Harrisburg notes on vetoes and sweat shop probe
Harrisburg notes report Governor Pinchot vetoed the permanent registration bill urged by Senator Harris, approving 18 other bills and vetoing eight. He signed the Aron ice cream licensing bill and a false financial statement ban while vetoing a kidnapping penalty. A sweat shop inquiry panel, split along party lines, named Owlett chair and plans hearings in Philadelphia and eastern regions, with Stern and Bell in other leadership roles.
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Harrisburg
INS
Gifford Pinchot
Frank J. Harris
Allegheny
Pittsburgh
Scranton
Harris
Pinchot
Certified Public Accountants
Mason
Pennsylvania
Joint Legislative Committee
Philadelphia
G. Masonn Owlett
Tioga
Republican Organization
Horace Stern
Harry J. Bell
Fayette
David R. Perry
Blair
Forestry Army to Take 92 from Indiana County
In Pennsylvania a forestry army plans to recruit 92 men from Indiana County with about 98 in Jefferson County to be examined in days. Training in cantonments for two weeks precedes field deployment. Harold C. Shannon leads the county’s recruitment with publication of selected names forthcoming.
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Forestry Army
Indiana County
Jeffreson Counly
Harold C. Shannon
William & Reid
Shanon
Punxsutawney
Oftcere
Ticks Run
Foxburg
Clarion Junction
Kana
Prison Break Terrorizes Kansas
A chaotic escape from the Tanning penitentiary left eleven fugitives at large near Lansing Kansas and a gunfight ensued as Chief Robert LaFollette pursued three suspects. The abandoned car was found two miles from the Oklahoma line after a chase, with shots exchanged during the pursuit.
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Lansing
Kan
Robert LaFollette
Oklahoma Line
Guen
Chief LaFollette
Yada
County Young People's Meeting in Indiana
Indiana hosts the annual Young People Conference under the Indiana County Sabbath School Association at Zion Lutheran Church. Theme The Christian Mission in the World Today includes an adult leaders institute, morning and afternoon sessions, discussions on modern problems and race relations, a banquet, and a drama of Christian education. Reservations for luncheon and banquet via Miss Florence Wallace, 981 Oakland Ave.
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Auspions
Indiana County Sibbath School Association
Zion Lutheran Church
Indiana
Peninsylvania
Florence Wallace
Oakland Avenue
Margaret Steele
E. H. Bonsall
E. H. Bonsall, Jr
Young People’s
Richard Madden
Indiana State Teachers College
Fred Adlock
Presbyterian Church
Carrell W. Rupp
Indiana High School Institute For Adult Leaders
Young People
Convicted killers escape from Oklahoma penitentiary
Two murderers bolted from the Oklahoma State Penitentiary after kidnapping guard Thomas Baskin. Baskin was forced along as the pair fled, then hurled from the moving car. Baskin was injured but not seriously. Police in Oklahoma and Kansas hunt the escapees across the bad lands, with the trail involving a murder in Chetopa, Kansas.
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Os McAllister
Okla
Oklahoma State Penitentiary
Thomas Baskin
Baskin
Lansing
Kas
June L
INS
Oklahoma
Kansas
Otto L. Durkee
Chetopa
MINE STRIKE AND OPERATORS MEET IN PITTSBURGH
Pittsburgh June 1. While a conference of coal operators forming the Coal Operators Association of Western Pennsylvania met here, 800 miners at Lilley mine near California walked out in protest over low wages and poor conditions. District President P T Wagan of the U M W A said the strike aimed to push minimum pay rates and stricter rules, and that federal aid through Roosevelt's industry recovery act may stabilize the coal business.
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Pittsburgh
INS
Coal Operators’ Association of Western Pennsylvania
Lilley
California
P.T. Wagan
Western Pennsylvania
B. H. Ganon
Roosevelt
Notorious gang abducts warden and guards in Oklahoma
Authorities report Warden Kirk Prather and two penitentiary guards were abducted by a gang led by Wilbur Underhilt and Harvey Bailey. The group, armed with shotguns rifles and pistols, was last believed to head toward a hideout in the Spavinaw Hills Craig County Oklahoma. The gang also abducted Mrs M J Wood of Kansas City and two 17 year old girls, later releasing them.
