Parade Ends Confederate Veterans Gathering In Biloxi
In Biloxi Mississippi on June 6 AP reports the Civil War veterans wrap up their fortieth reunion with a beach parade and final sessions. General L W Stephens of Coushatta Louisiana was named commander in chief for the coming year and officers were selected. The body declined a joint reunion with northern veterans amid G A R opposition to carrying the Confederate flag in a joint parade. Next year the United Confederate Veterans will meet in Montgomery Alabama. A formal vote chose vice commanders and annual ball festivities closed the event with younger couples joining the veterans under a polished tent floor.
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Biloxi
Miss
South
Mississippi Sound
L. W. Stephens
Coushatta
Alabama
Stephens
R. A. Sneed
Oklahoma
C. A. Dessaussure
Memphis
Tenn
Department of Army of Tennessee
Louisiana
Florida
Tennessee
Mississippi
Georgia
Kentucky
Warriors of the Confederacy
Youthful Slayer Electrocuted in Huntsville Texas
William Dagger Pruitt, 22, convicted slayer of 17 year old Dallas student William Mann, was executed by electric chair at Huntsville state prison at 12:05 a.m. A robed priest accompanied him and an official asked for any final words as a man outside the door fainted.
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Huntsville
Texas
William
Dagger) Pruitt
William Mann
Dallas
A. m
Father Finnegan
Pruitt
Cox for repeal day amendment in Ohio
Former Ohio governor James M. Cox, Democratic 1920 nominee, urged repeal of the eighteenth amendment at a Columbus victory dinner. He backed government control of liquor manufacture and distribution and called for a nationwide prohibition on private or corporate liquor traffic. Janet Shouse accused the current administration of poor judgment and forecast a Democratic victory in the fall.
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Columbus
James M. Cox
Ohio
Cox
United States
Atlee Pomerene
Cleveland
Martin L. Davey
Kent
America
Shouse
Bank Robbery in Niles Suburb Ends With $4000 Heist
The States Bank of Niles in a Chicago suburb was robbed by two men, one armed with a shotgun. They forced the president, the cashier, and the village treasurer to lie on the floor in a vault and escaped with four thousand dollars.
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Chicago
States Bank of
Niles
Dodson Qualifies for Senate Race in Tennessee
Nashville educator David Wesley Dodson entered the Democratic Senate field as one of four Democrats seeking the seat long with Cordell Hull Andrew L. Todd and Dr. John R. Neal. Neal aims at both long and short terms while Paul E. Divine runs unopposed for the Republican nomination. Neal will oppose Brock in the primary for the short term.
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Nashville
U. S
Tennessee
William E. Brock
David Wesley Dodson
Dodson
Cordell Hull
Andrew L. Todd
Murfreesboro
John R. Neal
Knoxville
Paul E. Divine
Johnson City
Neal
Senator Brock
Four Killed as Autos Collide in Duluth
A head-on crash last night between an automobile and a street car left four dead and three others seriously injured in Duluth. Victims include Violent Hanson 20 of Duluth instantly killed, and Fred Hanson 18, Mrs Mary Steveney 29 Duluth, and John Hartman of Minneapolis who died today.
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Duluth
Violent Hanson
Fred Hanson
Mary Steveney
John Hartman
Minneapolis
Davis Successor Is Recommended for Labor Secretary
The Nebraska delegation recommended Grace Abbott of Grand Island to Hoover as successor to James J. Davis as labor secretary. Abbott heads the children’s bureau. advocacy came from Senators Norris and Howell and six Nebraska representatives. Davis plans to stay on to finish his annual report due in August.
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Washington
Grace Abbott
James J. Davis
President Hoover
Nebraska
Miss Abbott
Grand Island
Children’s Bureau
Labor Department
Norris and
Howell
Davis
Pennsylvania
Opposition Claims Votes to Defeat London Naval Pact
Washington June 6 AP Opponents of the London naval pact claim voting gains while sponsors remain confident the treaty will be ratified. Senators Johnson California and Robinson Indiana Republicans forecast a fight and possible rejection. A special session for debate will be called by President Hoover after adjournment. Borah says daily Senate committee sessions will continue until a vote, with testimonies and State Department documents due. Secretary Stimson confirms delivery of requested papers.
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Washington
Johnson
California
Robinson
Indiana
Hoover
Senate
Borah
Foreign Relations Committee
State Department
Stimson
London
Threats and Knife Attack in Minnesota Divorce Case
Frank Walton tells how his wife threatened to kill him for 25 dollars but failed to obtain the sum. He testifies she attacked him with knives and fists, saying she would kill him when the knife was sharp enough. Walton claims cruel and inhuman treatment and that the threat prompted him to leave.
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ST. Paul, Minn
Frank Walton
Flood Control Funds Allocated for Mississippi and Surveys
Washington June 6 announcement from the War Department details an allotment of 24,200,000 for Mississippi flood control and 1,123,650 for navigation, flood control, power and irrigation surveys. The funds aim to advance flood protection and related infrastructure statewide.
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Washington
Mississippi
War Department
Hoover Signs Bill Extending VA Compensation Deadline
President Hoover signed a bill extending the window for World War veterans to apply for compensation from 1930 to 1935. The extension preserves eligibility for those who had not yet filed under the 1928 act.
