Debts on London talks lined up for Washington review
At sea on June 2 Secretary Cordell Hull said the United States will push debts off the agenda at the World Economic Conference. Delegates plan no concrete program, aiming for de facto stabilization among pound, dollar, and franc. Fog and seas hinder travel as experts prepare for formal London sessions.
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Roosevelt
United States
Cordell Hull
Hull
London
Washington
Geneva
May Pay Part of Debt
The London Daily Mail editorial said Britain will fail to pay the June 15 debt instalment to the United States in full. It warned that token payment would not avert a currency crisis or avoid default, noting only a few million dollars could be paid.
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London
Great Britain
United States
London Daily Mail
Debt Issue Dominates Talks Ahead of World Conference
London June 2 Chancellor Neville Chamberlain told the House of Commons that separating the foreign debt from other financial issues at the forthcoming world economic conference is inevitable. He said Britain would state its case for modification or cancellation without default, noting the United States backs Britain’s views as officially expressed during the December instalment payment and in discussions between President Roosevelt and Prime Minister MacDonald.
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London
Neville Chamberlain
House of Commons
Chamberlain
David Grenfell
Britain
United States
Grenfell
Roosevelt
MacDonald
Earthquake destroys houses in Cuban city
Santiago Cuba reports multiple houses collapsed during a strong earthquake in the midst of a torrential storm. Rescue teams searched rubble as authorities assessed damage and notified residents to evacuate unsafe structures. End of report notes widespread disruption across the city.
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Santiago
Cuba
Capone Gunman Gets One Year Jail Sentence
Chicago June 4 Sam Hunt gunman who invented the idea of carrying a machine gun in a golf bag was sentenced to serve a year in jail after a conviction for carrying concealed weapons. He was fined 300 dollars. A criminal court jury returned the verdict and imposed the maximum sentence. Hunt is the fifth public enemy found guilty in recent weeks for gun carrying. Murray Huntphries, successor to Al Lopone as Public Enemy No. 1, heads the list. He is at liberty on bond pending appeal.
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Chicago
Sam ‘Hunt
Hunt
Public ‘Enemy
Murray Huntphries
al Lopone
Liberty
Final steps in appeal for Hamilton death sentence
Attorneys for Louis E. Hamilton, a 27 year old Kansas man on death row for the murder of Lafayette A. Jackson, completed a second bill of exception and notice of appeal in Boone Circuit Court. They seek Indiana Supreme Court review within ninety days after a stay of execution was granted pending this appeal. Hamilton was convicted last summer by a Boone county jury under Judge Brenton A. DeVol and later by Judge Fred E. Hines for the Jackson slaying.
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Louis. E. Hamilton
Kansas
Lafayette A. Jackson
Indianapolis
Hamilton
Indiana Supreme Court
Boone
Charles Vernon’ Witt
Witt
Boone County
John W. Hornaday
Jackson
Talesmen
Montgomery County
Brenton A. DeVol
Frankfort
Fred E. Hines
Noblesville
ARTHUR J BERIAULT DIES IN SOUTH BEND
Arthur J. Beriault 47 a teacher of dramatics and expression in Indianapolis for years and known for coaching home talent plays died in St Josephs hospital South Bend after a long illness He was taken to the hospital May 6 Surviving are three children Mary Magdalene Arthur Leon and Helen Elaine Beriault three sisters and two brothers His wife Marie Magdalene Beriault who helped coach plays here died in July 1928.
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Arthur J. Beriault
Indianapolis
St. Joseph’s Hospital
South Bend
Mary Magdalene
Arthur Leon
Helen Elaine Beriault
Marie Magdalene Beriault
Methodist Asks Return of Pastor in Crawfordsville
At Centenary church fourth quarterly meeting Dr. Homer P. Ivey of the Northwest Indiana Conference voted to return Rev. Robert Ross Shannon as pastor for next year. The Rev Mr. Ross Shanon completes his first year. Old officers were re elected and committees re appointed. The Northwest Indiana Conference meets at Battle Ground June 20 for a week. Judge W. H. Parr and Dr. W. H. Spieth will represent laymen. Mrs. Frank Adney and others visited Mrs. A. J. Frank in Brownsburg.
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Homer P. Ivey
Crawfordsville
Northwest Indiana
The
Methodist Episcopal Church
Robert Ross-Shannon
Ross-Shannon
Battle Ground
W. H. Parr
W. H. Spieth
Colorado Unemployed To Cultivate Gardens For Relief
Colorado Governor Ed C. Johnson says unemployed must aid relief by growing gardens to supplement family income and provide vegetables for immediate use and winter storage. The plan, backed by the State Relief Committee, will be aided by Colorado Agricultural College extension service which distributes seeds and supervises garden projects. Growers sign pledges to plant, weed weekly, and attend meetings and demonstrations.
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Colorado
Denver
Ed C. Johnson
Johnson
State Relief Committee
Extension Service
Colorado Agricultural College
Relves Y Organization
Huckleberry Graduates From Tri-State College Angola
B C Huckleberry of this city is listed as one of the graduates at Tri-State College Angola. Commencement was held June 1 for the class of 254 members representing many states. Engineering courses at Tri-State attract students from distant points.
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B. C. Huckleberry
Tri-State College
Angola
Germany bars women from industry under work program decree
Berlin reports Adolf Hitler's 250 million work program aims to put 400,000 to work by limiting female labor. The six point decree requires no machinery where human labor suffices and shifts women wage earners to domestic service. It endorses tax incentives to encourage marriage and sets up a fund to reward compliance.
