Britain Defaults On War Debt Amid Revision Stand
Washington report shows Great Britain refusing further payments on its 5 billion pound war debt until the United States agrees to a downward revision. Roosevelt notes cited. Britain insists on debt revision discussions be postponed. Finland remains the sole debtor to meet June 15 obligations in cash despite a new low interest agreement.
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Senate
President Authorized to Spend Seven Billions
Washington The House approved in 90 minutes giving President Roosevelt authority to spend up to 7 billion dollars of federal money for recovery programs. The vote was 309 to 46 with access to RFC and PWA funds totaling about 5.5 billion and a new 1.172 billion appropriation for emergency agencies.
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Sell Heirlooms to Fight Against Long in New Orleans
A sacrifice sale of family heirlooms in the French quarter by the Louisiana Women’s Committee aims to raise funds to pressure for hearings on Huey P. Long and John H. Overton. Personal belongings including pottery, china, furniture, and jewelry will be sold to cover counsel and campaign expenses.
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New Orleans
Huey P. Long
John H. Overton
Louisiana
United States Senate
Women’s Committee of
Hilda Phelps Hammond
Seven Sentenced to Die for Russ Graft
Seven workers of the agricultural supply trust in Kiev have been sentenced to death by the Ukraine Supreme Court for organized thefts of money and supplies. Twenty four others received prison terms from one to ten years. Several convicts were Communist party members.
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Kiev
Supreme Court of the Ukraine
Communist Party
Brother and Sister Victims of Death Pact in Ohio Home
Police found the bodies of Charles Dabus sixty one a business man and his unmarried sister Carrie sixty five in their Piqua Ohio home. Officers say the deaths were a murder suicide pact carried out by the siblings.
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Ohio
Charles Dabus
Carrie
Gunman Gets Eighteen Years Denver
Omaha gun man L A Doxey sentenced to 18 to 25 years for aggravated robbery in Denver as reported by press.
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L. A. Doxey
Omaha
Fire Strikes Dollar Liner President Lincoln Near Honolulu
Captain Yardley blamed possible sabotage though he said spontaneous combustion in inflammable cargo likely started the blaze aboard the President Lincoln. About 400 people were aboard as the ship reached Honolulu with lifeboats swinging and passengers in life preservers. The crew fought the fire with live steam while a navy tug pumped water into the smoking hold. Two Curtiss Wright airplanes bound for China were in the hold and were unloaded for inspection when the vessel docked at dawn.
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George Yardley
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San Pedro
Two Women Sentenced in Gettle Kidnapping Case
In Los Angeles federal court Judge Paul J. McCormick sentenced Loretta Woody 23 to 18 months and Mona Gallighen 21 to two years for involvement in the William F. Gettle kidnapping. The women will serve their terms in Alderson Virginia.
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William F. Gettle
Alderson
W. Va
Paul J. McCormick
Loretta Woody
Mona Gallighen
Cruiser Houston to Carry President on His Voyage
The cruiser Houston, with New York navy yard officers, will carry President Roosevelt on a summer cruise to Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, through the Panama Canal to Hawaii. The president would board at New London, Connecticut.
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New York Navy Yard
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Virgin Islands
Panama Canal
Hawaii
New London
Conn
Federal Judge Denies Mooney Reconsideration
Federal Judge A F St Sure declined to reconsider his ruling denying Tom Mooney's petition for a writ to free him from San Quentin where he serves a life term for the 1916 preparedness parade bombing.
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San Francisco
Calif
A. F. St. Sure
Tom Mooney
San Quentin
Gets Life for $200000 Holdup Slaying
Kansas City, Mo. Sam Decaro was convicted by a jury of participating in the slaying of Webster Kemner, a bank employee, during a $200,000 daylight holdup in the business district. He was sentenced to life imprisonment.
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Kansas City
Sam Decaro
Webster Kemner
Launch Explodes. 150 Die Near Canton
A steam launch named Yuli exploded near Canton causing the deaths of about 150 people. Survivors reported a chaotic scene as the vessel broke apart and sank in the harbor area. Rescue efforts were underway with authorities detailing the accident’s likely causes and the number of missing.
