Democrats weigh liberal platform ahead of convention
Philadelphia dispatch reports a New Deal style platform trending toward liberal changes as Left and Right pressure mount. Senator Wagner carries the White House draft to the convention while Lamke and other Leftist groups press for a broader program and a substitute for Roosevelt. James Farley suggests broad Liberal support may already exist, with Carter Glass arriving to bolster the Roosevelt stance as debates over the monetary and farm planks unfold.
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Philadelphia
White House
Robert Wagner
New York
Resolutions Committee
Alfred E. Smith
Roosevelt
New Deal
James A. Farley
National Committee
Lemke
Smith
Carter Glass
Virginia
Senate
Sorm
Vance
Mr. Roosevelt
Arabs Die in Jerusalem Train Attacks
In Jerusalem two Arab snipers killed one British officer and wounded two soldiers during attacks on a train from Jerusalem to Haifa. The fighting came as British forces hunted an ambushed Arab band after a derailed patrol vehicle.
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Jerusalem
Haifa
Khany
Anabta
Deranged mother kills four children and herself in Madison
In Madison Maine on June 22 a deranged mother, Annie E. Jones, 32, using a rifle killed her sons Robert 4 and Edward 4 and a younger son Norman 2 before taking her own life. Police Chief Martin J. Gallant said four of a seven member family died in the incident.
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Madison
Sher- Martin J. Gallant
Annie E. Jones
Robert
Edward
Norman
Gallant
Maude Oberle Dies After Stroke in Bellaire
Miss Maude Oberle 47 former Logan resident died Sunday evening a few hours after a stroke at her brother Carl Oberle’s home in Bellaire. She lived with her parents at 1526 East Fulton Columbus. Survived by parents and brother Carl of Bellaire. Funeral 10:00 Wednesday at Columbus home. Burial Oak Grove Logan by Heinlein Bros. She was member of the Methodist Church.
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Maude Oberle
Logan
Carl Oberle
Bellaire
Miss Oberle
Charles Oberle
E. Fulton St
Columbus
Carl
Oak Grove
Heinlein Bros
Queen Mary Reaches New York After Slower Atlantic Crossing
The Queen Mary arrived in New York on June 22 after a transatlantic voyage that took about four hours longer than her maiden trip. The British liner completed the crossing with her usual speed and signaling a notable return to the port.
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New York
Atlantic
Ata
New Deal Leaders Stand Firm Against Smith Demand
Philadelphia dispatch reports New Deal leaders at the Democratic National Convention denouncing Alfred E. Smith and his anti Roosevelt stance. They predict the convention will nominate Franklin D. Roosevelt, while Smith and allies are portrayed as out of step with the party.
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Smith
Edward J. Duffy
Philadelphia
Alfred E. Smith
Roosevelt
Pennsylvania
James A. Farley
Franklin D. Roosevelt
American Liberty League
Farley
Six Die in Ohio Mishaps
Associated Press report details six fatalities in Ohio incidents. Drownings include Ernest Myers 14 at Big Darby Creek gravel pit, Hector Britton 40 off Harbor View boat, and an unidentified man in Licking River. Others: William Thoman 42 drowned after car left a dock into Maumee River. Harry Pucket 40 injured fatally after crash near Columbus. George Crawford 16 of Ashland Ky died after being hit by a freight train at Columbus. Coroners investigate and identify the victims.
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Ohio
Ernest Myers
Big Darby Creek
West Jefferson
Myers
William E. Thoman
Maumee
Toledo
William Shapiro
Hector Britton
Harbor View
Turtle Island
Licking River
Newark
John A. Thompson
Harry Pucket
Columbus
George Crawford
Ashland
Lemke Faces Hurdles in Union Party Presidential Bid
Rep. William Lemke of North Dakota encounters entry barriers and party-name avoidance in several states as Democrats may file candidates under Union or Democratic labels. Townsend signals conditional backing if Lemke adopts the old age pension idea. Wisconsin Federation of Labor and allied groups launch a campaign to aid Lemke’s efforts.
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Philadelphia
William Lemke
North Dakota
Union Party
Lemke
Francis E. Townsend
North Dakotan
Townsend
New York
Oshkosh, Wis
Wisconsin Farmer-Labor Progressive Federation
State Federation of Labor
Farm Groups
Pair Who Saw Robbery Slain in Riverfront Quarters
Two unemployed men who witnessed a $400 bonus bond robbery of a former soldier were found beaten to death in squalid riverfront quarters. William Maddigan, 48, lay dead on a cot with a crushed head, while William Hoelscher, 60, was unconscious on a pallet and died at City Hospital an hour later without speaking.
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ST. Louis
William Maddigan
William ‘Hoelscher
South May Demand Concession If Two-thirds Rule Is Scrapped
Philadelphia dispatch reports Josephus Daniels of North Carolina urges abolition of the two-thirds nominating rule at Democratic conventions as archaic and absurd. Senator Guffey predicts scrapping the rule would help the South if majority rule is adopted, amid uncertain Southern coalition dynamics and Roosevelts recommendations.
