Bitter fight looms in legislature over sweatshops and wages
A chaotic session in Harrisburg centers on new minimum wage laws and a report from the sweatshop inquiry committee. The bill’s specifics remain withheld as Rep. Wilson L. Yeskel moves to chair the House labor panel, under Grun dy allied pressures, amid clashes with the governor’s wife and other factions.
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Allegheny
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Bucks County
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Grundy
Lehigh Valley
Father Held in Kidnap Plot In Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh police investigated threats to abduct 14 year old Grace Eckert. James A Eckert 84, gravestone craftsman, denied involvement. He was arrested on suspicious person charges after notes demanded 8100 left on a rear porch.
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Approve Bullitt as Ambassador to Russia
United Press reports the State Department announced in Washington on November 18 that William C. Bullitt is approved as the United States ambassador to the Soviet Union. The note details Koviet government relations and the appointment in a diplomatic context.
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Removal of blocks aids Hart body search in California
From San Jose California November 18 two concrete blocks were hauled from the lower San Francisco Bay as the first definite step in locating Brooke Hart the 22 year old kidnapped victim. Abductors Thurmond and Holmes confessed and faced potential indictment as mob tension rose in San Francisco.
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Merchants Plan Stimulus Campaign for Christmas Spirit
The Corry Credit Exchange and local merchants approved a broad pre Christmas publicity drive to spur holiday buying. A city parade featuring Santa, marching bands, decorated cars, and staged by merchants from all districts aims to kick off after Thanksgiving with tree lighting and in store promotions to heighten Christmas spirit and sales. Crawford Woods will lead a committee to recruit merchants and report back next Wednesday.
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Roof collapses under heavy snow at Corry Street storefront
A heavy snowstorm caused the roof of the former paint department add-on to Mrs Sabina Marks store on First Avenue to collapse. The rear wash and storage area was also affected. Mrs Marks was not inside at the time and escaped unharmed possibly with minor injuries. Local resident notes the two week snowfall was the heaviest she recalls since the 1860s.
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Woman slain in Jenkintown burned body found near field
The body of a young Philadelphia woman identified as Tanks Hetman aged 28 was found burned to form a human pyre in a field between Abington and Glenside. Identification was made by a close associate from clothing fragments and a pocketbook with notes on domestic work. Police say two earlier slayings in the area remain unsolved.
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Murphy Case Deliberations Continue in Meadville Trial
Jury remains deliberating in the Paul J. Murphy case, former Titusville High principal, charged with purjury. Testimony centered on checks allegedly deposited for Ruth Ricke and tuition payments at Edinboro State Teachers College, with disputes over who funded expenses.
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Rumors of reconciliation surround Pickford and Fairbanks
Hollywood reports a possible reunion between Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks as Pickford declines to confirm plans to meet in New York and return for a joint Christmas celebration. She hints she may go to New York next month, without affirming or denying circulating stocking rumors.
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Rumor of New Cuban Revolt Sparks Palace Measures
Reports that enemies of the Gran San Martin government planned a revolt and a bombing attack from Florida or the West Indies prompted fortifications at the presidential palace. Soldiers manned sandbags and barricades as military telescopes were set up amid tense Cuba-U.S. relations ahead of talks with Sumner Welles and President Roosevelt.
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Lawrence S. Haas
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Windows stolen from French cathedral for sale to American
A Nov 18 report states two stained glass windows from Fe éaimp cathedral were sold to an American millionaire for 5300 dollars. Police say evidence shows the windows were removed during cleaning and sold by a New York dealer, with hints of a broader plot to steal cathedral glass.
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Holiday in Russia As US Grants Recognition
Nov 15 Moscow report notes a symbolic shift as the United States extends recognition amid a tense backdrop. Observers describe cautious optimism while officials emphasize measured steps in a fragile thaw between the two nations.
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Pinchot seeks resignation of prison board head
Governor Pinchot demanded the immediate resignation of Henry W. Woolman, president of the Masten Feels penitentiary board of trustees, blaming him for a recent inmate outbreak. He warned he would replace Woolman if he did not resign promptly after state investigations into the incident near Philadelphia.
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