Labor Unions Threaten Nationwide Strike Amid Bay Area Crisis
On July 16 1929 Marine Industrial Union leaders voted to present a strike plan for all Atlantic port traffic to members. In San Francisco a general strike with 6000 guardsmen mobilized, bay area food shortages loomed, and pickets clashed with authorities as troops and police fortified routes to deliver food amid rioting and large scale disruptions.
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New York
Atlantic
Marine Industrial Union
Atlantic Seaboard
Harold J. Baxter
Santa Paula
West Coast
Joseph P. Ryan
International Longshoremen’s Association
Howard J. Farmer
Rank and File Action Committee
Ryan
Ty United Press
San Francisco
Bay Area
Portland
Hugh
Johnson
Houston
Tex
Minneapolis
East Bay
National Guard
Sacramento
Presidio
Bay District
ILA
Toonevelt
National Longshoremen’s Board
New Labor Disputes Act
San Francisco Industrial Association
Industrial Association
Merriam
San Francisco Bay Region
Alameda County
San Franciaco
San Francisco Labor Troubles Fueled by Coast Strike
Frank Bartholomew reports San Francisco faces intensified labor strife as 10 Pacific Coast maritime unions strike. Longshoremen history includes a broken SF union, NRA era growth under International Longshoremen’s Association, wage gains by January 1, and disputes over hiring methods, hours, and union recognition prompting federal scrutiny.
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Frank Bartholomew
United Press
San Francisco
U.P
Pacific Coast
Symbol of Peace Enters Market Control Board
Washington July 16. A proxy by Commissioner Ferdinand Pecora to Chairman Joseph Kennedy allowed Kennedy to vote for him in commission meetings. This move ends rumors of feud. Senate Banking Committee released its report on Wall Street pools, citing Kennedy in a Libby Owens Ford Glass pool that yielded about 295000 dollars. Pools are now prohibited.
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Washington
Securities and Exchange Commission
Ferdinand Pecora
Joseph Pp. Kennedy
Kennedy
Commission
Senate Banking Committee
Pecora
Wall Street
Regulatory Commission
Libby-Owens-Ford Glass Company
Missionary and Explorer Freed After Kidnap in China
In Shanghai on July 16 an American missionary Rev Howard Smith formerly of Washington PA and Swedish explorer Dr Sven Hedin were reported freed after two months in captivity. Smith was released by brigands with details scarce. a $35,000 ransom had been demanded. Hedin notified associates he was safe in Turkestan and in good health.
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Shanghai
Hankow
Howard Smith
Washington
Sven Hedin
Turkestan
Smith
Who's Who in 1934 Politics Summary Section Notice
The Sunday News-Globe will print a Who's Who in 1934 Politics section on July 22 summarizing each state and county candidate's platform to help voters. Candidates seeking more information should contact the display advertising department.
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Sunday News-Globe
Display Advertising Department
Search woods for lost baby in Hart sdale New York
Police and volunteers including bloodhounds and Boy Scouts comb woods near the Connor home for 21 month old Bobby Connor missing since Thursday. Authorities still consider kidnaping possible while Barnard Seidenberg, 20, admitted writing a ransom letter to sell clues but may know nothing of the child. Connor believes the boy is alive and discounts ransom.
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Hartsdale
N. Y
Bobby Connor
New York
Dales
Connor
Charles Connor
Barnard Seidenberg
Frank Fay
Department of Justice
Fay
Seidenberg
Funeral services set for 11 year old Allen Hatfield
Texarkana Arkansas July 16 Funeral services were arranged for Allen Hatfield an 11 year old boy who died after a car struck him as he bicycled to Sunday school.
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Texarkana
Ark
U.P
Allen Hatfield
C C McDonald To Speak At Amarillo Auditorium
Amarillo supporters plan a large rally for C C McDonald of Wichita Falls tonight at Municipal Auditorium at 8 30 PM. He also speaks in Shamrock at 3 PM and will visit Canyon and Tulsa for an old settlers reunion. He backs a six hour day a 36 hour week and favors collective bargaining and old age pensions. Former Governor Jim Ferguson backs his candidacy in East and Central Texas.
