Tragedy in Camden: Crib Fall Ties to Fatal Ambulance Crash
Three year old Emma Bloemaker's crib fall led to a chain of deaths when an ambulance carrying her and her injured father collided with a sedan near Camden N J. Patrolman John Knorr and Patrolman Frank Tucker died alongside Roedecker and two women.
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Camden
N. J
Emma Bloemaker
West Jersey Homeopathic Hospital
Richard J. Bloemaker
W. A. Roedecker
Perth Amboy
Georgetown
John Knorr
Haddonfield
Frank B. Tucker
Roedecker
Bluemaker
Dawes to retire as Hoover signs tax bill
Charles Gates Dawes will resign June 15 as president of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation and return to Chicago banking. Hoover praises his lifetime public service and notes the new tax bill backs a sturdier budget and stronger currency.
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Public Service
Hoover
Washington
Charles Gates Dawes
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Chicago
Dawes
Reconstruction Corporation
Congress
Europe
Owen D. Young
Great Britain
Rockefeller Jr Reverses on Prohibition Endorses Pledge to Repeal
John D. Rockefeller Jr who had long financed and supported dry laws now calls for repeal of the prohibition amendment. In a letter to Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler he endorses a repeal plank for the Republican platform, arguing that drinking has risen and lawbreaking seems to have grown under the 18th amendment. He proposes substitute plans and notes the saloon’s abolition brings mixed blessings, with evils he says outweigh the benefits if not checked.
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New York
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Drys
Rockefeller
Nicholas Murray Butler
Standard Oil
Anti-Saloon League War Chest
Butler
Prohibition
Ehringhaus Maintains Lead in North Carolina Returns
Reports from 1807 of 1828 precincts show Ehringhaus with about 52 000 vote edge as Hartness and other state offices tally across 1 607 precincts. In Cleveland a blast and fire collapse the Ellington building killed eight and injured many more as rescuers worked through the ruins.
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Ehringhaus
Hartness
Charlotte
Reynolds
Morrison
Bowie
Grist
Simmons
Graham
Dellinger
Giles
Wade
Bell
Adams
Durham
McSwain
Davis
Norton
Lawrence
Smith
Mitchell
Fletcher
Corporation Commission
Winborne
Macon
Ays
Ney
Morton
Ate
Cleveland
Ellingteg
East Ninth
Superior Avenue
Youth Tries to End Love Affair With Self Inflicted Wound
In Atlanta on June 7 a jobless youth associated with a Virginia Military Academy attempt ended in a self inflicted bullet wound near his heart. He collapsed at the home of Dr. I. G. Phillips and remains hospitalized.
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Atlanta
W. J. Bicknell
Virginia Military Academy
Injury Fatal In Burlington As Youth Falls Under Train Wheels
Claude Linens aged 17 died in a Burlington hospital from injuries after he fell beneath the wheels of a freight train he was attempting to ride. Police report he was trying to catch a ride when the accident occurred.
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Burlington
Claude Linens
Bonus Marchers Ready for Peaceful Capitol Parade
The Bonus Expeditionary Force camps in Washington prepared to march on the capitol in a peaceful demonstration for a veterans bonus. Police, expecting a potential communist unit, planned to keep order as up to 8,000 veterans gathered in Potomac Camp and along route. Harold Foulkrod asserted the group is not political and seeks only the bonus.
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Washington
Veterans’ Army
Potomas
Pertham Glassford
Harold B. Foulkrod
Vy Veterans
Washington parade amid red scare as veterans gather
In Washington a parade unfolded with red flags and planned fireworks as police announced a communist plot to form a 100 man fighting unit to clash with police. About 4 000 bonus marchers filled Pennsylvania avenue while a 2 000 strong expeditionary force of veterans prepared to move from distant stations.
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Washington
Pennsylvania Avenue
Congress
Three Prisoners Shoot Guard And Escape From Cary Farm
Three convicts at the Cary state prison farm shot and fatally wounded camp steward D H Brantley and escaped in a commandeered automobile. The trio James Autry Robert Cook and Dud Travis in escape held guards at bay with pistols and a shotgun and hijacked a Raleigh resident’s car on a county road.
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Cary
Raleigh
State
Here
D. A H. Brantley
D. H.brantley
James Autry
Robert Cook
Dud Travis
Brantley
Travis
Cook
John Mooney, Jr
North Carolina
Wake County
Rockefeller Stand Triggers Fizz in Wet Group Stocks
On June 7 New York Wall Street reacted to John D. Rockefeller Sr prohibition stance by lifting wet group shares on the exchange. National Distillers products Corn Products Refining Owens Illinois Glass Crown Cork & Seal and U S Industrial Alcohol led gains from a few cents to $2 though volume was light and profits not fully sustained. American Ice Coca Cola were idle. National Distillers rose about $1 to $18 while Owens Glass climbed $3 toward $18.
