Prison Mutiny Is Quelled at Kansas Prison Mine
Kansas mutiny at a coal mine ends after guards recapture the air shaft. Warden Simpson announces no concessions to three demands: better food, removal of prison physician Dr Parker, and immunity for rioters. Hostages freed, ringleaders to be punished. mine damage and repairs expected to take weeks.
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Lansing
Kan
Kansas Prison
Mone
Lacey Simpson
Simpson
State Board of Admiration
Isihie Fay
David F. Parker
T. W. Woodward
Prison Board of Administration
Ted
Tommy McMahan
Nathan
Cowboy) van Meter
van Meter
Urschel
Harvey Bailey
Sues Western Union on Gambling Charge
In Trenton on June 19, William F. Zwirner of Merchantville filed a supreme court suit against Western Union Telegraph Co for 3.6 million dollars, alleging illegal chain telegrams violated 1877 gambling laws. The informer seeks half penalties with the county receiving the rest, citing 200 chain telegrams sent from Camden on June 7 and about 200 more daily through June 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trenton
N. J
Western Union Telegraph Co
Supreme Court
William F. Swirner
Merchantville
Zwirner
Telegraph Company
Camden
Western Union
Floods sweep across Texas and Arkansas
Flash floods driven by rising rivers forced about 1,000 people from lowland homes near Wharton Texas. In Bartlesville Oklahoma 25 families fled as the Caney overflowed. In Arkansas the Arkansas River breached levees near Van Buren Morrilton and Pine Bluff, flooding thousands of acres and threatening 3,000 families with evacuations and guards deployed to shore up defenses.
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Wharton
Tex
Colorado
Bartlesville
Okla
Caney River
Little Rock
Ark
Arkansas
Mississippi
Memphis
Ned's Lake
van Buren
Cadron
Morrilton
Pope
Conway
Russellville
White
Ouachita
North Little Rock
Pine Bluff
Two Die In Mine Riot At Monarch Mills Plant
At the Monarch Mills plant in South Carolina two men were killed during a riot at noon as 800 workers went on strike the previous night. Victims were W. B. Franklin a magistrate constable and A. L. Stutz a mill employee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Carolina
Union
Monarch
Monarch Mills Company
W. B. Franklin
A. L. Stutz
Indicted graft charges questioned in senate hearing
Washington June 19 CP Ewing Mitchell ousted assistant secretary of commerce told the senate commerce committee he has no evidence of direct bribes in ship subsidies but urged a grand jury probe to determine if criminal acts occurred. He cited millions in subsidies to private operators and suggested Keenan if there is nothing to prosecute. Mitchell questioned maladmin of the commerce department and called the shipping board a cesspool of corruption while noting a Leviathan contract that he says gave an unearned 1 720 000 subsidy share.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Ewing ¥. Mitchell
Senate Commerce Committee
Joseph B. Keenan
Vandenberg
R- Mich
Keenan
Tly
Mitchell
Fletcher
D-Fla
Roper
Missouri
Commerce Department
Congress
Shipping Board
DP. A. S. Franklin
Kermit Roosevelt
Vincent Astor
White
R-Me
International Mercantile Marine
Leviathan
United States Lines
McNary
R-Ore
New High This Year in Peacetime Spending
Washington reports peacetime federal spending hitting a new yearly high as of June 17 total expenditures reach 7.0007 billion dollars, up from 6.7293 billion a year earlier. The year-to-date shows the gap from Roosevelt’s budget forecast, with the government aiming for about 8.581 billion by June 30, 1935.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Treasury
Roosevelt
Shot Karpis Pal Willow Springs Mobster Identified
Willow Springs Missouri officers report a gunman shot to death as he fled from a sheriff and highway patrol. The dead man tentatively identified as Harry Campbell associate of Alvin Karpis, in a 1935 Atlantic City escape. Campbell linked to Bremer kidnapping. a Poplar Bluff nightclub robbery left $75 taken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willow Springs
Harry Campbell
Alvin Karpis
Owens and Spencer
Springfield
Benjamin Graham
Campbell
Karpis
Atlantic City
N. J
Edward G. Bremer
St. Paul
Poplar Bluff
Oscar Murphy
General Tax Increase Is Asked by Roosevelt
President Roosevelt asked Congress for a general tax increase, urging higher levies on very large personal incomes, larger inheritances and gifts, and a higher corporate income tax. He proposed a graduated corporate rate from 19% to 16.4% to replace the flat 13% rate. Mrs Hill to Third Round in Transmississippi Golf Tourney. Mrs O Hill, defending champion, advanced to the third round by defeating Betty Botterill 7 and 5, leading throughout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Hill
Omaha
Neb
State Printer in Washington Visit to Inspect Government Plant
Pi W C Austin, Kansas state printer, travels to Washington on June 19 to inspect the government printing plant and the bureau of engraving. He aims to review operations and discuss standards with federal officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
W. C. Austin
Kansas
Government
Bureau of Engraving
Mutiny at Lansing linked to Kansas bandit McMahan
Tommy McMahan, 23, Bonner Springs outlaw, rose as chief spokesman for miners in the Lansing mine mutiny. He faced trial after a 1931 highway robbery spree across Douglas, Wyandotte, Leavenworth and Shawnee counties, with other gang members Nelson and Shepard. McMahan received a 20 year hard labor sentence after pleading guilty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tommy McMahan
Bonner Springs
Douglas County
State
Lansing
McMahan
Bob
Brady
Oklahoma
Paola
Melvin Nelson
Edwardsville
Paul Shepard
Douglas
Wyandotte
Leavenworth
Shawnee
North Lawrence
