Convention Row On Prohibition Near Showdown
At the Chicago Republican convention the prohibition dispute intensifies as administration forces push a sub mission plank for public submission. Senator Bingham attacks the plan while the resolutions committee battles to place a te re submission plank before a floor vote tonight. Five minute rule to be enforced as debate tightens after adjournment until 8 p m.
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Francis M. Stephenson
Associated Press
Chicago
Dune IS
Senator Bingham
Connecticut
Whole Resolutions Committee
Michigan
South Dakota
National Committee
Resolutions Committee
Congress Hotel
Bingham
Fess
Allotment Plan Challenged by Senator Borah in Senate
Senator Borah of Idaho moved to strike the alloted plan from the McNary farm relief bill. He called the plan clearly unconstitutional and unworkable. The measure would use the farm board to enforce an allotment scheme, export debentures, or equalization to handle surpluses, with penalties for buying below production costs.
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Washington
Borah
Idaho
Senate
National Farmers Union
McNary
Farm Board
Police officers pledge ten percent aid relief fund
In St. Louis on June 15 AP reports more than 400 police and civilian employees signed pledges to give ten percent of their pay to citizen relief and employment committees. The move, circulated by department heads, avoids a direct 10 percent city wage cut while the city seeks contributions to match relief funds raised by public subscription.
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ST. Louis
Police Department
Citizens Committees
Block move for veterans committee blocked in senate
Senate blocked creation of a standing veterans affairs committee today after extended debate. An amendment by Senator Vandenberg to delay until next session if the resolution passes was approved, with Ashurst proposing changes to membership.
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Washington
Standing Committee of Veterans Affairs
Senate
Vandenberg
Michigan
Ashurst
D. Ariz
Dizzy Dean Leaves Cardinals Amid Trade Grievances
Jerome Herman Dean known as Dizzy Dean has exited the St. Louis Cardinals. He boarded a train to St. Louis saying he is through with the champions due to poor treatment. Gabby Street said Dean has no real grievance but is hard to handle. Dean, a provocative pitcher, struggled for consistency this season after a standout year in the Texas League with Houston.
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Philadelphia
Jerome Herman Dean
Dizzy" Dean
St. Louis Cardinals
Dean
St. Louis
Rube Waddell
St Lewis Club
Tenterhooks
Cardinals
Gabby Street
Houston
Phillies
James Cagney Quits Films After Salary Dispute
Hollywoood star James Cagney and his wife left Denver after visiting friends as he announced the movies are washed up for good. The pair plans to go to Europe for vaudeville engagements following the salary dispute in Hollywood.
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Holly Woon
Calif
James Cagney
Hollywood
Cagney
Denver
Europe
Akron Dirigible On Last Lap Home From Sunnyvale Flight
The navy dirigible Akron left its mooring at Parris Island shortly after 1 a m today, beginning the final leg from Sunnyvale, California to Lakehurst, New Jersey. The 53 hour trip from Sunnyvale was delayed by brisk winds and rough seas, and the ship arrived here Monday after tracking north.
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Parris Island
S. G
Sunnyvale
Calif
Lakehurst
N. J
Sunny:vale
Linti
Capper suffers indigestion attack in Senate
Senator Capper of Kansas had a slight indigestion attack in the Senate. The office said it was nothing serious. Colleagues summoned Dr Calver, and Capper soon walked to his office denying any need to go home.
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Washington
Senator Capper
Kansas
Senate
George Calver
Capper
Underground Water Hidden Beneath Earth’s Surface
A historic note states underground water equals over one third of oceanic water, formed by rivers and springs with no visible sources. The phrasing reads like a compact science blurb from an old periodical.
Four Motorist Tax Items Quietly Increase Car Costs
In Washington a broad tax bill adds four motorist levies to balance the budget. Gasoline, registration, tire, and accessory taxes push costs higher while the threat of higher car prices looms. About 26 million drivers would share roughly $279 million in new motorist taxes, with noted impact on new car purchases and overall ownership. A separate Cuba report notes 25 men arrested in Santa Clara for conspiring against the government.
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Washington, D. C
John H. Driver
United States
Santa Clara
Cuba
European statesmen gather in Lausanne for reparations talks
In Lausanne on June 14 the arrival of statesmen from about a dozen European countries begins ahead of an international conference opening tomorrow at the Beau Rivage Hotel. The key issue is relief for Germany from reparations due July 15, with a potential moratorium of one to five years under discussion. Paris talks between Ramsay MacDonald and Edouard Herriot yielded a common viewpoint but no concessions.
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Lausanne
Switzerland
Germany
Paris
Ramsay MacDonald
Great Britain
Edouard Herriot
France
MacDonald
Young Plan
Beau Rivage
NC Supreme Court upholds Lea and Davis convictions
The North Carolina Supreme Court affirmed the convictions of Luke Lea of Nashville and Wallace B. Davis of Asheville for violation of state banking laws. Luke Lea Jr. was also affirmed. The Buncombe County trial found after the Central Bank failure, with Lea Sr. facing six to ten years, Davis four to six, and Lea Jr. a $25,000 fine or two to four years.
