Germany Italy Sign 10 Year Military Pact
Berlin reports Germany and Italy signed a 10 year military alliance without obituaries and proclaimed themselves makers of Europe's unwritten history. Japan approved the pact joining von Ribbentrop and Count Galeazzo Ciano in a formal ceremony at the new chancellery.
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Germany
Italy
Berlin
Europe
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Japan
Adolf Hitler
von Ribbentrop
Galeazzo Ciano
Ribbentrop
Count Ciano
Russia stands firm on closer pact in Geneva talks
In Geneva on May 22 Soviet Russia insisted on a closer alliance than Britain proposed to join the British French front. British Foreign Secretary Viscount Halifax planned a three point plan for cabinet as talks continue with Ivan Maisky and Georges Bonnet. Maisky rejected lesser terms, reiterating demand for a full pact.
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Geneva
Russia
Britain
Viscount Halifax
London
Lord Halifax
Ivan Maisky
Georges Bonnet
Council
League of Nations
Maisky
Bonnet
Moscow
Chamberlain
Polish Nazi tension bases in Free City
Reports from Warsaw say Danzig officials promised protection for Polish customs inspectors after a crowd attacked Kalthof station. The Danzig senate seeks apologies and damages for a Nazi veteran killed by a Polish official’s chauffeur. A British mission is to arrive in Warsaw to discuss possible military support under Britain’s pledge to Poland.
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Danzig
Kalthof
Free City
Germany
Berlin
Warsaw
Britain
Danzig Shooting Sparks Polish German Tensions
In Danzig the fatal shooting of German butcher Gustav Gruebner at Kalthof frontier post fuels fears of a broader Poland Germany clash over the disputed territory. Nazi demonstrations fade as Polish authorities resume posts at Kalthof and Pieckel. Berlin awaits reply to the incident.
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Danzig
INS
Germany
Poland
Gustav Gruebner
Berlin
Gruebner
Kalthof
Pieckel
Kennedy advice to English tailors sparks blarney remark
U. S. Ambassador Joseph P. Kennedy urged English tailors to lower waistlines and shorten socks and shirts at a luncheon of the American Chamber of Commerce in London. A spokesmen dismissed the suggestion as “another little bit of blarney” while Kennedy noted Americans would like English socks if available without flaws.
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London
U. S
Joseph P. Kennedy
Kennedy
American Chamber of Commerce
Man Goes Gunning For King in Toronto
An elderly man in Toronto attempted to fire an ancient blunderbuss at King George VI during his visit. Royal Canadian Mounted Police detained him briefly along the royal route before releasing him, unable to identify the suspect.
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Toronto
Ont
INS
George VI
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Nestor
Supreme Court rules gold clause bonds payable in dollars
The high court, in a 5 to 4 decision, holds that holders of multi currency bonds must accept dollar payments and cannot claim 69 percent gains from gold devaluation. The ruling affects about 21.6 million dollars of St. Louis Southwestern bonds and 8 million dollars of Bethlehem Steel notes, with Hugo Black delivering the majority opinion.
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Washington
INS
Supreme Court
New Deal
Hughes
McReynolds
Butler
Stone
Hugo Black
Women face end of town administration in Friendly
In Friendly Ohio on May 22 1934 Mayor Stella Eddy and the city’s all woman administration faced possible loss of office as men prepare to take over after June 6 elections. John Fisher leads Citizens ticket for mayor with John Haught opponent. reelections only for Elgie Rustemeyer and Gladys Knowlton.
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Friendly
Allwoman
Ohio River
Stella Eddy
John Fisher
Community Party
John Haught
Elgie Rustemeyer
Gladys Knowlton
Mrs. Eddy
Quintuplets Meet King and Queen in Toronto Visit
The Dionne quintuplets in bright dresses met King George VI and Queen Elizabeth in a private audience at Ontario's legislative chamber. The five girls curtsied, autographs and photos were exchanged, and the royal visit lasted 19 minutes as parents Mr. and Mrs. Oliva Dionne and Dr. Allan Roy Dafoe observed.
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Toronto
Dionne Quintuplets
Ontario
Quintland
George
Elizabeth
Queen Oo
Poner
Oliva Dionne
Allan Roy Dafoe
Ex Aides May Turn Against Manton at Trial
Former U S circuit court judge Martin T Manton faces trial amid signs co defendants Fallon Davis and Lotsch may testify for the government. Fallon and Davis pleaded guilty while Lotsch had already pleaded. Manton and insurer George Spector stand alone in denying the charges as jurors are questioned on accomplice testimony.
