No Compromise For The Harriman Mill
Washington reports Harriman Hosiery of Tennessee may stay closed while workers remain unemployed until it complies with NRA labor sections before reissuing the Blue Eagle. Brig. Gen. Hugh S. Johnson says the mill is violating Section 7 A of the NIRA and refuses to yield on its eagle removal. The mill closed after Johnson took the eagle, leaving 653 employees out of work. William Green of the AFL charges the closure aims to pressure the NRA. Justice Department slow to prosecute, with evidence and supplementary materials filed after initial review. Attorney T Asbury Wright Jr claims Johnson intends to wreck the eagle via boycotts and similar means.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Harriman Hosiery Company
Tennessee
NIA
Hugh S. Johnson
NRA
Harriman Mills
NIRA
Ilarriman Company
Johnson
Blue Eagle
William Green
American Frederiation of Labor
Green
Department of Justice
National Labor Board
T. Asbury Wright, Jr
General Johnson
Dock Strike Board Is Named by the President
President Roosevelt uses new labor disputes power to form a three member board to investigate the Pacific coast longshoremen strike involving 27000 maritime workers. Archbishop Edward Hanna O K Cushing and Edward F. McGrady are named to the board to help enforce the labor disputes act and address discrimination and arbitration requests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Edward J. Hanna
San Francisco
O. K. Cushing
Edward F. McGrady
Milwaukee Police Break Strike Mob at Street Car Station
Milwaukee officers used tear gas and night sticks to break up a 5 000 strong crowd attacking the Kinnickinnic station of the Milwaukee Electric Railway and Light company amid a strike by AFL workers. Three officers Jendzejewski Schweitzer and Heksel were injured as rioters were cleared and service was halted from 8 30 p m until daylight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Wis
Kinnickinnic
Milwaukee Electric Railway and Light Company
American Federation of Labor
Walter Jendzejewski
Bruno Schweitzer
Frank Heksel
St Paul official reveals offer of $100000 bribe for police chief
St Paul, Minn. new commissioner of safety Warren Ren War ren says he was offered a $100000 bribe to appoint the next chief of police shortly after taking office on June 1. He gave few details and gave no hint about who offered the bribe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul
Minn
HSBE
Warren
Scientist Claims Virus Cause Found for Mumps
Dr. Simon Flexner, chairman of the state public health council and director of the Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research, claimed the discovery of a virus responsible for mumps. Previous attributions included a virus, bacteria, and spirochaeta.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saratoga Springs
Simon Flexner
State Public Health Council
Rockefeller Institute For Medical Research
Ohio Man Executed for Robbing Hillsboro Farmer
Irmel Kittrellis, a Black man, was executed in Columbus for the slaying and robbery of a wealthy Hillsboro farmer, stealing $2.60. The sentence was carried out in the electric chair at the state penitentiary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio
Irmel Kittrellis
Hillsboro
NRA Labor Trouble Sparks Suspension of A G Silverman
A second flareup in the recovery administration's labor woes led to the suspension of Dr. A G Silverman, head of the NRA labor advisory board's athletic division.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Recovery Administration
A. G. Silverman
NRA Labor Advisory Board
Arson Ring Members Confess in Chicago
Chicago authorities reveal sixteen arson ring members confessed after costly fires caused an estimated 1 million in damage and insurance losses with three deaths. The plot formed nine years ago by Harry Siegel Milton Goldberg and Harry Brown, aided by Valentine Notari as chief torchman, expanding through canvassing by Notari and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Arson Trust
Torch Ring
Harry Siegel
Milton Goldberg
Harry Brown
Valentine Notari
Notari
Wisconsin Supreme Court Upholds Labor Code Rights
The Wisconsin Supreme Court affirmed an injunction against Simplex Shoe Co of Milwaukee ruling the firm violated state law by refusing to deal with a union representative for its workers. The decision supports workers' right to organize and bargain through chosen representatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Wis
Wisconsin
NRA
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Simplex Shoe Company
Milwaukee
Boot and Shoe Workers’ Union
John T. Gregory
Wedell, Famous Aviator, Killed in Plane Crash
James R Wedell age thirty four famed speed flyer and airplane builder was killed when his small Gypsy Moth crashed during flight instructions to student Frank Sneeringen of Mobile Alabama. The impact from about 306 feet left Wedell dead at the scene and Sneeringen critically injured taken to a Franklin Louisiana hospital where he was unconscious and unable to explain the crash.
