Trail Opens in Police Hunt for Hermit's Slayer
New York May 1 Ten days of questioning yielded admissions from two accountants Hoffman 28 and Goodman 31 that they systematically robbed Edward A Ridley and with his secretary Weinstein tricked him into signing a spurious will. They were jailed on 50000 bail each for a hearing Friday.
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New York
Edward A. Ridley
Lee Weinstein
Arthur J. Hoffman
George Goodman
August Dreyer
Tombs Court
Allen Street
Francis J. Kear
Weinstein
Ridley
Hoffman
Goodman
Hoffma
Inspector Kear
Eucker
Marro
P. Francis Marro
Herman Moench
Germany Accepts British Arms Plan at Disarmament Talk
At Geneva on May 19 Germany announced acceptance of the British plan for an arms convention. Rudolf Nadolny stated the move as proof of German moderation and the conference welcomed the conciliatory gesture. French and British delegates praised the decision while the conference prepared to telegram President Roosevelt and consider the MacDonald draft as a basis for discussion.
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Geneva
Germany
Hitler
Reichstag
Rudolf Nadolny
Berlin
Nadolny
Roosevelt
Rene Maesigi
Massiglia
France
Anthony Eden
Herr Nadolny
MacDonald
Apan
Reichswehr
Oil Control Measure Presented to Congress
Washington reports a comprehensive oil and gas control bill to fix prices wages and hours and limit production for two years. The plan, drafted by a committee including Secretary Ickes and Maryland Congressman, would empower the interior secretary to regulate prices and prevent exploitation, with penalties up to 5000 dollars for individuals and 10000 dollars for corporations.
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Washington
Secretary of Interior
Congress
Ickes
The
Interior
Maryland
Oklahoma
House
Capper
Kansas
Senate
Roosevelt
Garner
Rainey
Bombing Planes Terrify Chinese in Tientsin and Peiping
Japanese bombing planes roared over Tientsin and Peiping on May 20 dropping circulars urging revolt and scaring residents. In Tientsin three planes from a carrier off Tangku scanned wide areas while in Peiping eleven planes flew over the old capital, passing northward toward Kupiekow as crowds sought shelter underground amid the day of renewed Sino Japanese unrest.
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Tientsin
China
Tangku
Yellow Set
Here
Peiping
Kupiekow
Great Wall Pass
Panic Grips Tientsin as Martial Law Declared After Arrests
Panic rose in the Chinese portions of Tientsin when two armed Chinese men tied to Manchukuo were arrested amid claims of a plot to seize the city. Martial law shrouded streets while a rickshaw carried a slain man claimed as a traitor. A third bomb wounded about 20 and damaged East railroad station as guards removed baggage from Tangku trains.
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Tientsin
China
Bureau of Public Safety
Tangku
Eid
Master of Condemned Dog Is Held in Cell
Allegheny County opposes freeing the master of the dog Sandy condemned as ferocious. Frank Sechan of North Versailles was jailed six months for contempt after refusing to execute the dog. He seeks habeas corpus but DA moves to dismiss for appeal to the superior court. Hearing next Thursday. Sandy remains alive. Sechan on $500 bail.
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Pittsburgh
County of Allegheny
Sandy
Frank Sechan
North Versailles Township
Accused Banker Harriman Flees Hospital Amid Suicide Notes
Joseph W. Harriman wandered from his nursing home and left notes to family and friends indicating an intent to end his life. Police and federal agents searched New York City as he faced federal charges over falsified bank records.
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New York
Joseph W. Harriman
Harriman National Bank & Trust Company
George 5S. Leisure
Harriman
Joseph W. Harriman Jr
Locust Valley
Long Island
Leisure
al Rammacca
Augusta B. Harriman
France trusts in big battalions in defense budget
Paris reports Premier Daladier told the senate the army must stay strong and that France has confidence in its military power. The senate exempted the defense budget from a five percent cut, reaffirming readiness despite Hitler's armament pronouncements. Official circles stressed security needs remain unchanged awaiting German actions in Geneva.
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Paris
Hitler
Batalions
Daladier
Senate
France
M. Daladier
Reichstag
Geneva
House Approves Bill Permitting City Loans
West Virginia cities unable to issue bonds due to a constitutional levy limit may borrow from the Reconstruction Finance Corporation for self liquidating projects secured by revenue bonds. Projects include pools stadiums gas plants hospitals ice plants airports markets toll bridges recreation parks and street repairs.
