Tragedy in Dayton Family Slaying and Suicide
Dayton man Walter Johnson 42 killed five family members including four of his seven children then killed himself after leaving a note claiming discord over work and financial strain. Surviving sons Horace 18 and Wilbur 16 told investigators of the killings and their parents and siblings listed among the victims. Authorities described the house scene with five bodies in a single room and a note signed W F Johnson detailing the deaths and timing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dayton
Walter Johnson
Horace
Wilbur
H. W. Harris
Johnson
Louetta
Rose Marie
Elsie May
Marietta
Walter
Harris
W. F. Johnson
Goodby
Arthur
Three Lose Appeal to Escape Prison Sentence
Pharoah W. Johnson of P. W. Johnson Construction Co. William Dow Johnson and Orville E. Setters lost a Supreme Court appeal. The court left intact two year sentences and $1000 fines tied to a Portsmouth Ohio post office contract bid fraud scheme.
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Washington
Pharoah W. Johnson
P. W. Johnson Construction Co
Kentucky
William Dow Johnson
Orville E. Setters
Supreme Court
Portsmouth, O
Activities In Congress Debates Tax Bill In Senate
The Senate debates a tax bill while an Agriculture sub committee reviews an amendment to the soil conservation act. House actions are not detailed in this brief.
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Agriculture
HOUSE
G O P Leaders Prepare Final Plans For Convention
In Cleveland on June 2, Republican leaders gather with Borah and Landon supporters at hotel headquarters to finalize arrangements for the upcoming national convention. The committee on arrangements meets, and the national committee will draft the official roll of delegates. Contests in South Carolina Tennessee Mississippi and Louisiana must be settled as leaders express confidence in nomination for both candidates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
William E. Borah
Alf M. Landon
Kansas
Committee On
South Carolina
Tennessee
Mississippi
Louisiana
Landon
Borah
Washington
Carl G. Bachmann
West Virginia
John M. Hamilton
Revolters Win in Nicaragua Fort Leon Surrenders
In Managua on June 2 loyal troops raised a white flag over Fort Leon after three days of combat with forces loyal to President Juan B. Sacasa. General Anastacio Somoza led the National Army as Leon capitulated and Somoza was said to be entering the fort to accept surrender. The fort at Acalasco marked the National Guard’s final objective.
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Managua
Nicaragua
National Army
Juan B. Sacasa
Leon
Anastacio Somoza
National
Somoza
Acalasco
National Guard
Sacasa
la Roma
Tiscapa Hill
Democrat Says New Taxes May Be Needed in 1936
Columbus June 2 Julian W Schweller of Putnam and chair of the House finance committee told county relief officials that new taxes may be necessary to finance relief for the last half of 1936. He warned that levies will be needed if the State Relief Commission must grant all counties their allotted funds regardless of need and unless all counties issue utility excise bonds or notes.
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Columbus
Julian W. Schweller
Putnam
House Finance Committee
Schweller
State Relief Commission
Roosevelt urges graduated sugar grower benefit payments
President Roosevelt proposed a system of graduated benefit payments under the sugar production control law, tied to farm size, in a letter to congressional authors. He also suggested applying the same principle to the new soil conservation plan.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Townsend plan in crisis as dissension hits leadership
Washington June 2 The congressional inquiry into the Townsend old age pension plan nears closure after disclosures of dissension in Townsend high command and signals of falling revenues. Three of four witnesses urged immediate reorganization and praised the investigation committee. Frank L. Mc Wade, formerly Townsend manager for Rochester, called the movement "in the hands ofracketeers."
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Washington
Townsend Old Age
Townsend High Command
Townsend
Frank L. McWade
Rochester, N. Y
British budget leak alleged against cabinet official
London June 2 The budget tribunal found J H Thomas formerly colonial secretary disclosed budget secrets before publication. The report says unauthorized disclosure occurred and was used for private gain by two men Alfred Bates an advertising executive and Sir Alfred Butt a member of Parliament and horse racing enthusiast.
