West Virginia beer bill eyed for stronger licensing and fate
Charleston March 29 strong moves loom in a special session to amend the West Virginia beer act increasing licensing rules raising the alcohol content to 3.2 percent and allow counties and cities to levy levies for regulation while aiming to make the measure effective upon passage ahead of the federal act.
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Charleston
W. Va
West Virginia
Beacom
Cabell
Kump
Fred L. Fox
Bill lifts limit on prescriptions
Washington March 29. Congress moves toward lifting the Volstead era limit on medicinal liquor. The Copeland bill to remove the 100 prescriptions per month rule passed the senate and goes to the house. District of Columbia considers a 3.2 beer bill for consumption at eateries and clubs with fees set for licenses.
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Congress
Copeland
Senate
House
District of Columbia
National Capital
New York
King
Utah
Garner
E. L. Bailey Dies Of Heart Attack
Captain E. L. Bailey vice president of the Home Creek Smokeless Coal company and former mayor of Bluefield died suddenly at Home Creek Virginia. He was a pioneer Bluefield citizen and a former railroad conductor who helped found multiple coal and lumber companies. He served as first Bluefield mayor under the city manager system and held bank and civic roles. Survived by his widow and children.
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Mercer
Home Creek
Buchanan County
E. L. Bailey
Home Creek Smokeless Coal Company
Virginia
C. W. French
Bailey
Norfolk and Western Railroad
Norfolk and Western Railway Company
Sadduth Coal Company
Bailey Coal Company
Williamson Coal and Coke Company
Williamson Field
Captain Bailey
Co. W. French
G. D. French
Bailey Lumber Company
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Federal Street
City of
W. H. Thomas
Flat Top National Bank
Democratic Party
First Christian Church
Shrine
Miner Is Rescued After 100 Hours
John Cheslock Jr. 28 was rescued alive after more than 100 hours buried under rock near Mt. Carmel Pennsylvania. Rescue teams labored amid slides and debris while his companion Stanley Orlsky escaped. Cheslock said he was cold and his left foot trapped under a boulder before being rushed to hospital.
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Mt. Carmel
John Cheslock Jr
Cheslock
Stanley Orlsky
Lehigh Valley Coal Company
Orlsky
Electric power output increase reported
New York reports a weekly rise in electric power production after a February decline. Iron Age notes steel capacity at 15 percent this week, up from 14 percent. Railroads report substantial freight traffic gains among Illinois Central and others. John Sullivan predicts 40 000 jobs in New York state with beer industry revival.
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New York
United States
Edison Electric Institute
Chicago
Illinois Central
Wabash
Rock Island
Burlington
Pacific
John Sullivan
State Federation of Labor
New York State
Government to Aid Opening of New National Bank in Cleveland
The government will match one dollar of preferred stock for each dollar of common stock from Cleveland citizens to organize the First National Bank of Cleveland. The bank will have capital between 10 million and 20 million dollars, replacing Union Trust as the citys second largest bank, following terms approved by Secretary Woodin after a full day of talks with the Reconstruction Finance Corporation.
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Cleveland
Union Trust
Cleveland Banking
J. R. Kraus
Reconstruction Corporation
Woodin
The
Treasury
First National Bank of
Nazi boycott of Jews begins across Germany
Berlin reports indicate direct action by Adolf Hitler's regime targets Jews as anti Jewish boycott preparations start nationwide. Albert Einstein reportedly seeks renunciation of Prussian citizenship, a move tied to growing political pressure on Jewish residents.
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Berlin
Adolf Hitler
Germany
Albert Einstein
Prof
Einstein
Prussian Academy of Sciences
Brue
Cincinnati readies 600 page city code to replace six year old ordinances
Cincinnati officials move to enact a new general city code after the Ohio supreme court ruled past ordinances invalid when published in the City Bulletin. Clerks read through a 600 plus page code to replace zoning traffic and building rules while awaiting formal publication in newspapers.
