Leviathan Contract Allegations Stir Graft Claims
A Senate amidship probe centers on Leviathan Lines contract losses and graft charges. Mitchell attacks a Roosevelt era scheme claiming $5,380,000 unearned payments and ties to Vincent Astor. Officials testifying around racketeering and shipbuilding inquiries seek evidence of corruption.
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P. A
Franklin
Vincent Astorman
Ding
Leviathan
Drewa
National Mercantiles
NEW Solaces Navy
R.ore
Mitchell
Aviathan
Roose
Control v Upheld Right of the Ohio Milk Marketing
The court upheld the state milk marketing authority and its distribution supervision, noting the milk control scheme expires with the term. Arthur Ruth and Cleve contributors argued against its authority, while Ray paveY BP and John Caren were named to serve as executors.
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al- Ohio Milk Marketing
Marto
High Trito
Arthur Ruth
Jonn Caren
Caren
Bus College of Law
8Th Ly
Opera staged by professionals amid a Flower Show listing
A fragmented description notes an opera staged by professionals accompanying a Flower Show. It mentions 23 musical pieces including duets and quartets, with scattered words like MAES and PIGS and a reference to Athens and open-air setting.
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Messenger
Charpe
Openairy
Athens
Strike Ends at Kansas State Penitentiary Mine Mutiny
Convicts at the Kansas state penitentiary mutinied in a mine, taking guards hostage at the tipple. The strike ended without bloodshed as authorities resolved the confrontation and restored order.
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Kansas State Penitentiary
Bright Outlook for Ohio Relief Reported by Stillman
Federal relief administrator C. C. Stillman said Ohio's works program remains tentative as he met with state official Harry L. Hopkins. He outlined 3,000 planned projects potentially employing about 300,000, but stressed quotas would be administrative figures and not announced. Stillman planned further talks before returning to Columbus.
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Washington
C. C. Stillman
Ohio
Harry L. Hopkinson
Stillman
Hopkins
Columbus
Higher Income And Nuisance Taxes Sought
Senate leaders pressed to add higher income and other taxes to the $501 million nuisance tax bill now before the Senate Finance Committee. Senators Connally Long and Lafollette urged increased levies while President Roosevelt’s position remained uncertain. Chairman Harrison said a quick White House briefing was planned as the panel moved to consider the measure in executive session.
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Washington
Senate
Senate Finance Committee
Connally
D. Tex
Long
D. la
Lafollette
P. Wis
Roosevelt
Harrison
D. Miss
Street Car Service Halted by Insects
Millions of chinch bugs swarmed Phoenix streets causing street car service to halt on two occasions. Trams spun wheels as insects clogged rails and residents in some areas considered leaving their homes to escape the pests.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Coast Guards Rescue Four Fishermen at Cedar Point Jetty
Coast Guards under Captain Ray Morton of Marblehead Station rescued four Cleveland men after they were stranded at the Cedar Point Jetty by high waves for nearly 24 hours while fishing.
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Lakeside
Coast Guards
Ray Morton
Marblehead Station
Cedar Point
Fireman Wins Suit Against Oil Company
The Ohio Supreme Court ruled Rex M. Lamb doing business as Knox Oil Company must pay Henry F. Sebach $17,500 in damages for injuries from a gasoline explosion. Sebach, a Columbus city fireman, was severely burned while fighting a fire at the Mt. Vernon plant after a gasoline tank exploded. two previous juries disagreed before the award.
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Columbus
Rex M. Lamb
Mt. Vernon
Knox Oil Company
Henry F. Sebach
Supreme Court
Sebach
Revision of Budgets Of Ohio Is Ordered
Governor Davey ordered immediate revision of state departmental budgets within the reduced appropriations totaling eight million eight hundred thousand dollars. He warned departments not to seek emergency funds and said the governor’s office will oppose any additional sums.
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Columbus
Davey
Cloudburst Impacts Mansfield After Heavy Rain
Mansfield reports significant effects from a near cloudburst Tuesday with an inch and a half of rain in under an hour. The sudden downpour disrupted daily life and prompted damage assessments across the area.
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Mansfield
Floods Devastate Midwest Claiming Dozens of Lives
Weather and flood reports show spring deluge across 11 midwestern states with Nebraska bearing the worst toll. Losses run into tens of millions as floods subside in some areas while rainfall and cool weather affect crops nationwide.
