Rift in Farm Plank Clash as Borah Warns
In Cleveland a revolt over a proposed farm plank surfaced as Lan don platform drafters faced resistance from Sen. William Borah. John Thomas declined the chair of the Republican Resolutions Committee, dashing London managers hopes for Borah cooperation. O'Neal and Grange push for a managed currency and production controls while old guard factions seek a states rights tone.
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Cleveland
Lansdon
William E. Borah
Sen
John Thomas
Idaho
Republican Resolutions Committee
Thomas
London
Borah
John D. M. Hamilton
Landon
Resolutions Committee
Edward V. O'Neal
American Farm Bureau Federation
Clifford Hope
Arthur Capper
O’neal
O'Neal
National Grange
Hope
Capper
Landonites
Old Guard
Henry Allen
Kansas
East
Arthur Vandenberg
Eastern Old Guard
Mrs. Eugene Field Dies at 79 in Wisconsin Farm Loss
Mrs. Eugene Field wife of the poet died after a series of heart attacks amid threats of foreclosure on the couple’s Wisicon farm retreat. The 79 year old will be buried beside her husband. Members of Phi Theta rallied to save the farm for her.
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Herfford Junction
Wis
Eugene Field
Field
Phi la Theta
Police Nab Hold-Up Suspect After Quick Tip
New York police answered a telephone tip and found Steve Patrick still aiming a gun at a bartender. He claimed the robbery was to show his son and said his intent was not to harm. He was booked on a firearms violation.
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New York
U.P
Seve Patrick
Steve
Reery
Worker electrocuted at Crown Pipe and Madry Co plant
An electric shock from the third rail at the Crown Pipe and Madry Co plant in Jackson UK killed Leslie Delaney, 30. An investigation held a worker responsible for the fatal incident.
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Jackson
Crown Pipe and Madry Co
Leslie Delaney
J H Hammond Dies World Mining Expert and Adventurer
Gloucester Massachusetts reported death of John Hays Hammond Sr age 81 a noted mining engineer and confidant of Cecil Rhodes who survived a Boer execution attempt in 1896 after a life spanning Amazon exploration Mexico shootings and Boer Kruger clash. He died at Lookout Hill estate from a heart attack following a Florida winter.
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Gloucester
Mass
U.P
John Hays Hammond
Lookout Hill
Hammond
Cecil Rhodes
Palm Beach
Boca Raton Club
Florida
California
Sheffield Scientific School
Yale University
Amazon
Mexico
Rhodes
Paul’ Kruger
Rand
Leftists Unify National Defense Under Daladier
Paris reports the Left Wing Government centralized national defense under a Daladier headed committee as Premiere Blum's cabinet approves early reform bills. One million workers once on strike began returning to work while agreeing with individual employers.
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Paris
U.P
Edouard Daladier
Leon Blum
Ransom Bills Put Away in Washington Safe Keeping
The $614 665 Lindbergh ransom recovered previously sits in a New York bank credited to Col Charles A Lindbergh while the actual notes head to Washington for potential future use in reopening the case. Hunterdon County Prosecutor Anthony M Hauck transferred the funds yesterday to Col Henry Breckenridge Lindberghs attorney for the absent flyer.
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Flemington
N. J
U.P
Lindbergh
Charles A. Lindbergh
New York
Washington
Hunterdon County
Anthony M. Hauck
Henry Breckenridge
Four Bills Get Daveys O K
Governor Dav ey signed four measures including a 525000 appropriation for the State Welfare Department to care for mentally ill in private hospitals, mainly for Cuyahoga County for 1936. Also approved were five state liquor stores per county with extra stores per population, a ten day non resident fishing license at 110, and moving 3800 from the Ohio Archeological Society to the Revolutionary Memorial Commission to fix an error.
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Columbus
U.R
Davey
State Welfare Department
Cuyahoga County
McCluskey Liquor Agency
Ohio Archeological and Historical Society
Ohio Revolutionary Memorial Commission
Governor grants 13 day reprieve in Cleveland murder case
Governor Davy has granted a 13 day reprieve to Joseph Pleyer who was set for execution by electric chair Wednesday night for the murder of Cleveland butcher Albert Wesosky during an attempted holdup.
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Columbus
Davey
Joseph Pleyer
Albert Wesosky
Cleveland
GOP Big Show Opens at Cleveland Convention Hall
Messenger writer reports the GOP gathering in Cleveland as delegates fill the hall with banners and activity. Landon supporters wear sunflowers while delegates arrive from Maine Vermont Alabama. Borah arrives to gauge positions on gold and foreign policy. The scene includes Mayfair Casino elephant lobby prop and sightings of Bruce Barton Teddy Roosevelt Jr and Alice Longworth.
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Cleveland
Maine
Vermont
Alabama
Landon
Susanna
Knox
Borah
London
F E. W. Roberson
National Committee
Wyoming
Mayfair Casino
Maryland
Euclid Ave
Roosevelt
Bruce Barton
Cleveland Hotel
Teddy Roosevelt, Jr
Alice Longworth
John Guard
Honolulu
Parsons Named Major General Succeeding Hagood
The Senate confirmed James Kelly Parsons as a major general to succeed Maj. Gen. Johnson Hagood who was suspended for criticizing WPA policies and later retired after a brief return. Don Gasser was confirmed as a brigadier general to succeed Parsons.
