Four Leche Bills Near Enactment In Senate Session
In Baton Rouge on June 8 four administration senate bills moved toward enactment. The main measure would exempt livestock and poultry from taxation and extend homestead protections. A companion social security proposal aimed to constitutionalize the free school book law gained rapid approval.
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Baton Rouge
Administration
Senate
Soca
Goveror Leche
CIA Ecurat
Board of Commerce and Industry
State Caucuses Still Considered Highly Important
A brief note on continued significance of state party caucuses in political processes, with emphasis on their role for strategy and momentum heading into the next elections.
Carbon Black Tax Favored by Committee in Louisiana
Louisiana committee approves a bill to levy a half cent tax on carbon black with an option for half cent per pound or one cent per thousand feet of natural gas, aiming to equalize manufacturer conditions. The measure recalls a 1930s carbon black tax and notes past repeal.
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Baton Rouge
Orleans
S and Means
Peter Hand Orleans
Burke
Huey P. Long
Gilmore Named to Conservation Committee in Louisiana
Baton Rouge, June 9. Representative W. T. Gilmore of St. Louis is appointed by Speaker Lorris M. Wimberly to succeed Representative Charles B. Anderson of New Orleans on the use committee on conservation, following Anderson's resignation. Anderson said he resigned for no special reason, just an accommodation.
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Baton Rouge
E G. Burke
Peter
New
H. Perez
Plaquemines Rish
W. T. Gilmore
Speak Lorris M Wimberly
Charles B. Anderson
New Orleans
Use Committee
Anderson
Anson
Cult men hunted after hotel fire deaths
Last-Minute Briefs reports seven dead in a hotel fire as police hunt four alleged cult leaders for questioning in San Francisco. Also notes Canton government strength at 600000 and ongoing recruitment, potato market relief in New York, Johnny Black’s death in Hamilton, a waterfront clash injuring two, and the Kasper quadruplets turning one month old in Passaic.
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San Francisco
Glaciers Melt as Floods Rise in British Columbia Yukon
Up glacial runoff and melting snowbanks fed riverine floods across north British Columbia and Yukon territory as temperatures stayed high. The rapid melt increased stream volumes and threatened communities along affected waterways.
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Vancouver
B. C
British Columbia
Yukon Territory
France signals default on wartime debt to United States
Paris officials said France will again default on its wartime debt to the United States. The total debt stands at 4.041 billion dollars with June’s bill at 74.79 million and 250.29 million in default. In Brussels, Paul Van Zeeland, former coalition premier, agreed to form a new cabinet after Socialists won a plurality in Parliament.
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Paris
France
United States
Brussels
Belgium
Paul van Zeeland
Pope Pius Declares Welcoming Return Visit In Years
Pope Pius told American visitor Prof. Berthold Ullman of the University of Chicago that he would see him again in a few years. He appeared jovial and well despite health rumors after his 79th birthday. In New Orleans, police arrested 20 motorists for traffic law violations under Superintendent George Rever.
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Vatican City
Pius
Berthold Louis Ullman
University of Chicago
New Orleans
George Rever
Rains Cut Sliver From Drouth Area
Rainfall over the weekend touched eastern Tennessee central Virginia the Carolinas northern Georgia and northern Alabama but failed to avert the broader drought losses. Officials estimated crop damages in Tennessee and surrounding states remain at tens of millions with Virginia and Knoxville area spared only partial relief.
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Atlanta
Drouth
Tennessee
Virginia
Carolinas
Georgia
Alabama
Middle Tennessee
Tennessee University
Knoxville
Crazy killers plan new crime career in Midwest escape
Six of sixteen inmates who broke from the St Peter state hospital were recaptured as law officers pursued ten fugitives across Minnesota and Iowa. Officials said Lawrence de Vol aka Scarface Saroko and Donald Reader aimed to raid armories and rob banks as they fled toward the Ozarks, while others eluded capture.
