Evader To Be Penalized by New Tax Law
Columbus April 17 Special Legislative Taxation Committee advances intangible tax rules. Penalties for false returns include 50 percent added tax. exemptions possible with good faith listing. Tobacco tax study suggests $5 million revenue instead of $8 million.
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Columbus
U.2
Special Legislative Taxation Committee
General Assembly
State Tax Commission
Ohio
Georgia
Tennessee
South Carolina
Treasure Hunt Off Nova Scotia Promises Pirate Hoard
Chappell's Limited signs a contract in Stoney for ore reclamation off the West Coast, aiming to locate Captain Kidds treasure and Oak Island hoard with modern methods, recalling a 24 year earlier related effort.
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Nova Scotia
Spain Provisional Government Begins Republican Reforms
Madrid April 17. The provisional government of Niceto Alcala Zamora enacts measures to establish a republican regime. A decree dissolves Parliament under the monarchy and outlines the Senate's transition while the throne loses control and deputies become elective.
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Madrid
U.P
Niceto Alcala Zamora
Spain
Prisoner Missing After Funeral Leave
Sheriff requested search for John Base 20 of Pierpont Ohio after granted leave to attend sister's funeral eight days ago. He had been told to return to prison six days ten hours ago and has not rejoined authorities.
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Ashtabula
C. Blanche
Arden Preston E. Thomas
Ohio
Itentiary
John Base
Pierpont, Q
Lanche
Ave
Marines to Recall From Nicaragua Amid New Rebel Outbreak
The Hoover administration plans to bring home most Marines from Nicaragua by June 3 leaving about 500 to supervise the 1932 elections. Two U.S. warships head to Puerto Cabezas as insurgents strike at Gracias a Dios and Rama.
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Washington
Nicaragua
State Department
United States
Augusto Sandino
Pedro Blandon
Memphis
Puerto Cabezas
Sacramento
Bluefields
Asheville
Cape Gracias A Dios
Cape Thank God
Fire consumes the Bluecher Palace in Berlin
Today Arthur Brisbane notes the blaze that destroyed the Berlin Bluecher Palace bought for 1.8 million dollars for a U S ambassador. He argues such expenditures reflect a business nation and calls for restraint while predicting Congress and foreign perceptions. He also previews next Sunday's feature on Kindness to Animals with six dogs receiving medals.
Labor Is Stronger As MacDonald Cabinet Beats Censure
London April 17 The Labor Government repelled a Conservative motion of censure on unemployment by a wide 4 vote margin 251 to 205 demonstrating Cabinet strength under Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald. The result boosts the government as it nears the midterm.
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London
U.P
Labor
J. Ramsay MacDonald
MacDonald
Plunges to Death at Allerton House Gold Coast
Ruth 8 Gordon 25, an actress and foster daughter of a wealthy family, fell from the twenty‑second floor of the Allerton House after visiting on the twenty‑first floor. Police learned she lived apart from her foster parents and was unemployed but not in want. Her body was found on the roof of an adjoining two‑story building.
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Chicago
U.P
Ruth
Gordon
Allerton
Gold Coast
Miss Gordon
Allerton House
Helen Jean Nelson
Nelson
Rogers Flies Over Tropical Land on His Way to North
Miami Springs dispatch from Will aboard a Pan American Airways plane describes low flying over San Blas islands and Cartagena in Colombia. He notes the region’s beauty, a night stop at Maracaibo, and mentions foreign oil affecting independent companies. He cautions against drinking local water and discusses朝 breakfast beer with ham and eggs.
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North
Miami Springs
Fla
Colombia
Cartagena
Venezuela
Maracaibo
Will
Pan-American Airways
Radio of the future to blend many arts in one instrument
In Cleveland on April 17 Maj. Gen. James G. Harbord led RCA executives at the National Industrial Congress banquet. He predicted electricity and radio will transform every facet of life within 20 years and described a forthcoming instrument combining multiple musical tones and the voice.
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Maj. Ten
James G. Harbord
Radio Corporation of America
National Industrial Congress
Athens-MacArthur Road to be brick paved in Ohio
Columbus April 17. State Highway Director O W Merrell authorized brick paving for a 7.643 mile stretch of the Athens MacArthur Road in Athens and Vinton Counties. Contractor F H Beckler of Athens won the bid for brick paving at 278 544 and will employ local workers. The project, costing about 373 000 including brick, will start within two weeks with brick from Hocking Valley firms.
