Congress Deadlock Delays Farm Relief and Tariff Debate
Congress faces deadlock between Senate and House over farm relief and the tariff bill, with the House delaying amendments under a special rule. A 50-member bloc supports a sugar duty increase to 2.40 cents per pound, while others seek open debate on the administrative sections. The Senate aims to cap debate on census reapportionment after 3:30 p.m. as farm bill talks continue, and Lindbergh brings his fiancee and Morrow family to New York from North Haven, Maine.
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House
Ways and Means Committee
Hoover
Cramton
Michigan
Beck
Pennsylvania
Harding
Coolidge
New York
Lindbergh
Fiancee
Morrow
North Haven
Weather Update for Tennessee and Virginia
Readings show increasing cloudiness in Tennessee tonight with a chance of showers Friday. Virginia expect fair and warmer conditions tonight with Friday showers possible in the north and extreme west, and rising winds from the south and southwest. High yesterday was 80, low was not recorded. data collected at 6 PM by C. L. Bunn.
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Tennessee
Virginia
C. L. Bunn
U.S. WL
Trans Atlantic planes to take off at same time
Old Orchard Beach Maine May 23 AP A plan for simultaneous take offs of two trans Atlantic flights to Rome and Paris emerged. The French Bernard 181 would be brought from Roosevelt Field for its Paris flight while the Green Flash bound for Rome faced weather delays and possible postponement. Pilot Roger Williams and navigator Lewis Yancey said they would not rush a take off despite pressure from the French crew.
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Old Orchard Beach
Rome
Paris
Roosevelt Field
Armand Lotti
Roger Q. Williams
Lewis A. Yancey
Cop Killers Strike Chicago Police Losing Trace
Chicago police seek trace of cop killers after Detective Joseph Sullivan was slain in a dive linked to the Valentine’s Day gang massacre. Deputy Commissioner John Stege doubts public interest. Bolton arrested but denies knowledge of the shooting as investigators pursue ties to Detective Lawrence Martin’s death and other gang crimes.
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Chicago
Joseph Sullivan
Sullivan
Lawrence Martin
John Stege
Stege
Dive
Joe
Red)Bolton
Bolton
Steve
Martin
Mas- Satre
Episcopal Church Marking Centenary in Tennessee
In Nashville on May 23 the Episcopal Church marks the centennial of the Tennessee diocese with services in Christ Church and commemorations of its founding. The Rev. Arthur Howard Noll of Memphis will speak this afternoon, followed by remarks from Bishops Thomas F. Gallor and J. M. Maxon at tonight’s meetings.
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Enn
Christ Church, Episcopal
Yvernnessee
Christ Church
Arthur Howard Noll
L. L. Dy
Memphis
Tennessee
Thomas F. Gallor
J. M. Maxon
Former Barrymore Wife Marys Lawyer in London Marriage
Michael Strange the former wife of John Barrymore wed Harrison Tweed a New York lawyer in London at the register office with a few intimate friends. The ceremony followed a divorce from Barrymore last summer and his subsequent marriage to Delores Castello. The couple plans to relocate to New York after a European visit this summer.
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London
Michael Strange
John Barrymore
Harrison Tweed
New York
Euerope
Pipe breaker jailed over alimony in Chicago case
In Chicago on May 5 AP reports Peter Kozar, a professional pipe breaker, is jailed for back alimony. His court action noted pipe breaking declined his income and cigars harmed his trade. Judge Sabath ordered payment. Kozar touted as the only professional pipe breaker.
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Chicago
Peter Kozar
Peter
Irving
Adams
Kozar
Sabath
Twelve Year Old Boy’s Suicide Notes Tragic New Orleans Death
In New Orleans on May 23 AP reports twelve year old James Le Breton hanged himself at home after being denied a family outing to study history. Coroner Dr Roeling labeled it a melan choly youth act. the boy wore a dress and corset, and left a folded poem in his history book.
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New Orleans
James le Breton
George F. Reoting
James
Joseph le Breton
The Day in Congress A busy Thursday in the Capitol
The House advances tariff bill discussion while the Senate weighs census reapportionment and farm bill matters. Republicans map a special rule for amendments, and farm bill conferees meet as the Ware Wilson contest and a textile labor probe receive attention. The FCC proposal undergoes debate and the Lenroot roll call dispute is noted as ongoing Senate business.
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House
Senate Elections Subcommittee
William B. Wilson
Williams, Vare
Pennsylvania
Manufactures
Wheeler
Mont. 13
Interstate Commerce Committee
Federal Communications Commission
The
Associated Press
Senate Manufactures
Senate Interstate , Commercea
Farm Hill
Leaps to Death On the Manhattan Bridge
A man jumped 155 feet from the Manhattan bridge and drowned in the East River. The note in a traveling bag, found on the bridge, identified the victim as Paul Liquence, an engineer with New York Edison Co. A Brooklyn boarding house reported he had a nervous ailment and planned to return home to Denmark on Saturday.
