Hitler Asks Britain If Nations Planning Another Stresa Front
London reports that Hitler has directly pressed Britain to state whether European powers intend to restore the Stresa front against Germany. He seeks Britain’s stance on sanctions against Italy, the Arab East crisis, and Czechoslovakia’s position amid its Russo alliance, as he deliberates Germany’s next moves.
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France
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Russia
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Far East
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League of Nations
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Mussolin
Ethiopia
Fuehrers
Rhineland
Mussoliff
Bachmann Claims Borah Delegates From West Virginia
Carli G. Bachmann former U S representative and Borah campaign manager says 23 West Virginia delegates will back Borah at the Republican national convention. He notes Pennsylvania signers indicated support for Borah as the popular choice and would back him in Cleveland.
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Carli G. Bachmann
U. S
Washington
William E. Borah
Nia
West Virginia
Borah
Republican Nation
Tennsylvania
Philadelphia
Boraha
Choise
Cleveland
Guffey Ruling Awaited Today
News briefs report awaiting Supreme Court action on Guffey case involving New Deal laws, PWA hydroelectric projects, and potential impacts on price fixing, regulatory changes, and hours in the soft coal industry amid a recess and possible deferment of decision.
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Awa
New Deal Lawsmaide
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Aril
Mitterpal
Supreme Court
PWA
Joan Tet
Jouger
Escaped Convict Beavers Each Jumps From Cover
In McAlester Oklahoma on May 1 a highly trained tracking dog and posse pursued Claude Beavers, a ringleader of an escape from Oklahoma's penitentiary. Beavers, one of three prisoners still at large, fled into thick brush after a sharp chase, prompting renewed manhunt efforts and the use of a muzzle on the dog in hopes of restraining it amid the rugged hunt through the mountains.
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Oklo
Uly
Claude Beavers
Friar Clayton
Oklahoma
Seavers
Qld
Boston
Roy Kenny
Hastings Attacks FDR Figures Over Economic Claims
Senator Hastings assailed President Roosevelt's fiscal estimates and economic theories, accusing the chief executive of a deliberate effort to confuse and mislead. He called Republican charges that New Deal and federal agencies run propaganda at public expense part of a broader political fight amid upcoming conventions and delegate selections.
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Hastings
Roosevelt
New Deal
New
Cerdanisi
Cleveland
Philacerphia
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Hiltle
Tabor Renews Jobs Appeal to Boost Employment
The American Federation of Labor renews a joint appeal to government and business for cooperation to accelerate reemployment. The survey notes that while business recovery nears 72 percent, unemployment lags, with about 2.85 million jobless still unback at work across all industries.
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American Federation of Labor
Co Perporalios
Fire Federation
Ite Federation
Anniva
Uut
Supreme Court
Industri
Sermon on Christ's Passion at Mabscot Revival
Rev. JL Fineout of Mabscot's First Baptist preached on the soul's eternity from Genesis and Luke texts at the Charleston Gospel Center revival. He argued the soul is a divine creation by God, eternal and distinct from the body, with salvation through Christ. He urged faith as essential and noted the resurrection and afterlife.
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First Baptist Church
Mabscot
Charles Ton Gospel Center Tabernacle
Glenwood Presbyterian Church
West Washington
B Streets
Hindenburg Battles Strong Jail Bombed Winds in Palestine
New York May 1 The Hindenburg faced heavy winds on its Atlantic crossing and diverted south to avoid storms before expected arrival at Lakehurst New Jersey. The airship carried seven Americans and other passengers from Frankfurt, Germany. Dr Eckener said work kept him home and denied rift with the Nazi regime. Passengers listed include Kenneth Banta and others from New York and Denver.
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Azar
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Hy Eekenon
Lehman
el E Eckener
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Iia
Kenneth Banta
Einar
Beyer
Seattie
Gardner Cawles
Peg Manes
Bart Ethel Manfred
New Garde
Venry Mann
Fred Winter
Denver
Jersey Primary Holds Interest In New Jersey Election
The primary amid a large field of candidates features Gov. Allen. Landon and Roosevelt hold key positions. Voter activity focuses on party lines, with delegates pledged at the state convention and a tense battle over preferred candidates. The Bolivian situation and regional conflicts loom in international context as party leaders weigh strategies.
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Pete
Landon
New Tersey
Wales
Patign
Adda
Newark
Repubbioner
New
Roosevelt
Jan Jersey
Denice Veade
Eras Blague
Yayer
Dersay City
Henry Bree Ieidge
Mystery Plane Sought in Sky Near New York
Reported May 17 describes a mystery aircraft pursued by Canadian and U S authorities after an unidentified two seater biplane allegedly escaped from LaGuardia. A journalist or observer named Kafka attempted to question the pilot before losing grip and falling. investigators caution on the taxi’s simultaneous arrival and rapid disappearance.
