Opposition to Roosevelt Pressed by radicals in Congress
President Roosevelt faces opposition not from fears of overreach but from those who think he is not radical enough. Critics attack his inflation stance and refusal to back outright currency expansion, oppose direct price fixing in the farm bill, and push for broader banking control and deposit guarantees. Foreign policy critics say he should widen leadership beyond invited powers, including Russia, while radicals label him too conservative.
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Byron Price
Bureau
Associated Press
Washington
Roosevelt
Treasury
Organized Labor
United States
Russia
Lewiston hosts close state declamatory contest results
Pocatello High School earned second place in both entered divisions at the Idaho state declamatory contest held April 14 and 15 in Lewiston. Clarence Kuhn took silver in humorous reading, and Pocatello’s The Dustman finished second in one act plays, two points behind Boise’s winning entry.
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Pocatello High School
Lewiston
Clarence Kuhn
Pocatello
Boise
Kimberly
Nampa
Twin Falls
Ammon
Caldwell
Akron Located Believed By Cruiser Portland
The navy received a message from Captain Herbert F. Leary commander of the Cruiser Portland stating Believe Akron located. Reports from the tug Sagamore had located a large sunken object at the Akron disaster scene as a naval court of inquiry investigates the airship crash in Washington.
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Washington
Navy
Herbert F. Leary
Portland
Akron
Sagamore
Naval Court of Inquiry
Police follow clues in hunt for kidnapers
Chicago police widened the search for 19 year old Jerome Factor held for a 50000 ransom. They raided a hotel suite and seized six men identified as Capone henchmen while investigating a northern Illinois Iowa kidnap and extortion ring. Varsalona Patterson and Brown figure in related federal cases.
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Jerome Factor
Joop
Capone
Ted Patterson
Archie Brown
Joseph Varsalona
Des Moines
Varsalona
Peoria
Ill
Aldshemer Huughe
East Moline
Fred de Fillippi
Spring Valley
Dan Gilbert
Sam Hunt
Louis Kramer
Tony Accardo
Edward Gerda
Louis Romano
Michael Spranza
Daily Scores Report With Partial Ballgame Details
A condensed list of baseball scores shows New York beating Philadelphia 2 3 to 1 0 in extra innings with Earnshaw Madjesk and Dickey contributing for New York. Boston edges Philadelphia 4 1 after a strong early start, while Chicago and Detroit posted low scoring results. Other games mention St Louis Cleveland and Pittsburgh with incomplete line scores and weather delaying a Brooklyn Boston matchup.
Shakespearean Scholar Dr. Ashley Thorndike Dies
New York reports the death of Dr. Ashley Horace Thorndike 61 a leading Shakespearean scholar and author. He collapsed on Madison Avenue and died shortly after at a hospital. Thorndike rose to prominence at Columbia University where he had taught as a professor since 1906.
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New York
Ashley Horace Thorndike
Thorndike
Madison Avenue
Columbia University
Notable Foreign Statesmen To Visit Washington Conference
A parade of prominent foreign leaders arrives in the United States for a major conference. Ramsay MacDonald and Edouard Herriot lead visiting statesmen from England and France, drawing global attention as they discuss world problems with American leaders. The visit is expected to extend about six weeks.
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Albert W. Wilson
New York
United States
White House
Wilson
Europe
England
France
Ramsay MacDonald
Great Britain
Edouard Herriot Herriot
Local man files libel suit over $10,000 claim
James Gior dano sues Peter Columbus in district court alleging a false tale to police and railroad investigators led to his discharge from the Short Line. The complaint cites statements about Gior dano offering $40 to have Joe Jess killed or run out of town, with dates referenced as February 4 1933 and January 21 1938, and details of the alleged discussion in the Fernando building in Pocatello.
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District Court Today
James Giordano
Peter Columbus
Joe Jess
Short Line
Short Line Railroad
Columbus
J. L. Balderston
Pocatello
R. C. Lewis
Fernando Building
North Fourth Avenue
Jess
Will Rogers Wires The Tribune
Beverly Hills, April 18. Will Rogers laments press freedom in America, noting reporters can write freely yet may struggle to find readers while questions swirl about English actions in Russia and events in Germany. He asserts American readers are not guaranteed to read every story.
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Cal
Russia
Germany
House Adjourns After Ten-Minute Session
Washington April 18 AP The House met for ten minutes due to lack of business and pending committee reports on the administration emergency program and adjourned until Thursday.
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Washington
House
Arizona Board Grants Winnie Ruth Judd Another Reprieve
Florence Arizona April 18 The state pardon board in Phoenix granted Winnie Ruth Judd a further reprieve to April 28 as psychiatrists testified she is mentally unbalanced. Dr Harry E Pinkett testified the condemned slayer’s mother’s behavior suggests a hereditary taint and illness in Judd herself. Judd refused to cooperate with state examiners, complicating the proceedings. Idaho forecast calls for clearing tonight with freezing temperatures.
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Ariz
Winnie Ruth Judd
State Pardon Board
Phoenix
Harry E. Pinkett
Coolidge
Judd
H. J. McKinnell
Former Mayor Walker Weds Actress Betty Compton in Cannes
Former New York mayor James J. Walker and actress Betty Compton married in Cannes at 11:15 a.m. The ceremony at city hall was kept quiet with few spectators. They planned to reside at Compton’s villa Beau Geste on the Riviera.
