Horner Aide Tries to Grab Governorship
In Springfield Illinois Lieut Governor Stelle proclaimed himself acting governor to advance the disability case as Gov Horner declines to relinquish power. In Chicago campaign headquarters A. Andrew Torrence was slain and Cornelius Woodward died of poison after an alleged attack amid looming primary elections.
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Springfield
John Stelle
Henry Horner
Andrew Torrence
Chicago
Illinois
Cornelius’ Woodward
Jerry Kearns
Woodward
Roosevelt
Garner
Thomas E. Dewey
Stelle
State House
Horner
Two Republicans Seek Farm Vote in Nebraska Primary
In Lincoln Nebraska April 8 two Republican contenders Thomas E Dewey of New York and Arthur H Van denberg of Michigan renew their bid for farm belt support in a Nebraska primary ahead of the Democratic choice Roosevelt who is unopposed A predicted 275000 voters are expected Record rain and good weather forecast may affect turnout Nebraska law makes the preferential vote nonbinding on delegates but noted as a moral obligation
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Lincoln, Neb
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Arthur H. Vandenberg
Michigan
Nebraska
Roosevelt
Swanson
Family Ties Test Loyalty and Blunt Truths
A stark exchange reveals shifting loyalties as one speaker doubts a relative’s future role, insisting a cousin is loyal but not destined to be saved. The dialogue hints at family strain and moral uncertainty within a close-knit circle.
Illinois Candidate Ends Prolonged Filibuster
Belleville reports George E. Hary Democratic congressional hopeful paused a 52 hour filibuster aimed at forcing support for his campaign. He spoke since Saturday against incumbent Edwin M. Schaefer, hoping to awaken in time to vote as polls open tomorrow.
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Belleville
George E. Hary
Congress
Hary
Edwin M. Schaefer
Twenty
Illinois
Death Ring Probe Expands With Three New Bail Held
In New York on April 8 three more figures tied to the Brooklyn murder syndicate case were held on $100,000 bail as material witnesses. Charles Workman Monroe Rubinstein and Anthony Anastasia are linked to the mob responsible for Dutch Schultz’s elimination and other killings. Rubinstein is described as a dresser manufacturer with a clean record but described as knowing about Morris Diamond’s murder. Anastasias brother is sought by police as a mob figure connected to numerous killings. Workman is described as a contact between Murder Inc and Louis Buchalter in a bakery racket case. The district attorney presses for information as investigators pursue the broader murder ring.
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New York
INS
Brooklyn
Dutch Schultz
Newark
Albert Anastasia
Charles Workman
Monroe Rubinstein
Anthony Anastasia
Rubinstein
Asst. Dist. Atty
Joe Lee
Morris Diamond
Lee
Anastasia
Chicago
Detroit
Pittsburgh
Boston
Workman
Murder, Inc
Louis “Lepke” Buchalter
Dist Atty
William O'Dwyer
O'Dwyer
Dies Plans Law On Alien Groups
Chairman dies with U S House majority backing stronger measures to expose subversive groups. He will forward data guiding a bill on organizations with international ties to the justice department for drafting. Contempt citations against six named Communists push cases toward grand jury action.
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Dies
Washington
Tex
House
Justice Department
Department
Roosevelt
Sec
State Hall
Atty
Jackson
Thomas FP
P. O'Dea
Philip Frankfeld
Boston
Albert Blumberg
Baltimore
James Hl. Dolsen
George Powers
Pittsburgh
Supreme Court upholds Little Steel strike ruling
The Supreme Court refused to review the NLRB order against Republic Steel to reinstate about 9,000 workers and grant back wages for the 1937 Little Steel strike. The Third Circuit had already upheld the order, and labor officials plan field checks on back pay claims within two weeks.
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Washington
National Labor Relations Board
Supreme Court
Republic Steel Corporation
Third Circuit Court of Appeals
Philadelphia
Labor Board
Republic
William F. Donovan
CIO
Steel Workers Organizing Committee
Cleveland
Violence Plans of Front Told at Trial in New York
Dennis Healy a government witness testified about alleged seditious conspiracy by seven men. Healy described plans for violence including assassination of a dozen congressmen and a temporary dictatorship under a figure like Gen. Van Horn Moseley. He was described by the defense as an agent provocateur.
