Coalition proposal sparks GOP talk in Washington
Senator Vandenberg calls for a coalition against Roosevelt as Republicans weigh a ticket with an anti Roosevelt Democrat in second place. Ickes fires back at Hoover while party leaders spar over a unity cabinet and political rewards for Democrats.
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President Seeks Pledged Delegates in Illinois Primary
Springfield Feb. 13 President Roosevelt seeks reelection by filing January petitions for a preferential primary set for April 14. A certificate of candidacy attached to petitions tests his bid for a second term. No opposition is seen in the Democratic advisory primary, but Roosevelt vote comparisons with Republicans will be watched. Petitions received by Secretary of State Edward J. Hughes were mailed from Chicago by Patrick A. Nash.
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Presidents Centre
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Patrick A. Nash
Prominent Charleston Lawyer George S Couch Dies
George S Couch age 38 a Charleston attorney died in the hospital last night from skull fracture after a fall following an automobile accident on Washington Street near Truslow Street. He had been in Philadelphia the prior two days and was expected to arrive in Charleston early this morning. Couch was a Princeton and University of Virginia Law School graduate with long local prominence and was a Mason and Shriner.
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Lawrenceville School
New Jersey
Keith Fontaine
Peter Fontaine
Kanawha Presbyterian Church
Henry E. Payne
H. H. Young
Edgewood Rive
House Defeats Move to Slash Big Army Fund
Washington dispatch reports the House tentatively approved record peace-time Army appropriations near 400 million dollars as part of a 543 million dollar War Department supply bill. Debate centered on rivers and harbor projects and Passamaquoddy tidewalk, with Air Corps funding and defense outlays questioned and amendments defeated.
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Naval parley faces U S limit on talks
London reports a sharp rebuff as Norman H. Davis urged the conference stay to naval matters. Britain pressed for German inclusion, France opposed, and Americans feared limits would hamper vision of broader disarmament.
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Drive Against Catholic Leaders Pressed by Nazis
Berlin reports a crackdown on Catholic groups as arrests of prelates and laymen rise amid Gestapo pressure. Fr Albert Immer in Mainz district jailed for a year after conviction for an anti state sermon. In Rome, the German ambassador met Cardinal Pacelli to discuss extensions of German policy toward Catholic circles.
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Gas seepage terror grips Illinois city with deaths
Illinoisan town Belleville shaken as illuminating gas seeps through homes killing two and sending forty plus to hospitals. Cold, frozen ground and equipment failures hinder containment while residents flee to shelters and authorities order evacuations as more fall ill.
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Bombings Charged To Soviet Russia in Far Asia
Tokyo reports say Japanese Manchukuo forces faced a border clash with Manchukuo troops after bombardment attempts near Ola hagka in disputed Adenanese Manohouket territory. One Japanese officer and seven soldiers were killed. details on bomber origin were unclear.
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Mine Cavern Warning Device Demonstrated in Pa
Marty Northrup of Pennsylvania presented a device warning miners of impending cave ins. A needle recorder linked to two sensing pipes and a revolving cylinder tracks earth movement inside a mine funnel. When movement speeds up suddenly, it signals an imminent cave in.
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Housing Plan Backed by FDR
Roosevelt meets with Senator Wagner and Peter Grimm to back federal low cost housing plans. Legislation aims to provide loans and grants to destroy slums and encourage private construction of homes with government mortgage insurance up to 8 percent. Plan would insure modernization and repair loans and set first year cost under five hundred dollars.
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Hydrogen blast at Swift and Company injures workers
In Chicago a hydrogen gas explosion at the Swift and Company plant killed two workers and injured at least six others. Foreman Wiltian is missing after the one story building collapse. Coroner’s office identified two recovered bodies Daniel McLean 27 and Walter Ericksen 30. George Ackerman 41 was also reported missing. Damages topped 100000 dollars as windows and nearby structures were shattered and responders rushed to the scene.
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M. Buterenns
George C. Ackerman
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Hydrogen Works
Plane crash near Azores kills thirty aboard
A Hernan aircraft carrying 30 people reportedly crashed near Ponta Delgada in the Azores Islands. Authorities are assessing the incident and confirm the aircraft was a Hernan model with all souls aboard presumed lost.
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New Deal Tax Cases Hit Both Friends and Fees
Federal records show many prominent figures among tax protestors in the last two years. Names include financiers, manufacturers, authors, a senator, and convicted kidnapper Henry DuPont figures, with disputes over 1932 and 1931 incomes and alleged unreported income.
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Liquor Price Reductions Announced by Commission
The Uauer contra commission announced reduced prices on imported and domestic liquors effective March 1. A list of 207 items to be discontinued remains in records, while new stock and price sheets will be added later. Reductions range from 40 cents to $1.20 per quart, with efforts to clear out existing stock and defer relisting pending disposal.
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Death Toll From Storms and Fires Soars Worldwide
A sweeping storm system across Europe and the near east caused heavy deaths while American counts reached 32. Fires in several U S towns killed 28, and blizzards, floods, and icy roads crippled transport in the Midwest and West. Red Cross aid was requested as authorities feared higher fatalities and widespread damage.
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France crushes royalist groups after Blum attack
Paris reports the French cabinet ordered dissolution of militant royalist organizations amid Socialist pressure after the assault on Leon Blum. Royalist leaders defended themselves as authorities seized Action Française documents and sought lists of members following street violence that injured the Socialist leader.
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UMW Grants Extra Work Day For Coal Mines
The Kanawha Cant Operators Association was told that John L. Lewis granted permission for miners to work Saturday. Union contracts cap weekly hours, but operators asked for an additional day due to heavy coal demand. Lewis approved the extra day last night.
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Stomach emergency brake found by West Virginia doctors
West Virginia researchers report ephedrine slows stomach emptying by about 92 percent on average, acting as a potential emergency brake for stomach disorders while offering limited use for asthma or hay fever. The study, conducted with six young men at Morgantown, notes sustained action compared with epinephrine and urges careful dietary monitoring for patients taking ephedrine regularly.
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West Virginia
Journal of the American Medical
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Jaxa
Jury in Redman Case Locked Up
The jury in Clyde B. Redman’s murder trial failed to reach a verdict after five hours of deliberation and was locked up for the night. Judge S Collett Littlepage planned to begin court again at 9:30 am as prosecutors argued first degree murder.
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Richard Hauptmann
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South Main Drive
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