Speaker Burns Lying In State In Capitol Chamber
President Roosevelt and leaders honor Joseph Wellington Burns lying in state in the House chamber in Washington. Speaker Bankhead eulogizes the late Democrat as a man of integrity while Capitol officials, congress members, and foreign dignitaries pay last respects.
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Washington
House of Representatives
Joseph Wellington Burns
Roosevelt
Nation
United States
Byrns
Congress
William B. Bankhead
Alabama
Bankhead
Fiorenza Sentenced to Die in Electric Chair
John Fiorenza, convicted of murdering Nancy Evans Titterton, author wife of a broadcasting company executive, was sentenced to die in the electric chair at Sing Sing during the week beginning July 13. Judge Charles C. Nott Jr. delivered the sentence. An appeal could delay execution until after the summer adjournment.
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New York
John Fiorenza
Nancy Evans Titterton
Broadcasting Company
Sing Sing
General Sessions
Charles C. Nott, Jr
Senate Debates Tax Bill and Byrns Funeral Observed
The Senate debates the tax bill while attending ceremonies for late Speaker Byrns. The Interstate Commerce Committee hears testimony on the Guffey coal bill. The House met at 11 a.m. and held Byrns’s funeral at noon. Yesterday lawmakers met briefly due to Burns’ death and adopted resolutions. Native Bankhead of Alabama elected to fill the vacant speakership and a committee was appointed to arrange the funeral.
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Senate
House
Byrns
Interstate Commerce Committee
Burns
Bankhead
Alabama
William B. Bankhead
House of Representatives
Joseph W. Burns
Tennessee
Child Struck by Automobile Injures 5-Year-Old
Five year old Joan Tolbert daughter of Mr and Mrs Ralph Tolbert of 198 Riff Ave was seriously injured at 11 25 today crossing Hunter Street near Price’s filling station when struck by a car driven by Mrs Paul Shaw of near Enterprise. Eight stitches were placed in her forehead and internal injuries were feared. The child was en route to visit her grandmother. A nurse reported no broken bones but possible internal injuries as the car wheel passed over her body. Mrs Shaw stopped and took the child to Cherrington Hospital.
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Joan Tolbert
Ralph Tolbert
Riff Ave
Hunter St
Price
W. Hunter St
Cherrington Hospital
Paul Shaw
Near Enterprise
Florida in Dark Over Candidates Runoff Push
Florida waited to see which two of 14 gubernatorial hopefuls earned runoff spots after the Democratic primary. By early results, Tampa judge W Raleigh Petteway led with 46,754 votes, while Fred P Cone and William C Hodges trailed with 43,506 and 41,271 respectively as precincts reported.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Florida
Fred P. Cone
Lake City
William C. Hodges
Tallahassee
Tampa
W. Raleigh Petteway
Cone
Hodges
Mayor Bride Return From Nine Day Wedding Trip
Mayor and Mrs. Kenneth R. Fitzgerald returned to Logan after a nine day honeymoon traveled through New England and Canada. They witnessed the Queen Mary’s maiden voyage arrival in New York City. The couple will reside on South Culver Street.
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Kenneth R. Fitzgerald
Logan
New England
Canada
New York City
United States
South Culver St
Missing Washington girl sought by police nationwide
Police nationwide were asked to locate Edmee Stephens, 15, daughter of Winston B. Stephens, personal director of the resettlement administration. The girl had been missing since Wednesday night from her home in Washington.
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Washington
Edmee Stephens
Winston B. Stephens
The
Resettlement Administration
Stephens
Stop Landon Talk Surges as GOP Delegates Move Ahead
In Cleveland on June 5 delegates from the GOP debated a stop Landon push while Landon backers claim a first ballot pivot. Kansas governor praised relief acts yet warned against partisan use as Borah camp questions his record. Elevated talk of alliances loomed ahead of the convention with Landon floor leader Martin forecasting a first ballot tilt if current momentum holds.
