Confusing Debts Problem Mounts During Week
A wartime debt crisis unfolds as Germany suspends reparations payments citing trade losses. The U S loan program nets limited repayment while Dawes and Young plans falter amid Germany’s gold backing collapse. France and Britain push clearing house schemes to settle debts.
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Associated Press
Germany
United States
Finland
Charles G. Dawes
Owen D. Young
France
Italy
Great Britain
Reichbank
Strike settlement reached in San Francisco longshoremen dispute
Mayor Angelo Rossi of San Francisco announced late today that a settlement had been reached in the Pacific coast longshoremen's strike, ending disruption along key West Coast ports.
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San Francisco
Angelo Rossi
Pacific Coast
Hitler and Mussolini clash of egos and boxing echoes
Arthur Brisbane surveys Mussolini waiting for Hitler at the Italian resort, notes Carnera's defeat and tears after fights, recalls Sullivan and Mitchell jailed in Senlis, and comments on Baer’s mixed heritage and its link to resilience and thinking under pressure.
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John L. Sullivan
Charles Mitchell
Senlis
Lord Rothschild
Chantilly
Charles A. Dana
Senators Delay Adjournment of U S Congress
Washington June 16 The senate recessed until Monday delaying sine die adjournment as filibuster fears rise over a farm debt moratorium bill. Regulars and eastern Democrats opposed the measure while other bills and conference reports await action.
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Washington
Senate
Congress
Hebert and
Metcalf
Rhode Island
Hastings
Delaware
Lonergan
Connecticut
Smith
South Carolina
House
Daniel D. Moore
Internal Revenue
Louisiana
Body of Little Girl Recovered In Cleveland River Tragedy
The body of three year old Peggy Young was found in the Cuya hoga river by ferry operator Jos Skrovens, hours after Floyd Banker Jr. 10, gave police a tale of pushing her into the river. Banker's varying accounts and a potential link to a prior drowning prompt psychiatrists to assess the case while he remains in juvenile detention.
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Cleveland
Peggy Young
Cuyahooga River
Floyd Banker, Jr
Jos Skrovens
Coast Guard
Floyd Banker
Allotments Made for Local Rivers in Lower Mississippi Valley
War department announces maintenance allotments for river and harbor projects in the lower Mississippi valley division. Funds range from 1,700 to 127,670 dollars for rivers and bayous in Arkansas Louisiana Mississippi Texas and Missouri including Red River below Fulton Ouachita and Black rivers Yazoo Big Sunflower Cypress Bayou St. Francis L’Anguile Blackfish Bayou and Current River with various allocations attached.
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Washington
War Department
Mississippi Valley
Red River
Fulton
Arkansas
Ouachita
Black Rivers
Louisiana
Yazoo River
Mississippi
Big Sunflower
Bouef River
Tensas
Bayou Macon
Cypress Bayou
Jefferson Texas
Shreveport
St. Francis
L’anguille
Blackfish Bayou
Current River
Missouri
Monroe Boys to Attend Camp Windywood in July
About a dozen boys from Monroe and 100 from the state plan to attend Camp Windywood for six weeks starting July 1. T. H. Tyson of the district Y M C A says attendance could be the largest in the camp’s history. The boys will be led by Hugh Hurst Bogalusa E R Kidder Shreveport and H B Durkee New Orleans, each in charge for two weeks.
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Monroe
Camp
Windywood
T. H. Tyson
Hugh Hurst
Bogalusa
E. R. Kidder
Shreveport
H. B. Durkee
New Orleans
Movie Director Hal Skelly Killed in Train Crash
West Cornwall Conn June 16 Hal Skelly 42 motion picture actor and director was killed when his truck was struck by a train at a crossing on the Pittsfield New York division of the New Haven railroad Miss Helen Bell riding with Skelly was taken to a Torrington hospital in critical condition State police said Skelly and Miss Bell were returning from shopping when the collision occurred driving a truck owned by Major M K Lees estate where the actor had been a guest since yesterday
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West Cornwall
Conn
Hal Skelly
Pittsfield-New York
New Haven
Helen Bell
Skelly
Torrington
M. K. Lee
Miss Bell
Major Lee
German Leader Arrives in U S for Harvard Class Meet
Dr. Ernst Hanfstaengl, Hitler aide and pianist, landed on the Europa for a Harvard class reunion to find about 1500 Communists at the New York pier. Police escorted him to Boston, with eighty five officers keeping order amid banners of denunciation. He spoke but gave few answers, denying links to the Black Tom explosion.
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Ernst Hanfstaengl
Adolf Hitler
Germany
Europa
Harvard
Pier
125Th Street
Boston
Hanfstaengl
James Larkin
Cuban government tightens grip after president bombing
In Havana on June 16 the Cuban cabinet launched a public order law after a bomb hidden in a camera box wounded President Mendieta and killed two others at a official luncheon. Ten suspects were jailed as the government moves to curb terrorism by barring civilian gun possession and allowing state purchase of arms.
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Havana
Carlos Mendieta
Hitler Leaves Venice After Mussolini Talks
Adolph Hitler departed from Venice by plane to Berlin after a two day conference with Benito Mussolini. Observers say the talks touched on Austrian independence and disarmament prospects, with Italy seeking a Nazi chancellor in Austria and Germany possibly rejoining the League of Nations.
