U S Eases War Debt Payments In Silver Amid Talks
The administration proposed accepting war debt installments of 144 million dollars in silver at a 30 percent discount, with no moratorium. Herriot reported June 12 as the economic conference date and a tariff truce from April 29 to June 12. Talks on disarmament and a consultative peace pact continued as Roosevelt and Herriot pursued currency stabilization and tariff adjustments.
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Washington
Herriot
France
Roosevelt
Pittman
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Treasury
Congress
London
M. Herriot
United States
Germany
Roosevelt-Herriot
Bennett
Canada
White House
Saints in Everyday Religion and Theresa the Carmel ite
The piece reflects on saints from all eras and sects, praising their courage and humility. It highlights Theresa of Avila as a beloved, witty mystic who valued health, cheer, and diligent prayer, insisting mirth can accompany devotion and that discipline shines in daily life.
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Peter
John
Paul
Augustine
Francis
Bernard
Bunyan
Wesley
Spinoza
Emerson
Lincoln
John Woolman
St. Francis
Our New World
God
Theresa
Hell
Twenty more forestry recruits depart for Des Moines
Twenty recruits from Linn county were to leave at 3 40 p.m. Thursday for Des Moines as part of the reforestation army. This follows a Wednesday dispatch of thirty men, part of Linn county's total quota of 188. Sergeant William Melton said no more men would be sent until further orders.
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Cedar Rapids
Linn County
Des Moines
William Melton
Morton Downey’s Son Hospitalized In Bronchitis Crisis
Barbara Bennett wife of Morton Downey rushed to New York by air to reach her infant son Morton Jr who is critically ill with bronchitis. Downey Jr was reported somewhat improved upon arrival of the traveler in New York and on a train to Kansas City.
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Kansas City
INS
Barbara Bennett
Morton Downey
New York
AP Sets 30 Word Limit For News Bulletins By Papers
Regulations approved by the News Association directors restrict AP news bulletins to thirty words max per subject, broadcast only at the publication’s station and within house limits. Major local national and international items qualify, with full AP and newspaper credit. Sports bulletins exempt.
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New York
Associated Press
Board of Directors
The
News Association
April Building Permits Hit Largest Monthly Total in Year
With three days left in April the valuation of building permits reached 75 475 dollars on Thursday, surpassing last April by several thousand and marking the highest monthly total since that time. The month’s value tops last year’s 72 419 dollars.
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Cedar Rapids News
Prison Riot Erupts in Jefferson County Jail
In Birmingham nine Negro defendants from the Scottsboro attack case mutinied in the county jail armed with pipes torn from fixtures. Sheriff Hawkins ordered them confined to the day cell on a bread and water diet after they refused to return to night cells, citing fear of beatings.
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Birmingham
Ala
Scottsboro
Jefferson County
Hawkins
Sheriff Hawkins
Man Dies by Self Inflicted Gunshot in Cedar Rapids Home
Elmer R. Miller, 35, of 717 Fifth Avenue SW, Cedar Rapids, shot himself in his kitchen at 4 p.m. Thursday, despite neighbor William Henecke’s attempts to intervene. Miller had recently shown despondency over unemployment. He left behind his wife and two daughters. no inquest will be held.
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Cedar Rapids
Elmer R. Miller
Fifth Avenue
William Henecke
Eighth Street
Henecke
Miller
Martha
Coroner's Office
E. F. Austin
Teachers snub Dawes and five other bankers
General Charles G. Dawes former vice president and banker hosted a lunch at the Union League club with a committee of unpaid teachers who declined to attend. They said their fellow teachers would view them as having sold out to bankers.
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Chicago
INS
Charles G. Dawes
United States
City National Bank and Trust Company
Union League Club
Debate on $2.4 Billion homeowners relief measure
The house moved swiftly with debate on the administration's 2.4 billion home owners mortgage relief plan. Debate was limited but no gag rule. bill remained open to amendments and passage was expected late Thursday.
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Washington
INS
House
Iowans Back Plan to Blend Alcohol With Motor Fuel
Washington AP report notes Friday introduction of a bill to blend corn derived alcohol with gasoline. Rep Shallenberger of Nebraska expected to sponsor. Iowa members aim for higher alcoholic content and support from Agriculture Secretary Wallace.
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Washington
House of Representatives
Shallenberger
Nebraska
Iowa
Rep
Jacobsen
Wallace
Rep. Eicher
United States
Eicher
City Officials Take Salary Cuts Under Emergency Budget
A motion to declare a financial emergency passes as Beatty Bennett levy impacts city funds. Salaries fixed by ordinance are temporarily reduced by about 35 000 with total cuts near 130 000, aiming to restore 1922 levels. some workers exempted include city hall janitors and the water works accountant who keeps pay.
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Csdar Rapids News
Beatty-Bennett
W. H. Stepanek
Louis D Burgus
Gore Slated To Govern Porto Rico by Roosevelt
President Roosevelt selected R. H. Gore Florida newspaper publisher and former Chicago resident to be governor of Porto Rico. The nomination is expected to be sent to the Senate this week.