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Hongkong
Canton
Britain Escapes Payment In Unpaid Spring Installment
The editorial notes Britain refuses to pay the spring installment of 4.713 billion dollars to the United States. It cites Roosevelt's demand to pay or default and argues Britain fears harming the dollar and pound exchange rates. The piece suggests blame lies with the United States for past events and criticizes the stance.
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Britain
United States
Uncle Sam
Roosevelt
Germany
Einstein warns US on Europe debt and morality
An Associated Press dispatch from Paris quotes Dr. Einstein accusing America of complicity in Europe’s misery and urging payment of debts. The piece notes U S taxpayers won’t be swayed by his mathematical authority or by lectures on liberty bonds. It adds a jab about Newton and a warning that science must stay separate from international honesty.
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Europe
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Paris
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Germany
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Pigeons Hatch Duck Egg Mystery in Illinois Lane
Everyday New York reports two Morrison Illinois pigeons taking turns incubating a duck egg left in an open lane. They struggle to cover the entire egg yet may hatch it, while observers wonder the fate of the newborn and its water life. The piece contrasts this with the wider view of government and social policy developments in Washington.
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Morrison, Ill
Washington
Silver backing and government bonds spark inflation worry
The piece questions funding a large silver purchase by the government. It weighs paying with extra bonds or new currency and ponders the risk of long lasting inflation from a bond financed program. It cites figures of silver worth and potential costs and asks how the plan could be financed.
Government orders Lloyds to stop life insurance on Roosevelt
The British government orders Lloyds to cease writing Roosevelt life insurance. A rates specialist had prepared plans for assassination or accident at 5 percent, ordinary death at 7 14 percent, and incapacity at 12 percent. By special request this gambling on the President's life has been discontinued.
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Lloyd’s
Roosevelt
Carelessness Costs Big in New York State Work Accidents
A historical note emphasizes that work accidents in New York state cost about one hundred million dollars last year with twenty five million paid in compensation. It stresses the burden on the public and the need for workers to exercise greater care, especially when handling dynamite, and for relentless vigilance in using safety devices on machinery.
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New York State
Mme Curle Warned by Associates to Rest From Overwork
Scientists say Mme Curle suffers an illness caused by overwork in her radium laboratory. She is sixty six, and should take a rest, but ambition and love of truth drive her on despite the strain.
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Will Hays
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Mme. Curle
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Falls Dead in Pulpit in Oklahoma Revival
Rev. Robert D. Pool sixty a retired Methodist minister collapsed from the pulpit during a revival at Peckham church in Blackwell Oklahoma and died of a heart attack immediate after asking What Is Heaven Like
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Okla
Heaven
Robert D. Pool
Peckham Church
Michigan Teacher Sentenced in Finland Spy Case
Arvid Werner Jacobson, a former Michigan school teacher, was sentenced to five years in prison for espionage in Finland. The case centers on his activities as a suspected spy and the resulting legal action.
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Abo
Finland
Arvid Werner Jacobson
Michigan
Wallace visits Mission secrets at San Juan Capistrano
The writer recalls meeting Secretary of Agriculture Wallace during a tour near Los Angeles. They discuss California missions, early American history, and farming practices of mission days, contrasting past self-sufficiency with modern taxes and policy. The piece blends nostalgia with reflections on civilization and agriculture.
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Fred Stone
Lew Hennock
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Paul
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Aluminum plans and silver politics roil Washington
Washington debates two aluminum aims a $20 million PWA loan to Standard Aluminum and a government plant near Muscle Shoals plus TVA interests. The Silver tax and Morgenthau clash loom as labor unrest grows, while Ritchie faces senatorial pressure and Broadway-style court politics complicate Maryland and national signals.
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Aluminum Trust
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Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Jesse Jones
PWA
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Miss
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Rice Growing in the Philippines
Rice cultivation in the Philippines uses traditional methods from the Orient with few power threshing machines in use. Planting, harvesting, and threshing are mostly done without mechanization.
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Philippines
Orient
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