Robinson says Woodin’s usefulness ended with Morgan testimony
Senator Robinson declared in the Senate that William H. Woodin’s usefulness as treasury secretary has ended after testimony tying his name to stock offerings by J. P. Morgan. He urged Norman H. Davis be recalled from Europe, citing lost public confidence and Davis’s loans from Morgan as evidence.
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Washington
Robinson
R. Ind
Senate Today
William H. Woodin
Secretary of the Treasury
J. P. Morgan Banking House
Indianan
America
Norman H. Davis
Geneva
House of Morgan
Davis
Senate Banking Committee
Banking House
Woodin
the Treasury
Europe
Morgan
Senate
Long
D.-La
England
J. P. Morgan and Company
Anti Nazi Protest Spurs Brooklyn Riot at North German Lloyd Pier
A 1000 person crowd of anti Hitler demonstrators clashed with 50 police and 30 plainclothes officers at the North German Lloyd pier in Brooklyn New York as Hans Weideman arrived for the Chicago World Fair. Eighteen protesters were arrested and rioting continued after other arrests, with more than twenty injured including four officers. Police used pistols to restore order.
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New York
Lloyd Line
Brooklyn
America
Hans Weideman
Adolf Hitler
Chicago
Weidemann
Columbus
Manhattan
Brummitt defends NC effort in Bailey case dispute
Raleigh May 25 Attorney General Dennis Brummitt said his department aided South Carolina in the Bailey case, including arguing before the North Carolina supreme court. He noted editorial rounds doubting the state’s role and summarized the extradition and habeas corpus history leading to the US Supreme Court reversal and remand.
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Raleigh
Dennis G. Brummitt
North Carolina Today
Ray Bailey
Ray Keith
Brummitt
State of
North Carolina
North Carolina Supreme Court
Greensboro News Today
Raleigh Times
Bailey
Washington
C. Max Gardner
South Carolina
Greenville
D. C
Walter E. Moore
Keith
State Supreme Court
Moore
United States Supreme Court
Britain Opposes Quick Definition at Disarmament Talks
At Geneva on May 25 British Captain Anthony Eden opposed a fixed definition of an aggressor nation as a trap for the innocent. He urged background study of each case to determine responsibility. Norman H. Davis noted Japan’s push to drop references to London and Washington naval treaties, warning of public opinion effects. Russia and smaller powers attacked naval strength. France pressed for battleship reductions.
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Geneva
Great Britain
Anthony Eden
Roosevelt
Norman H. Davis
United States
Japan
London
Washington
Russia
France
Lexington Bank Plans Approved
Frey P. Hood state bank commissioner announced approval of the reorganization plan for the Commercial Bank of Lexington under restrictions. Stockholders pay 15 per share totaling 37 500, reconstruction finance buys 2 490 shares of 6 percent preferred at 50, and 1 000 common stock is issued to raise common capital to 120 000. The bank will reopen with 300 000 cash after paying bills, with 83 percent of depositor credits available.
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Frey P. Hood
Commercial Bank of
Lexington
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Reorganized Bank
Two Innocent Women Shot Down By Gangster Gunners
Broadway erupted in panic as two women were shot in a gang gun battle involving three racing cars. Sadie Fortune, 45, was critically wounded, while Irene Savage, 24, was grazed in the shoulder. One man escaped injured, another was hit by a slug but not seriously hurt. Police searched for the two fleeing cars and occupants as witnesses described the chaotic barrage on May 25 in New York.
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Raymond Crowley
Associated Press
New York
Broadway
White Lights
Tonneau
Edward Rosen
Bronx
Sadie Fortune
N Broadway
S$lst Stret
Knickervecker Woespital
Irene Savage
Walter O’donald
Hornell
N. Y
Ron
Beatings Linked to Framingham Child Fire Deaths
In Framingham Massachusetts three children Irene Eugene and Chester Dyczheski aged 11 five and seven were found dead from suspected beatings before an incendiary fire. Their mother Nellie Dyczheski and another child Paul eight were hospitalized with burns while police prepared a murder charge.
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Framingham
Mass
Irene
Eugene
Chester Dyczheski
Nellie Dyczheski
Paul
Framingham Hospital
Paul Dyczheski
Hyde Park
Boston
Chester
Textile strike ends at F. W. Poe Plant in Greenville
About a thousand workers returned to work after a strike at the F. W. Poe Manufacturing company in Greenville, North Carolina. Officials called the settlement satisfactory though wage increase details were unconfirmed. the prestrike schedule and a grievance committee will resume, with no disorder reported.
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Greenville
8. C
F. W. Poe Manufacturing Company
Nto
Presbyterians Open Assembly in Montreat
Opening session of the 73rd general assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the United States convened at Montreat with Rev. William Crowe of St. Louis delivering the opening sermon urging a church militant against sin and calling for a steadfast Bible based fight. The assembly gathered lay and clerical members from 17 states to elect a moderator, followed by the Lord's Supper and planned votes for the moderator and clerical officers.
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Crowe
Church of Jesus Christ
Christ
Gallilee
Not One Dry Vote Case In New York
New York City election results show 350 of 3704 districts with no dry votes in the repeal election. Among the five counties, New York County Manhattan had 143 all wet districts, while Richmond County Staten Island recorded only one.
