Japan Backed World Parley To End Shanghai Hostilities
Tokyo reports the League of Nations plan for a round table with China and Japan to end the Shanghai conflict is acceptable. Foreign Minister Yoshiba told the Geneva delegation the proposal aligns with policy, while officials stress withdrawal of Chinese forces and a truce before any terms are applied. The war and navy ministries expect talks to largely repeat Chinese demands and Japanese counter demands. They hope the Shanghai offensive will push Chinese forces back from the city.
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Tokio
U.P
League of Nations
China
Japan
Shanghai
Foreign Office
Kenkichi Yoshizawa
Geneva
League
War Office
Navy
War and
Shanghai mayor proposes four point peace plan to Japan
Shanghai mayor Wu Tehachen outlined a four point peace proposal seeking Japanese reparations for bombing damage and a truce during negotiations. The plan aims to engage Japanese and Route Army commanders while bypassing the Nationalist Government, potentially drawing swift attention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shanghai
U.P
Wu Tehachen
Jap Bombs Hit Railway Yard at Shanghai
Jap airplanes dropped 17 bombs on the Markham Road Railway yards and damaged the Shanghai Nanking lines. They threatened to destroy lines into Shanghai if reinforcements continued, with heavy firing and shelling by Japanese batteries in Hongkew Park Kiangwan and Chinese forces throughout the night. The Chinese held the village of Tazang at dusk as blazing ruins spread in the Chapei native quarter visible across the city.
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Shanghai
U.P
Markham Road
Shanghai-Nanking
Shanghia
Hongkew Park
Kiangwan
Tazang
Will Demand Reparations After Chinese Crisis
Washington reports quote Dr. Hawkling Yen charge d affaires of the Chinese Legation saying China will demand reparations for damage to life and property. He notes Geneva reports China and Japan agreed to a mutual withdrawal in principle but calls that only a truce basis not a full solution.
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Washington
U.R
Hawkling Yen
Legation
United Press Today
Yen
Geneva
China
Japan
Mrs Parker in Hospital After Sleeping Potion Overdose
New York reports author Dorothy Parker is recovering in a city hospital after an overdose of a sleeping potion taken Friday night. Doctors say the act followed severe nervous strain from several days of intensive work.
Will Has Solution For Tax Making
Beverly Hills readers note a letter from Will arguing Congress should tax all industries in secret sessions with no lobby influence. He suggests taxing everything and announcing the tax after silencing outside lobbyists to be fair to all taxpayers.
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Will
Beverly Hills
Calif
Congress
Seventeenth Century Wit and Modern Rail Truths
Madame de Sevigne’s quip on men contrasts with praise of human intellect when seen at best. The note then shifts to rail safety, explaining that defective rails cause wrecks and internal transverse fissures are only revealed after a derailment.
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Madame DE Sevigne
Central Railroad Unveils Automatic Rail flaw Detector
New York Central Railroad has developed a device that detects steel flaws and marks weak spots on paper before spraying paint for visibility. The system will be used on New York Central tracks at least annually and aims to aid track maintenance.
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New York Central Railroad
New York Central
MIT Plans High Voltage Xray Tube To Disintegrate Atoms
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology intends to build an X ray tube with fifteen million volts to fire protons at a target in order to disintegrate the atom. The text explains protons as central to atoms and far heavier than orbiting electrons, likening the bombardment to Earth being struck by Jupiter sized projectiles.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Earth
Jupiter
Alchemist’s dream hinted in element changes
Scientists caution that base metals turning to gold remains hopeful but possible changes in elements occur over time Professor J Arthur Thomson of the University of Aberdeen notes uranium can change into radium and radium may yield helium with lead as the final stable end state after uranium transformations complete.
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J. Arthur Thomson
University of Aberdeen
Will Test Laws Appalachian Coals Inc Forming Sales Agency
Coal operators from the southern high volatile region gathered in Cincinnati to organize Appalachian Coals Inc and establish a regional sales agency. They plan to proceed and then await a Justice Department test suit on legality. Committees reported over 80 percent of southern high volatile tonnage is represented by Appalachian Coals stockholders.
