Congress pushes vital funds bills toward completion
Washington reports congress moved swiftly on major appropriation bills and nearing a compromise on the 2.3 billion unemployment relief measure including a 500 million public works program. Navy and independent offices bills cleared while war department funding faced retirement dispute and a Senate proposal for a Puget Sound to St Paul airplane allocation was rejected.
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Hoover
Washington
Congress
White House
House
Senate
War Department
State, Justice, Commerce and Labor Departments
Puget Sound
St. Paul-Minneapolis
Repeal Resolution Starts in the House
Washington June 29 Representative Black Democrat New York introduced a resolution to repeal the eighteenth amendment in line with the Democratic platform committee. The measure directs the secretary of state to urge state governors to convene delegates to ratify repeal of the Eighteenth Amendment.
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Washington
Representative Black
New York
Democratic Platform Committee
Platform Committee
Von Papen Urges Treaty Revision At Lausanne Meeting
German Chancellor Franz Von Papen called for revision of the Versailles treaty to remove discriminations against Germany amid the reparations dispute at Lausanne. French officials noted a toned down stance and possible concessions. A six-power committee led by Ramsay MacDonald drafted concrete proposals as talks continued.
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Lausanne
Switzerland
France
Germany
Franz von Papen
Ramsay MacDonald
Great Britain
Italy
Belgium
Japan
von Papen
Roosevelt backers win as Walsh chairs Chicago convention
Gaston Thomas J. Walsh of Montana takes the chair at the Democratic national convention in Chicago after defeating Jouett Shouse of Kansas. The victory signals strong support for Governor Roosevelt among delegates.
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Gaston Thomas J. Walsh
Montana
Chicago
Jouett Shouse
Kansas
Roosevelt
Stull to begin life sentence after Greenbrier transfer
Minnie Stull of Princeton who killed her nine year old stepson Mickey was moved from Greenbrier county to Charleston and will start a life term at Moundsville state prison. The transfer followed a murder verdict later set aside in Mercer county. The child’s death occurred in Princeton in October.
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Minnie Stull
Princeton
Mickey
Moundsville Penitentiary
Stull
Greenbrier County
Charleston
Kanawha County
Moundsville
Greenbrier
Mercer County
Senator Nye Takes Early Lead in Vote
Fargo North Dakota reports United States Senator Gerald P Nye leading in the Republican primary race as early returns from 32 of 223 precincts show Nye with 3344 votes and Gov George F Shaffer with 2443. Nye ran on an anti Hoover platform while Shaffer supported the administration.
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Fargo
N. D
United States
Gerald P. Nye
North Dakota
Nye
George F. Shaffer
Shafer
GOP State Executive Committee Calls Meet
Charleston W Virginia June 29 a meeting of the Republican state executive committee has been called for Saturday July 9 at Parkersburg by Charles J Schuck Wheeling chairman Sec retary T P Hill said the committee would decide upon a state headquarters and approve officers chosen by the chairman Schuck was authorized to perfect an organization and confer with party nominees on a state headquarters with decisions to be ratified at the called meeting
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N. J
Charles A. Lindbergh
John Hughes Curtis
W. E. Haskell
New York Herald-Tribune
Curtis
Norfolk
Lindbergh
Haskel
Colonel Lindbergh
Frank J. Wilson
Curtin
Lloyd Fisher
Wilson
Adam Robbins
Revenue Department
al Capone
Atlanta
Charles Augustue Lindberh Jr
Fisher
Haskell
Violet Sharpe
Dwight W. Morrow
Miss Sharpe
Mrs. Morrow
Mrs. Lindbergh
Charleston
W. Va
Republican State Executive Committee
Parkersburg
Charles J. Schuck
Wheeling
T. P. Hill
Schuck
West Virginia Votes on Eighteenth Amendment Repeal
West Virginia delegates split their votes as the Democratic convention adopted a majority plank favoring repeal of the eighteenth amendment and immediate modification of the Volstead Act. Eight and a half supported repeal or resubmission, seven backed the majority, with one half recorded absent.
