Rail rivals win approval for northern California extensions
The Great Northern and Western Pacific railroads win conditional permission to build 90 miles south from Kla math Falls Oregon and 110 miles north from Lassen county to meet in northern California. About 14.936 million dollars will fund the project with 10 million from Western Pacific, and the plan includes joint use rights for Western Pacific. The decision, opposed by Southern Pacific and Union Pacific, cites public convenience and regional development of timber and agriculture as key benefits.
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Western Pacific Railroad
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San Francisco
Western Pacific
Southern Pacific
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Great Northern Railroad
Klamath Falls
Ore
Wester Paestie
Lassen County
Pacific West
Northwest
Union
Denver Chosen for Next Central Western Shippers Meeting
The Central Western Shippers Advisory board picked Denver for the next quarterly meeting and re elected all officers. Over 200 delegates attended as reports on summer car requirements across five states were discussed. Officers reelected were J W Shorthill of Omaha general chairman G J Klein Cheyenne and Irvin Morris Salt Lake City. A note urged business caution during low mood and a plan to avoid car shortages was praised by R E Shepherd. The Idaho Falls chairman resigned and J D Rigney of Idaho PUC was named to replace. A proposal on potatoes diversions was tabled for next meeting.
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Central Western Shippers Advisory Board
Denver
Nebraska
Colorado
Wyoming
Utah
Idaho
Agricultural Council
Colorado Springs
Colo
Ogden
J. W. Shorthill
Omaha
G. J. Klein
Cheyenne
Wyo
Irvin Morris
Salt Lake City
E. O. Howard
Walker Brothers Bankers
R. E. Shepherd
C. J. Carlson
J. D.’ Rigney
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Utah plans for federal prison site by lake dyke plan
Salt Lake City June 20 AP the state building commission weighs Count de Lesseps east side lake dyking plan to create a federal prison site. The proposal would connect Antelope Fremont and Promontory Point with 11 miles of dyke at an estimated cost up to 1 million dollars as part of evaluating sites for a new state prison.
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Salt Lake City
Count de Lesseps
Panama Canal Fame
Great Salt Lake
Antelope Island
Fremont Island
Fremont
Promontory Point
Building Commission
Bankers Meet in Salt Lake and Chicago Slaying Reported
The Utah Bankers Association opened in Salt Lake City with Orval W. Adams urging debt resistance and praising salesmanship while P. V. Cardon lauded the federal farm act. In Chicago, a man’s body was found in a Blue Island car with a gunshot wound, identified tentatively as Lorenzo Juliano.
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Twenty-Secod
Utah Bankers Association
Orval W. Adams
Chicago
Blue Island
South Side
Daniel la Morte
East Side
Lorenzo Juliano
Chicago Heights
Juliano
Child Drowns in Jordan River Under Current
In Salt Lake City on June 20 AP reports 8 year old Pranklin Hansen son of Mrs Mattie Hansen disappeared after an undercurrent pulled him under in the Jordan River as he played with friends. He has not been recovered.
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Jordan River
Pranklin Hansen
Mattie Hansen
Young Hansen
Pranklin
Will Provides For A Party At Funeral Of Michigan Man
John M. Youngs will, filed for probate in Newberry Michigan, orders a cost capped tombstone up to 150 dollars, live musicians as pallbearers, lively music at the grave, smoking at the foray, and a communal reception with men women and children to share in the event.
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Will
Funeral OF
Michigan
Newberry
Mich
John M. Youngs
Rivers and Harbors Bill Passed by Senate
Washington June 20 The senate today passed the rivers and harbors measure embracing waterways improvement for every section of the nation. No record vote was taken. Total authorizations for appropriations in the bill are estimated at about 122 million dollars.
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Washington
Senate
Federal denial blocks Cascade Rapids plant feasibility permit
Army engineers said the project would not develop the Columbia river’s power potential and the Federal Power Commission denied E. G. Hobson of Portland Oregon a permit to explore building a Cascade Rapids plant north of Portland. Hobson sought 120000 horsepower but engineers said it would be incomplete and spoil the site for other developments.
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Washington
Army
Columbia River
Federal Power Commission
E. G. Hobson
Portland
Ore
Cascade Rapids
Hobson
Casca Rapids
Illinois population hits 17 million amid Chicago rise
Chicago driven growth pushes Illinois total to 17,630,283 with a 1,145,003 rise since 1920, concentrated in Chicago and its suburbs.
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Chicago
Illinois
Baseball scores from three leagues with varied results
National League and American League games show Boston, New York, Brooklyn, St Louis, Cleveland and Detroit posting mixed wins and losses against Chicago, Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Philadelphia, Boston again and New York. Pitchers Cantwell Brandt Spohrer Hartnett Gray Ferrell etc. appear in box scores.