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Cincinnati
Ohio Supreme Court
City Bulletin
Law Co
Carl V. Weygandt
Train Blows Engineer From Cab In Five Mile Run
Elmira March 29. Engineer Walter C. Fredericks of Hornell was blown from the locomotive cab of the Atlantic Express during descent through southern New York. He landed beside the tracks with minor injuries and rejoined his train an hour later after the fireman, M. S. Delap, stopped the train at East Corning. Fredericks later rode to Elmira Heights to flag a returning train and climb back aboard.
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N. Y
Atlantic Express
New York
Walter C. Fredericke
Hornell
South Cornng
Edward Groom
M. 8. Delap
East Corning
South Corning
Fred
Fredericks
General Hospital
Corning
Elmira Heights
Roosevelt backs federal railroad coordinator bill in draft
Washington March 29 President Roosevelt favors a proposal for a federal coordinator of railroads to prevent duplications and aid efficiency. Secretary Roper and Interstate Commerce Commissioner Joseph B. Eastman helped draft the bill. Senate hearings on repeal of the transport act recapture clause and bringing railroad holding companies under ICC jurisdiction set for next Wednesday. Chairman Dill announced the measures mirror House actions and will be included in forthcoming legislation. Eastman will be the first witness.
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Roosevelt
Roper
Joseph B. Eastman
Interstate Commerce Commission
Railway Labor Executives Association
Dill
Senate Interstate Commerce Committee
Bille
Roosevelt Railroad
House Interstate Commerce Committee
Congress
Eastman
Bequest to Bethany Largest Gift in Ba con Will
Langston Bacon lawyer filed for probate here today with a total $57,000 earmarked for charitable purposes. A $15,000 bequest to Bethany College in W Va stands as the largest single gift. The Ministerial Relief Association of the Christian Church, based in Indianapolis, was left $10,000.
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Bethany Kansas City
Bethany
W. Va
Langston Bacon
Ministerial Relief Association of the Christian Church
Indianapolis
RAIL CHIEF DIES IN DAYTON HEART ATTACK AT 66
Dayton reports the death of Harry E. Pence president of the Minneapolis Northfield and Southern railroad after a heart attack in Miami Valley hospital. He was 66.
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Dayton
Ohio
Harry E. Pence
Minneapolis, Northfield and Southern Railroad
Miami Valley Hospital
Bank Robber Suspect Held In Gallipolis
John Kruco a 21 year old held in Gallipolis Ohio on bank robbery charges as grand jury meets April 4. Authorities say Kruco confessed complicity in the First National burglary near Albany Ohio, but did not name accomplices. He says loot went with others near Albany.
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Kritco
New Castle
Cleveland
Munhall
Gallipolis
Common Pleas
W. R. White
Krutco
Bank Unification Power 15 Argued
The Federal Reserve Board publishes in its bulletin an unpublished opinion stating Congress can abolish state bank systems and concentrate banking under federal control. Walter Wyatt argues Congress can restrict deposit taking to national banks, citing 1816 charter precedent and Supreme Court rulings.
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Washington
Federal Reserve Board
Congress
Roosevelt
Senate Banking Committee
Glass
Virginia
Eugene Meyer
Reserve Board of Governor
Senate Committee
Reserve Board
Walter Wyatt
Federal Reserve Banking
Supreme Court
Wyatt
Bank of the United States
Federal Reserve System
Missing Airmen Sighted In Canoe Near Managua
Two American airmen W A Flowers of Dallas and Harry Scott of New Orleans were sighted canoeing down the Cuculaya river about 200 miles from Managua as rescuers hoped to reach them by an amphibian plane. Aiding pilots and laborers extended a runway as a U S Army search plan prepared to move into the jungle region.
