Gibson Rules Out Debt Cancellation At U S Disarmament Talks
At Geneva on June 21, Hugh B. Gibson, US representative at the disarmament conference, told France’s Premier Herriot that the United States will not consider debt cancellation as long as Europe spends large sums on armaments. He pressed Herriot and Boncour to accept the American plan for limiting arms and warned that Lausanne talks seek European solutions to debt and reparations before appealing to the US.
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Geneva
Hugh
Gibson
America
Herriott
France
United States
Europe
M. Herriot
Joseph Paul Boncour
Lausanne
Extortionist Is Sentenced in Pa. Case
J Clarence Thomas of Beaver Springs received an eighteen year jail term and a $6,000 fine after pleading guilty to six counts of intimidation against Harry L. Magee, a Bloomsburg carpet manufacturer. He allegedly demanded $15,000 via threats and a plan to drop cash from an airplane. two $20 bills soaked in silver nitrate led police to his arrest. Thomas also admitted sending threatening letters to four other wealthy Pennsylvania fans.
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Bloomsburg
J. Clarence Thomas
Beaver Springs
Evans
Thomas
Harry L. Magee
Theman
Magee
Thoman
Pennsylvania
Senate orders probe into import production costs
The Senate directed the tariff commission to investigate and report the difference in production costs at home and abroad for leather gloves plate glass linseed or flax seed oil and mixtures cast iron pipes and fittings cocoa and cocoa butter.
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Washington
Senate
Tariff Commission
Mayor May Delay Departure to Democratic Convention
New York on June 21 reports Mayor James J. Walker, a Democratic delegate, may delay his trip to Chicago for the national convention as his wife is to undergo a minor operation. Walker had planned to leave today.
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New York
James J. Walker
Chicago
Five Die in Clashes as Chilean Strike Becomes Violent
Reports from Valparaiso and Santiago say five people were killed in street clashes between Communist strike organizers and Carabineros aided by sailors from destroyers anchored off Valparaiso. Sailors entered the town to restore order after nightly confrontations. The strike efforts reportedly failed.
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Santiago
Chile
Valpara
Valpariaso
Hoover Holds Brief Parley With Sanders
President Hoover met Everett Sanders for a quick audience in Washington after the Chicago convention. Sanders said Hoover was engrossed with governmental duties and had no campaign plans yet. Franklin Fort in New Jersey urged Hoover’s re election support and favored strong prohibition reaffirmation.
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Washington
Hoover
Chicago
Everett Sanders
Republican National Committee
Sanders
White House
Franklin Fort
New Jersey
Fort
Baby girl adds to large Knoxville family
Knoxville on June 21 reports the newborn daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ross McPherridge brings nine grandparents in total. On the maternal side she is fifth generation, on the paternal side three, creating a notably large family lineage.
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Knoxville, Tenn
Ross McPherridge
Senator Borah Bolts Hoover and Hits Platform
Senator William E Borah of Idaho declares he will not back President Hoover on the Chicago platform. He denounces the prohibition plank as inadequate and says the liquor issue will be taken to the people. He does not intend to form a third party and will carry the fight to the voters, despite White House remarks.
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Washington
William E. Borah
Idaho
Herbert Hoover
Borah
Senate
Chicago
Pointblank
Hoover
Idahoan
White House
Roosevelt Aims For First Ballot Nomination
Chicago June 21 Roosevelt backers predict 90 of New York’s 94 votes to push him toward the two thirds needed for the Democratic presidential nomination on the first ballot. Farley hints at a first ballot victory while Curry and Smith among others head to confer, as the Roosevelt machine strengthens convention control.
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Chicago
Roosevelt
New York
Empire State
James A. Farley
Farley
Bruce Kramer
Montana
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Jas. A. Farley
Borah Declines Support for Hoover Platform
Senator Borah objects to the platform adopted by the party and states he will not back Herbert Hoover for re election. The move signals a split within party ranks ahead of the upcoming race.
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Idahoan
Hoover
Borah
Herbert Hoover
Two Killed in Blast at Crystal Cafe Morgantown
An early morning explosion and fire at the Crystal cafe in Morgantown left two dead, with a search ongoing for a missing man. Fire officials suspect a natural gas buildup caused the blast, which ripped the cafe rear and trapped residents above. Alabama? (entity correction: none)
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Morgantown
Jake Wolfe
Montgomery
Wolfe
Mike, Ginakis
James Economous
Louis Economous
Jimmy Stillers
Charleston
Economous
Stillers
West Virginia Anti-Saloon League withholds statement on prohibition
In Wheeling on June 21 Rev M Pullen of Charleston, head of the West Virginia Anti-Saloon League, announced the league will delay any public statement on prohibition until after the Chicago Democratic convention. He urged loyal drys to back dry congressional candidates and warned that liquor could return with legal standing if ministers and church members do not unite against wets supported by the press and media.
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Wheeling
M. Pullen
Charleston
West Virginia
Farmer Kills Girl and Then Ends Own Life
Weston news reports a 51-year-old farmer Earl Marsh shot and killed his 17-year-old common-law wife Mary Agnes Atkinson in a cornfield near Peterson, then fatally shot himself in the presence of neighbor Jarrett Fox. A note to the Lewis County law explained the intent to kill both. Marsh had been indicted previously for rape and related murders. The woman’s estranged husband and other family details are noted, with the incident leading to immediate deaths.
