House Backs Immediate Bonus Payment Vote Today
Washington June 13. The House 226 to 175 voted to proceed to immediate payment of the 2 4 billion soldiers bonus certificates after a four hour debate. Senate leaders claimed 55 votes against the measure. President Hoover threatened a veto. For the veterans, hundreds crowded galleries and corridors as lawmakers split along party lines.
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Senate
Hoover
White House
Representative Snell
Representative Rainey
Farmer-Labor
West Virginia theft suspects nabbed in dynamite probe
Deputies arrested H. T. Medlin of Iroquois and E. P. Whitaker of Rhodell at Newhall early Friday for alleged gas theft. A car search found 700 dynamite exploders from Coalwood magazine. They confessed to other robberies and implicated Nick Tomayo of Mabscott in the gang.
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Iroquois
E. P. Whitaker
Rhodell
Newhall
McDowell County
Mabecott
Nick Tomayo
McDowell
Mercer
Raleigh
Fayette
West Virginia
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Whitaker
T. J. Williams
Bishop
Consolidation Coal Company
Coalwood
Bluefield
T. L. Felts
Baldwin Felts Detective Agency
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Stanaford
Beckley
Weyanoke Coal and Coke Company
Arista
Tomayo and Company
Mabscott
Tomayo
Six Mine Workers' Bodies Recovered After Collapse
Six men perished in a mine incident as agencies report the recovery of bodies. The article notes Senate action on immediate payment of soldiers' bonus certificates and a push by Senator Robinson for presidential recommendations to balance a $200 million budget gap. The Senate debated the McNary farm relief bill and reviewed a navy supply bill cut by $8 million from the House total.
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Commerce Department
Hope Lost For 4 Others In Splashdam Blast
Six miners died in an explosion at Splashdam Smokeless Coal mine in Splashdam Virginia. Identified victims include Oscar D Dowdle Elmer Nult Cecil Jane Roy Garrett Clyde Mattney and N B Honaker. Four workers remain missing with rescue crews expected to resume at midnight.
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Oscar D. Dowdle
Elmer Nult
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Clyde Mattney
N. B. Honaker
Drew Wallace
Roy Sproles
Dave Adams
Elbert Willis
Clintwood
Splashdam Smokeless Coal Corporation
Budget balancing drive heats up in Congress
Washington reports a new push to balance the budget as Senate Democrats fault President Hoover for the economy bill shortfall. Leaders clash over economies and revenue while debate on relief and bonus measures colors a Congress anxious to adjourn in coming days.
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White House
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Pennsylvania
Dawes and Hurley Rule Out Candidacies for VP
Chicago reports Charles G. Dawes states he is not a candidate for vice president and asks supporters not to embarrass him. The Tilinoia delegation weighs Curtis backing as Hoover aides push for the Kansan. Hurley also disclaims any bid while Curtis faces mixed support from administration factions.
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Charles G. Dawes
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Reconstruction Finance Corporation
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Curtis
Kansas
Hoover
Mille
Charley Curtis
Hurley
Gaston B. Means Convicted by Jury
Washington June 13 Gaston B Means Found Guilty in the District of Columbia supreme court of larceny of 104000 from Evalyn Walsh McLean in a plan to recover the Lindbergh baby. Jury verdicts of guilty on two larceny counts. not guilty on two embezzlement counts.
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Lindbergh
Babe
Washington
Gaston B. Means
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James M. Proctor
Department of Justice
T. Morris Wampler
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J. William Tomlinson
Hurley Aims at Courtly Curtis Position Not VP Prospect
Secretary Hurley, traveling from Washington to Chicago, denied seeking the vice presidency and said he would tell convention delegates that he cannot be a candidate for the role. He noted President Hoover had not approved moves to replace Charles Curtis and planned to join the resolutions committee at the convention.
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White House
Hoover
Chicago
Hurley
Charles Curtis
Charley Curtis
All Important Resolutions Committee
Blare of bands marks beginning of vet dry Tift
In Chicago on June 13 a wet rally in the Coliseum drew several thousand as Raymond Pitcairn urged Alfred E. Smith to lead a third party if Republicans and Democrats fail to back prohibition repeal. A six-speaker event closed a three day wet demonstration with the nation watching the party conventions. The Pennsylvania delegation to the Republican gathering delayed its stance on the prohibition plank, a move seen as helping the administration slow the repeal drive mid resubmission to voters.
