Mayor Miller orders crackdown on disorderly beer establishments
Police under Mayor Glen Miller launch a city wide drive against liquor venues with licenses amid frequent disturbances. Proprietor Raffacio Chiricuzio faces a hearing for operating a disorderly place as raids target two to three venues weekly to curb noise and violence. Community complaints spur action. cooperation from county and state authorities sought to remove problem establishments.
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Bear
Lee
Sven
Miller
Ihem
Raffacio Chiricuzio
Journal
Jess
Corry
State Liquor Control Board
Inflation Threats Drive U.S. Spending Shifts and Tax Talks
President Roosevelt plans a White House conference as inflation fears loom and Congress faces massive spending. Rep. Patman mobilizes currency expansionists while administration officials seek tax and borrowing measures to fund federal programs amid canceled authorizations and farm legislation replacing the AAA.
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Edward W. Lewis
United Press
Washington
Feb
Dea
Uluye
Congress
House
White House
Roosevelt
Wright Patman
Tex
Robert L. Daughton
Ways and Means Committee
Fred M. Vinson
AAA
House Votes to Repeal 3 Farm Acts
United Press reports the House voted to repeal the cotton, tobacco and potato control acts amid partisan debate. Republicans argue the New Deal era policy created economic instability and suicide of farm programs.
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HOUSE
United Press
Wfoune
Mo- Lo
Markets at a Glance and Trading Highlights
Markets show irregular gains with stocks and bonds edging higher. Chicago listings remain active and uneven. Call money at 1 percent, dollar firmer in foreign exchange, gold and currencies weak after shipping point. Colton up 7 to 12 points.
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U. S
Chicago
Colton
Wounded trooper testifies as first witness in Shamokin murder trial
Corporal William Bloom of the state police, badly wounded in the Shamokin gunfight last October 12, is wheeled into Northumberland County Court on a stretcher to serve as the Commonwealth’s first witness in the murder trial of David Shaler. The gunman, a former convict, was cornered during a police trap and shot his way free, with Bloom remaining a critical witness despite his injuries.
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Uniter
Sunbury
William Bloom
State Police
Northumberland County Court
Muudler
David Shaler
Shamokin
Berta
Experiment in cash relief of interest here
State Emergency Relief Board promotes cash relief plans in Luzerne and Lycoming, with proposals to extend statewide. Philadelphia and Allegheny already use budgeted cash aid. Luzerne and Lycoming would issue weekly Hat grants per adult and per child. Board projects 7,286,948 dollars for February relief to about 700,000 unemployed Pennsylvanians amid a 1,100,000 dollar balance for March to May.
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State Emergency Relief Board
Luzere
Lycoming
Philadephia
Allegheny
Luzerne
Philadelphia
SIRE
Bail bond forfeit in federal liquor case near Pittsburgh
Federal judge ordered the forfeiture of a $6,000 bail bond after Archie Negleman and a co defendant failed to appear for sentence in a Pittsburgh area liquor case. A bench warrant was issued for Negleman and Tee Petrucci of Ruffsdale, Pa.
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Pittsburgh
Red
Archie Negleman
Hay
Negleman
Tee Petrucci
Ruffsdale
Fear Idahoan May Quit Party Over Liberal Shift
Washington Feb 5 pressure for party realignment rose as Sen. William Borah announced a Republican bid to challenge old guard leaders. Borah threatened to desert the GOP if not liberal, as Democrats warned against Roosevelt renomination and Alfred E. Smith signaled discontent. Borah plans to enter the Ohio primary May 12 with delegates, while observers weigh if his failure boosts Arthur Vandenberg or others in a fractured field.
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Wilson
United Press
Washington
William E. Borah
Roosevelt
Alfred E. Smith
Borah
Ohio
Cleveland
Arthur H. Vandenberg
Michigan
Senate
Vandenberg
L. J. Dickinson
Ra Ta
Doctors Face Mayhem Charge In Sterilization Case
In San Francisco Dr Titton Tillman and Dr Samuel Boyd, key figures in the sterilization of heiress Ann Cooper Hewitt, were to surrender to police on mayhem charges. The complaint names Mrs Maryon Cooper Hewitt and mentions warrants issued by Municipal Judge George Wagler. Also noted is Miss Elizabeth O'Brien returning to Cleveland after her sister Anne Cecilia O'Brien’s death.
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United Press
San Francisco
Titton Tillman
Samuel ©. Boyd
Ann Cooper Hewitt
Maryon Cooper Hewitt
Ann
George Wagler
Elizabeth O'Brien
Cleveland
City
Anne Cecilia O'Brien
Guard Fends Off Suspected Kidnapers At Whitney Estate
Eleven year old Gloria Laura Vanderbilt was guarded by private detectives on the Whitney estate in Old Westbury New York after gunmen attempted to kidnap her amid a violent sleet storm. Police pursued two gunmen who fled in a car as Griffin, the 77 year old estate superintendent, reported that payroll funds for the week were already disbursed.
