Bishop Cannon Sues Tinkham For Libel In DC Suit
Bishop James Cannon Jr of the Methodist South files libel suit in the District of Columbia claiming Representative Tinkham of Massachusetts printed a damaging statement outside congressional immunity. He seeks 250000 punitive and 250000 compensatory damages for alleged defamation tied to 1928 campaign allegations and a 1930 issued signed statement. The case cites Tinkham's remarks and Cannon's prior disputes with the Nye campaign fund committee and Jameson funds.
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Washington
James Cannon, Jr
Methodist Episcopal Church
South
District of Columbia Supreme Court
Tinkham
Republican
Massachusetts
Cannon
Senate
House
Tinks Wasmuen
Congress
Bishop Cannon
House of Representatives
New York
Jameson
Senate Lobby
Glass
Nye Campaign Fund
Enies
Uition
William Randolph Heart
Helen Hawley McCallum
Bridge Collapse Kills Ten in France Test Run
In Bordeaux on June 3 a suspension bridge named St Denis De Piles over the Isle river collapsed during tests. Ten people were killed and twenty injured as nine loaded auto trucks and about 50 spectators fell into the river. The dead included the bridge builder. One worker was saved after refusing to take part in the test.
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Bordeaux
France
St. Denis de Piles
Isle River
Gironde
Yank Mayors Dodge Reds In Strasbourg
American touring mayors were not greeted by local officials in Strasbourg as the hosts avoided inviting communists. Milwaukee mayor Hoan thanked France for peaceful ties while Winston-Salem mayor Coan and Baltimore mayor Broening celebrated their birthdays at a banquet. Omaha mayor Metcalfe handed out dimes to children, sparking jokes about John D. Rockefeller.
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Strasbourg
France
America
de la Pre
National Touring Council
Daniel W. Hoan
Milwaukee
United States
George W. Coan
Winston-Salem
N. C
William F. Broening
Baltimore
Coan
Broening
Richard L. Metcalfe
Omaha
John D. Rockfelter
Iowa Regulators Seek Interstate Bus Traffic Rules
Iowa Board of Railroad Commissioners asks the Interstate Commerce Commission to regulate interstate bus and truck traffic, proposing cooperation with state bodies while preserving state regulation of intrastate traffic under a possible plan presented to the commerce commission on Tuesday.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Iowa Board of Railroad Commissioners
Commerce Commission
Bandit Robs Bank Of All Its Money In Broad Daylight
In Chattanooga on June 3 a gun wielding bandit entered the Highland Park branch of the Hamilton National Bank and, forcing the assistant manager to open the vault, escaped with six thousand six hundred seventeen dollars and ten cents in cash plus a lone fifty dollar Liberty bond. The bank president confirmed the total loss as fully looted.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Highland Park
Hami Iton National Bank
T. R. Preston
Chicago Presses Legislature for Relief to End Tax Muddle
Chicago and Cook County, strapped by a tax muddle, seek legislative aid. Mayor Anton J. Cermak heads to Springfield with promise of relief by July 1 and talks possible deep cuts, keeping only essential police and fire services. County Treasurer Joseph B. McDonough says bond payments may default from October through year end, after a $1,868,400 principal and interest default. Ten bills extend Chicago’s bonding power to fund 1939 taxes, with Rep. A. O. Galvin hoping they pass before June 20 adjournment.
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Chicago
Cook County
Anton J. Cermak
Springfield
Legislaure
R Ales
Joseph B. McDonough
Debt leaps a half billion dollars in year
Washington June 3 The administration forecasts the national debt to rise about 500 million and the treasury deficit to total 950 million by June 30. A White House statement attributes the gap to low business mood and tax receipts, offset by over 500 million in unusual expenditures for construction relief and veterans services. Hoover seeks further expense cuts, with Hyde projecting saved funds and naval cost reductions.
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Washington
Treasury
White House
Hyde
Hoover
Agriculture Department
Adams
Naval
Rapidan
Naval Establishment
Navy
Interior
U S Road Map Aids In Planning Tours
A promotional note describes a motor trip planning map by the American Automobile Association. It highlights route work, mileage estimates, highway status, state motor vehicle laws digest, U S numbered routes, and visiting Canada Mexico or Cuba. Distribution through Cedar Rapids Gazette and Republican Washington Bureau is noted.
