William Fox Under Fire Over Stock Manipulation Probe
Senate Banking Committee heard testimony that a $522,960 check was made out to an associate and endorsed to William Fox to conceal his stock dealings. P J Higgins admitted the instrument was part of Fox’s alleged pool. Fox failed to appear for questioning amid pressure to compel attendance. Bradford Ellsworth claimed $24,000 paid for publicity to push Fox theaters stock before the public.
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Washington
William Fox
New York Exchange
Senate Banking Committee
P. J. Higgins
M. J. Meehan and Company
William A. Gray
Higgins
Fox
Gray
Carey
Wyo
Bradford Ellsworth
Fox Theaters
Democratic split and veteran bonus protest in 1932
In Claremore Oklahoma and Washington a split among Democrats shows as a veteran cash bonus crisis unfolds. Veterans retreat from Washington after the Senate rejected the bonus payment measure 62 to 18, while leaders claim thousands remain in the capital amid food drives and recruitment calls.
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Washington
Senate
Veterans
Hausner Plans Transatlantic Flight Retry This Year
Polish born American flyer Stanislaus Hausner says he will attempt the New York to Warsaw transatlantic flight again this year. He was rescued after his plane was abandoned 500 miles off Portugal and is being taken back to the United States by Circle Shell. He logged 28 hours of flight before the forced water landing.
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London
Stanislaus Hausner
Atlantic
New York
Warsaw
Circle Shell
Portugal
United States
Hausner
European powers plan reparations settlement without US cancellation pledge
In Lausanne close to major powers, statesmen discuss a final reparations deal without American guarantee. They propose canceling Germany’s Young plan annuities, bonding railways, and revealing balance sheets to sway US opinion, with France possibly dropping claims. A moratorium appears unlikely after a $48 million reserve wipeout. Another German loan is discussed.
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U. S
Lausanne
Switzerland
United States
Washington
Germany
France
America
Mrs Eslick Seeks Congress Seat After Husband's Death
Pulaski Tennessee June 18 Mrs Edward E Eslick widow of the late congressman may run to fill his term in Washington He could be the first elected congresswoman from Tennessee if she is chosen to succeed him The report notes her potential candidacy following his death on the house floor last Tuesday.
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Eslick
Pulaski, Tenn
Edward E. Eslick
Pulaski
Tennessee
House of Representatives
Washington
Butler Seeks Repeal of Chicago Plank On Patronage
Nicholas Murray Butler says he will lead a drive to repudiate the Chicago Republican convention repeal plank in New England and Mid Atlantic states. He warns Hoover’s re election hinges on success while predicting disaster if the move fails. He blasts patronage tied to the convention and names Mills, Benjamin, Van Valkenburg, and Scott as writers of the prohibition plank.
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New York
New York World-Telegram Today
Nicholas Murray Butler
New England
Middle Atlantic
Chicago
Butler
Hoover
Dr. Butler
Ulysses S Grant
Roosevelt
Coolidge
Post Office Department
Missouri
Missouri. Dr. Butler
Ogden L. Mills
the Treasury
Ray Benjamin
San Francisco
E. A. van Valkenburg
Philadelphia
Charles F. Scott
Iola
Kans
White House
Bingham
Extortion Notes Target Prominent Wilmington Woman
Police probe a series of extortion letters sent to Mrs. Jesse Kenan Wise, a wealthy Wilmington society figure. The letters reference the Lindbergh case and warn of doom for any police contact, following the arrest of ex-police chief John J. Furlong and several others in a related blackmail case.
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Wilmington
Jessie Kenan Wise
Police Furlong
Lindy
N. C
Jesse Kenan Wise
Northampton
J. O. Carr
Wise
John J. Furlong, Sr
First County
Furlong
Here
Carr
J. K. Wise
Market Street
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Enterprise
High Point
Firemen Run From Fire Instead of To It At Norwood Station
Norwood volunteer fire company rushed to an alarm early today but fled as their 2 story brick station burned. Two rescuers were injured trying to move apparatus from the burning building.
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Norwood Volunteer Fire Company
Bathing Beauty Fete Principal Event To Close Shriner Meet
Morehead City North Carolina June 18 A bathing beauty contest tonight closes the annual spring ceremonial of Sudan Temple shriners at Atlantic Beach Entries come from a dozen shrine clubs Twenty two candidates were initiated yesterday at a ceremonial led by Past Potentate Raymond C Dunn of Enfield He took the place of Tom Simmons who was ill Simmons was to preside for Potentate Dr Job Taylor The temple voted to send C A Seifert recorder to San Francisco for the imperial council in July as a reward for good service
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Morehead City
N. C
Sudan Temple Shriners
Atlantic Beach
Raymond C. Dunn
Enfield
Tom Simmons
Simmons
Job Taylor
Temple
C. A. Seifert
San Francisco
Imperial Council
Treasury receipts and expenditures for June 16
Treasury receipts for June 16 amounted to 62 million 323 thousand 288 dollars and 05 cents. Expenditures were 54 million 797 thousand 748 dollars and 77 cents. The balance stood at 672 million 010 thousand 595 dollars and 18 cents. Customs duties for the first sixteen days of June totaled 9 million 524 thousand 735 dollars and 28 cents.
