Stimson to Open Talks With European Envoys on Japan Peace Proposals
Secretary of State Stimson plans a series of talks with envoys from European powers to discuss new peace proposals for Japan. Japan asks for further suggestions despite rejecting part of the original five point program. The Shanghai situation is a focal point of discussions among Stimson Pratt MacArthur Hornbeck and Yoshizawa. The United States and Britain protest violent actions in the foreign settlement as Japan signals openness to new ideas. Efforts aim to ease tensions but Japan resists neutral mediation on Manchuria.
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Washington
State Stimson
Japan
Tokio
Shanghai
Stimson
William V. Pratt
Douglas MacArthur
Army
Stanley K. Hornbeck
Stael Department
Far Eastern
United States
Great Britain
Yoshizawa
China
Chinese Pilot Downs Japanese Bomber in Far East Skirmish
Over Hungjao Airdrome seven Chinese fighters surged into action. A Chinese observer engaged a Japanese bomber and scored a hit. the bomber crashed in flames near Chenju after a machine gun duel. The Chinese pilot was wounded but secured the victory.
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Shanghai
U.R
Far East
Hungjao
Chapei
Chenju
Two Youths Escape From Lancaster School Roam Ohio Countryside
In Chillicothe on Feb 5 two boys aged 17 and 16, Theodore Vaona of Washington County and William Kiegis of Cleveland, escaped Lancaster's Boys Industrial School. They are hiding near Adelphi and have raided a farmhouse for clothing and stolen a horse before releasing it after riding several miles.
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Chillicothe
U.R
Lancaster
Adelphi
Theodore Vaona
Washington County
William Kiegis
Cleveland
Ohio State Educational Conference Names 35 Section Chairs
Thirty five section chairmen for the twelfth annual Ohio State Educational Conference to be held April 7 to 9 at Ohio State University were named today. Among them were H H Church Fremont junior high school principal R L Morton Ohio University mathematics Mrs Hamilton Shafer Dayton Parent Teacher Associations T C McCracken Ohio University teacher training and E J Arnold Nelsonville visual education.
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Columbus
U.R
Ohio State
Ohio State University
H. H. Church
Fremont
R. L. Morton
Ohio University
Hamilton Shafer
Dayton
T. C. McCracken
E. J. Arnold
Nelsonville
Will Discuss Disarmament Conference On S S Europa
Aboard the S S Europa the writer predicts the disarmament conference may progress despite prior failed efforts. He notes no China war meeting today, and casts cautious optimism as delegates begin with apologies. The letter ends with a humorous farewell and blessing.
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S. S. Europa
China
Cuba quake shatters cathedral and hospital maternity ward
The report notes no sign of special providence in the Cuba earthquake as the great cathedral of Santiago lies ruined and the roof collapses at City Hospital maternity ward killing women and newborns.
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Cuba
Earth
Santiago
Worm Turns in Shanghai Fort Skirmish
Shanghai reports a Chinese Woosung Fort revived after Japan claimed forts were silent. The returning fire sent a Japanese warship to the Wangpoo River bottom, signaling a sharp shift in the naval confrontation.
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Shanghai
Japan
Woosung
Wangpoo River
Picture of Phil May’s London Punch drunkard lamp post
London Punch cartoon shows a drunken man clinging to a lamp post telling his wife he will not come home. In a separate note, Japan replies to League of Nations requests that she will do anything in reason but will not withdraw troops, defending nationals amid Sino conflict. Continued on Page 4.
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Phil May
London
Punch
Maria
League of Nations
Japan
Probing Bidwell Blast Fails to Explain Tragedy
In Marcus Hook Pennsylvania investigators questioned injured survivors of the Bidwell explosions that killed 17. Most crew slept or were ashore when blasts opened a ship side. Olaf Rasmussen of Forest City Iowa, aged 32, is believed dying from burns and injuries.
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Marcus Hook
U.P
Bidwell
Olaf Rasmussen
Forest City
Iowa
Funds To Help Banks on Way to Ohio
The Reconstruction Finance Corporation will provide funds to assist Ohio banks and building and loan associations within a week to ten days. Headquarters will be in Cleveland for the Fourth Federal Reserve District with M. J. Fleming as the Cleveland representative. Additional branches are planned in Cincinnati Columbus and Pittsburgh to operate from Federal Reserve Bank offices. Theodore H. Tangeman Ohio Director of Commerce led a state delegation in a two hour conference with RC directors.
