Amundsen Relief Plan Expands to Arctic Edge
New York report says two weeks of grace for Roald Amundsen expired and preparations to probe the Arctic edge are near. Norway dispatches a steamer with two naval scout planes to Spitzbergen and Wellman Bay to join Farm and Hobby crews. A US search plan using the Shenandoah dirigible proposes a floating base at Spitzbergen with the Patoka as airship support.
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Associated Pree
New York
Roald Amundsen
Arctic
Spitzbergen
Pole
Osso
Norwegan
King's Bay
Wellman Bay
Danes Island
Amundsen
Farm
Hobby
U. S
Lansdowne
United States Naval
Navy Department
Washington
Wilbur
Patoka
Los Angeles
Porto Rico
Pulham
England
Lutherans Discuss Creed Changes and Robe Rule
In Minneapolis on June 5 the Lutheran Augustana Synod council debated replacing hell with hades and holy ghost with holy spirit in the apostles creed to align with the American standard Bible. The council also weighed rescinding a prior order requiring pastors to wear robes during services.
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Associated Press
Minneapolis
Minn
Synodical Council
Lutheran Augustana Synod
Synod
Aged Penn College Graduate Joins Local Police Force
J. W. Johnson, 75, gray veteran of many callings, from Penn College, Oskaloosa, Ia, accepts a position on the local police force. He says police work will be more fun than any previous occupation, after roles as editor, teacher, preacher, farmer, and current pastor at Harvey.
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Oskaloosa
J. W. Johnson
Penn College
Harvey
Iowa and Nation Swelter in Widespread Heat Wave
Heat wave toll tops 150 across the Midwest and East with temperatures 95 to 100 degrees. Des Moines records 90 while Chicago hits 95. East sees 71 deaths, new records, and sustained warnings of continued heat through the week.
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Iowa
Nation
Associated Press
Chicago
Middle West
East
Weather Bureau
Great Central Valleys
Minnesota
St. Louis
Michigan
Pittsburgh
Indiana
New York City
Des Moines
United States Weather Bureau
Cedar Rapids
New York
Rocky Mountains
Soviet backs civil war in China report
Information reaches the Associated Press of possible direct Soviet participation in a major Chinese civil war centered in the northern provinces. The effort backs Feng Yu Hsing against Chang Tso-Lin with arms, instructors, and mobilization efforts, while Russia probes influence in the south and Shanghai unrest grows.
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China
Associatedress
Washington
Associated Press
Japan
Feng Yu Hsing
Tokyo
Feng
Chane Tso-Lin
Russia
Chang
Mogten
Youth Admits He Slew His Teacher in Mississippi
Noland Stubenfield, 14, a Mississippi youth facing a murder charge, confessed to shooting Prof. A K Watkins, his school principal, to avoid punishment. He took his father's shotgun, lured Watkins from his home, and fired from close range after a decoy shot. Curtis Chamillis, 14, linked to the case, was freed last week after a taxi-driver killing trial.
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Associated Press
Brookhaven
Miss
Noland Stubenfield
Mississippi
A. K. Watkins
Watkns
Professor Watkins
Watkins
Prof. Watkins
Curtis Chamliss
Jury swears in second panel in Shepherd murder trial
Chicago jury updates show a second panel of four jurors sworn in to the William D. Shepherd murder case. Eight jurors have now been chosen as the trial proceeds.
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Chicago
William D. Shepherd
William Nelson McClintock
The Made Good Family portrait of Washington woolists
A intimate glimpse into Washington figures who shaped the wool industry. The piece sketches character and facts about local leaders, their methods, and little known near-facts from early industry days in Washington.
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Washington
Velvet Kate and Tracy Phillips in a town ad
A vivid profile of Tracy Ross Phillips and his yellow striped car Velvet Kate. The piece portrays him as a public ad for his drug and Kodak supplies business, using the car to advertise around town and on side streets, despite a shy, retiring nature.
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Daniel
Tracy Ross Phillips
Velvet Kate
Tracy
Tracy Philips
Cleve
Olors
Essex county probes deputy murder three years dead
In Essex county New York authorities investigate the 3 year old death of Deputy Sheriff Henry Soper. Henry Soper was shot in his home and the suspect, Mrs. Fannie Soper, was charged with murder May 28 and held without bail. Exhumation of Soper’s body ordered and a fire at a jointly owned building is under review.
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Elizabethtown
N. Y
Essex County
Henry Sykes
Fannie Soper
Henry Soper
Soper
Bouquet
Crow Creek
Crities
Police Ask Young Woman to Go West
Miss Mildred Hoffman of Davenport is ordered to leave Cedar Rapids and travel west after police questioned her at a local hotel. Police refused to disclose the reason for the order. Detectives found more than $600 in bills in her belongings as she sought permission to return to Davenport.
