Hotel Canfield Fire toll rises in Dubuque disaster
Readable text reports a Dubuque hotel fire killing 13 and leaving 8 missing, with fears the death toll will climb. It notes the blaze followed by Chicago’s La Salle fire and mentions officials inspecting the ruins as rescue efforts continue. The Italian political item is also summarized in brief.
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Canfield
Dubuque
Jean
Hotel la Salle
Chicago
Nhase Tee Say
Weal Shikm Canad
Gunes
Jewel theft tied to fence and Durants in Chicago report
In Chicago a claimed jewel theft case links Col Durant and the fence to police action. Authorities say crown jewels were recovered from a depot locker after a sequence of calls and a military escort, with penalties under the Article of War noted. Separate reports discuss harvest projections and price-control debates affecting meat and bread, including Bowles forecasting a price rise if ceilings are removed.
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Chicago
Fhe Evans
Durant
Army
John DB
Erste
Lincoln
Evans
Durants
Chu
For & Gesler
Atolen
Ale
Britain
Queen Victoria
Victorie Tal
Agriculture Department
Congress
Chester Bowles
White House
Senate
Bowles
I Ware
Paraguay Quells Cavalry Revolt
A short lived revolt against President Higinio Morinigo in Asuncion ended after the army seized the capital’s barracks. Fourteen officers and soldiers were killed or captured, and Col Victoriano Benitez Vera and others sought refuge in the Brazilian embassy as troops moved to quell the uprising.
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Asuncion
Paraguay
Higinio Morinigo
Interior Ministry
First Cavalry Division
Victoriano Benitezera
Tex Vera
Buenos Airee
Apecial
Buenos Strep
Benitez Vera
Benites Vera
Dario. Cantaro
Cavaly
Heliodora
Truman Veto Prediction Amid Case Bill Debate
amid montaged commentary predictions suggest a presidential veto of the case bill as lawmakers weigh two thirds override thresholds. observers cite Rep Sparkman and party dynamics as crucial factors while debate intensifies, with implications for policy direction and committee positions.
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Truman
Seora Ene
Howe
Ithe Maguire
Rayburn
Tim
Eri Ft
Rep
Sparkman
Alabama
Bis Jure
Vela Cacesa
Saaseen
Willy Toa
Fate of Stassen in Nebraska vote split ruling
In Nebraska a legislative vote produced a 288 to 188 tally on the fate of Stassen. The measure’s passage or defeat will determine leadership direction. Page 11 column shows the detailed results and ensuing discussion.
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Plasse
Derby Lumber Shortage in Local Derby Box Race
The article reports Derby Lumber Supply nearly exhausted as lumber has been given away from B. M. Fugginpotham’s stock. A small supply remains at the Charleston Recreation Center with charges and treason allegations linked to wartime actions involving Mihailovic and Chetnik leaders.
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B. M. Fugginpotham
Soap. Box. Derby
Charleston
Mihailovic
Onj Lumber
Anne
The
Carbide and Carbon Chemicals Corp
Tito Charges British Instructed Chetnik Chief to Liquidate Reds
Belgrade reports accuse Gen Draja Mihailovic of treason and collusion with German and Italian commands. The indictment cites British officers, including Col Robert H. McDowell, and details alleged orders to liquidate Communists as Axis forces pressed Tito’s partisans. Prosecutors state Mihailovic and his co defendants faced treason charges amid a Belgrade court trial.
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Marshal Tito
McDowell
Mihailovic
Maot
Tito
Belgrade
Neubacher
Cairo
Yugoslavia
Washington
War Department
U. S
Robert H. McDowell
University of Michigan
Che
Nupelevts
Rey
Ous
Senate pushes 50 percent pay raise and reorganization plan
Senate approves a bill to reorganize Congress with 15 major committees, adds professional aides, and boosts members pay to 15000 a year with a 50 percent increase. It would grant pensions eligibility and require lobbyist registration. The measure passes 49 to 18 and moves to the House.
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LeFollette
Congress
Washington
the Genete
Dain
House
Senate
Kaine House
LaFollette
White House
Page BY
Executive slain in Boston paper firm office
William A. Whitcomb 73 president of the Great Northern Paper Co. was shot to death in his downtown Boston office. A signed contract on his desk is eyed as a possible motive. Sally Whitlam, his secretary, admitted the killer to the office, then left. Police described the suspect, a 45 to 50 year old man in a straw hat with a briefcase, who left the building by an elevator.
