New York Striking Union Shuts Down City Services
Thousands of workers in New York City walkouts trigger chaos as elevators, heat, and building services fail. Police report over 300 disorder incidents and nearly 100 arrests amid clashes between strikers, guards, and replacement workers. Mayor La Guardia seeks a truce as after hours pay demands and wage hikes fuel the dispute.
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York
Ence
Kers
Ameri
Upper
Bronx
Enwi¢H Village
Olice
den Park West
Mes J. Bambrick
New York
Web Exchange
la Guardia
Sales Tax Explanations Toured by Ohio District Examiners
Sales tax examiners for the Athens district and seven southeastern Ohio counties, led by Ted M. Winegardner, announce a series of meetings to discuss the sales tax law and its enforcement. Scheduled stops include Gallipolis, Marietta, Mertyr, Glouster, Rio Grande, and Middleport with times in March.
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Winegardner
Athos
Hio
Ted M. Winegardner
Thens
Wayne Wingett
C. J. Moriarty
R. Rohnson
Washington County
E. W. Stephen
R. W. Lapley
Robert Briggs
Arietta
Vinton County
James E. Warren
Merthur
Ralph Miller
Blaze at Warren Hotel Kills Three Officials Probe Begun
Fire officials investigated a $150 000 blaze that killed three people at the 40 year old Warren Hotel. Victims include Owen Canole of Akron and his wife, and John Bane a Republic Steel Corp superintendent found burned in his room.
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Warren
Owen Canole
Akron
John Bane
Republic Steel Corp
France Accepts U S Demand on Battleship Tonnage
An authoritative source said Tuesday that France agreed to the United States limit of 35 000 tons for battleships, binding the figure through 1940.
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London
France
United States
Body Found Near Conotton Creek Reports Local Fatality
Receding waters of Conotton Creek near Sherrodeville disclosed the body of Mrs. George Storrie, 33, yesterday according to her husband. She had been ill prior to her death.
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New Philadelphia
Conotton Creek
Heerby
Sherrodeville
George Storrie
Heart Beating Restored After Life Stop Lab Study Report
Dr William B Kouitz of St Louis described bringing back to near normal activity the hearts of 63 persons after stoppage for laboratory study. Doctors at the American College of Physicians meeting suggested the method resembles Carrel Lindbergh tissue preservation apparatus.
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Detroit
Mich
William B. Kouitz
St. Louis
American College of Physicians
Kouitz
Alexis Carrel
New York
Charles A. Lindbergh
Davey Refuses To Intervene In The Akron Strike
Governor Martin L. Davey declined to intervene in the Akron rubber workers strike and urged Summit County residents to use legal remedies to remove the sheriff if displeased. Goodyear officials announced that resuming full plant operations depended on a response from Sheriff James T. Flower. The 15 day strike left over 14,000 workers idle while officials seek to reconcile plant access and injunctive limits.
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Akron
Martin L. Davey
Columbus
Summit County
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co
James T. Flower
P. W. Litchfield
Goodyear
Flower
Litchfield
City Water Shut Off After Second Break Downtown
A second break in a dead section of city water lines at Congress and State Streets cut water for about three hours last night. The four inch main carries emergency services. the water froze solid and caused pavement damage on Congress Street. City officials plan relaying Morris and Franklin Aves with WPA labor and waterproof tar filler.
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Congress and
W. State Sts
Congress St
C. W. Gross
City Service
Morris
Franklin Aves
WPA
Jealous Wife Brings In Name of Aviatrix
In Los Angeles a divorce case between aviation technician Paul Mantz and Myrtle Mantz mentions Amelia Earhart Putnam, the aviatrix, as a jealous witness and Miss Earhart’s supposed influence. Mantz testified he acted as a technical advisor to Miss Earhart amid the domestic dispute.
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Los Angeles
Amelia Farhart Putnam
Paul Mantz
Myrtle
Administration presses fast action on farm plan
New Deal officials moved to speed approval of the soil conservation and farm subsidy act. Secretary Wallace plans to join a farm meeting in Memphis Friday as the administration urges taking ten to fifteen million acres out of cotton farming.
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Washington
New Deal
Memphis
Chicago
Wallace
League of Nations calls for peace from Italy and Ethiopia
The League of Nations Committee of 13 urged Italy and Ethiopia to reply within one week to a peace appeal drafted in Geneva. Agreement on a cession of hostilities as a step to talks was reported, while a separate oil sanction resolution threatened if the effort fails.
