Fatal Prison Bathroom Tilt Is Described
James Day testified in his own defense at the Loeb murder trial describing a prison bathroom confrontation. Day said Loeb had pressured him for 14 months with improper advances and threatened harm. he claimed he acted to prevent being killed. Day recounted disrobing and Loeb slashing at him with a razor, leading to Loeb’s death and Day’s subsequent conviction considerations.
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Joliet
James Day
Richard Loeb
Bobby Franks
Chicago
Loeb
Harold Levy
Levy
Nathan Leopold
Walter O. Herenbach
Charles McKeown
Day
Stateville
Reelbery
Nay
McKeown
Governor McNutt to Speak at Missouri Court Dinner
Governor Paul V. McNutt of Indiana is named chief speaker at a municipal auditorium dinner honoring Missouri supreme court judges and commissioners. Other speakers include North Todd Gentry of Columbia and Harry E. Meek of Little Rock. Missouri Governor Guy Bark and Attorney General Roy McKittrick will attend. McNutt fills the vacancy left by Breckinridge Long's illness as ambassador to Italy.
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Kansas City
Paul V. McNutt
Indiana
Municipal Auditorium
Missouri
Supreme Court
North Todd Gentry
Columbia
Harry E. Meek
Little Rock
Ark
Guy B. Bark
Roy McKittrick
McNutt
Breckinridge Long
United States
Italy
Confederate Vet, 96, Becomes Papa Again
Newbern North Carolina June 3 AP a daughter was born to George Isaac Hughes 96 a Confederate veteran and his 28 year old wife Libby Hill Hughes The baby Mary Gertrude was named for Mrs Charles Duttfy wife of the family physician and is Gertrude Carraway New Bern newspaper women
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Newbern
N.C
George Isaac Hughes
Libby Hill Hughes
Mary Gertrude
Charles Duttfy
Gertrude Carraway
New
Man Held After Admitting Sending Five Extortion Notes
In San Diego a 42 year old man, Valent ine Philip McAuliff, surrendered, admitting he sent five extortion letters threatening to release nude photos of Aimee Semple McPherson to extort $10,000. McAuliff described as an ex convict said the last note was written yesterday. McPherson pledged full cooperation with authorities and dismissed any possibility of nude pictures existing.
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San Diego
Calif
Aimee Semple McPherson
Valentine Philip McAuliff
Angelus Temple
McAuliff
Central Police Station
Ralph Whitney
Los Angeles
Das
C. D. Lane
Aimee
BP. S
P. S
Tampa Man Leads Democratic Gov Race in Florida
Unofficial Florida results from 4,043 of 12,22 precincts show Judge W Raleigh Pelleway of Tampa leading the Democratic governor primary with 37,990 votes. William Hodges of Tallahassee rose to second, Fred P Cone of Lake City close behind, while B F Pat of West Palm Beach fell to fourth.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Florida
W. Raleigh Pelleway
Tampa
William €. Hodges
Lallalassee
Fred P. Cone
Lake City
Hodges
B. F. Pat
West Palm Beach
Petiteway
Cone
Paty
Wendel Case Deepens Jersey Detective Involved In Lindbergh Probe
The Mercer county grand jury declined to indict Ellis Parker Jr and four Brooklyn men over charges tied to the Lindbergh case. Parker claimed involvement by authorities aiming to pressure Governor Hoffman and avoid reappointment of Col. Schwarzkopf. New York sought Parker’s secretary Mrs Bading for a Kings County grand jury but failed to compel her testimony under reciprocal witness laws.
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Parker
New Lisbon
W. J
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Lindbergh
Wendel
Trenton
Haupttmann
Wendel Wendel
Mercer County
N. J
Hauptmann
Anna) Bading
New York
Jury Is Completed for Tex. Death Penalty Case
Houston report states a jury was completed for the Rev Edgar Eskridge charged with killing Police Chief Ed O Reilly of Orange Texas. The panel was qualified as unopposed to the death penalty. A separate note reports that 1935 airline mileage without mail contracts totaled only 2 percent of the national total.
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Houston
Tex
Edgar Eskridge
Ed O'Reilly
Orange
Digestive Systems Shut Down During Drunken Spree
CHICAGO June 3 AP The New England student of drunken jags reports in JAMA that liquor destroys fermenting gastric fluids and halts the whole digestive machine. Dr Harry Blotner of Boston's Peter Bent Brigham Hospital says studies in lab and human subjects provide direct evidence of the stomach effects on habitual heavy drinkers.
