Bleacher tragedy and other Farm notes in today’s paper
A chaotic scene at Yankee Stadium yesterday afternoon left two dead and twenty injured as a sudden thunderstorm sparked a deadly stampede among 10,000 fans. Police kept order and halted the mob from trampling prostrate victims. The issue also reports a rural murder in Minnesota, farm relief talks in Congress, warnings to tourists about safe water, cats in Riverside required to wear bells, coverage of Lindbergh’s trip and wedding, Germany reparations discussions, and a late frost damaging fruit and vegetable crops across the Midwest.
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Ruth
Yankee Stadium
New York
Supreme Court reverses railroad valuations ruling
Wall Street reacted wildly as railroad shares surged after the Supreme Court overturned the interstate commerce commission valuation method in the St Louis and O Fallon case, expecting higher rates. Major rails like Chesapeake and Ohio New York Central and Norfolk and Western fell from intraday highs, while overall industrials dropped sharply. Justice McReynolds delivered the majority opinion with Justices Holmes Brandeis and Stone dissenting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
United States Supreme Court
St. Louis & O'Fallon
Cheasapeake & Ohio
New York Central
Norfolk & Western
Congress
Washington,d. C
Supreme Court
Justice McReynolds
Interstate Commerce Commission
Commerce Commission
Commission
Holmes
Brandeis and Stone
O'Palton
O'Fallon
Federal
St. Louis
Storeme ‘Cout
Donald R.richberg
National Con
Six Plane Crashes Kill Seven and Hurt Eight
Chicago reports seven dead and eight injured in six Sunday plane crashes. Included were an army craft and a homemade monoplane. Major Joseph Noyes, 40, and Frank Graves, 25, were among the injured. Corporal Archibald Bryant and Lieut. Edward Hertzberg were involved in Galveston. George F. King 28 and Morris R. Melinger 25 died in a homemade failure.
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Chicago
Joseph Noyes
Oklahoma City
United States Department of Commerce
Ilinois
Frank
Graves
Lowell
Ind
Kankakee
Noyes
Archibald Bryant
Ninetwenth Squadron
Third Attack Group
AW. &. Air Corps
Edward Hertzberg
Galveston
Tex
AE Muskepon
Mieh
George F. King
Conferees Split Over Debenture Plan
Washington May 20 The farm relief conference committee failed to reach agreement on the expert debenture proposal after an hour of talks. Senate conferees favored the debenture while House members resisted retention. Chairman McNary said the meeting ended in disagreement and future meetings are planned.
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House
Senate
Washington, D. C
Farm Relief Conference Committee
McNary
Benrie Agriculture Commitee
Furthr
Hong
Germany
White House
Administration
Garner
Texas
Simmons
North Carolina
Congress
Hoover
Paris
Owen D. Young
J. P. Morgan
Committee On
Virginia
Stimson
Mellon
Borah
Senate Foreign Relations Comminlties
Watson
Indiana
Smoot
Senate Finance Committee
Finance Committee
Longworth
Tilson
Connecticut
Hawley
Ways and Means Committee
Representative Garner
Castle
State Department
Mills
The
Treasury
Hoger Brothers Held Up and Robbed in Chicago
Bandits abducted Max and Harry Ascher, owners of motion picture houses in Chicago and Wisconsin, and robbed the Diversey theatre safe of about $4,000. Four to five men forced the brothers to yield the combination after threatening them with revolvers, while three employees were bound and gagged during the heist.
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Chicago
Max
Harry Ascher
Wisconsin
Diversey Theatre
Fouu
English Aviators Lost On O A Trip
Sydney Nova Scotia May 20 The waters of the Timor sea cloak the fate of Flight Lieutenant J Moir and Flying Officer H Owen two English aviators who departed from Bima Sumbawa for Port Darwin Saturday They passed Koepang Timor at 1145 am but did not reach Port Darwin A search plane covered 400 miles along the coast finding no trace Belief is they may have landed in a remote region with days of food Ifma to Port Darwin is about 1000 miles
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Sydney
N. S. Wi
Timor Sea
Austraiia
J. Moir
H. Owen
Bima
Sumbawa
Dutch East Indies
Port Darwin
Koepang
Timor
Elma
Delegates Fill Knights of Columbus Convention in Council Bluffs
More than 500 delegates from across the state gathered in Council Bluffs for the Knights of Columbus annual convention. Mayor Sam Greene gave the opening address after Mass. Officers are to be elected tomorrow. A class of 125 was initiated yesterday into the fourth degree of the order.
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Council Bluffs
Knights of Columbus
Sam Greene
Quake Kills 39 in Angora Turkey area
An 8 40 p m earthquake in Soucherns near Sivas Aala Minor destroys a thousand houses killing 39 and injuring 39 others. The tremor strikes Sunday evening as relief work begins.
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Turkey
Asia
Angora
Turkey-in-Asia
Soucherns
Sivas
Aala
Florida flier in air for 28 hours to set record
Jacksonville and Fort Worth report air endurance feats as Laurie Yonge flies the Hotsy Lotsey for 24 hours then 28 hours, refueling attempts loom, with notes of gasoline, weight, and an Elinor Smith comparison. In Minneapolis a 19 year old, Jean Durand, claims a 28 700 foot parachute jump.