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South
Philadelphia
Josephus Daniels
North Carolina
Daniels
Navy
Mexico
Roosevelt
James A. Far
Guffey
Pennsylvan-ie
James A. Farley
Italy moves toward Britain and Germany accords
Premier Mussolini warned that those "crazy with the heat" must be brought to reason as Italy and Germany reach terms on a commercial treaty and a four point Mediterranean military pact with Great Britain. Army sources say the agreement would secure British naval supremacy in the Mediterranean and Italian air supremacy.
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Rome
Italy
Great Britain
Germany
Mussolini
Mediterranean
Romanian Newsies Put Under Guard Amid Unrest
In Bucharest on June 22 AP reports soldiers with fixed bayonets guarded newsboys to curb street clashes tied to anti Lupescu sentiment. Two killed, a third gravely injured, and over 100 arrested as rival seller bands clashed.
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Bucharest
Rumania
Magda Lupescu
Carol
Camarilla
Hitler Decrees Death Penalty for Child Kidnappers
In Berlin on June 22, the Reichsführer Hitler ordered the death penalty for kidnappers. The decree, retroactive to June 1, targets anyone guilty of kidnapping a person under 18 years old.
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Berlin
Reichsfehrer
Hitler
Auto crash near Washington Court House kills two Columbus men
An automobile traveling at high speed crashed into a tree near Washington Court House Ohio killing Robert E. Bailey, 27, and Kenneth Warner, 25, both of Columbus. The crash occurred early today according to AP reports.
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Washington Court House
Robert E. Bailey
Kenneth Warner
Columbus
Here
Logan man Kansas Bill Kuhn arraigned for assault and robbery
Bill Kuhn, 26, of Logan was arraigned before Magistrate Sam Whitehart on charges of attacking and robbing James Poling near the C and O roundhouse. Poling identified Kuhn, bond set at 500, Kuhn in county jail awaiting grand jury. Poling beaten and stabbed, left with small cash found by neighbor Walter Angle.
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Bill Kuhn
Logan
Sam Whitehart
James Poling
C. and O. Roundhouse
Kuhn
Nellis Smith
Gerald Lanning
Poling
Walter Angle
West Logan
Sailors Strike in Marseille Protest Red Flag Hoists
French naval personnel aboard ships in Marseille harbor began a sudden strike and raised red flags on the halyards. The action occurred as tensions rose between sailors and authorities over conditions and pay, signaling possible broader unrest.
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Paris
Marseille
City to hear report on test well near waterworks site
The city council, in regular session tomorrow night, will hear Ohio Drilling Co. report on progress of a test well on city land near the river from the waterworks. Mayor Kenneth R. Fitzgerald says enough water may justify a permanent well, and citizens will be urged to conserve supplies for about three weeks during drilling.
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Ohio Drilling Co
Kenneth R. Fitzgerald
Nurse Crop Ruling Aims Contiguous Clipped Barriers
County Agent Harold Chambers relayed a telegram from AAA headquarters detailing a nurse crop rule. Any oats or grain used as a nurse crop must be clipped to stay green or pastured to prevent grain formation, placed in a solid block along the field edge with a straight boundary between clipped and uncut portions. administration approval is anticipated.
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Harold Chambers
AAA
Hindenburg Extends North Atlantic Flight Record
The German dirigible Hindenburg, under Dr. Hugo Eckener, grounded at Lakehurst at 5:15 am EST after 61 hours 25 minutes aloft from Frankfurt. The craft carried 41 passengers including 3 US Navy observers, with 90 sailors and 125 Zeppelin employees securing mooring ropes for refueling before its return to Germany, scheduled for tomorrow night.
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Lakehurst
N. J
Naval Air Station
Zeppelin Company
United States Navy
Germany
South America
Plan to Expand WPA Jobs Lifts Dole Period Rule
The Works Progress Administration will allow eligibility for WPA jobs without requiring prior relief before November 1, shifting local decision authority to state administrators. The new plan accompanies a $4.0 billion projects pool for the next fiscal year and notes that about 90,000 projects totaling over $1.1 billion are underway, with 86 percent of sponsor funds covering materials and other costs. Hopkins says re-approval for projects under the new appropriation is unnecessary.
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Washington
Works Progress Administration
Harry L. Hopkins
Hopkins
WPA
Chinese fire on Japanese vessel near Tangku
Japanese officials say a Chinese customs cruiser fired on the Japanese Daiei Maru off Tangku, wounding two aboard and piercing the Japanese flag. Tokyo vows a stern protest to Beijing as China calls the act an insult she cannot ignore.
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Tientsin
Japan
Tangku
Bedbugs Used in Sunday Neighbor Dispute
Washington Avenue quarrel between two women escalated when one neighbor accused the other of dropping bedbugs on a bed. Police Chief Lew Reynolds investigated the disturbance and heard the complaint.
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Lew Reynolds
Washington Ave
Hil dy H. Cutler Dies Dies at 80 A Horsecarriage Inventor
Hil dy H. Cutler, 80, longtime manufacturer of three wheeled horseless carriages, died last night. He battled patent disputes with Henry Ford during his career in New York.
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New York
Hildy H. Cutler
Henry Ford
Novelist Harold Porat Dies in Torrington Conn
Harold Everett Porat, noted novelist and dramatist, died last night in Torrington Connecticut. Porat was renowned for short stories and plays and leaves a legacy in American fiction.
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Torrington
Conn
June
Harold Everett Porat
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