Railroad workers are protected in Roosevelt reelection push
McKellar, Tennessee's senior senator, praised President Roosevelt at the Democratic state convention in Nashville. He urged a unanimous re election, criticized Hearst and the Liberty League, and said Roosevelt's policies benefited all Tennesseans and the nation, with special note of TVA achievements.
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Nashville
D. MacKellar
Roosevelt
Tennessee
James Monroe
McKellar
William Randolph Hearst
Liberty League
Hwashington
DuPonts
Alf M. Landon
Kansas
Senate
Weather synopsis with scattered showers and temperatures
A weather summary notes generally fair conditions with little temperature change. Fr id a y will be slightly warmer with cloudy tonight and Friday and scattered coastal showers. readings taken at 7 am daily for the preceding 24 hours.
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Kentecky
Graziani Returns to Italy After Ethiopian Campaign
General Graziani arrives in Addis Ababa to assume control as commander of the Southern campaign. Marshal Badoglio departs the Ethiopian capital for Asmara and massawa en route to Italy. A triumphant procession is planned in Rome at Constantine’s Arch on Constitution Day citing Ethiopia’s conquest and annexation.
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Edward J. Neil
Associated Press
Asmara
Eritrea
Pietro Badoglia
Ethiopia
Rodolfo Graziani
Italy
General Graziani
Addis Ababa
Victor Emmanuel
Badoglio
Gara
Massawa
Arborer
Rome
Constantine
Marshal Badoglio
Cotton Strikers Outline Campaign in East Arkansas
Union leaders report more than 3,000 workers left cotton fields in three east Arkansas counties as passive resistance spreads. The Southern Tenant Farmers Union urges jail and county feeding the strikers while officials say no strike evidence exists. Incidents include a $10 reward for a suspect in Forrest City and claims of jailed workers in Barle, with sheriffs denying mass detention as tensions rise.
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Memphis
Arkansas
Earle
Ark
Southern Tenant Farmers Union
H. L. Mitchell
Forrest City
J. M. Campbell
St. Francis County
Barle
Crittenden County
Campbell
Wenegra
J. K. Shaeffer
Ife
Howard Curlin
Critted
Wen County
Harle
Lindbergh Flight Sparks Franco American Uturn in 1927 Paris
Paris notes a nine year old shift in Franco American mood sparked by Col. Charles A. Lindbergh after his May 21 1927 solo Atlantic flight. The piece recalls earlier anti American sentiment in 1827 and aviation rivalries, ending with a hint of continuation on page twelve.
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Paris
France
United States
Ont
Charles A. Lindbergh
Atlantic
Lindbergh
Poincare
Nungesser
Coli
America
Nompesser
Editor's Thunder Stolen as Bean Blower Duel Sought
Editor Tyr L. Yale reports a theft of the paper's thunderous editorial plume while a rival claims authorship of a long running night shirt movement. Davis presents old column clips to prove prior ideas and notes a City Council uproar over loyalty to by laws as the Night Shirt Club facades loom.
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Ty L. P
Yale Associated
B. Caurtis
Atharta
LM Dery Tenvis
Oba
Eho
Chris
Jens
Hoepabhenns Thies
Davis
Tom Ts
Gtr
Felow
Charles Th
Chicago
Ottawa
Mayer Hell
Hilliard
Lewis backs Guffey liberal plan for soft coal measure
Py John L. Lewis, mine union leader, backs the new Guffey coal control bill aimed at price fixing and labor provisions. He urges Congress to act immediately to stabilize the coal industry while Supreme Court rulings limit labor terms. Senator Guffey introduces the substitute for the Guiles act as discussions with Labor Secretary Perkins continue.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
Congress
Supreme Court
Howey Lewis
Guffey Ud-Par
Per
Guffey
Labor
Perkins
Acnie Laboer
High Court
Miss Perkins
House
White House
Roosevelt
Senate
Senate Finance Committee
Townsend Pension Plan
Townsend
House Democrats
House Judiciary Committee
Morgenthau
Treasury
F. E. Townsend
Taltale
Ward
Raadi
Furter
Roosevelt hosts liberal senators in three hour White House talk
A three hour White House conference with President Roosevelt and liberal senators ended with calls describing it as a general chat. Participants listed included La Follette Wagner Wheeler Schwellenbach Minton Norris Shipstead and Frankfurter. Topics ranged over economics government rural electrification the supreme court and the Guffey decision with a note on weather junk pots.
