Mob Kills Man After Oklahoma Jail Riot
Henry Argo, 19, a Black man accused of assaulting a white woman, dies after a mob stormed Grady county jail near Chickasha. A bullet to the brain, later a stab wound by a mob member, marked the deadly unrest amid broader anti Black violence in the Southwest. The incident follows a similar lynching in Sherman, Texas, and authorities plan an inquest while the National Guard remains on alert.
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Chickasha
Okla
Henry Argo
Southwest
Grady County
National
Oklahoma City
G. W. Skinner
Sherman
Tex
Chickasha Artillery Battery
Oklahoma National Guard
Skinner
B. F. Holding
W. J. Holloway
Jerry King
Holding
Hoover leaves Harrisburg for Washington trip after Alleghenies retreat
President Hoover completes a weekend retreat in the Alleghenies near Williamsport and Jay Cooke’s estate. Motorcycle police escorts will lead the return trip to Washington from near Williamsport with a stop at Harrisburg where Governor Fisher will depart.
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Williamsport
Allegheny Mountains
Hoover
Jay Cooke
Philadelphia
Washington
Maryland State Line
Harrisburg
Fisher
Mr. Cooke
World War Food Administration
Rapidan River
Presbyterians Begin Steps Toward Church Unification
In Cincinnati on May 31 the 142nd General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the U S A approved a report from the church cooperation and union department. The department may pursue organic union with the United Presbyterian Church the Reformed Church in America and other reformed bodies and must report at the next annual assembly. The assembly also amended its constitution following a favorable vote.
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Cincinnati
General Assembly
Presbyterian Church
United Presbyterian Church
Reformed Church In American
Court Affirms Conviction of Mrs Brooks
The Idaho Supreme Court upheld Mrs H E Brooks of Pocatello in involuntary manslaughter for a 1928 collision that killed James McQuade. The court found no reversible errors and rejected claims of jury tampering despite her objections over a photo shown to the jury.
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Boise
Supreme Court
H. E. Brooks
Pocatello
Brooks
James McQuade
McQuade
District Court
Graf Zeppelin Arrives at Lakehurst After Tempestuous Atlantic Crossing
The Graf Zeppelin touched down at Lakehurst New Jersey after a storm swept voyage from Pernambuco. Crew and passengers reported rough weather and repairs began on broken struts while customs examinations and interviews followed. The crowd was small compared with past arrivals.
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Lakehurst
N. J
Pacific
Atlantic
W. F. von Meister
Luftschiffbau
Pernambuco
Mary Pierce
New York City
Laura Durston
Syracuse
Grace Drummond Hay
London
Graf
Indian Salt Raid Expands Lists as Final Assault Planned
At Bombay on May 31 106 names were added to the casualty list from nationalist raids on salt depots and a major raid on the Wadala works was planned for tomorrow. Police and troops dispersed crowds at Dharasana after mounted units charged the salt pans. In Peshawar soldiers fired on a mob leaving a woman and two children dead.
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Bombay
Wadala
Dharsana
India
Peshawar
Reas
Northern Baptists to Meet in Kansas City for 1931 Convention
Cleveland report says Northern Baptists elect Dr. Albert W. Beaven of Rochester New York as president and decide to hold their 1931 convention in Kansas City Missouri marking the first southern site for the gathering. Mrs Mable Walker Willebrandt addressed the convention amid a pledge to refrain from Prohibition talk.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Northern Baptists
Albert W. Beaven
Rochester
N. Y
Kansas City
Northern Baptist Convention
Southland
Beaven
Colgate-Rochester Divinity School
Mable Walker Willebrandt
United States Attorney General
Korean Communists Attack in Manchuria Action Probed
A band of Korean communists swept into the Chientao district of Kirin province Manchuria early today in an armed incident reported by Rengo News agency.
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Tokyo
Chientao
Kirin Province
Manchuria
Rengo
Tornado strikes Wagonmound New Mexico with six dead
A late afternoon tornado demolished half the town of Wagonmound, New Mexico, killing six people and leaving many homeless. Fire trucks and ambulances rushed to the 1,200 resident community. Las Vegas, 45 miles away, sent aid as the Santa Fe railroad dispatched wrecking crews. Mayor Thomas V. Gruger sought state and National Guard help for shelter and food.
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New Mexico
Las Vegas
N. M
Wagonmound
American Legion
Thomas V. Gruger
Santa Fe Railroad
Gruger
R. C. Dillon
National Guard
Shop and Maintenance Unions Seek 30 Hour Week Policy
Western railroad executives were formally notified that future contracts with the railway employes department of the AFL will adopt a thirty hour week. Nine international union presidents, representing nearly 1,000,000 shopmen and maintenance of way workers, demand a six hour day and five day week with pay preserved at current six day rates.
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Chicago
Western Railroads
American Federation of Labor
Teton Coal Mines Sold for Five Hundred Thousand
The Teton Coal Mines near Samuels Idaho twelve miles west of Driggs sold in a receiver’s sale to the Kocoal Corporation of Salt Lake City for 500600 dollars. Judge Cavanah will confirm. if approved mining will begin soon with 1000 tons daily capacity and a one mile long main haul. The mine had been under receivership and idle for a year after a period of 250 tons daily production.
