Harriman Found Guilty on Bank Fraud Charges
A federal jury convicted Joseph W. Harriman of 14 false entries totaling 1.713 million dollars in deposits at Harriman National Bank and Trust. He also misapplied assets in two 300000 dollar loans. Albert M. Austin was acquitted. Harriman faces up to five years and 5000 dollars fine per count. appeal expected. Judge Knox praised the verdict as salutary for bankers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Joseph W. Harriman
Harriman National Bank and Trust Company
Albert M. Austin
Austin
Harriman
Knox
Mr. Harriman
Three Ride Victims Found Dead in Auto in New Jersey
Three men identified as Henry Teel Peter Georgianna and Isadore Gutman all from New Brunswick were found shot dead in a car on a dirt lane near an abandoned East Brunswick farm. Their hands and feet were bound with rope and tape sealed lips. All had bail on a Flemington robbery case.
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New Brunswick
N. J
East Brunswick
Milltown
Flemington
Henry Teel
Peter
Sam) Georgianna
Isadore Gutman
Henry Ford Valued At Eight Million By Board Of Tax Review
Detroit reports Wayne county tax board estimates Henry Ford personal property at 5 million dollars, up 2 million from Dearborn assessor. Board notes task includes valuing Ford stock outside Michigan, with Michigan assets assessed to Ford Motor Co. Ford declined to provide a statement.
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Detroit
Wayne County Board of Tax Review
Henry Ford
Dearborn
Ford
Ford Motor Company
Michigan
Wife Murder Confessed by Downers Grove Man
Samuel Miller of Downers Grove confessed to killing his wife Sylvia thirty seven years old. He said he put her body in the back seat with his three children Beatrice Lena and Clara in front and drove to the South side where he cast her into an alley wrapped in a robe. He admitted beating her with a rolling pin after a quarrel triggered by her two weeks absence.
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Chicago
Samuel Miller
Downers Grove
Sylvia
Beatrice
Lena
Clara
Miller
Arthur Patten
Three Youths Die in Whirlpool Near Thurso Quebec
Three youths Louis N. Duguay Bernard Maloney and Medard Maloney drowned in a whirlpool near Thurso Quebec. One was unable to reach shore after a raft incident and the other two went to his aid.
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Thurso
Quebec
Louis N. Duguay
Bernard Maloney
Medard Maloney
Here
Dinwiddie Journalist and War Correspondent Dies
William Dinwiddie former editor and war correspondent died in a Washington hospital after a long illness at age sixty seven.
Treasury purge orders resignations from Morgenthau plan
Secretary Morgenthau orders a clean sweep of all Democratic Treasury officials to curb scandals. Treasurer W A Julian must quit or resign national committeeman post. Several internal revenue and customs collectors who also hold Democratic posts face removal from one job.
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Washington
Treasury Department
Secretary of the Treasury
Henry Morgenthau, Jr
Morgenthau
W. A. Julian
United States
Ohio
Julian
Treasury
Democratic National Committee
Party
Sam
Democrat National Committee
H. H. Perry
Internal Revenue
North Dakota
Joseph Wolfe
Minnesota
Jean
House Body Demands Gen Foulois Ouster
The House War Department investigating committee calls for Maj. Gen. Benjamin D. Foulois to be removed as chief of the army air corps. It accuses him of gross misconduct and inefficiency and deliberate violations of the law. The report, signed by all eight members, also criticizes air corps officers and cites unlawful plane procurement practices threatening defense.
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Washington
Benjamin D. Foulois
Army Air Corps
House War Department
Foulois
Air Corps
House Military Affairs Committee
Maine Republicans Name A. K. Ames for Governor
Alfred K. Ames, a 67 year old retired lumber man, was chosen by Maine Republicans to lead the ticket for governor in the fall. He won the primary over three rivals while Gov. Louis J. Brann was renominated by the Democrats. U S Senator Frederick Hale was renominated by a wide margin over Louis A. Jack. Democrat F Harold Dubord was the national committeeman nominee.
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Portland
Maine
Alfred K. Ames
Ames
Louis J. Brann
United States
Frederick Hale
Louis A. Jack
F. Harold Dubord
Death of Maynard Shipley Noted Science Leader
Maynard Shipley sixty two president of the Science League of America and noted writer and lecturer died in Sausalito California from heart disease after several months illness.
