Roosevelt calls for more jobs in NRA drive at Constitution Hall
President Roosevelt urged rapid job expansion before about 5,000 code authorities and industry leaders. He pressed shorter hours and higher wages while warning against monopolistic practice and urging public pressure on noncompliant firms. A universal 30 hour work week bill drew committee support as a key recovery step.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Constitution Hall
Flo
Treasury
Weirton Steel Company
House Labor Committee
NRA
William P. Connery, Jr
Massachusetts
Farley Orders Cut in Mail Service
Post master General Farley orders curtailment of mail delivery as part of an economy move. Most cities keep maximum deliveries, but postmasters may trim services, removing deliveries where three or more are made daily or in some cases where fewer are daily.
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Washington
Department
Farley
Beverly Hills
L. Y
N.R.A
Cherokee Strip
Department of Commerce
Texas
Senate
Brooks L. Van Hoose Shot Dead Amid Kidnaping Suspicions
Carthage Missouri detectives believe Brooks L. Van Hoose a wealthy retired mining operator was slain while resisting kidnappers. He was found shot to death at his country home near Carthage.
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Carthage
Brooks L. van Hoose
Here
Plague Kills 1200 in Week Across Indian Cities
A Lucknow dispatch to the Daily Mail reports that 1200 people have died in a week as plague sweeps 20 cities in the United Provinces of India. The mortality toll highlights the fast spread and severity of the outbreak, prompting public health warnings.
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India
London
England
United Provinces of India
Lucknow
Daily Mail
Body of Religionist Recovered From Paw Paw River
Joshua Haynes seventy nine a member of Mary Purnell's faction of the House of David was found dead by the Paw Paw river his clothing lay on the river bank in Benton Harbor Michigan
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Benton Harbor
Mich
Joshua Haynes
Mary Purnell
House of David
Paw Paw River
Triple Tragedy in Oil City: Father Kills Children Then Self
Axel G. Anderson, 53, a mechanist, fatally stabbed his daughter, 19, and son, 15, then shot himself in Oil City Pennsylvania. Detectives report a violent family murder suicide motive remains under investigation.
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Oil City
Axel G. Anderson
Doctor Wynekoop Convicted in Daughter-in-Law Murder
Chicago report: Dr. Alice Lindsay Wynekoop is found guilty of murdering Rheta Wynekoop. The jury, after ten minutes of deliberation, fixes a 25 year prison term. The case recalls her arrest after Rheta was found chloroformed and shot on the doctor’s operating table at the Wynekoop home.
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Alice Wynekoop
Chicago
Alice Lindsay Wynekoop
Inlaw
Rheta Wynekoop
Wynekoop
Rheta
Princess Irina Wins Damages in Rasputin Libel Suit
Princess Irina Youssoupoff, niece of the late Czar, receives £25000 in a libel suit against Metro Goldwyn Mayer over Rasputin and the Empress. She plans to sue theatres in the U K and United States, claiming the film’s Natasha character libels her. Prosecution argues the character is fictional.
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London
Irina Youssoupoff
Nicholas
Metro- Goldwyn-Mayer, Ltd
Rasputin
Empress
Irina
United States
Great Britain
Natasha
83 American Couples Divorce Mill Victims
In Cuernavaca Mexico a ring sold fraudulent divorce decrees to Americans. At least 387 percent of Morelos state decrees obtained by Americans in six months were invalid. Eighty three American couples are known victims with suspected more to come. The ring used duplicate and triplicate blanks under genuine records signed by authorities.
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Cuernavaca
Mexico
Morelos
Conboy Reported Slated to Be Attorney General
The Daily News reports presidential appointments around May 1 will promote United States Attorney Martin S. Conboy to attorney general. Homer S. Cummings would be sent to the Philippines as governor general, and former Detroit mayor Frank Murphy would return to campaign for Michigan governor.
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New York
The
Daily News
United States
Martin S. Conboy
Homer S. Cummings
Philippines
Frank Murphy
Detroit
Michigan
Boy's Prize Lamb Sells For $1.54 A Pound
In San Angelo Texas at a live stock show the grand champion club sheep owned by Odis Woodall sold for a record $1.54 per pound. The high price reflects strong demand for prize lambs at the event.
