Roosevelt debt payment talks deny revival at press briefing
Washington May 3 reports claim Roosevelt negotiating for war debt payments to European debtors. Stephen T. Moff secretary says the president would not seek treaty powers to forgive or partially pay debts. Officials stress no definite plan or agreement exists and will be disclosed to Congress if any progress occurs.
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Ishington
House
Ent
Roosevelt
Ociated
Stephen T. Wo
Welt
Congress Department
Mr. Roosevelt
Corton Millers Will Cooperate In Cotton Plan
A Georgia report says the Cotton Manufacturers Association pledges full cooperation with the national cotton administrator to improve the cotton market. Vereen of Moultrie notes winter conferences with the administrator and the aim to boost prices through shared acreage production plans. The association represents southern mills with over 18 million spindles, seeking higher prices for farmers and improved general business.
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Assufe
Vereen
Moultrie
Association
C. A. Deral
Southern Mills
America
Thern Cotton Mills
Cobb
Fatal shooting in Missouri labor hall clash
Reported in city Missouri May 30 a fatal shooting followed a confrontation at a roadhouse party after a state labor federation meeting in Springfield. Kramer killed Allen Finnell a longtime friend in what witnesses described as a heated exchange. Finnell was shot after allegedly drawing a pistol when he entered.
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City
U.P
Kramer
Allen Finnell
State Federation of Labor
Springfield
Finnell
Veteran turfman and Chicago association president dies at 66
ik, veteran turfman and presi dhe Chicago Business Men's Association which operates track here, died Tuesday attack. He was 66 years
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Presidhe
Chicago Business Men's Association
Preacher Delivers Baccalaureate Services and City Anecdotes
Rev. L. T. Hastings preached two baccalaureate sermons one in person at Oua chita parish high school and one by proxy to a school in the country. A colored janitor sought sermon pointers and helped deliver the proxy address with theme Knowledge is Power. In other notes a woman found preaching too deep while another found it simple. A courthouse slugging incident is described and a 58 year old groom recalls past wedding plans. A levee highway job call flood of applicants ends night. Vance Brown and Leona White, both of Fondale, obtain a marriage license.
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L. T. Hastings
Ouachita Parish High School
Monroe
Blank
S. E. Griswold
Bernhardt
Marne
California
Ouachita Parish
Fondale
Vance Brown
Leona White
France balks at Mussolini four nation treaty signature
Paris reports say the French government refused to sign the Mussolini four nation pact citing insufficient guarantees. The council of ministers under President Lebrun endorsed delaying action until parliament is consulted, despite optimism from London and Rome about initialling a draft.
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Paris
U.P
Europe
Council of Ministers
Albert Lebrun
France
London
Rome
Edouard Daladier
Stapp Leads At 150 Miles In Indy 500 Race
Babe Stapp of Los Angeles heads the field at the 150 mile mark of the Indianapolis 500 with an average speed of 111.463 mph, breaking the distance track record. Louis Meyer of Huntington Park ranks second and Wilbur Shaw of Indianapolis is third, as Cummings and Frame vie for the lead early before mid race. Peter Kreis exits after a crash on the back stretch.
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Freddie Frame
Los Angeles
Cummings
Frame
Stapp
Louis Meyer
Shaw
Chet Gardner
Long Beach
Cal
al Miller
Detroit
Ernie Triplett
Mark Billman
Indianapolis
Peter Kreis
Knoxville
Tenn
U S Levee Road Plan Revealed Across Three States
Plans for a vast federal road building program along river levees in Arkansas Mississippi and Louisiana were outlined by J M Summerlin president of the Tensas Basin Levee district after Washington talks. About 10 000 workers would be employed starting around July 1 with Civilian Conservation Corps labor. Camp facilities must be provided before work begins.
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Arkansas City
Ark
Arkansas
Mississippi
Louisiana
J. M. Summerlin
Tensas Basin
Washington
Civilian Conservation Corps
Summerlin
W. B. Grayson
A. C. Monroe
Tensas Basin Levee District
J. H. Hart
J. R. Adams
Louisiana State Engineer
Tensas Basin District
Southeast Arkansas Levee
Pine Bluff
Vicksburg
Miss
Ouachita River
Camden
Harrisburg
Upward Trend Noted in Southeast Bank Review
The Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta reports a general business upswing across six southeastern states. April department store sales rose 21.1 percent from March, wholesale trade up 9.6 percent, and the adjusted daily average department store sales index up 145 percent from the prior period. Life insurance sales increased 12.1 percent.
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Atlanta
Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
Rosendahl Says He Would Have Taken Different Course
Commander Charles E. Rosendahl testified at the joint inquiry that he would have acted differently from the Akron command in the New Jersey coast disaster. He doubted Commander McCord had all weather data and condemned wholesale disregard of information. He said he would have gone out that night with a different plan if in command.
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Washington
Charles E. Rosendahl
Akron
Congressional
Navy
New Jersey
Shenandoah
Ohio
Los Angeles
Rosendahl
McCord
Representative Delaney
Democrat
New York
Armed convicts kidnap Kansas penitentiary staff escape
Warden Kirk Prather and two or three guards were abducted by armed convicts who used them as a shield to flee Lansing Kansas penitentiary. Guard John Stewart was wounded. two cars were used and witnesses said three guards were taken. The escape may have involved climbing down a wall with the warden and guards.
