Red Cross Asked to Aid Starving West Virginia Miners
National Red Cross weighs requests to aid distressed miners in West Virginia, Kentucky, and nearby areas. James L. Pleser says national body not tasked with localized industrial distress. chapters should respond locally. District officials report thousands of miners and families living on sparse county funds, lacking seeds or government loans, as relief efforts scramble to fill gaps.
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Crieton
Legion Remembers War Declaration Night Program at Legion Post
Three World War veterans attended a program at the John Brawley post of the American Legion in the city library building to mark the United States declaration of war on Germany on April 6 1917. William E Chilson spoke of Wilson's wartime promises and the 1916 campaign myth, noting prewar foresight and efforts to open the Panama Canal.
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United States Senate
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Confesses Murder at Sight of Camera in Menominee
In Menominee Michigan on April 3 Frank Cholewa aged 50 confessed to fatally injuring Lanc ey Cholewa, 25, after waiting for him as he climbed onto a pickup and clubbing him. Sheriff Ede ward Heindsall said the suspect cited his son’s fondness for pigeons and magazine expenses as motive.
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Aoyetoie
Lancey
Frank Cholewa
Edeward Heindsall
Cholewa
Stanley
Hitler Tightens Grip As Defection Roils Nazi Party
In Munich Adolf Hitler struck back at internal revolt led by Captain Walter Stennes. He warned that followers of Stennes would be expelled and called for a cleansing of unreliable elements. Stennes announced control of storm squads in Berlin and other regions as Nazi power tests continue.
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Democratic Candidate Undergoes Operation
James Kay Thomas a Democratic candidate for round men at large underwent an operation at Kanawha Valley hospital late yesterday afternoon. The surgery, described as serious, aimed to repair injuries from a car accident two weeks earlier. He was in excellent condition last night and expected to leave soon to rejoin the campaign before the election on the 20th. Thomas is an attorney and son of Mr and Mrs George R. Thomas of Virginia Street.
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Kanawha Valley
Thomas
George R. Thomas
Virginia Street
Overdraft In Treasury May Reach Billion
The Democratic National Committee warned the treasury deficit may top 1.09 billion dollars by the end of the next fiscal year. A report from H C MacLean at the International Chamber of Commerce in Paris notes nationalistic tariff trends and no move toward European tariff union. Elasticity in rates is seen as a bargaining tool, with Britain seeking imperial protection and Germany seeking broad powers to adjust duties. The piece highlights the economic gloom and tariff tensions shaping U S policy.
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Treasury
H. C. MacLean
International Chamber of Commerce
Paris
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United States
Federation of British Industries
MacLean
U S stance against limiting battleship size in London pact talks
Washington indicates a firm no to any European proposal to cap battleship size before the 1998 expiry of the London treaty. The State Department notes treaties limit battleships until 1936 and warns such a discussion would revive a sensitive issue. France and Italy seek two capital ships under a British Franco Italian naval agreement, with 23 333 ton ships armed with 12 inch guns.
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Italy
Great Britain
Mayor Jimmy Walker Hero of World’s Greatest Story
New York April 3 The New York Daily News previews a series on Mayor James J Walker returning from California to face investigations of his administration. The piece casts Walker as a romantic, glamorous figure amid a nation altering fight over his fate, noting his ties to Betty Compton and Edward Dowling.
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Leo Brothers Convicted and Jury Recommends 14 Years
Chicago April 3 A jury found Leo Brothers guilty of murdering Alfred J Lingle Tribune reporter after a lengthy deliberation ending at 6 35 pm They recommended a 14 year prison term The verdict followed mixed initial ballots and a plan to file a motion for a new trial The defendant remains jailed in Cook County as the process continues
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Chicago Tribune
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Judes Joseph H. Sabeth
Betty Cook
Seena
Lewis Piquett
Teld
Sabath
Brothers
Alminst
Laula Piguett
Ulinois
Joliet
Cook County
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Membere
Tota
Brothera
Page
Owl
Convict Martin Of Cleveland Murder
A jury in Cleveland convicted Hyman Pittburgh Hymle Martin, a self described Pittsburgh gambler and bootlegger, of first degree murder in the February 9 slaying of former councilman William E. Potter. Judge Waller McMahon deferred sentence for a week with a mercy recommendation. Five women served on the jury. deliberations lasted about 12 hours amid near exhaustion and ballot delays.