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U. S
Canada
Mexico
Cuba
American
Au!mobile Association
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Republican
Washington
Washington, D.C
Vatican and Fascist Row To Be Settled
Rome reports a Vatican note outlining external causes for closing Catholic clubs in Italy. It says edits, portraits of the Pope and king were harmed, while Mussolini’s portrait mostly remained intact. Police acted as a precautionary measure against anti fascist activity and political action by Catholic Youth members and leaders.
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Rome
Vatican
Italy
Mussolini
Catholic Youth Society
Borsanego
Azone Cattolica
Capa
Executive Council of
Catholic Youth
Azione Cat
Kidnaping Suspect Kills 15-Year-Old Girl in Wisconsin
In Winona Minnesota, June 3, an attempted kidnapping of Evelyn Brown of Beaver Dam Wisconsin ended when her abductor Roy Ashley, shot and wounded by the girl, killed her. Ashley, hospitalized with a abdominal wound, was later reported to have died or near death. Relatives said only Ashley and the girl were in the car when the assault occurred.
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Winona
Minn
Evelyn Brown
Beaver Dam
Wis
Roy Ashley
Ashley
Elmer Nelson
Frank Schultz
Charles
Frank
Eugene Winters
Schultz
Schifitz
Plot To Kidnap Wealthy Kentucky Horseman Fails
Owensboro, Ky June 3 AP James C Ellis president of the Dade Beck Jockey club and wealthy oil and farm operator escaped today from what was believed to be an attempted kidnapping and ransom plot. He reported striking one assailant and fleeing after being forced from his car three miles from Owensboro by two men in a small car as his vehicle ran out of gasoline. Ellis, head and fat owner of the Dade Beck Jockey club, also owns a string of thoroughbreds racing at Washington.
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Owensboro
James C. Ellis
Dade Park Jockey Club
Ellis
Dade Beck Jockey Club
Washington
Tariff War Emerges As Key Issue For Democrats
Democratic leaders brand Hawley Smoot Act as central campaign issue while accusing the administration of prolonging business slump. Shouse says Canada tariff increases punish U S industries. Republicans vowed to take a stand next year. Senator Goldsborough attacks Harrison over tariff positions as Canada retaliates against the tariff act. Senator La Follette calls the move a reprisal. flyer dies in Galveston air crash. cadet L J Conway, 23, perishes after a field crash near the airport.
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Washington
Democratic Party
Jouett Shouse
Democratic National Executive Committee
Shouse
Canada
United States
State Department
MacNide
Goldsborough
Maryland
Republian National Committee
Harrison
Mississippi
Democratic National Committee
Ig~nores
Bennett
National Committee
la Follette
Wisconsin
King Honors Create Barons On King George Birthday
London June 3 AP King George on his birthday list creates four baronetcies 25 knighthoods and two privy councillors Sir Edward Elgar leads new barons alongside Sybil Thorndike Bragg Jowitt and others also honored The Earl of Athlone and Ben Turner among privy council appointments The Derby dinner at Buckingham Palace followed with 96 Jockey Club members present.
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London
George
Edward Elgar
King's Musick
Thomas Jaffrey
Aberdeen Savings Bank
Philip Henry Devitt
Nautical College
Panghorne
Herbert Gibson
Buenos Aires
Sybil Thorndike
England
William Henry Bragg
Davy-Paraday Research Laboratory
Ben Turner
M. P
Earl of Athlone
South Africa
William Jowitt
Buckingham Pallace
Jockey Club
Boys Fall From Moving Truck Injure Two On Cedar Rapids Street
Leonard Hallquist seven, and Floyd Doady nine, suffered injures after hopping a ride on a truck driven by George Zacher on Sixth Street Southeast. Hallquist, of 27 Seventh Avenue Southeast, was admitted to Mercy Hospital for X rays to check fractures. he improved and was not seriously injured. Doady returned home with a minor scalp cut.
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Cedar Rapids
Leonard Hallquist
Victor Hallquist
Seventh Avenue Southeast
Floyd Doady
George Zacher
Fifteenth Avenue Southeast
Sixth Street
Sixth
Seventh Avenues
Hallquist
Mercy Hospital
Doady
Neighborhood kids raise funds for Camp Good Health show
A neighborhood gang near 110 Twenty Fifth Street Southeast held a penny Nickel fundraising show to aid sick and undernourished children attending Camp Good Health. They collected 7.55 dollars from admissions and snacks, with donations from residents including E J, Clarence, and Mary Jane Murdock. The Rapids Gazette urges further contributions to the Good Health fund.
