Congress Plans For Relief Bills Stir Washington
Congress debates relief and employment plans as President Hoover and Senator Robinson press for nonpartisan action. Budget balance is cited as a prerequisite, with tax, economy, and construction measures tied to a broad relief program before the June adjournment.
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Washington
Hanger
Roby) Jason
Robinson
Robingan
Hoover
Deis
Iis
Arkansis
Pathey
Chicago
Weather Summary for Tennessee and Virginia Tonight
Weather notes show fair and continued cool conditions in Tennessee with tonight and Friday turning fair and warmer. In Virginia the outlook is cloudy to partly cloudy and cool, with Friday turning fair and warmer and temperatures near yesterday’s highs and lows. No rain recorded yesterday, with inches of precipitation measurements noted for the previous year.
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Tennessee
Virginia
Aken
Glass Bank Bill in Bitter Tangle Washington
A heated debate centers on the Glass bank reform bill with charges that a Senate Banking Committee employee leaked confidential currency data to French papers. Senator Kean of New Jersey accuses Dr Benark Willis, economist for Glass subcommittee, of duplicating dispatches to French outlets. the claim ties to a drop of up to 350 million dollars in gold between December and April and a large contraction in open market credit.
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Washington
Glass Bank
Senate Banking Committee
Kean
New Jersey
Benark Willis
Glass
Comptroller
Judge to Rule on Trial of Bankers in Knoxville Case
Judge George Taylor to decide Monday on defense motion for a continuance in the Holston Union National Bank failure case. Defendants Luke Lea Jr, Rogers Caldwell, and J B Ramsey face an indictment in U S district court. Lea Jr. is reportedly ill and undergoing medical treatment in New York.
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Chattanooga
George Taylor
Luke Lea
Rogers. Caldwell
Jd. B. Ramsey
U. S. District Court
Knoxville
Holston Union National Bank
Ramsey
Nashville
Tariff Measure Vetoed by Hoover in Bad Legislation Claim
President Hoover vetoed the tariff bill, calling it bad legislation and defending the current executive control of tariff rate changes. He affirmed protectionist principles, arguing the United States needs protection now more than ever while the House leadership criticized the veto.
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Washington
Hoover
United States
Huge Washington Shrine Dedicated to George Washington
On a hill in Alexandria Virginia Masons from across the nation gathered to dedicate a towering granite memorial to George Washington Freemason. The seven story angular tower crowns Shooters Hill a site linked to Jefferson and Madison with President Hoover and cabinet members among thousands witnessing the ceremony after a parade led by Major G John A Kiuluene.
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Alexandria
George Washington
America
Egypt
Shooters Hill
Vashington
Jefferson
Madison
Hoover
John A. Kiuluene
Brokers Sought for Mart Probe
The Senate Banking Committee issued numerous subpoenas to compel brokers to appear, as investigators seek to examine their records in the stock market inquiry. Chairman Norbeck stated the exact names remain private and the total depends on how many brokers yield to the subpoenas.
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Washington
Senate Banking Committee
Norbeck
Poultry racket murders shock New York as Cohen brothers fall
New York police link a revived poultry trust to a mob killing spree that claimed Barney Cohen at a Jamaica corner. Earlier Joseph Cohen was slain after police traced the same gang into the 1920s case. one brother survives as investigations tie the brothers to the so called fifty million dollar poultry racket.
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New York
Gans
Cohen
Joseph Cohen
Barney Cohen
Jamaica
Pour Nen
Daniel Beloviso
Jack Cohen
Callel
Poultry Trust
Joseph ‘Cohen
Poult
Barney
Joseph
Poultry ‘Trust
Cohens
Akron’s doomed voyage ends in tragedy on coast to coast
San Diego May 12 AP The navy dirigible Akron tied up at Camp Ny ny Field after a tense mooring attempt as crews worked to lower two sailors who had fallen overboard and a third clung to a line for hours. Storms in Texas forced the airship to climb and encounter dangerous stratified air blamed by Lt Cmdr C F Rosendahl for the abrupt ascent after a cable snapped.
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San Diego
Calif
Akron
Nev
Ny Field
Charles Cowart
Texas
Art Eohere Lafely
Pexas
Lakee
Angi
Marit Tessomis
Los Angeles
Mihehayed
Funeral of President Doumer in Paris
Load of misread OCR: Pres ident Paul Doumer was laid to rest beside the four bons initiamage to Prance at Notre Dame. The funeral procession moved to Veugirard Cemetery after a brief burial service. Parisians crowded the streets in solemn silence as the procession passed, with Albert I of Belgium among the royal entourage following behind caissons.
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Paris
Paul Doumer
Can Ssin
Borate
Veugirard
Soleren
Notre Dame
Papa
Joffre
Marne
Albert
Belgium
Elysee Palace
Gathe
Richmond to honor Stonewall Jackson at Confederate reunion
Richmond Virginia on May 12 prepared to honor the 60s defenders and recall the 1863 Stonewall Jackson death. Mortally wounded at Chancellorsville on May 2 1863 he died the next day in a Carolina County farmhouse. His body lay in state in the capitol and later was moved to the governor's mansion and finally Lexington Virginia.
