Russia rejects Britain's peace program proposal
London dispatch reports Soviet Russia rejected Britain's proposed antiaggression framework as inadequate. Moscow urged a broader mutual aid pact with Britain and France, plus a three power military convention and three party guarantees to shield small nations from the Baltic to the Black Sea. Britain fears drawing Japan, Spain, Portugal into a Germany Italy axis. Potemkin to Geneva may push talks. May 22.
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Frederick Kuh
United Press
London
I.P
Russia
Great Britain
Moscow
Britain
France
Europe
Turkey
United Front
Russa
Vladimir Potemkin
Geneva
League of Nations Council
Soviet
Baltic
Black Sea
Japan
Spain
Portugal
Germany
Italy
Two Evanston Students Die in Bomb Blast
In Evanston two high school students Donald Ellingwood 16 and Jack Person 14 died when a black powder bomb they were making exploded in Ellingwood’s basement. Hubert Heffner 14 survived with minor injuries amid shattered windows and a distraught scene as neighbors helped rush the injured to Evanston Hospital. Ellingwood’s mother and Person’s father connected to Northwestern University and business, had warned against such experiments, which were learned to have taken place last December.
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Chicago
Donald Ellingwood
Jack Person
Evanston
Ellingwood
Hubert C. Heffner Jr
Donald
Albert R. Ellingwood
North-western University
Persons
Ralph Person
American Radiator and Standard Sanitary Company
Evanston Hospital
Heffner
Mieces
Young Heffner
Northwestern
Feld Police
Elingwood
Lake Michigan
Milk prices slip in Chicago stores this week
Milk sells at 12 1/2 cents a quart in some Chicago stores with others charging 13 1/2 cents. Delivery adds a penny per quart. The drop follows a reduction announced by a wholesale dealer and spread by Meadowmoor Uptown Blue Ribbon chain, narrowing the price gap with larger competitors.
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Chicago
Westerday
Ima
Vote on Changes In Wages-Hours Law Is Blocked
Washington administration leaders halted plans to bring H R 3433 to a house vote amid farm bloc opposition. Chairman Norton announced no consideration of amendments, citing misunderstandings and propaganda. Farm groups warn the amendments would intensify hardships for agriculture and exempted farm operations limit overtime.
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Washington
House
Norton
New Jersey
Labor Committee
Cou Rtess
American Farm Bureau Federation
Andrews
O Mahoney Fights Navy Purchase of Argentine Beef
Senator O Mahoney of Wyoming urged blocking Navy use of funds to buy Argentine canned beef. He said he would testify before a Senate appropriations subcommittee in support of a House provision prohibiting the purchases. President Roosevelt recently moved to authorize a contract with the Argentine Meat Cooperative for 32000 pounds of Argentine beef, claiming lower cost and quality advantages.
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Washington
O'Mahoney
Wyoming
Argent Jane Juhe
O'Manhoener
Senate Appropriations
House
Roosevelt
Navy
Airgentine Meat Cooperative
President Roosevelt Contingent on Congress to Adjourn
The White House said President Roosevelt would travel to the Golden Gate in San Francisco next month if Congress seems ready to adjourn. The president’s aides indicate the move hinges on congressional action and the likelihood of adjournment by mid June.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Golden Gate
Preston
San Francesco
Congress
Wingion
Mediation system urged to cover all industry by Leiserson
William M. Leiserson, chair of the national mediation board, urged Congress to extend a mediation system similar to that in rail, water, and air to all industries. He testified that the current conciliation service is too small and limited, and that a broader mediation body should handle settlements not involving legal questions, without enforcing the law.
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Washington
William M. Leiserson
National Mediation Board
Leiserson
National Labor Relations Board
Senate
Senate Labor Committee
United States Conciliation Service
Labor Board
Nations
Labor Relations Board
Hunt Intensified for Missing Boy in Wausau
A search for 13 year old Richard Ganzer intensified after his bicycle was found hidden near a cemetery on the city outskirts. He disappeared April 24 while en route to the New York World's Fair, son of Mr and Mrs Reinhold Ganzer.
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Wausau
Wis
Richard Ganzer
Reinhold Ganzer
Martin Martin Age Onowdown On Deterrent Tax Clash
Republican Leader Joseph W. Martin presses Democratic leaders to clarify whether deterrent taxes would vanish this session. A 3:30 p.m. showdown with President Roosevelt and tax chiefs was set as Rayburn warns most taxes must be reenacted and current bills face party lines. The talks aim at a compromise before final tax legislation, with no gag rule expected.
