Proclamation Defines Powers After Siam Revolution
In Bangkok, June 26 a new Siam with a constitution and a political party emerges from last week's revolution. King Prajadhipok bans absolute power by signing a proclamation that legitimizes the people's party acts and accepts a draft constitution. He meets with party representatives. the civilian branch seeks a civilian government while the military junta ends its rule.
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Bangkok
Siam
Prajadhipok
People’s Party
Suasti
Purachatra
Prince Alongkut
Huahin
People's Party
Caucuses Debate Two-Thirds Rule and Binding Delegates
The article reports on caucus debate over a two thirds voting rule and whether such a caucus can bind delegates. Chairman John H. McCooey states a caucus is only an opinion expression and cannot bind delegates to vote as a unit.
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John H. McCooey
Roosevelt delegates clash as convention heats up in Chicago
Chicago June 26 Roosevelt forces press toward a decisive lead at the Democratic convention amid bloc caucus battles. New York Governor’s faction fights to foreclose the nomination while thwarting two thirds rule changes. Illinois caucus launches a trade to unite 58 Illinois votes behind Traylor or Roosevelt with vice presidential bid maneuvering.
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Chicago
Roosevelt
New York
Walsh
Montana
Ohio
Texas
Missouri
Illinois
White
Connally
Garner
Reed
Melvin Traylor
Ilinois Arcas
Alfred E. Smith
UPI
Melvin A.traylor
Traylor
Bruce Campbell
T. Louis
Uslis
James Hamilton Lewis
Tammany Hall
Tammany
New York State
Grover Cleveland
Cleveland
Roosevelt a Liberal Drift Dominates Democratic Meeting Hopes
Observers report a liberal tilt in the Kansas Democratic meeting with talk of Roosevelt pursuing a liberal platform on unemployment insurance old age pensions and federal liquor control. Rumors say Wheeler of Montana could be Roosevelts running mate as debate over a two thirds rule and platform unfolds.
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Shouse
Rosevelt
Roosevelt
New York
Congress Hotel
Michigan Avenue
Chicago Awaits Exciting Meet At Convention
At the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, national figures and supporters mingle amid crowds and media. Al Smith, Alfalfa Bill Murray, Richard Byrd, Will Rogers, and James Farley occupy the spotlight as Roosevelt campaign activity unfolds around headquarters and clashes over nomination rules.
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Texas
Kittie
Oklahoma City
Congress Hotel
William H
Bill) Murray
al Smith
Albert C. Ritchie
Melvin C. Traylor
Dark Horse
Harry Byrd
Richard
Will Rogers
James A. Farley
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Famed nurse of three wars marks 100th birthday at home
Minerva Hartman a Civil Span ish American and Indian war nurse observes her centennial with a party, living alone in a stilted house near Colma south of San Francisco. When highway work threatened her residence workers jacked the house up and moved it aside, and she stayed.
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Minerva Hartman
Colma
San Francisco
Western Democrats Seek Leader for Battle Over Silver
Western Democrats at the national convention pursue remonetization of silver led by a Bryan or Wheeler backed plank. Delegates from California Nevada Utah Idaho Montana Colorado push for a silver base with ratios from 12 to 1 to 32 to 1 and support an international conference on silver while seeking a 16 to 1 legal standard.
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Milo M. Thompson
Chicago
William Jennings Bryan
William Jennings Bryan Jr
Los Angeles
Wheeler
Montana
California
Nevada
Utah
Idaho
Colorado
United States
Bryan
Democratic Party
Henry Day
Philip Hornheim
Denver
Resolutions Committee
Hornheim
Platform
Samuel R. King
King
Tammany Seen Doubtful Figure at National Meet
The piece notes Tammany Hall’s unpopularity with many Democrats at national conventions. It recalls 1884 and 1912 clashes, how Tweed and Croker era factions influence elections, and argues New York remains pivotal yet doubtful for presidential nominees with Curry leading a wary Tammany contingent.
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Tammany
William J. Bryan
Wilson
Tweed
Croker
New York
New York State
Polk
Taylor
Lincoln
Garfield
Cleveland
Harrison
Canary in a tree tests Binghamton firemen
Firemen in Binghamton New York faced an unusual rescue when a woman asked them to capture a canary stuck in a tree. They refused, noting their nets are intended for rescuing people from burning buildings.
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Binghampton
N. Y
Inventor Unveils Grounded Orientator Plane in Springfield
Joe Baltrun, operator at Springfield airport, has built the Orientator a practice airplane that banks loops and rolls behind a whirling propeller without leaving the ground. The craft resembles a regulation fuselage and is mounted on a sling-shot style framework.
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Springfield
Mass
Joe Baltrun
Seven-Child Father Fails To Get All Tickets At Detroit Graduation
Vincent E. Gumbleton could not bring all seven of his children to his University of Detroit graduation because the university limited graduates to six tickets. He attended night school while working for a Detroit company. Also noted: England’s shortest railway worker stands four feet three inches, while the tallest reaches six feet eight inches.
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Detroit
Vincent E. Gumbleton
University of Detroit
Gumbleton
England
Sargon Named As Real Sensation Of Drug Trade
No matter where you go Sargon is a household word and is undoubtedly the real sensation of the drug trade. Terminal Park and Colbert Drug Stores Butte Ady.