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Kirk Prather
Durkee
Wilbur Underhilt
Harvey Bailey
Prather
Spavinaw Hills
Craig County
Oklahoma
Underhill
M. J. Wood
Kansas
Louise
Cloris Wears
Obituary notices for Mrs. Sarah Altman and David Duncan
Mrs. Sarah Ann Altman widow of D T Altman dies at home in Blacklick township at 11 a m after long illness Born July 2 1849 she lived in the community all her life and was a Lutheran church member Surviving are three sons a daughter a brother 18 grandchildren and four great grandchildren Services will be at Lutheran Chapel Coral at 2 p m led by Rev Charles E Held Burial in Blairsville Cemetery David Duncan dies in White township after mine explosion injury He is survived by his widow five children and several siblings Burial was in Oakland cemetery He was born June 11 1884 in Scotland and had suffered health decline since the explosion years ago
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Sarah Ann Altman
D. T. Altman
Blacklick Township
Isaac and
Rebecca
Barron) Howard
Lutheran Church
A. Altman
Blairsville
R. D
R. D. Altman
Homer City
H. W. Altman
W. E. Householder
Daniel Howard
David Duncan
White Township
Oakland Cemetery
George
Euphemia
Arnott) Duncan
Scotland
Tie
Holsapple
Franklin Scott, Brown
Punxsutawney
Franklin Scott Brown
Record Avenue
Mr. Brown
Hamilton
Sophia Brown
Virginia Postlewaite
Eureka Supply Company
J. B. Eberhart Company
Trade City Lutheran Church
Sarah
Harry Tweed
Indiana
Wagschall
Greenwood Cemetery
1200 Workers to Be Given Pittsburgh Jobs
Payroll boosts at Pressed Steel Car and Pittsburgh department stores will employ over 1,200 workers with 1,000 salespeople back at stores. Orders from Grant Park Transportation Co of Chicago drive 220 more workers, six weeks of work from 4,200 cast steel street car side frames, and cars for sightseeing trains to Century of Progress grounds.
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Pittsburgh
Pressed Steel Car Company
Juno Special Giles
Grant Park ‘Transportation Company of
Chicago
Chicago Concern
Century of Progress
Obituary notices from Punxsutawney area deaths
Two obituaries recount the deaths of Kenneth Kidder of Akron and Franklin Scott Brown of Punxsutawney. Kidder, 27, died May 24 at St Thomas Hospital after a brain tumor at General Tire plant work. He left a widow Stella Richard and two daughters, plus family. Brown, 62, died June 1 at home on Record Avenue after a four week illness. survived by wife Virginia Postlewaite, two daughters, and other relatives. Funeral arrangements are noted for both, with services in local churches and interments in Northampton and Greenwood cemeteries respectively.
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Kenneth Kidder
General ‘Tire & Rubber Co
Akron
St.Thomas Hospital
That City
Stella Richard
Cherry Tree
Jean Evelyn
Bonnie Mae
McGowan
Cuyahoga Falls
Northampton Cemetery
Cherry Lee
Morgan and Drexel tied to submarket stock sales of utilities
The article describes Morgan and Drexel lists of prominent officials and bankers allowed to buy United Corporation and Niagara Hudson Power stock at below market values. It notes names from both parties across Republican and Democratic ranks, Morgan’s methods, and a $6 million stake in United Corporation leading to a $600 million holding. It mentions warrants and profits, plus General Electric securities in Mohawk-Hudson power.
