Roosevelt royalties and White House writing income analysis
Washington May 24 Authors and insiders discuss Roosevelt family literary earnings. First lady and president's totals from books and magazine work estimate combined income around fifty thousand dollars for the first year. Louis Howe handles business affairs for the Roosevelts.
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Washington
Roosevelt
White House
Hoover
Mr. Coolidge
Louis Howe
Dall
Howe
Weather summary for Southeastern states and Gulf coast
Weather notes indicate fair tonight and Saturday for Alabama and northern Florida with some scattered showers midweek. East Gulf states expect fair conditions followed by clouds and possible showers later in the week. Warmer temperatures are likely at the start of the period.
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East Gulf States
U S Officials Seek to End Toledo Strike
Federal mediators pressed to revive a plan to end Toledo Auto-Lite walkout as riots flare. Guardsmen and rioters clash. two killed, nearly 200 injured. Arson threat looms after a fire in the riot zone. one man arrested. Labor groups push for a general city strike amid stalled negotiations.
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Ralph A. Lind
National Labor Board Today
Auto-Lite
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Automotive Labor Board
Charles P. Taft
Courthouse Square
Lawrence Aubrey
Thomas Meyer
Almot
International Association of Machinists
Electric Auto-Lite Company
National Guard
Verne Silbaugh
Lima
Kenneth Cooner
Heywood Broun
New York
Congress
Broun
Cooper
Memorial Hall
Negroes in Auto Race Lose to Officers on Speedway
The Law overshadowed Johnny Harris and Ike Williams in a speedway race through EF Newton street as Officers Craughon and Hicks joined the chase. Harris led by two lengths before being forced to curb. both drivers were jailed for speeding while their employers retrieved the cars.
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Johnny Harris
Ike Williams
Newton Street
Williams
Harris
Japan Abandons Parity Push Ahead of 1935 Naval Talks
Tokyo signals willingness to drop parity demands with United States and Britain while seeking a higher ratio and theoretical equality. Officials plan preliminary talks on naval limitation, aiming to shape the 1935 conference amid calls for fairer agreements. Local papers urge Japan to retain sovereign defense rights while warning of futile outcomes without changed conditions.
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Associated Press
Tokyo
Japan
United States
Great Britain
Britain
London
Washington
Asahi
Jiji
Hochi
Tsuneyoshi Sakano
Navy Office
America
The
Montgomery Boy Found Hanged On Back Porch
Roger Q. Williams 14 was found hanging from a rope used for a home made trapeze on the back porch. Coroner's physician notes possible death by own action but says strangulation is a possibility. Grandmother Mrs. Evelyn Graves found the body. Williams is survived by his parents Mr. Roger Williams of Clinton Tennessee and Mrs. Williams of Montgomery.
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Montgomery
Roger Q. Williams
Evelyn Graves
Roger @. Williams
Clinton, Tenn
Williams
Inter league All Star Game Set For Polo Grounds
The annual inter league exhibition between American and National Leagues will be staged at the Polo Grounds in New York. The date July 10 was confirmed by a meeting of league presidents and Commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis.
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New York
Polo Grounds
New York Giants
Kenetaw Mountain Landis
Enraged farmer kills three then takes own life
Ramsey May 26 AP en raged farmer Thomas Hayes 69 shot and killed three people including Rosie Harris 17 and her mother Mrs Myrtle Harris 40 then shot William Roberts 60 and killed himself after a struggle with Spires who had come to take Rosie Harris to Vandalia.
Major Dixon to Speak to Large Ashford Crowd Tonight
Major Frank Dixon new deal gubernatorial candidate will address a large crowd at Ashford High School auditorium at eight tonight. He spoke earlier at 3 30 in Geneva and will travel to Dothan for further events and return for radio WHET coverage beginning at eight.
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New Deal
Ashford
O. S&s. Lewis
Houston County
Major Dixon
Geneva
Dothan
Abbeville
Ozark
Enterprise
WHET
Everglades Tract to Be Made Federal Park
The Everglades 2,500 square miles in Florida may become the 25th national park pending President Roosevelt’s signature. If approved the reserve would rank as one of the largest U.S. preserves, protecting rare plants and birds. Land donations are required before creation. The area features towering mangrove forests rising from the Gulf of Mexico, a unique natural buttress noted by the National Parks Service.
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Washington
Tropics
Roosevelt
Florida
Everglades
25Th National Park
United States
Gulf of Mexico
National Parks Service
Yellowstone
Mount McKinley Park
Alaska
City Council Silent On Stoker Contract Arrival
Six council members deny knowledge of the Hoffman contract arrival for three stokers at the Highland Water Plant. A registered letter from Dothan and six notes of 600 dollars each were reportedly in process, with officials debating installation exemptions and potential purchases from other suppliers.
