Davis Takes Seat as Senator From Keystone State
James J. Davis, former labor secretary, sworn in as Pennsylvania’s junior senator amid a 58 to 27 vote. Senator Nye objects to Davis credentials, citing high campaign costs and pledging continued investigation into Davis and Brown campaign expenditures. Two aides, William Douglas and George Weaver, summoned to testify about related spending and unpaid bills.
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Washington
James J. Davis
Senate
Pennsylvania
Nye
North Dakota
Davis
Hoover
Francis Shunk Brown
Democratic
Special
Davis-Brown
Heartn
William Douglas
George F.weaver
Philadelphia
Douglas
William 8S
Ware
Samuel Vauclain
Secretary of State of
Vauclain
Weaver
Prisoners Speak in Soviet Court on Sabotage Plot
Moscow witnesses testified about extensive sabotage by eight engineers on trial for their lives. Three prisoners testified under guard about espionage for the French general staff and graft from foreign concerns, including a 50 000 ruble yearly take from cotton machinery deals.
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Moscow
P. Rasovsky
Commissariat of Railways
Vladimir Sirotsinsky
Planning Commission
Supreme Economic Council
S. Michaelenko
Industrial Party
Sergi Kuprianov
Newly Elected Senator Davis Faces Campaign Probe
Senate campaign funds committee led by Senator Gerald Nye of North Dakota targets James J. Davis of Pennsylvania over campaign expenditures. Nye challenges Davis' right to his seat until an investigation determines the conduct, with Davis pictured beside Nye in the large photo.
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NCE
Pennsylvania
James J. Davis
Senate
Gerald P. Nye
North Dakota
Davis
Nye
Aussie Lady Bird to Fly 10 Miami
Mrs J M Keith Mill er and Captain W N Lancaster plan a flight to Miami in the plane that made a forced landing on Andros Island. They were aided by John Liggett III in Nassau. Keith Mill er expressed unhappiness at not reaching the objective and praised islanders and Bahamians.
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Miami
Fla
J. M. Keith-Miller
W. N. Lancaster
Andros Island
John Liggett III
Pittsburgh
Keith-Miller
Nassau
Lancaster
Liggett
Havana
Kemp’s Bay
Charles Aorr
William Dundas
Florida
Karl Voelter
Mami
Andros
Bahamas
League to Set Date for World Disarmament Conference
Geneva reports the preparatory commission approved general disarmament draft for world conference and asked the League of Nations to set a date. Germany failed to win a fixed date of November 5, 1931, amid a heated debate on timing and gas warfare policy.
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Germany
Geneva
Council of the
League of Nations
United States
Count von Bernstorff
Work on House Office Building to Start Soon
Washington dispatch reports that work on the House Office Building will begin within thirty days with 400 to 500 laborers. The $5,270,000 contract was awarded to the Consolidated Engineering Company of Baltimore, according to Capitol architect David Lynn.
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Washington
David Lynn
Capitol
Consolidated Engineering Company
Baltimore
Take Steps to Force Immigration Restriction
Washington action moves to carry out Hoover’s plan for stricter immigration limits as unemployment relief. House immigration committee chair Johnson calls a Thursday meeting to review bills and set a program. Senator Reed proposes suspending all immigration for two years with relatives exempt. Cable bills to exclude all laborers until labor secretary decides need.
