Police Repulse Vets Rush Toll From Mexican Quake
Mexico coast rocked by a series of earthquakes and volcanic activity with heavy damage feared. Casualty figures rise with 30 dead or injured in Colima and reports of extensive railway damage in Jalisco. Communications lines cut, northern Pacific coast towns report quakes, including Mazatlan and Mexico City experiencing shocks.
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Mexico City
United Press
Mexico
Colima
Valvarces
National Railways
Jalisco
Mazatlan
Pacific
Nataatlan
Manwaniilo
Colt State
Abandon Plan to Seize Train at Cleveland
Thousands of World War veterans seized Pennsylvania Railroad yards in Cleveland stopping freight for days before deciding to move toward Washington. Police expelled about 1,200 ex-soldiers after a brief clash at the roundhouse. Reports also describe a New York bonus march attempting to seize an empty freight car in Jersey City. Washington faced a swelling veteran presence with dwindling funds for relief as crowds grew. Stories highlight escalating tensions and limited police resources amid nationwide bonus protests.
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Cleveland
Lequsers
Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh
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Askell P Furnigh
S> Cort
Pollen
Frank J. Merrick
George J. Matowitz
Jersey City
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New York
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Union Square
Flying Pole Flying Pole under careful watch in air race
London June 4 Stanley Hausner flying the Rosa Maria monoplane in an attempted bond from New York to Warsaw faced unreported progress late today. Coast watchers in Ireland England and France kept a wary eye as favorable Atlantic conditions and late sightings from Newfoundland offered the only hopeful signals. With more than fifty ships in the North Atlantic lanes the treacherous crossing remains unreported. sighting expected by nightfall if conditions hold.
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London
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Flying Pole
New York
Warsaw
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Ire- Jui
England
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Newfoundland
McCallum
Hhusner
Great Circle
North Atlantic
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Floyd Bennett Airport
York
Ireland
Forse
Anaconda Chairman Testifies Before Senate Banking Panel
John D. Ryan, chairman of The Anaconda Copper Company, appeared before the Senate banking and currency committee to testify about 1929 stock pool operations. Percy Rockefeller and James A. Stillman of National City Bank were linked to the Anaconda pool, which suffered heavy losses in that year.
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United Areas
Washington
Beverly Hills Bank Placed in Examiners' Charge
Beverly Hills National Bank examiners take charge of First National Bank of Beverly Hills today as the institution suspends operations to conserve assets. The move, announced by President Richard L. Hargreaves, affects deposits excluding public funds totaling about 4.2 million dollars.
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Beverly Hills
Calif
National Bank Examiners
First National Bank of
Richard L. Hargreaves
Five Best Radio Entertainments Listed Today
NBC network airs an Army Band concert at 815 with WABC CBS network listings. A 10 00 dance hour with Louis Sobol on WHAF follows, then a Public Affairs Institute on WABC at 1115 and slumber music on NBC at 11 00.
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NBC
WABC
CBS
Louis Sobol
Public Affairs Institute
Free seed furnished for 140 gardens by Corry Relief Fund
The Corry Relief Fund garden committee headed by B. Manley reports seed distribution for over 140 gardens grown by the unemployed. Free seed from the National Red Cross plus local help totals 170 bushels of seed potatoes. Farmers donated seed and more inquiries await seeds as plots fill. The committee will monitor progress to aid maintenance and notes the spring effort sets a city record.
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Corry Relief Fund
B. Manley
Relief Fund
Natonal Red
Relief Fund Committee
Corry Man Narrowly Escapes Auto Crash Near Roosevelt School
George Besson of West Washington street escaped serious injury when his Whippet coupe collided with a Roosevelt sedan at Erie near Parade street. Mrs. Frank Aaron of Erie and a woman passenger were bruised but uninjured. Besson and the other occupants escaped harm as the Erie car was badly damaged.
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George Besson
West Washington Street
Roosevelt
Erie
Besson
Parade Street
Corry
Frank Aaron
River
Disputes Over Tariff Items Fray House Action
Washington May 4 Bitter disputes over tariff items in the completed 1 119 000 000 revenue bill slowed final House action today Lenders still confident the bill would be approved and sent to the Senate by early afternoon Majority Leader Henry Rainey sparked debate as leaders attacked import duties on lumber coal copper and oil
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United Pess
Washington
House
Senate
Henry Rainey
Te Porta
Senate Upholds 11S Economy Committee Test Vote
Washington June 4 The Senate upheld its economy committee on the first test vote on government pay cuts A proposal by Senator Johnson of California to exempt all salaries of 2500 or fees from reduction was defeated 51 to 25.
