Senate Fight Over Trade Pacts Opens
Airman Pat Harrison from the Finance Committee urged extending the reciprocal trade agreements program as a beacon for peace and rational international trade. He warned against destroying the policy and argued for a sane tariff framework to avoid economic collapse. He cited past bipartisan support and noted Republican roots in reciprocity history.
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Washington
Pat Harrison
A Finance Committee
Senate
Harrison
Cordell Hull
Administration
United States
William Howard Taft
Democratic Party
Congress
Coal Price Schedules Issued for Western Districts
The bituminous coal division released the first group of minimum prices after examiners Harlow G. Lewis Charles O. Flower and Samuel Jaffee recommended rates. The coverage includes coal from 1,000 mines in Colorado New Mexico Arizona Utah Wyoming Washington and Oregon with more schedules coming for major soft coal fields.
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Washington
Tee
Harlow G. Lewis
Charles O. Flower
Samuel Jaffee
Colorado
New Mexico
Arizona
Uta
Wyoming
Oregon
Schultz Slayers Named by Murder Inc and Spawn of Fear
Abe Reles testified of the murder ring Murder, Inc. naming Dutch Schultz Flegenheimer as a target. Three men were arrested and arraigned after Reles’s statements. Max Golob Albert Tannenbaum and Charles Workman faced charges or bail as investigators link Buchalter’s rackets to the syndicate. O'Dwyer plans grand jury submissions in April focusing on homicide and related crimes.
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New York
Abe Reles
Arthur
Dutch Schultz) Flegenheimer
Reles
Murder, Inc
Brooklyn
Sullivan County
N. Y
Tannebaum
Workman
Louis
Lepke) Buchalter
Buchalter
O’dwyer
Shooting of Housemaid in Indian Hill Villa
Hamilton County authorities plan to question an 11 year old boy about the fatal shooting of 44 year old Margaret Gruel a house maid in the home of Stanley M Rowe in Cincinnati suburb Indian Hill. Gruel was shot in a bedroom while dressing Rowes son Snowden for dinner. Rowe the housing authority chairman found the boy hysterical and crying. The boy had reportedly used the gun earlier to shoot clay pigeons and placed it in a closet.
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Cincinnati
Tu.r
Hamilton County
Margaret Gruel
Stanley M. Rowe
Indian Hill
Rowe, Chaiman
Cincinnati Metropolitan Housing Authority
Canada Votes Views on War
Ottawa reports nearly 5 500 606 Canadians vote on Canada war effort as Liberal Prime Minister W L MacKenzie King calls an election after Parliament session on Jan. 25. Premier Hepburn of Ontario accuses the government of bungling the war effort and the province passes a resolution.
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Ottawa
U.P
Canada
Liberal Party
William Lyon MacKenzie King
King
Mitchell Hepburn
Ontario
Lower Train Rates Met By Bus Fare Reductions
New York reports a two cent per mile basic coach rate on eastern railroads with a sliding scale for round trips reducing costs in some cases to 1 cent. Concurrently major bus lines announce fare reductions up to 30 percent.
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New York
Loch Assater Trawler Sunk by Mine. Crew Rescued
The Loch Assater a 210 ton British trawler was sunk by a mine. Its 13 man crew were saved by the Strathtummel after 15 hours in an open boat.
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London
U.P
Admiralty
Seven Die In Ohio Auto Crashes CCC Enrollees Among Dead
Two separate crashes near Sandusky and Dayton kill seven people and injure six. In Sandusky four Cleveland Civilian Conservation Corps enrollees die when their coupe collides with a cattle truck, with two others injured. Names and ages of the victims are listed. the truck driver is hurt and held for inquest. In Dayton seven miles north, an automobile truck crash kills Paul Seger his wife Marie and Earl Heiner. Louise Seger is seriously injured with a skull fracture. Bruce Douglas and Thelma Heiner are hurt. driver Richard Link is uninjured.
