Tong War Threatens In 4 Cities
AP reports across Chicago New York and Boston a rising tong war risk with gunfire in Chinatown on June 5. In Chicago a group attacked Ar cher avenue and Twenty second street aiming at Frank Chin but failed. In New York Ha Chong a 25 year old waiter was shot six times near Allen street signaling possible tong conflict. Boston police rushed to Chinatown after seven shots hit Hip Sing headquarters but no injuries occurred.
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Chicago
Chinatown
Archer Avenue
Twenty-second Street
Frank Chin
Chin
Chin Ouk Tin Tong
New York
Ha Chong
Allen Street
Boston
Hip Sing Tong
Chinese laundryman found slain with hatchet in skull
Kue Ming, a Chinese laundryman, was found dead behind his shop with a hatchet buried in his skull. Police did not confirm any link to tong troubles reported in New York, Chicago, and Boston.
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Niswarik
No J
Kue Ming
New York
Chicago
Goston
Public Lands Problems Highlight Coordination Efforts
Washington June 5 AP The Hoover public lands commission examined coordination among bureaus that manage the public domain. Forest Service and Reclamation Bureau officials were questioned while the General Land Office and Indian Bureau were asked for views. Mead urged keeping flat service and undisturbed lands during transfers to eleven states.
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Washington
Hoover Public Lands Commission
Forest Service
Reclamation Bureau
General Land Office
Indian Bureau
Ackerman Sentenced to Life in Arizona Prison
Vernon Ackerman also known as Joe Wells, convicted of fatally shooting Deputy Sheriff Lee Wright, was taken to the Arizona state prison yesterday and sentenced to life imprisonment.
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Phoenix
Aviz
API— Vernon Ackerman
Joe Wells
Lee Wright
Arizona State
Ile
Maricopa County Population Reaches 148 625 in 1930
Phoenix AP report shows Maricopa County census chief Orme Lewis giving a 1930 population total of 148 625. The county shows a growth of 40 percent since 1920 with 4 258 farms, up from 3 950 a decade earlier.
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Maricopa County
Phoenix
Ariz
Orme Lewis
Navy Flyer Sets Alleged Altitude Record Near Eight Miles
Lieutenant Soucek flew to nearly 42 000 feet in a test flight above the United States. His altimeter readings were so precise that officials could not confirm if the 412 122 foot mark by Willi Neuenhofen was surpassed. He plans another attempt using different propeller setup. Cockpit temperature reached 35 below zero and a wing thermometer showed 60 below.
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Washington
Apollo Soncek
Bureau of Standards
Ments
Soucek
Zeppelins Nearing End Of Ocean Journey In Seville
Graf Zeppelin arrives over Seville at 3 20 p m after 59 hours on leg from Lakehurst to layover before heading to Friedrichshafen. Crowds cheer as airship completes most of its 18 000 mile four continent voyage begun May 1.
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Seville
Spain
Gyat Zeppelin
Graf
Pernambuco
Brazil
United States
Lakehurst
Tucson Mexican Given Term In Arizona Prison
Itafel Najera a Mexican man was sentenced in superior court to from three to ten years in the state prison for the death of Mrs. H. G. Davis. He admitted crushing Mrs. Davis against a wall with his automobile while under the influence of liquor.
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Tucson
Ariz
Itafael Najera
H. G. Davis
Najera
Rich Ore Discovery Draws Prospectors to Cassiar District
In Wrangell Alaska on July 4 AP reports that Geo Drapich, a Yukon veteran, found ore near Glenora on the Skine River in northern British Columbia containing copper gold and silver worth about 60 dollars a ton. Early arrivals have staked 32 claims.
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Wrangell
Alaska
Cassiar
Srkine River
Here
British Columbia
Geo. Drapich
Yukon
Glenora
Twelve Injured In Airplane Dive At Boston Airport
A tri motored Colonial Air Transport plane crashed into Boston municipal airport waters. One passenger may be fatally injured and eleven others had minor injuries and immersion. French aviator Simon A. de Aultheir of Boston sustained minor injuries. Cause cited as right motor failure.
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Boston
Simon A. de Aultheir
Supervisors to Check All Assessments
Holbrook board of supervisors as a board of equalization will review the whole tax roll and adjust assessments as seen fit. Taxpayers need not appear in person since only ten days are allotted for the equalization, insufficient time to handle every case individually.
