Heat takes toll as Midwest endures extreme July-like heat
Chicago and surrounding states faced a scorching nine day heat wave with temperatures near 90s to 100. Five deaths were attributed to heat prostration and several drownings occurred across Minnesota Wisconsin and Illinois. In Milwaukee and Minneapolis the heat caused multiple prostrations and a graduation tragedy occurred as a boy collapsed and died.
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Chicago
Minnesota
Worthington
Pine Island
Bismarck
N. C
Milwaukee
Omaha
Weather Bureau
Lake Minnetonka
Minn
Minnesota River
Granite Falls
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Nampa Pair Held for Trial in Wholesale Grocery Burglary
Reten Rain Costello and John Costello were brought to Nampa Idaho from Seattle and Aberdeen Washington charged with burgling the Nampa Wholesale Grocery as part of a Pacific Northwest burglary ring. Prosecution plans arraignment early next week after prosecutors return. The couple deny involvement and provided limited statements.
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Caldwell
Idaho
Reten Rain Costello
John Costello
Pacific Northwest
Nampa
Costello
Aberdeen
Wash
Seattle
J. A. Tucker
Frank Meek
Idaho and Utah Weather Outlook This Weekend
Partly cloudy and unsettled tonight into Saturday with local mountain showers in Idaho. Utah sees a pair of unsettled nights and Saturdays with little temperature change.
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Idaho
Utah
Idaho Farm Ownership Shifts Across 1920 to 1930 Census
The 1930 census shows most Idaho farms still owned by operators, but tenancy rises since 1920. Owners managed 7,073,853 acres in 1930 while tenants held 1,858,373 acres. Farm managers controlled 439,682 acres, down from 758 managers in 1920. About 22,432 farms with pongts lie within miles of Pocatelle.
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Idaho
Pocatelle
Salt Lake Offers to Buy Chicago
Salt Lake Chamber of Commerce eyes purchasing Chicago. Ben F. Redman, committee head, telegrams Chicago Mayor Anton J. Cermak asking what Chicago would take for its remaining assets, noting Salt Lake has money for investment and could use Chicago as a suburb. Board of Governors authorized the move.
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Salt Lake City
Chicago
Lake Michigan
Great Salt Lake
Windy City
Salt Lake
Board of Governors
The
Chamber
Aimee Denies Tax Evasion in Government Claim
The government seeks to collect 21339 from Mrs. Aimee Semple McPherson, LA evangelist, for 1926 1927 and 1928 income not reported. A hearing before the Board of Tax Appeals is set for next Wednesday. she contends all income was reported.
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Washington
Aimee Semple McPherson
Los Angeles
Today Scores From Major Leagues rundown
Pittsburgh and New York split a doubleheader with 45 and 12 runs by Kremer Phillips and others. Chicago and Brooklyn traded blows as Brooklyn rallied for a 11 run night. Cincinnati toppled Philadelphia 10 to 1 in a big scoring slate. Boston, Detroit, and Cleveland posted wins with varied margins as Grove Hoving and others starred.
Hoover confers with party leaders on Germany situation
Washington reports President Hoover has held talks with political leaders to strengthen the situation in Germany. Also noted are the flight of a German flying boat Co-X arriving near Rio de Janeiro en route Bahia and the death of H E Watkins, acting chief of the Commerce Department accounting office, in Salt Lake City after a hemorrhage.
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Washington
Hoover
Germany
Rio DE Janeiro
National Telegraph
Co-X
San Pedro de Aldeia
Bahia
Carvellas
Salt Lake City
H. E. Watkins
Accounting Office
Department of Commerce
Pocatello
A. W. Johnson
Marino
St. Groix
Minnesota
Johnson
Minnesota Historical Society
Ezra Meeker
Michaud I
Claire Trapper
Jim Bridger
World athlete forfeits title after failing weight limit
The world athlete informed the New York State Athletic Commission he could not make the weight and would relinquish the title, ending his hold on the championship.
Miss Loret ta Turnbull Declares Intercollegiate Win
Miss Lor etta Turnbull of Citrus College California national outboard champion wins during the second Intercollegiate Regatta on Genesee Lake this afternoon.
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Skaneateles, N. Y
Loretta Turnbull
of Citrus College
Union Mined Coal Favored by Railroad Engineers
Members of Division 228, Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, voted at a Wednesday meeting to favor in the future the exclusive use of union mined coal. The resolution calls for purchasing union mined coal exclusively and to distribute copies to all divisions and lodges of railroad labor organizations and the Idaho AFL.