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Charleston
W. Va
West Virginia
House
Reconstruction Corporation
Revised Railroad Bill 15 Reported by Senate Panel
Washington May 19 The administration railroad reorganization and economy bill was favorably reported by the Senate Interstate Commerce Committee. Amendments sought by carriers shippers and short lines were approved. Chairman Dill said he would seek early consideration and warned of a Senate fight over a wage and job security amendment.
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Washington
Senate Interstate Commerce Committee
Dill
Senate
Roosevelt
Yellow Dog
Interstate Commerce Commission
The
Commerce Commission
Airmen Plunge Into Ohio River After Plane Crash
A plane carrying three men from Charleston West Virginia crashed into the Ohio river near Gallipolis Ohio. Pilot Clarence B Connor C B Christie and Raymond Dawson were injured but rescued by nearby rowers James Walker and Edward Henry. Dawson suffered a broken nose and twisted ankle while Connor had a cut eye and Christie experienced shock. The aircraft sank in 30 feet of water after the crash following a stalled motor during departure from Gallipolis airport.
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Gallipolis
Ohio River
Clarence B. Connor
C. B. Christie
Raymond Dawson
Charleston
W. Va
James Walker
Edward Henry
Dawson
Connor
Christia
Il Duce and Hitler Aide Confer as Goering Arrives in Rome
In Rome Premier Mussolini aims to push a new line on war debts and international tensions with German support as Hermann Goering arrives secretly. The encounter signals a united fascist Nazi front amid world crisis. in Washington Pennsylvania a police chief is acquitted after a woman's fainting during testimony.
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Rome
Mussolini
Hermann Goering
Hitler
Germany
Italy
Signor
Muesolini
Roosevelt
Peace Efforts Dominate Roosevelt Talks With Soong
President Roosevelt bade farewell to China's envoy T. V. Soong and prepared for talks with a Tokyo spokesman. He followed Geneva arms talks, welcomed a cordial Soviet reply on disarmament, and noted Daladier's stance on cutting military expenses. A Japanese delegation led by Viscount Ishii will arrive in Washington next week for discussions.
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Washington
Orient
Roosevelt
China
T. V. Soong
Tokyo
Geneva
Paris
Daladier
Soong
Far East
Moscow
Japan
Viscount Ishii
Cantonese government accuses Nanking over Manchuria surrender plan
The Canton government charges the Nanking regime is weighing a settlement with Japan that would cede Manchuria and Jehol to Manchukuo. It says Nanking would recognize Manchukuo and surrender Jehol, and it appeals to the League of Nations and to the Soviet Union. Some Chinese leaders had proposed severing Manchuria to restore East Asia peace.
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Canton
China
Nanking
Japan
Manchuria
Jehol
Manchukuo
League of Nations
Ninepower
United States
Russia
Hwang Fu
Tientein
Deal Presents Evils of Virginia Short Ballot Address
Prince George Court House Va May 19 Joseph T Deal Norfolk candidate for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination spoke on evils of the Virginia short ballot segregation taxation system and office holders trust He criticized Senator Byrd former governor and former state senator and urged repeal of the eighteenth amendment and the Layman act He also advocated beer legalization and called for halving the automobile tax and cutting gasoline tax by two cents questioning road spending if roads are taxed through autos.
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Prince George Court House
Joseph T. Deal
Norfolk
Virginia
Harry Flood Byrd
United States Senate
State Senate
Deal
George ©. Peery
Tazewell
Byrd
Smith
Louisa
Senate Repasses County Unit Bill Amid Senate Stand
In Charleston on May 19 the 16 senators voted 16 to 10 to approve Governor Kump's county school unit bill after a conference report. The measure ends magisterial and independent districts, creating five member county boards, amid last minute protests and charges of an administration lobby. The House later rejected a flexible gasoline tax measure 52 to 27 and sent four bills to the Senate as debates over road funds and municipal finance continued.
