Coal Strike Averted By President After White House Parley
President Roosevelt won passage of a wage and conditions extension through June 30 to avert a coal strike. John L. Lewis, UMW president, pledged to withdraw the strike order if producers keep current terms. Operators convene tomorrow to consider the proposal as Congress delays action on the Guffey bill.
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NEA Head Urges Real Thinking for Public Life
R HL ritchard Weston newspaper editor and president elect of the National Editorial association spoke at the Rotary club saying more real thinking has been done in the past three years than ever before. He urged moving beyond old and new deals toward decisive action and square dealing. He criticized rival leaders Johnson and Fl ichberg for bickering, claiming unity would help industry recover.
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One Dead and Sixteen Hurt in Omaha Riot
An unidentified man was shot dead and at least 16 others wounded as rioting erupted in South Omaha. Police dispersed crowds with revolver fire across multiple streets after city leaders adopted a $50 emergency ordinance to bolster patrols.
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Ground For Peace In Toledo Broken
Ground for peace in Toledo emerges as Toledo Edison accepts an arbitration proposal, while Central Labor Union leaders weigh a general walkout. Oliver Myers of the electrical union rejects arbitration favoring Toledo Edison and pushes for open negotiations on Toledo Edison earnings, not on Cities Service gains.
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Kidnapping Case Ties Waley to Tacoma Plot
Nine-year-old George Weyerhaeuser identified Harmon Metz Waley as one of the men who kidnapped him in Tacoma on May 24 and imprisoned him in holes and a dark closet in Spokane. Accompanied by his father and a six-man escort, the boy also linked Mahan to the affair amid a nationwide hunt with $200,000 ransom. Authorities continued searches of abandoned mines in the Whitehall region as the Weyerhaeuser case broadens.
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George Weyerhaeuser
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Harmon Metz Waley
Tacoma
Spokane
John Philip Weyerhaeuser, Jr
Watley
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William Mahan
G. K. Denderick
Whitehall
Dern Refuses To Fire Officer Foulois Over Testimony
Secretary of War Dern rejected House demand to dismiss Maj. Gen. Benjamin Foulois for allegedly misleading testimony before a military affairs subcommittee. He said the army inspector general found some charges proven but recommended only a reprimand. Rogers accused Foulois of violating ethics and impugning officer integrity, signaling further floor action.
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Benjamin D. Foulois
Army Air Corps
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Dern
John H. McSwain
Foulois
Inspector General of the Army
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Willan N. Togers
New Stampshire
Rogers
Gen. Foulois
Tuberculosis of Larynx Is Now Claimed Durable
Atlantic City June 14 US A new message from science at the American Medical association meeting says tuberculosis of the larynx though once considered incurable can be made inactive or healed in many cases Dr M C Myerson head of the oro laryngological service at Tuberculosis Sea View hospital Staten Island told physicians that active tuberculous larynx can be changed to inactive or healed in 18 to 23 percent of cases and most patients kept comfortable He noted 728 of 6515 patients treated at his institute in three years suffered laryngeal tuberculosis with nine operations Surgery used spinal anesthesia or cocaine injections in seven cases with two fatalities attributed to the anesthesia and warned anesthesia should be reserved for dangerous general cases Also a study on heart disease by Dr Alfred E Cohn is mentioned Please Turn to Fare 2
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M. C. Myerson
Tuberculosis
Sea View Hospital
Staten Island
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Samuel Bruck
Aaron Bell
Charles Davison
New York
Alfred E. Cohn
First Heat Death Reported in Chicago
Chicago officials reported the city’s first heat death as the official temperature reached 91 degrees, one degree below the month’s high. The victim was Manny Burton, 46.
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Manny Burton
Security Bill Reaches Senate Amid Debate and Proposals
Washington June 14 amid praise and criticism the vast social security bill faced Senate debate. Republicans labeled it discriminatory as Democrats argued it addressed major economic hazards. Sen Hale warned Democrats pursued Socialist ideas while Sen Harriman urged quick approval. Sen Long proposed a wealth tax plan to fund pensions and a capital levy on fortunes over 1.7 million dollars with a 1 percent start, aiming to fund $200 monthly pensions from the rich.
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Miss
Finance Committee
Holt Is Likely Today Seatings Delayed By Wedding Plans
Washington June 14 The state elections committee will hear Holt of West Virginia in a seating contest tomorrow while the senator elect attends his brother Charles Holt’s wedding in Elkins. Holt plans to address an automobile dealers convention in Charleston after the ceremony and will be sworn in on his thirtieth birthday if seated. He cites precedent of senators waiting to be sworn in after election day.
