Detectives Crack Gang Grip As Chicago Raids Hit Unions
A sweep by Detective Shoemaker targets Chicago gangsters before the World's Fair. A dozen squads arrest Edward O'Donnell and guard Sanford Roseman among early captures as gunmen abduct workers to break union dominance. Police speculate Touhy or Barker factions may be involved in the violence and disappearances.
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Chicago
Fet
Shoemaker
Edward
Spike” O'Donnell
Sguard
Sanford
Gimp) Rosemanne O'Connor
Chicago Awning and Tentakers’ Union
Union Dominion
Gan
South Shigud Avenue
Fred Sass
Cnt
Ash
Morris Goldberg
Saturty
Idberg
Roger Touhy
North Side
George “Red” Barker
Union
Gov Bryan Silent On Nebraska Beer Action
Nebraska Governor Charles W. Bryan has not indicated his plan for the 3.2 percent beer bill as the legislature passes the measure and sends it to him. If signed or left to become law without a signature, beer would be legalized about August 1. A veto would delay legal beer until after the 1934 election.
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Lincoln
Neb
Charles W.bryan
Nebraska
House
Senate
Bryan
Will Introduce Bank Guarantee Measure
Washington note says comprehensive banking legislation will be introduced in the House next week by Chairman Steagall of the banking committee. The plan centers on a full guarantee of deposits in Federal Reserve member banks and savings institutions.
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Washington
Federal Reserve
House
Steagall
Banking Committee
Holding to a Piece of Faith in Trial
A sermon compares St Paul’s wrecked ship to fragile faith. In life’s storms health, fortune, love, and loss test belief. Gather the real truth you can grasp and cling to it with patience and courage, for God never lets go. Copyright 1933.
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ST. Paul
Rome
St. Paul's
God
Massachusetts Girl Is Found Murdered
Leah Lloyd Johnston 18, an attractive brunette, was found with deep stab wounds in the throat and over the heart under an evergreen near Church street in North Adams. Police reported the discovery Saturday and continued investigation.
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North Adams
Mass
Leah Lloyd Johnston
Four Die In German Plane Crash Near Trauenstein
Four people died when a German Chinese aviation company aircraft on a test flight crashed near Trauenstein in Bavaria. The plane was destroyed in the accident.
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Munich
Bavaria
Trauenstein
Cuban Revolt Quelled Amid Fatal Clash in Oriente
Seven rebels, two soldiers, and the San Luis police chief died as Cuban army forces moved to quell an outbreak in Oriente province on Saturday. Attacks on Boniato and Songo rural guard posts wounded two soldiers. a force of forty seized arms, looted the telegraph vault, and was driven off near Najaguava after four rebels were killed.
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Havana
San Luis
Oriente
Santiago
Boniato
Songo
Palma Soriano
Rodriguez
Larrabia
Najaguava
Morejon
Weather Outlook for Chicago and Rivers Valleys May 1
AP reports a week beginning May 1 with rather frequent precipitation especially early in the week. Temperatures expected near normal across the upper Mississippi and lower Missouri valleys.
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Chicago
Mississippi
Missouri
World talks at White House launch postwar economic solution
The article reports on President Roosevelt hosting British Prime Minister MacDonald French Premier Herriot and Canadian Prime Minister Bennett for talks aimed at settling war debts reducing tariffs and easing armaments. It notes progress toward debt settlement and tariff reductions while signaling readiness to pursue peace and monetary cooperation ahead of the London conference.
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Washington
White House
United States
MacDonald
Great Britain
Herriot
France
Bennett
Canada
Roosevelt
America
London
State Department
Europe
Italy
Germany
Belmont Mansion Distillery Raided by Prohibition Agents
In Hempstead New York eight prohibition agents raided the Belmont mansion once ruled by Mrs O H P Belmont now a country club property. They found a 500 gallon still and three cookers with vats in parquet floors and eight men taken into custody. Mrs Belmont died recently in Paris and her daughter is Mme Jacques Balsan wife of a French millionaire.
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Hempstead
N. Y
INS
O. H. P. Belmont
Long Island
New York
Newport
Belmont
Paris
Duchess of Marlborough
Mme
Jacques Balsan
Outrage Over Iowa Riots Baffles Eastern Viewpoints
Washington observers describe the Plymouth and Crawford county clashes in Iowa where judges were attacked and dragged from the bench. The piece notes easterners' shock at the violence and contrasts it with Iowa’s local political forces.
