British chiefs place sanctions on Italy and vow Malta defense
London authorities announce sanctions withdrawal against Italy while promising to keep Malta defended. Sir Samuel Hoare assures Commons that Malta will not be abandoned as Eden plans a Cabinet briefing on the Italo Ethiopian policy shift amid international reaction.
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Samuel Hoare
House of Commons
G. H. Anderson
Associated Press
London
Tomor
Italy
Duce
Malta
Admiralty
Anthony Eden
Eden
Foreign Office
Hoare
Scaffolding Collapse Injures Two Men in Downtown Fall
A scaffolding collapse near Security-Central Bank on Gallia Street injured two men. Ian Ross, 22, suffered deep head lacerations and arm cuts, while Michael Menrath, 34, was bruised by a rope and fell to the sidewalk. An auto front end was damaged. witnesses secured the scene.
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Andile
Security-Central
Bank
Gallia Street
Ian Ross
Invere
Ael Menrath
Wa Ma
Two Naval Fliers Die In Airfield Crash
At Norfolk naval air field two airmen were killed when a trainer aircraft crashed after takeoff. Lieutenant Charles Mallory and Radioman W C Gray died in the incident, with investigators stating minimal survivors.
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NAVAL
Afolk
Naval Air Field
Charles Mallory Land
W. C. Gray
Seek Inventor's Killer
Beatrice Moore visits a Red Bank mortuary to view Jean Philip Gebhardt's body after his suicide following a slaying. Police theorize Gebhardt, once tied to Edison associate D McFarlan, mistook rejection of an invention offer as motive. Gebhardt killed himself near New Monmouth as officers approached.
Senator Fletcher Dies Suddenly at 77 in Washington
Senator Duncan A. Fletcher of Florida dies at his home at age 77 from coronary thrombosis after fainting illness. He chaired banking and currency and served since 1909 alongside Borah and Smith, with term to 1939. Senate adjourned in tribute.
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Washington
Duncan A. Fletcher
Florida
Senate
Fletcher
William E. Borah
Idaho
Ellison D. Smith
South Carolina
Park Trammell
Trammell
Scott M. Loftin
American Bar Association
Six Japanese Warships Arrive Tense Swatow Port
June 17 Shanghai reports a tense situation at Swatow in Kwangtung after six Japanese warships arrived. Chinese press says Japanese officers threatened to land men amid a South China political crisis.
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Shanghai
Swatow
Kwangtung Province
South China
Progressives to Meet After Democratic Convention
Wisconsin Senator Robert M. La Follette says a conference of Progressives will be convened after the Democratic convention to decide actions for the 1936 campaign. The statement signals preparations for an independent or allied path in national politics.
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la Follette
Washington
Robert M. la Follette
Wisconsin
Temperature report for the day and comparison
Observer Schirrihan records today at 11 am temperature 91 with a low of 69 and yesterday high of 90. A year ago today the maximum reached 86 and the minimum 72.
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Schirrihan
Democrats Map Convention Plans In Philadelphia
The Democratic national convention dates were set for Philadelphia beginning June 23 as President Roosevelt and James A. Farley met to map strategy. Republicans, led by Landon and Knox, pushed funds for their drive while rumors swirl of a third party presidential candidate backed by Father Coughlin with Lynn J. Frazier eyed as a possible nominee.
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Washington
Democratic
Philadelphia
New York
Charles E. Coughlin
National Union For Social Justice
Father Coughlin
Lynn J. Frazier
North Dakota
Quaker City
Roosevelt
James A. Farley
Topeka
Kansas
Alf M. Landon
Frank Knox
Chicago
Knox
Landon
Steelman
Alaska Sees Record Heat as 108 Degree Reading Reported
Fairbanks dispatch notes Alaska endures a blistering heat wave with Seward posting an unofficial 108 the territory’s hottest on record. Two people were overcome at Seward while foresters battle a spreading forest fire near Homer. Interior readings reach the 70s and 80s.
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Fairbanks
Alaska
Garrison Man Found in Creek
Floyd Skidmore 54 longtime justice of the peace and 1920 sheriff candidate was found dead in Kinniconick creek near Garrison. Coroner to hold inquest. wife Bessie and eight children survive. funeral Thursday at Upper Bruce Christian church with burial at Upper Bruce cemetery.
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Vanceburg
Floyd Skidmore
Garrison
Kinniconick Creek
Skidmore
John Welch
H. M. Bertram
Bessie Skidmore
Ruth
Helen
Nellie
June
Christy
Orville
Leroy
Buster
Upper Bruce Christian Church
John M. Liles
Upper Bruce
Plummer Brothers
Guffey Housing Bills Approved In Congress Move
Washington reports progress on Guffey coal and Wagner housing measures as conferees weigh a compromise on tax plans. House Democrats push urgent relief for small corporations while work-relief funding and a price stabilization bill advance toward floor consideration.
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Washington
Guffey Coal
Wagner
House
Senate
Congress
Guffey
Senate Interstate Commerce Committee
Day agents named in damages suit
Mrs. Thelma Hutchinson filed a common pleas court damages suit naming inspectors of the state liquor control department and their surety, New York Casualty Co., as defendants. She seeks 2995 dollars for an alleged illegal raid on April 4, 1936, claiming Inspector Hubbard forced entry and others followed, with Eyssen holding a paper and asking about a rear door.
