F D R Starts Talking With Japan Envoys
President Roosevelt opened talks with Japanese envoys as he named Rep Sam D McReynolds to the London delegation and received Hiram Johnson’s declination. The White House discussed Manchukuo and nonrecognition doctrine while plans for economic talks with Hull were outlined.
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Roosevelt
Sam D. McReynolds
Tennessee
Hiram W. Johnson
California
White House
Benny L
Hoover
Ote Gipomagy
Manchuria
Manchukuo
United States
Far’ East
Japan
Geneva
Stimson
Senate Clears Western Judge Harold Lowderback
Washington May 24. After nine days of Senate trial federal judge Harold Lowderback of Northern California was vindicated on five House charges that he irregularly handled receivership cases. Only one charge reached a guilty verdict, with 34 not guilty and a two thirds majority not met for conviction. Six Republicans and 28 Democrats plus Henrik Shipstead voted to sustain the House, while 22 Republicans and 12 Democrats acquitted. The charges covered appointment of receivers and attorneys and the fees allowed by the judge.
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Washington
Senate
Harold Lowderback
Henrik
Shipstead
Minnesota
Farmer- Laborer
AU Une
Fudge
Pillie Willis by Robert Quilien
Fragmentary note presents a playful line about being polite to grown-up company and staying at home at night as a warning about taxes. The text is incomplete and reads like a literary fragment without full context or clear events or named entities beyond Pillie Willis and Robert Quilien.
Favorable Business Reports of the Day
Northern Pacific and Great Northern railways plan more than 15 million dollars in annual maintenance. Northern Pacific budget 5 875 000 up slightly from 1922. Great Northern near last year’s 7 771 027. Furniture industry April bookings beat March for first time in years, as reported by Seldman and Seleran. New York Central and Pennsylvania lines note weekly carload gains through May 20 vs prior week and year. St Louis terminal 1900 cars. Missouri Pacific 18 48. St Louis San Francisco 41 206. International Great Northern 6 149. Missouri Kansas Texas 8 140. Gull Cons Lines 3 472. Burlington 18 419.
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Lake
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San Francisco
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Burlington
Union Life Co Records Taken in Capitol Move
A late night conference settled to move the records and workroom furniture of the defunct Union National Life Insurance to the Ohio state capitol in Columbus. Auditor Sims reserved the right to reclaim the records for Charleston, while Ohio officials pledged protection for West Virginia policyholders if liquidation occurs.
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Ohio State Department of Insurance
Serge
Ohio
Union National Life Insurance Company
Columbus
Simm
Charleston
Ohio Blo
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Pipers
Union
Kanawha Street
George B. McCann
Dayton
Onlo
Two Women Wounded in Broadway Gang Battle
In New York gunfire from a gangster automobile wounded two women on upper Broadway. Irene Savage, 24, suffered a bullet wound to the leg and was taken to Roosevelt Hospital. Authorities described the attack as a clash between rival gangs as they collided with a third car after the shootout.
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New York
Upper Broadway
Irene Savage
Medical Convention Ends With Banquet and Dance
The sixty sixth annual West Virginia State Medical Association convention concluded with a banquet and dance at the Daniel Boone Hotel. Dr James S Klumpp of Huntington acted as toastmaster as humor from General J Trudy Slits entertained. Dr R G Leland of Chicago warned against a Soviet style plan for medical organization. The conference runs into preparations for the White House child health conference starting Monday.
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Bpreabes
Daniel Boonehof
J. Trudy
Rumoriss
Ghent
James S. Klumpp
jEanhasion
White House
R. G. Leland
Chisega
Bureau of Medical Economics
American Medical Association
Association
Leland
United States
Lelandi
Mooney Found Not Guilty in Nelson Bombing Case
In San Francisco Tom Mooney was acquitted of murdering Arthur Nelson, part of the 1916 bomb attack that killed ten. He remains jailed for the murder of George Lawlor and faces possible pardons or U.S. Supreme Court appeal. He vowed to seek a pardon and contended evidence was insufficient to keep him in prison.