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Washington
U.R
Ohio
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Cleveland
Federal Reserve District
M. J. Fleming
Fourth District
Federal Reserve Bank
Fleming
Cincinnati
Columbus
Bridge Collapse Injures Worker in Wilmington Ohio
Turner Branham a 30 year old workman was seriously injured when a bridge on State Route 70 collapsed under a loaded truck in Wilmington Ohio on Thursday.
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Wilmington
Relief Bill Change Aims Automatic Repayment From States
Senate Democrats near a shift in the unemployment relief bill replacing direct aid with a loan scheme repaid via future federal road aid cuts. Labor unions denounce the move as subterfuge while endorsing the Costigan LaFollette measure. Republicans plan to adjourn the relief debate over the weekend.
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Washington
U.P
Senate
Organized Labor Today
William Green
American Federation of Labor
Federation
Al Smith To Speak On Roosevelt Candidacy
Alfred E. Smith may issue a political statement Saturday regarding his stance on Franklin D. Roosevelt as a presidential candidate. Dispatches report Smith told New Hampshire supporters his name could surface in the primary, but his office says no decision has been made.
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New York
U.P
Alfred E. Smith
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Smith
New England
New Hampshire
Taber Speaks Before Grange at Farmers Week
Ohio State University closes Farmers Week with a Grange program in University Hall. Senator Robert A Taft Cincinnati to discuss Ohio tax laws and L J Taber master of the National Grange tops the list of speakers. Governor White addresses farmers urging adequate prices and noting agriculture as the basic industry. Attendance expected around 5500 by nightfall.
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Columbus
U.P
University Hall
Ohio State University
Robert A. Taft
Cincinnati
Ohio
L. J. Taber
National Grange
White
Relief Legislation Sought For Local Tax Districts
Fred A. Labelle chamber secretary will urge Governor White to call a special session of the Legislature to allow each taxing district to pass laws providing funds for needy relief. The chamber board adopted a resolution to limit the session to enacting such district relief legislation.
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Youngstown
U.P
Fred A. Labelle
Chamber of Commerce
White
Labelle
Chamber Board of Directors
Tammany Hall Chief Is Dead at 102 Years
John R. Voorhis, 102, longtime Tammany Hall figure and former president of the board of elections since 1918, died today. Born in Pompton Lakes New Jersey, he had lived in New York City for decades.
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Tammany Hall
New York
John R. Voorhis
Syndhem
Board of Elections
Pompton Lakes
N. J
Voorhis
New York City
Free Trade To Be Abolished In Britain
London reports Britain plans a 10 percent ad valorem duty on most imports from March 1 with ultimate taxation of 75 percent. A tariff committee may set additional duties and a 100 percent maximum against discriminatory tariffs. Revenue is projected near 300 million dollars annually. Wheat, wool, cotton, meat, and tea exempt. Wheat quota bill to follow.
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London
U.P
Britain
House of Commons
Neville Chamberlain
Convention of Mine Workers Nears Close in Indianapolis
The United Mine Workers of America prepared to wind up its 43rd Convention in Indianapolis as leadership under John L. Lewis stands firm. A wage policy for the next two years remained to be settled while the body backed Federal regulation, a five day week, six hour day, old age pensions, unemployment insurance, and a $5 billion Federal public works program for coal industry rehabilitation.
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Indianapolis
U.P
United Mine Workers of America
John L. Lewis
Illinois
Ingalls blasts US defense spending as unsafe and insufficient
David Ingalls, assistant secretary of the navy for aeronautics and Ohio gubernatorial hopeful, argued on a national radio broadcast that the United States spends far less on its first line of defense than its five peers and far less than Japan. He cited China as an example of unpreparedness and warned that national survival depends on preparedness.
