Hoover canvasses Senate and House on war debt holiday
President Hoover surveys all members of Congress to gauge support for a proposed war debt reparations holiday. White House says he spoke with many by phone or telegraph and that over half responded. Senator Harrison of Mississippi was among those consulted. France was noted as the first country informed of action. A suggestion to sell surplus wheat to debtor nations in exchange for delaying interest payments was raised by Representative A Agon of Minnesota.
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House
White House
Harrison
Mississippi
France
United States
An Aygon
Minnesota
Bruening
MacDonald
House of Commons
Poison Deaths and Mine Clash Highlight June Unrest
Poisoning surged through Pleasantview as two Greenfield girls died after poison was found in a well at the Thomas Martin farm. Capsules in picnic sandwiches led authorities to analyze water and trace 26 tablespoons of poison dumped into the Martin well. In Arnold City, a clash between deputy sheriffs and striking miners left one bystander dead and twelve injured, with victims including Philo Popovich and Mike Philopovich as gunfire erupted after an egg was thrown at officers near the Pittsburgh Coal Company mine.
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Pleasantview
Ind
Thomas Martin
Martin
Health Department
Armold City
Par
Philo Popovich
Frank Brown
John Galla
Peter Davis
Charleroi-Monessen
Mike Philopovich
Fred
Pittsburgh Coal Company
Philopovich
John Brown
Brown
James Davies
Charelroi
James Galeavavo
Mike Sovko
Wildwood
Pittsburgh
Ship's Surgeon Is Star Witness In Death Probe
Dr. G Jameson Carr surgeon for the Cunard line testified before a grand jury probing the death of Starr Faithfull. He cancelled a vacation to Belgium to aid in clarifying the mystery surrounding Faithfulls drowning on the Long Beach coast.
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New York
G. Jameson Carr
Cunard Line
Star Witness
Ford visions nation of future as giant factory network
Detroit June 23 Henry Ford envisions a future where the nation is a cluster of factories surrounded by farms capable of sustaining them New industrial centers would vanish as work moves to remote areas via modern transport Agriculture and industry interlock Ford funds an experimental farm with scientists soil experts and chemists to prove agricultural products can be used beyond food He questions if Brazil coffee surplus has other uses and teases continued discussion on Page Four
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Henry Ford
Brazil
Ship Taken In Tow In Pacific Drifted Steamer Rescue
Pago Pago Samoa June 23 The steamship West Opawa yesterday towed the British steamer City of Kimberly which had been drifting helplessly in the South Pacific after losing its propeller Sunday night. The City of Kimberly operates between New York and Australia via the Panama Canal and was headed for Auckland New Zealand.
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City of Kimberly
South Pacific
Auckland
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New York
Australia
Panama Canal
Wimbledon Stir Over Senorita Divided Skirt Attire
Senorita Elia De Alvarez stunned Wimbledon spectators by wearing a divided skirt made of crepe de chine during practice for her match with Mrs. R. Lycett. The ensemble featured short trousers and a close fitting bodice, drawing shocked reactions from older spectators as no woman had shown a stockingless leg in fifty years of Wimbledon play.
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Wimbledon
Eng
Senorita
Elia de Alvarez
Mrs. R. Lycett
Terminal Mines Open With Union Backing
Pittsburgh Terminal Coal Corporation reopened today with union miners for the first time since 1927 following a wage and eight hour day agreement with the United Mine Workers. The accord affects about 2,400 miners though union control extends to roughly 80 percent, while 20 percent remain under rival National Miners Union influence. The strike, riots at Wildwood, and immigration detainer actions against 20 of 42 arrested are also under county scrutiny.
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Pittsburgh Terminal Coal Corporation
United Mine Workers, of America
National Miners’ Union
Gifford Pinchot
United Mine Workers
Philip Murray
Terminal Corporation
Pinchot
Wildwood
Planes Race Ocean Hop Amid Crashes and Injuries
Ruth Nichols, aiming to be the first woman to fly solo Atlantic, was injured in a St John N B crash while two other planes pushed toward Harbor Grace N F and Denmark. X rays show two cracked vertebrae but no dislocation, with Nichols continuing to pursue the Lindbergh trail.
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New York
Ruth Nichols
St. John
N.B
Miss Nichols
West Virginia reports baby shortage over last year
West Virginia vital statistics chief Dr Carl F Raver says a shortage of nearly a thousand babies compared with last year stems from drought finances and reporting gaps. He notes many births are not reported within 10 days as required, delaying census records and risking fines. Continued on Page Six.
