Circus Elephant Kills Girl in Minnesota Tent Collapse
In Crookston a stampeding circus elephant crushed nine year old Margaret Ann Francis and injured about a dozen others as bleachers collapsed. Trainer William H Woodcock subdued the animal with a spear. The crowd of 3,000 panicked and officials weigh second degree manslaughter charges against the trainer.
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Crookston
Minn
Atterbury
Margaret Ann Francis
William Francis
Virginia
William
H. Woodcock
Ottumwa
Woodcock
Clir Yu
Francia Tadivold
Clieur
Nellie Orton Hoogensning
Ruffner Estate Suit Rejected by High Court
The state supreme court denied appeals in the Ruffner estate dispute involving Stella Wiley and others over Viola Ruffner's Malden property. Decisions also refused rehearing on several auto accident damage suits and a domestic relations case in Cabell and McDowell counties, with several corporations losing motions in related optometry and insurance matters.
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State Supreme Court
J . H.nuffner
Stella Wiley
Kanawha County
Viola Ruttner
Malden
New York Life Insurance Company
Clarence KE. Martin
Jefferson County
Mr. Martin
Bas
Elizabeth Young
Plaintiff Inc
AH. Young, Jr
Cabell County
Manawha County
McDowell County
Bertha Bowles
Mack Hagerman
Duh
Equitable Life Assurance
Kidnapers of George Weyerhaeuser Trailed East
Photographs of suspects were issued as Justice Department agents chased a group including a blond woman. The ransom trail pointed east with a $20 note spotted in Spokane after $200,000 was paid. Jack Halley was being questioned as federal agents pressed the case.
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U. 5
Tacoma
Wash
Uttle George Weyerhaeuser
Dingham City
Utah
Cheyenne
Wyo
Department of Justice
Leavenworth
Brigham City
Salt Lake City
Seattle
Cew
Hitle Utsh
Mentralling
George Weyerhaeuser
Jack Halley
Portland
Srcornd Tl
Spokane
Huntington
Ore
Accord Reached On Liquor Law in Charleston
The state and Charleston officials resolved a dispute over the liquor control ordinance. City Senator Philip Hill and liquor commission counsel J Floyd Harrison said the measure is a traffic regulation aimed at drunken drivers, not a liquor prohibition. The ordinance would forfeit contraband liquor, with confiscated liquor turned over to the state.
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Charleston
Philip Hi. Hill
J. Floyd Harrison
Hill
Mrr
Harrizon
Mr. Hill
Liquor Commission
The
Harrison
Pace 6
Millen Brothers and Abe Faber Executed in Charlestown
Morton and Irving Millen and their associate Abraham Faber were electrocuted at Charlestown state prison after midnight for a holdup murder. Norma Brighton Millen, widow awaiting release from Dedham jail, was told by Morton’s last words that he loved her. The trio faced death with varying reactions, Faber expressing possible remorse and a desire to invent something to atone for his crimes.
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Irving Millen
Jeff
Merton
Center
Abraham Faber
Charlestown
Mass
Associated
Ress
Charlestown Prison
Millen Brothers
Morton
Irving
Abe Faber
Charlestown State Prison
Ben
Norma Brighton Millen
Dedham
Forbes McLeod
Norma Millen
Murton
Norma
Albert I. MacKusick
Lfe
Abe
Laval Is Again French Premier
Paris June 7 Laval former premier and foreign minister announced he formed a new cabinet to lead France through this financial crisis. Lebrun said action was needed immediately to quiet public excitement as Laval prepared a provisional cabinet and expected formal presentation shortly. The Bouisson government fell Tuesday and Laval had been urged to form a government after several visits to the president.
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Buttetin
Paris
Flerre Laval
France
Pierre Laval
Lebrun
Laval
Araki
Nortralia
Pease
Stop Gap NRA Plan Rushed Toward Vote Stage
Washington June 6 AP three proposals for maintaining NRA principles in codes and compacts emerged as Congress prepared the abridged NRA request for quick enactment. Roosevelt ordered special study of interstate labor compact proposals while AFL leaders debated conformance with labor standards in interstate commerce. Steel industry actions aimed to boost capacity were reported as part of broader economic efforts.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Smath
Harper Lilley
Larpercy
Chamber of Commerce
Unite’ Ed
Arthur D. Whiteside
Dun End
Brad
York
Iron and Alec
Ransom Attempt Fails In Cuban Kidnap Case Of San Miguel
In Havana on June six, a messenger bearing 286000 dollars failed to reach the eight man kidnap gang holding Antonio San Miguel, 78, a former senator and rail magnate, as associates predicted a near record ransom would be paid soon. Police later announced Jose Franca, the gardener, was also kidnapped in the same week, with further details to come.
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Havana
Antonio San Miguel
Cuba
Jose Franca
San Miguel
Gloria Vanderbilt fights for custody of her child
In New York on June 6, Mrs Gloria Vanderbilt appealed a Supreme Court ruling branding her a weekend mother. Attorneys argued before five appellate justices about custody of Tutte Gloria, depicting Vanderbilt as a devoted mother and her mother Mrs Laura Morgan as a source of bitterness.
