New York Mayor Walker Faces Seabury Charges
Governor Roosevelt asked Mayor James Walker to respond to Seabury charges from the Hofstadter committee and to allegations by city groups. Seabury swore the mayor’s testimony and an ownership stake in a street light fixtures firm show he is unfit for office. Hoover proposed cutting world armaments by a third and easing debt on citizens over the coming decade.
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Walker
Hofstadter
Albany
N. C
James J. Walker
New York City
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Samuel Seabury
Hofstadter New
Seabury
Hofstadter Committee
Franco British reparations accord gains hope at Lausanne
At Lausanne June 22, Franco British talks show potential for a Franco British accord on reparations. France signals possible scrapping of the Young Plan and a one to three year moratorium on German payments while Germany would continue deliveries in kind and a final global sum could be set later.
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Switzerland
Baron von Neurath
MacDonald
Great Britain
Germany
France
United States
M. Herriot
Europe
Geneva
Hoover
Richmond Battlefield Parks Dedication Honors Civil War Sides
In Richmond Virginia the 42nd annual Confederate veterans reunion precedes the dedication of battlefield parks commemorating sites like Gaines Mill Cold Harbor and Savage Station. Grandsons of Lee and Grant attend with Major General Lytle Brown speaking as the dedication marks national reunification at Appomattox.
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Richmond Battlefield
Seven Pines
Mechanicsville
Gains Mill
Savage Station
Frayser's Farm
Malvern Hill
Bethesda Church
Cold Harbor
Fort Harrison
Gaines Mill
Grant
U. S. Grant
Robert E. Lee
Appomattox Courthouse
George Bolling Lee
Lee
U. S. Grant Ill
Lytle Brown
United States Army
Doglas S. Freeman
Virginia
Confederated Southern Memorial Association
Jefferson Hotel
Second Baptist Church
Sons of Confederate Veterans
Curtis Denies Hoax Narrative Over Lindbergh Baby Case
Norfolk Virginia June 22 John Hughes Curtis repudiates his prior claim that his negotiations for the return of the Lindbergh baby were imaginary. He asserts the contact with kidnapers or their representatives was real and blames New Jersey state police for dismissing his clues. Curtis attorney W C Pender plans to travel to Flemington to assist in defense preparations.
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Norfolk
John Hughes Curtis
Flemington, N. J
Norfolk Boat Builder
New Jersey
Curtis
W. C. Pender
Flemington
Congress votes to cut their own salaries and levy taxes
Beverly Hills readers recall Congress reducing its own pay and enacting new taxes. The writer explains lawmakers used personal objections to justify taxing certain items, mentioning the first day of the new taxes and a warm reception to the salary cut.
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Beverly Hills
Cal
Congress
Will
Senate tariff relief clash with Garner bill politics
Senate slows unemployment relief amid potential clash with House pass of Garner unemployment aid. Democrats push to finish debate before mid week with Chicago convention. Public works bond vote and conference with the House on Hoover Garner bill loom as adjournment nears.
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Hoover
House
Garner
Chicago
Dill
Washington
Wheeler
Montana
Hull
Tennessee
White House
Permission Granted To Discontinue Night Train On State Line
The North Carolina Corporation Commission granted Norfolk Southern permission to run only two daily Raleigh to Norfolk passenger trains after July 1 if mail and express arrangements satisfy the date. Discontinuance of night trains via Wilson Greenville Washington and Elizabeth City and Wilson Springs agency closure were approved. Tomorrow Atlantic & Yadkin Railroad petition to discontinue Sanford Mt Airy service is heard for the third time.
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Raleigh
Norfolk Southern Railroad
Norfolk
Wilson
Greenville
Washington
Elizabeth City
North Carolina Corporation Commission
Wilson Springs
Atlantic & Yadkin Railroad
Sanford
Mt. Airy
Two Bank Bandits Hunted After Fatal Bayou Chase
In Louisiana's bayou country two bank robbers escaped with over $1,000 after a dawn break in Baskin. Deputy Sheriff Slim Ferguson was killed on a Warsaw bridge. a female accomplice was shot, captured, and jailed in Winnsboro after aiding their flight through swamp and mud.
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Monroe
Alo l
Bayou
Here
Franklin State Bank and Trust Company
Baskin
Slim” Ferguson
Rayville
Warsaw
Dem chiefs push repeal plank at Chicago convention
Democratic leaders opened the convention with calls for repealing the Volstead Act and submitting a repeal plank to states. Alfred E. Smith urged repeal and reform of the act while Jouett Shouse eyed as permanent chairman, as Roosevelt forces backed Senator Walsh for a key post. Hull, a dry and Roosevelt ally, framed prohibition as secondary to economic issues.