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Berlin
Adolf Hitler
Public Today
Martial Law Declared at Aswarck North Dakota Capital
National Guard troops policed the new state capitol site as Governor William Langer proclaimed martial law to curb rioting amid a labor strike. Since May 16 picketing resumed after a truce. workers demand 30 to 50 cents more per hour.
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Bismarck
S. D
National Guard
New
State Capitol
William Langer
New Capitol
Langer
Adrian Wilroite Wins High Honor At DePauw
Adrian Wilhoite, son of Mrs Opal Wilhoite, was named champion debater among DePauw freshmen and received a bronze university crest trophy. He led by two points late season, then surged to the top with the final activity. A Delta Tau Delta member, he formerly starred at Lebanon School.
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Adrian Wilhoite
Opal Wilhoite
DePauw University
Wilhoite
Delta Taj Delta
Wildbite
Lebanon School
Roosevelt Moves To End Senate Fight On Economy Bill
President Roosevelt seeks to curb a major senate revolt over the veterans section of the Economy Bill by backing the Cutting amendment. Senator Byrnes states the plan would cap reductions at 25 percent and shift disability payments to a new basis, while maintaining total funding amounts. A separate rule would guarantee at least $15 monthly for Spanish American War veterans over 62.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Senate
Byrnes
South Carolina
Frankfort teachers face $14,000 pay cut for next term
Frankfort Indiana June 2 Teachers will lose about $14,000 in the coming school term an average cut of roughly 11 percent Superintendent John E Linebarger announced The total local pay reduction since 1931 amounts to $27,000 May salaries remain unpaid as the district could not meet payroll after the term ended
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Frankfort
Ind
John E. Linebarger
Robot pilots ship long nonstop flight to New York
Los Angeles on June 2 Lieut Commander Frank Hawks began a projected non stop cross country flight to New York with a robot pilot handling the controls. Hawks said he would act as navigator and avoid a northern route through Pueblo Kansas City St Louis and Indianapolis.
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Los Angeles
Frank Hawks Hoppe
New York
Hawks
Pueblo
Colo
Kansas City
St. Louis
Indianapolis
Zeppo Marx Reports Theft of Jewelry
Hollywood report shows Zeppo Marx filing police notice of a $30,000 jewelry theft from his fifth story apartment last night. He cites insured gems and links to a broader pattern of recent Hollywood robberies tied to the so called Hollywood Jewel Ring.
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Hollywood
Zeppo Marx
Marx
Helene Costello
Betty Compson
Mae West
Escaped Felons Believed Trapped Near Siloam Springs
Three of the Kansas Penitentiary escapees from Lansing were believed trapped in a wooded Spavinaw Hill area near Siloam Springs Arkansas. Bloodhounds and a posse surrounded the hills as they hunted the fugitives who had stolen a car, exhausted gas, and fired at a transport truck without hitting anyone.
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Siloam Springs
Ark
Kansas Penitentiary
Spavinaw Hill
Here
Lansing
Kas
Cleveland Beatty
Morgan Hearing Adjourns Until Monday Morning
Chelsea region sees manhunts for eleven Kansas prison escapees after $2,500 Chelsea bank holdup. Fugitives pursued in Cookton Hills. leaders identified as Wilbur Underhill and accomplices. In Washington, J Pierpont Morgan hearing adjourned. George Whitney testifies on the 1929 pool profits and participants.
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Chelsea
Okla
Oklahoma Penitentiary
Kansas
Bank of Chelsea
McAlester
Stuart
Oklo
James Stribling
H. D. Bradbury
Kirk Prather
Ozark Hills
Oklahoma
Cookton Hills
Morgan
Washington
J. Pierpont Morgan
George Whitney
Ferdinand Pecora
Thomas W. Lamont
Thomas S. Lamont
Harold Stanley
William Ewing
Arthur M. Henderson
New streamlined motor driven train to rival buses and planes
New York June 2 a major railroad will debut a new type streamlined lightweight motor driven passenger train within six months. The three car train weighs not more than eighty tons costs 250000 and reaches 110 mph peak with 90 mph sustained. Tubular body sealed windows forced ventilation and recessed fittings promise safer ride less track wear and lower power needs.
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New York
America
Auto Ride Proves Costly Venture
Lester Bendler of Hendricks County pleaded guilty to drunken driving in City Court after a wild car ride last Sunday. Special Judge Ernest R. Stewart sentenced him to sixty days at the state penal farm on good behavior, a $40 fine and costs, license revocation for one year, and damages to B F Murphy's car. Bendler’s first offense and willingness to pay for damages influenced leniency.
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Lester Bendler
Litton
Ernest R. Stewart
Hendricks County
State Penal Farm
B. F. Murphy
Bendler
West Main Street
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Capone
Supreme Court
Methodist
Frank Adney
W. W. Stevens
Nora Darnall
Rose DeVol
Brownsburg
A. J. Frank
Frank
Central Christian Church
Aswarck, ND
Alfred Dale
Robert Byrne
Berta Baker
Adrian Wilroite
DePauw
J. P. Morgan Banking House
Senate Banking Inquiry
Whitney
First Securities Company
Chase Securities Company
Guaranty Company of New York
National City Company
Bankers Company
Guggenheim Bros
J. P. Morgan and Company
United Corporation
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