Farmer-Labor Party Picks Senator Long After Webbs Ouster
In Omaha on June 18 the Farmer-Labor party moved to replace Colonel Frank E. Webb on its presidential slate. Senator Huey Long of Louisiana publicly backed Roosevelt, while R. M. Harrop, party executive chair, said Long might accept and could rally support to reform current chaos. Webb’s renomination was discussed at the national convention.
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Omaha
Neb
Farmer-Labor Party Tonight
Frank E. Webb
Huey Long
Louisiana
Farmer- Labor
Roosevelt
R. M. Harrop
Long
Harrop
United States
Webb
New Orleans
Farmer-Labor Party
Huey P. Long
Franklin Roosevelt
Veteran Must Face Irate Wife
Bob Gutierrez, with the bonus expeditionary force in Washington since Thursday, told police he promised his wife in Louisiana to return immediately. He was offered transportation for 50 miles of the 1300 mile journey and warned his wife would be upset.
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Washington
Bob Gutierrez
Louisiana
Fife
Holden Pledges GOP Unity After Idaho Senate Race
J Wesley Holden of Idaho Falls, a defeated Republican senatorial candidate, urged primary voters to be good losers and remain in the party. He praised liberalized party platforms as progress and said the people’s will, not convention wields power.
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Boise
J. Wesley Holden
Idaho Falls
United States
Republican Party
Earthquakes Strike Colima Mexico City Rages
A powerful earthquake hit Colima injuring and killing several. Buildings including the governor Saucedo’s home were damaged while the San Jose church was destroyed. Three shocks occurred at 12 27 am 4 15 am and 4 30 am with the epicenter offshore in the Pacific. The quake was felt in Mexico City and unsettled the American embassy.
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Mexico City
Colima
Mexico
Saucedo
Pacific
Governor Ross to Review Idaho Guard at Encampment Conclusion
Boise June 18 The Idaho National Guard will leave behind permanent improvements including bridges and flumes at the reservation area. The major review occurs next Thursday with Governor Ross and his full military staff inspecting the guardsmen before they return home.
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Boise
Idaho National Guard
Ross
Mine inspector pessimistic on summer gold rush prospects
Boise June 18 AP Stewart Campbell Idaho mine inspector cautions amateur diggers that gold does not simply jump from creeks. He warns that most gold requires substantial development, money, and equipment and that only drift mining on the Salmon river yields small returns. He hopes some find work or gold but notes hills lack resources to aid jobless entrants.
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Boise
Stewart Campbell
Salmon
Borah Praises Panama Liquor Treaty Ratification
In Washington the Senate ratified a treaty allowing Panama residents liquor transport across the Canal Zone despite U.S. prohibition. Senator Borah, Republican of Idaho and foreign relations chair, said the treaty resolves debates caused by its absence and would have suited the Chicago convention platform.
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Washington
Republic of Panama
Canal Zone
United States
Senate
Borah
Idaho
Foreign Relations Committee
Unemployment Relief Debate Opens in Senate
The Senate begins debate on a $2 billion Democratic unemployment relief bill as Congress moves toward adjournment. Sponsors claim the measure will provide work for the jobless and curb government spending.
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Washington
Congress
Senate
Ross Asks Army Planes For Fort Hall Celebration
Governor C Ben Ross urged Army authorities in Seattle to dispatch a squadron of airplanes to Pocatello for the Days of Old Fort Hall celebration July 4 5 and 6. The event marks the hundredth anniversary of the fur trading post used by Oregon Trail travelers and is led by the American Legion and local clubs.
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Boise
C. Ben Ross
Seattle
Pocatello
Old Fort Hall
American Legion
Broom Helps Save Woman On Riffle Platform
Miss Agnes Quinn, 23, fainted and fell toward the Chicago Aurora and Elgin platform at Villa Park. A porter and a bystander used a broom to push her clear of the third rail, averting a tragedy. She suffered burns and was sent to a hospital.
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Chicago
Agnes Quinn
Aurora and Elgin
Villa Park
Fred Marke
Mayor Dore pledges to lead unemployed to Olympia
Mayor John F. Dore told a state mayors meeting that he would mobilize an army of unemployed to sit on Governor Harley's doorstep until a special legislative session is convened to pass unemployment relief. A five member committee will demand the special session from Governor Harley on Friday.
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Seattle
John F. Dore
Olympia
Harley
Federal pot advocated by mine operator in Boise
A Boise gold mine operator, 8S. K. Adkinson, wrote to Senator Borah proposing a federal pot from relief funds to grubstake miners. He urged cooperative work to open gold bearing ground, with experienced miners directing operations to employ hundreds and reimburse government costs.
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Boise
K. Adkinson
Borah
Tornado damages Wichita airport buildings and planes
Morning bulletins report a tornado at Wichita municipal airport causing damage to buildings equipment and airplanes estimated over 100000 dollars. Other items note Senator Glass will nominate Harry F Byrd at Chicago Democratic convention and Chicago leaders appeal to the Reconstruction Finance Corp to aid Chicago teachers. Huey Long rejects presidential bid if Roosevelt runs.
