Italy Claims Addis Ababa Fall Cemented by Mussolini Rule
Marshal Badoglio appointed Giuseppe Bottai as civil governor of Addis Ababa and Rome’s Bottai named as governor amid Italian occupation celebrations. Mussolini pledges to defend gains as League of Nations sanctions loom while plans for Ethiopian annexation and economic influence unfold.
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Rome
Pietro Badoglio
Addis Ababa
Giuseppe Bottai
Mussolini
Ethiopia
Marshal Badoglio
Il Duce
Libya
Eritrea
Somaliland
Britain
France
Italy
Europe
East
Africa
Haile Selassie
League Council
Mussolinii
Mediterranean
Bank of France raises discount rate to six percent
Paris on May 6 the Bank of France lifted its discount rate to 6 percent from 5. The move aims to curb speculation and firm gold operations as rumors of a leftist government potentially devaluing the franc circulate. Finance Minister Regnier pledged no devaluation under Premier Sarraut as about 25 million dollars in gold sails for New York on two ships.
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Paris
Bank of France
Marcell Regnier
Sarraut
New York
Trade Pact Signed Between U S And France
Washington May 6 United States and France signed a reciprocal trade agreement marking the first comprehensive arrangement in many years to regulate commercial relations between the two nations.
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Washington
United States
France
Bold Declaration by Il Duce Disturbs French Officials
Paris reports French officials are unsettled by Mussolini declaring Ethiopia Italian. Foreign Minister Pierre-Etienne Flandin urges Il Duce to be reasonable while Ambassador Count de Chambrun in Rome is told that simple annexation would be hard for the League to accept. Some officials see a protectorate mandate as a way out, and sanctions may fade as the government faces a June chamber reorganization.
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Paris
Mussolini
Ethiopia
Pierre - Etienne Flandin
Il Duce
Charles de Chambrun
France
Rome
League of Nations
League
Albert Sarraut
Chamber of Deputies
Conflicting Tax Debates Shape Roosevelts Relief Plan
Washington notes shift from foreign concerns to domestic taxes and relief. Congress prepares to debate Roosevelt’s 1.5 billion dollar relief request as a new trade pact with France is signed. Senate considers naval supply bill and ongoing shipbuilding, while wage talks and securities regulation progress.
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Washington
Addis Ababa
State Department
France
House
Roosevelt
Senate
Fred Larent
Chicago and Northwestern Railroad
Senate Finance Committee
New York Curb Exchange
Senate Appropriations Committee
Lurid hijacking tale circulates locally
A circulating local rumor claims bootleggers and hijackers clash on routes from Kansas City to Topeka. A woman liquor runner allegedly held up north of Lawrence, cargo valued around 300 dollars, but no official confirmation exists. No police reports. officials may investigate to verify rumors.
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Kansas City
Topeka
Lawrence
State Highway Patrol
Democratic vote trends in West Dakota California primary results
Reports from Sioux Falls and San Francisco detail ongoing primary tallies. Uninstructed Landon delegates led Borah across South Dakota while California and Tennessee results favor Landon with substantial, but imperfect, delegate support. Roosevelt leads California Democrats, with Sinclair and McGroarty trailing.
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San Francisco
California
London
Warren
Roosevelt
McGroarty
Sinclair
Sioux Falls
S. D
South Dakota
Alf M. Landon
William E. Borah
Landon
Borah
Eden Declares League Must Go On After Ethiopian Victory
London reports Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden told the House of Commons the League of Nations must go on and Britain will study the Italo Ethiopian conflict by consulting with the dominions. He urged stocktaking by the league in Geneva and reiterated readiness to state policy when appropriate. Labour members challenged Britain’s stance amid criticism of Ethiopia, the League, and Britain’s role.
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London
Anthony Eden
Great Britain
House of Commons
League of Nations
East Africa
Eden
Organization of International Affairs
League
Altho
Geneva
League Council
Labor Party
Hugh Dalton
Ethiopia
Will file ouster finish K U trial
Topeka reports attorney general Clarence V Beck will file ouster suits in the Kansas Supreme Court against Sedgwick County Commissioner John Millhault and, if appealed, George Rogers chairman of the board of county commissioners. Millhault was fined 250 dollars. Rogers 10 dollars and both face removal. Trial of KU student August Anneberg for a tear gas incident concluded with a verdict due later from the student supreme court. Sunday school organizing planned at Lake View schoolhouse May 10.
