Knox Urges Tariff Revision to Woo Farm Vote
Col Frank Knox argues for tariff revision aimed at boosting support from farming regions, signaling potential shifts in Republican strategy as Borah and Landon contest delegates. Townsend endorsement adds tension while primary battles loom in Oregon New Jersey and California ahead of May votes.
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Edward J. Duffey
Associated Press
Washington
Borah
Idaho
Landon
Kansas
Cleveland
New York
Col
Frank Knox
Missouri
Knox
F. E. ‘Townsend
Townsend
Olson
Minnesota
Farmer-Labor
Chicago
Oregon
New Jersey
London
Hoffman
Edge
California
Freinds
Hoover
Weather outlook for Tennessee and nearby regions
Weather predicts cloudy mild conditions in Tennessee Sunday with light rain Sunday night and colder Monday possibly turning to snow. Kentucky shows similar cloudy mild weather with light rain and colder Monday. Virginia expects fair Sunday, rain spreading Monday with snow flurries in extreme west, much colder Monday night. North Carolina remains fair and somewhat warmer Sunday then mostly cloudy Monday.
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Tennessee
Kestucky
Verginia
North Carolina
Frontier Raids Protested by Outer Mongolia Government
Moscow dispatch reports Outer Mongolia's government urged immediate action to stop frontier raids against Manchoukuo. The note, conveyed to the Manchoukuo administration, accuses Japan of instigating the border tension and cites renewed border clashes near a Mongolian frontier post in the North Lake district.
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Moscow
Outer Mongolia
Moukucan
Manchoukuo
Japan
Townsend Probe Delayed by Audit Amid Political Pressure
Congressional investigators delayed hearings into Townsend age pension plans citing House pressure and upcoming primaries. The audit of Townsend organization books may take two to three weeks to finish, delaying detailed disclosures of Townsend financial dealings and Clements alleged payments. The inquiry centers on Townsend and cofounder Dr F B Townsend with Clements resigning as national secretary amid the push for hearings.
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Scott Hershey
Associated Press
Washington
House Puesibery
Towsendite
House Investigating Committee
Townsend
Robert E. Clements
F. B. Townsend
Clements
Committee of Townsend
Representative Hell
D-Mo
Los Angeles
Townsend National Weekly
Bell
James R. Sullivan
Vannsel
Townsend Weekly
Row Foreseen Over Tax Plan Warning Heard
Dissatisfaction within the Democratic camp over the revenue program threatens a bitter bipartisan row in the house ways and means committee. President Roosevelt warned leaders to curb appropriations to budget figures or face higher taxes, sending letters to Senators Glass and Buchanan and copies to Chairmen Harrison and Doughton.
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Douglas B. Cornell
Associated Press
Washington
Roosevelt
Senate
Senator Glass
D-Val
Representative Buchanan
D-Tex
House Appropriations Committees
Harrison
D-Miss
Senate Finance Committee
Doughton
D-Nc
House
Ways and Means Corn
Tobacco markets fear price slash amid proposed compacts
Washington reports that the soil conservation act is seen as inadequate to offset rising tobacco production and price drops. An agriculture committee urged federal legislation authorizing state compacts to regulate production, with Rep Harold D. Cooley noting the need for state control to prevent excessive output and falling prices.
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Washington
Agriculture Committee
House
Harold D. Cooley
DNC
Collusion Charged Between WPA and Sugar Corporations
Representatives of sugar beet workers allege that WPA relief was manipulated by sugar companies to push workers into low wage sugar field jobs. Thomas F. Mahoney cited telegram exchanges between state and federal officials while Albert Collins supported claims about relief control by the sugar industry.
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Washington
WPA
Thomas F. Mahoney
Gongman
Colo
National Committee On Rural Social Planning
Mahoney
Albert Collins
Beet Workers’ Union
Blissfield
Mich
Collins
Nebraska
Michigan
Tax Swindle Is Answered In Nashville Court
Erle Hudson of Nashville, among 14 defendants in gasoline tax fraud cases, filed a plea in abatement claiming former state inspector Robert Dudley offered a scheme to ship gasoline to Hudson with a penny more per gallon profit. The plea says Hudson was unaware of any law evasion. Dudley and Beasley testified with immunity.
