Japan Claims War Declared Rumors Denied By Chinese Sources
Shanghai reports say South China government at Canton declared war on National China and seeks a national war against Japan. Chinese sources in Shanghai deny independence or war, stating Canton and Nanking are near union. Japanese rumors persist amid mobilization along northern Kwantung and Kwangsi borders.
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Kwantung
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Henan
Formosa
Senators Seek To Defeat Any Tax Plan
Washington June 2. Republican lawmakers at a party conference pledged to oppose passage of any tax bill. The unanimity among attending senators signals unified resistance to proposed reforms or increases.
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Washington
Loyal troops in Nicaragua surrender amid siege at Leon fort
Reported armistice in Nicaragua after 3 day siege of Fort Acalasco near Leon as loyal troops under Gen Anastacio Somoza entered talks to accept surrender. President Sacasa remained at Tiscapa Hill palace as diplomatic efforts seek settlement between government and national guard amid food shortages and mounting tensions.
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Nicaragua
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Juan B. Sacasa
Leon
Anastacio Somoza
Somoza
Acalasco
National Guard
Sacasa
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Tiscapa Hill
Beauty Held In Ex tortion Case
New York. Miss Marie M. Nielson Miss America 1931 Atlantic City pageant held on $10,000 bail as a material witness in a case charging three alleged extortionists with seeking about $14,000 from Alfred E. Smith Jr Assistant District Attorney Harold Hastings told the court. The witness mother of a three year old child admitted receiving a telegram from Ernest Desmonde de Hagen also known as Lord Desmond, a fugitive.
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Marie M. Nielson
Atlantic City
Alfred EB. Smith
Harold W. Hastings
James G. Wallace
Isen
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Portsmouth Va June 2 Joyner a 65 year old farmer and his 19 year old daughter Lucile were killed by fire in their home early today in Norfolk county. authorities investigating cause and circumstances of tragic blaze.
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Im Joyner
Norfolk County
Lucile Joyner
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Weather forecast for Carolinas and Georgia brief
North Carolina sees partly cloudy skies and continued warmth tonight into Wednesday with possible showers Wednesday night or Thursday. South Carolina and Georgia forecast fair to partly cloudy and warm tonight and Wednesday.
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South Carolina
Georgia
Missing heir finally found in Chicago
William Webster Theile, 15, son of a New York financier and descendant of Daniel Webster, was found in Chicago living under the alias Sam Webster after disappearing May 3 from a Long Island Sound home. He said he left for independence but will return. his parents were notified.
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Willam Webster Theile
New York
Chicago Daily News
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N. Y
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Atlantic Investing Corporation
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Thomas Found Guilty of Leak in Budget Secrets
London June 2 The budget tribunal today found J H Thomas resigned colonial secretary disclosed budget secrets before Parliament. It named Alfred Bates and Sir Alfred Butt as two men who used the information for private gain. The tribunal cleared civil servants printers and ministers except Thomas. Leslie M Thomas was cleared of blame.
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House of Commons
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Alfred Butt
Justice Porter
Leslie M. Thomas
Bates
Leslie Thomas
Cyrus H. McCormick Dies at 77 in Illinois
Cyrus Hall McCormick 77 longtime Inter national Harvester chairman died after a brief illness. He suffered a heart attack at his Lake Forest estate Walden with wife Alice Holt McCormick and son Cyrus Jr. at his side. He was son of the inventor of the reaper and retired as chairman in 1935 as Harvester grew to 18 plants nationwide and abroad.
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Cyrus Hall McCormick
International Harvester Company
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Lake Forest
Walden
Alice Holt McCormick
Cyrus, Jr
Cyrus H. McCormick
Harveater
United States
Daring Holdup Nets $50,000 in Bronx Bank Run
In New York on June 2 three armed men halted a bank messenger convoy in the Bronx and seized about fifty thousand dollars in cash from Theodore Frank assistant manager of the National Safety Bank and Trust company and Arthur Tricker. The car pulled up at a red light allowing the robbers to strike and escape amid no shots fired.
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New York
Bronx
Theodore Frank
National Safety Bank and Trust Company
Arthur Tricker
McDonald's Proposal Is Denied By Opponents In NC Primary
Raleigh June 2. With no clear majority in the first Democratic primary the state may vote again on July 4. Opponents of Dr Ralph W McDonald reject the plan for a hand picked nominee and insist on selecting by majority rule. Campaigns intensify as Hoey Graham McRae rally in several towns and election officials prepare radio explanations of voter rights.
