Coughlin Attacks Federal Reserve in Ohio Rally
Rev. Charles E. Coughlin mobilizes supporters in Cleveland for a broad attack on the Federal Reserve System and the 1933 banking act. He urges expulsion of the system, calls for a people owned central bank, targets senators Wagner and Bulkley, and plans a May 22 New York City stop to press his National Union for Social Justice.
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Charles FE. Coughlin
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National Union For Social Justice
Federal Reserve System
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Detroit
National Union
Federal Reserve Banking System
Congress of the United States
Robert J. Bulkley
Fr. Coughlin
Robert F Wagner
New York
New York City
Congress
Coughlin
New Deal
Patman
Jim Farley
Jim
Joseph Harry Steinmetz
Ruth
Joseph J. Leonard
Associated Press
Earhart Arrives in Newark After Mexico City Nonstop
Amelia Earhart lands at Newark airport after a 14 hour 22 minute nonstop flight from Mexico City. A cheering, crowded welcome lines police barriers as she greets husband George Palmer Putnam near the hangar.
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Amelia Earhart
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N. J
Mexico City
Atlantic
Hawaii
California
Miss Earhart
George Palmer Putnam
Mexico
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Robbers in Police Uniforms Strike Edison Plant
Five armed men, three in police uniforms, raided the Edison General Electric Appliance plant on West Taylor Street Chicago today. They seized 3800 dollars intended for payroll as witnesses saw an automobile bearing the word police on its sides.
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Chicago
Taylor Street
Edison General Electric Appliance Company
Morgan City Doctor Searched After Jump From Bridge
Dr J H ONeill 71 a Morgan City physician vanished after leaping 55 feet from the Berwick Bay bridge witnesses said rescue boats failed to locate him his car with watch and money was left at the bridge approach ONeill recently faced narcotic law charges in New Orleans and awaited trial surviving family includes his widow a daughter Mrs Alvin Brizzard and two sons Merlin ONeill in the Navy and M Edwin ONeill Northwestern University faculty in Chicago
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Atchafalaya
J. H. O'Neill
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Berwick Bay Bridge
Merlin O'Neill
Apache
United States Navy
M. Edwin O'Neill
Northwestern University At
Chicago
Third Party Sentiment Grows as 1936 Moves Near
Wisconsin Representative Amlie was named to head a arrangements committee as fusionists progressives and farmer labor groups push for a national third party. The June or July Chicago conference would seek broad representation from economic and political groups nationwide to plan a 1936 ticket.
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New York
Amlie
Wisconsin
State witnesses in Womack case missing in district court
Delays at district court morning session halted trial progress on key cases. Eddie Jones faces assault with intent to rob charges. Fred Barringer stands trial for manslaughter in the Keith Toombs case. Aubrey Womack charged with manslaughter in a fatal shooting. District Attorney Hawthorne sought clarification on the state witness list for the Womack case.
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District Court
Eddie Jones
Fred Barringer
Ruston
Keith Toombs
Aubrey Womack
Womack
Frank W. Hawthorne
Federal Agents Probe Embezzlement Report in Louisiana
New Orleans agents joined Baton Rouge investigators over a $23,578 embezzlement claim at Louisiana National Bank. Bank president W. P. Barnes said insurance covered the shortage. A collection clerk allegedly confessed, but no charges were filed. The clerk allegedly used irregular figures on interbank credits.
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Department of Justice
Baton Rouge
Louisiana National Bank
W. P. Barnes
United States District Attorney's
Barnes
Planes poised for mass flight to Midway Island
At Pearl Harbor a squadron of 48 naval patrol planes began the first leg of an unprecedented 1323 mile flight to Midway Island. The operation, shrouded in wartime secrecy, aims to link distant Pacific territories by air as Hawaii guards tightened entry checks.
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Pearl Harbor
Midway Island
Pearl Harbor Naval Base
America
Pacific
Navy
Hawaii
American Held for Snapshots Taken in Japan
Los Angeles former police commissioner M. A. Pierce faced an eleven day detention and daily interrogations in Kobe after being arrested aboard the Tatsuta Maru for taking photographs from the liner. He paid a 30 yen fine to be released and described the questioning as harsh.
