China May Upset Parley By Demands
Brussels reports say China may complicate talks at the nine power conference opening Wednesday by demanding action against Japan under the 1922 Washington treaty. Britain United States and France seek an armistice first, with the goal of mediating a permanent peace between China and Japan.
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Brussels
U.P
China
Japan
Washington
Great Britain
France
United States
Anthony Eden
London
Britain
Norman H. Davis
Lapan
Italy
Start Investigation of Fatal Air Glider Crash
Cincinnati police begin inquiry into the death of 21 year old James Neff a Dayton UC cooperative student and University Glider Club president He died in a glider crash after taking off despite dusk conditions Park Watson airport operator says Neff ignored a ban on further flights due to darkness The glider had suffered two prior flight damages but was repaired before return to service
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Cincinnnati
U.P
James Neff
Dayton
University of Cincinnati Cooperative
University
Moday
Park Watson
Id Neff
Watson
Ohio Penitentiary inmate Mason to face mental exam
James Mason, 39, who twice this month climbed the 150 foot water tower at the Ohio Penitentiary, was placed in a cell for incorrigibles. Warden James Woodard announced Mason will undergo a mental examination and may be sent to Lima State Hospital for the criminally insane.
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Columbus-Au.p
James Mason
James C. Woodard
Ohio Penitentiary
Woodard
Mason
Lima State Hospital
Mt Vernon Fire Destroys Block In Early Morning Blaze
Mount Vernon suffers a massive loss as an entire business block is razed by a fire. Fire Chief A G Pickard places damage around 300000 dollars. Newark firemen aided local crews until sunrise. Cause remains under investigation with smoke seen from the Woolworth basement around 9 PM.
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Mt. Vernon
U.P
A. G. Pickard
Newark
F. W. Woolworth Co
Halloween Prank Used in Post Office Robbery
Post office in Maitland Florida was robbed of 175 dollars and registered mail after thieves used a Halloween prank tactic. Inspectors say suspects covered windows with soap to avoid detection before entering Saturday night.
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Maitland
Fla
U.P
Goggs
Mishap Fatal To Sing Sing Warden's Wife
Ossining New York Dr Amos O Squire medical examiner ruled Mrs Kathryn Lawes 52 wife of Sing Sing warden Lewis E Lawes died from an accidental fall and injury after her high heel became caught in a board walk near Bear Mountain Bridge She tripped broke her leg and dragged herself to where she was found by a search party hours later
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Ossining N. Y
U.P
Amos O. Squire
Westchester County
Kathryn Lawes
Lewis E. Lawes
Sing Sing
Sinking of Jean Weems Blamed on Mussolini Pilot
British battle cruiser Hood sped from Palma de Mallorca to Barcelona to probe the sinking of the steamship Jean Weems by a pirate aircraft Saturday. The Barcelona report says the Loyalist government claimed the plane bore Mussolini markings. Captain Eversett said the plane displayed a skull and cross bones insignia and gave five minutes for lifeboats.
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London
U.P
Hood
Barcelona
Palma
Majorca
Jean Weems
Daily Herald
Bruno Mussolini
Thomas Eversett
Civil Service Exams Open for Engineers and Purchasers
The U S Civil Service Commission announces open competitive exams for engineering draftsmen and purchasing roles with salaries from 2000 to 3200 dollars yearly. Information available from J L C Kelley at the Athens Post Office. In other news, Mrs Eugene J Weigel of Columbus injured in an automobile crash near Berea and to be transferred to a Cleveland hospital. she is Ohio State University's band instructor's wife.
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United States Civil Service Commission
Treasury Department
J. L. C. Kelley
U. S. Civil Service Board of Examiners
Athens
Cleveland
Eugene J. Weigel
Columbus
Here
Berea
Ohio State University
Week Ends Toll of 15 in Ohio Crashes and Crash-Linked Deaths
Ohio road and air accidents over the weekend killed at least 15 people. Notable victims include 17 year old John Marcum of Columbus in a high speed car crash, Dayton and Cincinnati deaths, and a Groveine area man found after a hit and run. A glider crash, intoxicated driving, and a malfunctioning steering gear were cited among causes.
