Noted World War II figure Lucien Klotz Dies in Paris
Lucien Klotz, 62, wartime French finance minister who signed the Treaty of Versailles, died in Paris after a life of faded power. Once rich, he faced financial ruin, legal troubles for bad checks, a suspended prison sentence, and disbarment as his later years drew criticism over stock purchases.
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Paris
Lucien Klotz
Klotz
New York
Senate
Sane
Paris Bar Association
France
Maine primary election on Republican U.S. Senate race
Portland June 16 AP. Three Republicans seek to replace Senator Arthur R. Gould: Wallace White of Lewiston, Ralph Brewster, and Dugald Dewar of Portland. Dewar runs as a wet platform newcomer, while White and Brewster defend dry views. Ink Haskell sought the Democratic nomination, with Moran, Edward C. Moran Jr., unopposed. Both parties will name second district congressional nominees.
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Portland
Maine
United States
Arthur R. Gould
Wallace H. White
Lewiston
Ralph O. Brewster
Dugald Dewar
Dewar
White
Brewster
Ink H. Haskell
William Tudor Gardiner
Forimer
John Wilson
Bangor
Edward C. Moran, Jr
New Jersey Senate Race Draws White House Attention
In Newark on June 16 the Republican primary pits Dwight W. Morrow Joseph S. Frelinghuysen and Franklin D. Fort. Prohibition is the key issue with Morrow favoring repeal and Fort backing a dry stance. A White House statement denied heavy involvement in New Jersey or other primaries.
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N. J
White House
Dwight W. Morrow
Joseph S. Frelinghuysen
Franklin D. Fort
Morrow
Frelinghuysen
Fort
Anti-Saloon League
David Baird, Jr
Hoover
Senate
Te House
Baird
New Jersey
Guard plane strikes sedan killing three on busy suburban highway
Chicago reports a National Guard pursuit plane failing to gain altitude crashed into a sedan on a crowded highway near Hammond Indiana after takeoff from Roby speedway. Three occupants of the sedan died and a fourth was critically hurt. Pilot Lieut Wilson N Newhall and mechanic Sgt James H Van Meter survived with minor injuries. Inquest and police investigation follow.
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National Guard
Wilson N. Newhall
Illinois National Guard
France
Roby Speedway
Hammond
Ind
Newhall
Inventor Elmer Sperry Dies in New York Hospital
Elmer Sperry, inventor of the gyroscope and a pioneer of aircraft and ship stabilization, died at St. John’s hospital in New York. He devised the Gyro compass, ship stabilizers, a high intensity search light, and other devices, many for the U.S. Navy, and served on the naval consulting board since 1915.
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New York
Elmer Sperry
St. John's Hospital
United States Navy
Naval Consulting Board
Death of Miss Ida Siegal Traced to Gang Gunfight
The death of 28 year old Ida Siegal in Chicago is linked to a gang gunfight. She was shot while at home in her third story bedroom yesterday after witnessing police activity nearby. The report notes a connection to gang members and mentions a prior shooting six months ago. Weather: Utah forecast notes generally fair conditions tonight and Tuesday with little temperature change.
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Chicago
Ida Siegal
Utah
Wallace Whisky Case Mirrors Mullan Rebellion Trials
Forty six defendants including Herman Rossi mayor of Wallace Idaho and W H Herrick former peace officer face trial before Federal Judge McNary in Portland on charges of conspiring to violate federal liquor prohibition laws. The case parallels the Mullan whiskey rebellion where officials admitted liquor violations but argued revenue saved the town from bankruptcy.
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Idaho
McNary
Portland
Ore
Herman J. Rossi
Wallace
W. H. Herrick
Mullan
Turner Makes a New Mark in Long Flight Record
Col Roscoe Turner planes from Los Angeles to Boise in four hours and twenty five minutes in a Lockheed monophone setting a cross country speed mark. Navigator W G Juller and cub mascot aboard. Turner to idle back to Los Angeles via Reno visiting officials and Governors Balzar and Porter.
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Boise
Los Angeles
Roscoe Turner
Reno
Nevada
Col. Turner
W. G. Juller
O. E. Hailey
James P. Pope
John C. Porter
Fred T. Balzar
Senator Joseph of Oregon Dies on National Guard Drill Field
State Senator George W. Joseph Republican nominee for governor died suddenly at Camp Clatsop Oregon. He collapsed while talking with Major General George A. White on the drill field and was pronounced dead immediately by Lt Colonel Scott. Born May 10 1872 in northern California Joseph rose to prominence and secured the Republican nomination amid a contested race for the state supreme court seat.
