Lebrun Elected France President by Large Senate Vote
Albert Francois Lebrun was elected the fourteenth president of France by 633 votes to 114 with 49 blank in Versailles. At 60, Lebrun, a longtime Poincare ally and former minister of colonies war and blockade, begins his tenure after the assassination of Paul Doumer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
French Republic
Paul Doumer
Versailles
France
Albert Francois Lebrun
Paul Faure
Senate
M. Lebrun
Blysee Palace
Luxembourg Palace
Raymond Poincare
M. Poincare
Elysee Palace
Albert Lebrun
Poincare
Chamber of Deputies
Department of
Meurthe and
Moselle
Lebrun
Union Republican Group
Carolinian Faces Embezzlement and Larceny Charges
Gaston B. Means of Concord North Carolina indicted on larceny and embezzlement charges for allegedly stealing 104000 dollars from Mrs Edward B McLean wife of the Washington Post publisher from Washington D C Means who identified as intermediary in the Lindbergh kidnapping faced the charges announced today with his arrest and indictment in federal court
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Gaston B. Means
Concord
N. C
Edward B. McLean
Washington Post
Means
McLean
Political Truce Aims To Pass Tax And Economy Bills
National mood shifts to bipartisan budgeting as Senate eyes tax and economy measures. Hoover backs cooperation with Mills plan to balance the budget, while a Democratic-led push seeks a special economy committee and substantial government savings next year. A separate DC case involves Means facing racketeering and embezzlement charges tied to a $100,000 fund connected to the Lindbergh kidnapping inquiry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Mills
Hoover
House
Treasury
Ogden Mills
Robinson
Arkansas
Rebels Dead as Japanese Clash in Manchuria
Rengo News Agency reports two battles in northern Manchuria result in about 400 rebels killed, including seven Russians. Japanese casualties total 19 dead and 28 wounded across the two engagements. Dispatches from Harbin specify 1 dead and 10 wounded in the first battle and 18 dead in the second.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokio
Manchuria
Rengo
Harbin
Ohio Governor Enters Democratic Presidential Race
Governor George White of Ohio officially joins the Democratic presidential contest through his state's primary delegates, with 46 of 52 delegates assured. West Virginia splits 16 delegates for Roosevelt while Republicans in both states back Hoover. Roosevelt climbs to 345 pledged and claimed delegates as Illinois signals broad backing. Garner supporters plan Chicago HQ for the speaker's bid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George White
Ohio
West Virginia
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Hoover
Tennessee
William H. Murray
Oklahoma
Roosevelt
Wyoming
Arizona
Thomas F. Donovan
Illinois Democratic Committee
J. Hamilton Lewis
Lewis
John N. Garner
Chicago
Raeford Man Kills Himself in Winston-Salem Hotel
A Raeford, North Carolina man using the name Joe C. Koonce registered at a hotel in Winston-Salem and killed himself with a pistol moments after reaching his room. Coroner W. N. Dalton said no inquest would be held.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winston-Salem
Joe C. Koonce
Raeford
N. Y
W. N. Dalton
Swedish Plan of Control of Liquor Urged on America
John M. Morehead testified before a Senate judiciary subcommittee advocating a state liquor control plan similar to Sweden’s Bratt system. He argued 18th amendment changes are vital, citing reductions in crime and alcohol deaths under Swedish control and urging against repeal or nullification.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Washington
Sweden
Senate
John M. Morehead
Morehead
Mrs Cary Bennett Widenhouse Acquitted in Slaying Husband
Mrs Cary Bennett Widenhouse was cleared by a Cabarrus County jury of murdering her husband Donald Widenhouse at their home near Concord on March 5. She testified she warned him away before she fired. the state said he was violent and drinking, while she feared his threats and infidelity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord
Cary Bennett Widenhouse
Here
Cabarrus County Superior Court
Widenhouse
Donald
Indian Jail Tornado Tragedy Kills 22, 200 Escape
A tornado devastated the Myy mensingh prison in Bengal killing 22 guards and prisoners and freeing about 200 inmates. One hundred injured, many seriously. several nearby villages damaged as police race to recapture escapees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calcutta
Myymensingh
Bengal
Mymensingh
Representative Collins urges cutting army officers to ten thousand
Rep. Collins of Mississippi challenges Gen. MacArthur by proposing a drop from 12,000 to 10,000 officers. He argues saving 3 million dollars yearly by placing 2,000 officers on inactive duty for a mechanized defense, citing aging officers and a wartime surplus as barriers to promotions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Army
Collins
Miss
House
Mississippi Democrat
War Department
Douglas MacArthur
Gunmen Return for Revenge After Police Chase
Five gunmen linked to a West Side shootout returned to the Roxy hotel on West Jackson Boulevard to fire on a police car and a dining room where detectives were eating. The exchange left the officers and four others wounded. cops requested permission to carry shotguns or rifles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
West Side
Roxy
West Jackson Boulevard
Roll Call on Beer Measure Backed by Bingham