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Division
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
L. E
Standard Railroad
American Federation of Labor
Idaho
Speaker urges rail workers support roads
Columbus Ohio June 19 Mil ton W Harrison president of the National Security Owners association urged the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen to back a readjustment of freight rates as the only practicable way to improve carriers’ position and aid railroad employment He called for unity among railway labor ownership and management to revitalize the industry and supported a 15 percent rate increase before the Interstate Commerce Commission saying it would help curb the price drop while traffic could not rise during the depression
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Columbus
Milton W. Harrison
National Security Owners’ Association
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Brotherhood
United
Interstate Commerce Commission
Harrison
School Men to Press Decision in Endowment Dispute
Boise Boise city school trustee Louis P. Kieldsen announced in the state supreme court his appeal to the United States Supreme Court. He contends the 1860s pact between Idaho and the federal government violated by diverting foreclosed endowment land receipts from principal to taxes and charges, instead of keeping principal in the endowment fund. The Idaho court denied rehearing.
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Boise
Louis P. Kieldsen
Boise City
State Supreme Court
United States Supreme Court
Idaho
Nurse Desires Case Heard in Naturalization Battle
Marie Averil Bland a Canadian nurse living in New York seeks rehearing after being denied citizenship for refusing to promise bearing arms. Bland who nursed American soldiers at Brest in World War I argues the law requiring women to bear arms is unconstitutional and cites Yale professor Douglas MacIntosh.
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Washington
Marie Averil Bland
New York City
Supreme Court
MacIntosh
Miss Bland
Brest
France
Douglas MacIntosh
Yale University
Merger Adds Size to Pocatello Local Farm Implement Branch
Stockholders ratified an agreement merging Advance-Rumely with Allis-Chalmers. The Pocatello branch will expand operations and personnel to offer a full line of farm implements including tractors, separators, and tillage tools. The new company will form a $125 million corporation with broader manufacturing and equipment offerings.
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Advance-Rumely Company
Allis-Chalmers Manufacturing Company
South First Avenue
F. A. Perkins
Advance-Rumnely Company
Pocatello
Advance
Perkins
Milwaukee
Mr. Perkins
Allis- Chalmers Company
American Falls
State Rests in Murder Trial in Tiverton Case
In Newport, Rhode Island, June 19, the state rested its case against Elliott Hathaway of Fall River on a charge of strangling Verna Russell, a nurse, on a Tiverton lane March 23. Carl E. Russell, father of the slain girl, testified briefly about finding her body. A state trooper described Hathaway’s surrender in North Attleboro, Massachusetts, three days after the killing.
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Newport
Russell
Hathaway
North Attleboro
Mass
Three Injured Near Fort Hall In Roadside Crash
Four youths in a small roadster traveling from Blackfoot to Fort Hall were involved when the car slid into a borrow pit after midnight. Miss Lillian Goodman of New York suffered bruises but no fractures, Miss Beatrice Beckman from New York had facial and head bruises, Larry Maycock of Pocatello escaped injury, and Earl Martin sustained a scalp wound and abrasions. The party said they were headed from Yellowstone park where they sought employment after a rodeo visit.
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Fort Hall
Lillian Goodman
New York City
New York
Beatrice Beckman
Larry Maycock
Pocatello
Earl Martin
Borrow Pit
Blackfoot
W Omen
Yellowstone Park
Idaho Potato Men Demand Revision
The Idaho Potato Dealers association asked the Interstate Commerce Commission to revise freight rates on Idaho and Greeley district potatoes. They claim Idaho Falls Twin Falls and Caldwell areas and the Greeley district are charged too high, with rates to all U S destinations at 27 percent of first class rates.
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Washington
Idaho Potato Dealers’ Association Today
Interstate Commerce Commission
Idaho
Greeley
Colorado
Idaho Falls
Twin Falls
Caldwell
United States
Graf Zeppelin Lands on Lake Constance in Water Landing
The Graf Zeppelin settled on Lake Constance in a water landing demonstrating seaworthiness without landing crew assistance. Dr Hugo Eckener tested the maneuver, spreading waterproof shields over bumpers as the airship floated down. The historic operation precedes Eckener's planned north pole expedition.
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Friedrichshafen
Germany
Graf Zeppelin
Lake Constance
Earth
Hugo Eckener
Graf
North Pole
Prohibition Forces Organize to Elect a Dry President
Prohibition groups form a 35 member board of strategy to back a 1932 dry president. The board includes Rev. Daniel A. Poling, Dr. Oliver W. Stewart, Bishop James Cannon Jr, F Scott MecBride, Clarence Wilson, Ella Boole, and Ernest H. Cherrington. A nationwide drive plans 1500 non church meetings and 2 million pledges. Senator Borah participates as a cooperating speaker.