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Jacksonville
Fla
U.R
Laurine Yonge
Laurie Yonge
Yonge
Elinor Smith
New York
Jacksonville Beach
Fort Worth
Tex
U.P
R. L. Robbins
James Kelly
Ryan
Robbins
Kelly
Army
Minneapolis
Minn
Jean Durand
Gene Shank
Miss Durand
National Aeronautical Association
Shank
Body of Missing Boy Found in Troublesome Creek
Duane Rowe seven year old missing boy, last seen May 12, was found yesterday afternoon lodged under the creek bank in Troublesome Creek near Atlantic. He died after falling into the creek while picking violets for his mother on Mother's Day. Atlantic High School students helped in searching. funeral preparations underway.
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Atlantic
Duane Rowe
Atlantic High School
Courier Home Delivery Cutoff Notice
The Courier should be delivered at your home before 5 30. If you receive the paper late due to carrier error or other cause call 5100 and a copy will be sent. Phone calls must reach the office before 6 30 p m.
Graf Zeppelin repairs begin at Toulon awaiting a June return to America
At Toulon May 20 AU.P the Graf Zeppelin work crews began replacing crippled parts after two new motors arrived from Friedrichshafen. Eight of the original 18 passengers wait as the airship nears readiness for a return flight to Friedrichshafen for overhaul before resuming its voyage to the United States in June. Mary Pierce, a New York passenger, is undecided whether to travel back by ship or continue with the Graf Zeppelin, while her family in New York watches anxiously.
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Toulon
France
Au.p
Quers-Pierre-Fitte
Friedrichshafen
United States
Germany
America
Mary Pierce
New York
Levee Break Threatens Thousands Of Acres In Missouri
The St Frances river levee near Kennett Missouri gave way early today endangering roughly 50000 acres of land along the levee stretch. Hundreds worked to seal the breach while other crews reinforced two additional breaks in the Mississippi valley. No large town faces immediate flooding as residents spread to safety.
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Memphis
Tenn
St. Frances River
Kennett
Levee Board
President Hoover Suffers Minor Black Eye
President Hoover, while wandering in Shenandoah National Park, was struck in the eye by a whipping branch during the weekend. The injury is not serious, though the eye shows a slight discoloration. Dr. Joel T. Boone treated him on the spot.
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Washington
DE. C
U.2
Hoover
Fill Camp
Shenandoah National Park
Joel T. Boone
Kin of Capone Te Try for Release
Frank Nitti known as the brains of Al Capone's Chicago beer mob left for Philadelphia to aid Capone's release from a one year sentence for carrying liquor. Capone's brother Ralph heads Chicago efforts, taxing beer runners and hiring a lawyer to push the appeal.
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Chicago
U.R
Frank Nitti
al Capone Beer
Philadelphia
M Cat
Capone
Ralph
Big Shot
Nitti
Stormy Weather Delays French Plane Flight Start
In New York on May 20, storms over the Atlantic delay the Bernard 191 flight to Paris. Sponsor Gottji says a start is unlikely for three to four days. Pilots Rene Lefevre and Jean Assolani, with Roger Q. Williams, Lewis Yancey, and Kenneth Boedecker, prepare from Teterboro NJ to Old Orchard ME for a Rome leg, with weather dictating timing tomorrow.
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New York
Atlantic
Bernard 191
Paris
N. J
Old Orchard
Rome
Wiliams
Believe Dead Man Was Fugitive Broker
In Omaha Clarkson hospital officials say a man who died Saturday night is likely George R. Christian, a former New York and Trenton broker and fugitive from a 2.4 million dollar Wall Street collapse. He used the name Walter W. Hayden in the hospital, his suitcase held articles on the crash, photographs matched him, authorities seek relatives, and he had 800 dollars in his possession.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
Neb
Clarkson Hospital
George R. Christian
New York
Trenton
N. J
Wall Street
Walter W. Hayden
Christian
Riverside Cats to Wear Bells to Save Birds
Riverside, a Chicago suburb, enforces an old ordinance requiring cats to wear bells around their necks to deter bird predation. Cats caught without bells face impoundment and a five day hold for claims or destruction of the pets.
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Riverside
Chicago
Joy Run Riverside
Tableland
Hoover Seeks Revision Of German Reparations Plan
Washington allies consider smaller payments if others accept reductions. Hoover and congressional leaders study a proposed revision of German payments for occupation costs and private claims. The plan delays and realigns schedules, spreading out payments while trimming amounts, with cabinet and lawmakers involved.
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Germany
Washington
Hoover
United States
Sam
Washington, de. C
Stimson
Hoaver
Washington, D. C
White House
Virginia Mountains
Mills
The
Treasury
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Lizzie
A. H. Wieters
North Haven
Morrow
Gol
Lindbergh
Anne Morrow
Lone Eagle
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Air Mail
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Jack
Upreme
Cfallon Line
Upoeto
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High Court
Morris Eiler
Emanuel Eiler
James Couzens
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Sioux City
Thomas Carr
Daniel Carr
President Hotel
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