Rockefeller Dies in Sleep at Florida Residence
John D. Rockefeller dies in his 98th year at his winter home in Florida. He will be buried in Cleveland after a private funeral held in New York. The Rockefeller legacy includes vast philanthropy with hundreds of millions given to education science medicine sanitation religion and research.
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John D. Rockefeller
Florida
Ormond Beach
Fla
U.P
Hudson River
Tarrytown
N. Y
Rockefeller
Cleveland
Round Hums
Gallia Bank Cashier Dies After Operation
John Newton Davis 55 a cashier at the Commercial and Savings Bank died in Holzer Hospital after a heart attack following hernia surgery. He was a native of Oak Hill and is survived by wife Ada Edwards and two daughters Mary and Ruth, Ohio State students. Funeral services are set for Grace Methodist Church Gallipolis at 1 p m Tuesday with burial at Oak Hill.
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Gallipolis
John Newton Davis
The
Commercial and Savings Bank
Holzer Hospital
Davis
Oak Hill
Ada Edwards
Daughers
Mary
Ruth
Ohio State University
Grace Methodist
Murder Trial Opens for John W Deetrick
The trial of John W. Deetrick, metallurgical engineer, opens in Youngstown for the murder of his wife Ruth last August. The defense plans to argue that Mrs. Deetrick died by her own hand.
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Youngstown
John W. Deetrick
Ruth
Rockefeller life in brief through the years
Born 1839 in Richford New York. Moved to Cleveland in 1858. Began as clerk earning 50 dollars a month. Sought a raise to 800 annually then started his own business after rejection. Invested to improve oil quality. Formed first oil firm in 1862. Married Laura Spelman in 1864. Gained controlling interest in 1865. Formed Standard Oil in 1870 and held monopoly by 1882. Trust dissolved in 1892. Retired in 1911. Died 1987 in Ormond Florida.
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Richford
N. Y
Cleveland
First Oil
Laura C. Spelman
Standard Oil Company
U. S
Standard Oil Trust
Ormond, Fla
Steel Workers Meet Crusible Steel in Wage Talks
Steel Workers Organizing Committee con fers with Crusible Steel Company officials in Pittsburgh over a peaceful contract. Inland Steel to hold talks in Chicago. The five independents including Bethlehem Republic Steel and Youngstown Sheet & Tube, employing about 200000 of the nations 550000 steelworkers, seek similar contracts to U S Steel Corp.
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Pittsburgh
U.P
Steel Workers Organizating Committee
Crusible Steel Company
Chicago
Inland Steel Company
Crucible
Inland
U. S. Steel Corp
Bethlehem Steel Corporation
Republic Steel
Youngstown Sheet & Tube
Soviets Forbid Arctic Flight
Moscow banned three Soviet planes from flying to Rudolf Island to deliver food and supplies to four men stranded near the North Pole. Arctic chief Nicolai Younson halted the risky mission as visibility dropped with wind and blowing snow. the stranded group pressed on planning an intermediary landing if needed.
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Moscow
Rudolf Island
North Pole
Nicolai Younson
Seek Engineer's Body In Train Wreckage
London Ky railroad crew searched wreckage of the Louisville and Nashville Southland near Bernstadt for the body of Engineer David Elam 45 Latonia Ky. The Southland wrecked five miles north of London as it went into a sharp curve Sunday night. Five railroad employees were injured none seriously.
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London
Southland
Bernstadt
David Elam
Latonia
Here
Toledo club owners charged in Karpis gang case
Ted and Bert Angus and four others were arraigned before Federal Judge John M. Killits on charges of harboring Alvin Karpis Arthur Barker and Harry Campbell of the Barker Karpis gang two years ago in Toledo Ohio and nearby areas.
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Toledo
U.P
Ted and
Bert Angus
John M. Killits
Alvin Karpis
Arthur Barker
Harry Campbell
Mairpis-Barker
Lindberghs Welcome Son in England on Coronation Day
A new Lindbergh baby boy was born to Col and Mrs Charles A Lindbergh in England on May 12 Coronation Day. Relatives Mrs Charles Long Cutter and Annie S Cutter reported the birth by letter to the United Press stating both mother and child are well. The housekeeper and Miss Cutter’s employment at the Cleveland Public Library helped verify the news.
