Rioting in Eastern Ohio mines leaves one dead and several hurt
In Muskingum Coshocton and Tuscarawas counties a day of clashes followed mine closures. John Abhram, 24, of Goshen was killed. Alex Boggaina, 25, of Midvale wounded. Reitler brothers faced investigations after firing six shots to defend their Reidler Mine. A 200-strong Tuscarawas group halted trucks and damaged tipples amid coal tensions.
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Zanesville
Ohio
Muskingum
Coshocton
Tuscarawas
Reidler Brothers
Otsego
Muskingum County
John Abhram
Goshen
Tuscarawas County
Alex Boggaina
Midvale
Chris Reitler
Reitler
George Reitler
United Mine Workers and Operators
New York
Willis Ridenbaugh
Bernice
Hudson
Pleasant Valley
S. V. Cox
al Cline
Bricker to Speak at Athens SAR Dinner Meeting
Governor John W. Bricker will address a dinner in Athens tonight at Hotel Berry. The event is connected to the state conference of the Sons of the American Revolution.
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John W. Bricker
Athens
Hotel Berry
State Conference of the Sons of the American Revolution
Taft Calls for Tax Relief and State Control
Senator Robert A. Taft warned the American Newspaper Publishers Association that federal taxes on industry and workers threaten progress. He urged returning relief administration to the states and ending federal price fixing. He cited 1938 tax take at 22 percent of national income and urged 20 percent as a limit to preserve free enterprise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
American Newspaper Publishers Association
America
Farley and Perkins to Headline Women Democrats Meet
Postmaster General James A. Farley and Secretary of Labor Frances Perkins will headline the Great Lakes States regional meeting of Democratic women in Columbus on May 10 11 12. Farley will attend the dinner May 11 and Perkins will speak at the noon luncheon May 12.
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Columbus
James A. Farley
Frances Perkins
Great Lakes States
Democratic National Committee
Miss Perkins
Overhauling of Five Battleships Planned
The Navy Department asked Congress for authority to overhaul five battleships The Tennessee California Colorado Maryland and West Virginia at an estimated cost of 8 910 000 in federal funds.
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Washington
U.P
Navy Department Today
Congress
Tennessee
California
Colorado
Maryland
West Virginia
Parole Board Frees 18 at Ohio Penitentiary
The parole board granted freedom to 18 prisoners at Ohio Penitentiary, issued conditional releases to four, paroled 17 at London Prison Farm and granted conditional releases to two more.
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Parole Board
Columbus
Ohio Penitentiary
London
Boy, 14, Dies in Cincinnati Accident Shooting
William Eberhart of Lawrenceburg Indiana died in a Cincinnati hospital from a gunshot believed accidental. The wound was caused by playmate Douglas Burkam, also 14. The incident was reported in Cincinnati authorities and involves two youths and an accidental shooting.
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Cincinnati
U.P
William Eberhart
A. F. Eberhart
Lawrenceburg
Ind
Douglas Burkam
State Liquor Profits Rise Over 1938 Figures
Columbus report shows the state Liquor Control Department earned a net profit of 1,968,516 for the first three months of the year April 1. The gain over the same period in 1938 totals 398,829 reflecting 25 percent growth driven by lower costs and trucking contract income. Debts were cut by more than 2.8 million from last year's peak.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
W.P
State Liquor Control Department
Jacob B. Taylor
Motor Murder Suspect Freed
In Norwalk up an acquittal of Harold Hastings 33 cleared him of the murder charge over Carl Schlett 29 of Sandusky. The three judges found reasonable doubt Hastings ran down Schlett near Bellevue January 26. Mrs Schlett 28 years old wife of the deceased and co defendant will likely go free next week.
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Norwalk
Carl Schlett
Sandusky
Schlett
Harold Hastings
Coletta
Hastings
Bellevue
Veteran Railroader Dies at Middleport
F E Matthews age 56 longtime New York Central Railroad employee and Hobson engine house foreman dies after a paralytic stroke. Funeral set for Sunday at 2 PM at Rawlings Coats Funeral Home with services and burial at family home on Grant Street. Surviving are wife Nancy Sommerville Matthews son Donald daughter Minerva brother James and three sisters all of Middleport. Family requests no flowers.
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Middleport
F. E. Matthews
New York Central Railroad
Hobson
Rawlings-Coats
Nancy Sommerville Matthews
Donald
Minerva
James
Grant St
Aged Fisherman Found Dead in Miami River
Dayton reporter U P states Michael Hein kel aged 77 was found in the Miami River last night. Police believe he suffered a heart attack and fell from a camp stool while fishing.
