Post Office Meet Called by Hoover at Rapidan Camp
President Hoover met with Postmaster General Brown and four assistant postmasters general at Rapidan Camp to discuss reducing postal expenditures while avoiding layoffs. They considered salary pauses, Civil Service protections, and continued analysis of air and ocean mail divisions as Congress debates funding. Visitors hiked and rode horses during the stay.
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Rapidan Camp
Orange
Post Office Department
Hooer
Brown
Washington
Postmaster General
Glover
Camp Rapidan
Cornell University War Memorial
Roosevelt at Camp Rapidan Guests Over Weekend
Governor Theodore Roosevelt of Porto Rico arrived in Washington by airplane and went to President Hoover's Rapidan Camp. He will be among the president's guests over the weekend with Mrs. Roosevelt accompanying from Porto Rico. Roosevelt plans to stay about four weeks in the United States.
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Camp Washington
Theodore Roosevelt
Porto Rico
Washington
President Hoover
Rapidan
Ike Hoover
White House
Caribbean
United States
Ludlow California Town Destroyed By Destructive Fire
May 23 AP reports the village of Ludlow California burned completely except for two railway stations and a round house. Population 670, Ludlow lacks a water system and relies on hauled water for all needs.
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Los Angeles
Ludlow
Calif
Bloodhound Goes Missing After Bank Robber Case
A bloodhound brought from McAlester prison to track three bank robbery suspects in Oklahoma City is listed as lost today. The search extends across Jack Oak country southeast of Luther as three other canines continue tracking the missing dog.
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Oklahoma City
McAlester
Jack Oak
Luther
Coming Week Vital to Success in Diamond Ring Campaign
The Times promotes a six day subscription drive offering a $150 diamond ring and $50 cash prizes. Contestants must secure reader support by next Saturday midnight to be eligible. Readers, friends, and relatives are urged to back a contestant, with winners decided by public support and effort.
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Times
The
the Times
Weather Colr and Warmer VIRGINIA and TENNESSEE
Weather summaries show Virginia fair with slowly rising temperatures through Sunday and Monday, and Tennessee fair with warmer conditions Sunday and Monday. Friday high near 77 with a previous year high of 87, Friday low around 53, yesterday high 61 and low 48. Readings taken at 6:00 p.m. by T. C. Harris, U.S.W.O.
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Virginia
Tennessee
T. C. Harris
U.S.W.O
Garfield dies by own action in Mentor home shooting
John Newell Garfield 39 son of the late President Garfield died from a self-inflicted gunshot in Mentor a Cleveland suburb after being found by relatives. Sheriff James Maloney called the death self inflicted and noted prior ill health though nothing definite explained the tragedy. Garfield attended a school operetta earlier in the evening and left three of his five children involved in the show. He was linked to Beland and Cornelius Co steamship operators and served as Cleveland commander of the Crusaders National anti pro.
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Cleveland
James Maloney
John Newell Garfield
James A. Garfield
United States
Garfield
Mentor
Mr. Garfield
Beland and Cornelius Company
Crusaders
Piedmont and Northern Rail Lines Blocked in Carolinas
A federal court order in Western District of South Carolina permanently restricts the Piedmont and Northern railroad from extending its lines in North and South Carolina. The ruling issued today ends any planned expansion into the two states.
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Greenville
S. C
Piedmont and Northern Railroad
North and
South Carolina
Western District of
Green approves Farrel charge against wage cuttrends
Washington report notes President Green of the American Federation of Labor supports United States Steel President Farrell in criticizing big standard companies for not maintaining wage scales. Green says Farrell’s stance will have a stabilizing effect and exposes employers reducing wages as a cheap practice. He credits Farrell for openly highlighting the breach of the covenant with the public.
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Washington
Organized Labor
America
Green
American Federation of Labor
Farrell
United States Steel Corporation
United States
Pope Pius XI issues labor encyclical to world
In Vatican City on May 25 Pope Pius XI presented a new labor encyclical grounded in the right to a living wage. He condemned economic dictatorship and exploitation by monied interests while calling for wage floors, fair wealth distribution, and worker participation in profits. He warned of moral decay from modern industry and urged a gospel-centered return, charity, lay apostolate among workers and employers, and mutual justice in capital and labor relations.
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Vatican City
Catholic Church
Pius XI
Crump and Horton Clash Over Impeachment Move
In Nashville on May 23 AP reports a Tennessee governor and an opposition leader clash as lawmakers reconvene. Crump accuses Horton of being the state’s worst public enemy while Horton dedicates a new toll bridge and accuses Crump of seeking to become “boss of the state.” Crump’s followers push for impeachment votes in the House, hoping to secure 51 votes. administration leaders doubt the House or Senate can muster the required majorities.
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Nashville
Tenn
General Assembly
Memphis
Edward H. Cramp
Henry H. Horton
Tennessee
Tennessee River
Trotter’s Landing
Horton
Crump
Shelby County
House
Legislative Investigating Committee
Senate
Italian-Italianate Plotter to Face Special Tribunal Next Thursday
Michele Schirru, naturalized American citizen living in New York, will stand before a special tribunal for the defense of the state in Rome on charges of plotting against the government and Mussolini. He is also accused of shooting three detectives and keeping bombs in his hotel room. he shot himself in the mouth when arrested.
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Rome
Michele Schirru
Mussolini
Schirru
New York
Miss Laura Wofford Suicide Shocks Spartanburg County
Miss Laura Wofford a 47 year old member of a prominent Spartanburg county family living at Walnut Grove killed herself today in Spartanburg South Carolina by placing a shotgun under her shin and discharging the weapon with a stick.