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Cleveland
Col
Charles A. Lindbergh
England
United Press
Charles Long Cutter
Lindbergh
Annie S. Cutter
Cutter
Son Confesses Killing Doctor
Charles Delmer Archer 37 signed a confession admitting the slaying of his stepfather, Dr. Daniel W. Trout 63, Stockport’s only physician. Prosecutor Emmet Abel said a lie detector aided the confession. Archer claimed narcotics and liquor caused the fatal beating with a fishing rod handle.
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Mcconnellville
Charles Delmer Archer
Daniel W. Trout
Stockport
Emmet Abel
Archer
Trout
A F L Debates Expulsion War Against CIO
The American Federation of Labor considers expelling CIO affiliates from city and state central labor bodies. A proposal to wage war on John L. Lewis' CIO was submitted to delegates at an extraordinary session.
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Cincinnati
American Federation of Labor
John L. Lewis
Committee For Industrial Organization
CIO
A.F. of L
Appointees Named to Public Assistance Field Staff
Confirmation announced for H. W. Morganthaler of Toledo and Elizabeth Criswell of Cambridge to the Division of Public Assistance field staff. Miss Criswell will oversee division offices in Southeastern Ohio with jurisdiction over Athens Belmont Carroll Columbiana Guernsey Harrison Jefferson Monroe Morgan Noble and Washington Counties.
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Columbus
H. W. Morganthaler
Toledo
Elizabeth Criswell
Cambridge
Division of Public Assistance
Miss Criswell
Ohio
Athens
Belmont
Carroll
Columbiana
Guernsey
Harrison
Jefferson
Monroe
Morgan, Noble
Washington Counties
Republicans Seek Public Mood On State Dole Plan
The Republican National Committee discussed asking the public about replacing the federal work relief with a state administered dole. Chairman John D. M. Hamilton said the plan could save about 40 million dollars for each 1 billion spent.
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Washington
Republican National Committee
John D. M. Hamilton
Columbia Broadcasting System
Roosevelt Urges Congress To Pass Labor Standards Legislation
President Roosevelt asks Congress to enact labor legislation this session to raise standards for factory and farm workers. He proposes using the commerce clause to restrict entry of goods produced under substandard conditions, calling noncompliant goods contraband to protect free labor and interstate trade.
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Washington
U.P
Roosevelt
Congress
Connery Introduces Bill on Hours Min Wage and Sweatshop Limits
Chairman William P. Connery of the House Labor Committee proposes a bill to enforce maximum hours and minimum wage across interstate commerce. The plan sets automatic wage and hour rules, creates a five member labor standards board, and seeks to extend controls to sweatshop goods produced under oppressive conditions.
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Washington
U.P
William P. Connery
House Labor Committee
Connery
Twenty Die in Ohio Mishaps over the Weekend
Ohio fatalities include Eugene Renfield a 29 year old former Wilmington College football captain killed when his plane crashed after takeoff from Findlay Airport. Charles W Gloeckner 35 and Lois 28 drowned at Buckeye Lake during a storm. Clarence Wickens 41 and Mabel Wenzel 32 die in a Route 21 bridge collision near Dexter City. Albert Wenzel injured.
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Columbus
U.P
Ohio
Eugene Renfield
Celina
Wilmington
Findlay
Charles W. Gloeckner
Lois
Buckeye Lake
Gloeckner
Clarence Wickens
Mabel Wenzel
Warner
Route 21
Dexter City
Albert Wenzel
Marietta
Wenzel
England Seeks Truce to Free Volunteers in Spain
London officials report Britain is exploring a truce with major non intervention powers to allow withdrawal of foreign volunteers in Spain. Viscount Cranborne told House of Commons questioners Britain is seeking a settlement to permit volunteers to leave.
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England
Spain
London
AUP
Great Britain
Viscount Cranborne
Foreign Office
House of Commons
Virginia Dillon Death Case Closed by Police
Columbus police said the investigation into Virginia Dillon an 18 year old divorcee and artists model who allegedly shot herself is closed despite family doubts.