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Washington
The
Senate Today
James Kelly Parsons
Johnson Hagood
Hagood
Roosevelt
Army
Don Gasser
Parsons
Borah Talks Platform at Convention Drift in London
Paul Mallon describes Borah and Vandenberg’s fragile alliance at a London convention. Delegates from Idaho reportedly seek freedom from instructions as Borah shifts focus from candidates to platform. London promoters sense shifting support, while Borah and Vandenberg quietly maneuver for influence.
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Borah
London
Kansan
Vandenberg
Mr. Borah
Delay Action On Tax Plan
Congressional conferees marked time on the tax bill after a White House meeting with President Roosevelt failed to yield a compromise. Senate and House negotiators signaled no definite action would be taken until after the Republican national convention. No conferences on the $1.5 billion relief bill were planned for this week, with none expected until after the Republican conferees return.
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Washington
U.P
Roosevelt
White House
Democratic Senate
House
Remington Rand Threatens Move to Marietta Amid Strike
Officials of Remington Rand Inc threatened to transfer production from its Tonawanda plants to Marietta Ohio unless enough workers return to fill orders. The firm faces a strike involving 7,500 employees across six plants in three states.
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Tonawanda, N. Y
Remington Rand, Inc
Tonawanda
Marietta
George G Whitehead Named Leader of Ohio Wesleyan Alumni
George G Whitehead of Columbus was named president of the Ohio Wesleyan University Alumni Association today. The announcement highlighted his long involvement with OWU and the alumni organization.
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Delaware
U.P
George G Whitehead
Columbus
Ohio Wesleyan University
Landon Defends Campaign Ties At Kansas Address
Alf M Landon urged unity with his Cleveland backers in the bid for the Republican nomination. He spoke to the University of Kansas graduates in Lawrence about resisting monopoly and bureaucracy and then returned to Topeka before a Colorado vacation with family.
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Topeka
U.P
Alf M. Landon
Cleveland
Landon
University of Kansas At
Lawrence
Colorado
Taggart Triumphs Over Walter Brown for Ohio GOP Post
Massillon coal dealer and banker F F Taggart defeated Walter F Brown Toledo to become Republican national committeeman from Ohio on the third ballot at the Ohio caucus. Ed Schorr’s leadership gains strength as he backs Taggart and Brown parts ways. Schorr elected chairman of the Ohio delegation.
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Cleveland -40
F. F. Taggart
Massillon
Walter F. Brown
Toledo
Ohio
Taggart
Brown
Ed Schorr
Schorr
Near End of Mellon Tax Evasion Case
Andrew Mellon sat with his hat in his hands as government final arguments claim he defrauded the government of 2 050 069 while secretary of the treasury. Robert H. Jackson read a memo on evasion methods said to be prepared for Mellon by David Blair. The document, first shown by Sen. La Follette, was used by the prosecution to illustrate tax avoidance.
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Washington
Andrew W. Melion
Wis
Jackson
Board of Tax Appeals
Mellon
President Roosevelt Heads South on 4000 Mile Train Journey
President Roosevelt departs Washington on the Roosevelt Special for a four thousand mile trip through the Democratic South and Southwest. Crowds greet the train at Tennessee stations as local leaders hold brief conferences. He plans to return to Washington June 15.
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Roosevelt
Hot Springs
Ark
U.R
Cleveland
Southwest
Tennessee
Washington
Steiner Chosen Keynoter At Republican Convention
Sen Frederick Steiner was acclaimed as the keynote speaker at the Cleveland GOP gathering with over 10 000 in attendance. The convention eyed Landon as the likely nominee while Borah threatened to press for platform changes and potentially bolt if his planks were ignored.
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Cleveland
Lake Front
Frederick Steiner
Steiner
Assembly Hall
Alfred M. Landon
Henry P. Fletcher
Oregon
Harold H. Burton
George de Benneville Keim
National Committee
Calvin Coolidge
Borah
William Jennings Bryan
Landon
Arthur H. Vandenberg
Michigan
Frank Knox
Illinois
New York
London
Empire
Republican Party
Resolutions Committee
Idaho
Mrs Clemen tina Anderson Wins $37,500 Lottery Prize
New York reports Mrs Clemen tina Anderson a housemaid and wife of a chauffeur won the $37,500 first prize. She said she plans to use the money to have a baby.
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New York
Clementina Anderson
Peggy Ann Landon Captures Attention At Campaign HQ
Peggy Ann Landon, daughter of Alf M. Landon, drew attention in Cleveland as she toured campaign headquarters. The Kansas University sophomore, not engaged in politics, said she came to make friends and to observe the convention, while noting she plans to finish her degree and return to school regardless of her father’s political fate. Her grandfather stayed at a London hotel during the visit.
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Alfred M. Landon
Peggy Ann Landon
Topeka
Cleveland
John Landon
U.P
Alf M. Landon
Peggy Ann
London
Kansas University
Kansas U
White House
Headquarters
Black Legion Members Bound to Circuit Court in Kidnapping Case
Detroit news says Brigadier General Wilbur Robinson and five Black Legionnaires were bound over to circuit court on $50 000 bonds each for the kidnapping and flogging of a member who refused to attend the order's meetings.
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Detroit
U.P
Wilbur Robinson
Governor Kump Calls WV Legislature to Extraordinary Session
West Virginia Governor H G Kump announced an extraordinary legislative session for June 15 to act on social security legislation and other matters of immediate state concern.
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Charleston
W. Va
U.P
H. G. Kump
West Virginia
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