16 Jun 1939
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Newspaper
Daily Capital News
Location
Jefferson City, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1939
Page
1
British and French envoys held a two hour conference with Soviet Russia's premier foreign commissar, aiming to present new proposals. The talks followed a day of diplomatic maneuvering as Britain and France sought to ease tensions and restart negotiations with the Soviet Union.
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Reports say Britain France and Russia discussed a mutual assistance pact in detail with Premier Foreign Commissar Vyacheslaff Molotoff and ambassadors Naggiar Leeds and Strang present. Strang reportedly carried new British French proposals to Moscow yesterday. Tonight's talks were longer, signaling many points may have been clarified.
Versailles France June 15 AP death by guillotine at dawn Saturday scheduled for Eugene Weidmann after President Lebrun denied final clemency for the slayer of Jean DeKoven a Brooklyn dancer and five others. The president commuted accomplice Roger Million to life imprisonment.
In a federal case on mail fraud linked to Philippine railway bonds, witness accounts describe William P. Buckner Jr and others hosting lavish Washington parties with wine and women. Doris Donaldson said she joined Buckner after late-night clubbing but recalled little. Mrs. John Schurman recalled the Carlton dinner invite and noting senators Walsh and Lanetta attended. Other witnesses include George Biddle and Lee Walden, who recounted the soirees.
Boston police deny a rumor that they pay a $2 bounty for each drunk brought to the station. Juvenile junior police had been rounding up inebriates and guiding them to booking officers who are asked for rewards. Officers say the gag has grown into a plan to march on city hall for payment. One night filled cells at a station due to intoxicated detainees.
The American Federation of Musicians AFL unanimously adopted a resolution at its Kansas City convention endorsing a third term for President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Joseph N. Weber of New York, president of the international union, said the resolution was adopted by a voice vote with applause.
Bakersfield notes Rev Joseph Howard of St Francis church toured Molokai leper colony. He described Damien’s model settlement begun in 1866 with orderly housing, gardens, and hospitals, guarded access, and a self-contained community run by Catholic and Protestant groups.
Whimsical briefs recount local oddities such as a $500 donation request to preserve history marked as from posterity, a chicken theft case in Nebraska with a German dinner call, and a June calendar mix up by a St Paul police doctor while examining a frozen hand incident.
Nursing sisters from San Francisco and public authorities clash as priests finally stir interest. The dispute centers on roles, ethics, and oversight, with clergy raising concerns about governance and care standards impacting the city’s healthcare landscape.
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