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Tate Beirg
Hyman “Pittburgh Hymle" Martin
Pittsburgh
William E. Potter
Gleveland
Waller McMahon
Martin
Potter
East Side
Suis
Prepare to Lay West Virginia Gas Line
Announcement yesterday said preparations are made to start a 71 mile gas line section in southern West Virginia from New River to Tog Fork of Big Sanday River on the Kentucky line. Columbia Gas and Electric and United Fuel Gas plan to hire up to 1,000 men with local labor preferred as work begins next week in Hinton headquarters.
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Columbia Gas and Electric Corporation
Kentucky
Contesvide
D. A. Ketchum
United Fuel Gan Company
Columbia Gas and Electic Corporation
Hinton
New River
Tog Fork
Big Sanday River
Liegon and Liggon
Baltimore
Ward
Liggon
Ligegor Im Hinton
Ketchum
Plan Simple Rites For Knute Rockne
SOUTH BEND IN april 3 in plain rites the funeral for Knute Rockne will be held at 3 pm at the sacred heart church on campus. the service will be simple with a blessing at 3 45 pm and the body buried at highland cemetery near the town. rev michael mulcaire will preside and rev charles l o donnell will deliver the sermon.
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Power Dam Project Rejected on New River
The reorganized power commission rejected Appalachian Electric Power's plan for an 811,000,000 plant on the New River in Virginia. It awarded a major license, requiring federal regulation and full cost accounting, while delaying construction until accepted. Five states protested federal jurisdiction over navigability and interstate impact.
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City Registrars Set to Enroll Voters for April 20 Election
City Registrars S J Peyne and Robert H C Kay will sit today in the city clerk’s third floor offices to enroll voters for the April 20 city election. They’ll be on duty from nine in the morning to nine at night. City Clerk J O Stummers and Ballot Commissioners B B Brown and William Fielder awarded the printing contract for ballots to Mathews Printing company on a bid of 990. The shop will print 8364 ballots, about one and a half ballots per registered voter. Republican campaign activity at 712 Katawha Street intensified with plans to mobilize votes in each precinct. Several city employees, available from day hall duties, were drafted to assist the campaign headquarters. Democratic headquarters reported no news. Both parties arranged transportation for unregistered voters to city hall if desired.
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Robert H.C. Kay
J. O. Stummers
B. B. Brown
William Fielder
Mathews Printing Company
Snop
Katawha Street
Dey Hall
White's Exhausted Forces In Final Attack On Institutions
Observer notes President White's bid to force a budget bill through the budget committee amid a hostile house. The senate and house clash over hospital and education funding as a conference resolves amid a stalled process. Delegates push their own plan while the senate seeks to amend, signaling a tense political confrontation.
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Mont Z. White
Senate
House of Delegates
House
Daddy Browning’s Licensing Stop Sparks Wedding Rumors
New York April 3 Edward Browning known for marital headlines, visits a licensing bureau to obtain a license saying he plans to fish and not marry. He is legally married to Frances “Peaches” Browning, from whom he is now separated as she files for divorce.
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Edward We
Browning
Marcy
Frances “Peaches” Browning
Managua Aftershocks Loom As Looters Shot
Martial law in Managua intensifies as looters are shot on sight to protect order. Refugees evacuate by air to Corinto and San Francisco aboard transport ships while relief work races to feed and shelter thousands. Death toll nears eight hundred with hundreds buried in ruins. Coast guards and US Marines enforce security amid ongoing fire and evacuation efforts.
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Chaument
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Civilian Relief Committee
Daniel Frixong
la Loma
la Lome
Devris
Thousands of Kiddies Invited to Lions Easter Egg Hunt
Charleston Lions Club hosts annual Easter egg hunt at Edzewood drive and Charleston street with 11 000 eggs and 200 prizes. Children six years or younger may attend with parents or guardians. Officers, physicians, and police oversee traffic, safety, and prize distribution in a well organized community event.
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Oil Operator Held In Kidnapping Case
LAREDO April 3 Charges of kidnapping and assault with intent to rob tonight faced oil operator C. Julian of Oklahoma and California in a case tied to an alleged $50,000 extortion from San Antonio businessman Juan Bolling. Co-defendant G. C. Boren was named in the complaint filed in district court.
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Laredo
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Sealy
Todal
Webb County
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Condren
Julian Uberty
Unemployment Solved by New Congressman
Letter from Beverly Hills California condemns a federal rule forcing states to add representatives as population grows. The writer complains that California must fund extra seats when population rises, splitting sentiment between the northern and southern parts of the state while taxpayers bear the cost. The letter ends with a sharp plea against mandated hires.
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Calif
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