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Park and Colbert Drug Stores
Butte
Western States Coalition urged for nationwide Democratic drive
D M Hurley Pasco WA argues against territorial lines so the West can unite for national issues. Walter M Pierce La Grande OR sees Pacific Northwest branch of national Democratic HQ. Elsie Pickings Toppenish WA urges immediate action for a new progressive democracy. Montana delegation backs western movement. Brazil plans to aid 150000 drought affected northeast residents by creating up to 30000 jobs.
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D. M. Hurley
Pasco
Wash
West
Walter M. Pierce
la Grande
Ore
Pacific Northwest
National Democratic Headquarters
Elsie Pickings
Toppenish
Montana
Roosevelt denies authorizing Shouse as convention chair
Chicago June 26 James A Farley said he never authorized any binding pledge to back Jouett Shouse for permanent chairman of the Democratic National Convention. Mayor Hague called the move traitorous and Dewitt C Dewolf condemned discarding the two thirds rule.
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Chicago
James A. Farley
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Jouett Shouse
Farley
Frank Hague
Jersey City
Alfred E. Smith
Roosevelt
Senator Walsh
Montana
Hague
Shouse
Democratic Committee On
Roosevelt Fees
New York
Dewitt C. Dewolf
Ely
Massachusetts
Smith
Governor Urges Tax Equalization and Livestock Tax Cuts
The governor cites Board of Equalization records showing 1931 land taxes at 13.4 cents per acre, down from 19.9 in 1923, with total farm valuation reductions topping 97 million dollars over eight years. Livestock assessments also drop, while public utilities rise.
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Board of Equalization
Arizona
Nevada
Bi metallic currency plan outlined by famous screen comic
The article describes a plan for a fiduciary international currency backed by allied bonds and gold parity. It proposes issuing a global currency to settle Germany’s reparations, with silver replacing the initial bonds and redemption likened to gold. Chaplin supports gradual rollout and uses of nonredeemable bonds as securities.
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Screen
Allied Committee On
Germany
Chaplin
England
Great Britain
Delegates Recall Seattle Convention Call for Austerity
Dr. Donovan quotes a critic urging a reset away from the past decade. Leaders from worldwide business participated as discussions emphasized scrapping current structures and returning to old fashioned economy to rebuild anew.
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Donovan
Seattle
Dr. Donovan
Boy Climbs Back From 50-Foot Hospital Fall
Two year old Bobbie Spear of 2109 Spruce street plunged from a fifth floor window at Murray hospital after a screen gave way. He was uninjured aside from bruises, kept for observation, and spent time showing his mother how his tick-tock watch works.
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Bobbie Spear
Joseph Spear
Spruce Street
Murray Hospital
Bobbie
Bobby
Aemer Post Un Rules Group Ratified Delegation Choices
J E Dawson named credentials committee member and W W McDowell on order of business during the caucus. Dawson urged support for national committee recommendations to seat Roosevelt supporters in contested delegations, while McDowell was told to back Sen T J Walsh for permanent chairman.
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J. E. Dawson
W. W. McDowell
Dawson
National Committee
Roosevelt
McDowell
Sen
T. J. Walsh
W W. Hamilton
L. P. Donovan
D. J. Burke
Oshey DeVine
Raymond Hildebrand
May Narvaez
Butte
Wheeler
L. H. Tooley
Oregon Delegation Backs Walsh and Two-Thirds Rule Change
Oregon's 10 delegates to the Democratic National Convention were instructed to back Senator Walsh for the convention leadership and to advocate abolition of the two-thirds nominating rule, while supporting Roosevelt for the ticket.
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Chicago
Oregon
T. J. Walsh
Montana
Roosevelt
Penholder Nearly A Quarter Century In City Clerk Office
Grand Rapids, Mich. Jacob Van Wingen, an employee in the city clerk office, has used the same penholder for 24 consecutive years. He bought the holder for one cent.
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Grand Rapids, Mich
Jacob van Wingen
Pennsylvania Issues Over 33 Thousand Gun Licenses
Harrisburg report shows Pennsylvania issued 33 252 carry permits since the 1931 state law took effect. The tally reflects licenses granted under the new permit framework.
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Harrisburg
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Auto Kills Doe and Faun at Moughton Lake
A doe hit by a car gave birth to a faun near Moughton Lake Michigan. Both animals died despite conservation officers' attempts to save them.
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Moughton Lake
Mich
Father Graduates in Everett High School
Joseph L. Kaplan aged 37, a former city assessor and father of three, completed his studies and graduated with the Everett high school class of 1932 after a lapse in his education.
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Everett
Mass
Joseph L. Kaplan
Everett High School
Non-Resident Students Among Oregon State Award Winners
In Corvallis the Oregon State College honor list shows 34 prizewinners with only two outsiders. Maude Bally of Kalispell Montana and Ruth DeArmond of Sitka Alaska are the lone non resident award recipients in agriculture and home economics respectively.
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Corvallis
Obe
Oregon State College
Maude Bally
Kalispell
Mont
Ruth DeArmond
Sitka
Alaska
Trees by Thousands in New York Plantings
Thousands of trees were planted on school and community land in nine demonstrations across New York state this spring. School children and Boy Scouts joined the effort conducted by the state conservation department to promote forestry.
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Albany
N. Y
New York State
State Conservation Department
Unemployed to Farm Plan At Delaware Proposed
In Wilmington under Gov Buck plan unemployed citizens would get state funds to buy farms and receive seeds and equipment to grow food. A separate London report notes sale of temporary false eyelashes fixed with harmless gum costing 1.50 to 3 dollars a set lasting about two weeks.
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Wilmington
Del
C. Douglas Buck
London
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