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Teton
Cavanah
Coeur d'Alene
Boise
Rocoal Corporation
Purchasing Corporation
Loot, and Associates
Northwest
Tetoma
Gold Star Mothers Pay Tribute to the Unknown Soldier
More than 250 Gold Star Mothers of the United States, the fourth group to land, paid tribute at the Arc de Triomphe to France's unknown soldier. They paused at the Altar of Freedom before heading to battle cemeteries where their dead rest. Mrs. Eliza Wilson of Detroit and Mrs. M. L. Smeaton of Fall River spoke for their comrades.
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Paris
United States
Arc de Triomphe
France
Planders
Love Affair Ends With Fatal Result
Sunrise Wyoming May 31 AP George Gardner 29 shot himself at the home of Lucille Schooley after his marriage proposal was rejected He died in Wheatland hospital Gardner was brother of Chester Gardner of Pittsburgh Pa who drove car No 18 in yesterday Indianapolis auto race Gardner left a note saying he would kill Miss Schooley if she refused and then take his own life.
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Wyo
George Gardner
Lucille Schooley
Wheatland Hospital
Gardner
Chester Gardner
Pittsburgh
Miss Schooley
Baptists Urge Federal Supervision of Movies
The northern Baptist convention committee urged federal control of motion pictures, saying films are demoralizing to children and harm foreign relations. They also condemned liquor interests, praised Canada’s liquor export ban to dry countries, backed moving prohibition enforcement to the Justice Department, and urged early ratification of the naval treaty.
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Cleveland
Committee On
Northern Baptist Convention
Canada
Treasury Department
Department of Justice
Tokyo Earthquake Shakes Tokyo Area With Minor Damage
A quake near Tokyo measured magnitude 12 millimeters by the central meteorological observatory caused heavy shaking in a 60 mile radius but produced only minor damage and no casualties.
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Tokyo
Tokyo Central Meteorological Observatory
Maude Adams Announces Stage Return After 13 Years
The famed actress Maude Adams reveals plans to return to the stage in a modern comedy written by an American playwright after a 13 year retirement. She aims for a comeback performance amid contemporary theater interest and public curiosity.
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Maude Adams
Sixty found dead as Santa Monica boat capsizes
At Santa Monica May 31 AP reports 16 missing after the Ameco capsized during a 3.5 hour deep sea fishing trip. Three bodies recovered, 52 survivors, 70 aboard including men women and children. Captain William Lightfoot steered toward shore before a big comber sank the craft. The nearby Freedom rescued many others.
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Santa Monica
Cal
John W. Lockhard
Pasadena
Margaret Keller
Cc. C. Barnett
Barber
Los Angeles
Freedom
N. A. Law
Senate to Act on Pension Measure
Senate debate centers on a pension bill as Democratic allies plan to overturn Hoover veto on the Spanish War pension measure. Republicans warn the tariff contest could derail pension approval, while administration supporters hail a narrow margin of success. The session unfolds Tuesday after Monday’s three hour window for the veto override.
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Senate
Hoover
Canadian Wheat Crop Badly Hurt by Prairie Storm
Chicago reports show Canadian prairie wheat losses of 30 to 50 percent in some areas after a dust storm. May delivery prices for wheat slipped as buying waned, aided only by federal farm board support. Corn advanced slightly while oats and other futures showed limited gains amid volatile trading.
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Chicago
Federal Farm Board
Sint. Corn
Doran Blames Public Opinion for Enforcement Gaps
Prohibition Commissioner Doran says public opinion hinders full enforcement of dry laws and urges state federal cooperation. He notes lax efforts in some states, police collusion in New York City, and a strong minority against prohibition. He cites 32 states with bone dry laws and 65 million people under prohibition before the amendment.
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Washington
Doran
New York City
United States
Six held in Utah attack and robbery of Blanche Price
In Salt Lake City six men and three women were jailed as investigators pursue the assault and robbery of 27 year old Blanche Price at Lagoon resort Farmington Utah. Arrested from clues obtained from the victim include Baker 29 Evelyn Jefferson 23 D S Walker 24 C H Bult 32 D E Parsons 26 Joseph Clark 41 Ed Johnson 25 John Walsh 32 and Phyllis Cotterill 25.
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Salt Lake City
Blanche Price
Lagoon Resort
Farmington
Utah
Baker
Evelyn Jefferson
D. S. Walker
C. H. Bult
D. E. Parsons
Joseph Clark
Ed Johnson
John Walsh
Phyllis Cotterill
Engineers Oppose Railroad Mergers in Cleveland Convention
Two thousand Locomotive Engineers from North America gather in Cleveland for the sixteenth triennial convention to discuss merger effects on job security. The 80,000-strong union from 917 divisions across the Rio Grande to Canada plans to press delegates to oppose mergers that abandon lines and lay off workers, noting 40,000 firemen affected.
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Cleveland
North America
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Rio Grands
Canada
Brotherhood
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Presbyterians
Greenland
Cape Farewell
Cardington
Montreal
British Empire
R. S. Booth
Inset
Graf Zeppelin
Gray Rambler
South America
Eliza Wilson
Detroit
M. L. Smeaton
Fall River, Mass
Harold Oliver
Associated Press
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