Railroads Seek 15 Percent Freight Rate Increase
Railroads across the United States submitted a 15 percent hike petition to the Interstate Commerce Commission. They warn of an emergency harming financial resources and service capacity, citing wage scales and competition from buses and cars. The plan seeks a 4 percent overall return on property with no passenger fare increase, and notes class one lines have fallen $2.575 billion short of a fair return since 1921.
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Washington
United States
Interstate Commerce Commission
Ballen
Crop Outlook Boosted by June Rains in Iowa
Iowa crop bulletin reports rainfall near normal through June first half, easing drought fears. Alfalfa improves with sun and rain, corn surpasses one foot in height with good color, oats show heads while moisture remains varied. late frosts threaten apples but peaches and cherries show strong crops.
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Bulletin
Lee
Fremont
Page
Mill
Maloy Fire Raids Business District Amid Townwide Blaze
A destructive Maloy Iowa fire swept the business section destroying 14 buildings with losses around 55000. Firefighters from Bedford and Klockton aided local crews as flames raced through the town aided by a south wind. The blaze began at the Ed O Connon creamery at 11 am and consumed the post office oil station Catholic church and parish house.
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Maloy, In
Maloy
Iowa
Bedford
Klockton
Ed O’connon
Ringgold County
Mount Ayr
Dentists Plan County Picnic And Thursday Half-Day Closures
At a Washington County dental society meeting, members approved a county dentists picnic with families at Katona golf course on Thursday June 2. They also voted to close offices every Thursday afternoon starting next week. Attendance was strong and the session covered mainly business matters.
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Dental Society of
Washington County
Katona
Miss Ann Knottnerus Takes Week Off For Davenport Trip
Miss Ann Knottnerus began a week long vacation from Montgomery Ward today and plans to travel to Davenport on Saturday morning for a short stay.
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Ann Knottnerus
Montgomery-Ward
Davenport
Aged Bootlegger Finally Arrested in Madison Neb
Madison Neb June 17 Matt Toman 70 year old alleged bootlegger surrendered today after barricading himself in a house last night and firing on a posse of about 50 men in a gun battle He wounded Police Chief William McVittee with a shotgun blast and fled to a ramshackle house nearby.
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Madison
Neb
Matt Toman
Toman
William McVittee
McVittee
Iowa motor vehicle registrations rise to 713797 in six months
Iowa total registration of motor vehicles for the first six months of the fiscal year ending May 31 reached 713797. Automobiles numbered 686902, trucks 73429, motorcycles 1359 and trailers 2107 with Polk county leading at 40456 licenses, followed by Woodbury 22661 and Linn 21414.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Polk County
Woodbury County
Linn County
Smouse Family Visit Highlights Des Moines Gift
Dr. David W. Smouse and Mrs. Smouse arrive in the city visiting cousin Will Smouse. The physician recently endowed a 333000 opportunity school in Des Moines dedicated May 31 to aid children with natural or economic handicaps. Smouse and Win Smouse were born on adjacent Maryland farms.
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David W. Smouse
Los Angeles
Will Smouse
Des Moines
David Smouse
Dr. Smouse
Win Smouse
Maryland
Manton Hebner Takes Short Vacation to Minnesota Lakes
Manton Hebner departed for a two week vacation at Minnesota lakes. He plans recreation and rest away from work pressures and will return by the middle of the month.
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Manton Hebner
Minnesota Lakes
New trans-Mississippi bridge opens at Lansing Iowa
A $750 000 Black Hawks bridge linking LaCrosse Wisconsin and Dubuque Iowa formally opens. The dedication draws officials and 10 600 people for a three day festival with Senator Smith W Brookhart and Governor Floyd Olson among speakers. The span shortens trips to Madison Milwaukee and to Rochester Chicago.
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Lansing
LaCrosse
Wis
Dubuque
Lowa
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Black Hawks
Brookhart
Smith W. Brookhart
Iowa
Gov
Floyd Olson
Iown
Madison
Milwaukee
Twin Cities
Rochester
Chicago
Optimistic U.S. business survey from 1200 bureaus
A nationwide survey citing 1200 credit bureaus shows retail volume about 15 percent below 1924-25 levels. Horace W. Pote of the National Retail Credit association reports some regions posted gains in 1930 while others fell to 75 percent of the year's total. He highlights rising unit sales improved collections and growing credit demand as positives.