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Cincinnati
U.P
Appalachian Coals, Inc
United States Department of Justice
Department of Justice
Appalachian Coals
Mimic War Off Pacific Coast Aims at California Ports
The United States plans a March naval exercise with 141 warships off the Pacific Coast to test attack and defense of California ports. Admiral Richard H. Leigh leads the invaders while Vice Admiral Arthur L. Willard counters along the coast. The dirigible Akron will not join the defense due to recent damage.
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Washington
U,r
United States
Pacific
California
Richard H. Leigh
Arthur L. Willard
Leigh
Akron
Lakehurst
N. J
Milk Price Cut by Scioto Valley Co op
Distributors through the Scioto Valley Milk Producers' Cooperative Association cut retail milk by one cent. Base milk price fell from 2.12 to 1.75 per 100 pounds, approved by the sales committee. Consumers paid 9 cents per quart and 5 cents per pint, down from 10 and 6 cents.
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Columbus
Scioto Valley Milk Producers’ Cooperative Association
Farmers’ Group
Strike Spreads In Meigs Mines As 1000 Quit
The strike by Meigs County miners spreads to the two largest mines Syracuse No 16 at Syracuse and No 5 at Rutland, forcing closure while about 500 workers in smaller mines continue operations. Operators were urged to meet with miners in Pomeroy. absence could extend the walkout.
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Meigs
Meigs County
Syracuse
Rutland
Syracuse Mining Company
Stalter-Essex Company
Miners in Hocking and Sunday Creek Valleys Face Quiet Day
Officials in Meigs County report no outsiders or demonstrations as strikers gathered at Syraise operations. Only one worker reported to No 16 Mine and none at No 6, with sheriffs pledging protection if strikes persist. Operators plan three weeks of effort before possible removal of machinery. No incidents noted in Hockingfield. a few pickets stood at Mine No 255 in Drydock.
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Hocking
Sunday Creek
Meigs County
Syraise Company
No. 16
No. 6
A. O. Tracy
C. W. Clark
Hockingfield
Bus Breaks Down Stranded Theatrical Troupe in Athens
A traveling theater troupe was stranded in Athens Monday night after a private bus carrying an Illinois license suffered a transmission failure near Carpenter and Court Streets. The bus was parked for repairs in an alley and the performers sought shelter in a nearby hotel. The driver refused to identify the troupe, claiming he is only employed by the company.
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Athens
Carpenter and
Court Streets
Orders Bar Returned In Prohibition Raid Case
A 42 foot bar 12 tables and 63 chairs confiscated by Federal agents during the Sexton Club raid on February 16 must be returned. United States Commissioner J H Leighweinger granted a motion to suppress evidence because the raid lacked a search warrant.
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Youngstown
Sexton Club
United States
J. H. Leighweinger
John Wellman
Women's Republican Club of Ohio to Hold Fresh Election
Peaceful settlement ends three months of internal conflict as rival factions agree to resign their December electee officers Mrs Elma P Valentine and Mrs Viola D Romans will lead new elections set for next Friday in Columbus Ohio court of John R King.
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Columbus
O.P
Women’s Republican Club of Ohio
John R. King
Judge King
Elma P. Valentine
Viola D. Romans
Grove Signs Contract for Athletics Pitcher
Robert Moses Grove, star pitcher for the Philadelphia Athletics, signed his 1932 contract in Fort Myers Florida today as the team prepares for the season.
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GROVE
Fort Myers
Fila
Robert Moses
End of low mood foreseen through new lipstick style
New York march 1 The American Society of Beauty Culturists predicts a spring trend to lift spirits with lipstick. Small less vivid lips with upturned ends plus shorter hair and Oriental eyebrow shape mark the season. Fingernails lighter with evening black nails and chromium tips. light eye lashes with silver or gray blue dress accents.
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New York
U.R
American Society of Beauty Culturists
Debaters Heard by Athens League of Women Voters
Forty members and guests attended a pot luck supper and debate by Athens High School students in Chamber of Commerce rooms. Announced by Mrs. Anna K. Price, the event featured teams led by Mary Ellen Bibbe, Carl Clifford, John Pickens for the affirmative and Eveleth Atkinson, Betty Gullam, Jack Meister for the negative on compulsory unemployment law.