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Tom Mooney
Arthur Nelson
Mooney
George Lawlor
United States Supreme Court
San Quentin
Pridon
Euperia
Louis H. Ward
Whitlam W. Murphy
Murphy
Ward
United States
Moonty
Nelson
Smategy
Mingo County Office To Be Discontinued
The post office department announced the discontinuance of the Cragland post office in Mingo county West Virginia effective May 31. The community will be served by the nearby Kermit post office.
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Mingo County
Shington
Postolie Department
Cragland
Kermit
Housewife Faces Higher Shopping Costs Across Nation
A United Press survey shows American housewives must spend more on groceries and goods as inflation spreads. Meats, flour, clothing, shoes, and furniture show price shifts with regional variations. Highlights include May price comparisons for Round steak, sirloin, pork chops, butter, milk, and bread across Chicago, New York, Boston, and Kansas City, with several items rising and others fluctuating.
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Uhired Press
United Press
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York
Finur
Uitter
Boston
Bus Haven
Kansas City
Chinese Ready To Defend City
Grim faced Chinese troops near Peiping hold the line as Japanese columns push toward the ancient capital. Artillery and trench fighting rage along Pai-Ho near Ligng Go-Chuang and Wu Chia-Chuang while Nanking regulars 40th division and Sung Cheh Yuan's 98th route army resist the assault.
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United’ Press
Peiping
Tokyo
Pai-Ho
Ligng- Go-Chuang
Tungchow
Wu Chia-Chuang
Gem
Fang Ping-Heuan
Nanking
Sung Cheh-Yuan
Tientsha
The Daily Washington Merry-Go-Round Editorial Plug
A promotional blurb invites readers to follow The Daily Washington Merry-Go-Round on the editorial page for the sharpest stories about political and social happenings in Washington. It emphasizes insights into the lives of lawmakers and officials amid a dynamic national scene.
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Washington
Daily Washington Merry-Go-Round
Democrats Move Toward Compromise on Utility Tax Rates
Democratic leaders in the house planned a closed caucus to iron out internal differences over a 14 million dollar rescue plan. A compromise report from house and senate conferees was expected today, with a decision on whether to accept the middle ground for utility tax rates affecting business, home, utilities, personal incomes, and amusements. The conferees had worked all day and were deadlocked for five weeks, with restrictions on returning to the house lifted yesterday as talks neared a release to page B.
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House
Senate
Businsse
Elease Fen
Mitchell Testimony Recounts Request for Reimbursement
In New York May 234, two years after Mitchell lent stock to his wife Gerard Swope testified in federal court as a former banker. Swope, GE president and director of National City Bank and National City Company, described Mitchell’s March 1982 appearance before directors seeking reimbursement. He said Mitchell bought 28300 shares for the company in October 1928 and asked the company to hold him harmless, but did not specify repayment terms.
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Charles E. Mitchell
Gerard Swope
National City Company
Swope
General Electric Company
National City Bank
Mitchel
Mitchell
George 4
Medalie
Whitney
Morgan House
Philadelphia
Drexel and Company
Toomax George Whitney
Alleghany Corporation
Tas
Woodin
Borah
R. Ido
Idaho
Ferdinand Pecora
Desring
Pecora
Os Adams
Charles F. Adams
Administration Pushes Repeal
Washington May 4 The Roosevelt administration backs repeal as Postmaster General Farley warns that unless the Eighteenth Amendment is repealed all income tax payers would hand 8 to 20 percent of earnings to the government this year. He cites a plan to raise rates under a pending public works bill affecting 4 to 6 million taxpayers.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Farley
White House
FaMey'e
Cama
Democratic National Committee
Public Works Industrial Central
Morgan Friends List Reveals Leaders in Nation's Life
Railways urged tax relief before the state board of public works as they seek lower valuations. Representing Chesapeake and Ohio and other lines, officials argued that high assessments and low business due to competition reduce income, calling for substantial reductions to align with weakened revenue.