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Chicago
West Virginia
Platform Committee
J. Lewis Bumgardner
Beckley
State Association Against
M. M. Neely
Boy Drowns While Fleeing Farm Field Incident
Edward Legg, 12, fled a corn field after being spotted by a farmer. He attempted to cross a rain swollen pond, fell into six feet of water, and drowned. Two companions escaped. coroner W. Frank Work announced an inquest.
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Charleston
W. Va
Edward Legg
Legg
W. Frank Work
Lenders Clash in Fiery Tilt Over Repeal Move
A heated session at the Democratic convention in Chicago saw a lengthy push for prohibition repeal and a pro repeal plank debated by leaders including Alfred E. Smith. The Texas delegation backed repeal while wets crowd cheered. Hull Walsh and Smith led opposing camps. The night session aimed to vote on the repeal commitment with nominating speeches delayed.
Appalachian Coals Suit Is Entered
The Department of Justice filed a federal suit in Lynchburg Virginia seeking an injunction against Appalachian Coals Inc and 136 soft coal firms. The action tests legality of marketing agreements and alleges a combination to restrain trade under the Sherman Act. The consortium accounts for about 70 percent of production in Kentucky Tennessee Virginia and West Virginia.
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Department of Justice
Department
Federal District Court
Lynchburg
Appalachian Coals, Inc
Kentucky
Tennessee
Virginia
West Virginia
National Coal Association
Hoover
Secretary of Commerce
Democratic Convention Adopts Plank For Prohibition Repeal
Chicago June 29 A rebel lious Democratic resolutions committee forced a repeal plank and anti cancellation of war debt in the party platform. Walsh of Massachusetts presented the repeal clause amid astonishment at its margin as the 35 to 17 vote approved the measure. The six hour session also upheld a war debt cancellation proposal 27 to 22 and outlined a platform favoring federal expense cuts, tariff reform, and support for veterans.
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Chicago
Democratic Resolutions Committee
Walsh
Massachusetts
Alfred B. Smith
Federal Farm Board
Full
Democratic Party
Federal Reserve
World Court
United States
Philippines
Porto Rico
Panama Canal
Congress
Farm Board
Thousands Denied Entry as Chicago Stadium Jam Occurs
Hundreds of ticket holders crowded the Chicago stadium unable to enter the Democratic national convention. Police reported a few thousand—others up to 10,000—jammed the doors due to excess counterfeit courtesy cards and badges. Fire marshal halted admission. editors urged action from Mayor Cermak and police.
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Chicago
Anton J. Cermak
Cermak
Democratic platform calls for drastic economic changes
The platform denounces postwar policies, urges major cuts in federal spending, a balanced budget, sound currency, tariff reform, unemployment relief, farm support, stronger antitrust enforcement, and a firm foreign policy. It pledges to reduce government waste, protect deposits, aid veterans, and uphold equal rights.
Shortest Democratic Platform Noted in 1928 Debate
Chicago June 29 The proposed Democratic platform contains 1396 words with the prohibition plank at 1428 words and the unemployment and old age insurance item at 9 words. It is described as one of the shortest ever written for a major party.
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Chicago
Democratic wets push repeal plank at Chicago convention
Senator Cordell Hull of Tennessee headed a losing effort to limit the prohibition plank to submission. Al Smith and Governor Albert C. Ritchie energized supporters as wets carried the mood at the Chicago Stadium where the convention debated repeal and modification into the night. Roosevelt’s bloc kept hands off as delegates voted their choice.
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Cordell Hull
Tennessee
Smith
Ritchie
Alfred EB. Smith
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Roosevelt
al Smith
Albert C. Ritchie
Maryland
Hull
Senate Defers World Economic Conference Funds
Washington reports the Senate rejected Hoover's request for funds to join a world economic conference and instead approved 40,000 to cover U S delegates for a monetary discussion conference, tied to silver restoration talks. Senator Borah argued no gains from another economic parley without reparations progress.
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Borah
Idaho
Senate
Hoover
Great Britain
United States
Foreign Relations Committee
France
Germany
Zews
Michigan
Hayden
Arizona
Oddie
Dan
California
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James A. Reed
Missouri
Robert J. Bulkley
Ohio
James A. Farley
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