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Athens League of Women Voters
Athens High School
Chamber of Commerce
Anna K. Price
Mary Ellen Bibbe
Carl Clifford
John Pickens
Eveleth Atkinson
Betty Gullam
Jack Meister
March Lamb Boasts Before Weather Changes in Athens
A whimsical Athens item depicts a March Lamb labeled March 1 reacting to unseasonable warmth as trees bud and daffodils bloom. The lamb complains of losing prime weather and jokes about a lion finish, noting a tense forecast in a lighthearted local capture.
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Athens
Athens County
Sales Tax Sparks Capitol Protest Across Kentucky
About 10 000 retailers from cities and hundreds of towns prepared to storm the State Capitol to oppose a one per cent gross sales tax. Governor Laffoon backs the blanket tax to balance the budget, with Senate action pending Thumday. The measure could raise 23 500 000 annually and is feared to drive border merchants from business.
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Frankfort
Kentucky
Ruby Laffoon
Senate
Ohio delegates pledged to Hoover named for RNC
Columbus March 1 three Ohio Republican delegates and alternates pledged to Hoover remained to be filled. The slate includes Tenth District delegates Dd. Davis Oak Hill and Aaron Will McArthur with alternates Harvey Sloan Ironton and Henry Warren Meigs County. Eleven District delegates Barton Walters Circleville Isaac J. Collins Lancaster with alternates James Miller Corning and John G. Collins Logan. Fifteenth District delegates F W Cochran McConnelsville L B Frazier Caldwell with alternates Edith M. Jones Woodafield and J A McCowan Marietta.
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Columbus
Ohio
Hoover
Arthur L. Garford
Elyria
Bull Moose
Garford
Calvin Coolidge
Dy Dd. Davis
Oak Hill
Aaron Will
McArthur
Harvey 8
Woodafield
J. A. McCowan
Marietta
Divorce Granted in Athens County Court for Mrs Henry
In Athens County Common Pleas Court a divorce was granted to Mrs. Ralph M. Henry and restoration of her maiden name Helen Verity on grounds of gross neglect. A cross petition alleged extreme cruelty and associations with other women. The husband claimed extreme cruelty and that she threatened to shoot him.
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Helen Verity
Ralph M. Henry
Athens County
Three Miners Burned In Amigo Coal Mine Blast
Three miners were burned and about 100 others evacuated when an explosion sent flames through the Amigo Coal Company's mine near Beckley West Virginia today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
W. Va
Amigo Coal Company
Teachers Face Possibility of No Pay Days
Ath ens County school teachers face unpaid salaries for January through March as December real estate tax collection failed. State aid covered four months, but county funds and tax distributions are delayed to May or June, leaving some educators unpaid at year end. Alex Root, county superintendent, warns of four to five months unpaid by year end.
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Athens County
Alex Root
Root
Athens County Schoola
Root Eleanor Minister
Fred Linscott
Chicks Need Space Warns Poultry Expert
Poultry investigator D. C. Kennard of the Ohio Experiment Station warns crowding causes problems in confinement. He notes chicks need about double the space in brooders, with 10 by 12 foot houses housing 200 confined chicks but 400 on range. He cites feather picking, cannibalism, and coccidiosis as risks and suggests wire frames, straw litter, and partial unscreened front to improve sanitation and reduce issues.
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D. C. Kennard
Ohio Experiment Station
Run Iny
Hymn Book to Omit Wesley Works for Bloody Content
The Hymnal Revision Committee of the Methodist Episcopal Church plans to drop fifty hymns by John and Charles Wesley from a die card list due to "bloody content." Dr. John W. Langdale, chairman, cited a verse from Isaac Watts as an illustration of concerns over graphic lines.
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New York
John
Charles Wesley
Methodiam
Methodist Episcopal Church
John W. Langdale
Isaac Watts
Democrats Plot Early Push On Tariff Hate and Roads Bills
Democrats outline an aggressive legislative agenda against President Hoover including the Democratic Tariff reform, the 750 million Wagner road aid bill, and a 958 million Navy buildup measure. Senate Republicans place the tariff and hate bills high on the calendar while the Wagner bill awaits, with veto expected by Hoover.
