Troops Near Washington Readiness Amid Bonus Army Tension
Washington dispatch reports DC health officials deem camp conditions “bad” as authorities plan to move veterans home. Police prepare transportation offers while Army units stand ready. Rainey signals House vote on immediate cash bonus. LA notes Southern California veterans set to march toward Washington on Saturday.
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Washington
District of Columbia
William C. Fowler
Glessford
Bolling Field
Capitol
Workers Ex-service Men's League
Capitol Hill Yate
Rainey
House
Showers Forecast and Cooler Thursday Across Regions
Weather notes forecast showers and cooler conditions for Thursday across Missouri West portions see possible thunderstorms tonight while east areas face afternoon or tonight showers. Milnais reports partly cloudy skies tonight and Thursday with a chance of showers in extreme north. River stages show Tamm 21 and Ranses City at 14.4 with minor flood indicators. Local notices cite Bishop J Henry Tihen of Wichita Warsaiy to speak Thursday night in Tuscumbia during Knights of Columbus meeting at their hall. Meeting starts at 8 PM.
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Missouri
West Portion
East Portion
Milnais
Tamm
Ranses City
Roos Settle
Rae
J. Henry Tihen
Wichi- Warsaiy
Gilta
Tuscumbia
Knights of Columbus
Aeee
Sdate Doe
Caulfield Heads to Chicago for Republican National Convention
Governor Caulfield will leave Jefferson City Sunday night with Mrs. Caulfield to attend the Republican National Convention in Chicago as a delegate. Political circles expect him to chair Missouri's delegation, a first for the chief executive as a convention attendee. He declined to reveal his advocate or preferred candidate.
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Caulfield
Jefferson City
Chicago
Missouri
Veto Looms Over Bond Proposal In Senate Action
Washington June Senate Banking Committee approved a 400 million dollar public works bond issue as part of a Democratic unemployment relief bill. Rep Tilson of Connecticut predicted a presidential veto while Democrats backed the measure, skipping loans to private industry and opposing Barbour’s private loan idea.
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Washington
White House
Senate
Banking Committee
Capitol
Representative Tilson
Conn
Tilson
Hoover
Congress
Reconstruction Corporation
Mills
Wagner
New York
House
Senate Banking Committee
Democratic Relief Plan
Red Cross
McNary
Senate Agriculture Committee
Farm Board
Garner
Short service for Esther M. Hoffman at Hoffman Home
A short service will be held at the Hoffman home 1026 S Dunklin St at 8 AM Thursday for Esther May Hoffman 35 wife of Gus who died Tuesday at St Marys Hospital after illness and an amputation. Survived by husband parents Mr and Mrs Henry White of Brookfield four brothers and one sister. Body to Brookfield for Baptist church rites at 2:30 PM Thursday.
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Hoffman
S. Dunklin Street
Esther May Hoffman
Gus Hoffman
St. Mary's Hospital
Hofman
Myr
Henry White
Brookfield
Bank plot tale and campus fight roil Missouri
In Joplin and Columbia, a campus clash between Dr. G E Ward and Dr. H H Charlton is related to fall tensions over a student. Ward and his son deny starting the quarrel while Charlton recounts events and Harold Ward’s exam struggles. Separately, four men near Eugene were released after a bank robbery plot provoked investigations.
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Joplin Mo
G. E. Ward
Joplin
H. H. Charlton
Missouri University
Ward
T. Benjamin Ward
Charlton
Board of Curators
Dr. Charlton
Harold Ward
Harold
Columbia
University of Missouri
T. JB. Ward
Chariton
Inas
American system faces great test says Karl A Bickel
Karl A Bickel, president of United Press, says Europe sees the United States facing its greatest test in this year's elections. Continental observers expect a chance for U S leadership amid looming economic and political challenges and note Europeans care more about decisive U S action than the personalities at conventions.