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Amarillo
C. C. McDonald
Wichita Falls
McDonald
Municipal Auditorium
Shamrock
Canyon
Tulsa
Old Settlers
Jim Ferguson
Texas
Quirky Diplomats and New Deal Chiefs in Humorous Vignettes
British ambassador Sir Ronald Lindsay intimidates a reporter seeking a dog passport for an England bound star whose animal must quarantine. He quips about the Prince of Wales dogs. Joseph P Kennedy, head of the SEC, and Mrs Kennedy, nine children, occupy a luxury home with twelve bathrooms. Relief chief Hopkins and Mrs Hopkins race to Europe, boarding a moving train with bags and tickets as a rail porter adds to the chaos.
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Sigrid Arne
Ronald Lindsay
England
Sir Ronald
Prince of Wales
Hull
Joseph P. Kennedy
New Securities and Exchange Commission
New Deal
Mrs. Kennedy
Hopkins
Mrs. Hopkins
Europe
Ghost City Is Frisco Ghost City Is Frisco
San Francisco on July 16 US city eerie silence as strike collapses daily life. Market Street empty cars no gasoline шnd cable lines silent. Police guard looted stores while 19 restaurants remain open under strike committee orders.
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Herbert Lundy
United Press
San Francisco
Market Street
San Mareo County
Raiway Company
Great Avenue
Hitler Holds Grip Despite Bad News Two Anniversaries
Arthur Brisbane in The Globe weighs Hitler's control in Germany. His Reichstag speech is met with frantic Berlin acclaim while the army and people appear under his thumb. The piece notes the regime’s hold amid economic strains and warns of potential collapse.
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Hitler
Arthur Brisbane
America
Globe
Brisbane
Germany
Berlin
President to fish near Clipperton Island during voyage
President Franklin D. Roosevelt halted his trip for a day of fishing off Clipperton Island, 500 miles from the Mexican coast. He remained aboard the cruiser and planned to fish in a launch. he spent Sunday resting on deck after church services.
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New Orleans
U.P
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Clipperton Island
Mexican
Houston
Hawaii
Hitler Turns Toward Problems of Church
Berlin reports that Adolf Hitler shifted focus from defending executions of Nazi rebels to church matters. He was to meet Reichsbishop Ludwig Mueller who leads the drive for a unified German Protestant church. Opposition from clergy and congregants has grown, with reports Mueller may resign after state church control clashes.
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Berlin
Adolf Hitler
Reichsbishop
Ludwig Mueller
Mueller
Fires Ravage Mesa Verde and Washakie Forests
In Colorado and Wyoming, forest fires burned relentlessly, defying efforts by several hundred men to halt them. About 4,000 acres of timberland in Mesa Verde National Park were destroyed, described by Supt. FE. P. Leavitt as the worst in the region's history.
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Denver
Mesa Verde National Park
Colorado
Washakie National Forest
Wyoming
Mesa Verde Park
Supt
FE. P. Leavitt
University Students In Hitler Revolt at Gottingen
About a thousand Gottingen students clashed with brown shirt supporters in a town hall revolt against Hitler and the Nazi student body. Firemen scuffled with hoses as police restored order. ten ringleaders were arrested for breach of the peace and incitement.
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Gottingen
Germany
Adolf Hitler
Kaye Don Receives Manslaughter Sentence
Douglas Isle of Man July 16 Kaye Don famed racing motorist was sentenced to four months in prison for manslaughter stemming from a crash that killed his mechanic Francis Taylor Don, pale and worn, filed notice of appeal and remains injured.
