Arizona Commission Reaches Decision At Yesterday's Meeting
Mother Jones marks her hundredth birthday in retirement at the Burgess home. Despite illness and age she remains a fierce figure in labor history sending fiery speeches and steady defiance from a secluded country home. Letters from across the nation pour in as tributes arrive.
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Arizona Commission
Sue McNamara
Associated Press
Selver Springs
Maryhind
Mother Jones
Cause of
Labor
Walter Burgess
San Francisco
New York
Arizona River Commission Plans Suit Over Boulder Dam Bill
The Arizona Colorado River Commission will seek permission from the U S Supreme Court to challenge the Boulder Dam Act if the appropriations bill passes. The commission, after talks with Attorney General K Berry Peterson, aims to file suit on behalf of Arizona to bar Congress from proceeding.
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Phoenix. Ariz
Arizona State Capitol
Arizona Colorado River Commission
K. Berry Peterson
Boulder Canyon Dam
Secretary of the Interior
Wilbur
Congress
House
Senate
River Commission
Arizona
Supreme Court of the United States
May Day Demonstrations Turn Widespread Across Nations
Associated Press reports May Day protests worldwide with police and some military safeguards. Moscow prepared a large celebration with workers released to march and Soviet soldiers in attendance. In Japan, more than 50,000 joined empire wide demonstrations, 15,000 in Tokyo, with clashes in Kawasaki leaving two officers wounded.
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Associated Press
Moscow
Tokyo
Kawasaki
Federal Aid For 106 Miles Of Arizona Highways
Phoenix May 1 Approval of four Arizona highway routes and conditional approval of the Wickenburg Ehrenberg section of the central Arizona highway system by Secretary Hyde adds 106.4 miles to Arizona’s federal aid seven percent system and signals a total expansion of 111 miles. The Wickenburg Ehrenberg 111 mile section was approved on the condition that Arizona and California jointly buy the Harrington bridge or construct a non toll bridge over the Colorado river. A 32 mile reduction in the Globe Springerville route to receive federal aid surprised Arizona highway and civic officials.
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Phoenix
Arizona
Wickenburg-Hhrenberg
Hyde
Wickenburg-Ehrenberg
Secretary of Agriculture
California
Colorado River
Globe-Springerville
House Debates Trails Bill Conference Renays Vote
Washington May 1 The House opens debate on the trails bill conference renays with action on more than 1 600 Senate amendments and eight major provisions still in dispute. The first vote, expected around 4 p m, follows adjournment.
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Washington
House
Senate
Pantages Seeks Bail Hearing Before State Supreme Court
Alexander Pantages, jailed for criminal assault on Eunice Pringle and sentenced to San Quentin from 1 to 50 years, faces a bail appeal before the California Supreme Court with four attorneys for the defense and three for the state opposing.
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Sacramento
Cal
Alexander Pantages
San Quentin
Eunice Pringle
State Supreme Court
Pantages
Court Calendar To Be Called Monday
The May jury term of the superior court will start Monday morning at the county courthouse in Holbrook with Judge Crosby presiding. Attended by attorneys from across the county, the term is expected to be brief with fewer than fifteen criminal cases to be tried by jury and no murder cases pending. Civil cases on the docket may extend the term by about two weeks.
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Superior Court
Crosby
Holbrook
C. D. McCauley
Arizona Supreme Court
Sidney Sapp
Appellee
Navajo County
Officers Given Verdict In Case Of False Arrest
A Phoenix superior court jury found in favor of Sheriff Charles H. Wright of Maricopa county Sheriff George H. Rainner of Yavapai county and their subordinates in a $100000 false arrest suit brought by Max J. Cohen. Cohen said he was arrested June 19 1929 in a Phoenix hotel on instructions from Sheriff Ruffner and deputies and released the next day when the error was found.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Charles H. Wright
Maricopa County
George H. Rainner
Yavapai County
Max J. Cohen
Cohen
Sherif Ruffner
Supreme Court affirms Bank of Winslow decision and Dr Gregg dies en route
The Arizona Supreme Court this week affirmed the Navajo County Superior Court ruling in the Bank of Winslow case. Dr C P Gregg dies suddenly in California while en route to a Los Angeles hospital with a patient, at age 51, after ill health in Winslow. Marshall sections note ongoing details and funeral plans pending.
