Police Commissioner Russell resigns amid Chicago gang crisis
William F. Russell announces resignation as Chicago police commissioner after heavy public criticism over department conduct. He states he prepared a resignation to the mayor while Duke Stege is demoted from detective bureau to captain of the Irving Park district as turmoil continues following the killing of Tribune reporter Alfred Lingle.
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Chicago
William F. Russell
Russell
Duke Stege
Detective Bureau
Irving Park
William Hale Thompson
Chicago Tribune
Alfred “Jake” Lingle
City Council
Population figures for Navajo Apache Yavapai counties released
Aaron L. Thomas, census supervisor for northern Arizona, reports five counties totaling 50,505 population with Apache, Coconino, Mohave, Navajo and Yavapai figures. The release notes omissions and additions to reservations and Grand Canyon areas, and lists county populations and farm counts. A separate incident at the International Cafe left Wee Gin gravely injured and Tom Torrez sought after a knife attack over a board bill.
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Prescott
Ariz
Aaron L. Thomas
Arizona
International Cafe
West First Street
Bill
Wee Gin
Tom Torres
Torrez
Gin
West Flont Street
Tax receipts surge as second 1929 income payment due
In Washington on June 16 AP reports over one and a half billion dollars flowing through the US treasury. The second payment of 1929 income taxes was pouring in to swell collections to unprecedented totals. Treasury experts expected today’s receipts to reach about 500 million dollars or more. The government was also paying off 450 million dollars in maturing certificates of indebtedness and taking in 450 million from the sale of such securities while paying 90 million dollars in interest on the public debt.
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Washington
United States Treasury
Treasury
Udgg
Cn_fessed Slayers Arrested in Utah
Jose Urbina, 45, accused of killing Apolina Gonzales, 38, at Lyndell Utah, was captured in Salt Lake City. County Attorney Milton A. Melville of Fillmore said a first degree murder charge would be filed. Urbina reportedly confessed the slaying saying the trouble began over a card game.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
Jose Urbina
Apolina Gonzales
Lyndell
Milton A. Melville
Fillmore
Urbina
Prescott to Host Annual Arizona Vocational Education Meet
Edward F. Horn, city school superintendent, announced Prescott has been chosen again for the annual conference of vocational education instructors of Arizona. Sessions are set for August in Prescott.
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Prescott
Ariz
Vocational Education Instructors of
Arizona
Oregon Governor Candidate George W. Joseph Dies During Camp Activity
Oregon National Guard camp in Camp Cla tsop reports Sen George W Joseph Republican nominee for governor died at 8 45 am after a heart attack while speaking with Maj Gen George A White. Born May 30 1872 in Medec County California he was son of Edward Worthington Joseph and Delilah Jane Heath Joseph.
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Camp Clatsop
Ore
George W. Joseph
Ore- Hu
Portland
Gieerge W. Joseph
Oregon
Camp Glassup
Joseph Creek
Medec County
California
Edward Worthington
Delilah Jane Heath Joseph
George W. Heath
Newark Race Sees Three Top Republicans Vie for Senate
In Newark New York the Republican senate contest ends tomorrow with three candidates Dwight W. Morrow Joseph S Frelinghuysen and Franklin D Fort vying on prohibition issues Morrow backs repeal of the Eighteenth Amendment while Frelinghuysen seeks federal moderation and Fort runs on a dry platform backed by anti saloon groups Supporters predict victory but no figures are given Fort and Frelinghuysen avoid numeric forecasts.
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Newark
N. Y
White House of Neutrality
Dwight W. Morrow
Joseph S. Frelinghuysen
Franklin D. Fort
Morrow
Frelinghuysen
State Anti- Saloon League
Douglas G. Thompson
Sailor Drowns as Yachts Collide Off Greenwich
A sailor died and ten people were rescued when two yachts collided three miles off Greenwich Connecticut late last night. The Plant yacht Loleta hosting motion picture actress Claire Windsor was struck amidships by the Chang Wang III owned by O Chatfield Taylor.
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New York
Claire Windsor
Phillip N. Plant
Greenwich
Conn
Loleta
Miss Windsor
Chang Wang
Iil
O. Chatfield Taylor
Mount Clair Designer Visits San Francisco Bridge
H P Hamlin of Mount Clair New Jersey guest at La Posada describes the Carquinez Straits bridge as the world’s longest of its kind and a beautiful specimen of architectural skill. He designed the structure but has never seen it since its erection and is visiting the Pacific coast to view it.
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H. P. Hamlin
Mount Clair
New Jersey
la Posada
San Francisco
Bay
Hamlon
Pacific Coast
Bar Silver Holds At New York Trade Floor
Bar silver closed steady at 33 5 8 an ounce in New York trading as market activity remained subdued and dealers awaited fresh cues from abroad.
Hoover to Sign Tariff Bill Aiming for Economic Recovery
President Hoover announced he will sign the tariff bill, calling it essential to prompt business recovery. He expects export trade to expand as conditions normalize and says a flexible clause can fix inadequate rates, taking the tariff away from politics.
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Washington
Hoover
Tariff Commission
Ralph Capone Sentenced to Three Years in Federal Prison
Ralph J Capone brother of Al Capone was sentenced to three years in Leavenworth for defrauding the government by filing false income tax returns He received a concurrent sentence of two years in Cook County Jail with a $10 000 fine suspended on the second count The Chicago AP report dated June 16 notes the penalties and concurrent terms.
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Chicago
Ralph J. Capone
al “Scarface
Capone
Leavenworth
Kans
Cook County
Warns Germany To Reform Her Budget
Berlin June 16 AP The last warning of S Parker Gilbert agent general for reparations under the Dawes plan to reform the Reich budget was given to the German people. He said the budget must be kept within bounds to meet Young plan payments and to develop industry after five years of stewardship.
