Chicago Hospital Fire Strikes Busy Day for City
Chicago General Hospital was swept by fire early today causing 35000 dollars in damage. Seventeen patients doctors and nurses escaped unharmed with some rescued by firemen and bystanders. Fire chief Corrigan warned about X ray films stored nearby prompting an immediate probe into safety practices.
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Chicago General Hospital
Michael J. Corrigan
Cleveland Hospital
Corrigan
Cleveland
Edward C. Meyer
No Let Up In Building Of Cruisers
Washington reports that the Hoover administration will keep the cruiser-building program, approving 15 additional ships of 16,900 tons each, unless a sea-armament reduction pact is achieved and ratified by the Senate. Officials see the Geneva yardstick concept as pending and fear a disarmament conference this year remains unlikely.
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Washington
Hoover
Congress
Senate
Stimson
Hugh S. Gibson
Preparatory Commission
Ambassador Gibson
Switzerland
Vesuvius Lava Flows Threaten Nearby Italian Towns
Mt Vesuvius eruption intensifies with lava streams widening from 40 to over 60 feet and moving toward Terigno and Capaccio. Explosions light the sky with incandescent debris as observers note dense smoke hinders distance estimates from village outskirts.
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Italy
Mt. Vesuvius
Malladra
The
Observatory
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Terigno
Capaccio
Carolinas Golf Qualifiers Lead By Youths At Greensboro
In Greensboro June 4 the Carolinas golf tournament saw half the field through, with 17 year old Alan Smith of Asheville and Erwin Laxton of Charlotte tied for the lead at 74. Freddy McCanless of Myers Park headed a group at 76 as young players pressed the favorites. Meanwhile Washington reports lawmakers favor immediate availability of a 500 million dollar farm bill appropriation after passage to stabilize agriculture and address the wheat surplus.
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Wilmington
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Statesville
T. R. Brem
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Greenville
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Charleston
C. V. Sutton
W. B. Flyntington
W. ©. Boren
Washington
Agriculture Department
Department
Lindy’s Yacht Sails From Woods Hole for Vineyard Haven
The yacht Mouette believed to carry Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh and his bride on their honeymoon left Woods Hole harbor at dawn. Onlookers spot a young man thought to be the Flying Colonel aboard, with no other passengers visible as the craft headed toward Vineyard Haven.
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Block Island
Newport
R. 1
Oust
Long Island Sound
Woods Hole
Mass
Charles A. Lindbergh
Vineyard Haven
Wheat Bulls Rally on Washington Aid Plan
Grain prices surged with wheat jumping 37 percent as congressional leaders backed an immediate 500 million dollar stabilization aid for agriculture. July wheat closed at 1.085 and September at 1.12 a bushel amid a day of sharp gains.
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Chicago
Washington
Reunion notes from Confederate veterans camp in Charlotte
At Camp Goodwyn the Missouri cavalry veterans arrive for the Confederate reunion. Only two original members remain, totaling about 206 years, with claims of 103 years for both Major J B C Nickelson and Lieutenant Jaids G Commons. Scattered humor and Scout help mark the start of reunion week in sweltering heat easing to cooler forecasts.
Buck Leads Campaign for Sneed to Succeed Goodwyn
Paymaster General W. M. Buck from Oklahoma arrives to launch a campaign backing General R. A. Sneed of Oklahoma for commander in chief to replace General A. T. Goodwyn of Alabama.
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Oklahoma
R. A. Sneed
A. T. Goodwyn
Alabama
Confederate veterans woo young belles in a century’s gaze
In a vivid line the piece recalls old Confederate veterans, their age and bearing, as a young man notes their knack for captivating the era’s desirable women. The scene hints at shifting social currents and romantic allure in the era’s pages.
Two ex-Forrest cavalrymen ride on merry-go-round
Two former members of General N B Forrest's cavalry rode around on iron-gray horses today. They waved hats and yelled rebel honors briefly before the horses stayed in place due to the merry-go-round's circular motion.
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N. B. Forrest
Missionary Reported To Have Foiled Bandits
Amoy Fukien China June 4 unconfirmed reports say Dr C H Holleman an American missionary captured by communists at Lungyenchow earlier may have escaped from Lungting captors. Negotiations for his release pending. Dr Holleman of the Reformed Presbyterian church. Mrs Holleman and their children escaped to Amoy when he was captured May 23.