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Superior Court
Bank OF Winslow
Supreme Court
Los Angeles
C. P. Gregg
Bagdad
California
Santa Fe Division
Winslow
J. F. Olds
Dr. Gr Cbe
Needle
Gregg
Woman Arrested For DUI In Downtown Collision
Pauline Johnson of First Street and Alfred Avenue was arrested for driving while intoxicated after backing her car into another vehicle on a downtown street causing Fender damage. She is due in police court before Police Magistrate R M Bruchman at 7 this evening. arresting officer R L Neill.
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Pauline Johnson
First Street
Alfred Avenue
R. M. Bruchman
R. L. Neill
Copper Companies Cut Miners Wage in Arizona
Major copper firms in Arizona announced a five percent wage cut effective today affecting about 15,000 miners. The reduction cuts roughly $4,000 daily from mine payrolls and bases on the pre October 1 1928 rates after a four cent per pound drop in copper prices.
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Bisbee
Ariz
Arizona
Flying Squadrons Return Home From Pacific Maneuvers
Forty two ships of the first army pursuit group left Denver in three sections between 9 and 9:30 a m for Goodland Kansas en route to Selfridge Field Michigan. They return from maneuvers on the Pacific Coast and are heading to their home base.
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Denver
First Army Pursuit Group
Goodland
Kansas
Selfridge Field
Mich
Pacific
McCormick reports $252500 campaign spending for Illinois race
Ruth Hanna McCormick told the senate campaign funds committee she spent 252500 of her own money in the Illinois Republican senatorial nomination race. The committee will investigate after reviewing her detailed expenditure statement and may travel to Illinois for inquiries. Senator Deneen reported expenditures of 21493 in the April primary contest.
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Washington
Ruth Hanna McCormick
Illinois
Nye
Senate Campaign Funds Investigating Committee
Ilinois
McCormick
Borah Hails London Naval Treaty Attitude
Senator Borah expressed a friendly attitude toward the London naval arms limitation pact as the treaty submitted by President Hoover moves to the Senate. The foreign relations committee will start hearings next Monday, with Borah regarded as a pivotal ally whose approval is seen as a key early victory.
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Borah
London
Washington
Senate
Hoover
Farm Board chief issues challenge to Chamber members
Chairman Legge of the Federal Farm Board said today the challenge to wealthy Chamber of Commerce members to match him dollar for dollar in contributing to an agricultural foundation still holds good.
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Washington
Legge
Federal Farm Board
Chamber of Commerce of the
United States
Dolar
May Day arrests four alleged violators in Prescott jail
Prescott reports at noon federal prohibition agents have jailed four alleged violators and court officials say more than a dozen warrants await. Tucson hosts Arizona high school championship week events in track baseball and tennis. Lindbergh completes Buenos Aires New York air mail leg landing at Porto Cabezas. Ensenada to be summer capital of Lower California, Gov Tapia announces.
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Prescott, Ariz
Prohibition
Tucson
Ariz
Arizona
Porto Cabezas
Nicaragua
Charles A. Lindbergh
New York
Cristobal
E. S
Mexicali
Lower California
Mexico
Jose Maria ‘Tapia
Ensenada
House adopts partial conference report on Republican tariff bill
The House today adopted the partial conference report on the Republican tariff bill. The vote on adoption of the report was 240 to 161.
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Washington
House
Parker Nomination Shifts Senate Support Amid Uncertainty
Friends of Judge John J. Parker of North Carolina claim gains in Republican ranks for his Supreme Court confirmation. Doubt remains on final vote timing. Some at the Capitol sense Hoover may push to unite Republicans in Parker's favor despite labor and NAACP opposition.
