Smith Spurs His Workers Reformin Democratic nom bid
Alfred E. Smith declares his presidential candidacy bona fide as Roosevelt backers see prospects for victory. Roosevelt managers target Nebraska Michigan Kentucky and California with Wisconsin and New York boosts boosting delegates. Republicans claim Wisconsin shows conservative momentum as Hoover seeks renomination while Illinois Nebraska Florida North Carolina await results.
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Washington
Alfred E. Smith
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Wisconsin
New York
Smith
Albert C. Ritchie
Maryland
Rosevelt
Connecticut
Pennsylvania
California
Roosevelt
Nebraska
Michigan
Kentucky
Lewis
Illinois
North Dakota
Hoover
Garner
Ilinois
Florida
North Carolina
Congress OKs 1st half of veterans bonus funding debated
The House approved a billion dollar allowance for next year's veterans expenses after securing assurances no more than double this sum will be voted to cash the soldiers bonus. Representative Dyer of Missouri urged avoiding further harassment of finances by delaying bonus payment. Debate rose as the 1933 veterans bureau appropriation of 949 million was set in the Ways and Means bill, including 100 million for increased loan programs.
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Washington
House
Dyer
Missouri
Veteran Administration Republican
America
Ways End Means Committee
Veterans Bureau
Independent Offices
Budget Bureau
Mellon Presents His Credentials
United States Ambassador Andrew W. Mellon presented his credentials to King George today and was invited to luncheon at Windsor Castle. Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald, at Chequers for the weekend, will return to London and confer with the new ambassador. A reporter asked about a wet or dry embassy, and Mellon stated he would follow British custom that there are no dry embassies in London.
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Windsor
Eng
United States
Andrew W. Mellon
George
Old Castle
Thames
Ramsay MacDonald
Chequers
London
Mellon
Hoover and Economy Group Agree on Saving Program
President Hoover and the House Economy Committee tentatively agree on a national program to save 160 to 210 million dollars in 1933 with broader retrenchment proposals potentially lifting the total to about 300 million. The six hour White House conference followed committee lines though two major points of controversy remained including a proposed five day week for per diem workers and staggered schedules for others.
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Hoover
House Economy Committee
McDuffie
White House
Reichsbank Head Missed by Bullet in Berlin Platform
Dr. Hans Luther narrowly escaped assassination as a gunman fired at close range on the Potsdamer station platform. The attacker, Dr. Max Rosen, age 58, born in Buenos Aires, claimed a motive of opposing the Reichsbank deflation policy seeking controlled inflation. A accomplice, Werner Kettscher, aided in the plan and both denied political intent. Police noted prior complaints by the pair against Luther and Reichsbank directors for alleged currency misdeeds.
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Berlin
Hans Luther
Reichsbank
Potsdamer Station
Luther
Basel
Switzerland
Max Rosen
Buenos Aires
London
Werner Kettscher
Dr. Luther
Rosen and Kertscher
The
Tariff Row Shadows Future of Tax Bill
Senate wrangles over tariff provisions threaten the billion dollar revenue bill with oil and coal duties debated. Senator Tydings aims to bar all tariff rates from the measure, while a separate oil and coal path and copper lumber and manganese duties gain traction amid Finance Committee hearings to wrap by April 22.
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Washington
Senate
Congress
House
Thomas
D. Okla
Tydings
Finance Committee
Smoot
Harrison
Mississippi
Weather outlook for Tennessee and region
Cloudy conditions with possible showers in extreme west Tennessee. Showers and cooler conditions expected Sunday night and Monday with partly cloudy skies. Highs and lows noted for Friday and yesterday with rainfall totals of 1.08 inches yesterday and 1 inch in the 24 hours ending 6:00 p.m.
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Tennessee
Italy Threatens to Leave League of Nations
Rome reports the Grand Council of Fascism will review Fascist Italy’s position in October amid a veiled threat to withdraw from the League. The Italian press criticizes League conferences as dominated by France and denounces international policy as provoking rebellion. La Tribuna attacks the conferences as detestable and absurd.
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Rome
Italy
League of Nations
Grand Council of Fascism
League
France
Mussolini
Grand Council
la Tribuna
British temperance gains noted by Methodist board
The Methodist board of temperance and public morals reports that Britain has made great progress in temperance. A royal commission on liquor licensing highlights higher taxes shorter drinking hours and price rises seen as moves toward suppression. The commission notes an average 50 dollars per person liquor bill in 1929 and cites potential public welfare concerns.