Kanwaka
Altho
Shepard
Nelson
F. R. Morgan
Tulsa
Here
Reformatory
Iveisgon Was
Continue Pond Project Extends Work Through June 27
The Douglas county pond project, paused June 13, was extended from yesterday to June 27. Thirty-two relief workers, halted by the time limit, are repairing ponds damaged by high water. Most work is expected finished by the eight day extension. Se New Ford Y-8. Hamilton's-adv.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas County
Bugs Halt Phoenix Traff ic as Chinch Bugs Ravage City
Phoenix residents faced a citywide disruption as millions of chinch bugs swarmed streetcar rails halting service on two occasions. State entomologist Dr. D C George warned the pests would vanish in 10 days to two weeks while most die or hibernate in ground cracks. The insects are described as nearly harmless to crops and mostly confined to Arizona, southern California and parts of New Mexico.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phoenix
Ariz
D. C. George
Arizona
California
New Mexico
Senate Passes Social Security Bill by Wide Margin
The administration's social security bill cleared the Senate by 76 to 6 and moves to conference with the House. Key changes exempt private pension systems and end annuity sales by the treasury. Notable votes included Hale Hastings Metcalf Moore Townsend Austin against. Glass and Byrd paired. Gore and Tydings voting present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
House
Treasury
Roosevelt
Hale
R-Me
Hastings
R-Del
Metcalf
R-R.i
Moore
D-N.j
Townsend
Austin
Virginia
Glass
Byrd
Gore
D-Okla
Tydings
D-Md
Harvest Begins in South Central Kansas Wheat Fields
The United States Weather Bureau reports winter wheat harvesting has started in a few south central Kansas counties and will expand across the eastern end within 10 to 14 days if weather allows. By week’s end, harvesting should be general in southeastern counties pending dry fields for machinery. Spring corn remains fair to good except in very wet areas needing sun and dryness. reseeding in eastern counties expected. Grain sorghum planting 50 to 75 percent complete, held back by moisture. pastures and grazing lands across eastern two thirds of the state are in excellent condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kansas
United States Weather Bureau
Corn Loans At Lower Rate Says Wallace
Secretary Wallace said corn loans for the 1935 crop would carry a lower rate than last year though the exact figure will be set after October 1. He noted the 1935 crop is late and that June weather does not reveal final size. No changes were made to the 1935 corn hog contracts despite poor spring conditions. Governor Landon named Earl Neeley of Galena sheriff of Cherokee County to succeed the ill Dave Hassenplaugh, effective immediately. Cunningham to Peabody. couple to return to Lawrence Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Wallace
Agriculture
Cherokee County
Topeka
Alf M. Landon
Earl Neeley
Galena
Dave Hassen- Plaugh
Neeley
Cunningham
Peabody
Glenn Cunningham
Cunninghams
Lawrence Friay
Weather Outlook for Kansas and Road Conditions
Partly cloudy and warmer tonight and Thursday. Wichita sees clear to partly cloudy morning. Road conditions: good at Manhattan Topeka and Ottawa fair at Coffeyville Emporia and Arkansas City rough at Wichita. Douglas county roads good. Gas office records note yesterday and today temperatures. ad for diploma framing by Keeler's.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Wichita
Manhattan
Topeka
Ottawa
Coffeyville
Emporia
Arkansas City
Douglas County
Committee to Study Kaw Flood Plan at Chamber Meeting
A representative committee was authorized to study Kaw flood protection for Lawrence and vicinity. President C B Russell to name 7 to 9 members, with a report due as soon as possible. About 90 persons attended, including farmers, city and county officials, and speakers Capt O E Walsh and George Knapp.
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Chamber of Commerce
C. B. Russell
Kaw
Lawrence
Personel
Capt
O. E. Walsh
U.S. Army
George Knapp
Statengineer
Aptain Walsh
Works Reef
Knapp
North Lawrence
Union Pacific Railroad
State Highway Commission
B. M. Babb
E. E. Trueblood
Chris Schaake
Alfred Lawrence
Willard Brown
F. A. Russell
George March
KERC
Kansas
Extortionist Smith Found Sane in Wichita
William Henry Smith twenty eight who confessed last Saturday that he wrote extortion notes sent to Wichita packer F W Dold has been found sane and will be prosecuted Sedgwick county attorney Sidney L Foulston said doctors Curtis and Eben conducted the sanity hearing and declared Smith sane The motive given was to test the merits of a lie detector invented by him rather than to obtain money and he said he did not want the cash and could not spend it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wichita
Kan
William Henry Smith
F. W. Dold
Wichita Packer
Sidney L. Foulston
Sedgwick County
Smith
H. Cu. Curtis
W. P. Eben
Senate seeks higher revenue to fund New Deal programs
In Washington on June 19 the senate debated boosting federal revenue by higher income and other taxes to the 501 million nuisance tax bill. Leading advocates included Senators Connally Texas Long Louisiana and La Follette Wisconsin all Democrats or Progressive. President Roosevelt's stance remained uncertain.
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Washington
Senate
Senate Finance Committee
Connally
Texas
Long
Louisiana
LaPollette
Wisconsin
Roosevelt
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A. J. Graham
Graham
Pete
Murray
N. Johnson
Johnson
A. E. Woestemeyer
Teapot Dome
Karpis Pal
Poplar Bluffs
Hamilton
Fiansas State Prison
Preas
Keeler’s
Walsh
Army Engineers
Pee Ata
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