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Raleigh
WN. C
North Carolina Supreme Court Today
Luke Lea
Nashville, Tenn
Wallace B. Davis
Asheville
N. C
Luke Lea, Jr
Buncombe County
Dill Suggested as Democratic Nominee for VP
Washington June 15 The opinion that Senator Din of Washington may receive the Democratic nomination for vice president was voiced by Vice President Curtis after accepting from Dill a goodwill wish at a newsreel interview during the Republican convention. They spoke beside a radio set at the Capitol for senators listening to the Chicago convention.
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Washington
Curtis
Dill
Din
Capitol
Chicago
Burglars Hit McAdoo Home in Los Angeles
Burglars entered the William G. McAdoo Jr. residence as Mrs. McAdoo and two children slept, escaping with 800 dollars worth of silverware a fur neck piece and seven dollars in cash. Entry was gained via the front door using a pass key. Scotty MacGregor arrived in America and joked about a swift crossing after his voyage.
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Los Angeles
William G. McAdoo, Jr
Just the Man Behind the Wheel Desperation Crisis
A motorist, injured in a car wreck, is carried to a doctor's office. The physician, a veterinary surgeon, initially refuses aid. The motorist insists, admitting his mistake in attempting to drive the machine and acknowledging he was an ass to think he could run it.
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Fmateur
Convention Confronts Equal Rights Debate at Meeting
At Chicago conventions resolutions committee hearing, Mrs Rebecca Greathouse presented an endorsement by the widow of Senator Lindbergh for the woman party equal rights plank. West Virginia's Mrs Ellis Yost quipped resigning after a factional clash as Tolbert’s South Carolina delegation faced credentials denial and bar from the floor. Dr Martha De Rome asserted support for equal rights, while Bar ית Tolbert vowed a last stand to contest patronage and seating rules.
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Resolutions Committee
Rebecca Greathouse
Anne Morrow Lindbergh
Senator Morrow
New Jersey
Woeman’s
National Committee
West Virginia
Ellis Yost
Cora Ebert
Parkersbuug
Yost
T Am
Martha Robert de Rome
Porto Rico
United States
Joe
Tolbert
South Carolina
Credentials Committee
Funeral Rites for Morrow Maid Held at Englewood
Funeral services were held for Vic ter Sharpe English servant who died by suicide at the Morrow home. Gerald Shep herd the acting British consul general attended with a wreath. Mrs Morrow Dwight and Constance sailed for England as detectives questioned a maid linked to the Lindbergh case. Violet Sharpe formerly waited in the Morrow household, and her husband was named George Payne.
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Englewood
N. 2
Gerald Shepherd
Victer Sharpe
Dwight W. Morrow
Arthur Springer
Morrow
Beenham
England
Violet Sharpe
New Jersey
London
America
Violet
George Payne
Emily
Milford Jones, Burke Associate, Found Dead in Detroit Cabaret
Detroit police found Milford Jones, linked to gangster Fred Burke, murdered in the Stork Club cabaret. All guests were questioned and three women detained as investigators probe a quick fight scene and possible gang connections. Frahm linked Jones to the Cuckoo gang and earlier rivalries with Tommy Hayes in St Louis.
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Detroit
Milford Jones
Fred Burke
Jack Green
Fred W. Frahm
Jones
Frahm
ST. Louis
Old Cuckoo
Tommy Hayes
Hayes
Vast U S Coal and Fuel Reserves Probed
A historic note estimates the United States has coal to last about 2000 years and air supply enough for a century. It also suggests motor fuel could meet all needs for roughly 2900 years, reflecting optimistic energy longevity projections.
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United States
Highlights in Rep Snell's Speech on Hoover's Leadership
The speaker contrasts the Republican majority with a divided Democratic opposition while praising Herbert Hoover as the steady captain of the nation. He calls Hoover the engineer president solving vast problems for mankind and asserts Hoover's superiority among world leaders.
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Herbert Hoover
United States
Gun Cotton A Spur To Firemen In Kansas City
Kansas City firemen fought a blaze at the Sewell Paint and Varnish plant after an explosion in the mixing room. A carload of gun cotton in the basement caused fear of further explosions. three employees were injured and hospitalised. The plant was damaged, with total estimates around $230,000.
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Kansas City
Sewell Paint and Varnish Company
West Bottoms
Ed Moberly
Allen B. Kitt»ner
Miss Vernal Munday
Walter Geppson
Land
Geppson
Gaston Means Sentenced to Ten Year Term for Lindbergh Kidnapping
Gaston B Means was sentenced in the District of Columbia supreme court to ten years for larceny of the $100,000 Lindbergh ransom and five years more for $4,000 expense money. Justice Proctor ordered the sentences to run consecutively after the ten year term. An appeal was noted. The judge commented on Means’s exploitation of trust and emotions in the Lindbergh case.
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Washington
Gaston B. Means
Evalyn Walsh McLean
Lindbergh Iy
James M. Proctor
District of Columbia Supreme Court
Justice Department
T. Morris Wampier
Means
Justice Proctor
Jon
Lindbergh
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