Amalgamated 10 Jon Industrial Unionists Group Steel Bosses Form Single Union
The Amalgamated Association of Iron Steel and Tin Workers joins John L. Lewis in a bid to unite half a million steel workers into one industrial union. Lewis says the plan includes $500000 for campaign finance and hands organizing control to his team. Green criticizes and may challenge at July executive council meeting.
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American Federation of Labor
Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers
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Lewis
Craft
William Green
A. F. of L
Amalgamated
Committee For
Industrial Organization
Green
Louis Leonard
Committee For Industrial Organization
A. F. of L. Executive Council
Alice
Steel Workers
Thomas Kennedy
Pennsylvania
John Brophy
Philip Murray
Edward W. Miler
Joseph K. Gaither
Thomas G. Gillis
Day Acquittal in Loeb Slaying Shocks Joliet Jury
Joliet Ill June 4 A jury acquitted 21 year old James Day of the penitentiary razor killing linked to the Loeb Franks case. The verdict came 53 minutes after the case began and Day escaped an added term while claiming self defense after Leob allegedly forced indecent proposals for over a year. Day hopes for parole with parole-board help from Judge Willson.
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Joliet
Ill
James Day
Richard Loeb
Day
Bobby Franks
Chicago
Nathan Leopold
Leeb
Joseph Schwab
Harold Levy
Emmett Byrne
Edwin L. Willson
Lynchburg
Cook County
China Prepares Modern Army to Meet Japan
Shanghai June 4 Ancient China is building a modern armed force to halt Japan if war comes. Chiang Kai-Shek leads about a half million troops with a potential extra quarter million from the provinces, all equipped with Chinese arsenals and European models. Britain supplied tanks and anti-tank guns supplement a diverse artillery arsenal. If Japan pushes south of the Yellow River China will oppose with full force.
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China
Japan
League of Nations
Nanking
Hopei
Chahar
Yellow River
Chiang Kai-Shek
Chiang
Europe
United States
Generalissimo
Landon Tied to New Deal Amid Campaign Scramble
Republican managers accuse Governor Landon of being an avowed friend of the New Deal citing 1934 1935 letters and speeches praising FDR and WPA. Bachmann asserts the Kansas leader once supported federal works programs and urges truth about Landon in a London convention context.
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Alf M. Landon
Carl G. Bachmann
Senator Borah
Idaho
Landon
Roosevelt
Kansas
Bachmann
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
James W. Wadsworth
New York
John Hamilton
Udon
Resolutions Committee
WPA
PWA
West Virginia party chairmanship rumors swirl in Charleston
In Charleston on June 4 speculation grows over a successor to Chairman Charles N. Kimball as state Republican and Democratic committees plan meetings. Potential successors include George W. Sharp and Sheriff R. C. Andrews, with talks tied to scheduling the state judicial convention and nominating electors and two Supreme Court judges. County committees and national candidates may attend.
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W. Va
Republican Executive Committee
Charles N. Kimball
Kimball
Sistersville
Clarksburg
Waldo Hotel
Parkersburg
George W. Sharp
Summers Sharp
Sharp
R. C. Andrews
Kanawha County
Robert G. Kelly
Wet Yeen
T. P. Hill
Supreme Court of Appeals
France and Britain open to lifting Italian sanctions
Paris reports France and Great Britain ready to lift Italy sanctions if Mussolini keeps the Mediterranean and central Europe status. Diplomats say Eden and Blum agreed May 15, to allow Italy to borrow for Ethiopian development and to delay League of Nations council sessions to June 2 while proposals for Italo-Ethiopian settlement are completed.
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France
Great Britain
Italy
Mussolini
Mediterranean
Europe
Anthony Eden
eLon Blum
Ethiopia
Britain
League of Nations’ Council
Witnesses Describe Damron Fight In Fatal Lorado Shooting
In Logan West Virginia on June 4 witnesses testified at the trial of Ulysses Damron a former state police and deputy sheriff charged with murder. They said Damron struck him while attempting to take a pistol during the incident in Lorado where Alfred Gibson was killed July 12, 1935 as he rode into town firing into the air. Prosecutor Claude A Joyce said he will not seek the death penalty.
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Gibson
Damron
Coal Company
GOP plank favors relief by states
New York reports a proposed Republican relief plank to be submitted at the forthcoming convention. It calls for state administration of relief by non partisan boards and a flat federal allocation to each state to cover part of relief costs, with states contributing about 25 to 35 percent of the federal funds.
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New York Times
New York
The
Washington
the Times
More charged with flogging in legion probe
Detroit reports the Black Legion faced further charges as grand juries in three Michigan counties described flogging and abduction linked to the ritual slaying of Charles A Poole. Witnesses named Robert Penlan and others as the victims of discipline at pistol point, with arrests and pleas noted.
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Detroit
Dread Black Legion
Michigan
Robert Penian
Ecorse
Mich
Black Legion
Charles A. Poole
WPA
Duncan C. McCrea
John Doe
Sword Swallower Dies After Trick Backfires
Jacksonville Ill June 4 Bob Roberts 61 renowned as a swordswallower for a carnival died from injuries after a major trick misfired. For 13 years he entertained crowds swallowing a 20 gauge shotgun barrel with a fuse that exploded inside the tent. His widow Annette Roberts said the stunt went wrong Tuesday night burning his stomach before he succumbed.
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Jacksonville
Ill
Bob Roberts
Annette Roberts
Robert
Blum Seeks To Walt Strikes As New French Leader
Paris June 4 Socialist Leon Blum moved quickly after taking power to avert industrial paralysis. He ordered two ministers to act immediately, transferred interior and labor portfolios, and planned a radio address to 600000 strikers. Paris officials prepared for food supply and public service protection as Blum formed a 35 member cabinet, including three women for the first time.