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Washington
INS
R. H Gore
Florida
Chicago
Roosevelt
Porto Rico
White House
Senate
Roosevelt Granted Power to Devalue Dollar in Bonus Fight
The Senate debated the inflation bill and a soldiers' bonus as President Roosevelt would gain authority to reduce the dollar's gold content by up to 50 percent. Senator Robinson proposed a discretionary bonus payout, accepted with reservations, while Democratic leaders raised silver debt payments from 100 million to 200 million.
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Washington
Senate
Roosevelt
Robinson
Glass
Virginia
The
Treasury
Indiana
Long
Entire Wreckage of Akron Found
Lieutenant Commander J L Fisher testified at a naval court of inquiry that the entire wreckage of the U S S Akron has been located in one position off the New Jersey coast and that with good weather and time the navy believes it can be recovered.
Japan and Russia Near Clash Over Chinese Eastern Railroad
Reports from Khabarovsk allege Japan plotted to seize the Chinese Eastern railway in Manchuria. Soviet dispatches describe Japanese troop concentrations and plan to disrupt traffic and seize control. Tokyo and Moscow exchanges frame the dispute as a high-stakes confrontation with trains and rolling stock at issue.
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Japan
Manchuria
Manchurian
Khabarovsk
Harbin
Ussurisk
Zabnikal
Mainine
Manchukuo
Nes
China
Russia
Associated Press
Siberia
Major League Baseball Thursday Results by League
National League games featured Philadelphia routing New York 26 to 5 in a high scoring affair while Brooklyn defeated Boston 14 to 7 and Chicago beat Pittsburgh 6 to 2 Cincinnati edged St Louis 3 to 3 in a tense clash American League saw St Louis defeat Cleveland 8 to 4 Boston 4 to 2 over Washington New York topped Philadelphia 5 to 4 Detroit beat Chicago 11 to 1 and Cleveland won 3 to 2 over Boston in another set of results
Chicago Teachers Face Tax Strike Amid Hunger Claims
Chicago Mayor Edward J. Kelly told the Illinois state senate that unpaid teachers in Chicago face near starvation and urged swift passage of legislation to break the tax strike, highlighting alleged communist influence in the city's schools.
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Springfield
Ill
Chicago
Edward J. Kelly
State Senate
Chicago Teachers Protest Aids Call Spurs City Budget Talks
Mayor Edward J. Kelly announces banking-backed plan to reduce school board costs after two days of near riotous protests. Teachers pounded doors at Chicago Title and Trust and besieged First National Bank while marching on City Hall demanding tax warrant support and legislative action.
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EESOF
Edward J. Kelly
Chicago Title and Trust Company
First National Bank
Lindberghs Arrive In Amarillo On Airline Tour
Col. and Mrs. Charles A. Lindbergh arrive at Amarillo airport at 1 10 p.m. on an inspection tour of the Transcontinental and Western airlines. The visit underscores ongoing aviation industry activity in Texas.
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Lindberghs
Amarillo, Texas
Amarillo, Tex
INS
Charles A. Lindbergh
Transcontinental
Western Airlines
Pick Up In Business And Jobs Noted From Coast To Coast
Across the nation reports show revived commerce and industry with gains in several sectors. Automobile output for April is expected to exceed last year, steel and electric power show improvements, and freight car loadings rise despite seasonal effects, signaling renewed confidence and expanding order books.
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United States
Edison Electric Institute
Farm Home Near Norway Destroyed by Fire
The farm home of Henry Oftedahl two miles southeast of Norway Iowa burned Thursday afternoon along with a broader house 700 chicks and a summer kitchen. Family members were away at a funeral and only a few furniture items were saved. Firefighters suspected the blaze started in the broader house. The Norway fire department and neighbors battled the flames.
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Norway
Henry Oftedahl
Here
Norway Fire Department
Disarmament Conference Moves to Disarmament Talks
The Geneva steering committee accepted Norman Davis’s U S proposals and ordered immediate talks on disarmament rather than security. Davis urged deciding Europe’s disarmament level before the United States defines a consultative pact to curb European wars. Paris reports say France will not answer Davis’s proposals until next week.
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Geneva
Norman Davis
Davis
Europe
America
Paris
Joseph Paul Boncour
France
New Veterans Bonus March Threatened in Washington
John H. Newlin former adjutant general of the last bonus army and Harold B. Foukrod BEF legislative representative warned of a new veterans march on Washington if the White House does not act on bonus payments. They visited the White House and sought a meeting with a Roosevelt secretary.
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Washington
White House
John H. Newlin
Harold B. Foukrod
Philadelphia
BEF
Roosevelt
Farmers abduct judge in protest over foreclosures
In Le Mars Iowa a mob of more than 100 farmers dragged District Judge Charles C. Bradley from his courtroom after he refused to swear he would not sign further mortgage foreclosure orders. They slapped him choked him and carried him to a road where they tied a rope around his neck smeared grease on his face and dumped dirt in his trousers before leaving him stranded.
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LE Mars
Lnte
Charles C. Bradley
J “Bradley
Ini
Judge Bradley
Woll Attacks 30 Hour Week Plan as Serfdom Risk
Mathew Woll of the American Federation of Labor told the House labor committee that a proposed 30 hour week would turn workers into serfs. He endorsed a five day week and six hour day while denouncing Secretary Perkins' national minimum wage plan as stripping workers of the right to strike and placing industry under federal control.
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Matthew Woll
American Federation of Labor
House Labor Committee
Perkins
Woll
Seccretary of Labor
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