Journey Through Civil War Battlefield Hallowed Virginia Countryside
A writer and companion tour Chancellorsville Wilderness Spotsylvania and Fredericksburg in Virginia noting Bloody Angle marker and graves, reflecting on endurance after civil strife. They visit Spotsylvania Stonewall Jackson site, Parker's Store, Brock Station, Salem Church, and a Washington area farm before returning home with hopes of a brighter American era.
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Chancellorsville
the Wilderness
Spotsylvania
Fredericksburg
Virginia
Stonewall Jackson
Parker
Spotsylvania Village
Brock Station
Todd
Salem Church
Spring
Washington
Trade Picks Up Industry Revives in New York
A surge of optimism sweeps industrial America as production and shipping rise, wages climb, and thousands gain work. New York stock activity hits new highs for 1933, cotton and commodities rally, retailers raise prices, and wages rise by about 10 percent with as many as 75,000 workers benefiting. Freight and electric power output improve while railroads report May revenue gains.
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New York
America
Exchange
Worth Street
Chicago
New York Stock Exchange
Western Union
Edison Electric Institute
St. Louis and Southwestern
Southern Pacific
Loneliness and Solitude in Everyday Religion
An essay contrasts two kinds of loneliness isolation in space and insulation of spirit. It urges learning to use solitude through prayer and fellowship to find God and love for neighbor beyond race creed or class, proposing a practical, hopeful approach to aging and solitude.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robinson Crusoe
Torturn
Norwegian Crown Prince to Visit America Next Fall
Crown Prince Olav of Norway and Crown Princess Martha accepted an invitation to visit the United States next fall. Chicago sculptor Oskar W. Hansen, in Oslo, delivered the invitation at the request of Scandinavians in Minnesota Illinois North and South Dakota and other midwestern states. The pair were expected to sail early in September.
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New York
Olav
Norway
Martha
United States
Oskar W. Hansen
Chicago
Oslo
Hansen
Minnesota
Illinois
North
South Dakota
Means Kidnapping Tale Shifts Under Fire in Court
Federal prosecutors punctured the sensational Lindbergh kidnapping narrative told by Gaston Means as his defense continued. Means asserts ransom plots and aliases like Wellington Henderson and Irving Fenton, but investigators found no matching notes in the safety deposit box or Detroit headquarters. Prosecutor Leo A. Rover called the tale incredible, a factor in jurors’ opinions as Means and co defendant Norman Whitaker await further testimony.
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Washington
Gaston B. Means
Baron Munchausen
Means
Evalyn Walsh McLean
Norman T. Whitaker
the Fox
Max Hassel
Wellington Henderson
Irving Fenton
Detroit
Henderson
Leo A. Rover
Hoover Dam renamed Boulder Dam in irrigation project
The Hoover name was dropped by the new administration and the Colorado river dam in the $165,000,000 irrigation project will be known as Boulder Dam. A special order by Secretary Ickes renames the 730 foot structure whose concrete pouring begins soon.
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Washington
Hoover
Colorado River
Boulder Dam
Ickes
Weather outlook for Chicago week of May 15
AP reports a weekly outlook for Chicago and upper Mississippi lower Missouri valleys with rain at the week start, possible showers Tuesday or Wednesday and again near week end. Temperatures are expected to be near normal.
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Chicago
Mississippi
Missouri
Farm aid tax delayed by trade negotiations
Washington(AP) Preliminary steps to administer the farm relief act show a delay in using processing taxes to lift farm prices. President Roosevelt directs Wallace to submit any plan to the White House before enactment as London talks loom, with import taxes to offset levies. Co administrator appointments are named as Wallace plans commodity meetings to boost prices and curb production while considering corn and hog programs in tandem.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Wallace
White House
State Department
Pelrig
United States
Brand
Charles J. Brand
Lac Qui Parle
Minnesota
George N. Peek
Moline
Chester Davis
Montana
M. L. Wilson
Montana State College
Sargent Reports Rail Traffic Gain
ST PAUL UP Railroads show marked business improvement says Fred W Sargent president of the Chicago and North Western noting higher car loadings and revenues in recent weeks versus a year ago and predicting a lasting gain if farm prices stay strong.
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ST. Paul
Fred W. Sargent
Chicago
Chicago and North Western Railroad
Sargent
Stunt Flyer Killed At Oklahoma City Air Show
Art Killips, stunt flyer for the National Air Race Association, died after his plane crashed during an air show at Municipal airport Oklahoma City. Firefighters freed him from the wreckage and he died in hospital minutes later.
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Oklahoma City
Art Killips
National Air Race Association
Killips
Cedar Rapids Auto Toll This Year Report
Local figures recap Cedar Rapids auto tolls for the year with accidents injuries and fatalities. Data shows 2117 incidents with injuries and fatalities recorded, illustrating ongoing roadway risks in the city.
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Cedar Rapids
Camp Good Health Fund Aims to Aid Undernourished Children
The Cedar Rapids camp for underprivileged youngsters relies on donations to operate. Cleveland Parent-Teacher Association contributed last week, adding to The Gazette's annual $100 support. Public Health Nursing oversees the hilltop camp near Mount Vernon road, seven miles east of Cedar Rapids, helping recovering and malnourished children regain vitality under medical supervision.