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Lansing
Kans
Kirk Prather
Kansas Penitentiary
John Stewart
Douglas County
Tonganoxie
A. J. Graham
L. D. Laws
John Sherman
Laws
Lindsey
Powell
Joseph Casey
Casey
Bert Warren
Young” Pettijohn
Base
Memorial Day Observances Across America
Memorial Day scenes span Washington Arlington ceremonies with President Roosevelt. Parades draw crowds from hamlets to New York where Civil War veterans are few. Gettysburg hosts school children as Governor Fisher recalls the big battle. Flowers mark the Akron disaster at sea, 75 lives lost, and Chicago World’s Fair visitors study Lincoln’s birthplace cabin.
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Associated Press
Washington
Arlington National Cemetery
Roosevelt
Hamlet
Metropolis
New York
Gettysburg
John S. Fisher
Atlantic
New Jersey
Chicago
Abraham Lincoln
Supervisor of Public Accounts Is Big Drain on State Treasury
An examination of Louisiana governance notes a legal section created for the supervisor of public accounts. It details the shift from attorney general reliance to salaried attorneys, eight at nearly $22,000 yearly, with two expense accounts. The article argues this legal arm burdens state finances and follows a history from 1926 through 1932.
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Governors Hall
Pleasant
Parker
Fuqua
Simpson
Long
New Orleans
Farm prices rise swiftly after war end doubling on some goods
Washington records show a rapid farm price climb since April with cattle and draft animals leading gains. Horses advance from 67 to 71 dollars and mules from 73 to 77. Wool surges 75 percent from 10.1 cents to 11.77 cents per pound by mid May.
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Washington
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Armistice Meet Expected Soon In Tangku Talks
A Sino-Japanese armistice conference is due to begin soon in Tangku near Tientsin. Chinese delegates traveled there Tuesday while Lieut. Gen. Kuniaki Koiso heads the Japanese delegation. Officials say North China military affairs would be the sole topic, as Japan signals willingness to withdraw if peace is proved.
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Jehol
Japan
China
Man recounts train delays and travel to Fort Worth
Letter from Rogers notes a Chicago Sun train derailment and forced landing that caused a missed Kansas City flight. He flew to Fort Worth for a coast bound night plane, mentions a Kansas City kidnapping, questions state death penalty logic, and comments Oklahomans driving to Missouri for beer.
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Claremore
Okla
Chicago
Kansas City
Fort Worth
Oklahoma
Missouri
Senate backs Pecora in Morgan probe
The Senate Banking Committee on May 30 agreed to back Ferdinand Pecora as he resumes questioning J. P. Morgan & Co. The majority indicated support for his full inquiry into the private bank as Wednesday sessions continue, despite questions from Senator Glass.
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Senate Group
Pecora
Washington
Senate Banking Committee
Ferdinand Pecora
J. P. Morgan and Company
Fletcher
Glass
Virginia
J. P. Morgan
Senate
Morgan
Couzens Accepts Appointment to London Economic Delegation
Washington May 30 Senator Couzens of Michigan accepted the presidents appointment as a member of the American delegation to the London economic conference. He is the first Republican named joining Hull Cox Pittman and McReynolds on the delegation. The delegation leaves Wednesday.
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James Couzens
Michigan
Roosevelt
Washington
Senator Couzens
Hull
James M. Cox
Ohio
Senator Pittman
Nevada
Representative McReynolds
Tennessee
State Taxation Series to Explain Louisiana Taxes
Series of World and News-Star articles explains how the state and agencies collect and disburse revenues from a wide range of taxes and licenses. Written by an expert in state fiscal affairs, the pieces aim to inform Louisiana taxpayers and appear Sundays Tuesdays and Thursdays.
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Louisiana
The
World and News-Star
World
News- Star
Lawsuit over alleged ejection by Senator Long in 1933
Anne Ector Pleasant, wife of former Governor Ruffin G. Pleasant, files a $250,000 damages suit in East Baton Rouge district court against Senator Huey P. Long alleging defamation and her ejection from the state house during the 1933 legislative session. She says Long called her a drunken, cursing woman and ordered her arrest, with further clashes cited from 1932.
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Baton Rouge
Huey P. Long
East Baton Rouge District Court
Anne Ector Pleasant
Ruffin G. Pleasant
State House
Pleasant
Senator Long
Capitol
R. L. Whitman
State Bureau of Identification
Gove
Tax probe urged of Mellon Mills in Senate move
Senator McKellar introduced a resolution in the Senate calling for an inquiry into income tax reports for Andrew W. Mellon and Ogden L. Mills. The probe targets more than twenty major Mellon allied companies and the Mills estate, seeking tax data on assessments, refunds, and abatements. Republican Representative Mee Fadden echoed impeachment motions and cited alleged tax evasion by Mellon during his Treasury tenure.
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Washington
Andrew W. Mellon
Ogden L. Mills
Treasury
Senate
McKellar
Tennessee
Mellon
Ogden Mills
Mills
Congress
Mee Fadden
Pennsylvania
Secretary of the Treasury
SLAIN AND WOUNDED IN BORDER ENCOUNTER NEAR LAREDO
A night clash on the Rio Grande near Laredo Texas left one unidentified Mexican dead and two Mexicans wounded after they fired on border patrolmen who had ordered them to halt. Jose Hernandez was shot seven times and not expected to survive while Jose Holguin sustained a leg wound.
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Laredo
Tex
Rio Grande
International Bridge
Jose Hernandez
Jose Holguin
Mexicam
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Huntington Park
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Wilbur Shaw
U. S. Levee
Duke District
Bank Review
Joint Congressional Committee
Kansas Pen
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H. F. McElroy
Rogers
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Financial Titan and Partners
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