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United Press
Old Westbury
Glora Laura Vanedenbilt
Harry Payne Whitney
Thom
Mr Griffin
Gloria
Whitney Estate
Eable
Grivfin
Flames Raz e Union City Home in Massive Fire
A severe blaze destroyed the brick residence of Mrs Edna Stark on West High Street Union City about 430 am causing an estimated 20000 loss. Fire likely started in a basement chimney and spread rapidly through the house to the attic. Mrs Stark reported the fire and hydrant delay hampered efforts to contain it. The luxuriously furnished home and all belongings were lost.
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Union City
Edna Stark
West High Street
Te Onttic
Stark
Nazis Anger Over Swiss Assassin Threats Hit Berlin
Nazis in Berlin vented fury over the assassination of Wilhelm Gustloff founder of the German Nazis in Switzerland. David Frankfurter, a 26 year old medical student from Jugeslavia, was charged. Hitler sent condolences to Gustloff’s widow while denouncing the crime as abominable and inflammatory.
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United Press Berlin
Wilhelm Gustlott
Switzerland
David Frankfurter
Jugeslavia
Adolf Hitler
Gustloff
Suveugshoti Lhekounl
United Labor Movement Promises Utopian Living
Washington Feb 5 United Mine Workers leader John L Lewis told delegates a strong united labor movement could deliver utopian living conditions in America. He thanked District 17 for a platinum gift, opposed autonomy for 47 districts, and warned the union may one day grant members timepieces of equal value as the movement progresses. A revised vote denying district autonomy was announced before the ceremony.
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United Press
Washington
Barly
Tohn L. Lewis
United Mine Workers Union
United Labor Movement
America
Lewis
Lewis and Nation~ A
JAKSIE TOLD OF FIVE KIDNAPERS
Governor Hoffman released an excerpt from a letter by Dr Jon F Jassie Condon claiming he believes he could identify one or two of the Lindbergh kidnappers. The letter, written to an unnamed Florida attorney in August 1930, predates Hauptmann's arrest and argues a broader involvement than a single individual.
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United Press
Trenton
N. J
Isrold Hoffman
Jon F.jassie Condon
Florida
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Kkidnapers
Funds From U S Used In Paying Private Loans
United Press reports Washington February 5 detailing government actions that allowed allied nations to use U S Treasury funds to service private wartime loans. The inquiry targets why the U S entered World War I and lays groundwork for neutrality laws. McAdoo initially resisted but later permitted future dollar advances to France to cover interest and principal on French obligations payable in the United States.
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United Press
Washington
We US
Treasury
State Munitions Committee
J.P Morganangi Co
William Gils Madoo
United States
U. S
McAdoo
WHS
Mussolini Awaits League Move on Oil Embargo
Feb 5 Mussolini awaited the League’s decision on an oil embargo against Italy as experts weighed technical issues. The fascist grand council met in secret to renew policy, while the military campaign in East Africa would continue regardless of diplomacy.
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United Press
Rome
Benito Mussolini
League
Italy
Wascist Grand Council
Enn
Grand Council
Usua
East Africa
Mediterranean
Great Britain
Launch survey to aid crippled children of Pa
A state wide survey by 53 WPA nurses across 67 counties seeks to locate crippled children under 16 lacking adequate medical care. The Health Department funds 14 810 toward the project. nurses will canvass homes and refer those in need to the State Hospital for Crippled Children at Elizabethtown or nearby hospitals if families cannot afford treatment.
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Pennsylvania
Works Progress Administration
State Health Department
Health Department
Edward N. Jones
WIPA
Wpa
Edith MacBride-Dexter
Stats Hospital
Elizabethtown
U.S. Licenses $3 Million Arms Export to China
The State Department disclosed that in January the United States licensed exports worth over $3,000,000 to China, including arms ammunition and military aircraft.
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China
Washington
United States
State Department
Train Rescue After Nation Snow Storm Paralyzes Rail
Jackson Wisconsin Feb 5 Train crews rescued 125 passengers from the Chicago and Northwestern line after hours in severe snow drifts. A broad winter storm strained roads and power, with record cold across the Midwest and East. Snow and floods caused deaths and property damage from Alabama to Michigan. A dam break on Midway Lake flooded the Johnson home, killing Mrs Johnson and her son Dewey and washing others downstream.
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United Press
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Milwaukee
Yesterdy
Aferninoy
Bit
United States
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Wualhan'a
Pennsylvania
Avingings
Pittsburgh
Iowa
Mincig
Indiana
Michigan
Missouri
Kenpucky
Massachusetts
Canadian
Midwest
Hitin Transportation
Alabama
Misissippi
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Georgia
Murty
Midway Lake
Sway
Hialoch Johnson
Magic Bottle to Aid Flying London
Government experts work on a timing step to locate aircraft in fog or darkness. A radio direction finder in planes will detect two broadcasting stations to determine position. A pilot facing a transparent map over a cathode ray tube will see the district beneath as he flies.
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United Press London
Tope Steps Down as Head of Anti Saloon League
Philadelphia Feb 5 The board of trustees of the Pennsylvania Anti Saloon League held a meeting to consider Dr Homer W Tope who served fifteen years. He announced his retirement due to advanced age but accepted reappointment pending selection of a successor.
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Philadelphia
Homer W. Tope
Board of Trustees
Pennsylvania
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