Japs Tighten Ring Around British Concessions
Japanese officers tightened the blockade of Tientsin’s British and French concessions and demanded Britain reverse policy. They imposed five new conditions for settlement, refused mediation, and warned the area would stay isolated until cooperation and wider demands are met. Prices soared as 120,000 residents faced shortages and steamship traffic halted.
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Tientsin
Britain
Tokyo
Seacoast
Hai River
Tangku
Tien
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Harlan Operators Sanction Separate Contracts
George Titler of the United Mine Workers said 21 Harlan district coal firms have been allowed to negotiate separate contracts after the Harlan County Coal Operators association notified them. UMW district president William Turnblazer moved to open talks, with no replies yet, and association secretary George S. Ward noted the three member committee’s activities were approved and discharged.
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Harlan, Ky
George Titler
Harlan District of the
United Mine Workers of America
Harlan County Coal Operators’ Association
Titler
William Turnblazer
U.M.W
George S. Ward
Association
Ward
Relatives Visit Recalled by Willie Willis
Willie Willis reflects on family visits noting how affection from relatives, including girl cousins of similar size, shifts from awkward to fond as familiarity grows. The remark captures a casual moment in a lived family dynamic.
Eleanor Holm Wins Divorce and Rings in New Marriage Plans
Former Olympic swimmer Eleanor Holm announced her divorce from Art Jarrett is finalized and flashed a diamond ring inscribed I Love You. She will wed Billy Rose on September 19, after Rose secures his decree, with Holm appearing in Rose’s aquacade at the New York World’s Fair.
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New York
Eleanor Holm
Art Jarrett
Rose
Fanny
Man
Brice
Man chained to iron bed after jail unavailable
Kingwood June 14 Constable Charles Myers of Aurora with no jail handcuffed a prisoner to an iron bed overnight. The detainee Jack Knight 22 of Los Angeles was booked on breaking and entering charges at the county jail.
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Kingwood
Charles Myers
Aurora
Myers
Jack Knight
Los Angeles
Knight
Riots Quell as AFL CIO Clash Erupts at Flint Plant
In Flint Michigan on June 14 police and sheriff forces held key points to prevent more street fights after a collision between AFL pickets and CIO members at the General Motors Fisher Body No 1 plant. Ten injured and nine arrested as rocks bats and fists flew. Victims named include Lloyd Harland and Martin Kowalski. The strike actions stem from Homer Martin's CIO faction now affiliated with the AFL.
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Flint
Mich
INS
Interunion
American Federation of Labor
General Motors
Fisher
CIO
Fisher Plant
AFL
Lloyd Harland
Martin Kowalski
Detroit
David Clark
Art Marine
Davison
Edward Kurt
Homer Martin
United Automobile Workers Union
Martin
Baby snatched from Clyde carriage tossed into Green creek
A baby of 10 weeks was abducted from a Clyde Ohio home and found dead in Green creek seven miles away. Sheriff H L Myers said a suspect, a 23 year old foundry worker, offered no clues. Coroner D W Philo ruled drowning with possible injury from a 15 foot fall. The mother, 22, collapsed during questioning. police seek motive and suspect details.
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Clyde, O
A&ifer
Ohio
Haldon Fink
Green Creek
Clyde
H. L. Myers
Irvin Fink
Velma Baker Fink
Myers
Fink
D. W. Philo
Baker
Beauty Lobby Show Witness Recalls Dim Details in Washington Trip
A dancer testifies in federal court about a promoter led trip to Washington cited as a beauty lobby. She recalls little about names met and says she was served enough liquor to render her memory hazy. Meanwhile Noel Carter, a witness in the Philip Pine railway bonds fraud case, rushes from the courtroom to catch a ship to Europe.
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New York
Washington
Noel Carter
William P. Buckner
Mai
Europe
London Company
Rumors of Hitler Visit Fuel Slovak Disquiet
Reports from Bratislava say Germany and Hungary may move to dismember Slovakia or force a union with Hungary as economic woes deepen. Berlin denies talks of dismemberment while foreign sources think Germany could seize the Vag valley and other fortifications under pressure. The Slovak government faces stark economic decline and troop movements on the Slovak Polish border raise regional tensions.