Sixteen American Women to Be Presented at British Court
London reports that sixteen American women will be presented to King George and Queen Mary at the first two courts of the season on May 11 and 12. The list includes Mollie Flage, Betty Golson, Anne Howard, Marion Howard, Hannah Locke, Grace Robert, Charlotte Lyman, and others, with Mrs. Ray Atherton presiding. Additional Americans will be announced for later courts, and English debutantes wonder which court the Prince of Wales will attend on his birthday.
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London
King George
Queen Mary
Ray Atherton
Mollie Flage
Far Hills
N. J
Robert Frazer
Philadelphia
Betty Golson
Richmond
Anne and
Marion Howard
Hannah Locke
Grace Robert
Coronado
Calif
Charlotte Lyman
Boston
Mass
Heyward Cutting
New York City
F. Hamilton Dyckman
Orange
Alice Gegelin
Bryn Mawr
Arthur Yehman Goodhart
Franklin C. Gowen
Augusta Harrison
Villanova
John C. Upham
St. Paul
Minn
Frederick Bate
Chicago
Prince of Wales
Frazer
United States
College Deans Frown On Beer On Campus
In Columbus AP: The National Association of Deans of Men closed after passing a resolution against sale of beer in university and fraternity houses. The group urged liquor avoidance policy. Officers elected include Dean H E Lobell MIT as president Dean B A Tolbert Florida as vice president and Dean D H Gardner Akron as secretary treasurer.
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Columbus
National Association of Deans of Men
H. E. Lobell
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
B. A. Tolbert
University of Florida
D. H. Gardner
Akron University
Warmest April 29 in Chicago Since 1910
Chicago recorded 80 degrees at noon on April 29 tying the warmest April 29 in the city since 1910. Forecasters warned rain and cooler weather were on the way.
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Chicago
Markets Have Greatest Day Since 1930 on Saturday
New York traders used inflation measures to fuel a sensational session on Saturday. Stocks surged as much as five points while wheat climbed about six cents a bushel, with September wheat reaching 73.44 cents and December wheat near 75 cents. Trading across exchanges was frenetic, led by a two hour New York session with 3,389,470 shares, the highest since May 31, 1930, and a seat on the exchange rising to 150 000 dollars. Chicago also saw massive orders and broad participation from traders and the public.
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New York
New York Stock Exchange
U. 5
New York Exchange
Chicago
Commission Houses
Co. S&s. T
Foulkrod calls new bonus march in Washington
Harold B. Foulkrod, veterans leader, issued a call for a 50 000 strong demonstration by World War II veterans in Washington. He said B E F rank and file delegates should be chosen to press the bonus issue, claiming the administration had fallen down. He cited a White House conference with Louis McHenry Howe suggesting an inflation bill amendment for unemployed veterans might be acceptable.
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Washington
Harold B. Foulkrod
Veterans
Foulkrod
White House
Louis McHenry Howe
Want Ad Store Promises Bargains in Rentals and Jobs
Readers are urged to check the Want Ad section today for money saving prices on houses apartments housekeeping rooms sleeping rooms garages and business spaces. Listings promise opportunities and a wide range of repairs and odd jobs to improve homes and yards.
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Want
Billion Dollar Public Works Plan Drafted
President Roosevelt backs a one year public works program likely totaling between one and two billion dollars. A cabinet committee delivered a draft to the White House seeking self liquidating projects and broad presidential control over domestic improvements including roads rivers harbors and public buildings. Financing methods under study include bonds or new taxes with payroll tax prospects rejected.
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Washington
Roosevelt
White House
Cabinet Committee
Dern
Ickes
Congress
Public Works
Farmer To Stay On Foreclosed Farm Under Debtor Law
Sioux City Iowa Chief Justice J W Kindig signed a writ of certiorari for Clifford Potter a Harlan farmer cited for contempt after refusing to vacate a foreclosed farm Shelby county foreclosure by W Tobias mortgagor. The court orders Judge Miller to certify the record as Potter asserts the right to stay during redemption under the debtor relief law.
