Earthquake Rocked Quetta Killing About 20000
AP dispatch from Karachi reports three massive quakes leveled Quetta and surrounding districts killing an estimated 20 000 people. Troops and relief workers labored through debris as trains with physicians nurses and food moved toward the devastated frontier town.
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Associated Press
Karachi
India
Quetta
Kaat
Sibi
Basu
Moti
Bruce Road
Chamen
Kalat
Royal Air Force
Mate
Dad
Bouison Forms French Cabinet To Save the Franc
Paris May 31 Fernand Bouisson who led the chamber of deputies nine years formed a new coalition cabinet to save the franc tonight by seizing decree powers within 24 hours after ex Premier Flandin fell on the same issue. He will present his cabinet to President Lebrun tomorrow morning and the decree powers seem assured. Bouisson plans no debate to secure the dictatorship powers already agreed upon.
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Associated Press
Paris
Fernand Bouisson
Chamber of Deputies
Chamber
24 Ours
Pierre- Etienne Flandin
Bouisson
Flandin
Albert Lebrun
Cabine
Two Brothers Die in Colorado Gas Chamber Executions
Canon City Colorado May 31 two brothers Louise Pacheco 37 and John 25 were executed in the lethal gas chamber of the state penitentiary. They died in adjoining chairs after inhaling fumes for the killing of Clifford Smith Wellington rancher in February 1934. They were also accused of killing Smiths chore boy Bobby Griffin but were tried only on the Smith shooting.
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Colorado
Canon City
Colo
Louise Pacheco
John
Colorado Penitentiary
Pachecos
Clifford Smith
Wellington
Smith
Bobby Griffin
Accused Doctor to Face Grand Jury Hearing
Lancaster Pa May 31 Preparations to present to the grand jury the case against Dr H E Zimmerly in whose haunted house state charges at least one woman died were completed today at a conference of state officers a pathologist and District Attorney Paul A Mueller For almost two months the aged doctor has been in the county jail charged with performing an illegal operation while police investigated the disappearance of Mrs Gladys Lawson a pretty young Calvert Md mother who was last seen in the squalid farmhome house known as the house of horrors After today s meeting with Dr J W Rice Bucknell university pathologist who examined clothing and bone fragments found in the house and William A Miller of the state police homicide squad Mueller said he would present the charges to the grand jury June 10 and if indicted he will be tried immediately Twenty witnesses including some from Maryland are ready to testify in event of a trial New bone fragments were inspected by Dr Rice but he made no statement State police say they are convinced Mrs Lawson died after an operation in the Zimmerly house about mid March though the imprisoned physician says he took her to Lancaster March 16 and did not see her again
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Lancaster
H. E. Zimmerly
Paul A. Mueller
Gladys Lawson
Calvert
Mechanics Grove
J. W. Rice
Bucknell University
William A Miller
Mueller
Zimmerly
Maryland
Rice
Jaine
Mechanics Grove House
Lawson
Strikes Roil Ohio as Violent Clashes Erupt Across Cities
In Columbus violent clashes between strikers and police injure dozens and arrest 22 suspects. In Cincinnati a fatal shooting occurs as William Williams, 30, is killed by Police Sergeant Charles Fritz during a strike incident. Canton steel workers vote to end the strike amid tension while Toledo electrical workers threaten a midnight walkout unless mediation succeeds. Cleveland hosts a peace meeting for 2000 clay workers. Weideman Co grants a 10 percent wage increase marking a settlement.
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Cincinnati
Norwood
Chevrolet-Fisher
William Williams
Charles Fritz
Oakley Wilson
Williams
Canton
Toleco
Toledo Edison Co
Hospitale
Ols
Cleveland
Tuscerawas
Stark Counties
Weideman Co
Human bones found near Baileyville in old logging area
In Pineville West Virginia on May 31 children playing ball at Baileyville uncovered human bones at the foot of a cliff. Lumbermen recalled several people vanished during logging operations there about 35 years ago.
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Pineville
W. Va
Baileyville
Floods Ravage Four States. Dozens Dead or Missing
Rain swollen streams swept across southwestern Nebraska eastern Colorado and eastern Wyoming causing extensive property and crop damage. Drowning deaths reached at least fifteen in Colorado and Wyoming with missing persons feared in Nebraska. Mexican families fled Texas flood areas and other communities faced bridge wrecks, marooned trains, and flooded roads as water levels rose across multiple states.
