German bands resume old tunes amid 1932 German election
In Berlin Mayday 28 1932 public squares echo patriotic airs as nationalist victory follows the presidential election. A Wittenberg Platz band performs marches and songs including The Army March Number 9 Kaiser Waltz Deutschland Uber Alles. Austria views Hindenburg win as setback to German union with Germany. Vienna papers decry European discord over the Dawes plan and London agreements.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Wittenberg Platz
Strausse
von Hindenburg
Business outlook dominates cabinet meeting report
President Coolidge and advisers discussed the business outlook with Secretary Davis noting strong demand for building trade workers. The group heard reports of higher bank clearings and increased railroad carloadings, leading to the impression that prospects for prosperity are very good.
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Associated Praga
Washington
Coolidge
Davis
Literacy drive targets Southwest in N C P T plan
The National Congress of Parents and Teachers opens its Texas meeting with a plan to combat adult illiteracy in the Southwest. Moonlight schools for adults lacking other education options are proposed amid concerns over large foreign populations in Texas and border states.
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Axisomatac
Prags
Austin
Texas
Itliteracy
Southwest
National Congress of Parents and Teachers
Unusual Advances in Wheat Prices Reported
Chicago April 28 unusual advances in wheat prices occurred today with gains up to 5 1 4 cents per bushel. May futures quoted at 1493 4. The report also notes England arranged for 30 000 000 credit in the United States.
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Chicago
May
England
United States
Relatives Urge Lady Astor to Quit British Politics
Mrs Charles Dana Gibson sister of England's woman MP says Lady Astor's family begs her to rest for health reasons. She would quit only when more women can carry on the work, and until then she remains in politics despite fatigue.
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Associated Press
New York
Lady Astor
Charles Dana Gibson
England
Mrs. Gibson
Opinion Divided on German Election Abroad
American British and Italian observers react with cautious optimism and pessimism as the Von Hindenburg election unfolds in Germany. Treasury officials see no economic danger from a conservative swing while British and French views diverge on militarism and anti communism. German expectations hinge on Allied response to security proposals and General von Hindenburgs stance.
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Associated Press
Washington
Voncesburg
Germany
Treasury
General von Hindenburg
Incendiary Fire Ruins West Virginia Coal Tipples
State and county officers searched the three Gilbert-Davis coal company tipples in Morgantown after a fire destroyed them last night causing an estimated $200000 in losses. Investigators aimed to uncover evidence pointing to the fire's origin.
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Associated Press
Morgantown
W. Va
Gilbert-Davis Coal Company
Dentists Offer Free Exams in Washington County Clinics
Six local dentists donate their time during a week long program to examine every grade school child in Washington County and Crawfordsville. The clinic runs from today through May 2 with sessions at Wallace School Crawfordsville Lincoln Centennial Av Me Junior High and Heights with doctors including McConnaughey Pease Boller Masson Sexton Davis.
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Washington
Crawfordsville
A. M. Wallace
McConnaughey
Pease
Boller
Masson
A.M. Lincoln
Sexton
Boller and
Davis
P. M. Heights
Factions War in Sonora Leaves 82 Dead After Elections
Reports from Nogales indicate clashes between armed factions across Sonora during last Sunday's municipal elections. Officials say 82 killed, with Cananea alone reporting 16 deaths and many injuries. casualty lists are not complete and confirmation is pending.
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Associated Crees
Nogales
Ariz
Sonora
Mexico
Cananea
Heavy frost forecast for western Iowa tonight
The United States Weather Bureau in Des Moines issued a warning that heavy frost may occur in western Iowa tonight if skies clear and winds die down, though observers doubt the conditions will favor frost.
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Associated Presse
Des Moines
Iowa
United States Weather Bureau
Keokuk Police Seek Jail Breaker from Columbia Tenn
Keokuk police hold an armless suspect arrested last week on a murder jail break charge. He is wanted in Columbia Tennessee for breaking jail during trial. Fingerprints were sent to Columbia after a wire request for hold.
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Assartio Todcreea Keokuk
Columbia
Tenn
Bankers Farmers Say Times Better Than One Year Ago
In Waterloo on April 28 five farmers and five bankers were interviewed. Seven men said Blackhawk county farmers are financially better off than a year ago due to higher prices, while three farmers cited the 1924 crop failure as a drawback. Bankers noted prompt interest payments and reduced indebtedness, with all agreeing that the country would improve if money spent on unnecessary things decreased.
