Loner confession spurs murder trial in Florida kidnap case
Franklin Veree McCall confessed to abducting and killing five year old James Bailey Jr in Miami, outlining a plan to ransom the boy while seeking a better life for his wife. State Attorney George Worley said murder and kidnapping charges would be pursued, with a capital trial to follow after a special grand jury convenes. The eight page statement summarized McCall’s narrative, including selecting a victim near Princeton, planning the ransom, and the handkerchief suffocation method.
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Miami
Fla
Franklin Veree McCall
Murr
James Bailey Sh, Jr
Tate
George A. Wor
McCall
Florida
Worley
Ion
Biacel
Woever
Goman
Way Plight Stirs Congress Before Adjournment
Washington June 11 The debt ridden, profit railroads face a new threat as adjournment nears spokesmen for carriers and organized labor seek relief legislation. Rail executives announce a 15 percent wage rise for July and labor leaders push for action to avert a national crisis. President Roosevelt Senator Burton K Sheeler and Jesse Jones Renew talks after a late conference as Congress weighs steps to prevent what could become a strike. Continued on Page 4.
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Washington
Wevelt
Burton K. Sheeler
Montana
Senate Interstate Mmerce Committee
Jesse Jones
Reconition Finance Corporation
Two Guards Ousted at State Prison in Michigan City
Michigan City Indiana June 11 two more guards at the State Prison were ousted by Warden Alfred Dowd. William Kalman of South Bend and H A Sullivan of Fairfield Illinois dismissed for unrevealed reasons. At the same time two guards were assigned to the day shift Clarence Price 36 of Laf ayette and Maynard C Lyons 27 of Kokomo
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Michigan City
Ind
State Prison
Alfred Dowd
William Kalman
South Bend
H. A. Sullivan
Fairfield
Illinois
Clarence Price
Lafayette
Maynard C. Lyons
Lof Kokomo
Hull in Appeal 10 Plane Builders
June 11 Washington government acts to curb bomber supply to aggressors. Secretary Hull urged U.S. warplane manufacturers to halt sales of bombers or any aircraft usable for bombing to nations striking civilian centers. Move targets Japan and others, despite neutrality embargo limits, signaling broader warning without invoking the Neutrality Act.
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Washington
Cordell Hull
Japan
Hull
Spain
United States
China
Roosevelt
Michigan man held on kidnaping charge
Adrian cattle buyer Harry Van Der Cook is arrested on kidnaping charges in connection with Duycille Wilson a 22 year old rural school teacher. He faces potential Mann Act violations after a four state abduction trip ending in Missouri. Wilson described the ordeal and identified the suspect.
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Adrian
Mich
Harry van der Cook
Duycille Wilson
William Watking
United States
John ©. Lehr
van der Cook
Lanawee
Miss Wilson
Kidnap Slayer McCall Confesses to Florida Child’s Death
Franklin Pierce McCall, 21, a farm hand, confessed as the lone kidnapper and killer of 5 year old James Bailey Cash of Princeton, Florida. He was moved from FBI offices to the county jail on an open charge, after signing a detailed confession within two weeks of the crime.
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Franklin Pierce McCall
James Bailey Cash
Princeton
Fla
FBI
McCall
Compromise Wage Bill Ready for Action in Senate Talks
Washington reports the southern bloc backs a compromise wage hour bill, outlining a 25 cent minimum to start, rising to 40 cents in five years where feasible. Industrial boards may push for 40 cents if it avoids unemployment, with exemptions based on unemployment, prevailing wages, freight, and living costs. Conferees pressed to finalize changes amid filibuster threats and executive sessions.
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Washington
Senate House
South
House
Senate
Labor Department
95-year-old farm worker works 14 hours daily
Portland, June 11. Jesper Haaland, born 1843 in southern Norway, works from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. chopping trees with an axe, milking, feeding stock, and other duties. Despite his age, his owner Harold Lee says his stamina comes from a lifetime of outdoor labor and he plans to keep working to age 100.
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Portland
Ore
Jesper
Harold Lee
Portand
Haaland
Haalani
Norway
Minnesota
Montana
Shel byville man named Boone County agricultural agent
Wilbur W Whitehead of Shelbyville was appointed Boone County agricultural agent to succeed C K Whistler who resigned to join the Cincinnati Producers Association. Whitehead has served Shelby County since 1930 and will assume duties July 1 after Whistler leaves for Cincinnati.
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Boone County Agricultural Agent Board
Wilbur W.whitehead
Shelbyville
Boone Agricultural
C. K. Whistler
Cincinnati Producers’ Commission Association
Purdue University
Whitehead
Shelby County
Whistier
Cincinnati
Producers’ Association
School of Agriculture
Kosciuske
Shelby
Boone
Whiste
Whistler
Middle West
Purdue
Alpha Zeta Hon
Rotary Boosts Boy Scout Work At Ulen Club Meeting
At the Ulen Country Club a Rotary Club program highlighted Boy Scout activities in the community. Rev Richard Moore described scouting benefits for boys at home and in life, stressing habits, discipline and emotional control gained through troop and camp life. Ver Myers outlined the district budget and financial structure for Scout expansion, praising Boone county residents for support.