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Fukien
China
C. H. Holleman
Lungyenchow
Lungting
Eight Negro Women Drowned in South Carolina River
In Beaufort South Carolina on June 4 eight black women drowned when a boat carrying eleven capsized on the Johnson River near Beaufort. One passenger stood up causing the craft to overturn.
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Beaufort
S. C
Johnson River
Here
Baldwin Resigns as Britain’s PM. MacDonald to Form Government
Stanley Baldwin resigns as prime minister handing the crown to King George at Windsor Castle. Ramsey MacDonald to form a Labour government after last Thursday’s elections left Labour as the largest party but short of an overall Commons majority with Liberal support expected to hold balance of power. King George ill in bed. MacDonald expected to visit Windsor tomorrow.
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Windsor Castle
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Laborites
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Liberal Party
Rouse of Commons
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Ramsay MacDonald
Labor Party
Doughty
Canton troops seize Kwangsi capital unopposed
Canton forces enter the capital of Kwangsi after reversing a fortnight ago defeat by the Kwangsi clique. Kwangsi troops retreat westward as the city falls in a largely unopposed advance.
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Kwangsi
China
Kwangtung
Graf Zeppelin Sets June 20 Atlantic Flight
The Hamburg American booking office announced the Graf Zeppelin will attempt another transatlantic flight to the United States on June 20 in Germany weather permitting.
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Atlantic
Friedrichshafen
Germany
Hamburg-American Booking Office
United States
Isabel MacDonald Chooses Quiet Role at No 10
Isabel MacDonald eldest daughter of Ramsay MacDonald plans a home like approach as she becomes Britain's premier's hostess at Downing Street. She prefers domestic life to public social functions and aims to keep the residence welcoming and homelike.
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Downing Street
Ramsay MacDonald
Britain
Isabel MacDonald
Miss Mary Culberson Weds War Vet After Seven-Year Courtship
New York Herald Tribune reports Miss Mary Culberson only daughter of the late U S Senator Charles A Culberson Texas married English World War I veteran Alexander E Robertson in New York on a Sunday after seven years of courtship. Robertson faced private detective pressure in 1922 over their relationship and both met as University of Texas and Auburn students. Major H M Reed, Culberson cousin, said the marriage was disclosed to Miss Culberson’s aunt but location undisclosed.
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New York Herald-Tribne
Mary
U. S
Charles A. Culvereon
Texas
Alexander E. Robertson
Winston-Salem Journal Wins Permit for New Radio Station
The radio commission granted the Winston-Salem Journal company a permit to construct a new broadcasting station near Winston-Salem. The station must maintain crystal control to avoid frequency drift.
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The
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Winston-Salem Journal Company of
Winston-Salem
N. C
Thousands In Charlotte For Meeting Of Veterans
Thousands of Confederate veterans and supporters converged on Charlotte for the 29th United Confederate Veterans reunion. Officials estimated at least 15 000 visitors from across the nation arrived as Stars and Bars and Stars and Stripes waved from buildings and porches. The event opened with welcomes from Governor O Max Gardner and General A T Goodry n, and Jefferson Davis birthday observances preceded the sessions.
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United Confederate Veterans
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Potomac
Rio Grande
North Carolina
O. Max Gardner
A. T. Goodryn
Elmore
Ala
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Jefferson Davis
Confederacy
Clyde R. Hoey
Shelby
N. C
F. M. Tronmonger
Jacksonville
Fla
Confederate Southern Memorial Association
Newspaper Ownership Statements Face Action
Senate sent the Postmaster General report on ownership disclosures to the Attorney General for action. Senator Walsh's resolution to forward the report to the Justice Department passed without debate. The Post Office record shows some papers did not reveal International Paper and Power Company interests. Company officials disclosed stake in 13 papers at a federal trade hearing. The measure asks AG to advise on needed legislation to strengthen ownership disclosure laws.
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Senate
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Postmaster General
Internation Paper and Power Company
Walsh Democrat
Montana
Justice Department
Post Office Department
International Paper and Power Company
Power Company
Federal Trade Commission
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