North State Overwhelms Simmons in North Carolina Dem Primary
Charlotte June 9 Josiah W Bailey Raleigh attorney defeats long time Democratic leader Purnifeld M Simmons in North Carolina primary by 62 000 votes. Bailey ran to punish Simmons for backing Hoover and opposing Gov. Smith. Final precinct tally shows Bailey 183 000 Simmons 121 000 across 1 500 of 1 795 precincts.
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Charlotte
N. C
Purnifeld M. Simmons
United States Senate
Grundy
Pennsylvania
Deneed
Illinois
Tarheel
North Carolina
Josiah W. Bailey
Raleigh
Bailey
Simmons
Alfred E. Smith
Herbert Hoover
Senator Simmons
Democratic Party
Guv. Smith
Salley
Simmons Narrowly Defeated in North Carolina Primary
Washington reports the June 9 Democratic primary results show Senator F. M. Simmons heavily defeated as J. W. Bailey campaigns to punish his desertion of the party in 1928. Early tallies from Charlotte indicate Bailey leading, with Estep and Simmons far behind, while Butler leads the Republican primary.
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Washington
F. M. Simmons
Carolina
Gov. Smith
J. W. Bailey
Senator Simmons
Virginia
South
Simmons
Tas
Charlotte
N. C
Bailey
Estep
Butler
Dorset
Pritchard
Tucker
Hold Woman in Shooting Near Centralia Washington
Maynard Taylor, 27, was shot and killed on a lonely lake road north of Centralia. Agnes Stitham, his companion, is in City Jail as a material witness. She said a man fired after they parked briefly. Taylor’s body lay about 70 paces from his car. Also items note John Conn and Pred Nadigar departing for Ketchikan to Hyder for several weeks of mining claim assessment work.
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Centralia
Wash
Maynard Taylor
Peie
Lonely Lake
Here
Agnes Stitham
Taylor
John Conn
Pred Nadigar
Ketchikan
Hyder
Yukon
Two Notorious Robbers Escape From Folsom Prison
In California two famed bank robbers, Ethan MosNabb and Floyd Sampsell, missing from their cells at Folsom Prison. They swapped prison garb for painter attire in the new cell block, leaving their numbers on shirts and stole two pairs of overalls and shoes. A yard search and county-wide patrols are underway. authorities do not believe they left the prison yard.
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California
Sacramento
Cal
Folsom Prison
Smith
Ethan MosNabb
Ane Floyd Sampsell
Oakland
Misunderstanding Over Forest Service Taking Over Lands
Washington June 9. The Forest Service may have the personnel to take over unappropriated lands yet Chief Forester R S Stuart says he is not urging such a change. After a closed Lands Commission meeting on June 4 some members thought he supported transfer to the Forest Service. He stated the closest he came was answering questions on administering the Public Domain and that he did not advocate full control.
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Washington, D. C
Forest Service
R. ¥. Stuart
Lands Commission
Stuart
Idaho
Congress May Quit June 20 Goal of House
Congressional leaders plan to adjourn the House on June 20 after clearing the tariff bill. Senate priorities may alter timing as the Veterans measure and Rivers and Harbors Bill face action, along with several appropriation bills.
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Congress
Washington, D. C
House
Senate
Bad Weather Delays Start of Flight 4cross Atlantic
Unfavorable weather delays the take-off of Capt Kingsford Smith and his three comrades from Dublin for a night crossing of the North Atlantic to the United States.
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Atlantic
Dublin
Ireland
Kingsford Smith
North Atlantic
United States
Bank Bandits Grab 15000 In Newark heist
Four men robbed the Clinton Avenue Bank branch of South Side National Bank in Newark on Saturday, escaping with 15000 dollars in currency. Depositors and staff were herded into a corner as the bandits rifled the teller cage. no one was shot. A patron, Joseph Knaster, offered them 45 blak ie trenched, but one robber dismissed the amount as “small stuff.”
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Newark
N. J
Clinton Avenue
South Side
National Bank
Jbank
Joseph Knaster
Bank Robbery Nets $22,000 on Long Island
Robbers seized and bound Richmond Hill National Bank staff in Jamaica Long Island last Saturday morning before the blond woman driver helped remove cash from the vault. Bank manager Albert Thorne was forced to open the vault as employees were held on the floor.
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New York
Vue
Richmond Hill National Bank
Jamaica
Long Island Sound
Albert Thorne
New York Chinaman Slain Before Ink Dries on Pact
New York June 9 The peace treaty between Chinese Tongs had barely been signed when Charles Wong a 25 year old laundryman was found shot five times. Police suspect private vengeance as the motive in this fatal attack.
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New York
Charles Wong
Robertson seeks Senate seat on repeal of all dry laws
Oklahoma City June 9 Advocate B A Robertson former Oklahoma Governor announced his candidacy for the Democratic nomination for United States Senator advocating repeal of the Eighteenth Amendment and the Volstead Act in the interest of true temperance.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
B.A. Robertson
United States
Legal Battle Forecast for Water Rights in Juneau
City Hall hear a looming water rights dispute as Alaska Juneau Gold Mining and Alaska Electric Light & Power push for paramount claims. John Beck of Juneau Water Company argues meters and protection measures are impractical and forewarns court action pending data. The council learns of possible water shortages and potential court-ordered releases from Last Chance Basin to relieve demand.
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Gold Creek
City Hall
John Beck
Juneau Water Company
Alaska Juneau Gold Mining Company
Alaska Electric Light & Power Company
Beck
Lewis
Juneau
Alaska Juneau
Three Kidnappings End With Safe Returns In India
Major E L Parley and Mrs Frere report that three kidnapped individuals along the Quettanchaman Road in Simla were freed by insurgent frontier tribesmen. The incident, dated Wednesday, involved capture by tribesmen and a later safe release with authority placing the responsibility on local frontier forces. The Frere family is noted among the rescued parties with no further details on injuries or official statements available.
