Roosevelt Sees 428 Delegates Near Majority in Democratic Race
Franklin D. Roosevelt gains 32 more delegates in Vermont and DC, reaching 428 exclusive of New York and Pennsylvania, with 40 more from Tennessee, Oregon, and Nevada expected to push him toward 588 by week end but still short of the two thirds needed for nomination. Hoover gains 28 more from Alabama and Vermont, nearing the Republican nomination mark. Prohibition positions shift in several states as debates on repeal or enforcement roll through the party conventions.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
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District of Columbia
New York
Pennsylvania
Tennessee
Oregon
Nevada
Hoover
Alabama
South Carolina
Iewa
Maine
Minnesota
Washington
Michigan
Ilinois
North Dakota
Rhode Island
Wyoming
Montana
Georgia
Missouri
Nebraska
Kansas
Kentucky
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Louisiana
Arizona
New Mexico
Connecticut
Scottish clans end 200 year feud with truce
London May 19. Campbells and the MacLeans, famed Scottish clans long locked in a feud of more than two centuries, announced a truce. The peace was conveyed by Duke of Argyll to Col. Sir Fitzroy MacLean on Colonel MacLean’s 97th birthday at Duart Castle on the Isle of Mull.
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London
Insi
Daily Mail
Duke of Argyll
Sir Fitzroy MacLert
Colonel MacLean
Duart Castle
Isle of
Mull
Cash and cigarettes stolen from street stand
Thieves entered the Chicka Sick stand at 1601 South J. Marys Street and escaped with $7, gum and cigarettes. Mrs. P. D. Coates, 519 Highland Boulevard, scared off a prowler Wednesday night. A watch and ring were taken from Vernon Staney, 312 Nogelitas Street, and two dresses were stolen from the Royal Cleaners at 117 West Nueva Street.
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South &J. Mary's Street
P. D. Coates
Highland Boulevard
Vernon Staney
Nogelitas Street
Royal Cleaners
West Nueva Street
Negro Slayer on Eve of Execution in Texas Penitentiary
James Williams, a 30 year old black man from Lon day, faced electrocution at Huntsville Texas as punishment for killing a West Hunt county farmer last October. Prison officials said the sentence would be carried out unless Governor Sterling intervened after the pardon board gave an adverse report.
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Texas
James Williams
Hunt County
R. S. Sterling
Pardon Board
Williams
Extortion Plot Probed in Beaumont
Beaumont police investigated a scheme to extort 5000 dollars from widow Mrs. J. W. Garth. A man was jailed as officers pursued possible accomplices. Notes demanded ransom for grandchildren and damage to the home as the payment target.
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Beaumont
Texas
J. W. Garth
Injunction Suit Against City Dismissed by Court
The Fourth Court of Civil Appeals dismissed the injunction suit seeking to bar out-of-town dealers from the Market Plaza after a new ordinance allowed any person to use the plaza for 15 monthly rent. The case began in the Fifty-seventh District Court with J. J. Brown and others challenging the prior ordinance as discriminatory. The lower court had issued a temporary restraining order before the city appealed.
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San Antonio
Market Plaza
Fourth Court of Civils Appeals
Fifty-seventh
J. J. Brown
Jeourt
Widows Seek Aid From Congress Over Immigration Quotas
In Washington on May 19 a group of about 12 American wives of men excluded by immigration quotas urged congressional help. They appeared before the Senate and House immigration committees along with roughly 200 other women in similar situations, seeking relief for their families.
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Washington, D. C
Senate
House
San Antonio Trades Council Backs $5 Billion Prosperity Loan
The San Antonio Trades Council endorses a proposed five billion dollar prosperity loan for public works to restore prosperity through employment. President Fred Fish back announced Thursday as the council plans to telegram Congressman Richard Kleberg urging passage of the loan. The measure is urged as the quickest path to recovery.
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San Antonio Trades Council
Fred Fishback
Richard Kleberg
C.ngreas
Federal Building Cafeterias Urged by Hoover
President Hoover asked Congress in May for authority to install government cafeterias in federal buildings across Atlanta Boston Cincinnati Fort Worth Kansas City Nashville Newark New York Philadelphia Pittsburgh Rochester San Francisco and Tulsa asserting better service and cost savings for federal employees.
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Atlanta
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Newark
New York
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Rochester
San Francisco
Tulsa
Congress
Hoover
Black-Draught Relief Promises Quick Digestive Help
An old advertisement touts Black-Draught as a universal remedy for headache stomach discomfort and loss of appetite. It claims a half teaspoon dose can clear fermenting food from the system and restore health, with a 25-dose box offered at a low price.
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