Senators Hold Fate of Tariff Bill in Close Vote
Two doubtful Republican senators pivot toward supporting the Smoot Hawley tariff while Reed and Grundy remain undecided. Capper Remy and Cutting are set to back the bill, with King still undecided. Observers note a cabinet member doubts the measure, and coalition leaders cling to hope as votes tighten.
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Paul ‘R. Mallon
United Press
Swashington
Reed
Grundy
Capper
Remy
Cutting
King
Dem
Utah
Borah
Ida
Robinson
Metealf
KR. I
Hoover
Whee
Toy
Drilling Within Limits Of Oklahoma City Upheld
Oil companies prepared to extend operations into Oklahoma City after District Judge T. G. Chambers ruled the city had no right to restrict drilling. The decision followed a hot dispute between small property owners seeking leases and city officials worried about visual and environmental impact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Distivict
Liners Return to Course Aiding Ailing Freighter Officer
The United States liner George Washington altered course to aid Harold Mann, a third officer aboard the freighter West Waddon bound from Manchester via New Orleans. Mann, described as very ill, was taken aboard and placed under medical care in mid Atlantic at 9 p.m.
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New York
Uune
United States
George Washington
Hamburg
A. B. Ramsdall
George, Washington
West Waddon
New Orleans
Manchester
Harold Mann
mid-Atlantic
Mann
Optometrist Sid D Thompson Opens Rexall Optical Rooms
Sid D Thompson announces Rexall store optical rooms are now open. Appointments for optical work available by phone numbers 61 or 101.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sid D. Thompson
Rexall
Lawyer May Have Left Estate Income to University of Michigan
N Y June Detroit reports William Wilson Cook died at Rye New York with a will that allegedly bequeaths the income from his twelve million dollar estate to the University of Michigan. Creighton says the will will be filed in New York surrogate court soon. Cook was a prominent New York corporate lawyer and longtime benefactor of the university.
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Oslining
N. Y
John
Dreichten
William Wilson Cook
Detroit
Cook
University of Michigan
Rye
New York County
Creighton
New York
Interruption of Reed Speech Traced to 0.8 Signals
Washington reports parallel probes by the commerce and navy departments into elusive 0.8 signals that halted former Senator James A. Reed’s radio denouncement. RCA units offered Reed a repeat broadcast while naval and federal teams review logs and a Tuckerton log report for clues. Rickety interference draws possible congressional reaction after Senator Dill’s remarks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert C. Albright
United Press
Washington
U.R
Commerce and Navy Departments
James A. Reed
Radio Trust
Missouri
Sedalia
National Broadcasting Company
Radio Corporation of America
Reet
Missourian
New York
Radiomarine Corporation
R.C.A
Charles H. Hess
Cockerton
N. d
Tless
U. S. Naval Communications Service
Hess
Commerce Department
Atlantic Seaboard
Federal Radio Commission
Radio Division
S.C. Hooper
Naval Communications
L. R. de Steigner
Third Naval District
Tuckerton
Senate
Dill
Dem
Wash
Bankers Urge Impartial Study Of National Issues
John Lonsdale president of the American Bankers association urged at the New York state bankers association convention that national issues like tariffs be removed from political control and placed with impartial investigators. He said less politics and more business statesmanship will hasten an era of goodwill and understanding and urged bankers to adopt scientific analysis to reveal factors of success and failure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quebec
W.P
John Lonsdale
American Bankers Association
New York State Bankers ’Association
Lonsdale
St Louis Drops in Rank Among U.S. Cities
Preliminary census figures show St Louis ranking seventh or eighth among the nation's largest cities. The population reached 817 834, up 44 437 or 6.7 percent since 1920, with Cleveland taking sixth place and Boston threatening for seventh.
