Coroners Probe Deaths in Chicago Memorial Day Strike
Coroner Frank J. Walsh opened an inquiry into the deaths of 10 people in Chicago during the Memorial Day steel strike clash near the Republic Steel South Chicago plant. A six man jury heard testimony as 100 witnesses were summoned amid broader labor actions across seven states.
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Chicago
Frank J. Walsh
Republic Steel Corporation
South Chicago
James J. Whalen
Youngstown Sheet & Tube Company
Indiana Harbor
Ind
National Labor Relations Board
Inland Steel Corporation
American Federation of Labor
CIO
New International
American Federation of Steel Workers
Massillon
Henry Krier
CIO Seeks Ruling on Guards Use in Ohio Steel Strike
In Columbus CIO lawyers presented witnesses in federal court to prove the Ohio National Guard deployment in the steel strike violated the National Labor Relations Act. Governor Davey did not testify, and 1,100 guardsmen remained on duty of the 5,000 mobilized, with 800 in Cleveland and 300 in Canton Massillon.
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Columbus
Committee For Industrial Organization
Federal District Court
Ohio National Guardsmen
National Labor Relations Act
Martin L. Davey
CIO
Adj
Emil F. Marx
Cleveland
Canton-Massillon
Davey
Jumping Joe Williams Is Dropped From Ohio State
Columbus July 14 AP Joe Williams known as Jumping Joe was dismissed from Ohio State University for failing to meet scholastic standards after six quarters he did not achieve the required point average.
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Columbus
Joe Williams
Ohio State University
Joe
Hocking County 4-H Tour Draws 500 Youth Tomorrow
More than 500 Hocking County boys and girls are expected to join the annual 4-H Club Tour. The event will feature a trip to Co James Smoot and will begin at a designated start point tomorrow.
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Hocking County
James Smoot
Roosevelt Mourns Death of Senator Joseph Robinson
President Roosevelt eulogized Senator Joseph Robinson as a brave liberal leader and pillar of strength. Robinson, Democratic leader since 1922 and Roosevelt's Senate adviser, died suddenly in Washington at 64 from heart disease after a recent illness.
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Washington
Joe T. Robinson
Roosevelt
Senate
Earhart Search Woes Shrink Planes as Hunt Near End
In Honolulu on July 14, naval authorities reduced search planes for Amelia Earhart and navigator Frederick Noonan who vanished July 2 on a flight from New Guinea to Howland Island. Lexington aircraft awaited a tropical storm to pass before resuming the final effort, after 60 planes had scanned 21,000 square miles with no success.
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Honolulu
Equator
Amelia Earhart
Lexington
Aviatrix
Frederick J. Noonan
New Guinea
Howland Island
South Pacific
Dr Bernard Harff Dies at 92 After 50 Years Medical Career
Cincinnati July 14 AP The body of Dr Bernard G Harff 92 lay in state today after a half century of practice during which he delivered more than 5000 babies and performed over 500 Caesarean operations without a maternal or infant loss. He died at a hospital where he resided.
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Cincinnati
Bernard G. Harff
Dalton Gang Survivor Ernett Dalton Dies in Los Angeles
Ernett Dalton aged 66, last survivor of the Dalton gang that terrorized the Midwest in the early 1890s, died last night in Los Angeles.
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Los Angeles
Ernett Dalton
Dalton
Middlewest
Bellevue Flood Battle Jeopardized by Latest Rains
Bellevue Ohio battles new flood risk after two days of heavy rainfall. Pumps shift 200000 gallons per hour but rainwater keeps rising in streets up to two feet. Thompson Ditch remains out of banks near Nickel Plate embankment. Over 1000 acres of rural land stay inundated with months of drainage expected.
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Bellevue
Thompson Ditch
Funeral plans form for Senator Robinson in Senate chamber
Senate leaders tentatively schedule a public funeral for Arkansas Senator Robinson in the Senate chamber with President Roosevelt expected to attend. Mrs. Robinson’s word awaited. Speculation rises over a Democratic leadership successor including Byrnes Harrison or Barkley. Robinson served as Democratic leader for 15 years and rose from Arkansas governor to the Senate.
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Washington
Senate
Senator Robinson
Arkansas
Roosevelt
Robinson
Curver
Copeland
Harrison
D-Mass
Walsh
Supreme Court
Byrnes
South Carolina
Mississippi
Barkley
Kentucky
University of Arkansas
Virginia Law School
General Assembly
Congress
Theodore Roosevelt
House
Presbyterians and U. B.s Face Junior League Showdown
Presbyterians oppose the U. B. team in a Junior League game set for 6 PM at the athletic field. Last night rain forced the Senior League contest to be called off.
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Presbyterians
Japan rushes reinforcements to Peiping front
In Peiping area 2000 Japanese reinforcements with artillery and armored cars proceed toward Fengtai after a Chinese 29th Route Army victory near the Nanyuan airfield. Rail service resumes to Tientsin as American travelers flee. Tokyo rejects China's demand to evacuate and opposes foreign intervention while considering international talks.