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Chicago
New England
Journal of
The
American Medical Association
Harry Blotner
Boston
Peter Bent Brigham Hospital
Blotner
White Legion Attack Tied to Mob Against Ex Film Star
Detectives hunted for evidence tonight to show a White Legion connection to a mob assault on former film star William Haines and his friend Jimmy Shields at El Porto Beach. Three women pressed complaints about alleged moral mistreatment of a child at Haines home. Haines denied the accusation, calling the incident drunken hoodlums. Sheriff Biscailuz ordered a full inquiry with possible grand jury action. Justice Monroe said evidence was insufficient and urged waiting for investigators.
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Los Angeles
William Haines
Jimmy Shields
el Porto Beach
Haines
John Doe
Eugene Biscailuz
A. F. Monroe
Inglewood
Congressional
Michigan
Washington
Dickstein
Congress
George G. Sadaweki
Detroit
Dudley
Finkel
Black Legion
Jackson County
Dean
John Harvill
Davis
Ervin Lee
Poole
Strikes Grip France Threaten Food and Water Shortages
Paris faced a broad strike wave as 350000 workers joined protests threatening food water and gas shortages. Factories idle across France with rail and postal workers rumored to join. Police guarded plants while unions press for higher wages a 40 hour week and union recognition amid deflationary policies blamed for shrinking purchasing power.
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Paris
France
Leon Blum
Chamber of Deputies
Roger Salengro
Blum
People's Front
Popular Front
Communists
Nantrerre
Lille
Ouiside
Rouen
Nantes
Touloise
Lyon
Marseille
Richard Hudmut
Matford Automobile Company
Ford
Econcern
Jury Finds Former Deputy Guilty of Killing Oil Agent
A Missouri circuit court jury found Frank Hughes, former Cass county deputy sheriff, guilty of manslaughter in the death of Guy L. George, an oil company agent killed January 14, 1935. Sentence fixed at two years. Hughes claimed self defense after being threatened. George's widow and witnesses contested the threats. The trial moved on a change of venue to Warrensburg.
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Warrensburg
Frank Hughes
Fomer
Cass County
Guy L. George
Harrisonville
George
Tom Hughes
Hughes
Wrensburg
Tom T Hughes
Gonrae
Additional Candidates File With Secretary of State
The report lists Republican nominees and hopefuls from Missouri and Kansas City including Harry P. Rosecan seeking nomination for judge in division No. 2 of the twenty third circuit court and John R. Davis running in the 12th congressional district. Also noted are bids for lieutenant governor by Henri Chouteau Manuel H Davis and Hilles R Leslie Memphis postmaster as GOP editor candidate. Georgia Harkmann from Jefferson seeks a position in the ticket.
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Didacy
Twenty-Third Circuit
Harry P. Rosecan
St. Louis
John R. Davis
St Louis
Henri Chouteau
Manuel H. Davis
Kansas City
Hilles R. Leslie
Memphis
Vote Held Up on Tax Bill Until Today
A stalled tax bill debate is noted as Senator Lewis opposes any tax measure now, citing the looming general election and the need for Congress to reflect national will. The report also mentions rabies cases found in cats swine cattle and horses, signaling separate public health concerns.
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Lewis
Congress
Lew
Canton Sources Deny Sino-Japanese War Start
Reports from Canton quote the Kwangtung commissioners denying that foreign affairs branding Japan as the aggressor, calling such claims absolutely false. The text notes foreign and Chinese sources debating the situation as more nuanced than a declared war.
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Canton
South China
Cagaressian
Nanking
Kwangtung
Kiva
Japan
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Evangelist
Hold Jersey
White Legion
Slayer
Duncan C. McCrea
Army Reserve
Samuel Dickstein
D-Ny
Army
Bellans
South
China
Guy Canton
Shesnghat
Treas
Hunan
Kwangtung Southern
Chang
Hongkong
Eswangi
Shanghai
Lingling
Fen
Secretary of State
High St
Eth
Cardinal Distributing CO
Jeffgreon City, Mo
Phil A. Dalimeyer
E. Bigh
Capital Auto Loan & Investment CO
Jefferson Bldg
Selby
Burkel & Bosch
Henry Ford
Portland Cement Association
Syndicate Trust Bldg
St. Louis, Mo
Sherman
College Inn
HOTEL
Sherman E
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