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Hitler
Mussolini
Lido
Italy
Venice
Adolph Hitler
Europe
Benito Mussolini
Berlin
Austria
Germany
League of Nations
France
Twin Cities Launch Renovize Drive With Exposition
Monroe and West Monroe unite for the Renovize the Twin Cities campaign starting June 26 through June 29 with the Better Homes Exposition. More than 40 local sponsors will showcase house furnishings building materials and related accessories as crowds view plans to boost employment in the two cities. Local talent will head an entertainment program reflecting a wholly local effort.
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Monroe
West Monroe
Twin Cities
Steam Roller Used in Louisiana Legislature Reform Attempt
A News-Star dispatch reports the fifth week of Louisiana's 1934 biennial legislative session closed with little action besides a single law for session expenses. The narrative describes questionable amendments raising costs, alleged behind the scenes journal fixes, and the perception that delays and manipulation hinder rapid lawmaking.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana
House
Senate
Louisiana Tax Reform Commission
Senate Journal
Steel strike offer may end conflict and aid Roosevelt
Rogers comments from Hollywood note that a three-man presidential panel could settle the steel dispute. Green proposes appointing disinterested men to resolve the strike, which could clear the way for President Roosevelt to handle Congress and prime the country for stable life by July 1.
Steel Men Look Toward Capital for Settlement
In Pittsburgh on June 16 union leaders led by 72-year-old Michael F. Tighe plan to travel to Washington to seek a personal meeting with President Roosevelt to end the steel labor dispute. They hope Roosevelt will back a proposed board to resolve all industry disputes while warning they will strike if talks fail. Separately, steel company employee groups urged Roosevelt and Congress to reject labor legislation they deem harmful to industrial peace and job security.
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Pittsburgh
Washington
Michael F. Tighe
Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers
Roosevelt
Tighe
Amalgamated
International Board
Congress
PWA Work to Be Pushed in July
A Louisiana PWA program will begin in early July with many approved jobs already under way. State officials say the federal appropriation becomes available after July 1 and work will proceed rapidly to provide employment for skilled laborers across the state.
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PWA
Louisiana
National Re-Employment Service
New Orleans
Monroe
Two Fishermen Rescued After Night Battle With Waves
Clarence P. Peynot and his brother Paul Peynot, fishermen, fought eight foot seas for five hours in a 14 foot skiff on Lake Pontchartrain before Madisonville's lake steamer crew rescued them. They were left with one oar and no hope of salvage until they were brought ashore at the Southern Yacht Club pier.
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New Orleans
Clarence P. Peynot
Paul Peynot
Lake Pontchartrain
Madisonville
Southern Yacht Club
Senators End Long and Overton Inquiry in Senate Vote
In a June 16 vote the Senate terminated its inquiry into charges that Huey Long and John H. Overton were fraudulently elected. The elections committee's resolution found petitioners failed to prove cause for continued investigation and was adopted without debate.
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Washington
Louisiana
Huey P. Long
John H. Overton
Senate
Overton
Long
George
Georgia
Elections Committee
Mississippi
Ross Collins
Stephens
Harrison
Senate Judiciary Committee
John M. Parker
Judiciary Committee
Hilda Phelps Hammond
Louisiana Women's Committee
Ruffin G. Pleasant
New Orleans
Dairy Celebration Held in Homer Louisiana
About 4000 people attended Homer Louisiana Dairy Day marking the fifth anniversary of the dairy industry in the parish. Lions club sponsor C B Kitchens presided at City Hall with Major J G Lee LSU ag college dean as principal speaker. Other speakers included R H Curry Haynesville and George White M A McKenzie Homer. Aerial exhibition by Barksdale Field fliers and a terrapin race by the American Legion added entertainment. LSU extension service recorded the day on sound motion pictures.
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Homer
Homer Lions Club
C. B. Kitchens
Lions Club
J. G. Lee
Louisiana State University Agricultural College
R. H. Curry
Haynesville
George White
M. A. McKenzie
Barksdale Field
Shreveport
American Legion Post
Louisiana State University Extension Service
Shooting Breaks Out in Havana Wounding Several
Gunfire erupted in mid town Havana late tonight. Authorities report at least three persons wounded amid concentrated, rapid shooting in the incident with details sparse.
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Havana
Tropical hurricane devastates eastern Louisiana towns
An unidentified man was reported killed on a highway near Abbeville as a tropical hurricane swept from Morgan City through eastern Louisiana into Mississippi. Winds 65–70 mph cut a wide destruction path, damaging Morgan City, Baton Rouge, Ferriday, and surrounding areas. tens injured, crops and property damaged, many buildings wrecked, including Baton Rouge capitol. The oyster boat and tug crews remained safe. Governor Allen offered National Guard help if needed.
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Morgan City
Louisiana
Vicksburg
Jackson
Mississippi
Abbeville
Baton Rouge
Capitol
Oyster Shell Products Corporation
Gulf of Mexico
Berwick
Atchafalaya
State Capitol
Ferriday
St. Thomas Catholic
American Legion
O. K. Allen
National Guard
Monroe Experiences Gusty Wake From Gulf Disturbance
A Gulf of Mexico tropical disturbance brushed into south Louisiana on Saturday bringing blustery winds and showers. communications with the Associated Press faced disruption due to stormy conditions between the Mississippi capital and New Orleans. The forecast for northeast Louisiana called for increasing gusts and rain on Sunday.
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Monroe
Gulf of Mexico
Louisiana
Morning World
Associated Press
Jackson A. P
New Orleans
Mississppi
Northeast Louisiana
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