General strike in San Francisco area sparks debate over arbitration
The piece discusses a potential general strike in the San Francisco area derailed by canceling arbitration arranged by strike leaders and federal negotiators. It cites Harry Bridges opposing citizenship and questions about communists, arbitration versus walkout, and broader political tensions affecting the economy and public welfare.
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San Francisco
Harry Bridges
Bridges
The
United States
Patterson Sues Over Retail Sales Tax In Light Service Fight
Burt candidate for lieutenant governor George W. Patterson files a district court suit against Central States Electric of Armstrong seeking $35 and an injunction to force power supply, arguing pre January 1 contracts exempt from tax. He alleges breach after 18 cent tax imposed on light service and later disconnection for nonpayment. Patterson is among four Republicans contending at the state convention.
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Estherville
George W. Patterson
Burt
Patterson
Central States Electric Company of
Armstrong
George A. ‘Heald
Light Company
United States rejects German debt dicker offer
Secretary of State Hull instructed Ambassador Dodd to tell Berlin the U S will not negotiate Germanys private debts in the United States. The move targets American holders of about 1 03 billion in German bonds and shields investors from discrimination.
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Washington
INS
United States
Germany
Hull
William E. Dodd
Berlin
Dodd
Mystery peddler questioned in Connor disappearance case
Hartsdale police held a suspicious peddler after complaints from local residents about a man in the neighborhood. He was questioned about the disappearance of 21 month old Robert Connor who went missing last Thursday.
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Connor
Hartsdale, N. Y
Hartsdale
Robert Connor
Direct Dole Meets Challenges to Natural Recovery
The text argues that direct dole may be wise as it creates no false prosperity and imposes fewer handicaps on natural recovery, suggesting a cautious approach to welfare timing.
Shiverless boy and wonder in a changing age
A 1934 reflection on modern fatigue with surprise and thrill seeking. The piece parallels a Grimm tale of a boy who cannot shiver and argues that contemporary life feels tame due to overexposure to wonders, urging renewed awe and the belief in shaping a just social order.
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Brothers
U.S and Britain Postpone Arms Talks For Summer
London reports that Britain and the United States will suspend bilateral arms talks for the rest of the summer. Norman H. Davis and other American delegates will depart Thursday for Washington and Davis will return to Geneva in September, then visit in October to resume naval discussions. The Japanese delegation is expected to begin talks with Britain then.
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Great Britain
United States
Norman H. Davis
Washington
Davis
Geneva
Hugh S. Wilson
Switzerland
Japan
Labor Board Keeps Hands Off Strike
Washington reports the labor department and President Roosevelt’s new national labor relations board maintained a hands off policy as a general strike loomed in San Francisco. Secretary Perkins awaited a mediation board report from Edward McGrady in San Francisco. She offered no comment.
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Washington
Labor Department
Roosevelt
National Labor Relations Board
San Francisco
Special Mediation Board
Frances Perkins
Edward McGrady
Green Sees Prolonged San Francisco General Strike
SCRANTON Pa, April. William Green, head of the American Federation of Labor, says the San Francisco general strike will be a long, drawn out affair with no immediate clearing up expected and he declines to comment further.
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Scranton
William Green
American Federation of Labor
San Francisco
Extension Granted for Federal Corn Loans by 30 Days
Des Moines AP A thirty day extension of federal corn loans due August 1 was announced by W S Bradley A A A assistant in a telegram to Ray Murray State Secretary of Agriculture The maturity date was extended to September 1 under certain terms Borrowers with corn in poor cribs must liquidate in August Relief procedure remains in effect Borrowers may sell and receive benefits of higher price until loan is called Town farmers hold about 60 million dollars in warehouse corn affected by the ruling
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W. S. Bradley
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
State Secretary of Agriculture
Ray Murray
Bradley
Joan
Brains of Bremer gang held in Maine raid
Theodore Craig alias Theodore Bentz 31 described as the brains of the Bremer kidnapping gang was arrested with his wife Christina Craig 32 and Everett B Hunter 40 in Portland Maine. Craig charged with bank robberies and Harboring a fugitive charge for Christina. Hunter held as a suspicious person.
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Theodore Craig
Theodore Bentz
Paul Banker
Monay
Christina Craig
Craig
Everett B. Hunter
South Portland
Bremer
Harold K. Maguire
Portland
St. Paul
Hunter
Foreign Cafes Not On List Sanctioned By Frisco Unions
Nine teen restaurants were designated to feed thousands who rely on San Francisco's 2,000 eateries. The list favored union labor status and capacity, including dairy lunch rooms, and did not include the city's acclaimed foreign restaurants.
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Frisco
San Francisco
General Strike Committee
Thunderstorms follow 100 degree Cedar Rapids heat
Thunderstorms swept Cedar Rapids Sunday night and Monday morning after a torrid day with a 100 degree peak at 2 p.m. Readings from Chambers Inskeep recorded half inch of rain by 2:45 p.m. Monday and an intense sultriness with a 115 degree heat index at that hour.