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New York
Wall Street
John D. Rockefeller
New York Stock Exchange
National Distillers Products
Corn Products Refining
Owens Illinois Glass
Crown Corn & Seal
U. S
American Ice
Coca Cola
National Distillers
Owens Glass
Counter Revolt Delays Cosach Confiscation Plans
In Santiago Chile the Cosach nitrate combine valued at 375 million dollars faces postponement as the provisional government delays confiscation. A committee of experts will study the nitrate issue and report to the new congress expected to convene in November.
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Santiago
Chile
Cosach
Seek Auto That Sideswiped Car In Fatal Wreck
Graham North Carolina June 7 police searched for the owners of a car bearing license number 209398 NC after it sideswiped another vehicle killing J K Arvin 25 of Greensboro instantly and injuring Frances Thomas and Mrs J W Simpson Jr both not dangerously. The crash occurred six miles from Graham on highway 43. The party was en route to Raleigh. one uninjured chauffeur also rode with them.
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Graham
N. C
J. K. Arvin
Greensboro
Frances Thomas
J. W. Simpson, Jr
Burlington
Here
Highway 43
Raleigh
State Merchants Stress Economy at Annual Convention
Asheville June 7. State Merchants Association voices need to cut government costs at its final convention day. A plan to reduce North Carolina counties from 100 to 10 is proposed with other cost-cutting ideas. Speakers urge closer admin collaboration to trim expenses and note school property levy reform may come before the next General Assembly. Willard E. Dowell cites major legislative questions and revenue substitutes.
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Washington
Hoover
Senate
Jones
First Business
Moses
New Hampshire
Capitol
Asheville
North Carolina
State Merchants Association
T. M. Hunter
Fayetteville
Association
Hunter
General Assembly
Willard E. Dowell
Raleigh
Dowell
Smith to Enter Democratic Presidential Nomination at Chicago
Former Governor Alfred E. Smith will be nominated for the Democratic presidential nomination by Governor Ely of Massachusetts. Thomas F. Spellacy announced after a Stop-Roosevelt faction meeting that Smith could be backed by several leaders including Congresswoman Mary E. Norton. Smith’s past nominations in 1924 and 1928 were led by Franklin D. Roosevelt.
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New York
Alfred ©. Smith
Chicago
Joseph B. Ely
Massachusetts
Thomas F. Spellacy
Smith
Connecticut
Board of Stratey
Stop-Roosevelt
Spellacy
Mary E. Norton
New Jersey
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Pellacy
Congress Hotel
Jouett Shouse
Democratic Party
Rockefeller
Nicholas Murray
Brookhart Trails Iowa Primary in Field Lead Emerges
Des Moines Iowa June 7 The Iowa Republican senatorial primary showed Henry Field taking an early and steady lead over Sen Smith W Brookhart a foe of big business Field led in every section and Brookhart and Field as dry candidates stood well ahead of four rivals making a convention unlikely unless a 35 percent threshold is not met.
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Des Moines
Smith W. Brookhart
Henry Field
Iowa
Shenandoah
Field
Brookhart
Stop-Roosevelt Strategists Meet in New York Lunch
The board of strategy of the Stop Roosevelt movement gathered for lunch today in the Empire State Building with former Governor Alfred E. Smith, continuing his involvement since his 1928 presidential defeat.
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New York
Board of Strategy
Alfred E. Smith
Empire State Building
Morrison Works To Rally Forces In North Carolina Runoff
Senator Cameron Morrison moves to rebuild his statewide base to challenge Rob ert KR Reynolds for the senatorial nomination after Reynolds led by about 12 000 votes in the first primary. The July 2 runoff could hinge on 60 000 voters who backed Bowie Grist and Simmons, drys who oppose Morrison. Ehringhaus leads the gubernatorial contest with a commanding margin.
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United Press
Raleigh
Cameron Morrison
Robert KR. Reynolds
Asheville
Tom C. Bowie
Frank D. Grist
Arthur Simmons
Bowie
Grist
Haggard Testifies Before Grand Jury About Flogging
Gaston County grand jury heard Rev. A. A. Haggard relate how two cars abducted him from a Gastonia rooming house and drove him to the countryside where he was struck with a board and threatened with death. He identified one assailant by voice but has not filed a complaint. Haggard continues revival activities as police investigate.
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Gastonia
A. A. Haggard
Gaston County
Superior Court
Haggard
Clashes Loom For Outset Of Political Conventions
Washington June 7 Rival factions in both parties threaten convention battles. Republicans debate resubmitting prohibition with Chicago as the key. James R Garfield to draft the platform after talks with President Hoover. Democrats face a contest for the permanent chair as Jouett Shouse challenges Roosevelt aides and Walsh of Montana.
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Washington
Capitol
Chicago
James R. Garfield
Ohio
Hoover
Velt
Walsh
Montana
Shouse
Roosevelt
James A. Farley
Arrangements Committee
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Charles G. Dawes
John D. Rockefeller Jr
Fountain
Maxwell
Ares
Micky Cochrane
Philadelphia Athletics
Ivan H. Peterman
Philadelphia Bulletin
Hollenden Hotel
Euclid Avenue
Anna Mitchell
C. W. Warnicke
Navy Building
Ely
Robert A. Erwin
Grand Jury
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