Drought Lingers On In Midwest
Des Moines reports a persistent dry spell as the middlewest enters a drought week. Lawrence Westbrook will tour burned and water-short districts to advise relief policy for Harry L. Hopkins. Temperatures hit 96 in Lincoln Nebraska and 95 in Council Bluffs Iowa, with water shortages and feed scarcity plaguing farms and small grains. Fires near Antigo Wisconsin threaten Pearson village as CCC workers assist.
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Jury Refuses To Indict Mellon
Pittsburgh May 8 A grand jury heard evidence in the Andrew W Mellon case and refused to indict the former secretary of the treasury. The government had charged underpayment of income taxes for 1931 and Mellon said the action was to discredit him. The jury reported its findings to Federal Judge R. M. Gibson after deliberating about 90 minutes.
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RM. Gibson
Striking Butchers Set Train Brakes In Cedar Rapids
In Cedar Rapids May the striking butcher workers and sympathizers set air brakes on railroad trains to stop livestock from the T. M. Sinclair packing plant. Wilson and Company officials from Chicago, affiliated with the local firm, issued an ultimatum that the plant would close if workers did not return. The strike began yesterday, according to Lewis Clark, the plant’s president.
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T. M. Sinclair Packing
Wilson and Company
Chicago
Lewis Clark
Thion
Strikers Seek Closed Shop and Higher Wages
Workers press for a closed shop and a 50 cent hourly minimum after 15 days, plus a minimum 22 hour week. Current pay stands at 44 cents after the first six days worked.
Mine Made Crypt For 87 Miners In Germany
In Baden Germany May 8 a flaming shaft at the Buggingen potash mines sealed the entrance trapping 87 miners. Fire and gas halted rescue and a government commission was expected today. The only climber who broke through died during hoisting. Six rescue workers collapsed. Families laid flowers as prayers and tears marked the vigil.
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Germany
NRA Power Showdown Nails Telegraph Code Clash
Washington May 8 The NRA heads toward a showdown on a proposed telegraph industry code aimed at curbing powerful interests. The plan targets exclusive Western Union rights and private wire circuits, potentially stripping millions in financial advantages if adopted.
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Name sought for new subsistence homesteads sparks ideas
President Roosevelt joked about a contest to name subsistence homesteads. Suggestions included Roosevelt Homesteads New Deal Homesteads and Independence Homesteads. M L Wilson indicated no prize was offered and a winning term would earn recognition. Also mentions unidentified gases found by astronomers on larger planets.
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Jetter
Ee Homes
Ten Thousand Return to Work After New England Strikes
Washington reports more than 10 000 workers resumed duties as strikes at Amos Keag mills in Manchester New Hampshire and Ladish Drop Forge in Milwaukee ended. About 500 Ladish workers agreed to return with wage increases and a 60 day follow on raise if business warrants while 1 500 Peabody leather workers refused to join a tentative agreement amid violence.
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Strike On Pacific Coast Longshoremen Hits Gulf Port
A strike of Pacific Coast longshoremen is planned for tomorrow at 8 a.m. Gulf Port dock workers join the action. In Cleveland, independent gasoline pumps are locked in sympathy with the two thousand oil company attendants.
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