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Nebraska
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Wyoming
Parks and
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McCook
Uvalde
Hondo
Tex
D'Hanis
Neosho River
Miami
Okla
Shungununga Creek
Topeka
Kas
Wipeout Rumors After Nebraska Flood Destroys Villages
Reports say two southwestern Nebraska villages Parks and Max were wiped out by the Republican River flood. Unconfirmed tales speak of several deaths as bridge collapse swept six men to their deaths near McCook. Rains halt travel and communications across the state while Platte and other rivers threaten more damage.
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Neb
Republican River
Nebraska
McCook
Parks and Max
Platte
Grocer Group Urges Adherence to Codes
Charleston May 31 West Virginia Association of Retail Grocers urged continued adherence to NRA codes to avert possible chaos in the industry. President George W. King urged compliance with applicable code features especially labor and loss leader rules amid concerns of price cutting spreading from New York and eastern states. W B Towle Jr secretary noted only light price cutting so far but warned actions could escalate without code compliance. The group cited the Supreme Court ruling the code unconstitutional yet called for adherence to applicable provisions to curb loss leader selling.
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Charleston
W. Va
West Virginia Association of Retail Grocers
George W. King
W. B. Towle Jr
Association
Toole
New York
King
Supreme Court
Food and Grocery Distributors
Holiness Preacher Bitten by Copperhead in Faith Test
In St Charles Virginia Rev George Hensley 53 was bitten twice by a copperhead during a revival demonstration of the power of faith. He declined medical aid saying he would preach again tonight and that the Lord would heal him in four days. He has 23 years in the ministry and has been bitten by reptiles before.
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St. Charles
George Hensley
Iate
Italy Mobilizes 44,000 More Troops for East Africa
Rome reports Italy has mobilized 44,000 additional troops for East Africa, pushing total forces to about 168,000 with four army divisions and two native divisions. The move follows Ethiopian incidents including a May 12 exchange at Gondar and a May 18 assault on a Czechoslovak mechanic in Djibouti. The announcement also recalls officers and sailors to arms as new divisions Gransasso and Gransasso Second prepare for deployment.
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Prosecutor halts Sunday beer sales in Putnam County
Winfield West Virginia May 31 The county prosecutor B T Clayton ordered a ban on Sunday beer sales. He said public stores draw crowds and must be run decently to curb carousing fighting loitering and drunkenness already connected with open saloons. He argued the legislature lacks authority over beer non intoxication.
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Winfeld
W. Va
Putnam County
B. T. Clayton
Tacoma Kidnapping Links Karpis Gang To Abduction
The $200,000 George Weyerhaeuser kidnapping case in Tacoma points to Karpis gang remnants. Volney Davis and Dillinger era henchmen linked. 135 officers on scene. federal probes at Alcatraz with John Paul Chase. A $25,000 reward may be offered to aid the rescue or release efforts.
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Karpis
Tacoma
Wash
George Weyerhaeuser
Volney Davis
Alvin Karpis
Edward G. Bremer
St. Paul
Hepa
Lindbergaan
Walter Holland to be tried for 1933 Luer kidnapping
Alton Illinois May 31 six life sentence convictions shade the 1933 kidnaping of August Luer. State's Attorney M L Geers moves to try Walter Holland alias O Malley once called the brains of the abduction. Holland arrested in a Kansas City apartment raid and likely to face trial here the week of June.
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Alton
Ill
August Luer
M. L. Geers
Walter Holland
O'Malley
Holland
Kansas City
Department of Justice
O Malley gang leader linked to 1933 Illinois kidnapping
Walter Holland alias Irish O Malley named by the justice department as a kidnaping ring leader in the July 10 1933 abduction of August Luer of Alton Illinois. Six gang members already sentenced and four more suspects arrested in Texas Oklahoma Kansas and Arkansas. Federal agents connect arrests to the Oxemah Oklahoma bank robbery case and recover cars and cash. News notes the DOJ chief E E Conroy cites the case as solving major midwest bank robberies.
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Walter Holland
O'Malley
August Luer
Alton
Ill
Department of Justice Today
E. E. Conroy
Department of Justice
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Dewey Gilmore
Dallas
Texas
Oklahoma City
Dan Heady
Floyd Henderson
Joplin
Russell Cooper
Fort Smith
Ark
Oxemah
Okla
Middle West
Conroy
Okemah
Heady
Independence Avenue
Thomas Bush
Appalachian Coals to Discuss Program Expansion
Cincinnati May 31 plans for an enlarged and more vigorous program of self government for the coal industry will be discussed at a June 4 stockholders meeting of Appalachian Coals Inc president B Huntress said. The agency, formed six months before the NRA, represents 74 percent of southern bituminous production in Virginia southern West Virginia eastern Kentucky and eastern Tennessee and was chartered by the Supreme Court in March 1933. Huntress said the agency marks the industry first effort to solve its own problems.