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Camp Good Health Fund
Olas
E. J
St." Pants
Mary, Tom
Jor Pugsley
Mt. Vernon
Clarence
Gazette
Harry Laurance
Camp Good Hearts
Mary Jane Murdock
Agnes Hermanck
Rose Mary Cooper
Ruth Ann Stucker
J.B. Lyman
Buddy Lyman
Barrett Fellow
Bobby Smyth
Jean Owen
Kathryn Owen
Billy Owen
Jean Knight
Ruth Knight
Dean’ Stucker
Billy
Rapids Gazette
Will Rogers lampoons cotton week in California council race
Will Rogers jokes during a June 3 election in HOLLYWOOD California. He mocks luncheon club speeches as cotton week and proposes a Week to steal farmers cotton seed. He jokes the South would borrow Mellon money if seed were taken for five years.
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Hollywoop
Calif
Free Students Aid Police In Bootlegger Arrest
Two University of Michigan freshmen, James L. Slocum and Lawrence L. Heideman, were jailed two days but released to aid police in arresting Frank L. Smith, accused bootlegger. They face charges of possessing liquor and disorderly conduct. hearings set for June 9 with each held on $900 bond.
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Ann Arbor
Mich
University of Michigan
Liberty
James L. Slocum
Pittsburgh
Lawrence L. Heideman
Laurium
Frank L. Smith
Held For Murder Polls 65 000 Votes In Race For Judge
Los Angeles June 3 AP David H Clark bound over for trial on charges of murdering Charles Crawford and Herbert Spencer polled more than 65 000 votes in a municipal judge race but was defeated Official returns show Clark 67014 votes to opponent Charles McCoy 95774 Clark remains jailed unable to post 100 1000 bond Special Prosecutor Ford said Jean Riley actress dismissed as state witness She confessed her earlier affidavit about three men fleeing Crawford’s office after the May 20 shooting was a fabrication made to gain publicity
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Los Angeles
Charles Crawford
Herbert Spencer
David H. Clark
Clark
Charles McCoy
Joseph Ford
Jean Riley
Miss Riley
Ford
Crawford
Guinan and her gang sail for New York
Texas Guinan and her dancing group sail first class from Havre on the Paris for New York. They shout Broadway, here we come, with Miss Guinan accompanied by manager John Stein. A London suitor, Assett, arrived to press his case but she remains noncommittal and ready for what comes next. A Chicago man, Charles Donnelly, dies after being struck by a car, prompting an inquest ordered for W. J. Meis of Dubuque, Iowa.
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Havre, Prince
Texas
Guinan
New York
Paris
Broadway
John Stein
Harry Aslett
Gua
England
Plymouth
Warton
Etheas
Assett
Miss Guinan
London
Miss Gui
Chicago
W. J
Meis Dubuque
Charles Donnelly
Meis
Minneaplis Wheat Market Slumps After Farm Board Withdrawal
The federal farm board withdrew all support from cash and futures wheat markets causing June futures to plunge over a dollar. Prices fell to new seasonal lows across Minneapolis Duluth Chicago and Kansas City as investors reacted to the sudden policy shift led by George Milner head of the stabilization corporation.
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Minneapolis
INS
Graint Stabilization Corporation
Federal Farm Board Agency
George 8. Milner
The
Stabilization Corporation
Gulf
AILT
Farm Board
Chicago
Federal Farm Board
Duluth
Minn
Duluth Board of Trade
Kansas City
Fred C. Lake
Hall-Baker Grain Company
Lake
Kansas City Board of Trade
Mercury Mounts To Summer Readings
A sunny spell lifts temperatures through the day with a rising mercury. Readings reach 89 at 1 30 and 90 at 2 35, after starting at 68 at 7, with a prior peak of 78 at 2 30 pm yesterday and a noon 71. The evening cools to 61 by midnight.
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Cedar Raftds
Mercury
Light. Corporation. Readinge
it _ corporation
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Iowa
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Greensburg
New Alexandria
Amelia
Denver
Amelia Earhart
Miss Earhart
Cedar Fy Sear
Beheade Ngati
Kentucky
Flyer
Galveston
L. J. Conway
Brooksfield
San Antoni
Will Rogers
Will
LA Guinan
GANG
Grain Stabilization Corporation
George §. Milner
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