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Washington
Hoover
Congress
Senate
Wheat distribution bill passed by Agriculture Committee
The House Agriculture Committee reported favorably on a bill to distribute 40,000,000 bushels of Farm Board wheat to relieve distressed families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
March
House Agriculture Committee
Hart Named Golf Pro at Scioto Club in Columbus
P C Hart formerly of Marietta is named golf professional at Scioto Country Club Columbus. He will succeed George Sargent who resigned to take a similar position at East Lake Country Club Atlanta Ga.
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Columbus
P. C. Hart
Marietta
Scioto Country Club
Hart
George Sargent
East Lake Country Club
Atlanta
Alfred E. Smith Enters Massachusetts Presidential Primary
Alfred E Smith today authorized his name to be entered in the Massachusetts presidential primary marking his campaign bid in the contest.
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Boston
Alfred KE. Smith
Massachusetts
Judge Weygandt to Seek Ohio Supreme Court Chief Justice
Cleveland March 1 Judge Carl V Weygandt of the Cuyahoga County Court of Appeals announced his candidacy for chief justice of the Ohio Supreme Court He said he was urged to run by Democrats Gov George White Newton D Baker former Gov James M Cox and former Chief Justice Hugh L Nichola of Cincinnati.
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Cleveland
Carl V. Weygandt
Cuyahoga County Court of Appeals
Ohio Supreme Court
Weygandt
George White
Newton D. Baker
James M. Cox
Hugh L. Nichola
Cincinnati
Senate Banking Committee Eyes Extended Stock Market Probe
Chairman Norbeck announced the committee consensus that its stock market investigation should go beyond short selling to cover broader operations. The statement sets a wider scope for inquiry into market activities and practices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Norbeck
Senate Banking Committee
Farm Loans Expanded By $25 Million In Next Months
Washington reports Secretary Hyde announces an additional 25 million dollars in direct production loans for farmers. The funds will be available between now and June 1 to support agricultural production and farmers' financial needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Sam Strick Held in Fatal Stabbing Fight Over Liquor
Warren officers report Sam Strick was held here today in connection with a fatal stabbing of John Tancos during a Sunday confrontation over liquor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren
U.P
Sam Strick
John Tancos
Plenaries Discuss Three New Military Commanders
Loyang China March 1 A plenary session of the Central Executive Committee convened at the temporary capital to consider appointing three new military commanders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loyang
China
U.R
Central Executive Committee
Senate committee reconvenes on penal and welfare inquiry
The special Senate committee investigating the state's penal and welfare institutions reconvened in Columbus for a two day session. The panel will visit either the Boys Industrial School at Lancaster or the Marysville Reformatory for Women during the trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Senate
Boys’ Industrial School
Lancaster
Reformatory For Women
Marysville
Akron gas rate talks stall as East Ohio rejects offer
Akron negotiations for lower gas rates hit a wall when East Ohio Gas Company refused to make a new lower offer. The impasse leaves residents and businesses awaiting a resolution in ongoing talks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Akron, O
Akron
East Ohio Gas Company
Budget tax plan eyed to close $300 million gap
House Ways and Means subcommittee weighed proposed excise taxes to raise $300 to $400 million needed to balance the budget. Chairman Crisp withheld final choices citing protests, with exemptions trimming expected revenue to about $500 million.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Ways and Means
Resistance of Chinese Army Still Strong
Foreign observers touring the Shanghai battle front say Japan faces a near insurmountable tactical problem. The experts believe Japan must risk about 18 000 casualties, a figure General Shirikawa is reluctant to incur. Chinese trenches and machine gun nests line the front and Chapei remains stubbornly defended with barricaded streets and fortified houses.
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Shanghai
Shirikawa
United Press
Chapei
Aan
Oklahoma City Politician Plans Dakotan Speech Tour
Oklahoma figures say William H Murray known as Alfalfa Bul will travel by train to North Dakota for a presidential primary campaign against Franklin D Roosevelt. He will deliver seven speeches there and one in another location, speaking in high spirits about stump addressing.
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Oklahoma City
U.R
William H
Murray
Oklashoman
North Dakota
Franklin D. Roosevelt
New
Dakota
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