Liner Georges Phillippar Fire Spares Many At Sea
Rescue reports show 690 people saved from the French liner Georges Phillippar after a May blaze in the Gulf of Aden near Somaliland. The captain and several aboard were rescued. bodies and remaining passengers were unaccounted for into late reports.
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R. M.S. Mahsud
Gulf of Aden
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Georges Phillipar
Somaliland
Paris
Georges Phillpar
Singapore
Marseilles
Kaiser-i-Hind
Otranto
Georges Phillipat
Mahsud
Aden
Messageries Maritimes
Indo-China
Linera Total
Messageries Martimes
Compagnie Generale Transatlantique
North Atlantic
Cape Gugnardaful
Memorial Day school visits by patriotic groups
Representatives from the Woman's Relief Corps Daughters of the American Revolution Daughters of Spanish American War Veterans Auxiliary and Grand Army will visit local schools ahead of Memorial Day. Committees will tour Wallace Heights Centennial Lincoln high and St James schools on May 18 19 and 20 with appointed volunteers.
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Woman’s Jtelief Corps
Daughters of the American Revolution
Daughters of Spanish American War Veterans Auxiliary
Grand Army
Ward
Wallace School
A.H. Twinam
W. S. Kyle
Loyd Morrison
J. A. Dawson
Heights School
J. EB. Gardner
Charles Brown
Harry Crone
J. A. Embree
Centennial School
Frank Kurtz
Hugh Dougall
George Brinton
Alex Dawson
Glen Hayes
Lincoln School
Julia Cavender
Nettie McLaughlin
A. EK. Baldrige
J. E. Harvey
Orville Elder
Frank Gobble
A. Anderson
Elle Rice
J. Boice
L. R. Baker
J. ©. Boice
Fred Stewart
J. M Thompson
St. James School
Charles Hebner
Catherine Swift
Carlton Wilson
Laura Longwell
Cleveland Prices 20 Percent Lower Than Year Ago
Retail prices in Cleveland on March 15 were 20 percent below the level a year earlier according to figures from the department of commerce.
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Cleveland
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Department of Commerce
Japan in Crisis Folklore Ends with Premier’s Assassination
Tokyo reacts to the May 16 assassination of Premier Ki Inukai as fascist forces threaten a dictatorship. General Araki urges unity. 18 officers held. police and civilians wounded. stock and commodity exchanges suspended. Hirohito consults elder statesmen.
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International News Services
Tokyo
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Army Cané Navy
Japan
Ki Inukai
Sadao Araki
Araki
Army
Navy
Inukais
Korekkiyo Takahashi
Hirohito
Kominichi Saionji
Sixty Killed in Bombay Riots as Violence Surges
In Bombay on May 16, during ongoing Moslem Hindu clashes, daylight killings, arson, looting, and destruction spread unchecked. Police and government troops proved unable to halt the violence as deaths rose to 60 and injuries topped 700. Government forces rushed into the city amid a paralyzed, deserted urban scene.
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Bombay
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Washington Popularity Contest Draws Big Crowds
Washington merchants staged a 33 day Europe trip prize with a second prize amid statewide interest. Elsie Glassburner became the first nominee and the final audit counted a landslide of votes. Saturday’s heavy ballots filled the vault at the Washington National Bank before counting resumed. Crowds, traffic jams, and spirited support marked the climactic finish day.
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Washington National Bank
Washington
Five inspectors rescued from Missouri river plunge
Five government inspectors were swept into the Missouri River and pulled to shore after a harrowing struggle. Each man wore his hat as they gained the bank, dripping and grateful to be alive.
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Marshall
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Missouri River
Suspect In Baby Killing Described
Reports of Betty Gow’s alleged death act denied by Col. H Norman Schwarzkopf. Coast Guard says it believes the fishing schooner used in the Lindbergh kidnapping negotiations was in New York Harbor two weeks earlier. Police identify five men and a woman as suspects, based on Dr. Condon’s dramatic ransom recital aboard a boat.
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Trenton
N. J
Betty Gow
Lindbergh
Col
H. Norman Schwarzkopf
State Police
Col. Schwarnkopf
New York
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Randolph Ridgely, Jr
Coast Guard
International News Service
John Hughes Curtis
Charles A.lindbergh
Norfolk
Newark
Curtis
John F. Condon
Bronx
New Jersey
Charles Augustus Lindbergh, Jr
Condon
Jassie
Second Second Place in Popularity Con Test
A contestant claimed the second spot in a popularity contest earning a trip to Colorado. The event highlighted social circles and local admiration as participants vied for the top prize.
Illinois Bandits Loot Union National Bank in Streator
Five bandits used a fake accident call to hold bank staff at gunpoint and loot the vault of $50,000 at Union National Bank in Streator Illinois. They forced assistant cashier Earl McNamara to unlock the vault while others guarded the cashier's office and McNamara’s family. The group waited for the time clock to release the vault at 8 30.
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Streator
Ill
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Union National Bank
William Boys
Earl McNamara
McNamara
Mre
Contestant Barnes Tops Out of Town Voters in Crawfordsville
Another winner, Miss Barnes of Crawfordsville, captured the largest vote among out of town contestants, highlighting her strong support from visiting participants and local observers.
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Miss Barnes
Crawfordsville
Temperature Plunges After Warm Sunday In Rapid Swing
The official thermometer fell 44 degrees from 86 Sunday afternoon to 44 this morning. Saturday peaked at 80. Rainfall last night measured 0.17 inch as the area shifts to early spring conditions after a warm spell.
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Mercury
Record Fish Landing Cuts Prices at Boston Pier
Boston fish pier saw a major haul of 2,400,000 pounds of fish sparking a price drop as cod hake and haddock were quoted at 4.44 cents per pound. The robust landing reflected strong industry activity and market shifts for key species.
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Boston
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Petticoat Government Again Rules Mount Ida
In Mount Ida Arkansas a women led slate retained control with Mrs J E McClean re elected as mayor over an all male ticket. The result confirms continued female leadership in city offices.
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Mount Ida, Ark
Heavy Last Minute Vote Wins for Her in Washington Contest
Final tallies declare Elsie Glassburner the winner of the Washington popularity contest earning a trip to Europe and a crown in Central Park. Major vote counts show Glassburner 3 838 860. Mildred Brown 2 435 200. Mildred Crate 2 152 500. Mary Dougall 1 222 000.
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Central Park
Washington Hngh
Washington
Guther
Elsie Glassburner
Europe
BDO
Miss Glassburner
Miss Brown
Mildred Craig
Winish Hlsie Glassburner
Mildred Brown
Mildred Crate
Mary Dougall
Mery Paul
Mary L. Barnes
Craw
Mildred Patterson
Dorothy Soukup
Riv
Mae Mangold
Wilma Brinning
Marguerite Reister
Alice Poole
Wes Thrre
Dorothy Masson
Ann A. Knottnerus
Alice Wolfe
Marguerite Hunsaker
Verna Palmer
Virginia Mirgon
Dorothy Ruebsam
Ains
Kathleen Coffey
Marjorie Robertson
Sain
Journal
Park
Denver
L. A. Jones Funeral
Harrison Dodder
Better Washington Club
Mildure McKay
Pauls Lumber Company
Iowa Southern Utilities Company
Park Board
McKay
Carl Klein
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