Borah Outlines World Recovery Plan with Silver Restora tion
Senator Borah presents a threefold program for world economic recovery, disarmament, reparations settlement, and silver restoration. He warns that high armaments and gold monet ary pressure hurt prosperity, cites Geneva and Lausanne failings, and urges reducing gold dominance to lift global purchasing power and curb deflation.
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Washington
Senate
Borah
Idaho
Europe
Foreign Relations Committee
United States
France
Tax bill falls short by 100 million of goal
Senate Finance Committee Chairman Smoot says the revised revenue bill is about 100 million dollars short of balancing the budget. He proposes higher income tax rates as a means to raise the missing funds, while Under Secretary Ballantine notes more revenue must be found beyond the billion dollars the bill currently raises.
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Smoot
Senate Finance Committee
Treasury
Ballantine
Senate Committee
House
Concord Man Said To Have Accepted Lindbergh Money
A Concord man connected to Lindbergh money is noted in a dispatch on 1933 war department budget cuts. The House report details drastic reductions, including officer losses, troop transportation cuts, and funding changes across military and civilian programs.
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Concord
Lindbergh
Means Charged in Lindbergh Kidnapping Scheme
A former Justice official named Means was charged with larceny after trust for taking 100000 from Mrs. Edward McLean claiming contact with Lindbergh baby kidnapers. He had served time in Atlanta penitentiary for accepting a bribe and prohibition conspiracy. District Attorney Lee A. Rover saidMeans would be asked to post bond before a U.S. commissioner.
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Edward McLean
Charles A. Lindbergh
Lagaeny
Trust
Means
Department of Justice
Atlanta
Lee A. Rover
Charles A. Lindbergh, Jr
McLean
J. Edgar Hoover
Bureau of Navigation
United States
Rover
Man uses seven cent eggs to fight car fire
In Liberal Kansas M R Patterson tried to save a load of eggs when his car caught fire. He used the eggs to extinguish the blaze, a frugal move noted in the brief report.
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M. R. Patterson
Patterson
Hollywood Letter Questions Presidential Hopefuls
A letter from an anonymous reader in Hollwood questions candidates and notes a tax cut on stock sales saving 48 million dollars. The writer suggests investigating Senate influence behind the tax repeal and criticizes both major parties while praising three Democratic prospects and one Republican contender.
Disabled Vets Advocates Huge Cut From Uncle Sam
The piece reports disabled veterans presenting a demand for a substantial reduction in benefits or funding from the U.S. government. It highlights advocacy efforts, calling for policy change and increased support for veterans.
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Uncle Sam
Roosevelt Seeks Cut in Veterans Disability Payments
Archibald Belt delivered a letter to President Hoover urging open action to end compensation for disabilities not caused by war service. Roosevelt, secretary of the economy committee, claimed 450 million dollars could be saved and accused a vast legalized racket of diverting revenue to a small minority. He said he would present petitions to Vice President Curtis and Speaker Garner as Ways and Means members met behind closed doors on the soldiers' bonus.
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Washington
Archibald Belt
Dent
Hoover
Roosevelt
National Economy Committee
Curtis
Garner
House
Ways and Means Committee
Edison’s Son Targets Shakedown Case Reported
Philadelphia authorities investigate an extortion attempt against William L. Edison son of Thomas A. Edison for 50 000 dollars. The case involves threats to impede his Edistadt static reducing invention as Edison met police officials, with details pending and no public discussion by officials.
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Philadelphia
William L. Edison
Thomas A. Edison
Edison
Philadelphia Record
Joseph A. Lestrange
Lestrange
Wilmington
Del
Miller Raps Business Moral Standard of U S
Miller argues wealth inequality harms democracy in a Pinehurst speech. He cites 3 percent owning 90 percent of wealth and 87 percent owning none, calls for economic democracy and removal of organized crime influence. He warns kidnapping cases dent national manhood and urges calm optimism while addressing present problems.
