Hoover Hands London Treaty to Senate Leaders
The London naval limitations treaty was placed in the hands of the Senate today with hearings ordered for thorough examination. Chairman Hale of the naval committee asks Navy Secretary Adams to testify next Monday while Borah schedules foreign relations hearings. Robinson of Arkansas is expected to lead the contest in the Senate, with Reed of Pennsylvania also anticipated to appear.
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Washington
Senate
Hoover
Hale
Senate Naval Committee
Adams
Navy Department
Foreign Relations Committee
Borah
Stimson
Naval Committee
America
Robinson
Arkansas
Reed
Pennsylvania
Fire destroys two units of Paw Paw tannery
Two of five units at the Union Tannery plant in Paw Paw West Virginia were destroyed by fire causing about 100000 dollars in damage. The warehouse and rear section containing leather were burned. Firefighters from Paw Paw Berkeley Springs and Hancock Md fought the blaze from 6 20 to after 8 pm and the cause was suspected to be defective wiring.
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Paw Paw
W. Va
Union Tannery Company
Berkeley Springs
Hancock, Md
Republicans Win Tariff Bill Tilt
Washington May 1 Republicans win adoption of the tariff bill conference report by 241 to 152 and strike from the measure the senate provision to permit free entry of cement for public works. Four major rates remain in dispute including sugar silver lumber and shingles. Separate votes to follow as Republicans push to finalize the measure by week end.
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Washington
House
Senate
Blease
South Carolina
Tariff Commission
Autoist Held on Manslaughter Charge
Cyril S. Morgan of Roanoke Virginia was ordered held for trial on a manslaughter charge after a fatal auto accident last week. Morgan, a Lehigh University student, was alleged to have driven the car that killed 21 year old Charles Trenovich.
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Bethlehem
Cyril S. Morgan
Roanoke
Morgan
Lehigh University
Charles Trenovich
Hoover Addresses Chamber of Commerce as Tariff Bill Advances
President Hoover spoke to the United States Chamber of Commerce while the house backed the conference report on the tariff bill. The senate moved toward confirming Judge John J. Parker to the Supreme Court and sent the London treaty to ratification. A senate committee began hearings on senatorial campaign funds.
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Hoover
United States Chamber of Commerce
House
Senate
John J. Parker
Supreme Court
Camp Creek Man Takes Own Life Out of Ill Health and Finances
Henry Ferguson a 55 year old farmer near Camp Creek shot himself with a 12 gauge shotgun using a forked stick. He left a wife and nine children and had been despondent over health and finances. The body was found by his wife and son near his home and funeral plans were set for Athens Cemetery. Authorities say no inquest was needed. Ferguson previously injured when a log fell on him and had shown low spirits days before his death. He is survived by a widow two married daughters and seven other children.
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Henry Ferguson
Camp Creek
Charley Snead
Ferguson
C. C. Campbell
Sheriff's Office
Athens
Okie Bowling
Elgood
Lottie Starling
Princeton
Oakvale
Charity
Gnatty Creek
L. K. Herndon
Commission
Charity Fork
Gmatty Creek
Ohio penitentiary mutiny aftermath repair drive begins
Columbus May 1 Ohio moved to repair the Easter Monday fire damage and the prolonged idle house siege after 320 prisoners died and 1 300 convicts mutinied. Col Haubrich reported 800 cell locks must be replaced or repaired and doors rehinged while windows and other sections require renovation including death row and company K quarters. Three man sized apertures must be sealed.
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Columbus
Ohio Penitentiary
National Guard
State of
Ohio
Law and Order
Robert S. Haubrich
Company K
Hoover Addresses Chamber Of Commerce On Post Crash Recovery
President Hoover thanks national business leaders for stabilizing the economy after the crash. He calls the effort a major economic experiment that has largely succeeded and foresees continued unity to rapid recovery. He rejects fatalism and plans future examination to strengthen stabilization and prevent future downturns.
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Hoover
Washington
United States Chamber of Commerce
United States
Mother Jones Feted by Friends on 100th Birthday in Maryland
In Silver Spring Maryland on May 1 Mother Jones celebrated her 100th birthday surrounded by labor friends. She gave a fiery speech recalling mining strikes and urged labor and women to wield power. telegrams from unions poured in and a large birthday cake waited beside flowers and music. She quipped that a Chicago doctor once said she might live to 115 barring accidents.
