Exposing Union Corruption and Strong-Arm Tactics
A reader questions union press efforts and recalls past efforts to expose fraud within the American Federation of Labor. The author cites treasurers presidents and officials, including Joseph Padway and Oscar Nelson, as well as George Browne and Willie Bieff, highlighting alleged graft and coercion in labor circles. The piece cites a 1940 telegram from Mayor L. Lewis praising Willie Bieff amid corruption rumors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Green
American Federation of Labor
Chicago
Oscar Nelson
Chicago Federation of Labor
Building Service Union
Joseph Padway
Scalise
Green
Padway
George Browne
A. F. of L
West Coast
L. Lewis
Willie Bieff
William Schulty
Hammond, Inc
Mediation Board Convenes Over Coal Wage Dispute
In Washington the defense mediation board brings together northern and southern soft coal operators and the United Mine Workers to hear recommendations for settling the wage contract quarrel. A nationwide 400000 miner strike looms if terms fail, with a closed-session process expected to extend to tomorrow.
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Associated Press
Defense Mediation Board
Washington
United Mine Workers
John L. Lewis
W. H. Davis
Roosevelt
Davis
Mediation Board
Tailor Triggers Auction With $10,000 Bid Then Walks Away
In Westchester Pennsylvania a tailor started an auction with a $10,000 bid on a three story building. No other bids followed and he says it was a joke to spur bidding. He does not want the property and cannot pay if it sells for less than $10,000. The trust company may face the shortfall.
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Westchester
Death of Former Kaiser Wilhelm I in exile at Doorn
Former German emperor Kaiser Wilhelm I died at his Doorn estate in exile after a two year illness. The death occurred at 11:30 am with family by his side. Hitler ordered a full military funeral and half staff flags marked the national mourning.
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Berlin
Kaiser Wilhelm I
Germany
Doorn
DNB
Amsterdam
Adolf Hitler
Fuehrer
Princess Hermine
Duchess of Brunswick
Louis Ferdinand
Karl
Franz Joseph
Henrietta
Kaiserin
Potsdam
Friedrich Wilhelm
Halfstaff
Castle Doorn
Hitler
Noe Faces Court On Income Tax Evasion Claims
Former Louisiana Governor James A. Noe is slated for arraignment at 2 pm in federal court on income tax evasion charges tied to the Win or Lose Oil corporation and Seymour Weiss. The 1940 indictment alleges evasion of taxes on 1935 income and profits, with Weiss already pleading guilty and Merrigan linked to the case. Noe is a 1942 senate hopeful.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
James A. Noe
Adrian J. Caillouet
Noe
Seymour Weiss
Win Or Lose Oil Corporation
Weiss
Lawrence A. Merrigan
Internal Revenue Laws
Merrigan
United States
Internal Revenue
Atlanta Federal Penitentiary
Huey Long
United States Senate
Labor Department estimates 1.4 million workers needed for defense industries
The labor department estimated that 1,408,600 additional workers would be required by April 1942 in key defense sectors. It calls for 323,900 more in shipbuilding, 408,400 in aircraft, 291,000 for machine tools and ordnance, and 384,700 in other metalworking industries.
