Employers and Men Declare Truce in Milwaukee Strife
In Milwaukee a three day reign of terror ended at night with a truce between strikers and the Milwaukee Electric Railway and Light Company as lights began to go out citywide. Pickets smashed streetcars, several were hospitalized, one killed, and a Lakeside plant walkout of 140 workers preceded the agreement. President E B Way conceded to three AFL unions amid disrupted service in Racine and Kenosha hospitals, buses and trolleys restarting service.
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Milwaukee
Milwaukee Electric Railway and Light Company
Blue Eagle
NRA
Lakeside
8. B. Way
American Federation of Labor
Racine
Wis
Mallee
Kenosha
Closed Shop Is Out of Picture
Washington reports the threat of a strike drew away labor tensions as steel mill managers and workers focus on differences under a social order. Labor leader Green was accepted by the parties, signaling reduced role for the closed shop amid manufacturing plant disputes.
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Washington
Pats
New Steel Board
Stee
Green
Hieves
Three Prisoners Brought to Jail After Escape Attempt
Three inmates Eliott Keener 19 of Medwood Raymond Mace 27 of Sat Camden Roode B were confined after fleeing a road match, attacking staff and a jailer who died. Jailer Bland identified no intent to kill, Roode protesting the verdict.
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Eliott Keener
Medwood
Raymond Mace
Sat
Camden Roode
Helg
Bland
Roode
Man Denies Misdeed Amid Paying Charge at Gas Station
Willie Willis and Robert Quistian recount a tense moment at a gas station where Willis insists he did nothing wrong as the cashier, angry, questions whether they paid with cash for fuel and accuses them of being party to something unlawful.
Heat records toppled as severe wave hits cities nationwide
Heat shatters records across states with Baltimore tying 165, New York reaching 107, Washington 101, and Emporia 110. The day marks the hottest since 1871 in some locales, sparking crop damage, livestock stress, and at least one death in Joliet with multiple incidents reported.
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Associated Press
Atlantic
Pacific
Baltimore
New York City
Philadelphia
Washington
Emporia
Prairie Lands
Mercury
Kas
Lawori
Inde
Pendence
Kansas City
Joliet, DL
Newark
Louisville
San Francisco
Joliet
Central Olinois
Consumers Tax Shows Increase In June Sales Tax
Consumers' sales tax collections rose in June with total receipts reaching 593,087.48 dollars, up from April's 484,279.30. HLI Smith, head of the revenue division, noted all business classes increased and said the first quarter under the tax ends today with several hundred more returns expected in July. Merchants collecting under 10 dollars are exempt under the tax law.
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Hli Smith
Tax Commissioner
Bffine
Parsons Girl's Death Probed by Foster Father Jailed
Parsons Wednesday death of 12 year old Helen Siple led prosecutors to exhume the body 24 hours after burial as they investigate possible poisoning. Father Howard Siple 48 was jailed on orders of the prosecuting mourner amid the inquiry into illness of two other children. two others ill remain in a hospital. Siple living on a farm near St George in Tucker County had arrived from York Pennsylvania. No formal charges yet filed.
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Howard Alan
Gladys
Siple
St. George
Tuckey
Sylvanus Harper
West Virginia
Parsons
York, Pa
Botton
Helen
Dix Marries His Secretary In Jersey City Wedding
Virginia Webster resigns as secretary to actor Richard Dix to wed him in Jersey City on June 29. The 24 year old bride, chosen from 800 applicants, says she seeks a home and children. Dix, married under his real name Ernest Brinmer, calls their romance a grand friendship.
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Jersey City
Virginia Webster
Hichard Dix
Dix
Miss Webster
Edward J. Markley
Ernest C. Brinmer
Papen Denies Putsch Plan Amid Nazi Crisis
Berlin dispatch reports Franz von Papen denying any plan for a putsch while conservatives claim they seek reform, not seizure, as Hindenburg asserts army control. Papen visits Hindenburg aide and a fragile press scene shifts amid rumors of political realignment and military caution.
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Hindenburg
Berlin
Germany
Franz von Papen
Nudist couple wed in garden ceremony at World Fair site
Milwaukee groom Charles Mueller and Jean May of Ama tillo Wisconsin, both in nudist outfits, wed in a garden ceremony led by Bishop H Perry Ward of the Liberal church after civil vows. Attendants from nudist colonies Roselawn Indiana and Mirror Lake Wisconsin attended. the bride wore a birthday suit, the groom a smile, and a stuffed brontosaurus hid the getaway outfit.