Texas Banker Given 4 Months in Workhouse
Gus Russek of Schulenburg longtime Texas senator and banking committee chair was fined 5000 dollars sentenced to four months in the New Orleans workhouse and given a suspended four year prison term for misapplications of funds at the First National Bank of Schulenburg. He and two former bank officers Charles A Vogt and Otto G Vogt pleaded guilty to conspiracy to violate national banking laws.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Texas
Gus Russek
Schulenburg
Texas Senate Banking Committee
New Orleans
First National Bank of Schulenburg
Russek
Charles A
Otto G. Vogt
Nine Girls Die Jumping Into River Near Hewian
Nine girls aged between thirteen and nineteen tied themselves together and leaped into a river near Hewian Fukien province in China. All drowned. Vernacular press blamed unrequited love.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shanghai
China
Hewian
Fukien Province
Three Drowned in Lake Ontario Picnic Tragedy
Three Water town high school graduates drowned during the senior class picnic on Lake Ontario. The incident occurred as the group gathered for the annual event, leaving the community in mourning and authorities investigating the circumstances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Watertown
N. Y
Lake Ontario
Nebraska to Receive About 7.5 Million for Roads via Federal Aid
Washington awaits action on a federal roads bill authorizing 100 million dollars yearly for 1935 1937 with Nebraska slated for roughly 1.9 million annually. A 125 million expansion for 1936 requires state matching funds, potentially increasing Nebraska to over 7.5 million. The plan sets 25 percent for rural feeder routes 25 percent for cities and 50 percent for main routes, with a 25 percent minimum for rural roads to improve farmers access to markets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
Nebraska
Washington, D. C
Congress
Lincoln Nebraska Receives Federal Relief For Drought Aid
Federal funds promised to Nebraska farmers bring early payments of 1 290 000 for corn hog relief the first tranche of up to 29 000 000 for agriculturists under the program Gov Charles W Bryan seeks 1 188 500 for July drought relief and 888 500 for regular federal relief to aid feed seed and work relief in drought distressed communities with hopes for stronger corn yields amid continued rains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
Nebraska
Charles W. Bryan
Public Works Projects in Nebraska Touched by Ickes
Seventeen Nebraska projects including Columbus and Sutherland are warned to begin operations as 97 rescinded grants loom. Funds for Columbus released and Sutherland papers near release. Ickes says 563 projects are set to go. Nebraska ranked fourth in project value, with 563 total at 158.6 million.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus and Sutherland
Washington, D. C
Nebraska Public Works
Ickes
Columbus
Sutherland
Nebraska
New York
Texas
California
PWA
Assays Indicate Flour Gold In Blue River Sands
Assays from Denver samples show flour gold in Blue River sands between Pauline and LeRoy exceeding 5000 dollars per ton. Recent borings test the extent of the gold to see if it covers a broad area or remains limited to the pocket found.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pauline
Blue River
LeRoy
Denver
Cherries Signal Good Harvest in Gage County
In Gage County the cherry harvest yields high quality fruit and prices range from 2.50 to 3.00 per bushel. Norfolk state hospital invites bids for a 39000 laundry building, covering general, plumbing and heating, and electrical work. Deshler power plant work to begin after Southern Power’s failure to enjoin funding, with an appeal pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gage County
Board of Control
Norfolk State Hospital
Deshler
Southern Power Company
District Court
Yields Hit 20 to 25 Bushels per Acre In Local Farms
South of Falls City farmers report wheat yields from 20 to 25 bushels per acre as harvesting continues. Will Kratz and Louis Ebel both average about 20 bushels, with several fields exceeding expectations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Falls City
Will Kratz
Louis Ebel
State War Rants Show Big Highway Outlays In May
State Tax Commissioner W. H. Smith reports 1,334,894 allocated to highway construction and maintenance out of 91,994,745 warrants drawn in May. Expenditures for road work surged with spring, with 640,960 spent in April warrants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Smith
Nebraska Rasberry Crop Praised Despite Dry Weather
Southeastern Nebraska reports abundant raspberries with nice size and quality. Near Brownsville in Nemaha County holds the state's largest acreage. A June 8 rain saved the crop in Richardson County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska
Brownsville
Missouri River
Nemaha County
Richardson County
Plan discussed for Cotner college reopening in Lincoln
Trustees meet in Lincoln to explore resuming Cotner college after financial reverses forced its closure last year. They expressed optimism for a possible restart in the fall of 1934 but no concrete steps were taken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cotner College