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State Department of Liquor Control
Common Pleas Court
Thelma Hutchinson
Winchester Avenue
Sciotoville
O. J. Kline
Harry Hubbard
H. H. Schick
George B. Eyssen
New York Casualty Co
Hutchinson
Henry Walthall dies at 55 in Hollywood
Henry B. Walthall famed as the little colonel in Birth of a Nation died in a sanitarium at age 55. He fell ill after finishing the airplane inventor role in China Clipper, an unreleased film. His screen career began in 1910 and he acted with Wallace Beery, Will Rogers, and Ronald Colman in noted productions.
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Hollywood
Henry B. Walthall
Wallace Beery
Will Rogers
Judge Priest
Ronald Colman
Nine Hurt In Cleveland Area Bus Crash
A bus carrying 22 West Penn forwarding Co drivers left the highway near Twinsburg and crashed, injuring 9 teens with at least one serious. The vehicle pinned several men. 19 were taken to Bedford hospital, where one was reported unconscious. The men were bound for Detroit to pick up new automobiles for Pennsylvania.
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Cleveland
Twinsburg
West Penn Forwarding Co
Pittsburgh
Detroit
Pennsylvania
Bedford Hospital
Dallas Cabs Back To Work After Strike
Six hundred taxicab drivers in Dallas returned to work today ending a second walkout within a month. The strike achieved the drivers’ demand for one third of gross intake as their share of earnings.
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Dallas
Tex
Yale Awards Sinclair Lewis Honorary Doctor of Letters
Yale awarded an honorary doctor of letters to Sinclair Lewis at the 235th commencement. He is among 11 recipients. the university also conferred 4 198 degrees in various courses during the ceremony in New Haven.
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New Haven
Conn
Yale
Sinclair Lewis
Ohio Assembly Probes Relief Tax and Unemployment Aid
The Ohio legislature faces three core issues in a hurried session relief, sales tax repeal on home food, and unemployment insurance. A $6.5 million relief bill triggers protests over family allowances while debate over food tax repeal heats up between Governor Martin L. Davey and Democratic rival Stephen M. Young. A senate panel delays unemployment bill action as lawmakers clash over wage provisions and veteran relief status.
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Columbus
Ohio
House Finance Committee
Senate
House
Martin L
Davey
Stephen M. Young
Cleveland
Young
Youngstown
Lucas County
Hal Griswold
Cuyahoga
al Kalb
Ottawa County
Davey Seeks Two More On Ohio Bridge Commission
Governor Martin L. Davey urged the legislature in a special message to expand the state bridge commission from three to five members. He cited plans to take over toll bridges along the Ohio river and proposed adding one Democrat and one Republican to ensure southern Ohio representation, plus higher appropriations for the two new seats.
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Columbus
Martin L. Davey
State Bridge Commission
Ohio River
Com
Sandusky Bay
West Virginia
Kentucky
Ohio
French Leftists Fear Fascist March On Paris
French leftists accuse 700000 armed rightists of planning a march on Paris to block the Popular Front program. Croix de Feu rhetoric and De la Rocque threats spark warnings of political action and further strain on government amid currency devaluation talk. Socialist leaders call the Fiery Cross a tool of big business ready to trigger a civil war.
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Paris
People's Front
Popular Front
Fifth Striker Faces Charge In Shootings In Portsmouth
Three steelworkers were bound over to a grand jury and a fourth held after a shooting involving Amalgamated Association pickets at Portsmouth works Wheeling Steel Corp. Jack Craft claimed self defense after Presley was shot four times. The case tied Presley, Jones and Culver brothers to the broader investigation of a so called wrecking crew amid a strike.
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Portsmouth
Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers
Wheeling Steel Corp
Elba Presley
Grace Street
New Boston
Amalgamated
Presley
Jack Craft
Bowser Run
WPA
Craft
William Weddington
Rhodes Avenue
James Culver
Franklin Furnace
Pearl Culver
Wheelersburg
Roy Jones
Hayport Road
E. L. Benner
Lucaseville
John Smith
Ray Brown
448 World War veterans cash bonus at Portsmouth post office
About 448 veterans certified bonds for cashing and 448 checks totaling around $185,000 were mailed and distributed from the Portsmouth post office. The special office saw heavy crowds, with some veterans arriving before opening and officials working late to complete immediate payments for 245 applicants. Local merchants reported increased business from the influx of funds.
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Portsmouth
Special Office
Low Water and Sand Stop River Traffic at Sciotoville
A long dry period and sand bars halted Ohio River traffic at Sciotoville early today. The towboat Fair Play ran onto a bar while moving upstream and was aided by Steel City and Scioto, towing the dredge J. C. Mallory. After freeing the Fair Play the Renova, towing eight barges of gasoline and coal, also struck a sand bar.
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Ohio River
Sciotoville
Fair Play
Steel City
Scioto
J. C. Mallory
Renova
Spanish government wins confidence vote in Madrid
Spanish leftists blamed a rightist stormy session for the failed riots as Premier Santiago Casares Quiroga won a 207 to 0 confidence vote. Since February elections, 269 killed and 1,287 wounded, 261 churches and convents fired, 69 political centers destroyed.
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Madrid
Santiago Casares Quiroga
Zioncheck Case Nears Resolution at Gallinger Hospital
Washington representative Marion Zioncheck remains under mental observation at Gallinger Municipal Hospital. Officials expect disposition today possibly including transfer to another facility or release, with consideration mentioned for Shepherd Enoch Pratt Hospital in Towson Maryland.
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Washington
Gallinger Municipal Hospital
Marion Zioncheck
Washington State
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