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Telegraph
Businex Lormoorroy
Willams
T. Willams
Railway Xpress Agency
John ©. Dice
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
Nicholas, Fayette and Greenbrier
B. E. Arnold
Virginian Railway
Virginian and Western Railroad
T. Hy, Worrall
Pennsylvanua Railroad
Carters
Gooch Vaughan
Norfolk and Western
LeRoy Allebach
Kanawha
Michigan
New York
West Point Cadet Found in Woods
Cadet Joon Conner, 20, missing from the United States Military Academy since Monday, was found wandering on the academy reservation near the Hudson River. He suffered exposure but was in good health overall and taken to the cadet hospital. Beret Jesse Roberts located the cadet after three days in the open with little food water and sleep.
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Conner
United States Military Academy
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Cade
Hostal
Beret
Jesse Roberts
Service
Hudson River
Delegates Refuse To Kill Bachelors Tax
Delegates reject a motion to pass a bill taxing bachelors over 27 years old five dollars a year while supporting Smith and his proposal as perhaps acceptable to the house. Delegate Ben Rutener, a bachelor, opposed it as another tax bill.
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Wirt
House of Delegates
Ben. Rutener
Wood
Industry Hops as U S Factory Activity Rises in April
The Federal Reserve Board reports a sizable April rise in industrial activity with a 16.3 percent rebound from the prior low and a 21.6 percent surge from March. Steel mills show strongest gains while auto demand and miscellaneous buyers lift output. textile, coal, and petroleum show varied trends as employment and payrolls rise moderately. Construction contracts from F W Dodge hold steady then advance in early May.
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Washington
United States
Puy
Federal Reserve Board
Dncreasen
F. W. Dodge
Railway Unions Stand Firm Against Wage Cuts in Talk
CHICAGO May 24 Rail unions met efforts to cut wages with a bristling response. A F Whitney chairman of the Railway Labor Executives association warned, We will tie up this entire country before we will accept one penny cut in wages. He doubted roads would issue notices by June 1 as per contracts. The unions warned against further deflationary moves and said they were down to bed rock.
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A. F. Whitney
Railway Labor Executives Association
Washington
Whitney
Con
Bed Rock
Mathematicians Turn Bridge Into Science at Pittsburgh
In Pittsburgh on May 24, Professor Taylor of the University of Pittsburgh and post graduate students Lillian Goldstein and Eva Jane Gulliath plan to elevate contract bridge from pastime to science. They aim to map card combinations and use arithmetic to guide play, suggesting potential revisions to established value tables and exploring the vast combinatorial possibilities of 52 cards.
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Pittsburgh
Taylor
University of Pittsburgh
Ho Ie
Lillian Goldstein
Eva Jane Gulliith
Efflents
Pitt
Names on Morgan preferred stock list cited by senate panel
Senate inquiry transcript cites William H Woodin and William Gibbs McAdoo among the favored customers of J P Morgan and Co. None held office when stock was sold. The proceedings disclose tax payments and collateralized loans, with added remarks from Senator Borah urging Woodin’s possible resignation while noting profits by Whitney.
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Senate
3. P. Morgan and Company
William H. Woodin
William Gibbs McAdog
Charles Francis Adams
Owen J. Roberts
John R. Nutt
John J. Raskoh
Newton D. Baker
Morgan Company
J. P. Morgen
England
Great Britain
Morgan
Sre Gome
Jane
Whitney
Morgan Partners
Will Goes to Capital To See Morgan Show
Washington dispatch reports Will travels to the capital to observe the Morgan Follies. The piece describes him as a pleasant witness and notes the ongoing debate over a preferred list. The dialogue hints at political tension and the contrast between contenders and the edge of prosecution.
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Capital
Morgan
Washington
Morgan Follies
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