Treaty Submittal Sparks Early Senate Consideration
President Hoover orders the London naval armament treaty sent to the Senate within twenty four hours. Senator Borah signals possible ratification but warns of a likely fight and delays. a formal transmittal letter is presented to Senators at the opening of the session.
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Washington
London
Borah
Capitol Hill
Senate
White House
United States
Aemaica
French Republic
Great Britain
Ireland
India
Italy
Japan
Bear Market Pushes Stocks to New Lows in May Trading
The New York Stock Market faced a sharp bear drive with many issues falling 4 to 14 points to year or longer lows. Rail firms led declines while U S Steel and other majors slipped, rumors of mergers and oil price shifts affected sentiment as call money remained steady.
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Associated Press Financial
Claud A. Jagger
New York
Bank of England
Bank of France
Wall Street
New York Reserve Bank
Atchison
Atlantic Gost Lion
Northern Pacific
Southam Pacific
Colorado
Southern
Pere Marquette
New York Central
Chesapeake and Ohio
Norfolk and Western
Readings
Cenadian Pacific
Southern Railway
U.S. Steel
Union Carbide
Underwood Ellott
Goodyear
Safeway
J. I. Case
Pierce Oil
Sinclair, Texas Corp
Loews
General Foods
United Corp
United Gas Improvement
Pennsylvania
All for Naught. A Farce of Fire and Fables
A film producer boasts of a heroic rescue in a burning building as a rehearsal joke. Ashausted Actor nonchalantly confirms the stunt, while a comic scene features Rastus and Sambo banter about worms in apples, reflecting dated racial humor.
May Day protests largely peaceful worldwide with scattered clashes
Across cities from Paris to Liege May Day demonstrations saw varied responses. Police and gendarmes blocked a Liege march aimed at freeing a prisoner as clashes erupted, while Moscow and Berlin reported large crowds and orderly observances.
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Paris
Berlin
Sydney
New South Wales
Moscow
Soviet Union
Toyko
Vienna
Mexico City
London
Wales
Lancashire
Embankment
Istanbul
Liege
Belgium
McCormick records show 252572 campaign spending in Illinois race
Ruth Hanna McCormick testified before the State campaign funds committee that she spent 252,572 from her own funds in the Illinois Senate race. She reported no external contributions and named two Cook County supporters.
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Washington
Ruth Hanna McCormick
State Campaign Funds Committee
Cook County
Voters Progress Club
Ruth Hanna, McCormick Volunteers
Prohibition Groups and Hoover Aide Testify Before Senate Panel
William H Stayton testifies that four members of the Hoover Law Enforcement Commission discussed alternatives to liquor distribution under the Volstead Act. He names Kenyon Pound Anderson and another official and cites a belief among six Hoover cabinet members that prohibition may fail. Slayton discusses the association’s educational campaign and his own salary and funding sources.
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Washington
William H .Stayton
Association Against the Prohibition Amendment
Senate Lobby Committee
Hoover Law Enforcement Commission
Kenyon
Dean Pound
Anderson
Caraway
Charles S. Wood
Philadelphia
Hoover
Slayton
Law Enforcement Commission
Coatest
Commission
Stayton
Stimson
Davis
Lamont
Mellon
Brown
Adams
Association
Carraway
Irene BE. Dupont
Thos
W. Phillips
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Julius Velasco
Catherine Rogers
Dayton
Lexington
Rastus
Sambo
Deneen
Deneer
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J. Hamilton Lewis
Newton Jenkins
Abe Lincoln Wisler
Anna Jones
Pope Jones
Albert Cassing
Harry Pope
Sedalia
William E. Wentzelman
Columbus Jefé
Spain
Che Bradfield Co
Atlanta
Marnie Less
Keren
Law Commission
Labrador
Privy Council of England
Newfoundland
Williams
Missouri
Power & Light Company
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