Death of George F. Baker and class commentary
Editorial notes the death of George F. Baker at 59 from peritonitis aboard his yacht Viking near Honolulu. It highlights the charity, public health efforts, and government aid. argues the rich and poor share universal fears, pains, and mortality, urging sympathy over class conflict.
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Baker
Multimilionaire
New York
Viking
Farwell
Honolulu
D. J. Zaugg
United States Public Health Service
Niagara
John A. Newell
Sidney
Australia
United States Navy
C. Sutton
Strcken
Ford and Labour Strife Reflections in Chicago Narrative
A dated critique argues that police violence suppresses protests while urging education of mind and heart. It praises Henry Ford for clarity and leadership amid unrest, contrasting him with Homer Martin of the U A W and warning against monopolies of capital and labor.
Luckiest paper scoops Hindenburg disaster by hours
An Indiana weekly, hot off the press as the Hindenburg news broke, managed a forty five minute delay that let its editor receive an international dispatch and beat dailies by more than twelve hours. The column then weaves light social commentary, quips on strikes, law terms, gossip, and observations on manners, with a satirical tone about everyday life and local quirks.
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Indiana
Hindenburg
Early call for unity to erase class differences
A plea to meet and prevent misery by avoiding misunderstandings and uniting rich and poor for the common good. It argues that cooperation can gradually erase class divides, with wealth and poverty leveling over time.
Lammot, Ford workers and common sense in a king-size clash
Homer Martin contrasts Ford’s clear language with his own view on labor and capital. He argues workers eat more than empty “isms” and warns that corporate and union power could strangle the common man if the people fail to gain intelligence and leadership to grasp the situation.
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Homer Martin
Ford
Medical Facts on Travel Health and Disease Prevention
Advice on travel vaccination and protection against typhoid and paradlyphoid. Highlights early detection and contact tracing for syphilis and tuberculosis, with skin tests and X rays to curb spread. Warns against dusty air hazards like silicosis, noting limited link to lung cancer.
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England
Four escapees overpower guards at Rhode Island hospital
Four criminal maniacs overpowered guards at the state hospital for the criminal insane in Howard, Rhode Island, killed a guard, locked others in a basement closet, climbed a 20 foot wall with a ladder, and fled into nearby woods. In Omaha, four monkeys escaped from a circus truck, disrupted police and volunteers, two returned to cages after two hours. In Detroit, UAW predicts no summer strike at Ford. in Chicago, clashes at Republic Steel plant leave several dead and many injured.
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Providence
R. I
State Hospital
Howard
Chicago
Republic Steel Corporation
Bridewell Hospital
South Chicago
DuPonts and Roosevelts to wed in quiet Wilmington ceremony
In Wilmington on the last day of June Ethel DuPont will marry Franklin Delano Roosevelt Jr. The event will be low key with a simple church service and a royal line of guests including the president. Secret service and state police will guard the brief 20 minute ceremony. In a separate note, four cabin motorboats raced down the Missouri river from St. Louis to Fort Peck, averaging under nine miles per hour on a 119 mile leg between Rule and Omaha, with the City of Glasgow placing second.
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Wilmington
Del
Ethel DuPont
Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Jr
Citizen No. 1
Omaha
Great Falls
Council Bluffs
Missouri River
St. Louis
Fort Peck
Mont
Rule
Nebr
Glasgow
St Louis flyer escapes crash at air show taxi takeoff
St Louis Art Chester in a cream colored Jeep aircraft and pilot Roger Don Rae of Lansing Mich. both survived rough landings during a 50 mile race at the St Louis air show. Chester’s motor quit on takeoff. Rae’s crash landing left him severely injured.
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St. Louis
Art Chester
Los Angeles
Bank nights halted in North Platte as attorney general moves to stop the lottery
Assistant attorney general Bert Overcash arrived to file injunctions to end bank nights in North Platte. M A Zalesny, manager of three theaters, said weekly drawings would be abandoned until legality is determined. Overcash said he aimed to stop bank nights statewide, while Zalesny noted a $400 remaining prize would be drawn next Tuesday and Wednesday as advertised. Washington official Tolley defended the farm program and cited critic responses as unfounded.
