Butler Fires Up Del Mar-Va Meeting With War Talk
Maryland May 11 Maj Gen Smedley D Butler predicted U S may face Japan or Russia soon and warned of munitions sales to Russia and Japan sunk vessels A large Del Mar-Va Volunteer Firemen audience attended Mothers Day services at the Elks Lodge with readings songs and tributes to mothers by local clergy and organizers
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Easton
Maryland
Smedley
D. Butler
United States
Japan
Rissa
Russia
Butler
Wim
Turther
Cala
Colombia
Del-Mar-Va
Delaware
Elks Lodge
Virginia Elks
Blanche Turner
Alice Palmer
J. ©. Stapleton
Carol Beery Davis
Dvorak
Hazel James Ferguson
Blanche ‘Turner
Ernest Ball
J. A. Glasse
Martin Jorgensen
White House to Review Vet Disability Payment Cuts
A White House statement announced that the reductions in compensation for World War II veterans with service connected disabilities will be reviewed to reduce severity. The review follows a conference among President Roosevelt Budget Director Douglas, and Louis Johnson with the American Legion's national commander.
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Washington
White House
Roosevelt
Douglas
Louis Johnson
American Legion
Confession Tied Man to Large Tire Fire In Ellsworth
Norman Moone, 25, allegedly signed a confession admitting he set a fire that destroyed a tire plant in Ellsworth Maine last Sunday. Authorities say the blaze left about 400 people homeless and Moone told investigators he enjoyed watching the flames and fire apparatus. he cited something in his head that compelled the act.
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Ellsworth
Maine
Norman Moone
Moore
League convokes special session over Paraguay Bolivia war
May 11 Geneva reports the League of Nations convoked a special session of the Council to consider Paraguay’s declaration of war against Bolivia the first formal declaration since the League’s birth. The League urged moderation and called on both nations to refrain from further war acts while awaiting action.
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Geneva
League of Nations
Council
Paraguay
Bolivia
League
Telephone links stretch from Gainesville to New York City
Miss Florence Overton of Breviau College faculty sat in her family room as four telephones connected from Gainesville to St Louis and New York City. The setup showcased early long distance calling and a personal adaptation of home communication.
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Gainesville
Florence Overton
Breviau College
Amily Earth
St. Louis
New ‘York City
Warm Springs Bay Man Bound Over for Riot
Ivor Arentsen was bound over to the Grand Jury on a riot charge after a hearing before United States Commissioner Charles Ley. Deputy U.S. Marshal George Jones took him from Warm Springs Bay to the county jail. bond set at $1,000.
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Ivor Arentsen
Warm Springs Bay
United States
George Jones
Charles Ley
Grand Jury
Confidence Expressed in Roosevelt by Insurgents
A secret caucus of Democratic insurgents failed to block anti trust reform, lasting two hours of sharp debate. They adopted a resolution expressing confidence in President Roosevelt and his leadership and patriotism.
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Roosevelt
Sitka Favored to Host Pioneers Home By Chamber Vote
The Sitka favored stance emerged as the Chamber of Commerce directed Secretary Walmsley to tell the Pioneers Home Building Commission it backs keeping the institution south of the Alaska Bridge. Four Southeast towns competed but Sitka dominated by weathered climate and cost arguments, with Douglas and others pressing their bids. Local speakers, including Jack Conway and Lockie Mackinison, urged Sitka retention, while officials warned Sitka faces competition from Anchorage. The commission's decision was left open, with a continuation noted on page three.
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Pioneers
Sitka
Chamber of Commerce
G. H. Walmsley
Pioneers Home Building Commission
Alaska
Craig
Skagway
Douglas
Chamber
Jack Conway
A. E. Goetz
Douglas Chamber of Commerce
Building Commission
Gidea
Lockie Macikinson
Tkem
Allen Shattuck
Anchorage
Robbers Beat Man to Death Identified as Andrew Christensen
In Seattle on May 11 a man beaten on the South Bend road has been identified as 38 year old Andrew Christensen of Orilla Washington. Police initially thought a robbery gone wrong and he died in hospital after refusing to give details, writing My jaw is out of joint.