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Maynard Shipley
Sausalito, Calif
The
Science League of America
Air Races Set for Cleveland August 31 to September 3
The 1934 national air races will be held in Cleveland from August 31 to September 3, announced by the board of directors of National Air Races Inc.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Ohio
National Air Races, Inc
Nebraska GCC quota set at 1172 for CCC enrollments
Metcalfe cites benefits from the first year of the National Recovery Act as Nebraska fixes a 1172 enrollment quota for civilian conservation camps. Camps will open for six months starting July 3, with 18 to 25 year olds eligible. Douglas county to supply most recruits but may send its group elsewhere.
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Douglas County
Omaha
Nebraska
Lancaster County
Rious Nebraska
Ruins Of A Prehistoric Home Unearthed Near Stockville
John Howe, an amateur relic hunter, uncovered ruins of a prehistoric hut on the Nebraska plains near Stockville. The burned dwelling reveals a roof of closely laid poles packed with grass and mud plaster with hay fibers, hinting at a smoke opening over a fireplace. Howe urges a Nebraska Historical society expedition to study and classify tools buried in the layers.
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McCook
Nebraska Plains
Stockville
John Howe
Howe
Nebraska Historical Society
NRA Director Highlights Nebraska Recovery Milestones
NRA director R L Metcalfe marks the blue eagle’s first birthday by noting Nebraska gains from relief programs. He cites a 41.9 percent rise in national payrolls, over 12 000 jobs in Nebraska in May 1934, and Omaha bank clearings up by more than 24 million versus 1933. He acknowledges enforcement delays but says state efforts are now under way and surveys show broad functioning of emergency agencies.
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Nebraska
NRA
Omaha
R. L. Metcalfe
Metcalfe
Highway funds apportioned to states under new act
Washington announces state shares of a 200 million highway fund. Rexford Tugwell states Texas receives 12 291 253 while New York 11 327 921 and Pennsylvania 9 590 788. Illinois 8 821 401 and California 7 932 206 also listed with Nebraska Iowa Kansas Missouri among others.
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Washington, D. C
Rexford G. Tugwell
Texas
New York
Pennsylvania
Illinois
California
Nebraska
Iowa
Kansas
Missouri
Personal musings and cultural scraps from a New York writer
A fragmented, humorous voice surveys entertainers, authors, and scenes in New York and beyond. It notes Fritzi Scheff, Claudette Colbert, Walt Disney, Elissa Landi, and John Barrymore among others, plus remarks on travel, music, opera, and a wish to see Charleston. The piece blends pop culture icons, personal anecdotes, and playful asides without a central event.
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New York
Fritzi Scheff
Robert E Sherwood
Gloomfest
Metropolitan Opera
Claudette Colbert
Walt Disney
Elissa Landi
Jean Knott
George Dorsey
Paul Troubetzkoy
Arthur Somers Xodhe
Charleston
S. C
Mary Pickford
Joe Penner
Quotes and Bits From a Swinging Era
Snatches of gossip and quips about money superstitions theater stars and public figures. Mentions Ralph Barton Winston Guest EB M Steinfield Jean Muir and Paul Whiteman with varied opinions on manners dress and talent.
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Zip
Ralph Barton
Paris Robison
Olice Court
Winston Guest
M. Steinfield
Jean Muir
Paul Whiteman
Quirky reminiscences and colorful quotes from 1934
A fragmented reminiscence piece recalls Deac Aylesworth a barber in an office and a boy with fine Gallipolis baseball outfits. It names Rex Cole Mark Twain Will Hogg and Mrs Allen Ryan Jr while poking at society snobs and celebrity manners with humorous asides.
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Deac Aylesworth
Gallipolis
Rex Cole
Mark Twain
Will Hogg
Clay Morgan
Cobb in movie project highlights Judge Priest legacy and war tales
In Beverly Hills a long interview reveals Irvin Cobb shaping a film inspired by his Judge Priest stories and war recollections. Cobb, praised by Hal Roach and linked with Jack Ford, discusses Civil War figures, battles, Roberts and Jackson, and his varied wartime reporting experiences.
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Beverly Hills
Irvin Cobb
Cobb
Judge Priest
Hal Roach
Jack Ford
Robert E. Lee
Ford
Forrest
West Point
England
John McCutcheon
Chicago Tribune
Lord Roberts
Bobs
Stonewall Jackson
America
McCutcheon
Roberts
Jackson
Napoleon
Lee
Pickett
Stan Wally
Confederacy
Belgium
Saturday Evening Post
Paducah
Tennessee
Ohio
Cumberland
Mississippi
Irvin
Wars
Rivers
Maine
McNaught Syndicate, Inc
Brisbane This Week Dark View Of Riches And Power
In a reflective column, the piece argues Congress spent about seven thousand million dollars in peace time and backed two thousand million in stabilizing funds. President Roosevelt is declared to hold significant power post adjournment while Old Bill the carrier pigeon is recalled for war-era lessons. It muses on wealth, territory, and fame with Max Baer noted for buying thirty-five suits as crowds cheer.
