Wirt says Roosevelt brain trust plotted red plot bunk
Washington hears Dr. William A. Wirt link to a Virginia dinner party where alleged brain trust members and Soviet ties were discussed. He named Hildegarde Kneeland Mary Taylor Rexford Tugwell and others as endorsing a plan to influence the president and push a planned economy. Republicans call the testimony bunk and demand witnesses be summoned.
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Washington
William A. Wirt
Virginia
Wirt
Hildegarde Kneeland
Home Economic Section
Department of Agriculture
Rexford G. Tugwell
Henry A. Wallace
Roosevelt
Kerensky
Robert Breure
Textile Code Advisory Board
David Cushman Coyle
Lawrence Odd
Tass Agency
Mary Taylor
Agriculture Department
Alice Barrows
Department of Education
Todd
Indiana
Brain Trust
Soviet Russia
Stalin
Rainey
Howe
Westervelt
West Point Rock Slide Kills Three Autoists
A sudden rock slide from Storm King mountain on a scenic highway near West Point, New York, killed Mrs. Otto Seilheimer aged 28 and her eight year old son Otto Jr of East Paterson New Jersey and Lambert Shaknis of Brooklyn, injuring three others.
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West Point
N. Y
King Mountain
Otto Seilheimer
Otto, Jr
East Paterson
N. J
Lambert Shacknis
Brooklyn
Beauty Starts Suit Against British Peer
In London a breach of promise suit was filed by Angela Joyce known as Miss England against 23 year old Lord Revelstoke, heir to a banker, and his bride Flora Fermor Hesketh after their March 2 wedding and return from their honeymoon.
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London
Angela Joyce
Lord Revelstoke
Flora Fermor-Hesketh
American economist honored in Spain at chemical congress
Prof. Edward Barton of the University of Iowa was made an honorary member of the Academy of Sciences during a meeting of the International Chemical Congress in Madrid Spain.
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Madrid
Spain
Edward Barton
University of Iowa
The
Academy of Sciences
International Chemical Congress
Mrs Massie Declares She Won’t Return to United States
Mrs Thalia Fortecue Massie told doctors in the clinic where she is recovering after an attempted self harm that she will never return to the United States.
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Genoa
United States
Thalia Fortecue Massie
New NRA Reorganization Ordered by Johnson
Washington reports a broad NRA restructuring as the Recovery Administration presses a crucial phase. Lieut. Col. G A Lynch becomes Johnson’s top assistant with power to approve codes while W Averell Harriman selects staff and coordinates divisions. Donald Richberg Leon Henderson and George Buckley assume key roles in legal, economic, and administrative leadership.
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Washington
NRA
United States Army
Recovery Administration
Hugh S. Johnson
Florida
Roosevelt
G. A. Lynch
General Staff
Johnson
Lynch
West Point
Donald R. Richberg
Leon Henderson
Alvin Brown
George Buckley
Spain occupies Ifni on the African Coast
Madrid reports four young army officers raised the Spanish flag over Ifni the last unoccupied territory in Africa. Ifni sits on the western coast, about 60 miles long and 15 miles wide, once called the Holy Cross of the Little Sea. Rumors of German arms smuggling to Arab chiefs in the Atlas mountains have boosted the story’s prominence.
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Madrid
Africa
Spain
Ferdinand
Ifni
Holy Cross of the
Little Sea
Atlas Mountains
Morocco
Von Seeckt Arrives in China as Military Adviser
Gen Hans von Seeckt arrives in Shanghai to serve as chief military adviser to the Nationalist government at Chiang Kai shek request. He replaces Gen George Wetzell who has advised Marshal Chaing for two years.
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Gen. von Seeckt
China
Shanghai
Hans von Seeckt
Germany
Chiang Kaishek
von Seeckt
George Wetzell
Marshal Chaing
Bolivian Cadets Revolt Sees Heavy Casualties
A dispatch to El Comercio from Puno reports 120 people killed and several hundred wounded in a revolt by military cadets at La Paz Bolivia near Lake Titicaca. The incident occurred as tensions mounted at the Bolivian boundary and drew regional attention.
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Lima
Peru
el Comercio
Puno
Lake Titicaca
la Paz
Bolivia
Thurston's Wife Dies but He Keeps On With Show
New York audiences learned of Howard Thurston's wife’s death as the curtain rose. He and his daughter Jane finished the performance, carrying on with the show as scheduled.
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Thurston
New York
Howard Thurston
Jane
Chinese steamer Yuanzen sinks off Ningpo with 29 dead
The coastal steamer Yuanzen struck a shoal off Ningpo and sank with a loss of 29 lives. Thirty four persons were rescued. The vessel was en route down the China coast from Chefoo to Foochow.
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Shanghai
Yuanzen
Ningpo
China
Chefoo
Foochow
Carbon monoxide claims three in Brooklyn apartment
Three people were found dead from carbon monoxide poisoning in a Brooklyn apartment. Investigators suggest a gas heater absorbed the oxygen in the room, causing the fatalities.
