Explosions Hit Tanker Cumberline in Montreal Harbor
A series of blasts at the Cumberline in Montreal harbor killed 23 men and wounded 63. Fire Chief Raoul Gautheir and four other firemen died in the final detonation as flames and oil shot into the air and rescuers searched the wreckage.
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Montreal
Que
Vickers
England
Atlantic
Raoul Gautheir
Dominion Fire Chiefs’ Association
Dominion
Gauthier
Paul Hemishon
J. Deberienne
J. Hamelin
R. Noel
James Wilson
John Riddell
James Corbett
Donald Gunn
William Atherton
Vickers Company
Farmers Making Prompt Payments In Intermountain West
H. S. Clarke, national director of the crop production division, arriving in Salt Lake City on June 17, said farmers in the intermountain states are promptly repaying fed eral seed fund loans. Many April loans have been repaid and western farmers set an example for others, with a survey showing generally good crops.
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Salt Lake City
Intermountain States
Federal Seed Fund
H. S. Clarke
Washington
Clarke
Lionized by Kyne Presents a Desert Comedy
The story follows Pete Marty and the Lazy Z foreman on the Arizona desert as they encounter a circus lion that escapes and leads to a humorous adventure. Kyne delivers first class entertainment with vivid western dialogue and action.
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Mr. Kyne
Pete
Marty
Arizona Desert
Caldwell Man Heads Idaho Elks at Caldwell Convention
Nicholas Ney of Caldwell was elected president of the Idaho State Elks association at the annual convention in Blackfoot. Other officers include B P Melquist Idaho Falls first vice president F W Fairweather Lewiston second vice president Homer Huddleton Boise third vice president Jack O Rourke Coeur d Alene fourth vp L A Chapin Twin Falls fifth vp William Fenck Burley secretary treasurer. The Blackfoot lodge won a ritualistic contest with Caldwell last night. J O Cotant Pocatello was high gunner in trap. Tex Haworth Pocatello won the bowling title. J A Stewart Blackfoot retires as president.
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Blackfoot
Nicholas Ney
Caldwell
Idaho State Elks Association
B. P. Melquist
Idaho Falls
F. W. Fairweather
Lewiston
Homer Huddleton
Boise
Jack O'Rourke
Coeur d'Alene
L. A. Chapin
Twin Falls
William Fenck
Burley
Treas
Blackfoot Lodge
Caldwell Club
J. O. Cotant
Pocatello
Tex Haworth
H. D. MacCosham
J. A. Stewart
Charles Bellamy of Blackfoot Dies
Charles Bellamy, 40, of Blackfoot died suddenly at his home this morning after an indigestion episode. He collapsed as he was entering his automobile. Survived by his widow, a son Wayne 9, a sister Mrs. Minnie Jackson Blackfoot and a brother Albert Bellamy Twin Falls.
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Blackfoot
Charles Bellamy
Bellamy
Wayne
Minnie Jackson
Albert Bellamy
Twin Falls
Eastern Idaho District Fair Board approves top free acts
The Eastern Idaho District Fair association board met Thursday in Blackfoot Idaho and agreed to hire Barnes and Carruthers Fair Booking for seven free acts to headline the 1932 fair. The acts are described as the finest ever brought to any Idaho fair.
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Blackfoot
Idaho
Pocatello Tribune
Eastern Idaho District Fair Association Board
Barnes & Carruthers Fair Booking Association
Firemen Hurt Battling Grant Store Blaze in El Paso
Five firemen were injured while fighting a blaze that destroyed the W. T. Grant company store building in El Paso. Three other businesses shared the building as damage reached about 200000 dollars.
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EL Paso
Tex
W. T. Grant Company
Cripple Starved to Death in Baltimore Household
Police reconstruct the case of Grant Aubel a 26 year old cripple reportedly starved by his mother Annie Aubel 55 and brother Paul Aubel 30 to drive out devils. The body lay on a couch and a diary notes death on April 4 with a June 24 resurrection forecast. Authorities arrested the implicated relatives after neighbors reported his disappearance.
