Fire devastates Chicago stockyards. debris cleared
May 21 Chicago stockyards fire leaves one identified dead, several injured as crews clear charred ruins. Early assessments cite $8 million in damage with livestock moved in and business resuming in temporary quarters. Fire chief and officials blame careless cigarette. Someday investigation continues.
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Huaning
Nsixe
Walter Burngeld
Swift
Armour
Morris
Wilson
The
Red Cross
Teveyish
International Anime Theater
O. T. Henkle
Henkle
Michael Corrigan
Weather: Warm and Fair Across Tennessee and Virginia
The forecast shows generally fair and warmer conditions across Tennessee and Virginia tonight and Tuesday with possible isolated thunder activity in western Tennessee and extreme northern Virginia. A cooler Wednesday is expected with high readings near 98 and low around 58. Readings taken at 6 p.m. covered the preceding 24 hours.
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Tennessee
Mirginia
Flyers Route Map Pinpoints Gahinch Landing Site
The Irish Free State map shows where Captain George R. Pond and Cesare Sabelli were forced to land due to mechanical trouble during their attempted New York to Rome flight. After repairs they plan to resume toward Home via Dublin and may attempt a return flight to New York from Rome.
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Gahinch
Irish Free State
George R. Pond
Cesare Sabelli
New York
Rome
Atlantic Ocean
Dublin
June Active Month for Elections Begins
The Associated Press reports June will be a busy month for nominations to Congress and state offices. Nine states set 41 House seats, five Senate seats, and five governorships. 19 of 485 House seats already nominated, with four incumbents out of renomination. Senate primaries in 36 of 96 seats, and governor races in four of 35 states. Details include North Carolina, Iowa, Indiana, and Florida primaries with multiple candidates and runoff possibilities noted.
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Associated Press
Congress
House
Senate
North Carolina
Lily
Mebanee
Spray
Frank M. Hanuock
George Ro Pou
Raleigh
Pridune
Iowa
Clyde ‘Li Horring
Indiana
Arthur R. Robinson
Florida
Arrests in Japan financial scandal lead to guards in Tokyo
Armed guards were assigned to protect three Japanese cabinet members amid fears of terrorism sparked by a government tied financial scandal. Fifteen people, including Kideo Kuroda vice minister of finance, face corruption charges. Five ministry officials among those arrested. Public peace orders prompted prefectural guards to take precautions as ministers weigh resignations possible next month.
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Glenn
Babb
Associated Press
Tokyo
Kideo Kuroda
Saito
Home Ministry
Kuroda
Bulgarian Brain Trust Aims to Rule With New Deal
Sofia May 21 The new Bulgarian government formed by Kimon Gueorguieff and the Zveno group promises to balance the budget raise village culture and expand credit to farmers The coup is bloodless and bulletless while rumors of Macedonian opposition surface Greece and Yugoslavia are seen as allied against autonomy The parliament was dissolved by King Boris and will be reduced to 100 members with 75 appointed giving the new regime tight control.
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Wade Werner
Associated Press
Sofia
Kimon Gueorguieff
Zveno
Macedonia
Greece
Yugoslavia
Bulgaria
Movement For
Ivan
Mihailoff
Boris
Gueorguieff
Senate Agriculture
Wallace
Senate
Home Owners Loan Corporation
Ickes
Record of Mrs Blankenberg at federation convention
Mrs Blankenberg 89 of Philadelphia longtime federation delegate attends General Federation of Women's Clubs meeting in New York 1889 origin Lions Club heritage. She recalls founding, favors birth control, critiques New Deal, supports old age pensions, and is noted as citys most useful citizen after donating prize money to charity.
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L. L. Blankenberg
Philadelphia
America
General Federation of Women's Clubs
General Federation
New York
Jess
Blankenberg
Federation
Blankenberger
Roosevelt
Bootleg Racket to Be Broken Says Official
A government official pledges action to break the bootleg racket as prices continue to fall. He notes the average illegal liquor price is dropping from earlier highs and cites a marked decrease in the cheapest illicit liquor, with details continued on page 2ix.
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Saith
Doctor Shot by Deputy Sheriff in Michigan
Detroit May 21 Dr D W Johnston Jr Wayne county medical examiner was shot and killed while seated in a car with a young woman near the Twelve Mile and Schoenherr roads. Special deputy Matthew Berger, a farmer, said he fired two warning shots and then unintentionally shot the physician. Miss Annie aides who was with Johnston said the shots were fired without warning. Prosecutor Vincent L Fitzgerald indicated the shooting likely accidental and Berger would ask for an inquest to determine blame.
