Detroit Tunnel Explosion Kills Six Workers
Six laborers died and six were injured in a water works tunnel collapse 227 feet below the Detroit river after a dynamite charge exploded. Fifteen others escaped. three identified victims are Plas Tollison, Zaleski, and A Massey. In California seven men died in an unrelated incident as page eight note directs.
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Detroit
Detroit River
Belle Vale
Sahih
Plas Tollison
Zaleski
A. Massey
Court decision stays sentence on 6 in Florida
In Florida a court halted executions by declaring the law designating a state official as executioner invalid. The stay postponed the death of J. B. Bushenan as the attorney general plans an appeal to the state supreme court. The case centers on the legality of the electric chair provision and the method of execution.
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Raiford
Fia
Floria
Fred H. Davis
Supreme Court
High Tribunal
Cal
J. BM. Bushenan
Taylor County
A. & Adkins
Montiary
T. Southworth
Palm Beach
C. Wella
Weali
Gang war erupts as Chicago gangsters face deadly violence
In Chicago a wounded suspect known as the armorer of landland collapses at a filling station while police hunt for missing gang figures including George Moran. The body of Red McLaughlin is found weighted in a drainage canal amid a revival of gangland killing in the city.
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Chicago
Russell
Frank Thompson
Landland
New Milford
Harry Baldwin
Winnebago County
Thompson
Eugene
Red) McLaughlin
George
Bugs) Moran
Valentine's Day
McLaughlin
Ashland Avenue
Pat Roche
State's Attorney
Earciese
Sy Ter
Justice of the peace charged in Mississippi shooting
A Mississippi justice of the peace, Lee M. Ferguson, is charged with manslaughter after a Sunday sing event near Eupora ended in a car search dispute. His wife, Mrs. Ferguson, was killed and several others injured including Tom Elkins who was shot and a bystander who took a knee wound. Elkins is in critical condition in Houston, Mississippi.
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Eupora
Miss
Webster County
Tom Brown Elkins
Elkins
Carol II Proclaimed King by Near Unanimous Romanian Parliament
King Carol II was proclaimed king of Romania by an almost unanimous parliament vote. He pledged to serve the country and called for cooperation while visiting his father King Ferdinand’s grave and receiving an enthusiastic public welcome in Bucharest.
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Bucharest
Rumania
Carol II
Carol
Helen
Michael
Princess Helen
Cotroceni
Caro
Vintila Bratianu
Ionel Bratinau
Curtes
Ferdinand
Caraway to Convene Meeting Over Cannon Case
Senator Caraway announced a meeting to decide future action after Bishop Cannon Jr refused to answer questions on his 1928 anti Smith activities and walked out during committee questioning. The panel debates discipline as Senate factions split with Borah weighing in.
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Washington
Caraway
Jardens Cannon, Jr
Arkansas
Cannon
Walsh
Montana
Blaine
Wisconsin
Robinson
Indiana
Borah
Idaho
Lupescu Grieves Exile From Carol Beloved
Mme Magda Lupescu, former companion of Carol, reportedly tearsful over their separation with the Interlaken Chronicle quoting her say ing Our union is one of love There is deep pain in every thought of final separation from him I am an exile outcast extirpated from the land I love Carol is my only happiness and now I shall see him no more
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London
Mme
Magda Lupescu
Carol
France
Interlaken
The
Sunday Chronicle
Reconciliation Foreseen Between Carol II and Helen
Official circles forecast an early reconciliation as King Carol II returns son Michael to Princess Helen. A joint coronation with Helen was predicted for October, with officials noting national interests and the child’s need for a united home could lead to adjusted views.
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Bucharest
Rumania
Carol II of
Helen
Carol
Michael
Traveling salesman in Memphis in serious condition
E Lindgey Kilby a traveling salesman for a Montgomery feed mill is in serious condition at a Memphis hospital after being found ill in his hotel room. Hospital records show Kilby suffered from pol eon taken in coffee.
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Memphis
Tenn
E. Lindgey Kilby
Montgomery
Kilby
Senate Nears Final Tariff Vote Amid Doubtful Outcome
Washington dispatch says the Senate aims to approve the tariff bill before week’s end as conferees meet to rewrite watch paragraphs. Two sections bar the rate and lumber tariff will merge for a single vote with Republicans claiming a narrow path. Four Pennsylvanian Republicans Reed and Grundy have not announced their positions.
