Roosevelt Seeks Nine War Debt Legislation
President Roosevelt sent a message to Congress urging cautious action on war debt payments. He warned no session is necessary for broad measures and pressed debtors to show sacrifice and full payment readiness. The address stressed maintaining American financial leadership amid global debts and outlined expected debtor efforts.
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IGTON
Roosevelt
Congress
Finland
United States
Americas
Teenager’s Death Sparks Life Sentence in Murder Case
John Seifert was sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of 13 year old John in Tiffin. The court heard he strangled the boy after a brief struggle, with three physicians confirming death by strangulation.
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Pament
John Seifert
John
Tiffin
President Intervenes as Leaders Head to Washington
Fragmentary note reports a political move with leaders sending to Washington to seek peace. The text includes references to labor and intervention but lacks clear names, dates, or places to specify the event.
Disarmament talks wobble as France resists collapse
Geneva June 1 4 France insists it will not shoulder the blame for the collapse of the world disarmament conference. British President Arthur Henderson struggles to secure speakers as Franco British clashes threaten any possible agreement. Russia’s proposal for a permanent anti war body remains the lone live idea amid discord.
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Geneva
France
Arthur Henderson
Great Britain
Henderson
Russia
Mail Bandits Steal $17000 From Reading Line
Five masked men dressed as laborers held up a mail messenger and two others at the Reading company Station in Conshohocken Pennsylvania. They seized two sacks from a train platform containing $17000 in cash mostly small bills and a register mail sack from the Federal Reserve Bank destined for payrolls at seven factories. They escaped in an automobile.
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Reading Company
Federal Reserve Bank
Philadelphia
First National Bank of
Lost and Found at Fair Draws 1400 Children
At the World's Fair on Children's Day 1400 youngsters wandered from parents. By early today the Lost and Found Bureau had placed all but 65 of the disoriented children with their guardians, reflecting the busy crowd and the need for careful supervision.
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Chicago
Lost and Found Bureau
Price of Bread in Russia Rises After Decree
Moscow reports bread prices in Soviet Russia more than doubling after a May 28 decree. Black bread now about 25 cents per pound, while white bread climbs from 3 to 40 cents per pound.
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Moscow
Russia
Roosevelt Visits Worcester for Groton School Graduation
President Roosevelt arrives in Worcester on June 1 en route to Groton School where his youngest son John is to graduate. the President had attended Groton himself as a boy.
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Mass
Roosevelt
John
Groton School
NRA Fights New Threats Of Walkouts
President Roosevelt reportedly plans a move next week to avert a general steel strike set for June 16 while NRA seeks to prevent disruption in cotton textiles. Union leaders warn 300000 could walk, as talks with Cotton Textile Institute and United Textile Workers proceed and steel code disputes surface.
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Roosevelt
NRA
White House
George A. Sloan
Cotton Textile Institute
Thomas F. McMahon
United Textile Workers
McMahon
The Fleet Returns to New York Harbor for 18 Day Stay
The navy’s 5,000 sailors anchored in New York for an 18 day visit the first since 1918. The fleet arrived behind the Roosevelt commanded flagship after a dress parade with cheering crowds along the waterfront. Sailors receive their pay that Wednesday and anticipate spending up to a million dollars in the city’s lights and entertainments.
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New York Harbor
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
Manhattan
Roosevelt
Gambling Inquiry Before Grand Jury
Elyria on June 1 reports Prosecutor Frank EB Stevens assumed control of a Lorain County grand jury probe into gambling. Subpoenas order the sheriff the Elyria mayor and the chiefs of police to testify Monday. In Xenia on June 1 Oliver Eavers a trucker saved Dr L C Walker by dragging him from a gasoline pump fire after an explosion.
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Lorain County
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Xenia
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Jamestown
Classified Ads Promote Sunday Insertion
An advertiser urges readers to place want ads for Sunday in the Messenger by calling before 3:00 p m Saturday to reach thousands of responsive families. Call 0242 and ask for an ad taker to provide details.
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Big Sunday
Engrae
Congress May Be in Session Three Weeks
Washington June 1 4 President Roosevelt drops the Wagner Labor Bill and housing program, urging adjournment by June 9. Congressional leaders say prolonging the session for two to three weeks is likely as heavy debate and disputes loom over enacting either bill. The House faces a lingering filibuster on a Tarver prison industries measure.
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I'mness
Roosevelt
Congress
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Tarver
D. Ga
Engineer Arrested For Kidnap Threats
Frank E. Sutton a 48 year old mining engineer was arrested in Los Angeles on a federal indictment alleging an extortion plot against Fred Markham of Altadena California. The indictment charges violation of the Lindbergh kidnapping law and stems from a letter demanding 22000 in cash under threat to Markham or his family.
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Angeles
Frank E. Sutton
Fred 8
Markham
Altadena
Calif
Macham
Ilinois Central Railroad
Educator Warns of Early Life Success
Wilmington June 10 1 Raymond Walters urged Wilmington College graduates to seek steady growth after early success warning that early peaks lead to swift declines. He warned against relying on a single standout achievement and urged continued discipline and professional skill development.