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The
Daily Mail
Holbrook
Board of Supervisors
Board of Equalization
Milk Supply Declared Not Dangerous by Inspector
City Sanitary Inspector L M Hohn found bacteria levels in the local milk may be elevated but not at a danger level. State dairy commissioner T P Morgan from Phoenix arrived to inspect all district dairies and will report findings after further testing.
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City Santory
L. M. Hohn
T. P. Morgan
Phoenix
Mr. Morgan
Morgan
Baseball National League Scores and Postponement
In a rain postponed game between Pittsburgh and Brooklyn at Chicago only two innings were completed with one run per side. The NL standings show Cincinnati New York Chicago Boston St Louis Philadelphia in sequence with partial tallies.
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National League
Cincinnati
New York
Chicago
Boston
St. Louis
Philadelpha
Graft Zeppelin Lands in Seville to Start Return Voyage
The Graft Zeppelin completed the first leg of its voyage back to Friedrichshafen from the United States and touched down at Seville air drome at 5 04 p m local time marking the start of the return trip.
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Seville
Spain
Friedrichshafen
United States
Specifications for National Guard Camp at Flagstaff Approved
Washington advises governor that plans and specifications for a permanent Arizona National Guard camp near Flagstaff have been approved by the war department. The $100,000 project will occupy a 7000 acre military reservation carved from the Coconino National Forest and be named Fort Alexander M. Tuthill in honor of the 89th brigade commander. Construction is expected to begin in July.
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National Guard
Flagstaff
WAR Department
Washington
J. C. Phillips
Arizona National Guard
Fort
Alexander M. Tuthill
Colorado
Tuthill
Phoenix
Gandhi Mourning Hartal Shuts Factories In Poona
In Bombay 65,000 Indian workers halted work in protest of Mahatma Gandhi’s month in Yeranda jail Poona. Dozens of processions marked the day as 30 cotton mills closed and violence erupted when crowds tried to force participation. Police were stoned by protesters.
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Bombay
Mahatma Gandhi
Yerada
Poona
Degrees awarded to 285 graduates at Arizona
Dr. Homer L. Shantz president of the University of Arizona conferred degrees on 285 students at an open air commencement. National Educational Council director Dr. Vita Henry Suzzallo was the principal speaker addressing Leaders and Followers in America.
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Tucson
Avig
Homer L. Shantz
University of Arizona
Vita Henry Suzzallo
National Educational Council
America
Land Company Will Trade Petrified Forest Holdings
The New Mexico and Arizona Land Company offered to exchange its holdings in the Petrified Forest National Monument for government lands outside the Navajo and Apache counties. President Hoover signed an act authorizing the exchange as part of removing private holdings from national parks and monuments.
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Washington
Department of Interior
New Mexico and Arizona Land Company
Petrified Forest National Monument
Navajo
Apache Counties
Hoover
National Parks and Monuments
Sunset Crater National Monument
Arizona
Lincoln Highway Cutoff Opened in Nevada Celebration
The Ely Wendover cutoff, last link of the Lincoln Highway, was officially opened to traffic by Gov. Fred Balzar of Nevada. The ceremony began a four day celebration with presence of Gov. Young of California and Gov. Dern of Utah, marking 14 years of efforts to secure an eastern trans continental gateway for Ely and east central Nevada.
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Ily
Ely-Wendover
Fred B. Balzar
Nevada
Young
California
Dern
Utah
Ely
Court Congestion Bill Clears House Amid Senate Doubt
The measure to let United States commissioners handle minor alcohol violations without a jury passed the House after a heated debate. Three related bills also cleared the chamber, aiming to amend the Jones Law and set maximum misdemeanor penalties while allowing a jury waiver, as part of a federal court congestion program.
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Washington
Uoover Law Enforcement Commission
House
Senate
United States
Bate
Radio Station for Winslow Being Sought
Winslow faces a decision on a permit to operate a radio station with Frank M. Siegmund appearing before the Federal Radio Commission in Washington on June 11. He will be represented by Senator Carl Hayden to prove the city's need for a station amid poor reception.
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Winslow
Frank M. Siegmund
Federal Radio Commission
Washington, D. C
Carl Hayden
Arizona
Hayden
University Yearbook Editor Suspended After Probe
Boyd Allen announces that William Kimball editor of the 1930 Desert yearbook is suspended from all extra curricular activities for one year after an alleged offensive item in the yearbook prompts protests from more than 100 students. Kimball will be a senior next year and is barred from campus publications dramatics and basketball manager duties.
