Steel Strike Chiefs Face Grand Jury
A grand jury in Waukegan Illinois was sworn to consider indictments against eight leaders of John L Lewis steel organizers for criminal conspiracy to block enforcement of a court injunction. The charges stem from two clashes when sit-down strikers fought sheriff deputies using tear gas and nausea gas after ignoring Circuit Judge Ralph Cady’s injunction. Strikers were evicted in a bitter battle last Friday.
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Waukegan
Ill
John L. Lewis
Fansteel Metallurgical Corporation
Ralph Cady
Carnegie-Illinois Steel mulls wage rise for workers
Pittsburgh report says Carnegie-Illinois Steel Corporation the nation’s largest steel producer called meetings of employee representatives. Unofficial sources indicate a wage increase may be offered to workers at the sessions.
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Pittsburgh
U.R
Carnegie-Illinois Steel Corporation
Pickets Rally as Fansteel Reopening Is Delayed
Amalgamated Iron Steel and Tin Workers and supporters plan a mass picket at Fansteel grounds. President Aitchison postpones reopening pending a court hearing on mass picketing injunction while organizers face legal pressure and 82 sit-down defendants are sought.
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Amalgamated Iron, Steel and Tin Workers
Robert J. Aitchison
Fansteel
Max Adelman
Kenosha
Wis
Here
Lawrence A. Doolittle
Aitchison
H. A. Rusak
Brookings endorses federal farm control in emergencies
The Brookings Institution approves federal control of farm production during emergency periods but criticizes the proposed emergency granary plan as impractical. It urges continued Agricultural Adjustment Administration aid to help farmers adjust to changing conditions and cushion disasters like drought and flood. It endorses federal crop insurance as financially sound if premiums and indemnities stay actuarial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Brookings Institution
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Resigns Director of Air Commerce Post
Eugene L. Vidal, youthful director of the Bureau of Air Commerce, resigns his post amid long criticism of his administration. He had faced Senate pressure since last spring and announced plans to enter commercial aviation, saying he would not become the target of criticism tied to airline crashes.
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Washington
U.P
Eugene L. Vidal
Bureau of Air Commerce
Senate Commerce Committee
Vidal
Ohio Foreclosures Fall in December Says Official Estimate
The governor's farm and home protective committee reports Ohio real estate foreclosures for December at 1 281, down 151 from December a year earlier.
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U.P
Governor's Farm and Home Protective Committee
Ohio
Ohio Red Cross drive sets 1937 membership目标
Columbus report says Ohio aims to enroll 380000 members for the 1937 Red Cross drive, about 54000 more than the previous year, with the campaign to begin in the fall.
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Columbus
U.P
Ohio
Garlic aid for avoiding war says Ford in Gourmet Society
Ford Madox Ford told the Gourmet Society that international tensions and likely wars stem from poor feeding by too many cooks. He advocates wider use of spices, especially garlic, to improve individuals and nations.
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New York
J.P
Ford Maddox Ford
Senate Opens Neutrality Bill Debate Today
The Senate begins debate on a neutrality bill named cash and carry in a push to keep the US out of war. Key Pittman leads the bill amid expected strong opposition with proposals to require belligerents to transport goods in US ships and grant them full title before leaving ports. An embargo on arms exports is also proposed. Senator Hiram Johnson criticizes the measure as a hodgepodge likely to draw the US into war.
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Washington
U.P
Senate
America
Key Pittman
Nev
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
United States
Sen
Hiram Johnson
Cal
Johnson
Kidnap Charge Shocks Chicago Bride-to-Be
Chicago police prepared to mail a warrant charging Margaret Eustice age 35 with kidnapping or aiding kidnapping Quin OBrien 66 to force a marriage. The group allegedly abducted OBrien to Morrison Illinois and compelled the ceremony at gunpoint three weeks earlier. Eustice an expectant mother, her father Dr William Eustice of Galena and others were in custody.
