Fugitive Captured After Kenawha River Rowboat Chase
South Charleston Fire Chief tips state police to a fugitive Hammock who obtained a rowboat at Spring Hill and was pursued down the Kenawha river. Troopers commandeered a ferry at Winfield and halted Hammock just yards from shore after a car pursuit linked to an earlier stop near the naval ordinance plant. State police say Hammock and two associates were arrested and the chase ended in Winfield. Hospitalized Trooper Locke suffers critical injuries after a collision during the incident.
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Winfield
Alfred Hommock
Inmabar
Trocpar AE. Locke
Mountain State Hospital
Bee
Hammock
Locke
Naval Ordinance Plant
South Charleston
U. S. Highway No. 60
Oda
Unopened Banks To Start Work Across States
Report from Washdigtor March 19 states that Treasury Secretary Woodin announced reopening state member banks to partial withdrawals tied to deposits, with limits up to five percent. The move follows a state banking meeting aligned with the Federal Reserve System and includes safeguards to ensure depositor and creditor payments. The policy allows withdrawals under specific conditions until new arrangements are funded and supervised by state authorities.
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Washdigtor
Treaury
Eucharizer
Woodin
Secretary of the Treasury
Mudh
Fragmentary quote hints at food, conversation, and manners
Fragment reads like a garbled quotation about Fillie Willis, Robert Quillen, and Brown. It hints at a second helping and praise for a dish. The text is incomplete and lacks clear events, dates, or positions to form a full news item.
Favorable Business Reports of the Day
Chicago reports a pickup in wholesale and retail trade with expectations of steel industry improvements and higher operating capacity for local mills. Illinois bank reopenings signal better times. real estate boards warn against long leases as vacancies decline. Merchandise Mart exhibitors see buyers returning, optimistic mood strongest in years.
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Chicago
Chicago Association of Commerce Today
Crigago
Chicago Real Estate Board
Feury
Spiekerman
Boarch
Merchandise Mart
Dusness
Mussolini Unveils Plan For World Peace Arms Accord
In Rome on March 19 the Italian premier held weekend talks with Prime Minister MacDonald and Sir John Simon about a new disarmament scheme. The plan, dubbed the Mussolini plan, seeks collaboration among France Germany Britain and Italy rooted in Kellogg Treaty ideals to outlaw war. The communique notes MacDonald and Simon will depart Rome soon, traveling via Paris.
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Rome
Mibnlster
Ramsay Macxinald
Great Britain
John Simon
MacDonald
John
Geneva
Mussolini
France
Germany
Englaid
Italy
Paris
Japs Attack Beyond Great Wall Occupy Town
A Japanese force led by Major General Heijiro Hattori seized Bihochine nine miles southwest of Hsifeng pass after a swift operation to break Chinese counterattacks near Bisllengkow. The move, aimed at controlling a highway toward Peiping, follows fears of a deeper incursion if the first pass remained in Japanese hands.
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Nokyo
Haltefengkaw
Heijiro
Peiping
Hatteries
Great Wall
Wall
Jehol Province
North China
Capital Gasps as Chief Displays His Leadership
President Roosevelt shows political deftness as he drives rapid legislation and uses staged acts to keep Congress and the public off balance. His tactics pull through an unprecedented program in a short period, aided by a cooperative Congress and his broad economic aims.
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Washington
Mareh
Roosevelt
Congress
Messares
Naional
Fast Offering Plan Urged by Mormons Sermon Explained
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints promotes a fast offering system to aid the poor. Elder George G. Hurt ton of Cowley, Wyoming, explains a plan where able bodied men fast on designated days and give the money saved to the needy. The sermon cites biblical examples of fasting and humility as a spiritual duty in times of distress.
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Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
George B. Harston
Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter Day Sainte
Momen
George GB. Hurtton
Cowley
Wyo
Charleston
Simon
Ead
Farm Aid Plan Faces Changes Amid Congressional Debates
Washington March 16 Roosevelt farm relief plan faces wide amendments as Congress weighs returning prices to prewar levels. Leaders clash over specifics while urgency grows with planting season near. House and Senate panels move to act quickly, pledging to keep fundamentals intact despite pressure for changes.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Evidences of New Regime Arrives at State House
Reports from the state house show rapid personnel shakeups in the new administration. The road commission cut 28 jobs while the compensation department added 22, and new chiefs were named in the inheritance tax division and tax board clerk, plus a new chief clerk. Governor Kump’s salary order trims pay 25 percent where not contract protected, with the attorney general noting troopers are exempt and college instructors addressed in a separate statement.
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State House
Flys
Ernest L. Bailey
Pew Mines
Road Commission
Inheritance Tax
Tax
Board of Public Works
Kump
Homer A. Holt
New River State College
Man Takes Own Life Near Fairmont
Monroe Bood, 33, was found dead in W. H. Booth’s home near Fairmont tonight. He shot himself in the head with a revolver, the coroner reporting.
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Fairmont
Nathat
Monroe Boo
W. H. Booth
Floods Rage in the Ohlo Valley as Rivers Rise
Floods continue to inundate the Ohlo valley with the Ohlolo river swelling and the Kanawha set to crest tonight. Roads are flooded and several routes including U S 60 52 51 50 Route 5 and State Route 17 are closed or detoured. High water blocks rail and road traffic as communities confront extended isolation and relief efforts. Local river gauges show the Kenewa at 21.75 feet and rising rapidly.