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State Elections Committee
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DW. Va
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Weston
Margaret Nichols
Elkins
Charleston
Senate
Carter Glass
the Treasury
Sen. LaFollette
Wisconsin
Auto Injuries Fatal To John R. Long 17
Huntington reports John R. Long 17 son of Luther Y. Long Huntington Publishing general manager died in Allentown Pa hospital from automobile crash injuries. Brother Luther Thompson Lang and grandfather Col J H Lang were at bedside. Alexander Thomas of Huntington also injured. Long attended living school and Lehigh University sophomore Thomas injured. Burial in Huntington.
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Tarrytown
England Plans Defense Force Ready For War
London June 14 The War Office announced immediate creation of eight battalions forming an anti aircraft defense force ready for war Five units will be searchlight battalions and three including the Royal Fusiliers will become anti aircraft brigades of royal artillery The force will operate on a war time basis and be ready to act at the slightest danger with expansion planned to other cities such as Birmingham Manchester and Leeds to match the growing air defense program.
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Flood Waters Claim 9 Lives in Texas Destruction Rises
Flood waters in southeastern Texas and nearby regions cause nine deaths and widespread damage. Hundreds flee swollen rivers and creeks after 6 to 10 inches of rain. A bridge near Mason and Fredericksburg washed away, with losses over two million dollars. Five bodies found in Del Rio area, including unidentified Mexicans. Lasaro Barrientez, 1, recovered from Spring Creek near Victoria.
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10 Arrested In Gambling Raids Citywide Sweep
State police and deputy sheriffs seized five moving vans of equipment during simultaneous raids on horse race gambling establishments. Ten people were arrested and released on bond pending hearings before Justice Edwin Watson. Officers reported confiscations including teletype machines, telephones, ticker machines, and related gear, with the operation led by Myers, Trent, Cunningham, and Given.
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NRA Resolution Extends Code System to 1936
Washington reports the stopgap NRA extension passed the House 336 to 31, with President Roosevelt signing immediately. The action preserves a weakened recovery measure to April 1, 1936, while Senate-Harrison Barah anti trust amendment aims to curb enforcement. Debate focused on anti trust law relaxations and future code plans.
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Huey Long
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Gilford
Byrne to Head Appeal Board in Workmen's Comp Case
Governor appointed W. E. R. Byrne of Charleston as chairman of the newly created Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board. G. G. Davis of Sutton and Halbert of Fairmont named as members. Byrne term two years, Davis four, Halbert six. Daily pay twenty dollars plus expenses. appeals from board decisions go to the state supreme court.
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Explosion death toll remains at 52 in Relngdorf factory blast
Wittenberg Germany June 14 official toll stands at 52 as rescuers battled heat and darkness to recover victims from the Wentfalia Anhalt munitions plant at Relngdorf three miles away. Fire overnight left large factory sections destroyed with 45 dead accounted.
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Johnson Sees AAA in Danger in Sioux City Speech
Gen. Hugh S. Johnson warned farmers in Sioux City on June 14 that the AAA would be endangered if farmers do not unite. He proposed a back scratching campaign to defeat the Chamber of Commerce rivals, criticizing the chambers as opposed to the no-deal policy. The talk occurred at a civic celebration hosted by the chamber and the Sioux City Tribune.
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Hugh S. Johnson
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United States Chamber of Commerce
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Rendal
Unter Chamber of Commerce
Sioux City Tribune
Whitemans Seek Baby Girls Amid Quintuplet Boom
New York reports the Whitemans, Paul and Margaret Livingston Whiteman, shopping for baby girls as they tour offers after the Dionne quintuplets created a baby boom. They say red headed children appeal to them and note orphanage officials say demand for girl babies is high. Alber jr. adopted by Al Jolson and Harry Keeler is mentioned.
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Paul Whitemans
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Livingston
Paul
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Harry Keeler
Alber Jr
Eastman Urges Railroads Reform Traffic Departments
Federal Transportation Coordinator Eastman releases a study proposing youthful, better educated traffic staff, replacing older workers with high school and college graduates. The report notes train staff lag education, favors advertising to boost rail business, and urges railroads to create in-house traffic research similar to New York New Haven Hartford and St. Louis Southwestern divisions. It also calls for closer liaison with shippers and expanded education across major lines.
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Hogg, Former Law Dean, Dies at 83 in Point Pleasant
Charles Edgar Hoge 83 former dean of West Virginia University Law School and former U S representative died at home after months of ill health. Survived by wife, son William B Hoge of Williamson attorney and former state representative, son Robert Lyn Hoge former U S representative and current chief counselor for the National Association of Life Insurance Presidents, daughter Miss Nancy Hogg of New York. Funeral at Presbyterian church in Point Pleasant Sunday afternoon.
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U.S
Witt Rogers Sports Writer Feuds With Hiding Reporter
Beverley Wille, Calit., June 4 reports a sports columnist conceals his identity behind a lamp post. The writer recalls predicting Max Bach earlier and shares mixed views on broadcasting and who pays for big events.
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