Niebergall Extended Welcome At Charleston Dinner
More than 300 fans welcomed Charles A. Niebergall as he was introduced as playing manager of Charleston’s Senators before spring training. Niebergall pledged hustling 15 players and promised strong effort. toastmaster Riley Wilson and others praised his leadership as city officials lauded the event.
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West Virginia
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Billy Doyle
Goout
Detroit. Tigers
Action on Coal Bow Looms Today
Washington April 17 Action on the northern West Virginia coal wage dispute looms as Recovery Administrator Johnson returns from White Sulphur Springs. He is expected to confer with President Roosevelt before ruling on appeals to the 24 cent wage differential elimination. About fourteen thousand miners have been idle since April 1. Edmiston expects no immediate administration move, and FRA expert reports show differing views. The northern West Virginia operators’ committee awaits action in Washington.
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Illie Willis Pugs Whoo Scout Injury Report
Fragmentary line describes Illie Willis Pugs Whoo scout with a cut arm and moss bleed, drifting to lat. Trig 82 mentioned. bandaged arm noted in readable fragment.
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Rome
Airmail Plans Being Speeded
Washington April 17 The Senate debated Roosevelt aviation policy as four affected aviation firms prepared to sue to enforce terms of annuled airmail contracts. The administration pushed its plan for a commission to study aviation and airmail policy while a House vote loomed. A 48 to 25 Senate vote placed the measure high in business. An army aviation inquiry began under 11 members chaired by Newton D Baker. Mark J Requa signaled willingness to aid aviation interests in 1931.
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California
Opening Day Increases Attendance As Major Leagues Start
New York on April 17 saw the largest opening day crowd in three years with over 180000 fans attending eight games. Cubs ace Lan Warzneke starred for Chicago, fanning 13 as he flirted with a no hitter into the ninth inning against Cincinnati. Giants and Senators opened strong as the league began the 1934 campaign amid favorable conditions and rising optimism.
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New York Giants
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Lan Warzneke
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Cincinnati Reds
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Arkansas Star
Enue
Adam Comorosky
Puddler Jim's Name Sparks Debate at Steel Convention
In Pittsburgh on April 17, United States Senator James J. Davis known as Puddler Jim to steel workers faced a move to bar him from addressing the Amalgamated Association of Iron Steel and Tin Workers. Gary, Indiana, representatives argued Davis aided a company union during Washington protests over new equipment at the American sheet and tinplate plant. Davis was not present. his talk was slated for later in the convention. The motion was ruled out of order, but Gary members signaled plans to reprise the issue.
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Washington
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Davie
2,000 Filling Station Men Strike in Cleveland Area
A surprise strike by 2,000 gasoline station attendants in Greater Cleveland disrupts service as major oil firms seal stations and independent dealers profit. Union claims wage demands target a minimum scale up to 160 dollars monthly with a 40 hour week. a conference is sought while union drivers withhold tank refills in sympathy.
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Mob Attacks Caddo Parish Courthouse Over Murder Suspect
A mob of about 2000 men stormed the Caddo Parish courthouse in Shreveport to seize Pred Lockhart, claimed to confess to the murder of 18 year old Mae Giffin. Police and fire crews struggled as officers retreated to upper floors and the crowd surged through entrances. Police arrested a man as chaos erupted and all available officers were mobilized.
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Mae Giffin
Shreveport
Gut
Japs Protest Aid to China in Restatement Draft
Tokyo officials signal Japan will act to protect peace in East Asia and resist foreign efforts aiding China. A draft restatement of policy was sent for approval, outlining relations with powers to avoid friction, with warnings that technical or financial aid to China risks military or political entanglement.
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Estabase
Teddy Jr Declares New Deal Not Liberal or New
New York April 17 Roosevelt denounced the new real regime as reactionary and un American accusing the administration of violating constitutional liberties. He attacked the NRA for Prussian like attitudes and warned the new deal is the old deal older than before. He accused government of stifling free speech and press and cited Lindbergh protest over air mail contracts as an example.
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Cpl
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Eight Arrested in Lewistown Plant Row
Lewistown April 17. Eight workers four men four women were arrested for disorderly conduct after clashes at the Lewistown Viscose plant during a strike. Union leaders planned meetings with company officials in Marcus Hook Meadville Parkersburg Roanoke to discuss sal aries and walkout actions.
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Meadville
Parkersburg
W. Va
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Britain Budget Clears Debt for US Payments, Uplifts Tax
London in April amid a sunlit budget that trims income tax by about 79 percent, halves the horse tax, restores half the public sector pay cuts, and preserves a 1934 1838 balance. Neville Chamberlain announced measures to fund war debt payments to the United States while stressing reduced unemployment and renewed export strength.
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Neville Chamberlain
Great Britain
Howse of Commons
Britain
Chamberlain
United States
America
McChintic Attacks State’s Beer Law
Federal Judge George W. McClintic opens the spring term urging indictments for beer importation while denouncing enforcement gaps in the state constitution. He says lawmakers and prosecutors hinder the test case against the 3.8 percent beer law and insists alcohol sales remain forbidden in West Virginia.