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Washington
Hoover
Johnson
House Immigration Committee
Reed
Pennsylvania
House
Representative Cable
Ohio
Immigration Committee
Secretary of Labor
Cable
Fages Trial on Murder Charge
Middlebourne West Virginia December 2 The estate presents testimony that Garlan Bailey three years old was strangled during a September drinking party on an island in the Ohio River opposite Friendly Ray Pat Henry stands trial on a murder charge The state seeks the death penalty in opening statements Judge presiding panel of ten married men includes farmers oil field workers and tradesmen Henry accompanied by his sister at defense table Additional defendants named Charles Henry Clyde McBee James Dunn are to be tried later State plans to call two doctors and experts to counter possible insanity plea
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Middlebourne
W. Va
Garlan Bailey
Ray Pat Henry
Henry
Ohio River
Friendly
H. P. West
Sistersville
W. H. Dye
Tyler County
Eva Bailey
Ohio
Walter F. Ball
New Martinsville
Wetzel County
John Hiskinson
Charles Henry
Ray
Clyde McBee
James Dunn
Cecil Debham
State Hospital For the Insane
Weston
Britain Faces Broad Coal Strike Spread Dictated by Glasgow Plan
London reports fear that the Scottish coal strike will widen across Great Britain as miners press for a seven and a half hour day while owners push a spread over ninety hours. A Glasgow conference offered a six week wage protection, sparking opposition from Scotland and Yorkshire. Disorder erupts with clashes in Fal lin and Fife shire prompting extra police.
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London
Great Britain
Scotland
A. J. Cook
Pon- Air
Federaon
Glasgow
Ayrshire
Yorkshire
Irling
Fallin
Fifeshire
Gsfety
Letter Gyps Sinclair Lewis Out Of 25 Fins
Halifax police seek a Norwegian letter writer who swindled author Sinclair Lewis of 25 dollars. The scam claimed to help his wife and five month old child reach healthful air in Norway before Lewis's trip to Sweden for the Nobel prize. The impostor used multiple names and has defrauded residents of Halifax. The victim handed the money to a reporter to pass to the laborer.
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Halifax
N. S
Egearch
Sinclair Lewis
Sutharftes
Lewis
Sweden
Norway
O Loughlin Husband to Testify in Pearl O Loughlin Murder Trial
Denver December 2 The state will call Leo O Loughlin husband 42 a city detective to testify against Pearl O Loughlin 31 in the murder case involving her 10 year old stepdaughter Leona The plan follows a Colorado Supreme Court ruling and aims to link circumstantial evidence including an admission The prosecution has heard fifteen of its thirty nine witnesses noting the investigation into the child s death and the tire iron and clothing recovered from the lake
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Denver
Pearl O'Loughlin
Leona
Colorado
Colorado Supreme Court
Leo O’loughlin
Earl Wettengel
O’loughlin
Thirty Five Men Rescued From Stranded Norwegian Steamer
Holyhead, Nov. 2. A Norwegian steamer named Asmunid ran aground on rocks. Rescue was aided by Rev. H. H. Jones who notified Holyhead coast guards after seeing the wreck. Rockets signaled danger and lifeboats reached the crew. Three were brought ashore by lines, the rest by lifeboat.
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Holyhead
England
H. H. Jones
Asmund
Bluefield Considers Independent School District Plan
At the Bluefield chamber of commerce meeting a move to create an independent Bluefield school district was launched. The plan, presented by George Dunglinson Jr., would save $30 000 yearly and keep current efficiency, with Beaver Pond district funds supporting the transition.
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Bluefield
Beaver Pond
Donglinson
West Virginia
E. C
Logan police chief wounded in pool room shooting
Roy C. Knotts acting Logan police chief was seriously wounded after being shot five times in a pool room. Enoch Scaggs was jailed as a suspect while city officials debated the case and sought a conference with the city manager and former chief Browning. Captain Barton of the state police sent four troopers for night patrol.
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Logan
W. Va
Roy C. Knotts
Enoch Scaggs
Logan County
Knotts
Reece Browning
W. M Healy
Scaggs
Healy
Browning
Thomas Barton
State Police
Logan City
Hoover relief drive spurs bills to speed public works
Senate and House members introduced 322 bills and about a dozen resolutions as Hoover era unemployment and drought relief plans unfold. Proposals include funding for emergency relief, expedited public buildings contracts, higher road and seed loan appropriations, and drought area foreclosures suspension.
