Tennessee veterans press for immediate cash bonus
In Nashville on May 2 a large Tennessee veteran assembly urged Congress to pay veterans their adjusted compensation certificates now. Speeches criticized debt-financed relief and argued for immediate issuance backed by gold or other securities, asserting that the money would not unbalance the treasury. Veteran leaders praised Patman and stressed justice for former soldiers.
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Wright Patna
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Tinman
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Dante
Tennessen
Hannah
State Railroad
Miblig
White House
Treasury
Ose Mills
Andrew Mellon
Hoover
Multiah
Msont Mellon
Milla
Wes Richard
Atkinson
Saul
Davidson County
George Washington
Atkins
Washington
Manhunt in Carolinas after deadly taxi shooting
Five gunmen stalked by lawmen across the Carolinas with two killed and a police officer dead. Officer A. Bo Hunt was slain as he approached a taxi to question two suspicious passengers. Gunmen exchanged fire with Officers John Carca and Clit Singleton. a third assailant opened fire as an automobile sped away. One officer was grazed by a shot. the five gunmen fled in a car. Police in major cities alerted. Continuous coverage on page six.
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Gurejinag Tolley
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John Carca
Clit Singleton
Corea
Singleton
Carolinas
Noti
Tardieu Regime Slips as France Votes
In France the government of Premier Andre Tardieu showed a slip as returns from the recent election came in. The Interior Ministry tabulation indicated 359 seats headed to a run off next Sunday, with 190 for government supporters, 159 for opposition allies, and the remainder independent.
Solons Face Budget Balance Fight in Congress
Washington May 2 The effort to balance next year’s budget may fall short as economy and tax measures face revisions. The tax bill’s yield is cut from the billion target while a gap remains between expenditures and revenue. Insurgent and cadet factions clash over savings and veterans’ allowances as committee redrafts loom.
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Cone
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Senate Finance Committee
House
Cambridge Scientists Announce Breaking of the Atom
London May 2 AP reports Cambridge University scientists Dr. J D Cockroft and FE Walton have achieved a breakthrough by bombard hydrogen atoms with 120000 volts, causing some atoms to split into helium. Lord Rutherford praised the discovery as of great scientific importance.
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London
Cambridge
University
Lord Rutherford
J. D. Cockroft
FE. T. Walton
Weather sketch for Tennessee and Virginia regions
Cloudy and warmer conditions noted for Tennessee with increasing evening clouds. Showers expected Tuesday night and into Wednesday. Virginia forecast sees fair but cooler weather with probable frost in extreme west tonight and late Tuesday as temperatures rise slowly. Historical high and low comparisons referenced from prior year readings taken daily at 1 pm.
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Tennessee
Virginia
Memphis tragedy: eight-year-old girl killed in sleep
In Memphis on May 2 an eight-year-old girl was killed in her sleep, her mother was fatally wounded, and a Black man wounded by gunfire as he fled. Aurelia Puryear was slain beside her mother. the intruder used an axe, then two men were involved, one dead from a gunshot, the other wounded as he fled. The husband described the attack and shooter details, while another Black man near the scene gave a different account.
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Memphis
Tenn
Aurelia Puryear
Stanley A. Puryear
Puryear
Will Jamison
Wheal
Purryear
Naked Parade Arrests In Thrums Canada
British Columbia police used powder and water in dousing 201 Doukhobors at Thrums sixteen miles from Nelson. One hundred seventeen protesters, including 33 women and 84 men, were arrested for parading nude. They face up to three years in prison and will be arraigned this week. The incident followed eviction actions against the sect, also known as Sons of Freedom, moving toward a new settlement at Krestova.
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British Columbia
Thrums
Canada
Russia
H Awaver
Sons of Freedom
Christian Community of Universal Brotherhood
Togo
Lene Sons of Freedom
Krestova
Glade
May Day violence leaves dead and scores injured worldwide
A chaotic May Day with crowds clashing with police produced three deaths and many injuries as demonstrators, including thousands in Moscow, marched past Lenin’s statue. Reports say a Madrid kill occurred amid a suicide incident and clashes spread to Sosnowiec in Poland while New York saw Remonstrations.
