Rift In Senate Ranks Threatens Hoover Tariff Plan
Washington reports a deepening rift in Republican ranks over President Hoover's farm relief and tariff program. Senator Borah urged broad revisions, aligning with Democrats on export debentures, while Senator Watson backed limited revision. Thirteen Republicans from the northwest split with Hoover, risking a split with the eastern wing as Democratic lines held on farm relief.
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Francis M. Stephenson
Associated Press
Washington
Senate
Hoover
Borah
Idaho
Northwest
Robinson
Arkansas
Royal engagement rumor denied by court official
London June 13 The Mail reports a court official denied any truth to foreign reports linking Princess Ingrid of Sweden with the Prince of Wales. The denial notes court circles were particularly vigilant about the rumored engagement and stresses there will be no announcement.
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London
the Mail Today
Cporte
Prin- Ingrid
Sweden
Prince ‘Wales
Elks 308 Urges Flag Day Exercises Friday Evening
All Brothers are requested to report to the Elks Home at 6 45 p m Friday June ith to take part in Flag Day exercises. Exalted Ruler Fred B Watkins issues the call.
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Elks
Idaho Bandits Kidnap Governor Kinne In Idaho Wilds
In Orofino Idaho on June 13 a gang abducted W B Kinne lieutenant governor of Idaho and two men who tried to aid him. Kinne escaped uninjured after being tied to a tree. Tribbey and Kille were injured and the bandits fled with Tribbey’s car. A large search of several thousand men and boys followed.
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Orofino
Idaho
W.B. Kinne
Kinne
W. L. Tribbey
Idaho Loan Association
Paul Kille
Kite
Ateal
Lewiston
Tribbey
Kile
Congress heated over federal gun use in Dry era shooting
Washington reports Congress expresses irritation as Rep Rob ert H Clancy concludes Archibald Eugster 21 was shot justifying the action. Jonah Cox customs border patrol inspector cleared after a companion confessed attempting to run 35 cases of liquor across the Detroit River amid tightened prohibition enforcement. Continued on page three.
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Washington
Robert H. Clancy
Michigan
Archibald Eugster
Detroit River
Eugster
Congress
Clancy
Detroit
Clarence J. McLeor
Jonah Cox
Customs Border Patrol
Bugster
James H. Chenot
House Rejects Export Debenture Plan in Farm Relief Vote
Washington June 18 350 to 118 vote backed President Hoover by opposing export debentures as part of farm relief. Administration pressed for a direct decision ending months of dispute as leaders expected defeat. Debenture issue divided lawmakers amid talk of long controversy and multi page continuations.
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Bulletin
Washington
House Today
Hoover
House
Senate
Greer
Here
James H. Butcher Dies at 54 Former B and C Employee
James H. Butcher 54 a former Baltimore and Ohio railroad employee died at his home 1213 West Washington Street after a long illness from tuberculosis. He was a son of the late Nathan Dutcher and is survived by Virginia Keener Butcher wife eight children Ralph in Akron Dwight Harold at home and others in Grafton and nearby areas. Three brothers John and Garfield in Fairmont and George in Grafton and three sisters Mrs Laura Fink Burning Springs Mrs Maggie Tucker in Fairmont and Mrs Winefred Aude in Wendell. Funeral arrangements are handled by Bartlett Funeral Home with full details to be announced tomorrow.
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James H. Butcher
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
West
Washington St
Nathan Dutcher
Viginia Keener Butcher
Ralph
Akron
Dwight
Harold
Carl Ford
Charleston
Winefred Aude
Wendel
Louise Moran
Jamnita
Hallie
Agnes
Grafton
John
Fairmont
Garfield
George
Laura Fink
Burning Springs
Maggie Tucker
Bartlett Funeral Home
Carr Will Pay Penalty For Killing Neighbors
Charleston June 13 Governor Conley denied clemency in the murder case of Pocahontas County farmer Theodore D. Carr 50 who was scheduled for hanging Friday night at the state penitentiary after the state supreme court denied an appeal. The governor ordered a mental examination finding Carr sane. The case centers on Carr’s slaying of neighbor Lock Sharp during a land dispute as Carr’s estranged wife was killed in the same event.