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Cedar Rapids
Mercury
Chambers
Federal Agent Held To Grand Jury In Woman's Death
A coroner's jury in St. Louis found Lear Reed a Department of Justice agent criminally careless in the killing of Mrs. Desse Masterson during a raid. The panel ordered Reed held for the grand jury after witnesses testified he led the raid seeking a machine gun tied to the May killing of John C. Johnson, a Negro state witness in the Dr. Kelley kidnaping case.
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ST. Louis
Lear Reed
Department of Justice
Desse Masterson
Reed
Masterson
John C. Johnson
Dr. Kelley
Boys Racket Halted in Oak Ridge Cemetery
Springfield police stop a local scheme by two boys aged 11 and 14 who tipped tombstones in Oak Ridge cemetery and stole lead, selling it between them.
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Springfield, Ill
Ins
Oak Ridge Cemetery
Senate Group Assails Wall St. Practices
The Senate stock market investigating committee issued a sweeping report harshly criticizing Wall Street methods. It cited $1,975,112,663 in commissions and interest from 1928 to 1933 and a $74 billion drop in market value, calling the Securities Exchange Act a powerful tool to curb speculation.
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Washington
Wall Street
Senate Stock Market Investigating Committee
Securities Exchange Act
Dooling Elected Chief of Tammany Hall in Unanimous Vote
James J. Dooling was elected leader of Tammany Hall by a unanimous vote, succeeding John F. Curry who was deposed on April 20. The New York appointment places Dooling at the helm of the political organization during a period of transition and reform.
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NEW York
James J. Dooling
Monday
Teader
Tammany Hall
John F. Curry
Dillinger Possibly Sighted in Cedar County Trove
Special in The Gazette Tipton report notes a man resembling John Dillinger seen Sunday near Cedar Bluff in a Ford V-8 with Michigan plates. A Detroit business traveler with a woman accomplice reportedly rested in a pasture until 10 pm before fleeing. Identification by residents and authorities followed.
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Cedar County
Cedar Bluff
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John Dillinger
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W. W. Christian
J. Z. Howard
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Howards
Dillinger
Cedar Rapids
Iowa City
Roy Metz
Milk price war halted by AAA arbitration in Cedar Rapids
The federal Agriculture Adjustment Administration stepped in Saturday night to pause a price war between Cedar Rapids Co operative Dairy and independent producers. A government emissary will seek a solution, with the co operative maintaining a $1.85 price until arbitration concludes.
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Cedar Rapids Co-operative Dairy
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AAA
Wilbur M. Reed
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AAA denies sending dairy division representative to Cedar Rapids
The Gazette reports the AAA dairy division denies sending a Cedar Rapids spokesman while acknowledging a possible visit. W M Reed of Cedar Rapids Co-operative Dairy remains noncommittal, but expects AAA presence Monday. An AAA office spokesman says no current Cedar Rapids agent and no plans to send one. Government stance favors delaying a license until producer opinion aligns.
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W. M. Reed
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Federal Troops Not Summoned In Strike
Acting Secretary of War Woodring said no request from California's governor for federal assistance had been received and regular army troops could not be used without such a request. He denied rumors that federal troops were being moved into California from other states.
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Washington
INS
California
Woodring
Walkout Threat Looms As Minneapolis Strike Near Deadline
Minneapolis reports intensified negotiations as midnight nears for a strike by 6 000 truck drivers and 500 laundry workers. union leaders refuse to budge and a meeting tonight may postpone action while city officials seek a settlement and guard deployment is discussed.
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Minneapolis
Guy Alexander
Minneapolis-St. Paul
A. G. Bainbridge
National Guard
City Paralyzed by Mass Strike and Martial Law Threat
A nationwide union strike across San Francisco and surrounding areas halted streetcars and commerce as national guard and troops prepared to quell disturbances. Rail service stalled, food trucks planned to bypass pickets, and officials urged martial law to restore order and supply lines.
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Tresume
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Angelo J. Rossi
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Major League Baseball Scores and Lineup Highlights
Baseball results show Chicago, Boston, Washington, Detroit, New York and Cleveland games with runs and key pitchers listed. Notable scores include Chicago 4 8 3, Boston 2 7 1, Washington 10 13 0, Detroit 8 13 3, New York 7 10 0, Cleveland 9 0, and St Louis 3 7 3 with various player pairings and relievers noted. National League had no games scheduled Monday.
Court of Appeals Rules Death Sentence for Slaying Mother
Albany AP reports the Court of Appeals upholds the death penalty for Anna Antonio, convicted of killing her husband and mother. The execution date is set for August 9 at Sing Sing. Gov. Lehman could intervene.
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N. Y
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Anna Antonio
Sing Sing Prison
Lehman
Trunk murder shocks Britain as dancer Violette Kaye linked
A trunk containing the body of dancer Violette Kaye is identified and linked to a prior Brighton torso discovery. Scotland Yard analyzes brown packing paper, suspects a waiter Tony Mancini, and probes a Kemp Street rooming house where the latest trunk is found.
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Bernard Spilsbury
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Brighton Central
Tony Mancini
Kaye
Kemp Street
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