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M. A. Pierce
Los Angeles
Pierce
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Kobe
Dillinger
Japan
Woman Ruler Of Goat Island Heads To Tucson
New Orleans May 9 Mrs Christine Compton the former ruler of Goat Island in the West Indies is en route to Tucson Ariz for a spell. Arthritis and other ailments led her to seek a warmer climate while she keeps memories of six years on the island. She describes living in a sack with holes a makeshift shower and a white flag to signal visitors and supplies.
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New Orleans
Christine Compton
Goat Island
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Tobago Island
Robinson Crusoe
Tobago
Trinidad
Governor Allred Denies Halt On Executions Of Hamilton And Palmer
Governor James Allred refused to intervene as the Court of Criminal Appeals denied a habeas corpus petition for Raymond Hamilton and Joe Palmer. Both men, aided by Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker in the Eastham prison escape, face execution after midnight for the slaying of prison guard Major Crowson in January 1934.
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Tex
James V. Allred
Raymond Hamilton
Joe Palmer
Court of Criminal Appeals
Camille Openshaw
Houston
Hamilton
Palmer
Major Crowson
Eastham
Barrow
Bonnie Parker
F. L. Hawkins
O. S. Lattimore
Negro Republican Opposes South States Voting Strength Cut
A Mississippi negro lawyer S D Redmond denounced plans by western Republicans to reduce southern representation in the national convention. He argued Mississippi Republicans oppose any change that treats states with equal populations unequally. He noted southern blacks face registration barriers and that southern Republicans remain loyal to the party. In Texas, white party leaders weighed similar concerns.
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S. D. Redmond
Jackson
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Mississippi
Republican Party
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Michigan
South
Texas
T. C. Brown Undergoes Major Operation in New Orleans
Ouachita parish superintendent of schools T. C. Brown underwent a major operation in New Orleans Thursday morning. He rallied from the anesthetic and was doing as well as could be expected. He had been ill for weeks and had been at St. Francis sanitarium with an intestinal obstruction.
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Ouachita Parish
New Orleans
Supt. Brown
St. Francis Sanitarium
Efforts to End Strike Exerted at Chevrolet Plant
Federal mediators renewed attempts to settle the Chevrolet plant strike in Toledo after workers rejected a peace proposal by 1251 to 605. About 2300 workers were idle and 33,000 idle nationwide. Edward F. McGrady planned new talks with General Motors officials to smooth differences.
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Toledo
Ohio
Chevrolet Motor Company
Edward F. McGrady
Perkins
General Motors
Ready to Return German Colony
London reports authoritative quarters say the union of South Africa is ready to return southwest Africa to the Reich. Talks with British cabinet members on Britain's foreign policy followed Hitler's demand for recognition of Germany’s colonial rights. Hertzog supposedly would approve returning lost World War I territories in Africa.
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Union of South Africa
Southwest Africa
Germany
Britain
John Simon
Berlin
Adolf Hitler
J. B. M. Kertzog
Africa
Hertzog
Simon
Ramsay MacDonald
O. Pirow
South Africa
Bank Held Up In Worcester Mass
Three armed men held up the Worcester County Institute for Savings branch bank this morning and escaped by car with 14000 dollars. The bank lies about three miles north of Worcester.
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Worcester
Mass
Worcester County Institute For Savings
Roosevelt Calls Advisers for Patman Bonus Conference
In Washington President Roosevelt summoned Secretary Morgenthau and Frank Hines for a midafternoon meeting on the Patman measure. Senate supporters rejected compromise proposals to make currency issues optional and pledged to press the bill toward a veto. Senator Thomas signaled possible reconsideration moves while Senate leaders held firm.
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Roosevelt
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Oklahoma
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Idaho
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Senate Involved In Legislative Paradox Amid Bonus Controversy
In Washington the senate wrestles with a paradox as bonus leaders push to pass the Patman currency bill while delaying its path to the White House to test chances for a veto override. Some Roosevelt faction members seek compromise if a veto seems likely to stand.
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Senate
White House
Roosevelt
Enlarged Marine Strike Threatens Pacific Coast
In San Francisco and Seattle union leaders press for a coastwide referendum on joining a 12 000 oil tanker strike. Harry Lundberg of the Maritime Federation of the Pacific says the federation may vote within 72 hours. telegrams seek federal investigation to President Roosevelt and key officials.
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Perkins
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