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R. H. E. Boston
Chicago
Cantwell
Brandt and Spohrer
Malone and Hartnett
Byrd and Crew greeted by President in Washington
Rear Admiral Richard E Byrd and 74 expedition members were welcomed by President Hoover on the White House lawn after their South Pole flight. Hoover announced a gold medal from the National Geographic Society to Byrd, while public cheers greeted the explorers returning from Little America. Paul Siple received special greetings from local scouts.
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Washington
Richard E Byrd
Hoover
South Pole
White House
Mr. Hoover
Little America
Admiral Byrd
National Geographic Society
New York
Dick” Byrd, Jr
Paul Siple
Erie
Maniac Threats and Slayings Tuple in Queens and Brooklyn
A maniac slayer claimed two Queens killings and threatened 14 others in letters to a newspaper. A third man, Morris Horwitz, 50, a Col Point insurance broker, was shot in his car in Brooklyn after a second letter arrived. The attacker targeted Mozynski and Sowley in Queens and Horwitz in Brooklyn, with blackmail sums cited.
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Queens
Brooklyn
Morris Horwitz
Joseph Mozynski
Noel Sowley
Horwitz
Mozynski
Sowley
Col- Point
N. Y
Catherine May
Water in Reservoir Is Carelessly Wasted
Idaho Falls report by John W. Hart and R. E. Shepherd cites federal reclamation overuse of water from American Falls reservoir. Hart warns farmers in district 36 face a 22 percent storage cut, protests demand full allotment, and accuse the government of favoring the Power company with six cents per acre foot while charging farmers 50 cents. The message to Senator Thomas seeks action to prevent future waste and secure water rights.
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Idaho
John W. Hart
Hart
United States
Thomas
Washington
Snake River Valley
American Falls
Reclamation Service
Power Company
Milner
Reclamation
Hearing Denied on Wheeler Rehearing Bid
The Federal Power Commission denied Walter H. Wheeler of Minneapolis a rehearing on Flathead Montana power project proposals. Secretary Wilbur said the issue could not be reopened and noted no permit violations by Rocky Mountain Power, with counsel instructed to prepare an answer to avert potential court action.
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Washington
Walter H. Wheeler
Minneapolis
Flathead
Montana
Federal Power Commission
Wilbur
Commission
Wheeler
Rocky Mountain Power Company
Chain stores in on the funerals
Washington undertakers meeting at Spokane deplored chain stores entering coffins and funerals. C E B Smith cited chains selling coffins and complete funerals, though he did not call it a menace to the profession.
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Spokane
Wash
Washington State
C. EB. Smith
Hoover Plans Western Trip
President Hoover will depart Washington for a five to six week western tour likely starting in late July after Congress adjourns. He will travel roughly five to six thousand miles visiting Minnesota Glacier National Park Grand Canyon Texas and other western stops with Horace Albright assisting in park area arrangements.
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Mississippi River
Hoover
Congress
Chambers of Commerce
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Dallas
Kansas City
Tacoma
Minneapolis
Rocky Mountain National Parks
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Grand Canyon Park
Texas
Horace M. Albright
National Park Service
Four Masked Robbers Loot Seattle Bank
Four masked armed men robbed the First Security bank in Seattle today, taking more than 6000. They lined employees against a wall, looted the till, and escaped in a car.
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FOLR
Seattle
Gasoline prices fall in Boise as market cools
Boise on June 20 AP reports gasoline prices dropped two cents a gallon. The decline aligns with cuts by Oregon and coastal dealers. Boise dealers deny a price war while nationwide unemployment lowers demand and leaves large stocks to move.
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Boise
Oregon
Coast
Girl Scouts Lost in Hills Found Safe in King County
Evelyn Krutkremer and Marion Con verse, Yakima girl scouts reported missing Tuesday in the upper Yakima valley, were located safe at a crossing ranger station in King county. Ranger Nevin McCulloch rushed to the last crossing station with food as the girls wandered the forest and eventually called for help.
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Yakima
Wash
Evelyn Krutkremer
Marion Converse
Yakima Valley
King County
E J. Fenby
Fenby
Nevin McCulloch
McCulloch
Noted crook escapes again from Berlin jail
Notorious international thief Herbert Sandowski, famed for prison escapes, broke out of Tegal prison in Berlin for a second time. Police say he climbed through window bars with a bedcloth rope after a three and a half year sentence for inciting and extradition. Sandowski is linked to jewelry thefts in New York and Palm Beach.
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Herbert Sandowski
Tegal
Sandowski
Fai
New Y
Palm Beach
Ng Cage
Bing Sing
New York
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