Gossip spurs mob attack on film star William Haines
William Haines former screen idol and four friends were beaten and chased from a beach community by about a mob amid claims of false gossip after a gesture to a six year old boy. Haines called the incident a misunderstanding and said the attack was caused by malice.
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Centenarian Elizabeth Kimsey Dies in Smithville Home
Mrs. Elizabeth Kimsey aged 102 died at her Smithville residence. Born in Georgia on March 9, 1894, she outlived her husband who died in 1903.
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Editor Predicts Landon Victory in 1936 Race
Boston June 3. Henry J. Allen former bar governor and U S senator predicts Alf M Landon of Kansas will win the Republican nomination and the general election. Allen, speaking at Massachusetts Republican club dinner, says Landon lacks radio charm but reflects national demand for retrenchment and a pay as you go policy. He argues there is no need for a New Deal and questions campaign by radio prowess.
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Hauptmann Gellmante Executed in Jersey
In Trenton New Jersey on June 2 a prison official reported the execution of Charles Zied who died in the electric chair the same device that killed Bruno Hauptmann. Zied was slated to die the night Hauptmann died and his execution marked the end of a tri state gang as Virginia had already executed two leaders and Pennsylvania had none. Zied murdered Camden detective William T Feitz.
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Gov Hoffman awarded medal for one punch at banquet
In Trenton New Jersey Gov Harold G Hoffman received a silver plated medal for a one punch fight with Lou Wedemar a News service correspondent at a New York banquet. Twelve Princeton undergraduates sent the medal to the governor with a Rainbow Room championship inscription and a caricature. A donor letter hailed the governor for services to the state and the incident as observed in Rockefeller Center.
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Public reaction to court ruling awaited by Roosevelt
Washington dispatch reports President Roosevelt and lawmakers weighing the Supreme Court ruling invalidating New York's minimum wage law for women. Officials discuss constitutional amendments while public support for broader labor regulation grows, with Perkin urging wage protections and congress considering next steps.
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Justices Split 5 to 4 Dissent on Monday Remarks
On Monday, the court split 5 to 4 as a judge urged readers to review opinions. The speaker said there were dissenting views and warned that states cannot act nor can the federal government. A reporter noted a risky implication, but the president declined further comment. The AFL still hoped for federal regulation of hours and wages in some sectors.
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