Methodist Leader Appears At Capitol Over Contempt Question
Bishop James Cannon Jr. defied the senate lobby committee last week by walking out during questions on his 1928 anti-Smith activities. The panel agreed to assess its authority before action, and Cannon, using a crutch, read a prepared statement denying contempt and urging a ruling on committee rights.
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Washington
James Cannon Jr
Senate Lobby Committee
Southern Methodist
Cannon
Walsh
Montana
C. Bascomb Slemp
President Coolidge
Virginia
EB. C. Jameson
New York
Capitol
Borah
Idaho
Crackdown on Chicago underworld as raids rise
Nearly 600 suspects were rounded up by midnight as special squads swept through the Valley and Sicilian districts and other crime hubs. raids aimed to solve the murder of Tribune reporter Alfred Lingle and curb gang violence. Bail was denied and arrests extended beyond city lines with officials pledging rigorous investigations.
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Chicago
Stromgarm
Alfred
Jake” Lingle
Tribune
Bureau of Identification
John A. Stege
Stege
Siciliam
Near North Side
Jack Gueick
Capone
Denny Coomey
New York
Louisville
Cook County
Walter S. Poague
American Legion
Illinois Naval Reserves
Lingle
Emily Durst
Kansas City
Red Single
Albuquerque
N. M
Fred W. Green
Michigan
M. P. Goodfellow
Brooklyn
N. Y
Eagle
Huntington
W. Va
Advertiser and Herald- Dispatch
Vote on M Wider to face delay
Opposition may block a Senate vote on Hanford MacNider of Iowa for minister to Canada. Senator Brookhart calls MacNider personally offensive and the Foreign Relations Committee sent the nomination without recommendation. Senator Steck announced support for MacNider.
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Washington
Hanford MacNider
Iowa
Canada
Brookhart
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Senate
Steck
MacNider
Washington Adopts Lobby Pact On Bishop Cannon Testimony
The lobby committee agreed not to compel Bishop Cannon to testify on his 1928 campaign activities. A resolution asserts the Senate Foreign Relations Committee’s right to correspondence on the naval treaty. William Green demands congressional action on unemployment relief. Senator Brookhart objects to Hanford McNider’s nomination as minister to Canada.
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Bishop Cannon
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
William Green
Brookhart
Hanford McNider
Canada
Huston Defends Lobbying Record In Confidential Letter
Claudius H. Huston chairman of the Republican National Committee released a confidential letter denying being a lobbyist and saying he used Tennessee River Improvement funds to cover a brokerage shortage. He lists lobbying activities involving Henry Ford and American Cement Company in the Muscle Shoals project. He cites Blyth & Bonner letters denying fund use for a shortage.
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Washington
Claudius H. Huston
Republican National Committee
Tennessee River Improvement Association
Henry
Blyth & Bonner
New York
National Committee
Huston
Senate Lobby Committee
Republican National Organization
National Administration
Faltering airplane engine costs one life in Montana
A plane faltered on takeoff near Billings killing 36 year old oilman A. D. Minamyer and injuring two others. Pilot Major J. Carroll Cone of the American Eagle Aircraft corp. and financier O. E. Lee were carried down with the craft in an eighty foot drop but survived with minor injuries. Cone had previously served as Arkansas state auditor.
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Billings
Mont
A. D. Minamyer
J. Carroll Cone
American Eagle Aircraft Corporation
Kansas City
O. E. Lee
Cone
Arkansas
Coal loading in field nears normal after heavy shipments
Coal loadings yesterday in Norfolk and Western fields reached near normal levels with 3,301 cars loaded across four mining districts. Over the past two weeks production has markedly improved and continued to rise, with about 2,900 cars shipped yesterday. Officials forecast sustained heavy shipments for some time.
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Norfolk and Western Railway
Norfolk and Western
Norfolk and Estern
Rebels advance north in three columns toward Hankow
Shanghai report states Kwangsi rebel armies joined by bands rout Nationalists at Yochow and push toward Hankow Wuchang and Hanyang as martial law grips the tri cities Northern commanders Yen Hsi Shan and Feng Yu Hsiang push through Haichow Tungkwan rail line toward Nanking site of Nationalist capital
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Shanghai
Kwangsi Province
Yangtse
Shantung
Henan
China
Yochow
Hankow
Wuchang
Hanyang
Yen Hsi-Shan
Feng Yu-Hsiang
Haichow- Tungkwan
Henan Province
Nanking
Senate Seeks Access to London Naval Papers in Treaty Debate
Washington reports the Senate Foreign Relations sub committee agreed on a resolution asserting its right to London naval notes denied by President Hoover. The measure, to be presented tomorrow, may influence the treaty debate though its exact effect remains uncertain. Senator Shipstead withheld treaty action until papers are in the committee. Chairman Borah argued papers access should not derail the pact, expecting a report to the full Senate by week’s end or early next week.
