Union Chiefs Heed President Request On Coal Strike
President Roosevelt asked that the threatened bituminous coal strike be postponed until July 1. John L. Lewis announced after a White House meeting with the president and congressional leaders. Operators and union leaders agreed to take the issue to conferences of labor tomorrow.
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Washington
Roosevelt
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
White House
Lewis
Guffey
NRA
Wisconsin likely to receive $100 million in federal funds
Senator Robert La Follette said Wisconsin may still gain the $100,000,000 in federal funds approved by the president’s allotment board even if the state senate rejects Governor La Follette’s $209,000,000 work relief plan. He notes possible elimination of pensions and scholarships but insists the federal money could fund a statewide public works program and put more people to work.
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Washington
Wisconsin
la Follette
Robert la Follette
Senate
South Side Armory
Milwaukee
Max Galasinski
Arthur L. Zimny
Kenosha
Conrad Shaarer
Racine
Joseph Clancy
Oshkosh
Pierce A. Morrissey
Appleton
Mike Mack
Ieaders
Progressive
la Fadletia
Farlay
Bts mi
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Wisconsin Finance Authority
Judge Directs Verdict of Acquittal for Insull
Federal Judge C Knowx directed the jury in the bankruptcy law violation case of Samuel Insull and two co defendants to acquittal. The judge ruled the evidence supported innocence as much as guilt and the defendants voiced relief at the sudden judgment.
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Chicago
C.knowx
Samuel Insull
Samuel Insull Jr
Harold L. Stuart
Knox
Insull
Woman Killed In Auto Tipover En Route to church
A Madison bound car from River Grove, Illinois, plunged from Highway 12 near here, killing Mrs. Egil Anderson of Chicago and injuring four others. The group was traveling to Madison for the Eastern district convention of the Norwegian Lutheran church. River Grove residents Mrs. Anderson’s mother suffered scalp lacerations and possible skull fracture. others hurt were Norma Anderson, Mrs. Ben Lindal, and Ruth Lindal.
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Madison
Egil) Anderson
Chicago
Explosion at Reinsdorf Munitions Plant Kills Up to 1000
German authorities struggle to count the dead as fires rage after a massive blast at the Reinsdorf munitions works. Nazi officials report 52 dead and hundreds injured, while unofficial estimates range up to 1000. Evacuation orders and a strict censorship rule the disaster area as rescue operations continue.
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Louis P. Lechner
Associated Press
Reinsdorf
Germany
Wittenberg
Olie Heidenreith
Old law protection cited in Waley kidnapping case
Tacoma lawyers invoke medieval law that a wife is her husband’s chattel to argue Margaret Waley may escape life sentence for aiding the George Weyerhaeuser kidnapping. The Waleys, jailed in Olympia, face federal charges as agents pursue other suspects and evidence in the $200,000 case.
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E. E. Cushman
Harmon Waley
Tacoma
Wash
George Weyerhaeuser
Cushman
Iowa
Associated Press
Leland Hannum
Wesh
Harmon M. Waley
William Mahan
Butte Mont
Mahana
Tatomans
Margaret Thulin Waley
George
Idaho
Margaret Waley
Spokane
Mahan
Harmon
Waley
Waleys
Department of Justice
San Francisco
J. Charles Dennis
U. S
Tax payment deadline looms for second quarter
Washington reports a midnight Saturday deadline to pay the second quarter income tax installment. The treasury anticipates about 272 million in receipts by then, with roughly 23 million likely arriving on the last day. This trails the first quarter total above 300 million as taxpayers often prepay for the year.
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Washington
Treasury
Ten day truce begins in Chaco conflict
An eleven day cease fire took effect in Chaco at noon as Bolivian and Paraguayan general staffs ordered a halt to hostilities. The fighting had largely ceased hours earlier and the truce aims to stabilize the border area.
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Chaco
Buenos Aires
President Must Go Direct to People Says Gen Johnson
Gen Hugh S. Johnson urges President Roosevelt to go directly to the public to end uncertainty and present a clear New Deal policy. He criticizes vague promises and calls for a definite chart of aims, warning that fear, unrest, and radical sentiment grow from unclear leadership and unrevealed facts. Continued on Page 2.