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ST. Hollis
St. Louis
United States
Cleveland
Boston
New Roumanian Kings Face Problems of Unity and Inheritance
King Carol III confronts royal marriage woes as Princess Elena refuses his bid for a queen. Meanwhile liberal leaders resist his return, risking political schism as he seeks a broad, inclusive government and seeks to maintain parliament while guiding Roumania toward unity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexander Hartig
United Press
Bucharest
U.R
Carol
Roumania
Telen
Michael
Liberal Party
Ferdinand
Flery
Vintila Bratianu
George Bratianu
Vintila
Caro
Georg Bratianu
Rum Running Declines in Southern Michigan in 1929
State police report to Governor Green shows a drop in liquor car seizures from 318 in 1928 to 181 in 1929, amid broader increases in violations elsewhere. Officers increased efforts, while federal enforcement at the Port Huron Toledo boundary reduced liquor imports and transport across the state. Arrests rose from 730 to 776, and troopers logged 1,716,745 miles patrolled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lansing
U.P
Detroit
Chicago
Michigan
Green
Oscar G. Olander
Public Safety
Olander
Port Huron-Toledo
Hastings woodcutter still chopping wood after 40 years
Alexander Mayville, 90, of Irving near Hastings, Mich continues his life as a lumberjack. He has spent four decades cutting wood on nearby farms and relies on glasses only for fine tasks like reading and filing saws. He walks a mile daily to stay active.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hastings
Mich
Alexander Mayville
Irving
Local fire warden directs burning of waste oil in creek
Deputy Fire Warden Charles Baumgartner supervised burning pools of waste crude oil in a ravine in Section 9 Chippewa township to cut a serious fire hazard and prevent about 2600 barrels of oil from reaching the Chippewa river. The oil had remained after a Pure Oil line burst last winter and spring floods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Baumgartner
Chippewa Township
Meniee
Detroit River Tunnel Blast Kills Six In Detroit
Investigations by prosecutor police coroner and mayor's office probe the blast that killed six workers and injured six more in the Detroit river tunnel. Authorities say unexploded dynamite may have ignited when a worker struck a stick with a drill during rock blasting. Thirty men underground about 3000 feet out in the river when the explosion occurred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
U.P
Detroit River Tunnel
Ofice
Detroit River
Tollijson
Mess Bie
Record Altitude Race Returns to Sea Fliers
Washington reports the world's altitude record for craft of all kinds has shifted back to U S Navy and German record holders. Lieut Anollo Soucek in a Wright Apache was shown by a barograph to reach 43166 feet last Wednesday though alti meters toped 42000 feet. The true altitude surpasses 41794 feet by German William Einhoffen and Hawthorne Gray's 42470 foot unofficial balloon mark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.P
Germany
Navy
Anollo Soucek
U. N
Soucek
William Einhoffen
Cant. Hawthorne
Gray
Weather forecast for Detroit and Tower Michigan June 1040
Weather report notes increasing cloudiness with showers likely in extreme east tonight and Wednesday. Cooler conditions expected in extreme northeast. Readings show temperatures for Alpena Chicago Detroit Duluth Escanaba Grand Rapids Ludington Marquette Sault Ste. Marie and Upper Michigan trends with fair to partly cloudy skies and cooler air in eastern areas.
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Detroit
Tower Michigan
Chicago
Daluth
Ludington
Marquette
Sault Ste. Marie
Upper Michigan
Additions To 1930 Highway Plans Passed
Twenty five miles of pavement mostly near Adrian and Port Huron were ordered for this year's construction. Plans were approved to widen US 16 from Lansing east to Pine Lake and to widen grade and drainage on US 20 from Port Huron southwest. Paving from Adrian north to M 50 on M 52 and from Tecumseh to Clinton on M 52 totaling 14 miles. On M 21 west from Port Huron, 10.5 miles of pavement plus small segments at Northport and Sault Ste. Marie. Several contracts approved, including Hagleman Co bid of 21 255 for concrete approaches to the Thompsonyle river bridge in Ken nountye.
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Lansing
Adrian
Port Huron
State Administrative Board
Ust
Pine Lake
Port Kuron
Northport
Sault Ste. Marie
Upper Peninsula
Hagleman Company
Thotnapyle River
Kenisnuntye
Hoover Stands Firm on Keeping Navy Papers
Washington June 10 President Hoover refuses to surrender secret naval dispatches to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee despite protest plans by Senator Robins and other treaty opponents. The situation centers on whether the senate may review treaty text or access secret international exchanges discussed in naval affairs testimony. The fight features Borah Johnson and the Young Turk group urging delay or production of documents to influence ratification chances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Washington
Hoover
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Robinson
Stimson
Senate
United States
Robinski
Borah
Johnson
Calif
Young Turk
Naval Affairs Committee
Marriage Dissolution Sues Over Age Guessing
Alma Guess of Hammond allegedly misreported her age to a Crown Point clerk fueling a petition for dissolution against Howard Brown. Attorney Harpton Guinger filed an annulment suit after Guess claimed age 25 though she was 16. Brown, once of Hammond, now in Tulsa, Oklahoma, reportedly stated 26 while being 20.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hammond
Ind
Alma
Crown Point
Howard ‘Brown
Harpton Guinger
Brown
Tulsa
Okla
Slaying of Tribune Reporter Triggers Wide Law Clampdown
Alfred Lingle, veteran Tribune reporter known for underworld coverage, was shot in a crowded Chicago subway. A $40,000 reward pool was posted by Tribune, Post, and Chicago Press Club. Investigators questioned suspects including Dominick Aiello and John J. McLaughlin, with witnesses naming Sam Hunt as a possible shooter. Lingle had ties to Capone, whose trust in him waned after recent events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ghigago
Alfred L. Lingle
Chicago
Trisbune
The
Tribune
Chicago Evening Post
Chicago Cago Press Club
Lingle
Dominick Aiello
John J
McLaughlin
Patrick Roche
Sherman Hotel
Washington Park
Michigan Lake Front
Randolph Street
Sam Hunt
Capone
Scarface al” Capone
Scarface al
William McSwiggen
State protest filed over rate boost by Pennsylvania coal operators
Michigan plans to intervene in Washington hearing as Pennsylvania mine owners seek higher freight rates on coal from West Virginia and southern points. Kit F. Clardy says the petition targets a rule that would penalize Michigan industries and homeowners by raising rail lake cargo costs. The protest involves railroads, southern operators, and affected states amid a long running dispute over coal shipping differentials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lansing
U.R
Michigan
Pennsylania
West Virginia
Kit F. Clardy
Clardy
Washington
Pennsylvania
Southern
Great Lakes
Ake
West Virginna
Glarity
Indiana Driver Wins 100 Mile Detroit Race
Indianapolis racer Wilbur Shaw won the 100 mile event at the Detroit state fairgrounds, averaging 68.256 mph to claim 2500 dollars and 670 points toward the AAA championship. Russell Snow of Philadelphia finished second and Bill Cummings third in a Duesenberg. Billy Arnold and Shorty Cantign were eliminated by mechanical trouble. Over 15,000 spectators watched three crashes but no injuries.
