Roosevelt faces world in London conference push
The article portrays President Roosevelt linking the London economic conference to a larger fight for global peace and disarmament. It notes his push against European armament growth, the involvement of 54 nations, and the risk of war if coordination fails. It highlights reactions from Germany and Russia and frames Roosevelt as stepping onto a world stage with a bold leadership agenda.
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Washington
London
Roosevelt
United States
Me Roosevelt
Germany
Hitler
Reichstag
Russia
Plan Hail ed As Inspiration By MacDonald
Washington officials weighed Roosevelt's direct message to Moscow as a step toward de facto recognition of Soviet Russia. Sen Borah and Rep Rainey voiced interpretations linking the move to recognition while Robinson of Arkansas urged caution. The message, sent to President Kalinin, marks the first direct American presidential contact since 1918.
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Michail Kalinin
All Union Central Executive Committee
Moscow
Russia
Washington
Soviet
Senate
Robinson
Arkansas
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Borah
Rep
Idaho
Foreign Relations Committee
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Soviet Russia
Rainey Long
United States
Wilson
Jacob Sverdhoff
Germany
Lloyd George backs German disarmament claim at Liberal meeting
Former British premier David Lloyd George urged that Germany be allowed arms equality with other powers. He criticized Lord Hailsham for threatening sanctions and said the Versailles disarmament clause was not fulfilled by the Allies, who instead expanded armaments.
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Scarborough
Eng
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Germany
David Lloyd George
Britain
Lloyd George
Lord Hailsham
Women's National Liberal Federation
Minnesota Moratorium Law Ruled Unconstitutional
A Minnesota district court judge ruled that the mortgage moratorium law violates both the U S and Minnesota constitutions. In the first test case Judge Arthur Selver held the act deprives persons of property without due process impairs contracts and constitutes special legislation.
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Minneapolis
Minnesota
United States
Arthur Selver
Masks Behind Smiles In Everyday Life
In a reflective piece from 1933, the author contemplates how people wear masks of happiness to hide distress. A Japanese cook example illustrates facial change, suggesting masks can become habitual and shape identity. The essay weighs two theories of mask wearing and questions which self is real.
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Afcadio Hearn
Japan
Hearn
Mark Twain
Acheson Confirmed as Treasury Undersecretary
The Senate confirmed Dean C. Acheson of Maryland as undersecretary of the treasury on Tuesday, despite opposition from Senator Couzens of Michigan.
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Washington
Dean C. Acheson
Maryland
the Treasury
Senate
Couzens
Rep
Mich
Italians prep for transatlantic seaplane flight to Chicago
One hundred Italian airmen near Orbetello enter three weeks of seclusion at the airport to focus on the Atlantic hop commanded by Gen. Italo Balbo. The plan includes practice flights over Lake Orbetello and trials toward Labrador and Lake Michigan with British trawlers and submarines designated to aid in distress along the North Atlantic route.
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Mercury Reaches 84 as Cedar Rapids Marks New High
After a night of spring showers and light hail Cedar Rapids tied and then surpassed earlier readings with a 2:30 pm high of 84 degrees. The 1 pm reading stood at 83 while overnight temperatures ranged from 54 to 64 with generally fair skies and no reported damage.
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Mercury
Mortgage Aid Law Upheld By Judge Clark In Iowa
Judge Atherton B. Clark ruled Iowa House File 193 mortgage moratorium act constitutional in a foreclosure case between H. N. Woodward and R. E. Niemeier. The ruling cites emergency conditions statewide and the act would grant continuances until March 1 1935 if the debtor pays rent.
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Iowa
Atherton B. Clark
H. N. Woodward
R. E. Niemeier
Clark
Wiggin Quits Chase Board With 34 Directors
New York report states Albert H. Wiggin resigns as director of Chase National Bank. Stockholders approve reducing directors from seventy two to not more than thirty six. Wiggin served since 1904. Thirty four other directors resign. one vacancy due to a director’s death.
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INS
Albert H. Wiggin
Chase National Bank
Winthrop W. Aldrich
Wiggin
Chase Bank
Tuesday's Major League Results Summary
Major League results show wins by Boston Cincinnati Philadelphia Pittsburgh New York Chicago and others with varied scoring totals. Key pitchers and batters include Betts Hargrave Derringer Benton Quinn Manion Moore Hansen Liska Davis Swift Padden Hubbell Mancuso Malone Tinning Bush Hartnett Clark Beck Benge Lopez Outen Hallahan Dean J Wilson Hadley Ruel Shea Brown Kline Ferrell Bean Connally Craghead Brown Marder Stewart Burke Weaver Russell McAfee Crowder Sewell.
