Butler Seeks Senate Working Repudiation of GOP Platform
Nicholas Murray Butler leads a push to repudiate the Chicago platform in New England and mid Atlantic GOP conventions. He warns President Hoover’s reelection hinges on repeal support and cites patronage influence at the Chicago convention. Butler names Democratic leaders he admires and urges unity behind a strong candidate.
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Joseph L. Scott
Los Angeles
Hoover
White House
New York
Chicago
New York World-Telegram Today
Nicholas ‘Murray Butler
New England
Middle Atlantic
Butler
Dr. Butler
Ulysses S. Grant
Washington
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Massachusetts
Mississippi
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Franklin
Alfred E. Smith
Theodore Roosevelt
Owen D. Young
Newton D. Baker
Albert C. Ritchie
Maryland
Melvin A. Traylor
Kentucky
Cordell Hull
Tennessee
Senate
Senate Debates Democratic Unemployment Relief Bill
Washington reports the Senate opens debate on a 2 billion dollar Democratic unemployment relief bill replacing the Garner measure. It includes a 500 million dollar public works bond issue, opposed by President Hoover, and a 1.5 billion dollar expansion of Reconstruction Finance Corporation loans.
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Washington
Senate
House
Hoover
Wagner
Special Democratic Committee
New Yorker
Labor Department
Wanger
Reconstruction Corporation
Senate Banking Committee
House Banking Committee
Treasury receipts and expenditures report for June 16
Treasury receipts for June 16 totaled 62,323,288.05 dollars with expenditures of 54,797,748.77 dollars and a balance of 672,010,595.18 dollars. Customs duties for the first 16 days of June amounted to 9,524,735.28 dollars.
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Washington
Treasury
Body of John M Hansen Found in Shanghai
Shanghai reports the body of John M Hansen from Brooklyn found in a rooming house in the French concession. Police say Hansen killed Rodney K Heim of Portland, Maine before taking his own life.
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Shanghai
John M. Hansen
Brooklyn
N. Y
Rodney K. Heim
Portland
Armour Fertilizer Works and Virginia Carolina Chemical Merge
The Armour fertilizer works and the Virginia Carolina Chemical Company will merge and form a new Virginia Carolina Chemical Corporation. T G Lee of Armour and Company announced the plans. Charles G Wilson of Richmond will serve as chairman of the board.
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New York
Armour Fertilizer Works
Virginia-Carolina Chemical Company
T. G. Lee
Armour and Company
Virginia-Carolina Chemical Corporation
Charles G. Wilson
Richmond
Virginia- Carolina Chemical Company
Women Made Widows By Blast Try To Take Own Lives
Norton Virginia June 18 Two women widowed by the Splashdam mine explosion that killed ten miners this week attempted suicide after their husbands funerals One drank kerosene the other jumped into a river both were saved Officials say coal dust rather than gas caused the blast and the mine damage was less severe than feared
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Norton
Road Completion Celebration Draws Georgia Citizens
A cross state highway linking Thomasville and Cairo opened with a large turnout from Thomas, Grady and surrounding counties. Rev A T Hart hosted at Barnett's Creek as J M Hughes chaired ceremonies and Judge Hopkins praised county progress and unity.
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Georgia
Thomasville
Cairo
Thomas
Grady
A. T. Hart
Barnett’s Creek
J. M. Hughes
Dawes Sees Turning Point in Low Mood for Economy
Chicago June 18 Charles G Dawes returned from Washington to discuss signs of an economic turning point. He cited relief in small businesses with low overhead and predicted larger firms would follow, with recovery starting from the bottom up. He urged tax cuts and reduced government spending to revive business.
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Chicago
Charles G. Dawes
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Washington
Dawes
Shouse Predicts Democratic Harmony After Convention
Jouett Shouse, executive director of the Democratic National Committee, predicts party unity after the convention despite Franklin D. Roosevelt’s opposition. Shouse aims to salve bruises quickly and mobilize to defeat the Republicans, even as Roosevelt supporters block his permanent chairmanship.
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Mr. Roosevelt
Chicago
Jouett Shouse
Democratic National Committee
White House
Shouse
Franklin D. Roosevelt
New Yorker
Roosevelt
Alfred KE. Smith
Democrats Move Toward Prohibition Plank at Convention
Democratic leaders debate the party's stance on repeal of the 18th Amendment with Jouett Shouse signaling a plank for submission to voters. Open hearings are planned as the resolutions committee begins work ahead of the convention. Garner and Murray camps establish offices as Roosevelt lags.
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Jouett Shouse
Democratic National Executive Committee
Democratic Resolutions Committee
Shouse
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Russell urges federal reorganization in campaign opener
Governor Russell pushes for a complete federal government reorganization similar to Georgia’s. he rails against the League of Nations and World Court and calls for strict immigration laws. Louisiana candidates in a Georgia swing debate moving toward a runoff are noted alongside state figures including Eugene Talmadge and John Kelly.
