Minot couples freed from legal entanglements in wife swap case
North Dakota judge dismisses criminal proceedings against Mr and Mrs Lawrence Aikansrud and Mr and Mrs Willis Knight after a Manitoba double wedding. Court declines to rule on contempt or remarriage penalties while noting it cannot judge the lovers or their relationships.
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Minot
N. D
North Dakota
C. W. Buttz
Devil's Lake
Lawrence Aikansrud
Willis Knight
Renville County
Buttz
Knight
Rikmsruds
Melita
Manitoba
Canada
Casanova
Solomon
Aphrodite
West
State board delays action on University of Idaho president
Moscow Idaho June 9 the state board of education devoted itself to commencement exercises at the University of Idaho this morning and withheld commitment on possible action later on the resignation of Dr F J Kelly as president. An official statement was to be released, and the board was expected to meet for two more days to consider selecting a new president for the state university.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Idaho
State Board of Education
University of Idaho
F. J Kelly
Lady Grace Drummond Hay Learns to Fly Planes
Lady Grace Drummond Hay in Valley Stream learns to fly an airplane and aims to pilot the 12 meter Do X on a trans Atlantic flight. Instructor Danny Moulton calls her an apt pupil as she plans a voyage to Europe aboard the Homeric after arriving on the Graf Zeppelin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Valley Stream
N. Y
Grace Drummond Hay
Lady Hay
Europe
Danny Moulton
Wounded man refuses talk of the affair
Wounded Thompson declines to name his shooter despite police questions as Moran gang violence resurges. He collapses saying he is dying while investigators link the attack to the Valentine’s Day Moran massacre. Other gang figures including Eugene McLaughlin’s body are found or missing amid a spree of killings.
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Harry Baldwin
Winnebago County
Thompson
Eugene
Red) McLaughlin
George
Bugs) Moran
McLaughlin
Ashland Avenue
Pat Roche
Pat Roche, Special Investigator For the State’s Attorney
Leo Mongoven
Moran
Ted Newberry
Ben Bennett
Bandit Gang In Oklahoma Bank Heist Foiled by Hero Fireman
W V J Conn a 34 year old oil field fireman was critically wounded when he tried to eject three bandits from a Tuskahoma bank during a breakfast robbery. One bandit died after a gun fight in a fleeing car, the other wounded accomplice died in the car, a woman drove away the getaway vehicle, Latimer county officers later found it abandoned near the jail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Okla
J. Conn
Conn
Gsley
Tuskahoma
Latimer
Soucek Sets Dual World Altitude Records in Navy Flight
Lieutenant Apollo Soucek, flying an Apache trainer, set the land and seaplane world altitude records for the navy. He reportedly reached 43,166 feet, surpassing the prior land record of 41,794 feet by Willie Neuenhofen, while already holding the seaplane mark of 39,140 feet. Soucek, married May 27, will go to sea June 16.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Apollo Soucek
Navy
National Aeronautics Association
Bureau of Standards
Soucek
Willie Neuenhofen
Neuenhofen
Missing pilot feared lost after flier drops into Narragansett Bay
John C. Kelly Jr., 31, an aircraft demonstrator from Wayne Michigan, took off from the Frederick L. Ames estate in North Easton Massachusetts for Newport Rhode Island yesterday noon. He has not been heard from since and authorities fear he may have fallen into Narragansett Bay off Providence. Kelly planned to return to Newport within a few hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Easton
Mass
John C. Kelly, Jr
Wayne, Mich
Newport
R. I
Frederick L. Ames
Narragansett Bay
Providence
Justice of the Peace Charged After Fatal Car Search Fight
In Eupora Mississippi a justice of the peace Lee M. Ferguson faced manslaughter charges after a Sunday singing bee erupted into a clash when he tried to search a car for liquor. He was freed on his own recognizance as three others were wounded including Mrs Ferguson and bystander Sim Sewall. The incident occurred at a church near Eupora as Tom Brown Elkins 19 resisted the car search leading to gunfire and melee.
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Eupora
Miss
John W. Gary
Ferguson
Webster County
Tom Brown Elkins
Elkins
Sim J. Sewall
T. D. Castle
Simmons Loses NC Senate Bid to Bailey in Democratic Primary
Josiah W Bailey defeats Farnifold M Simmons in North Carolina Democratic primary with 183390 to 121465 votes as Simmons vows defeat stemmed from opposing Alfred E Smith. Bailey aims to punish Simmons in November with likely Republican foe George E Butler or George M Pritchard. Washington discussion frames Bailey victory as punishment for deserting Smith in 1928.
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Charlotte
N. C
North Carolina
United States Senate
Josiah W Bailey
Raleigh
Bailey
Farnifold M Simmons
Senate
Marion Butler
Simmons
Thomas L. Estep
Alfred E. Smith
Pritchard
Irvin Tucker
Whiteville
H. Grady Dorsett
Wake Forest
Washington
Farnifeld M. Simmons
Josiah W. Batley
Senate Finance Committee
Smith
Heflin
Alabama
Seven Die in Tunnel Explosion Near Calaveras Dam
News reports three separate calamities including a Shanghai steamer sinking after striking a rock with one hundred aboard, a Chicago robbery at the Krause Mortgage and Bond Company, and seven dead with one hospitalized after an explosion in the Hetch Hetchy tunnel near Calaveras dam in Alameda County.