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Ralph W. McDonald
Winston-Salem
Clyde R. Hoey
Sandy Graham
John A. McRae
Hubert Olive
Hoey
McDonald
A. D. Folger
Graham
Guberna
Optimism And Panic As Primary Day Draws Near
North Carolina forecasts warn of intermittent thunderstorms through Saturday as voters await primary day. Dr Ralph W McDonald arrives in High Point tonight at 8 pm with a crowded hall, while Huey and Graham camps keep watch on McDonald support. Hoey faces shifting dynamics as campaigns anticipate large turnout and possible surprises.
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North Carolina
Ralph W. McDonald
High Point
McDonald
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Hoey
Enterprise
Constitution Is Defended By Mills
Ogden L. Mille, former secretary of the treasury, urged Americans to defend constitutional government, the bill of rights, and an independent judiciary. Speaking at the North Carolina College for Negroes in Durham, he warned of world movements toward dictatorship and planned economies reducing individual freedom and enterprise.
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Ogden L. Mille
Testimony Opens in Black Legion Slaying Probe
Detroit June 2 The examination of 13 to 15 Black Legion members including an admitted executioner Dayton Dean opened testimony to show the Poole killing was decided the night before his body lay in a county ditch Abduction and murder were linked to the hooded secret terrorist group as Detective Sergeant John Harvill recounted a key conversation.
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Charles A. Poole
Black Legion
Murer
John Harvill
Dayton Dean
Poole
Consolidation of War Forces Sought in France
Paris reports that Leon Blum plans a single defense ministry with Edouard Daladier at the helm and three assistants to consolidate France's war forces. The move aims to strengthen national defenses as Antoine Salles warns that peace remains precarious amid global armament buildup.
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France
Leon Blum
Edouard Daladier
Radical Socialist Party
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Antoine Salles
Three Prisoners Paroled by Governor Ehringhaus in Raleigh
In Raleigh on June 2 Governor Ehringhaus granted paroles to three inmates. Zeanus Wilson, jailed since 1924 for second degree murder, and Roger Williams Purvis, imprisoned since 1935 for aiding others, were among those released. Wilson was said to be in poor health and will live with his son. Purvis cited meritorious nursing of meningitis patients. Cebert Hollowell, serving a six month larceny sentence from Chowan, also received parole. Eighteen other petitions were denied.
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Zeanus
Senus) Wilson
Pamlico
Roger Williams Purvis
Cumberland County
Cebert Hollowell
Chowan
Zioncheck Wife Visits Husband In Hospital
Mrs Marion A Zioncheck visited her husband Washington representative at Gallinger hospital after his arrest for mental observation. Doctors said he needs rest and observations may take a day or more. Zioncheck asked to be notified when he may see his wife again.
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Marion A. Zioncheck
Gallinger Hospital
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Mra. Zioncheck
Joseph Gilbert
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White House
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Gallinger
Gilbert
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Edgar A. Bocock
Senate panel backs RFC loans for ship safety upgrades
APPROVE BILL WASHINGTON June 2 The Senate Banking Committee today approved a bill by Senator Copeland to permit the RFC to make 4 percent loans to ship companies for improvements designed to make the vessels safe at sea.
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Plane lands with damaged gear near Charlotte
A northbound Eastern Air Transport liner carrying four passengers suffered a landing gear collapse as it touched ground in Charlotte. All aboard were uninjured and sent by train to Raleigh to continue their journey. Pilot Dave Hisong and co pilot Fred Dorsett were aboard the damaged plane.
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Raleigh
Dave Hisong
Fred Dorsett
Counter-Charge Is Brought Against Lawrence By Hoey
Raleigh June 2. Labor leaders accuse employers of intimidation to sway votes while Lawrence accuses Hoey of the same tactics. Laurence cites reports of coercion and calls on gubernatorial candidates to protect voters rights. McDonald and McRae respond condemning coercive acts and urging noncoercive campaigning. Campaugh headquarters offers no comment.
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Hoey
Raleigh
R. R. Lawrence
Clyde R. Hoey
Tam
North Carolina Federation of Labor
McDonald
John A. McRae
Campaugh
Sandy Graham
Ten Negroes Held In Cotton Strike
In Forrest City Arkansas ten Negroes faced misdemeanor charges after arrests tied to a cotton strike in Cross Critz and St Francis counties. State rangers patrolled rural roads while troops arrived to prevent clashes amid a march by strikers.
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Hungarian Nazis Are Rounded in Hungary Treason Sweep
In Budapest on a day in June authorities rounded up 770 people charged with treason after a May Day protest. Twenty eight were processed quickly while police moved to seal off the countryside and detain more suspects tied to the revolutionary effort.
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Hungary
Italians Massacred by Roaming Bands Near Addis Ababa
Rome reports 30 Italian air force troops en route to Addis Ababa were massacred while escorting a small supply column to the airport near the Ethiopian capital. The detachment fought as Ethiopians encircled, a wireless call for help went out, reinforcements arrived too late, and the Italian group was destroyed.
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