Railroad Worker Killed Instantly Near Winslow
Juan Venancio a 60 year old car oiler for the Santa Fe railroad was found dead on the yard tracks east of the coal chute near the shops. A coroner's jury ruled accidental death from being struck by locomotive or railroad equipment, with his Laguna Indian wife as sole survivor undecided on funeral location.
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Juan Venancio
Santa Fe
Venancio
Laguna
Winslow
Santa Fe Railroad
Novemer
Roosevelt Declines Attending Democratic Convention
Governor Franklin D Roosevelt announces he will not attend the Democratic convention and uses a direct wire link to his Chicago lieutenants. Optimism runs through Roosevelt supporters as they monitor reactions from Albany to Chicago.
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Roosevelt
Albany
N. Y
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Chicago
Employment gains in Arizona in May report shows growth across sectors
A May employment report from H. Watson, Arizona state director of employment, notes increases in building and highway construction, agricultural work, and gold mining. Additional jobs are expected from cantaloupe harvesting in Yuma and Salt River valleys, with summer visitors boosting hotel and camp demand. unemployment committees report widespread civic projects but a general labor oversupply persists.
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Phoenix
Ariz
H. Watson
Yuma
Salt River
Watson
Arizona
Arizona Weather Fair Tonight and Tuesday
Fair conditions continue in Arizona with little temperature change through tonight and Tuesday. Winds light, skies mostly clear, and no precipitation expected. Temperatures steady with mild evenings and warm afternoons across the region.
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Arizona
Convention Opens In Chicago Today
The Democratic National Committee opens in Chicago at the Chicago Stadium with John J. Raskob presiding. Invocation by Evangeline Booth, star spangled banner by Rose Zulaham, reading of Jefferson’s inaugural by Isadore Dockweiler, and a keynote by Sen. Alben Barkley. Adjournment follows after formal committee actions.
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Chicago
Democratic National Committee
Chicago Stadium
John J.raskob
National Committee
Evangeline Booth
Salvation Army
Mme
Rose Zulaham
Massachusetts
Jefferson
Isadore ‘Dockweiler
California
More Quakes Rip Colima as West Coast Shocks Continue
A Colima dispatch reports three additional sharp earthquakes striking the city after a tidal wave last week. Low subterranean rumblings unsettled residents as Governor Salvador Saucedo appeals to Red Cross for food and medical supplies for the quake zone.
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Mexico City
Colima
Salvador Saucedo
Red Cross
Barkley urges repeal vote and anti Hoover reform at Democratic convention
In Chicago Barkley attacks the Hoover administration and Republican prohibition as a scrap-lumber plank. He calls for a Congressional resolution to repeal the 18th amendment and has Democrats back a vote by state conventions. He condemns Smoot Hawley tariffs and pledges tariff reform and farm relief.
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Chicago
Alben W. Barkley
Barkley
Hoover
President Hoover Returns to White House Desk
President Hoover returns to the White House after a brief fishing camp trip in the Virginia mountains. Secretary Hyde accompanied him as a guest last night, and Hoover sat at his desk for only a few minutes before Secretary Stimpson arrived.
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Washington
Virginia Mountains
Hoover
White House
Hyde
Stimison
Isabella Greenway as Arizona vice president hopeful
Arizona political circles back Isabella Greenway for vice presidency amid broad support from feminist and conservative groups. The Chicago scene views her as a symbolic victory for women, while doubts linger on a real second place bid.
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Marguerite Young
A. P
Chicago
Arizona
Isabella Greenway
Roosevelt
British Gunboat Moorhen Bombed By Mistake
In Hong Kong on June 27 British gunboat Moorhen was bombed by Chinese planes sent to support Admiral Chan Chak. The planes targeted Chan Chiak's boats near Kau Island but missed Moorhen after dropping six bombs. The rifles aboard a captured Chinese steamer belonged to Cantonese forces.
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Hong Kong
Chan Chaitong
Chan Chak
Chan Chiak
Kau' Island
Floods Claim Six in Oklahoma Tragedy
Sudden floods in south central Oklahoma killed at least six people including three children. A wagon crossing Rush Creek collapsed the bridge, eight were saved, and near Tishomingo a highway worker Thomas D Wade, 25, drowned when his car went off a washed out bridge approach amid continued rain.