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Atlanta
Carnesville
Lawrenceville
Georgia
Richard B. Russel Jr
Eugene Talmadge
Lawrencevile
John
Charles R. Crisp
United States
League of Nations
World Court
Russell
Crisp
House to Vote on Salary Cuts or Hoover Plan in Economy Bill
House conferees report agreed provisions of a 1.1 billion economy bill with a 10 percent salary cut for all staff earning over a set amount. The plan, aimed to break Senate House deadlock, would also offer a month of unpaid vacation. President Hoover and Republican leaders push for survivor options to gain Democratic support.
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Washington
Jamesso
House
Senate
Abdithde
Moe Fartowo
Sitag
Thoover
Michemeor
Mithizur
Quake Strikes Mexico City Spurring Citywide Evacuations
A sharp earthquake hit Mexico City early today sending residents fleeing to parks and fields in the suburbs. While damage in the city seemed limited, officials fear heavier effects in nearby states as aftershocks and heat haze were reported.
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Mexico City
Earthquake Hits Mananillo Prompting Citywide Confusion
Mackay Radio in San Francisco received a Chicken of the Sea message reporting buildings knocked over in Manzanillo Mexico by a sharp quake early today. The captains radio said the city was in confusion.
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San Francisco
Calif
Mackay Radio Station
Maranillo
Mexico
Death of William B Royster Former Griffin Board of Trade Manager
Griffin Georgia June 1842 Word has reached here of the death in Mt Kyse Kentucky of William B Royster former manager of the Griffin Board of Trade and credited with helping Griffin Spaulding county develop He arrived in Griffin in 1913 as secretary of the first Board of Trade and served until 1923 He helped pave Spaulding County on the Dixie Highway making it the first county between Miami and Chicago to have every foot paved.
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Griffin
Mt. Kyse
William B. Royster
Griffin Board of Trade
Spaulding County
Board of Trade
Royster
Miami
Chicago
Six Shooters Settle Feud in Oklahoma Farm Row
Chelsea Oklahoma reports two young farmers Louis Bessman and Otto Clark were killed after a feud over farm rentals flared up in a country gully. Clark’s widow and two children survive. Neighbors rushed to the scene after gunfire ended the dispute.
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Chelsea
Okla
Louis Bessman
Otto Clark
Here
Bessman
Clark
Robins Edge Reds 3–2 in Opening Doubleheader Victory
Benny Frey limited the Reds to four hits while Hollis Thurston was hit hard by Brooklyn as the Robins won the first game of today's doubleheader 3 to 2 in Brooklyn.
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Brooklyn
Benny Frey
Dodgers
Reds
Hollis Thurston
Prison Camp Guards Indicted For Death Of Inmate
Duval county grand jury indicts prison camp captain George Courson and guard Solomon Higginbotham for first degree murder in the death of 19 year old Arthur Maillefret at a road camp near Jacksonville. Indictments also name Captain J. H. Baker and guards Sims and Denmark for cruel treatment and torture of prisoners. The jury urged banning Sims and Denark from supervising inmates and described systematic mistreatment including beating and the use of restraints leading to fatal strangulation in the sweat box.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Duval County
George Courson
Solomon Higginbotham
Murde
Arthur Maillefret
Westfeld
J. H. Baker
Sims
Denmark
Denark
Maillefret
Boatswain Withdrawn From American Derby Run
Washington Park Race Track in Chicago reduced the field to eleven for the $5000 American Derby as Boatswain and Our Fancy and Mir ton were withdrawn. Boatswain turned up lame with a bowed tendon and trainer Preston Burch ordered the withdrawal after inspecting the horse.
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Washington Park Race Track
Chicago
Boatswain
Our Fancy
Mirton
Preston Burch
Senate Defeats Bonus Bill By Large Margin
In Washington on June 18 the soldiers bonus bill failed 62 to 18 in the Senate. Thousands of veterans packed the capitol area and press and sang outside as opponents blocked any reconsideration motion to keep the bill from passage this session.
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Washington
Senate
America
United States
Veterans quit Washington after bonus defeat march ends
Discouraged veterans who came to Washington hoping for cash for their war service certificates began leaving the capital after the Senate rejected the bonus payment measure 62 to 18. Police and march leaders offered differing counts as about 159 had returned home to recruit others while others remained ready to depart as weather worsened.
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Washington
Senate
Veterans’ Executive Committee
Veterides” Theacquarters
Uniteh
Teast Teo
Weather Outlook for South Atlantic States Next Week
Mostly fair weather across the South Atlantic states with a period of local interior showers in the latter half of the week. Temperatures expected to run near normal or above seasonal averages.
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South Atlantic States
Weather Forecast for South Carolina Georgia and Florida
Partly cloudy tonight for South Carolina and Georgia and for Florida. Sunday looks partly cloudy with a chance of local thunderstorms across Florida.
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Georgia
Florida
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