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Gen. Johnson
New York
Hugh S. Johnson
Roosevelt
American Magazine
Vasil
New Deal
Wisconsin Governor La Follette shifts works program strategy
Governor La Follette unveils a revised 209 million works plan by splitting it into two bills for work relief and budget balancing. He plans radio appeals and district tours to win support, targeting urban senators who opposed the measure. The move follows Senate rejection and a federal funding framework debate.
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Kenneth Hopping
Associated Pr
Madison
la Follette
Senate
Wisconsin Finance Authority
Legislative Joint Finance Committee
Assembly
Germany Britain in Naval Treaty Confirmed
British sources report an Anglo German accord restricting the German navy to 35 percent of Britain's under age strength. Hitler formally assented and conveyed it to Sir Samuel Hoare at a Ribbentrop meeting. The pact may operate without France and Italy while multilateral and Russian links are considered.
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Roger Greene
Associated Press
London
Great Britain
Germany
Washington
France
Italy
United States
Japan
Paris
Rome
England
Russia
Braddock to defend title at Madison Square Garden in 1936
New champion James J Braddock agrees to defend against Max Schmeling at Madison Square Garden eliminating a September title bout. Garden officials say Max Baer may fight Schmeling in September as a possible substitute in a Braddock return bout. Helen Wills Moody loses in semifinal to Katherine Stammers. Oshkosh Tennis Club to sponsor a mixed doubles event with seven couples entered.
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New York
Jimmy Braddot
Madison Square Garden
Max Schmeling
James J. Johnston
Boxing At the Garden
Max Baer
Schmeling
Braddock
London
Helen Wills Moody
Katherine Stammers
Oshkosh Tennis Club
NRA Bill Passes Senate Amid Tax Plan Split Fight
The Senate defeated the La Follette works program 19 to 14 in a late roll call, while a second vote on separating income tax revisions from works financing failed 17 to 16. In Washington, the House quickly approved Senate amendments to extend the NRA to next April 1 by a 338 to 30 vote, sending the bill to President Roosevelt.
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Madison
Senate
Anderson
Cashman
Engebrelson
Groves
Hunt
Ingram
Kannenberg
Leverich
McDermid
Panzer
Rowlands
Rush
Severson
Dempsey
Nelson
Mable
Engebretaon
Graves
Leverloh
Neilson and
Mack
Teé
Rolens
Brunette
Callan
Carroll
Clancy
Galasinski
Kelly
Ker
Shearer
Wade
Zimny
Coakney
Griswold
Morris
Clarence M. Wright
Associated Press
Washington
House
Roosevelt
Michener
Michigan
Jenkins
Ohio
NRA
Doughton
Ways and Means Committee
Plaa
Long
Louisiana
Borah
Idaho
Lara
Projects Shut Down In Four Wisconsin Counties
WERA strike centers in Wood Clark Chippewa and Eau Claire counties were reported quiet with most projects shut down by relief officials. Dr R E Mitchell past chamber leader was arraigned on assault charges and denied guilty adjourned to June 19. Chippewa Falls 26 relief workers arraigned for rioting remain jailed awaiting trial June 24. Wisconsin Rapids strikers blocked a county garage and halted two FERA trucks. Mayor Nobles ordered work stopped to prevent trouble.
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Milwaukee
WERA
Wood
Clark
Chippewa
Eau Claire
Eau Chaire
R. E. Mitchell
Chamber of Commerce
Kiwanis Club
Ronald Utpall
Mitchell
Vinal
Bou Claire
Ema Claire
Tn Chippewas Falls
Wisconsin Rapids
FERA
Mauston
Stevens Point
WT. Nobles
Wood County Relief Department
Marshfield
Wisconsin Weather Outlook and Great Lakes Forecast
Variable conditions across Wisconsin with fair spells in the north and thunderstorms in the south this afternoon. Upper Great Lakes show moderate to fresh winds, small craft warnings issued. Saturday expected fair and warmer in the northwest.
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Associated Press
Wisconsin
Upper Lakes
Superior
Michigan
Huron
Great Lakes
Northwestern
Buckstaff Observatory
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