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Seattle
South Bend
Andrew Christensen
Orilla
Wash
Lindbergh trophies join Missouri Historical Society collection
A box of medals and momentos from France Japan Colombia Mexico and the United States, sent by Col and Mrs Charles A Lindbergh, was added to the Missouri Historical Society in St Louis on May 11.
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ST. Louis
France
Japan
Colombia
Mexico
United States
Col
Charles A. Lindbergh
Missouri Historical Society
Something New In Home Life Advertised Today
A city dweller is urged to check The Empire classified columns for a country living opportunity. The ad promises a potential start toward a new lifestyle and invites readers to scan closely for possible benefits.
Two Alaska Stations to be Closed Under Navy Budget Cut
Washington May 11 The Navy plan to trim the budget to 270 million includes closing the Naval Radio Station at Cordova Alaska and the Radio Detection Finder Station at Soapstone Point on Yakobi Island near Juneau. Personnel and equipment disposition at Cordova will follow in later instructions. The naval building program of 250 million is set in the public works measure under draft.
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Washington
Navy
Secretary of Navy
Swanson
Naval
Cordova
Alaska
Soapstone Point
Yakobi Island
Juneau
Hosea
Naval Building
Reverend Hubbard Sails to Alaska on Sixth Expedition
Father Berard R. Hubbard departed Seattle aboard the Dellwood with Prof. Rod Chisholm and others for Unimak Island in Alaska. The mission, dubbed the Glacier Priest, carries a portable radio and 50 000 feet of film as gear.
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Seattle
Berard R. Hubbard
Alaska
Rod Chisholm
University of San Francisco
Edgar Levin
George Peterson
Aleutian Island
Dellwood
Unimak Island
Nevada
Rev. Hubbard
Mrs Gandhi Released From Prison In Poona
Mrs Mahatma Gandhi released from jail in Poona after four days of Gandhi fast. She had been jailed in February for unpaid revenue due to the Government. Physicians express surprise at the rapid decline of Mahatma Gandhi and report his hunger pangs and serious condition.
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Poona
India
Mahatma Gandhi
Gandhi
Mahatma
Means makes bold kidnapping defense claims in Lindbergh case
Gas ton B. Means testifies in his own defense in the Lindbergh kidnapping trial claiming he knows who kidnapped the Lindbergh baby and how the child was killed. He asserts a man named Trying Fenton and possibly Wellington Henderson had key roles and that $50,000 from Dr. Condon funded the abduction.
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Washington
Gaston B. Means
Col
Charles A. Lindbergh
Dr. Condon
Means
Teal
Walsh McLean
Lye
Trying Fenton
Wellington Henderson
Chald
Stocks and grains rise as market optimism holds
New York May 11 Stocks and grains leaped forward amid continued business optimism. Wheat and corn buoyant while common equities closed strong with gains of one to five points after profit taking. Transfers surpassed 6 million shares as rails industrials and utilities posted solid gains and leading shares regained earlier losses.
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New York
Government ready with big scheme to boost better times
News describes a national push under President Roosevelt to unite industry and government in a wide partnership. It notes wage boosts across multiple states, rising carloadings for several railroads, and plans to reemploy millions as Congress prepares a sweeping employment and industry bill.
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New York
New York Central
Missouri - Pacific
Great Northern
Gulf Coast Lines
Missouri
Kinks
Texas-St. Louis
San Francisco
Cleveland
Akron
Vima
Ohio
Los Angeles
Calforcia
Lebanon
Pennsylvania
Martinsville
Virginia
Washington, D. C
Roosevelt
Congress
Coast Retail Trade Shows Big Increase
April sales in the Pacific Southwest rose sharply as 85 department stores reached 6.6 percent below April 1932 levels, with 23 stores reporting year over year gains. The Twelfth Reserve District outpaced the nation, recovering more strongly than the overall 9 percent drop from April last year across 469 stores.
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San Francisco
Cal
Federal Reserve Bank
Pacific
Ambassador Bingham to skip knee breeches for King George
Robert Worth Bingham, newly named Ambassador to the Court of St James, sails aboard the Washington for Europe and declares he will not wear knee breeches when presented to the British King. He quips the question resembles mother in law jokes and answers firmly in the affirmative.
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Bingham
King George
New York
Robert Worth Bingham
Court of St. James
Europe
Washington
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