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Boston
William A. Whitcomb
Tha
Great Norther Paper Co
Reid
Harold Watkins
Whitcomb
Clinton
Ind
Sally Whitlam
Miss Whitlam
Treasury Department
Great Northern Company
Polite
the &H
Boston Safe Deposit and Trust Co
Devonshire
Labor department probing cash incentive to end seamen strike
A congressional inquiry probes a proposal from the Labor Department to offer a cash substitute for time worked beyond 58 hours as a settlement in a potential strike by CIO seamen. Union leaders and ship operators testify as hearings weigh mechannisms for overtime and time basis payments.
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NMU
Department
Ose
CIO
Procel
Offlcial
A.B. Kelley
D.-Pa
Tony
Spe
Labor
Penta Tan
CID Ui
Akip
Labor ‘ Department
Jackson Attacks on Supreme Court Chief Stir Open Vendetta
Soph ie Robert H Jackson alleges Justice Hugo Black fostered attacks in the press over a Jewel Ridge coal case and his control of a key assignment to Justice Murphy. He cites a Washington Star column by Doris Fleeson, asserting Black criticized a Jackson ruling. The dispute centers on the postwar era and federal court power.
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Jackson
Supreme Court
Makaberg
Germany
United States Supreme Court
Sophie Robert H. Jackson
Hugo Black
Americas Highént
AON Ents
Mrdiewintiete
Wee Enay
Wana Sue
D Jackson
U.S
Nuernberg
House
Senate
Black
JF 7
Washington Star
Doris Fleeson
Jewel
Jewel: Ridge. Coal
Truman
H Jackson
Justice Black
Stone
Justice. Murphy
Justice Murphy
Reprieve Denied for Willie Francis Condemned Man
The Supreme Court refused to halt Willie Francis of Martinsville Louisiana from a second execution by electric chair. The court rejected his double jeopardy appeal after a previous botched attempt. Public attention surged last month when the chair failed to operate, despite a stay request earlier.
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Washington
INS
Supreme Court
Willie Francis
Martinsville
Negra
High Bench
Francis
Louisiana
High Tribunal
Supreme Court Rejects Political District Challenge
The Supreme Court, in a 4 to 3 decision, refused to intervene in congressional district representation, advising citizens to seek change at the ballot box. The term also included tobacco trust rulings upholding Sherman Act convictions and a ruling on naturalization oath reservations.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Congress
B. J. Reynolds Co
Camel
Lucky Strike
Lawyers Endorse Memorial Hospital Project In Charleston
Endorsements pour in for the Memorial hospital project in Charleston. Donations include a 600 gift from Every Man's Bible class of Boyd Memorial Christian church and 500 from Ray B Route with others totaling across donors for furnishing a ward. Members note the funds may buy pillows and room furnishings in memory of loved ones.
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Charleston der Assor
Memorial ‘Hospital
Charles IM. Love
Banawha “Hotel
Boyd Memorial Christien Church
C. N. Woodrum
Tennyson L.embleton
Mat Embleton
Neeles
Howard
E. H. Shonk
Kanawha Gasoline Co
Frank H. Sullivan
Ray B. Route
Alex Schonbaum
Fragmentary Transcription Sparks Confusion in Local Gossip
A garbled scribble from a city page hints at heated chatter about a figure named Juan Foren and mentions recognition of a state entity. The text is fragmented with unclear quotes and nonsensical phrasing, lacking coherent facts or context.
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Diane
Diane Witt
Harry Witt
Skunk
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G-Farry
Gasperi
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Amonre
Royal
Umberto
Alcide de Gasperi
Naples
High Court
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de Gasperi
Giuseppe Spata
Spataro
Quirinale
Giuseppe Romita
Romita
Nebraska
Stassen
Derby Lumber
Peter
Chetnik
America
Axis
Partisan National Army of Liberation
Ganette
Ship Union
Howard Gast
Harlan Anderson
Oswald Steinke
Barnville
Gast
the Gazette
Platt Case
Tobacco’ Cos
Seeagee
Reed
Paul Knauer
Milwaukee
Juan Foren
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