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Horace W. Pote
National Retail Credit Association
Pete
Results of City Tennis Tourney Star Flight Matches
Monday and Tuesday results in the star flight city tournament show Cantoni beating Benz 3-6 6-3 6-1. Jackson defeats Henke 6-1 6-2. Wood beats Wood 6-4 6-2. Clow defaulted to Kole due to sickness, Sage defaulted to Turner, Bevins defaulted to Kolosick.
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T. Cantoni
D. Benz
J. Jackson
G. Henke
D. Wood
J. Wood
Dr. Clow
H. Kolesick
N. Sage
G. Turn
Pair Who Escaped Jail Captured After 12 Hour Iowa Rampage
Heavily armed posses trapped two escapees in Gaylord Kansas after a 12 hour nationwide manhunt. Arla Wynn and an unidentified Black man confessed to robbery and other crimes in four states. They had fled Clarinda Iowa in a stolen car to kill Wynn's father-in-law William Oatis. The pair robbed a farm home stealing $46 a shotgun and clothing before terrorizing the Castel family and firing in the air. They were captured at dawn without a shot fired and will be returned to Iowa authorities.
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Smith Center
Kans
UPI
Clarinda
Iowa
Arla Wynn
Wynn
William Oatis
Gaylord
Frank Harding
George Castel
Castel
Two Women Hanged for Six Year Old Poisonings
In Szolnok Hungary two women linked to mass arsenic poisonings in Nagyrev and Tiszakurt were executed. The victims included husbands and relatives of the defendants with 42 killed. Susie Olah, the village midwife, supplied poison in at least ten cases.
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Budapest
Theiss Valley
Szolnok
Hungary
Laszlo Szabo
Balint Chordas
Frau Szabo
Oral Arguments in Fairfield Cattle Cases
The Iowa Supreme Court heard the states appeal from Judge R W Smith denying a venue change in the Fairfield Cattle cases. Special prosecutor J J Hess argued the judge exceeded his power while Fairfield attorneys Thoma and R C Leggett contended grounds were insufficient. The case arose on a writ of certiorari granted by the court.
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Des Moines
State Supreme Court
R. W. Smith
Jefferson County
Fairfield
Waterloo Man Tackles Iowa Moose Leadership Role
Glenn A. Tibbitts of Waterloo was named president of the Iowa Moose as the convention closed. Edward J. Meyer was named secretary treasure, with Waterloo chosen as the next convention city.
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Des Moines
Glenn A. Tibbitts
Waterloo
Association of Moose
Edward J.meyer
Arrest two for carrying liquor near Wayland road
Sheriff R H McCarty and Deputy Harold Putnam arrested two men on the Wayland road south of town. The pair, driving a Polk county tagged car, were found with mud covered work clothes and a bag containing alleged whiskey. They await hearing on liquor charges. driver faces possible DWI and illegal transport of liquor.
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R. H. McCarty
Harold Putnam
Wayland Road
Polk County
George Morrison
Washington county picnic in Des Moines at Greenwood Park
The Washington county association of Des Moines invites all county residents and former natives to Greenwood Park on Saturday June 20. Attendees gather at 3 PM with dinner served at 6 PM. Over 300 members include officers J. B. McCleery president Frank R. Skinner vice president Nina Isenhart Treimer secretary and Betsie Moothart Votruba treasurer Mrs. V. A. Sigler press correspondent.
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Washington County Association of
Des Moines
Greenwood Park
Washington County
J. B McCleery
Frank R Skinner
Nina Isenhart Treimer
Bessie Moothart Votruba
V. A. Sigler
Tokio and Vicinity Struck by Severe Earthquake
Tokio and nearby areas were rocked by a severe quake at 9 10 PM causing extensive property damage. Power and communications lines failed leaving sections in darkness with reports also of damage at Yokohama, 18 miles away.
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Tokio
Yokohama
Alfalfa Boost Lifts Western Oregon Dairy Sector
In Salem Oregon, dairy farmers in Western Oregon increased alfalfa production by 700 percent over the last four years, helping offset low mood in the industry.