Thalia Massie to Again Take Stand in Trial
In Honolulu on May 2, plans were set for retrial of four men charged with assaulting Thalia Massie last September. Prosecutor John Kelley, who secured a manslaughter verdict against Lieut Massie and others, may lead the case. A second trial date was expected within two weeks as officials decide Kelley’s role and the overall prosecution strategy.
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Honolulu
Thalia Massie
John @. Kelley
Aire
Mho
Massie
Plagece Ida
Henry Cheng
David Takai
Ben Ahakeuli
Joseph Kahahawai
Thomas H. Massie
Granville Thortesens
J. Bord
Three Die in East Tennessee Gun and Accident Deaths
East Tennessee records three fatalities from gunfire and accidents. Rex Forsythe, man from Knoxville, dies after a wreck en route to Greenwood Mississippi to see his wife. Randall Greer, adopted son of Dr. D A Greer, is shot by an assailant on Fixeville street. Duell Swafford held on investigation. Sam Carter, 50, dies from knife wounds attributed to Charles Atkins, who is jailed on murder charges.
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Tenn
Tennessee
Rex Forsythe
Cleveland
Greenwood
Miss
Fixeville Street
Randall Greer
D. A. Greer
Pikeville
Thomas J. Swafford
Duell Swafford
Sam Carter
Bacon
Lenoir
City
Charles Atkins
Atkins
Million Barrels of Oil Alleged Stolen in Texas
Longview Texas May. A theft probe centers on the East Texas oil field with up to a million barrels allegedly diverted through bypass pipes. E M Daniels deputy supervisor of the state railroad commission and Paxton Gray a former deputy supervisor are among 18 charged. Investigators say oil was shipped to refiners in Wano Dallas Eagle Ford and Chalmette La. A Gregg County grand jury will investigate as more arrests follow.
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East Texas
Joss S. Sterlings
National
E. M. Daniels
State Railroad Commission
Paxton Gray
Fred Upchurch
National Guard
Gladewater
Wano
Dallas
Eagle Ford
Chalmette
Corege County
Gray
Daniels
Texas Rangers
Othargwort
Joan FE. Taylor
East
Lil
Great Field
Capones Fate Hangs on Word From Supreme Court
Washington May 2 Alphonse Capone faces potential prison or freedom as the Supreme Court weighs a written word on his tax evasion conviction The outcome hinges on whether the court grants or denies review and could keep him in jail until next fall pending a final decision and possible resentencing for his eleven year term
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Washington
Alphonse Capone
Supreme Court
Chicago
Carpone
Capone
California vote may decide fate of 3 candidates
California's pivotal Democratic primary looms as Roosevelt Smith and Garner fight for 44 California delegates. National implications loom for Hoover in Republican Maryland and Rhode Island contests, with leaders claiming momentum for their camps. California's 847,000+ registered Democrats shape the national race as Roosevelt seeks a convention path and Smith supporters warn against a Roosevelt surge.
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Washington
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Roosevelt
Alfred BE
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John N. Garner
Smith Inachusetts
Massachusetts
Hoover
Maryland
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France
Rhode Island
Alfred E- Smiths
Albert C. Ritchie
Alabama
South Dakota
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Bode Vor
Wvill
John Nancen Garner
House of Representatives
Franklin D. Rooosevelt
New York
Alfred E. Smith
A. A. McPike
United Democracy
James D. Roosevelt
Los Angeles
Montana- Smith
Gladewater
Texas
Y& Men
Hoover West
Financier Robert J Fisher Dies in Athens Tenn
Robert J Fisher aged 75, a prominent Athens financier and inventor, died of a heart attack. He founded the First National Bank of Athens in 1893 and established the Athens Woolen Mills in 1883, the Athens Homery Mills in 1901, and invented the Fisher book typewriter in 1892. His machine evolved under Elliott Fisher, with ongoing production by that firm.
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Tenn
Robert J. Fisher
Athena
First Nationa Bank
Athens Woolen Mills
Athens Homery Mills
Fisher Book
Elliott-Fisher Company
Treasury Receipts and Expenditures for April Reported
Treasury receipts for April 29 totaled 2.90 billion with expenditures of 18.98 billion and a balance of 212.89 million. Customs duties for the first 29 days of April amounted to 29.75 million.
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