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Sioux City
J. W. Kindig
Supreme Court
Clifford Potter
Harlan Farmer
E. W. Miller
Shelby County
Potter
W. Tobias
Miller
Kruse
B. Kilp
Minnesota Education Commissioner James M Mc Connell Dies
James M. Mc Connell aged 64, Minnesota commissioner of education since 1919, died at home after a three month illness. He had served as president of the National Association of State Commissioners of Education.
Joan Crawford Sues Doug Fairbanks Jr. for Divorce
Los Angeles star Joan Crawford filed for divorce from Douglas Fairbanks Jr. alleging mental cruelty. The complaint notes a prior out of court settlement and claims Fairbanks showed jealousy and suspicion from the start of their marriage, intensifying in the last two years with questions about Crawford's whereabouts and associations.
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Los Angeles
LLP
Joan Crawford
Douglas Fairbanks, Jr
The
Screen
Miss Crawford
Fairbanks
Miss Craword
Will Ask New Trial For Nile Cochran In Milk War Slaying
Nile Cochran of Moville Ia with a three year sentence for manslaughter in a milk riot case seeks a new trial. His lawyers claim error in verdict forms and jury instructions and say Cochran could not fund a full appellate record. State's attorney O C Donley Union County served notice Saturday.
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Nile Cochran
Elk Point
S. D
Moville
B. D. Markell
O. C. Donley
Union County
Cochran
Alege
of. Cochan
South Dakota
Cochrane
Sioux Falls
Roosevelt Promises Help For Chicago Financial Troubles
Melvin Traylor and Jesse Jones met with President Roosevelt in Washington to discuss Chicago’s fiscal crisis and the teachers salary dispute. Traylor said Chicago will handle back salaries, and Roosevelt pledged to do all he can to assist.
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Roosevelt
Chicago
Washington
Melvin Traylor
Jesse Jones
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Traylor
Prosecution Planned for Gold Hoarders Next Week
Washington officials said the department of justice will prosecute violators of President Roosevelt's order to turn in gold hoards over $100 by Monday night. The move aims to protect gold reserves, back the currency, and bolster arguments at the upcoming world economic conference.
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Washington
Department of Justice
Roosevelt
Treasury
Roosevelt Youth Pitched In With Appendicitis
Joseph Willard Roosevelt, 15, son of Kermit Roosevelt and grandson of Theodore Roosevelt, remained under observation at Peter Bent Brigham hospital after an appendicitis attack. He was brought in from Groton where he studies at Groton School.
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Boston
INS
Joseph Willard Roosevelt
Kermit Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt
Peter Bent Brigham Hospital
Groton
Gronton School
Farmers in Iowa Arrested for Syndicalism Amid Riots
Ten northwest Iowa farmers were held under military custody on possible criminal syndicalism charges after farm riots sparked martial law in Plymouth and Crawford counties. National Guard supervised farm sales near Denison as judges and prosecutors prepared hearings. Judge Bradley injured in the Denison clash, to be replaced by Judge Earl Peters.
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Lemars
Norisis West Iowa
National Guard
Plymouth
Crawford
J. F. Shields
Denison
Crawford County
le Mars
John Kunkel
T. J. Ernst
John Sokolovskie
Henry Reiitz
Lawrence Shuman
Frank North
W. H. Meyer
Vail
Herman Blume
Fritz Blume
Walter Bandow
Bea Pigment
Ats
Federal Land Bank of Omaha
Orange City
C. Bradley
Bradley
Earl Peters
Clarinda
James W. Kindig
Iowa, Supreme ,Court
Leon Powers
Attoreney
Frank B. Halligan
Des Moines
Town National Guard
Willy
Inventor Francis Richards Dies at 82 in Connecticut
Francis Henry Richards, 82, a prolific inventor once rated by Scientific American as second in patents only to Thomas Edison, died Saturday in New Britain Connecticut.
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New Britain, Conn
Francis Henry Richards
Gientific American
Thomas A. Edison
Latin Lands Ban May Day Displays
The Latin American region bans May Day displays of red flags and communist emblems using a government decree allowing only friendly nations colors. In Chile President Alessandri may use special powers to suppress communist and leftist protests as the law was promulgated Friday.
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Buenos Aires
Santiago
Chile
Alessandri
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