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Silver Springs
Labor
Mother Jones
Walter Burgess
America
Constable Sentenced for False Arrest in Kentucky
Sidney Farley former constable at Fullerton Kentucky was sentenced to one year in prison after being convicted of making a false arrest in Greenup He allegedly arrested a man and a woman in Greenup for a traffic violation on a traffic stop
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Greenup
Sidney Farley
Fullerton, Ky
Parker Confirmation Vote Delayed To Next Week
Senate foes of Judge John J. Parker of North Carolina pressed for a confirmation vote as debates continued. Leaders signaled a possible roll call Monday or later, with White House rounds strengthening support for Parker amid party lines and war frauds era scrutiny.
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Washington
Senate
John J. Parker
North Carolina
Supreme Court
Parker
Fess
Ohio
Borah
Idaho
Hoover
White House
Senator Walsh
Montana
Democratic War Administration
Walsh
Haness
Groner
Virginia
Glass
Hebert
Rhode Island
Hatfield
West Virginia
United Mine Workers
Chicago
Senator Borah
Logan man James Kirkpatrick arrested as Lawson trial nears end
In Logan West Virginia on May 1 James Kirkpatrick, indicted with Julius Lawson in the Harvey McGuire slaying at Williamson years earlier, was arrested as Lawson's trial moved toward a close. Kirkpatrick did not testify and Lawson claimed he fired only after McGuire fired first as defense may call one more witness. Lawson faces trial in Logan County Circuit Court on a change of venue.
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Logan
W. Va
Harvey McGuire
Williamson
James Kirkpatrick
Julius Lawson
Lawson
Kirkpatrick
McGuire
Mly
Logan County Circuit Court
Editors and Citizens Oppose Cheat River Power Permit
West Virginia editors publishers and citizens convene in Clarksburg to oppose the West Virginia Power and Transmission Company plan to develop the Cheat river watershed. They urge immediate PSC action and challenge the Krebs report as incomplete and biased.
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Clarksburg
W. Va
Public Service Commission
West Virginia Power and Transmission Company
Cheat River
Charleston
Wheeling Intelligencer
H. C. Ogden
The
Wheeling News
Thomas O'B. Flynn
Fairmont Times
C. E. Smith
Morgantown News-Dominion
Charles E. Hodges
Wheeling Register
C. S. Taney
Grafton Sentinel
Howard Holt
Huntington Adviser
J. H. Long
Clarksburg Exponent
H. G. Rhawn
Morgantown Post
Brooks Cattle
Parkersburg Sentinel
John W. Ficher
Martinsburg Journal
G. C. McKown
C. E. Krebs
Krebs
State Board Hears Protest Of Proposed Drain Methods
The West Virginia State Board of Water heard concerns about proposed drainage changes at Pecks Run Coal in Upshur county. Ernest Lewis argued pollution would ruin Gnatty creek watershed and Charities fork fishing. officials urged a formal hearing date.
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State Board
Charleston
W. Va
Gnatty Creek
Pecks Run Coal Company
Warren District
Upshur County
State Water Commission
Ernest Lewis Clarksburg
State Public Service Commission
Lewis
Hacker's Creek
Charity Fork
F. E. Williams
Coal Company
Hacker
Cabinet members deny anti day officer probe charge
William H Stayton testifies that six Hoover cabinet members doubt prohibition is enforceable and that four law enforcement officials are seeking an alternative liquor distribution plan. He names Secretaries Stimson Davis Lamont Mellon Adams and Postmaster General Brown.
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Washington
Hoover
Senate Lobby Committee
William H. Stayton
Association Against the
Law Enforcement Commission
Henry W. Anderson
Richmond
Anderson
Stayton
William S. Kenyon
Iowa
Roscoe Pound
Harvard University
Stimson
Davis
Lamont
Mellon
Adams
Brown
Caraway
Slayton
Charless. Wood
Philadelphia
Antiprohibition Association
Congress
Tydings
Maryland
Hawes
Missouri
House
May Day Peace Amid Protests Across Europe
May Day in England and Ireland passed with peaceful demonstrations in Hyde Park as hunger marchers sought interviews with leaders. In Belgium a scuffle near Liege occurred, while Warsaw stayed quiet and Bendzin saw clashes between police and activists. Madrid halted demonstrations, Paris detained hundreds, and Communist deputy Doriot faced arrest in St Denis.
