Communists Lose Grip as La Follette Backers Rally
At St Paul the Farmer Labor Progressive third party opens a three day meeting with plans to nominate Wisconsin Senator Robert M La Follette for president despite his warnings to progressives. Leader William N Mahoney says La Follette can wage a campaign against wealth and he is the only man to do so. Delegates from multiple states attend as the party asserts influence beyond Minnesota where the movement remains strongest.
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ST. Paul
Minn
Farmer- Labor-Progressive Third Party
Robert M. la Follette
Wisconsin
United States
la Follette
I W W Members Rejoice Over Sailor Deaths Riot
In San Pedro California on June 16 I W W members allegedly shouted It should be 4800 dead instead of 48 at a morgue holding remains of 48 sailors killed in an explosion aboard the U S S Mississippi. Guards surround the morgue to prevent a demonstration as violence between sailors and I W W continues after six radicals were beaten for alleged navy and flag attacks.
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Linternational News Servicis
San Pedro
Cal
U. S. S. Mississippi
Bomb Explosions Rattle Harrisburg Illinois
Two dynamite bombs exploded in Harrisburg on June 16 shaking the city and destroying two houses while shattering windows in nearby homes. No injuries reported. Authorities believe the bombs were sent by opponents of recent Saline county liquor raids.
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Harrisburg
Saline County
Warren Denies Resignation as Mexico Envoy
Charles Beecher Warren rejected Washington reports that he had stepped down as ambassador to Mexico. The denial came today in Detroit with no official confirmation of a resignation.
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Linternational News Service
Detroit
Mich
Charles Beecher Warren
Washington
Mexico
Senator Henley Dies Suddenly During Visit
Bloomington Ind June 16 State Senator Joseph K Henley died suddenly at the home of Frank Gentry 15 miles east of Bloomington where he was a weekend guest He was 68 a former supreme court nomination candidate born in Orange County He taught at Smith Grove College and served as Shoals Indiana schools superintendent He delivered a Flag Day address at Bedford the day before and may have overheated from the sun.
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Ind
Joseph K. Henley
Here
Frank Gentry
Henley
Tie
Supreme Court
Orange County
Henry Henley
Indiana University
Smith Grove College
Kentucky
Shoals
Bedford
Bandits Roam Three Indiana Towns In Armed Robberies
Five gunmen in a topless auto raided Gas City Jonesboro and Upland last night. They robbed a grocery in each town and shot two pursuers, with Jess Nelson paralyzed from the waist by a chest wound and Marshal A G Lunsford wounded. Authorities chase the bandits as auto passes are formed.
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Marion
Ind
Indiana
Gas City
Here
Jonesboro
Upland
A. G. Lunsford
Jess Nelson
Nelson
Eagles of State to Buy Weed Patch Hill as Park
At the annual Eagles meeting in Indianapolis last week a vote approved purchasing Weed Patch Hill in Brown County as a permanent reservation. A committee was named to seek state conservation department aid first and to proceed with the purchase if the state declines.
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Eagles
Indianapolis
Brown County
State Department of Conservation
Largest drug seizure in U S history nets opium truck
Special agents of the U S treasury report the Hoboken seizure of a truck carrying opium and derivatives valued at 2 1/2 million dollars. The find is described as the largest drug seizure ever made in the country.
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Linternational News Services
New York
United States Treasury Department
Hoboken
Beasley Receives Army Commission at IU Commencement
At Indiana University 95th annual commencement on June 11 Kern Beasley of Linton earned a commission in the United States Army Officers Reserve Corps from Major H B Crea. Beasley, a Le عندdia University graduate, joins 5388 degrees awarded with Dr James A Woodburn as speaker.
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Ind
Indiana University
Kern Beasley
Linton
United States Army
H. B. Crea
Indiana University R. O. T. C
State University R. O. T. C
United States War Department
Camp Knox
Beasley
le Diaria University
James A. Woodburn
McAdoo Expected To Lead Early At Democratic Convention
International News Service reports that on the first ballot at the Democratic national convention in New York William Gibbs McAdoo is predicted to exceed 400 votes. Governor Al Smith is forecast at 800 votes with the remainder split among a dozen favorites and dark horses. McAdoo and Smith are seen as leaders in early voting.