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Miami River
Dayton
U.P
Michael Heinkel
Mayor’s playful note signals a warm welcome
A city official signs a lighthearted message praising visitors while joking that no key or door are needed, reflecting a humorous, hospitable tone from Cliff Cornell, the mayor.
New compromise seen to end Appalachian coal tie up
The government moves to avert a fuel emergency as 340,000 idle miners and 2,000 operators are recalled to joint talks led by John R. Steelman of the Conciliation Service. A settlement in the public interest is hoped, with shortages reported in Hampton Roads Toledo Sandusky Ashtabula and New York piers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
John R. Steelman
U. S. Conciliation Service
Hampton Roads
Lower Lakes
Toledo
Sandusky
Ashtabula
Bricker May Name Woman Commissioner
Governor Bricker may appoint a woman civil service commissioner if a bill creating a third post on the Civil Service Commission is enacted. He is unlikely to name a woman to the new Pardon and Parole Commission. The House has passed the civil service bill. the parole board reform awaits final action. A Senate measure requiring fishermen to wear badges with license numbers becomes law Jan 1, 1940.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Bricker
Civil Service
Pardon and Parole Commission
Civil Service Commission
House
Senate
Soviet Plane Sets Nonstop Flight to New York
Two Russian fliers sped from Moscow toward New York in a 4600 mile nonstop Atlantic dash. Headwinds slowed them to about 140 mph but they reported they were well aboard, aiming to arrive around 4 a.m. Saturday if maintained.
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Moscow
U.P
North Atlantic
New York
Fall
Grim faced Roosevelt photo starkly contrasts famous smile
A new Roosevelt portrait shows the President with a grim expression and tight lips, diverging sharply from the well known Roosevelt smile depicted in earlier publicity shots. The image underscores a serious mood in the administration amid current events.
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Roosevelt
Logan Teen, 14, to Marry 24 Year Old man sparks hunt
Hocking County juvenile court officials seek Pearl Lattimer of Logan aged 24 and Wilma Freeman aged 14 charged with contributing to the delinquency of a minor. A Kentucky marriage license was issued at Catlettsburg with the bride listed as 21. Complaint filed in probate court.
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LOGAN
Hocking County
Pearl Lattimer
Wilma Freeman
Catlettsburg
Lattimer
Economic Sanctions Plan Would Mean War
Senate isolation bloc says Roosevelt plan to impose economic sanctions on Japan would mean war. The measure would let the president order trade restrictions against nations violating the 1922 Nine Power Treaty protecting China's territorial integrity.
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Washington
Senate Isolation Bloc
Japan
Roosevelt
China
Roosevelt asks $1.75 billion for 1940 relief and WPA funds
President Roosevelt asked Congress to appropriate 1.75 billion dollars for fiscal year 1940 relief, with 1.477 billion for the Works Progress Administration. He says WPA payroll would average just over 2 million from July 1939 to June 1940 and defends relief costs as cheaper than totalitarian regimes while advocating work relief and skeptical of local-government control. He opposes a fixed local contribution percentage and urges constructive scrutiny of WPA.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Works Progress Administration
WPA
Mr. Roosevelt
House
James F. Byrnes
D. S.C
Loots County Treasury With Fake Records
An audit report filed with State Auditor Joseph Ferguson reveals H. J. Rundt of Cleveland Heights used forged documents and fake credentials to collect 7,468 dollars from Licking County unclaimed estates. County Auditor W F Wulfhoop is held jointly liable for approving payments without proper authority.
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Columbus
U.P
Licking County
John Whitney
Paul V. McDonough
H. J. Rundt
Foremrny
Cleveland Heights
Eden Enlists in Britain's Army
Anthony Eden joins the territorial army as Britain boosts readiness after Hitler’s speech. Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain wins an overwhelming confidence vote in the House of Commons and plans to introduce a compulsory military training bill Monday to push through enactment quickly.
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London
Anthony Eden
Great Britain
Adolf Hitler
Neville Chamberlain
House of Commons
Ohio Death Chamber to Move From Prison Chapel
The death chamber at Ohio Penitentiary will be moved from the second floor of the Protestant chapel due to protests by the Franklin County Ministerial Association.