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New York
Olle Kafka
Probeas
Aviation
Kafka
Air Mali
Piesint
Elf
Whal
Polite
Italians Execute Ethiopian Giant
Addis Ababa reports that a seven foot Ethiopian native, once an envoy to Haile Selassie, was executed on orders linked to the British security tribunal. Corriere d'Ethiopia and other correspondents were expelled, amid Italian claims of espionage and anti Italian activities.
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USI
Pietro Badoglio
Pasest
Ethiopia
Holle Selassie
Malian Mills
Wibunal
For m
Tg Ledge
Six Lepers Rampage Across Islands Killing Seven
Manila reports lepers from Culigna land colony escape by boat and terrorize Palawan and nearby islands. They kill four fishermen and three others on Kalumpang while robbing Chinese stores. The group travels about 40 miles to Palawan, among a 3000‑plus segregated community on Culion island.
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Palawat
Culignaland
Tepres
Kalumpang
Palawan
Culion Island
Mar Nila
Noted Zionist Founder Dies
Dr Nahum Sokolow a founder and longtime Zionist leader dies in London at 74. Known as the ambassador of Zionism he shaped support for a Jewish homeland, serving as a vice president of the world Zionist organization. His death comes as tensions rise in Palestine with conflicts between Arabs and Jewish settlers.
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Nahum Sokulow
World Zionist Movement
Koswa
Br. Sokolow
Palestine
Hts
World Zionist Organization
Sokerow
Theodore Horst
Palentine
Britain
Nazi Germany
Holy Land
Sokolow
Argentine
Tax Bill Compromise Talks Intensify In Senate
In Washington, Senate finance leaders push to resolve tax bill dispute as cabinet members weigh whether to retain a flat corporate tax with a surtax on undistributed profits or revert to higher rates. Debate centers on holding company taxes and the balance of personal versus corporate levies ahead of adjournment.
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Senate Finance Committee
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Treasury
Ecormittee
Finance Committee
House
Fiat
Ich
Former Illinois Governor Len Small Dies in Hospital
Former Illinois governor Len Small, who led the state from 1921 to 1929, died suddenly at St Marys Hospital in Kankakee after a minor operation. He was 73, had been recovering at the hospital for a week, and was chatting with his two sons Leslie and Budd when the embolism caused a fatal blood clot. He had recently lost the Republican nomination to Wayland Brooks and was reportedly content with some aspects of the election.
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Len Small
Mlinois
St. Mary's Hospital
Leslie
Budd
Kanka
Small
Wayland Brooks
Chicago
Arctic Dictator Placed on Trial in Wrangel Island Case
Moscow report details the trial of Wrangel Island figures charged with starving Eskimos and murder during a 1934 polar expedition. Prosecutor Vyshinsky outlines a detention camp regime and forced dog-sled labor, with Semenchuk, Startsev, and other station staff named in the proceedings.
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Wrangel Island
Soviet Arctic
Supreme Court
A. 3. Vyshinsky
K. B. Semenchuk
Wrangel Polar Station
S. PB. Startsev
Semenchuk
Barren Point
Wulfsoh
Thentoring Party
Tia Su
Townsend Caravan Arrives In Capital With Petitions
A 43-person caravan with three truckloads of petitions from Los Angeles arrived in Washington to urge Congress to enact the Townsend old age pension plan. Dr Townsend will attend a ceremony at the Grant Monument and testify before a House subcommittee next week as lawmakers anticipate a slow June adjournment.
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Congress
Los Angeles
Dbi
Francis E. Townsend
Grant Monument
Capitol Hit
Townsend
House
Gavagan
McGrath
Senate
Sell
Bell
Robert E. Clements
Dr. Townsend
Cheridan Downey
Kramer
Calif
White
Idalo
Smith
Wash
Turnpike protest turns violent at Cob Li rally
Police report clash as demonstrators confront officers near Cob Li during a regional rail protest. Officials say several arrests were made amid teargas and blocked intersections. Local organizers condemn violence and call for de escalations.
25 Persons Rescued From Sinking Boat Near Delaware Bay
The S. K. Parks sank in 19 feet of water off Fortescue New Jersey two miles from shore. One man drowned, another missing, more than 24 rescued from a Philadelphia fishing party. Florence and three other boats aided, with ten treated by physicians aboard.
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S. K. Parks
Delaware Bay
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Philadelphia
Downs
Florence
Robert Owens
Neie Deckhand
Parks
Ihe
Elsa Rigzin
Weele
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