Omaha Strike Ends and Terms Settled by Arbitration
The Omaha street car strike ends after two months as a three man arbitration panel under martial law orders 268 workers back to work. The panel sets wage increases, shorter hours, re employment and closed shop terms for one year while seniority is decided by a separate board. Guardsmen begin to withdraw as martial law remains until troops depart.
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Omaha
Neb
R. L. Cochran
Omaha and Council
Nebraska National Guard
Arbitration Board
Sam Reynolds
Ernest Bowerman
John J. Ledwith
Lincoln
Reynolds
Ledwith
Bowerman
Lindy Advances Fully Closed Artificial Heart Lung System
An institute unveils a completely closed artificial heart lung pump that circulates a nutrient rich fluid and gas mix. The device, called the Lindbergh pump, also serves as a lung and aims to enable in vitro production of gland secretions and study organ associations.
Lawy ers Errors May Doom Hauptmann Trial
The courtroom heard defense attacks on the burglary theory of the Lindbergh baby case. Rosecrans urged errors by Hauptmann's counsel and questioned the trial judge. Judge Pope urged supplement briefs and argued the verdict weight. The sparsely attended session barred Mrs Hauptmann and her adviser, amid a tense, dignified proceeding with state troopers guarding.
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Rosecrans
David T. Wilentz
Reilly
Brooklyn
Hauptmann
Anna Hauptmann
D. G. Werner
Bronx
N. Y
Pope
Lindbergh
Wilentz
Mooney
Scottsboro
Flemington
Hidden phone found behind judges bench in court building
A phone was discovered behind the judges' bench, ripped from its connections along with the wires, which extended to a basement room. The incident suggests tampering or unauthorized access to court infrastructure. Police are investigating the sequence and motive.
Truck Driver Hurt Near Curtis Bridge
Keith Lemmon nineteen of 422 F avenue NW suffered a cut near his left eye and lacerations to his right leg when his truck left Highway 161 and plunged over a hill near the Curtis bridge. He was taken to St Luke’s Hospital and was to remain overnight. injuries not believed serious.
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Cedar Rapids
Keith Lemmon
F Avenue NW
Highway 161
Curtis Bridge
St. Luke’s Hospital
Lemmon
Cedar Rapids and Iowa City Men Sentenced on Robbery Charges
Joseph Mace twenty two, Iowa City, received nine months in the county jail and a $100 fine for a grocery store robbery on April 16. Roy Spillman of Cedar Rapids drew two months and a $100 fine after pleading guilty to entering a tavern at Solon on the same date.
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Cedar Rapids
Ilowa City
Iowa City
Joseph Mace
Roy Spillman
H. D. Evans
Mace
Spillman
Solon
Digs In History To Claim Riches
A Winchester New Hampshire woman plans to prove kinship to Robert Bruce by tracing ancestry to a knighted ancestor in 1616 to claim a share of a 400000 dollar fortune left by George Warrington of Winchester Massachusetts. The will leaves about 350000 dollars to relief for nervous disorders and notes he was the last of his family.
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Boston
INS
Winchester, N. H
Scotland
Robert Bruce
Winchester
N. H
Persis Alexander Hutchins
Middlesex Court
Massachusetts
George Warrington
Mass
England's Spinsters Seek Bigger Earlier Pensions
In Edinburgh AP reports 2.5 million spinsters push to lower pension eligibility from 65 to 55 and to increase weekly payments. Women’s Pensions League branches spread nationwide with Lady Astor among supporting MPs. The protest notes scarce husbands to rely on as widows remarry.
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Edinburgh
England
Women’s Pensions League
Lady Astor
Scotland
League
Advertising For Spouse Brings 18 Golddiggers
Achilles Duick, 47, posted an ad seeking a wife and partner for his poultry business. Eighteen responses accused of being golddiggers. he sought a $500 dowry to buy adjoining property. After interviews he decided to run the business alone.
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Omaha
Achilles Duick
Achilles
Share Wealth Tax Plan Faces Delay in Senate Action
The plan to frame a bill needs six more weeks, with Senator Robinson praising the approach as intelligent and not revolutionary. Stocks fluctuated as investors weighed higher rates on large corporations and the inheritance tax proposal, while Byrd urged a constitutional amendment to tax income from tax exempt securities.