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Chickasha
Okla
Oklahoma
Rush Creek
Tishoming
Thomas D Wade
Beggars in Broken Bow Lower Stamp Request to Two Cents
In Broken Bow residents report beggars previously asking for two cent stamps to write home now accept a nickel or a dime. The shift shows greater generosity than expected among locals during the wartime effort.
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Broken Bow
Bonus Army Sets July 4 Convention To Decide Further Actions
The Bonus Army in Washington plans a July 4 convention where Walter W Waters of Portland Oregon may resign as commander in chief of the Bonus Expeditionary Force. W S Keyser of Cleveland says the former soldiers will seek a permanent organization to coordinate veterans of all wars.
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Washington
Walter W. Waters
Portland
Oregon
W. S. Keyser
Cleveland
Mexican rail workers strike in Nogales amid general walkout
Union employees of the Southern Pacific of Mexico walk out signaling a nationwide strike affecting about 2500 workers. Trains en route may proceed while the Nogales station is padlocked and sealed by government officials. Federal soldiers are present to deter sabotage as crowds watch.
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Nogales
Sen
Mex
Southern Pacific of Mexico Railroad
Mexico
Flood Threat Grows as Yangtze River Rises
Swollen by heavy rains the Yangtze River rose two feet and stood 38 feet 12 inches above normal. Vast areas of the Yangtze valley are flooded and thousands are homeless. If rains continue, last summer’s floods may be repeated.
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Hankow
China
Yangtze River
Yangtze Valley
Wilkerson Nomination Gets No Consideration
The Senate Judiciary Committee did not consider Judge James H. Wilkerson of Chicago for promotion to the Circuit Court bench. Nominations die if Congress adjourns more than 30 days, but Hoover could grant a recess appointment.
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Washington
Senate Judiciary Committee
James H. Wilkerson
Chicago
Congress
Hoover
Dawes Re-Elected To Bank Control
Charles G. Dawes was re-elected chairman of the Board of Central Republic Bank and Trust Company in Chicago. He had left the post to serve as ambassador to Great Britain.
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Dawes
Chicago
Charles G. Dawes
Central Republic Bank and Trust Company
Great Britain
Japan Rejects Hoover Armament Cut Proposal
Tokyo June 27 General Sadao Araki Japan war minister said fixed percentage cuts to land armaments are impossible because each country’s defense needs vary. He argued Russia and China nearby create Japan’s special defense situation making uniform reductions unfair.
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Tokyo
Hoover
Sadao Araki
Japan
Lindbergh Appears in Court in Curis Trial
Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh testified as the opening prosecution witness in the John Hughes Curtis trial at Flemington New Jersey. Lindbergh arrived in a striped gray suit without a hat and visited the county jail before the proceedings. Curtis stands accused of perverting justice in the search for the kidnapped Lindbergh baby.
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Flemington
N. J
Charles A. Lindbergh
John Hughes -Curtis
Flemington,. N
Charles . A. ‘Lindbergh
John H. Curtis
the Lindbergh
Colonial County
Court House
Norfolk
European flood drowns eighteen in Bukovina and Moldavia
Eighteen people including women and children drowned after a cloudburst swelled rivers in Bukovina and Moldavia. Houses were washed away and railway lines torn out in the provinces.
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Bucharest
Romania
Bukovina
Moldavia
King of Siam Keeps Throne in Constitutional Shift
June 27 report that King Prajadhipok reascended Siam’s throne as a plain constitutional monarch. Proclamation signed by the king limits his powers and legitimizes acts of the revolutionary People's Party. The frail monarch begins studying the new constitution as Bangkok stays quiet.
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Bangkok
Prajadhipok
Siam
People’s Party
Buddha
Democrats Converge in Chicago Amid Party Strife
Chicago hosts the Democratic Convention as leaders clash over relief bills and budget talks. Key figures push for a compromise on the 2.3 billion unemployment relief package while Senate and House negotiators seek swift passage of annual appropriations to meet the new fiscal year. Washington reports a tense, stormy congressional whirr with uncertain outcomes.
