Cleveland fire deaths traced to burning X-ray films
An army investigating board ruled most deaths in the Cleveland hospital disaster were caused by gases from burning X-ray films including carbon monoxide and nitro cellulose lacquers. The report said films ignite from heat such as steam or light bulbs and that the gases can be deadly or explosive when mixed with air. In Boise, Idaho, safety methods boosted manufacturing productivity at a safety conference with leaders from Portland Cement and mining districts.
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Washington
Army
Good
Cleveland Hospital
Chemical Warfare Service
Boise
L. C. Newlands
Portland
Oregon Portland Cement Company
Idaho
Joe Brown
State Industrial Accident Board
Newlands
National Portland Cement Association
Karl Sparks
Coeur d Alene
R. H. Snyder
Idaho Falls
Freight rates urged to stay higher for grain in mountain regions
Douglas Smith for the Union Pacific told the Interstate Commerce Commission that grain and grain products should not see rate cuts. He argued transportation costs in the mountain Pacific area are higher than elsewhere and that higher freight charges are needed to reflect these costs. The Hoch-Smith resolution prompts the inquiry into possible farm relief measures.
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Washington
Mountain Pacific
United States
Douglas Smith
Union Pacific Railroad
Interstate Commerce Commission
Hoch-Smith
Smith
Mountain
Pacific Territory
Cantwell Arrest Ties Bank Robbery Slayings to Gamb ling Raid
Eddie Cantwell oil field worker was arrested in McPherson Kansas by Sheriff L. E Alderman of Lamar tied to the First National Bank of Lamar robbery and four slayings. Sheriff James Griffing said Cantwell was wanted for questioning in Hutchinson regarding a raid on an alleged gambling resort that left two men dead.
Three Die After Car Crashes Into House in Topeka
In Topeka Kansas June 15 three people were killed and three injured when a car crashed into a house on moving trucks. The dead include Dallas Texas resident Leet Richard Wahle 2 dentist George Sheldon Hagerboom 27 of Topeka and Harold Broughton 23 former Washburn College football and basketball star.
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Topeka
Kas
Richard Wahle
Dallas
Texas
George Sheldon Hagerboom
Harold Broughton
Topeksa
Washburn
Iceland awaits engineer to repair Sverige plane motors
Captain Albin Ahrenberg and two companions remain in Iceland awaiting a special engineer from Germany to inspect Sveriges motors. He was expected by June 2 with spare parts, delaying plans for the Stockholm to New York trans Atlantic crossing and possible flight to Greenland in Ilulissat.
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Reykjavik
Iceland
Albin Ahrenberg
Sverige
Germany
Invigtut
Greenland
Stockholm
New York
Walla Walla Man Convicted of First Degree Murder in Axe Killing
George Schneider, 50, was found guilty of first degree murder for mortally wounding his 24 year old wife with a meat axe in March. The jury fixed the death penalty, citing jealousy as the motive.
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Walla Walla. Wash
George Schneider
Walla Walla
Utilities Take A Good Sport In Stocks Rally
The Public Utilities sector led this week’s stock market as speculative activity rose to new highs. Rail and industrial shares lagged, credit conditions eased slightly, and mid month funds supported call money amid steady rediscount rates.
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New York
Federal Reserve
United States Steel Corporation
Colorado Springs Oil Conservation Conference
Rails
Erie
New Haven
Denver church leaders clash in opening convention clash
Six thousand Reformed Deba in Denver looked toward a visit to mountain parks and a pageant depicting church growth since the sixteenth century. Bishop Francis J. McConnell of the Methodist Church was ousted as keynote speaker after charges of modernism. he spoke briefly to demand harmony among creeds, drawing sustained applause.
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Denver
Francis J. McConnell
Methodist
Chuch
Federal Council of Churches of Christ In America
McConnell
Childrens Rayon Combinations Offerings and Values
The notice lists rayon child garments for ages 4 to 8 with price 75c, reduced to 49c per garment, and values for athletic unions at 98c. It reads as a bargain advertisement from a department store catalog.
Two men held for investigation in Ohio murder case
In Columbus, Marion T. Myers and Professor James H. Snook were taken on formal charges of investigation after questioning in the hammer killing of Miss Theora K. Hix, an Ohio State co ed. Police found a bloodstained cap, gloves, and hairs in Snook’s car and at a rifle range where the body was found.
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Columbus
Ohio
Marion T. Myers
State Department of Agriculture
James H. Snook
Ohio State University School of Veterinary Medicine
Theora K. Hix
Ohio State
Myers
Snook
New York Central Railroad
Professor Snook
Miss Hix
Bono
Dr. Snook
Grain markets focus on new marketing act and wheat crop
Chicago reports show traders watching the new agricultural marketing act as the 1929 winter wheat rush begins. Corn, oats and hog prices move on forecasts of large wheat movement, moisture worries in Canada, and a possible 160 million bushel Kansas yield. Provisions shift with commodity ratios and near term supply concerns.
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Chicago
United States
Atest
Texas
Oklahoma
Kansas
Southern and Northern Baptists Move Toward Reconciliation
Denver June 1 AP Dr J B Lawrence of Kansas City presented greetings from the Southern Baptists to the Northern division at the One Northern Baptist convention. He urged meetings in Washington over the next two years to bury hatchets and heal long standing differences.
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Denver
Southern Baptists
J B Lawrence
Kansas City
Northern Baptist Convention
Lawrence
Missouri
Washington
Northern Baptist
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