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Salem
Ore
Oregon
Shyster Lawyers Dominant In Postgraduate Trial Scene
Beverly Hills report laments the rise of shyster lawyers who defend each other for reduced fees while questionable techniques risk freeing guilty defendants and convicting the innocent amid widespread law study across the country.
Chicago Believed Free From Gangs After Capone Indictment
Chicago officials hailed Al Capone’s guilty plea on income tax and conspiracy charges as the city’s greatest victory against organized crime. With Capone in prison the federal drive was seen as breaking gang strength and vowing to end lawlessness, while plans allegedly to run illicit industries were to continue under his influence.
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Chicago
Scarface
al’ Capone
Capone
Family ties tangled in Kinship Web at Fertile
In Fertile Ilona on June 17 the Linsky family faced a comical and puzzling kinship riddle as Peter EK Linsky married a widow with a grown daughter. The two infants born into the blended families were soon revealed to be step uncles to each other while other marriages created further step relations among the parents and grandparents.
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Ilona
Peter EK Linsky
Linsky
Bach
Mrs. Linsky
Break Even With Police in Phoenix Car Theft Spur
Phoenix police and thieves traded losses during a 30 day period with 70 cars stolen and 70 cars recovered. The report notes no net gain for thieves and highlights ongoing auto theft concerns in the city.
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Pheonix
Ariz
Phoenix
Farmland values rebound in Iowa after decline
Cherokee Iowa June 17 farm land values in seven fertile counties rose after a long fall. Real estate dealer H R Swensen cites 1928 averaging 204 dollars per acre, 1929 at 171.2, 1930 bottoming at 143.25, and the year ending March 1 1931 showing an average of 147.42 dollars per acre, up 4.17.
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Cheroker
Iowa
H. R. Swensgen
Cherokee
Swensen
O'Brien
Ida
Prymouth
Lyon
Buena Vista
Sioux
Exodus of Pipe Line Men Across County Complete
One of the two pipe line gangs finished work yesterday and will move to new contracts with the Oklahoma Contracting company. The other gang, plus the Sigourney crew, are near completion and expected to depart by week’s end. Local headquarters on North Marion avenue may stay open briefly. a small crew will finish dressing the line. The statewide project ends with the final stretch in Washinton county.
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Oklahoma Contract Lug Company
Sigourney
North Marion Avenue
North Iowa Avenue
Washimeton County
Iowa Guard Officer Thomas D. Wilson Dies After Lecture
Capt. Thomas D. Wilson 39 ad juntant of the 168th Infantry Iowa National Guard and secretary of the state bonus board died after delivering a lecture to the National Guard Officers Training School at the guard camp. Physicians said a blood clot caused his death.
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Des Moines
Thomas D. Wilson
168Th Infantry
Iowa National Guard
State Bonus Board
National Guard Officers’ Training School
National Guard
Wilson
Hoover speaks at Lincoln Tomb in tribute to Lincoln
President Hoover dedicates the remodeled Lincoln Tomb in Springfield Illinois urging that no man stand above the law. He ties Lincoln to union and human rights as Chicago probes Prohibition crimes and federal cleanup proceeds. The address recalls Gettysburg and notes Grant’s earlier dedication.
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Hoover
Coolidge
Warren G. Harding
Harding
Marion
Ohio
Lincoln Tomb
Springfield
Ill
U.P
American Republic
Abraham Lincoln
Ignots
United States
Mr. Hoover
Sinois
Ulysses S. Grant
Warn All Ex-service Men of Time Limit on Insurance Cases
Washington D C June 17 Ex service men of the world war who seek insurance for permanent and total disability must file suit within six years after the right accrued or within one year from the amendatory act July 8 1930 whichever is later Some veterans may be barred on July 3 1931 if claims are not filed or suits not started before that date Ex service men entitled to recover should consult attorneys to avoid bar by the statute before July 3 2005
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Washington, D. C
Nebraska Holds Pet Poll
Nebraska voters reveal that the Boston terrier is the state's favorite dog in a statewide poll of pets and mixed breeds. The survey shows the Boston terrier leading all other breeds in ownership across the state.
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Nebraska
Lincoln, Neb
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