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Washington
Senate Foreign Relations
London
Hoover
Shipstead
Farmer-Labor
Minnesota
Borah
Foreign Relations Committee
Black
Alabama
Senate
Williams Plans Round Trip Nonstop New York to Bermuda
Transatlantic flyer Roger Q. Williams announced a 4 a.m. departure for a round trip nonstop flight to Bermuda aboard the Columbia. Co-pilot Erroll Boyd and navigator Lieut. Harry Connors will join him. The plane was fueled with 500 gallons of gasoline and 50 gallons of oil at Roosevelt Field, and overhauled for the mission. Williams aims for a 15 hour journey and a pioneer step toward a New York to Bermuda amphibian airline trial later this summer.
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Roosevelt Field
N. Y
Roger Q. Williams
Transatlantic Flyer
Tomorow
Bermuda
Columbia
Chamberlin
New York
Germany
Erroll Boyd
Harry Connors
U. S. Naval Reserve
Williams
Daily Telegraph Invites Fans to Evening Boxing Party
The Daily Telegraph calls fight fans to a party tonight at the Telegraph building on Bland street. The heavyweight title bout between Sharkey and a rival is expected around 9 pm Bluefield time with a 9 to 5 favorite on Sharkey. Preliminary bouts begin at 7 pm featuring Fox vs Brandt, Bianchi vs Parada, and Lamar vs Osa. If rain delays, the event moves to Friday.
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Bluefield
The
Daily Telegraph
Telegraph Building
Bland Street
Sharkey
Yankee Stadium
Ae Fox
Piet Brandt
Raul Bianchi
Stanley Parada
Henry Lamar
Mateo Osa
National Boxing Association
Separate Trial for Mrs Oesterreich in Milwaukee Murder Case
Mrs Walburga Oesterreich to face a separate trial on July 9 for the murder of her husband Fred Oesterreich. Otto Sanhuber, her longtime alleged lover, is to stand trial separately after a judge granted the request citing potential prejudice from joint proceedings. The 1922 Milwaukee murder saw police finding Oesterreich dead in his home with Sanhuber living in attic quarters during years of concealment.
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Los Angeles
Walburga Oesterreich
Otto Sanhuber
Fred Oesterreich
Milwaukee
Sanhuber
Oesterreich
French flyer unable to lift plane in Natal river
Natal Brazil June 11 After eighteen attempts to lift his sea plane from the Potengi river Jean Mermoz and Aero-Postal officials chose a different port for the take off to Africa The aviator had carried European mail from West Africa to Natal last month but difficulties halted his South Atlantic crossing plans The air mail backlog will be sent to Senegal by the next regular dispatch boat
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Natal
Brazil
Potengy River
Jean Mermoz
Aero-Postal Company
Africa
Mermoz
South Atlantic
Aero-Postal
Senegal
Police halt search for drowned woman in Kanawha River
Charleston police ended three days of fruitless river dragging for a young woman reported drowned after a canoe overturned. Chief John Britton halted further searches but ordered river patrols in case the body surfaces. Crookshank, 24, who invited the woman on a canoe trip, is jailed for questioning.
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Charleston
W. Va
Kanawha
John Britton
Britton
Charles Crookshank
Poie
Logan Gunplay on Logan Streets Leads to Arrests
Logan reports a second weapon incident in three days as Luke Curry is jailed after firing five shots on a principal street. No injuries. Curry faces unspecified charges. earlier altercation with Dr. Vaughn led to fines. Chafin posted $1,000 bond to await grand jury action on an assault charge.
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Logan
Luke Curry
Curry
Justice of the Peace
L. W. Hatfield
Logan County
Hatfield
Don Chafin
R. R. Vaughn
Vaughn
Cole Hatfield
Chafin
J. D. Copley
H. E. Duncan
Fazio Opens Defense in Murder Trial
In Pittsburgh on June 11 the defense for Philip Fazio started its case in the murder trial of W. J. Gregory, the beer runner found headless in a hillside barrel. Witnesses testified Gregory had threats over a affair and feared James Merlino, another beer runner and accuser. Fazio denied offering money for help, denied killing Gregory, and said no ill will existed toward the victim.