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Columbus
Ohio
John Marcum
Robert Reams
Mildred Anderson
James Neff
Dayton
University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati
Zachour George
James George
Amherst
Cleveland
George Mitchell
Avon Lake
Nicholas Kolie
Darrowville
Akron
State Liquor Expenses Highlighted in Ferguson Report
A partial report from State Auditor Joseph T. Ferguson reveals Ohio spends thousands annually on trucking liquor from warehouses to stores and permit holders. It notes allegedly exorbitant warehouse contracts and higher retail prices for 47 brands compared with Virginia, West Virginia, and Michigan, plus higher wholesale prices for some brands than in neighboring states.
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Columbus
U.P
Joseph T. Ferguson
State Department of Liquor Control
Ohio
Virginia
West Virginia
Michigan
Utilities Claim Government Blocking Their Recovery
The Committee of Utility Executives urged eliminating punitive New Deal policies to justify $1 billion in privately financed utility construction next year. They said a large jobs reservoir awaits release and would add billions to taxable wealth, but the administration’s stance has frightened capital, hindering needed projects in a lagging recovery.
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Washington-Au
PWA
WPA
Wee
Choir Singer Convicted of Arson in Md. Case
Albert R. Knight 56 a former oil executive and choir singer was found guilty by a seven seven member jury of arson and intent to burn a dwelling and to defraud insurers. He was acquitted on charges of trying to burn his three daughters. Knight faces four to 29 years and is jailed in Delaware County. a motion for a new trial was planned.
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Media
U.P
Albert R. Knight
Knight
Lansdowne, Pa
Delaware County
John M. Broomhall
Albert H. Pearce
Bishop Brown Dies at Galton Cottage Home
William Montgomery Brown aged 82 known as Bishop Brown died Sunday at Brownella Cottage. Once a Protestant Episcopal bishop in 1925 his unorthodox beliefs led to removal. He pursued reinstatement, with his eighth appeal rejected October 7 at the church convention in Cincinnati.
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Brown
Galton Cottage
Gallon
U.P
William Montgomery Brown
Brownella
Cincinnati
Mrs Hahn's Son Testifies For Defense In Hahn Murder Trial
In Cincinnati Judge Bell overruled a defense motion for acquittal as Anna Marie Hahn 31 faces murder charges in the death of 78 year old Jacob Wagner. The defendant's 12 year old son Oscar testified about playing with a chemical set and trips with George Obendorfer to Colorado Springs while sharing a lunch on a train from Cincinnati to Chicago.
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Cincinnati
U.P
Charles S. Bell
Anna Marie Hahn
Jacob Wagner
Joseph Houdin
Oscar
Colorado Springs
Colo
George Obendorfer
Chicago
Obendorfer
Ex-Diamond Star Held in Girl's Death
Vernon Spencer a dairy farmer and former New York Giant outfielder was jailed in Sault Ste Marie Ont as coroner announced an inquest into the death of Helen Grier 28 a Pontiac Mich stenographer found slain in a north woods cabin 38 miles north of the sea where she stayed with Miss Grier for two weeks Spencer said he found the body wearing pajamas with a .22 rifle nearby and authorities said he is a material witness his attorney predicted the inquest would clear him.
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Sault Ste. Marie
Ont
Vernon Spencer
Wixom
Mich
New York
J. P. Keith
Helen Grier
Pretty Pontiac
North Woods
Spencer
Canadian Sea
Miss Grier
J. A. Macinnis
K. C
Parents and Aunt Reopen Freddie Bartholomew Custody Fight
In Hollywood Freddie Bartholomew’s parents and his aunt guardian sue to null the adoption. They accuse Miss Myllicent Bartholomew of a secret deal with terms allowing return of the boy after six months. The case centers on the boy’s doubled salary and distribution schedule.
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Hollywood
U.P
Freddie Bartholomew
Cecil Llewellyn Bartholomew
London
Myllicent Bartholomew
Freddie
Miss Bartholomew
Avery Blount
Blount
California
Mother Kills Five Children and Personal Crisis Reports
Norwalk Iowa reports that Mrs Elma McAninch 35 and her five children were buried per her request without an inquest. Coroner C H Mitchell said son Ray 15 and Gail 11 survived while husband Gurnis 41 jailed at the time remained dazed. Police note the note quoted no more shells and a wish to “go straight.”
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Norwalk
Elma McAninch
C. H. Mitchell
Ray McAninch
Gail
Gurnis R. McAninch
Tammany's Utter Rout Predicted in Voting
New York reports forecast a massive defeat for Tammany Hill in the city election. Mayor La Guardia and running mates on the Republican Labor Party-Fusion slate were expected to win decisively, with La Guardia’s margin possibly between 200000 and 750000.