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Tucson
Ariz
Boyd Allen
University of Arizona
University
William Kimball
Kimball
Allen
Mexico Beach Bans Dancing In Bathing Suits
Tampico authorities ban dancing in bathing suits at Miramar Beach deeming the practice immoral. The move targets the town's principal seaside resort and reflects local moral standards.
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Mexico Beach
Tampico
Mexico
Miramar Beach
Winslow to Pine Freight Operator Faces Tax Violation
Pryor Miller, owner of a Pine to Winslow motor freight service, is cited to appear before the corporation commission to show cause why his permit should not be revoked for failure to pay the common carrier mill tax.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Pryor Miller
Pine
Winslow
Corporation Commission
Woman named postmaster in Superior after acting tenure
Miss Harriette A. Hiener of Superior has been appointed postmaster for four years following her service as acting postmaster since her father’s death in January. The local office will continue under her leadership.
Allied forces reach railway near Tsinan and Changsha falls
Foreign naval dispatches report northern allied troops crossing the Yellow River about 60 miles east of Tsinan and reaching the Tsinan Tsingtao railway near Chowtsun while Nationalist defenses reassemble. Changsha, capital of Hunan, surrenders to Kwangsi rebels numbering around 20 000, with more forces en route.
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Shanghai
Tsingtao
Chefoo
Shantung Province
Yellow River
Tsinan
Tsinan-Tsingtao
Chowtsun
Changsha
Hunan Province
Kwangsi Province
Red” Army
Wireless Install in Kingsford Smith Atlantic Hop Plane
Captain Charles Kingsford Smith and three associates supervise wireless battery installation in the Southern Cross in Dublin June 5. They plan to depart for Curragh and then fly the Atlantic to New York, aiming to cross the ocean.
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Kingsford Smith
Atlantic
Dublin
All City Officials Retained In Bisbee By Council Action
In Bisbee Arizona the city council voted to retain all officers after an annual session. Officials kept include fire chief Barney Norton police magistrate Clarence Brown police chief Ben Chase city clerk John Sanders city attorney Nels Okerstrom street superintendent R L Motz city engineer.
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Bisbee
Ariz
Barney Norton
Clarence Brown
Ben Chase
John Sanders
Nels Okerstrom
R. L. Motz
City Enginee
Edge Continues Study Of France Voyage
Edge today began a term voyage through industrial France to study life and commerce. He will travel from this city to Lille with plans to spend three days visiting plants and meeting with manufacturers in Lille Roubaix and Tourcoing.
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Pares
Abpi
Edge
France
Lille
Roubaix
Tourcoing
Sunset Crater Named Arizona National Monument
The forest service announced Sunset Crater in Arizona as a national monument by presidential proclamation. Located 16 miles from Flagstaff in the Coconino National Forest, it covers 3040 acres and includes Sunset Mountain and ice caves.
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Sunset Crater
Flagstaff
Eleventh National Monument
Arizona
Washington, D. C
Forest Service
Coconino National Forest
Sunset Mountain
United States
Women’s Clubs Convention Opens in Denver
Denver hosts the General Federation of Women’s Clubs twentieth biennial convention with welcome breakfasts luncheons and teas. Delegates from all sections except one have arrived and New England guests were delayed by Nebraska floods. The opening is at the municipal auditorium with Mrs John S Sippel responding to Governor Adams.
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Denver
Colo
APJ
General Federation of Women’s Clubs
New England
Nebraska
Municipal Auditorium
John S. Sippel
National Organization
W. H. Adams
Hoover Presented With Ancient Sword
Washington June 5 AP The Japanese canning association presented a 425 year old sword to President Hoover The blade was brought from Tokyo and presented by T Takasaki to the president as a gift during a formal ceremony.
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Washington
Hoover
Japanese Canning Association
Tokyo
T. Takasaki
Cochise Pioneer Voted For Lincoln
J W Lively a 98 year old Civil War veteran in Cochise county says he voted for Abraham Lincoln in both 1860 and 1864 He recently moved to the county and is identified as the oldest Civil War veteran in the area.
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Douglas. Ariz
J. W. Lively
Cochise County
Lively
Abraham Lincoln
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Pennsylvania State College
Phoenix, Ariz
Lincoln Highway
Winslow-to-Pine
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Proclamation
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Painted Desert
Grand Canyon
Casa Grande
Montezuma Castle
Petrified Forest
Pipe Springs
Tumacacori
Wupatki
Chiricahua
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