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Simla
India
L. Parley
Frere
Quettanchaman Road
Banked Pays $600 for Russ Crown Jewels
The Russian Crown Jewels were sold again last Wednesday to Meyer Preuss in St. Louis. He reported to police that he paid 600 dollars for 10 pieces of glass.
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ST. Louis
Meyer Preuss
SOS Investigation Asked Over Reed Broadcast Disruption
Washington June 9 The Federal Radio Commission has asked a Commerce Department Radio Division committee to probe SOS messages that disrupted the chain broadcast last Saturday during Partner Genator Reed's denouncement of the radio trust.
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Washington
Federal Radio Commission
Department of Commerce, Radio Division
Genator
Reed
Radio Trust
Share Prices Fall Sharply on New York Exchange
Heavy liquidation dominated last hour of trading on the New York Stock Exchange. Total sales reached 4,480,000 as most pivotal shares closed 2 to 5 points lower than last Saturday and seven issues dropped 5 to 10 points. Closing quotes included Alaska Juneau 6 1 2, Anaconda 5 1 4, Bethlehem Steel 6 0, U S Steel 16 1 2, United Aircraft 0.
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New York
New York Exchange
Alaska
Kennecott
Montgomery Ward
National Acme
Packard
Simmons
Standard Brands
Standard Oi
California
New Jersey
United Aircraft No Sale
U. S. Steel
Pax Films
Texas Corporation
Explosion in Hetch Hetchy Tunnel Kills Seven in California
Seven men are dead and one badly injured after an explosion in the Hetch Hetchy tunnel near Claveras Dam in Alameda County Hills. Investigators say a dynamite blast Sunday released water that ignited gas later, as workers unknowingly approached. A spark from the tram or a pick may have set off the gas.
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Oakland
Cal
Sevenen
Hetch- Hetchy
Claveras Dam
Alameda County
Hoover Invited to Olympic National Monument Visit
Washington June 9 Representative Albert Johnson of Washington state has invited President Hoover to visit the Olympic National Monument during his summer western trip. Deputy U S Marshal W Brown returned from Seattle after transporting prisoners to McNeil Island and insane patients to Morningside.
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Washington
Albert Johnson
State of Washington
Hoover
Olympic National Monument
United States
W. Brown
Seattle
McNeil Island
Insane
Morningside
Advisory Commission To Aid Shipping Board
The Shipping Board will delay acting on government steamship sales until a new Advisory Commission, to be appointed by President Hoover, assesses proposals amid disputes. Bidders Cosmopolitan Shipping Company United States Lines and Black Diamond bid for several lines with prices cited, while US Lines proposed two 28 knot passenger ships for 30 million dollars each.
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Washington
Shipping Board
Hoover
Cosmopolitan Shipping Company
United States Lines
Black Diamond Steamship Company
American
Diamond
America-France
Cosmopolitan
Tariff Bill Conferees Complete Clock and Watch Duties
Conferees finishing corrections on the tariff bill's clock and watch provisions. Chairman Smoot said the report will be sent to the Senate within a few hours.
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Washington
Smoot
Senate
ANICE SEL Chapter 1 MARY LOU ARRIVES
Brynmor Whittamore waits at the station for Mary Lou, sure she will arrive any moment. He recalls last summer when he thought he loved Mary Lou Leslie, but his letters have grown cold. Thoughts of Clarice with red hair and amber eyes haunt him as he contemplates greeting her. Continued on Page Nine.
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Mary Lou
Brynmor Whittamore
Brynmoor
Brynmor
Mary Lou Leslie
Mary Low
Clarice
Dary Lou
Cold vaccine discovered in Baltimore cures colds
Dr J A Pfelffner of the University of Maryland Medical School announced a vaccine he says will cure colds and provide one to three years immunity. He identified the cause as micrococcus and named Micrococcus coryzae after seven years of experiments.
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Baltimore
Maryland
J A. Pfelffner
University of Maryland Medical School
Adverse Report on Shipstead Bill Restricting Inquiries
Washington DC June by the Senate Judiciary Committee ordered an adverse report on the Senate's revised Shipstead bill to restrict inquiries in labor disputes. The action signals opposition to the measure and foreshadows floor debate on curbing federal intervention in labor activities.
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Washington, D. C
Senate
Judiciary Committee
Prince Carol Reclaims Romanian Throne as King Carol II
In Bucharest on June 9 Parliament installed Prince Carol II as King after his return from Paris. His son Michael was named heir. Carol vowed reconciliation with former partner Lupescu, while Princess Helen remains in Germany. King Jaros fails to win Helen’s forgiveness as talks continue without divorce.
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Helen
Michael
Prince Carel
Romania
Mme
Lupescu
Carol
Bucharest
Lupesco
Paris
Prince Carol
Mme. Lupescu
Royal
Prince Nicholas
Julian Maniu
Chamber of Deputies
Senate
Marie
Germany
Jaros
Explosion Traps Twenty in Detroit Water Tunnel
In Detroit Michigan a dynamite blast 180 feet below the city river at Marquette Drive killed four laborers and left between 12 and 20 trapped. Twelve more were injured when an electric drill struck a dynamite charge placed last Saturday that had failed to explode.
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Detroit
Mich
Water Works
Marquette Drive
Pee
Lieut Soucek Sets New Altitude Record at 48160 Feet
Washington June 9 The Bureau of Standards announced Lieutenant Soucek of the Navy flew a plane to an altitude of 48160 feet last Wednesday establishing a new altitude record. He surpassed the previous mark by 104 feet.
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Washington
Bureau of Standards
Soucek
Navy
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