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Wichita, Kas
Wichita
Gross Undergoes Serious Operation at Pocatello General
F A Gross superintendent of the Fort Hall Indian reservation was rushed to Pocatello General hospital after an emergency operation for gangrene appendicitis at 11 30 p m Saturday. He had been confined for observation and was released Friday for a stomach ailment before deteriorating Saturday night.
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F. A. Gross
Fort Hall Indian Reservation
Pocatello General Hospital
Mr. Gross
Boy Dies In Hay Load Accident At Utah Farm
Robert Pike twelve, son of Mr and Mrs R C Pike, was instantly killed when he fell from a hay load on the Robert Baker farm. He rolled under the wagon after it struck a ditch, the tongue striking him as the wagon tipped forward.
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Cornish
Utah
Robert Pike
R. C. Pike
Robert Baker
Eucharistic Congress Opens in Dublin
Devout Ireland expects next week's Eucharistic congress as 300000 pilgrims fill Dublin. Kingstown harbor hosts 22 liners while beds run scarce and Americans and others travel from America Africa and the Far East. Cardinal Lauri arrives Monday with Arch Bishop Byrne and government leaders including President de Valera.
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Irish Free State
Ireland
Patrick
Ica
Cardinal Lauri
Kingstown
Rome
Edward J. Byrne
Hamon de Valera
New Federal Tax Levies Take Effect Next Tuesday
Bannock county commissioners meet with city and county welfare committees to curb relief abuse. A relief committee is formed with Judge H J Swanson Mrs Jena Ely and J H Burton to hear requests verify merits and determine aid allocations.
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Bannock County
H. J. Swanson
Jena Ely
J. H. Burton
Willard Lund R. T. Hale
H.C. Christensen
W. A. Hyde
City Relief Committee
Lund
Air Force Revolt Manifests in Chile Emergency
In Santiago on June 18 rebels from the Chilean air force struck to restore Colonel Marmaduke Grove to power. Seven planes attacked Iquique taking the air dome, and another group halted a destroyer carrying Grove and Eugenio Matte to prison. Rebels then controlled Quiñtero airfield near Valparaiso while navy stayed neutral.
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Chile
Marmaduke Grove
Iquique
Grove
Eugenio Matte
Juan Fernandes
Air Force
Senor Davila
Ambas
Nation to pay 1.1 billion in new taxes under 1932 revenue act
The 1932 revenue act signed by President Hoover targets the 1933 fiscal year, imposing broad new taxes on goods from candy to automobiles and on higher income brackets. It estimates total revenue of 3.26 billion with 457 million from levies on taxed items and eliminates the earned income credit. The tax rise affects nearly all Americans, from clerks to millionaires, with the costs often passed to consumers.
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Washington
Hoover
Dawes Sees Turning Point in The Low Mood
CHICAGO June 18 FP Charles G Dawes returning from Washington and the presidency of the Reconstruction Finance corporation says we have reached the turning point in the low mood He declines to discuss rumors about Civic Opera or the fall campaign but issues a statement on depression and business conditions noting lower taxes and reduced government expenditures as essential to full recovery He warns municipalities face the greatest tax problem due to higher indebtedness while the federal government has mated
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Chicago
Charles G. Dawes
Washington
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Sinc
Plan Tool Shoshone Road Plan Tool Shoshone Road Boise
The Bureau of Highways advertised bids to surface 55 miles near Shoshone with oiling segments north to Belleview and southward on Sawtooth park and west on the Roosevelt highway. Bids open June 28 amid a crossing controversy with the Oregon Short Line. Federal funding involvement is in dispute.
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Bureau of Highways
Shoshone
Oregon Short Line Railroad
Bellevue
Sawtooth Park
Roosevelt Highway
Bonus veterans seek recruits to swell ranks
Washington dispatch reports veterans groups push to reach 150000 men by fall after the senate defeat of the bonus measure. Hundreds withdrew from the capital while organizers dispatch recruiters to major cities in a bid to boost turnout for future elections and public support.
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Veterans Army
Senate
St. Louis
Chicago
Mobile
Davenport
Iowa
Philadelphia
Waters
Veterans’ National Headquarters
Kansas City
Patman
Veteran of Foreign Wars
Congress
Darold D. Decor
Love Letters Read In Court In Cocktail Shooting Case
In London on June 18 Mrs Elvira Dolores Barney collapsed at her arraignment during the reading of love letters between herself and Thomas William Scott Stephen whom she is accused of murdering. She is held for trial on two charges: the May 31 killing in her Bohemian Mayfair apartment and a prior shooting during a quarrel. The prosecution showed Stephen's bullet torn coat. Pathologist Sir Bernard Spilsbury questioned Barney's claim the pistol went off during a struggle.
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London
Elvira Dolores Barney
Thomas William Scott Stephen
Stephen
Mayfair
Bernard Spilsbury
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