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Washington
Friends of
Judge¢John J. Parker
North Carolina
Senate
Supreme Court
Capitol
Hoover
Parker
Organized Labor
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Taxi Driver Bound Over To Superior Court Under Bond
Jesus Olivarria a Douglas Arizona taxi driver was bound over to the superior court on charges of manslaughter and reckless driving in connection with the deaths on April 10 of Mrs Genevieve Jennings and John Dewey of Vancouver Washington. His bond was set at 3000.
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Tucson
Ariz
Jesus Olivarria
Douglas
Arizona
Genevieve Jennings
John Dewey
Vancouver
Wash
Hero Cited Second Time For Bravery
Brigadier General George W. H. Moseley received the Oak Leaf Cluster for a second time in recognition of his action last year in preventing bloodshed at Juarez Mexico. He already wears the Distinguished Service Medal for prior services.
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Washington
Juarez
Mexico
George W. H. Moseley
Oak Reef
War Veteran Will Settle Down Now
P. K. Hill, a 101 year old veteran, arrived in Kalaska Michigan from Lima Ohio by car, completing a 30 day post war migration drive. He plans to settle down in Michigan after the long journey from Ohio despite the rough start and unclear rest of the tale.
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Kalaska
Mich
Michigan
P. K. Hill
Lima
Ohio
Bugen
Earthquakes Felt In Portugal And Japan Early Today
A Portugal correspondent reports slight tremors felt in Ramashal this morning while Tokyo endured a strong quake just after midnight. The epicenter was likely at sea about seven miles north of Tokyo, with seismographs recording a 30 minute tremor starting near 12 58 a m.
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Portugal
Japan
Tokyo
Seismo@raphs
Troops to Continue Ohio Prison Duty
In Columbus Ohio the Ohio National Guard will stay on guard at the penitentiary for at least two weeks to repair locks and doors damaged by a mutiny. Prison officials assess ongoing unrest after a fire disaster and a Wednesday shooting wounded two convicts.
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Columbus. O
Ohio Penitentiary
White City
Col. Haubrich
Arizona to host grand canyon library conference
Gov John C Phillips of Arizona will welcome about 500 delegates for a special American Library Association conference at the Grand Canyon on June 21. It precedes the ALA national convention in Los Angeles starting June 23. Estelle Lutrell and Dr Andrew Keogh lead a list of speakers including C B Lester Julia Wright Merrill and Effie Power.
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Daily Mail
Ciucago
John C. Phillips
Arizona
American Library Association
Grand Canyon
Canyon Rim
Los Angeles
Sz Estelle Lutrell
University of Arizona
Andrew Keogh
Yale University Library
C. B. Lester
Julia Wright Merrill
A. L. A. Committee On
Effie Ln Power
Cleveland Public Library
Daughter Of Chief Justice Hughes Engaged To William Gossett
The engagement of Elizabeth Evans Hughes to attorney William T. Gossett, linked to Hughes’s former firm, is announced by Chief Justice Hughes and Mrs. Hughes in New York. Elizabeth is a Barnard graduate, and Gossett is a Columbia Law School alumnus from Salt Lake City, Utah.
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New York
Charles Evans Hughes
Elizabeth Evans Hughes
William T. Gossett
Hughes
Miss Hughes
Breartex School
Bank of France Cuts Discount Rate to 2 1/2 Percent
Paris reports the Bank of France reduced its discount rate from 3 percent to 2 1/2 percent today. The move signals easing monetary policy and aims to stimulate lending and economic activity in France.
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Paris
Bank of France
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E. A
Drc. P. Gregg
TAI
St. Louis
Dr. Gregg
Sayé
Henry L.stimson
Stimson
Queen Anne’s
St. James Palace
Ramashal
Llion
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