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United Press
Washington
Senate Today
Sen. Johnson
Calif
Old Confederate Flag With Seven Stars Revealed
A Journal brief notes a seven star Confederate flag made from red calico and torn white cloths, kept at the Arkansas state museum in Little Rock. The relic, once owned by Mrs. Thomas Giblin, was found to differ from eleven star versions and may have been made similarly.
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Little Rock
Ark
Thomas Giblin
Frank Button
Arkansas Museum
Rural Solons Oppose Session In July Tax Plan
A group of rural state legislators moved to block a proposed July 11 special session and a draft plan to levy new unemployment relief taxes. Five rural representatives called a June 8 meeting led by Rep A Li Sheler and Rep George N Wada, with Gov Pinchot saying he would summon a session if a relief and stabilization program is agreed beforehand.
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Vance 2A
A. Li Sheler
Pinchot
Mifflin County
George N. Wada
Cumberland County
General Assembly
Commonwealth
Bugle and Drum Corps Urged to Attend Tuesday Rehearsal
Surgeon Liew archie W. Thompson Post of the Veterans of Foreign Wars asks all bugle and drum corps members to attend Tuesday evening rehearsal at eight. The corps plans two outside trips and will add two more players. All members urged to attend Tuesday’s rehearsal.
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Umcersor Liew
Archie W. Thompson
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Tiesday
Oklahoma flood claims six dead and seven missing
At least six people are dead and seven missing after a devastating Oklahoma flood. Three thousand are homeless, with property damage expected in the hundreds of thousands of dollars. The rise of the North Canadian River worsened the catastrophe as waters receded and communications were restored.
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Dama
Oklahoma City
Okla
Cental
Oklahoma
Due Trials
Canguian
Oklahoma Willy
Presidents Relief Program Submitted in Congress
The administration unemployment relief program, backed in the House by Rep Hawley of Oregon, was laid before the Senate by Sen Barbour. The bill would raise the Reconstruction Finance Corporation borrowing limit to 3 billion dollars. Mills presented the measure to the Senate banking committee, signaling possible passage in both houses as an alternative to existing Democratic and House relief plans.
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Administration
House
Rep. Hawley
Senate
Barbour
Rep. N. J
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Tressury Mills
Senate Banking and Currency Committee
Congress
Garner
Senate moves to distribute more surplus wheat nationwide
Washington action proposes authorizing Red Cross to distribute 50 million bushels of stabilization corporation wheat for relief, supplementing 40 million already allocated by the Farm Board. Senator McNary and Rep. from Oregon support the joint resolution to authorize the additional surplus wheat distribution nationwide.
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United Press
Washington
Stabilization Corporation
The
Red Cross
Sen. McNary
Farm Board
City approves East Main Street resurfacing and widening plans
Preliminary plans for resurfacing East Main Street from Denver Street to the tracks east of Summer Street and for improvements from Shady Avenue to the Warren county line and Union Street north to near Church Street were approved after a conference with State Highway Department engineer Gahaney. Acting Mayor England and City Engineer Dickson reviewed routes with the state engineer. final construction plans will be drafted for City Council approval within two weeks with hopes to start by July 1. The state will resurface East Main Street east of the Pennsylvania Railroad tracks over an 18 foot width with the city covering fill costs. a new concrete highway will be built from Shady Avenue east to the Warren county line, while a similar 18 foot width pavement will be laid from the Spartansburg township line as funds allow.
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Summer Street
Shady Avenue
Warren County Line
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Church Street
Gahaney
Franklin
State Highway Department
Frank 7
England
Nevin R. Dickson
Main Street
Pennsylvania Railroad
Warren County
Spartansburg Road
Curtis Pleads Not Guilty In Kidnaping Hoax
Eyewitness report from Flemington New Jersey June 4 states John Hughes Curtis a Norfolk Virginia boatbuilder and hoax creator pleaded not guilty to charges stemming from a Lindbergh kidnapping hoax. He admitted fabricating stories that lured Col Charles Lindbergh on a sea search for kidnapers. Bail set at 10000 was denied as Curtis remains jailed.