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Cleveland
Landon
Kansas
John M. Hamilton
London
Hamilton
CWA
Lig
National Committee
Martin
Massachusetts
Congress U K s Week s Recess
The Senate approved a house resolution for a congressional recess from June 8 to June 15. Democratic leader Senator Robinson said the Senate would meet briefly only to adopt minor conference reports before recess.
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Washington
Senate
House
Congress
Robinson
Funeral services for Warren Chambers in Canal Winchester
Warren Chambers 72 died in a Columbus hospital Wednesday night. He is a brother of Mrs. Florence Fox of Laurelville. Funeral services will be held tomorrow in Canal Winchester.
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Canal Winchester
Warren Chambers
Columbus
Chambers
Florence Fox
Laurelville
Lewis Leads Steel Union Pact to Unite 500000 Workers
John L. Lewis and steel union leaders pressed to form a single Industrial union by signing a pact with the Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers. Craft faction within the AFL threatens to split the federation as the showdown nears.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
Lewis
Amalgamated Association
A. F
Negro Executed in Electric Chair at Western State Penitentiary
Homer Young, a Black man, was executed by electric chair early today for the murder of Enoch Beeler in Eddyville Kentucky. He became the 97th inmate electrocuted and the tenth to die at the prison this year.
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Eddyville
Homer Young
Western State Penitentiary
Enoch Beeler
Black Legion ties reach into Detroit area government offices
Detroit June 5 AP Mich igan held 29 men on charges ranging from flogging to murder as the Black Legion’s trail led into city and county offices. Six men were seized last night in down river communities in connection with the flogging of Robert Penlan, an Ecorse steel worker, for missing Black Legion meetings.
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Detroit
Michigan
Black Legion
Down River
Robert Penlan
Ecorse Steel
John Doe
James Chenot
Order
Clyde Markland
Chenot
Jesse J. Pettijohn
Dearborn Township
Charles King
Ecorse
Harold Lawrence
Thomas F. Cox
Frederick A. Gulley
Earl Angstadt
Penlan
Gulley
Bartholomew Pact Awaiting Final U K Court Approval
A Bartholomew family dispute over 12 year old Freddie ends in an oral agreement setting custody with his aunt and sharing film earnings. Parents Cecil and Mrs Bartholomew to reside in the U S while Miss Millicent Bartholomew controls his film career. Written form to be sent to principals and then Superior Judge Harry Archbald for final approval.
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Los Angeles
Bartholomew
Freddie
Cecil L. Bartholomew
Millicent Bartholomew
Isaac Pacht
Harry Archbald
Ten Million Dollar City Bond Fire Planned in Cincinnati
Trustees of the sinking fund announced a planned burning next Monday of city and board of education bonds that have been retired and canceled. The event will consume ten million dollars in bonds as part of the city’s debt retirement program in Cincinnati Ohio.
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Cincinnati
City and Bard of Education
Hollywood romance rumors swirl around Tom Gallery and Madge Evans
Film colony observers ponder a possible pairing after longtime friends Tom Gallery, former sports promoter and ex-husband of Zasu Pitts, and actress Madge Evans are seen together at a Hollywood party.
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Film Colony
Tom Gallery
Zasu Pitts
Madge Evans
DC Chief Justice Rules PWA Power Plan Constitutional
Chief Justice Alfred A. Wheat of the District of Columbia supreme court upheld the constitutionality of the Public Works Administration power program worth 200 million dollars. He dismissed an injunction suit against municipal electric projects in four states and ruled the plaintiffs had standing while the National Industrial Recovery Act and the Emergency Relief Act of 1935 were constitutional.
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Washington
Alfred A. Wheat
District of Columbia Supreme Court
Public Works Administration
Wheat
Alabama Power Company
Texas Utilities Company
Oklahoma Utilities Company
Iowa Light and Power Company
Loebs Slayer Acquitted in Razor Fight Slaying
James Day, 21, acquitted by a circuit court jury after 53 minutes of deliberation for the slaying of thrill killer Richard Loeb at Stateville penitentiary. He returns to prison but plans a parole board hearing next month as he seeks full freedom, with Judge Wilson offering support and spectators applauding the verdict.
