France imposes peacetime death penalty for espionage
Paris reports a decree restoring the death penalty in peacetime for certain espionage offenses and extending penal servitude to peacetime convictions. The move targets rising spy activity, with France’s Deuxieme bureau leading the crackdown near the Alsace border and fortifications.
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Vienna Nazi list flags 7,126 Jews barred from practice
In Vienna the official Nazi organ Voelkischer Beobachter lists 7,126 Jews temporarily removed from practicing law. The report notes 1,059 Jewish war veterans are allowed to continue their legal work. June 29, Vienna.
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Voel der Beobachter
Hour Dairy Strike in St. Louis Settled
In St Louis a six hour strike by 500 employees of two large dairies disrupted deliveries. A compromise settlement raised inside workers by 160 dollars weekly, kept drivers on current scales, added credit responsibilities, and created a seniority system ensuring last hired is first laid off.
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United States to press nonintervention on bombings
Secretary Hull said the US would urge restraint against bombing civilian populations and oppose nonmilitary attacks. In a letter to Representative Beiter, Hull argued severing trade would depart from nonintervention and involve the nation in greater actions, while noting Tahiti lies about 3400 miles from San Francisco.
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Hull
United States
Beiter
Tahiti
San Francisco
Pershing Hopes to Visit France in Near Future
Washington AP General John J. Pershing, recovering at Walter Reed after illness, plans another inspection tour of American World War monuments in France if his condition allows. He may stay two more months, then visit the ballet field cemeteries improvements and continues a tranquil convalescence with daily drives, occasional letters, and interest in western stories and biographies. He will be 78 in September.
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G O P Campaign Opens at Kirksville with Frank
Missouri Republicans announce an August 12 Kirksville rally to launch the state campaign. Dr. Glenn Frank, former UW president, will speak as part of a program chaired by T. Mattingly. Henry Caulfield, likely nominee for US senator, also to open his campaign at the event. The party aims for a strong fall push with no major primary battles to deplete resources.
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Voice Restored After Tonsillectomy In Calif Woman
In San Jose on June 29 AP reports Josephine Campagna, 20, who had been speechless since October, regained her voice after a tonsillectomy released throat muscles strained by hysteria. She plans to celebrate July by singing and making noise. Her father Anthony Campagna fell from a tree, shocking her and triggering the episode.
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Carter's Little Liver Pills Stir Morning Energy
A vintage ad touts Carter's Little Liver Pills to stimulate bile flow and ease digestion. It claims daily bile release prevents sour food from decaying in the bowels, reducing gas and constipation and restoring a lively, less sour mood each morning.
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Federal drive on low mood set for momentum by July 1
President Roosevelt said the federal drive to ease unemployment would reach full momentum by July 1 while seeking a permanent aid plan not relying on armaments. He cited Sweden’s public works relief financing as a possible model and noted U S efforts in a $3.75 billion program push speed this month.
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New Madrid to honor heroine Dorothy Tidwell Saturday
New Madrid Missouri June 29 AP Dorothy Tidwell age 12 will be honored by the Junior Chamber of Commerce and local residents with a medal for heroic action saving her sisters from a swollen Mississippi river after their car rolled off a bank. G G Dawson president of the Junior Chamber will give the presentation on the county courthouse steps with clothing items donated for Dorothy to wear.
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