Bonus Expeditionary Force Grows In Capitol Debates
A wave of veterans gathered in Washington pressing for the Bonus Expeditionary Force policy. Senate and House debates centered on drastic pay cuts and economy measures with estimates differing on savings. Democrats accused President Roosevelt of wrecking the bill while seeking to balance the budget through furloughs and tax changes.
Burke OBrien to Head G A R Officers
F Burke OBrien elected to lead the G A R with Warren E Davis and Lennox as vice officers. The group voted to continue the practice and install officers at the Hot Springs home. The meeting also installed both organizations and set a board agenda.
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Gangster Held in Lindbergh Kidnapping Probe
Detroit police and state authorities announced the surrender of a suspect tied to the Lindbergh kidnapping inquiry. Lt Walley Coughlin said the man arrived in Trenton for questioning and would face possible action depending on further results.
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Unsettled Weather Tonight and Friday in South Dakota
Weather outlook for Micon South Dakota shows unsettled conditions tonight and Friday. Cooler temperatures expected, with cooler air mainly in the extreme east portion. Winds may remain light with chances of a few showers.
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Boxing Benefit Becomes Food Drive For Bonus Seekers
Washington June 8 Nearly $3 000 was raised for food at a boxing benefit while eight thousand veterans demanding their bonuses formed an occupation camp. Trucks stood ready to move supplies and men toward feeding sites as organizers planned to send volunteers to Baltimore and toward Annapolis. Waters, once head of the first delegation, returned to command the assembled force amid continues efforts to obtain food and shelter.
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Chinese Have Had Long Years Of Cooking
CHICAGO June 3. These Chinese cooks have been at it a long time. Dr. Berthold Daufer curator of archaeology brought to the field museum from China a display of prehistoric double boilers similar to those used by modern Rouge lives but made of clay which he said were in use by the Chinese some 400 years ago.
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Five-Day Week Proposed for Washington Barbers
The Senate approved a bill by Senator Copeland to require all barbershops in the District of Columbia to close one day per week. Copeland argued a weekly day off would protect barbers health and, by extension, customer health, framing it as a health and safety measure.
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Circus Day Brings Rain to Huron Vicinity
For three days of predicted rain, the circus opened clouds over Huron and brought needed moisture. Huronians expected rain and the weather shifted to showers around 3 pm as Schell Bros. circus performed. Thirteen minutes of rain followed, recalling past circuses that were rained out or damaged while in town.
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Relief Measure Is Shunted Aside By Senate Action
Democratic leaders in the U S senate pushed relief funding bills, while allocating time to non-controversial measures. The plan centers on a 30 million dollar reconstruction loan to states, with bond issues and public works funding debated in conference. Yale and Iroquois sections report rainfall aiding crops, with forecasts of more showers and improving conditions for grain and corn.
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Mrs McLean Recounts Means Kidnapping Plot For Ransom
The Means trial resumes as Mrs. McLean testifies she traveled with Gaston Means toward the Mexican border seeking her kidnapped child and paid a ransom, while a “fox” intermediary promised delivery under guard with machine guns. Prosecutors promise further dramatic testimony linking Col Guggenheim to a parallel plan and Austrian minister Frodlhik’s car.
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Economist Urges Immediate Abandonment of Gold Standard
John R. Common, noted economist and University of Wisconsin professor, spoke to the Independent Bankers Association of Minnesota urging the United States to abandon the gold standard. He warned the nation would be forced off it by December under current policies, proposing a temporary state by state moratorium as the alternative.
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G O P Leaders Stand by Prohibition Platform Push
GOP leaders in Congress affirmed support for reintroducing a prohibition plank at the Republican convention. White House denial followed reports Hoover approved a resubmission, while Garfield Brown press a modified draft. Roosevelt predicts a Democratic push toward state control and a next congress to implement repeal referendums.
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Cows and Fish Sicken as Waste Pipe Found
In Beech er Illinois on June 9 farmers and fishermen reported dead fish and sick cows along the stream. Prohibition agents traced illness to pipe car waste mash from a 71 gallon still discharged into the river. Ernest Heldt and Tony France were arrested.
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Prohibition Referendum Discussed by McAdoo
Los Angeles June 9 17 The advisory referendum to gauge public opinion on prohibition is urged by G McAdoo secretary of the treasury in a lengthy statement He would have the vote guide questions on repealing or amending the 18th Amendment and would be authorized by Congress sunset in order to determine whether Congress should regulate or prohibit intoxicants The former cabinet member returns to politics leading the California delegation to the Democratic national convention and supports a national referendum on the issue
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Red Demonstration Halted in Minneapolis Incident
Police say a small group of men identified as communists attempted a demonstration in front of City Alderman John Peterson’s home in Minneapolis. Officers suffered minor injuries. one man, Tom Rogish, claimed leader status and was taken into custody after treatment for lacerations and bruises. Police could not determine the crowd’s motive or dispersal timing.
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