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Miller
U.S
Pinehurst
N. C
Charlotte News
United States
London
America
Charlotte
Pardon Move Emerges After Quick Hawaii Lynching Case
In Honolulu on May 5 Governor Lawrence M. Judd commuted a ten year manslaughter term for Mrs. Granville Fortescue and three naval men connected to the Kahahawai case to one hour after they spent a hour in custody. The action follows a petition from the defendants and 104 congressmen seeking clemency and may forego retrial of the assault case against Thalia Massie.
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Honolulu
Granville Fortescue
Joseph Kahahawai
Lawrence M. Judd
Hawaii
New York Society
Thomas H. Massie
Albert O. Jones
FE. J. Lord
Clarence Darrow
Defense
Judd
Congress
Thatcher
Kentucky
Massie
Kahahawai
Darrow
Itchy Sticker ADAIR 1866 Incident
R C Raby aged 13 in Adair Illinois 1866 swallowed a needle as a child. Years later he felt an itching between his toe and reached down.
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Adair
R.C. Raby
Fall to Be Freed Sunday If Justice Dept. Has Way
Washington reports the Justice Department will seek Fall’s release next Sunday. If New Mexico penitentiary warden sticks to his plan of not releasing him, the order will be sent from Washington. Fall, fined 100000 dollars and given a year and day for bribery as Interior Secretary, began serving last June and is due for release May 8.
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Washington
Department of Justice
Albert B. Fall
E. B. Swope
New Mexico
Fall
Harding
Clarke York Found Guilty of Murder Awaiting Sentence
Clarke York, 32, of Mount Airy, was convicted of second degree murder in the death of taxi driver Jim Burrus. Judge Thomas J. Shaw was to impose sentence today or tomorrow after the defense rested without presenting evidence.
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Dobson
N. C
Clark York
Mount Airy
Jim Burrus
Thomas J. Shaw
Armistice Ends Four Months of Shanghai Strife
In Shanghai on May 5, Chinese and Japanese representatives signed an armistice ending four months of clashes around the city. No formal war declaration occurred, and neutral delegates signed at the British consulate before the document was moved to a hospital where Japanese officials were recovering from injuries. The Chinese spokesman signed at home.
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Shanghai
China
Japan
Al Capone Begins New Life in Atlanta Prison
Chicago crime boss Al Capone, inmate No 40886, starts an 11 year tax evasion sentence at the Atlanta Federal Penitentiary. He joins 3100 prisoners under strict routine with no special privileges as guards withhold individual prisoner details. Capone dons a gray cotton prison uniform and follows the standard daily schedule from 445 am to lights out at 9 pm.
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Atlanta
Atlanta Federal Penitentiary
Capone
Scarface
al’”’ Capone
Chicago
Canone
A. C. Aderhold
Trio is now held in death of cop in North Carolina
In Sylva North Carolina on May 5 two men W O Briggs age 28 and Vernon Bailey age 28 from Yancey county were arrested and charged with taking part in the Greenville gun battle that killed Motorcycle Officer A B Hunt. also Ray Bailey brother of Vernon is charged with the shooting and admitted to hospital with five bullet wounds. Briggs and Vernon Bailey are jailed in Jackson county awaiting extradition. Ray Bailey in serious condition with poor prognosis as doctors report complications from his wounds.
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Sylva
N. C
Greenville
A. B. Hunt
W. O. Briggs
Vernon Bailey
Yancey County
Sylva Hospital
Ray Bailey
Vernon
Briggs
Jackson County
Hunt
Orea
Singleton
Wife of Virginia governor dies after three-day illness
Mrs John Garland Pollard wife of Governor Pollard died after a three day illness at the Virginia mansion funeral services will be held at Bruton Parish Williamsburg with Reverend W A R Goodwin officiating Interment will be in the Phillips family plot in Portsmouth She was born in Portsmouth daughter of Captain T Phillips Confederate soldier and founder of a private boys school Survived by husband two Pollard sons Attorney Phillips Pollard and John Garland Pollard Jr and Mrs Herbert Lee Bos of Washington
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Richmond
John Garland -Pollard
Virginia
W. A. R. Goodwin
Bruton Parish Church
Williamsburg
Pollard
Phillips Pollard
John Garland Pollar Jr
Herbert Lee Bos
Washington
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