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Hitler
Budapest
Berlin
Germany
Hungary
Slovakia
Vag
Czechoslovakia
Union Peace Hope Killed in Labor Negotiations Rift
Washington reports John L Lewis CIO leader declared it impossible to negotiate with the AFL leadership now entrenched in a hostile stance. He accused AFL leaders of opposing New Deal aims and warned CIO will push organizing among non union workers while planning a San Francisco convention. The CIO backs a nationwide drive for pensions of 60 dollars for individuals past 60 and 90 dollars for married couples.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
CIO
A F of L
Roosevelt
Lewis
AFL
Coun
U. S
International Labor Organization
Geneva
San Francisco
Banker Pleads Yet Depositors Ignore Booneville Cash
Des Moines dispatch reports C. C. Cook a Booneville banker pleads with depositors to claim their funds as his bank plans to cease operations September 1. Despite his pleas since May 29 no depositor has appeared to recover about 267000 in idle cash. He cites uncertainty over what to do with the money as the bank winds down.
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Des Moines
INS
C. C. Cook
Booneville
Cook
Bi Partisan Board to Run WPA and Ban on Politics
New bill proposes a bi partite board to administer the Works Progress Administration and imposes a ban on political activities within the agency. The measure aims to curb partisan influence and standardize WPA operations nationwide.
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WPA
Neutrality Bill Has Advantage Foreseen by Leaders
Washington June 14 Acting Chairman Sol Bloom said the admin istration backed neutrality bill will pass the House likely next week as most Republicans oppose it but Democrats support the Hull program. Senate committee postponed action until after the House vote, with no action expected before then.
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Washington
INS
House
Sec
Cordell Hull
Sol Bloom
New York
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Senate Committee
Working Wives Called Undutiful
Northampton mayor William H. Feiker told Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt that working married women prefer their jobs over having children. He urged working wives to return home, claimed very few have children, and said divorced or separated women should be treated as married for public office. He demanded 11 working wives resign from city posts by June 15.
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Northampton
Mass
William H. Feiker
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Feiker
Insect Eating Man Released by Police
A 51 year old World War II veteran in Lincoln Nebraska was released after telling police he ate about 250 live grasshoppers daily to prove their edibility. He swallowed them whole with a molasses solution and said beetles were too hard to digest. No law bans the diet, authorities said.
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Lincoln
Neb
Evacuation Order Sought for Four Buildings on Parkway
City Solicitor seeks eviction in circuit court to clear four remaining business buildings along Kanawha Parkway from Court to South Side bridge. Judge Bouchelle to rule today. Utilities and road work advance as power poles are removed and lines placed underground. Pipeline of demolition crews and lane completion progress on the parkway project.
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Kanawha Parkway
South Side Bridge
Philip H. Hill
Julian F. Bouchelle
Western Union
Kanawha Street
Hale Street
Franklin Diner
Hill
Court
Kanawha
Appalachian Electric Power Company
Dave Denner
The
Park Construction Company
Parkway Site
Parkway
Hunt Street
Magnolia Street
Stellhorn
Beightler
West Virginia Water Service Company
Broad
Dravo Corporation
Brooks and
Broad Streets
Orval Auhl
Four Branding Probes Started in Relief Reform Debate
Washington June 14 The House debated a 1.7166 billion relief reform bill to end blanket appropriations and reorganize the WPA. The bill creates a three man board, cuts programs, and sets new fund distribution rules while defending labor and youth aid amid attacks from opponents fearing centralized control.
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Washington
INS
WPA
House
Roosevelt
PWA
National Youth Administration
Appropriations Committee
Farm Security Actiition
Pkpana
Rep
Woodrum
Virginia
Workers Alliance
U. S
Col. F. C. Harrington
Republican
Republican Taber
New York
Harrington
Col
Pulitzer Scion Ralph Pulitzer Dies at 60
Ralph Pulitzer 60 retired editor and son of Joseph Pulitzer died after abdominal surgery at Presbyterian Hospital. He led the St Louis Post Dispatch and once ran the New York World, with a career including presidency of the Press Publishing Company. Funeral services set for Friday.
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New York
Ralph Pulitzer
Joseph Pulitzer
Pulitzer
Pulitzer Publishing Company
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
New York World
Harkness Pavilion
Presbyterian Hospital
St. Louis
Doctor Who Always Paid Freight Dies in Pawtucket
Dr. William P. Rothwell a longtime local physician known for always picking up the tab at parties died today in Pawtucket R I. He will be buried beneath a large boulder bearing the inscription This is on me placed in a cemetery ten years ago. His genial manner and habit of paying the freight at social gatherings made him a well remembered member of his exclusive men’s club.
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Pawtucket
R. IL
William P. Rothwell
Rothwell
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