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Cleveland Civilian Conservation Corps
Camp Seneca
CCC
Route 2
Frank Ollom, Jr
Daniel Mariani
Louis Mastro
Geo F. Galloway
Kenneth Millheim
Joseph Mazur
Millheim
Providence Hospital
Mazur
Harold Malott
Bradner
Pemberville
Cleveland Union Stockyards
Erie Conn
E. J. Meckstroth
Dayton
U.P
Paul D. Seger
Marie
Earl Heiner
Louise Seger
Paul
Thelma Heiner
Earl
Bruce Douglas
Detroit
Richard Link
Douglas
Taft Says New Deal Means More Rules and Regulation
Robert A. Taft warned in a southeastern Pennsylvania speech that a continued New Deal in 1940 would create a government of men regulating all economic and personal life. He urged repealing many regulatory laws and restoring government by law to allow business to plan, expand, and hire.
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Maidant
Pennsylvania
Taft
Congress
Republican Party
Two of 700 Singers Sign Opera Contracts
The fifth annual talent hunt for Metropolitan Opera Company winners named Eleanor Steber, 23, from Wheeling West Virginia, and Arthur Kent, 30, from New York, as contract recipients. Each received a Met contract, a $1,000 prize, and a silver plaque. About 700 contestants competed.
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New York
U.P
Metropolitan Opera Company
Eleanor Steber
Wheeling
W. Va
Arthur Kent
Met
Hungarian Diplomat in Rome for Conferences
Count Paul Teleki the Hungarian premier met in Rome with Count Galeazzo Ciano the foreign minister at the foreign office. The talks were described as long and cordial and Teleki planned to meet Premier Benito Mussolini the next day.
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Rome
U.P
Paul Teleki
Galeazzo Ciano
Foreign Office
Teleki
Benito Mussolini
Sunspots Disrupt Earth Communications Across Major Networks
Sunspot activity disrupted telephone, telegraph, and radio services worldwide. Major cables, ocean wireless, and land lines suffered heavy static with thousands of Easter messages delayed. Experts note 11 year solar cycles with debates on particle causes and earth magnetic interference.
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American Telephone and Telegraph Co
British Warships Clamp Tight Blockade on Baltic
British naval forces reportedly stretched a blockade across Germany s shipping lanes from the North Sea to the Baltic. Scandian sources said Skagerrak and Kattegat were mined and patrolled as vessels aimed to disrupt Swedish iron ore shipments via Narvik. Four German freighters bound for Narvik were ordered back and others diverted, with destroyers and submarines active.
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Reich
Copenhagen
Denmark
Germany
North Sea
Skagerrak
Norway
Kattegat
Sweden
Narvik
Norwegian
Skagen
Elbe River
Pope Issues Peace Plea
In a 15 minute Easter homily Pope Pius decried mankind using inventive genius for war. He warned all energy and wealth now directed at armaments to ruin nations. He prayed Divine Redeemer to grant peace, concord, and unity to kings, princes, and Christian peoples.
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Vatican City
U.P
Pius
Children Defy Cold For Egg-Rolling Party
Children dressed in warm clothing braved a north wind and 21 degree temperature to take part in the annual egg rolling on the White House south lawn. About 100 children and parents gathered as gates opened at 9 a.m. The sun appeared as conditions moderated and more egg rollers joined.
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Washington
AUP
White House
English Unions Take Firm Anti War Stand
Delegates of the National Union of Shop Assistants Warehousemen and Clerks say the war is imperialist with no working class stake. Essex district council of the National Union of Railwaymen urged stopping the war and C A Smith of the Independent Labour Party pushed a strong anti war policy.
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Birmingham
England
National Union of Shop Assistants
Essex
National Union of Railwaymen
C. A. Smith
Independent Labor Party
Secretary of State Griffith Hospitalized After Asthma Attack
Secretary of State Earl Griffith was stricken in his Columbus office at noon and rushed by ambulance to White Cross Hospital where an oxygen tent would be available if needed. An aide said he was in need of medical care but stable.
