Trials unveil Dillinger era fears and bravado in Chicago
The courtroom description shows Louis Priquett facing charges for harboring Dillinger and Van Meter as they lived on fear, hush money, and a rented shack. Dillinger wandered the district, weighed surrender after learning agents were ordered to shoot on sight, and calmly watched G men arrest his companion Evelyn Frechette.
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Louis Priquett
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Vanmeter
James Probasco
Dil
National Guard Borah Defends Tax as Sound Aid to Lumbermen
Senator Borah argues a tax stands as a sound principle aiding lumbermen in two respects while a national guard action calls two states to parallel aims. In Washington La Follette leads a group, with California and Oregon governors pressing for legislation to aid session and high taxes.
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Guard mobilizations spike coast labor unrest in Tacoma and Eureka
Washington and Oregon governors mobilize National Guard after Tacoma riot threats and a fatal strike incident. Eureka infantry and other units join nationwide efforts as labor tensions surge along the coast. Borah backs Roosevelt wealth tax plan and hints at a separate bill approach.
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Oregon
Eureka
Utilities Holding Company Bill Set for Floor Fight
The utilities holding company bill, stripped of Roosevelt's death sentence proposal, advances to the House floor after weeks in committee. The measure already passed the Senate and faces strong opposition in the lower chamber.
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Senate
Associated Press
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Judge Cushman A Former Alaskan Judge In 1909
TACOMA June 24 Judge Cushman is a former Alaskan judge who served as U S Judge there in 1909. He has chaired district court here for 23 years and is known as a strict jurist among friends. Attorneys say he goes out of his way to see justice done and often ensures women prisoners are fully heard in his court.
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Associated Press
Tacoma
Cushman
U. S
Attorneys Back Smith In 1936 Presidential Run
New York June 22 Attorneys across the country plan to form an organization to push former Governor Alfred E. Smith for President in 1936. C G Hellinger of the National List said subdivisions would be created in every state and a New York or Chicago meeting would be held soon. Smith has not been consulted.
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Workers Register to Return to Alaska Juneau Mine
Juneau reports two to three hundred former employees registering for work at the Alaska Juneau Mine Office, with special police and U S marshals on duty. Fights and teargas earlier gave way to orderly registrations as eleven arrests were made and hospital cases noted.
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Alaska
Juneau
U. S
Arctic Brotherhood Hall
Alaska Juneau
Miners Union Hall
Auitire
U S Ambassador Minimizes Bombing At Mexico City
June 24 reinforcements guard the U S Embassy in Mexico City after a bomb was hurled from a speeding car into the embassy garden. Ambassador Daniels dismissed the incident as unimportant while Mexican officials expressed regrets.
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Associated Press
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Daniels
Pan Clipper Plane Returns from Pacific Hops
The Pan American Clipper landed in San Francisco Bay after a 4000 mile flight from Hawaii and the Midway Islands. The return trip from Pearl Harbor took 18 hours 39 minutes, with a graceful blind landing noted near Alameda. A notice follows about a found pen and pencil set to be claimed at Nugget Office.
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Hawaii
Associated Press
Alameda
San Francisco Bay
Midway Islands
Demand Big Stick in Police Connection Naval Work Bids
Authorities warn bidders not to conflate national defense with private profits in naval construction bids. Officials emphasize bidding rules, transparency, and proper oversight to protect public funds.
Senate Munitions Panel Urges Tough Naval Bidding Rules
The Senate Munitions Committee calls a program to curb bid collusion on naval construction, bar foreign patent access, and cap profits at five to ten percent depending on government risk. It proposes requiring shipbuilders and lobbyists to register with the government to disclose income and expenses.
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Associated Press
Washington
Senate Munitions Committee
Harry Selden 78 Former Fireman And Pioneer Dead
Harry Selden aged 78 died in Ketchikan after a brief illness from pneumonia. A New York City fireman who helped represent America at the Paris conference, he moved to Alaska in 1896 and settled in Ketchikan in 1901. He was a charter member of the Pioneers of Alaska and his funeral is expected to be conducted by the group.
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