Roosevelt presses for jobs at Constitution Hall
President Roosevelt rallies 5 000 code authority delegates in Washington urging industry to shorten hours and raise wages while promising action against cheaters. He fronts a second meeting and calls for fair practices, consumer power, and universal 30 hour week measures backed by Rep Coburnery.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Constitution Hall
Treasury
Weirton Steel Company
House Labor Committee
William P. Cobnery,Jr
Massachusetts
Farley Orders Cut in Mail Service
Post master General Farley orders a nationwide curtailment of mail deliveries as part of an economy move. Most cities will keep maximum deliveries, but postmasters may trim routes by removing deliveries where three or more existed or in other cases with smaller daily practices.
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Washington
Department
Farley
Shot to Death in Kidnaping Bid at Missouri Home
Carthage Missouri authorities believe Brooks L. Van Hoose a wealthy retired mining operator was slain resisting kidnapers. He was found shot to death at his country home near Carthage, with investigators holding to a murder motive tied to the attempted abduction.
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Carthage
Brooks L. van Hoose
Here
Plague Kills 1200 in Week Across India Cities
A Lucknow dispatch to the Daily Mail reports twelve hundred deaths in one week as a plague sweeps through 20 cities of the United Provinces of India.
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India
London
England
United Provinces of India
Lucknow
Daily Mail
Dr. Alice Wynekoop Guilty of Murder in Daughter-in-Law Death
Chicago report: Dr. Alice Lindsay Wynekoop found guilty of murdering Rheta Wynekoop. Jury verdict 11 to 1, then unanimous. sentence set at 25 years. Deliberation lasted ten minutes amid shifts toward life or death, ending with the compromise penal term. The 63 year old physician accepted the ruling after her arrest last November 21.
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Alice Wynekoop
Chicago
Alice Lindsay Wynekoop
Inlaw
Rheta Wynekoop
Wynekoop
Rheta
Princess Awarded Big Sum in Rasputin Libel Suit
Princess Irina Youssoupoff won 25000 pounds in a libel case against Metro Goldwyn Mayer over Rasputin and the Empress. The award came after a sensational trial. She said she will sue all theaters showing the film in the United States and Britain. Attorneys argued the Natasha character was fictional.
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London
Irina Youssoupoff
Nicholas
Metro- Goldwyn-Mayer, Ltd
Rasputin
Empress
Irina
United States
Great Britain
Natasha
83 American Couples Divorced in Mexican Mail Order Mill
In Cuernavaca Morelos 37 percent of recent American divorce decrees are fraudulent and worthless. Eighty three American couples are known victims of a mail order divorce ring, with more cases likely. The scheme used duplicate blanks within genuine records signed by authorities to obtain bogus decrees.
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Cuernavaca
Mexico
Morelos
Conboy Reported Slated to Be Attorney General
The Daily News says presidential appointments around May 1 will promote United States Attorney Martin S. Conboy to the cabinet post of attorney general. Homer S. Cummings would go to the Philippines as governor general and former Detroit mayor Frank Murphy would return to campaign for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination in Michigan.
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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 Brings Record $1.54 a Pound
In San Angelo Texas a record high price was achieved at a live stock show as Odis Woodall's grand champion club sheep sold for $1.54 a pound, marking a notable sale.
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San Angelo
Texas
Odis Woodall
Supreme Court Upholds State Price Fixing Ruling
The Supreme Court rules 5 to 4 that New York milk control can license dealers and set prices, signaling broader acceptance of government regulation in Roosevelt era policy. Justice Roberts writes the majority warning against eroding due process while Justice McReynolds warns the bill of rights risk.
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Washington
United States Supreme Court
Rochester
N. Y
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
NRA
New York State Milk Control Board
Minnesota
Hughes
Brandeis, Roberts
Cardozo
van Devanter
Sutherland
McReynolds
Butler
Justice Roberts
Justice McReynolds
Dr Sarah Dean Convicted of Killing Dr Kennedy
Dr Sarah Ruth Dean was convicted of murder in the killing of Dr John Preston Kennedy and sentenced to life imprisonment. She won a $10 000 indictment bond and remains free pending a motion for a new trial, with a 90 day prep period and a June 2 hearing in Indianola Mississippi. The verdict rejected her sworn testimony that she did not poison her admirer. Deliberations lasted 13 hours 52 minutes after a five week trial.
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John Preston Kennedy
New CCC Enrollment Dates Set for New Year
Washington announces three new CCC enrollments for the year with dates in April July and October. The War department expects up to 250000 youths and veterans may join forest camps as openings occur through October 15.
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Washington
Civilian Conservation Corps
War Department
Three Report Seeing Sea Serpent in Gulf
New Orleans reports of a sea monster sighting were filed by officers and crew of the steamer Steel Inventor inbound from Honolulu. W. D. Day, third mate, and two seamen on the bridge described the creature as a regular old-time sea serpent 250 miles from the Mississippi River mouth.
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New Orleans
Gulf of Mexico
Steel Inventor
Honolulu
W. D. Day
Mississippi River
Minister to Netherlands Plans Resignation Return Home
Minneapolis minister to the Netherlands Laurits S. Swenson says he will resign his post after a visit to Norway and return to Minneapolis. In a 37 year career he has served as minister to Denmark, Switzerland and Norway in addition to his current assignment.
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Netherlands
Minneapolis
Laurits S. Swenson
Norway
Swenson
Denmark
Switzerland
Boys Die as Kite String Strikes Power Line
Two boys at the Methodist orphanage in Brotton Oklahoma were killed when a copper wire used as a kite string tangled in an electrical line. The accident occurred while they were flying a kite on the orphanage grounds.
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Brotton
Okla
Methodist
Fancy Towels Steal the Show with Colorful Designs
Towels in multiple styles dominate current home fashions with reversible color schemes fringed edges and plaid patterns. Sharp contrasts like blue and green or rose and white offer distinct looks while knotted fringes ease laundering. Personal touches such as initials or filet crochet add a custom flair amid a rise in decorative, easy care towel options.
Paradox of Health Loss Fostering Self Care
A saying notes that illness prompts renewed attention to health as a man, once unmindful, begins to value and address his well being. The remark highlights the paradox of harm prompting preventive action and personal reform.
Say It With Flowers Ad Sparks Dinner Dispute
A courtroom exchange features a quarrel over a late dinner and a geranium pot thrown at the plaintiff. The defense cites an advertisement as the motivation, with the phrase Say it with flowers highlighted.
When a Child Won't Play With Others Advice for Parents
A parent guidance piece suggests behavioral issues in children stem from sluggish bowels and warns against harsh laxatives. It promotes California Syrup of Figs as a gentle natural remedy, claiming it aids normal bowels by the next day and restores a child to a cheerful, hungry state.
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Iris
California
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