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London
Budget Tribunal
J. H. Thomas
House of Commons
Thomas
Alfred Bates
Alfred Butt
Girl Resists Bank Robbers At Urbana Loan Office
Beatrice Muldowney, 22, defied two armed robbers at the Urbana City Loan Company, saving most of the branch funds. The gunmen fled in a car toward Springfield with about $100. She stayed seated until they left, then noted the car’s license plate after they escaped.
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Urbana
Beatrice Muldowney
City Loan Company of
Lima
Springfield
Schools Head at Manchester Political Turmoil
June 2. Adams County Prosecutor J. W. Lang plans to investigate a formal statement by E. L. Porter superintendent of schools alleging fear intimidation and threats in the Manchester educational system. Porter cites a threatened teacher and demoralization, tied to board disputes and political influence.
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Manchester
Adams County
J. W. Lang
E. L. Porter
Bowsher Declines Involving Adams County Board Clash
COLUMBUS June 2 E L Bowsher State Director of Education said discord among Adams County Board of Education will be settled locally. He will not intervene unless politics are involved, noting the board seeks to remove superintendent E L Porter and replace him with John Walton, high school principal.
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Columbus
E. L. Bowsher
Adams County Board of Education
E. L. Porter
Porter
Bowsher
John Walton
Day retells story of Richard Loeb slaying in prison bathroom
Joliet Illinois June 2 Victim Richard Loeb was killed in a Stateville Prison bathroom when James Day, 21, of Chicago, slashed him with a razor during a January 28 fight Day testified before a jury in his murder trial Day said Loeb demanded Day submit to perverted proposals leading to the fatal confrontation as told in his statement and in the prior original story.
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Joliet
James Day
Richard Loeb
Stateville
Chicago
Day
Loeb
Son of inventor of reaper dies in Chicago
Cyrus Hall McCormick, 77, former chairman of the board of International Harvester, died today after a short illness in Chicago. He was the son of Cyrus H. McCormick, inventor of the reaper, and a noted capitalist and philanthropist.
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Reaper
Chicago
Cyrus Hall McCormick
International Harvester Company
Cyrus H. McCormick
Senate Republicans vow to fight tax bill at conference
Senate Republicans at a revenue legislation conference voiced opposition to final passage. They plan to back the finance committee compromise in principle but vote against it ultimately, arguing no tax bill is needed and expenditures should be curbed. They cited insufficient time to work out details and noted the compromise would yield about 29 million dollars in revenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Finance Committee
Supreme Court
Couzens
Mich
Treasury
Presbyterians Plan Church Split After Assembly
In Syracuse New York the 148th Presbyterian Church in the United States of America assembly wraps up routine business and dismisses appeals from Rev J Gresham Machen. Plans are unveiled for forming a separate church with a meeting tonight ahead of the Philadelphia convention June 11 14 where first steps will be taken.
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Syracuse
N. Y
Presbyterian Church
J. Gresham Machen
Philadelphia
Woman Offers 10 Sell Husband in Divorce Case
In Worchester Massachusetts a divorce case reveals Mrs Helen Hercume offered to sell her husband Mitchell A Bercume Oxford constable for $20000 to a Mrs Jones of Millbury. She testified she did this after he worked as a chauffeur for Mrs Jones and said she received no reply. The man soon lost his chauffeur job.
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Worchbester
Mass
Mitchell A. Bercume
Oxford
Constable
Helen L Hercume
Hungary charges 770 with treason in Nazi rebellion
Budapest reports Hungary accuses 770 persons of high treason as part of a crackdown on revolutionary Nazi activity. Authorities say the charges target suspected plots to smash Nazi influence amid ongoing political unrest.
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Budapest
Hungary
Young Heir Found After Missing From Luxurious Long Island Home
William Webster Theile, 15, son of a New York financier, was found safe in Chicago after vanishing on May 3 while reportedly en route to a tennis engagement. He said he left due to boredom with society life and will return home, where his parents were traveling to collect him. Theile is descended from Daniel Webster on his mother’s side and was living on a private island in Long Island Sound.