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Robinson
Byrd
Senate
Charles E. Coughlin
Congress
Doughton
Plans for broader NRA companion to tax program
President reportedly considers a revived National Recovery Act as a companion to the share the wealth taxes. Advisers note mass purchasing power and interstate commerce definitions as key issues. The plan outlines inheritance and gift taxes, higher income taxes on large earners, a graduated corporate tax, elimination of holding companies, and constitutional amendment authority over securities.
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Senator Long
Long
America
Washington
Congress
Roosevelt
Capitol
Rail labor heads urge U S ownership of railroads
Washington dispatch reports the Railway Labor Executives association representing about one million workers called for immediate federal ownership and operation of U S railways. They condemned financier dominance, warned of under maintained rail beds and equipment, and urged federal agencies to manage and unify the system for safe efficient operation.
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Washington
Railway Labor Executives’ Association
United States
Financing under federal ownership and direction
The passage argues that financing under federal ownership will cost much less and can be more wisely directed than either private or public financing under private ownership and operation.
Wallace Sees Constitutional Change as Next Public Issue
In Boston at Harvard commencement Henry Wallace argues federal powers must be used to curb social and economic abuses. He suggests a constitutional amendment may be needed to realign local and federal government roles and avoid destructive group warfare.
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Boston
Henry Wallace
Harvard University
Borah’s Grandson Escapes Kidnapping in Canton Ill
The 8 year old Billie Borah, grandson of Senator William Borah of Idaho, evaded a kidnapping plot when captors released him near Farmington Road, Canton after questions about his father and money. The boy was found wandering several hours later.
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Canton, Ill
INS
William E. Borah
Idaho
John Borah
Peoria
Billie
Co. F. Proebsting
Canton
Farmington
Nevada Starts Drive For State Liquor Taxes
Reno report says state liquor inspector William Klaus investigated a beer dispenser to check for an importer's license. The dealer claimed the brewery shipped it directly, prompting Klaus to press for proper licensing and warning of enforcement.
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Nevada
Reno
Nev
William Klaus
Klaus
Santa Claus
U S Mint in Denver Coining Mexico 25 Cent Equivalents
The Denver branch of the U S mint is striking 17 million silver coins for the Mexican government. Coins equal to the value of a 25 cent piece are produced at 150 to 200 bags of 2000 coins daily. The issue adjusts peso value to the pre-silver price ratio with the dollar.
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Denver
INS
U. S
Regional Farm Control Urged by Speakers and Officials
Regional control of farming is urged with a positive emphasis on soil conservation rewards. Proposals call for a wider tax base, elimination of the processing tax, and a permanent program guided by soil fertility rather than short term gains. Speakers include Dr Black, Dr T W Schultz, Raymond Sayre, and R M Evans. Rural schools are declared behind with responsibility placed on leadership and tax equity.
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Black
T. W. Schultz
Iowa State Economics Department
Raymond Sayre
Indianola
Wallace M. Short
Sioux City
L. J. Nickle
Warren County
Oscar Heline
Marcus
R. M Evans
Iowa Cornhog Committee
Says
Paul Mort
Columbia University
America
Reinhold Niebuhr
Union Theological Seminary
Political Shift Notes Labor Divide Amid Economic Strain
A speaker argues that two classes, industrial workers and farmers, are harmed by a dise integrating economy. He positions worker and farmer interests within a common labor party as a solution to mounting economic stress.
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Farmer-Labor Party
Paris First Women Police Sworn In In Paris
Paris appoints France’s first policewomen Miles Simonne Mont vert and Berthe Rolland to handle women and children delinquents with full police powers. They wear broad brimmed hats double breasted jackets and long skirts as part of their uniform. The chief notes they are officers not mannequins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Mademoiselle
France
Miles
Simonne’Montvert
Berthe Rolland
Ant-collecting hobbyist observes engineered ant villages
Miss Ruth Lampland, working for a New York group to aid unemployed people, spoke in Cincinnati about unusual hobbies she has encountered. She described a man who keeps ants in glass apartments with sand to watch how they build miniature villages.
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Cincinnati
Ruth Lampland
New York
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