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Bean
Connally
Craghead
Brown
Marder
Spencer
Stewart
Burke
Weaver
Russell
McAfee
Crowder
Sewell
Hull Pittman And Cox Named To World Parley
President Roosevelt announced American delegates to the world economic conference with Secretary of State Hull as head and Senator Pittman chairing the Senate foreign relations committee alongside former Ohio Governor James M. Cox.
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Pittman
Cox
Washington
Roosevelt
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
James M. Cox
Ohio
Post Office Reports April Receipts Rise Over March
The Post Office Department said daily average postal receipts in April rose 2.02 percent from March, the first gain since the onset of the depression, signaling an improvement in business activity.
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Washington
Post Office Department
Department
Governors Orders Prevailing Wage For R F C Work
Des Moines Iowa Governor Clyde Herring authorized payment of prevailing wage rates in counties for labor financed by the Reconstruction Finance Corporation after a meeting with J C Lewis and other Iowa labor representatives. The governor advised county committees to pay the same rates as in the local communities with some relief pay as low as 15 to 20 cents an hour in relief work.
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DES Moines
Iowa
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Clyde Herring
J. C. Lewis
State Federation of Labor
E. H. Mulock
State Emergency Relief Committee
Lewis
Undernourished Children Plea to Fund Health Camp
Undernourished and underprivileged boys and girls appeal to the public to support Camp Good Health this summer. They describe hunger, lack of sun baths, and smoky air at home, asking Mr and Mrs Public to provide milk, fresh air, and a chance to attend the camp. The appeal notes donations from Dr. Gertrude Brocksmit Florence Senger and others.
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Sissy
Cedar Rapids Auto Toll This Year
Inland traffic toll in Cedar Rapids shows 122 accidents 141 injuries and several fatalities. specifics unclear.
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Iowa farm prices rise but remain below prewar levels
A University of Iowa report shows April farm prices at 52 percent of the 1910 14 normal, up from January and February but still well below last year. Corn prices climbed from 8 to 20 cents per bushel, with Iowa tracking the national trend and expecting continued upward movement.
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Iowa City
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Iowa
George R. Davies
University of Iowa Bureau of Business Research
Davies
Iowa State College
Ames
Riots at Iowa farm sale end with 22 guilty pleas
In Denison Iowa prosecutions over a farm sale riot conclude as ten more defendants plead guilty to contempt of court and resisting service of process. Twelve had pled guilty earlier, one Monday. Sentences include 50 dollar fines and one day in jail with a suspended year in state penitentiary.
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L. P. Gilchrist
Homer A. Fuller
Fuller
Iowa National Guardsmen
W. H. Meyers
Herman C. Blume
Fritz Blume
Carl ‘C. Carlson
Georg Fegebrat
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A. J. Johnson
Charle Speck
Roosevelt Peace Plan Wins Wide World Acceptance
Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald led Britain in endorsing President Roosevelt's disarmament proposal at a Pilgrim Society dinner. Italy unconditionally accepted the plan, and France supported it in Paris. Geneva welcomed it cautiously. Berlin anticipated Roosevelt’s Reichstag speech. Mussolini’s Italy pledged unconditional acceptance.
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Paris
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Berlin
Benito Mussolini
United Press
Glass Bank Reform Passes After Amendment Action
The House Banking Committee on Tuesday amended and approved the Glass-Steagall bank reform bill aimed at separating speculation from banking activities.
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House
Anking Committee
Glassteagall Bank
Means And Whitaker Guilty In Lindbergh Hoax
Gaston B. Means former Justice Department investigator and Norman T. Whitaker attorney were found guilty of conspiring to defraud Mrs. Evalyn Walsh McLean of 35000 in a Lindbergh baby ransom hoax. Jurors deliberated two and a half hours. Each faces up to 10000 fine and two years in jail. Means already serves twelve years in Atlanta federal prison for defrauding McLean of 104000 in the same case.
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Washington
LLP
Gaston B. Means
Department of Justice
Norman T. Whitaker
Evalyn Walsh McLean
Means
Atlanta
McLean
Roosevelt Peace Message Urges Nations to Abolish Aggressive Arms
President Roosevelt appeals to Berlin Tokyo and other capitals to renounce aggression and abolish offensive weapons to avert war. The message calls for nations to limit arms and send no armed forces across frontiers, with emphasis on peace in Europe and the Americas.
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Europe
Wyoming Votes For Dry Repeal Nine To One
Incomplete returns from about half the state show voters favor repeal of the Eighteenth amendment by a nine to one majority. Some 363 delegates favored repeal while 40 favored retention, with county conventions set for May 18 to choose delegates to the state convention in Casper on May 25.
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