Armstrong Wins Welterweight Title From Ross
Henry Armstrong of Los Angeles defeats Barney Ross of Chicago in 15 rounds at Madison Square Garden to unify welterweight title with the featherweight crown note. The two champions clash in a historic bout with Armstrong’s relentless attack and reach.
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Los Angeles
Damon Runyon
INS
Madison Square Gar Nn Bowl
Long Island City
N. Y
Little Henry Arming
Barney Ross
Chicago
Henry Armstrong
Tom Mooney Accepts Court Delay on Plea
Quentin Prison California reports Tom Mooney, age 52, accepted the state court delay on his plea in a high profile case.
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Tom Mooney
Plymouth Rock Lark May Cost Nine Months
Plymouth Mass. May Stanley E Bakewell construction foreman from Gibsonia Pa was convicted of painting Plymouth Rock with red paint and faces a nine month sentence in the house of correction. The judge said he would pronounce sentence tomorrow after finding him guilty of defacing the rock on May 3.
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Plymouth
Mass
Stanley E. Bakewell
Gibsonia
Plymouth Rock
House of Correction
Bakewell
Elmer L. Briggs
Wage Parley Date Is Fixed
Washington May 31 Facing bitter conflict on wage differentials House and Senate conferees prepared to meet Thursday to seek a compromise on wage hour legislation Speaker Bankhead named the House conferees led by Rep Mary T Norton chairman of the House Labor Committee The group includes Reps Ramspeck Griswold Dunn Welch and Hartley Borah warned that conference time would be insufficient to adjourn by next week and criticized the Senate bill proposing a labor standards board.
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Washington
House
Senate
Bankhead
Mary T. Norton
New Jersey
Labo
Ramspeck
Georgia
Griswold
Indiana
Dunn
Pennsylvania
Welch
California
Hartley
Borah
Idaho
Congress
Idahean
Sen. Borah
Conference Committee
Hitler
Tomlinson Heads Marquette Board
In Cleveland on May 31 Pere Marquette railway directors named George A. Tomlinson 72 year old shipping magnate as chairman to succeed Herbert C Fitzpatrick. Tomlinson president of Alleghany top holding company of the Van Sweringen empire resigned as Missouri Pacific chair three months ago. Robert R Young nominated to Nickel Plate chairmanship. C and O directors reelected Darwin Barreth Jr. Cleveland vice president.
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Cleveland
Pere Marquette Railway
George A. Tomlinson
Great Lakes
Herbert C. Fitzpatrick
Chesapeake and Ohio
Tomlinson
Alleghany Corporation
van Sweringen
Missouri Pacific
Eastern Lines
Robert R. Young
Rebel Bombers Strike Granollers Near Barcelona Toll Rises
A tri motor insurgent bombing raid on Granollers 16 miles north of Barcelona killed many and destroyed about 25 buildings. Reports placed deaths up to 500 with numerous injuries as refugees crowded the streets and hospital facilities proved inadequate. Barcelona endured alarms but Madrid faced shelling near a maternity hospital and Red Cross facilities.
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Barcelona
Granollers
Penthames
Valencia
Madrid
Spain
Three Billion More Sought for WPA Relief Bill
Washington May 31. The liberal wing in the Senate launched a push to boost WPA relief funds by three billion dollars as a 3 247 000 000 spend and lend recovery bill was expected to pass with little change from White House demands. Senators Lundeen and Bone proposed raising WPA funds from 1.425 billion to 4.425 billion, arguing the relief problem is more serious than the administration sees.
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Washington
INS
Senate
Sens
Lundeen
Minnesota
Bone
Barkley
New Deal
White House
Appropriations Committee
Sen
Copeland
New York
PWA
Sec. of the Treasury
Morgenthau
Roosevelt
Sec of Agriculture
Wallace
WPA
Aubrey Williams
Federal Reserve Board Executive Committee
Sen. King
Utah
Eaundeen
Blonde-Curled Farm Lass Wins U S Spelling Title
Washington May 31 A 12 year old Indiana farm girl Marian Richardson with blonde curls won the national spelling title for 500 dollars prize money. She spoke words like perspicuity strenuosity anthropomorphic and pronounced pronunciation to win. Jean Pierce 13 of Kenmore N Y won 300 dollars second prize for pronouncing such words and plans to fix her teeth and nose. Billy Sampson, Memphis Tenn last of six brothers, misspelled proletariat as proleteriat and finished in the running.