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Lighland
Hoffman Company
Dothan
W. J. Bell
B. H. Lisenby
J. J. Newton
J. P. Botts
Lisenby
Newton
E. W. Bullock
Hoffman
Bullock
Bell
Home Guano Co
Botte
I. P. Scarborough
Botts
D. M
Six Men Questioned in Dairyman Slaying Near Groesbeck
In Mexia Texas on May 26 AP reports six men were detained for questioning in the death of John L Adams 59 a dairyman whose body was found in a water tank near Groesbeck. Authorities believe he was killed by kidnappers who mistook him for a wealthy neighbor after a threatening note to his son. The victim was shot with a gag and a belt tied around the throat.
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Mexia
Tex
John L. Adams
Wil Adams
Red Burton
Texas
Adams
Groesbeck
Dwaine Adams
Joe Morris
Adam
Ballot box impounded for grand jury probe in Montgomery County
The Montgomery County grand jury impounded the May 3 primary absentee ballots for a June special session probe. Chairman Robert T. Goodwyn and the County Democratic Executive Committee were ordered to preserve all ballot records. More than 1,797 absentee ballots were issued, about 1,490 were cast.
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Montgomery
Montgomery County
Roobert T. Goodwyn
Democratic Executive Committee
Grand Jury
Walter E. Jones
Athens man held after fatal shooting of wife
A Greenbrier dinner party in Athens Alabama ended in tragedy when a shotgun blast killed 27 year old Myrtle Rogers and wounded 34 year old Janie Carter and 30 year old Reece Rogers was charged with murder. A coroner's inquest was ordered.
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Ala
Greenbrier
Here
Myrtle Rogers
Reere Rogers
Inter
Janie Carter
John Rogers
Reece Rogers
A. N. Baker
Thomas H. Largen
John
Seil
Binat
Rogers
Corrner
Largen
Carter
Grigsby Griffin
Decatur
Clarter
Mellon says federal government owes him tax refund
Andrew W. Mellon, former Secretary of the Treasury, claims the IRS owes him a refund. He says a $139,045 refund is due as he fights a $1,973,621 additional tax and penalty before the tax appeals board. The petition follows a Pittsburgh grand jury decision not to indict him for tax evasion.
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Andrew W. Mellon
Washington
Andres
W. Mellon
Tressury
Board of Tax
Internal Revenue Bureau
Pittsburgh
Election of Officers to End D A V Meet Opalika
The Pinjabied American Veterans Alabama department concluded its two day convention in Opeli ka with Millard W. Rice of Minneapolis former national commander addressing veteran concerns. Col. Henry C Wood of Birmingham state commander presided over the merrec business session as officers were elected.
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Opelika
Department of Alabama
Millard W. Rice
Minneapolis
Rice
Col
Henry C Wood
Birmingham
Senate Group Grand Jurors Indict Newville Election Managers
Three Newville box election managers Henry county were indicted on charges of signing a false certificates of voting results after a disputed Democratic Primary. The grand jury also tallied 242 voters' testimonies showing counts differing from the managers' tally in multiple races.
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Senate Group
Okeh
Newville
Henry County
L. L. Whiddon
Alto Johnson
H. Ovey Wright
Grand
Grand Jury
Democratic Executive Committee
Houston
Henry Counties
County Board of Education
Kelly
Walden
Griffin
Glover
Tupelo Observes Filledric Home Day With Consumer Focus
David F. Lilienthal of the Electric Home and Farm Authority told a north Mississippi audience that the FFHA will prioritize the electric consumer and ensure square deals and access to appliances. Mayor Namney cited TVA power savings and lower city costs, with consumer benefits exceeding 50 percent.
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Tupelo
Miss
David F. Lilienthal
Electric Home and Farm Authority
TVA
Lilienthal
FHFA
J. P. Namney
Mr. Lilienthal
Roosevelt
Tadlay
EMFA
FNTFA
Speaker Drops From Rally Over Program Disarray
The educational rally at Rehobeth High School collapsed into a political scramble when D. C. Halstead of Headland refused to speak. He cited deliberate disruption of the program while supporting Major Frank M. Dixon's gubernatorial candidacy.
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Rehobeth High Schoal
D. C
Will Rogers Letter From Beverly Hills on War Losses
A Beverly Hills dispatch notes Will Rogers urging readers to buy poppies for hospital charity. It reflects on war memory, the enduring duty of supporting wounded soldiers, and ends with a mother’s harsh stance about the Parker girl burial, asserting ownership after loss.
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Will Rogers
Beverly Hills
Calif
Parker
Kitted
Louisiana
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