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Washington
Labor Department
Kaiser’s Life Timeline From Birth To Death
Associated Press outlines the life of Kaiser Wilhelm II born February 27 1881 marriage to Augusta Victoria five other children birth of first son in 1882 his rise as emperor in 1888 his break with Bismarck in 1890 and his personal rule from 1914 through Germany’s 1914 war with Russia Abdication in 1918 exile in Doorn 1920 1921 marriage in 1922 death in 1941 at age 82.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Friedrich Wilhelm Victor Albert Hohenzollern
Augusta Victoria
Friedrich
Schleswig-Holstein
Emperor Wilhelm II of
Germany
Emperor Friedrich
Tron
Bismarck
Russia
Sarajevo
Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Austria-Hungary
Lide
Kaiser
Amerongen
Netherlands
Doorn
Holland
Wilhelm
Kaiserin
Hermine of
Reuss
Yanks 120th Field Artillery to Visit Monroe Thursday
About 1200 soldiers from the 120th field artillery of the 32nd division will arrive at noon Thursday for a recreational visit to Monroe. City parish officials and U S O provide entertainment facilities including Neville High School stadium campus swimming pool golf course and a barbecue supper after a 50 piece army band concert at the American Legion hall. The visit includes river boat rides radio entertainment and an artillery equipment exhibition on camp grounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin
120Th Field Artillery
Camp Livingston
Monroe
Citzens
Neville High School Stadium
American Legion Hall
H. H. Benoit
Harry Williams
West Monroe
Jim Dan Hill
Livingston
H. J. Streicher
120Th
James A. Noe
Sig Masur
Divorce Granted Over Rented Husband Case in Los Angeles
Mrs. Lillian Brummel won a divorce from her 48 year old salesman husband Samuel Brummel. He claimed he was paid $10 000 by Mrs Norma Peppin for renting him to another woman. Judge Sewell ruled the payment as the wife’s separate property and denied Brummel any share. Brummel faces a separate suit to recover half of the money.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Lillian Brummel
Samuel Brummel
Brummel
Harry F. Sewell
Norma Peppin
Louisiana reform and crime board acts declared unconstitutional
District Judge James Womack ruled the reorganization and crime commission acts invalid, prompting an appeal to the state supreme court. The decision threatens the finance department and budget controls, and could undo recent state government reorganizations and actions tied to the Louisiana scandals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baton Rouge
James Womack
Reorganization
Crime Commission
Sam Jones
Womack
State Supreme Court
Department of Finance
Finance Department
High Court
Louisiana
German freighter Frankfurt arrives in Rio from Chile
The 5522 ton German freighter Frankfurt docked at Rio de Janeiro today after a 17 day voyage of more than 4000 miles via Cape Horn or the Magellan Straits. It had been at Talcahuano since the war start and was one of five ships sailing from Chile on May 18. Also reported was the 6101 ton Erlangen docking at Mar del Plata with coal cereals and medicines. others named Rhaketis Quito and Bogota remain unreported.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Frankfurt
Talcahuano
Chile
Cape Horm
Straits of Magellan
Erlangen
Mar del Plata
Argentina
Giant Pincer Move Shapes Army War Games In Tennessee
Blue forces 35 000 strong launch a dawn pincer maneuver to envelop the Red invaders in the Tennessee war games. Fifth division drives northeast, 30th division probes northwest, while 27th holds the line and presses a frontal attack to seal the pocket. Red units simulate three divisions from Camp Robinson and Camp Forrest under umpire control.
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Jerry T. Baulch
Tennessee
Seventh Corps
Blue Army
Red
Cumberland-Tennessee
Third Infantry
Camp Robinson
Ark
Ohio
107Th Cavalry
Camp Forrest
Blue
Charge Dropped and He Quits Draft Board
Former major league pitcher William Austin Moore was involved in an assault indictment. Fred W. Auld, chairman of Elbert county selective service, resigned after signaling he would not support cases he deems weak. Moore allegedly struck Auld during a classification dispute.
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Athens
William Austin Moore
Fred W. Auld
Elbert County Selective Service Board
Auld
Sion B. Hawkins
Selective Service
Moore
Brooklyn
Philadelphia
Norwegian Sentenced to Death by Bergen Court
A German military court in Bergen, Norway, condemned Erling Northinson to death for attempting to sail to England. Other defendants in similar cases received lengthy prison terms.
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Oslo
Norway
Bergen
Erling Northinson
England
U S to Take Over British Shipping Routes
Washington reports an agreement for American merchantmen to assume all British routes from the United States and Canada to Australia and New Zealand. The move signals Britain may withdraw from non war zone maritime activity, releasing a dozen British vessels for Britain’s war effort and hinting at more conversions to aircraft carriers.
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Washington
United States
Canada
Australia
New Zealand
Maritime Commission
Great Britain
Britain
Commission
John J. Dempsey
Senate
Dempsey
East Carroll paper sold to Lake Providence buyer
J N Turner owner of the Banner Democrat East Carroll parish sold the plant real estate and good will to O S Brown of Lake Providence for about 12000 cash. Turner 84 founded the paper in 1887 when Lake Providence had 1500 people. population now over 4000. He notes many rivals rose and failed in short order.