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Columbus
U.P
Ohio Penitentiary
Franklin County Ministerial Association
Trust Guffey Act as Operators Press Miners
Cincinnati dispatch reports George Harrington, head of Chicago Wilmington & Franklin Coal Co., urging miners to accept self government limits and a federal veto power under the Guffey Act. He argues price fixing may work and calls for cooperation with the coal commission to test the formula and push amendments or repeal if needed.
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Cincinnati
U.P
George B. Harrington
Chicago
American Mining Congress Today
Harrington
Chicago, Wilmington & Franklin Coal Co
Coal Commission
Appointed Dr William Céiserson to National Labor Board
President Roosevelt names Dr William Céiserson head of the railway mediation board to join the National Labor Relations Board. The appointment places a familiar labor arbiter into the federal agency overseeing labor disputes and collective bargaining.
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William Céiserson
Railway Mediation Board
National Labor Relations Board
Roosevelt
Pajama Escapes From Lorain Juvenile School
Ralph Tait a 17 year old from Lorain escaped from the Boys Industrial School hospital today while dressed only in pajamas.
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Lancaster
Ralph Tait
Lorain
Boys’ Industrial School
Theisen Identifies Risks in Ohio Coal Market at Chauncey Meeting
Herman Theisen president of the United Mine Workers sub district warned at a Chauncey foundation gathering that rotten slack coal exposed to the elements is being sold to state institutions. He noted agreements to supply coal to state hospitals and municipal plants as old stock runs down while unscrupulous truck miners push inferior quality coal to institutions. The foundation adopted a resolution and drafted a letter to Governor Bricker and the state purchasing agent urging action to protect Ohio coal’s reputation. A Nelsonville meeting was announced as forthcoming.
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Chauncey
Herman Theisen
United Mine Workers’ Organization
Ohio Coal
Burn Ohio Coal Foundation
Ohio
Theisen
Columbus
Foundation
Bricker
Nelsonville
Hitler Rejects FD Proposals and Denounces Treaties
Berlin dispatch reports Adolf Hitler scornfully rejected President Roosevelt’s peace message and refused a 10 to 25 year non aggression pledge. He denounced the Polish and British treaties while offering to negotiate new pacts and seeking peace in Europe despite the world crisis.
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Fuehrer
Berlin
Adolf Hitler
Roosevelt
Danzig
Reich
Poland
Great Britain
Hitler
America
Britain
Germany
Europe
Peace overtures by F D revealed
New York Times dispatch reports President Roosevelt asked Hitler and Mussolini to meet at sea or on a neutral site between May and September during the Czechoslovak crisis to discuss a permanent peace. Mussolini relayed to Hitler who declined leaving Europe. Roosevelt denied the Times story and said no treaties with nations offering terms.
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NEW York
New York Times
Washington
Arthur Krock
Roosevelt
Adolf Hitler
Benito Mussolini
Krock
Mussolini
Hitler
Europe
Times
Hitler taunts Roosevelt on war, unity, and peace aims
In remarks cited from Roosevelt, Hitler defends Germany’s achievements, opposes British encirclement, and asserts Germany Italy ties, while denying plans against the United States. He criticizes war mongers, urges restraint in press, and questions Roosevelt’s war forecasts and provocations.
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Hitler
Italy
Albania
Germany
United States
Robber’s Dynamite Fails To Explode At Birmingham Bank
Police say a man named Tom Carson of Birmingham threatened to blow up the Birmingham Savings and Trust Company Building unless paid 250 1000 dollars. A percussion cap on 10 sticks of dynamite failed to explode when he pressed a button as bank officials summoned officers.
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Birmingham
Ala
U.P
Tom Carson
Birmingham Savings and Trust Company
Two Killed in Trade-In Airplane Crash Near Huron
An airplane traded for a used car crashed near Huron killing owner Howard Barnard 28 Oberlin auto dealer and friend Dean S McRoberts 19 mobile repairman. Barnard was father to a four day old baby.
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Huron
Howard Barnard
Oberlin
Dean S. McRoberts
Barnard
Crosley Shows Profit in Three Months Ended March 31
The Crosley Corp reports a net profit of 208 916 for the three months ended March 31 after depreciation and income tax provisions, versus a loss of 25 774 in the same period of 1938.
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Crosley
Cincinnati
Crosley Corp
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Ohio Society
SAR
Ohio U. Mothers
Cliff Cornell
Hunt Logan
Kentucky
County
Eden
Reichstag
Czechoslovakia
Chauncey Foundation
Hyde Park
N. Y
England
C.K
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