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Tammany
NEW York
U.P
Tammany Hill
New York City
F. H. LaGuardia
Jeremiah ‘T’. Mahoney
Utilities Commission Funds Are Depleted
The Public Utilities Commission will be forced to cease operation and close down on December 15 for the rest of the year unless the General Assembly provides additional appropriations. The warning came in a letter to Governor Davey from Charles F. Schrader R. Williams and Dennis F. Dunlavy.
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Columbus
U.pi
Public Utilities Commission
General Assembly
Davey
Charles F. Schrader
R. D. Williams
Dennis F. Dunlavy
Duke Wally To Dine With FD
President Roosevelt plans a White House luncheon for the Duke and Duchess of Windsor during their U.S. visit. Mrs. Roosevelt will be away on November 4 to a lecture tour and returns about November 23 for a brief stay before joining the President at Warm Springs for Thanksgiving.
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Washington
U.P
Roosevelt
Duke and Duchess of Windsor
White House
Warm Springs
Charleston Publisher Die In Personal Crisis
J Eustace Chilton 42 publisher of the Charleston Gazette was found dead in his apartment with a bullet through his head and a gun in his hand. Coroner verdict death by own action notes he was despondent after telephoning his brother earlier. He was twice divorced and lived alone.
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Charleston
W. Va
U.P
J. Eustace Chilton
U. S
W. FE. Chilton
The
Charleston Gazette
J, FE. Roberts
Chilton
Five burn to death in Oklahoma farmhouse fire
A deadly blaze at a Timber Hill district farm house near Vinita Oklahoma killed five people. The victims were Mrs Sarah Arvin 60 and her daughter Mrs Opal Herrin 37 along with Opal Herrin's three children Helen 12 Mary 10 and Betty 8.
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Vinita
Okla
U.P
Timber Hill
Sarah Arvin
Opal Herrin
Unemployment rises in steel textile areas of the U S
WPA Administrator Harry Hopkins told United Press during a Hyde Park weekend visit that relief funds will last until June 30 1998 with no new money sought from Congress. He noted jobless spikes in textiles New England and the Carolinas, shoes New England and Missouri, and steel in the Ohio Valley Indiana and Birmingham Alabama.
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Washington
WPA
Harry Hopkins
Roosevelt
Hyde Park
N. Y
United Press
Congress
New England
Carolinas
Missouri
Ohio Valley
Indiana
Birmingham
Ala
National Industrial Conference Board
New York
British Move Ulster Rifles To New Posts
In Shanghai tensions rise as Japanese forces invade near the International Settlement and shell Soochow Creek. Royal Ulster Rifles evacuate Jessfield Road barracks while British and Japanese officials seek to avoid further clashes amid mounting deaths and anti Japanese sentiment.
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Ulster Rifles
Shanghai
International Settlement
United States
Soochow Creek
Jessfield-Rubicon
Royal Ulster
Bedlam
Royal Ulster Riflemen
Jessfield Road
Brenan and
Yuyen Roads
Nation watches Detroit election clash over nonpartisan government
Nation eyes Detroit as about 450000 voters decide whether to keep the nonpartisan city government or elect a mayor and council aligned with the CIO backed by the United Automobile Workers and other unions in a heated election drive ending with radio speeches and parades.
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Detroit-Aup
Eyes of the Nation
Detroit
Committee For Industrial Organization
United Automobile Workers Union
CIO
Cincinnati Slayer Given 15 Day Reprieve
Charles Teddy Hines Jr. who faced execution next Wednesday at Ohio Penitentiary received a 45 day stay from Governor Davey. The delay follows a family request to allow further investigation into the case. Hines was convicted of killing Mrs. Edith Hirl in a Cincinnati park on March 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colimbus
U.P
Charles
Teddy) Hines, Jr
Ohio Penitentiary
Davey
Hines
Edith Hirl
Cincinnati
Poison victims recover at Carrie Bou Island camp
Seven CCC boys and two National Park Service foremen stricken with food poisoning on Carrie Bou Island have recovered completely. Lieut. W. H. Billings, CCC supply officer, provided the update.
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Houghton
Mich
CCC
National Park Service
Carriebou Island
W. H. Billings
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Gallipolis
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Duece
Tone
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Buffalo
Franchot
Joan Crawford
James Bullamore
Somers
Wis
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Wally
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