Mitchell Opens Fight to Finish Against Commerce Moves
Former assistant secretary Ewing Y. Mitchell, ousted by President Roosevelt, accuses the Commerce Department of being captured by special interests. He targets the Leviathan liner contract, allegedly arranged by Secretary Roper in 1935, naming P. A. S. Franklin John M. Franklin Vincent Astor and Kermit Roosevelt as beneficiaries. He says the action may have harmed public interests and claims the contract followed the President’s direction.
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Ewing Y. Mitchell
F. D. Roosevelt
Department
Roper
United States Lines
Leviathan
Mitchell
Roosevelt
Missouri
P. A. S. Franklin
John M. Franklin
Vincent Astor
Kermit Roosevelt
Gustave Metzgar Dies in Cincinnati At 66
Gustave Metzgar aged 66 died after a three day illness in Cincinnati. He served 14 years as president of the General Machinery Corp makers of brewery equipment. He was struck ill in his office Friday.
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Cincinnati
Gustave Metzgar
General Machinery Corp
Police Seek Slayer in Portsmouth Stabbing Death
Police chase 28 year old Finley Anderson a steel worker after he stabbed neighbor Frank Schaab 26 to death in a quarrel over a quarter in Portsmouth. Chief Harry Sheets led the case as officers followed clues and searched area for the suspect.
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Portsmouth
Finley Anderson
Harry Sheets
Frank Schaab
Senate Debates Social Security Bill and Banking Measures
The Senate debates the social security bill while the Banking committee studies an omnibus banking measure. The House takes up a tax bill with AAA amendments as Ways and Means sub committee opens hearings on the Guffey coal bill.
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Senate
Banking Committee
House
Ways and Means
Guffey
Dry Chieftain Says Ohio Liquor Monopoly Fails
S. P. McNaught of the Anti Saloon League of Ohio tells the AP that after a year and a half the liquor monopoly has not reduced drunkenness or bootlegging and has glorified drinking. He cites increased intoxication arrests, strong enforcement claims, and rising auto fatalities as proofs of failure.
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Columbus
Ohio
S. P. McNaught
Anti-Saloon League of Ohio
Associated Press
Liquor Department
McNaught
Man Attempts Entry to Hocking County Relief Warehouse
John Mowery of Jennison Ave attempted to breach the Hocking county relief warehouse on South Mulberry by hurling a large block through a rear window. Police captured him after a chase. charges are prepared for tonight. George Hooper heard the crash and notified authorities. Mowery fled, was recaptured, then escaped custody briefly on Main St. He claimed items for his family were refused. additional damage to the city lockup during incarceration is noted. He was released the next morning with a court appearance set for tonight.
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Hocking
Electrician killed near Portsmouth while seeking short circuit
Frank Gilmer, 44, a Norfolk and Western Railway signal maintainer, died after contact with a high tension wire while inspecting a short circuit near Portsmouth Ohio yesterday.
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Portsmouth
Frank Gilmer
Norfolk and Western Railway
Municipal Pool Idea Up Tonight
City Council in special session at 7 30 p m to decide on operating Martin's Pond Glenview Heights as a municipal bathing pool. Mayor Kenneth R Fitzgerald backs the plan. The privately run circular pool holds 450000 gallons and 6 feet two inch depth. if approved the city would likely contract with owners at no cost, with fees possible for bathers.
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Martin’s
Hammer Slayer Freed On Parole
Clara Phillips, known as the hammer slayer, was released on parole from a California women's prison after about 12 years. She said she bears no bitterness and hopes for an even break, plans to study dentistry further, and may take the state exam.
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Tehachapi
Calif
California
Clara Phillips
Phillips
Alberta Meadows
Drownings Reported in Ohio Rivers and Creeks
Albert Lorenzo age 27 drowned in the Little Miami river near Plainville after resisting rescuers. John Sparks age 27, a farm hand, drowned in the Big Walnut Creek near Columbus.
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Albert Lorenzo
Little Miami River
Plainville
John Sparks
Big Walnut Creek
Columbus
Governor imposes fast arbitration in Omaha street car strike
Governor R L Cochran arrives under martial law to demand a six point arbitration plan within 11 hours and completion by Thursday midnight. He warns the dispute may fall to military authorities if refused. The meeting follows two deaths from riot injuries as Omaha endures martial law in South and North areas.
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Omaha
Nebr
R. L. Cochran
Cochran
Nebraska National Guard
Dewey R. McCoy
John Custer
South Omaha
Walter H. Jurgensen
Stranger Robbery Leaves Man Stripped of Money in Cincinnati
In Cincinnati on June 17 AP reports a man met a Roumanian stranger Michael Schindler who gave his address. A second man knocked, entered for water, then offered a cigarette. Schindler awoke to find his trousers and $650 gone. police investigate.