Christian Educational Institution
Lincoln
Omaha Council Bluffs Bridge Groundbreaking Ceremony
W B Cheek chairman of the South Omaha bridge commission began the $1 650 000 PWA financed project with a dirt spade ceremony on the Iowa side of the Missouri river. Dirt from the first spadeful will be given to Council Bluffs and Omaha officials and others interested in the bridge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. B. Cheek
South Omaha
Popcorn farmer ships dynamite variety crop to California
W. P. O'Brien of near Shelton harvested seven tons from a 16 acre tract and sold it to California buyers at 3 cents a pound. The crop, stored in a Shelton crib since last winter, was loaded on an eight ton truck and sent west. O'Brien said the $420 haul plus other crops was good for the 16 acres.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. P. O'Brien
Shelton
California
O’brien
Nebraska Beer Tax Revenue Rises With Consumption
Nebraska reports May beer tax receipts of 24 744 dollars, surpassing the prior record set in August 1933 when 3 2 beer became legal. Last month collections reached 17 404 dollars, about 7 000 less than May. Taxes stand at 93 cents per barrel produced or imported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska
Department of Agriculture
Nebraska City man promoted in reemployment service
Francis V. Cornell announces W. H. Andreson of Nebraska City promoted to field staff and will serve as veterans representative in the national re employment service. Andreson previously was Otoe county re employment director and district manager since district organization. The district office moves from Nebraska City to Auburn with Dean Whiteman, former local manager, to lead the Auburn district office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis V. Cornell
National
Nebraska
W. H. Andreson
Nebraska City
Veterans
Andreson
Otoe County
Auburn
Dean Whiteman
Nebraska PWA allotments eyed for possible rescission
Secretary Ickes ordered 563 PWA allotments reviewed to determine if they should be rescinded. Nebraska items include Gothenburg water power 7.5 million Columbus water power 7.3 million Scottsbluff streets 65,900 Louisville water works 9,000 Lexington water works 14,000 Kenesaw water works 11,800 Oconto water works 11,800 Dodge water works 16,000 Beaver City water building 7,300 and water works 16,000 Wahoo water works 18,300 Hastings electric plant 4,600 Norfolk hospital 8,000 Rising City water works 14,951 Eddyville high school 30,200 Kearney gymnasium 1,300 Nehawka water works 21,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ickes
PWA
Nebraska
Gothenburg
Columbus
Scottsbluff
Streets
Louisville
Lexington
Kenesaw
Oconto
Dodge
Beaver City
Wahoo
Hastings
Norfolk
Rising City
Eddyville
Kearney
Nehawka
South Platte River Runs Bank Full Near North Platte
Heavy rains in western Nebraska and Colorado have caused the South Platte to run bank full past North Platte near their junction with the North Platte river. Arthur Johnson of Bridgeport, state hydrogographer, recorded flows around 700 second feet as the river kept rising, a rarity since 1890 when the South Platte last failed to present a dry bed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Platte
North Platte
Nebraska
Colorado
North Platte Way
Arthur Johnson
Bridgeport
Actors Speak on Film Life and Friendship on Set
Beverly Hills voice recounts life behind the scenes of early cinema. The speaker praises camaraderie among actors and directors like Jack Ford and Dave Butler, notes careers from stage to screen, and reflects on mass production of movies and the persistence of talent across eras.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O.K
Jack Ford
Hollywood
Jack
Harry Carey
David Griffith
Europe
Buffalo Bill
Fred Burns
Vesta Pegg
Rickson
Duke R. Lee
Pardner Jones
Neal Hart
Montana
Dave Butler
Fox
Handy Andy
Connecticut Yankee
King Arthurs Court
Dave
University of Southern Cal
Line
Backfield
McNeaghs Syndicate
Ime
Grandmothers tea and a dog that bites the third rail
President Roosevelt's mother dined with Queen Mary at Buckingham Palace. A Far Rockaway dog touched the third rail on the Long Island Railroad, bit it, and leaped away after repeated shocks. The piece uses the dog incident as a metaphor for nations courting war and repeating dangerous missteps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
Queen Mary
Buckingham Palace
Franklin Delano
George
Rockaway
Long Island
Europe
Asia
Memorial for Wedell a Pioneer in Flight and Design
The death of James Wedell, a world record flying ace and gifted designer, is a grave loss for the country. From a junked plane as a boy he built a career as a top pilot and engineer, once setting a 306 mph land plane record as he worked on a London to Melbourne race machine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Wedell
Wedell
Army
France
Melbourne
Mosow Press Blames Japan Over Anti Russia Bias In Film
Moscow newspapers accuse Japan of stirring hatred toward Russia by distributing an anti Soviet film titled The Supreme Will shown in Japanese theaters. The film depicts Russian bombers attacking Tokyo and recalls 100000 Japanese casualties in the Russo Japanese war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Japan
