs. C. V. McQuearrie lies bedridden after vigil. Survived by sisters Margery and Ida May Fisher. born Milwaukee October 23, 1910. Hall mortuary handling arrangements.
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Clyde Fisher
C. V. McQuearrie
Fisher
Pocatello High School
John Morgan
Morgan
Helen
Clyde
Margery
Pocatello
Ida May Fisher
Mechanicsville
New York
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Hall
Seattle Holdups Net Cash Snatch in Labor Temple Fire
Five robbers held up James M. Hackett operator of Labor Temple Cigar Store as he moved cash from the Seaboard Branch of the Seattle Dexter Horton National Bank to his shop to cash laborers checks. They escaped with 7985 dollars in cash. May refer to Seattle, Washington, date June 7.
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Seattle
Wash
James M. Hackett
Labor Temple
Seaboard
Dexter Horton National Bank
Prohibition reaffirmed by national women’s clubs convention
At the Denver gathering the General Federation of Women’s Clubs voted to reaffirm faith in prohibition after an attempt to drop a phrase about sinister influences. Miss Julia Jaffray of New York warned club women that underworld dissent challenges civilization and penal reform, citing three causes for penitentiary unrest.
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Denver
General Federation of Women's Clubs Today
Club Women of America
Julia Jaffray
New York City
General Federation of Women's Clubs
Jaffray
Sands and Fox Win Belmont Equal Record
Gallant Fox with Earle Sands up wins the Belmont Stakes at Belmont Park in heavy going to complete the Triple Crown and join Sir Barton as the only 3 year olds to win Preakness Kentucky Derby and Belmont. The win by four lengths over Whichone and a field of contenders drew a 50,000 crowd.
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Belmont Race Track
New York
William Woodward
Gallant Fox
Earle Sands
Fox
Marry Jayne Whitneys
Saverte
Sande
Sir Gahallah III
Sir Barton
Swinfield
Whichone
Borah asks Ada county to avoid linking to governor race
Senator Borah pleads Ada county delegation to back him alone or omit his name at the county convention to avoid tying his bid to any gubernatorial candidate. In a public letter to Boise attorney E J Frawley he says he does not want to appear selfish and would rather be left out if a gubernatorial fight is on.
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Washington
Johnson
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Hoover
Stimson
State Department
Borah
Foreign Relations Committee
Boise
Ada County
E J. Frawley
Boise Attoney
Quarantine Considered for Whitetop Infested Farms
Boise June 7 Growers may face farm quarantines if whitetop is found on their land The state department of agriculture announced after an attorney general opinion said the agriculture commissioner can quarantine sections of the state to curb weed infestation This may apply to individual farms The ruling focuses on Ada county where a campaign to eradicate the weed is planned The quarantine would bar movement of hay or other weed carrying crops from affected ranches.
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Boise
Department of Agriculture
Attorney General's Office
Commissioner of Agriculture
John S. Welch
Ada
Errant Prince Carol Returns to Bucharest Amid Political Turmoil
Prince Carol arrives in Bucharest after five years abroad in the uniform of a Romanian general. He meets with his brother Nicholas and the cabinet considers his role in the government, while Premier Maniu hints at resigning pending royal proclamation. The situation points to possible sensational developments in Romania.
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Bucharest
Romania
Carol
Carol Caraiman
Cotrocent
Royal
Nicholas
Julio Maniu
Father
M. Maniu
Baseball Scores and Postponements Across Major Leagues
Rain postpone Boston at Detroit game. Detroit, Cleveland and Philadelphia had multiple matchups with Chicago, New York, St. Louis, Brooklyn and Pittsburgh all playing or scheduled. A mix of wins, losses, and incomplete lines show varied scoring across the day.
Mormon leader named president of Hawaiian mission
Castle H. Murphy bishop of Ogden second ward in the Latter Day Saints church has been named president of the Hawaiian mission to succeed William H. Waddoups. Murphy previously served as a missionary in Hawaii with his wife from 1909 to 1913.
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Salt Lake City
Castle H. Murphy
Ogden Second Ward
Latter Day Saints Church
William H. Waddoups
Bishop Murphy
Hawaii
Narrow Margin Decided in Coming Tariff Bill Vote
Senators in Washington eyed a final roll call on the Smoot Hawley tariff bill. Republican and coalition forces waited on Senator Reed of Pennsylvania as the measure neared submission to Congress despite a disputed watch and jewel duties clause.
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Senate
Smoot-Hawley
Curtis
Reed
Pennsylvania
London
Congress
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