Smith's Allies Fight for Shouse in Roosevelt Clash
Alfred F. Smith allies marshal a four hour strategy session in New York to push Joett Shouse as permanent Democratic convention chairman. They aim to coordinate opposition to Roosevelt and present Smith as the party’s strongest nominee.
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Smith
Otage
Shouse
New York
Alfred F. Smith
War Board
Thomas F. Spellacy
Connecticut
Jouett Shouse
Democratic National Committee
Joseph B. Ely
Massachusetts
Mary E. Norton
New Jersey
Yhie Roosevelt
National Committee
Senate votes to remove veteran cuts from bill
Washington reports the Senate rejected all veteran expenditure cut provisions from the national economy bill, wiping out a 48.7 million savings. The action leaves a 186 million overall savings, with only a single joint committee on veterans legislation retained and a page of furlough ideas to be reconsidered.
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Washington
Senate
House
Congressional Committee
Hoover's Delegates to Republican Convention Highlight Cabinet
RESIDENT HOOVER will be represented at the Chicago Republican national convention opening June 14 by six cabinet members and one White House secretary. The delegates include Walter H. Newton Minnesota. Walter F. Brown Ohio. Ogden L. Mills New York. Henry L. Stimson New York. William N. Doak Virginia. Arthur M. Hyde Missouri. and Patrick J. Hurley Oklahoma.
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Hoover
Chicago
White House
Walter H. Newton
Minnesota
Walter F. Brown
Ohio
the Treasury
Ogden L. Mills
Henry L. St
Senate Days Wold Meet Over Prohibition Resubmission
Washington June 7 A group of senate prohibitionists met in Senator Borah office to discuss the resubmission plank for the eighteenth amendment with no conclusions reached The meeting included Borah Smoot Robinson Steiner Thomas Capper Goldsborough and Vandenberg and indicated some members already support resubmission while fearing party binding Garfield prepared to depart for Chicago with the tentative plank Brown Postmaster General also attended the parleys signaling administration support.
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Washington
Senate
Borah
Idaho
Friends of Prohibition
Chicago
James R. Garfield
Resolutions Committee
Smoot
Utah
Robinson
Indiana
Steiner
Oregon
Thomas
Capper
Kansas
Goldsborough
Maryland
Vandenberg
Michigan
National Party
Garfield
Hoover
Brown
Onell To Wield Gavel At Chicago
Bertrand H. Snell of New York, former rival for speaker, will preside as Republican national convention chairman in Chicago. He vows a firm approach to parliamentary questions and anticipates a liberal prohibition plank.
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Chicago
Bertrand H. Snell
New York
House of Representatives
Washington
House
Nicholas Longworth
Snell
Sneil
Eighty Bonus Marchers Move Through Huntington
Eighty bonus marchers from Lansing Michigan passed through Huntington tonight tied to a fast Chesapeake and Ohio freight train. They head for Washington via Charleston and Hinton, continuing their long march.
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Huntington
W. Va
Lansing
Mich
Charleston
Hinton
Washington
Hunger march prompts steps to halt West Virginia evictions
Charleston June 7 officials move to halt eviction of unemployed miners on Paint Creek after hunger march. Attorney General Lee to take charge of Wacomah Fuel mines to stop further evictions while firm’s finances are sorted. Governor Conley warns miners against unlawful action.
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Charleston
W. Va
West Virginia
Paint Creek
Howard B. Lee
Conley
Wacomah Fuel Company
Lee
Waccomah Company
B. A. Scott
West Virginia Mine Workers
Democrats Pass Garner Relief Plan in House
The Democratic House approved the $2.3 billion Garner plan to aid the unemployed, sending the bill to the Senate 216 to 182. Ten Democrats defected. 21 Republicans and one Farmer-Laborite voted for the measure. The package includes $100 million direct relief, a larger Reconstruction Finance Corp cap, and a $1.2 billion building program.
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Democrats Belt Party
Republicans
Lone Farmer- Laborite
Washington
Hoover
Democratic House Today
Senate
Hawley
Oregon
Farmer
House
Frank Murphy
Detroit
Curtis
Garner
Mille
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Capital
Senate Banking Committee
Wagner
New York
Treasury
Sunday baseball wins Hamlin election issue
Hamlin West Virginia June 7 The citizens party with a platform calling for Sunday baseball and licensing of billiard parlors was victorious in the municipal election today O E Copeland elected mayor over W E Madden J H Summerson elected recorder and councilmen named were John Nida Frank Adkins L R Byer J B Swanson and R Adkins
Republicans meet to organize for 1932 campaign in West Virginia
Charleston June 7 Republican leaders from across the state meet with state committeemen to form the party organization for the four-year term and plan the state convention. Tax Commissioner T C Townsend and other nominees are expected. Morgantown bids to host the convention. Mayor John V Sanders to present a hosting resolution.