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Ore
George W. Joseph
National Guard
George A. White
Scott
Joseph
Clatsop County
Republican Committee
Deesh
Northwest
California
Otoponty
Ceacome Wn Supreme Cout
King Carol II to rest at Pelesch castle in Sinaia
Bucharest June 16 King Carol II tired after ten days since abandoning Mme Magda Lupescu for the throne will go to Pelesch castle near Sinaia for rest until Thursday. Crowding events since his return moved his eight year old son from the throne and floated a possible reconciliation with Queen Helen. The Orthodox church denies recognizing the Carol Helen divorce though Romanian law may require court annulment.
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Carol II
Mme
Magda Lupescu
Pelesch Castle
Helen
Michael
Greece
Carol
Paris
Mme. Lupescu
Sinaia
Fixed on plan to end life ends in Virginia
Frank W. Davis, 58, a farmer of Danville Virginia, died of a shotgun wound to the heart after ending a 26 day fast intended to commit suicide. He had returned to his cabin after authorities moved to have him detained for observation at a hospital for the insane.
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Danville
Frank W. Davis
Davis
Western State Hospital For the
Father and two sons drown in Ohio River near Cincinnati
A father John H. Mayer and his sons Jack 13 and William 11 were drowned while picking berries along the Ohio River near Cincinnati. The father is believed to have died trying to save his boys as they swam.
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Cincinnati
Ohio River
John H. Mayer
Jack
William
Klein Hits No 19 As Phillies Top Pirates
In Philadelphia on June 16 Chuck Klein of the Phillies hit his nineteenth home run of the season off Ray Kremer of the Pirates in the third inning to take the National League home run lead. The Pirates’ line score shows a rough night as Klein’s drive helped the Phillies pull away.
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Philadelphia
Chuck Klein
Phillies
Ray Kremer
Pirates
Pittsburgh
Hoover says tariff bill will spur recovery and export growth
President Hoover announced he will sign the recently passed tariff measure. He argues its flexible provisions can correct inequities and adapt to changing conditions, aiding farming and labor while reducing politics and lobbying in tariff decisions.
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Hoover
Tariff Commission
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Borah
Curtis
Watson
Indiana
Congress
Fall Applies For Pension For Spanish American War Service
Albert B. Fall former secretary of the interior has applied for a Spanish American War pension. He served as a captain and the pension bureau records show the claim as likely eligible. Fall, awaiting bond on a $100000 bribery case related to naval dilutions, faces financial strain as a New Mexico ranch was sold. The pension bill would grant him $40 monthly.
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Washington
Albert B. Fall
Secretary of the Interior
Fall
Bureau of Pensions
Bureau
Iberty
Edward L. Doheny
New Mexico
Hoover
Baseball scores from a muddy prep of MLB games
Fragmentary box scores show multiple games with team abbreviations and pitchers listed. Details include St Louis at Brooklyn, Cincinnati at Boston, Chicago at New York, Philadelphia at Detroit, New York at Cleveland postponed by rain, Boston at Chicago, Washington at St Louis, plus partial innings and run totals.
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New York
Cleveland
Chicago Loses Police Chief in Gang Row
Chicago reports William F. Russell resigns as police commissioner amid public criticism of the department and gang activity. John Stege is demoted to captain of the Irving Park district as Russell prepares to leave. The mayor's stance remains unclear as a seven day roundup of hoodlums unfolds after the Lingle killing.
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William F. Russell
Russell
John Stege
Detective Bureau
Irving Park
William Hale Thompson
Chicago Tribune
Alfred “Jake” Lingle
City Council
Lingle
Arthur F. Albert
Stege
Two Wendell Bank Robbers Nabbed After Flight
Two confessed bank robbers Phillip Simona, 31, and Earl Ross, 40, captured after fleeing on a freight train near Minidoka. They admitted taking 5500 from First National Bank of Wendell, but had 1676 in hand plus silver. 3500 was buried in Ohio Gulch. They sought the thrill rather than money, saying they got it.
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Minidoka
First National Bank of
Wendell
Phillip Stmatia
Earl Ross
Ohio Gulch
Hailey
Simona
East Fork Canyon
Ross
Gooding
Shoshone
Yacht collision off Greenwich sinks Loleta after crash
Off Greenwich Connecticut two yachts collide near three miles offshore. The Loleta owned by Phillip N. Plant sinks with Plant at the wheel. Actress Claire Windsor was aboard and rescued along with 9 others while a sailor aboard the Loleta is reported drowned. The Changwang III assists and heads to Indian Harbor Yacht Club for aid.
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Claire Windsor
Phillip N. Plant
Greenwich
Conn
Loleta
Miss Windsor
O. Chatfield Taylor
Plant
Indian Harbor
E. K. Hatfield
New London
Taylor T
Jack Hibeley
Infant in Chicago Carries Bullet in Brain Without Injury
Six week old son of Mr. and Mrs. Oscar J. Stensland in Chicago is alive and feeding despite a .22 caliber bullet lodged in his skull near the temple. Doctors say the bullet pierces the brain but cannot be extracted now. no shooter identified.
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Oscar J. Stensland
Tahtina
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