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Douglas
Isle of Man
U.P
Kaye Don
Don
Francis Taylor
Hope to Find Burglary Loot in Amarillo Ring Probed
Four of seven suspects remained jailed as police and county officers pressed the burglary ring case. A key man Hamp Benton was released on 1500 bond, while Max O'Brien and Julius Grodjeski, named fences, posted similar bonds after statements implicating them. Investigators checked Nashville Chattanooga and Memphis for loot shipments. Three men still held are Bob George Willie Thompson Hester French and Milla Sena.
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Potter County
Hamp Benton
Max O'Brien
Julius Grodjeski
Tennessee
Amarillo
Nashville
Chattanooga
Memphis
Tenn
Bill Adams
Bob George
Willie Thompson
Hester “Red” French
Milla Sena
Frisco City Strike Creates Widespread Hardship
United Press reports church leaders urging prayer for peace as San Francisco endures a broad strike. Food in cold storage valued at $10 million, with shortages of meat and beverages. Police and guards mobilize. violence erupts with looting at a Mission Street grocery and a raid on a Communist HQ in Hayward.
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United Press
Ban Francisco
Church of St. Anne
Bt. Anne
San Francisco
160Th Infantry
California National Guard
Angeles
San Luis Obispo
15Th
California
143Rd Field Artillery
Bay District
Sacramento Valley
Speci
Transbay
23Rd
Mission Streets
Hayward
Absence of NRA Code Blamed in Strike
General Hugh S. Johnson, head of the national recovery administration, blamed the Pacific Coast maritime strike on shipping industry failure to agree on a code. He urged arbitration and said strikes are a necessary evil that brings only bloodshed.
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Portland
Ore
Hugh 8
Johnson
National Recovery Movement
Advertising Clubs
San Francisco
NRA
Pacific Coast
Washington
Weather Again Delays Stratosphere Flight
Unfavorable weather today delays the stratosphere flight from Rapid City on July 16. Mission leader William F. Kepner and Captain Albert W. Stevens of the U S Army Air Corps were among those awaiting clearer skies.
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Rapid City
William FE. Kepner
Albert W. Stevens
U. S. Army Air Corps
Weather Outlook for Amarillo and Nearby Areas
Forecast calls for fair conditions in Amarillo with tonight and Tuesday partly cloudy skies. West Texas remains generally fair to partly cloudy and warm, while New Mexico may see showers and storms in the northwest. Temperatures range from 72 to 90.
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Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
Coast Strike Timeline Hits West Coast Ports
A lengthy Associated Press chronology recounts a wave of labor actions by longshoremen and allied maritime workers from May through July. It notes mass walkouts demanding higher pay, union recognition, and control of hiring, with violence in Los Angeles and San Francisco, port closures, and widespread union solidarity actions culminating in a general San Francisco walkout. The piece mentions government arbitration efforts, national guards, and port reopenings amid escalating tensions.
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The
Associated Prensy
Elks Lodges Gather For Annual Meeting In KC
Kansas City hosts the 70th annual Elks convention as thousands of delegates from all states and from Hawaii Alaska and the Panama Canal Zone arrive. Early arrivals enjoy golf bowling and trapshooting events while leaders plan an Americanization campaign for later business sessions.
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Kansas City
Elkhom
Order
Hawaii
Alaska
Panama Canal Zone
Postmasters Named In Panhandle Towns
Acting Postmaster General Clinton B. Elinberger named postmasters for Texas towns including Claude Carl W. Appling Groom Jeff F Gray Shamrock Flake Paris George Thomas W Russell with towns such as Groom and Shamrock in the Panhandle region and Paris.
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Washington
Clinton B. Elinberger
Texas
Claude
Carl W. Appling
Groom
Jeff F. Gray
Shamrock
Flake George
Paris
Thomas W. Russell
Wilbur C Hawk Returns From Mayo Clinic Visit
Wilbur C Hawk general manager of the Globe News has returned from Rochester Minnesota after several days at the Mayo Brothers clinic He reports he is looking well and feeling fine for his duties back home
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Wilbur C. Hawk
The
Globe News
Rochester
Minn
Mayo Brothers
Clince
Mr. Hawk
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