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Associated Press
Waterloo
Blackhawk County
Cold Weather Has Not Harmed Crops In Iowa
Des Moines April 28 cold weather contrasting last week's heat continued across Iowa. The Weather Bureau reports no crop damage so far and expects rain tonight to prevent losses. Freeze warnings came from Cedar Rapids and Decorah with frost observed in Marshalltown Dubuque and Waterloo.
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Associated Pree
Des Moines
Iowa
United States Weather Bureau
Bureau
Cedar Rapids
Orah
Marshalltown
Dubuque
Waterloo
Decorah
Iowa Falls
Boone
Memorial services mark Grant birth anniversary in New York
More than 5000 attendees gathered yesterday to commemorate the 108th anniversary of Ulysses S. Grant's birth in New York. The event drew veterans, civic leaders, and residents honoring the Civil War general and 18th president.
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New York
Ulysses S. Grant
Cap Streeter lands Chicago lakefront into US Supreme Court
After a quarter century of state and federal litigation the Deestrict of Lake Michigan case reaches the U.S. Supreme Court on appeal. The disputed tract on Chicago’s north shore began as a city dump and grew into Streeterville where Cap George Wellington Streeter forged a claim by discovery. The land now worth millions attracts heavy litigation, widow of the Cap continuing the fight.
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Charles P. Stewart
NEA
Washington, PD. C
Chicago
Lake Michigan
United States Supreme Court
Destrict
North Shore Lake Front
Chicago Avenue
George Wellington Streeter
Cap
Streeterville
Deestrict
Cap's
United States
Preme Court
Trotzky May Get Job With Soviet Again
More than 500 delegates attend the fourteenth congress at the Kremlin. Former minister Trotzky delays departure for Sukhum for a fortnight to finish a book and may soon be given a government post. The congress discusses cooperative movement metal production agricultural taxation and world revolutionary efforts led by Zinovieff.
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Trotzky
Moscow
Russia
Communist Party
Kremlin
Sukhum
Comintern
Communist Internationale
M. Zinovieff
Ted
London
International Federation of Trade Unions
Amsterdam
Althe
United States
Germany
Conditions Nearer Normal in Portugal Factions United
In Lisbon a reconciliation was effected through mediation by President Gomez between Antonio Maria Silva and Jose Dominguez Santag, leaders of the right and left factions of the democratic party. The city’s military commander removed the censorship on newspapers from the recent revolt, restoring normal conditions.
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Associated Press
Lisbon
Gomez
Antonio Maria Silva
Jose Dominguez Santag
Democratic Party
Canadian Money Barred in Russia
Moscow April 28 The Russian State Bank barred acceptance of Canadian paper money by all branches. Thousands of dollars of counterfeit Canadian notes from Montreal circulated in Soviet Russia in recent weeks prompting scrutiny of Canadian currency.
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Tre Asenetatad Reese
Moscow
Pussian State Bank
Montreal
Grain Exports Show Week to Week Decrease
U S grain exports last week totaled 4,843,000 bushels, down from 5,819,000 the prior week. Wheat and rye led the declines while oats and barley also fell, with corn up modestly. Canadian exports of U S grain slipped to 2,350,000 bushels. North American combined exports of wheat and flour rose to 684,000 barrels.
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Washington
United States
Commerce Department
North America
Hughes Defends American Policy Before Chamber of Commerce
Former Secretary of State Charles Evans Hughes defended U S policy against imperialism charges at a New York Chamber of Commerce luncheon where he received honorary membership. He argued that foreign investments remain private, that the government does not promise military aid to collect debts, and that U S policy aims at peace and fair, equal business opportunity abroad.
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Associated Prear
New York
Charles Ek. Hughes
United States
Chamber of Commerce State of
British Empire Placed on Gold Basis in Churchill Budget
London reports Winston Churchill's maiden budget places the empire on a gold standard and reimposes McKenna duties on luxuries. He ends with a sixpence cut in income tax and a broad imperial unity pledge as Canada South Africa Australia and others align with the move.
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London
Winston Churchill
House of Commons
Great Britain
Churchill
Canada
South Africa
Australia
New Zealand
Holland
Dutch East Indies
England
Bank of England
May re organize the prohibition unit in prospect
Washington April 28 Assistant Secretary Andrews indicated a re organization of the prohibition unit is in prospect after a month of study since he took office. He did not specify changes but said Commissioner Haynes will remain in charge for the present.
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Washington
Andrews
Haynes
Mo Kaypes
College Baseball Scores Prompt Iowa Wins and Big Upset
Iowa defeats Illinois 9 to 7 while Iowa State dominates Kansas 38 to 14. St Viator tops Luther 11 to 6 in a multi game summary.
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Iowa
Ilinois
Iowa State
Kansas
St. Viator
Luther
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