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New York
Dennis Healy
van Horn Moseley
Healy
West Virginia Family Sought for Free World Fair Week
Readers are invited to nominate a typical West Virginia family to spend a week at New York's World Fair with all expenses paid by The Gazette. Eligible head of household must be a U.S. citizen and include a wife and two children aged nine to nineteen. See page 2 for rules.
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West Virginia
New York
The
Gazette
U. S
British Link 4 Nazi Ships Sink With Troop Transport
British naval action near Norway sank the 5,261 ton troop ship Rio De Janeiro and damaged three other Nazi vessels. At least 150 German soldiers perished, 80 horses drowned, and Norwegian coast traffic was halted as Britain and Norway clashed over mine fields. weitere details on page 13.
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INS
Norway
Scandinavia
Front Berch
Rio de Janeiro
Skagerrak
Christiansand
Litlesand
Germany
Finland
Arctic
Petsamo
Copenhagen
Oslo
Britain
London
Plot to Nip Oil Push Reported
A neutral diplomatic source said Texas oil riggers were poised at Ploeste to blow up Romania wells if Germany invaded to seize oil for the Axis. The envoy did not know how or when they reached Romania. He added Romania warned German negotiators that force to seize oil concessions would fail.
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Washington
INS
Texas
Ploeste
Romanian Air Center
Rumania
Carpathians
Germany
Romania
Chamber endorses Morris Harvey College fund drive
The Charleston Chamber of Commerce unanimously endorsed Morris Harvey College's fundraising effort for a campus in Charleston. The board cited the college as a necessary community asset and urged citizens to support the project, noting its social cultural and economic value.
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Charleston Chamber of Commerce
Morris Harvey College
Charleston
Barboursville
Neutral Seizes British Barges on the Danube
Romanian police halted a flotilla of dynamite laden British barges near Giurgiu on the Danube as Germans claim the craft were built to blow a narrow gateway known as the Iron Gate. British officials say the explosives were to destroy Allied rivercraft in case of a German invasion of Romania.
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Bucharest
Danube
Europe
Iron Guard
Giurgiu
Germany
Bombers Ordered for Boeing Four Engine B-17D Agreement
Assistant Secretary Louis Johnson announced an $8,000,000 contract to Boeing Aircraft Co of Seattle for four engined bombers of the B-17D type. The award is in addition to existing contracts.
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Washington
Louis Johnson
Boeing Aircraft Company
Seattle
Wash
Norway Declares War on Germany During Oslo Fjord Clash
Mrs. J Borden Harriman the American minister to Norway reports the Norwegian foreign minister says Norway is at war with Germany after Norwegian forces fired on four German warships entering Oslo fjord. The State Department confirms the Oslo legation will assume British interests if evacuation occurs.
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Norway
Skagerrak
Germany
Baltic
Lulea
Washington
J. Borden Harriman
State Department
Ger
Oslo
Department of State
Oslo Fjord
Nazi Blitzkrieg Invasion Shatters Copenhagen
Adolf Hitlers large German war machine launched a blitzkrieg into Denmark and quickly occupied Copenhagen. Denmark’s outnumbered defenders offered little resistance as Germany struck at seven land and sea points. Reports say foreign warships, likely German, also moved toward Oslo during the same early hours.
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Copenhagen
Adolf Hitler
Denmark
Germany
Danes Recall non attack Pact Germany Sought
Officials from Denmark's legation in Washington said they were terribly shocked by the invasion of Denmark. Attache Povl Bang-Jensen recalled that a year earlier Germany asked for a non aggression pact, which Denmark readily agreed. He doubted any strategic value in the action and noted no official word had been received from Copenhagen by early morning.
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INS
Denmark
Germany
Povl Bang-Jensen
Legation
Bang-Jensen
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