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Columbus
U.P
Athens-MacArthur
Athens
Vinton Counties
O. W. Merrell
Merrell
F. H. Beckler
Beckler
Athens County
Louis J. Eberle
Nelsonville
White
Bride
Reckler
Athens-MacArthur Road
Fred Hi
Beckler Athens
Hocking Valley
Hoover's Talks To Public Not So Numerous
President Hoover speaks less often in public than Coolidge did. Executive Office records show 40 speeches since inauguration, compared with Coolidge's 52 in a similar period. Radio advances minime the need for trips, with Hoover delivering three addresses near the White House to reach millions, planning further talks in June in Indianapolis and surrounding cities.
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Hoover
White House
Executive Office
Coolidge
Cal
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Executive Mansion
Cincinnati
Detroit
Louisville
Cleveland
Boston
Kings Mountain
S. C
Indianapolis
Marion
Springfield
Light Rates Cut In Lorain After Auditor Ruling
Electric light customers in Lorain receive a 15 percent rate reduction from Ohio Public Service Company retroactive to March 1. The move follows City Auditor A. M. Pollock ruling illegal a petition with 1860 names demanding a five year franchise referendum, says E. J. Bruger, division manager.
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Lorain
Ohio Public Service Company
A. M. Pollock
E. J. Bruger
Light Company
Oil refinery blast kills three at Wichita Falls
Fire at an oil refinery in Wichita Falls Texas killed three men Jim A Horn Clarence R Walker and R K Krull who died from burns after helping shut off circulating gasoline Krull saved the plant before succumbing to injuries authorities said the blast wiped out evidence of the origin and investigators sought to determine the cause.
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Wichita Falls
Tex
U.P
R. K. Krull
Jim A. Horn
Clarence R. Walker
Choctaw Indian Executed After Assault Case
Choctaw Indian Choc Hembree was executed at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary on April 17 for the criminal assault of a young schoolteacher. He faced the death sentence with a steady smile and bid farewell to 13 cellmates in the Death House.
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Mcalester
Okla
P E. S&s
Choc Hembree
State Penitentiary
Scouts Plant Trees in Athens Weeklong Planting Push
Boy and Girl Scouts of Athens plant pine seedlings each afternoon this week. Daily hikes accompany the program. Four Welshmen were planted from a shale bank behind the Armory. Planting finishes Saturday morning at Rowland's Farm on Canaanville Pike.
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Boy
Girl Scouts of
Athens
Rowland
Canaanville Pike
Lila Lee Returns Home From Arizona Sanitarium
Actress Lila Lee arrives in Hollywood after a year in an Arizona sanitarium. Her companion, Renee Adoree, remains under treatment.
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Hollywood
Lila Lee
Arizona
Miss Lee
Renee Adoree
Statewide relief fund under Mildren bill signed
Governor White signed the Mildren Bill granting 80 000 for drought and unemployment relief in state departments. allocations cover park lands forestry armory repairs canal work and well drilling across multiple counties including Athens Auglaize Mercer Scioto Ross Lawrence and others. Funds target areas with high labor needs and limited materials.
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White
Mildren
Columbus
U.R
Rep
J Mildren
Mariette
Governors Special Relief Committee
Auglaize, Mercer, Logan
Summit Counties
Division of Forestry
Vinton
Ross
Scioto
Lawrence
Athens
Washington
Commander suspended over boxing show in Columbus
L M Gant commander of the Scioto Chapter of the Disabled Veterans of America was permanently suspended for his role in a boxing show on April 7 where Jack Dempsey acted as referee. National Commander H H Weiner ordered the suspension. The event cost the organization about 1900.
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Columbus
L. M. Gant
Scioto
The
Disabled Veterans of America
Jack Dempsey
H. H. Weiner
Athens County Schools Discuss Finance and Salaries
Athens County school leaders met to review state funding and proposed legislation affecting school finance. Speakers outlined appropriations processes, tax implications, and the impact on teacher salaries and delinquency funding.
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Athens County
County Echo Boards
Athens
Fire at Athens garage causes $5000 damage
A fire at the F. J. Beasley Mining Company garage on Factory Street in Athens caused more than $5,000 in damage, destroying the roof and several trucks after a short circuit. Coroner J L F Jones suffered minor burns while assisting crews. A second report notes a separate acetylene torch ignition at Rosenberg junk yard with no damage.
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F. J. Beasley Minning Company
Factory Street
Athens City
Warren Tolson
J L. F. Jones
Rosenberg
Nort Cemetery Street
Zukor Loew to wed Wallace Eyre in New York plans
Mildred Zukor Loew daughter of Adolph Zukor recently divorced from Arthur Loew at Reno plans to marry Wallace Eyre a wealthy New York broker. Friends in New York were informed today.
