Bishop Cannon testifies on cash box and campaign funds
Bishop James Cannon Jr. testifies he kept two bank accounts and could not conspire with Ada Burroughs to break the corrupt practices act, saying Jameson contributions were mixed with other money and not all gifts were reported. Prosecutors questioned his handling of Edwin C. Jameson funds and stock dealings.
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Washington
James Cannon, Jr
Ada L. Burroughs
Federal Penitentiary State
Han
Robert B. McNett
Ebouds
Richmond
Jameson
Cannon
California Governor Sued Over San Jose Lynchings
Evelyn Holmes widow of John Holmes sue Gov Jamey Rolph Jr for 1 050 000 alleging he incited mob violence by statements refusing protection to suspects Harold Thurmond and Brooke Hart in San Jose. Suit also names William Emig EQW radio San Jose Joss News Pred Hart and others plus 100 John Does including 10 police officers.
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Ban Prancisco
Jamey Rolph, Jr
California
San Jose
Evelyn Holmes
John
Holmes
Harold Thomas Thurmond
Kidmip
Brooke L. Hart
Sverite William J. Emig
Santa Clara County
Gan Joss
EQW
Pred J, Hart, C
V- Dah
Eva
Bart
John Does
San Francisco
Willie Willis by Robert Quillen Untold Golf Anecdote
A fragment from a Robert Quillen column centers on Willie Willis and a humorous note about practice and a cat. The language is garbled and incomplete but implies playful rural humor and wordplay about training and concealment.
Johnson Sets Deadline to End Coal Miner Pay Dispute
Washington April 20 Seeking to curb bloodshed after a pay rise order for soft coal miners Boss Johnson set a deadline for negotiations and promised a solution. He planned to meet Alabama coal operators tomorrow morning to resolve their flat refusal to comply with the wage increase to 4.80 a day plus a seven hour day. Governor Adams of West Virginia joined to urge speedy settlement as operators in Kentucky Illinois and the Southwest oppose the new rate, warning it could bankrupt many mines.
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Washington
Bia
Bugit S. Johnson
Johnson
Alabama
Fairmont
West Virginia
Fittsburgh
Recovery Administration
Emp
West Kentucky
Ilinois
Southwest
Waving
United Mine Workers
Airmail Rates Trimmed By Private Bids Detected
Postmaster General Farley forecasts big government savings as new private bids for temporary airmail contracts arrive. Offers range from 17 1-2 to 39 3/4 cents per plane mile, lower than the 41-46 cent maximum previously set. Crowds watch the bid opening as the old contracts were annulled February 19.
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Washington
Farley
Post Office Department
Fess
Ohlo
Persis
Roosevelt Girtisi
Parley
Dixon States Tax Temporary Debated In State House
Delegate Wilbert H. Norton of Cabell county argued the consumer sales tax will be retained by future legislatures. Delegate George G. Dixon and State Senator A. C. Herold dismissed it as unpopular. Dixon urged opponents to note women voters oppose the tax. predictions said labor groups are more against it now and it will stay a key issue heading into the next legislative race.
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Wilbert H. Norton
Cabell County
George G. Dixon
Mineral
A. C. Herold
Dixon
Norton
House of Delegates
Benatar
Herola
Boudoir and Bathroom Scenes Rehashed At Kidnap Hearing
In Los Angeles municipal court, preliminary hearings for B C Danny Howling featured replays of boudoir and bathroom scenes involving Marjorie Crawford Wellman, a wealthy aviatrix and actress, with manslaughter allegations tied to kidnapping. Crawford testified about being taken at gunpoint by the film director Abe Dowling during an incident in a home hotel room, including a bath scene and questions about locking the bathroom door.
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Los Angeles
B.C
Danny” Howling
Marjorie Crawford Wellman
Miss Crawford
Uree
Artz
Abe
Namaty
Aviatria
Dowling
Pieave Dorn
Riots in Paris End With 940 Arrests and 200 Injuries
In Paris on April 20 police and mobile guards clashed with thousands of demonstrators, injuring about 200 and arresting 940. The violence included beatings, smashed windows, and trampling of shoppers as the throng resisted near the city hall amid unrest linked to economic discontent and February street fighting.
