Pinchot Pushes Early Passage of Whisky Floor Tax
Governor Pinchot urged the Pennsylvania Senate to pass a proposed $2 per gallon floor tax on whisky and alcoholic liquors without delay. He warned the state faces about $1,000,000 daily losses from withdrawals of alcohol stored outside the state, with the Schenley distillery reportedly shipping 900,000 gallons daily to dodge the tax. He pressed for swift action during the special session and met with party leaders to discuss the liquor situation.
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United Press
Harrisburg
Senate of
Pinchot
House
Senate
Govarnnor
Pennsylvania
Schenley
Pittsburgh
Edward Maron
Grover C. Talbot
Wholesale Prison Escape Foiled at Eastern Penitentiary
Philadelphia authorities probe the identities of prisoners who plotted a mass escape at Eastern Penitentiary. A makeshift ladder against the wall and a rope were found, with about 800 inmates in the yard as guards halted the plan. Warden Herbert Smith ordered guards to the wall and deployed rifles, ending the incident quickly.
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United Press
Philadelphia
Eastern Penitentiary
Herbert Smith
Smith
Dickinson Leads Fight On Pride Firing Debate
In a Washington dispatch, Senator J. I. Dickinson of Texas headlines a noisy session at the national convention as he denounces government policy on Pride firing. The piece outlines the hearing agenda, veto plans, and coordination efforts tied to proposed price controls for the oil industry.
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Sen. Dickinson
Nayured
Washington
J- Dickin~ von
Tews
Subtle tremor rattles Los Angeles area Nov
An extremely mild earthquake was felt in Los Angeles county at 2 80 p m today. The shock was reported in residential sections of Los Angeles and Long Beach. It caused little or no alarm and there was no damage reported.
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Los Angeles
United Press
Los Angeles County
Long Beach
Spain election sparks violence and revolt rumors
Madrid reports a bitter general election with three dead after clashes and a stabbing of Bernardo Solis, mayor of Badajoz, as rumors spread of army officers and privates mutiny. Official returns list multiple parties winning seats in the Cortes amid millions of women voting for the first time.
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Unites’ Presa Madrid
Bernardo Solis
Badajoz
Solis
Army
Manuel Rico Ayello
Agrarians
Poplar Action
All Right
Radicals
Radical Socialists
Radical Socialist
Pederal
Wiguerra
Liga
Calstonian Socialist Union
Progressive
Cortes
Pinchot Ousts Woolman From Prison Board
Governor Pinchot removes Henry N Woolman from the Eastern State Penitentiary board presidency. He cites responsibility for riots at the Philadelphia facility and for transferring 500 inmates to Graterford, leaving overcrowding at Cherry Hill. The dismissal, effective today, follows a terse demand to surrender commission papers.
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United Press
Harrisburg
Pinchot
Henry N. Woolfman
Philadelphia
Board of
Cherry Hill
Bard
Suddavarhd
Periinde Pinchot
Woolman Baturday
Woolmitn
Mney
Ballooning to the Stratosphere Sets Record Flight
Lieut. Commander T. G. W. Settle and Major Chester Fordney rode a metal gondola attached to a large balloon, reaching about 53,000 feet in the stratosphere. The mission aimed to study cosmic rays and ozone, with instruments including a Guertner spectrograph and density/trajectory recorders as the craft drifted southeast toward the Atlantic.
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United Press
Akron
T. G. W. Leith
Chester Ferdney
U.S. Marines
Earth
TG. W. Settle
Ghester Fordney
Unite States Marines
Groimé
Lo Ward
Settle
Atlantic
Twas
Sette’s
Guertner
Ihe
Chicago
Scottsboro Assault Case In Court Again
Seven defendants in the Scottsboro assault case appeared for arraignment before Judge Calhatrin as defense attorney George W. Charles moved to quash the indictments. Armed guards faced the courtroom while attorneys argued motions in a scene described as crowded and tense. The case involves the alleged attack on two white women on March 26 in Scottsboro, with intense national attention on the proceedings.
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Poom Decatur
Als
Scottsboro
Iileas
W W. Calahatrin
George W. Charles
International Tabor Defense Counsel
Quin
Pitleon
M. Miller
Lyla
Two Negroes Questioned in Brutal Miliken Murder
Raleigh authorities probe the killing of William Billie Miliken at his store near Lassiter Mill. Two suspects, Claude Snelling and James Morgan, deny involvement but are linked to prior robberies. A farmer found Miliken with Snelling in the back room the night before the shooting, heightening suspicion as detectives pursue a possible loot-and-kill motive.