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New York
Martin T. Manton
U. S
William J. Fallon
Manton
Forrest W. Davis
John L. Lotsch
Brooklyn
George Spector
W. Calvin Chestnut
Maryland
Hughes
Vile attack on Roosevelt spurs Senate hearing accusations
May 22 AP report on Dudley Gilbert accused by Dies of starting a whispering campaign against President and Mrs Roosevelt. Gilbert defended seeking inquiry into vile letters to James Campbell of Owensboro Kentucky. Campbell testified the attacks targeted a race and he sent weekly reports on a supposed revolutionary group. Republican chair John D. M. Hamilton denied knowledge of Campbell’s activities.
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Washington
Dudley P. Gilbert
Angel
Dies
D. Tex
House Committee On un-American Activities Today
South
Roosevelt
Gilbert
James E. Campbell
Owensboro
Dixie
John D. M. Hamilton
Republican National Committee
Campbell
National Committee
Forward Revolution
New York
Jobless Pay Claims Seen Settled by Blanket WV Ruling
Unemployed West Virginia miners likely to receive jobless pay after Appalachian wage talks. About 18,000 of 20,000 appeals may be covered by a general decision, as three groups dispute whether shutdowns were lockouts or strikes. The review board moves to a blanket ruling on appeals arising after April 1.
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West Virginia
Ralph M. Hiner
Review Board
United Mine Workers
West Virginia Coal Association
Unemployment Compensation Department
Hiner
Eyes in Air to Aid State Police Work
State police approve an airborne transmitter to match trooper radio wavelengths. Lieut. Hubert Stark tabulated bids for the transmitter to be installed in the state airplane already with a receiver. The aircraft will enable blanket communications and assist forest fire prevention by directing rapid response to new fires.
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Hubert Stark
Harlan Coal Mines Sign UMW Contract in Guard Zone
The Harlan-Wallins Coal corporation at Verda reached a union shop contract with the United Mine Workers. The agreement protects workers on duty and those unused, with operations to resume fully across four mines. Guards had arrived last week to restore order as tensions rose in Harlan County.
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Harlan, Ky
Harlan County
National Guardsmen
United Mine Workers Today
R. H. Cornett
Harlan-Wallins Coal Corporation
Verda
Union
24 000 Men Idle In Auto Strike
Detroit May 22 A CIO UAW strike left about 24000 workers idle as five Briggs plants in Detroit and one in each nearby Hamtramck and Highland Park halted operations after failed contract talks. Federal mediator James F Dewey slated to arrive to assist.
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Detroit
United Automobile Workers
Briggs Manufacturing Company
R. J. Thomas
Cio-Uaw
James F. Dewey
Emil Mazey
Briggs
Uaw-Cio
Hamtramck
Highland Park
Roosevelt Defends New Deal as Critics Labeled Radicals
President Roosevelt denounces critics of his economic program as radicals and vows no retreat from administration principles. He warns of higher business taxes if so called deterrent taxes are repealed while stressing balanced budgets and maintaining consumer purchasing power to boost production and employment. Kansas City tale ends with Tom Pendergast jailed for income tax fraud and fines, as the boss listens stoically to the verdict.
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Washington
Roosevelt
National Forum
Kansas City
INS
Tom J. Pendergast
Pendergast
Ives
Eee
Congress
30-Ounce Baby Survives 11th Day In Incubator
In New York at Knickerbocker Hospital Baby Chigliotti born May 11 by Caesarean section weighed 30 ounces nine inches long. On her 11th day she remains under constant medical care, fed by eye dropper, in a special incubator. If she survives experts call it a miracle of modern science.
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New York
Chigliotti
Knickerbocker Hospital
Charles E. Renny
Too Perfect Married Life Ends in Divorce
Chicago May 22. Married life was too perfect for Harry Bobinsky a wealthy furrier. Mrs Sara Bobinsky says he will pay 10000 in property and leave home and children to escape perfection. She describes a flawless life with ideal meals and behavior. The judge granted a divorce decree amid the unusual claim of excessive domestic bliss.
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Chicago
INS
Harry Bobinsky
Sara Bobinsky
Bobinsky
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