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Cincinnati
Michael Schindler
Schindler
Ed Creelman
Hull warns of world decline at Michigan commencement
Secretary Hull told the University of Michigan graduating class that without broader exchange and progress, world cultures risk regression to barbarism and self sufficiency. He warned international strife could hinder the United States recovery despite domestic gains and doubted a major war was inevitable.
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Ann Arbor
Midh
Hull
University of Michigan
United States
Purdue Graduate Fatally Injured in Erie Auto Crash
R. E. Maginnis, 21, a Purdue graduate and son of a Chicago resident, was killed yesterday in a downtown automobile accident in Erie.
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Erie
R. E. Maginnis
Purdue
Chicago
Subscriptions to Logan Daily News and Democrat Sentinel
Notice to subscribers that the papers will be sent to paid in advance for the full period already paid, reflecting fairness to those whose payments have been made.
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Logan Daily News
Democrat- Sentinel
Mexican Leader Calles Leaves Power After 9 Day Crisis
General Plutarco Elias Calles withdraws from Mexico's political scene ending a five day crisis. He moves to his Sinaloa ranch while President Lazaro Cardenas forms a new government and ministers resist his stance. Catholics march past the capital as anti government groups plan demonstrations during the Rotary Convention.
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Associated Press
Mexico
D. F
Plutarco Elias Calles
Lazaro Cardenas
Calles
Callees
Sinaloa Ranch
Cardenas
Fifteen Chinese Girls Face Execution as Spies
In Fuzhou Hui Chang 15 young women suspected of spying for communists were court martialed and confessed. Military authorities weigh death by firing squad or axe as punishment amid claims the group targeted government troops and spread revolutionary ideas.
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Foochow
China
Hui Chang
Attorney Wilbur Cummings to Speak at Gambier Commencement
Wilbur L. Cummings, a 1902 Kenyon College alumnus and New York attorney, was to deliver the commencement address as 34 graduates were honored. Among the graduates are three airplane pilots: Robert E. B. Lawless Jr of Toledo, Leonard Swanson of Mount Vernon, and Robert C. Reid of Poland Ohio.
Weekend Toll Mounts to Ten in Ohio Accidents
The toll from Ohio accidents and drownings rose to ten as five drownings and five highway deaths were reported. A train struck a car near Bloomdale, injuring two others, while a Cleveland official and his wife died in Indiana auto crash. Ohio University student Vere Smith survived a dam incident, and a canoe accident on the Maumee River claimed another teen. A Toledo woman drowned near Monroe, Michigan, after jumping from a boat to avoid a squall.
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Baltimore and Ohio
W. L. Young
Findlay
Bloomdale
F. W. Mellinger
Greif Brothers Cooperage Co
Cleveland
Winchester
Ind
Richmond
Mary Michaels
Hocking
Athens
Vere Smith
Ohio University
Morris Thrush
Lakeview
Logan County
H. Kenneth Dunlap
Urichsville
New Philadelphia
Ohio
Byrne Falke
Pittsburgh
Gertrude King
Toledo
Lake Erie
Bolles Harbor
Monroe
Mich
Katherine Foy
Edward Gray
Gray
Miss King
Miss Foy
Stop Gap NRA Goes Into Effect In U S Today
Washington June 17 The three key men of the Midget NRA launch a public educational selling campaign for its principles after the original blue eagle expires tonight President Roosevelt created the new stop gap NRA appointing James L O Neill acting administrator Leon C Marshall heads the division of review Pren tiss L Coonley leads the division of business cooperation The plan aims to gather data by next April and possibly amend the constitution to permit codes while promoting voluntary standards and fair competition in industry
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Washington
NRA
James L. O'Neill
Guaranty Trust Company of
New York
Roosevelt
Congress
O'Neill
New Deal
Leon C. Marshall
Old Recovery Board
Supreme Court
Prentiss L. Coonley
Senators weigh changes to Roosevelt social security plan
Administration leaders mobilized to oppose six proposals to liberalize or modify FDR s social security program. With a Senate vote due by week s end, key pressure centered on broadening old age assistance and allowing private company pension plans within the system.
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Washington
Senate
Hoover Urges Guarding Freedom At Stanford
Former president Herbert Hoover addressed about 1,000 Stanford graduates in a ceremony attended by 15,000, warning that freedom must be zealously guarded and linking social security to freedom to think speak and develop talents. The remarks drew applause as Hoover stressed individual rights and rewards for effort.
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Cal
Herbert Hoover
Hoover
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