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Ohlolo
Ohlo
Noot
Onarlos
Kenewha
Elk
Ohio
Ohid
Bua
Severa
U. 8
Guyendotte
Runnell Areck Bridge
Barboursville
U.S
Huntington
Wayne
U. S
Parkernburg
St. Marys
Marietta
Relp
Woman’s body found in auto. husband dies by own hand
In Cincinnati a woman’s body, cut into 24 pieces, was found in a car. Charles D. Evans, 50, allegedly confessed and then killed himself after a tense confrontation with officers as they investigated the grisly discovery near an Indianapolis alimony note.
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Gincinnati
Charles D. Evans
Butcher
Eilen J. Evans
Indianapolis
Felice
Evan
Evans
Elmer Joyer
Joyce
Evens
Roosevelt Axe To Start Work In Short Time
President Roosevelt plans to begin major economy actions before month end. He aims to save about 3600 million through cuts in veterans compensation salaries and federal reorganization while counting on 275 million in new revenue from beer and gas taxes. The plan targets a large permanent recovery program including public works and banking reforms alongside an emergency employment proposal for 200000 men in a vast reforestation effort.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Zangara Faces Penalty Today
Giuseppe Zangara, the assassin, will face the death penalty in the electric chair tomorrow at nine a.m. at the state prison in Raipord. Sheriff Dan Mardis of Dade County heads to the prison to witness the execution. Zangara spent a quiet day in his cell awaiting the federal and state actions surrounding the case.
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Raipord
Fin
Giuseppe Zangara
Aasssani
Anton J. Cermak
Chicago
Witheaves
State
Dan Mardis
Dade County
Zongata
Mayer Germak
Roosevelt
Zangara
Hia Cel
L. F P. Chapman
Caeual
Dare County
Miami
Zangura
President Will Have Beer Economy Bills Today Leaders Say
Leaders say the president will sign beer and economy related bills today. Garner’s signature is reportedly the only remaining step to cut through the stalled legislation.
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Garner
Congress moves to finish budget beer tax bills
Washington March 19 AP Congress resumes hurried action to finish budget balancing economy and beer legislation before turning to agriculture and state bank relief proposals. Expected to send both the economy and beer bills to President Roosevelt tonight after Senate and House leaders anticipate smooth differences. Vice President signature awaited in session. House conferees named, Senate to appoint conferees for informal meeting to reach tentative agreement on Senate amendments. If final gains pass, beer could be legalized by April 4, with federal tax intake estimated at 225,000,000 to 150,000,000 dollars.
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Roosevelt
Friends of the Program
Frank
Representative Burns
House
Stith
Senate Agricultural Committee
Whch
Washington
Congress
White House
Senate
Cullen Baer
Gerner
Vic
Rainey
Burns
Tennessee
Harrison
Miss
Senate Finguca
Lenin
Chicago
Nudgees
Pennsylvadte
Pinchot
Callifornia
Assembly
Wisconsin
Caldwell bishop attacks beer law in appeal to aid anti prohibition
In Caldwell New Jersey Bishop James Cannon urges support for the Anti-Hatoon league calling for funds to back the fight for beer legislation. He condemns the president and Congress saying the conduct is unconstitutional and a backward step. He asserts funding is needed to keep the southern states in line.
Industry Sees Improved Tone in Steel Markets
A Cleveland briefing on March 11 reports industry and government have passed a crucial test, boosting confidence in steel markets. The Steel magazine notes improved demand and credit easing, with rising grain prices and security values aiding a recovery. Steel consumption rebounds, tonnage is released, and production edges toward normal, signaling a potential upturn.
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Cleveland
Steel's Weekly Review
Steel
Tieter
Aid
Spring Storms and Floods Roil Nation as Spring Opens
AP reports a severe storm system striking the nation with sleet snow and flooding. Four dead in the Ohio Valley and widespread damage stretch from the Pacific to the Atlantic. A steel freighter appeals for aid near the Aleutians while several crewmen are rescued from a grounded trawler off North Carolina amid fog and high seas.
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Associated Press
Ohio Valley
Spring Arrives Today with Warm Weather Forecast
Washington reports vernal equinox at 8:43 PM EST marks start of spring. Officials note past winters have been unusually warm, with temperatures 1 to 9 degrees above normal across regions, and this spring is expected to continue warmer than average, though potential risks to fruit trees from early budding exist.
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F. B. Colton
Washington
Weather Bureau
Rocky Mountains
Official Weather Bureau
J. B. Bincee
Atlantis Arca
Several States Seek Economies
Across the nation state legislatures press for budget cuts and economies. Pennsylvania, California, and Wisconsin weigh reduced appropriations and streamlined operations as governments aim to stretch dollars further.
Will Figures Drinks Out Mathematically
A quirky Santa Monica clip mocks arithmetic of intoxication. A partygoer jokes about reaching 100 percent drunkenness by drinking 24 and one third percent, while friends debate fractions and safety. The piece ends noting a tax on such excess.
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Santa Monica
Callt
Klauses
Bawi
John
Treasury
Mkera
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