France Fears Loss of Gold Standard at World Conference
London June 20 AP Alarm over ongoing dollar depreciation spurs French officials to warn that adjourning the world economic conference could occur unless currency stabilization improves. France fears dropping from gold standard while US monetary program gains mixed support among delegations.
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Europe
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Key Pittman
Nevada
Germany
Italy
India
China
Mexico
Pittman
James P. Warburg
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Lord Hailsham
Cordell Hull
One Day Crime Career Ends In Capture In St Louis
A 10 block car chase ends when Carl Hood and Fay Winder, aged 28 and 26, surrender after attempting to ram police. They are linked to a $150 grocery holdup using a dealer’s license auto stolen hours earlier from a salesman.
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Carl Cecil Hood
Fay Winder
Hood
Winder
Thomas da Bey
Delegates Dress Up to Meet the Prince of Wales
American delegates at the World Economic Conference met the Prince of Wales after a busy day. Cordell Hull asserted American unity, held talks with King George, Prime Minister MacDonald, Neville Chamberlain and others on conference procedure. Hull avoided direct answers on domestic international policy, noted a July adjournment target, and said concrete proposals, including a monetary plan, were being presented. The group plans daily meetings to maintain teamwork amid past tariff cut rumors.
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Prince of Wales
Cordella Hull
Hull
King George
Buckingham Palace
MacDonald
Neville Chamberlain
George Bonnet
Washington
United States
Raymond Moley
Hill
Bull
Plitt
James Couzens
K U Track Ace to Tour Europe Soon
Lawrence Kas June 20 AP H W Hargiss KU track coach said Glenn Cunningham national collegiate mile champion will join the American track team touring Europe this summer. Avery Brundage told him Cunningham was assured a position.
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H. W. Hargiss
University of Kansas
Glenn Cunningham
Europe
Hargiss
Avery Brundage
National Amateur Athletic Union
Cunningham
Rail wage talks seek pause as dispute looms
Washington June 20 AP The administration urges postponement of rail wage fights after carriers move to cut wages by 22 12 per cent. Eastman convenes managers and labor leaders to Washington for talks while seeking a unified stance to preserve current wage status amid economy recovery hopes. Burns fatal after clothes ignite from trash burner in Atchison Kansas. Ella Bass Allen and Milon Miller to wed in Columbia Missouri. David West injured in ladder fall at 1810 St Marys Boulevard.
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Morrow
Interstate Commerce Commission
Atchison, Kas
Flora Marlatt
Nortonville
Jefferson County
Milon Muller
Columbia, Mo
Ella Bass Allen
Columbia
Milon Miller
Brunswick
University of Missouri
Pall
David West
St. Mary’s Boulevard
Man To Punch Noses After Inheritance Awaits
Pittsburgh dispatch reports George C. Jones, awaiting about 500000 dollars from a Wales grandfather, plans to punch anyone he dislikes after receiving the funds. He intends to clear debts, repay welfare aid, and then travel with his wife and two children, recounting a prior 36000 dollar inheritance.
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George C. Jones
Jones
Wales
Welfare Fund
Europe
Roosevelt at Sea Speeds Message to Conference
President Roosevelt sails toward Provincetown as Amberjack ST reaches outer harbor at Gloucester. The voyage aims to regain lost time after rough seas while Morey and Mulllen join the party. A Kansas City council records a 30 second meeting as a lighthearted world’s record bid.
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Arthur E. Mullen, Jr
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Johnson appeals for wage restraint to speed rehabilitation
National Recovery Administrator Hugh S. Johnson urged industries to accept higher wages and stable hours without immediate price hikes. He said codes of fair competition would be considered once proposed, warned of penalties for nonparticipation, and praised the textile code as hearings set for June 27. Public works legislation and treasury funds were advancing, while Johnson warned against overpromising and stressed broad code coverage.
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Hugh 8. Johnson
National Recovery Administration
Johnson
W. L. Allen
Donald H. Sawyer
Ickes
Treasury
Hotel clerk fends off robbers in 1923 incident
James F. Buzzell, a 93 year old hotel clerk, wrestled with two youths in a hotel office. Loyal Green and Oran Green, Tulsa brothers, were arrested. The story notes an ultra modern cycling report in San Diego and a major Taylor Texas rainfall event in 1922.
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James F. Buzzell
Buzzell
Loyal £. Green
Oran Green
Tulsa
San Diego
Bierele
Three More States Vote For Repeal On Tuesday
Reports from New Hampshire and Connecticut show broad repeal momentum. In New Hampshire, repeal supporters led by large cities reported 44 185 to 27 124 against repeal with Manchester and other towns voting heavily for repeal. Connecticut unofficial counts give 296 942 for repeal and 35 349 against, electing a full slate of delegates to the July convention.
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New Hampshire
Deering
Daniel A. Poling
National
Haverhill
Henry W. Keyes
John G. Winant
Conn
New Haven
Connecticut
Associated Press
Hartford
Lamson to enter not guilty plea in slaying case
David A. Lamson will plead not guilty to the murder charge in the May 30 Stanford campus home slaying of his wife. The arraignment date is set after information is filed with the superior court and a trial likely by August before Judge R. R. Syer. Lamson remains cheerful and confident of exoneration.
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Callf
David A. Lamson
Superior Court
Stanford
Edwin M. Rea
Dave Lamson
Rea
Lamson
John P. Fitzgerald
Lamsons
Fitzgerald
R. R. Syer
Ilife
True inflationist in Coffeyville spawns twin eggs daily
A local tale from Coffeyville Kansas reports a hen owned by Mrs. Walter Hue that has laid two eggs daily for three weeks. The morning egg is hard-shelled while the afternoon egg is soft-shelled, with the bird returning to the nest each afternoon after laying.
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Coffeyville
Kas
Walter
Hue
Change in Prohibition Laws Deliberations Move Forward
Legislative action today focuses on reforming prohibition statutes as discussions unfold over replacing or bypassing the unratified 18th Amendment. lawmakers weigh state duties, enforcement, and regulatory frameworks amid shifting public sentiment.
St Louis passes bill licensing drivers for city
St Louis aldermen approve a bill requiring all motorists to obtain driver licenses with a 50 cent license fee. Mayor Bernard Dickmann plans to sign. Separately, General Electric announces a five percent wage increase for 50,000 employees effective July 1.
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Board of Aldermen
Bernard Dickmann
Schenectady
General Electric Co
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