Dillinger death rumors swirl as Bellwood gun battle unfolds
Across the Midwest rumors spread that John Dillinger was dead after a gunfight with officers in Bellwood near Chicago. A Ford sedan crew led police on a two mile chase, exchanging fire before escaping at a filling station. Police pursued the gang amid machine gun fire.
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Middle West
John Dillinger
Bellwood
Chicago
Joseph Hagemeister
Dillinger
George “Baby Face
Nelson
Minnesota
Ohio
Harry Pierpont
Randall Norvell
James O'Connell
Pureuil
Missouri
Treasury sets up 2 billion dollar stabilization fund
The U S Treasury created a 2,000,000,000 exchange stabilization fund and deposited 200,000,000 with the Federal Reserve while reserving 1,800,000,000. The fund was entered as a liability against the gold stock and signals of deposits by the Treasury, with the New York Reserve Bank acting as fiscal agent.
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Washington
The
Treasury
Federal Reserve System
Congress
Federal Reserve Board
Reserve Banks
New York Reserve Bank
Lea Extradition Case Denied Review by Supreme Court
Colonel Imke Lea a former Tennessee senator and his son Luke Lea Jr were denied a review by the U S Supreme Court of Tennessee court orders extraditing them to North Carolina to serve sentences tied to the Central Bank & Trust collapse. They argued acts occurred in North Carolina while not present there.
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Washington
Imke Lea
Tennessee
Luke Lea
Supreme Court of the Action of Tennessee
North Carolina
Lea
Nashville Tennessean
Central Bank & Trust Company
Asheville
N. C
United States Supreme Court
State Supreme Court
Delayed Election Hearing Hits Bladen County Irregularities
The state board of elections hearing on charges of election irregularities in Bladen County was postponed as chairman Durham failed to arrive, delaying proceedings scheduled to begin in Elizabethtown.
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Elizabethtown
State Board of Election
Bladen County
Failor Durham
Robbers seize cash and checks from Sears clerk in Back Bay
In Boston a girl cashier at Sears Roebuck & Co in Back Bay was robbed of 14064 cash and 2860 in checks. Robbers fought a special policeman guarding the victim and escaped with the money and checks.
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Boston
Sears Roebuck & Co
Back Bay
Marine planes depart Quonset for Guantanamo pass Charleston
A squadron of Marine planes from Quantico Virginia flew to Guantanamo Cuba this morning, passing over Charleston airport at 11 30 a m and continuing southward without stopping.
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Charleston
D. C
Quantico
Guantanamo
Cuba
Methodists Seek Unity Across Races and Nations
In Jackson Mississippi on April 30 the general conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church South urged a union of protection of racial and national distinctions and development and adopted a resolution to maintain a commission to confer with other Methodist branches on plans for unity and solidarity.
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Jackson
Miss
Union of American Methodism
General Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South
Ambassador and Mrs. Daniels to Visit White House
Ambassador to Mexico Josephus Daniels and his wife are expected to arrive at the White House on Wednesday for a several day visit.
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Washington
Mexico
Josephus Daniels
White House
McLaughlin Admits Handling Bremer Ransom Funds
John J. Ross McLaughlin confessed to handling 853000 of Edward Bremer's ransom money. He was held on 100000 bond for transfer to St Paul for trial under the Lindbergh kidnapping act after $2065 in 85 and 810 bills were recovered. The hot currency was traced to gambler William Vidler who was caught last Thursday.
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Chicago
John J
Supreme Court Refuses to Decide on Prohibition Sentences
The Supreme Court refused to decide today whether all current prison sentences for violating the native prohibition law must be served as charged. The action leaves in place lower court rulings and delays a broad ruling on sentence validity.
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Washington
The
Supreme Court
Outlaw Guns Sold in Antonio Admitted by Vendor
H. 5. Lehman a gun operator admitted today in a written state to the department of justice that he sold machine guns and other deadly weapons to henchman John Dillinger the outlaw.
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AN Antonio
Tex
Department of Justice
Lehman
John Dillinger
Support Asked For 30-Hour Week Bill
William Green of the American Federation of Labor and labor committee chair urged the 30 hour workweek before President Roosevelt. He warned the national recovery program is stalled and unemployment remains high with millions idle. A flexible provision would let a presidential board carve exemptions in emergencies.
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Washington
Roosevelt
William Green
American Federation of Labor
House Labor Committee
White House
Green
Connery
Massachusetts
Blundering speaker misses palace after Singapore rotary talk
In Gilroy California April 20 Mrs Rogers and I drive from Fresno to San Francisco. We stop at Willie Tevis ranch and find a fat royal pack at a barbecue. A long winded Rotary luncheon talk leads to missing the palace of Jo hore in Singapore.
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Gilroy
Calif
Rotary Club
Singapore
Palace of
Johore
Will
Weather forecast by states and coastal areas
North and South Carolina expect showers and slightly warmer interior Tuesday. Coastal regions from Hatteras to Jacksonville show moderate northeast winds with occasional showers. A detailed rainfall table follows with varied amounts across stations, indicating unsettled conditions through Tuesday.