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ST. Peter
Minn
Lawrence de Vol
Towa
Minnesota
St. Peter State Hospital
Melvin Passolt
State Bureau of Criminal Apprehension
de Vol
Albert “Scarface
Saroko
Donald Reader
Ozark Mountains
Iowa Line
Elmore
Tom de Largo
David Rhoades
Jold Hospital
George Freeman
National Guard
Iowa
Freeman
Walter Hornstein
Passolt
Hornstein
le Sueur
Wisconsin
Mayor Bernstein to attend Arkansas Centennial in Little Rock
Mayor Arnold Bernstein and a party will travel to Little Rock for the Arkansas Centennial ceremonies where President Roosevelt will speak at 6:05 PM at Roosevelt stadium. The Marine Band will perform, with Mrs Roosevelt joining en route, and a pageant titled America Sings slated for 5 PM.
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Arnold Bernstein
Monroe
Little Rock
Roosevelt
Bernstein
Roosevelt Stadium
United States Marine Band
Shreveport
Confederate Veterans
Arkansas
Hot Springs
Rockport
America
Famous Engineer of Mining Dies in Gloucester
Leaders of the nation joined local residents in mourning John Hays Hammond Sr., famed mining engineer who built a fortune from judging mine potential, found dead in his study from a heart ailment, at 63.
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Gloucester
Mass
John Hays Hammond
William Griffin
Harry Burrill
Roosevelt on 4000 mile speaking tour amid crash tragedy
President Roosevelt began a four thousand mile speaking tour with stops in Arkansas Texas and Indiana after leaving Washington by special train. The trip includes addresses in Little Rock Dallas and Vincennes with a visit to Hodgenville Kentucky.
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Arkansas
Texas
Vincennes
Ind
Roosevelt
San Antonio
Alamo
Austin
Dallas
Fort Worth
Kentucks
Washington
Little Rock
Ark
Congress
West
Indiana
Tennessee
Push War on Black Legion Detroit
Detroit dispatch notes a four front campaign against the Black Legion with 13 men awaiting trial for kidnapping and murder. Senator Emer Benson of Minnesota travels to Detroit to aid a congressional inquiry and plans meetings with Michigan AG Crowley. Prosecutor Duncan McCrea reports letters warning of night rider activity in several states as efforts to expose the group intensify.
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Detroit
Black Legion
Emer A. Benson
Farmer- Labor
Minnesota
Michigan
David 4. Crowley
Wayne County
Duncan C. McCrea
France to act with Britain for a prospective league
France will move to cooperate with Great Britain in forming a possible league of nations following Italian pressure. The shift marks a change from diplomatic lethargy as Paris responds to threats and seeks collective security.
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Paris
France
Great Britain
Spanish Monarchist Plot Unsuccessful In Madrid
A Madrid official stated a Monarchist plot failed and scores of civil guard uniforms were seized, contradicting police reports that 400 uniforms were taken at the syndicalists’ headquarters. The official said 100 uniforms were found at a transport agency near the syndicalist center, and several Monarchist arrests are anticipated.
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Madrid
Youth Fatally Hurt As Autos Collide Here
J T Francis aged 19, inmate at Louisiana Training Institute, was killed when an oil truck and tank trailer sideswiped his truck on Jackson street extension opposite the institute. He died from a skull fracture and a fractured thigh at 9 50 am. The driver Melton, 38, declined to comment. The truck was reported traveling 50 to 60 mph.
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J. L. Vernon
Susie Dale Francis
Jackson Street
Training Institute
Irving J. Wolff
J. T. Melton
State Motor Vehicle Bureau
Melton
Charles Schultz
Senate votes 2 labor bills in Louisiana
Senate approval sends two labor bills to the house. The measures set a weekly rest day, regulate women and child employment, and fix minimum wages and hours for youths. Authored by Senator Roscoe C. Cranor, the bills cap child work at eight hours daily for ages 14 to 16 and set wage thresholds.
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Baton Rouge
House
Senate
Roscoe C. Cranor
Shreveport
Zioncheck Escapes Asylum Grounds In Bathrobe
Washington Representative Marion A. Zioncheck, confined for mental observation at Gallinger hospital, escaped his room by kicking out window screens and roamed the grounds in a white bathrobe and a long black cigar before guards recaptured him.