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Brooklyn
N. Y
Revolution in Austria and fashion notes in New Orleans
Vienna faces potential revolt as signs urge unity and revenge while a rail sabotage wrecks the Vienna to Paris to London express causing deaths and injuries. In New Orleans cosme ticians boast bold nail looks and hair color shifts, provoking worries about toenail fashion. A night club manager notes slow waltzes quell fights, a view echoed by Gustave Le Bon in The Crowd on crowd psychology.
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Vienna
Austria
Paris
London
New Orleans
Whirligig
Gustave le Bon
Fresh Eggs and Tax Collectors Parable from Spain
A distinguished American in Spain notes how fresh eggs are, watched by the farmer’s wife who takes the newly laid egg for breakfast. He likens this to American tax collectors who monitor business and take dollars as soon as they are earned.
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Spain
Washington sets pay rules for disabled World War veterans
The Veterans Administration in Washington establishes monthly benefits for disabled World War I veterans. The blind veteran can receive up to 150 dollars plus 50 for a nurse, while a legless veteran tops 119 dollars. Those with multiple losses or blindness from misconduct are capped at 175 dollars, with blindness deemed the greatest misfortune aside from insanity.
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Veterans’ Administration
Washington
Gracchi and Adam and Eve on the world going to the dogs
The passage reflects a universal view that the world is deteriorating yet history shows progress. It contrasts Roman, biblical figures with modern perspectives, suggesting optimism amid gloom.
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Gracchi
Rome
Child Health Day Emphasized For May First
The President proclaims May 1 as Child Health Day and urges widespread access to nutritious foods for children. He argues promoting abundant, affordable milk, butter, eggs, vegetables, and fruit is vital, while paying farmers to reduce output would raise prices but harm children's health.
Young escapee poses as notorious bandit in Oklahoma home
In Stroud Oklahoma a young man named Raymond Boles confronted Mildred and Lillian Ruddell in their home claiming to be Pretty Boy Floyd. He demanded the key to their absent father's car. Lillian wrestled the pistol away and Mildred grabbed him by the hair.
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Stroud
Okla
Raymond Boles
Rudell
Mildred
Lillian
Floyd
Uncle Sam’s gold purchases boost U S reserves worldwide
Since going off the gold basis, the United States has imported about 700 million dollars in new gold, raising its reserves to a level higher than any country except France England and Spain, leaving Europe wary about devaluing dollars. The shift creates confusion about returning to gold standards.
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Sam
Earth
France
England
Spain
Europe
New York Nation of Meek Pedestrians and Local Jargon
A writer compares New York pedestrians to a herd, noting obedience to authority during tipsy tip toe prompts and crowded subways. He cites slang like beaner parr possy and describes Fairbanks family in London exile with Doug Fairbanks Jr and Tom Geraghty joining in.
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New York
Outland
Inspiration Point Sheds Light Over Hudson at Twilight
Riverside Drive’s Inspiration Point rises near the Washington Bridge where benches overlook the Hudson. The Jersey Palisades cliffs glow with sunset hues, then fade to night as stars appear, inspiring a pledge to be a better person.
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Inspiration Point
Riverside Drive
Washington Bridge
Hudson
Washington Irving
Jersey Palisades
Notable literary and entertainment anecdotes cited
Will Rogers admired by Percy Hammond as favorite radio entertainer. Aldous Huxley was with D. H. Lawrence at his death, a close long-time friend. Jack London penned forty volumes in sixteen years. Amy Lowell read in bed under a black umbrella while smoking. Arthur Wing Pinero wore a gray bowler with a black band. At sixteen Channing Pollock served as Washington dramatic editor. Burton Rascoe left Chicago University to avoid interference with his studies. Edmund Rostand gave up law upon admission to the bar.
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Will Rogers
Percy Hammond
Aldous Huxley
D. H. Lawrence
Jack London
Amy Lowell
Arthur Wing Pinero
Channing Pollock
Washington
Burton Rascoe
University of Chicago
Edmund Rostand
Key West editorial mocks McIntyre’s quiet writings
From Key West editorial the writer recalls O O Mclintyre’s long career before 1916 noting his work caused little ripple. The piece then links his writings to major events including America’s entry into World War I the overthrow of the Spanish government events in Manchuria and banana shortages in Trinidad.
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Key West
Fla
O. O. Mclintyre
America
Banana Nots
Trinidad
Fragmented quotes and notices from 1934 syndication
A collage notes faith over fear by Anon and an August Luchow estate commission on German beer shipments. Mentions Mrs. Arnold Rothstein at a Mayfair dance, Byron letters, John D Rockefeller Sr with 386 pieces of baggage, Pepy D Albr en, Cary Wilson on the movie code, and a critical remark about old-time speaks. McNaught Syndicate, Inc. 1934.
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Anon
August Luchow
Germany
Arnold Rothstein
Lord Byron
Dutton
Byron
John D. Rockefeller Sr
Pepy D’albren
Cary Wilson
McNaught Syndicate, Inc
Meadowbrook polo memories honor Mrs Thomas Hitchcock
The writer recalls Mrs Hitchcock a devoted polo supporter and mother of Frankie Hitchcock. He describes Meadowbrook on Long Island, the Meadowlarks, and the courage she showed as she mentored young players while she and her family faced Frankie’s severe injury. He praises her passion for horses and shares vivid anecdotes from the Meadowbrook grounds.
