Peonies Rise in Memorial Day Honors and Gardens
The article notes peonies as the prevailing Memorial Day flower, with many floral tributes using peonies alone or with others. It highlights growing interest in new peony varieties, their use at weddings and funerals, and traces peony lore from Greece to America, including a myth linking Zeus, Apollo, and Asclepius, explaining the plant’s naming.
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Greece
Roman Empire
China
Japan
France
England
America
Zeus
Leto
Apollo
J@sculapius
Pmon
Mseculapius
Mount Olympus
Pluto
Hercules
Alsculapina
Peon
Plato
Democrats Push Tariff Vote Ahead of December
Senate debate on the national origins clause to begin early in the week after the bill is sent to the license commission merchants. Borah and Jones oppose the recess proposal while Democrats favor action before December.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Borah
Jones
Senate
Congress Eyes Summer Recess On Tariff And Farm Relief
Democratic support for disbursing the tariff bill eased tensions as Republicans planned a summer recess. President Hoover aims to push farm relief and census reapportionment, with final tariff action before December. Senate actions, including immigration quota repeal, hinge on ongoing deals and consent battles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Givuto
Hoover
Simmons
North Carolina
Finance Committee
Senate
House
Presidentia
Watson
Indiana
White House
Borah
Jones
Smoot
Testimony Ends In Killing Trial In West Virginia
Charleston reports the trial of Millard Morrison for the murder of Frank Bowen concluded testimony with Morrison as the sole defense witness. The state seeks first degree murder. jurors will be instructed next week after which verdict action will occur. Witnesses include Walter Willmot and Violet Willmot describing the car incident and Bowen's death.
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Charleston
W. Va
Millard Morrison
New Jersey
Frank Bowen
Lens Creek
Morrison
Henry K. Black
Bowen
Walter B. Willmot
Stter
Willmot
Violet Willmot
Cleveland Society Woman Slain by Maid in Home Kitchen
RS. Dorothy Snyder, a Cleveland society figure and wife of a wealthy attorney, was slain in her kitchen by Anne Szenen, a maid. The inset shows Szenen who says she threatened Mrs Snyder with Embarrassing disclosures as a prelude to the fatal act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy Snyder
Cleveland
Anne Szenen
Alonzo M. Snyder
Charles R. D. Maresh Jr
Cleveland Housemaid on Trial in Slaying Mystery
In Cleveland, Anna Szenen confessed to fatally stabbing Mrs. Dorothy Snyder after a wage dispute. Assistant Merrick refused to disclose alleged "embarrassing exposures" she claimed to threaten to reveal. Szenen waived examination and awaits grand jury. Snyder's son Charles Maresh Jr. referenced by defense.
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Cleveland
Frank J. Merrick
Anna Szenen
Dorothy Snyder
Aviation Instructor Killed in Plane Crash at Kel ley Field
Ray mond Compton 22, aviation instructor, died in the crash of a plane he and Isabel Goss 18, Los Angeles society figure, were operating. Witnesses said the craft nosedived while attempting a landing at Kel ley field three blocks away. Miss Goss suffered a fractured skull, crushed chest, and severe lacerations and was not expected to survive. Compton held a government license as a pilot.
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Los Angeles
Raymond Compton
Isabel Goss
Compton
Houston Flood Recedes as City Rebounds from Disaster
Houston reports cresting streams receding with Buffalo Bayou draining fast and plans to return within banks before dawn. Officials estimate millions in losses as water pressure lags and travel remains perilous while the Neches river threatens higher levels. Sandbag barriers guard eastern ramp concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Texas
Buffalo Bayou
Neches
Democratic silence on Cannon anti Smith advice in Virginia
Virginia Democrats largely kept silent on Bishop James Cannon Jr.’s call for opposing Alfred E. Smith and supporting an anti Smith slate for state offices. Three gubernatorial hopefuls Rosewell Page John Garland Pollard and G Walter Mapp responded indirectly with caution while Byrd avoided comment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Virginia
James Cannon Jr
Methodist Episcopal Church
South
Alfred E. Smith
Rosewell Page
Cannon
Bishop Cannon
Page
Marty F. Byrd
John Garland Pollard
G. Walter Mapp
Bishop
Induction of State Compensation Commissioner Surprises West Virginia
Governor Conley installs Lee Ott as compensation commissioner with two state policemen present after former commissioner Heaberlin vacates the office "under protest by force." Heaberlin vows to challenge the legality of Otts appointment under a law the previous session passed.
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Charleston
W. Va
Lee Ott
Co. L. Heaberlin
Ott
Conley
Otte
Heaberlin
Gore
Compensation Department
Heatherlin
Harry L. Brooks
H. E. Wilson
Sonal
Brooks
Otts
Diplomas Missing After Des Moines University Heist
Sixty diplomas destined for prospective graduates disappeared today from the home of George Newcomb, Des Moines University business manager. A man claimed them for transport to the campus but they could not be found there as the university board faced a campus riot investigation and the rumored disappearance of Dr Shields and two trustees.