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Chicago
Alfred E. Smith
Franklin PD
Roosevelt
Jouett Shouse
Democratic Executive Committee
Walsh
Montana
Hull
Tennessee
Resolutions Committee
Capital stirred up over dry law
Washington reports a fever pitch over prohibition developments as Speaker Garner calls for repeal of the 18th Amendment and Senator Borah accuses Postmaster General Brown of favoring a return to saloons. Brown and Mills deny the claim.
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Washington
Garner
Borah
Idaho
Senate
Brown
Mills
Brothers Sentenced in Oteen Murder Case
Asheville June 22 Canie Lunsford of Haw Creek was sentenced to 15 to 20 years in state prison for the murder of W. P. Pruitt at Oteen. Bill Lunsford, Canie’s brother, received 12 months on the county gang for being an accessory to the murder.
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Asheville
W. P. Pruitt
Oteen
Canie Lunsford
Haw Creek
Bill Lunsford
Canie
Senate battles over 2 million relief bill in urgent vote push
Washington June 22 Reuters Senate leaders pressed for a quick vote on a 2 million unemployment relief bill despite failed debate limits. Senator Johnson accused the administration of seeking to adjourn without relief while Senator LaFollette urged time to argue an amendment raising the public works bond. Senator McNary signaled another effort to curb debate.
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Congress
Chicago
Senate
Borah
Idaho
Robinson
Arkansas
Johnson
Cal
LaFollette
Wis
Wisconsin
McNary
Aged Fan Drops Dead Listening To Fight
Denver on June 22 reports that Michael Carey collapsed and died while listening to the Sharkey Schmeling bout believing Sharkey was losing. The 14th round brought a cry of loss as he fainted, unaware Sharkey had won. His daughter called for help but he did not hear the victory.
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Denver
Jack Sharkey
Mav Schmeling
Michael Carey
Sharkey
President elected at Quality Service Stores of America
T. M. Widenhouse of Kannapolis was elected president of the Quality Service Stores of America in Asheville on June 22.
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Asheville
T. M. Widenhouse
Kannapolis
Quality Service Stores of America
Treasury receipts and outlays for June 20 reported
Treasury figures show June 20 receipts at 15.99 million dollars and outlays at 52.74 million. The month to date custom receipts total 11.61 million, leaving a net balance of 640.39 million.
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Washington
Treasury
Governor Grants Clemency to 25 Prisoners in State
Governor C Max Gardner freed twelve prisoners today and paroled another 13 yesterday as clemency actions. Among those released are J W Singleton jailed 30 years for second degree murder and Sherman Pritchard with eight to ten years for the same charge.
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Raleigh
N. C
Sherman Pritchard
Craven County
Paul
Pilkington
Johnston County
Former Wilmington officials to face hearing on extortion case
A hearing for John J. Furlong Sr. and Parker Q. Moore, both former Wilmington officials, is scheduled for Friday afternoon. Furlong, ex police chief and former New Hanover county recorder, and Moore, ex Wilmington mayor, are alleged in a $25,000 extortion of Jessie Kenan Wise. Judge Henry A. Grady will determine probable cause before potential grand jury indictment.
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Wilmington
WN. C
John J. Furlong
Parker Q. Moore
Jessie Kenan Wise
Furlong
First New Hanover County
Moore
Henry A. Grady
Grand Jury
Slayers of Cumnock Men Outlawed After Suspect Names Them
Harvey Wallace and Elva White alias Morgan, both described as negroes, were declared outlaws in Sanford North Carolina after being named by suspect Charley Myers as participants in a store hold up and fatal shooting at Cummock. A $100 reward was posted for their arrest. Myers admitted involvement but blamed Wallace and White.
The Enterprise Vacation Subscription Gifting Offer
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Pugnacious Mayor Returns Fire of Bandits on Desolate Highway
Chicago area incident reports Mayor George A. Hahn of South Chicago Heights firing on three bandits who raided his car. One bandit died, others fled after Hahn urged his neighbor to lie low and returned fire. A man identified as Dominick Guzzino later died in hospital. Police questioned a youth driver who aided the wounded man.
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George A. Hahn
Chicago Heights
Court Kraemer
Loop
Hahn
St. Jame Hospital
Dominick Guzzino
Herman Scazzia
Guzzino
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