Coal leaders agree to ask strike delay
President Roosevelt urged postponement of the soft coal strike set for Monday and John L. Lewis predicted it would be granted. The delay to July 1 aims to allow Congress to enact the Guffey coal stabilization bill to establish an NRA style program for soft coal.
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Washington
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Congress
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NRA
Duncan Kennedy
Congress Debates Social Security Bill and NRA Extensions
In the Senate today debates on the social security bill proceed while the House considers an NRA extension. Yesterday the chamber was in recess as actions included passage of a bill to create a central statistical board and the Agriculture Committee tentatively agreed on final AAA amendments.
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Tragic Nickle Plate Train Fatal Near St Marys
John Axe 45 of St Marys was struck and killed by a Nickel Plate railroad passenger train a mile west of St Marys while returning from a fishing trip last night.
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John Axe
Roosevelt Moves to Halt Soft Coal Miners Strike
President Roosevelt acted to prevent a 450000 worker strike in the soft coal fields as Congress could not act on the Guffey coal control bill. The United Mine Workers led by John L. Lewis sought passage before the June 16 expiry, while coal operators led by J D A Morrow and Andrew Mellon contested the bill’s legality. Frances Perkins sought a truce between miners and operators.
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Congress
Joseph F. Guffey
Pennsylvania
United Mine Workers of America
Appalachian
John L. Lewis
J. D. A. Morrow
Pittsburgh
Frances Perkins
U. S
Joseph Guffey
Pittsburgh Coal Co
Far East Mission Under Consideration by Shanghai
Shanghai reports plans to dispatch a special emissary to the United States and Great Britain on a difficult and delicate mission aiming to improve contact on Far East matters. In Karachi an earthquake shakes Quetta region, adding to tremor devastation and death toll.
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China
United States
Great Britain
Far East
Nazis Seek Bodies of Blast Victims at Reinsdorf
Nazis comb the ruined ex explosion munitions works in Reinsdorf Germany to recover dead from the blast scene. Officials estimate 52 to 1,000 victims as survivors flee the town amid shock and evacuation orders. Flames rekindle the destruction after the explosions.
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Germany
Associated Press
Ohio Parole Board to Aid Roosevelt Inquiry
The Ohio Parole Board promised to cooperate fully in a nationwide inquiry into state parole systems ordered by President Roosevelt. Officials confronting the board declined further comment as the probe moves forward in Columbus.
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Columbus
Roosevelt
Ohio Board
Weyerhaeuser
Cummings
Ohio
Cumming
Associated Press
William Mahan
George Weyerhaeuser
H. M. Waley
Razor blade saves life in surgical crisis
Patricia Lea Fleege, two, of Sioux Falls S D, survived after a razor blade from a cigar clipper was used by Dr Gregory I W Cottam to clear her windpipe. The emergency operation saved the child's life, with recovery noted the next day. The incident occurred as authorities probe parole practices linked to the Weyerhaeuser case.
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Patricia Lea Fleege
Herman Fleege
Gregory I. W. Cottam
Insull Acquitted in Final Fraud Trial
In Chicago on June 14 a directed verdict of acquittal freed Samuel Insull and two co defendants of charges under federal bankruptcy laws. The judge instructed a verdict of acquittal as the government ended its case related to the collapse of the Insull utilities empire.
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Samuel Insull
Insull
Italy
Samuel Insull, Jr
Harold L. Stuart
Corporation Securities Company
Juin C. Knox
David Cahill
Knox
Stuart
Martin
Canada
Braddock Accepts Schmeling Defense at Madison Square Garden
Jimmy Braddock the new heavyweight champion agreed to defend his title at Madison Square Garden against Max Schmeling in the summer of 1936, eliminating any chance of a September championship bout.
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New York
Jimmy Braddock
Madison Square Garden
Max Schmeling
Your Flag and My Flag on Flag Day
A lyric celebration of Old Glory marking Flag Day with imagery of red white and blue. The poem links national pride to home and distant lands, praising the flag as a shelter and symbol. It emphasizes shared heartbeats, hopeful truth, and universal salutes to the flag worldwide.
Japan demands on China shift as garrisons arrive
Japanese officers pressed Chahar Province authorities for immediate halt to anti Japanese actions, punishment for those detaining travelers, and an apology with guarantees for no future incidents. The demand was presented to Governor Sung Cheh Yuan by Lt Col Gennosuke Matsui of the Kwantung Army as 70,000 troops stood nearby.
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China
Chahar Province
Sung Cheh-Yuan
Gennosuke Matsui
Kwantung Army
Kalgan
Matsui
Chahar
Associated Press
Corbin in grave condition after wagon collision
17 year old Corbin of Ironton is in a grave condition at Mount Carmel Hospital after a wagon he drove was struck by an automobile at Big Plains in Madison County.
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Columbus
Russell Corbin
Ironton
Mount Carmel Hospital
Big Plains
Madison County
Germany Signs With England On Navy Limit
London reports confirm a bilateral UK Germany treaty restricting the German navy to 35 percent of Britain’s. Hitler’s assent was conveyed to Sir Samuel Hoare by Ribbentrop at a conference. Observers say the German fleet may be 17 percent of Britain’s current strength. The accord may apply even if France and Italy do not accept it. The U.S. and Japan offered no objections, with Paris and Rome yet to respond.
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Great Britain
Germany
France
Italy
United States
Japan
Paris
Rome
Republicans Silent On Plans To Support Taft
In Columbus on June 14 leaders declined to comment on Washington reports that former State Senator Robert A. Taft of Cincinnati might be a favorite son candidate for the 1936 Republican nomination. The plan would be to send an uninstructed delegation to the national convention next year.
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Washington
Robert A. Taft
Cincinnati
NRA extension to April 1 sent to Roosevelt for signature
The House approved Senate amendments to extend the abbreviated NRA to April 1, 1935 by a 336 to 31 vote. Passage followed a brief debate as Republicans attacked the measure and McHarrison Borah anti trust proposals.
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House
Senate
Michener
Michigan
Jenkins
Ohio
France Defaults on War Debt Payment in Paris
France defaulted on its war debt payment to the United States for the sixth time. Premier Pierre Laval’s note of default was approved by the Council of Ministers after being sent to the Washington embassy for delivery to the State Department. The note thanks the United States for the suggestion in the American statement of account that France submit a proposal for payment.
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France
United States
Pierre Laval
Council of Ministers
Washington
State Department
Roosevelt Loses Power but Not Popularity Says Howe
Amarillo editor Gene Howe argues Roosevelt has lost influence but retained popularity. He lists 50 top advisors and critics, including J. Edgar Hoover, Huey Long, and Countess Haugwitz-Reventlow, detailing the shifting power balance in Washington and the impact on policy and politics.
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Rexford Tugwell
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Hugh Johnson
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