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Richmond
Stonewall Jackson
North Carolina
Chancellorsville
Jacson
Carolina County
Capitol
Senate Chamber
Lexington
Robert E. Lee
Civil Liberties Group Probes Kentucky Coal Fields
ACLU representatives entered Kentucky from Cincinnati on May 12 to seek a federal injunction enabling an unmolested investigation into coal field conditions in Bell and Tarlin counties. The delegation, including Arthur Farnam and Dudley Bates, said they were not taking sides in the miners versus operators dispute. They traveled by train to London for a hearing that afternoon.
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Cincinnaty, O
Kentucky
American Civil Liberties Union
London
Bell
Tarlin County
Arthur Rar Anid
Sation
Dudley Ve New Nator
D ‘Vnes Sutherland Bates
Leditor
Ollege
Charles G. Webber
The
Poe
Gartiald Hays
Tay
T Field
Taub Describes Kentucky Trip To Senate
Allan Taub of New York, attorney for the International Labor Defense, told a senate committee about a reception he says he received in Kentucky coal counties Harland and Bell. He and Waldo Frank visited the area with others before senatorial probes into conditions there. Taub said he was beaten by officials, was arrested in Pineville on criminal syndicalism charges, and alleges bail denial.
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Washington
Allan Taub
New York
International Labor Deven Today
Senate
Kentucky
Cuttine
Costigan
Cole
Harland
Bell Counties
Tall
Waldo Frank
Ife
Pineville
Ritchie Enters Democrat Race With 16 Votes
AP reports Ritchie enters Democrat race with 16 votes as Maryland delegates are chosen at the state convention. The process streamlines support for Governor Ritchie while District of Columbia Republicans instruct two delegates for Hoover, shaping the convention tally and pledged counts.
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Ritchie
Associated Press
Mayland
Albert OC
Maryland
Colum ‘Kin
Hoover
Reichstag Ends as Nazis Banned After Suspension
In Serlin May 12 AP reports an unprecedented Reichstag moment as four National Socialist members refused to leave after a 30 day suspension. The session adjourned indefinitely as Nazis gathered outside seeking a course of action. The incident followed an investigation into mauling of a newspaperman in the Reichstag lobby, later identified as a Social Democrat.
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Paul Loebe
Social! Democrat
Gaston B Means Readies Defense In Embezzlement Case
Gaston B Means, freed from jail, vows to fight grave embezzlement charges in a District of Columbia court arraignment. He decries the allegations as a travesty, claims he never took money from Mrs. Finley Shepard, and asserts the underworld knew him well while detailing his role in the Lindbergh case. Ralph Easley of the National Civic Federation backs Means’ dismissal of the Shepard accusation.
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Washington
Berry
Gaston B. Means
Tram Che
Law
Crre
District of Columbia Supreme Court
Edward B. McLean
Lind‘bergh
Ralph M. Easley
National Civic Federation
Shepard
Power Firm Says High Rate Needed
Nashville May 12 The Tennessee Public Service Company urges the railroad and public utilities commission to avoid rate reductions. Charles Z. Cates Jr. says losses have grown and operating revenues have fallen, while expenses and taxes rise. He notes an anticipated net revenue drop of about 310,000 this year, plus an additional $56,000 in taxes, including a new 8 cent state tax on property.
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Nashville
Railroad and Public Utilities Commission
Tennessee Public 3A
Charles Z. Cates
Respondent
Court Receives Nine Americans Tonight at Buckingham Palace
London May 12 AP Nine American women will be presented to the king and queen at Buckingham Palace tonight. Miss Ella Upperell of New York City was added to the list, sponsored unusually by a relative, Mrs He A. Rome of London. The embassy noted this practice but proceeded, as Mrs Orme who sponsored her has presented previously. Last night thirteen Americans were presented before the monarchs at the first court of the season, sponsored by Senhora Regis De Oliviera, Brazilian ambassador’s wife.
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London
Buckingham Palace
Ella Upperell
New York City
Orme
England
Senhora Regis de Oliviera
David K. E. Bruce
United States
Mellon
Ing Helen Bryan
Richmond
Broad Street blaze gutts Roller Estates building in Kingsport
A night fire gut a three story Roller Estates building on Broad Street housing the Green Palace cafe and B Nelms Furniture. Fire spread through the second and third floors causing extensive damage and triggering two nearby blazes in East Highland Park and Reedy Row. Estimated total loss about $11,000 with fire origin mystery and a gasoline tank explosion noted during the blaze.
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Roller Estates
Broad Street
Green Palace Cafe
Euglaye Nelvis Furniture Company
East Highland Park
Reedy Row
Roker Estates
Green Palace
Kingsport
B. Nelms Furniture Company
Fuller Street
Nick Burles
Tom West
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