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Cheeleston
W. Va
Carl F. Raver
State Health Department
Rayer
West ‘Virginia
Division of Vital Statistics
U. S. Census Bureau
Washington
Raver
Dismissal Sought of Coal Rate Complaints Before ICC
Washington June 23 The Interstate Commerce Commission is asked to dismiss complaints by Pennsylvania and Ohio coal operators challenging lake cargo coal rate differentials. Southern rail carriers and operators claim the existing differential of 35 and 28 cents on high volatile coal and 50 and 53 cents on low volatile coal adequately compensates for longer hauls from southern districts to Lake Erie ports.
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Washington
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Inter- State Commerce Commission
Southern Rail
Tarriers
West Virginia
Tennessee
Kentucky
Virginia
Lake Erie
Pruntytown to Dedicate New Community Playground
The people of Pruntytown will dedicate a new community playground on Sunday July 5. An all day celebration includes a morning program with speakers a noon basket dinner and an afternoon children’s program. Music will be played at intervals on the lawn adjoining the Methodist Episcopal Church. The public is invited.
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Pruntytown
Methodist Episcopal
Leading Stocks General Electric and General Motors
Markets monitor steady trading as General Electric and General Motors anchor a list of leading stocks with steady prices and notable activity across the industrial and automotive sectors. Investors weigh earnings signals and broader economic cues.
Brief Filed Against Cut in Gas Rate
United Fuel Gas Company filed a brief with the Public Service Commission contesting a reduction of the current temporary southern West Virginia gas rate. The brief responds to protest by Huntington Charleston and Williamson city counsel, supporting an effort to set aside the temporary rates and cites recent testimony on modification or cancellation.
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West Virginia
Public Service Commission
United Fuel Gas Company
Huntington
Williamson
United Fuel
Three Killed In Blast At Cordite Factory
In Wareham Dorset on June 23 three men were confirmed dead after a massive explosion at the Royal Naval Cordite factory Holton Heath. The nitro glycerine department blast sent a blood red smoke plume from a ruptured sulphuric acid tank. The building roof was hurled, a nearby post office three miles away shook, and the blast echoed for about 20 miles.
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Dorset
Eng
Royal Naval
Holton Heath
Here
Pioneers Fly to Berlin in Lightning Ocean Hop
Harbor Grace reports Wiley Post and Harold Gatty departing for Berlin from the local field at 4 57 p m Newfoundland time after a swift takeoff from Roosevelt Field New York Their flight was among the fastest trans oceanic hops and the crew wasted little time refueling and preparing for the next leg of the journey They consumed nearly 600 gallons of gasoline and declined photographer requests until after lunch News notes the hurried sequence and the emphasis on weather conditions was low as the mission proceeded to Page Six.
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St. John
N. B
Harold Gatty
Los Angeles
Wiley Post
Oklahoma
Roosevelt Field
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New York
Ruth Nichols
Rye
Society Aviatrix
Atlantic
Otto Hilliz
Liberty
Holger Harriss
Denmark
Oklahoma City
Okla
Berlin
Germany
Newfoundland
Trading More Normal Today After Advance
Trading on the New York Stock Exchange returned toward normal after the wild advances of yesterday. Profit taking was substantial though rallies appeared, losses of $2 to $7 were eventually regained by noon as buying orders caught up with offering. A later afternoon reaction dragged some quotes below forenoon lows. U.S. Steel American Telephone and Bethlehem Steel fell about 1/4, New York Central declined $3.
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Jaine
New York Stock Exchange
U.states Steel
American ‘Telephone
Bethlehem Steel
New York Central
Hungarian Boaster Gabor Faces Federal Probes in New York
Robert Gabor 25, born in Hungary, claims in court to have posed as Baron Von Krupp and to have met Herbert Hoover, Henry Ford, and Eleanor Du Pont. He allegedly borrowed 25000 dollars, gave 2500 to American University at Dallas, and was elected vice president. Previously deported in 1928, he returned after serving five years and was brought to New York from McNeil Island after completing an 18 month sentence as the Third for General of the United Army.
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Hungary
Baron von Krupp
Palo Alto
Herbert Hoover
Henry Ford
Eleanor du Pont
Thaft Thew, Jr
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