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Columbus
Virginia Dillon
Epic Flight Narrows Pole Quest of Soviet Aviators
Eleven Soviet aviators attempted a Moscow to San Francisco flight and reached the North Pole drawing the line with legendary explorers. Otto J. Schmidt led the Rudolph Island dash after months of prep while others mapped routes of Peary Ellsworth Amundsen Byrd and Schmidt’s Arctic plans included a temporary ice floe base.
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Norge
Richard E. Byrd
Schmidt
Supreme Court Rules Social Security Taxes Constitutional
The Supreme Court upheld the old age pension provisions of the Social Security Act and the Alabama unemployment insurance law. The decisions -- 7 to 2 and 5 to 4 -- affirmed federal tax and state programs as constitutional, enabling wider unemployment relief and federal state cooperation.
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Washington
U.P
Supreme Court
First Circus Court of Appeals
James McReynolds
Pierce Butler
Alabama
Suspreme
Benjjamin N. Cardozo
George Sutherland
James C. McReynolds
Willis van Devanter
Sutherland
Charles C. Steward
John D Rockefeller Found Not World’s Richest Anymore
The article notes that while John D Rockefeller was once considered the richest man, contemporary estimates place the wealth of the Nizam of Hyderabad as the current top figure, valued at about 1 billion dollars plus vast royal jewels. It discusses the difficulty of precise wealth estimates and shifting fortunes.
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John D
New York
John D. Rockefeller
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Rockefeller
Ford
Morgan
Hyderabad
Boy Reels In 29 Pound Bass Near Stockton
Ray Knox aged 10 hooked a 29 pound bass from the San Joaquin River delta near Stockton California. The big catch excited local anglers and even the upturned cat below showed surprise at the size and heft of the bass.
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Ray Knox
San Joaquin River
Stockton
Calif
Fight Over Relief Funds Shapes Senate Fight
Democratic party whips rallied House members to block amendments to the 1938 relief bill. They aimed to ensure the full 1.5 billion dollars for work relief, resisting moves to divert funds to flood control or public works. Passage in the House was expected Tuesday, with Senate opposition likely and a possible Roosevelt compromise around 1.25 billion dollars.
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Washington
U.P
House
Roosevelt
Senate
Convicts Escape From Texas Prison Farm
Ten long term convicts at Retrieve Prison Farm near Angleton Texas tunneled under a frame dormitory and escaped at 1230 a.m. They crawled under the building and through barbed wire entanglements without being detected by guards. The prisoners were serving sentences from six to 99 years in the segregation program.
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Angleton
Tex
U.P
Retrieve Prison Farm
Retrieve
Lewis Directs Drive To Organize Textiles
Lawrence Mass. John L. Lewis personally led a campaign to organize 1 250 000 textile workers under his committee for industrial organization He pledged support in organizing textile workers no matter how much it costs and predicted a union greater than any other in the world.
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Lawrence
Mass
U.P
John L. Lewis
Committee For Industrial Organization
Insurgents Bombard Loyalist Madrid Front
Rebels using bombers protected by pursuit planes struck Loyalist lines on the Madrid front outskirts. The attack followed government offensives in several sectors around the city in the ongoing conflict.
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Madrid Front
Madrid
U.P
Roller Coaster Derails at Myers Lake Injures Nine
A three car roller coaster train at Myers Lake derailed sending nine riders to local hospital. Police report the cars overturned, throwing occupants to the ground as the ride failed.
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Canton
U.P
Myers Lake
Corn Reaches New High on Chicago Board of Trade
New corn prices rose to 1.36 a bushel at the Chicago Board of Trade marking a 12 year high for the corn futures market.
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Chicago
Chicago Board of Trade
Fremont area strike idles 455 at three cutlery plants
Three Fremont cutlery plants closed as 455 workers go on wage dispute strike. In West Virginia, a canoe capsized on the Cacapon River near Largent, drowning two men 20 miles south of there.
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Fremont
Cumberland
Cacapon River
Largent
W. Va
Here
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