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Charleston
W. Va
Senate
House
Kump
Democratic Party
Herold
Braxton
Hodges
Monongalia
Brown
Randolph
Johnson
Kanawha
Senate takes up Glass banking reform bill in modified form
The Senate Banking Committee reported the Glass banking reform bill in modified form to the House. Presidents William Green of the labor federation and Henry S. Harriman of the U S Chamber of Commerce backed the public worker industrial control bill before the House Ways and Means Committee. The Senate Interstate Commerce Committee reported the administration's railroad reorganization bill. Representative Marland of Oklahoma introduced an administration sanctioned federal oil control bill. Roosevelt and Dr T V Soong of China expressed hope for an end to hostilities in the Orient in a joint statement. Harry L Hopkins of New York named emergency relief administrator and Arthur E Morgan of Ohio named head of the Muscle Shoals Tennessee Valley Authority.
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Associated Press
Senate
House
Steagall
Banking Committee
William Green
Labor Federation
Henry S. Harriman
The
Chamber of Commerce of the
United States
Ways and Means Committee
Roosevelt
T. V. Soong
China
Orient
Harry L. Hopkins
New York
Arthur E. Morgan
Ohio
Muscle Shoale- Tennessee Valley
Prisoners Escape From McDowell County Road Camp
Twenty prisoners fled a McDowell county road camp near Bishop Virginia after a guard was struck with pepper and opened the guard house door. The escape occurred about 8 o clock and the fugitives vanished into the surrounding mountains as a statewide search was launched. Deputy Stacy led a posse into the area but reports on arrests were not available.
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McDowell County
Bishop
Tazewell
McDowell
Stacy
West Virginia
West Virginians to graduate from Fort Benning infantry school
The war department announced three West Virginians will graduate from the infantry school at Fort Benning Georgia next Monday. The graduates are Captain Grovers Rippetoe of Charleston assigned to Fort Williams Maine Captain Armistead D Mead Jr assigned to Fort George G Meade Maryland and 2nd Lieutenant Walter Ormsweeney Jr Wheeling assigned to Fort Oglethorpe Georgia.
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Washington
Fort Benning
War Department
Grovers, Rippetoe
Charleston
Fort Williams
Armistead D. Mead, Jr
Fort George G. Meade
Walter Ormsweeney, Jr
Wheeling
Fort Oglethorpe
Baruch on Industry Control and Economic Policy
Bernard Baruch spoke at Brookings on the administration's industrial coordination. He urged cooperation modeled on the wartime War Industries Board and outlined goals from the agriculture act to stabilize industry and maintain jobs. He warned higher costs and possible price controls if plans fail and noted tariff questions remain. A second item reports Huntington hotel owners seeking lower telephone rates from Chesapeake and Potomac. They request removing vacant-room charges and reducing local rates, plus higher commissions on long-distance calls.
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Washington
Bernard M. Baruch
War Industries Board
Brookings Institute
Congress
Charleston
W. Va
J. M. Ayers
Huntington
West Virginia Hotels Association
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company
Paul W. Scott
Labor and business back $3.3B public works bond with sales tax
William Green of the AFL and Henry Harriman of the Chamber endorse the administration’s re employment program and a $3.3 billion public works bond financed by a general manufacturers sales tax. They seek emergency retention only and repeal of the eighteenth amendment if liquor revenue rises, while urging broader federal grant aid to states and cities.
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Washington
Labor and Business Today
William Green
American Federation of Labor
Henry S. Harriman
Chamber of Commerce of the United States
House
Ways and Means Committee
Green
Harriman
Roosevelt
Congress
Treasury
Lewis W. Douglas
Douglas
Fertile Acreage Ruined by Water
Levee breaks along the White river in Arkansas submerge 25 000 acres of cultivated land. Sandbags and levee checks continue as guardsmen reinforce dikes from New Port to Kennett. Rising Mississippi and Ohio crests threaten further inundation across Arkansas, Tennessee, Missouri, and Mississippi.
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Memphis
Tenn
White River
Arkansas
Village Creek
Newport
Ark
Missouri
St. Francis
Black
Nimmone
Kennett
Hickman
Mississippi
Ohio
Cairo
West Tennessee
Railroads to Debate Passenger Rate Cut
A meeting of eastern railroad presidents in New York discussed reducing fares in eastern territory. They considered cutting from 3.6 to 3 cents per mile and abolishing the Pullman surcharge. Baltimore & Ohio and Chesapeake & Ohio favor lower rates. New York Central leans yes. New Haven and Pennsylvania oppose concessions.
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New York
Eastern Railroad
Baltimore & Ohio
Chesapeake & Ohio
New York Central
New Haven
Pennsylvania
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West Virginians
Baruch
Old War Industries Board
Old Associates
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