1935 European powers rearm as looming war rumors rise
AAP reports that 1935 sees munitions factories expanding output and militaries mobilizing across Europe. Italy eyes Ethiopia, Germany rearms with conscription, France seeks added defenses, Britain boosts air power, and Soviet Russia trains nearly a million in a tense prewar climate.
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Italy
Benito Mussolini
Africa
Ethiopia
Britain
Il Duce
Adolf Hitler
Austria
Germany
Reich
France
Pierre Laval
Hitler
Russia
Czechoslovakia
Great Britain
Hungary
Bulgaria
Turkey
Turkish High Military Council
Derdanelles
Soviet Russia
Earthquake Rocks Hilo Causing Cracks and Damage
A sharp 9 02 m quake hit Hilo Hawaii causing major building cracks and plaster falls. Kilauea observatory observers fear possible volcanic activity while county offices discuss relocation after two landslides in nearby areas.
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Hilo
Hawaii
Kilauea
Mauna Loa
Kilauea Observatory
Halernaumau
Puneo
Halaihi
Reeds Island
Hilo Bay
Martial law declared in Barcelona amid terrorism wave
Madrid reports Premier Lerroux announces martial law in the Barcelona province after an extraordinary cabinet session. Police efforts have failed to curb bombings shootings robberies and sabotage as authorities seek to halt the rising violence.
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Madrid
Alejandro Lerroux
Barcelona
Friends of Accused Huntington Slayer Seek Bond
Huntington West Virginia June 28 Friends of Lizzie Blevins 45 mother of five sought to arrange bond for her charged with the murder of roomer E S Henry 48 Arraignment was postponed to tomorrow Henrys husband Henry said he and his wife had been drinking but no evidence existed Blevins allegedly shot Henry who fell down stairs after a bullet hit her eye Detectives said Blevins admitted paying a guard to scare Henry to protect her daughter Nora 13
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Huntington
W. Va
Lizzie Blevins
E. S. Henry
A. J. Chapman
Rebels besiege Peiping as loyal forces halt attack on Forbidden City
Chinese mutineers under Gen Tsai strike toward Peiping's gates after disobeying orders to evacuate Hopei. Loyal troops counterattack, capturing an armored train and driving rebels toward the demilitarized zone. Two U.S. embassy secretaries aid Americans amid the 12 hour battle. Martial law imposed.
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Associated Press
Peiping
Hopei
Tsai
Hu Hesner-Chung
Japan
Fengtia
Demilitarized Zone
United States
Nanking
Projects prepared for final approval in West Virginia
Charleston June 28 The Public Works Administration says seventeen projects totaling 3 530 792 are ready for submission to Washington for final approval. Seven projects amounting to 1 799 433 come from the state board of control and include 905 500 for 12 state police headquarters in Charleston Clarksburg Wheeling Parkersburg Weston Romney Elkins Lewisburg Beckley Welch Logan and Huntington. Other items include Bluefield State college dormitories Mulfens sewers and street improvements 100 000.
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Charleston
W. Va
M. L. O’neale
Public Works Administration
Washington
State Board of Control
Clarksburg
Wheeling
Parkersburg
Weston
Romney
Elkins
Lewisburg
Beckley
Welch
Logan
Huntington
Bluefield State College
Pocahontas District Production Falls Short of Year’s Pace
The Pocahontas district posted weak output last week with 342,581 net tons produced, about 100,000 tons below 1934’s week. The week’s drop of 256,523 tons from the prior week follows a year to date total of 10,292,314 tons versus 10,892,510 tons at the same point the previous year.
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Pocahontas
Pocahontas Operators Association
Kump Accepts Talks at 4-H Meetings July 4
Governor Kump said he tentatively will speak at a 4-H clubs gathering in Sutton on July 4 and at another event in Moorefield the same day.
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Charleston
W. Va
Kump
Sutton
Moorefield
Taxes and gold measures threaten revolt and bills
Washington notes tax and gold legislation loom as adjournment delays push action. Steagall proposes a bill to bar holders of gold clause securities from suing the government, while Roosevelt signs a nuisance tax extension. Congress debates timing and risk of unwholesome measures as members push tax reforms.
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U. S
Roosevelt
Washington
House
Steagall
Alabama
House Banking Committee
Representative Fish
Republican
New York
Fish
Banking
Huntington Lad Ius Sweetheart Tragedy Shocks Town
Emma Lee Ronk 16 was shot on a Huntington church lawn by Franklin Petry 19 who then killed himself. Witnesses said Petry jealous of Ronk and her friendship with Petry’s 17-year-old brother who was with her. Ronk died en route to a hospital. Petry died at a hospital. Ronk had been staying in Huntington with relatives.
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Huntington
W. Va
Emma Lee Ronk
Franklin Petry
Ast End
Perry
Harry
Milton
Petry
Christian Endeavor Society
Huntington Capitalist Sentenced for Contempt in West Virginia
Fred Edwards a Huntington capitalist and mattress maker was jailed ten days and fined 50 dollars for contempt of court by Cabell County Circuit Court Special Judge George S. Wallace. A lawyer committee found witness Frank Adkins was in town when Edwards testified and had not been notified to appear. Edwards sought a continuance due to the absence of his auditor. The sentence includes a stay until Sunday morning to organize business affairs.