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Washington
Board of Strategy
Allied Forces
National Conference of Organizations
Daniel A. Poling
World Christian Endeavor
Oliver W. Stewart
Flying Squadron
Senator Borah
Idaho
Poling
Stewart
James Cannon, Jr
Methodist Episcopal Church
South
F. Scott Mec. Bride
Anti- Saloon League
Clarence True Wilson
Board of Temperance
The
Ella A. Boole
Ernest H. Cherrington
National Conference of
U P Officials Begin Annual Inspection Trip Across System
Union Pacific president Carl R. Gray and a group of top officials including W M Jeffers and F W Robinson passed through Pocatello en route to Portland for the annual spring inspection. The party, aided by special cars on No 5, will visit Butte, Ogden, and Salt Lake City, with stops at Pocatello terminals and shops before rejoining in Huntington.
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Carl R. Gray
Union Pacific System
High
Short
Pocatello
Portland
Butte
Union Pacific
W. M. Jeffers
F. W. Robinson
E. E. Adams
Howard Mann
the Tribune
Gray
The
Tribune
Capone Henchmen Admit Violation Plea
Five men described as Capone liquor ring members in Kansas City pleaded guilty to conspiracy to violate prohibition. Defendants Fritz Malloy Ralph Rosenberg Frank Martin Leo Swartz and Louis Kent Burton were among 46 indicted by a Joplin grand jury. Gus Brock also pleaded guilty and received two consecutive 18 month prison terms plus a $7500 fine.
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Kansas City
Fiv
al Capone
Fritz Malloy
Ralph Rosenberg
Frank Martin
Leo Swartz
Louis Kent Burton
Joplin
Gus Brock
Leavenworth
National Guard Break Camp Friday After Review
Idaho National Guard completed final reviews with Governor Ross and began packing camp gear for evacuation. Company E of Twin Falls won the Engineer contest, Idaho Falls second, Rigby third, and Buhl fourth as troops prepare to depart by trains to return home.
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Boise
Idaho National Guard
C. Ben Ross
Company E
Twin Falls
Idaho Falls
Rigby
Buhl
Hailstorm Ravages Montana Lakes Region Causes Losses
Kalispell reports hail up to egg sized stones with heavy winds tearing roofs and windows. Restock and game birds killed while crops including wheat lie beaten to the ground. Boatman on Lake Ronan knocked unconscious by flying hail as he sought shelter. Greenhouses damaged and cars punctured in the storm.
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Kalispell
Mont
Lake Rowan
Rock Canyon
C. H Thomas
Lake Ronan
Storm floods Wayne and nearby towns in Alberta disaster
Wayne a mining town near Calgary is submerged under three feet of floodwater with 156 percent of its population homeless. Red Cross plans to airlift food and clothing to refugees. Drumheller is isolated as roads and bridges wash away. The Rosebud Creek flood center caused 100 homes to be destroyed.
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Calgary
Alta
Wayne
Red Cross
Herve
Drumheller
Humble Rosebud
Bolt Kills Horses Injures Driver in St Anthony
Joseph Anderson 24 of St Anthony is recovering at home after a lightning strike during a rainstorm killed the horses he was driving on the Donald Rydalch ranch 13 miles west. He was knocked unconscious and found by nearby workers, remaining unconscious until the next day.
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ST. Anthony
Joseph Anderson
Mr. Anderson
Donald Rydalch
Here
California Increases Highway Speed Limit to 45 MPH
California lawmakers raise open highway limit to 45 miles per hour starting August 15 after Governor Rolph signed the traffic law bill. The changes include a five mile per hour boost and additional amendments to the road rules.
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Sacramento
Cal
California
Rolph
Idaho Convict Stirs Debate in State Custody Row
Convict Carl Ernst, noted for two escapes from Blackfoot asylum, was moved Thursday from Pocatello jail back to the sanitarium over objections from public welfare head Lewis Williams and Pocatello officers who wanted to send him to the penitentiary. Warden R E Thomas defended the court order and said only a court order could return Ernst to prison. A fellow asylum inmate, John McDonald, remains at large after escaping with Ernst.
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Boise
Carl Ernst
Blackfoot
Pocatello
Ernst
Lewis Williams
State
Williams
R. E. Thomas
Commissioner of Public Welfare
Idaho
Pocateil
Armistice Arranged With Capone as He Goes to Jail
The government reaches an armistice with Al Capone. He will serve two years in prison. his lieutenants will continue operations and remit receipts daily. Capone is to be fed, sheltered, and protected by authorities during custody.
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Beverly Hills
Calif
Jume
al Capone
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