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Italy
Geneva
League of Nations
Council
Ethiopia
Anthony Eden
Pierre-Etienne Flandin
Haile Selassie
Council of Ministers
Mussolini
Fascism
Britain to Expand Armed Forces for Immediate Readiness
Britain's government unveiled a white paper announcing a vast immediate expansion of the army navy and air forces along with industrial mobilization to ensure instant readiness in case of war. The measure cites global armament trends and cites the United States Germany Belgium Italy and Soviet Russia as already pursuing similar plans.
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London
Great Britain
United States
Germany
Belgium
Italy
Soviet Russia
Geisler Divorce Suit Heard in County Court
Anna Geisler of Redtown sues Edward Geisler now in Czechoslovakia for divorce in Athens County Common Pleas Court. Judge O F Rowland continued the case to obtain deposition from Rudolph Geisler of Garfield New Jersey. Marie Geisler testified she supports herself with washing and housekeeping.
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Anna Geisler
Redtown
Edward Geisler
Czechoslovakia
O. F. Rowland
Athens
Ohio Auto License Revocations Rise to 845
Columbus registrar Frank West reports 11 more revocations today under Ohio drivers responsibility act. The tally climbs to 845 motorists penalized since the act took effect last August.
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Columbus
Frank West
Registrar of Motor Vehicles
Ohio
WPA Workers Fired for Refusing PWA Transfer
Three WPA workers who refused to report for PWA construction will be removed from WPA projects and barred from future Federal public works work. WPA supervisor Ray Soble said national reemployment officials referred the cases, and those refusing PWA employment cannot return to WPA. The Athens District announced a new project surveying farm mortgages and land values, plus two sewing centers in Lawrence County and Marietta employing 25 and 44 women respectively.
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WPA
PWA
Reed
Ray ‘Soble
Shade
Thomas Hixenbaugh
National Re-Employment Service
Athens
Noble
Lawrence County
Marietta
Mrs J M Denison Dies Today in Akron
Mrs John M Denison 466 FE Market St Akron died this morning at home Funeral services set for Thursday at 2 30 PM at Sweeney Funeral Home Akron She leaves three brothers Frank E Sweeney 191 Lancaster St Athens A W Sweeney Akron and John R Sweeney Florida one step brother William Shields 30 Second St Athens one daughter Mrs Mildred Carr Syracuse NY and two sons Kenneth and John Denison Akron Her husband Dr John M Denison died five years ago
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John M. Denison
Market St
Akron
Sweeney
Denison
Frank E. Sweeney
Lancaster St
Athens
A. W. Sweeney
John R. Sweeney
Florida
William Shields
Second St
Mildred Carr
Syracuse N.Y
Kenneth
John Denison
WPA Work May Cease in Kenton
WPA officials warned two major projects near Kenton could stop because funds were exhausted paying workers for days lost to bad weather.
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WPA
Kenton
Jap Generals Call For Resignation From War Council
Seven top Japanese army generals asked to resign from the Supreme War Council citing indirect responsibility for last week’s rebellion and assassinations. Publisher B W Fleisher warned more militarist uprisings loom as Japan’s government faces possible shifts under Emperor Hirohito. Affected generals include Hayashi Araki Abe Mazaki Nishi Uyeda and Terauchi. The government pulled back the first fleet from Tokyo Bay, signaling confidence that further disorder is unlikely.
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Tokyo
Supreme War Council of the Empire
Los Angeles
Japan
B. W. Fleisher
Japan Advertiser
Orient
Fleisher
Senjuro Hayashi
Sadao Araki
Nobuyuki Abe
Juizaburo Mazaki
Gichi Nishi
Kenkichi Uyeda
Juichi Terauchi
Tokyo Bay
Drive For Labor Bill Gains Momentum in Congress
Washington reports revived push for the Black 30 hour week bill after the American Federation of Labor revealed 12,626,000 jobless in January, up 1,229,000 from December. Some lawmakers blame winter, others seek the measure to reduce unemployment, while liberals urge purchasing power distribution through shorter hours or long term industrial planning.
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Washington
American Federation of Labor
Congress
Seventh Taft Child Born in Cincinnati Home
In Cincinnati Charles P Taft II, political leader and son of the late President William Howard Taft, welcomed a baby boy. This is the Tafts seventh child, with five daughters among the siblings.
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Tafts
Cincinnati
Charles P. Taft, II
William Howard Taft
Trusty Still At Large After Escape From London Prison Farm
Edgar Leaver ton, 33, a trusty lifer at London Prison Farm, escaped yesterday and remains at large today. Local authorities are seeking information to recapture him.