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Detroit
D .W. Johnston
Wayne ‘County
MacComb County
Matthew Berger
Twelve ‘Mile Road
Schoenberr Road
Geo. “Smith
Macomb
Ian
Vincent L. Fitzgerald
Annie Aides
Berger
Johnston
Mr. Cleméns
Detroit College of” Medicine
Vincent L. Pitegerald
Ant
Roosevelt to Deliver Message to Congress Today
President Roosevelt is set to send a monetary policy message to Congress proposing a 25 percent silver and 75 percent gold backing for the dollar. Silver advocates applaud, hoping for rapid passage and potential domestic silver nationalization. Officials foresee a possible international conference and link the move with broader peace efforts. Continued on page six.
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Congress
Harold Oliver Washington
Senate
House Ti
Hill
Treasury
Imostiof
Tribute Paid to S N P A President at Southern Publishers Meet
At Asheville May 21 tribute was paid to S N P A president James G Stahlman and secretary-manager Cranston Williams by J L Mapes president of the Southern Newspaper Publishers Association. The 82nd annual convention opened with praise for Stahlman’s fearless leadership and Williams’s service. Mapes warned the year had brought worries and adjustments, and urged forward planning. Walter C Johnson reported and two sessions were scheduled for today with elections and venue decisions to follow.
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N. G
James G. Stahlman
Cranston
Williams
J. L. Mapes
Publishers’ Association
Stahlman
James
G. Stahlman
Stakimen
Nashville, Tenn, Banner
Mapes
Arsociates
Walter C. Johnson
Association
Death Knell for NRA Recovery Board Report
The Darrow led recovery board that studied NRA practices faced likely abolition after a harsh report calling the NRA a foe of small business and friend of monopoly. Meanwhile the Senate narrowly failed to submit Norris’s constitutional amendment to abolish the electoral college, with future votes anticipated.
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Darrow
Washington
NRA
Recovery Board
Clarence Darrow
Senate
INRA
Norris
House
Lapel
Dar Ron's Report and NRA Action on Page Three
Summary refers to Dar Ron's report and the NRA response led by Hugh Johnson as covered on page three. Details specify the action taken and the key figures involved, indicating a formal reaction or policy stance connected to the report.
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Darrons
Res
NRA
Hugh Johnson
Poison liquor plot linked to fraternal lodge murders and plane crashes
Oakland California May 21 authorities traced a poison liquor plot to members of a fraternal lodge after eight sample bottles carried by a lodge member were found toxic. Reports linked the poison to a mysterious letter and warning to other members. In separate crashes at Tex airport and multiple locations, thirteen people were killed, including pilots and passengers, in a series of plane accidents.
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Oakland
Galif
Science
Po~licy
Fruitvale
Native Sons of the Golden West
Heinrich
James Goodnight
Alex Trotter
Goodnight
Tyne
Willis Edwards
California
State’ Board of Equalization
Arthur Cleu
Edward
Bar Fly Returns as New York Embraces Perpendicular Drinking
A long suppressed bar fly returns to New York and celebrates perpendicularly consumed drinks. The State Alcoholic Beverage Control Board approves the novelty of feet on brass rails as bars revive with prologue of antique motifs. Hotels like McAlpin unveil a 50 foot alder walnut bar while reassembling pieces of the old horseshow bar as prohibition fades. Page six continues.
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Homer” McCoy
New York
Tha’ State Alcoholic Beverage Control Board
Gottam
Eddie
Lane
Hotel
McAlpin
Assyria
Nudists Seek Seclusion on Oil Derrick Platforms
Nudists in Kansas claim they have found solitude for their practices on sunbathing platforms atop idle oil derricks. They argue these high spots offer more privacy than wooded glades, addressing visibility concerns in areas with few trees.
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Winfield, Kans
Kansas
Big Hearted Man from Menominee Faces New Smuggling Case
Nelson, a recently released prisoner from Menominee Michigan, was arrested after returning to a store to trade whiskey he allegedly smuggled into jail. He faces disposition on the smuggling charge following the prior drunkenness and disorderly conduct term.
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Menominee, Mich
Russell Nelson
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