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Huntington
W. Va
Fred Edwards
George S. Wallace
Cabell County
Edwards
Mae McCormick Edwards
Detroit
Whch
Frank Adkins
Wallace
Adkins
Body of Missing Child Found in Greenville Marsh
The body of 9 year old Helen Glenn, Greenville’s “perfect school girl,” was found in a marsh after being attacked and slain. Coroner Atkinson ruled death by a single stab wound to the aorta and liver, with speculation of a nearby suspect. The town, stunned, participated in an extensive search that included state authorities.
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Greenville
N. Y
Helen Glenn
M, FE. Atkinson
Ernest Glenn
Downs Town
Atkinson
Grammar School
Firing Breaks Out in Kansas Mining Strike
Twelve guards at Eagle Picher Mining and Smelter Co office in Galena endure rifle and pistol fire from sympathizers. Guards report no injuries and say snipers are unseen. Kansas National Guard units are en route after a day of violence in the lead and zinc mine dispute.
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Galena
Kas
Eagle Picher Mining and Smelter Co
Kansas National Guard
Lindbergh Intermediary Arrested On Broadway
Salvatore Spitale, 38, an intermediary for Charles A Lindbergh in kidnap negotiations, was arrested in a Broadway restaurant and booked on a public enemy act charge. Concessionaire Salvatore Arcidiaco, 37, also arrested. Spitale had 2900 dollars on him and had just returned from Aqueduct race track.
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New York
Salvatore Spitale
Charles A. Lindbergh
Michael McDermott
Spitale
Salvatore Arcidiaco
Aqueduct Race Track
Roosevelt declares power lobby the most daring in history
President Roosevelt labels the power lobby as the era's boldest threat and urges the House to pass the Senate death sentence against unnecessary public utility holding companies. He accuses lobbyists of deliberate falsifications and ties the plan to restoring corporate control to the people. The House committee proposes SEC oversight with no hard deadline.
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Charles Lobby
Bill
Washington
Power Lobby
Roosevelt
House
Senate
Securities and Exchange Commission
Theople
Ineulls
New York
House Interstate Commerce Committee
Rayburn
Texas
AFL Presents Plan to License Industry
Washington June 25 The American Federation of Labor presented to President Roosevelt a plan to license industry in interstate commerce as part of NRA labor standards enforcement. The plan aims to curb movement of goods not produced under labor standards while NRA and the FTC finalize cooperative oversight arrangements. William Green and George L. Berry delivered the proposal.
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Washington
NRA
American Federation of Labor
Roper Business Advisory Council
Voluntary Association of Business Men
Roosevelt
Federal Trade Commission
Commission
William Green
George L. Berry
Appearance of black rust drives wheat prices up
Chicago reports the arrival of black rust feared to hit wheat across the country. Prices surged with futures jumping five cents per bushel at multiple markets, December at 88 cents, September 85 78, July at Minneapolis 96 58, while other grains rose as buying pressure overwhelmed pit facilities.
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Chicago
United States
Wees
Minneapolis
Kansas City
Dionne quintuplets reach milestone at 14 months
In Collander Ontario Yvonne and Cecile Dionne stood for the first time today as their sisters Annette Emilie and Marie watched. Dr Allan Roy Dafoe said no prediction on walking yet but noted the quintuplets are in excellent health and will soon try outdoor play.
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Yvonne
Chile
Moonshiner Gets Six Year Sentence
James B. Harman, 51, of South Fork McDowell county, found guilty on five counts of moonshine distilling, was sentenced by Judge George W. MacClintic to eight years in Atlanta penitentiary and a $200 fine. Andrew Osborne’s sentence was deferred. other defendants faced various outcomes as the case unfolded.
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James B. Harman
South Fork
McDowell County
United States District Court
George W. MacClintic
Atlanta
Andrew Osborne
Harman
McClintic
National Training School
Willie Moye
Mitchell Reddem
Raleigh County
John Cousine
Robert Miller
Roosevelts push to avert third coal strike
President Roosevelt moved to extend the coal wage and hour truce beyond Sunday as Congress debates the Guffey bill. John L. Lewis and mine operators clash over a 30 hour week and 10 percent pay rise while railroads are accused of price dumping. A related Detroit case tracks a mysterious ride killing connected to Harvard lawyer Dickinson and a Detroit hotel guest Ferris as detectives pursue links to a New York attorney.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
House
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Ways and Means
Lewis
Senate
Sam Hill
Omnibus banking bill nears Senate floor clash
Idle bank funds surge to an all time high as the Senate debates a centralized control bill. Gold reserves rise to a new peak with $9.109 million in stock, while $5.029 billion in reserve deposits shape the banking landscape and potential loan expansion.
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Battle Royal
Senate
Inland Army Post
Washington
Itdle
Treasury
Federal Reserve System
Bill
Government to Build Vault at Fort Knox for Gold Reserve
Washington expects rapid vault construction at Fort Knox Kentucky as orders reveal a new subterranean facility to receive much of the federal gold from New York and Philadelphia. The inland placement follows a policy to move reserves away from coastal cities, with three billion dollars already sent from San Francisco to Denver as part of the program.
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Washington
Louisville
New York
Philadelphia
San Francisco
Denver
Fort Knox
Rocky Mountains
Appalachians
Eastern shore potato growers blockade disrupts shipments
More than fifty embattled farmers left Painter for Deep Creek and warned they would destroy trucks crossing the Maryland Virginia line. They blocked shipments enforcing a potato embargo after a Wednesday meet, aiming to raise prices to two dollars per barrel amid gunfire and tire slashing incidents.
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Deep Creek
Parksley
Maryland
Accomac
Northampton Counties
Lewis
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