District Judge Rules Railroad Retirement and Tax Law Unconstitutional
Justice Jennings Bailey of the District of Columbia supreme court held the 1935 railroad retirement plan unconstitutional as inseparable from the tax levy, ruling the pension and tax measures form a single scheme. The suit by 131 first class carriers and 289 enterprises aimed to block the July 1 implementation, with $120 million in total contributions and a $15 million quarterly payment due June 30.
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Washington
Jennings Bailey
District of Columbia Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Roosevelt Plans Philadelphia Trip After Acceptance Speech
President Roosevelt nears completion of his acceptance address and outlines travel to Franklin Field Philadelphia for the Democratic convention finale. He will depart Washington late tomorrow, arrive before Vice President Garner, then head to Hyde Park after delivering his speech.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Franklin Field
Philadelphia
Capital
Garner
Hyde Park
Driver Vanishes With $1200 From Armored Truck
In Pawtucket Rhode Island on June 26 the driver of an armored payroll truck carrying $16 000 vanished from Main Street. The truck was found nearby about an hour later with $1 200 missing. Police fingerprinted the car before opening the locked safe at Rhode Island Hospital Trust near the spot.
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Pawtucket
R. J
Main Street
Rhode Island Hospital Trust Company
North Carolina South Carolina Weather Update
North Carolina remains generally fair and warmer tonight with partly cloudy skies on Saturday. South Carolina also stays generally fair to Saturday with a slight warmup tonight.
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North Carolina
South Carolina
Insects Add 10 Farm Woes Sharpened by Drought
Chicago June 26 A new menace insects confronted drought harried farmers in many farm belt states. Grasshoppers invaded fields in North Dakota Wisconsin Wyoming Nebraska Iowa Illinois and Kansas. Caterpillars crickets beetles cutworms and chinch bugs were reported in the sun scorched areas. Forecasters saw possible showers in eastern states of the north central area and precipitation in the northwestern area with lower temperatures expected after a heat siege. Livestock evacuations were prepared in arid northwest regions and a North Dakota conference with Gov. Welford stressed immediate action to meet human and livestock needs.
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Chicago
North Dakota
Wisconsin
Wyoming
Nebraska
Iowa
Illinois
Kansas
North Central
South Dakota
Mitchell
Huron
Aberdeen
Pierre
Weavertown
Norfolk
Neb
Grand Island
Sioux City
Northwest
Walter Welford
Cobb Attacks South Farm Tenant System
State College Mississippi June 2 Cully A Cobb southern division director of the farm administration told rural ministers the south’s tenant system stems from slavery and cotton fluctuations. He warned poverty causes shiftlessness ignorance and disease and urged stable incomes and crop diversification to aid cotton farmers.
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State College
Miss
Cully A. Cobb
Southern Division
Farm Administration
Cobb
South
Negro Communist Leader Attacks Both Major Parties
James W. Ford, Harlem Negro communist organizer,addressed the national convention and attacked the Democratic and Republican parties. Delegates cheered, chanted We want Ford, and carried him on their shoulders. Ford criticized President Roosevelt for not advancing anti lynch legislation and warned of the Republican rise to power.
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New York
James W. Ford
Harlem
Ford
Roosevelt
Congress
South
New Search For Collective Security In League
Geneva June 26 delegates at the League of Nations began a new search for collective security by considering reversing sanctions on Italy. Diplomats expected two outcomes suspension of penalties or refusal to recognize Italian annexation of Ethiopia after Addis Ababa fell. Haile Selassie attended to push for fuller measures, but officials predicted little impact on the council's move.
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Geneva
League of Nations
Italy
League Council
East Africa
Ethiopia
Addis Ababa
Tion
League
Great Britain
Haile Selassie
Laura Wesson Honored By Local Daughters Of Confederacy
High Point pays tribute to Laura Wesson with a bronze tablet at Oakwood Memorial Cemetery and a portrait at the Public Library. The Laura Wesson chapter hosted the ceremonies with notable visitors including five Wesson descendants from Halifax, Weldon, Charlotte, and Louisburg.
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Laura
Lolla) Wesson
William Hill
Ann Palmer Wesson
States
Laura Wesson
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Oakwood Memorial Cemetery
High Point Public Library
R. K. Stewart
United Daughters of Confederacy
High Point
Wesson Family
R. B. Brickwell
Halifax
Margaret Green
Weldon
J. B
Repudiation of Bonds Proposed by Union Party Leaders
Detroit reports William Lemke and Father Charles E. Coughlin proposing to wipe out 20 billion dollars in bonds held by bankers to back government credits. They advocate replacing federal reserve currency with United States money issued by Congress, arguing bonds were created with nothing and should be repaid with nothing.
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Detroit
William Lemke
Union Party
Charles E. Coughlin
Lemke
Father Coughlin
Thomas Charles O'Brien
Boston
Royal Oak
Mich
National Union For Social Justice
Federal Reserve Bank
United States
Congress
Reports of Chinese Attack Announced
The Kwangtung News Agency reported that Nanking government forces began an attack on Kwangtung frontier defenses in southern Kiangsi. Anti communist units were ordered south from Szechuen and Kweichow, with action expected on Fukien province front.
