Four Drown While Heroic Rescue Fails at Randolph River
In Randolph Virginia a father mother and two sisters died trying to save 15 year old Harry Boardman after cramps struck him in the White river behind the family home. Harry and friend Randolph Bennett were swimming. Bennett reached shore for help while the others perished. Neighbors will care for the remaining children.
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Randolph
Harry Boardman
White River
Boardman
Henry Boardman
Ona
Beatrice
Harry
Randolph Bennett
Bennett
Polee
Boaramans
Senegalese Infantry Ambush at Atlas Foot
In Rabat Morocco June two Senegalese infantry companies and one Camel corps company were ambushed by dissident tribesmen at the Atlas foothills. After a sharp fight Moors were repulsed with casualties on both sides. General Vidaion and Lucien Saint left Rabat for the scene. Unrest persists among lower Atlas tribes near Kasha Tadla. Kellogg received honorary Doctor of Law at St Lawrence University.
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Morocco
Moroccan Camel Corps
Atlas Mountains
Vidaion
Lucien Saint
Lower Atlas
Kasha Tadla
Iceland Airmen Fail First Albany Flight Back to Port
Captain Albin Ahrenberg and crew in the Sverige return to Reykjavik after an early refusal from weather. They previously lifted at 6:35 am and 4:18 pm for Ivigtut Greenland on the Stockholm to New York attempt, with a propeller issue noted and renewed plans to fly today.
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Reykjavik
Iceland
Albin Ahrenberg
Sverige
Ivigtut
Greenland
Stockholm
New York
Ahrenbergs
Ahrenberg
E .T
Sverlege
Aged Scientist Metcalf Injured In Fall At Home
Dr Maynard M Metcalf a Johns Hopkins research associate in Baltimore was listed in 4% fairly good condition after a fall down a flight of steps outside his home in Portland Me He was found at 17 Myrtle Street with both wrists broken and other injuries Police said he mistook the doorway and entered the wrong house resulting in a fall
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Maynard M Metcalf
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore
Helen
Myrtle Street
Metcalf
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MacDonalds Visit Likely For Talks With Hoover
London reports Premier MacDonalds visit to the United States appears a definite probability. He reportedly awaits an official invitation to discuss questions affecting both nations. It is noted that Stanley Baldwin had already received and accepted an invitation prior to leaving office.
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London
MacDonald
United States
Hoover
Stanley Baldwin
Fifty Mexican rebels slain in three hour battle
From El Universal reports Antonio Ramirez a rebel chieftain and 49 followers were killed in a three hour fight at Geronimo Aguas Calientes near Aguas Calientes. Federal casualties are not listed and the clash involved Generals Lucas Gonzales and Anacleto Lopes.
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el Universal
Aguas Calientes
Antonio Ramirez
Geronimo Aguas Calientes
Lucas Gonzales
Anacleto Lopes
Woman on Elevated Platform Ends in Tragic Suicide
In Chicago a 30 year old woman paced the Behiner street elevated platform for twelve hours hoping to muster courage before stepping into danger. Firemen later lifted her body from beneath a train. She was identified as Mrs Irene Putnam of Evanston, recently escaped from a sanitarium where she underwent treatment for a nervous disorder.
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Washington
Uney
Mack
Chicago
Behiner Street
Mary Borge
Parge
Jacks
Irene Putnam
Evanston
End of Lawlessness as Utah Officers Return From Conference
Peace officers in Utah returned to duty after a conference with Governor George H Dern in Salt Lake City. A proposed eight member commission would report findings to the governor, who would convene a second meeting to discuss conclusions. The Utah Education Association pledged cooperation for law observance education in schools and churches. Concerns cited included weak penalties, jury delays, citizen interference, and apathy toward enforcement.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
George H Dern
Utah Education Association
DW Parratt
Association
N. Jensen
Idaho Falls Sheriff Detains Girl in Cross State Plot Case
A 13 year old girl Dorothy Koch confesses a burglary plot tied to her brother Oscar 16 and Hershel P Hammond 31. Hammond faces charges of violation of the Mann act and related crimes across three states. The girl is confined to the county jail juvenile ward as authorities pursue trial while expressing strong distrust of her Hollywood home.
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Idaho Palls
California
Washington
Idaho
Montana
Sun Gay
Dorothy Koch
Oscar
Hershel P. Hammond
Hammond
Hollywood
Harry Meppen
Long distance aerial photography record planned by army aviators
Washington June 1 The army air corps aims to set a new long distance aerial photography record as Capt Anjibert W Stevens and Lt John D Corkille travel from Dayton to the northwest. They will photograph distant terrain up to 200 miles away across Montana Washington Oregon California and Idaho aboard a standard observation aircraft.
