Weakening Levees Raise Flood Danger in Arkansas
White River levee patchwork under strain as cracks and a breached tributary push water toward Jackson and Peach Orchard. Federal and state crews, aided by National Guard, hurry disaster relief while awaiting developments and watch St Francis River levees to the north.
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Ark
Jackson
Perth
Donald TH. Connally
Memphis
McClelland
Dixie
Uelow Teach Orchard
Jackson Bayou
Bis Furers
Alent
St. Francis Tiver
Negro Slayer Taken From Sick Ward Lynched
Fragmentary report describes the lynching of Robert Powell a 24 year old African American man taken from a sick ward. Witnesses recall eight men entering the ward and tying him then hanging him from a brick ridge. head wounds indicate a pistol butt and possible throwing from a ridge. District authorities including U.S. Rangers and local officers respond to the incident amid investigations and hospital testimonies. Continuous coverage noted on page four.
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Spolston
Robert Powell
Hepry
Haeferson Davia Lospatel
Niles
Howeten
Laly
Austin
Gageenne Daun Moody
Frank Ukuner
Abere
Heythoes
Hmorace Sunless
Powell
Amundsen and two Arctic explorers missing on rescue mission
Reported from Kings Bay Spitsbergen states Roald Amundsen and two companions vanished while awaiting rescue. Efforts by Norwegian seaplanes and Major Cyricate’s crew failed to locate them. Radio contacts from Rome and Oslo offered no confirmation. search operations faced weather and sun glare making visibility poor.
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Roald Amundsen
Ohto
Amundsen
Antherte Nobile
Suitzborges Aml
Rome
Nobite
Citta di Milano
Riger-Lausen
Liettanwot
Euetzeg Holm
Dyers
Specia Apparatis
Na- Wile
Earhart Eyes Social Service Work in England during Vacation
London reports Amelia Earhart, on vacation, exploring social service roles in England. She plans to visit settlements and volunteer with public aid efforts, discussing her aviation fame and intent to avoid commercial use of her adventure while studying charitable work.
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England
Amelia Earhart
London
Wilmer Stultz
Louis Gordon
Vtenneak
Mabel Balt
Earhart
Cil Qaebleine
Mial
Virginia Voters Ratify Amends Amid Storm of Votes
Virginia officials report that over one third of voters supported the five proposed amendments to the state constitution. Early returns from cities and counties show the government form program proposed by Governor Harry F Byrd gaining ratification. Proposals three, four and five are seen as the strongest, reflecting public backing amid tense political climate. Continued on page five.
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Richmond
Virginia
Harry F. Byrd
Storter
Canadian Train Looting Exacts 100000 At Toronto Station
Six armed men robbed an express car at the Canadian National Railways Western station in Toronto, escaping with about 100000 in pouches and mail. The bandits, posing as travelers, fled after backing a large section of the car with a car from a vehicle, drawing a crowd before vanishing into a waiting car. Police across western Ontario hunted for the suspects.
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Toranto
Ont
Midlnigsht
Canadian National Railways
Nobile and five companions rescued from Northeast Land
General Umberto Nobile and five stranded companions near Spitzbergen were rescued after Major Maddalo and Itabane aviator dropped supplies for the hydro airplane. The relief effort followed a secant reconnaissance from Ings Bay at six this morning, with Cuthdi Milann base ship maintaining contact by rosthin.
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Apyas Bay
Spitzbergen
Umberto Novile
North Pole
Maddawon
Ings Bay
Cuth di Milann
Iprings Bay
Military Prisoners Will Be Released
Washington announces that nine military prisoners who have served portions of their sentences with excellent records will be granted pardons on the Fourth of July. Four women will be freed from the disciplinary barracks at Fort Leavenworth Kansas, two at Alcatraz in California, and three at Governors Island New York.
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Washington
War Department
Fort Lenyverworth
Kansas
Alpantriy
Califoania
Five Die in Morgantown Mine Explosion Near National Mine
A National Fuel Company mine near Morgantown West Virginia suffered a fatal explosion early today. Five miners were killed and seven injured, most of whom were hospitalized in serious condition. Twenty-five miners were underground. thirteen escaped or were rescued. The blast struck just before the night shift, as investigators began to determine the cause.
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Morgantown
W. Va
National Fuel Company
Here
AML
Bath house boiler explosion kills 26 in Menico City
A bath house explosion in a poor city quarter killed 26 and injured 30, destroying four buildings. An American employee, Kenneth Ferguson, was among the injured but not seriously hurt. The blast buried cars and wounded passersby as debris collapsed walls and shattered windows. Police blamed an overheated boiler after a lunch break.
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Menico City
Dune No
Kenneth Fergusson
Billings
Wally
Pomerene Presses Governor Smith in New York Visit
Former Ohio senator Atlee Pomerene met with Governor Smith in New York as a Democratic presidential race buzzed. Angular talk suggested Ohio’s delegation may back Pomerene on the first Houston ballot, complicating any withdrawal before that vote. Ohio party leaders pledged to support Pomerene’s candidacy, with gubernatorial allies remaining silent on the outcome.
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New York
Atlee Momerene
Ohio
Gaypenor Smith
Pomerene
Obie
Democra
New York Sea
Rrnor
Iead
Spnay Abhertiltichiv
Ind Ia
Smith
Pitce
My. Pomerone
Houston
Henry Brunice
Ohio State Democratic Committee
Manefield
Mrr
Mosneryne
Ag la Whitt
Wes Moodn
Baltott
Jablett
Belgrade peasant leader killed in Belgrade melee
Report from Belgrade says Paul Daditeh, nephew of peasant leader Siufan Baditeh, was shot dead in Belgrade. Two other men were injured in the melee as radical deputy Pinal att Rade fired.
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Budapest
Hungary
Agest
Belgrade
Paul Daditeh
Siufan Baditeh
China
Pinalatt Rade
Mabel Boll Gives Up Flight Notion
Miss Mabel Boll abandons plans to become the first woman to fly across the Atlantic. She returns to New York with three companions from Charles A. Levine's expedition, deciding against transatlantic preparations amid rival Amelia Earhart's recent Columbus flight success.
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Mabeliol
New York City
Charles AL Levine
Columbia
Rome
Cateelatian
Roll
Aimotin Earhart
Arole
First Candidate to Appear in Houston for Convention
In Houston on June 20, Democrats open their national convention preparations with Cordell Hull of Tennessee as the first candidate to appear. Campaign staff and national committees plan headquarters, while other hopefuls like Senator James A. Reed of Missouri and Governor Smith of New York prepare to arrive. Party platform talks focus on relief, prohibition, and related policy matters.
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Houston
Tex
Texas
Cordell Stull
Tenness
Wall
James A. Reed
Missouri
Smith
George TL
van Nantes
Freul V3
New York
Norman EK. Mack
Buffalo
Hoover and National Committee Men to Confer Tomorrow
Washington AP reports a proposal for a sectional organization with headquarters in Chicago to aid Hoover's presidential campaign. Republican National Committee members arrive for tomorrow's meeting with nominee Herbert Hoover and James W. Good may direct western campaigning. Senator Curtis and Hoover aides discuss party chair possibilities and the and barrow conference plans to organize the campaign and outline early notification and campaign start details.
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Republican National
Herbert Loover
James W. Good
Hauger
Toover
Work
Interior Department
Hoover
Barrow
Curtis
Kansas
Keneth
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