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Hollywood
Mildred Zukor Loew
Adolph Zukor
Reno
Arthur Loew
Marcus Loew
Wallace Eyre
New York
Bargains in Classifieds Today
A Ford touring car in excellent condition with a new top and curtains is offered for sale at 40. Lawn mowers with bail bearing wheels, 16 inch cut, priced at 8.50. Pansy plants cabbage joints and seeds are sold by a Nelsonville advertiser. Cobbler potatoes available for 24 dollars per bushel.
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Measenger
Nelson Ile
Business has turned the corner says Babson to Hoover
Roger W. Babson urged President Hoover that business has turned the corner but warned that prices for commodities may stay low for a long while. He cited rising railway freight loadings and store earnings as signs, while predicting a next era of speculation in modifies rather than stocks.
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Washington
U.P
Hoover
Roger W. Babson
White Mouse
Congress
Rabson
Wickerstam Urges Overhaul of Criminal Justice System
In Cincinnati at a Cincinnati Regional Crime Committee dinner, George W. Wickersham, head of the National Law Enforcement and Observation Commission, criticized public attitudes toward law and called for broad reforms. He praised limited improvements by unofficial bodies but faulted lawmakers for slow action.
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George W. Wickerstam
National Law Enforcement and Observation Commission
Wickersham
Bar Associations
Brewer Freed By Abductors Without Price
Monroe Wisconsin reports Fred J. Blumer, a Monroe brewer, was freed by his abductors in Decatur Illinois without payment. Archie Wells, Blumer’s partner, said motives included fear of a Chicago detective. Blumer was tired and nervous but unharmed. he would travel back to Monroe by nightfall.
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Wis
Fred J. Blumer
Monroe Brewer
Decatur
Archie KE. Wells
Blumer
Lieut
William Cusack
Chicago
Wells
Wella
Neeret
Entin Named in Jewels Heist Suspect Mob Link
Louis Entin, 24, a reputed racketeer and associate of an East Side gang, was identified as one of three gunmen in the January 1 jewels holdup that netted 345000. Jacobs positively picked Entin from a five-man lineup, detectives said.
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Cleveland
Siam King Ill Aboard Empress of Japan Near Vancouver
King Prajadhipok of Siam, aboard the liner Empress of Japan in the Gulf of Georgia, was seriously ill with malaria as the ship neared Vancouver. The illness halted his planned departure from Vancouver to New York, according to an official source.
Weather snapshot with mild temps and low cloudiness
The report notes yesterday's highs of 84 in Phoenix and Shreveport and 86 in Memphis with today's lows of 26 in Northfield 50 in Winnemucca and 32 in Lander. Pressure conditions favor diminishing cloudiness and continued mild temperatures tonight and Saturday in the region.
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Phoenix & Shreveport
Memphis
Northfield
Winnemuecca
Lander
Clean-up Week Nears End in Athens
Athens city workers under John de Collings urge fourth section residents west of Court Street and south of State Street to place rubberb piled for pickup as 79 truckloads of rubbish have already been removed. Crews are also resurfacing Central Avenue with bricks cleaned relaid and road bed repaired in ongoing effort to improve sanitation.
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Athens City
John de Collings
City Service Bureau
Collins
Athens
Court Street
State Street
Service Bureau
Central Avenue
Collinge
Mary Pickford Clarifies Separation Comment
Hollywood report says Mary Pickford dismissed a fan magazine quote about potential separation from Douglas Fairbanks as general. She notes married couples cannot predict the future, and says she is well now but acknowledges mortality. She plans a trip to New York then possibly Europe to join Fairbanks, after a hunting trip in India.
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Hollywood
U.ehe
Mary Pickford
Douglas Fairbanks
Miss Pickford
American missionary Lindholm held for ransom in Peiping
reports to American authorities say Godfrey Lindholm of Ortonville Minnesota was captured by bandits in Peiping on Thursday. the captors demand twenty five thousand dollars under threat of death and said they would wait until Saturday for payment.
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Peiping
China
U.R
Godfrey Lindhelm
Ortonville
Minnesota
Lind+holm
Billy the Baby Faced Killer Killed in Toledo
The crime career of William Miller known as Billy the Baby Faced Killer ends with a fight to the finish in Toledo. Police across the Middlewest had tracked him as he boasted victory in the finale of his violent spree.
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Toledo
William Miller
Middlewest
Billy
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