25 May 1933
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Newspaper
Helena Independent
Location
Helena, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1933
Page
1
Geneva reports outline how the United States plans to act in alliance talks and possible defense commitments if the Braind Wellogg pact is violated. President Davis signals readiness to join with other powers to safeguard Western interests amid tense wartime diplomacy.
The text describes a large exhibition named Wonder City in Chicago with references to 12,000 participants and various figures. It mentions planning, a press event, and a display involving a futuristic or celebratory city theme. Specific names or dates are unclear due to the garbled OCR. The item reads like a city spectacle announcement with estimated attendance.
A chaotic fragment reports a crash in Colombia with unclear names and numbers. The text mentions several presumed fatalities and references to persons and locations but lacks coherent details or verifiable specifics.
A senate inquiry into the Bank of Morgan revealed list of customers of concern. The testimony named individuals including William H Wood and other officials, with references to Roosevelt secretaries and other figures implicated in the investigation. The report notes payments and arrangements tied to the bank’s dealings and ongoing proceedings.
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President Roosevelt faced questions on Far East policy during a tense briefing with senior aides and lawmakers. He noted Representative Reynolds of Tennessee and Senator Tah of California amid talks on Japan’s advance into Manchuria and the proposed Manchukuo state. The administration weighed recognition while remaining noncommittal, with further details promised on Page 2.
Reports from Havana indicate Cuban authorities plan a measured crackdown on rough activity to maintain order. The effort involves coordinating with international observers and local officials to prevent protests and ensure a peaceful timeframe.
Mooney gains immediate release after a directed acquittal ends a second trial. A pardon is discussed as Governor Tolson signals possible clemency while Mooney returns to San Quentin. Court procedures and lingering questions about his future leave officials and the defense awaiting the next move.
Albany May 24 The New York vote showed no one day delegates named as a prohibition repeal measure gains support nationwide. The tally indicated broad demand for temperance reform and highlighted metropolitan districts failing to register a single vote for the repeal amendment amid waves of regional ratifications and state approvals. Alfred Sihurh named as repeal delegates will chair the ratification meeting scheduled for June 27.
Washington Ohio area discusses a major tax increase tied to public payroll funding. The plan would raise rates on the first $4000 of net income and on amounts above, potentially affecting between 460,000 and 690,000 taxpayers this year. Local officials warn of substantial revenue gains and wider financial impact across counties.
The lower chamber approves the Walsh Pension Act, funding widows and dependents among lawmakers and staff. The measure includes payments to widows and assigns appropriations, with opposition and procedural debates noted as the house advances the bill.
Vague report indicates Chicago school authorities vote to address financial difficulties and potential borrowing. Details unclear due to damaged OCR. mentions funds around $2,000,000 and timing weeks earlier than planned. Names and places are obscured in the fragment.
Washington March 24 President Roosevelt favors a light sales tax to fund a 3.3 billion bond issue and instructs Ways and Means to insert a sales levy as debate begins in the House. Representative Bacharach of New Jersey is named to move the bill back to committee with tax revisions and higher levies on incomes and dividends. The House plans to meet at 12 noon to debate the measure with votes expected Friday and possible revisions to the income tax structure.
Washington Wax 24 reports more than 40 mayors from large cities voted to send to Congress a resolution detailing the plight of financially distressed municipalities. They condemned Roosevelt’s reception of their relief proposal and backed a pending bill to expand bank lending to insolvent cities. The plan requests low interest loans, tax credits, and federal backing for up to 75 percent of interest losses, with repayments over two years.
Plans of the nation 6 railroads to serve no fee of further revietion in union wages were revealed today and met a bristling response from spokesmen for organized railway workers. We will tie up this entire country before we will accept one penny cut, declared A F Whitney, chairman of the Railway Labor Executives association, at a meeting in Washington. Whitney said the roads would serve notice on June 1. An official of a western road predicted a test ditch of a wage cut, arguing carriers cannot absorb deficits without further reducing union pay.
A Kansas City woman, Agnes Heller, died by self-inflicted means in her hotel room at the Kansas City Live Stock Exchange. She left notes to relatives about finances, but spoke she was driven by ill health rather than reverses in fortune. Medical witnesses report no foul play.
In Washington on March 26 a jury failed to convict Louderback on bribery charges. The senate trial centered on alleged schemes involving receivers, secretaries, and attorneys. The jurist walked from the chamber smiling, saying he felt vindicated and indicating no resignation, planning to return to the bench after a brief break.
Emergency conservation camps approved in Montana and Yellowstone regions by President Roosevelt forest service. Ten camps planned in eastern and western forests including Helena Cabinet Gallatin Beaver Beaverhead and Custer. An advance guard of 100 to 150 men to sail from New York. work begins west of Missoula with road improvements near Fort Mingala and Nita Wile depot 30 miles west of Wissoula.
Edwin Davie, recently discharged from the Tally News, fatally shot the manager and wounded a top editor during a quarrel over dismissal. Police pursued Davie after a chaotic night as photographers captured the events and he was finally turned over for legal action.
The report notes more than 100000 recruits enrolled under the Roosevelt administration with a target capacity for 261000 men. It mentions the conservation commissions and national defense mobilization, highlighting the steady expansion of military manpower and pace of recruitment efforts.
A message urging women to act beyond words to spark a rebirth of the world is read in Richmond on May 24. Grace Morrlton Poole, president of the General Federation of Women’s Clubs, speaks to unite women across the United States.
Washington May 24 A new 50 million fund to protect 60 million insurance policies was approved by the House in a 202 to 197 vote after hours of dispute over limits on reconstruction corporation loans. The bill allows the corporation to set reasonable salaries and to buy in with collateral for loans up to 60 million dollars in preferred stock, but a flat salary cap was avoided for insurers.
Police and deputies searched Gary tonight for a killer who sat a 56 rare old child in death and tossed her body into a swamp near her home. The body of Mary Caro Wn James was found yesterday in a swamp. Initial belief was accidental fall into water but investigators later suspected a crush to the head. Authorities questioned Robert Nooty and others as they probed the case.
Washington May 24 Delegates to the London Economic conference are expected to get by on a small daily allowance under President Roosevelts economy program. Reporters were told today that he would not seek Congress approval for increasing the allowance. Delegates of the 1970 Canadian conference were anticipated to receive a similar daily sum.
A West Point cadet named John Strew Connor was found wandering near the academy grounds after a slide in a search. Deeply tanned and without food or sleep, he was taken to the cadet hospital for exposure and exhaustion and later sent to his parents in Medford, Oregon.
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