Wagner to Portland as Strike Mediation Moves Forward
Senator Wagner heads to Portland as the longshoremen's board seeks mediation in the San Francisco strike. Aubrey Williams says fed relief will not penalize hungry women and children while confirming no current food shortage. Secretary Perkins and federal agencies watch closely as negotiations continue.
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Aubrey Williams
Relief Administration
San Francisco
Williams
California
Perkins
Wagner
Portland
Longshoremen’s Board
Robert F. Wagner
Ore
National Labor Board
Oregon
Waener
New York
Houston
Tex
Washington Cargiuly
Army
Navy
P. A. Donaghue
New National Labor Relations Labor Board
Washington
Longshoremen’s Labor Board
NRA Labor Board
Woman must die, court rules for Anna Antonio
The New York Court of Appeals ruled that Anna Antonio, convicted of murdering her husband, must die in the electric chair at Sing Sing unless Governor Lehman intervenes. Her execution is scheduled for August 9.
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Albany
N. Y
Court of Appeals
Anna Antonio
Sing Sing Prison
Lehman
Four Days Pass Without Clues Of Baby Connor
Four days after Bobby Connor vanished from Hartsdale Manor there is no sign of life or death. State police arrived to boost the search while New York officials questioned Harry Lee Forestier, a 51 year old itinerant salesman, who matched a description of a peddler seen in the manor on the day of the disappearance.
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Hartsdale
N. Y
Bobby Connor
Hartsdale Manor
New York
Harry Lee Forestier
Bobby
McDonald Headlines Amarillo Rally in Gubernatorial Push
C C McDonald of Wichita Falls spoke at the Municipal Auditorium in Amarillo drawing about six hundred listeners. He outlined his gubernatorial platform centering on permanent relief and lasting prosperity and stressed a joint state federal financing plan for homesteads. He argued the nation can become homeowners and the republic is safe when the economy lifts from a low mood.
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Co. C. McDonald
Wichita Falls
Amarillo
Municipal Auditorium
McDonald
Republic
Capi
Lumber Prices Cut 8 to 10 Percent by NRA
Washington July 16 NRA announces 8 to 10 percent cuts in all lumber products used in house construction by the lumber and sawmill code authority and approved by Hugh S Johnson. When combined with a 1 cent cut by retail users, consumer prices drop about 14 to 15 percent. The move supports Roosevelt housing program.
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Washington
NRA
Lumber and Tumber Products Code Authority
Hugh S. Johnson
Roosevelt
Small Flings Another Challenge At Paris
Senator Clint Small accuses race track gamblers of yellow journalism to derail his bid for governor. He says a large campaign fund is being used to print anonymous circulars about his record and vows to fight back in the State Senate if needed. A batch of handbills surfaced before his Tyler speech. Dalhart rally draws largest crowd of the year with Gene Howe and Amarillo officials endorsing Small.
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The
Paris
Clint Small
Small
State Senate
Dalhart
Newa Dalhart
Dalhhart
Old Tack
Gene Howe
Bank Robbers Hit Hood County and Two Texas Towns
Bank robbers struck three Texas banks within two hours after noon Monday taking about 6500 dollars. The Tolar raid yielded 4000 dollars after two youths rushed the Continental State Bank cashing a dollar for a teen. In Shepherd and Velasco the thieves stole 1800 dollars from the People's State Bank with an armed man forcing staff to lie on the floor.
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Associated Press
Texas
Tolar Hood County
Continental State Bank
Shepherd and Velasco
Tolar
O. C. Curl
People’s State Bank
Shepherd
San Jacinto County
Trunk Deaths Deepens Mystery in Brighton Case
Police and Scotland Yard seek a stuttering waiter nicknamed Toni Mancini as a nationwide hue and cry goes out after a new trunk murder in Brighton. The latest victim’s identity remains unconfirmed while connections to a prior trunk crime are explored.
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Brighton
England
Scotland Yard
King’s Cross Station
London
Toni Mancini
Tenta
Wish of a Vicinity Tuesday Forecast for Amarillo
A Tuesday forecast for Amarillo predicts mild weather with light winds and a chance of scattered clouds. Temperatures are expected to range from the mid 60s to near 80 degrees, with no significant rainfall anticipated.
Weather Summary for West Texas and New Mexico
West Texas west of the 19th meridian remains warm with generally fair to partly cloudy skies. New Mexico outlooks show fair weather with possible showers and thunderstorms in the northwest area and little temperature change. Temperature readings from Amarillo yesterday indicate highs near 98 and lows around 72, with historical extremes listed as 88 in 1948 and 64 in 1953.