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Peiping
Tientsin
29Th
Chinese Route Army
Fengtai
Japan
China
Nanyuan
China Station
Tokyo
Foreign Office
Loyal Rebel Forces Lock Madrid Siege Struggle Rages
Government legions under General Jose Miaja clash with insurgents west of Madrid in a war scale offensive using land and air power. Insurgents claim the government line’s backbone was broken at Villanueva Del Pardillo with 10 000 government casualties and twelve insurgent planes reported shot down by the government yesterday.
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Jose Miaja
Madrid
Villanueva del Pardillo
Lewis declines to intervene in glass workers ouster case
John L. Lewis refused to intervene in the dispute over Glen W. McCabe’s removal as president of the CIO affiliated Federation of Flat Glass Workers. McCabe said he sought CIO support, but Lewis replied that he could not intervene and hoped for an amicable settlement.
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Pittsburgh
John L. Lewis
Glen W. McCabe
Federation of Flat Glass Workers
McCabe
CIO
Lewis
Death of Senator Robinson Stuns Roosevelt Court Fight
The sudden death of Democratic leader Robinson in Washington disrupts the administration plan to push a Roosevelt court bill substitute. Robinson directed the drive and authored the substitute, and had been given a free hand by President Roosevelt to negotiate the measure through the Senate.
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Washington
Robinson
Arkansas
Senate
Roosevelt
Wheeler
Joe Robinson
Sumners
Foes Robinson
Representative Sumners
House Judiciary Committee
Ohio Senate grapples with recess over adjournment
State Senate leaders seek a summer recess to allow special investigating committees to operate, while Gov. Davey may be forced to declare a disagreement if July 23 passes without action. House members favor quitting now after funding is provided for two years. The death of a political figure intensifies the court fight and shifts the political dynamic.
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Columbus
Ohio
Senate
Martin L. Davey
House
Davey
Civil Service Commission
Highway and Liquor Departments
Austrian immigrant told she must wait to qualify for citizenship
The Bureau of Naturalization told Mrs. Sophie Arazone, born in Austria, she would have to wait until age 107 to be eligible for citizenship. She replied, She is 105 now and accepted the remark.
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Fittsburgh
Bureau of Naturalization
Sophie Arazone
Austria
British Ship Captured at Santander Port
Alfred Duff Cooper announced in the House of Commons that a British vessel was captured today while trying to enter Santander, the Spanish government port, amid the insurgent northern campaign.
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London
Alfred Duff Cooper
The
Admiralty
House of Commons
Santander
Soviet airmen land big ship in California
The Russian transpolar flight reached San Jacinto California at 6 30 A M PST after a non stop 6700 mile flight from Moscow. The three fliers Pilot Mikhail Gromoff Co Pilot Andrei Yumosheff Navigator Sergei Danilin were brought down in a pasture near San Jacinto after more than 62 hours aloft. Major Victor H Stalin greeted them at March Field and they were taken to the army base. The leaky gasoline tank was cited as the cause of the forced landing.
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Moscow
San Francisco
U.S
Vancouver
Wash
Here
Riverside County
Los Angeles
San Jacinto
San Jacinto Mountains
March Field
March Fiéld
Air Force
Mikhail Gromoft
Andrei Yumosheff
Sergei Danilin
Victor H. Stalin
Army
Police Give Lift To Weary Hiker
In Urbana Ohio Mayor Dallas McCrery sent Harry Epps to the Dayton workhouse with six months to serve due to no city funds for transport. Two weeks later officers found Epps eating a breakfast lei at his Urbana home and gave him a ride in a police car to the workhouse.
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Urbana
Dallas McCrery
Harry Epps
Dayton
Epps
Jesse Owens Demonstrates at 50th Anniversary in Bayou Miss
Jesse Owens, Olympic sprint and broad jump champion, drew cheers from several thousand Delta Negroes in Bayou Miss for the 50th anniversary of the founding of the all-Negro community. He showcased his speed in a demonstration during the week long celebration.
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Mound Bayou
Miss
Jesse Owens
Owens
Call For Special Grand Jury In Lawrence County
State Auditor Joseph Ferguson urged Governor Davey to authorize a special grand jury to probe apparent irregularities in Lawrence County school relief and general revenue funds. He cited vote buying with relief funds and padding of milk and coal funds as targets for the inquiry. Special Prosecutor John Caren said Atty. Gen. Duffy would be asked to appoint one. Duffy, Kennedy and federal authorities are weighing federal indictments for ballot tampering in the November election.
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Columbus
Joseph T. Ferguson
Martin L. Davey
Lawrence County
Ferguson
Retary
Davey
Atty
Herbert S. Duffy
Duffy
William J. Kennedy
U. S
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George W. Calver
Capitol
Earhart
Associated Press
Second Polar
Sen. Wheeler
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Calif
John M. Caren
Sec
Columbus, C
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