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United Corporation
Drexel & Company
Philadelphia
Morgan
Niagara Hudson Power Corporation
Supreme Court
Owen J. Roberts
Drexel
Secretary of the Treasury
William H. Woodin
Niagara
Coolidge
Edgar Rickard
Soover
R. B. Mellon
Dwight Morrow
Mexico
Navy
Charles Francis Adams
Daniel E. Pomeroy
Charles D. Hille
Hamilton F. Kean
New Jersey
Charles G. Dawes
William Gibbs McAdoo
George Whitney
House of Morgan
General Electric Company
Mohawk-Hudson Power Corporation
Ifgholdings
Mor
Pecora probes Morgans utility and rail ventures in inquiry
Pecora plans to shed light on J Pierpont Morgans ventures into utilities railroads and building materials. He will question Morgan partners about the Niagara Hudson Power Corporation Allegheny Corporation and the Van Sweringen holdings while also examining Johns Manville and Standard Brands connections.
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Gan
United Corporation
Morgan
Pecora
Morgan Partners
Niawara-Hudson Power Corporation
Allegheny Corporation
van Swergen
Johns Manville Corporation
Standard Brands, Inc
Showdown on Campus Murder Case Debated
Sheriff vows thorough review of the evidence as the district attorney faces pressure from unnamed Stanford figures over Mrs Lamson's death. DA admits external pressure but maintains the case hinges on whether it was murder or accidental death.
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Thomas
Stanford
Judge Asked To Leave Bench Over Suspected Ties to Utilities
Governor Pinchot called for the resignation of Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justices William L. Schaeffer and John W. Wephart after noting they were on J. P. Morgan and Company’s list of preferred purchasers. He argued courts must be free from suspicions of secret relations with public utilities and public utility bankers.
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William L. Schaeffer
John W Wephart
Pennsylvania Supreme Court
Pinchot
J. P. Morgan and Company
Pennsylvania
Gov. Pinchot
Stanford murder mystery widens with campus focus
Undersheriff Earle Hamilton led a deputies’ search in Stanford and Palo Alto as investigators confront claims by Lamson’s attorney that his wife’s death was an accident. Lamson, former Stanford figure, insists she was murdered and cites a second man present, while his lawyer says the man’s involvement is irrelevant to the fatal tub fall theory.
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Earle Hamilton
Stanford
Palo Alto
Lamson
Stanford University Press
College
Arthur M. Free
Economists On High Seas Ahead Of London Talks
American delegates led by Cordell Hull prepare for the world economic conference in London as President Roosevelt sails from New York amid stormy seas. Senator Key Pittman rests on deck after strenuous prep work before the 65 nations convene to address global economic issues.
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Roosevelt
London
New York Harbor
Cordell Mull
Key Pittman
Washington
Ruth Elder Joins 4-H Club
Los Angeles reports Ruth Elder joining the Four-H Club as a junior member after her marriage to Arnold A. Gillespie, tying her to a string of former marriages. The piece cites Peggy Topking Joyce and Pauline Frederick as other members and notes Elder’s status amid a discussional tone on marriage and gossip.
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Los Angeles
Our Husbands Club
Ruth Elder
Arnold A. Gillespie
Yuma
Ariz
Lyla Womack
C. T.lloody
Walter Camp, Jr
Peggy Topking
Joyce
Five- Club
Four-H
Peges
Tye
Pauline Frederick
Hugh C. Leighton
Disarmament Adjourns as Britain Plan Readied
Geneva June 1 The disarmament conference adjourned for a few weeks until the first reading of the British arms plan is complete with a latest reconvening date of July 3. Norman N. Davis helped avert a crisis and Arthur Henderson proposed a framework allowing him to negotiate differences while a steering committee drafts the document.
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Geneva
INS
Msarmament
Goon
Norman N. Davis
Arthur Henderson
Davis
Henderson
First Senate Revolt Against Roosevelt Leadership
Washington June 1 The first major Senate revolt against President Roosevelts leadership forms a coalition of Democratic regulars progressives and old guard Republicans demanding drastic economy measures affecting veterans benefits The confrontation risks limiting executive power as amendments cut veterans relief to 495 million below the prior year Also notes a Pine Flats Bible School session postponement and upcoming Children’s Day service.
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Washington
Senate
Roosevelt
Farley
Executive Department
Independent Offices
Veterans’ Relief
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Camille Dominico
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Raymond T. Baker
U. S. Mint
Gloria Swanson
Wallace Beery
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W. A. Ronkie
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