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Paris
Jeff
Folles
5 And 10 Heiress Seeks Baby After London Wedding
Barbara Hutton American heiress and wife of Prince Alexis Mdivani of Georgia says she is the happiest bride and would be glad to have a child. In an exclusive Universal Service interview in London she plans to return to Paola and search for a permanent home. She denies rumors of an heir and notes summer trips to London and polo plans with the French team versus an American combination.
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Londonn
Barbara Hutton
Alexis Mdivani
Georgia
Mdivanis
West End
Universal Service
London
Barbara
Jimmy Donahue
Paola
Ime
Heiresa
Woolworth
Jimmy
Paris
Sirplenc
Britiat Tiowapaper Reportere
Universal Service, the
Thieves Take Three Bottles in Pittsburgh Store Robbery
Two men backed a truck to a rear window on Liberty Avenue at Tenth Street in early morning hours and forced entry. They began removing whisky from shelves but fled after a likely security alert, taking only three bottles in the theft.
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Pittsburgh
Liberty Avenue
Tenth Street
No Censorship Declared By Johnson at Editors' Meeting
Washington April 20 A skeptical take on free speech was aired by Bruce Bliven editor of the rebublic at the American Society of Newspaper Editors meeting. He cited two thirds under censorship and eight ninths under serious governmental restrictions. NRA chief Hugh S Johnson denied aims of press censorship and called editors to support Roosevelt recovery efforts while Raymond of the New York Newspaper Guild warned against tyranny. Roy Howard of Scripps-Howard questioned guild tactics.
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Washington
Tov Day
Bruce Bliven
The
New Republic
American Society of Newspaper Enters
United States
Blyen
Hugh S. Johnson
NRA
Guilt Head
Alten Raymond
Newspaper Guild of New York
Raymond
Guild
63 Year Old Man Killed by Truck in Charleston
Simon Pitts, 63, of Kelly addition, died yesterday after being struck by a Swift and Company truck at Patrick Street and Third Avenue. The crash left Pitts with a fractured skull and crushed chest. Lloyd, the truck driver, faced technical manslaughter charges and was released on bond to appear before Municipal Judge Dawson. Pitts died en route to a hospital. his body was taken to Long and Johnson funeral home.
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Simon Pitts
Kelly Addition
Patrick Street
Third Avenue
W. F. Work
Kanawha County
Pitts
Charleston
William Lloyd
Seventh Avenue
Swift and Company
Lloyd
D. Boone Dawson
Cerr
Fils
Long and Johnson Funeral Home
A. M. Dangerfield
Harvey Dunlap
Marmet dam worker killed by automobile in South Malden
Charles M Heinze 28 Marmet dam site crane engineer was killed instantly walking with two coworkers along the highway in South Malden. Driver Edward Priestley Madison said he was overtaken by the car. Coroner Dr W F Work said the death is the county's second vehicle fatality in two hours and twelfth since January 1. Partial arrangements are incomplete.
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Charles M. Heinze
Marmet Dam
South Malden
Edward Priestley
Madison
Heinze
Booth Malden
W. F. Work
Kanawha
Barlow
Priestlay
Point Marian
Strong Stock Measure Moves Toward Senate Approval
The stock market control bill, born from a two year Wall Street probe, advances from the Senate Banking Committee by 11 to 3. Supporters say it retains bite while critics ready to target corporate sections as potentially burdensome. Ferdinand Pecora, who led the investigation, notes the bill still bears strengthened enforcement teeth.
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Washington
APJ
Senate Banking Committee
Senate
Wall Street
Pletcher-Rayburn Bil
Beth
Ferdinand Pecora
Investige
Gunman Dead in Lincoln Shootout Injures 14-Year-Old
In Lincoln on an afternoon chase, police pursued gunmen who exchanged fire with officers. One gunman was killed, another wounded, and 14 year old onlooker Luseen Marshall was struck in the abdomen. Walton Dean and Sam Rivett were named by the assailants as possible identities.