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Washington
Hoover
Senate
Glenn
Ilinois
Keyes
Senate Public Buildings Committee
Elliott
House Committee
Treasury
Brookhart
Iowa
Robinson
Arkansas
Caraway
McNary
Oregon
Farm Board
Kansas
Jones
King
Utah
McKeown
Oklahoma
Oddie
Navada
Woman 15 Named Officer of Katy Railroad
Mrs Charles N Whitehead is named assistant to the president of the Missouri Kansas Texas railroad in St Louis. She says her appointment marks the rise of women in railroad management and will focus on service for women travelers and dining car comfort. She notes plans for Pullman car appointments and responds to women smokers seeking a designated smoking area.
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Charles N. Whitehead
Missouri- Kansas-Texas Railroad
St. Louia
Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad
Whitehead
M. Cohn
Katy
Foster Bond Granted in Lingle Slaying Case
Frankie Foster, the gunman accused in the slaying of Tribune reporter Alfred Lingle, was released on $20,000 bond after authorities found a new clue pointing to another suspect. The case was continued to February 16 with Foster prepared for trial.
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Chicago
Frankie Foster
Alfred
Jake) Lingle
Tribune
Foster
Varied Opinions Of Hoover Message Split On Capitol Hill
Washington December 2 varied opinions greeted President Hoover s annual message read to Congress. Speakers including Longworth Garner Robinson Watson Harrison Hawley Jones Rankin Burns and Parnell voiced support concerns and requests for details on the 150 million emergency unemployment fund and World Court protocols.
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Washington
Capitol
Hoover
Congress
Longworth
Garner
Chelf
Watson
Senate
Robinson
Arkansas
Labor Department
Tilson
Harrison
Mississippi
Parnell
Indiana
Rankin
Hawley
House
Ways and Means Committee
Jones
Senate Appropriations Committee
Gamer
Burns
Tennessee
Appropriations Committee
Four Hunters Die in Cabin Fire at Larkin Pond
East Otis Massachusetts December 2 Four hunters burned to death and eight others injured when a cabin by Larkin pond caught fire. The trapped sleepers on the first floor perished Otto Rittner and Joseph Genni of New Britain Connecticut Thomas Hill and Daniel Rlilly of Shelton Connecticut were among the dead. Police suspect an overheated stove started the blaze. Ammunition on the lower floor likely aided those who escaped by leaping from windows in near zero temperatures.
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East Otis
Mass
Larkin Pond
Otto Rittner
Joseph Genni
New Britain
Conn
Thomas Hill
Daniel Rlilly
Shelton, Conn
Negotiating for Airmail Route Across Atlantic
Major G K E Woods Humphrey, managing director of the Imperial railways, returned to Southampton after talks in New York on a British American airmail line. He said plans are not definite and a two year minimum is likely. The proposal would have Pan American fly U S mail to Bermuda, then Imperial Airways carry to the Azores.
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Southampton
Eng
G. KE. Woods-Humphrey
Imperial Railways
New York
Atlantic
Scoperes
Wood- Humphrey
Pan-American Com
United States
Bermuda
Imperial Airways
Azores
Hoover Urges Large Deficit Plan To Spur Employment
Congress opened with focus on unemployment and drought relief after Hoover urged $100 to $150 million for job programs and seed and feed loans for drought struck farmers. He called for strict economy to avoid tax increases while warning against new spending. Senate and House debates followed with Republicans applauding and Democrats cautious.
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Washington
Congress
Hoover
Senate
House
Glenn
Veterans Bureau seeks definition of future disability relief policies
Washington officials reported Frank T. Hines urged Congress to define future Veterans Bureau policies for handling disability relief outside service. He noted rising hospital admissions for non service connected disabilities and pressed for expanded veteran employment services and consolidated relief administration. He cited a $238,000 appropriation for the employment program and facilities in eighteen states with $100,000 this year, forecasting increased work as disability payments grow.
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Washington
Frank T. Hines
Congress
Veterans Bureau
Hines
Veterans Employment Service
Department of Labor
Herald
Bureau
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Calvin D. Brown
Enoch Skaggs
Logan Streets
Mengure
Treasury Department
Bond
Publican
Llinois
Couzens
Mishigami
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