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Cleveland
David Ingalls
Navy
Aeronautics
Ohio
Ingalls
Japan
China
Seek To Make Mine Strikers All In Inclusive
Delegates from 33 local unions in the Hocking District voted to call a general coal strike in Perry and surrounding valleys. Miners at Ohio Collieries Dry Dock and other mines are urged to quit to protest January rent charges and wage cuts. A mass meeting and aid from the United Mine Workers are planned as delegates await Indianapolis convention reports.
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Nelsonville
Hocking
Chauncey
Ohio Collieries Company
Sunday Creek
Arthur Levering
Theisen, Sr
Levering
Perry County
Buckingham Coal Company
Congo
Ohio Collieries
Manhattan Coal Company
Tropic
Essex No. 2
Lost Run
Hanna Essex Mine
Buckingham
International Organization of the United Mine Workers of America
Hemlock
Corning
Murray City
Indianapolis
First Snow of 1932 Light in Athens
The Athens district saw a light first snow of the year with flakes melting on contact. Wind roared for hours and a temporary sign at Gross Novelty Store was blown apart while other damage was minor. Temperatures ranged from 27 to 51 degrees, and the Hocking River rose then receded from 11 to 12 feet overnight.
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Athens
Gross Novelty
South Court Street
Hocking
C. N. France
Athens County
Adjudged Insane in Slaying Case at Columbus
Tarkington 19 was judged not responsible by reason of insanity for the Sept 1 killing of cab driver Albert Lape. Dr Wagenhals reported the defendant sane at present, and he was committed to Lima Hospital for the Criminal Insane.
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Columbus
A.r.willard Tarkington
Albert Lape
Lima Hospital
Frank C. Wagenhals
Hoover pushes anti hoarding drive in nationwide appeal
Washington reports a renewed hoarding of cash with estimates up to 42 million dollars hidden as the week ended February 4. President Hoover aims to mobilize a national campaign against slacker dollars with Dawes and leaders from over 40 organizations at a White House conference.
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Washington
Hoover
Federal Reserve
White House
Charles G. Dawes
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Hangar at Continental Airways Burned at Chicago Airport
Fire nearly destroyed the Continental Airways hangar at Chicago Municipal Airport. Damage confined to the hangar but most stored planes were feared lost, and the blaze threatened other air terminals.
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Chicago
Continental Airways
Wage cut deal settles CN and CP railway talks
Montreal February 5 Canadian National and Canadian Pacific Railways reach a settlement with 26 000 employees. The agreement sets a 10 percent wage reduction effective December 1 1931 through January 31 1933.
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Montreal
Que
Canadian National
Canadian Pacific Railways
Sled hitchhiker Merle Aldrich killed by car near Trilby
A borrowed sled led to the death of 12 year old Merle Aldrich in Trilby Ohio when he was struck by an automobile on a near his home street. The incident occurred Thursday night as the boy rode with a motor car, the driver unaware of the danger.
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Toledo
Merle Aldrich
Trilby
Bandit Stutters While Robbing Cleveland Service Station
A bandit with a stutter robbed a Cleveland service station of 35 dollars today. He forced an attendant into a back room and held him at gunpoint issuing commands in stammering phrases.
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Cleveland, O
Steamer Jean Jabot Sinks Schooner Eleanor Nickerson Near Halifax
A wireless message from Mackay Radio reports the Jean Jabot struck and sank the fishing schooner Eleanor Nickerson one mile east southeast of Halifax. The incident prompts immediate maritime collision concerns and rescue efforts are underway.
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New York
Mackay Radio
Jean Jabot
Eleanor Nickerson
Halifax
Barney Dreyfuss Dies in New York Hospital
Barney Dreyfuss owner of the Pittsburgh Baseball Club died in a New York City hospital today according to word received here.
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Barney Dreyfuss
Pittsburgh
U.P
Pittsburgh Baseball Club
New York City
Shanghai Battle Wreck Seen With Over 1000 Chinese Casualties
Shanghai dispatch reports Admiral Taylor stating total Chinese military losses in the battle will exceed 1000. Chinese communique absent. About 200 wounded admitted to International Settlement hospitals and hundreds in Chinese facilities. Civilian toll undetermined.
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Shanghai
U.P
Batte
International Settlement
American 31st Infantry Arrives as Chapei Battles Rage
The 1000 man Thirty-First Infantry arrived in Shanghai from Manila aboard the Chaumont to bolster American forces amid heavy fighting between Japanese and Chinese units in the Chapei sector. Seven U.S. destroyers had earlier joined Marine and Naval forces in Shanghai.