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Washington, D. C
Methodist Board of Temperance and Public Morals Today
British
Royal Commission On Liquor Licensing
Great Britain
Henry Carter
Parker Executed for Murder of Infant Daughter at Prison Farm
James H. Parker was executed in the electric chair at the state prison farm for the murder of his infant daughter. He faced an additional untried charge of killing his wife near Waycross. Parker denied involvement and accused Cora Hazen, with whom he lived, claiming he only helped dispose of the bodies. Hazen is under indictment.
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Middledgeville
James H. Parker
Waycross
Cora Hazen
Surprise Senate Bank Body Cets Hoover Okay
The Senate banking committee pushes a stock market inquiry with formal Hoover endorsement. Whirlwind rumors circulate at the Capitol as Richard Whitney of the NYSE is awaited for Monday’s opening amid talk of a planned bear raid. Senators focus on investigation amid market upturn despite later losses.
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Senate Banking Committee
Hoover
Richard Whitney
New York Stock Exchange
Wall Street
Capitol
Market Sears
Prohibition agents charged with murder in Texas slaying
In Dallas on April 9 two federal prohibition agents N D Heaton and L C Smith were charged with murdering Marion Mc Glothlin 50 proprietor of Cross Roads Gasoline Station and Grocery. McGlothlin was killed and his wife wounded when they confronted the agents during an arrest attempt on Lester Cox and wife Ruby who met the agents at the store after a home visit regarding liquor.
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Dallas
Texas
Prohibition
Marion McGlothlin
Cross Roads
N. D. Heaton
L. C. Smith
William McCraw
McGlothlin
Jugoslavs Ready Oust Alexander and Court Prince Arthur
London dispatch says a Jugoslavian delegation led by a former cabinet minister will offer the throne to Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught, as Alexander’s grip on power weakens amid rumors of discontent and royal plans.
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London
Duke of Connaught
The
Sunday Express
Jugoslavia
Prince Arthur
George
Alexander
Seven Condemned Negroes Denied Rehearing in Attack Cases
Seven youths under death sentences for attacking two white girls near Scottsboro were denied rehearings by the Alabama Supreme Court. The date for execution, May 13, was upheld. avenues left are Governor Miller's intervention or a U.S. Supreme Court appeal. Guards were stationed during earlier arguments amid threats to officials. The attack was on the girls aboard a freight train while they rode hoboing home from Chattanooga.
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Montgomery
Ala
Scottsboro
Alabama Supreme Court
Miller
United States Supreme Court
Supreme Court
George Chamlee
Chattanooga
Prince Nicholas Returns to Romania Amid Marriage Crisis
Prince Nicholas arrived in Bucharest from Paris and was greeted at the airport by a royal representative. A council of ministers will meet tomorrow to decide whether he renounces his marriage to Mme Jana Deletj or relinquishes all royal rights, with no clear decision announced.
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Bucharest
Nicholas
Carol
Paris
Council of Ministers
Mme. Jana Deletj
I C C Approves 18 Million RR Loan to St Louis Southwestern
The Interstate Commerce Commission today upheld its policy by approving an 18 million dollar loan to the St Louis Southwestern Railway from the Reconstruction Finance Corporation. Not more than 4.5 million will be used to meet a 7 million note for Chase National Bank and 2 million for Mississippi Valley Trust. Banks must carry half the loans for three years. The financing also addresses a looming 20.7 million bond due June 1 with no funds to pay it, with 12.55 million to be applied to that bond issue via a par-for-par exchange for eligible old bonds.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
St. Louis Southwestern Railway
Chase National Bank of New York
Mississippi Valley Trust Company of
St. Louis
Cotton Belt
Lindbergh Pays $50,000 Ransom in Jersey Kidnapping Case
Col Charles A Lindbergh paid a $50,000 ransom for his kidnapped son, but the baby has not been returned. Authorities traced the currency and issued alerts to banks while two theories circulated about a possible double cross or forged ID by the kidnapers.
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New York
Charles A. Lindbergh
New Jersey
Treasury
Col. Lindbergh
Col
Henry Breckinridge
Island
Martha’s Vineyard
Mass
Severa
Walter O. Wood
United States
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Methodist Board
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John H. Curtis
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Norfolk, Va
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Jugo
Prince Nicholas
Romania
Lindy
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