49er era Lake Shore Limited wreck fatality toll soars
Unclear typed report says the Lake Shore Limited derailed near Little Falls in a snowstorm, killing at least 39 people and injuring many. Pullman cars piled atop each other as a locomotive exploded. Coroner Sabin reported 3 bodies recovered, 12 identified, with more believed trapped beneath wreckage as rescue teams worked to reach the scene.
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Little Falls
Lake Shore Limited
New York Central Railroad
United Press
Sabin
New York Centrals
New York
Chicago
Big Epeert
Anniversary of Adolf Hitler Revered by Fans and Nation Described
An obscure report notes anniversary observations for Adolf Hitler with youth rallies and party rhetoric. It mentions Hess addressing youths, promises of colonies, and praise while domestic and foreign events unfold in Europe. Reports claim naval activity off Norway and air-base tensions, with Allied and German forces and weather affecting operations.
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Boris
Rudolf Hess
Gerit
Germany
HARRY HINES ADDRESSES YOUNG DEMOCRATS IN TEXAS
In Beaumont on April 20 Highway Commissioner Harry Hines and gubernatorial candidate urged Texas Young Democrats to rededicate party principles. Convention chairman James Blundell called the meeting to order. EO Thompson and Alec were scheduled to speak. Expected to praise Roosevelt and Garner before adjournment.
Plot To Overthrow Yugoslavia Unearthed In Belgrade
Yugoslav authorities disclosed a plot to overthrow the government with Nazi backing. Former Premier Milan Stojadinovic was arrested and moved under guard south of Belgrade. Police raided German homes near the frontier, seizing documents and arms while signaling possible internments.
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Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Jugoslavia
Natis
Milan Stojadinovic
Germany
Pet Stovadinovic
Elatody
Sas
Norway
Sudeten
Czecho-Slovakia
Austria
Stoyadinovic
Yuegoslavia
Stogadinovic
Hull rules out Democratic presidential bid and politics
Secretary of State Cordell Hull declared he will not be a candidate for president or any political office. He asked friends to accept his decision and said he is not seeking political advancement. The statement follows public pressure from Gov Clyde R. Hoey and signals his strongest refusal to date. The news appears on page a.
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Washington
Corde Hull Sou Tt
Agai
Hull
Clyde R Howe
North Carolina
United States
Inspired Concert at Miss Mozart Delights Bonham Audience
Esther Jonsson presented an inspired Friday recital at Bonham High School Auditorium. Dressed in Mozart era attire she narrated Mozart’s life with vivid slides and performed works by Mozart Gluck Bach Martini Turint and Haydn to a large appreciative crowd sponsored by the City Parent Teacher Association.
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Esther Jonsson
Bonham High School
Miss Jonason
Wolfgang
Mozart
Salzburg
Jonasson
Gluck
Bach
Martin
Turint
Haydn
Bowl Auditorian
Cornell
Paris Liquor Witness Survives Abduction Attempt
Paris April 20 An attempted kidnapping thwarted when Fr Isley dodged three men in a car on South 23rd Street near East Sherman. He fled into a house and summoned police as the assailants fled. Isley, a former watch repairman, is a witness in a federal liquor law violation case. He identified two of the men to officers.
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Paris
Isley
City Police
East Sherman
Huey Long Assessed as Moving Toward Dictatorship
James M. Thomson, publisher of the New Orleans item Tribune, told the American Society of Newspaper Editors that Huey Long was steadily building a quasi dictatorship in the United States. He argued Long’s control of Louisiana papers was the final obstacle to a nationwide regime, comparing him to fascist leaders and noting potential advertising power if his regime prevailed.
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Washington
James M.thomson
New Oleans
Ttem-Tribune
Huey Long
Ward
United States
Soret
Long
Whith
Lone
Richard Leche
Mart Long
Mhney
Lang
Aretta
Hitler
Mipsolini
United Skyer
Taiwan
Bie Bational
Loniniana
Sunday Is 104th Anniversary San Jacinto Win
Texas observes the 104th anniversary of the Battle of San Jacinto marking Texas independence won by a small Texan force led by General Sam Houston near Metropolis. Local banks will close Monday to honor the holiday.
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San Jacinto
Texas
Mexico
Washington
the Brazos
Monluy
Aantecinllo
Metin Ten
Sam Mowton
Aris Anna
Japanese Ambassador Says East Indies Status Aligned With US
Washington April 20 Japanese Ambassador Kensuke Hormnch informed Secretary Hull that Japan sees no divergence between American and Japanese views on the status of the Dutch East Indies.
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Washington
Kensuke Hormnouch
Hull
Dutch East Indies
Special Committee Seeks Additional Funds For Probing Denison Work
A special committee seeks more funds to probe the Denison excavation project. Details describe earthwork, bids opened August 18 totaling 74 490 dollars, and ongoing labor by Canton Kern crews. The effort goals include site clearance, trenching, and girding features around a main line, with completion anticipated after further contracting steps.
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Lenis
Canton-Kerns
Delache
Kerns
Totty Werrhia
Aldridge
Kara
Playing field repairs at Ay Bonhi Athletic Plant
Work crews spread dirt over the athletic field to level and fill, with two dump trucks delivering soil. WPA workers spread the fill, and others build concrete forms while additional laborers prepare the area for construction.
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Sell Ay Bonhi Athletic Plant
Pah
Mrs Bill Nunley Night Errand Sparks Funeral Row
An unusual local notice recounts Mrs Bill Nunley’s quiet night and a grave incident. It mentions preparations and a response from a family member amid community activity surrounding a funeral.
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Bill Nunley
NAVY EXPANSION DISCUSSION AND RIVAL PERSPECTIVES
The April 21 dispatch reports Secretary of the Navy Charles Edison acknowledging the fleet is inadequately prepared amid expansion debates. Edison cites delays from overseas commitments, while praising recent Pacific maneuvers as impressive. He warns against rapid outgrowth beyond budgetary and training limits, and notes the need for modernization.
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San Francisco
United States
Charles Ertsom
Ediacn
Dutch Indies
Exian
HULL
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Eleet Sam Jones
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N. Y
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