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New York
Gloria Vanderbilt
Solem
Appellate Division
Supreme Court
Harry Payne Whitney
Ceyeral
Decision of Justice
Are
Proskayer
Durkon
Gloria
Europe
Trapped by Flames Injures Girl Jumping for Safety
Miss Helen Brockman 19 of Kanawha City suffered serious injuries after leaping from a second floor window as flames and smoke blocked escape in the Casto Apartments. Guest Misa Fanclin Bayes, 20, was rescued by police but suffered smoke inhalation. Both were taken to MacMillan hospital with Bayes later improving. Building owner Mia Anna Casto faces losses over 1000 dollars. Fire crews from No 6 Albion and Central station responded.
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Helen Brockman
Venable Avenue
Twenty-Third Street
Kanawha City
Misa Fanclin Bayes
MacMillan Hospital
Mia
Anna Casto
Casto Apartments
Miss Brackman
Miss Bayes
Charles Honecker
Annie France
Owens-Ilinois
No. 6
Atallion
MacDonald to resign as Baldwin forms new Great Britain cabinet
London reports a new cabinet to be led by Stanley Baldwin with Ramsay MacDonald resigning from prime ministership after 1923. The proposed lineup includes Viscount Housham as lord chancellor and Neville Chamberlain as chancellor of the exchequer, with several ministers unchanged.
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London
Stanley Baldwin
Ihelm
Great Britain
Ramsay MacDonld
Buckingham Polace
Baldwin
Conservative
MacDonald
Cham Rion
Council
Ramsay MacDonald
Viscount Housham
Neville Chamberlain
Samuel Donne
India
Holme
John Simon
Simon
Jeader
House of Commons
Dominions
Virginian Publisher Fishburn to Speak on Hobbies at Rotary
Jtunius P. Fishburn, Times-World president and Roanoke publisher, will address Charleston Rotary today at noon in the Kanawha hotel on Hobbies. A Princeton graduate active in public affairs, he will discuss two main interests music and gardening and urge business leaders to promote wholesome hobbies among employees.
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Jtunius P. Fishburn
Times-World Corporation
Igo Hoanoke
News- Panera
United States Chamber of Commerce
Charleston
Rotary’ Club
Kanawha Hotel
Fishburn
Princeton
Ian Ave
2000 Driven From Homes
Kansas City faces rising flood threats as the Kaw river crest nears the city. An army of dike-defenders works along a six mile system while engineers predict the Missouri and Kaw rivers could reach crucial stages. Damages and bridge fears loom as dynamite is used to clear driftwood.
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Kansas City
Missouri
Missouri River
Kas
Lawrence
Omaha
Cangas
Million Penalized Since NRA Death Sparks Labor Woes
Washington June 6 The American Federation of Labor reports that at least one million workers nationwide have had wages cut as NRA codes were struck down by the Supreme Court. The wage reductions affect workers across multiple industries and regions.
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Washington
American Federation of Labor
Supreme Court
Steel Titans To Keep Codes Amid NRA Working Conditions
New York officials of 200 steel companies controlling 90 percent of capacity ratified a plan to continue NRA working conditions with no dissent. Eugene Grace of Bethlehem Steel condemned reverting to price chiselings and secret rebates, stressing industry duty to labor, buyers, and the public.
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New York
Lane 6
American ‘Iron & Steel Institute
NRA
Eugene G. Grace
Institute
Bethlehem Steel Corp
Grace
Mountain Street Corner Concert Ban Sparks City Debate
Street musicians in the Mountain State capital were banned from sidewalks by Mayor D Boone Dawson citing complaints of office and store workers. He said crowds and noise hindered pedestrians and that many performers were blind or crippled. He plans talks with the county to have the government care for the musicians.
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Mountain State
D. Boone Dawson
Dawson
Doomed Mother and Son Face Execution in Suffolk Jail
A mother Mrs May H Carey 55 and her son Howard 27 await hanging for their role in an insurance slaying of her brother Robert Hitchens seven years ago. An appeal to Gov Buck failed. A 20 foot fence surrounds the scaffold to block air photos and ensure witnesses only. Clergy will accompany them to the death cell tomorrow morning.
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Georgetown
Suffolk
May
H. Caray
Howard
Robert Hitchens
C.douglas Buck
Frederick Whitney
Teo
Whitney
Delaware
Carey
Fama
Truce Declared in Toledo Edison Power Strike
Toledo Ohio June 6 citywide power strike ends as workers resume normal duties until Monday. Conference planned for tomorrow to discuss a 10 percent raise and union rights for office staff. An agreement calls off walkout until next Monday in a hotter dispute affecting 500000 residents across Ohio and nearby states.
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Toledo
Toledo Edison Light Company
Fur Electric Light and Power
pAllehigan
Indiana
Cterical
Comppany
Power House
Electrical Workers Union
Company
Amazing Statements From Two Public Figures
Beverly Wills Callt reports June 6 remarks featuring two statements described as amazing. One quote centers on the Wagner bill and a pause in its passage, suggesting a possible need to mobilize action. The other references a Detroit federation of women's clubs convention where Mrs. Thomas G. Winter presented lectures on social order, claiming progress stems from middle-class influence rather than intellectual elites.
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Beverly
Wills
Callt
Wagner
Gaffeye Snyder
Mille Ua
Great Federation ‘of Women's Clubs
Detroit
Thomas G. Winter
Inteligenala Society
Claseca
America
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Morton Millen
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