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Statesorth
Carolina
Andy Hook
Hatteras
South
Jacksonville
Orleans
Sea
Antonio
Francisco
Nburg
Wirt Attacks Brain Trust in Chicago Speech
Dr. William A. Wirt of Gray Indiana accused Washington officials of hiding aims and slander while claiming there was a 1933 recovery loss. He named Henry Rainey Rexford Tugwell Brookhart and others and urged scrutiny of A. A. Earle Leo Wolman and Mordecai as he warned of revolution by evolution.
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Chicago
William A. Wirt
Gray
Ind
Washington
Wirt
American Legion
Congressional Committee
Dr. Wirt
Smith W. Brookhart
Rexford G. Tugwell
Henry T. Rainey
Brain Trust
Congress
Brookhart
Rose Scheiderman
Virgin Islands
A. A. Earle, Jr
Leo Wolman
Mordecai
Absolute Quiet For Claimant As Oldest Man Seeks World Title
Istanbul April 30 Agha Zara who says he is 160 claims to be the oldest person in the world and is inside a national children's hospital after being admitted Saturday for Brights disease.
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Istanbul
Turkey
Zara Agha
National Children’s Hospital
Bright
House Opens Debate On Exchange Bill
Washington April 30 The stock exchange control bill begins House consideration after months of committee study and argument. The Senate may take up market regulation before the House acts. The sugar production limit bill returns to President Roosevelt with Secretary Wallace's review and expected signing. A $2 billion stabilization fund is set up to manage foreign currencies and government bonds. Senate committee hearings show conflicting views on the administration's reciprocal tariff bill.
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Washington
Stock Exchange
Senate
House
Roosevelt
Wallace
Treasury
Anti Capital Punishment Society Pushes Publicity Campaign
Raleigh reports the North Carolina Society of the Abolition of Capital Punishment urged a public information campaign on how the death penalty operates in the state. A straw poll across schools, Bible classes, principals, colleges, and civic clubs shows varying support for capital punishment, with overall 62 percent against and 48 percent for.
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Raleigh
A. P. Kephart
Greensboro
North Carolina Society of the Abolition of Capital Punishment
Kephart
Society
Society For the Abolition of Capital Punishment
North Carolina Conference For Social Service
Conference For Social Service
Herbert G. Cothran
Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court
Norfolk
Ehringhaus
Justin Miller
Duke University
C. C. Carstens
New York
Doctor Kephart
Industrialists Launch Attack On Tariff Bill
Senate hearings on the reciprocal tariff bill drew strong opposition from industry groups led by the Manufacturing Chemists Association. Joe Derby labeled the bill a major obstacle to recovery, arguing it would slow industrial progress and empower presidential tariff reductions without Senate review. Robert Graham of the National Automobile Chamber of Commerce supported action to spur trade but cautioned against broad auto import cuts.
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Washington
Hoover
Henry Ll. Stimson
Joe L. Derby
New York
Manufacturing Chemists Association
Senate Finance Committee
House
Senate Democrats
Derby
Barkley
D-Ky
Senate
Robert C. Graham
National Automobile Chamber of Commerce
Graham
Senator Hastings
R-Del
Hastings
Governor Urges Oyster Rehabilitation Plan Resumption
Raleigh April 30 Governor Ehbringhaus urged resumption of the oyster rehabilitation program on the North Carolina coast in a letter to the Federal Emergency Relief Administration.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Ehbringhaus
Federal Emergency Relief Administration
May Day Forecasts Of Labor Troubles
Police and soldiers were mobilized worldwide as May Day protests loomed. New York prepared for 200000 marchers with expanded police duty. Paris, Vienna, Madrid, Havana, and Brussels saw arrests, barricades, and security measures amid planned general strikes and anticipated clashes.
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Associated Press
New York
Austria
Vienna
Spain
Madrid
Zionist Revisionists
Histadruth—General Federation of Jewish Labor
Jerusalem
Brussels
Negro Captured After Massive Search For Wounded Officer
Sherry Laither Daugherty captured Harry Flemming a wanted Negro after a nightlong hunt by hundreds of men and boys in woods and swamps. Flemming allegedly attacked Policeman Harry Daugherty with a chisel, exposing the officer to life threatening injuries. the suspect was detained by state police and rushed to Baltimore as the sheriff announced the arrest.
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Illinois
Luther Daugherty
Harry Flemming
Crisfield
Flemming
Baltimore
Dominic Marra
Newark
Julius Moscati
Christian Moscati
Maria
Little June Robles
Tucson
Ariz
Mexico
Sherry Laither Daugherty
Harry Daugherty
Joe Spence
Westover Cross Roads
Policeman Daugherty
Daugherty
First Lady Sees Public Fear of Words Labeling
Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt said some people are terrified by words and urged patience and courage to pursue national planning. She warned that public opinion must not be frightened by labels and noted no list of words would be disclosed.
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Washington
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Mrs. Roosevelt
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McLaughlin
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ANTI
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Paris
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