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France
James J. Walker
New York
Betty Compton
Garagnaire
Walker
Alfred Sharon
M. Martinez
Joseph Fisher
Miss Compton
Associated Press
Beau Geste
Riviera
Samuel Seabury
Inflation prospects move White House toward currency action
President Roosevelt presses currency inflation as Democratic leaders on Capitol Hill expect administration plans to counter deflation. Inflation advocates withdraw farm bill amendments while discussions with Woodin and MacDonald loom. Senate votes hint at early administration declaration amid talks of more money for the people.
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Roosevelt
Capitol Hill
Rainey
MacDonald
Senate
Thomas
Oklahoma
Long
Louisiana
Byrnes
8. C
White House
Strong
Robinson
Judge Louderback denied charges in impeachment article
Washington reports a senator heard a complete denial of the amended impeachment charges against Federal Judge Harold Louderback of San Francisco. Other items note Chinese retreats toward Tientsin and Pieping, a 99 year sentence commuted in Illinois, bank robbers in Terre Haute, Morgenthau selling May wheat futures, and a Utah forecast of rain or snow with cooling.
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Washington
Harold Louderback
San Francisco
Senate
Henry Morgenthau, Jr
Farm Board
Grain Stabilization Corporation
May
Morgenthau
Union Wields Stand On Breadwinners In Idaho Schools
The Joint Brotherhood Association of Pocatello urges school boards to hire only one breadwinner per family as teachers. Telegrams go to state education leaders Asher B. Wilson and J. C. Condie citing cases in Arima, Topaz, and Pocatello where non breadwinners taught. Scott D. Lowe reportedly supports the action. Tyhee trustees to meet with locals.
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Arima
Topaz
Pocatello
Tyhee
Scott D. Lowe
Idaho
Four Die in Airplane Crash Near St Louis
Four persons were killed when a small aircraft crashed near Walmeyer Tl about 25 miles south of St Louis. Victims could not be identified immediately but in Augusta Ark it was learned that Billy Gregory his father W N Gregory a wealthy planter and two other men left Augusta for St Louis.
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Walmeyer
Augusta
Ark
Billy Gregory
W. N. Gregory
Russians plead guilty in Metropolitan-Vickers sabotage case
In Moscow April 18 the Metropolitan-Vickers sabotage trial closed with William L. MacDonald admitting guilt while British prisoners claimed innocence. Russian defendants apologized and pledged loyalty to the Soviet cause as the court retired to decide the verdict expected tonight. Andrey Vishinsky, the chief prosecutor, said no rebuttal was needed.
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Moscow
Metropolitan - Vickers
William L. MacDonald
Vassili Gusev
Andrey Vishinsky
Woman 95 Dies at Blackfoot Home in April
Mrs. Fredericka Lindig aged 95, mother of Mrs. Alpha Barrette, died Monday at her daughter's home after a two week bed confinement. Born in Ulm Germany she emigrated to the United States eighty six years ago. Survivors include sons Julius Seattle William Butte and Emil Anaconda and daughter Barrette. Burial planned in Blackfoot. final arrangements await word from sons.
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Fredericka Lindig
Alpha Barrette
Julius Lindig
Seattle
William Lindig
Butte
Montana
Emil Lindig
Anaconda
Montara
Barrette
Drunken Orgy Ends in Fatal Knife Slaying in Denver
John L. Schaupp, 66, a traveling salesman, killed Edward Barrington, 47, with an African Congo knife after a drunken party in Schaupp’s Denver apartment. Schaupp confessed claiming self defense as Barrington allegedly broke in and complained about noise. Police found African weapons and animal souvenirs in Schaupp’s room. Barrington was an ex convict with prison terms in state and federal facilities.
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Denver
John L. Schaupp
Edward Barrington
Schaupp
Barrington
Leavenworth, Kas
Floods and Weather Roil Regions Across Nation
Flood waters spread across northern New England, Indiana, Arkansas and the Mississippi delta as spring rains and melting snow swelled rivers. Severe weather included snow in California and frost prospects in southern areas, with guard patrols on levees and thousands of acres inundated in the delta.
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Arkansas
Mississippi
St. Johnsbury Center
Vermont
Ipswich
Massachusetts
Connecticut
New Hampshire
Ohio
Seymour
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Tallahatchie
Yazoo
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Kennett
St. Francis River
Missouri
Berkeley
Cal
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Noorlanders Await Pardons Appeal Decision
Noorlanders Fred and Mike Noorrlander seek pardon appeals from the Idaho Board of Pardons. Ogden, serving life for murder of an Inkom merchant during an attempted burglary, remains undetermined awaiting Washington sendback of Secretary Franklin Girard as Gov. Ross and Atty. Gen. Miller review the case. The brothers, aged 19 and 21 at conviction seven years ago, have repeatedly sought clemency with previous denials. An attorney for them called them crime novices under elder sister protection.
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Boise
Fred
Mike Noorrlander
Ogden
Washington
Franklin Girard
Board of Pardons
Gov
Ross
Miller
Mike
Murd
Dr Young Addresses Kiwanis Meeting On School Levy
Dr J R Young a school board member urged Kiwanis members to vote on the extra school levy in a special election set for the 20th. He stressed economical operation and needed funds to maintain the schools as the luncheon program featured a piano duet by Mr and Mrs Vito Petrone. The meeting was organized by W H Francis and O D Garrison with Thomas West presiding.
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Kiwanis Club
Vito Petrone
J. R. Young
W. H. Francis
O. D. Garrison
Thomas West
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