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New York
New York County
Borough of
Manhattan
Richmond County
Staten Island
Morgan's Returns Under Investigation By House Panel
The House Ways and Means committee orders an inquiry into capital gains and loss provisions of the income tax laws to address a loophole allowing J P Morgan and Company to avoid income taxes in the last two years. A subcommittee will draft an amendment for the administration bill to be debated in the House tomorrow.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means
Public Works Industrial Control
J. P. Morgan and Company
Coughton
Ragan
D-Ark
Vinson
D. Ky
Treadway
R. Mass
Tax Review at Morgan Partners Reported by Sun
The Sun reports officials at the custom house refused to comment on a possible review by internal revenue agents of income tax returns for J. P. Morgan and Company partners. The reports cite Joseph R. Bardel as agent in charge, but indicate any check, if occurring, would be routine.
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New York
the Sun
Custom House
Internal Revenue
J. P. Morgan
J. P. Morgan and Company
Joseph R. Bardel
West Point Cadet Found in North Carolina After Disappearance
West Point cadet John H. Conner of Medford Oregon, an honor student in the graduating class, was found wandering on the reservation late yesterday. He is in a reservation hospital in North Carolina recovering from exposure and lack of food after missing since Sunday night, with officials citing exam strain as a likely cause.
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West Point
N. C
John 8. Conner
Medford
Ore
United States Military Academy
Reservation
Connor
Hull and Japanese Discuss Problems at London Conference
Washington May 25. The Japanese delegation led by Viscount Ishii met with Secretary Hull at a state department conference to review economic and monetary issues affecting the international situation. A private talk between Ishii and President Roosevelt is scheduled for the afternoon.
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Washington
London
Hull
State Department
Viscount Ishii
Roosevelt Ia
House Of Morgan at Crossroads Of Credit Cash
Article describes the House of Morgan on Wall Street as a central money hub near Broad Street and the stock exchange. It recalls Trinity Church, past explosions in 1920 and 1915 assassination attempts on J P Morgan, and notes Morgan’s long influence on finance and national history.
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House of Morgan
Dale Harrison
Associated Press
New York
Wall Street
Broad and
Wall
Valley Forge
Broad Street
Morgan
Coolidge Named Among Favorite Purchasers in Senate Probe
In Senate inquiries into J. P. Morgan and Company, former President Calvin Coolidge appears on a list of favored buyers of standard brands stock. The tally shows 3,000 Coolidge shares purchased from a total of 722,600, with William H. Woodin also listed. The probe links Woodin and others to Alleghany stock sales and notes letters of thanks to Morgan figures like John J. Raskob. Senator McAdoo defends his role, detailing losses and gains from related transactions and the connections with treasury officials and Morgan associates.
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Washington
Calvin Coolidge
J. P. Morgan and Company
Senate
Coolidge
William H. Woodin
Secretary of the Treasury
John J. Raskob
Alleghany
Ferdinand Pecora
George Whitney
Raskob
Democratic National Committee
Joseph R. Nutt
Republican National Committee
Whitney
Democratic Committee
McAdoo
California
Woodin
Morgan
Morgans
United States
Russell C. Leffingwell
New York
Yonkers
Leffingwell
the Treasury
The
Treasury
Carter Glass
Glass
David F. Houston
Secretary of
Alleghany Corporation
New Hampshire Senate Rejects 51 Hour Week Limit
The New Hampshire state senate voted 17 to 7 to kill a bill reducing the legal maximum weekly hours of labor for women and minors from 54 to 51. The session was reported from Concord on May 25 by AP. In Colombia, officials said the Leticia dispute hostilities with Peru are suspended as of May 2.
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Concord
N. H
State Senate
Bogota
Colombia
Peru
Camden Bank Fails to Open After Formal Opening Delay
Camden First National Bank, oldest and largest in Camden, failed to open as planned yesterday. The January 1 financials show deposits of 1,004,279.03 dollars, capital stock of 150,000 dollars, and surplus of 830,000 dollars.
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Camden
Ark
First National Bank
New U S Ambassador Straus Sails to France
New United States ambassador to France Jesse Isidor Straus sailed from New York aboard the liner Manhattan yesterday. The appointment follows his confirmation and marks a key step in diplomatic relations as he travels to Paris for the posting.
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New York
Jesse Issidor Straus
United States
France
Manhattan
Jury retires in murder case of Lloyd Cooper
A jury in Rutherfordton retired at 1 20 after arguments and the judge's charge in the Grady Harris murder case. Judge P A McAlroy instructed the jurors they may return verdicts of first or second degree murder, manslaughter or acquittal. Cooper faced a first degree murder charge.
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Rutherfpordton
Lloyd Cooper
Grady Harris
P. A. McAlroy
Cooper
Shriners Capture Durham Ceremonial With Ball
Shriners captured Durham as more than 1,000 nobles from the Carolinas and Virginia attended Sudan Temple annual spring ceremonial. Twenty-one candidates were to be initiated in the afternoon after a band concert and patrol drill, followed by a dance. the Potentate's ball would conclude the event.
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Durham
Shriners
Carolinas
Virginia
Sudan Temple
May pea crop runs short in Elizabeth City area
Market reports show the 1933 May pea crop bringing about 74 thousand dollars for the section, well below last year’s 103 thousand. Growers estimate a yield near 80 baskets per bag planted, reflecting a smaller harvest.
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Elizabeth City
Mor gan Follies Witness Pays Off In Washington
Washington notes portray eVill Rogers praising a witness in a trial. He calls the preferred reading today agreeable and suggests the proceedings reveal how another half lives, noting many old acts lie near the edge of prosecution.
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Washington
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