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Cleveland
Parent-teacher Association
Cedar Rapids
Cleveland P. T. A
Camp Good Health
Public Health Nursing Bureau
Mount Vernon Road
Davis Optimistic on Arms Problem as French Fear Grows
European leaders eyed Berlin and Geneva as crisis deepens amid a limited economic truce. Norman H. Davis, U S ambassador at large, voiced optimism and prepared for talks in Paris and Geneva with French cabinet members, while Britain may send Sir John Simon and Lord Hailsham.
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London
Berlin
Geneva
Europe
Germany
Norman H. Davis
Davis
Paris
League of Nations
John Simon
Lord Hailsham
Fear of German rearmament unsettles Paris officials
Paris officials fear Chancellor Hitler will address the reichstag next Wednesday signaling Germany's intent to rearm. Britain backs France, but sanctions under the League of Nations appear unlikely to be effective. No government plan or talks with London have been disclosed as yet.
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Paris
France
Hitler
Germany
London
Beer Tax Surpasses Ten Million Dollars in Revenue
Washington reports beer taxes on the 3.2 beer nears and then passes the ten million dollar mark. Government receipts show $720,808 collected in March before sales began on April 7 at $5 per thirty-one gallon barrel plus related special taxes. By end of April estimates place beer tax revenue around $10,000,000 with several million more anticipated in early May.
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Washington (Lp
Bandits Force Auditors to Rework Figures at City Club
In Chicago two bandits robbed the Ger mania club on the North Side, demanding cash and checks totaling $1,000. They entered the second floor office where auditors were at work and forced three men to lie on the floor under threat of pistols.
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Chicago
Near North Side
Walter Morris
Ferdinand Walter
Benjamin Bruggen
Wisconsin Milk Strike Sparks National Pool Plan
Wisconsin dairy officials plan a national milk cooperative to replace the broken National Farmers Holiday association. President Singler blamed Milo Reno for the Holiday collapse and outlined cross state support from Illinois Michigan Wisconsin Minnesota Iowa New York Pennsylvania.
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Appleton
Wis
Walter M. Singler
Wisconsin
National Farmers Holiday Association
Singler
Shipcton
Here
Milo Reno
National Milk Co-Operative
Illinois
Michigan
Minnesota
Iowa
South Dale
New York
Pennsylvania
Derflinger Named Executive Head of Clinton Banks
L J Derflinger, until yesterday VP and cashier at Cedar Rapids Savings Bank, is named executive vice president and cashier of Clinton National Bank and Clinton Savings Bank. The two banks will operate under a common administration, with Derflinger taking charge next Tuesday. Since joining Cedar Rapids Savings twenty five years ago and serving as cashier since 1920, he has been active in the Clearing House association and local civic work. The Derflinger home at 352 Garden Drive SE will be maintained and Mrs Derflinger will remain.
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L. J. Derflinger
Cedar Rapids Savings Bank ‘and Trust Company
Clinton National Bank
Clinton Savings Bank
River City
Derflinger
Clinton
Cedar Rapids Savings Bank
Clearing House Association
Garden Drive
Glass bill on banking reform moves to Senate
Washington says reform of the federal reserve and private banking faces a conflict between Rockefeller and Morgan interests. The Glass banking reform bill, in the works since 1930, would provide partial deposit insurance and target questionable banking practices. Senator Carter Glass announced the bill would be reported to the Senate and action sought soon, amid clashes over private bank control.
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Washington
Federal
Reserve
Sena Banking and
Senate
House
Rockefeller- Morgan
Carter Glass
Dem
Winthrop W. Aldrich
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Chase National Bank
Morgan and Company
Mr. Roosevelt
Secret bootleggers den widens New York murder mystery
Police report a hidden subterranean chamber at 59 Allen Street adjacent to Edward Ridley’s office. The eight by eighteen foot room, used as a liquor drop, was concealed behind a tin wall painted like brick. Weinstein allegedly aided bootleggers, while Ridley knew nothing, and detectives continue watch on the entire premises.
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New York
Edward A. Ridley
Lee Weinstein
Ridley
Weinstein
Millonaire
Allen Street
Roosevelt seeks sales tax to fund 3.3 billion public works plan
President Roosevelt's advisory group backs a re employment tax on industry sales to raise 220 million annually for the 3.3 billion construction program. The plan aims to finance interest and an amortization fund for new jobs, with debate over long term bonds or short term borrowings. Officials say labor leaders have not strongly opposed, and manufacturers and railway labor executives have expressed general approval. Conferees also reach accord on the Tennessee Valley Muscle Shoals bill to put workers to immediate work, sending it to the White House for signing.
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Washington
Capitol
Roosevelt
Congress
Donald Richberg
The
Association of Railway Labor Execcutives
Wagner
New York
National Association of Manufaccturers
O. Max ‘Gardner
North Carolina
United States
Harrison
Senate Finance Committee
Doughton
House Ways and Means Committee
North Carolinan
Ways and Means
Ragan
Arkanesas
White House
Tennessee Valley Development
Muscle Shoals
Ala
Dartmouth To Serve Beer In Campus Cafe
Dartmouth plans to serve beer in the Commons cafeteria and grill for the first time since the college’s founding. President Ernest Martin Hopkins says the move aims to remove the romance of off campus drinking and keep students on campus.
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Dartmouth
Hanover
N. H
College
Ernest Maretin Hopkins
the Commons
Cleveland Gangs Bomb Barber Shops
Cleveland police ordered rest organizers of a protective organization connected to barber shops after bombing two barber shops and an attempted dynamiting of a third. The report notes recent trouble involving barbers and a suspected gang presence linked to the city’s security group.
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Cleveland
A.“Protective” Organization
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