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Washington
Senate
Pennsylvania
Reed
Grundy
Chicago Board of Trade Moves Into Its New Quarters
Chicago on June 9 AP The Chicago Board of Trade moved into a new 20 million dollar skyscraper after 18 months in a temporary home. President Hoover opened trading via golden key with a gong as the Liverpool Corn Exchange sign lit a message. Transatlantic calls linked the grain pits with Britain. The ceremony marked the launch of trading in the new hall.
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Chicago Board OF Trade
Chicago
Board of Trade
Commodity Exchange
la Salle Street
Hoover
White House
Alexander Slater, Jr
Liverpool Corn Exchange
John A. Bunnell
Slater
Liverpool Exchange
Kentucky mother asks Dothanites help finding two missing men
The Ashland Kentucky Red Cross asks Dothan residents to aid in locating E. B. Munroe of Dothan Alabama who left with Orville Yates age 15, son of Mrs. William Yates, over a week ago. Maude Bauzhmann at the Dothan Eagle is asked to be notified with any information.
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Kentucky
Orville
Trial of Phillips Avant Case Opens in Geneva
In Geneva Alabama prosecutors and defense counsel began jury selection in the murder trial of Lee Phillips for allegedly luring Professor Claude Avant to a fatal trap. A special panel of 169 jurors was summoned as the case, linked to Dr G W Smith, is expected to span several days with possible death-penalty consideration.
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Eugie
Geneva
Ala
Attourneys
Avant
Circuit Court
Lee Phillips
Claude Avant
Slocomb
J. Norton Mullins
Phillips
Clyde Smith
Randell Jones
Charlie Brown
Kilby
Dr. Smith Co
Phillipes
Professor
Smith
Barnes Family Damages Set In Panama City Highway Crash
Damages totaling 10000 dollars were agreed for the crash on the Panama City highway near Garret's Cross Roads that killed three members of the Barnes family. The distribution assigns 2000 to Maggie Elizabeth Barnes for the death of son Extis and 2000 for daughter Annie, 4000 to Samuel Nelson Barnes as administrator for the estate, and 2000 to J D Barnes for injuries. The driver, George E Hobday, claims the crash was unavoidable and faces manslaughter charges.
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Panama City
Garrett's Cross Roads
Roy Oo. Hulk
George E. Hobday
J. N. Barnes
Hunt Spring Bed Company
Hobday
Dothan
Maggie Elizabeth Barnes
Extis
Annie
Samuel Nelson Barnes
Houston County
Barnes
Madrid
Ann
J. J
the Eagle
Danville Man Ends 26 Day Fast, Regains Strength
Frank W. Davis, 60, ends a 26 day self imposed starvation in Danville, now eating regularly under doctor care. He faced possible transfer to Western State Hospital at Staunton but is regaining strength and remains under medical supervision for several days.
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Danville
Frank W. Davis
Davis
Friends
Western State Hospital For Insane
Staunton
FE. Hughes
Sheriff Office Says Twelve Deputies Arrested This Weekend
Law enforcement chief reports 12 deputies arrested over the weekend at the courthouse citing minor offenses. Deputy John Hilsr notes most cases involve gambling and are of a minor nature.
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C.J. Reilins
Court House
John Hilsr
Bailey Wins NC Senate Primary Defeating Simmons by 61905
Josiah W. Bailey, 56, Raleigh attorney, defeats long time Democratic power James Simmons in North Carolina primary. With 1514 of 1799 precincts in, Bailey leads 183,390 to 121,465. Simmons faces November contest likely against Republicans Butler or Pritchard.
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Charlotte
N. C
North Carolina
United States Senate
Josiah W. Bailey
Raleigh
Bailey
Farnifold M. Simmons
Senate
Marion Butler
Stae
Nihe
Simmons
Thomas L. Satep
Simons
Alfred E. Smith
Butler
Pritchard
Irvin Tucker
Whiteaville
H. Grady Dorsett
Wake Forget
PACE
National Guards Guard Mose Daniel Trial in Alabama
A 40 man National Guard detachment from Birmingham guarded the Montgomery county courthouse as Mose Daniel, a young Black man, faced trial for assaulting a Sunday school teacher. Gov Graves ordered the guard after a sheriff’s conference, with state officers and deputy sheriffs on scene to maintain order. Daniel pled not guilty at arraignment. he had allegedly confessed to two attacks.
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Montgomery
Ala
National Guard
Joany
Montgomery County Court House
Mose Daniela
Hirmingham
Kilby
Gov. Graves
John Lh. Scogin
Daniela
Guily
Regie
James A Webb
Birmingham
Alabama
National
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New York
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J. D. Barnes
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