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Chicago
Nebraska
Colorado
Minnesota
Texas
Oklahoma
Midwest
Atlantic
Pacific
New York
Washington
Mercury
New England
Claims Bill Cut by Davey in Ohio Legislature
Governor Davey trimmed the sundry claims appropriations by about 30 000, citing improper examination and lack of good reason. The total dropped from 408 007.07 to 376 004.7. Disapproved was 600 for horse losses from Morgan raid over 71 years ago and 3735.91 for a Glouster fire case due to a state highway contractor’s alleged negligence.
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Columbus
Davey
Morgan
Morris Riley
Glouster
Athens County
Highway Department
Merchants’ Committee To Enforce Sales Tax In Columbus
The Ohio Council of Retail Merchants votes to appoint a committee to aid enforcement of the state sales tax. Mayor Henry Worley condemns the tax collection as unfair, saying Columbus is not receiving a fair share and he will not deploy police to enforce it.
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Columbus
Ohio Council of Retail Merchants
Henry Worley
Toledo man dies after car hits truck in passing attempt
Ray J. Mennitt, 25, of Toledo, was killed Tuesday when his car attempted to pass another vehicle and collided with a stone truck near Wauseon.
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Wauseon
Ray J. Mennitt
Toledo
Home Folks Debate Gable Future As Rev Williams Visits
Cadiz residents weigh Clark Gable future as Reverend Samuel Williams tours Hollywood. Opinions split on whether the star will quit films for the pulpit or stay in cinema. Some call the minister's trip publicity. others predict Gable remains tied to Hollywood.
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Gable
Rev. Williams
Cadiz
Samuel Williams
Clark Gable
Japan renounces armed action in China amid capitulation
Tokyo officials say Japan will not use force in China after China's government dismissed Sung Cheh-Yuan as governor of Chahar and ordered the 132nd Division to evacuate. Reuters reports extremists appear satisfied for now and a civil commissioner Chin Teh-Chuan is named acting governor.
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Tientsin
China
North China
Sung Cheh-Yuan
Chahar
Reuters
Tokyo
Sung
Nanking
Chin Teh-Chuan
Charar
Changpei
Wagner Labor Bill Near House Debate
The Wagner labor bill with a national labor relations board and anti coercion language faced a test vote in the House as leaders urged a quick decision. Chai Connery of the Labor Committee warned of opposition over added protections for workers. President Roosevelt supported a key utility holding company measure at a press conference.
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Wagton
Chai Connery
D.mass
Labor Committee
National Labor Relations Board
Roosevelt Social Security
Roosevelt
Directors Must Repay Losses at Security Savings Co
The Supreme Court affirmed Franklin County rulings that directors of the Security Savings Company of Lancaster must repay stockholders 94 000 to 110 000 dollars for losses from Harry C Jordan whose embezzlement led to the company looting. Martha P Beery and others filed suit. Jordan pleaded guilty to embezzling over 100 000 dollars.
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Columbus
Security Savings Company of
Lancaster
Harry C. Jordan
Supreme Court
Franklin County
Jordan
Martha P. Beery
Indictments Charge 27 With Relief Frauds
Federal indictments accuse 27 people of diverting Floyd County relief funds by forging relief certificates and deceiving the Kentucky relief commission into paying thousands for goods claimed as supplied to the indigent. Among those named are Dr. W. L. Stumbo Floyd County judge, Mayor Arthur L. Carter Prestonburg and deputy county clerk Norman B. Martin.
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Lexington
Floyd County Relief Committee
Kentucky Relief Commission
W. L. Stumbo
Floyd County
Arthur L. Carter
Prestonburg
Norman B. Martin
Relief? Worker Pays Fine From Pocket Cash
John Barkas appeared in Municipal Court in Chicago charged with driving a car with 1934 plates. He testified he had been on relief for 18 months and owned the vehicle. Judge Green fined him 35 dollars and Barkas paid from his pocket.
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Chicago
John Barkas
Thomas A. Green
Barkas
Two Die in Riot at Monarch Mills Plant
Two men were shot to death during rioting at the Monarch Mills Company plant where part of its 800 employees walked off the job Tuesday night.