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Cincinnati
Appalachian Coals, Inc
B. Huntress
Huntress
NRA
Virginia
West Virginia
Kentucky
Tennessee
Supreme Court
Huntrese
Officials Urge Amendments To Bolster AAA
Washington May 31 The Senate Agriculture Committee informally agreed to strike licensing authority over marketing agencies from AAA amendments. Wallace said licensing would be wiped out while marketing agreements move under interstate regulations. Pope urged restricting licenses to interstate work and urged state cooperation for all industry segments. Wallace reaffirmed AAA’s aim to continue the farm program.
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Washington
AAA
Wallace
Roosevelt
Supreme Court
NRA
Senate Agriculture Committee
Tian Smith
South Carolina
Pope
Idaho
White House
NRA at a Glance and the Roosevelt View on federal power
President Roosevelt interpreted the Supreme Court NRA decision as a shakeout of federal versus state power over national economy. He argued it abolishes federal alcohol control, threatens the AAA and the SEC. Congress eyed an interstate NRA extension via statewide compacts, while a constitutional amendment debate grew over intra state commerce. Tensions ran between Hugh S. Johnson and Donald R. Richberg as NRA code officers sought daily reports on wages hours and conditions.
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Congress
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Idaho
Washington
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Taber Sees Recovery If NRA Is Not Revived
Rep. Taber argues that if NRA remains dead, the nation can regain prosperity with full employment at good wages. He says industry will rebuild without NRA barriers and notes manufacturers awaiting freedom to invest in new machinery after the Supreme Court ruling.
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Taber
Washington
N. Y
NRA
Carnegie Strike Leader Arrested
Pittsburgh May 31 A threatened strike at the Carnegie Steel Duquesne plant collapsed as William J. Spang Fort Dukane lodge Amalgamated leader and eleven lieutenants were arrested for parading without a permit. Spang fined 25 dollars plus 25 for speaking without a permit. others fined 10 to 25 dollars. They were jailed briefly. Spang said the action delays the strike.
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Pittsburgh
Carnegie Steel Company
Duquesne
William J. Spang
Spang
Hailea
Allegheny County
Governor Kump Studies 3 Major Appointments
Charleston May 31 Three appointments to major state offices were studied tonight by Governor Kump Term expirations cover state historian archivist Clifford R Myers compensation commissioner A G Mathews and public service commission member Alexander M Mahood Mathews ill in hospital Mahood Republican minority member of the trio The governor said no comment on replacements but might announce decisions tomorrow
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Charleston
W. Va
Kump
Clifford R. Myers
A. G. Mathews
Grantsville
Alexander M. Mahood
Bluefield
Public Service Commission
Mathews
George T. Watson
State Senate
Mahood
Roosevelt hints at amending constitution to curb federal power
President Roosevelt urged the nation to decide if the federal government should hold authority over national economic and social issues after the NRA ruling. He warned the Supreme Court had relegated the nation and noted direct threats to AAA and SEC while promising further statements in days to come. Senate critics and some party allies clashed over constitutional revision.
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Washington
Congress
Roosevelt
Supreme Court
NRA
Exective
One Killed and Three Injured by Runaway Coal Train
A runaway coal train at the Elkhorn-Piney Coal company mine in Columbia broke from a safety chain and struck a man-trip carrying 50 to 60 workers. William Martin, 24, of Handley, died en route. Everett Johnson, Mike Petoski, and Ernest Shears were injured.
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Montgomery
W. Va
Elkhorn-Piney Coal Company
Columbia
William Martin
Handley
Everett Johnson
Negro
Boomer
Mike Petoski
Powellton
Ernest Shears
Kimbery
Liberals Consider Constitutional Change To Save New Deal
Washington May 31 liberals in the house plan a meeting to study possible constitutional changes to shore up New Deal statutes. Representative Keller says a convention may be avoided by proposing amendments to the states, with focus on reviving programs like the AAA SEC and FACA amid court challenges. Some call for reversing the Tenth Amendment.
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Supreme Court
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SEC
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