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Beverly Hills
Thomas Hitchcock
Frankie
Tommy Hitchcock
Tommy
Meadowbrook
Long Island
Jimmy Mills
Americas
Winston Guest
Raymond Guest
Mike Phipps
Billy Post
Stewart Iglehardt
Philip Iglehardt
Coachy Rathbourne
Ebby Gerry
Phipps Boys
The
Meadowlarks
Global customs of bowed respect across nations
The article notes how greeting customs vary by country from Greece to Turkey to France and beyond. It highlights universal use of bowing as a mark of respect and compares phrases used in greetings in multiple languages and cultures.
Refracting Telescopes Versus Reflecting Designs Explored
The article explains refracting telescopes rely on large lenses while reflecting telescopes use concave mirrors to gather and focus light. It notes large refractors are hard to make, so bigger mirrors like the 100 inch at Mount Wilson enable greater light gathering, seeing far into deep time.
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Literary Digest
Mount Wilson
Nonsuch Palace and Royal Revels Across Cuddington History
The village of Cuddington in Surrey traces history to 675 with monarchs Athelstan and Edward the Confessor. Henry VIII fenced 1600 acres of park and built Nonsuch palace, hosting court revels for two centuries. Queen Mary sold Nonsuch to the Earl of Arundel. later Elizabethan possession. Essex arrested here before Tower of London. In 1670 Charles gave the palace to Barbara Villiers who dismantled it and sold the contents.
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Cuddington
Surrey
England
Athelstan
Edward the Confessor
Henry VIII
Charles II
Nonsuch Palace
Mary
Nonsuch
Earl of Arundel
Elizabeth
Earl of Essex
Tower of London
Charles
Barbara Villiers
Genesis of a Stogie from Conestoga Wagons and Conestoga Cigar
The article traces the origin of the term stogie to Conestoga wagons used by Argonauts crossing deserts. Drivers carried cigars in their boots, bought in Pittsburgh, and the wagons were named Conestoga after Conestoga New York. The term Conestoga cigar became shortened to stogie.
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Desert
Pittsburgh
Conestoga
N. Y
Azhar University of Cairo's 964-Year Prosperity Milestone
A long record of prosperity marks Azhar University in Cairo Egypt despite lacking formal programs examinations or departments. The institution has thrived for 964 years through enduring tradition and religious scholarship.
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Azhar University of
Cairo
Egypt
Pigmies described as a diminutive West African people
The article notes the pigmies as a small West African group from equatorial regions, with an average height of 4 feet 7 inches. It classifies them as a diminutive people within the context of the region.
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Equatorial West Africa
Apartment Living Dominates About One in Five Families
A study finds roughly twenty percent of urban households reside in rental apartments. The figure reflects city housing patterns and the continued demand for multiunit dwellings among residents.
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United States
Animals Share Feelings Across Species, Zoo Director Says
Taranga Park zoo director cites elephants aiding wounded herd mate and a wallaby helping a blind companion as proof animals feel similarly to humans. He notes a male kangaroo at the rear during retreats to shield others and young while does escape. Birds like Sarus cranes and wild geese also show playful or coordinated behavior. Environment shapes variation, but basic responses align across species.
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Taranga Park Zoo
Africa
Detroit News
Rove Beetles A Quick Look at Their Habits
Rove beetles are common around decaying animal matter and on the ground under stones. They are small and slender with long wings folded under short covers, often using the abdomen tip to aid folding. They run swiftly and raise the abdomen when disturbed. about one thousand North American species described.
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North America
Abyssinians Dance in Churches Preserving Ancient Hebrew Roots
The article notes Abyssinians retain forgotten rites of early Hebrews and Christians. It mentions 12,000 Jerusalem Hebrews settling in Abyssinia after Solomon’s visit, forming a Christian aristocracy. A Jewish faction also remained, and Abyssinians reportedly still dance in churches like Israelites before the Ark.
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Abyssinia
Sheeba
Solomon
Jerusalem
When There Were No Chairs
Statement notes that chairs did not come into general use until the Sixteenth century and that before then the chest bench and stool served as everyday seating.
Old Roman Funerals and Forum Orations
The article notes Roman funeral rites with state rank guiding processions through the Forum and a formal oration delivered on the occasion. It highlights ceremonial grandeur and public display of mourning by rank and ceremony.
No Nine Footers Height Doubt Remains in Records
The article states no authentic case exists of a human reaching nine feet tall and notes height claims lack verifiable evidence. It contrasts legends with scientific limits and references historical measurements and medical sources cautioning exaggeration.
Trees Grow Throughout Life Unlike Animals and Humans
The text notes that trees grow continuously for most of their lives, unlike higher animals and humans. It contrasts perpetual plant growth with the finite growth period of animals and people.
Original Horse Scientists Cite Ancient American Origins
The Original Horse Scientists contend the earliest horse species existed in America millions of years ago, predating human appearance on Earth. They argue fossil and geological evidence supports a long continental presence before Homo sapiens.
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America
Earth
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