G A R Parade Climaxes 69th Ohio Encampment
Columbus reports the 69th annual Ohio Grand Army of the Republic encampment climaxed with a 64 veteran and affiliated group parade behind the stars and stripes. The day included election of next year’s state commander with three candidates Simeon Chapman Francis Layton and H F Russell. Cleveland chosen to host in 1936 after a 28 to 21 vote.
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Columbus
Ohio Grand Army of the Republic
Charlies I. McGargh
Urbana
Simeon Chapman
Sunbury
Francis 8. Layton
Marion
H. F. Russell
Cleveland
Tuesaday
Grand Master Addresses Ohio Odd Fellows Banquet
C W Angerman grand master of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows in Ohio spoke to over 200 guests at the state convention banquet in Elyria last night detailing the order's fraternal and social benefits.
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Elyria
C. W. Angerman
Massillon
Independent Order of Odd Fellows
Ohio
Pushcart Owner Freed In Young Girl's Death
Lawrence Indiana. Sherman Sunshine a 38 year old furniture weaver was released on charges tied to the death of 12 year old Mildred Hanks who said he cornered her with his pushcart injuring her. The girl died Friday.
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Lawrence
Ind
Sherman Sushine
Mildred Hanks
Sushine
Bolivian Paraguayan Peace Terms Deemed Fair
Will Rogers reports peace terms between Bolivia and Paraguay, ending three years of conflict without land exchanges. He praises Judge Landis for a wise ruling and notes his past 21 million traffic fine on the Standard Oil Company as a public interest example.
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Hollywood
Calif
Bolivia
Paraguay
Landis
Will Rogers
Naval Treaty Talks Near As London Hosts Delegations
British officials press for a multilateral naval limitation pact with Germany and invite naval experts from France Italy and Russia. Capt Anthony Eden will meet Pierre Laval in Paris to discuss the proposed framework amid French doubts and British denial of any bilateral air pact plans.
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London
Germany
France
Italy
Russia
Anthony Eden
League of Nations Affairs
Pierre Laval
Paris
Britain
Hauptmann's Appeal Ready for New Jersey Supreme Court
Bruno Richard Hauptmann awaits an appeal hearing before New Jersey's highest court on Thursday. Defense lawyers seek to introduce new testimony and argue constitutional rights violations due to alleged juror sequestration and outside interference. The move follows prior unsuccessful attempts. In a separate item, Columbus strikers at the Columbus Packing Company discussed a settlement after a 10 week labor dispute.
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Trenton
N. J
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
New Jersey
Lindbergh
Hauptmann
Flemington
Columbus
Columbus Packing Company
Archeologists Probe Ancient Floyd Collins Type Find in Cave
Mammoth Cave researchers study a prehistoric body found in a cave near Violet City. The remains include a woven loin cloth, fiber necklace, sandals, and a bag cord, with the body pinned by a rock in a posture suggesting a deliberate burial or hazard lifelike scene.
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Floyd Collins
Mammoth Cave
Mammoth Cave National Park
Columbus
America
Bian
Mutiny at Kansas State Prison Ends After 21 Hours
Warden Lacey Simpson leads officers to quell a 21 hour mutiny by 300 convicts in the Kansas State Prison coal mine. Smoke directed by guards drives rioters to the surface as 730 feet of mine are evacuated with no injuries. Prison officials make no concessions.
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Lansing
Kas
Lacey Simpson
Kansas State Prison
Simpson
David F. Parker
Mule Barna
Dook
Low Marriage Rate Decreases Rental Ads
Cleveland report cites 32000 not marrying in St. Louis due to depression. Dietrich of The St. Louis Post Dispatch notes similar nationwide impact on rental advertising. Civil War veteran Allen Shadle dies from fall injuries in Wauseon Fulton County.
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Cleveland
Wauseon
Allen Shadle
Fulton County
Shark Leaps Into Boat Bites Man Off New Jersey
Manuel Chalor, 31, skipper of a fishing trawler from North Wildwood, N J, was hospitalized with a lacerated arm after a 15 foot shark leaped into his open dory about 580 miles offshore and clamped onto his arm before thrashing back into the sea. Crew members reacted by throwing wood at the shark and dropping back into the water.
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North Wildwood
N. J
Manuel Chalor
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