Public Works Plan Proposed by House Group
The House Appropriations Committee recommended a $173.5 million public works construction program for 433 federal buildings and post offices, plus a $20 million veterans hospital effort for 11,466 beds across 38 hospitals. The measure excludes $23.9 million for Philippine currency reserve relief and awaits action in the House tomorrow.
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Washington
Congress
House Appropriations Committee
Congress District
Hawaiian Islands
Islands
Treasury and
Postoffice
Veterans Hospital
Jefferson Barracks
Kansan Prison Riot Suppressed After Night of Fire
In a tense rescue, guards retook control of the Kansas Pen after a riot by inmates. Elevators failed, hostages were freed, and Warden Simpson will conduct the inquiry. Damage is estimated to require two weeks to repair as fire crews battled the blaze for hours.
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Woodward
Nathan
Cowboy
van Metex
van Meter
Harvey Hey
Graham
Desperate mine mutiny ends as guards retake air shaft
After a dawn mutiny at the mine, convicts and about 50 surrendering inmates hold hostages while guards in gas masks descend the shaft. Fuel fires burn hay as authorities recount tense hours with threats to release prisoners and hostages, and a counterattack ends with control returning to the guards.
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Pete
Simpson
Murray
O. N. Johnson
Johnson
Missouri Delegation Seeks $140 Million Flood Relief
Washington June 19 AP Senator Clark and Senator Truman and Representative Cannon of Missouri urged President Roosevelt to approve an emergency flood relief appropriation totaling 140 million dollars. The appeal cites widespread damage and the need for rapid funding to support vulnerable communities and infrastructure recovery.
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Roosevelt
Clark
Truman
Representative Cannon
Missouri
Mitchell Hearing Probes Ship Subsidy Graft Claims
Mitchell testifies before a commerce committee about alleged graft and waste in ship subsidies and the Leviathan retirement plan. He accuses officials and an advisory committee of taking millions in subsidies while denying new investigations as Senators press for action and possible criminal referrals.
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Department of Justice
Vandenberg
R-Mich
White
Congress
International Mercantile Marine Interests
Leviathan
United States Lines
McNary
R-Ore
Mlin
Roper
Teapot Dome
Scoves
Roosevelt
Legiathan
Bachman
D-Tenn
Missourian
Raper
H. H. Heimann
Michigan
Gibson
Charles van New, Kirk
Washington
New York
Steamboat Inspection Service
Commercee
Morgan
Charles F. Mitchell
Otto H. Kahn
Albert Wiggin
Arthur Cutten
Commerce Department
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The
Shipping Board
Paul W. Chapman
International Mercantile Marine Company
Roosevelt endorses utilities bill section at press confab
President Roosevelt voiced approval for the section aimed at eliminating holding companies not in adjoining territory. A House subcommittee recommended a substitute bill trimming the senate measure while clarifying intrastate firms remain unaffected. The president illustrated the scheme with a chart of a typical holding company structure and argued the goal is to curb profits skimmed through multiple layers.
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Roosevelt
House Interstate Commerce Subcommittee
Senate
Securities and Exchange Commission
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House
Interstate Commerce Committee
Public Service Corporation of
New Jersey
Niagara Hudson Company
New York
Associated Gas and Electric Company
Court Affirms City Right to Oust Telephone Firm
Missouri case confirms municipal consent powers over street uses for poles and wires remain separate from Public Service Commission authority. Lebanon officials offered renewal at $29,600 after franchise expiration. Missouri Standard Telephone Company, owning LaClede County system since 1928, challenged price as unreasonable. Newly granted franchise set at $300 annually.
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Public Service Commission
Missouri Standard Telephone Company
City of
Lebanon
Laclede County Telephone Company
Fisherman Finds One Dollar Bill in Fish
Excelsior Springs Missouri June 19 UP Ruppert Stonner paid 35 cents for a fish. While cleaning the purchase Stonner found a one dollar bill hidden inside. The fish was bought from Russell Strickler for 10 cents and the finder became 65 cents wealthier.
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Excelsior Springs
Ruppert Stonner
Homer Casteel
Stonner
Casteel
Russell Strickler
Hannibal Mark Twain Pageant Opens Tonight in City
More than a thousand Hannibal residents dress in colorful costumes for the premiere of a three night pageant tracing Mark Twain's life and works. Rain postponed opening last night. show repeats Thursday and Friday with a Halley’s comet ballet, scenes from Twain’s life, river pilot license, wedding and return to Hannibal reenactments, a 30 piece band and chorus, 250 dancers, and a finale parade of Twain characters.
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Hannibal
Mark Twain
Samuel Longhorn Clemens
Halley
Sawyer
Deficiency Bill 5 Submitted to House
Washington June 18 AP A 224472000 deficiency appropriation bill would take from the President the right to transfer funds within a department and was submitted to the House today by its appropriations committee.
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Washington
Roosevelt
House
Appropriations Committee
Huey Long Plans Barnstorm Tour for Share the Wealth
Washington June 19 up Sen Huey P Long plans a summer barnstorming tour to explain his share the wealth program. His secretary Harle J Christenberry said Long would carry two sound tracks to aid speechmaking. The secretary noted the tour will open in the near future.
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Washington
Huey P. Long
Harle J. Christen‘berry
Long
Christenberry Plans Nationwide July Tour
New England on July 13 at Stamford Conn. Christenberry said. From there he will gradually work his way around the country. The complete itinerary has not been made up.
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New England
Stamford
Conn
Christenberry
Las
Bomb Blast Removes 200 Tons From Niagara Falls Rock
Niagra Falls Ont June 19 AP explosives rock Niagara Falls removing about 200 tons of shale from Cable Rock at the rim of the Horseshoe falls. The dynamiting precedes next month’s extensive blasting to clear Niagara Gorge rock weakened by the falls erosion.
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Ont
Horseshoe Falls
Niagara Gorge
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