Bonus March on Capitol Draws Deep Opposition
The Bonus Army march on Washington provoked Senator Borah to oppose any veterans’ aid while they occupy the capital. A House roll vote on Patman’s petition to force a vote was set for June 13 unless adjournment occurs. Police report food funds for about 2100 marchers must last 48 hours. evacuation plans were drawn as camps overflowed.
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Washington
Borah
Idaho
House
Patman
Congress
National
Harrison
Mississippi
Metropolitan Police
Army Airport
Bolling Field
Charleston Beins Marchers Rally For Washington Trek
R L Innes leads about 40 cars and 250 men forming Charleston army to march on Washington starting tomorrow. Meanwhile 75 veterans from Kentucky and Indiana camp near Charleston to resume their trip after Innes group departs. He disclaims links to hunger marchers and asks them not to mingle with bonus marchers, planning slow stages with overnight stops in Virginia and West Virginia.
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Charleston
W. Va
R. L. Innes
Charleston “Army
Washington
Kentucky
Indiana
Innes
Marchers From Ohio Caravan To Washington Pass Pittsburgh
A truck carrying more than 20 marchers moved through Pittsburgh on the night route to Washington from eastern Ohio towns. Ohio delegations were en route by truck hitchhiking and some by train. About 300 patrolmen and 50 detectives were assigned to guard freight yards and highways after a long safety conference led by James M. Clark and Peter P. Walsh.
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Pittsburgh
Washington
Ohio
Youngstown
James M. Clark
Public Safety
Peter P. Walsh
Polien Bi
Spec Gu
Asked by fog spans Atlantic bid for Santa Rosa flight
Stanley Hausner bids farewell to his wife at Floyd Bennett airport before a second Atlantic attempt in his monoplane the Santa Rosa. The plane climbs into night mists heading toward the vast Atlantic with Poland named as the ultimate destination.
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Stanley Hausner
Inset
Floyd Bennett Airport
L. I
Hausner
Two Men Die In Seaboard Mine Moonshine Blaze
Two Tazewell county men, Hi lls Estis and Charles Vickers, missing since Thursday, were found dead in an abandoned Seaboard mine near Richlands. A moonshine operation nearby led officials to suspect fumes caused their deaths. an inquest is planned in Richlands after authorities recovered the bodies and a liquor set from the scene.
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Tazewell County
Seaboard
Richlands
Charles Vickers
Rodney Estis
Estis
Vickers
Tazewell
Hills
Coaldon
Consolidation Coal Company
Hastis
Governor signs three death warrants in Kentucky
Governor Ruby Laffoon signed death warrants for Frank Carsons of Detroit, Sam Jennings, and Richard Gaines. Carsons and Peterson were convicted of murder in Nelson county and scheduled for execution June 17, with Jennings to be hanged at Hardinsburg and Gaines by electric chair at Eddyville. James was a Louisville railroad executive killed in 1931. Carsons and Peterson fled after the crime but were captured following a crash near Hodgenville.
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Frankfort
Ruby Laffoon
Frank Carsons
Detroit
Bardstown
C. B. James
Louisville
Sam Jennings
Richard Gaines
Jennings
Breckenridge County
Hardinsburg
Eddyville
Careons
Nelson
Anthony Peterson
Peterson
James
Mount Washington
Carsons
Hodgenville
Walker Case Delayed Ahead of Democratic Convention
New York June 4 The Hofstadter committee plans to send testimony analysis to Governor Roosevelt next week. It is unlikely final action will occur before the Democratic national convention. Samuel Seabury promised a quick transcript delivery. Roosevelt aides say he will not rush but noted past charges took over a month to resolve in state politics.
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New York
Walker
Roosevelt
Hofstadter Legislative Committee
Samuel Seabury
Albany
Hoover Surveys Relief Problems at Mountain Camp
President Hoover, at his mountain camp, holds a thorough survey of relief problems with Reconstruction Finance Corporation leaders. Proposals include a 1.5 billion dollar increase for NCRF activities and about 300 million for states and local governments, while opposition to broad public works bond issuance remains. The discussion includes Ballantine Hurley Bestor Meyer Robinson and other officials.