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West Virginia
Holt
Jutge McClintic
Parole Request Tied To Va Bootlegger Case
Representative Edmiston of West Virginia urged a Justice Department probe into Joe Consenling of Clarksburg serving an 18 month term for transportation of liquor. Edmiston argued the Volstead Act under which he was convicted no longer applies and questioned Consenling’s appeal.
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Edmiston
W. Va
Department of Justice
Joe Consenling
Clarksburg
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Consentina
Canaria Tras
Ais
Cannon Kite Checks Trial Begins For Bishop Cannon
The trial of Bishop James Cannon Jr opens after defense fails to obtain a directed verdict of not guilty. Prosecutor John J. Wilson accuses conspiracy to conceal 1926 campaign contributions by Edwin C. Jameson and others, describing the checks as a phony paper transaction. Overdrawn accounts total $18,805 with $80.87 in excess.
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James Cannon, Jr
Peyton Gordon
Robert 3. McNeill
Recife
John J. Wilson
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Ads L. Burroughs
Edwin C. Jameson
New York
Wilson
anti-Smith Democrats
Alfred &. Smith
House of Representatives
Insult Earns Perfect Deportment Rating on Exilona Deck
Aboard the S S Exilona at Catania the insult received a perfect deportment mark from a Young U S guard. The elderly magnate, under embassy scrutiny, strolled the upper deck and mingled with passengers while the ship docked for nine hours. The crew later resumed voyage toward Messina to Milazzo as tension over bankruptcy charges lingers.
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West Virginia Girl Sings for President at White House Tea
Miss Sun Johnson an 18 year old Fairmont W V choir singer performed for President Roosevelt Mrs Roosevelt and guests at a White House tea. She wore aquamarine and sang Strauss Danube waltz Sanderson Spring Awakening Del Acosta works and closed with Cast Thy Burden. The President suggested a trip to Warm Springs Ga for her and praised her voice.
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White House
Sun Johnson
Fairmont
W. Va
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Strauss
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Board Dictates Deposit System
The state board of centrol orders all state institutions to use a uniform deposit method. Accounts will be deposited in the state name and signed by the institution's president or superintendent and the financial secretary. The board aims to classify funds as state funds and prefer deposits in state banks.
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Isha Baker White
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Flood Control Group Here to Inspect Kanawha Reservoirs
The Mississippi river commission construction committee led by Edward Flad and including Col Ernest Graves and Cmdr Leo Otis Colbert arrived in Charleston for a site inspection of flood control reservoirs. Accompanied by Col R. G. Powell and Maj Fred W. Herman, they toured proposed Ohio and Mississippi relief sites, starting with 17 reservoirs on tributaries feeding the Ohio above Louisville. The Tygert reservoir in the Monongahela basin is highlighted.
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Connlating
Edward Flad
St. Louis
Ernest Graves
Leo Otis Colbert
Washington, D. C
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Yesterney
R. G. Powell
Fred W. Herman
Dstrict
Obeinatl
Huntington
Kanawha Dyer
Army Engineers
Ohio
Mississippi River
Ohio River
Louisville
Monongahela Basin
Tygert
State's Share and Basic Teacher Wage Will Differ
W. W. Trent state superintendent warned county boards that the state will not pay full next year. Counties must cover differences between state aid and basic salaries for teachers. Details show lower state shares for various grades and qualifications. Health certificates will be required and emergency relief in education ends April. Superintendents will collect materials and report work completed before final pay checks.
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Crliec
Educator’s FourHour Monologue Sparks Hearings
Six witnesses contradicted Dr William A Wirt stating they discussed revolution. They testified they instead endured a fourhour lecture on education and gold devaluation. The hearing ended with the chairman noting possible district attorney and grand jury review while suggesting action on perjury questions.
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William A. Wirt
Murder Victim Married Three Times in Long Island Sound Case
Soute Norwalk Conn April 17 An involved background of finance today complicated investigation of his murder of 72 year old Arthur ic The Austero Connecticut Yankee whose native caution and aim to attract fortune 33 banks was robbed in his own beach home and pushed to his death in Long Island Sound Authorities questioned a succession of women relatives this afternoon Adopted When 12 The mystery deepened as police delved into his history beginning with his adoption at 32 by wealthy Jenny Fodd and including three more Kagen and final loneliness Ethel Todd Merritt estranged daughter was questioned in Danbury after arrival from Altoona Pa She shed light on the murder saying she had not seen her father in six years Merritt will share in the Todd trust fund fortune equally with Todd's son Kenneth and the three children of a dead con Joby The widow of John Todd and mother of the children was located by
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Authuric
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Todd
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Kagen
Ethel Todd Merritt
Danbury
Altoona
Henry G. Wilson
Merritt
Magasine
Myre
Todd Trust Fund
Kenneth Stanley Todd
Joby
John Todd
Baseball Made U. S. Great Declares Will
In Santa Monica California on April 17 a columnist argues baseball shapes national pride as Washington targets another pennant. He asserts baseball is the great national game and mocks other sports as mere substitutes, praising baseball's unique value and framing it as essential to American identity.
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Congress
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