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San Angelo
Texas
Odis Woodall
Mysterious Murder in Minneapolis Area
Theodore Kidder, a paint salesman from St Louis Park, was shot and killed while driving home from Minneapolis. Police say five men in an automobile fired the shots but have not learned a motive for the killing.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Theodore Kidder
St. Louis Park
Chanler Dies in Mentone at Sixty Six
William Astor Chanler, 66, noted African explorer and former Tammany congressman, died in Mentone, France. The figures and roles emphasize his military service and exploration career.
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W. A. Chanler
Mentone
New York
William Astor Chanler
Tammany
Congress
France
Den and study keep me grounded in a changing city
The narrator describes a treasured den filled with portraits, music, and memories as a stranger buys the home. He recalls friends, theater visits, and street life around Grand Central, noting shifts in business and culture from prohibition repeal to new salaries and a lively hotel scene.
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Frank Case
Algonquin
Biltmore
Ritz
Roosevelt
Fritz Scheff
Washington Whispers on N R A and Senate Figures
A traveler recalls Washington sights during the 1930s political fervor. He riffs on the NRA, a bureaucratic jumble, and the eager Senate, praising Borah Gore Garner and others while noting public malcontent and a sense of humor amid controversy.
First Double Shotguns by Guilliano Bossi of Rome
The first successful double shotguns were built around 1616 with barrels stacked over and under by Guilliano Bossi of Rome. By 1784 double shotguns were described as a novelty.
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Guilliano Bossi
Rome
Omaha bridge project to begin by April first
W. B. Cheek, chairman of the South Omaha bridge commission, predicted work on the Missouri River span will start by April 1 and employ 500 to 600 men at peak. Governor Bryan announced a federal relief grant of 250000 to Nebraska for March needs, with 230000 for unemployment relief and 20000 for transient relief.
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W. B. Cheek
South Omaha
Missouri River
Bryan
Harry L. Hopkins
Nebraska
Fairbury Election Set on Beer Sales and Sunday Moving Pictures
Fairbury voters head to the polls on April 3 to decide an ordinance regulating 3.2 beer and a proposal to permit Sunday moving pictures. The council has sued beer licenses despite a suspended ordinance. Two school board seats and four council seats are also on the ballot.
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Fairbury
Board of Education
Nebraska youths enlisted to fill conservation corps vacancies
State Relief Director Randall Biart reported orders to enlist 978 Nebraska youths for the citizens conservation corps. No enlistment date was set. Replacements assigned include Fort Robinson 1 Red Cloud 10 Chadron 44 Alma 40 Crawford 44 Garden City Kansas 160 Lebanon Kansas 15 and Mystic South Dakota 84.
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Nebraska
Citizens’ Conservation Corps
Randall Biart
Fort Robinson
Red Colud
Chadron
Alma
Crawford
Garden City
Kans
Lebanon
Mystic S. D
Custer County Leads Nebraska in corn-hog contracts
Lincoln reports Nebraska nears 60 thousand corn-hog contracts with Custer County posting 2489 agreements. Counties over 1000 include Knox Cedar Pierce Antelope Cum ing Madison Boone Hamilton Lancaster Gage Richardson Otoe Cass Dodge Burt Washington and Platte.
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Custer County
Nebraska
Lincoln
Knox
Custer
Cedar
Pierce
Antelope
Cuming
Madison
Boone
Hamilton
Lancaster
Gage
Richardson
Otoe
Cass
Dodge
Burt
Washington and
Platte
Highway 30 route near Blair nears completion
Construction on a new Highway 30 route from the Blair bridge to town, removing grade crossings and sharp bends, is nearing completion. Negotiations are underway to purchase electroliers for the route and the road will be graveled. Paving of a half mile on Highway 73 south of Blair, the last unpaved segment between Omaha and Herman, will begin when weather allows.
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Blair Bridge
Town
Blair
Omaha
Herman
State Auditor Pushes 10 Year Audit of School Funds
State Auditor W. B. Price says he will ask the next legislature to authorize an investigation into 10 years of investments by the states permanent school funds. He notes a prior suit to recover 56 thousand dollars arose from a study of the purchase side and calls for a thorough check of both purchases and sales to determine potential losses.