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Wilmington
Raymond Walters
Wilmington College
Akill
W Tere
Prize money in Indianapolis race withheld
Wild Bill Cummings of Indianapolis and Mauri Rose of Dayton raced the fastest 500 miles at Indianapolis tonight but about $43 525 in prize money was withheld while the contest board of the American Automobile Association reviews a protest by Leon Duray owner of Roses car He alleges Cummings violated rules during laps run under yellow cautions after crashes Referees rejected the protest after a six hour review of the time recording tape
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Wild Bill Cummings
Mauri Rose
Dayton
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
American Automobile Association
Leon Duray
Los Angeles
Calif
Rose
Cummings
Barbarism in Chaco Charged
In a Bolivian war department communique issued in La Paz on June 1 to 4 reports Paraguayan troops as committing barbarism in the Chaco war. It cites felled private bodies and mutilation of Private Facundo Avila Chavez and Private Felix Callisaya Guzman, and the beating of Sentinel Francisco Rodriguez’s head with a rifle butt before body disposal.
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Bolivia
War Department
Chaco Bar
America
Felix Callisaya Guszman
Facundo Avila Chavez
Francisco Rodriguez
Carloadings Rise in Week End May 26 Rail Freight Report
The American Railway Association reported revenue freight carloadings for the week ended May 26 at 624,567 cars, up 13,425 from the prior week and 74,018 above 1933, with a 103,318 rise over 194? figures.
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Washington
American Railway Association
Temperatures Soar as Drought Threatens Grain Crop
Alameda California reports drought gripping grain crops as heat continues. A former mechanic, Frank Bennett, held police at bay for 24 hours inside an explosives laden car, later agreeing to surrender after authorities promised him work and aid for his starving family.
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al Sturzinger
Sturzinger
Jackson
Jimmy Rolph Is Us and His Fine Actions
Beverly Hills letter from Will Rogers praises Governor Rolph amid critics. Rogers notes public sentiment supportive of Rolph and defends his heart over political tact, claiming many mothers favor him while lamenting issues with laws and justice.
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Jimmy” Rolph
Klee
Jimmy
Will Rogers
Midnight law forces 10 Athens restaurants to close
Ten Athens dining and drinking establishments must close from midnight to 8 a.m. starting Monday June 4 under a new city ordinance regulating high alcohol content sales. Only venues not selling drinks over 3.2 beer are exempt. Some owners protested, and a delegation may attend the next Council meeting. Mayor McCune said the measure is in a seven week pre approval phase. Restaurants named include College Inn Hotel Berry Josten Cigar Store Abraham's North Court Street Athens South Court Street Hot Dog Inion Coffee Pot Ohio and Little Ritz Weat Union Street.
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New City
Len RB. McCune
College Inn
Hotel Berry
Josten Cigar Store
Abraham's
North Court Street
Athene
South Court Street
Hot Dog
Inion
Coffee Pot
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Little Ritz
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Cooper Attacks Archaic Tax System at Graduation
Cincinnati June 1 Ohio's archaic system of taxation is blamed for part of the trouble facing schools, says former governor Myers Y. Cooper to a high school graduating class. He notes the ten mill tax limit has not yet taken effect and will not until next year. He says a diploma is not a license to loaf but a mandate to work.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
Cosp
Myers Y. Cooper
Cooper
Filley Counsel Seeks New Trial On Seven Alleged Court Errors
Attorneys for the convicted manslaughter defendant in Athens County Common Pleas urge a new trial citing seven claimed errors. They allege the court erred in ordering gun and bullet production for ballistic testing, in directing a not guilty verdict at various trial stages, in admitting and excluding evidence, in misgrading jury instruction, in pressuring jurors after they could not agree, and in rulings on the trial record.
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Father Filley
Sonville
Athens County Common Pleas Court
Burglars Blow Safe at Toledo Telephone Office
Burglars blew the vault combination at the Omo Bell Telephone Company main office in Toledo early today but failed to take any items. Nearly 24 employees including two watchmen were inside the building. the break-in wasn’t found for hours. The thieves cut a 80 foot through a glass partition.
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Toledo
Omo Bell Telephone Company
Drought Grips Midwest Farms Amid Record Heat
Scorching heat and drought sweep Kansas Missouri and Illinois farms with numerous record temperatures. Forecasts of showers bring little relief as irrigation and harvest efforts intensify. Ohio and Chicago markets report sharp grain gains amid ongoing drought conditions.
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Kansas City
Weather Bureau
Mississippi Valley
Bars Airport To All During Repair Work
Mansfield city safety director declares Mansfield Municipal Airport closed during Memorial Day crash repairs. Harry F Russell, injured pilot, was said to have trespassed on airport property while improvements under PWA supervision were underway. two men were killed in the incident.
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Bars
Mansfield
James Carrigan
Harry F Russell
PWA
Lew Cody Dies in Hollywood Ceremonial Host
Hollywood mourns Lew Cody, beloved master of ceremonies and social figure, at his home. The city recalls his public persona and notes his death follows a tradition of entertainment figures, with Hollywood’s grief echoing past losses of prominent locals.
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Lew Cody
Hollywood
Mabel Norman
Balloon incident claims life of Indianapolis man
In Richmond Indiana on June 1 a balloon owned by W A Parent of Palestine drifted away and Fort Jordan thirty four of Indianapolis died when his parachute failed to open during an attempted jump yesterday.
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Ind
W. A. Parent
Palestine
Fort Jordan
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