Governors Orders Probe Into Princess Anne Lynching
Gov. Albert C. Ritchie blamed Judge Robert F. Duer and State's Attorney John B. Robins for the George Armwood lynching near Princess Anne Maryland directing immediate action to set in motion legal steps to apprehend those responsible The mob of over a thousand overpowered state police and dragged Armwood from jail to a gasoline soaked pyre.
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Princess Anne
George Armwood
Albert C. Ritchie
Robert F. Duer
John B. Robins
Ritchie
Duer
First Judicial District
Robins
Armwood
Baltimore
McK. Johnson
Pocomoke City
Mary Denston
Somerset
Metro
Euel Lee
Somerset County
Green K. Davis
United States Supreme Court
George W. Jarman
Dyer
Luther Daughterty
Admiral Byrd to sail for Antarctic aboard Jacob Ruppert
Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd will be aboard his flagship when it departs Hampton Roads for the Antarctic tomorrow or Saturday. His throat and fever have improved and preparations continue at the Norfolk base. The Bear of Oakland will follow, with planes to be unloaded at Little America.
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Norfolk
Richard E. Byrd
Jacob Ruppert
Hampton Roads
Antarctic
Byrd
Norfolk Naval Base
Newport News
Little America
Bear of
Oakland
Newport News Ship Building and Drydock Company
West Monroe Oua chita Valley fair draws crowds and praise
A lively West Monroe fair week unfolds with crowding exhibits, a baby clinic, and a noted poultry show. Local officials and volunteers from Calhoun and nearby towns mingle at booths while the art exhibit by Miss Stella Vinson earns praise. A lighthearted prank ends with a caller winning a $3 bet about Washington.
Drastic Control Step Taken in Cotton Industry
The Roosevelt administration imposes a new industrial control rule for cotton textiles. No new cotton mill may start or machinery increase without an administrator certificate approved by Hugh Johnson and a cotton industry committee. The measure aims to curb production excess and replace industrial anarchy with planned output.
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Washington
Hugh
Johnson
Roosevelt
Labor Board Powers Asserted by Senator Wagner
Senator Wagner told reporters the National Recovery Act backed labor board decisions and enforced penalties if codes are violated. He cited Ford denying opposition to collective bargaining and said Edgewater plant talks with strikers would continue. He urged keeping cool heads to settle nationwide strikes and abandon them as a first resort.
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Washington
Wagner
NRA
National Labor Board
Recovery Administration
Ford Motor Company
Henry Ford
Ford
Edgewater
New Jersey
Nebraska Governor Attacks U S Recovery Program
Lincoln Neb Oct 19 Gov Charles W Bryan branded agricultural areas a seething mass of unrest in a broad attack on the national relief and recovery program.
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Lincoln, Neb
Chas. W. Bryan
Louisiana tax exemption plan for homesteads judged impossible
The piece argues Senator Huey P. Long cannot deliver a $2,000 homestead tax exemption. Only a constitutional amendment, voted by the people, can grant exemptions. Such an amendment cannot be considered until November 1934 general elections, with the May 1934 legislative session offering no shortcut.
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Huey P. Long
Louisiana
United States
Allen
Tax Reform Commission
Congress
Ouachita Valley Free Fair Opens to Large Crowd in West Monroe
A big Thursday crowd fills West Monroe for the Ouachita Valley Free Fair with packed exhibitions in the Benson and Pairich halls and carnival midway north of the Illinois Central station. Gate receipts unavailable but attendance exceeds expectations as bridge tolls are removed until midnight each night this week. The Louisiana Power and Light Co showcases a wide array of displays among many booths.
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West Monroe
Commission Council
Sam Humphries
The
Fair Association
Fettle
George Dierlamm
R. H. Murdough
Sidney Stewart
North Louisiana Experiment Station
Calhoun
Stewart
Paul J. Newman
L. L. Wood
E. R. Strahan
Jewel McQuiller
Milton Coverdale
F. X. Cline
Pat Hamilton
Charles Schulze
Effie Pace
E. S. Eby
W. L. Workman
John Collens
E. L. Wright
Benson and Pairich
Trenton Street
Illinois Central Station
Louisiana Power and Light Company
Minia
Salaries of Executives to Be Exposed Under New Plan
Washington officials disclose five federal agencies will compile executive pay data to curb high salaries. Aimed at publishing such payments, the move seeks to boost purchasing power by shifting funds to lower wage brackets. The FTC has canvassed 2000 large-capital corporations under a Senate resolution.
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Washington
Federal Trade Commission
Senate
New York Stock and Curb Exchanges
Reconstruction Corporation
Interstate Commerce Commission
State Treasury Faces A Shortage Problem
A Louisiana public affairs column explains how state funds are managed amid a bond issue approved in November to cover fiscal debts from the Long administration. It notes the general fund shortfall of 1.805 million dollars and that revenues exceeded by pledging future spending.