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Weston
Earl Marsh
Peterson Siding
Collins Settlement
Mary Agnes Atkingin
Jarrett Fox
Marsh
Lewis County
Mary Harvis Marsh
Clarksburg
Mary Atkinson
Fox Farm
Sheridan Atkinson
Near
Peterson
Compromise Reached On Pay Cut Plan In Congress
Washington reports final House passage of a broad drastic compulsory furlough plan to save up to 100 million dollars next year. It calls for one month without pay for federal workers earning over 2000 annually and 10 to 20 percent salary cuts for others, with adjustments for lawmakers and staff.
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Washington
House
Hoover
Senate
McDuffie
House Economy Committee
Tammany
Legislative Branch
Engineer And Firman Die In Locomotive Explosion
An explosion blew the boiler from its chassis killing Balti more & Ohio engineer O P Smith of Lodi Ohio and fireman H B Scott of Akron Ohio on the Capitol Limited at Allison Park near Pittsburgh. The engine flipped onto its side and dragged 500 yards after a track rip, but eight passengers escaped unharmed as the crew planned a change at Connellsville with a new crew to continue the run from New York.
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Pittsburgh
Baltimore & Ohio
Capitol Limited
Allison Park
Here
O. P. Smith
Lodi
H. B. Scott
Akron
Connellsville
New York
Chicago
Jean Harlow to wed producer Paul Bern
Los Angeles on June 21 1932 Jean Harlow the platinum blonde film star announced her engagement to Paul Bern 42 film producer and said the wedding would be Friday or Saturday. The couple sought a marriage license yesterday at the bureau signaling the plans.
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Los Angeles
Jean ‘Harlow
Paul Bern
Miss Harlow
Stock Market Quiet Today in New York
The New York market barely moved as trading opened with few gains that soon faded. American Smelting preferred dividends were omitted, other issues like American Telephone Union Pacific Santa Fe and Air Reduction rose briefly but faded. O S Steel gained briefly while American Smelting common dipped about a point. most shares remained flat.
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New York
American
Bondis
American Telephone
Union Pacific
Santa Fe
S. Steel
Fatty Arbuckle Weds Third Wife in Wesleyville
Roscoe Patty Arbuckle, former motion picture star, and Addie Oakley Dukes McPhail married at 2:30 AM by a Wesleyville justice. Arbuckle, 45, from Smith Center Kansas, wed a 26 year old divorcée born in White. The ceremony marks Arbuckle’s third marriage.
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Erie
Roscoe
Patty” Arbuckle
Addie Oakley Dukes McPhail
Wesleyville
Arbuckle
Smith Center
Kansas
Hollywood
Willard Receives Doctor of Laws Degree at Rochester
President Daniel Willard of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad was awarded an honorary Doctor of Laws by the University of Rochester on June 21. The ceremony recognized his contributions to transportation and commerce.
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Rochester, N. J
Daniel Willard
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
University of Rochester
Escaping gas hits Mt. Vernon crowd. 85 affected
A chlorine gas leak from a tank car swept over Mt. Vernon New York on June 21. The gas felled 85 people, with nine hospitalized and two seriously affected. Citizens staggered from factories coughing as homes reported illness but few notified police.
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Mt. Vernon N. Y
Elkins Lions vote to erect roadside sign near rocks
In Elkins on June 21 the Lions club voted to place a sign along the highway near Junior calling attention to an Indian head profile carved in the rocks by the road. The action aligns with the West Virginia Publicity Spear plan.
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Elkins
Lions Club
Junior
West Virginia
One Brief Outburst Marks Mine Strike at Fairmont
June 21 report from Fairmont describes a single outburst of violence during a coal miners strike in northern West Virginia. State police dispersed a mob stoning trucks heading to the Rivesville mine of Consolidation Coal. no arrests were made.
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Fairmont
West Virginia
Rivesville
Consolidation Coal Company
Help! Yonkers Police Seek More Officers After Joe Gombos Incident
Yonkers police consider expanding the force after Joe Gombos, 21, fainted on a street. He is described as six feet two inches tall and may have required four cops to carry him to an automobile.
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Yonkers
Joe Gombos
Joe
Garner Urges Repeal of Eighteenth Amendment
Washington June 21 John N Garner speaker of the house urged repeal of the prohibition amendment saying he opposed it when proposed and believes it is not sound or workable He returned to the capitol after illness and spoke of tariff relief debt collection and cutting government costs He warned against socialism and communism and pledged to serve the country and party to the limit of his capacity
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Washington
John N. Garner
House
Capitol
Congress
Garner
Woman Falls From Engine in B and O Yards
Mrs. Fannie Armstrong, about 42, Lincoln street, slipped from the running board of an engine in the B and O yards. She suffered severe nervous shock but no broken bones or contusions. Dr. J A R Warden examined her. she recovered enough to sit in a chair after initial bed rest. The incident occurred on the locomotive near the circle as she walked the running board, possibly striking an air compressor. Master Mechanic Ralph M. Cline and others were summoned.
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Fannie Armstrong
Lincoln’ Street
Foon
JA R. Warden
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