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North Pllatte
Bert Overcash
North Platte
Bank
M. A. Zalesny
Overcash
Zalesny
Attorney General’s
Nebraska
Washington
H. R. Tolley
AAA
Sen. Vandenberg
Vandenberg
Mississippi
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Tollen
Ford Workers Push Union Drive at Rouge Plant
Workers of America press new union drive targeting Ford Motor Company Rouge plant in Dearborn as Memorial weekend ends. Plant closed for the holiday and to resume Tuesday, while Homer Martin claims hundreds of workers are flocking to membership offices near the Dearborn city limits.
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Detroit
Ford Motor Company
United Automobile Workers of America
General Motors
Chrysler Corporation
Ford
Dearborn
Five men convicted in vote theft conspiracy in Kansas City
A federal jury in Kansas City convicted five men for conspiring to steal votes in the November 3 election, part of a broader ballot purge resulting in 41 guilty verdicts. Three women Republican officials faced retrial. eight defendants, election officials or party workers, await sentencing Friday. Witnesses described ghost votes cast from vacant lots and houses.
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Kansas City
Steel strike costs rise as millions lose wages
In Youngstown and nationwide, the steel strike stretches into a fifth day with 72,000 idle workers and weekly wage losses around 2 million. Pickets shield a 560 mile front as mills, using time and a half on Saturdays, push to meet unprecedented orders since 1929. Basic Northern steel wages run about 5 dollars daily for five eight hour days.
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Youngstown
Berlin Bishop Urges Catholics to Stand Firm in Faith
Berlin bishop Count Konrad von Prey sing calls on all German Catholics to prepare for special devotions to celebrate St. Boniface day on Sunday June 6 amid Nazi threats. He makes no direct reference to Goebbels speech promising expulsions and harsher action against the church.
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Berlin
Germany
Konrad von Prey_sing
Paul Joseph Goebbels
King George VI urged to rest at seashore after coronation events
The Sun day Express reports ministers advise King George VI to take a rest at the seashore once coronation social events end. The paper says his health is perfect but warns continued high pressure could risk overstrain.
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London
George VI
Sunday Express
Duke of Gloucester to Cover Duties on Holiday Break
The Express notes the duke of Gloucester will likely assume some engagements as the prince and his family plan a holiday at a British resort within the next two months.
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the Express
Duke of Gloucester
Finland to pay war debt instalment on June 15
The United States reported Finland will pay its semi annual war debt instalment of 163 143 dollars on June 15. This preserves Finland's status among 13 war debtors as fulfilling obligations promptly. The State Department sent routine notes to 12 defaulting nations about the payment date. A total of 1 520 159 863 dollars in current and unpaid installments is due June 15.
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Washington
United States
Finland
State Department
Omaha convention backs anti Roosevelt court plan critique
Omaha Nebraska Young Republicans rejected a resolution praising Senator Burke for opposing Roosevelt's court plan. Instead they adopted a minority report from the resolutions committee commending all congress members who opposed the plan, without naming them.
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Omaha
Nebraska
Burke
Roosevelt
Resolutions Committee
Congress
Cashier killed by men posing as Texas Rangers in Stafford
In Stafford Texas hasty posses pursued three men who posed as Rangers and fatally shot R E Rutledge 36 cashier of a bookie shop. The gunmen fled with over 1000 dollars as more than twenty people were inside the shop. Rutledge and C F Hall of Houston were to collect money when the trio entered the second floor. One shot struck Rutledge in the heart as he and Hall arrived. Witnesses recounted the alert and pursuit.
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Stafford
Texas
Texas Rangers
R. E. Rutledge
Rutledge
C. F. Hall
Houston
Hall
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American Federation of Labor
Peck
Sidney Tan
Calibraian
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United Automobile
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Walter Weddle
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Weddle
Earl Livengood
Jerusalem
Asfan Wosen
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Ethiopia
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