Debt exceeds Roosevelt limit as debt nears 35 billion
The national debt rose beyond the 435 billion legal limit to 35,039,956,335.49 by May 5, with a daily rise of 52,052,439.07 driven by weekly borrowing and gold sterilization. Roosevelt and Congress vow economy as deficits worry lawmakers about 1.5 billion work program for next year.
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Lyle C. Wilson
United Press
Washington
U.P
Roosevelt
Congress
Treasury
Democratic Congressional
Senate
Williams New Head of Winnebago County Progressives
Arthur N. Williams was unanimously chosen chairman of the Winnebago County Progressive party at the annual meeting in Oshkosh. Nevin J. James did not run due to illness. About 50 attended as officers named included secretary James Hart and treasurer Mayhew Mott. Executive committee members hailed from Oshkosh Neenah Jenasha Winneconne Omro and Teeinberg etc. The committee size increased from 14 to 16 with club officers serving on it.
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Arthur N. Williams
Winnebago County
Progressive Lab
Tolel Baulf
Nevin J. James
James Hart
Treaster
Mayhew Mott
Ye Club
Roosevelt extends deepest sympathy after Hindenburg disaster
President Roosevelt expressed deepest sympathy to Adolf Hitler and Germany for the Hindenburg loss of life. The message was sent as Roosevelt vacationed aboard the Potomac off Port Aransas Texas. Hitler replied with appreciation for Roosevelt’s sympathy and shared condolences from Berlin.
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Galveston
Tex
Rosevelt
Adolf Hitler
Hamburg
Lakehurst
Hitl
Governor Signs Scrip Measure
Governor La Follette signed a bill authorizing cities to issue scrip equal to their interest in delinquent real estate taxes from the prior three years. Sen. Philip E. Nelson sponsored the act, amending a statute that allowed scrip for current city expenses to cover prior year tax delinquencies. All delinquent tax receipts after issuance must redeem the scrip.
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Madison
la Follette
Philip E. Nelson
Republican
Maple
Wisconsin Assembly kills La Follette retirement plan for judges
The Wisconsin Assembly defeated Governor La Follette's plan to let supreme and circuit judges retire at 70 on half pay by 43 to 42. It then approved a memorial to Congress backing President Roosevelt's judicial reorganization plan by 49 to 35. The vote split along shifting party lines with Progressives switching positions.
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Madison
Assembly
la Follette
Wisconsin
Congress
Roosevelt
House
Senate
Dane County Lawyer Guild
Zeppelin to switch to helium for airships
Vienna report says Dr. Hugo Eckener, head of the German dirigible program, announces that the Zeppelin company will fill future airships with helium and abandon hydrogen. He notes the Hindenburg was built for helium, but US access and safety concerns forced hydrogen use. Washington authorities reportedly hold ample helium for navigation for a century. He differentiates Hindenburg from Shenandoah disasters, praising Hindenburg’s performance.
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Ferdinand Jahn
United Press
Vienna
U.P
Zeppelin Company
Hugo Eckener
Berlin
Eckener
United States
Germany
Department of Commerce
Washington
Shenandoah
North Atlantic
Hans Luther
Austria
Dr. Eckener
Deadly street fighting in Barcelona shocks world
Three hundred people died in Barcelona hospitals from lack of care after anarchist street fighting spreads across Catalonia. Reports say hundreds more die at Saint Paul hospital as a two day old government teeters under threats from anarchist factions. Navy aid requested as French warships may land 200 sailors to protect consulates. Anarchists seize towns near the border, establish new governance in Figueras and Junquera, and ignore government demands to surrender municipal power.
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Louis Walter
United Press
Perpignan
France
Barcelona
Saint, Paul Hospital
Hospitalet
Figueras
Junquera
Henry Ford vows to oppose tax on undistributed profits
Henry Ford denounces the federal tax on undistributed profits as ramshackle legislation aimed at small and large independents. He blasts financiers and says Congress is shifting attitude, with lawmakers listening to home voices as they reassess the measure. He also criticized the NRA stance and predicted further political maneuvering.
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Detroit
Henry Ford
NRA
Ford Motor Company
Wall Street
Congress
Weather Summary for Wisconsin and Nearby Regions
Wisconsin fair and cool tonight with increasing clouds. Showers likely in northwest and extreme west central portions. Warmer in the east. Observations note Milwaukee high and low yesterday with Phoenix Abilene Yellowstone values. Precipitation and wind details follow from Buckstaff Observatory data and regional readings.
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Associated Press
Wisconsin
Northwestern
Milwaukee
Phoenix
Abilene
Yellowstone
Park Falls
Buckstaff Observatory
Hindenburg Fire Kills and Maims Dozens in Lakehurst Tragedy
The Hindenburg disaster at Lakehurst New Jersey killed or left missing 30 of 98 aboard while 68 survived. Investigators from the United States and Germany studied possible causes including hydrogen ignition, static discharge, ballast release, or a passenger spark. Commander Rosendahl placed the fire at the stern around 525 p.m. CST.
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Associated Press
Lakehurst
N. J
Naval Air Station
Hindenburg
Charles E Rosendahl
Naval Station
Navy Department
Fleet for Coronation Brings Thames Glory and Fire Tragedy
The 7 British home fleet warships arrive on the Thames for coronation celebrations, drawing crowds and royal pomp as peers travel by river to Westminster Abbey. A disaster follows a zeppelin blaze as the Hindenburg burns, with 36 aboard and 61 crew on board the airship, prompting emergency response and evacuation.
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London
Thames
Westminster
Greenwich
National Maritime Museum
Westminster Abbey
Spitheed
Britain
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