Senator Bingham proposes a four percent beer substitute to replace nuisance levies in the tax bill and aims for a Senate roll call. He estimates beer tax revenue at 275 million annually and says it would obviate postal and auto tax increases while fitting Volstead Act changes. The subcommittee supported the bill but the full committee reported against it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Bingham
Conn
House
Connecticut
Senate Manufacturers’ Committee
Fountain Attacks Gardner Over Ehringhaus Nomination
Lieutenant Governor R. T. Fountain charged Governor O. Max Gardner with trying to dictate that J. C. B. Ehringhaus of Elizabeth City be his successor. Fountain, running for governor, claimed Gardner padded land tax reduction estimates from state road takeovers and the gasoline tax. He also called for abolition of the department of personnel and the post of executive counsel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
N. C
O. Max Gardner
J. C. B. Ehringhaus
Elizabeth City
R. T. Fountain
Gardner
Fountain
Department of Personnel
Hollywood actors Sally Eilers and Hoot Gibson seek divorce
Hollywood screen actress Sally Eilers and her husband Hoot Gibson have announced plans to seek divorce in Los Angeles after living apart since Saturday. They blame professional career misunderstandings for the marital unhappiness in jointly made statements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollyywood
Calif
Sally Eilers
Hoot Gibson
Western Pictures
Co Partner Of Mrs Keith Miller Faces Murder Charge
Captain W N Lancaster a former British army aviator is indicted for first degree murder in the shooting of Haden Clarke fiancé of his flying partner Mrs Jesse M Keith Miller in Miami Florida Clarke 23 year old author was fatally shot with a pistol owned by Lancaster April 21 They held Lancaster and Mrs Keith Miller for several days but she was exonerated Lancaster admitted writing forged notes to shift blame from himself and said Clarke died by his own hand
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami
Fifa
W. N. Lancaster
Haden Clarke
Jesse M. Keith-Miller
Lancaster
Dade County
H. F. Atkinson
Clarke
Keith-Miller
St. Louis
Stout
Memphis Man Stanley Puryear Indicted in Triple Murder
Shelby county grand jury charged Stanley A. Puryear with first degree murder for killing his wife Aurelia 38 and daughter Aurelia Zenia 8 in bed on May 2 and fatally shooting Will Jamison who claimed he was a victim of a whisky job. Jamison denied hacking the woman and child.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memphis
Stanley A. Puryear
Will Jamison
Shelby Grand Jury
Aurelia Puryear
Aurelia Zenia Puryear
Akron Airship Resumes Eastward Flight After 20 Hour Storm Battle
A radio from Fort Bliss says the Akron airship, after a long storm struggle, is about 100 miles east of El Paso and tracing the Pecos River toward the border. In Washington, the Senate appropriations committee unanimously agrees to defer all supply bills until the special committee drafts an economy measure for senate approval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Tex
Texas
Akron
el Paso
Pecos River
Fort Sam Houston
Fort Bliss
Washington
Senate Appropriations Committee
Senate
Premier Yardieu Resigns Amid Cabinet Shakeup in Paris
Paris reports Premier Andre Yardeau submitted his resignation to President Albert Le Brun. Le Brun urged him to stay while a new cabinet is formed by June 4. The new Chamber of Deputies convenes June 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Andre Yardieu
Albert Lebrun
E. M. Tardieu
Chamber of Deputies
Graf Zeppelin Returns to Germany Debarks 13 Brazilians
Graf Zeppelin landed at Graf Zeppelin Airfield in Friedrichshafen at 1:30 PM local time with 13 Brazilian passengers. Two travelers proceeded to London by air, marking the fourth trip of the year from Brazil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Friedrichshafen
Germany
Brazil
London
Fall Freed From Jail Reaches Tres Rios Home
Albert B. Fall, former interior secretary, was released from the New Mexico state penitentiary and rests at Tres Rios ranch in N M. He served nine months and nineteen days of a year and a day sentence for accepting a bribe. The ranch, now owned by E L Doheny, remains Fall’s home in spirit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tres Rios
N. M
Albert B. Fall
Tres Rios Ranch
New Mexico State Penitentiary
Santa Fe
Fall
E. L. Doheny
Former Blue Ridge Postmaster Indicted For Stealing Funds
Charles E. Boone, former Blue Ridge postmaster, indicted by a federal grand jury for embezzling postal savings and falsifying records. He fled Blue Ridge months ago, surrendered to authorities, and is free on a $4,000 bond. He is from a noted Black Mountain family and formerly managed the local airport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asheville
N. C
Charles E. Boone
Blue Ridge
Boone
Blue Ridg
Liberty
Bank Cashier Receives Suspended Term for Losses
J B Storey former cashier of the Cherokee bank, which closed last October, was given a three to five year suspended sentence after pleading guilty to embezzlement forgery and making false entries and agreeing to repay the bank's receiver.
Also Mentioned on This Page
District of
Grand Jury
McArious
Lindbergh
Mille
District of Columbia
Charlies A. Lindbergh, Jr
Inga Rious
Pat
Will Rogers
Beverly Hills
Massie
Honolulu
Darrow
William Jennings Bryan
Bryan
Will
W. Va
Associated Press
Brett System
Mary Bennett Widenhouse
Army Chief of Staff
Ehringhaus
Keith- Miller
Bill
Aganei
Puryear
Glass
D. Va
A. Mitchell Palmer
Graf
Secretary of Interior
New Mexican Estate
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!