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Lincoln
Nes
Amnln
Frank Robbins
Rolcott Condit
Walter Dean
Sam Rivett
Boyd Floyd
Banker Is Killed Defying Bandit in Ohio
SPRINGFIELD April 20 K M Saylor 57 president of Farmers Deposit bank of South Vienna near here was shot by a bandit during a holdup as he stood counting money in the cashier’s cage. The robber fled after firing wounding Saylor in the left cheek while bank employee Baylor Baylor later recounted hearing a loud report from the private door area.
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Springfield
K. M. Saylor
Castler
Farmers Deposit Bank of
South Vienne
Bly Ure
Bayley
Baylor
Saylor
Lewis Jones
Ag T
Jones
Tammany Ousts Curry Over Refusal to Resign
New York April 20 AP Tammany Hall deposed its leader John F Curry for five years by a 14 1 4 to 10 1 6 vote at a closed Wigwam executive committee session A triumvirate was expected to be named. Curry made an impassioned plea defending his record saying he tried to elevate Tammany Halls spirit and that he had been an honest leader. He noted he was elected for a term and could only be removed on charges. He left the room smiling accompanied by former Mayor John P O'Brien.
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New York
Tammany Hall
John F. Curry
Curry
Wigwam
Tammany Halls
Roosevelt
James J. Walker
Toom
John P. O'Brien
Ape
W C T U Leader Declines Whisky at Pittsburgh Meeting
In Pittsburgh on April 20, Ella Boole international president of the W C T U refused a bottle of whisky offered by the mayor during a conference address. DemocraticWilliam N McNair also offered a drink, but no one accepted. The mayor kept the bottle and the meeting continued peacefully with no disturbances.
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Pittsburgh
Ella Boole
Mra
Bole
William N. McNair
Eraperance Organization
Governor Pardons Notorious Georgia Escape Artists
ATLANTA April 20 Two infamous Georgia convicts, Harvey Wineland and Aubrey Smith, were pardoned by Governor Tal Snedge effective immediately with the admonition go in peace and sin no more. Harvey, who escaped five times, had his 130 year sentence shortened after a discussion with the governor at Milledgeville state prison. Smith, totaling 145 years, had been convicted of numerous robberies on the public highway and boasted of near escapes. The governor recalled the prisoners in death cells next to the execution chamber and said the decision followed careful consideration after talks with Harvey.
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Atlanta
Georgia
Wineland Harvey
Aubrey Smith
Harvey
Ell
Smith
Ction
Milvidgeville
Barney
Eight Million Needed For State Schools Says Supt Trent
Glenville April 20 West Virginia needs 8 009 000 immediately for school building improvements and new construction. State Superintendent W W Trent told county superintendents and educators at the annual teachers training conference at Glenville State Teachers College that the total comes from state education counts after surveys. He urged immediate action and outlined three goals to keep higher educational standards, including tax support from the next legislature and civic responsibility in funding, plus teachers embracing unselfish attitudes. The new county unit system drew favorable notes from regional education leaders amid neighboring states’ interest.
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Glenville
West Virginia
W. W. Trent
Fairds of Education
Glenville State
High Cost of Illness Charged to Doctors Across City
Chicago notes from April 20 report the American College of Physicians blaming physicians for high illness costs. Dr. Virgil E. Simpson notes only about 600 chemical compounds cover medical practice, accusing many doctors of relying on trade name prescriptions and neglecting simple, inexpensive ingredients. A Philadelphia based report by Dr. Edward Weiss cites a 36 percent rate of patients seeking help for emotional issues, often prompting unnecessary operations.
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Chigago
American College of Physicians
Virgil E. Simpson
Louis~ Ville
Edward Weiss
Philadelphia
Wells
Phiadelphia
Japan's Warning Astounds World
Tokyo issues a manifesto threatening force to stop meddling in China, stunning diplomats and delaying any hoped restoration of U S Japan talks. High circles fear a hard line policy endangers efforts at improving relations and a naval accord.
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Tokyo
Japan
China
United States
Atari State Hall
Hirota
Yirt Inquiry Seen As Taxpayer Joke By Rogers
Santa Monica reports a controversial view that the Yirt inquiry and Wirt affair were a joke on taxpayers and on Mike, with claims that other nations may move into China under strict passport or visa regimes as noted by Tokto.
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Yirt
Rogers
Santa Monica
Calif
Mike
Japan
China
Panera
Tokto
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