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London
England
Ireland
Europe
Hyde Park
Belgium
Liege
Warsaw
Bendzin
Dombrowa
Moscow
Communistu
Madrid
Paris
St. Denis
Doriot
Head-On Street Car Crash Injures Eight In Pittsburgh
Eight people were injured in a head-on collision of two street cars in East Liberty Pittsburgh. Six were in serious condition and sent to hospitals. Investigators believed a split switch caused the crash. Both cars suffered heavy damage and traffic tied up about 15 minutes.
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Pittsburgh
East Liberty
Boissevain Farmer Dies of Self Inflicted Gunshot Wound
A coroner's jury ruled W. H. Parson 45 of Boissevain Virginia died from a self inflicted bullet wound at his home. No motive was found and eye witnesses were absent. Parson left home Tuesday night and returned Wednesday morning to a fatal event. His wife May Parson and mother in law Mary Ellawick testified to the morning sequence and the absence of explanation.
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W. HL Parson
Tazewell County
Boissevain
N. Clarence Smith
Commonwealth Attorney
L. J. Stump
Pocahontas
Dr. Burton
Parson
May Parsons
Mary Ellewick
Ellawick
Lindbergh Lands After Trans American Air Mail Flight
In Porto Cabezas Nicaragua Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh landed at noon after delivering 201 pounds of trans American air mail from Cristobal. The mail from Buenos Aires to New York starts a seven day schedule Lindbergh inaugurated Sunday. He will fly to Havana then to Miami on the next leg.
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Porto Cabezas
Nicaragua
Charles A. Lindbergh
FE. S. T
Cristobal
C. Z
Buenos Aires
New York
Lindbergh
United States
Latin America
Victims Of Wind Fury Moved To Omaha Hospitals
A cyclone swirled eastward cutting a half mile wide path. Victims were transported to Omaha area hospitals for treatment. Local crews assessed damage and provided emergency response as winds toppled trees and damaged structures.
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Omaha
Tornado Toll Rises Across Missouri Valley Areas
A spree of tornadoes hit three Missouri valley states late Thursday, flattening farms and towns. Nebraska reports 11 dead with Tekamah hardest hit. Kansas and Missouri report damage but no additional deaths. Falls City Neb also hit by violent storm with strong winds.
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Missouri Valley
Nebraska
Tekamah
Neb
Missouri River
Iowa
Tekameh
Kansas
Missouri
Winchester
Kas
White Cloud
Andrez
Holt
Nodaway
Newton
Falls City
Tornado Hits Tekamah Nebraska Kills Six
A funnel shaped storm swept Tekamah and six other Northeast Nebraska towns including Pender Komer Jackson Winnebago Bancroft and Waltbill before moving into Iowa. At Tekamah six people died including infant son of Hans Anderson and his wife suffered a broken arm while Anderson broke his back. Three bodies identified Al Brinkley John Houser and the infant. Dozens injured many seriously and Omaha hospitals treated the gravely hurt as Tekamah facilities filled.
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Omaha
Neb
Tekamah
Nebraska
Iowa
Pender
Komer
Jackson
Winnebago
Bancroft
Waltbill
al Brinkley
John Houser
Hans ©. Anderson
Anderson
Livingson gangster slaying leads to new arrest
Omaha police arrested Jack Ettarie, a former associate of Gene Livingston the city alky baron slain in a beer speakeasy. Ettarie is held for investigation as detectives probe motives amid rival rumors and claims Livingston sought immunity after offering a corruption tale. Livingston, 27, died from shotgun wounds after an early morning homefront ambush. Robert Glasgow was wounded rushing to aid him.
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Omaha
Neb
Gene Livingston
Alky Baron
Jack Ettarie
Ettarie
Livingston
Robert Glasglow
Bill Posters’ Union
Glasglow
Chicago
Irvin Stalmaster
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