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Berlin
S. Parker Gilbert
Reich
Gilbert
Germany
Grace Coolidge Receives Honorary Law Degree
Burlington Vermont June 16 The University of Vermont conferred an honorary Doctor of Laws on Mrs Grace Goodhue Coolidge wife of former President Calvin Coolidge at the commencement exercises She is an alumna of the university and attended the ceremony as a guest of honor
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Burlington, Vt
Grace Goodhue Coolidge
Calvin Coolidge
University of Vermont
Coolidge
Market Plunge As Selling Wave Drives Stocks Down
New York June 16 AP heavy selling sent stock prices to deep lows with many pivotal issues dropping five to twenty dollars a share. U S Steel fell to 160 and briefly to 159 25 before rallying above 160 as selling pressure eased later.
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New York
U. S. Steel
Salt Raids Continue in India Amid Monsoon Patrols
In Ahmadabad India June 16 AP reports ongoing salt raids by nationalist volunteers in Gujarat localities. Nine surrounding villages were urged to join a raid on Shahpur depots but could not cross the customs line, watched by 200 police.
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Ahamdabad
India
Gujarat
Shahpur
Man Who Fasted 26 Days Dies From Gunshot Wound
Frank W. Davis 58, a farmer from Danville, broke a 26 day fast intended to end his life and was found dead in his cabin from a self inflicted gunshot. Authorities said the death was by his own hand.
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Danville
Frank W. Davis
Davis
Baby Alive After Bullet Pierces Brain
CHICAGO June 16 AP The six weeks old infant Laurence Stensland remained alive and eating despite a .22 caliber bullet lodged in his skull. Doctors could not remove the bullet. police sought the shooter.
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Chicago
Oscar J. Stensland
Nationalists Halt Rebel Advance Near Wuchang
Fifty thousand Nationalist troops under Chiang Kai-Shek strengthened defenses south of Wuchang and repelled the southern Kwangsi rebels as they tried to seize the strategic tri cities. Earthworks were built by seized street coolies to defend Hankow Wuchang and Han Yang.
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Hankow
Wuchang
Kiwangsi
Chiang Kai-Shek
Changeha
Yochow
Hanyang
Tri-Cities
Middle China
Balloon Race Planned in Houston on July 4
A. D. Simpson, local representative, announced approval by Luke Christopher, Washington secretary of the National Aeronautical Association, for the national balloon races to be held in Houston on July 4.
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Houston
Tex
A. D. Simpson
Luke Christopher
Washington
National Aeronautical Association
Representatives of Electric Industry Held Annual Meeting
In San Francisco on June 16 delegates from the electric industry gathered for the fifty third annual convention of the National Electric Light Association. Engineers technicians and executives from utilities and manufacturers attended representing a capital of more than 13 billion dollars invested in public utilities nationwide.
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San Francisco
National Electric Light Association
Murder charge expected against Selby in Prohibition agent slaying
Rodney Selby, 35, Indian Springs service station operator, who surrendered after a week on the run, faces a first degree murder charge for the killing of Prohibition Agent Albert Brown and wounding Agent Robert Davis. Selby said he fired in self defense after agents shot first and gave himself up to C J Fulcher near Lookout, California.
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Alturas
Cal
Rodney. Selby
Indian Springs
Albert Brown
Robert Davis
Selby
C. J. Fulcher
Lookout
Here
Brown
Three Republicans Seek Senatorship In Maine Primary
PORTLAND Maine June 16 AP three Republicans circle United States Senate seat to succeed Arthur R Gould Lewiston representative Wallace White former Governor Ralph Brewster and Dugald Dewar of Portland vie for the nomination Dewar runs on a wet platform while White and Brewster reaffirm dry views
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Portland
Maine
United States
Arthur R. Gould
Wallace H. White
Lewiston
Ralph O. Brewster
Dugald Dewar
Oortland
Dewar
White
Brewster
Stanford Commencement Honors 1130 Degrees
Stanford University began its commencement exercises as 1130 students prepared to receive degrees from Dr. Robert E. Swain acting president of the university. The event took place in Stanford, California, on June 16 with Swain presiding over the ceremony.
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Stanford, University. Cal
Stanford University
Robert E. Swain
Noted Inventor Elmer Sperry Dies in New York
Elmer Sperry inventor of the gyro scope and gyro compass died today at St John’s Hospital in New York. He developed stabilizers for aircraft and ships a high intensity searchlight and many other devices many of them patented for the United States Navy. He served on the Naval Consulting Board since 1915.
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New York
Elmer Sperry
St. John’s Hospital
United States Navy
Naval Consulting Board
Search for eight Toledo men lost in Lake Erie near Rattlesnake Island
Eight Toledo men missing after incident in Lake Erie near Rattlesnake Island prompted an intensive search Saturday. Authorities fear drowning as crews comb the area and officials issue rescue efforts from Toledo.
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Lake Erie
Toledo, O
Todeldo
Rattlesnakesland
Highway Budget Approved Today By The Counties
A telegram from County Engineer Karl L. Hudson reports the state highway budget for 1936 813 was unanimously approved by all county representatives except Potter and Merrill at a highway commission hearing. Practically all counties represented, adoption as drawn up appears almost certain.
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Karl L. Hudson
Highway Commission
Winslow Daily Mail
Winslow, Ariz
Potter and Merrill
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Chicago ‘Tribune
Abaye
Pat Roche
Po- Hee
Ghown
Anthony Rathy
Lingle
Randolph Street
Navajo County
Coconino
Mohave
Yavapai
Tom Torrez
Ailor
Ralph Capone
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