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Chicago
Garden of Eden
Charles Mueller
Milwaukee
Jean May
Ama
Tillo, Fox
Indiana
Wisconsin
You
Gertrude May
Samuel Wallace, Jr
Rman
Roselawn
Ind
Mirror Lake
Wis
H. Perry Ward
Liberal
Barometer Promises Relief in Heat Wave
A barometer reading 29.30 at six last evening signaled possible rain today, but light showers may worsen sultry conditions. The thermomer stand hovered around 103 degrees for most of yesterday, marking the fifth straight day of the heat wave with no prostrations reported yet.
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Fuel Gas Company
Langer Sentenced in Political Tribute Case
Governor William Langer received a 14 month prison term and a $10,000 fine for levying political tribute on federal relief workers. Three co-defendants got 13 months and $3,000 fines, a fourth four months. all are free on bond. Langer’s recent primary win amid a vindication push surprised observers.
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Bismarck
N. D
William Langer
Andrew Miller
Langer
Franc A. Vogel
B. A. Kinzer
Mate Fera
Oscar J. Chaput
The
Leader
Administration
Harold McDonald
Burleigh
Hatfield Defines Himself as Liberal to GOP Leaders
U S Sen Henry D Hatfield Republican told Fourth District Republican leaders in Point Pleasant that he has long been seen as liberal and even called a socialist by some though he now argues a reactionary is merely a patriotic citizen willing to sacrifice for liberty The report notes no direct reference to Payne who had labeled Hatfield reactionary and his candidacy for U S representative is not discussed further in this excerpt.
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Point Pleasant
U. S
Henry D. Hatfield
Fourth Congressional District
Payne Hatfield
Charles Vernon Payne
Hurricane
Hatfield
Johnson Files For Congress In Fourth District
George W. Johnson, incumbent Democrat from West Virginia's fourth district, filed for re election yesterday. He is a lawyer living in Parkersburg. Republican contender Charles Vernon Payne of Hurricane also filed, with the district including Cabell Calhoun Jackson Mason Pleasants Putnam Wirt and Wood counties.
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George W. Johnson
West Virginia
Johnson
Parkersburg
Charles Vernon Payne
Hurricane
Cabell
Calhoun
Jackson
Mason
Pleasants
Putnam, Wirt and
Wood
Youth Killed Cousin Jailed In WV Tragedy
George Spencer age 19 was shot at noon by his cousin Lee Harding 17 during an argument at the Moss home near Big Chimney. Harding was jailed in Kanawha county awaiting charges after claiming the fatal shot was to scare his cousin during a family dispute. Funeral services for Spencer will be held at Baxter cemetery at 2 PM tomorrow. he leaves parents four sisters and seven brothers.
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Dogwood
Poca River
Lee Harding
Kanawha
Young Harding
David Moss
Moss
Spencer
Harding
Hoe
Lessie
Stella
Martha
Pauline
Garfield
Frank
Nelson
John
Ernest
Rey
Albert Spencer
Big Chimney
Baxter Cemetery
Candidates urged to file early for ballots this year
Secretary William F. O'Brien advised prospective candidates to file later than July 7 to avoid confusion, though July 8 falls on Sunday. Attorney General Homer A. Holt noted no definite Supreme Court ruling, citing an old opinion by Mr Steed about last day notices and a mandamus denial without an written opinion.
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William 5. O'Brien
O'Brien
Homer A. Holt
Supreme Court
Steed
World News At A Glance From Associated Press
Traction and electric workers declare truce after strike plunges half of Milwaukee into darkness. Richard Dixon’s secretary quits to marry an actor’s wife in Jersey City. Steel labor board eying disputes. closed shop barred in Washington. Nudist wedding at World's Fair. groom and bride draw smiles in Chicago. Astor rehearses wedding after tiff with mother‑in‑law in Newport. Gov Langer to serve 18 months and pay a fine in Fargo. Roosevelt nears signing cadence plans Sunday cruise. Berlin conservatives deny plans to seize government as crisis nears. Zara Agha autopsy age dispute in Istanbul with relatives and doctors.