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Associated Presa
Cedar Rapids
Mildred Hoffman
Hoffman
Davenport
Belle Plaine Boy Disappears While Seeking Violin School
Relatives of Harold Thompson a 15 year old cripple asked eastern Iowa police to watch for him after he vanished yesterday afternoon He was carrying a suitcase and a violin and relatives fear he may have headed for Des Moines to gain admission to a violin school leading authorities to search for him.
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Associated Press
Belle Plaine
Era
Harold Thompson
Iowa
Des Moines
Cedar county grand jury declines to indict nurse Mildred Reid
The Cedar county grand jury returned a no bill in the case of Mildred Reid a Mount Vernon nurse accused of murdering her newborn on a Lisbon area farm several weeks ago.
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Associated Press
Tipton
Cedar County
Grand
Mildred Reid
Mount Vernon
Lisbon
Fairbanks to Testify in Pickford Kidnapping Probe
Los Angeles reporters say six witnesses including Douglas Fairbanks will testify as the county grand jury opens an investigation into a $200,000 kidnapping plot against Mary Pickford. Two truck drivers and an auto salesman are jailed on $50,000 bail amid claims of a frame-up.
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Associated Press
Los Angeles
Calif
Douglas Fairbanks
Mary Pickford
Miss Pickford
Three Fairfield Boys Drown In Apparent Depth Tragedy
In Fairfield a tragic swimming accident left three boys dead. Herbert Messer 11 drowned after venturing into a 12 foot deep hole east of Fairfield near the Burlington highway. Paul Kearns 10 attempted to aid and perished, followed by George Melconian 21 who tried to help both. Harvey Huglin rescued two bodies. Jack Gobble saved the third. Messer's father is A H Messer. Kearns is son of Mr. and Mrs. C H Kearns. Melconian, an Armenian-American from Paterson, N J, had recently moved to Iowa to attend Parsons College where his brother Vartan is a student. Sheriff Butcher arrived at the scene after a call to S A Howard's residence near Chautauqua Park.
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Fairfield
Crow Creek
Burlington Highway
Herbert Messer
Paul Kearns
George Melconian
Harvey Huglin
Jack Gobble
Messer
A. H. Messer
South Fourth Street
Kearns
C. H. Kearns
South Third Street
George Meleconian
Paterson
N. J
Vartan D. Melconian
Parson's College
New Chicago Mission
Melconian
Parsons College
Workers Telegram Expresses Sympathy to China Laborers
Delegates at the International Labor conference voted to send a telegram of sympathy to Chinese workers. The message protested against the frequent violent actions by authorities against Far East workers.
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Associated Press
Geneva
International Labor Conference
Far East
Highways in Good Condition Across Iowa
Des Moines bulletin reports all Iowa roads in good condition. Dirt roads were dampened by rain but dried quickly after hot winds, leaving most highways ready for travel.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
Iowa
Des Moines Automobile Club
Mitchell 18 Named Solicitor General
William D. Mitchell of St. Paul was appointed solicitor general of the United States. The former law partner of Associate Justice Pierce Butler succeeds James M. Beck whose resignation was announced earlier.
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Associated Press
Washington
William D. Mitchell
St. Paul
United States
Mr. Mitchell
Pierse Butler
Supreme Court
James M. Beck
Germany to surrender all arms under Versailles terms
London reports an inter allied note to Germany published tomorrow states Britain and allies will not evacuate Cologne occupied territory until Germany fully disarms per Versailles. The note demands factory alterations to halt war material production and surrender of excess munitions and small arm spare parts.
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Associated Press
London
Cologne
Germany
Japan Hushes Plans to Sail Cruiser to Shanghai
Tokyo reports withdrawal of orders to dispatch the cruiser Tatsuta from Sasebo to Shanghai with 300 marines amid pending developments. Peking Chamber of Commerce rejects a general strike while urging boycotts and bank withdrawal. Civil administrators in Canton brace for clash as residents flee to Hong Kong and demand civilian government under the Kuomintang.
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Associated Press
Tokyo
Japan
Navy Department
Pekin
Peking Chamber of Commerce
Shanghai
Lee
Hong Kong
Canton
China
Kuomintang Party
Court Orders Harry to Quit Making Love to Ella in Atlanta
In Atlanta on June 5 the superior court restrained Harry W. Duncan from making love to Mrs. Ella Tompkins at the request of her husband Jesse F. Tompkins. A hearing on a permanent injunction is set for June 13 to further restrain Duncan from pursuing the relationship.
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Harry
Ella
Atlanta, Ga
Associated Press
Harry W. Duncan
Ella Tompkins
Jesse F. Tompkins
Duncan
Recount in Steck Brookhart Contest Initiated
June 5 report from Washington says the senatorial recount of the Iowa Steck Brookhart ballots will begin June 20 in Des Moines as directed by state authorities.
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STECK
Associated Press
Des Moines
Iowa
Washington
Des Moines Register
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