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Rotary Club
Ulen Country Club
Rotary
Harry V. Jones
Richard Moore
Central Christian Church
Moore
Ver Myers
Myers
Tippecanoe
Boone County
Three Added to the University Staff
Bloomington Indiana June 11 Dr Emil Artin renowned mathematician chosen as professor of mathematics at Indiana University He will begin teaching and research in September Frank R Elliott named director of admissions and E Ross Bartley of Chicago succeeds him as director of the university news bureau
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Bloomington
Ind
Emil Artin
Vienna
Indiana University
I. U
Frank R. Elliott
E. Ross Bartley
Chicago
London Earthquake Rocks Capital in Broad Tremor
A sharp earthquake shook London and parts of Belgium and France. The epicenter was likely in the English Channel as buildings swayed and chandeliers swung in hotels. No injuries or serious damage were reported. windows rattled and phones crackled during the five minute event.
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London
England
Brussels
Belgium
Paris
Pal Mall
English Channel
West End
British Broadcasting Company
Alexandra Palace
House reflation bloc vows to fight adjournment
Washington June 11 The House reflation bloc agrees to oppose congress adjournment until a currency expansion program is enacted Rep Rankin of Mississippi says a House canvass will seek majority support. Roosevelt Gillette lunch plans signal effort to mend Iowa primary rifts.
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Washington
House
Congress
Rankin
Roosevelt
Guy M. Gillette
White House
Iowa
Gillette
Otha Wearin
Weather blamed for Army bomber crash killing eight near Delavan
A military board of inquiry said weather, not mechanical or human failure, likely caused yesterday’s Army bomber crash near Delavan that killed three officers and five enlisted men. Major Roy W Gamblin led the probe and stated he is sure the weather caused the crash. Continued on Page 4.
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Delavan
United States Army
Military Board of
Army Board
Roy W Gamblin
Demonstration on drainage for farmers near Lebanon camp
A farmers meeting with officials from the COC Camp will demonstrate proper drainage structures at the Lebanon drainage camp two miles south of Lebanon on Highway 52. The event, dated Tuesday June 1, aims to show how to build concrete structures with quality concrete.
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COC
Lebanon
Motor Coach Mail Service Planned Between Peru and Indianapolis
Washington January 11 A House calendar item outlines a bill to create the first motor coach mail service under the current railway mail plan. The route would run 75 miles between Peru and Indianapolis Indiana with a contract let for a specially built coach capable of parcel sorting en route as done on trains.
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Washington
Jane
House
Peru
Indianapolis
Ind
House Post Office
Jersey City Head Will Be Witness
Jersey City's political scene heats as Mayor Frank Hague resumes push after reports that President Roosevelt refused Rep. O Connell of Montana's plea to intervene in Jersey City politics. O Connell urged restoration of free speech or Hague's resignation as vice mayor, amid ongoing clash over local governance.
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Jersey City
Ni J
Frank Hague
Openee
Roosevelt
Rep. O'Connell
Montana
Hague
Washington
O'Connell
The Fourteenth Street Theatre Curse and Demise
New York on June 11 recalls the Fourteenth Street Theatre once known as the vais Theatre. Once described as the unluckiest theater in the world the venue endured a string of misfortunes from failed premiers to owner upheavals and a fatal stroke. Despite several rebrandings including Lyceum Haverly's Fourteenth Street and Fourteenth Street Theatre the building was sold and destroyed to make way for a modern cinema.
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New York
Fourteenth Street
Vais
Jacob Grau
Adelaide Ristori
Gray
Watts Sherman
Playhouse
Charles Fecher
Lyceum
Fechter
Sherman
Duncan, Sherman & Co
J. L. Haverly
Haverly
Tornado Toll in Texas Rips Through Clyde and Baird
A western Texas tornado last night left at least 18 dead and more than 40 injured, with many missing. Clyde and Baird suffered the worst damage as schools and homes were demolished along a 300 yard wide swath. National Guardsmen, police, and emergency crews overwhelmed by the chaos evacuated victims to hospitals in Sweetwater and nearby cities.
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Clyde
Tex
Texas
Baird
Rying
Ormando
Sweetwater
Bilene
Abilene
Hobbs
N. E F. Sullivan
Marian Graham
PW. Brisco
Chinese Act 10 Increases Army Amid Hankow Drive
Shanghai June 1. The war ministry in China orders general conscription regardless of wealth or status as Japanese forces press toward Hankow. Japanese headquarters report dispersing two Chinese divisions near Chengyangkwan in Anhwei, with over 1000 Chinese troops killed. Naval authorities say the advance on Hankow has begun and urge foreign ships to withdraw from Wuhu and Hukow on the Yangtze.
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Shanghai
Chiang Kai Shek
Hankow
War Ministry
Nippon
Chengyangkwan
Anhwei
Wuhu
Hukow
Yangtze River
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