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Chicago
U.P
Clinton
Margaret Eustice
Quin O'Brien
City Corporation
O’brien
Morrison, Til
Miss Eustice
William Eustice
Galena
Thomas J. Courtney
George Casper
Elizabeth
Eustice
Frank Penicaram
James Norman
Joseph Abbaticola
Toledo Threatened by Loyalist Advance Near Alcazar
Madrid dispatch reports loyalist forces advancing from the Tajo River front toward Toledo and the Alcazar fortress. Government artillery and machine guns shelled Nationalist positions in University City on Madrid's western edge during the weekend as troops prepare for a larger move in the Madrid region.
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Madrid
U.P
Toledo
Alcazar
Tajo
University City
State trims Old Age Pension awards in Ohio
Ohio officials announce a gradual drop in the average monthly pension from an August peak of 25 dollars. Reductions vary by county to reflect local budgets and prices. February is expected to push the recipient count past 100000.
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Columbus-U,p
H. J. Berrodin
State Division of Aid
Berrodin
Driver Killed When Truck Collides in Painesville
Edward R. Lumpkin aged 45 of Miamisburg died in a collision near Painesville when his tobacco truck hit another vehicle and burst into flames. Lumpkin was thrown from the cab and initially hidden by a blanket before responders located him.
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Painesville
U.R
Edward R. Lumpkin
Miamisburg
North Perry
Here
Lumpkin
Two Million Dollar Relief Appropriation Demanded
City and county officials press Columbus to urge the Legislature for an extra 2 million emergency relief, added to 3 million already appropriated, to cover needs through April 15. They warn against a collapse of relief work in Cleveland and Toledo without further funds and seek permanent 1937 relief legislation and tax measures to yield at least 20 million for 1937. Immediate payment of 350 thousand in final 1936 grants is also sought.
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Columbus
Cleveland
Toledo
Widow Tells Story of Screen Writer Death
Palm Springs California reports Humphrey Pearson the screen writer was killed during a struggle with his wife over a gun Mrs Pearson said she feared suicide and tried to take the weapon They recall a night ride from a cocktail bar with both intoxicated officials said her account was hazy and witnesses testified to intoxication
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Palm Springs
Calif
U.P
Humphrey Pearson
Negro Students File Discrimination Suit in Xenia
William Presley and Robert Stokes Wilberforce University students sue Xenia restaurant owner Ernest Dontchos for 500 dollars each alleging racial discrimination and public humiliation after being refused service. Sally James of Springfield Wilberforce trustee represents the plaintiffs.
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XENIA
U.P
William Presley
Robert Stokes
Wilberforce University
Ernest Dontchos
Sally James
Springfield
Wilberforce
Flood Control Groups To Coordinate Action
Columbus Ohio action committee on flood control appoints Col Richard Leiber of Indianapolis as chair. Ohio Valley Conservation and Flood Control Congress led by Dr Charlie E Holzer of Gallipolis invites action committee members to join as directors in a coordinating move.
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Columbus
A.P
Alexander Thomson
Hamilton
Ohio Chamber of Commerce Today
Richard Leiber
Indianapolis
Action Committee
Ohio Valley Conservation and Flood Control Congress
Charlies E. Holzer
Gallipolis
Congress
Telegraph Boys Strike in Toledo Demand Higher Wages
Sixty Western Union and Postal Telegraph Messenger boys walked out today in Toledo demanding 16 dollars a week wages as a labor action affecting local telegraph service.
Lindbergh Anniversary Marked in Hopewell
Col and Mrs Charles A Lindbergh mark the five year anniversary of the Charles Jr kidnapping in Hopewell New Jersey while in India. The infant was abducted on March 1 1932 from the Lindberghs home and found dead May 12 in nearby woods after a ransom note demanding $50 000.