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Shanghai
U.P
China
Manila
Chapei
Kai
Chaumont
United
Washington
M. M. Taylor
U. S. Naval
Navy Department
Chapel
City to Survey Highways for Jobless Relief Projects
City Engineer Robert H. Simpson will survey state highway routes in Columbus to identify repair and construction work under a city gasoline fund program aimed at providing jobs for about 2,500 unemployed men. Mayor Worley announced after talks with State Highway Director Merrell. projects include Weasterville Road Canal Winchester Pike East Broad Street and storm drains with state gasoline tax funding.
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Columbus
Robert H. Simpson
Henry W. Worley
O. W. Merrell
Akron
Youngstown
Cleveland
Prowlers Routed by Officer Wil son Ator Four Shots Fired
Early this morning two men prowling Wolf Street fled as Officer Wilson Ator and Captain Charles Maple confronted them. Ator fired four shots over the men at 1 am to stop them, but the suspects vanished into a cornfield toward the Hocking River and were not located.
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Wilson Ator
Wolf Street
Ater
City Police
Ator
Capt
Charlies Maple
Hocking River
Flooding shuts Kanawha River area roads and bridges
Kanawha River floods Charleston area after 36 hours of heavy rains. East and west highways blocked, traffic hampered statewide by rising waters. Parson public schools closed as pupils cannot reach town. two Kanawha County bridges washed away.
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Charleston
W. Va
Kanawha River
State Road Commission
Parson
Kanawha County
Weather report and chilly outlook across cities
Yesterday high temperatures ranged from 80 in Miami to 9 in Jacksonville and 74 in Raleigh. Today’s lows include The Pas 24 below, Battleford 22 below, and White River 18 below. Conditions for the next 36 hours indicate warmer weather may come tonight and Saturday, with unsettled conditions thereafter.
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Miami
Jacksonville
Raleigh
the Pas
Battleford
White River
County Adds Dailey Road to County System
Athens County commissioners incorporate Dailey Road in Lee Township into the county system. The 1.5 mile stretch runs from U. Liviseee 86 near Albany’s west line to the Meigs Penitiges area.
Japanese plan to withdraw from arms conference noted
Geneva dispatch reports Japanese delegates plan to withdraw from the World Armament Conference over opposition to Tameo Matsudaira as a conference vice president. Matsudaira, Japan’s ambassador to London, was expected to win the post, but Tokyo’s stance risks provoking friction with the League of Nations and could be seen as a vote of non confidence if recognition is denied.
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Geneva
Beb
U.P
Tameo Matsudaira
Matsndaira
London
League of Nations
New Light System Tested at Ohio Intersections
Columbus February 6 installation of vehicle actuated lights at three major intersections of U S Route 40 moves forward conducted by H K Neal traffic official of the state highway department. Similar unit on State Route 31 at New Records has proved more efficient than clock like signals by adjusting to actual traffic demand. Planned sites include intersections of U S 40 with U S 4 in Montgomery County U S 40 with U S 127 in Preble County and U S 40 with SR 13 in Licking County plus the Newark New Lexington Road and National Highway at Jacksontown. Costs shared by county and state with local maintenance after installation.
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Columbus
H. EK. Neal
State Highway Department
Montgomery County
Preble County
Lt County
Newark-New Lexington Road
Jacksontown
Va Highway Department
Countess Edda Ciano Quiet Amid Shanghai Turmoil
In Shanghai Countess Edda Ciano, daughter of Benito Mussolini, says she is not alarmed or nervous despite booming guns nearby. She plans to remain at home with her child Fabriale and notes she is not leaving. Her husband Galeazzo Ciano serves as the Italian consular representative in Shanghai.
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Shanghai
China
Edda Ciano
Benito Mussolini
Galeazzo Ciano
Ital
Shan
Gar Wood Sets Speed Record In Misa America AM
Miami Beach report notes Gar Wood driving the speed Misa America AM achieving a record 411.712 miles per hour on a marked course, with details of the event and the craft involved.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Gar Wood
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