Bituminous coal strike looms as talks stall
United Mine Workers and operators stand firm with only a week left before wage agreements expire. The union seeks to keep the Jacksonville base pay of 7.40 a day, while operators push for wage reductions to compete with nonunion mines. A policy committee led by John L. Lewis will decide if a general strike will be called for April 1 or more negotiations will occur. Separate district contracts are authorized, shifting the bargaining landscape across Pennsylvania Ohio Indiana and Illinois.
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Gerald P. Overton
United Press
Indianapolis
Marsh
United States
International
United Mine Workers
Jacksonville
Union Council
United Mine Worker
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers Convention
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Indiana
Ilinois
New Napoleon Emerges in China Under Chung Kai-shek’s Command
A profile of General Chiang Kai-shek, leader of Cantonese forces, who has built a vast, fast advancing military machine in China. Born in a poor village, educated in Japan, and mentored by Sun Yat-sen, he rose to command the Whampoa Military College and led campaigns from Hankow to Shanghai, defeating Lin Chuanfang with a growing, modern army.
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Shanghai
Maret Aolenthas
China
Chung Kaishek
Ari Its
Chang Kawshek
Ching Quay
Chen
Chan Aaishek
United States
Peking
Hangchow
Nitigo
Chang
Japsin
Japan
Tate San Yat-sen
South China
Sun
Whampoa Military College
Canton
Chin
Hankow
Lin Chuanfang
Cotlege
Acid Test on Language Study Declares Its Value
A London Daily Telegraph editorial argues language study sharpens the mind by demanding accuracy and order, while also offering fresh ideas. yet it claims such teaching adds little to a child’s overall education beyond structure.
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London Daily Telegraph
Can Laugh at Cobra and the mongoose immunity fact
A Liberty answered question notes that the mongoose is the only animal immune to the cobra bite among snakes. The report frames the mongoose as uniquely resistant to cobra venom.
Movie Colony Gives Advance Tips On Styles
Hollywood fashion note from Dan Campbell. Easter week in Southern California brings spring outfits as Cora McGeachy predicts feminine summer gowns with ruffles pleats and gathers in pastel organdies taffetas and voiles. Billie Dove Irvin Willett and other luminaries expected at services and events.
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Hollywood
Souther
California
Eastor
Little Chyrch Corner
Mount Rubidous
Billie Dove
Irvin Willet
Mission Moys
Spenkitas
Cora McGeachy
Colleen Moore
Miss McCactiy
Interesting Sidelights on Life in Washington
A Washington bureau piece surveys senior foreign service officers and officials in the State Department. It notes bickering between Kellogg and Grew, with Grew's ascent stirring talk among assistants. The article catalogues wealth, social status, and career moves of high‑level diplomats and their entourage, suggesting an inner circle with immense influence and tension.
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Rodney Dutcher
NEA
Ashington
Sar
Hore
Sistesy
Obe
At Sen
Kellexis
Joseph Grow
Kelfore
Grew
Kelloge
Ariteiecdor
Turkey
J Bhitler
Kether
Robert E Olts
Kellogg's
Wilbur
Carysiptmert
Hik
Foreign
Service Rilnat
Chicago
Theopossum Described As Long Snouted Marvel
The excerpt details the Long Snout Theopossum as the only marsupial in the United States. It notes a prehensile tail, naked ears, a piglike snout, a thin tongue, coarse hair, and widely spread toes as distinguishing features. It says these animals favor swamp and bottomland borders of streams, with an average length around thirty inches.
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United States
Nature Magfein
Botton
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