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Trusty
Columbus
Edgar Leaverton
London Prison Farm Trusty Lifer
Solons Readies for Battles Over Roosevelt Tax Message
Congress braces for fierce fights after President Roosevelt outlines tax plans. Treasury announces a 1.25 billion dollar government bond issue oversubscribed, part to retire maturing bills and fund relief, farm and bonus payments. Republicans seek spending cuts while Democrats warn of political risk in a large tax bill. Public hearings to follow.
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Congress
House Ways and Means
Roosevelt
The
Treasury
Air Line Plans Buy Ten Douglas Super-Transports
United Air Lines announces authorization of about 1 million dollars to purchase ten 24 passenger Douglas super transports to meet expected summer business growth.
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Air Line
New York
United Air Lines
Weather Dampens Business Activity Says Cleveland Review
The Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland reports that recent business conditions were largely shaped by weather and a drop in auto production. A cold spell boosted some sectors but overall activity slowed due to broader retardation across industries.
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Cleveland
Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland
Age Pension Relieves County Home Burden
Columbus reports that 1,000 pension recipients left county homes reducing the county burden by 248000 dollars annually. An additional 600 residents were kept out of county homes due to pension eligibility.
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Columbus
F. L. Harrison, Jr
Ohio
Division of Aid For
Harrison
Land Forfeiture Sale Set By Athens County Auditor
County Auditor Clyde C Gibson will offer for sale next Monday at the courthouse lands forfeited to the state for delinquent taxes. The sale marks the first time in 30 years Athens County uses this process. Delinquent collections have reached about 45004.04 since last Sept 1 through an installment program and public notices.
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Clyde C. Gibson
Athens County
Gordon Gray
Foster
Gibson
West March
President Roosevelt Advocates Permanent Tax Overhaul
Roosevelt proposes a permanent levy on undistributed corporate profits to raise 1.614 billion annually by repealing corporate income and related taxes and ending dividend exemptions. A windfall income tax on AAA processing nonpayments, an excise on certain agricultural processing, plus two temporary levies totaling 517 million over their span.
State Highway Men Promised Hour Increase
Columbus reports Gov. Martin L. Davey promised wage raises for State Highway Department workers and an increase in their weekly hours from 30 to 40. He defended vetoes on the state employes retirement bill while noting legislators’ salaries would rise from 1 000 to 2 000 dollars a year to curb lobby temptations.
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Ohio Government Survey Committee
Martin L. Davey
Davey
Firemen's Ball Seeks $300 Goal at Hotel Berry
Athens plans a March 17 Firemen's Ball at Hotel Berry to clear about $300 debts. Safety Director Haney reports $251.8 in clothing costs for 11 Bunker Suite coats and pants plus boots and mittens. an orchestra costs $30. Together with other gear, the event aims to fund additional safety items if receipts allow.
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Athens
Hotel Berry
St. Patrick's Day
Scott Haney
Haney
Educators Join Picket Line in Boston Strike
Boston garment workers strike draws 4000 workers, clergy and educators to lines. Notables on the picket include Zara DuPont, Harvard instructors and wives, and Rev. John Knox who was briefly removed by police after stopping to give a statement.
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Boston
Zara DuPont
Harvard
John Knox
Runaway Tender Kills 15 Railroad Workers
Fifteen CPR railroad workers in Revelstoke British Columbia were killed when a runaway locomotive tender crashed into their snowbound position. Survivors and investigators assess the cause as this chilling mountain accident.
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Revelstoke
B. C
Canadian Pacific Railway
Vast Reform Is Proposed To Congress
President Roosevelt urged sweeping changes to the tax system aiming at a tax on undistributed corporate profits, repeal of the graduated corporate income tax, and new levies to replace old processing taxes. He estimated the undistributed profits tax could yield about 1.614 billion annually and proposed a gradual rate around 34 to 44 percent to match revenue needs. The plan seeks to close tax inequities and curb revenue leaks while Congress drafts specifics.
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Washington
Congress
Roosevelt
Treasury
Therfore
Courthouse Custodian Dies at Athens County Building
John Spitzer a custodian at the Athens County Courthouse died in the boiler room this morning. He and wife Mrs. Spitzer had run the building since 1933. A coroner said he likely died two or three hours earlier after being missing at lunch.
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John Spitzer
Grosvenor St
Athens County
Slum Clearance Work Halted as 1000 Union Workers Strike
In Cleveland work on three slum clearance projects stopped Tuesday when about 1,000 union men walked off refusing to work at the old wages. A new building trades wage scale took effect Monday, approved by the Building Trades Employers Association. Carpenters received $1.25 an hour, a raise of $0.125 per hour.
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Cleveland
Building Trades Employers Association and Crafte
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