Floyd Seen as Paid Assassin in Kansas City Slayings
Police probe links outlaw Charles Floyd to the weekend massacre in Kansas City that killed four officers and Frank Nash. A witness identified Floyd from a photo, but skeptics note his lighter weight. Funeral services were held for two victims as investigators pursue leads toward south Texas.
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Kansas City
Charles
Floyd
Lottie West
Travelers’ Aid Society
Union Station
Nash
Thomas J. Higgins
W. J. Grooms
Frank Hermanson
Otto Reed
McAlester
Okla
Raymond J. Caffrey
Federal Bureau of Investigation
South
Texas
W. L. Scott
Corpus Chisti
Brownsville
U S Sees No Money Stabilization Yet at Conference
The report notes Washington will stay hands off on stabilization for now and only act if necessary. Senator Pittman’s monetary plan to rehabilitate silver gains broad support, with Hull and Pittman encouraged by the reaction. The U S delegation asserts approval from the president and vows not to return to the gold standard until it is workable. Warburg is allowed to speak from the floor as advisor to the American team.
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Pittman
London
Sen
Key Pittman
Cordell Hull
United States
James P. Warburg
France
Chamberlain
Jean V. Parmentier
Roosevelt
Bernard M. Baruch
Washington
State Department
Nevada
Warburg Warns On Gold Return At Monetary Talks
Mr Warburg bluntly said America would not accept the gold standard again until it is proven workable. France and gold bloc nations pressed parts of the Pittman resolution while six countries endorsed it. Viscount Hailsham urged letting each country decide time and parity. Paris backed stability and gold reestablishment, while Britain and others sought broader study.
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Mr. Warburg
America
Viscount Hailsham
Great Britain
Germany
Italy
India
China
Mexico
Irish Free State
Pittman
Britain
Brazil
Czechoslovakia
Portugal
Uruguay
France
Jean V. Parmentier
Monetary Committee
Neville .Chamberlain
Moots Estate Willed to Family in Probate Hearing
The Moots will directs William Moss estate to his widow Susie for life with remainder to son Harry and daughter Mildred. Mildred to receive 300 dollars. balance divided equally. Executors named without bond. Hearing set for July 17 in the clerk of court office.
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William Moss
Susie
Harry
Mildred
Mildred Moots
New Plumbing Code Advanced by City Council
The city council held a special session Monday night to read and pass the revised plumbing code on its first reading. The 14 page ordinance, aligned with state recommendations, awaits two more readings and publication before taking effect. The meeting also covered a West Fourth Street refreshment stand dispute and weed-cutting orders for property owners.
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Ordinance Committee
West Fourth Street
Iowa Voters Signal Battle Over Prohibition
Iowa polls opened as voters weighed repeal in a dry state with a history of prohibition. Both sides claimed likely victory amid warm weather and farming-year limits on turnout. Early Des Moines balloting showed normal turnout, while Connecticut and New Hampshire moved toward defining States delegates for a convention on the 21st amendment.
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Iowa
Associated Press
Connecticut
New Hampshire
General Assembly
Assembly
F. Scott McBride
Anti-Saloon League
Des Moines
Polk County
New Haven
Conn
Concord
John G. Winant
Four H Camp Dates Changed in Muscatine County
The Muscatine county Four-H girls camp will be held July 19 20 and 21 at Rotary lodge instead of June 25 to 28. Miss Elizabeth Armstrong home demonstration agent announced today citing conflicts with the centennial celebration rural school graduation and other events.
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Muscatine County
Elizabeth Armstrong
Rotary Lodge
Luchterhand Will Filed for Probate
Johanna Luchterhand, widow of J. Luchterhand, is named executrix without bond in the will on file. The entire estate passes to her under the terms, with a hearing set for July 15. Request for vote coupons noted.
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Johanna .Luchterhand
J. Luchterhand
Mrs. Luchterhand
Heat Wave Pushes Through U S With Losses And Drought
A broad heat wave fills the nation from Ohio to Nebraska with highs near ninety to one hundred. Pittsburgh reports up to 93 94 while Indiana lists eight heat related deaths and drownings. Des Moines sees a good prognosis but a machinist is overcome at work. Illinois Ohio Michigan Wisconsin and other states report multiple drownings and heat casualties as crops wilt and relief is promised for upper Michigan northern Wisconsin and surrounding regions.
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Pittsburgh
Mercury
Southwest
Kansas City
Ohio
Nebraska
Daniel J. Quinn
Des Moines
Algoma
Laing
Upper
Michigan
Wisconsin
Corthwestern
Iowa
South Dakota
Indiana
Illinois
Cincinnati
Rose Pastor Stokes Dies at 72 after Heart Ailment
Rose Pastor Stokes, noted American labor leader and radical causes advocate, died today at Frankfort on the Main municipal hospital. The immediate cause given was a heart ailment.
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Rose Pastor Stokes
Frankfort-on-the-Main
Germany
Centennial Will Be Publicized in Commerce and Industry
Muscatine plans a centennial celebration opening next Sunday night through Thursday. Mayor Herman B. Lord to request Commerce and Industry check the item for accuracy. A fog cabin on the waterfront was discussed with architect Arthur Zeidler to supply materials and labor estimates. A city float for the parade was approved with Alderman Gus Weis to supervise. The design features a monster key to the city and a 100th birthday focus. F. M. Myers presented the official city flag for the celebration.
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Muscatine
Commerce and Industry
Herman B. Lord
James L. Cark
Lorg
Obserance
Levee Commission
Arthur Zeidler
Gus Weis
King George Receives Sec Hull at Buckingham Palace
King George V welcomed Secretary of State Cordell Hull, head of the American delegation to the world economic conference, at Buckingham Palace this morning. Hull stayed with the monarch for an extended period.
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King George
Sec
Cordell Hull
London
George V
Buckingham Palace
Hull
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