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Hopewell
N. J
Charles A. Lindbergh
India
Charles Jr
Lindbergh
Bank Robber Slays Fellow Inmate at Pen
Charles Morgan a 36 year old Cleveland bank robber killed his cellmate George Ruch 23 at the Ohio State Penitentiary Morgan admitted striking Ruch on the head with a jagged piece of broken washbowl saying he was tired of being with him Ruch had undergone an appendectomy ten days earlier and was moved to Morgan s cell Ruch had been imprisoned since 1935 for burglary and robbery
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Columbus
O.R
Ohio State Penitentiary
Charles Morgan
Cleveland
George Ruch
James C. Woodard
Morgan
Ruch
Ohio Mishaps Take 12 Lives
A week-end of motor accidents in Ohio claimed 12 lives. Among the victims were James C. Houck, 39, WPA worker, who stepped in front of a car driven by Thomas Charlton of Corning at Moxahala. Areletta Moore, 5, of Lancaster, who died of injuries from a Friday collision with a Lancaster driver Charles Hoover. Robert C. Yost, 36, oil company employee from Findlay, killed by a hit and run driver while crossing a street. Richard Hocker, 18, a high school student, later arrested for striking Yost and released to the custody of his grandfather, Justice of the Peace Joseph C. Hodgson.
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Columbus
U.P
Ohio
James C. Houck
WPA
Thomas Charlton
Corning
Moxahala
Areletta Moore
Lancaster
Charles Hooper
Robert C. Yost
Oil Company
Findlay
FDR Urges Sugar Quota Continuance
President Roosevelt urged Congress to extend the sugar quota system and levy a 0.75 cent per pound excise tax on sugar raw value. The plan would raise about 100 million dollars annually and protect both new and old beet and sugar cane producers while offering higher benefit payments to family-size farms.
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Washington
IUP
Roosevelt
Congress
Treasury
Star's Grandfather Brugh Dies Near Beatrice Neb
Jacob A. Brugh aged 82 grandfather of motion picture star Robert Taylor died at a son's farm near Beatrice Nebraska Sunday night. Taylor had recently helped Brugh after he had been on relief.
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Star
Beatrice
U.P
Jacob A. Brugh
Robert Taylor
Here
Taylor
Brugh
Five and Ten Girls Sit Down For Better Wages And Hours
About 150 workers mainly women halted operations at Detroit F W Woolworth in a sit down protest. They demand a 10 cent hourly wage increase and a 44 hour week while some bakery staff seek a 54 hour week. The store had raised sales girl pay by one dollar per week the day before.
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Detroit
F. W. Woolworth
F. A. Lowe
Waiters and Waitresses
Roosevelt Plans Two Broadcast Speeches On Second New Deal
President Roosevelt will outline aims of his second New Deal in two consecutive broadcasts on March 4 and March 9. The talks will cover labor contract enforcement and a broad judicial reorganization, with a final fireside chat to follow. The White House described the addresses as a two part serial presenting the Administration’s objectives for his second term.
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Washington
Roosevelt
White House
Arthur Krock
New York Times
Krock
Sunday
Supreme Court
Duke of Windsor Reaches Capital Sum and Lifelong Allowance
ENZESFELD Austria. It was reported that the Duke of Windsor reached an agreement with the British royal family for a capital sum and a life-long monthly allowance. The deal reportedly provides nearly £250,000 in cash stocks and real estate plus an ongoing about $5,000 per month for life.
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Enzesfeld
Austria
Duke of Windsor
Enzesfeld Castle
Young Judge Glenn to Rule on South Carolina Power Projects
Power hearing falls to 43 year old Judge J Lyles Glenn Democrat of Chester South Carolina as he decides on two major New Deal financing cases. Buzzards Roost and Santee Cooper projects involve federal money for power centers in the state with a total of 40 million dollars at stake.