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Spartanburg, S.C
Laura Wofford
Spartanburg County
Walnut Grove
Deposits Grew As Cash Decreased In Bank Trial
Asheville May 23 AP county deposits in Central Bank and Trust Co rose from 1.653 million to 3.197 million while cash reserves fell below legal minimum, as state's attorneys press conspiracy case against former bank officials and county leaders. Names include W S Coursey James Grimes J O McElroy L L Jenkins C N Malone Wallace B Davis Russell Davis and others. John Mitchell arrived with confidential reports on bank condition.
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Asheville
N.C
W. S. Coursey
Central Bank and Trust Company
Newton M. Anderson
Board of County Commissioners
James Grimes
J. O. McElroy
L. L. Jenkins
C. N. Malone
Wallace B. Davis
Russell
John Mitchell
State Bank
Lea to Be Called to Trial July 13
Luke Lea, Tennessee financier and publisher, faces trial in Buncombe County Superior Court on July 13 for conspiring to defraud the Central Bank and Trust Company, which closed amid about 1.3 million dollars in commercial actions. Co defendants include Wallace B. Davis, J. Charles Bradford, Luke Lea Jr., and E. P. Charlet. Bradford is hospitalized in Philadelphia for mental disorders. Solicitor Zeb V. Nettles announced the move after a Raleigh counsel for Lea, Albert Cox, urged a special court start July 13, with the request to Governor Gardner.
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Asheville
N.C
Luke Lea
Tennessee
Buncombe County
Lea
Central Bank and Trust Company
Wallace PB. Davis
J. Charles Bradford
Luke Lea, Jr
E. P. Charlet
Bradford
Philadelphia
Special Criminal Court
Zeb V. Nettles
Albert Cox
Raleigh
North Carolina
Gardner
Lightning Strikes Roiling Robeson County Cause Casualties
A deadly electrical storm in Robeson County left one man dead and a woman and five children unhurt after a lightning surge struck a mill village home in St Pauls. Another resident suffered severe shock when lightning hit a Claybourne area house. An abandoned rural school building near Lumberton burned from the strike.
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Lumberton
N.C
Robeson County
Howard Lovett
St. Pauls
Mary McPhail
Mack McPhail
Claybourne
League Council Adjours Session in Europe Economic Talks
Geneva May 23 European statesmen concluded a week of conferences that outlined measures for relief and sent the Austro German custom accord question to the World Court. The League Council adjourned while the Pan European commission also wound up its hearings aimed at Briand’s European Union dream.
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Geneva
World Court
Council of the
League of Nations
Pan-European Commission
Briand
European Union
Council
European Commission
Europe
France
Germany
League
Czechoslovakia
Hague
Killings Presage Vice Expose in L A
Los Angeles police seek a beautiful blonde woman linked to the slaying of Herbert Spencer former editor who had exposed vice in a magazine. Charles Crawford a politician died after admitting the gunman into his office. detectives expect the killer to reveal more about vice in the California metropolis.
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Los Angeles
Herbert Spencer
Charles Crawford
Crawford
Spencer
Vice
California
Senator Debates Farm Board Issue In Memphis
In Memphis on May 23 Senator K. D. McKellar and Dr. Tait Butler debated the farm board issue at City Club. They agreed Congress should review the question next session and criticized cooperative pay, while Butler defended federal marketing efforts and McKellar opposed Farm Board purchases. both blamed high tariffs for low cotton prices.
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Memphis
Tenn
K. D. McKellar
Tennessee
Tait Butler
Farm Magazine
McKellar
Butler
Congress
E. F. Creekmore
American Cotton Cooperative Association
Dr. Butler
Senator McKellar
Farm Board
Labor Council 19 Meet at Geneva Washington May 23
The International Labor Conference opens in Geneva Monday without Miss Mary Anderson head of the Woman's Bureau. Appointed by Secretary Doak, she sailed May 12 to attend Geneva. State Department advised no US government official should participate in the conference or its women’s work agreements.
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Washington
International Labor Conference
Geneva
Mary Anderson
Woman’s Bureau
Doak
Miss Anderson
Europe
State Department
United States
League of Nations
Army Air Forces Wage Showy War Over New York
A large aerial display over New York ends with a near mishap as 597 Army Air Corps planes sweep from Long Island to Westchester and over Brooklyn in a mock battle. Lieut. A L Jewett and Edward Dowling were rescued after a plane nose-dived into the East River. Dowling injured. Spectators crowd Governor's Island and Manhattan rooftops amid gale winds and low visibility as reporters and broadcasters cover the staged attack on a mythical foe.
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New York
America
Army Air Corps
Long Island
Westchester
Hudson River
Brooklyn
Governor’s Island
East River
Lieut
A. L. Jewett
Kelley Field
San Antonio
Texas
Edward Dowling
New York Daily News
Jewett
Dowling
Manhattan
Empire State Building
Westchester Hills
Mellon Points Out Defects in Tax Structure
Secretary Mellon urged reform of the tax system on a Washington Star radio forum. He warned income tax fluctuations threaten steady revenues and cited a projected end-year deficit of about 800 million dollars funded by borrowing as temporary. He urged balanced budgets and noted treasury warnings about excise taxes and revenue reliance on few taxpayers.
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Treasury
Sec’v. Mellon
Washington
Washington Star Radio Forum
Secretary of the Treasury
Mellon Sai
Congress
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