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Congress
Roosevelt
United States
Max Baer
New York Evening Journal
The Young Count of Paris Sees Throne Near
The Count of Paris, a claimant to the French throne, believes he is a direct descendant of Hugh Capet and expects to be called to the crown. He says the French are weary of the present regime and would be astonished by the truth of their history with kings before the monarchy ended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
France
Hugh Capet
Frances
Roosevelt lauds NRA achievements in letter to West Virginia
President Roosevelt writes to West Virginia praising the National Recovery Administration. He cites spread of employment, higher wages, and ongoing recovery, calling it a notable record that led the way for other nations and produced lasting results. He says we have a right to celebrate the anniversary.
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Roosevelt
West Virginia
NRA
Washington Singer In England Pays Large Estate Tax
Washington Singer, father of the sewing machine inventor, left 5.53 million dollars in England where he raced horses. The British estate tax nears two million dollars, quick erosion of vast wealth cited as proof that larger estates face higher percentages. The piece compares this with U.S. borrowing and politician spending, warning of shrinking fortunes as deaths stack up.
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Washington Singer
England
Steel strike averted by president's mediation advice
The steel workers strike is avoided due to presidential mediation and guidance from William Green of the American Federation of Labor. The statement credits King Features Syndicate and WNU Service for disseminating the message.
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William Green
American Federation of Labor
King Features Syndicate Inc
WNU Service
Immense Farm Debt Will Be Cut Down
Washington reports the Frazier Lemke farm mortgage moratorium bill passing Congress aims to reduce total farm indebtedness from 12 percent to 8 percent in mortgage debt and 4 billion in farmer personal debt. The act scales first mortgages and forces large insurers to accept farm credit bonds, with a complex appraisal and sale scheme and a five year moratorium option if creditors object.
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Washington
Frazier-Lemke
Congress
William Lemke
N. D
Farm Credit Administration
Gasoline Tank Explosion Kills Four in Jamestown
A 20 000 gallon gasoline tank at a Jamestown service station exploded after a pump started by attendant Herbert Johnson caused a short circuit. Four people died Oscar B Bloom Walter H Kastenhuber Henry Golczynski eighteen and James Anderson fifteen. At least 15 injured many critically including Fire Chief Clifton J Beatty and several firefighters who were helping trapped spectators.
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Jamestown
N. Y
Oscar B. Bloom
Walter H. Kastenhuber
Henry Golczynski
James Anderson
Herbert Johnson
Clifton J. Beatty
Wellington Dies on Waterloo Anniversary
The Duke of Wellington aged eighty five died at his home near Basingstoke England on the one hundred nineteenth anniversary of the battle of Waterloo. He was the fourth duke of Wellington and died of pneumonia on the estates given for the victory over Napoleon. He is succeeded by his eldest son the Marquis of Douro aged fifty eight.
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Basingstoke
England
Duke of Wellington
Here
Waterloo
Marquis of
Douro
Dillinger Aids Must Die Verdicts Upheld
In Lima Ohio the Third District Court of Appeals unanimously confirmed the death sentences for former Dillinger gangsters Harry Pierpont and Charles Makley in the murder of Sheriff Jess Sarber.
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Dillinger
Lima
Ohio
Third District Court of Appeals
Harry Pierpont
Charles Makley
Jess Sarber
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Randall Biart
Federal Relief
Charles E. Hall
Cc. F. McNeil
Barber
Gwyer Yates
J. E. Davidson
J. D. Ringer
C. B. Whitemore
Valley
Biart
Lanny Ross
Ed Sullivan
Henry Sell
Charles Evans Hughes
Abe Lyman
John Barrymore
Ammy
Union Station
Hoover
Doris Kenyon
Barbizon
Los Angeles
India
Nat Wills
Puitzer
Henry Hull
Tobacco Road
Allen Ryan, Jr
Harrison Willams
Ben Bernie
McNaught Syndicate
Tne
Brisbane
Bill
London
House of Commons
Philippines
Wellington
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