Kansas Prison Miners Mutiny Below Surface
Mutiny erupted at a Kansas penitentiary coal mine on Tuesday as 380 convicts attempted to seize the gun cage on the 730 foot level. Guards repulsed the attack with gas and armed force while telephones to surface were cut. The incident followed prior unrest and involved 14 fighting with the mine as the only area of disorder in the prison. The total prison population is about 1,978.
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Lansing
Kansas Penitentiary
Venvicti
Ave
Selephoni
G A. Datinson
John Christian
Kren Murray
Johin Stewart
Robert Murray
Murray
Tursday
Damson
A. Det Graham
Prism Yard
Vier
Garey
Simpson
R.D Payne
Sunpsem
Payne
Weather Affects Naval Drill Plans For Today
Weather watchers warn conditions may delay the naval drill at Porto Fronen Island. Air arrivals are expected on schedule at 30 though potential rain could cancel parachute jumps and maneuvers. Archibald Birnbaum or Birnbaum provided the cautionary note about safety and timing.
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Draffini Air
Porto Fronen Island
Archie Birnbaum
Birnbaum
Senate To Probe Mitchell Charges Against Secretary
The commerce committee ordered an investigation into charges by Ewing Mitchell, assistant secretary of commerce, against Secretary Roper. Mitchell, ousted by Roosevelt after resigning, accuses graft and favoritism and sought a special provost role to recover and prosecute matters within the department.
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Ewing Y. Mitchell
Commerce
Pratt
Senate
Mitchell
Washington
Ewing
Roosevelt
Commerce Department
Department of Commerce
Copeland
Attorney General
Secretary of Commerce
Pam
Floods Hit Nine Midwest States and New England
Flood waters ravage nine Midwestern states causing heavy property and crop damage as thousands evacuate homes. One death reported in Nebraska and another in New England area after storms and tornadoes. A Wisconsin shoem er drowned after falling from a cottage pier into Fox River as floods worsen.
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South Dakota
New England
Nebraska
Republican
Lewa
Grand River
Snany
Clio
Mazon
Howing Sy
Tinois River
Omaha Tram Frustrates Arbitration Efforts in Street Car Strike
Governor Cochran and 1890 guardsmen pressed for quick settlement of the Omaha street car strike after rejecting a counter arbitration offer as unreasonable. Strikers accepted arbitration terms, while South Omaha's riot scars linger. minor clashes and an arson effigy marked a tense quiet before continued military presence.
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Omaha
South
Cochrane
Cochran
Frank Myers
Waleys May Offer Pleas Saturday in Weyerhaeuser case
Tacoma reports that Harmon M Waley and his wife may plead guilty Saturday as federal authorities push to close the Lindbergh style kidnapping case swiftly. A federal grand jury will convene, with indictments possibly returned within a day. arraignments and motion days follow. George Weyerhaeuser was abducted May 23, later held and ransomed for 200000 dollars. The Waleys and William Mahan face charges related to the kidnapping and ransom plot. the Joan Doe alias remains unconfirmed.
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Tacoma
Wash
Harmon M. Waley
George Weyerhaeuser
E. E. Cushman
J. Charles Dennis
Owen P. Hughes
Cushman
Waleys
William Mahan
Blanchard
Spirit Lake
Spokane
J. P. , Weyerhaeuser, Jr
Plugs May Postpone Picnic If It Rains
The La Crosse Plugs planned their first annual picnic for Wednesday afternoon on Grand Bluf, Gran dad Bluf. If rain continues, the event will shift to Thursday, announced by William Freise, chief plug. About 200 members had indicated they would attend.
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la Crosse
William Freise
Chamber of Commerce
Trade Changes To Be Watched By Midget NRA
Washington notes Roosevelt directs the new NRA to monitor changes in labor standards and fair trade after codes are abolished. In a letter to acting administrator James L. ONeill the president calls for careful work under an impartial committee with a chairman a management representative and a labor representative plus members designated by commerce and labor.
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Washington
NRA
Roosevelt
James L. O'Neill
Labor
Department of Commerce and Labor
Viroqua Motorist Found Not Guilty In Accident Case
A Viroqua jury acquitted Andrew Tryggestad, 64, of reckless driving after deliberating eight minutes. The May 25 crash on Highway 14 near Shelby involved Otto Jacobson. Tryggestad and Strede faced charges, with Strede’s drunk on highway case dismissed.
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Viroqua
Andrew Tryggestad
Tryggestad
Highway 14
Shelby
Otto Jacobson
North Tenth Street
Roy V. Ahlstrom
Joseph Safford
Joseph Rudolph
Vincent Smale
Charles Liner
William Bonedurer
Henry Boehm, Jr
Robert Skrede
R. V. Abistrom
William H. Stevenson
Strede
Erwin Voss
Turnkey
Builders Object To Relief Order
Washington dispatch reports protests by contractors and road builders against limiting expenditures in the administration work relief program to 1100 to 1200 per worker. A spokesman warned such a cap would outlaw useful and permanent projects as state works progress administrators met to frame plans for inexpensive projects. President Roosevelt urged placing unemployed in private industry and signaled possible stoppage of work relief funds, expressing optimism for recovery. Beloit case follows as Dr Gustav Newman, found guilty of arson, is sentenced to three years.