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J. Lyles Glenn
Chester
S. C
Santee-Cooper
South Carolina
Supreme Court Delivers Gold Clause Ruling. Wagner Law Case Awaited
The high court announced no Wagner Labor Law decision in its latest session, issuing a five to four gold clause ruling that bars contracts payable in gold or bullion under New Deal laws. Justice Cardozo wrote the opinion, with several justices dissenting. The decision signals potential currency law implications and affects ongoing Wagner Act and related cases.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Holyoke Water Power Co
Holyoke
Mass
American Wrapping Paper Co
Benjamin N. Cardozo
Willis Vandevanter
James C. McReynolds
George Sutherland
Pierce Butler
Water Power Company
Paper Company
Congress
Justice Stone
New York State
Father Dies After Saving Life of Son on Thin Ice
Russell Pedlar a 34 year old Cleveland cab driver drowned at Virginia Kendall State Park while saving his 6 year old son Gordon from thin ice on a lake. Geraldine 10 Richard 13 and Chauncey Beegle and Edward Callahan aided the boy after witnesses cried for help. The father died after getting his son to safety.
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AKRON
U.P
Virginia
Kendall State Park
Russell Pedlar
Cleveland
Gordon
Geraldine
Richard
Chauncey Beegle
Edward Callahan
Denver office shooting leaves three dead
A man identified as Frank Bailey opened fire in the Denver county welfare office killing James Tunnell Carl Dideo and a third man named Millikan and wounding a woman Mona Chambers who was shot in the head. Bailey was arrested after the attack. Dr T L Williams reported the assailant began firing after an argument.
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Denver
U.P
James Tunnell
Carl Dideo
Millikan
Mona Chambers
Frank Bailey
Bailey
T. L. Williams
Canadian Minister Willing To Resign
Prime Minister William Aberhart said he might resign after admitting failure to deliver on the social credit pledge. He cited illness among cabinet members, adverse economic conditions, opposition from financial interests, and a poor 1936 crop as factors that prevented paying social credit dividends to all Alberta adults within 18 months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calgary
Alberta
U.P
William Aberhart
Ransbottom Dies in Zanesville Hospital
Frank M. Ransbottom aged 63 a Zanesville banker and pottery maker died of pneumonia in a hospital Sunday He directed the Federal Home Loan Bank for Ohio and held high Masonic ranks including past grand master of the Ohio Masonic Order and past grand commander of the Ohio Knights Templar He was a member of the Elks Lodge.
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Zanesville
U.P
Frank M. Ransbottom
Federal Home Loan Bank For
Ohio
Ohio Masonic Order
Ohio Knights Templar
Elks Lodge
Ohio WPA paid wages to over 131 thousand workers
Columbus report shows Ohio Works Progress Administration paid $7,396,463 in January to 131,894 workers, with headquarters reporting the figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
U.P
Ohio
WPA
Suspected arson closes Bradly coal mine stables
A fire at United States Coal Co. stables in Bradly destroyed 24 mules, two horses, hay and grain valued at $18,000. Sheriff Robert Bates opened an arson inquiry as investigators probe the blaze at the nearby mine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steubenville-Up
United States Coal Co
Bradly
Robert Bates
Leap From Car Kills Zanesville Woman
ZANESVILLE Mrs Anna M Fell of Zanesville was killed Sunday after she jumped from a car driven by her sister Nellie Straub. The sister said a spark from the heater frightened Mrs Fell causing the jump and fatal neck fracture. PALM SPRINGS Calif Solution of slaying of Humphrey Pearson awaited as Mrs Pearson recovered from hysteria.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zanesville
U.P
Anna M. Fell
Nellie Straub
Fell
Palm Springs
Calif
U.R
Humphrey Pearson
Ohio libraries to receive state funds after governor sign
Public libraries in Ohio facing financial need will again receive state support under an appropriation bill signed by Governor Davey. The measure provides continued funding to eligible institutions across the state.
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Columbus
Ohio
Davey
Policeman's Home Burglarized in Cleveland
Deputy Police Inspector Walter Carey was on duty when burglars ransacked his residence at Central Headquarters in Cleveland. Police seek clues and classify the break in as a burglary incident with investigations ongoing.
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Cleveland
U.P
Walter Carey
Central
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