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Washington
Hoover
Weather Update For Tennessee And Virginia
Partly cloudy with local thunder showers this afternoon or tonight in central and east Tennessee and cooler tonight. Virginia expects showers with a high and cooler Saturday as southwest winds pick up. Yesterday's high was 85 and the low 62 with rainfall 0.21 inches. readings taken at 6:30 p.m. daily by C. L. Bunn of the U.S. Weather Office.
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Tennessee
Centtral
Virginia
C. L. Bunn
Greeneville Man Bryant Killed On Lonesome Pine Trail
Greeneville man B. K. Bryant 35, general construction supervisor for Tennessee Eastern Electric, was found dead by a bus driver on Lonesome Pine trail near Marshall North Carolina. His battered head and missing car suggest he was killed after giving a ride. a Lincolnton man was arrested in a car identified as Bryant’s and will be taken to Marshall for trial.
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Greeneville
Tenn
B. K. Bryant
Tennessee Eastern Electric Company
Lonesome Pine Trail
Marshall
N. C
Bryant
Lincolnton
Bruce Consents to Seek Office in Memphis
Arthur Bruce a Memphis lumberman endorsed for governor by the Republican state executive committee announced he will enter the race. He said the endorsement followed by moments of delay to consult friends. Also named is Paul Divine of Johnson City seeking the Senate. Bruce said he has never held office and his political activity has been brief.
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Memphis
Arthur Bruce
Republican State Executive Committee
Bruce
Paul Divine
Johnson City
Tne
Boy Becomes Millionaire Through Father's Will
Chicago on June 6 AP reports 14 year old Alexis Thompson inherits his father's entire estate valued at 2 000 000 dollars after the passing of David P Thompson vice president of Inland Steel Company.
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Chicago
David P. Thompson
Inland Steel Company
Alexis
Close vote on bill certain to develop
The Smoot-Hawley tariff bill faces another conference as lawmakers push for revisions. Senator Steck, a Democrat from Iowa, opposed the measure calling it a fraud or crime. Conferees were called to rewrite disputed clauses before adjournment, with House conferees reappointed and votes on leather and shoe duties contested.
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Steck
Iowa
Smoot
Senate Finance Committee
Curtis
Canada
Mexico
House
Garner
Texas
Senate
Conferees Reach Informal Pact on Tariff Duties
Washington June 6 Acting with dispatch the tariff bill conferees reached an informal agreement on duties for rayon filaments specialty cheese and frozen cherries. A snag remains in rewriting watch paragraphs delaying final reporting while Reid and Barkley aid. Final vote not expected until next week as Steck and Copeland threaten opposition.
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Washington
Senate
Reid
Illinois
Barkley
Kentucky
Girl in Murder Tricked by Cop in New York
Rose Halperin, 28, held as material witness in Jacob Rothenberg’s killing, bail set at 15000. Irving Ashkenas, taxi driver, faces manslaughter charge. Montreal ruse lured Halperin with a fake James Capone. Canaveri, a NYC detective, reveals the plot and Halperin’s claims of garment union pay.
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New York
Alphonse
Scarface
Rothenberg
Miss Halperin
Montreal
Chicago
James Capone
al Capone
Capone
Crain
Eugene S. Canaveri
New York City
Caraway will not order subpoena for Bishop Cannon
Jonesboro Ark June 6 Senator T H Caraway chairman of the Senate lobby committee said he would not order a subpoena for Bishop James Cannon Jr who walked out on the panel The minister’s absence leaves the committee puzzled over how to proceed The senator cancelled a Fort Smith engagement to visit his home before moves to Dexter Missouri and Washington He spoke at Jonesboro A and M college and planned a Democratic rally in Dexter before traveling to Washington
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Jonesboro
Ark
Dexter
Washington
T. H. Caraway
Senate Lobby Committee
James Cannon Jr
Caraway
Arkansas Bar Association
Fort Smith
Lobby Committee
Bishop Cannon
Jonesboro A
M. College
Senate ponders action on Bishop Cannon for walkout
Washington June 6 Senate lobby investigators debated what to do about Bishop James Cannon Jr who refused to answer questions and walked out on the committee. Acting chairman Senator Walsh said no action would be taken until Chairman Caraway returns. Cannon was en route to Washington but telegrams place him in Jonesboro Arkansas. He had an engagement to speak in Dexter Missouri that night and gave no hint of cancellation. The inquiry concerns his 1928 political activities against the…
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Washington
Caraway
Arkansas
Senate
James Cannon
Senator Walsh
Montana
Jonesboro
Ark
Los Angeles Population Surges in Ten Years
The federal census credits Los Angeles city with 1,231,730 residents in 1930, up 655,057 since 1920, a 115.59 percent rise. The Los Angeles County total reached 2,199,557, a 1,263,102 increase or 134.88 percent, placing the city among the nation's top ten and likely fifth in rank.
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Greater
Los Angeles County
United States
New York
Chicago
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Detroit
Cleveland
St. Louis
Boston
Baltimore
Pittsburgh
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Charles Curtis
Morris F. Shawkey
Marshall College
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W. Va
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B K. Bryant
Memphis Lumberman
Copeland
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Eate
James
Betty Cushing
Harvey Cushing
Brookline
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