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Detroit
U.ri
Wilbur Shaw
Indianapolis
State Fair Ground
America
Oo Russell Snow
Philadelphia
Bill Cummings
Billy Arnold
Chicago
Shorty Cantlgn
H. W. Stubblefield
Chet Gardner
Louie Schneider
Warner Brothers Shoe Shop Recalled as Roanoke Theaters Buy
Roanoke film magnates once ran a Salem avenue shoe repair shop about twenty years ago. They left for bigger projects and are now back in Roanoke purchasing all local theaters, signaling a new phase in local cinema ownership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roanoke
Warner Brothers
Salem Avenue
Warners
Funds Released By State Board Approvals in Michigan
The Michigan state administrative board approved about 200000 in fund releases led by a 100000 construction appropriation for Michigan State College. It also approved oil and gas lease sales on 800 acres in Midland Lake and Mason counties and a 10000 operating grant for the state board of aeronautics. Additional releases include 4070 for the conservation department with 1270 to reduce hazards at Hartwick Pines and 1800 for wilderness protection, plus 500 each for Mason state game farm and Tesco game refuge buildings.
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Lansing
U.A
Michigan State College
State Administrative Board
Midland
Lake
Mason
State Board of Aeronautics
Department of Conservation
Hartwick Pines
Wilderness Wildlife Refuge
Tesco Game Refuge
Police Fire On Indian Rioters Leaves Three Dead
Three Indians were killed and over twenty wounded when police fired on rioting groups of Hindus and Muslims at Vellore during Moharram. Wounded were reportedly in serious condition as clashes resumed after initial police action near a Hindu temple where violators refused to leave.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bombay
Vellore
Madras
Congress Today Senate Debates Tariff and London Naval Treaty
Senate continues tariff debate and resumes dry investigation by Agriculture committee. Foreign relations panel weighs London naval treaty terms. Finance committee considers veterans legislation. House moves through private bills agenda as Naval affairs closes hearings on Pacific coast dirigible base.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Agriculture Committee
Foreign Relations Committee
HOUSE
Naval Affairs Committee
Leaton Wildcat Presses 750 Barrels Daily In Mt Pleasant
A New York Petroleum Royalties wildcat on the Marthey lease in Section 19 Denver township reports a steady 750 barrels per day flow. The well shows Dundee formation at 3618 feet with first pay at 8656 feet and has temporarily suspended drilling. Nearby offsets and new prospects in the Leaton district boost widening drilling activity and gas flow from the Cole lease.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
7 R
New York Petroleum Royalties Corporation
Denver
Mt. Pleasant
New ‘York Petroleum Royalties
Dixie
Sias
Chartiers Oil Company
Gibson-Johnson-Borden
East Ohio Oil and Gas Company
Marthey
Dundee
Cole
Marshall
Leaton
New York
Coxpersity
Isabella
County
Immigrant Exclusion Act Denounced by Jane Addams
Jane Addams, founder of Hull House, called the immigrant exclusion act a dead hand for the future in a speech to the National Conference of Social Workers. She condemned deportations that separate families and eject students, arguing the provisions harm America and fail to consider human impact. She noted a decade of rising deportations and urged kinder policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
U.R
Jane’ Addams
Hull House
Chicago
Department of ‘Labor
America
Bankers Convention Opens in Grand Rapids
In Grand Rapids Michigan June 10 more than 500 delegates attend the forty fourth annual Michigan Bankers Association convention at the Hotel Pantlind Gilbert L Dane of Grand Rapids presiding William A Smith former Senator welcomes the group L A Camberay of Flint and John C Mechem of Chicago speak golf rounds begin as the two day event opens and the convention continues through Thursday
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Rapids
Mich
Michigan Bankers’ Association
Pantlind
Gilbert L. Dane
New Rapids
Presidnds
William A. Smith
United States
Grans Rapids Savings Bank
L. A. Cambrey
Flint
Andohn C
New Jail Planned in Williamsburg Amid Breaks
In Williamsburg, the Rockefeller Restoration backs a new courthouse and jail as police report a risky current jail. A black prisoner recently escaped by forcing a window and ripping through a wall after only three hours in custody, with another inmate fleeing from the same cell last year.
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Williamsburg
U.P
Rockefeller
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U? OF M
Bankers’ Head
South
State
Upper
Peninsula
Indiana
State Fair Grounds
Cobblers
Congress
Bankers
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