City to start WPA storm sewer project with one hundred workers
One hundred men will be employed on the initial unit of a storm sewer program in Erie County to begin next week. Carlton V. King announced the plan as City Council formally backed the project, aiming to relieve unemployment through WPA labor while major digging and quarrying proceed toward a yearlong effort ending spring.
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I Killed 36 Injured In Big Fight
A chaotic confrontation at Sun Shipbuilding in Chester leaves John Young dead and Peter Murtain injured as over 1500 workers march through the city retaking the streets amid a strike. The cause and exact circumstances remain unclear while hospital staff fear further deaths.
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Gas exposure hits 25 WPA sewing workers in Lansing
Twenty five of eighty five women employed in a WPA sewing project were overcome by gas in rooms above a local garage in Lansing Michigan. Nine were hospitalized in serious condition at two facilities. Officials investigated possible causes and determined the garage owner’s cars were left running, with gas entering the sewing area, triggering the incident.
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Lansing
Mich
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Hugh Mishar
Ladward Sparro Hospital
St. Lawrence ‘Hospital
Robert Paul
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Bilding
Loyalists Gain Ground in Asturias Offensive
United Press reports from Madrid that government forces attacked Oviedo and advanced on rebel positions in Asturias. Tanks and machine guns supported advances with gains in Grafios and Sabrendia sectors as Loyalists claim success on the front while the Madrid line remains quiet.
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Madrid
Edward VIII abdication turmoil across empire prompts varied reactions
Across the British Empire reactions split by region as Edward VIII abdicates. Reports from London Hong Kong Rome and Moscow describe imperial unity, calls for upholding the monarchy, and fears of repercussions among dominions and fascist foe responses. Wallis Simpson aftermath and potential exile also feature in the dispatches.
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France
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Simpson
Hong Kong
Wideward
Burglars Fail to Take Valuables at Milnersburg Post Office
Burglars left about $100,000 in valuables mostly in stamps and money orders and $600 in cash behind at the Niilersburg post office building after an attempted theft. Police said the break in occurred early today and no arrests were reported.
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Niilersburg
Abdication Legalized as Edward VIII Steps Down
Edward VIII signed the abdication bill ending his brief reign and setting George VI to the throne. The move, amid wartime pressures, alters the British monarchy and empire structure, with the public scrutiny, royal consent, and legal sequence shaping the constitutional shift.
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International War Claimed Over Spain At UN Session
Geneva dispatch reports Vincount Cranborne of Crewe Britain declaring at an extraordinary United Nations meeting that foreign intervention in Spain has created an international war. Spanish Foreign Minister Julio Alvarez Del Vallo warned that the conflict already spans beyond Spain’s borders as powers weigh action.
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England
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Employers Face 10000 Fine Over S S Pension Duty
Federal revenue rules impose a 10 100 fine and possible prison time on employers for noncompliance with the Social Security pension program. Officials say penalties will be severe for violations and late payroll tax payments.
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Slay only confessed killer dies in gas chamber
North Carolina's Central Prison executed 22 year old Martin Moore for the brutal slaying of a New York University freshman. Moore, known as Moore, entered the lethal gas chamber at 10:30 a.m. after a written confession, though he maintained his innocence as death fumes enveloped him.
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Private Employment Shows Heavy Gain
The American Federation of Labor reported that 2,202,000 more people were employed in October than a year earlier. It also noted unemployment at 10.7 percent of the federation's membership for November, compared with 11 percent in October.
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American Federation of Labor
Prada Union
New Relief Measures Proposed for 1937 Legislature
Harrisburg report states the legislation committee prepared to propose three major reforms to relief laws. Abolish poor boards and poor taxes. Local administration of direct relief. Establish county assistance boards to oversee various aid funds.
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Harrisburg
Regular Census Proposal Prompts National Unemployment Inventory
A circulating report urges a formal national unemployment inventory every five years with periodic employment checks between quinquennial censuses. It calls for a census taken jointly by federal agencies and for enabling legislation to fund a sustained employment measurement program.
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Roosevelt Visits Trinidad During Peace Voyage
President Roosevelt arrived at Port of Spain aboard the cruiser Chester as part of a six hour port call. He travels with an escort and plans a stop ashore before continuing the voyage to the United States for official ceremonies and refueling.
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Roosavel
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South America
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United States
Ship body of crash victim to Titusville
Monroe Michigan December report states the body of William Fish a 77 year old retired railroad operator from Bessemer Pennsylvania was shipped by train to Titusville Pennsylvania after being struck and killed Tuesday night by a motor vehicle near Monroe.
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West Now Holds Power As G O P Reorganizes
West gains influence as the Republican Party reorganizes amid a Senate split. The Northeast Senate Republicans hold a fragile balance while leaders push for a stronger campaign presence. Key figures Borah Johnson McNary and Carapen Ban are noted among early campaign players with Chicago slated for the national gathering. The era begins with the resignation of Chairman John D. M. Hamilton.
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Bekler Kneden
Bingo Declared Illegal Gambling in Harrisburg Case
In Dauphin County, Judge Frank B. Welkerh aromatic? issues an opinion declaring bingo illegal as gambling. The ruling hinges on a system where players bet a stake for a prize, with winnings tied to numbers and chances.
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Frank B. Wioleerahi
Dauphim County
Militant phase of union drive opens in Homestead
In Homestead Pennsylvania a new militant phase of John L. Lewis era union organizing opened today. About 500000 steel workers are targeted as agents of the steel union press a drive amid rain. Police and local authorities report intense activity as volunteers seek to recruit workers at the plant.
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