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Washington
White House
Roosevelt
Supreme Court
Guffey
LaFollette
Wagner
D-Ny
Wheeler
D- Mont
Schwellenbach
Dwash
Minton
D-Ind
Norris
Rneb
Shipstead Upl-Minn
Felix Frankfurter
Harvard Law School
May dispute Hoffman victory roils New Jersey GOP
In Newark May live reports show Governor Harold Hoffman finishing fourth and Fort trailing in the Republican primary for at large convention delegates. O D Keep of South Orange expects an action plan after reviewing results amid sealed ballot boxes and Democratic plans to vote for Hoffman.
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Newark
N. J
May
Franklin W. Fort
Harold G. Hoffman
Hoffman
Hudson County
O. D. Keep
South Orange
Hardson
Fort
Keeps
Aoa Bee Iuyeen Hoffman
Frank Hague
Jers City
Hague
New Jers
Salesly
Jersey
Walter Edge
Edward ©. Duffield
Edna G. Conklin
Undertaker Held for Murder Quiz
Oregon, NL May 22 A tallmadge Rockford embalmer was held for further questioning about his wife’s death. He said a shabby stranger shot her during a holdup five miles east of town Tuesday night. State’s attorney Crowell will verify details of the account.
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Oregon
Guy Tallmadge
Rockford
Lonely Cross Roads
Donald Crowell
Tallmadge
Witnesses Heard as Defense Presses Conspiracy Case in Nashville
In Nashville Tennessee May 21 testimony continued as the defense sought to prove five men conspired to violate registration laws. Dozens of witnesses were scheduled with over fifty more ready to testify as the trial likely extends into next week. Hodges denies knowledge of fraudulent voter listings while others confirm actions around registration of residents or visitors.
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Nashville
Tenn
W. . Schreieher
Secetion
Oiset
Grinaclt
Smith
Hodges
Barry
Hindenburg Returns Across Atlantic On Southbound Leg
The dirigible Hindenburg began its return voyage from the United States heading toward Germany. With Capt. Ernst Lehmann at the helm the airship carried 51 passengers and a racing plane, aiming for Rio de Janeiro before a June 22 Lakehurst stop as part of ten planned crossings this summer.
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Lakehurst
N. J
Atlantic
Germany
United States
James H
Jimmy) Hatzlip
St. Louis
Zeppelin
Ernst Lehmann
Hindenburg
New York
New London
Conn
Provincetown
Mass
Cape Sable
Windenburg
Tyrant on Wrangel Island Described as Paralyze and Famine
Witnesses in the murder trial of former Wrangel Island administrator Semenchuk recount a drastic shift from paradise to famine. Eskimos allegedly ate their dogs as shortages followed his ban on hunting and food distribution. Autopsy claims and a telegram from Semenchuk to Moscow are noted in the testimony.
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Moscow
Wrangel Island
Polar Station
Semenchuk
Tolar Shution
Brementhuk
M. Krashennikoff
Cape Wellen
W. BR. Walfaan
Orarr
Viskimos
Willisan
Exodus Nears End as Norris Dam Resettlers Relocated
In Tennessee the Norris dam resettlement nears completion with 96 percent moved within 60 miles of the lake boundary. Evictions occurred, including John Stooksbury who resisted and surrendered two shotguns and rifles to federal officers before relocation.
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Norris, Tenn
Mountain
Jennessee Valley Authority
Norris Dam
United States
Edgar Petre
John Stooksbury
Anderson County
Petre
Stooksbury
Marshall
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Undertaker
Hindenberg
Lake Region
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Mo Kinley Wilson
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