Flames at Jamestown depot kill three and burn twenty
A gasoline depot explosion outside Jamestown New York killed three people and burned twenty others, five critically. Firemen Walter Huber 35 Oscar Bloom 45 died, Henry Golcynski 18 a spectator, as two more 20 000 gallon tanks exploded later amid firefighting efforts by Richfield Oil Co. officials.
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Jamestown
N. Y
Walter Kastenhuber
Oscar Bloom
Henry Golcynski
Richfield Oil Company
Turmoil at the Capitol as troops guard tense Texas race
Texas attorney general Claude Pollard was indicted over alleged sale of bogus cigarette tax stamps. Dallas businessman D H Willard and others face similar charges. Names of those not yet arrested remained undisclosed. In North Dakota, federal troops occupied the capitol as Gov Langer faces conspiracy convictions and a disputed succession with Lieutenant Governor Ole Olson taking an oath amid court action.
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Austin
Claude Pollard
Texas
Moody
D. H. Willard
Dallas
Willard
Bismarck
N. D
William Langer
North
Ole H. Olson
Langer
Olson
Fort Lincoln
Here
Seventh Corps
Omaha
George Harris
Miller
U.S
P. W. Lanier
Bargain Day Planned After 6500 Attend Ladies Day
Wilbur C. Hawk, president of the association, announced today’s bargain day following a strong turnout at the Tri-State Fair racing track yesterday. About 6,500 fans attended the ladies day event, and a continuation is expected.
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Tri- State Fair
Wilbur C. Hawk
Former Olney Mayor Faces Second Trial
Vernon reports state prosecutors began a second trial of Charles S. Richardson former mayor of Olney for the Christmas slaying of his son Flya a 20 year old college student. The jury was sworn eight farmers on the venire and the defense signals an accidental shooting defense. Richardson had previously been convicted but the verdict was overturned on appeal.
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Vernon
Charles S. Richardson
Olney
Flya
Veniremen
Richardson
Court of Appeals
Dall Divorce Mystery Deepens at Lake Tahoe
Mrs Anna Roosevelt Dall wife of Curtis B Dall left her Lake Tahoe home for an undisclosed destination in a car owned by Reno attorney Samuel Platt. She has kept silent on details of her divorce as her children remain with a federal escort and staff at Alma Wallis residence near the state line.
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Cal-Neva
Anna Roosevelt Dall
Curtis B. Dall
Lake Tahoe
Smuel Platt
Reno
Roosevelt
Sissie
Buzzie
Federal Secret Service
Alma Wallis
Nevada
Lake
California
Bargain Day at Races Brightly Draws 6500 Fans at Tri-State Meet
Wilbur C. Hawk, president of the Tri-State Pair Association, reports 6500 attendees on the third day of races. Today admission is 50 cents with grandstand free as Amarillo Day approaches. The Amarillo Chamber of Commerce Handicap offers a $250 purse in a 1 1 8 mile race. Celia Villa, film star and daughter of a famous bandit, will attend and feature in the Celia Villa Derby with a floral horseshoe prize.
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Tri-State Fair Association
Tri-State Fair Grounds
Sleepy Mose
R. D. Fleming
Pampa Chamber of Commerce
Noel
John Marone II
Star Maiden
Wilbur C. Hawk
Tri-State Pair Association
The
Fair Association
Hawk
Amarillo
States Win Scrap Over Toll Fees
The Tenth Circuit reverses a lower court ruling and upholds Oklahoma and Texas rights to build and operate a free Red River bridge, despite a prior toll franchise. The decision notes sovereigns may grant exclusive rights yet still perform the same function themselves, referencing the Chickasha Nation grant of 1876.