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Army
Northwest
Anjibert W Stevens
Army Air Corps
John D Carliile
Wrightfield Dayton
Ohioo
Continental Divide
Montana
Oregon
California
Idaho
War Department
Point
Camp Lewis
Eugene
San Francisco
Calfornia
Pocatello
Dayton
Corkille
Stevens
White House
Capitol
West
Treasury official orders probe into border patrol shootings
Assistant Secretary Lowman announced a thorough investigation into the Saturday night shooting of Henry Virkula by Customs Border Patrol man E J King at International Falls. He said no report had reached customs headquarters yet but would be sent and action taken if warranted. He planned a similar inquiry into the shooting of Archibald Eugster allegedly by a border patrol inspector at the DeP.
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Lowman
The
Treasury
Henry Virkula
E J. King
International Palls
Mina Lowman
Detroit
Virkula
Customs
Archibald Eugster
Utah Weather Brief For Tonight And Wednesday
Forecaster issues brief Utah weather outlook for tonight and Wednesday. Patchy clouds, light winds, and a slight chance of showers in northern counties. Temperatures dip into the mid forties to low fifties with mild daytime highs near sixty.
Four Baseball Games on Schedule This Afternoon
Detroit and Boston opened with a 3 run deficit and later 1 run. St Louis beat New York 5 to 1 with key hits from Walsh and Berg. Philadelphia and St Louis were postponed in national action. Pittsburgh beat Brooklyn 3 to 2 with Picinich contributing a late run.
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Philadelphia
St Louis
Davis Hald
Zepp Stowaways Sentenced in Germany Court
Four suspects arraigned in Friedrichshafen Germany faced trespass and weapon charges. The youngest youth was sent to juvenile court and released to his home, while the remaining three received jail terms from 18 to 21 days. The case followed the alleged takeoff of the airship Dref Zeppelin toward the United States.
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Friedrichshafen Ciermany
United States
Senate Rejects Compromise Farm Bill in Tight Vote
Washington June 11 AP The senate rejected the compromise farm bill and farm legislation prospects grew doubtful. The house refused to vote on the debenture plan, delaying enactment. Two Democrats who backed the debenture switched to the conference bill, while Senator Couzens Republican Michigan joined opponents of removing the debenture.
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Senate
House
Pietcher
Trammell
Florida
Couzens
Michigan
King
Utah
Walsh
Massachusetts
White House
Hoover
Western Area Against Order on Prospecting
Colorado Springs reports opposition to President Hoover's order removing land from oil prospecting dominated a two day governors oil conference. Rocky Mountain governors debated a potential interstate compact to curb drilling while New Mexico supported Hoover policy.
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Colorado Springs
Colo
Hoover
Rocky Mountain
New Mexico
Hugh B. Woodward
Mark L. Requa
Requa
Wilbur
Stanford University
Texas
Oklahoma
California
Colorado
Robert Winbourne
Utah
Icebound Fishing Fleet Off Cape St Johns
The Earl of Devon and several fishing schooners are trapped in heavy ice extending from Cape St Johns northeast. Clyde turned back near Tilt Cove after reporting blockage. Five men aboard the Lady Apersonis are unaccounted for after she landed four at a fishing station on Belle Isle. Icebergs of unusual size sighted near Cabot Island and Bona Vista, with one two miles long and another 0 feet high. Conditions are unusually severe for the season.
Tornadoes Cause Heavy Damage Across Minnesota Wisconsin
A series of tornadoes swept Minnesota and Wisconsin causing two deaths, about twenty injuries, and over $150000 in property damage. The worst hit area was central Minnesota near Kingston where a 66 year old farmer Henry Wournos and 80 year old Mrs Gustave Wanija from North Dakota were killed during a southeastward path. Reports also tied damage to Brule and Prentice Wisconsin though communications delayed full confirmation.
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Minn
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Henry Wournos
Kingston
Gustave Wanija
Dekota
Magnus Johnson
United States
U Dakota
Brule
Prentice
Wis
Stopped Husband From Becoming Hop Peddler
Riverside California June 1 AP James Mustol a wealthy bootlegger was shot to death by his wife Gertrude Mustol 33 after a quarrel over his plan to join narcotic smugglers between here and the Mexican border. Mrs Mustol in county jail charged with murder confessed shooting him saying she hoped he would live honestly. Our children knew how he earned his money. She said she wanted a life without liquor. The couple argued when he returned home last night about his liquor business and his hinted narcotics shift.
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James Mustol
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Mustol
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