26 Jul 1931
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Newspaper
Jefferson City Post Tribune
Location
Jefferson City, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1931
Page
1
Detroit police hold Mrs. Rose Veras and her son as they probe the deaths of ten roomers since 1923 at the Veras rooming house. Ninety five insurance policies named Veras as beneficiary totaling about 1500 dollars. A roomer, Steve Mak, died after falling from an attic window. witnesses say he was pushed. Police note postmortems showed alcoholism in two cases. Mrs. Veras cites an old Hungarian custom for insuring roomers.
Goin Harvey conducts a third party convention in Montene, Ark. with delegates from 25 states and Alaska. The event features radicals and sober businessmen discussing plans for a reorganized government, new money, and abolition of interest. Roebuck of Fort Wayne is seen as a likely presidential candidate if Harvey declines the banner. Andrae Wordasky From Los Angeles represents over 100 California organizations.
London Aug 26 Philip Snowden British Chancellor vows nationwide sacrifices to save the nation from a 600 million deficit. He pledges equitable burden across classes and insists the new government must restore international confidence by balancing the budget and proving Britain's financial stability to sustain currency and wages. He recalls firm stances at Hague talks and warns loss of sterling confidence would shrink purchasing power and investment.
The Grand Lodge of the United Brothers of Friendship and the Sisters of the Mysterious Ten held a joint public session in the Missouri capitol. Gov. Caulfield urged equal educational opportunities and humane prison conditions, condemning lynching and praising progress since emancipation. Local events included a church reception and a varied program of music and readings.
JOLIET Aug 26 AP Convict Arthur Miller used a prison diet to slim into the warden's golf clothes and walk out July 4. He later bragged of a birdie on No 3 before a trip to Davenport and Chicago. A traffic crash led to his arrest when found.
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