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Raymond Pitcairn
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Ohio
Republican National Committee
Prohibition Debate Roils Chicago Ahead of GOP Convention
In Chicago on June 13 leads and crowds echo a fierce fight between wet and dry factions as delegates prepare for the Republican convention. Key figures like Senator Fess push for a clear plank while others urge immediate repeal or reform of the eighteenth amendment amid varied state positions.
Convention Briefs at Chicago Convention Site
Delegates arrive in Chicago for the Republican national convention with hotel preparations in progress at the Congress hotel. Early convention buttons include white and red We Are Going Wet badges carried by hosts and visitors. Mabel Willebrandt and Mrs Ogden L Mills attend while Ruth Hanna McCormick Simms rejects being called Mrs McCormick.
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Mrs. McCormick
Mark Hanna
Ilinois Republican Club
House
New Mexico
G O P Convention Opens as Prohibition Debate Rages
At Chicago the Republican National Convention begins amid fighting over a repeal plank. Admins push for a referendum on repealing the Eighteenth Amendment and a resubmission plan while Pennsylvania allies seek to block a straight repeal. Senator Bingham presses floor votes and predicts a repeal showdown as Dry and Wet factions clash.
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Allied Forces For Law
State Delegation Chooses Officers in West Virginia Fight
Chicago June 13 The West Virginia delegation elected Walter Hallanan as national committeeman and named officers for committees on resolutions rules and notification of presidential and vice presidential nominees. General A A Lilly and others joined the slate as the party debated repealing prohibition and a 30 hour work week plank was proposed. Opponents urged deposing Mrs. E Yost while backing Mrs. Cora Ebert, with final action deferred until morning.
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E. A. Yost
West Virginia
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Charleston
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West Virginia University
Morgantown
N. P. Wiswell
Huntington
Mallanan
Lilly
Republican Party
Geome
Convention Opens At 11 For Republican National Nominations
Chicago June 13 opening of the Republican national convention lists the order of business. Convention called to order at 11 a m central daylight time by Chairman Fess. Prayer by Bishop James F Freeman. Call for convention read by George De Bonneville Keim. Temporary roll call and election of temporary officers follow with committee selections on credentials permanent organization rules and order of business and resolutions.
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Fess
National Committee
James F. Freeman
Episcopal
Washington, D. C
George de Bonneville Keim
New Jersey
Chicago's Great Stadium 15 Ready for National Conventions
Chicago June 13 The Chicago Stadium stood ready tonight for the 1932 Republican and then Democratic national conventions. Over 20 000 seats will hear speakers as press seating and radio and movie facilities prepare for coverage. The great organ and multiple broadcasting setups promise unparalleled electrical preparations for the two party drama.
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Wise cracking gunmen rob Villa Royale roadhouse
Eight armed men entered the Villa Royale roadhouse in Pittsburgh stealing about 800 dollars and jewelry from patrons and workers. Manager Leo Pope says 600 dollars came from him and 200 from others. A separate raid nearby yielded 1400 dollars in cash and trolley tokens from Ingram street car fare workers.
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Leo Pope
Hoover Aides Seek Prohibition Substitution Prelude
In Chicago on June 13 delegates and White House aides wrestled over a substitute for the Prohibition amendment. Postmaster General Brown led talks while Dawes denied a ticket switch though Iowa and Texas endorsed him. The party also sought a national chairman to replace Senator Feas. Proposals favored a policy allowing a national vote with a substitute outlawing the saloon, leaving specifics to Congress.
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Hoover
White House
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Charles G. Dawes
Washington
Equelch
Curtis
Iowa
Texas
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Ohio
Congress
Prohibition repeal tensions loom at Chicago convention
In Chicago on June 13 delegates brace for a party gathering amid fear of clashes over repeal and possible moves against Vice President Curtis. Hoover leaders press on through a restless night as preparations continue ahead of tomorrow’s convention start.
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Chicago
Curtis
Death by Own Action Echoes in England and New Jersey
The Lindbergh kidnapping probe nears a dead end as Governor Moore backs state police, while British Labour MPs seek US representations after Violet Sharpe’s death by own action. Senator Richards brands the inquiry as mishandled, citing conflicting statements by Violet Sharpe.
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Emerson L. Richards
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H. Norman Schwarzkopf
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