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Washington
Works Progress
Roosevelt
White House
Senate Committee Charges Ship Subsidies Rob Taxpayers
Kansas City report accuses past merchant marine subsidies of waste and corruption. It calls for drastic reform while debating government ownership versus private operation with subsidies. The panel faults public officials for betraying trust and criticizes bid standards under the 1928 Jones White act.
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Washington
Senate Ocean Mail Committee
Biller
Black
D-Ass
McCarran
Germany Britain Reach Agreement on Naval Treaty
Germany and Great Britain announced a final accord on naval limits to 45 percent of British strength, with a 100 to 95 general ratio across categories. Germany may slightly transfer 35 percent of fleet between categories while keeping overall under-age fleets in line. Meetings included Sir Samuel Hoare and Sir Bolton Eyres-Monsell, with more technical talks planned and a likely Friday conclusion. An Italian note was brief and noncommittal, while France reportedly remains engaged in ongoing consultations.
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London
Germany
Great Britain
Samuel Hoare
Bolton Eyres-Monsell
Admiralty
United States
Japan
Colaney
La Follette appeals for work bill amid heckling in Milwaukee
Governor Philip F. La Follette urged Wisconsin citizens to back his revised work relief plan to return 100000 men to work. He argued federal aid would be limited and stressed an income tax on increased earnings. He noted 12 of 19 opposing senators had previously backed scrip and urged voters to pressure legislators.
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Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Philip F. la Follette
AL Zimny
Max J. Galasinski
Zimny
Senate
Government May Drop 18 Homestead Projects
Washington reports the government weighs dropping 18 subsistence homestead projects inherited by the Resettlement Administration after the Homestead Corporation's death. C. B. Baldwin, Rexford Tugwell aide, says 64 projects exist with 18 not yet functioning and decisions will depend on each project's viability.
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Washington
Resettlement Administration
Homestead Corporation
C. B. Baldwin
Rexford G. Tugwell
Resettlement Unit
Two Liquor Measures Approved By Senate in Wisconsin
Two liquor regulatory bills gained state senate approval on Tuesday in Madison Wisconsin. One bill bans outdoor advertising of liquor prices by retailers while the other requires wholesalers who also sell at retail to hold permits for both activities. The senate also rejected a proposal to require drug stores and department stores with restaurants to build partitions between the restaurant area and the rest of the store.
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Madison
Wis
State Senate
Senate
Assembly
Sigman Unemployment Insurance Bill Killed in Assembly
The Sigman bill to create a liberal unemployment insurance system for all employables was killed Tuesday by the assembly without debate or a roll call. It would have provided at least 10 dollars weekly for unemployed workers and 2 dollars for each dependent.
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Madison
Wis
Sigman
Assembly
Chamberlain’s stand on war debts announced in Commons
In London Neville Chamberlain the chancellor of the exchequer said in the house of commons that the Lausanne settlement cancelling German war reparations cannot be finally ratified by the world war alliance until Germany’s debts to the United States are settled.
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London
Neville Chamberlain
House of Commons
United States
Vaughan Bill Clears Legislators in Wisconsin
Madison Wisconsin legislators approved the Vaughan bill re implementing a state recovery act after the supreme court invalidated the old code. The conference committee report was adopted and the measure heads to Governor Philip F Le Follette for signature likely reaching the state supreme court for a declaratory judgment on its validity. The bill places limits on governor initiated codes and preserves consent by affected majorities amid amendments on trucking barber shops dairies and cost of production provisions.
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Madison
Wis
Supreme Court
Philip F. le Follette
Senate
Assembly
Conference Committee
State Supreme Court
NRA
Lawrence C. Whitier
Sone 20
Conference
Public Service Commission
Vaughan
Severson
Chahar Province Governor Ousted Amid Sino-Japanese Talks
Japanese officials announced that the Sino-Japanese crisis in North China had reached a stage of amicable negotiation. Major General Kenji Doihara said the Changpei incident, involving the arrest of several Japanese, was settled mainly by dismissing Cha har governor Sung Cheh Yuan. Chinese and Japanese troops continued to withdraw, with Tokyo stating forces remained concentrated along the Great Wall as a precaution.
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Tientsin
China
Kenji Doihara
Special Service Division
Kwantung Army
Changpei
Sung Cheh-Yuan
Chahar Province
Tiehtsin
Tangku
Tokyo
Great Wall
Secret Service
Legislators Leave California Cheers at Adjournment
Will Rogers recounts California legislators adjourning amid spontaneous celebrations likened to Armistice Day. He notes hope for Washington adjournment and mocks politicians for credit battles over recovery.
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California
Hollywood
Calif
Washington
Will Rogers
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