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Paris
Leon Blum
France
Roger Salengro
J. B. Lebas
Blum
Albert Lebrun
Albert Sarraut
Jean Chiappe
Bartholomew custody talks set aunt as guardian
Los Angeles June 4 Attys for Freddie Bartholomew and his parents reached an agreement keeping the aunt as guardian while outlining a trust fund for Freddie and providing for the parents and two siblings. The arrangement allows parental contact and a normal family life without adoption.
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Los Angeles
Freddie Bartholomew
Cecil Liewllyn Bartholomew
Myllicent Bartholomew
Isaac Pacht
Pacht
Freddie
Sleeping Beauty Weeps As Doctor Talks To Her
Patricia Maguire of Oak Park remains in a deep sleep for four years. Dr Rene Cruchet, expert on encephalitis lethargica, says she shows tears in her eyes when discussing her condition. He notes the 11 year old has paralysis on one side and a rigid posture, with no expected change.
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Chicago
Oak Park
Patricia Maguire
Rene Cruchet
Patricia Might
University of Bordeaux
Bankhead Named House Speaker in Short Ceremony
William Bankhead of Alabama was unanimously chosen by the Democratic majority to succeed the late Joseph W Bryns as speaker of the House in a three minute ceremony. Bryns died in his sleep at 12 15 a m triggering an unprecedented rapid elevation without caucus.
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Alabama
House of Representatives
Joseph W. Burns
Tennessee
Bankhead
Washington
House
William Brockman Bankhead
Joseph W. Bryns
Congress
O'Connor
New York
Rules Committee
Bying
South Trimble
Silent House
Trimble
Burns
Richberg condemns court overreach in rail against self government
Washington June 4 Donald R Richberg former NRA chief and presidential counselor says both parties must condemn the supreme court for unconstitutional judicial power. He argues the court's decisions threaten the ability of government to function amid wage and coal rulings.
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Washington
Donald R. Richberg
NRA
Supreme Court
Richberg
Roosevelt
New York
President Signs Big Naval Bill Sets Record Defense
Washington reports President Roosevelt signed the 526,546,532 naval appropriation bill, enabling two new battleships if treaty signatories build capital ships and strengthening air and water divisions. Earlier he also signed a 572,446,844 war department supply bill for military needs in 1937, with total defense outlays reaching about a billion dollars.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Naval
War Department
House
State Funeral For Speaker Burns Is To Be Held Today
Buckhannon West Virginia June 4 Audra Long died in a sawmill explosion tonight in the same manner as his father three years ago. He was second to die after a boiler jet went on nearby French Creek. Russell Phillips son of A L Phillips mill operator died en route to a hospital. Long 32 was hurled 600 feet across the creek. His father Reuben Long was killed at Selbyville Upshur county. Hubert Phillips 18 of Adrian was in serious condition. Hospital attaches said his right leg and right arm were broken. Charles Dowdy 40 year old laborer working nearby was injured.
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Buckhannon
W. Va
Audra Long
French Creek
Russell Phillips
A. L. Phillips
Long
Reuben Long
Selbyville
Upshur County
Hubert Phillips
Adrian
Charles Dowdy
Lumae
Plans for Ending Congress Delayed by Byrns Death
WashingtonJune4 The sudden death of Speaker Joseph W Byrns halted Senate approval of the tax bill wrecked adjournment plans and pushed Congress into an uncertain period beyond the Republican national convention Leaders abandoned hopes of adjourning before the gathering and set a new target for June15 or16 Action on remaining legislation including the Guffey coal control bill and Wagner housing measure was postponed while conference talks on relief and deficiency bills were paused after the speaker’s death Senate and House recess next week will delay work and confer enacting measures until after the convention with a funeral service scheduled for tomorrow noon
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Washington
Joseph W. Byrns
Senate
Administration
Congress
White House
House
Third House” of Congress
Robinson
Arkansas
Holt Opposes New West Virginia Judge on State Bench
Washington June 4 Senator Rush Holt a West Virginia Democrat voiced opposition to the proposed extra federal judge for West Virginia. A bill to create the post has cleared both houses and conferees are to draft an amendment. Holt urged selection of a qualified jurist, not a political appointee, if the measure passes.
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Washington
West Virginia
Holt
House
M. M. Neely
Fairmont
Senate
Welch Post Office Contract Awarded in West Virginia
A contract to build a Welch West Virginia post office was awarded by the treasury to A Farnell Blair of Petersburg Virginia for 92570 dollars. Blair is given 250 days to complete the project.
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Welch Post Office
Washington
Welch
W. Va
The
Treasury
A. Farnell Blair
Petersburg
Blair
Death of Speaker Burns Shuts Capitol in Mourning
Capital mourns Joseph W. Burns as Speaker dies from cerebral hemorrhage in Nashville. Roosevelt will attend interment. Bankhead elected to serve remainder of session. House adjournment plans suspended as Senate debates tax bill and both chambers honor the late leader.
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House
Senate
Roosevelt
Nashville
Hermitage
Andrew Jackson
William B. Bankhead
Alabama
Lehigh student shoots instructor then kills self in campus incident
Bethlehem reports Lehigh University senior athlete fired two shots at English instructor Charles Wesley Phy 27 after demanding a re examination then killed himself, as Phy collapsed in a hospital corridor. Witness Harry Snavely Lancaster said the student lacked dean approval and uttered threats before the shots.
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Lehigh University
Charles Wesley Phy
Wesley L. Clow
Pine Castle
Fla
Clow
Harry Snavely
Lancaster
Phy
R. C. Bull
Christmas
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