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Luray
Hoover
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Persident
Dawes
Corporation
Eugene Meyer
Imnois
Ballantine
The
Treasury
Hurley
War Department
Paul Bestor
Farm Loan Board
Henry M. Robinson
California
Finance Corporation
Chilean coup ousts Montero as rebel forces seize palace
A military junta led by Senor Davila Colonel Marmaduke Grove and Eugenio Matte toppled President Montero after a bloodless riot near the palace. Montero fled to an unannounced destination as rebels proclaimed a socialist republic with a military dictatorship likely. The capital Santiago saw mobilized police and broad street unrest amid foreign diplomats and potential general strikes.
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Santiago
Chile
Carlos Davila
Washington
Senor Davila
Marmaduke Grove
Eugenio Matte
Juan Esteban Montero
Montero
Grove
United States
Carabineera
EH Bosque
Republic
Arturo Alessandri
Senor Cavilla
Boulevard Alameda
Lea Ot ‘Foreign Legion
West Virginia Air Tour gets eight city pledges
Huntington announces cooperation from eight cities for the first West Virginia air tour. The cities named are Huntington Charleston Bluefield White Sulphur Springs Kingwood Weston Fairmont and Wheeling. An executive committee meeting will outline the itinerary in Weston tomorrow.
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Huntington
W. Va
West Virginia
West Virginia Air Tour Association
Howard G. Mayes
Charleston
Bluefield
White Sulphur
Springs
Kingwood
Weston
Fairmont
Wheeling
Former Crown Prince May Head Government
Berlin report claims former Crown Prince Friedrich Wilhelm would be summoned within months to head Germany as regent or reichsverweser. Authorities cited include editors from leading nationalist circles and a Munich correspondent, forecasting Hindenburg retirement on October 2.
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Berlin
Freidrich Wilhelm
Germany
House of Hohenzollern
Alfred Hugenberg
Paul von Hindenburg
Berliner Volkszeitung
Democratic
Hunger marchers camp at Charleston amusement park
About 150 hunger marchers from coal counties trekked from the state capitol to an abandoned amusement park on the city’s edge. They planned to stay until Governor Conley returns or until their food and work demands are addressed. Troopers accompanied the group as they sought a meeting with the governor.
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Charleston
W. Va
State Capitol
R. P. Devan
Conley
Richwood
State House
Kanawha
Fayette
Boone
Raleigh
Vincent Legg
Big copper stock profits charged in senate probe
Washington reports that high officials at copper firms were accused of using inside information to profit from stock dealings in their own companies. Key figures cited include Anaconda Copper leaders Cornelius F. Kelley and John D. Ryan, plus H. F. Guggenheim and W. E. Thornton, with profits totaling millions amid wash sale allegations. Ryan disputed profitable timing, while Gray highlighted substantial gains from Chile Copper conversions and Greene Cananea trades, asserting insider knowledge drove the moves.
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Washington
Senate Banking Committee
William A. Gray
Anaconda Copper Company
National City Company
Anaconda
Cornelius F. Kelley
John D. Ryan
H. F. Guggenheim
Chile Copper Company
W. E. Thornton
Greene
James A. Fayne
Hornblower and
Weeks
Gray
Kelley
Goldsborough
Maryland
Norbeck
Ryan
Chile Company
Chile
Guggenheim
Thornton
Greene Cananea
Curtis is arraigned on hoaxing charge
Flemington New Jersey June 4 the quarter sessions court took three minutes to arraign John Hughes Curtis the Norfolk boat builder who confessed to a hoax plot tied to the Lindbergh child case. He pleaded not guilty and was remanded to jail for trial June 27 on a hindering capture indictment. He typed his own confession outlining an extensive web of lies that misled Col Charles A Lindbergh and police for weeks.
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Flemington
N. J
Quarter Sessions Court
John Hughes Curtis
Norfolk Boat Builder
Charles A. Lindbergh
Lindbergh
Billion Dollar Revenue Bill 15 Passed by House
The House adopted the compromise tax bill to balance the budget and sent it toward the Senate and the president. Leaders predicted Senate approval on Monday, while debates over the power company tax and other provisions continued. The Treasury estimated receipts around 1.1185 billion dollars, offset by savings from economy measures and cuts in supply bills.