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Nashville
Erle Hudson
Hudson
Robert Dudley
Tne
Dudley
Beasley
Four youths admit more murders linked to Chicago hold ups
Four youths named by authorities as killers of Dr. Silber C. Peacock confess another robbery related slaying. Police Capt. John Horan says Durland Nash and Robert Goethe, both 16, described Emil Beck, 16, as one of two robbers who fatally shot Peter Pagor, 63, in his tailor shop on December 11.
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Chicago
Silber C. Peacock
John Horan
Durland Nash
Robert Goethe
Emil Beck
Peter Pagor
Baltimore and Ohio to Cut Passenger Fares by June 2
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad plans a 3.6 to 2 cent per mile passenger fare cut by June 2 to regain business from buses and cars. President Daniel Willard said the move will proceed even if other lines delay, with tariffs based on commission orders and broader reductions including pullman rates and surcharges. Competing eastern lines sought a commission delay, while B and O argued similar cuts had proven beneficial.
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Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Daniel Willard
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Willard
B. and O
Baltimore and Ohio
LOC
New York Central
Pennsylvania
New York
New Haven
Hartford
Germans to Approve Hitler Policies in Nationwide Vote
Berlin dispatch reports that Germans will vote with an unconditional ja to Reichsfuehrer Hitler's policies in a mass civic mobilization. Voters over 20 must cast a cross in a single circle, with no option to vote no or for alternatives. May face penalties for abstaining.
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Louis P. Lochner
Fress Foreign Statt
Berlin
Hitler
Smith Lobby Bill May Be Expanded
Senate committee chair Black aims to strengthen the Smith lobby registration bill after the House passed a version. He wants all paid lobbyists who appear before government departments and Congress registered, expanding beyond the House text. Rep Smith defends the wording on organizations mainly not formed to influence legislation, noting many national groups may occasionally influence policy.
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Richard Rendely
Associated Press
Washington
Smith
House
Black
D-Ala
Senate Lobby Committee
Congress
Louis Levand
Wichita iKansan Beacon
D-Va
Ihs
Senator Schwellerbach
D-Wash
Jowett Shouse
American Liberty League
Pugs Ten
Court of Pardons to Hear Second Clemency Plea
The New Jersey Court of Pardons prepares to hear Bruno Hauptmann's second clemency appeal amid reports a reprieve could be possible. Governor Hoffman and prosecutors face questions as the court weighs delaying the execution and examining new evidence in the Lindbergh baby case.
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Court OF Pardons
Associated Preas
Hoffman Docimen
Bruno Richard Hauponenn
Heuptmann
State Court of Pardons
Witents
Hoffman
Hubert W. Hicks
Havana
Hauptminnin
Harald G. Hoffman
Wold
Court of Errors and Appeals
Wauptmann
Manda
Tintman
Anthony M. Wauck, Jr
Hunterdon County
Hauptmann
Sinkesmah
Supreme Court
Anne Hauptmann
Trenton
N. J
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Calamity in New Deal politics sparks attacks in rallies
Col. Henry Breckinridge denounces calamity as a New Deal foundation in a Columbus speech, calling it a vested interest and power base. In Pennsylvania, workers claim the flood will yield massive federal aid before the election, shaping party gains. Vera Stretz faces intense questioning after her arrest for the shooting of Dr. Fritz Gebhardt in New York.
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Vera Stretz
Columbus
Ohio
Henry Breckinridge
Pennsylvania
Washington
Chas. A. Lindbergh
New York
Sumner Velicowitz
Fritz Gebhardt
Leibowitz
Irvin Cobb Seeks Only True Colonel Title
Hollywood March 28 ex official colonel Irvin Cobb declares aim to be the only legitimate Colonel called mister He notes Kentucky Colonel commissions were void during Gov Chandler era and reflects on his own non active status while fishing with memories of family military ties and fellow actors.
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Hollywood
Irvin S. Cobb
Kentucky
Crow
A.B. Chandler
Kentaghy
Cobb
Mister
Burr
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