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Edwin Wilson
Parole Board
Bank Robbery Rocks Little Ferry National Bank
Bandits held up the Little Ferry National Bank today and escaped with 15000 dollars. The incident occurred in Little Ferry, New Jersey, with no injuries reported. A police search was launched for the suspects.
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Little Ferry
N. J
Hollywood Premiere Draws Logans Stars To Theatre Night
Crowds line the streets as Logan hosts a Hollywood Premiere for the Mary Astor and Melvin Douglas feature And So They Were Married. Appearances include Mae West escorted by police, Clark Gable, Jimmy Cagney, Claudette Colbert, Merle Oberon, Myrna Loy, Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, and many more.
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Hollywood
Lincoln Zephyr
Ed Wynn
Joseph Peter Piper
Ruth Myers
Barton A. Hall
Logan Chamber of Commerce
Astor
Hall
Baby Leroy
Shirley Temple
Spanky McFarland
Jenny Jo Gano
Dick Struble
Spanky
Jimmy Frazee
Clark Gable
Dick Brandt
Bert Davis
Marjorie Henderson
Eleanore Powell
Carlotta Ambrose
Jimmy Cagney
Joe Gabriel
Claudette Colbert
Lucille Hiles
Bob Burns
Joe
Archduke Otto Appeals for Restoration as Emperor
Archduke Otto, claimant to the Austro Hungarian throne, from exile in Belgium to Legitimist leader Baron Von Wiesner urged decisive action to return and unify Austria. An official dismissed abroad reports that monarchy restoration was imminent following talks in Italy.
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Vienna
Otto
Belgium
Baron von Wiesner
Austria
Chaancellery
Italy
Mussolini and Schuschnigg Hold Talks Over Austria Future
In Rocca delle Caminate Italy today Mussolini and Schuschnigg discussed Austria's diplomatic role with Czechoslovakia and Poland and potential positions in League of Nations talks on the Italo Ethiopian war. Schuschnigg questioned Mussolini about his ties to Prince Ernst Rudiger von Starhemberg, the Heimwehr leader and former vice chancellor.
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Rocca
Logan High School Secretaries Plan Alumni Banquet Reunion
All class secretaries graduating from Logan high school plan a separate reunion during the Alumni Banquet night. Notify Miss Brandt at the Logan Daily News office by phone 700.
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Logan High School
Miss Brandt
Logan Daily News
Blum Vows Support for 40 Hour Week in France
Paris June 5 1936 Socialist premier Leon Blum appealed to France workers about 500000 on strike to avoid disorders and urged patience while promising a 40 hour week law and Parliament votes on collective contracts and paid vacations. He pledged calm leadership to guard the peoples front against enemies and new victories.
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Associated Press
Paris
Leon Blum
France
Peoples Front
League of Nations sets June 30 for special session
Geneva June 5 AP the League of Nations assembly will hold a special session June 30 to discuss the Italo Ethiopian war. Secretary general Joseph A C Avenol telegraphed the date to member states after Argentina requested a review of Italy's annexation of Ethiopia and potential sanctions.
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Geneva
League of Nations Assembly
Joseph A. C. Avenol
League
Argentina
Italy
Ethiopia
Hoare Sets Conditions for Possible Return to Cabinet
Sir Samuel Hoare, former foreign secretary and coauthor with Pierre Laval on a peace plan for the Italo-Ethiopian conflict, reportedly told informed squatters that two conditions govern his return to the cabinet. The League of Nations must decide on future war sanctions, and the British fleet must withdraw from the Mediterranean.
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London
Samuel Hoare
Pierre Laval
France
League of Nations
Mediterranean
British establish special court over Japanese soldier death
In Peiping a special court inquiry was opened after a strong Japanese protest over the May 26 death of Japanese soldier Kaisaku Sasaki. Britain rejected the charge that a British soldier killed him, saying evidence was insufficient. Maj. Gen. Takoushi, chief of the J2 division, announced the development.
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Peiping
Kaisaku Sasaki
Aeign
Takoushi
J 2Sion
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