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Manhattan
East River
Paul Liquence
New York Edison Co
Hig
Brooklyn
Denmark
Dry weather seen as hope in flood battle on Mississippi
Levee crews in Memphis area press on as 386 hours of dry weather are hoped for to curb Mississippi and tributary floods. At Hickman and Mounds Landing, workers reinforce levees, fill gaps, and brace breaches that have caused major flood impacts. Arkansas reports rising and falling river levels with no prospect of further major overflow. Dorothy Donnell, actress and playwright, leaves net estate of 159512 dollars, much from student prince and my Maryland.
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Tenn
Mississippi River
River Commission and
Levee Board
St. Louis
Gulf of Mexico
Hickman
Mounds Landing
Miss
Kennett
Mounds’ Landing
Greenville
St. Frances
Arkansas
Red
Lower
St. Francis
Mississippi
Yazoo
Sharley
Issaquena
Mississippi Valley Railroad
Lyla
Little Rock
Ark
Weather Bureau
Pine Bluff
Fort Smith
Dardenelle
Littl Rock
New York
Dorothy Donnell
Maryland
Attitude of Men Guides Moves for Ending of Strike
Elizabethon Tenn May 23 AP Union leaders and textile plant officials wait for the 5006 striking workers to signal acceptance of policies before further moves. Court contempt trials of fifty strikers continue as injunctions stay in force. Corporation ultimatum requires workers to return by Monday, while William F Kelly of the United Textile Workers calls for non discrimination and a settlement to end the strike.
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Elizabethon
Tenn
Arthur Mothwurf
New York
William F. Kelly
United Textile Workers of America
Endurance Flight Now in Fourth Day
Fort Worth May 23 AP The endurance monoplane Fort Worth completed its ninety second hour in the air at 7 439 this morning. The plane was refueled with 110 gallons of gasoline and 4 12 quarts of oil in the tenth contact with the auxiliary ship at Tam. Food changes of clothing newspapers and mail were lowered to the pilots R L Robbins and James Kelly. Nanking China Nationalist armies move northward to meet growing civil war threat.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Tam
R. L. Robbins
James Kelly
Hospital Superintendent Resigns Amid Trial in Little Rock
Dr. G. C. M. Brooks resigned as City General hospital superintendent after facing charges of inefficient management. Five city council members filed formal charges and sought a trial, while Brooks said he was vindicated by physicians and the graduating class of the University of Arkansas School of Medicine.
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Little Rock
Ark
City General Hospital
GC. M. Brooks
Pat Robinson
Brooks
University of Arkansas School of Medicine
Oil Conservation Board Discusses Interstate Compact
Washington May 23 AP report says the federal oil conservation board and American Petroleum Institute officials met informally to consider an interstate compact to curb waste and overproduction in the oil industry but no conclusions or decisions were reached.
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Washington
Federal Oil Conservation Board
American Petroleum Institute
Probe Vote Refers Labor Inquiry To Trade Commission
The Senate manufacturers committee voted 6 to 5 to refer the proposed investigation into labor conditions in the textile industry to the Federal Trade Commission. Senator Wheeler plans to push for a Senate committee investigation, with another committee meeting tomorrow to vote on amendments and report the resolution. Chairman LaFolletta, who opposed the FTC inquiry, backs Wheeler’s original Senate investigation proposal.
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Washington
Senate Manufacturers Committee
Federal Trade Commission
Senate
Fort
Wheeler
Montana
LaFoletta
German Delegate to Reparations Meeting Resigns
Berlin May 23 Dr Albert Voegter a German delegate to the Paris reparations experts conference resigned today He returned from Paris amid reports he was dissatisfied with Owen Youngs proposals and would not sign a settlement Dr Ludwig Kastl will take Voeglers place and the resignation followed pressure from Rhinish and Ruhr industrialists Thyssen and United Steel Works owners.
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Berlin
Albert Voegter
Hjalmar Schacht
Paris
Voeegler
Owen D. Young
Dudwig Kastl
Ruhr Valley
Dr. Voegier
Dr. Schacht
United Steel Works
Fritz Thyssen
Trial of Liggett Juror and Fixer on Docket Today
In Nashville Tennessee on May 23 the criminal docket lists trials of B P Osborn the second Liggett trial juror and Rainey Creswell the jury fixer. Osborn faces charges over offering a bribe to influence the Liggett jury which led to a mistrial. Creswell accused of arranging with the juror to secure acquittal while both remain on bond before Judge Chester Hart. A 250 man jury panel will be summoned for service. BELGRADS-Czechoslovakia Rumania Jugoslavia sign treaty of conciliation and arbitration.
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Tenn
B P. Osborn
Liggett
Rainey
Creswell
Criminal
Chester Hart
Osburn
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