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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1934
Page
1
Fragmentary text reports a Geneva week focus on curbing armament and debt related tensions. Names and dates are unclear, but the piece mentions American efforts and calls for restraint on weapon growth.
London reports no official comment on Roosevelt debt message as Parliament recessed for the weekend. Officials anticipate announcements on the June 15 installment soon. Paris echoes that French stance remains unchanged despite Roosevelt message.
President Henderson adjourns the conference to Wednesday to let delegates decide on a possible compromise with the German threat. Little Entente and Balkan Entente representatives align with Litvinov's plan as France signals cautious support while warning of extreme gravity of the crisis.
A daylight robbery in Reading, involving masked gunmen, stole $17 000 in payroll notes from two sacks dropped from a Reading Company train. Messenger Roy Stewart 28 aided the crime as accomplices fled by automobile, while investigators pursued clues and questioned workers.
Pittsburgh based Koppers Company nears outright purchase of three of four Paint Creek coal operations in Kanawha County. Imperial Collieries Burnwell remains unsold as negotiations continue with the largest unit. The three sold firms Kingston Parahontag Coal Maban Indianapolis Gas and Electric Miburn employed about 1 000 and produced more than 2 million tons in 1943. Imperial, estimated near 600 000 tons and about 600 workers, would raise output to around 1 500 000 tons and nearly 1 500 miners if acquired.
Butte Montana experiences a late day snowstorm after hours of rain. Pedestrians and workers struggle as traffic slows and trees and shrubs face damage. Farmers welcome the moisture as crops may benefit from the storm's runoff.
The Charleston Rose show at the Daniel Foone hotel drew 2000 visitors. Prizes were awarded in a flower popularity contest, with entries including yellow baptista apricot roses and Javaneze maple foliage. Officers were reelected by the Charleston Rose society and Mrs L B Williams named show chairman for the next annual event on May 4, 1895. An American Beauty rose shown by J Bonsall won top honors.
President Roosevelt visited Groton School where his youngest son John graduated. He and Mrs Roosevelt brought John back aboard the special train and prepared remarks for tomorrow's fiftieth anniversary exercises. The trip included returning to Worcester tonight and plans to travel to Hyde Park for Sunday at the family home.
London report says Franklyn L. Hutton visited his daughter Barbara Button to intercede for her husband Prince Alexis Molivant. He cited Barbara s dieting and temperamental outbursts as harming their marriage and hoped to end the dispute by talking with Barbara.
Fields show withered crops under sun and dust storms as June begins with record heat in many areas. Relief comes only in small pockets like Minnesota and the Dakotas where rain and showers briefly ease conditions. Government drought relief totals reach 85,476,000 across ten states, with potential increases. Wheat trading remains brisk in Chicago and Minneapolis amid price shifts, while Saskatchewan reports profits and declines. Chicago records a 102.2 degree heat mark as a potential all time June high nears.
Dr Fong Foo See of Shanghai told the Charleston Rotary club that war clouds hang over the world. He praised the league of nations as a step toward world peace and urged persuading Japan and Germany to return to the fold and for the Soviet Union and the United States to accept membership.
Sacramento police hunt for more samples after eight packets of poisoned confections were found in one block. Mrs. R. V. McKenzie escaped death after tasting a sample on her porch. Health officer Dr. Herbert G. True confirmed enough poison to kill a neighborhood. Police sweep continues as officers check nearby houses and vacant properties.
Washington June 1 AP government officials reviewed a proposed steel industry labor board as a settlement method to avert a possible large scale strike. Officials weighed lessons from the automobile dispute while facing a separate threat of a textile strike involving about 300,000 workers. Conference room mood varied between cautious hope and doubt as talks with Hugh S. Johnson and Robert Wagner continued.
The New York City arrival of the navy fleet led by Admiral David B. Sellers drew Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia and city officials to greet them aboard the San Tisgun. About 25,000 sailors were granted leave as battleships opened to the public and postmen delivered 200,000 pieces of mail to service members during the official visit.
A compact digest reports Roosevelt opposing war debt legislation and labor talks in Washington, stock market control approval, and a Toledo strike concession. Foreign items note copyright revisions, regional aid at a conference, Paraguay’s jungle war victory, and a French naval arsenal arrest for spies.
The stock exchange control bill gains final congressional approval with a five member commission to regulate markets and credibility limits on credit. President Roosevelt expected to sign after assurances from Administration spokesmen and late changes to securities protections.
Senator Charles E. Hodges of Monongalia County announced his bid for re election in the eleventh district. He cited party support from Taylor County and pledged to advance the state and local revenue reform amid the transition to indirect taxation and ongoing economic changes.
Corbeil Ontario June 1 The Dionne family head signed a contract to appear at the Chicago Century of Progress this summer for a fee of 250 dollars per week. The 31 year old French Canadian father and his five babies drew international attention as reporters gathered outside their home.
Washington reports that on June 1 Senate Republicans relented to a bi partisan tariff bill compromise and agreed to begin voting on all amendments and the measure by five this afternoon or Monday. The debate extended over about a week as several members delivered multiple speeches despite their leader’s stance.
Frank Bennett, an unemployed mechanic described as a potential suicide bomber, faced insanity proceedings after sitting for hours on a dynamite load with threats to blow up. Dr. Hamlin cited a cycle of mental depression, with Bennett claiming wartime service and roles as an interpreter. Authorities noted a prior fractured skull and long VA hospital treatment.
West Virginia troopers establish a state wide fingerprint system for identification of all residents. Parents and individuals may volunteer prints for a non criminal file kept for instant recognition in cases of kidnapping memory loss or violent death. Sergeant W Ray cites mine disaster victims and urges public enrollment promising permanent identity protection.
In Toulon France French gendarmes arrested a man described as 38 year old Chicago born Anperioasi Wikolajecki in the naval arsenal on espionage charges. He claims to be a tourist and gave no clear identification. Also under examination in Paris are Robert Gordon Swite of East Orange New Jersey and a New York man said to have confessed.
A quirky item from Beverly Hills comments on human evolution and public persona, noting the shift from academic titles to plain identity. The piece playfully questions modern emphasis on credentials and urges humility in public discourse.
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