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West Texas
New Mexico
Amarillo
Potter County Relief Board Seeks Original Drouth Aid
The Potter County relief board led by Chansler Weymouth approved a resolution demanding the original Panhandle drouth program. They lament a departure from an agreed plan that reallocates funds to a larger Texas area, urging continued budgets of no more than 20 dollars per month, which undermines the highway drouth program. The resolution was sent to the Texas governor, the federal relief administration, the relief commission, and Kansas City conference participants.
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Potter County
Panhandle
Texas
Drouth
Potter County Relief Board
Federal Relief Administration
Texas Relief Commission
Kansas City
Gate Closure Near Lake Brownwood Ends Water Release
Brownwood July 16 A flood gate at Lake Brownwood was knocked down to within inches of the surface as water release to the Colorado River rice fields of Wharton and Matagorda counties continued. Workmen anticipated full closure tonight with more than 10,000 acre feet of water remaining in the lake.
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Brownwood
Lake Brownwood
Colorado
Wharton
Matagorda
Oscillatory Mexico Earthquake Felt Near Vera Cruz
An oscillatory earthquake lasting several minutes was felt beginning at 2 A M today in Vera Cruz Mexico. It was repeated at intervals with reduced intensity.
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Vera Cruz
Mexico
U.P
Oil Man Faces Death Charge in Texas Court
R. 8 Bolling, a San Antonio oil operator, appeared in a San Diego justice court and denied killing Ralph Kerr, a bartender, in October 1933. He posted $5,000 bond after waiving examining trial and had been jailed in Duvall County following Texas Ranger arrest.
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San Diego
Tex
Bolling
San Antonio
Justice Court
Ralph Kerr
Duvall County
Rio Grande City
Texas Rangers
Jim Shawn
Zukor Jewels Recovered By U S Men
Police announced the recovery of jewels worth 62500 stolen from Mrs Adolph Zukor while she slept in a Chicago hotel suite. Four suspects were in custody with help from U S Department of Justice agents who assisted in the capture after a month of investigation.
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Chicago
Adolph Zukor
Sergt. Thomas Alcock
U. S. Department of Justice
Back Stretch, Plan Last Lap Candidates in Texas
Democratic candidates push toward the July 28 first primary in the final lap. James Ferguson backs C. McDonald with four more appearances starting in Houston. Edward Russell campaigns for prohibition and opposes repeal, touring Hedley Itasca and Hillsboro. Maury Hughes promotes his New Deal platform in Port Arthur.
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Austin
Democratic Party
James RE. Ferguson
Miriam A. Ferguson
C. McDonald
Fergusons
McDonald
Cuero
Houston
Edward K. Russell
Hedley
Itasca
Hillsboro
Russell
Frisco Heavily Guarded As Riots Sweep Market Street
July 16 San Francisco endures martial measures after a 1906 earthquake echo. Army tanks and 4000 National Guardsmen defend the Embarcadero and commission districts while barricades rise across streets. Police patrol in pairs amid food supply tensions and threats of further clashes.
San Francisco Housewives Face Shortages in General Strike
A San Francisco housewife describes daily hardships during the general strike. She could not get groceries delivered or buy meat butter or eggs. She lacks vegetables for the baby and cannot use the family car due to gas rationing.
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San Francisco
Governor Speaks Unions Form Patrols To San Francisco
Labor’s general strike cripples the city with 7,000 National Guardsmen and 2,000 police till the first night of a crisis unseen since 1906. Tanks and machine guns arrive as Guardsmen patrol the waterfront to guard 1.3 million residents. Rough scenes unfold with looting and food shortages as 60,000 on strike join 75 million bridge project workers.
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Commission House
Transbay
Prank i. Merriam
San Francisco
Labor
National
23Rd
Mission Streets
Oakland
International Labor Defense
San Francisco- Oakland
Violence Flares Over National Unions Prepare Sympathy Strikes
A San Francisco general strike paralyses the metropolitan area with 2,000 additional guards ordered as 4,000 already on duty. Predictions point to 50,000 more workers walking out in sympathy, sparking food shortages and widespread looting. Riots flare in Oakland and Portland with multiple injuries and arrests as federal and local officials seek arbitration.
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Coast General
Associated Press
San Francisco
Transbay
Oakland
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Connor
C.C
Tyler
Hood County
Shepherd, Velasco
Boy
Hollywood
Dave Allen
Jeft
June DeLong
Center
Weymouth
Chansler Weymouth
Oil Man
Julian
ZUKOR
U. S
Ferguson
Frisco
Eliie Amile
Market Street
Johnson
Hugh Johnson
San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge
General Strike
William A. Maher
Seafarers’ Council
Hugh 8. Johnson
San Franscisco
Pacific Coast
Vancouver
United States
William Green
American Federation of Labor
Scranton
Boston
Minneapolis
Kohler
Wis
Kohler Company
Danbury
Conn
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