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Beck Plans Act
Supreme Court
Ion
Sedgwick County i
Anneberg
Topeka
Clarence V. Beck
Todo
State Supreme Court
John Millhault
Sedgwick
George Rogers
Board of County Commissioners
Beck
Wichita
Sidney Foulston
Millhaubt
Rogers
Foulston
Millhault
August Anneberg
University of Kansas
Leavenworth
K. U. Price
Greenhall
Logan Lane
Caldwell
Leland Quantius
MelPherson
Lane
Fowler Grove
Charles Lyons
Hutchinson
Howard Immel
Denver
Hugh Hadley
Kansas City
Ed Rice
Salina
Norbert Anschuetz
Lake View
Chris Kraft
Will Gorrill
Pilot Sets Apparent New Mark on Distance Flight
Columbus, Ohio May 6 Bob Buck 22 year old pilot set an apparent new distance flight record in light planes landing at Port Columbus at 2 35 p m EST on a nonstop hop from Burbank California Buck with cousin Lee Bellingrath in their plane The Skyrider made a rough belly landing after dropping landing gear The undercarriage was slightly damaged The pair had fuel for 2800 miles at 100 mph starting from Burbank yesterday aiming to beat the 1809 mile mark set by a French team The flight to Columbus appeared to exceed that distance by nearly 500 miles with an estimated air distance of 2308 miles.
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Columbus
Bob Buck
Port Columbus
E.S.T
Burbank
Calif
Buck
Lee Bellingrath
Indianapolis
Agreement With France on Reciprocal Trade Pact
The state department announced a reciprocal trade pact with France to be signed in Washington this afternoon. The accord aims to lower French restrictions on American products and is considered highly significant for US foreign trade, second only to the Canada pact. Negotiations spanned over a year, with technicalities settled last night.
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Washington
State Department
France
America
Canada
Yankees Hammer Tigers in Six Run First Inning
The New York Yankees blasted Detroit with a six run first inning and homers from Dickey Pearson and Selkirk as they beat the Tigers 14 to 3 behind Nonte Pearson’s three hit pitching. Also see Moveland Indians past Athletics 7-1 and Red Sox top Browns 7-4 in other May games.
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Yankes
Schonthay Rowe
Detroit Tigers
Nonte Pearson
Ti Dickey
Pearson
George Selkirk
Yanks
Detroit
New York
Rewe
Lat m
Kimsey
Cochrane
Reiher
Dickey
Philadelph
Moveland Indians
Athletics
Johnny Allen
Gleeson
Trosky
Jastmik
Cleveland
Philadelphia
Allen
Sullivan
Turbeville
Upschroek
Berry
Reston
Johnny Marcum
Red Sox
St. Louis Browns
St. Louis
Coleman
Hogcott
Knott
Meola
Marcum
R. Ferrell
Chicago
Washington Lyons
Boston
Pittsburgh
Jimmy Ripples
Blanton
Hoyt
Padden
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
Earnshaw
Herres
Hollings- Forth
Brennan
Hilcher
Campbell
Osborne
Lanning
Lopez
Carleton
Hartnett
Philadelphia St. Louis
Walter
Wilson
J. Dean
Ogrodowski
American Association
Louisville
Kansas City
Mid Western band festival opens in Lawrence with 2500 musicians
The second annual Mid Western band festival sponsored by the University of Kansas begins in Lawrence with more than 2,500 musicians from Kansas Missouri Oklahoma Nebraska and Illinois arriving. Highlights include marching contests at Haskell Stadium and a grand downtown parade. judges include Edwin Franko Goldman and Walter M. Smith. Rooms and courteous cars are in short supply. contact the Chamber of Commerce at 2875.
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Kansas
Missouri
Oklahoma
Nebraska
Ilinois
Lawrence
University of Kansas
Mt. Oread
Roy Swicegood
Okmulgee
Okla
Swicegood
Haskell Stadium
Lawrence Chamber of Commerce
Edwin Franko Goldman
Goldman
New York City
Walter M. Smith
Walter Smith
Boston
Harold Bachman
University of Chicago
D. C. Wiley
Texas Tech
Lubbock
Earl D. Irons
Arlington
Texas
William F. Ludwig
Chicago
Dean D. M. Swarthout
Russell S. Howland
K. VU
Mr. Ludwig
Ludsvig
Music House
William Ruester
St. Louis
John F. Victor
Abilene
A. F. Schafer
Carl Webber
Bartlesville, Okla
School of Fine Arts
Haskell
Humboldt
Atchison
North Kansas City
Luray
Topeka
K. U
Lawrence American Legion
Pram
Tnt
Kell
Dust Storm Follows Rain Hits Southwest Kansas
Dust laden south winds created a severe dust storm across southern Kansas with Hugoton labeled the worst of the year. Visibility dropped to ten feet at times and dust filled the air overnight. Winds shifted north today reducing the severity near Garden City and Dodge City, with Pratt reporting only a brisk wind.
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Garden City
Kan
Kansas
Hugoton
Lakin
Here
Dodge City
Hays
Pratt
Stock Market Index Rises to 59.8 Amid Auto News
The index averages 40 stocks at 59.8, up from 58.5 yesterday as investors respond to news about a new Ford V-8 and Hamilton's Ady.