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Flemington
N. J
John Hughes Curtis
Norfolk
Hig
C. Lloyd Fisher
Loral
Adam O. Robbins
Curtis
Aad
Lindbergh
Col
Charles A. Lindbergh
Detectives Held in Fatal Drinking Party Case
In Johnstown Pennsylvania two detectives are held after a fatal shooting at the Big Springs Hotel in Westmoreland County. James Ford, 30, died of a forehead gunshot at Memorial Hospital. Tony Venet, 31, remained gravely wounded with neck and abdominal injuries. Police seek former patrolman James Litzinger as they investigate.
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Big Springs
Westmoreland County
James Ford
Memorial Hospital
Tony Venet
James Litzinger
John Kerschenstein
Charles Hoffman
Plan Demonstration To Protest Pay Cut In Pittsburgh
Miners from four Pittsburgh Terminal Coal Company mines plan a demonstration and march from No 10 mine at Library to protest a proposed 10 percent wage cut. About 1 149 voters opposed the cut while 92 supported it. Officials say the march aims to recruit Library miners into an unofficial strike as United Mine Workers of America officials announce planned negotiations with the company on Monday to seek a new wage scale.
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Pittsburgh ‘Terminal Coal Company
Library
Coverdale
United Mine Workers of America
Wuinfom
Stock market rally following bond pool formation
New York markets advanced as the bond pool of 100,000,000 began, lifting stocks about four points and bonds ten points. Wheat and cotton posted gains amid short covering and investor speculation, with the rally echoing pre depression patterns but constrained by light short interest.
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United Press
New York
County Grange closes two day session here
National Grange lecturer Will Ad dress closing session as about two hundred delegates attend the County Pomona Grange No 4 meeting with Corry Grange at Maccabee hall. Austin J White editor Erie Dispatch Herald will speak on The Trend of the Modern Newspaper. Friday's talks included Dr James N Rule state superintendent of public instruction on the Ten Year School Program and a revision of the Edmunds Act. The program featured musical numbers and an enterprise contest before a reconvened session this morning.
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National Grange
Farmer
Pomona Grange
Corry Grange
Maccabee Hall
Grange
Austin J. White
Erie Dispatch-Herald
Erié County
James N. Rule
Markea
Nina Jewell
Isctur
Leon’ van Tassel
Shearaldine Say
Bernice Bellmap
Ruth Lester
Katherine van Tastel
Miss Staples
Harold Kight
Nagm
James ©. Farmer
A. J. White
Hite
Spirity
Grenzers
Congress to Meet Mayors on Unemployment Relief
Speaker Garner announced that House Democratic and Republican leaders will meet with a special committee of mayors to discuss unemployment relief in Washington on Tuesday. Amelia Earhart Putnam received France's cross of the Legion of Honor in Paris. John B Tammondi, 33, a World War veteran, shot his wife and then barricaded himself before police confrontation left him dead in Vineland. In Shanghai a bomb killed 22 and injured 41 as a Chinese military plane dropped a bomb in Pengu. Adjutant General James Iris of Mississippi was found dead by suicide in the National Guard armory in Jackson.
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United Press
Washington
Garner Today
House
Vineland
N. J
John B. Tammini
Shanghai
Pengu
Kiangsu
Jackson, Miss
Gettyeval James Iris
Mississippi
National Guard
Npleg
Erie County road contract awards announced
Harrisburg June 4 United Press reports four road contracts were let in Erie County. Lackawanna to Ransom townships awarded to H. Ra Muley Co., Lancaster for $115,415. Leaven Crossingville segment to Charles Ho Pe Construction Co., for $102,60. Pike region to Grave tosmiblins, GeiFee, Brewster, and Soma Inc., tentative totals around $25,7 with multiple miles and townships named.
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Pennsylvania Secretasy
S. Lewis
Lackawanna
Enstute
Ransom
H. Ra Muley Co
Lancaster
Erle Crawford
Perry
Leven
Crossingville
Charles Ho Pe Construction Co
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