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New York
Chicago Daily Times
Long Island Sound
Mamaroneck
N. Y
William Theile
The
Atlantic Investing Coronation
Helms
Daniel Webster
Hotel Man Lands Court's Decision Bulletin Columbus
A U S Supreme Court ruling invalidating Ohio's minimum wage law drew praise from Frank E. Martin of the Ohio Hotels Association while enforcement officials stayed silent. Martin argued the Ohio statute unjustly gives legislative power to an official and noted reputable businesses already pay fair wages. He added that only reform of human nature will curb overworking and underpay.
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Columbus
United States Supreme Court
Ohio
Frank E. Martin
Ohio Hotels Association
New York
Supreme Court
Martin
Flames Level Four Dwellings in Clarksville Fire
A eastern Clarksville fire destroyed four frame houses along the 3D Highway, leaving ten children and four families homeless. Loss exceeded 2500 dollars as wind fueled the blaze and a faulty pump hindered fighting efforts. Firefighters and volunteers evacuated contents while Wilmington and local crews responded. Homes occupied by Ed Rager, Mrs Gail Greenfield, Mrs Lilly Young, Mrs Calvin Collins, George McCullum, and Oley Fouch were lost. the Fouch house was two stories. Residents received aid from relatives and friends.
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Clarksville
Ed. Rager
Gail Greenfield
Dayton
Howard Holley
Holley
Lilly Young
Calvin Collins
George McCullum
Luther Clelland
Oley Fouch
Citizens National Bank of Wilmington
Fouch
Wells
Todd’s Fork
Wilmington
News- Journal
Massacre of Italian Soldiers on African March
Italian military authorities report 30 airforce personnel were ambushed and killed while escorting a column of supply trucks toward Addis Ababa. Ethiopian forces struck between Makale and the capital. reinforcements arrived too late and the detachment was wiped out.
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Rome
Addis Ababa
Makale
Murder by Black Legion planned execution discussed in Poole case
Detroit June 2 P testimony showed that the execution of Charles A Poole was decided the night before his body was found in a ditch. Detective Sergeant Harvill testified about Dayton Dean the admitted Black Legion executioner. The Poole slaying revealed the hooded secret society's reach during the Black Legion case.
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Detroit
Charles A. Poole
Black Legion
John Harvill
Dayton Dean
Poole
Fire Fatality Claims Life Of Hershel Martin In Columbus
In Columbus on June 1 Hershel Martin aged 40 died after his bed clothing caught fire from a cigarette he was smoking. The blaze fatally burned him and caused the house to suffer damage.
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Columbus
Hershel Martin
Zioncheck's Wife Visits Him at Gallinger Hospital
Mrs Marion A Zioncheck 21 left her husband after a party and spoke with Dr Joseph Gilbert at Gallinger Hospital where Washington state representative is held for mental observation. A feverish city search and two calls to White House offices preceded his arrest. He told reporters from a hospital window that all was fine between them and nothing was wrong from the start.
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Washington
Marion A. Zioncheck
Gallinger Hospital
Washington State
Zioncheck
Joseph Gilbert
District of Columbia
Rubye Louise Nix
PWA
Gilbert
South China Declares War in Cantons Rift with Nanking
June 2 Cantonese authorities announced that the South China government in Canton declared war against the National Chinese government and urged Nanking to declare war on Japan. Earlier reports said Canton denounced Japanese aggression and sought a war declaration by the National government.
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Shanghai
South China
Canton
Japan
China
Nanking
Connecticut to Cast Strength to Landon at Convention
Hartford June 2 State Chairman J Henry Rora declared Connecticut would cast its 19 votes for Governor Alf M Landon of Kansas at the Republican national convention in Cleveland before departing. He spokes as Connecticut backed Landon for the presidential nomination.
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Hartford
Conn
J. Henry Roraback
Cleveland
Connecticut
Alf M. Landon
Kansas
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