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Milwaukee
Traction and Electric
Jersey City
N. J
Richard Dix
Washington
Fargo
N. D
William Langer
Roosevelt
Berlin
Zara Agha
Young Mother, Two Men Snatched From End in Electric Chair
New York governor Herbert Lehman granted a second reprieve for Mrs. Anna Antonio Samuel Feraci and Vincent Saetta convicted of conspiring to kill a husband. A new trial action was ordered and delays allowed motions for a new trial. The reprieve extended to the week of July, following dramatic conferences and a zero hour statement declaring Antonio innocent.
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New York
Herbert Lehman
Anna Antonio
Samuel Feraci
Vincent Saetta
Sing Sing
Antonio
Pare Avenue
Isetta
Antonia
Sorte
Lawes
Red white blue plane sails toward Warsaw in daring Atlantic hop
Brooklyn brothers Benjamin and Joseph Adamowicz take their 610 gallon fuel loaded monoplane from Harbour Grace toward Warsaw with aim to reach Europe in about 30 to 40 hours. Hoiris pilots and supports takeoff after prior Copenhagen flight. They previously crashed last August during a New York to Harbour Grace hop.
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Nild
Benjamin and
Joseph Adamowicz
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Warsaw
Poland
Holger" Hoiris
British Isles
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New York
Chubby Brothers
St. John’s
Harbor Grace
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Dublin
Berlin
Supengstin
Astor Plans Wedding Rehearsal At Trinity Church
Newport roped off Trinity Episcopal Church today as John Jacob Astor III rehearsed with Ellen Tucky French for tomorrow's wedding. A tense scene unfolded with Mrs. Livingston French pressing police to clear the yard. The real bride appeared later, while Leslie Bogert impersonated Miss French in a mock procession.
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Roe
Trinity Episcopal Church
John Jacob Astor
Ellen Tucky French
Young Astor
Livingston French
Tucky French
Astor
Old Church
P. L. Furey
Apentatasas
Miss French
Leslie Bogert
Council Formed To Guard Miners In West Virginia
The West Virginia council of the Joseph A. Holmes Safety association was organized at the Daniel Boone hotel by the United States Bureau of Mines the state department of mines coal operators and United Mine Workers to save miners from injury and death Speakers included Governor Kump and U M W officials with 100 attendees A code of laws was adopted and plans for district organizations company safety contests and a state wide safety contest were announced.
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West Virginia
Joseph A. Holmes Safety Association
Daniel Boone Hotel
United States Bureau of Mines
West Virginia Department of Mines
Coal Operators
United Mine Workers
Ump Speaks
H. G. Kump
J. J. Forbes
Rinehart
McMurrer
James W. Paul
Pittsburgh
State Department of Mines
R. A. Lambie
Charleston
van A. Bittner
Zara Agha Dies Said to Be 160 in Istanbul Story
Istanbul dispatch reports relatives and doctors arguing over the body of Zara Agha who claimed birth in 1774. An autopsy by Dr Schwartz will examine brain heart and lungs to determine true age amid telegraphic offers from Promoter and U S interests.
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Istanbul
Zara Agha
Turkey
Agha
Oran
Ican
Ser
United States
Schwartz
America
Pes
Allah
Death Nears for Actress Marie Dressler incoma and dwindling strength
Marie Dressler, veteran actress, lay in a coma in Santa Barbara as doctors warned the end was near after a poor night and continuing cancer illness. Condolences poured in from the nation including Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt who sent messages of hope and encouragement.
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Santa Barbara
Calif
Co. X. G. Billings
Montecito
Hollywood
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Miss Dressler
White House
Ward Rumored for Bank Post in Randolph County
Rumor places George Ward of Mill Creek, president of the Bank of Mill Creek, as the likely successor to W. C. Given, state commissioner, though no resignation has been tendered. Given contemplates a Cleveland vice presidency while Ward is well known to the governor.
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W. C. Given
Kump
Cepitel
George Ward
Mill Creek
Bank of Mill Creek
State House
Randolph Coon Hee
Ward
Given
Cleveland
Will Urges Prayers For Marie Dressler
Public remarks urge prayers for Marie Dressler as Roosevelt speech inspires mixed reactions among listeners who plan to judge the matter independently despite expressed sentiments and personal reservations.
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Will
Marie Dressler
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