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Columbus
Earl Griffith
White Cross Hospital
Willow Grove Mine explosion death toll top 73
Officials believed 15 bodies remained in the Willow Grove coal mine after the March 16 explosion that killed 73 miners.
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Willow Grove
Frigid Easter Sets Ohio Cold Record Across State
The Union of Ohio reports the coldest Easter on record with Cleveland at 11 degrees and Columbus at 15. The 7 am readings shattered 1888 and 1912 marks, as weather officials warn few will see such conditions again. Snow fell in parts of the midwest and southeast while Florida and southern Louisiana enjoyed milder climes.
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Columbus
Cleveland
Weather Bureau
U. S
Ral Mize
Tennessee
Arkansas
Mississippi
Secretary of State Rejects Nomination for Nonexistent Office
Secretary Earl Griffith refused to accept declarations of candidacy for members of the state central committees at large, ruling there is no such office. Petitioners filed for four Democrat and three Republican candidates claiming Congressmen at large justify a central committee at large.
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Columbus
U.R
Earl Griffith
Two Girls Escape From Columbus Industrial School
Columbus police reported that Mary Perdue 17 of Columbus and Betty Dunlap 15 of St Marys escaped from the Girls Industrial School near Columbus during the night.
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Columbus
U.P
Mary Perdue
Betty Dunlap
St. Marys
Here
Labor Conditions in Auto Industry Improve Says Brookings Study
A Brookings Institution study on labor relations in the auto industry finds bargaining relations improving as the United Automobile Workers Union gains responsibility and manufacturers curb anti union activity. Prof William H McPherson of Oberlin College led the research on New Deal laws impact on employment policies.
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Washington
Brookings Institution
United Automobile Workers Union
William H. McPherson
Oberlin College
New Disorders In Eire Feared
Belfast reports police fired warning shots during Easter Monday unrest linked to 1916 rebellion commemorations. In London Derry a railroad bridge was blasted as protests broke out and Republicans in Belfast held brief street meetings with army officers reading statements warning of possible armed intervention at the Northern Ireland Eire border.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
U.P
Eire
Irish Republican Army
Ireland
England
Falls Road
Londonderry
Northern Ireland-Eire
Third Year of Sleep Begins for Small Girl
Mary Ellen Reardon age 4 began her third year of sleep in Elmwood Park Illinois as a victim of measles encephalitis. Physicians say death is likely unless a miracle occurs and prayers are offered during Easter weekend. Doctors know of no method to remove brain scar tissue or replace diseased tissue.
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Elmwood Park
U.P
Mary Ellen Reardon
High School Girl Wins Private Bath Controversy
In Los Angeles area a 15 year old, Joan Lawrence, fights an injunction over “mass bathing” at Alhambra High. Attorney McKeeson offers private baths for her and others who object, while Dr. Rosanoff notes private showers reduce sex consciousness and may excuse gym class.
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Los Angeles
U.P— Peace
Joan Lawrence
Alhambra High School
W. B. McKeeson
Aaron Rosanoff
Rosanoff
Lawrence
California
McKesson
British Seize Turkish Ship Used in Smuggling
British warships seized the Turkish steamship Sakarya of 2612 tons and towed it to Beirut after alleging the vessel carried 2000 Jews from Constanza Romania and landed them clandestinely in Palestine. The Turkish government reportedly sought the ship’s release through diplomatic representations.
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Turkey
U.P
Beirut
Syria
Constanza
Romania
Palestine
Psychologist Dr. Laird launches modern life series
In the Messenger, Dr. Donald A. Laird, a noted psychologist, selects a question and analyzes it in straightforward terms as the first piece replacing Dr. Fishbein's health talks. The series will feature other specialists through spring and summer.
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Today’s Messenger
Donald A. Laird
Dr. Laird
Fishbein
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