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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1934
Page
1
London faces a renewed push for an arms accord amid France’s note accusing Germany of breaching disarmament efforts. Britain seeks a bilateral pact while Paris calls for a full disarmament conference and German budget increases alarm European leaders.
Rengo News Agency dispatch reported explosives on a track wrecked a Japanese troop train near Hengtaohotzu east of Harbin Manchukuo killing one soldier.
Flood conditions are reported along the river with a 24 hour stage update. The daily report notes rising water levels and stage changes affecting nearby communities and monitoring stations.
A collage of editorial critiques and light humor from the Great Bend Kansas Tribune. Topics include Congress costs and a 7 hour Huey Long harangue, family questions on debt and creditors, wartime questions, financier Kaiser age and wealth, Admiral Byrd plans, cow milk complaints, Bonnie Parker gossip, and a remark on dishwashers as machines versus women.
In Lafayette parish Louisiana a morning wind and rain storm killed Ophe Melancon 65 at Carencro when his home was wrecked and 52 year old Clim ine Taylor when her home in Arnaudville collapsed. Injuries were reported to Moise Hebert and Walter Taylor. Widespread property damage included a crushed residence and a fallen oak.
Wilbur Glenn Voliva, head of Zion City, declared himself a gunman and warned foes amid rising strife after school board candidates were defeated. He boasted guards and threatened to kill if provoked as crowds gathered at Shilo Tabernacle and the public school opened despite his threats.
Senate leaders push two major concerns to President Roosevelt as Wagner advances a labor court plan and anti‑company unions while King pushes for silver monetization. Roosevelt stays silent on silver while a White House meeting on Wagner’s bill includes John son Richberg Perkins and King.
Galveston April 19 report says a sharp rain squall hit High Island 25 miles northeast of Galveston on Bolivar peninsula. Thirty three oil derricks were blown down and several houses shifted from foundations. A pile driver on Mud Bayou railway bridge project was overturned. no injuries reported.
Washington officials say President Roosevelt is ready to renew discussions with Great Britain on war debts, but London’s call to write down Britain’s debt and an ongoing budget with no payments cast doubt on a quick settlement. Roosevelt maintains the policy that debtors may seek readjustment, though many fear new talks are untimely.
New York reports on the first birthday of the new dollar and how it may change by next year. The shift away from a gold dollar began in 1933 and the 1934 model is described as a modified gold bullion standard with possible adjustments in gold content by future legislation.
Circulated charges claim highway contracts were steered to insiders at inflated costs during Oscar K Allen's tenure as highway commission chair. Probes may unfold amid legislative session, exposing graft and favoritism, with insiders alleged to have inside information disadvantaging bidders.
Angolan conflict between Angola penitentiary authorities and West Feliciana parish civil officials led to criminal charges against E M Fournet. After a judge found him guilty for blocking Sheriff Wilcox, a suspended sentence was agreed, allowing continued access to the Angola grounds for official work.
A trial witness quotes Bishop James Cannon Jr saying he would go to jail rather than reveal names of donors to the 1928 anti Smith campaign. The Richmond meeting at Frank Dunford’s home included Ada Burroughs J Sidney Peters Lewis Powell and other Dunford household members.
Secretary Morgenthau says illicit liquor remains a husky industry and will be hit hard as the Treasury prepares to take control of prohibition enforcement on May 10. Revenue agents have already seized 73 stills, 84,000 gallons of spirits, and 173,000 gallons of mash valued at $17,000 nationwide.
High winds and heavy rain in Baton Rouge caused trees and telephone poles to fall and damaged many private residences. The storm disrupted utilities and left debris scattered across streets as authorities assessed the aftermath.
Washington observers await official text of Japan's alleged restatement and expansion of the 21 demands on China. Officials declined comment pending receipt of a note or aide memoire. If borne out, the document could mark a major shift in Far East diplomacy and provoke a new volley of notes among world powers.
In Jefferson county 21,000 miners idle while National Guardsmen stand by at a mining camp. A white miner was wounded and a Negro picket killed in violence yesterday as unrest spreads but reports later said conditions remained quiet in most areas.
The house banking committee approved a bill to allow states to tax national banks. Speaker Rainey supported a separate proposal to back deposits in closed banks, but viewed passage this session as unlikely. President Roosevelt opposed the legislation. The bill caps state taxes at the level of local business income or profits. Firman Steagall of Alabama led the measure.
Governor George White disclosed a postal threat allegedly from Dillinger gangsters linked to Harry Pierpont and Charley Makley. The letter from a St. Louis hotel stationery promised harm if White did not pardon the two before their July 13 execution. The note was turned to postal inspectors by Columbus Postmaster Nate McCoy.
Four men robbed the Pana National Bank in Illinois escaping with cash and securities around 30 000. Bank janitor Gus Smith was knocked unconscious and robbed of his keys. A jeweler next door Ernest Butterfield said one robber resembled Dillinger photos.
A pistol duel on the Boston Post road near the Weston Natick line left three men wounded as Motorcycle Officer Alfred Raynor halted their Illinois plated sedan. The men fled back to the car after firing, while six occupants were noted.
In Santa Monica on April 19, a special report notes baseball’s opening and Washington’s pennant hopes. The piece argues baseball is the national game and urges Congress to treat it with respect, contrasting it with golf and polo and recalling comments from an old Giants first baseman from Oolagah, Oklahoma.
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