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New York
Karl A. Bickel
United Press
Bickel
United States
Europe
Senator Irwin To Speak Here Tonight In Missouri War Veterans
Former State Senator W. C. Irwin will deliver an address at the courthouse on current issues. Frederick Wollitan, a leading SAPAEN speaker in Missouri, was elected commander of the Missouri Department of the United Spanish War Veterans. Other officers elected include Joseph T. Cregiston, Lester W. Lukens, Dr. Wallace I. Longstreth, and Rev. Charles F. E. Robinson.
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W. C. Irwin
Frederick Wollitan
Missouri
United States Army
Missouri Department of the United Spanish War Veterans
Wollman
Jefferson Barracks
Joseph T. Cregiston
St. Joseph
Lester W
Lukens
Independence
Wallace I. Longstreth
Kansas City
Charles FE. Robinson
Mokane
Crippled Children Society Plans Work in Missouri
Members of the Executive Committee of the Missouri Society for Crippled Children will meet in Jefferson City tomorrow to map the organization’s activities for the coming year. Attending are Dr Archer O’Reilly president John C Tobin treasurer Edward E North Mrs R J De Lano Mrs William Clark John Cornish and Clifford G Scruggs finance chairman.
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The
Missouri Society For Crippled Children
Jefferson City
Archer O'Reilly
John C. Tobin
St. Louis
Edward 8. North
R. J. DeLano
Kansas City
William Clark
St. Joseph
John Cornish
Louisiana
Clifford G. Scruggs
Young Editor in Wis Nomination Sparks GOP Convention
Madison Wis June AP John B Chipple Ashland editor was nominated on the first official ballot at the conservative Republican convention John B Chipple a youthful editor from Ashland was nominated for United States Senator on the first official ballot at the Republican convention in Madison. Governor Caulfield announced Walter F Stahlhuth Maplewood as judge of St Louis County Probate Court to replace Sam B Hogdon who died from injuries after a fall from a horse. Illinois extradition papers for Joseph Shea were granted and charges of operating a confidence game were approved by Governor Caulfield. Shea is under arrest in Louis.
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Madison
Wis
John B. Chipple
Ashland
United States
Caulfield
Walter F., Stahlhuth
Maplewood
St. Louis County
Sam B. Hogdon
Illinois
Joseph Shea
Madison County
Sheat
Louis
Reed urges beer to boost federal revenue tax plan
Former Senator James A. Reed told reporters Congress should legalize 3 to 3 1/2 percent beer and limited wine as a revenue measure. He said such a change could raise up to three-quarters of a billion dollars in federal taxes and boost state and local revenues, urging action before the Democratic convention. He argued the 18th amendment could be respected while allowing non intoxicating alcohol levels. Separately, the National Association of Retail Grocers adopted a repeal resolution of the 18th amendment, citing cleansing the body politic and social contentment.
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Kansas City
Dune
Congress
James A. Reed
Missouri
Reed
Supreme Court
Democratic Party
Rockefeller
ST. Louis
National Association of Retail Grocers
Mabee Named Prosecuting Attorney for Putnam County
Ray Mabee of Unionville was appointed by Governor Caulfield as Putnam County Prosecuting Attorney to replace Thomas B. Davis who resigned. Mabee, a Republican, previously served as assistant under Davis, a Democrat.
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Ray Mabee
Unionville
Putnam County
Caulfield
Thomas B. Davis
Mabee
Davis
Inter City Golf Tourney Opens June 14 At Fulton
Jefferson City Country Club officials announced the Inter city Golf Tourney starts June 14 in Fulton with Jefferson City, Fulton, Columbia and Sedalia fielding a ten player team and two substitutes. The Jefferson City squad will move from Fulton to Columbia on June 15 to complete the schedule as announced. Col W A Dallmeyer will lead the team to Fulton and coach the best players through the event.