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Emily Newell Blair
Washington
Democratic Party
William H
House
Senate
Roosevelts Urges Convention Harmony on Two-Thirds Rule
Albany June 27 Governor Franklin D Roosevelt telegraphed Democratic National Convention supporters to drop efforts to change the two-thirds convention rule. He said he was confident of nomination without altering the rule and noted the move aimed at harmony rather than personal deviation from his view that the rule was undemocratic.
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Albany
N. Y
Franklin D. Roosevelt
James A. Farley
New York
Railroad Earnings Show Big Decrease
May net operating income for the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe fell to 58660 from 759365 in 1931. Gross revenues were 9956356 versus 14168512. Baltimore and Ohio May net income dropped to 1288197 from 2456574, with gross revenues of 10166800 against 15144325.
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New York
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
Baltimore and Ohio
Economy Bill Heads For More Senate Conference Clash
The $150 million national economy bill faces renewed conflict as the Senate returns it to conference. Speaker Garner plans to reappoint the same House conferees two of whom are in Chicago. Chairman McDuffie and Douglas of Arizona are due back midweek, delaying a possible Thursday meeting.
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Washington
Senate
Garner
House
Chicago
McDuffie
Douglas
Arizona
Funds Allotted For National Guard Camp Assembly
Major Rolin W. Shaw announced federal funds of 69295.44 have been allotted for the Arizona National Guard encampment at Fort Alexander M. Tuthill near Flagstaff from August 13 to 27. About 1100 officers and men will attend with artillery moved to Fort Bliss and two division HQ to Fort Sill. Two Santa Fe and Southern Pacific trains will transport guardsmen to Flagstaff.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Rolin W. Shaw
National Guard
Arizona National Guard
Fort Alexander M. Tuthill
Flagstaff
Fort Bliss
Tex
Fort Sill
Oklo
Santa Fe
Southern Pacific
Camp Tuthin
Roosevelt order on continuations of the fight in Chicago
The Roosevelt order against continuations of the fight to eliminate the two thirds title was received at headquarters and promptly accepted as final by James A. Farley, head of the Roosevelt board of strategy.
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Chicago
Roosevelt
James A. Farley
Roosevelt Board of Strategy
Chicago Stadium postpones its real decisions
Byron Price reports from Chicago Stadium on June 27 that the event delays its key calls and largely forgets its earlier troubles as the scene shifts away from immediate conclusions.
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Byron Price
Associated Press
Chicago Stadium
National League clash ends tied as schedule limited
Baseball notes show Chicago and St Louis tied 1-1 after four innings in the only game on the slate. An American League doubleheader began with Boston routing Philadelphia 15-8 in the opener and 9-1 in the second. Detroit leads Chicago 9-3 after seven. St Louis at Cleveland postponed by rain.
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Chicago
St. Louis
Boston
Toe Philaphia
Kline
Jablonowski
Connolly
Freitas
Cochrane
Cleveland
Detroit
Unidentified man found dead near Montezuma tracks
The sheriff's office reports a white man was found beside the Southern Pacific tracks near Montezuma about 80 miles southwest of Phoenix. The body had been cut in two by a passing train.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Sheriff's Office Today
Southern Pacific
Montezuma
Senate Rejects Cut in I C C Recapture Funds
The Senate rejected the appropriation committee's recommendation to cut Interstate Commerce Commission recapture funds for railroad valuation under the transportation act to 750000 dollars and voted to maintain the House level of 2750000 dollars, despite pressure to lower spending.
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Washington
Senate
Interstate Commerce Commission
House
Mexican government to operate SP of Mexico rail line
A report says if striking railroaders do not return within 48 hours a hearing before the Federal Board of Arbitration will lead the Mexican government to operate the Southern Pacific of Mexico line with Mexican National Railways staff.
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Nogales
Sen
Mex
Federal Board of Arbitration
Southern Pacific of Mexico
Mexican National Railways
Mine Strike Shoots Kill One, Wound Seven at Maidsville
In Morgantown on June 27 a strike at the Kelley's Creek Colliery Maidsville mine left one man dead and seven men wounded. Investigators labeled the incident a mass shooting during the labor dispute at the coal operation.
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Morgantown
W. Va
Maidsville
Kelley’s Creek
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Hoving
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