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Lele C. Wilson
United Pres
Washington
U.P
Joseph W. Martin
Massachusetts
House
Congress
Samuel Rayburn
S. T
Roosevelt
White ‘House
Martin
Rayburn
Ways and Means Committee
Japanese Promise to Avoid Injuring Unarmed in China
Washington announced that Japan pledged aviators would show caution in China to spare unarmed civilians. Secretary Hull cited Grew's note about aerial bombardment of Chungking and said Tokyo would instruct pilots to target military points only and minimize harm to noncombatants. The Foreign Office also said it would relay U.S. representations to Chinese military authorities.
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Washington
Bull
Japan
China
Grew
Chungking
Hull
Foreign Office
Doctors to Discuss Standard Fees For Each of 606 Visits
Reported plans by the American Medical Association and the Levis-There are several reasons for care costs. The meeting covered standard fees for each visit, with emphasis on reform of medical charges and calls for improved postmortem reporting and public accountability.
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le Howard Wo
Blakeslee
Beiter
SM. Levis
Amer Ab Daca Association
C.lls
Orgredite
Ait Cts
Irsumbel
Tor
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United States
Ascetini Uiturpes
Artwatits
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Ant
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End of Harlan Strife Seen One Slain Another Injured
Government court victory delays $586,000 payout to Kansas City stockyard commissioners while Wallace reviews charges from 1933 to 1927. The ruling overturns a district court decision. In Harlan Kentucky, coal operators meet with United Mine Workers amid talk of a possible union shop agreement. tensions flare as National Guard restrains mass pickets and a fatality is reported in the county.
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Kentucky
A. JB
Skippy” Chandler
Hison
United Mine Workers of America
Yancey
Harlan
Washington
Supreme Court
Kansas City
Wallace
Stane
Western Missouri Federal District Court
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Harlan County Coal Operators Association
United Mine Workers
George 5. Ward
Resas Operators’ Organization
Mbers
William J. Turnbbblazer
Jellico
George W. Titler
Roy W. Eassey
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National Guard
AL BL Chind
Mental Hospital Inquiry Sought in Wisconsin Move
Milwaukee Republican Ben Slater says he will support a legislative inquiry into state and county mental hospitals. A New York Mental Hospital Survey Committee report found treatment grossly inadequate, fire hazards, and understaffing, urging reforms and closer state oversight.
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Milwaukee
Ben Slater
Mental Hospital Survey Committee of
New York
William FF
Lorenz
Maden
York
Unclear Weather Summary From A Damaged OCR Entry
Fragmentary report from a weather page notes mostly lonely conditions with scattered temperatures and precipitation. Mentions Milwaukee and observatory data with dates around May and a distant barometer reading, but details are illegible and not fully extractable.
War Department Cash Approved Amid Budget Turbulence
Fragmented report notes the War Department budget and funding actions amid fiscal disputes. References to appropriations exceedances, line items, and payments surface while officials seek final action on funding and control measures.
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Moashington
Aries Eniines
Sean Toey
Ray Ng
Ni Roers
Mussolini Signals Slow Down of Italy Civilian Auto Drive
Turin reports Mussolini told Fratworks employees that international tension forced Italy to slow civilian automobile production after a prior definite policy. He toured Piedmont, praised the war-era railway works, and stressed seeking peace amid European issues, amid crowd questions on Rome Berlin axes.
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Turin
Italy
Mussolini
Frat
Il Duce
Piedmont
France
Youth En Route to Oshkosh Killed in Auto Crash
A youth en route to Oshkosh died in a car crash near Viaintiehl Wisconsin. The victim, a student named Steven, was returning from a meeting at a hospital when the vehicle left the road. Authorities said alcohol and weather were not factors. The accident remains under investigation.
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Oshkosh
U W Cost-Cutting Plan Aims at Wisconsin State University
President Clarence Dykstra welcomes an investigation into the university costs. Governor Heyl plans a new departmental research bureau to probe state expenditures and expand economy, proposing veto power. Heil backs consolidating state higher education under a single board to cut costs and keep students at home for first year.
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Madison
State University
Clarence A. Dykstra
Julius P. Heyl
Weil
State Teachers’ Colleges
University of Wisconsin
Dykstra
Heil
State Department
Couple Enroute to Dance Killed in Waterloo
A manhunt followed a fatal shooting on a lonely road near Waterloo as a former suitor sought after the couple en route to a dance. A car trailing them forced their vehicle off the road, leading to two deaths and one person injured. Police said a suspect may be detained as the investigation continues.
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Spa
Otaagohottins
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William A. Curran
Tas Seine
Wien
Bliss Gyre
Mitchell
Ang Lotte Hom Instante
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Hut
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