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Hamilton
Landon Praises Primary Results in California Tennessee South Dakota
Topeka May 6 Landon says he is entirely satisfied with the California and South Dakota primaries and the Tennessee state convention. He notes voters in these states chose the person they want to represent them in Cleveland and urges a nominee chosen by a majority of Republicans. The report mentions delegations from California and South Dakota and Tennessee’s endorsement of Landon.
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Tennessee
Nashville
Tenn
Alf M. Landon
Kansas
Cleveland
Kansan
Landon
Kansas City
Oscar S. Stauffer
Stauffer
London
South Dakota
California
Topeka
Jed
William E. Borah
Idaho
Lawrence Public School Music Festival at High School
A large crowd attended the Lawrence public school music festival last night at the high school auditorium. Miss Mabel Barnhart organized the program with 600 plus student participants including a 400-voice elementary chorus, junior high glee club, senior high cappella choir, and two orchestras under directors Oliver Hobbs Cloyd Vermilion Clarence Sawhill.
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Lawrence Public
Mabel Barnhart
Childrens’ Chorus
Miss Barnhart
Oliver Hobbs
Joe M. Williams
Glee Club
Cloyd Vermilion
Clarence E. Sawhill
Travels on Bad Checks in Westward Trip
St Louis police arrested John A Hartman 37 year old musician after about 25 worthless checks were passed during an automobile trip from the west coast. Hartman confessed with his wife and two daughters aged 5 and 4 present. He said he played trumpet with the Oakland Symphony until two months ago and was sought by Colby Kansas authorities for a bad 101 dollar check traded for a used car, leaving 299 dollars owed.
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St. Louis
John A. Hartman
West Coast
John Roach
Hartman
Yvonne
Arlene
Oakland Symphony Orchestra
Colby
Kun
Aldrich pool extended with new Ness County well
In Ness county on May 6, the Continental Oil Co. struck a new Aldrich pool extension. The No. 1 Thompson well, in section 13, township 18, range 25, southwest quarter, is estimated at 2 000 barrels and widens the Aldrich pool about a mile and a half to the southwest. Rotary gear was being removed and Standard tools prepared for drilling. The silica limestone formation tops 4 450 feet. Oil men foresee a large Beeler anticlinal field emerging from this strike.
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Ness City
Kansas Oil
Aldrich Pool
Ness County
Continental Oil Co
Township 18
South Range
Thompson
Beeler
Aldrich
Beck Osh Ae
Missouri Delegates Pledge to Roosevelt at Convention
In Joplin Missouri the Democratic convention pledged to Roosevelt with an unalterable stance for renomination. Delegates enthusiastically voted to support the pledge and re-elected Kansas City's James P Aylward as national committeeman and St Louis' Mrs Nat S Brown as national committeewoman. Two small children died in a Bryan County farm house fire near Colbert Oklahoma early today.
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Joplin
Missouri
Roosevelt
James P. Aylward
Kansas City
Nat S. Brown
St. Louis
Colbert
Okla
Joe Whitten
Bryan County
Whitten
Here
Hindenburg Leaves Friedrichshafen for Atlantic Flight
The Hindenburg embarked on its first North Atlantic flight from Friedrichshafen on May 3, taking off at 9:30 p.m. local time, 3:30 p.m. EST, bound for Lakehurst, New Jersey.
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Hindenberg
Friedrichshafen
Germany
Hindenburg
Lakehurst
N. J
Art at K U Convocation Explores Seeing Differently
Paul Gardner of the Nelson Gallery of Art led a Fine Arts Day convocation at the University of Kansas on Art in everyday life. Slides illustrated ranges from old masters to surrealism, stressing that modern art requires study and tolerance and that artists see differently. The event drew about 1,000 with music from the University band and choral performances.
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Thorely
Paul Gardner
William Rockhill Nelson
America
Mr. Gardner
Nelson
Kansas City
Lawrence
Nelson Gallery
Soell
Gardner
New York City
Rosch
Joseph F. Wilkins
Lucile Wagner
Meyerbeer
E. H. Lindley
Weather outlook with unsettled showers in Kansas east and south
Unsettled weather with thundershowers expected this afternoon or tonight in eastern and southern parts of Kansas. Cooler tonight, partly cloudy Thursday with cooler conditions in the east and south. Morning outlook cloudier, roads graded good in Douglas County. Temperatures show yesterday's high near 87 and today’s low around 68.
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Kansas
Douglas
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William Randolph Hearst
Frank F. Merriam
John D. M. Hamilton
Earl Warren
Herbert Hoover
Upton Sinclair
John 8. McGroarty
Townsend
Los Angeles
Ross Marshall
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the World Co
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Nelson Gallery of Art
Chanute
Lloyd E. Griffeth
First Baptist Church
Southeast Kansas Baptist Association
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