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Chicago
Krause Mortgage and Bond Company
Oakland
Cal
Livermore
Calaveras Dam
Alameda County Hills
San Francisco
Plater
Lamont
Norwegian Crown Princess Gives Birth to Daughter
Crown Princess Martha of Norway has delivered a daughter in Oslo. The birth follows her marriage to Crown Prince Olaf in March in Oslo, with officials announcing the new royal baby and the couple's status.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oslo
Norway
Martha
Olaf
Three Slayers to Be Hanged by Colorado Supreme Court
The Colorado Supreme Court ordered three Lamar bank robbers to be hanged for murder: Howard L Royston George J Abshier and Ralph E Freagle. The trio known as the Freagle gang robbed the First National bank of Lamar on May 23 1928 and are linked to four slayings. Abshier Royston and Freagle receive specific hanging weeks in July with Royston and Abshier to be executed July 12 and 19. Weather notes predict fair conditions tonight and Tuesday.
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Denver
State Supreme Court
Lamar Bank
Howard L Royston
George J. Abshier
Ralph E. Fpleagie
Colorado
Kansas
A N. Parrish
First National Bank of Lamar
Carol II Proclaimed King of Romania Returns to Power
In Bucharest on June 9 Carol II was proclaimed king after five years in exile and began reconnecting with political leaders. He plans joint coronation with Princess Helen in October and will raise his son Michael at Cotrocenti Palace. The parliament vote was nearly unanimous except for Vintila Bratianu.
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Bucharest
Rumania
Carol II
Carol
Helen
Michael
Cotrocent
Vintila Bratianu
Ionel Bratianu
Baseball games postponed by rain across leagues
All four games were postponed due to rain and wet grounds. In Detroit the Tigers beat Boston 7 to 2 with Gaston and Berry among the scorers. Philadelphia and Chicago were 2 to 6 after Walberg and Autry worked. New York edged St. Louis 3 to 1 behind Ruffing and Dickey.
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National
New York
St. Louis
Ruffing
Dickey
Crowder
Kimsey
Manion
Pocatello Election Ordered on Six Voter Items
Polls open 9 am to 7 pm for qualified electors who are taxpayers. Voting places listed by ward include fire stations, health office, and street addresses. Ballot items cover storm sewers, a 16 inch water main, new east side approach to Center street viaduct, property damage from the viaduct approach, and city share of Gould street viaduct costs. Each item is to be voted on separately.
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East Side Fire Station
Cuty Health Office
Lewis Street
West Side
Sixth Ward
Lincoln Avenue
Putnam Street
Greeley Street
Main Street
Center Street
Gould Street
Poca Tello Chamber Backs City Bond Election
The Pocatello Chamber of Commerce board votes unanimously to support the city bond election to be decided by voters tomorrow. President D C Brown cites vital ballot items for future growth and notes the city’s sound finances with over 1,000,000 of bonds paid since 1923.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pocatello Chamber of Comerce
Pocatello
D. C. Brown
Pocatelloa
Scientist claims cure and vaccine for common cold
Dr J A Pfeiffer of the University of Maryland medical school reports a discovery of the cold cause and a vaccine that may cure a cold and immunize for one to three years. He identifies a new micrococcus, named micrococcus coryza, as the agent and cites seven years of testing on cells, animals, and humans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
J. A. Pfeiffer
University of Maryland Medical School
Maryland Biological Society
Pfeiffer
Bear Lake bid advertised for 36 miles of highway work
The Idaho state bureau of highways announced bids on 36 miles of grading and crushed gravel surfacing for the State Line highway in Bear Lake county. The project includes a concrete bridge over Thomas Fork. Bids will be opened in Boise on June 17.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bear Lake
Boise
State Bureau of Highways Tody
Bear Lake County
Thomas Fork
Overloaded Rowboat Capsizes. Six Drown in Columbia River
Six young men and boys died when an overpacked rowboat swamped in the Columbia River near Longview Washington. Ages ranged from 7 to 26. two others, including a Kelso boy, were rescued. A fisherman two miles away helped in the rescue after the hourlong ordeal.
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Columbia
Longview
Wash
Columbia River
Wilbert
Sanford
Waine Jos
Vader
Eugene Koski
Edwin
Kelso
Ick Lami
Willow Grove
Wayne Hakula
Nestor Niemi
Erman
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West Point
Associated Press
United States Military Academy
Paul F. Yount
Alliance
Ohio
William Carter
Ruleville
William Whipple
Baton Rouge
Charles Keller
Winnetka, Ill
Ralph P. Swofford
Independence
James Herbert
Boston
Frederick Waste
Mountain Lakes
N. J
Russell
James C. Bar
Justice of Peace
Shanghai
Tungchow
Tsmungming Island
Mhoto
Esten A. Fletcher
Rochester, N. Y
Order of Nobles of the
Detroit
Gaston
Berry
Wyatt
Sullivan
Hargrave
Philadelphia
Walberg
Cochrane
Wetland
Autry
Rhe Washington
Cleveland
Marberry
Spencerier
Sewell
Myatt
North Main
Utah
Iapostes
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