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Sion
Des Moines
Stxty
Des Moines University
George Newcomb
Newcomb
Mre. Newcomb
T. T. Shielde
University Board of Trustees
Edith M. Rahman
Oteas
Dr. Shields
Tribune Capital
Polk County
Ku Klux Klan
H. C. Wayman
Banker Shot, Wounded in Bank Battle with Bandits
Cleveland June 1 Joseph Zitiello president of the Zitiello Banking company was seriously injured in a gun duel with four bandits at his private westside bank. Glass and walls were shattered as the attackers fled. police traced a car to an east side residence and the wounded man lay critically ill at the hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Joseph Zitiello
Zitiello
Walla
Burglary at Wisconsin Ham Plant Highlights Bold But Clumsy Thief
Milwaukee police report a novice burglar drilled into the unlocked safe at the Wisconsin boiled ham plant after entering through a broken window. The attempt yielded no money, and proprietor Konstanz Bienio described the intruder as a bonehead. The thief remains at large.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Konstanz Bienio
Bienio
Britain enters post election power struggle as coalition odds rise
After England's costliest election rivals seek governing majority. Labor holds 287 seats with 21 cross‑bench needs, Conservatives and Liberals battle for balance of power amid nine results pending. Lloyd George may extract electoral reform or unemployment policy concessions.
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London
England
Great Britain
House of Commons
Ramsey MacDonald
Labor
Labor Party
New House
David Lloyd George
Lloyd George
Death by own action ends spree of triple slayer
Chicago reports Verdinand Preuss, a man labeled triple slayer after wounding three others, killed himself by leaping before a Northwestern railroad train. Police say his rampage began with gunfire at detectives and escalated after a Memorial Day drinking bout and threats to his wife.
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Chicago
Verdinand Preuss
Preuss
France
Shirt firm to build large Bluefield plant with 500 jobs
Negotiations between David Tenenbaum of the International Shirt company and the Bluefield chamber of commerce end in an agreement to erect a 100 by 200 foot brick and steel plant in Bluefield. The facility will cost about 100000 and employ 500 to 700 workers with a 250000 dollar annual payroll. Citizens must raise 14000 by June 15 for the site and incidentals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Tenenbaum
International Shirt Company
Bluefield
Princeton
Chamber of Commerce
Tenenbaum
Pocahontas Man Fights for Life on Death Row
Theodore Carr, a Pocahontas county farmer, faces execution June 14 after a murder conviction. His counsel Meant to seek commutation to life and filed for a writ of error. the petition was refused. Carr sobs in solitary confinement as he awaits the fate and a potential move for clemency.
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Charleston
W. Va
Theodore D. Carr
Frank Jh. Hill
Pocahontas County
Governors Office
Hill
Supreme Court
Albert G. Jenkins
Jenkins
Carr
Ciicuit
Summers H. Sharp
Lock Sharp
Moundaville
Theodore Carr
Ilness
L. M. Robinson
State Supreme Court
Grapevine Telegraph
Warden Robinson
Justice Hoyt Wins Hearst Temperance Prize With Dry Plan
Franklin Chase Hoyt presiding justice of the New York City children's court won $25,000 for a temperance plan proposing repeal of the Volstead Act and a state controlled system for light wines and beer while banning all distillation. Prize list and judges noted 71,248 submitted plans.
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New York
Franklin Chase Hoyt
New York City
Children’s Court
Hearst
Albert Clayton Dalton
U. S. Army
Washington
Thomas W. Therkildeen
The
Moderation League
James B. Quinlan Jr
Alhambra
Calif
Hoyt
James A. Reed
Missouri
James M. Beck
Pennsylvania
Florence P. Kahn
California
Jon L. Belford
Cary T. Grayson
Jean
Nathan Krase
Joseph H. Dodehon
Church Temperance Society
King George to Miss Birthday in Bed Amid Illness
Windsor reports King George will spend his sixty fourth birthday in bed as an abscess in the chest drains and heals. A physician said the illness is not expected to complicate his recovery and services scheduled for June 16 are postponed pending stronger health.
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Windsor
George
Miss Charleston Crowned Miss West Virginia
Charleston selection in a state beauty contest names Miss Lucile Haviland as Miss West Virginia to compete at Galveston Texas June 8 to 12. Evelyn Kelly and Anna Klinko tied for second. Ming Charleston garnered 1,940 votes while the others had 1,620 each.
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Charleston
W. Va
Lucile Haviland
West Virginia
Galveston
Texas
Evelyn Kelly
Mise Williamson
Anna Klinko
Wierton
Ming Charleston
Hoover uses car radio to listen on drive to camps
President Hoover can listen in while traveling in his automobiles via a new dash mounted radio switch. The system lets him choose news, music, speeches, or other broadcasts during motor trips to and from his camps in Virginia and Maryland.
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Hoover
Washington
Virginia
Maryand
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