Russia
Tokyo
Pravda Attacks Japanese Slurs as Soviet Countercharges
Pravda denounces Japanese imperialism and its alleged dirty methods to slander the Soviet Union. The rhetoric frames the dispute as a disciplined defense of Soviet honor against foreign hostile propaganda.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pravda
Soviet Union
Brother's Truck Job Sparks Government Money Gibe
In New York a chauffeur seeks work for his brother and secures a truck job at $25 a week. The indignant brother quips he could get $15 weekly from government dole for doing nothing. He warns such printing of money could last years if the government keeps inflating via bonds and rising debt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Nudist Leader Plans Island Trip for 160 Couples
Maurice Allard, head of Nature's Recreative Association, aims to take 160 nudists to Vanna Vanna island in the South Seas. Each participant would pay $1000, and all must be married and bring their wives to join the voyage, a condition meant to secure peace though its success remains uncertain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maurice Allard
Nature’s Recreative Association
Vanna Vanna Island
South Seas
Brass dollar with "Mind your business" stamp sells for $100
A buyer paid $100 for a Franklin era brass dollar stamped with the phrase Mind your business. The writer claims such a piece would be valuable if it could compel the nation to mind its business, noting past and future costs from not doing so.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin
United States
Nine Fukien Girls Drown in River Suicide Pact
In Fukien province nine young Chinese women aged thirteen to nineteen, all suffering from unrequited love, bound themselves together and jumped into a river, resulting in their deaths. Old customs sometimes label such girls as surplus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Fukien
German Catholics Rebuke State Control of Church
German Catholics protest government claims to rule the church with Chancellor Hitler called Fuehrer at a mass rally of 75 000 led by Bishop Nicholas Bates who declares Christ is their only Fuehrer and rejects human leaders. Papal nuncio attends the ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Hitler
Nicholas Bates
Christ
New York Letters on Cars, Cinema, and Critics
In a Bennett like voice a New York diarist notes a chauffeur on First Avenue pointing to Ninety Beds for Farmers City hotel and jokes about locals. He riffs on George Raft lingering in cabaret circles, Bob Hague’s watches, Loretta Young miscasts, Frank Gould selling French investments, and Mencken versus the Brain Trust before concluding with the completion of R L Stevenson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Arnold Bennett
First Avenue
John DeCarlo
Farmers City
Mulberry Street
George Raft
Arrivis
Tenth Avenue
Bob Hague
Charles
Mary Lamb
Loretta Young
S. T
Paris
Frank Jay Gould
Montaigne Reflections and Local News Tidbits
A brief essay by Montaigne on science and human hardship contrasts with a personal note about Anna Held Jr and Harry Silvey's chair from Cafe de la Paix at her Hudson-area residence. The excerpt blends literary reflection with a domestic update.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montaigne
Anna Held, Jr
Harry Silvey
up-the-Hudson Place
Broadway chauffeur Dameon Runyon’s streetwise rapport noted
Bide Dudley extols Damon Runyon’s chauffeur as highly alert to Broadway slang and street gossip. The home paper reports a python in Frank Buck’s film died during an exhibition tour in Gallipolis after fighting a tiger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bide Dudley
Damon Runyon
Broadway
Frank Buck
Gallipolis
The Majestic Roof Garden Memorable Yet Quiet
A critic recalls visiting the Majestic roof garden among crowded sidewalk cafes. The author notes old fashioned ambiance, steady service, and a simple order of tomatoes meats and iced tea. Mentions Whitney Warren J P McEvoy Morris Gest and Raymond Hitchcock in passing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Majestic
L. V
Irving
J. P. McEvoy
Morris Gest
Raymond Hitchcock
Georgian Prince Claims Honest Toil And Royal Kin
A juvenile waiter named Warren Williams confesses he is a Georgian prince and L. V. wonders if honest work could prove him worthy. Estelle Taylor at a Paul Whiteman event notes tea before singing while phrases on pronunciation and mood arise in a magazine query.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren Williams
L. V
Mdivani
Dee Oney
Paul Whiteman
Estelle Taylor
Disraeli
Verbum Sap Sapienti
McNaught Syndicate, Inc
Five Day Week Used by Ancient Near Eastern Peoples
Archaeologists suggest the Assyrians and Hittites may have operated on a five day work week. The claim rests on tablet records and ritual schedules indicating subdivided time periods.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Harriman
Dock Strike Board
Hanna
Gang
Supreme Court
Columbus and
State News
Beverly Hills
Nate
Brisbane
No King Features Syndicate, Inc
WNU
C. MacIntyre
Ed Howe
Roscoe Peacock
Henry Mencken
Sinclair Lewis
Mencken
R. L. Stevenson
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!