Senate group backs 30 hour work week push with strikes feared
Labor leader William Green of the AFL told a Senate subcommittee that if necessary to enforce a five day ten hour work week, labor would strike to compel employers to cut hours. He warned the move could trigger a terrible struggle as mechanization advances pressure across industries.
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United Press
Washington
William Green
American Fuderation of Labor
Green
Norris
Thetein- Moyers
Woman's Club Listens to Insurance Talk at Dinner
The Cony Woman's Club held a six o'clock dinner at the clubhouse followed by a meeting. Thea P. Williams, local Equitable Life agent, spoke on six insurance types including life and survivorship, with a lively discussion to follow. Upcoming department meetings were announced for January 12 and a regional conference set for Warren on January 16.
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Thea P. Williams
Equitable Life Assurance Society
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Farm Department
E. C. Barnes
Warren
Tugs Take Burned Steamer In Tow
Cherbourg French port officials report tugs have secured the burned steamer in tow after meeting Atlantique. French tug Mineutaur, joined by English tug Stimson and Dutch tug Road Zea, attempted to steer toward Cherbourg with a line attached, while Le Havre remained a possible destination.
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France
Atlantique
le Havre
Mineutaur Alst
Stimson
Zea
Kaleva Bandits Hold Up Bank In Bisworth
Bandits, held up to Kaleva State bank, shot and killed cashier Billman, escaping with $3,000 in Bisworth. The chaotic incident sparked a search as authorities review security lapses and pursue suspects.
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Kaleva
Mich
Banis
Reill
Bisworth
Billman
Roosevelt faces House vote on controversial farm bill
Washington debut of the roosevelt backed farm relief measure stirs heated debate as supporters argue for relief and critics warn of cost and scope in the House chamber.
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Washington
Farm Reef
Franklin D. Roosevelt
House
Youth goes to hill death for torch slaying
Bellafonte Pa January 5 Joseph B Hudock 23 Luzerne County confessed the torch slaying of Stanley Yurish service station proprietor and was electrocuted at Rock View penitentiary He was strapped to the chair at 7 am and pronounced dead at 7 01 am The youthful slayer who authorities said tried to commit suicide in Luzerne County jail showed emotion but made no statement His body was claimed by a brother as his mother died last May 46 the day after the slaying Yurish was shot down while transferring gasoline from his own farm to a station operated by Hudock His body was awaked with gasoline and burned
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Joseph B. Hudock
Luzerne County
Stanley B. Yurish
Rock- View
Hudock
W. Barrett
Francis McCreést
Luzerne
John
Hadock
Warish
Hudocls
Nurse Kills Slayer of Bulgarian Editor Case Note
Doylestown Pa Jan 3 Lt Bertha Guild 50 said to be physician for health department held in 1000 bail charged with illegal liquor manufacture and possession after state police and Bucks County detectives seized an elaborate still on her property near a fashionable summer resort Roweman and others were arrested for operating the still and face court action.
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Doylestown
Bertha Guild
State Department of Health
Stadt
Philadelphia
Wras
Bucks County
Althoug
Roweman
Coolidge's Son Hurries Home After President's Death
New Haven Jan 5 Thomas Coolidge youngest son of former president received word of his father's death while at work with the New York New Haven and Hartford Railroad Company. Harry Ross telephoned the news. Coolidge and his wife Florence began immediate travel by motor to Northampton.
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New Haven
Conn
Man's body found near Ohio River edge in Pittsburgh
Police believe the recovered body near the Ohio River boulevard ridge may be Steve Lazare of Leetsdale Pennsylvania. Investigators say the man likely fell or leapt from the bridge, and the body was found by Martin Surdyn of Multear Rocks.
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Steve Lazare
Leetsdale
Ohio River
Hanouth
Martin Surdyn
Multear Rocks
Senate panel approves 18th amendment repeal plan
United Press reports in Wash ington that Blaine's Senate military subcommittee backed a repeal of the 18th amendment with dry-state protections and saloon prohibition, sending the measure to six state legislatures for consideration. The move, seen as favorable but requiring a two thirds constitutional majority, faces hurdles in the full judiciary committee and Senate.
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Moratorium on Farm Mortgages Sought in Iowa
Des Moines Iowa Jan 5 militant farmers crisis recalls the autumn farm strike as tax sales and mortgage foreclosures halt across wide Iowa counties. District Judge Pitts urged Gov Herring to ask the legislature to remove foreclosure suits from Iowa courts until relief can be obtained, aiming to test a laboratorium on farm mortgages amid widespread suspensions.
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United Press
Des Moines
Iowa
Crisade
Pennsylvania
C. Wpitts
Ye Mars
Chl
Herring
Towa Court Jurisdiction Unit
Hoover Warns on Education Funding During National Crisis
President Hoover urged preserving school funding as America faces tough economic choices. He warned against cutting education while reducing expenditures and stressed building citizenship through schools. His remarks came as French salvage efforts and a blazing liner Atlantique dominated headlines in brief, contrasting aviation and maritime crises.
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United Press
Washington
Americay
Hoover
Nurse Ends Calmcare With Fatal Bulgar Shootout
In Sofia a nurse Catherine Constantinos at a hospital bed shot Rajanoff three times ending his life. The incident follows the assassination of Simeon Eglimoff editor of the Macedonia newspaper, intensifying Bulgaria s political feud.
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Catherine Constantinos
Sofia
Christis ‘Triondi
Rajanoff
Feu
Trajanoff
Simeon Eglimoff
Macedonia
Daughter Fails In Try To Shield Mother In Kinlooms Killing
Uniontown Pa June 5 Mrs Minnie Wroe 60 of Dunbar Pa was held today as grand jury action possible in the death of John Brooks. A coroner jury ruled the fatal shot was fired by Mrs Emma Brooks, not Kurl Ginughter, who had testified she fired the shot. Mrs Brooks asked to take blame for the shooting after the verdict.
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Uniontown
John Brooks
Dunbar
Minnie Wroe
Brooks
Wroe
Kurl Ginughter
Emma Brooks
Death of President Calvin Coolidge at Northampton
Calvin Coolidge 30th president of the United States died today at his Northampton home from a heart attack. He collapsed at his Main Street law office and died in his bedroom. Mrs Coolidge found him at 1 15 PM. He had left his home early and appeared in good health, with Ralph Hemenway and secretary Harry Hoss present during the day. Dr W Broyen attributed death to heart disease.
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Mags
Calvin Coolidge
United States
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Warren G. Harding
San Francisos Hut
Phying
Harding
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Ma Tate
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Ralph W. Hemenway
Harry Hoss
Ross
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Hieneta Heath Graere
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