Senate rejects Parker for Supreme Court seat 41 to 39
The Senate voted 41 to 39 to reject President Hoover's nomination of John J. Parker to the U S Supreme Court. The defeat ends a bitter fight marked by heavy pressure from labor and civil rights groups and leaves Hoover to propose another candidate to fill the vacancy caused by Justice Sanford's death.
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Quake Damages Iconic Shwedagon Pagoda in Burma
An earthquake in lower Burma damaged the Shwedagon pagoda at Pegu, valued at 1.25 million dollars, with the weather vane and jewels crushed. In Rangoon the quake killed fifty nine and injured two hundred four, while Pegu’s toll was reported as several thousands still.
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Pegu
Asia
Rangoon
Tornado Toll in Central Texas Reaches Sixty Five
Reports indicate a series of tornadoes swept across central Texas causing sixty five deaths. The灾 toll underscores widespread damage across multiple counties with emergency crews assessing ruined towns and infrastructure as responders work through the night to locate survivors.
Gale 100 Mile Per Hour Tornado Toll in Texas
United Press reports tornadoes swept through eastern Texas causing at least sixty five deaths and widespread devastation. Nordheim and Frost bore heavy losses with twenty five and twenty three bodies recovered respectively as towns were flattened and farms and public buildings damaged. Farther cities including Waco Kennedy Ennis San Antonio and Fort Worth also suffered property damage and injuries.
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San Antonio
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Abilene
Tex
McMurry College
VOTE GLERK PINCHED BY POLICE AT PRECINCT POLL
Otis Hines fifty of 251 West Michigan Street, an election clerk at the Eighth precinct Sixth ward, was arrested early this morning on charges of carrying concealed weapons and resisting an officer. Lieutenant Michael F. Morrissey and a squad found him running across the street hatless and coatless after he refused to reveal where he had been. A blackjack was found in his pocket.
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FIND BODY IN CREEK
The body of Charles Chambers 56 a Monon railway car repair worker was found in Fall Creek at McPherson Street. He had been ill and attempted suicide last week then disappeared until today. The body was recovered by Brown Patterson of 3111 North Arsenal Avenue.
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Maxim Seeks Silence for All Noises Across Seas
New York May 7 Hiram Maxim inventor of the Maxim silencer sailed today on the Aquitania for Europe to explore silencing sounds from pipes and machines. He plans to study European noise problems and compare them with American challenges already making progress.
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New York
Hiram Maxim
Aquitania
Europe
Plumber Rescued After Cave-in at New York Excavation
An emergency squad dug through twelve feet of sand to rescue Bernard Manger a plumber buried in a cave-in at an excavation site in New York. He was unharmed.
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Bu United Press
New York
Bernard Manger
Destruction In Frost Stunned Town In A Storm
Eyewitnesses narrate a sudden storm that swept Frost, destroying homes and the business district in moments. Edgar Bowman recalls clouded skies and a rainstorm, while T. J. Slay describes the wreckage as he rushed to collect his daughter Dorothy from school.
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Two hundred fifty children saved as wind storm hits Frost
A powerful wind tore the Frost area with a roof ripped off and windows shattered. Two hundred fifty children in a school were sheltered in rooms and hallways by two teachers, with no injuries. Banks vaults protected twenty one people. Property damage nears two million as fires erupt in business and residential areas.
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McKinley School Pupils Learn Home Arts Roles
In Muncie Indiana on May 7 pupils at McKinley school engage in a two week program pairing girls in manual training with boys making pastries in home economics. The project aims to familiarize future spouses with daily duties and domestic skills.
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My Times
Muncie, Ind
McKinley School
Radio Personalities Spotlight Opens With Baby Rose Marie
The Times Thursday launches a series on radio personalities, starting with Baby Rose Marie. The feature promises insights into the performer behind top programs and aims to reveal a great story about a beloved radio figure.
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Bishop Cannon Jr. under fire in Methodist conference
In Dallas on May 7 delegates debated whether Bishop James Cannon Jr. face charges of action unbecoming a bishop over political and stock market activities. Bishop W. N. Ainsworth of Lincoln, Ga, urged that charges be filed and the issue settled before other business at the twenty first quadrennial conference.
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United Press
Dallas
Tex
James Cannon Jr
Methodist Church
South
W. N. Ainsworth
Lincoln
Population census boosts Birmingham figures
Birmingham's population was announced at 257 657, an increase of 178 851 since 1920. The state tax board set the assessment valuation of the New Jersey Indiana and Illinois railroad at 766 932, up from 753 900 last year, with operations mainly in St. Joseph county.
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Birmingham
Ala
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New Jersey
Indiana and Illinois
St. Joseph County
Marion county returns show Holmes leads Congress race
Unofficial returns from about half of Marion county's 331 precincts show Holmes leading the Republican congressional field with 3,960 votes, Hall close behind, and Mowrer Smith and Hiner also in the mix as dry and wet camp alignments surface in the five sided primary. Pritchard leads Collins for criminal court nomination while Stark and Henderson contend for the prosecutorship. Democrats await fall ticket word with Garvin Chambers contesting probate bench.
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Stark to Probe Vote Theft Charges In Marion County
Prosecutor Judson L. Stark announced he would defer affidavits until official primary tabulation is complete and then compare with his data to determine if there is evidence of dishonesty. He noted arrests of three election workers and a precinct committeeman candidate for marking ballots. Stark defended his investigation of polling places in the First ward and pledged to clean up the count without fear or favor.
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Judson L. Stark
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Laurens Henderson
Jury not to be deterred by election petition
Terre Haute Indiana May 7 Judge John P Jeffries dismissed a petition urging grand jury action over possible primary election violations saying the grand jury will investigate any law violations and any citizen may present charges Newcastle Indiana May 7 officials cheer as city population drop short of feared 500 with 351 fewer residents narrowing the anticipated business downturn.
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Times Special
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Newcastle
Mother Kills 7 of 12 Children Then Shoots Self
In Columbus Ohio on May 7 1934 seven of Mrs Ethel Yeldem s twelve children were found dead with seven others injured or missing as she reportedly killed them with a rifle before shooting herself amid financial strain after her second husband s imprisonment. The victims ranged from 3 to 19 years old and included twins Alice and Allen aged 3. Elaine who survived cried for help as the scene unfolded. Vernon 12 was at a newsstand when the killings began and later watched as relatives and reporters arrived.
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Ethel Yeldem
Ohio
Mildred Geller
Mildred
Vernon
Elaine
Eldon Geller
Eleanor
Byron
Wayne
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U S Engineers to Develop Soviet Turkestan Irrigation Project
Moscow May 17 American engineers plan irrigation for Turkestan cotton region as Soviet officials advance the major development. They expect to buy millions of dollars worth of U S machinery and employ hundreds of engineers to harness the Syr Daria river aiming to cultivate 1 000 000 acres by 1933.
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Turkestan
Turkestan- Siberian
United States
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