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Raleigh
N.C
William
Billie) Milliken
Corry
Milliken
Raleigh Dispatches
Dad" Mifitioen
Kesper
Lassiter’s Mill
Claude Snelling
James Morgan
Rob
Poole
Lassiter Mill
Fr Om
Bob Saulers
Pfvaid
Necro
Snelling
Morgan
Aley
Morgen
Marvin Morgan
James
Chia Sail
Bob Seunflers
Will Install New Pastor At St Pauls Lutheran Chick
Rev Edward L Wagner newly appointed pastor of St Pauls Lutheran Chick will be officially installed in a 745 pm ceremony Wednesday in the church parlors Dr Henty A Bagger president of the Pittsburgh Synod and Rev W S Elsenberg superintendent of the Erie conference will assist in the installation rites.
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Edward L. Wagner
St Paul's Lutheran Chick
O'Cloer
Henty A. Bagger
Pittsburgh Synod
Pittsburgh
W. 5. Elsenberg
Erie Conference
Greenville
Hat of Kidnap Victim Sought in Breakin Case
A garbled report from Gulif dated November 20 notes investigators seek a hat believed linked to the Brooke Li. Hurt kidnapping, describing a shattered scene and a teen suspect whose confession is referenced in the unclean crime note.
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Gulif
Natecay
Brooke Li
Hurt
Jury Deadlocked in Paul Murphy Case at Meadville
The jury in the Paul Murphy burglary and breaking and entering case, former Ticasville High School principal, remained deadlocked at Meadville this afternoon after a long deliberation that began Saturday. Judge C Clare Kent denied a discharge motion as jurors recessed with no verdict. Additional charges of fraudulent conversion and forgery remain for possible court action this week with Judge Robert R Lewis assisting in Meadville.
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Paul Murphy
Paul Iphy
Ticasville High School
Meadville
C. Clare Kent
Veniremen
Murphy
Robert R. Lewis
Pat Lie
Whisky firms accused of favors over state liquor tax
A. Leo Weil of Schenley testified before the House Ways and Means Committee in Harrisburg that Gibson and Overholt whisky producers offered favors in liquor purchases at state stores if they did not oppose the administration's proposed beverage tax. Schenley distilleries in Pittsburgh make these brands.
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Harrisburg
House
Ways and Means
Histiieries
Schenley
Pittsburgh
A. Leo Weil
Man poisoned family and kills self in Cleveland
Jesse Kearney a bakery truck driver mixed poison into four ginger ale drinks for his wife and three children after a water main break left the home without water. Two children died. mother and another child were critically ill. Kearney died by suicide after attempting to burn a poison packet.
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United Press
Cleveland
Jesse “Kedmay
Kearney
Robert
Ethel
John
Keumney
Wichowski Sentenced for Six Months to Year Assault
Found guilty in county court at Terie last week of aggravated assault and battery in an alleged attack on neighbor George Wichowskii, 39, of Concord township. Judge Orin Waite sentenced him to pay a $100 fine plus costs and to serve six months to a year in county jail. The victim, John Wojtowicz, said Wichowski attacked him with a heavy club as he descended from a hay mow, striking him repeatedly and leaving him unconscious after the blows.
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Terie
Conenction
George Wichowskii
Concord Township
Orin Waite
Wichowsii
John Wojtowinz
Wichowski
Wojtowicz
Pittsburgh
Liquor Flows Freely as Police Stand By Idle
Reports describe a surge in intoxication in the city over a weekend despite a dry law. Drunks were seen on streets Saturday night and Sunday as bootleggers flaunted enforcement. Police took limited action amid complaints about licensed beer sellers and ongoing illicit strong drink activity.
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Iquor
Teekena
WWF
Jaenenta Syore
Civil Works Program Sets National Job Push
United Press reports a mass effort began to place about one million jobless Americans in civil works. The plan, part of a broader employment program, targets nationwide job creation and expects to reduce unemployment by 4.1 million as workers are placed in public projects across the country.
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Duane Wilson
United Press
Washington
Pennsylvania Civil Works Plan Aims 300000 Jobs by Dec 15
Harrisburg reports a conference of 2000 officials to launch Pennsylvania’s Civil Works Program. State administrator Eric H. Biddle outlines county administrators and a goal to employ 300000 people by December 15, with PA expected to receive about 40000000 dollars of federal funds.
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Penn
United Press
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Civil Works Administration
Eric H. Biddle
Civil Works Program
le State
Roosevelt
Public Works Aid Aims to Create Widespread Jobs
Relief workers from relief rolls will be hired for civil works projects under Hopkins plan. Wages from 40 cents to 140 dollars per hour depending on job type, with women prioritized for nursing, sewing, and clerical roles. Projects include slum clearance, flood control, sewers, paving, and building repairs. Cooperation of state and municipal officials cited. funds totaling 2.3 billion dollars allocated for wages from the public works fund.
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Harry L. Hopkins
Hopkins
Congress
Goff
Oyces
Ottis
Fle Andis
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