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Charleston
Conley
Theodore D. Carr
Pocahontas ‘County
State Penitentiary
Carr
State Supreme Court
L.¥. Guthrie
Pocahontas County
Lock Sharp
Methodist Bishop McConnell Cause Rift At Baptist Convention
Denver June 13 A dispute arose at the Northern Baptist convention as Bishop Francis John McConnell of New York was moved from keynote to later on the program amid protests by Colorado ministers who labeled him modernist. Rev Avery Shaw of Dennison University was set as keynote, provoking further criticism from Denver fundamentalists led by Rev Joshua Gravett.
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Denver
Col
Francis John McConnell
New York
Methodist Church
Northern Baptist ‘Convention
McConnell
Avery Shaw
Dennison University
Grantville
Joshua Gravett
Gravett
Federal Council
KK Churches of Christ of Chi
Evidence gathering underway in Virkula killing case in Minnesota
International Falls on June 13 Sheriff Hugh Reidy begins assembling evidence for a congressional investigation into the killing of confectioner Henry Virkula. Border patrolman EB White, 24, faces manslaughter charges and an upcoming preliminary hearing, with Oscar Dahly compiling a report for Washington. Dahly declined to reveal contents.
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International Falls
Minn
Henry Virkkula
Big Palls
Border
Hugh Reidy
Koochiching County
Reidy
U. S
William Pittinger
Duluth
Virkkula
EB. J. White
Oscar Dahly
Washington
Dahly
Treasury Department
White
Church Accord With Mexicans Ends Struggle
Washington dispatches report a breakthrough in the Mexican religious controversy with a mutual settlement acta reached between the government and Roman Catholic prelates. Ambassadors indicate papal sanction is sought, signaling a possible early Vatican approval and a swift Vatican response.
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Mexico City
Washington
Rome
Emilio ‘Portes Gil
Vatican
Damage to Seaplane Delays Swede Fliers
Copenhagen reports the Sverige seaplane of Captain Albin Ahrenberg and two companions is more badly damaged than thought delaying a planned Ivigtut Greenland to Stockholm New York flight. Ahrenberg keeps body and mood. weather shifts to foggy between Greenland and Anticosti Island. radiator trams causing earlier delays noted. fuel line and propeller issues said repaired.
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Copenhagen
Reyjavik
Iceland
Sverige
Albin Ahrenberg
Ivigtut
Greenland
Stockholm
New York
Ahrenberg
Thingvalla Vain
Anticosti Island
Quebec
Reykjavik
Plans for Long Photo Flight Across the United States
Associated Press reports a coast to coast flight starting in New York. Army flyers Rone and Hoyt aim to complete a 6,000 mile journey within 48 hours as part of an ambitious cross country project.
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Associated Press
New York
Rone &. Hoyt
Dawes to Meet Cabinet Chief in Scotland Sunday
London reports Ambassador Dawes will travel to Forres near Lossiemouth to meet Premier Macdonald during a short vacation. Dawes to present credentials at Windsor Castle, with the meeting in Britain set to frame Anglo American disarmament talks and a possible U.S. visit plan guided by Dawes.
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London
Dawes
Scotland
Macdonald
Forres
Lossiemouth
King George
Windsor Castle
Southampton
United States
Christian Endeavor Union closes convention tonight
The West Virginia Christian Endeavor Union wraps its 35th annual convention in Grafton with installation of officers and an address by Dr. Paul B. Titsworth of Washington College. A formal resolution thanks the Grafton committee and residents for hospitality during the June 10 to 13, 1929 gathering.
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Christian Endeavor Union
Paul B. Titsworth
Washington College
West ‘Virginia
West Virginia Christian Endeavor Union
Grafton
French Airmen Showed Speed After Takeoff
Log of the Yellow Bird details a June flight from Old Orchard Maine toward Paris with two planes, one reaching over the coast before a crash landing. French crews plotted alternate routes to Paris depending on weather, and a second aircraft bound for Rome suffered a ground loop but crew remained uninjured. The piece notes fuel mix and supplies as preparations continued with weather as the key factor for the first leg.
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Old Orchard
Paris
Rome
Lewis A. Yancey
Roger Q. Williams
Cape Sable
Copper
Rene le Fevre
Malka
Coast Guards
Yedsela
Card of Thanks to Grafton for Theatre Benefit
The people of Grafton and vicinity are thanked for patronage at the Grand Theatre during the showing of Behind the German Lines for the benefit of the Taylor County Drum and Bugle Corps of the American Legion. Taylor County Post No. 18g.
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Grafton
Vicinity
Taylor County
Drum and Bugle “Corps
American Legion
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