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Charleston
W. Va
T. C. Townsend
Charles E. Carrigan
Maundeville
T. P. Hill
John V. Sanders
Morgantown
Democratic Committee
Parkersburg
West Virginia
Tragic collision kills six in Collingswood ambulance crash
Ambulance rushing to aid an injured child collided with a car in Collingswood New Jersey killing six people and injuring another. Victims include Richard Bloenker 36 and three year old Emma Bloenker both from Haddonfield and Police Officer John Knorr 30. The Perth Amboy driver William Rodecker 19 his mother Mrs Rodecker 45 and aunt Mrs Edward Smith ? all perished. Witness Arthur Deaver 14 reported the crash as vehicles sped toward the intersection.
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Collingswood
N. J
Richard J. Bloenker
Haddonfield
Emma
John Knorr
Large delegation protests Bluefield gas rates and hawker ordinance
A Tuesday city board meeting drew a crowd of over sixty citizens urging reduced Bluefield Gas and Power rates and seeking natural gas supplies from nearby lines. They urged an investigation by the Public Service Commission and approved a first reading of a simpler hawker and peddler ordinance with new daily monthly and yearly rates for itinerant merchants and vehicle-based sellers.
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Bluefield Gas and Power Company
City Board of Directors
Bluefield
W. A. Light
Light
G. T. Leslie
Leslie
Beckley
Portland
Ore
Public Service Commission
Veterans March Up Capitol Avenue in Demand for Immediate Bonus Payment
Thousands of veterans marched in orderly fashion along Pennsylvania Avenue Washington to press for full immediate payment of the World War I bonus. Police monitored crowds estimated at 100000 while some demonstrators sang doughboy songs and a handful of agitators were detained and released after warning.
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Army of War
Pennsylvania Avenue
Jetham D. Glassford
Legion Post
Baltimore
Maryland
Enue
Metropolitan Police
Justice and Labor Departments
Justice and Labor
Wreck derails freight train injuring up to 30 in New Jersey
An Atlantic City to New York express plowed into a derailed coal gondola near Deans New Jersey injuring 25 to 30. The locomotive and first three cars plunged eight feet into a brook. fireman and engineer badly hurt. Tracks blocked and trains diverted as crews respond.
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Atlantic City
New York
Deans
N. J
Here
New Brunswick
Pennsylvania Railroad
Flames Destroy Apartment Hotel Eleven Lose Lives
Morgantown West Virginia June 7 Eleven persons died in a fatal blaze that destroyed an apartment hotel leaving authorities to investigate the cause and circumstances of the disaster. Further details on victims and the incident were not immediately available.
Davila Denies Chile Junta Discord In Exclusive Interview
Carlos Davila head of Chile's Socialist junta denies internal dissension and says the regime will create three state companies to employ the unemployed. He vows heavy taxation on the wealthy to fund plans and asserts unity within the government.
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Associated Press
Santiago
Chile
Carlos Davila
Senor Davila
R Rts
Santiag
Dispatches
Veterans Wait to Hop Freights Across Pennsylvania Mountains
In Pittsburgh on June 7 a group of about 400 veterans gathered at Conemaugh and Johnstown waiting to ride freight trains over the mountain grade to Gallitzin. Trains sped by with extra locomotives as pushers were moved west and return trips made it hard to jump cars. Some veterans hiked and hitchhiked east and south while one 15 hour wait at Connellsville ended with passage aboard a Baltimore and Ohio freight bound for Cumberland.
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Pittsburgh
Conemaugh
Johnstown
Gallitzin
New Florence
Connellsville
Baltimore
Cumberland
Landmark Ellington Hotel Blast Shocks Cleveland
A catastrophic explosion and fire today leveled the Ellington apartment hotel in downtown Cleveland at East Ninth and Superior. Dozens missing, eleven confirmed dead, about twenty to thirty injured as firemen and bystanders rescued residents amid debris. Mickey Cochrane aided three women from danger as three firefighters were hurt. Investigations probe the blast origin with arson and possible gas leakage theories while authorities inspect cans of alcohol found in the basement. Loss estimates range from 500000 to 1000000 dollars.
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Cleveland
Ellington
East Ninth
Superior
Mickey Cochrane
Philadelphia Athletics
Ivan Peterman
Philadelphia
Brookhart Trails After Primary Loss In Iowa Race
Des Moines reports U S Senator Smith W Brookhart trails in the Republican primary to Henry Field of Shenandoah with Field 164 938 to Brookhart 122 763 as 2 073 of 2 435 precincts report Field leads by about 42 000 ballots Prohibition aligned Field seeks November bid against Democrat Louis Murphy Murphy tops 40 565 to 22 749 for Dan F Steck in Democratic contest Other races show Benson edging Haugen in Fourth District and Gov Dan Turner leading Republican field with 223 311 votes over Otto Lange 34 285 Roddells trails in Democratic governor race concludes.
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Des Moines
Iowa
U. S
Smith W. Brookhart
Henry Field
Shenanadoah
Senate
Brookhart
Gilbert N. Haugen
National House
C. A. Benson
Benson
Dan Turner
Otto Lange
Dubuque
Clyde Herring
L. BE. Roddells
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Case School of Applied Science
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Clarksburg
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Charleston Gazette
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Bailey Sleeth
Linn
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Virgil Greene Lilly
Forest Grove
Charles Scott Lynch
Glenville
Walter Hamilton Walker
Chilton
JUNTA
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