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Baltimore
Police
Grant Aubel
Paul Aubel
Grant
Paul
Chilean Socialist Junta Ousted in Counter Rebellion
In Santiago on June 17, the socialist junta toppled after a counter-revolt. Colonel Marmaduke Grove and Eugenio Matte were captured as forces aligned with former President Davila accused the junta of embracing communism.
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Santiago
Chile
Juan Esteban Mortero
Marmaduke Grove
Carlos Davila
Eugenio Matte
Conferees deadlock on economy bill send to House for new vote
Washington reports a stalemate in congressional conferees over government pay cuts endangering the national economy bill. The panel plans to send the measure back to the House for a fresh vote on President Hoover’s Burlough plan. Other items include De Valera’s Irish unity goal, Shouse’s prediction on prohibition repeal stance, and the RFC’s 250 million six month notes. Boise sees potato truck shipments to California resumed with Western States quarantine agreement.
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Une
Leee
Washington
Boise
California
Bozeman
Mont
W. H. Wicks
State Department of Agriculture
Hoover Seeks Five Day Week for Federal Workers
President Hoover urges Congress to approve a five day work week for government employees, signaling a push to reform federal labor practices and gain support from both houses.
Nitti Sought in Barker Murder as Chicago Gang Wars Heat Up
Chicago police hunted Frank Nitti for the machine gun assassination of George Red Barker, an ally of the Capones, killed by a second floor ambush in a West Side flat. Investigators said Nitti originated the tactic that felled rivals in the era of Capone’s control.
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Chicago
Frank Nitti
Capone
George “Red” Barker
Scarface
Nitti
Hymie Weiss
Joe Aiello
Barker
West Side
Norfolk Hotel
Bannock County Deliberates as Cricket Invasion Ends
Bannock county commissioners held a routine session with bills and matters on the agenda. Chairman H C Christensen R T Hale and Willard Lund attended as Hale, heading the cricket fight, said the danger in Bannock county was nearly over though patrols will continue until the invasion stops. A board report is awaited before adjournment.
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Bannock
H. C. Christensen
R. T. Hale
Willard Lund
Hale
Bannock County
Fire sweeps Spencer Idaho Pioneer Town
A major fire destroyed most of Spencer Idaho's business district around 1 am, with losses estimated at 10 000 to 15 000 dollars. Lawsons General Merchandise, Spencer garage and pool hall, and Spencer Mercantile burned. eight autos in the garage destroyed. post office and hotel spared. origin under investigation by Dubois sheriff.
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Spencer
Idaho
Lawson
Spencer Mercantile
Spencer Lawson
E. W. Finlayson
Idaho Falls
Finlayson
Dubois
Dolly Gann to Campaign for Hoover in 1932 Bid
Dolly Gann emerges as chief woman campaigner for Herbert Hoover in 1932 efforts. She tours cities promoting the Republican ticket while backing her brother Charles Curtis for the November vote. Her mobilization helps rally women voters, despite ongoing chatter about Alice Longworth and party dynamics.
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Chicago
Herbert Hoover
Dolly Gann
Dolly
Charles Curtis
Republican Party
Brother Charlie
Gann-Longworth
Pennsylvania
Borah Men Attend Convention in Chicago
Two Idaho delegates to the Republican national convention claim the title of original Borah men. In 1906 Borah was nominated in Idaho for the national stage with Hart as nominator and Whitla as seconder. Hart now chairs Idaho's delegation. Whitla is the national committeeman. They stayed in touch with Borah by wire and long distance during the convention.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Joseph I
France
Arrow
Maryland
Bertrand Snell
Calvin Coolidge
Idaho
Borah
Boise
John W. Hart
Fremont County
Hart
Whitl
Senator Borah
Washington
Senate Vote Looms on Bonus Payment Bill as Rivals Rally
Chicago dispatch notes Republicans finish a political run while Democrats prepare for their late June convention. The piece highlights Curtis’s renomination, Hoover and Curtis stances, and a push to modify prohibition policies amid a split opposition to the vice president.
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Senate
Chicago
Hoover
Curtis
Everett Sanders
Indiana
West Side
Trapped Gangsters Shot Dead in Chicago Gambling Den
A gang of extortionists was lured into a North Wells Street gambling house by a police trap. Four men arrived. three were killed by shotgun and pistol fire as police opened fire, while a fourth escaped. The slain were Harold Partner 29 Samuel Katz 27 and Frank Rogers 31. The alert came after a warning a week earlier from Lieut. Edward Birmingham.