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Pittsburgh
Philip Fazio
Wildcat
W. J. Gregory
Gregory
James Merlino
Fazio
Jennie Mitchell
Bill
Helen Lizhtner
John Horne
Horne
Merlino
Old Dominion Towns Pick Officials In Quiet Votes
In Pocahontas L B Crawford won as mayor with a light turnout as eight council members were elected. Nearby towns across Virginia reported similar quiet elections with a mix of mayoral wins and council choices, including clashing results in Coeburn and Clintwood and a livestock at large ban approved in Richlands.
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Old Dominion
L. B. Crawford
Pocahontas
Narrows
Coeburn
A. B. Sproles
J. K. Peters
J. S. Dennen
George Butt
John R. Black
B. T. Graham
J. W. Elliott
W. S. Shumate
Virginia
Narrowe
E. D. Coburn
C. McGinley
C. H. Campbell
E. E McGinley
I. W. Chambers
G. C. Kirk
M. C. Coburn
W. A. Banner
W. S. Kilgore
J. D. Clay Jr
H. J. Horne
N. J. Webley
Clintwood
C. R. Dotson
W. C. D. Bush
Clarence Stone
J. Colley
J. C. Damron
W. T. Rasnick
A. L. Reece
W. O. Deel
Richlands
B. J. Cook
Randy Boggess
Boggess
W. W. Fields
Pete Tizen
G. PD. Horton
C. C. Hyatt
W. B. F. White
George R. McCall
J. G. Repase
Mellon approves pending levy bill action in Senate
The article reports Senator Smoot stating Secretary Melton supports the tariff levy bill, with final passage expected Friday at 2 pm. It notes Senator Reed and Grundy’s doubtful votes, President Hoover’s White House meeting, and Reed’s planned speech tomorrow as he clarifies his stance.
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Pennsylvania
Hoover
White House
Washington
Melton
Senate
Smoot
Utah
Harrison
Mississippi
Reed
Grundy
Treasury
Watson
Indiana
McKellar
Tennessee
Carol II Leads Romania Amid Shifting Political Tides
Bucharest June 11 King Carol II consolidates power after exile as Barbu Stirbey resigns from Romania’s locomotive and airplane works at Resita. Princess Helen blocks reconciling move while Premier Maniu fails to form a cabinet and General Prezan moves to form a government. The king seeks government harmony and stronger foreign relations.
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Bucharest
Carol II
Romania
Barbu Stirbey
Marieana
Resiza
Balkan
Helen
Kromberg
Germany
Carol
Michael
Maniu
Prezan
Romanian Crown Prince Michael Found Alive after 99 Years
Bucharest reports a curious double existence claim centering on Crown Prince Michael the 99-year-old boy once king of Romania. The piece notes his historic royal role and the long gap since his reign.
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Bucharest
Michael
Romania
Tragedy of Fairfax and Pinthis Described by Navy Man
George F. Farrell of Everett Massachusetts recounts the Fairfax Pinthis collision and ensuing fire. He notes navy crew heroes assisted passengers, life boats filled, officers and crew missteps, and a line of ferocious flames as the ships burned in rough seas.
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Bost
Fairfax
George F. Farrell
Everett
Mass
Lexington
J. B. Walker
Farrell
Norfolk
Airplanes deployed in Punjab against tax resistance mobs
Bombay June 11 aerial warning without bombs issued to civil resistance forces in the Punjab. Villagers near Lahore refuse to pay land revenues unless police are withdrawn and punitive taxes abolished. An army airplane circled the area with armored cars and troops on the ground. One Muslim killed at Panchala in Calcutta district amid clashes over fish ownership.
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Bombay
Punjab
Mahatma Gandhi
Lahore
Panchala
Calcutta
Morgan to Offer Young Plan Loan
New York announces the American portion of the 300 million deutsche loan will be offered tomorrow by a Morgan headed syndicate. The 5 percent 1930 loan to be issued at 90 with accrued interest, bonds to mature in 35 years, priced to yield 6.20 percent. Other portions offered in France and Great Britain.
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New York
J. P. Morgan and Company
German Government International
France
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