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Inter City
Jefferson City
Fulton
Columbia
Sedalia
Intercity
Col
W. A. Dallmeyer
Gambling War Budding in Jefferson City
A local gambling clash in Jefferson City escalates as out-of-town operators cut prices and offer cash prizes to lure bettors. One new joint offered 15 dollars during a brief hours window, prompting squeezed profits for local operators. Police and officials show concern, with fingerprinting tied to burglaries and possible enforcement pressures.
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Jefferson City
Former Capital City Resident Dies in St Louis Hospital
George W. Hobbs, 56, former state and national bank examiner and a prominent Democrat, died of a heart attack in St Louis hospital. A lifelong public servant, Hobbs lived in Jefferson City as a boy and moved to St Louis about thirty years ago.
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ST. Louis
George W. Hobbs
State and National Bank
Hobbs
Jefferson City
Still wrangle over digger machine
Excelsior Springs Massachusetts June B AP reports a dispute over ditch digging with city council, chamber, gas company, and workers amid a standstill as Missouri Power and Light prepares to bring natural gas. Laborers prefer hand digging. supervisor says machine ditching is essential.
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Excelsior
Springs
Chamber of Commerce
Ile
Missouri Power & Light Company
Excelsior Springs
R. H. Fulton
Break up of woman bank robbery gang in Kansas City
Police report breaking up a bank robbery gang directed by a man with the arrest of Luther Jordan 299 Alice White 30 and Pauline Lowery 33 in the National Bank and Trust Company of North Kansas City incident on April 9. Witnesses at headquarters identified Jordan and White as the two who entered the bank with drawn revolvers.
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Kansas City
Mog
National Bank and Trust. Company of North
Pettis Co men held on day charge
Roy Nelson Elmer Bryan and William Kelley were brought from near Smithton Pettis County to be arraigned before Commissioner David W Peters for possessing a still. Federal officials from Jefferson City found a 200 gallon still 75 gallons of whisky and 250 gallons of mash on a farm near Smithton and placed the three men under arrest. After arraignment the date for a preliminary hearing was to be fixed.
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Roy Nelson
Elmer Bryan
William Kelley
Smithton
Pettis County
David W. Peters
Jefferson City
Sulphur bombs used on cleaning shops in Kansas City
In Kansas City on June 8 AP reports two sulphur bombs were used in attacks on cleaning shops. Everett Mason, 19, forced entry at 3305 Brooklyn Avenue and extinguished a bomb threatening fire. Another bomb at 3403 Troost Avenue caused slight damage before being put out.
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Kansas City
Everett Mason
Brooklyn Avenue
Troost Avenue
Iwar veteran dies in road accident in Grafton
Grafton West Virginia June 8 One world war veteran was killed and two others may die from injuries after a truck overturned on a curve en route from Lexington Kentucky to Washington to join the bonus army. All men were residents of Lexington.
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Grafton
W. Va
Lexington
Washington
Osage heiress Mary Elkins dies after liquor overdose
Osage Indian oil heiress Mary Elkins, once among the wealthiest Osages with oil holdings valued over 1 million and annual income over 180000, is found dead at her Ivy Wild home in Colorado Springs. Acting coroner Omer Gillett rules death from excessive liquor use. violence ruled out. Authorities had pursued papers in a separate affections suit with a missing African American claimant.
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Colorado Springs
Mary Elkins
Osage
Ivy Wild
Omer R. Gillett
Degrees Conferred at Columbia Commencement
At the university’s ninth tieth annual commencement Dr Walter Williams confirmed 791 degrees including three honorary doctor of laws and 144 graduate students. University of Missouri president Dr Harry Woodburn Chase delivered the address. Honorary honorees were Guy A. Thompson of St. Louis president of the American Bar Association Walter W Stewart New York economist and Walter Rautenstrauch New York engineer all graduates of the university.