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Chicago
Eward Birmingham
North Wells Street
Pat Roche
Cief
Harold Partner
Samuel Katz
Frank Rogers
Will Rogers Wires The Tribune
Chicago June 17 Our Joe Scott from California an orator nominted Hoover and urged all to attend the Olympic games. He praised motherhood reforms under Her bert Hoover and mocked Prohibition plank debates as dry and inconclusive. Mencken comments on presidential candidacy loom.
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Chicago
Joe Scott
California
Hoover
Joe
Hollywood
Herbert Hoover
Resolutions Committee
H. Lb. Mencken
Senate weighs immediate bonus pay as veterans pack galleries
In Washington crowds of veterans fill galleries while the Senate debates paying the $2.4 billion World War I bonus now or delaying. Supporters push cash plans. opponents argue delay until 1945, citing debt and federal obligations. Senator Blaine argues for relief through immediate payment. Brookhart warns the bonus army could assemble en masse.
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Washington
Senate
Honus
Blaine
Wis
Congress of the
United States
Congress
Reconstruction Corporation
House of Morgan
Brookhart
Town
Premier Mussolini slams U S in Daily Express interview
Italian premier Mussolini denounces democracy and America in a Daily Express interview stating America has no policy and predicting a long series of political, economic and military wars. He says dry America will never find itself and Europe drifts toward disaster and revolution. The Foreign Office in Rome says it knows nothing of the article and calls the interview absurd.
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Mussolini
America
London
Daily Express Today
United States
Democracy
Tr Duce
Prohibition
Lindbergh
Charles Augustus Lindbergh, Jr
Europe
Mussolélini
Germany
Rome
Foreign Office
London Daily Express
Lutherans Seek to Save Colleges at Convention
Delegates at the Lutherans Ohio and Missouri Synods triennial convention form a 13 member committee to craft a retrenchment plan to avoid closing seminaries and colleges. They keep Springfield seminary aid but reject a $70,000 request for new buildings amid financial concerns.
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Milwaukee
The
Lutherans of the Ohio and
Missouri Synods
Lutheran Theological Seminary
Springfield
Ill
Utah Fall Tonight and Saturday Forecast
A Utah weather update notes fall conditions continue tonight and Saturday with little temperature change. Expect calm winds and dry air as fronts stay away, bringing mild nights and cool daytime temperatures across the region.
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Utah
Safety league seeks causes of auto crashes in West
The Pacific Coast division of the Silvertown Safety League mailed a questionnaire to mayors and police chiefs to identify common auto crash causes and ways to reduce deaths and injuries. The piece notes 8000 auto deaths and 250000 injuries in four months in the United States versus 6000 killed in four months in China during fighting.
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Los Angeles
United States
Pacific Coast Division
Silvertown Safety League
Floyd Gibbons
China
Postponed Baseball Scores From Today
Chicago at New York, Cincinnati at Brooklyn, St. Louis at Philadelphia, Pittsburgh at Boston games postponed due to rain.
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National Chicago
New York
Post
Cincinnati
Brooklyn
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Boston
Women Used to Shield Bank Bandits at Fort Scott
Three Women employees of Citizens National bank were kidnapped to aid a robbery by five unmasked men. Fern Kerr was placed on the robbers car running board and screamed as it left. she was released unharmed. Bula Kepley and Mildred Baucom were forced into the car and later freed. Two bank staff were slugged as the men-force obeyed. The bandits fled toward Pittsburg, bags lost, tires punctured by nails. cash taken totaled about 30,000 dollars.
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Fort Scott
Kan
Citizens National Bank
Fern Kerr
Bula Kepley
Mildred Baucom
Harry Parrish
Leslie Wolfe
Pittsburg
Kas
Rank
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Jouett Shouse
Democratic National Executive Committee
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Treasury Department
House
Capones
Immue
Pioneer Town
Ezra RR. Whitla
Curtis Victory and Repeal Movement
Will Rogers
Tribune
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