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Treasury
Washington
Farmer- Laborites Offer to Run Huey Long For President
Roy M. Harrop, chairman of the farmer labor party selec tive committee, announced Webb is dropped and Huey Long is offered the presidential nomination. Harrop says Long may accept, supports their platform, and could remedy chaotic conditions. Long, former Louisiana governor, is a Democrat.
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Farmer
Omaha
Roy M. Harrop
Farmer-Labor Party
Frank E. Webb
San Francisco
Sena
Long
Harrop
United States
Louisiana
Long declines pledge on Farmer-Labor bid
New Orleans June 18. Senator Huey P. Long refused to say if he would accept the Presidential candidacy offered by Farmer-Labor leaders in Omaha. He asserted he would stand for the nomination of Franklin D. Roosevelt by the Democratic party.
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New Orleans
Huey P. Long
Farmer- Labor Party
Omaha
Neb
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Man Faces Charge In Buried Treasure Theft Case
Andrew Alexander of Hickory is charged with removing buried treasure from Floyd Dellinger’s Avery county farm near Linville. Bond cut to 1000 dollars. Preliminary hearing delayed as defense seeks witnesses. Ed Franklin, killed in France, allegedly provided a treasure map later handed to Alexander and Dryden.
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Hickory
N. C
Andrew Alexander
Floyd Dellinger
Linville
Avery County
Alexander
Dellinger
Ed Franklin
France
W. N. Henkel
Valdese
Henkel
C. H. Dryden
Sharp Quake Shocks Strike Mexico City
An early morning 4:15 earthquake struck Mexico City causing panic and refuge in parks and suburbs. Lightning flashes accompanied the tremor and officials said damage in the city was unlikely, though nearby states may suffer more.
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Mexico
Mexico City
Gangland Renewed Strife Grips Chicago Killings Scarface Rivalry
Chicago police report a renewed gang war aimed at Capone's throne after the Pacelli Barker and Nyhan killings. Bombardments include a Morton Grove dance hall slaying and a Waukegan resort ambush as detectives question Sam Hunt and seek Capone associates.
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Chicago
Scarface
al Capone
Atlanta
George “Red” Barker
Barker
Fred Pacelli
Pacelli
Morton Grove
Crawford Avenue
Capone
Sam Hunt
Detective Bureau
Pacelli-Barker
John Nyhan
Waukegan
Ill
Nyhan
Broadway's Loss Is Talkies Gain From Footlights to Kleig Lights
A note on the shift from stage to screen highlighting actors and productions moving between Broadway stages and early film studios. The piece contrasts live theatre with cinema and hints at opportunities for performers in film.
Hoover to make only a few speeches in campaign
President Hoover said he will not take part in the forthcoming campaign except for a few major addresses. He abandoned plans to travel to the west coast for the Olympic opening and will have the campaign run by Everett Sanders from the Republican National Committee.
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Says
Washington
Hoover
Everett Sanders
Republican National Committee
Sanders
Republican Organization
Chicago
New York
Congress 10 Act On Furlough Plan
President Hoover pressed Congress to adopt a furlough plan that would cut government workers pay by one month through voluntary five day week style layoff while keeping base pay intact and avoiding layoffs. Conferees delayed agreement, planning to report disagreements to the House and possibly the Senate for new guidance.
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Congress
House
Senate
Bodies searched as Cymbeline blast toll rises in Montreal
The tanker Cymbeline blast in Montreal left 14 missing presumed dead and 37 injured. Eleven bodies had been recovered including three firemen and eight Vickers workers. Officials estimate millions in damages as the Canadian Vickers drydock was wrecked and may be raised.
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Montreal
Cymbeline
Canadian Vickers Drydock
Vickers
England
Dawes Sees Turning Point in U S Economy
Charles G. Dawes, former president of the reconstruction finance corporation, told reporters in Chicago that the country has reached a turning point in the low mood. He cited improved small business conditions, rising electricity use, and the need for reduced government expenditures to spur full recovery.
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Chicago
Charles G. Dawes
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Dawes
Washington
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