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Lake Providence
J. N. Turner
Banner-Democrat
East Carroll Parish
O. S. Brown
Dennis Brown
Turner
Old School
Congressman Edelstein Dies On Capitol Steps
Washington June 4 Representative Edelstein collapsed outside the house chamber shortly after a floor speech. Capitol physician Dr George W Calver said heart failure caused the 53 year old bachelor congressman’s death as colleagues gathered around.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Edelstein
George W. Calver
Capitol
Calver
Egypt Cabinet Resigns as World War Tensions Escalate
In a sweeping shift the Egyptian cabinet resigns amid fears of a Nazi invasion. Britain reports heightened Middle East action with RAF bombings in Lebanon and Syria taking new theater of war. Nazis claim massive Allied shipping losses while promising further blows and an agreement shifts trade routes to American ships to free British tonnage for war zones.
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Associated Press
Egypt
Middle East
Lebanon
Syria
Germany
France
Mediterranean
West African
England
America
Canada
Australia
New Zealand
Navy patrol effectiveness remains undetermined
Secretary Knox told Congress the expansion of the U S patrol has not yet shown clear results against German submarine operations. He noted German sinkings are claimed as high while British figures differ and said more time is needed to assess outcomes. He tied the push to Roosevelt's pledge to speed munitions to Britain.
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Washington
Knox
United States Atlantic
Roosevelt
Britain
Congress
Secretary of the Navy
Senate Naval Affairs Committee
Philippine Islands
Louisiana Group To See Bull Fight
A Louisiana special train tour to Mexico starts July 12 led by Governor and Mrs. Sam H. Jones. The itinerary includes stops in Houston San Antonio Fort Worth Dallas Austin and Monterrey with a four day Mexico City sight seeing program and a bull fight in Mexico City as the highlight.
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Baton Rouge
Mexico City
Mexico
Greater Louisiana
Justin E. Wilson
Sam H. Jones
Louisiana
Houston
San Antonio
Fort Worth
Dallas
Austin
Texas
Monterrey
Veteran Colonel Charles A. Dempsey Dies in Richmond
Colonel Charles A. Dempsey United States Army retired veteran of the Spanish American and World Wars oldest alumnus of the United States Military Academy has died at his Richmond home after a weeklong illness. Born in Alexandria Va he entered West Point shortly after the Civil War outbreak and graduated in 1865.
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Richmond
Charles A. Dempsey
United States Army
United States Military Academy
Alexandria
West Point
May Be First Move In New War Campaign
British bombers scored a highly successful attack on an axis convoy off Tunisia, destroying an 8,000 ton ship and hitting another vessel. Debris damaged a bomber. one escort ship ablaze. Egyptian cabinet resigns amid fear of a German push into the Nile valley. R. A. F. bomb Beirut oil depot as Britain braces Syria. Mosul occupied. German reports claim Britain weakened. Kaiser Wilhelm II dies in Doorn after month long illness. Crete battle ends with 12,000 more Allied troops captured.
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Cairo
Fegypt
Tunisia
R. A. F. Middle East Command
Associated Press
Beirut
Lebanon
London
Britain
Syria
Middle East
Mosul
Iraq
Mediterranean
Army of the
Geremany
Kaiser Wilhelm II
Doorn
Adolf Hitler
Germany
Crete
Jackson Resigns as U S District Clerk in Shreveport
Miss E C Pinkie Jackson resigns as United States district clerk for the western district of Louisiana effective July 1. Philip Mecom, former U S district attorney, named to succeed her. Mecom is chairman of Louisiana Republican state central committee.
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Shreveport
E. C
Pinkie) Jackson
United States
Western District
Louisiana
Philip Mecorm
Safety record and traffic rule notice
Accidents to date this year 225 versus last year 197. Personal injuries this year 311 versus 23 last year. Deaths this year 1 versus 4 last year. Traffic rule: no parking longer than 10 minutes on Grammont street south of the post office and on Jackson street east of the States post office, except Sundays.
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Grammont Street
United States Post Office
Jackson Street
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