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HOUSE
Senate
Washington
Ex Onate
Hoover
Watson
Indiana
Ashuraz
Arizona
Connally
Texas
Harrison
Misalasippi
Treasury
Crisp
Ways and Means
Senate votes 10 percent cut in civilian federal pay
Washington reports the senate approved a 10 percent reduction in all civilian federal salaries, excluding those under 1,000 dollars annually. The move, backed by a 38 to 27 vote from a bipartisan committee, aims to save 117 million dollars and help finance a new revenue bill. Some amendments sought exemptions for low earners, but the measure passed to the next stage as the House meanwhile had already approved an 11 percent cut on salaries above 2,500 dollars.
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Washington
Senate
Moses
Reece
New Hampshire
Bealf
Tydings
Maryland
Ita
House
Revenue bill summary from conference committee details
Washington reports the conference panel agreed on a revenue bill with numerous tax provisions. Normal income tax 4 percent on the first 4,000 and higher rates, exemptions for married couples and dependents, surtaxes, and no earned income credit. Corporate taxes rising, miscellaneous excises, tariffs, and stamp taxes outlined. grand total bill revenue estimated at about 1.1186 billion dollars.
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Washington
Treasury
Brewera Wort
Airman Estimates Fuel Sufficient For 52 Hours Aloft
At Le Bourget Field an airman says fuel supply can sustain flight for fifty two hours while ground watch remains on alert. Fans gather anxiously as preparations continue.
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le Bourget Field
Missing Newark aviator Stanislaus Hausner feared lost at sea
Stanislaus Felix Hausner, a 31 year old Newark aviator, lifted his four year old red monoplane from Floyd Bennett Field and vanished after 37 hours aloft. He aimed to reach Warsaw, Poland, covering about 4375 miles. Weather and wind conditions suggested a difficult crossing with no radio on board. News from London to Paris aviation centers offered no confirmation of his status as darkness fell over the Atlantic.
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North Atlantic
Stanislaus Felix Hausner
Newark
N. J
Floyd Bennett Field
New York
London
British Isles
France
Croydon Airdrome
le Bourget Field
Paris
le Touquet
Hausner
Warsaw
Poland
America
Halifax
Sydney
Nova Scotia
James H. Kimball
New York Weather Bureau
Kimball
Stanislaus F. Hausner
Britain
European
Board Galls for School Book Bids
Charleston June 4 The state board of education moved to bid out new textbooks for four elementary subjects after Kanawha county circuit court invalidated February contracts. Bids open June 21 for language history reading and civics. The board may adopt new books in three subjects and readopt the old in the fourth. Circuit Judge Hudson granted a permanent injunction stopping contract handover. The supreme court earlier ruled the board illegally changed four books. The law allows changes in 30 percent of subjects in any five year period.
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Charleston
W. Va
State Board of Education
Kanawha County Circuit
State Supreme Court
Arthur P. Hudson
T. C. Townsend
Le Bourget Silent As Hausner Missing From Aerial Flight
Le Bourget air field reported no news of transatlantic flier Stanislaus F. Hausner by 11 p m local time marking 5 p m EST. Authorities awaited any word on the missing pilot as night fell over the Paris air field.
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LE Bourget
Paris
Stanislaus F. Hausner
Transatlantic flyer Hausner missing after overcast skies
Sky over Croydon reports no news of Stanislaus F. Hausner, who departed New York for Poland yesterday. Meteorologists cite an 80 mph headwind near longitude 30 east, likely delaying him about 1,250 miles toward London, with a possible southerly veer toward France due to weather.
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Croydon
England
Stanislaus F. Hausner
New York
Poland
London
France
Blast of shotgun fire wounds four at Fort Edward
A Fort Edward incident in which Walter Wood fired birdshot from his car at four union workers from the Union Bag Paper plant, sparking police arrest on assault charges. The men were treated in hospital as another clash in a two week wave of labor protests unfolds at the plant.
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Fort Edward
N. Y
Walter Wood
Union Bag Paper Company
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