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Washington
Marian Richardson
Indiana
Louisville, Ey
Charles Richardson
Marian
Jean
I. Pierce
Kenmore
N. Y
B. B. Pierce
Buffalo Evening News
Billy Sampson
Memphis
Tenn
Memphis Press-Scimitar
Proleteriat
Reorganization Bill Gets Right of Way For Next Session
The big four of congress killed the government reorganization bill for the present session despite a plea from President Roosevelt. They pledged to push it next January when the new Congress convenes, saying no further effort would be made this session. The White House conference in Washington set the action amid party tensions and a plan to adjourn June 31.
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Washington
INS
Congress
Roosevelt
Hyde Park
N. Y
Garner
Senate
Berkley
Bankehead
House
Rayburn
Capitol Hill
Bankhead
Barkley
Sen. Byrnes
S. C
Rep. Warren
N.C
May sets record low traffic deaths for 1927 period
May 1927 logged 24 traffic deaths, 18 fewer than the same period last year, marking the lowest month since April 1926. Through May, 135 names appear on the death list, down from 176 a year earlier, as Col. C. K. Tallman aims to reduce deaths by 100 from last year.
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State Department of Public Assistance
C. K.tallman
2850 Lives Saved By Highway Safety In Six Months
The National Safety Council reported a 15 percent drop in national traffic fatalities over six months, totaling 2,658 lives saved. In six monthly periods from last November there were no substantial increases versus the prior year, and Providence Rhode Island with 266000 people logged a period through April without a traffic fatality, a ten day record for cities of comparable size.
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Chicago
National Safety Council
Providence
Coun
Union Men Tell Harlan Threats
London Kentucky May 31 Miner witnesses in the Harlan labor trials testified to threats of violence against union members in the Harlan coal fields. George Gilbert, a 30 year old miner, said he was threatened with shooting if he did not quit writing USM A on cross collars. He added John Hickey offered him a good job if he would beat up a union man. Lincoln Lowe testified he lost jobs after refusing to fire a union man. Both men formerly worked for Harlan Central, one of the 20 company defendants, with back pay claims before the national labor relations board.
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London
Harlan
George Gilbert
United Mine Workers of America
Ing
John Hickey
Gilbert
Lincoln Lowe
Lowe
Harlan Central Company
National Labor Relations Board
Gilbert Tor Hickey
Kidnapped Boy James Cash Jr. Safe? $10000 Paid
Princeton Florida May 31 AP Parents anxiously awaited the return of 5 year old James Bailey Cash Jr after $10000 ransom was paid at a rural rendezvous. Federal agents and local authorities withdrew as private citizens gathered in citrus country 26 miles southwest of Miami and discussed forming posses to search.
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Princeton
Fla
James Bailey Cash, Jr
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Cash
Fentral
Miami
National Guard
American Legion
Ashmael Cash
Boy Admits Attack Slaying in Cincinnati
An 18 year old former newsboy, Lindberg Heist alias Trent, confessed to the brutal murder of Shirley Ron Woodburn, a six year old girl. Motorman Matthew OLeary identified a muddy clothed youth who boarded his car near the crime scene and said the child spoke of taking the toad in the woods. Arthur Rahn, five, named Heist as the one who lured Shirley under a woods prom ise to go rabbit hunting. Heist challenged his whereabouts at the time, claiming unconsciousness from a cigarette. Prosecutor Dudley Outcast noted conflicting stories and ongoing case details.
