Democrats in Erie County face shakedown allegations
Democratic officials in Erie County confront a purported fund raising scandal linked to the Roosevelt campaign. Reports claim money was solicited from Republican officeholders and those seeking federal posts to influence patronage. Voucher details and transfers loom over party leaders as they seek to verify sources and potentially repudiate the tactics.
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R. B. McCord
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Natid
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Farley
Warren VanDyke
Pennsylvania
Vandyke
Joseph F. Guetey
Arrests Made In Fire At Ten Story Duplex House
Washington, Pa. Fen 2 John Layes, 48, restaurant owner, and his brother-in-law Tebn Tripordo, 41, were arrested today charged with setting fire to a ten story duplex last Sunday. Police found gasoline and turpentine in the basement. They are held for preliminary hearing Saturday night.
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Kentucky Publisher May Succeed Mellon as Ambassador
Adge Robert Bingham publisher of the Louisville Courier Journal and Times is expected to become the United States ambassador to Great Britain under the Roosevelt administration. The appointment aims to aid Anglo American debt talks. Bingham, a wealthy banker and industrialist, is well known in Britain from frequent visits and met with Senator Cordell Hull and others before returning to Louisville.
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Washington
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Louisville Courier-Journal and Times
Great Britain
Roosevelt
Andrew Mellon
Judge Bingham
Britain
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Jatt
Louisville
Aerial murder shocker in San Benito flight lesson
In San Benito Texas a student pilot fatally shoots the instructor during a flight at about 1000 feet. The plane crashes after the shooting. the student, Erin McCall, then dies from a self inflected wound. Witnesses describe a violent, baffling sequence in mid air.
Taxpayers Leader Backs Williamson Bill for Local Highway Funds
Harrisburg February 24 John J. McDevitt Jr president of the Pennsylvania Taxpayers Association urged approval of the Williamson bill to let cities towns and townships receive direct highway construction appropriations He said every taxpayer would pay his share of the 70 million dollars in levying tax if legal machinery allowed the portion to be extended to localities He noted the Williamson bill would divert 40 million dollars of the highway department fund to such local distributions
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Harrisburg
John J. McDevitt, Jr
Pennsylania Taxpayers’ Association
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Wilarm Bi
Highway Departments
Bute Treats
Erie Maw Killed in Kin's Automobile Crash
Unite Press report from Feb 24 states Frank B. Reszkowski, 41, a World War veteran, was killed last night when a truck collided with a car driven by Max Filipkowski, 19, a relative by marriage. Wilipowsk i, a drug store clerk, was released pending further investigation.
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Rural district consolidations eyed by state legislature
Erie county groups Elginboro and Concord with Corry School district as the state weighs a statewide consolidation plan amid strong local opposition. Tentative district totals list Albion, Conneaut Two, Cranesville, Girard, Mill Village, Union City, Corry area and others, with vast numbers in several townships and boroughs.
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Warren County
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North East
Hunger Marchers to Confer With Pinchot
Harrisburg May 24 Inform ed by Governor Pinchot s secretary that the state could not provide food or shelter for the hunger marchers who will come here next Wednesday and Thursday four committees unemployed said today they would try to see the governor Monday Governor Pinchot at his home in Milford not expected to return to Harrisburg until Sunday or Monday Mr and Mrs Jack Brigham and children of Gil City arrived for a visit with Mrs Brigham s mother Sadie Downey and other relatives
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Milford
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Japan opposes league control of Manchuria at Geneva
Feb 21 Japanese delegation walked out of the League of Nations assembly after the vote adopting Manchurian settlement recommendations. Matsuoka declared Japan will not cooperate further and warned the league. He said Manchuria is a matter of life and death for Japan and opposed international control. The scene included hissed and applauding spectators as Matsuoka announced withdrawal steps. Later, authorities reported a dog bite case in Pittsburgh with rabies, involving Hilda Felix and William Kiraly, treated after the dog was killed by Jacob Hess.
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Pittsburgh
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William Kiraly
Hays
Pasteur
West Penn Hospital
Jacob Hess
New First Lady Mrs Roosevelt Life Story Began
The story of Mrs. Roosevelt the new first lady of the United States begins today in installments. Readers are invited to follow her early life and career through a series that starts on page 6. The feature promises details about her background and public life.
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United States
Bombings in Havana Spark Fear of Revolt
Lawrence Haas reports that early bombings and disrupted lines between Havana and the island’s main towns fueled unconfirmed rumors of a revolutionary movement against President Gerardo Machado. Troops were deployed in Camagüey as authorities warned on Cuba’s Grito de Libertad anniversary, with petards injuring a guest at a Spanish society dance but causing no major damage.
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United Press
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Lighting One Releaseled Contract To 1935 In City Pact
City records show the street lighting contract with Pennsylvania Electric Company of the Associated Gas and Electric System became effective May 23 1930 and runs to May 23 1935 with automatic renewal unless a petition for change is filed within ninety days. A separate 1911 agreement with Corry Water Company would renew every five years, possibly 1981, unless updated. Officials warn limited prospects for rate cuts in utilities without voluntary action. A bomb was delivered to the Japanese embassy in London and was removed for examination. A local hearing cleared one suspect and bound another for Erie county court on chicken theft charges tied to Concord township and surrounding areas.
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Associated Gas and Electric System
Journal Today
Corry Water Company
Erie County
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Big A Norsing
Concord Township
Alva
G. B. Wilcox
Mill Village
Porter
Crawford County
Alva Wilcox
John J. Casey
Corry-Spartansburg
C. E. Wilcox
Casey
Damage suits to be heard in fall term
Damages actions arising from the Corry Union City highway crash will not come before the March civil term. Mrs Mulheim widow of the officer who died, City Clerk G B Porter, Chief John Lanigan, and Patrolman Leon D Brown filed suits against Dr Paul B Ween related to the same accident. The cases involve vehicles driven by the two men and are expected to be heard at the Wall term.
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Pattor Qhan
James J. Mulheron
Corry
Mulhélm
G. B. Porter
John Lanigan
Leon D. Brown
Paul 8. Ween
Franklin Garnered Nomination But Smith Has New Outlook
Alfred J Smith rejects Roosevelt cabinet offer as satirical dinner skit at Albany Legion Correspondents dinner pokes at politics. Sketch shows Uncle Ram and a New York cafe bartender named Roosevelt asks Smith about a cabinet post with quips about commerce and Washington antics. Continued on page five.
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Mayor Cermak Near Death After Assassination Attempt
Miami dispatch reports Mayor Anton J. Cermak of Chicago remains gravely ill after being wounded by a bullet from Giuseppe Zangara. Doctors describe his condition as slowly worsening with colitis and pneumonia risks, though a slight improvement noted from treatments and oxygen support.
Chinese Hold Lines as Japanese Push in Jewol Province
Chinese troops resist a Japanese drive into Jewol province forming new lines at Chaoyang after heavy casualties. They claim strategic withdrawals to shorten lines while Japanese forces target Chaoyang with artillery and tanks. The report notes ongoing fighting near Peijai and Peipan as both sides suffer heavy losses amid broader campaign in eastern Jewol.
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China
Jewol
Chaoyang
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Peipan
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