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W. B. Price
State Board of Educational Lands and Funds
Price
Bridge Approval For Missouri River Link Between Florence and Crescent
Nebraska public works administration approved a Missouri river bridge linking Florence Nebraska and Crescent Iowa at Fremont. The $750000 project includes a $525000 loan and $225000 grant if national PWA approves. Thirteen projects were cleared with total costs about $2.32 million, mostly government loans and grants.
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Missouri River
Florence
Nebra
Crescent
Iowa
Nebraska Public Works Administration
Fremont
National Pwa
Nebraska Pwa
Nebraska agronomists weigh plans on land use shifts
Lincoln reports outline Washington plans to convert vast Nebraska submarginal land into forests or parks, with long term subsistence homesteading in Sutherland and Columbus irrigation zones. Prof. D L Gross calls subsistence farming a social and economic necessity for testing in these areas.
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Nebraska
Lincoln
Washington
Sutherland and
Columbus
D. L. Gross
University of Nebraska Agronomist
Missouri River Flood Levels Fall After Ice Jam Breakup
The Missouri river dropped four feet in one night easing flood danger. A five foot rise occurred March 3 to 5 due to north ice jams breaking up. The crest moved toward Kansas City with no imminent southward threat. Nebraska and South Dakota lowlands suffered inundation from earlier flooding.
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Missouri River
Weather Bureau
Omaha
Nebraska
South Dakota
Kansas City
Nebraska farmers gain 108 million in price increases in 1933 34
The first year of the New Deal brought Nebraska farmers 108 million dollars in price increases for 1933 to 1934. Grain gains total 68.1 million with corn leading the rise and livestock adds 40.8 million. cattle hogs horses and sheep drive the gains based on March 1 price comparisons.
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Omaha
Nebraska
United States Department of Agriculture
South Omaha Live Stock Exchange
Omaha Grain Exchange
Grain Exchange
Nebraska Archeology Plan Targets Cass County Villages
University of Nebraska archaeologists will excavate recently found Lincoln Stratified village sites along Weeping Water Creek in Cass county. Funded by the CWA, the dig aims to expand knowledge of the tribes that once inhabited the area, built a rudimentary civilization, and disappeared before white contact.
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Lincoln
Weeping Water Creek
Cass County
University of Nebraska
CWA
Halsey Plans Major Arbor Day Tree Planting
Halsey National Forest will plant 1,400,000 new trees for Arbor Day on April 23. Forest supervisor A L Nelson described a spring program tied to the state observance led by the American Legion and urged stump replacement and reforestation of cut timber.
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Halsey
National Forest
Here
A. L. Nelson
American Legion
Vast uncharted mid ocean island foretold by Berlin envoy
A Berlin correspondent forecasts a vast uncharted island rising in the North Atlantic as a precursor to many, with future maritime towns, luxury hotels, airstrip facilities, and wireless networks. Air services from the mainland, aerial links between island communities, and cargo flights will supply electricity and goods as health seekers and weekend visitors arrive.
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Berlin
Atlantic
Postum Offers Free Week’s Supply
The Postum Company invites readers to request a complete week’s supply of their health tea substitute. Free samples will be sent to anyone who writes in, as advertised in this paper.
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Postum Company
Postum
Turkey Names Across Nations and Slang
Path finder Magazine notes how turkeys are named differently around the world and in slang. In France the terms dindon or coq d Inde appear, in Germany trutt hahan, and in Spain pavo, while American slang includes bring on the bird or gobbler.
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Turkey
France
Germany
Spain
Pathfinder Magazine
Ferry's Seeds Sold Only in Fresh Dated Packages
Advertisement states Ferry's Seeds are sold in fresh dated packages ensuring finest quality. No further details provided.
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Ferry
Adv
Great Truth About Minds Shaping Personal Boundaries
A compact adage emphasizes private space and self focus. It underscores that those who mind their own affairs lack time for others' concerns, promoting individual restraint as a social virtue.
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