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Hongkong
Kwangtung
Nanking
Kiangsi
Szechuen
Kweichow
Fukien
Bedouins rally for show down over Palestine aid
In Amman, leaders of about 100000 Bedouin warriors urged a march on Jerusalem to aid Arabs in Palestine. They demanded freedom for Trans Jordan and warned Emir Abdullah they would act within 10 days if Palestine Arabs remain under Jewish and British rule.
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Amman
Trans - Jordan
Jerusalem
Holy Land
Abdullah
Trans Jordan
Palestine
Jordan
Col R E Wylie Dies at 76 Noted South Carolina Lawyer
Col Richard Evans Wylie aged 76 dies in Lancaster after months of illness. A leading lawyer in the region he served three consecutive terms as mayor of Lancaster and was deeply involved in civic social and religious life in South Carolina.
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Lancaster
D. C
Richard Evans Wylie
South Carolina
Senator Smith Quits Meeting As Negro Talks
Senator Ellison D. Smith walked out of the Democratic convention twice amid a Negro minister’s opening prayer and later again as representatives spoke. Rep. Arthur Mitchell denounced Smith as ignorant and prejudiced, urging his withdrawal from party activities. Two other South Carolinians, Co. Frank Clyburn and T. R. Smith, also walked out, saying they were out for good.
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Philadelphia
Ellison D. Smith
Arthur W. Mitchell
Chicago
Smith
Lynchburg
8. C
Mitchell
Democratic Party
Republican
Ku Klux Klan
Roosevelt
Frank Clyburn
Kershaw
T. R. Smith
Orangeburg
Haile Selassie Stirs Gen eva With Historic Welcome
In Geneva on June 26 thousands lined the railroad station to greet Emperor Haile Selassie and accompanying dignitaries. The king of kings wore a grey silk cape and Fedora as he acknowledged the crowd with poised nods amid cheers of long live the emperor.
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Geneva
League of Nations
Emperor Haile Selassie
King of Kings
Italy
Rock Crushes Worker at Salisbury Quarry
June 26. Frank MelIntyre, 28 year old Black stone driller, was killed when a large rock fell on him at a Salisbury quarry while at work.
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Salisbury
Frank MelIntyre
Roosevelt formally nominated at Democratic convention
At Convention Hall Philadelphia Franklin D Roosevelt received a formal presentation for renomination as delegates cheered. Judge John E Mack presented the name amid mass signaling and a wave of praise while other party leaders signaled support and hints of the continuing nomination process.
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Philadelphia
Franklin D Roosevelt
Ben Long
John E. Mack
Ma York
Roosevelt
J Mack
Wington
Republican
New Deal
Johnson
Ingly
South
Man Robinson
New York
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Chicago
Negro killer pays penalty in electric chair
Robert Ashley an 18 year old ex convict was executed at the state penitentiary for the murder of prison guard Joe Byrd last March 12. He confessed to hiding in Byrd s car to steal it and killing Byrd with an axe after the guard got into the car. The execution began at 6 03 a m and lasted four minutes 13 seconds.
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Columbia
8. C
Robert Ashley
State Penitentiary
Joe Byrd
Byrd
Olin Sanders
Asheley
State Electrician
Sam Cannon
Cannon
Roosevelt Signs Bill Expanding Agriculture Department Powers
President Roosevelt signed a bill giving the secretary of agriculture final authority to determine base acreage and production figures for adjusting old AAA contracts. The action centralizes control within the department to fix contract terms and ensure uniform application.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Secretary of Agriculture
Fixed Glare Of Defendant's Green Eyes Upsets Witness
Los Angeles reports Charles Hope, key witness in the Mary James murder case against Robert James, described a gruesome drowning and rattlesnake method. Hope stood by testimony that James killed his seventh wife for insurance, carrying the body to a pond and using a box trap with a rattlesnake. He grew ill recounting details and fainted in court.
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Los Angeles
Charles Hope
Robert
James
Mary James
Hope
Smith Declines to Speak for Landon in 1936 Campaign
New York June 26 Alfred E Smith refuses to discuss his future political plans. His close aides say he will not campaign for Governor Alf Landon. Smith believes he has fulfilled his duty by voicing views on Roosevelt and the Democratic convention. He will not actively support Roosevelt in the election.
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New York
Alfred E. Smith
Alf Landon
Roosevelt
Philadelphia Gates
Attorney W J Monette Dies in Meridian Building Fall
W J Monette a 60 year old attorney from Ingham Alabama died today after a fall from the floor of a downtown Meridian Mississippi building. Police reported the incident as a fatal accident at the scene with investigators reviewing circumstances.
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Meridian
Miss
W. J. Monette
Ingham
Ala
Gadsden Quiet After Mob Attacks Union Organizers
In Gadsden Alabama agents of the Rubber Workers' union were beaten by a mob during a confrontation over organizing workers at the Goodyear Tire and Rubber plant. Police and state troopers patrolled streets overnight as Adjutant General J C Co ordered to Birmingham. no arrests reported and investigations ongoing.
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Gadsden
Ala
U Rubber Workers’ Union
J. C. Co
P Delphia
Goodyear’ Tire and Re Company
George B. Roberts
Am Federation of Labor
Birmin
Roberts
Birmingham
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