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Nicaragua
W. A. Flowers
Dallas
Harry Scott
New Orleans
United States Army
Flowers
Whitehead
National Guardsmen
Scott
Harold White
Chicago
Transportes Aereos Centro Americano
Cuculaya
House Changes Send Work Bill Back to Senate
Washington reports that the House passed a Roosevelt work and forest conservation bill with amendments, risking Senate action. The measure would fund employment and forest programs with about 500 million dollars in relief grants, amid debates over appropriated public works money and procedural disputes.
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Senate
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Roosevelt
Wagner
New York
Beedy
Maine
Appropriations Committee
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Missouri
Bankhead
Alabama
Rules Committee
Wardell Woman Killed by Car En Route to Funeral
Mrs. Charles Ray 45 of Wardell Virginia was struck by a Cedar Bluff driver Jim Tom McCall as she stepped from Vernon's store in Wardell. The car crashed into a concrete culvert, the vehicle demolished. McCall released on bond. Mrs. Ray mother of seven. Funeral plans incomplete.
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Wardell
Vernon
Jim Tom McCall
Cedar Bluff
Mre. Ray
Childdren
War
W. Va
Mre. Sheets
Ray
James Shelton
Richlands
Iron Pipe Blocks Path of Jap Envoy Train
Boston reports two lengths of iron pipe wrapped in yellow and red bunting found on train tracks ahead of Yosuke Matsuoka former head of the Japanese delegation to the League of Nations. Police deem it an intended fright rather than wreck attempt. Four detectives guard the envoy in the city until midnight with extra security at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts where he visited. Railroad policeman John McCabe found the pipes about 20 minutes before the train.
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Boston
Yosuke Matsuoka
League of Nations
Boston Museum of Fine Arts
John McCabe
Congress Starts Bills Regulating Securities Sales
The Associated Press reports that the House approved the administration’s forestry and unemployment relief measure and sent it to the Senate for amendments. President Roosevelt urged federal regulation of new securities issues, with bills introduced. Governors’ oil conference backed federal supervision of the industry. The Senate passed a bill to lift the limit on liquor prescriptions, and a DC committee approved permitting 3.2 percent beer and wine sales. Hull and state department experts discussed the world economic conference with Ambassador Lindsay of Great Britain.
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House
Senate
Roosevelt
Congress
Hull
State Department
Lindsay
Great Britain
Chinese Pirates Kidnap Four British Officers At Nanchang
Four British officers including W F Hargraves and A D Blue were seized by Chinese pirates from the Nanchang merchant ship off Newchang Manchuria as gunboats pursued. The raid recalls earlier abductions of Mrs Pawley and C ockran with ransom reportedly paid in cash opium and winter clothing.
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A. D. Blue
F. L. Pears
Charles Johnson
Kenneth Pawley
Charles Cochran
Nenchang
Nanchang
Robinson
D. H. Clarke
British Ambassador and Hull Discuss World Economic Recovery
Washington reporters note cordial talks between British Ambassador Sir Ronald Lindsay and Secretary Hull and top economic aides on global monetary and economic recovery. The session touched on war debts but disclosed few specifics, with another meeting planned.
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Cordell Hull
State Department
Ronald Lindsay
Hull
Cercere
William P
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Roosevelt pushes broad reform to regulate new securities
Federal Trade Commission to supervise sales and require full publicity for all interstate security issues. President Roosevelt outlines a first step in a broader plan to curb abuses by banks, corporations, and money handlers, with experts drafting federal control measures for exchanges and a split of banking from securities activities. Congress moves quickly with hearings slated Friday as lawmakers back the initiative.
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Compress
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Whi House
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Prac
Samuel Untermyer
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Congress
Attna
Scifeard
Roosevelt
Burn
House Interstate Commerce Committee
Smith 15 urged to reenter ring in New York politics
New York March 29 Friends and associates press Alfred E. Smith to reenter public life as a candidate for mayor or U S senator. He has not committed but follows national and local politics with interest and may influence the November city election.
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U. S
New York
Alfred E. Smith
United States
Senate
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Copeland
Smith
Tammany Hall
John P. O'Brien
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O'Brien
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Walker
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