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Washington
Gallinger Hospital
Marion A. Zioncheck
Washington State
Convention Talk at Cleveland Seeks Rest for Delegates
Reports from Cleveland describe weary delegates pacing pavements and standing long hours at the Republican convention. Florida showcases climate advertising while Kenneth Day travels 15000 miles to Manila for the party, and John Hamilton hosts reporters in a closed hotel bar as 15 snow white cars patrol the streets.
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Philippines
Kenneth B. Day
Manila
Europe
Daugher of Landon Goes to Convention
Peggy Ann Landon, 19, daughter of Governor Alf Landon, arrived in Cleveland to attend a convention amid a cheering crowd. Secretaries escorted her through the throng to Landon headquarters where she said she came to make friends and had not come to campaign, though she aided her father in 1934.
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Florida
Alf M. Landon
Landon
Sigrid Arne
Atsoratr
Cleveland
Peggy Ann Landon
London
Langworthy Picked for Republican Platform Panel in Cleveland
Kansas City lawyer Herman Langworthy was chosen by London leaders at the Republican national convention to head the resolutions committee drafting the party platform. The opening session set up platform and related committees amid a quiet start with Henry P. Fletcher guiding the routine. John M. Hamilton of Alf Landon’s campaign and visiting senators Borah and Vandenberg were noted in attendance as delegates debated behind closed doors.
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Cleveland
Herman Langworthy
Kansas City
London
Resolutions Committee
Associated Press
Henry P. Fletcher
John M. Hamilton
Alf M. Landon
Kansas
Fletcher
Borah
Idaho
Vandenberg
Michigan
Shreveport Hosts Confederate Reunion at Kirby Smith Auditorium
Shreveport La June 9 veterans in gray uniforms and staff filled Kirby Smith auditorium for the Confederate reunion opening at 8 o'clock. The city wore a martial air as Confederate colors and the national flag waved, honoring the forces that held Shreveport.
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Shreveport
Kirby Smith
Confederacy
House Passes Orleans City Rule Measure
Baton Rouge June 9 The administration bill restoring and expanding New Orleans city government power passed the house unanimously 9 to 0 and heads to the senate. It grants the mayor veto power, places city employees under a city civil service board, and reshapes the sewerage and water board. Other bills allow early tax collection and contract ad notices adjustments.
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Baton Rouge
New Orleans
House
Huey P. Long
Senate
Civil Service Commission
State Civil Service Commission
Frank J. Stich
Sewerage and Water Board
Hetty Green's Son Edward Green Dies in New York
Col Edward H Robin son of Hetty Green dies at Lake Placid Club from heart disease at 67. He had served as her personal assistant within a vast industrial and financial empire before his body is moved to Round Hill Massachusetts for burial. He began as a clerk with the Connecticut River railroad and reportedly worked as a section hand on the Ohio and Mississippi railroad. He once sought more money but was told by his mother not a penny more until worth it.
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Lake Placid
Edward H. Robinson Green
Hetty Green
Lake Placid Club
Gany
Green
Round Hil
South Dartmout Mass
St Bellows Falls
London
Connecticut River Railroad
Ohio and Mississippi Railroad
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New York
Hamilton
Johnny Black
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Passaic
N. J
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Ferdinand Kasper
Kasper
Atin
President Roosevelt
Omkota
Washington, D. C
Bucharest
Romania
University of Bucharest Medical School
Mexico
George Rogers Clark
Lincoln
Hodgenville
Robinson and
Caraway
Jesse H. Jones
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Karl A. Crowley
Post Office Department
Charles A. Jones
HOLC
Brooks Hays
White House
Malvern
Centennial Stadium
Senator Robinson
J. T. Francis
Louisiana Training Institute
Zioncheck
Bathrobe
Sam Pepys
John D. M. Hamilton
Voice of Safety
John B. Guard
Honolulu
Peggy Ann
Edward J. Duffy
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