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International News Service
New York
William Gibbs McAdoo
al Smith
McAdoo
Smith
Greene County Sets Single Voter Registration Day
Greene County will hold only one voter registration day this year on October 6 1936. The law requires a second day if petitioned by citizens by June 1 but no second day will occur if voters do not request it. The general election is November 4 and residents remaining in their old precincts may skip October registration.
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Linton Lodge No
B. P. O. Elks
Lodge
Elks
Oscar E. Bland
the Elks
Bert Brown
S. Red Men’s Band
Chester Wills
Floyd McCullough
Judge Bland
Judge Band
Linton
Ocean
Great Britain
Mercer
Madison
John Marshall
Greene County
Greer Trial in Los Angeles Sparks Movie Fame Link
Horce Greer stands trial in Los Angeles for shooting Denver millionaire Courtland Dines in Dines apartment with Mabel Normand and Edna Purviance present. All stars from last New Year’s Eve era are cited in the case as connections and witnesses.
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International News Service
Los Angeles
Cal
Horce Greer
Courtland
Dines
Denver
Loeb and Leopold Experts Split on Guilt and Penalty
Chicago report cites preliminary expert findings on the defense in the Leopold and Loeb case. Some experts say the defendants are abnormal and should not hang, while others say they are normal and should pay the penalty.
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International News Service
Chicago
Richard Loeb
Nathan Leopold, Jr
Robert Franks
Loeb
Leopold
Why Underwood Seeks a Home in the White House
Senator Underwood of Alabama is billed as the Democrats’ likely nominee in an announced platform. The plan pledges unrestricted freedom of thought, strict government economy, tax cuts, a revenue tariff, and foreign policy to stabilize Europe along with full enforcement of laws.
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White House
Washington
Alabama
United States
Europe
Leaking Gas Fatal for Three at Indiana Harbor Plant
Three workers died and 21 were hospitalized after gas from a leaking main at Inland Steel in Indiana Harbor. Victims include Blanchard Reed 25 of South Chicago John O Brenovick 28 of Indiana Harbor and Alex Faulkner 22 of Gary. Fifteen Mexican workers among the injured expected to recover.
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Indiana Harbor
Ind
Inland Steel Company
Blanchard Reed
South
Chicago
John O’brenovick
Indiana Flatbor
Alex Faulkner
Gary
Population surge in United States hits new six month peak
The United States population rose by 1,943,000 in 1928 per National Bureau of Economic Research estimates. On January 1, 1924 the total stood at 112,826,000 with a 1,162,000 half year gain in 1928, the largest six months growth in history, driven by immigration surplus and very low death rates.
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New York
United States
National Bureau of Economic Research
Bureau
Leader of $3 Million Mail Robbery Revealed as Politician
Chicago police disclosed that James Murray formerly active in city politics and a partner in a major beer trust is the masked leader of the $3,000,000 mail robbery. Seven men are identified as participants with three others still sought. two women are under arrest, one having talked.
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Chicago
J. Mahoney
James Murray
Nineteenth Ward
Joel Stenson
Rondout
Ill
Mahoney
Murray
J. H. Wayne
Col House Urges Democrats on League Fight
New York June 16 Col Edward M House credited with Wilson victories urges Democrats to back the league of nations in Foreign Affairs He warns President Coolidge and Secretary Hughes against timidity and argues a strong president could win support and override a partisan Senate on foreign affairs.
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New York
Edward M. House
Woodrow Wilson
Democratic Party
League of Nations
Col
House
Coolidge
Hughes
Senate
Indiana Strawberries Near Pint Cup Size
Albert Johnson a farmer west of Petersburg Indiana brought a strawberry to town seven and a half inches in circumference. The crop this year is large with ten to twelve berries filling a quart box and raspberries and blackberries also reported to be abundant.
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Petersburg
Ind
Albert Johnson
Johnson
Tragic Death as Streetcar Fireclaims Mrs. Gaby
Mrs. E. R. Gaby of South Bend, 44, escaped a burning street car only to be run over as it sped downhill after a fire caused by crossed wires. Terrified by smoke and flames, she leaped free but was crushed when the wheels passed over her. She had been married four times, with three husbands dead.
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South Bend
Ind
E. R. Gaby
Gaby
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