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Louisiana
Long
Complete Loan Record Of Long-Allen Regime
A historical accounting shows total loans and repayments across multiple funds and bonds. It notes that the bond issue yielded 4 579 576 16 with a loss of 370 463 84 to people and banks, amid various debt lines and capital loans.
Bankers Move to Hinder Senate Inquiry on Cuba Loans
United Press reports a drive by Chase National Bank figures to abandon a Cuba loan phase of the Senate stock market inquiry. Loans include 25 million for Havana capitol and 200 million for a Cuban highway, both in default. Senators Fletcher and Couzens push the probe forward despite officials urging restraint.
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United Press
Washington
Senate Stock Market
Chase National Bank
Cuba
Island
Republic
Chase Organization
Chase
Havana
Fletcher
Couzens
Republican
Michigan
David Lynn
United States Capitol
Senate
State Department
Gerardo Machado
Albert H. Wiggins
Gran San Martin
Machado
Ferdinand Pecora
Wheat embargo backed by guards as railroads resist
In North Dakota railroads defy Governor Langer's wheat embargo while the adjutant general plans mobilizing national guards to stop shipments. Assistant Adjutant General Herman Brocopp says guardsmen would be deployed once official word arrives, with actions contingent on Adjutant General Earle Sarles's arrival.
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Bismarck
N. D
North Dakota
William Langer
Adjutant General's Office
National Guardsmen
Earle Sarles
Herman A. Brocopp
Brocopp
National Guard
Sarles
New York Man Faints Twice at Own Wedding
Alexander P. Cole of Catskill New York fainted twice during his wedding at St. Mary’s church in Northampton Massachusetts. After the first collapse the best man urged him to persevere, and he rallied before fainting again necessitating a temporary retreat to an ante room. The ceremony resumed and the couple, Miss Mary Elizabeth Corbett, completed the rites.
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Northampton
Mass
WU PI
Alexander P. Cole
Catskill
N. Y
Mary Elizabeth Corbett
French Cabinet Faces Budget Crisis and Opposition
In Paris on October 19 the cabinet met strong resistance in the chamber of deputies over balancing the budget. Daladier warned the budget must be balanced or a new government may form. Socialists back government salary and pension cut measures.
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Paris
Chamber of Deputies
Finance Committee
Chamber
Edouard Daladier
M. Daladier
Miner slain amid Springfield protest over union fight
Melville Staples a 31 year old Taylorville miner was shot dead as thousands of supporters arrived in Springfield for a protest march while awaiting the NRA decision on the Illinois union conflict. The assailant fled and motive remained unknown as police guarded the state house doors.
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Springfield
Ill
Taylorville
NRA
Melville Staples
Progressive Union
Staples
Four Point Settlement Proposed By NRA For Illinois Mines
The recovery administration released a four point settlement proposed by Donald Richberg and approved by Hugh S. Johnson to end the Illinois union dispute. It calls for mines to operate under existing contracts with current employees and to avoid organized interference with normal operations.
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Washington
Recovery Administration
Donald Richberg
Hugh S. Johnson
Four to Die for Slaying Man Malloy in Insurance Plot
New York police report that Frank Pasqua and three co defendants were found guilty of first degree murder in the death of Durable Mike Malloy. The plan involved poison oysters and sardines with chopped pins and wood alcohol, followed by a staged accident to collect $800 in insurance.
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New York
Mike’ Malloy
Frank Pasqua
Malloy
Pasqua Anthony Marino
Daniel Kreisberg
Joseph Murphy
Frederic March Recuperating From Illness
Frederic March, the screen actor, was deemed well on the road to recovery by physicians after a relapse during influenza recovery. He had passed the crisis of his illness last night and his condition had been serious earlier.
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Hollywood
Frederic March
March
Nations fortify borders as Europe readies for threats
As Germany tightens border defenses and Austria Belgium and France expand fortifications, nations debate pivotal treaties. France reserves funds for a long trench system and casemates while Czechoslovakia warns any treaty revision only by force. Poland vows to resist eastern border changes, and Denmark strengthens the southern frontier.
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Associated Press
Germany
German Finance Ministry
Austria
France
Great Britain
Belgium
Metz
Daladier
Praha
Czechoslovakia
Poland
Pomorze
Waresaw
Stauning
Copenhagen
Switzerland
Rogers Has His Say On Salary Controversy In Congress
In Santa Monica on October 19 a reader argues that while national crises rise fears of war and economic woes, the urgent issue is congressional salaries for Baby Leroy and Jackie Cooper. The writer predicts a possible fight between two senators and warns against gating salaries with a special session.
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Santa Monica
Cal
Washington
Congress
Baby Leroy
Jackie Cooper
Senate
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