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Columbia
Walter Wiliams
University of Missouri
Harry Woodburn Chase
University of Minais
Guy A. Thompson
St. Louis
American Bar Association
Walter
Means Goes On Trial In Lindbergh Fraud Case
The trial of Gaston B. Means on charges of embezzlement and fraud larceny totaling $104,000 from Mrs. Edward B. McLean began in the District of Columbia Supreme Court. A jury of 41 men and one woman was selected after the defense used peremptory challenges to remove four Catholics. Justice Proctor planned to lock the jury during recesses and overnight.
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Washington
Gaston B. Means
Edward B. McLean
District of Columbia
Preme Court
Proctor
Guard at Soldier's Home Dismissed for Beating Veteran
Leavenworth Kansas June with AP report Guardian Flint Pollard was suspended and charged with beating a veteran Gerald Powers at the Soldier's Home. Pollard allegedly clubbed Powers causing severe injuries. In Detroit Babe Ruth hit his 17th homer of the season off Earl Whitehill in the first inning against the Yankees, narrowing the major league lead gap to four behind Jimmie Foxx.
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Leavenworth, Kans
Flinty Pollard
Pollard
Gerald Powers
Detroit
Babe Ruth
Earl Whitehill
Yankee
Barte
Combs
Babe
Jimmie Foxy
Cincinnati Surges in Baseball Tilt vs New York
In a National League game Cincinnati scores 4 runs while New York chalks up 9. Final box shows pitchers Bennion Sra Frey Sth, Lombardi Fitzsimmons Hogan O Farrell Sth. Game details include partial inning scores and misread characters.
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Cincinnati
New York
Bixey
Bennion, Sra
Frey
Lombardi
Fitzsimmons
Hogan
Contract Awarded for Jefferson City Federal Building
A Federal building contract for Jefferson City Missouri was awarded by the Treasury to the A W Kutsche Company of Detroit Michigan for 249000. The firm has 450 calendar days to complete the project. Work begins with wrecking two buildings at Washington and High Streets. Postmaster Linhardt says hiring is the contractor’s job. Three other bids were within 106000 of the winner.
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Washington
Jefferson City
The
Treasury
A. W. Kutsche Company
Detroit
Mich
Ben H. Linhardt
Washington and
High Streets
Okt
L. K. Olek
Lumharat
Kutsche
Antiwar protest halted as McArthur address draws police
In Plittsburgh on June 8 AP reports police stopped an antiwar demonstration at the University of Pittsburgh during General Douglas MacArthur's appearance as commencement speaker. Two students and a former student were taken to a police station while being pulled from the activities building.
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Plittsburgh
Douglas McArthur
University of Pittsburgh
University
Plan to distribute wealth sparks Senate clash
Washington June 8 A resolution calling on the commerce department for a report on the distribution of the national wealth was introduced by Senator Latollette R Wis Its immediate consideration was blocked when McNary R Ore objected.
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Washington
Commerce Department
Latollette
Wis
McNary
Senate panel backs Brossard to tariff panel
The Senate Finance Committee approved a favorable report on the nomination of Edgar B. Brossard of Utah for reappointment to the Tariff Commission. The action clears the way for a full Senate vote on his renomination.
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Brossard
Washington
Edgar B. Brossard
Utah
Tariff Commission
Senate Finance Committee
Honorary pallbearers led by Coolidge at McLean funeral
Honorary pallbearers headed by former President Calvin Coolidge attended the funeral of former United States Senator George P. McLean. McLean, who retired from the Senate in 1929, died suddenly from a heart attack in Simsbury Connecticut on June 3.
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Simibary
Conn
Calvin Coolidge
United States
George P. McIean
McLean
Senate
Coolidge
White House
Panama Canal Traffic Drops to Ten Year Low
Panama City reports only one ship passing the canal yesterday, the lightest traffic in a decade. Two Pacific to Atlantic vessels anchored in Gatun Lake overnight, while overall congestion and delays affected regional commerce.
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Panama City
Panama Canal
Pacific
Atlantic
Gatun Lake
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