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Cincinnati
Newsboy
Shirley Ron Woodburn
Patrick Hayes
Lindberg Heist
Trent
Heist
Betty Lou Trent
Hiram C. Bolsinger
Joseph H. Houdin
Anna Marie Hahn
Matthew O'Leary
Talen
Arthur Rahn
Shirley Ron
Shirley
Hayes
Dudley Outcast
Supreme Court Upends Rehearing In Wallace Stockyards Case
The Supreme Court rejected the government petition for rehearing in the Kansas City stockyards rate case, upholding Wallace and Jackson criticisms of due process and affirming the NLRB stance. The decision, delivered per curiam, also left Justice Black’s dissent and did not include Justices Reed and Cardozo. The term included related rulings on labor board authority and other notable petitions.
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Washington
INS
Supreme Court
Kansas City
Sec. of Agriculture
Henry A. Wallace
Robert H. Jackson
Wallace
Black
Reed and Cardozo
National Labor Relations: Board
Spen Republic
Ford
Heinz
Inland
Petitles
Thomas J. Mooney
California
San Quentin
Department -of Agriculture
Denver Union
Stock Yards Company
Rand, Inc
Employes’ Association
American Telephone and Télegraph
General Electric
Westinghouse
Coreporation of America
Sediger
Jackson
Thecou
Hughes
Man Wears Papers After Tavern Holdup
A man named Charles Pratt, five, appeared in court wearing newspapers after a tavern holdup caused him to lose his pants. The judge allowed the court bailiff to lend Pratt a pair of pants to wear home, while references to broader topics appeared in the reporting.
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Omicago
Charles Pratt
Washington Senate
Dizzy Dean
Fratt
Levine Body Reveals Clues In Kidnapping Case
NEW ROCHELLE NEW JERSEY May 31 Investigators indicated the body of 12 year old Peter Levine provided several clues toward the kidnap murder. Fingerprints were not discussed by police while chemical tests on the organs proceed to determine death and possible poisoning.
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New Rochelle
N. J
Peter Levine
Detective Bureau
George Reifenberger
Westchester County
Amos O. Squire
Long Island Sound
Squire
Body of MeRa Found In Pool
Discovery at noon yesterday of the body of Duncan MeRa 75 year old writer formerly in public affairs here ended the search begun Monday by more than 150 Boy Scouts. Crane operator Jack Viers found the drowned man in a pool about five feet deep. Coroner James E. Roberts and Police Chief W. A. TuBy said he slipped into the hole while rambling in the yards. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a m tomorrow from Simpson mortuary chapel with Rev John Beddow officiating. Burial will be in Spring Hill cemetery. Surviving widow Mrs Ela Liston MecRa and a brother Tom H. Mea.
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Duncan MeRa
Jack Viers
The
Roundhouse Ashpit
James E. Roberts
W. A. TuBy
Simpson Mortuary Chapel
John Beddow
Sixth Street
M. BE
Spring Hill Cemetery
Ela Liston MecRa
Tom H. Mea
Promise of Funds Halts Halving G-Men's Strength
Washington May 31 In a move backed by congressional leaders Hoover tentatively suspended the plan to furlough half the FBI workforce. Rep Reed of New York charged administration saboteur intent while urging immediate funds to pursue the Levine kidnapping and bring to justice the murderers of a 12 year old boy.
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Washington
INS
J. Edgar Hoover
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Hoover
Rep. Reed
New York
House
Levine
Gopyright
Breadless Holiday Threat Looms Over Pittsburgh Area
Pittsburgh fears a breadless holiday as 35 major companies, bakery drivers unions, and 140 truck drivers remain deadlocked over wage increases. If the strike takes effect, about 1,400 bakers and 15,000 independent merchants, hotels, and homes in Beaver and Allegheny valleys, Latrobe, and parts of Washington and eastern regions could face shortages. Officials warn trucks may be idle and bakeries shut if action starts, with page two promising further details.
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Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
A. F. of T. Bakery
Maldalaht
Beaver
Allegheny
Washington
Latrobe
Ralph E. Thorny
Thorn
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Arney Ross
Eactibe
Henry
Suman Bir
Willie Willis
Mamma
Marquette Board
Fitzpatrick
C & O Directors
Granollera
U. S
Thomas Stritch
Riverside Drive
Pledge of Action
Big Four
Florida
Boy
NLRB
Remington Hand
Labor Board
MeRa
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