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Denver
Oklahoma
Texas
Red River
Tenth United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Federal Court of Theastern District of Oklahoma
Red River Bridge Company
William H. Murray
Orie L. Phillips
Sam Bratton
T. Blake Kenedy E
Bratton
B. F. Colbert
Chickasha
Red River Bridge
Gang revenge fatal in New Brunswick trio slaughter
Three men identified as Henry Teel Peter Georgianna and Isadore Gutman were found shot to death in Gutman s sedan at Dunham s Corners New Brunswick Township bound with rope mouths sealed with tape The victims aged 24 25 and 29 had bail pending after a road stand holdup near Flemington police suspect a rival gang trapped disarmed and executed them Four shell casings from three calibers were found on the car floor Michael Ferenchik found the scene and alerted authorities
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New Brunswick
N. J
Dunham's Corners
Fast Brunswick
Henry Teel
Peter Georgianna
Isadore Gutman
Milltown
Flemington
Gutman
Michael Ferenchik
Georgianna
Teel
Valley Gun Fight Reaches Grand Jury Up in Texas
A grand jury was impaneled in Rio Grande City to investigate a Memorial Day gun battle at LaGialia during a mass meeting of Guerra machine opponents in Starr County. Constable David Gomez and businessman Pablo Solis were killed. seven others wounded.
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Rio Grande City
Tex
LaGialia
Guerra
Starr County
David Gomez
LaGrulla
Pablo Solis
Allred Challenged to Hughes Debate in Houston
Maury Hughes of Dallas telegrammed Attorney General James V. Allred at Austin inviting a Houston debate on Allred’s prohibition stance. Both men run for governor and Hughes cites Allred’s alleged inconsistency.
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Houston
U.P
Maury Hughes
Dallas
James V. Allred
Austin
Allred
Hughes
Texas dentist murdered near Equality under mystery slayings
A Texas woman in custody and her companion Harold St Clair alias Lee Armstrong hunted after the slaying of Dr. Homer L. Meyers. Meyers body found in a farm weed patch near Equality with two bullet wounds. Robbery cited as motive though burglary unknown.
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Eldorado
Texas
Harold St. Clair
Lee Armstrong
Homer L. Meyers
Equality
Meyers
Kivelyn Anderson
Woodboro
Chicago
Armstrong
Man Pleads Guilty To $23,700 Coleman Bank Robbery
John Newton 31 of Chickasha Oklahoma pleaded guilty to robbery with firearms in the February 2 Coleman National Bank heist that netted about $23,700. Investigators identified Newton as one of three bandits. two bank officials are among those arrested.
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Coleman
Tex
John Newton
Chickasha
Okla
First Coleman National Bank
Newton
Sam Gray
C. W. Woodruff
Ed Lemay
Trunk Mystery in Brighton Halts Search for Missing Lawyer
Police link torso found at Brighton railway station to Agnes Tufverson, the missing American lawyer, though key differences in abdominal scar details weaken the match. Detectives pursue origin and method of the trunk’s arrival as no identification or death cause is confirmed.
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Brighton
England
Scotland Yard
Agnes Tulverson
Palmer Tells of Pen Break from Huntsville
Texas convict Joe Palmer describes his escape from the penitentiary five months ago and details his knowledge of Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker. He says Barrow influenced the escape plan but he kept distance after becoming ill. Palmer, bound for trial in Crowson’s death, was sent back to Texas with Iowa officers accepting transfer.
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Huntsville
Joe Palmer
Texas
Iowa
Major Crowson
Palmer
Dallas
Clyde Barrow
Desperado
Barrow
Bonnie Parker
Louisiana
Hamilton
Raymond Hamilton
Crowson
Clyde
Bonnie
Annie
St. Joseph
R. A. Schmid
Housing Bill and Farm Measure Enacted With Delay
Legislative action caps a push on housing and farm policy as the housing bill and farm measure pass after delays. Lawmakers announce compromises and outline next steps for implementation and funding.
Filibusters Halted as Washington Wins Conference Report
Congress adjourned after independents pushed through the railway labor disputes adjustment act despite Roosevelt’s stance. The Senate adopted a conference report on the housing bill amid a filibuster by Sen Long. Independents also secured a six year moratorium for bankrupt farmers and final action on the second deficiency bill.
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Roosevelt
Congress
Hastings
Republican
Delaware
Onrman
House
Senate
Frazier
Long
Louisiana
Auditor Sees Bias in Texas Relief Distribution
Texas relief funds for the three months ending February 28, 1934, show per destitute person expenditures varying by population groups. State Auditor George B. Simpson and assistant W. F. McCroskey urge monthly uniform county reports and a staffed system of case workers to accurately measure needs and ensure fair distribution across counties.
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Austin
Texas
George B. Simpson
W. F. McCroskey
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