New Naval Parley Planned For London Involving Germany and Russia
United Press reports Sir Bolton Hong Monsell announced a December naval limitations conference in London inviting signatories of the existing pacts to seek an international treaty. The aim is to replace the 1923 and 1930 Washington and London agreements with broader limits and possibly include additional powers in the next talks.
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United Press
London
Germany
Russia
Washington
Bolton Hyres-Monsell
Admiralty
House of Commons
Britain
Japan
France
Italy
Sir Baltor
Kiwanis Club Holds Educational Film Night on Penn Forests
At the weekly Hi Corry luncheon, Kiwanis members viewed films with high educational value presented by R. R. Houpt district forester of Warren. The program highlighted evergreen planting, Pennsylvania’s state lands, game preserves, and federal land marks, plus a parade of Pennsylvania fishing boats. Houpt urged interested members to obtain state department application blanks and noted a future motion picture event arranged by Walter Scott, John A. Blatt, and Theo P. Willams.
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Kiwanis Club
Hi Corry
R. R. Houpt
Department of Foresty and Waters
Warren
My Houpt
Pennsylvania
Houpt
State Department
H. J. Sheen
Walter Scott
John A. Blatt
Theo P. Willams
Five coal firms oppose Guffey stabilization act
Five Vale coal companies led by Pittsburgh Coal Company said they will ignore the Guffey law arguing it costs too much to comply. Also resisting are Consolidation Coal, Pocahontas, Harwood White, and Island Creek Coal, all tied to major interests.
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United Press
Pittsburgh
Vale Coal Companies
Pittsburgh Press
Pittsburgh Coal Company
Pittsburgh Coal
Consolidation Coal Company
Rockefeller
Pocahantas Coal
Harwind-White and
Island Creek Coal Company
State may rest today in Kane murder trial
In Smethport Pennsylvania the state planned to rest its case against Nathaniel Molson a 19 year old Black youth charged with the death of William Campbell Kane school janitor. Prosecutors argued Campbell fought and bled during the struggle while Molson allegedly confessed to resisting the attack.
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Kane
United Press
Council to decide treasurer salary at special meeting
City council plans a special session to resolve the treasurer's combined tax collector salary for city, school, and county roles. Delegations from council, county commissioners, and board of education will seek a final settlement after earlier talks proposed 1600 dollars plus 500 for treasurer duties, with a council split on a 2000 dollar boost.
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Board of Erie County Commissioners
Board of Education
Nichols
City Axe
Messrs
Muddericle
Miller
Heath
Duke
Guy
Couneil
Italians Ready for Major Push at Ethiopian Front
United Press reports from Adigrat, Ethiopia dated Oct 23 1935 indicate Italian forces at the front are prepared for a southward advance. Observers note Mussolini’s anniversary ties and the presence of the October 28 Blackshirts division near the front, suggesting a Monday launch may be imminent.
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Webb MiLlien
United Press
Adigrat
Ethiopia
Asmara
Eritrea
Benito Mussolini
Rome
Milk Board Reiterates Duty to Pay Dairymen
Harrisburg Oct. 24 The state milk control board said today that dealers owing dairymen in the Pittsburgh milkshed refunds for underpayments during June July and August will not be relieved of their obligations by the disclaimer note on the September milk checks.
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United Press
Harrisburg
Pittsburgh
State Milk Control Board
Diplomatic moves near for Ethiopian peace talks amid Italian crisis
London dispatch reports intensified talks as Mussolini signals withdrawal of a Libyan division and a delay of league penalties to foster diplomacy. France's Laval would middleman while Britain resists unsatisfactory offers. no league meeting planned yet. In California, Malibu brush fire threatens coast homes with damage pegged at 3 million dollars as winds shift.
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Sy Clifford L. Day
United Press
London
Italy
League of Nations
Ethiopia
Benito Mussolini
Libya
Egypt
Sudan
Mussolini
Pierre Laval
France
Great Britain
League Council
AgeyUnfians
Gréat Britain
League
WPA Projects Expanded by $265 Million Across States
Washington reports Comptroller General MeCarl approved 265 million for Works Progress Administrators in 22 states and New York City. The administration pushes a four billion work relief program as President Roosevelt returns, with Hopking and Tokek predicting up to 500 thousand federal payrolls by November 15.
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Unites Press
Washington
John C. Me
Carl
Works Progress
New York City
Roosevelt
Harry L. Hopking
Harold J. Tokek
City seeks share of gasoline tax for street funds
Director of Streets Stanley H M Nichols asked county commissioners for a county share of the gasoline tax refunds used for street maintenance in the city. Erie county’s total gasoline tax allocation for December 1934 and June 1935 is $131,788. September 1934 relief borrowings reduced payments. Other counties listed include Warren, Elk, McKean, and Venango with varying percentages.
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Streets
Nichols
Stanley
Board of
Trie
Erie
Joseph Rogan
Charles A. Waters
Erie County
State Emergency Relief Board
Erié County
Warren
Bik
McKean
Mango
Pair Here Face Hearings After Auto Accident
Charles Rauscher a Corry youth and Frank Newagreen Mac s Inn proprietor were held for hearing by Alderman George H Gordon under 300 bond each Rauscher faces reckless driving past license violation and Newgreen faces allowing an unlicensed operator to use his car The October 9 head on collision at North Center and Bond streets severely damaged both vehicles but left occupants uninjured Police say further investigation led to the charges
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Charles Rauscher
Corry
Frank Newagreen
Mac’s ‘Inn
Weir
George H. Gordon
Rauscher
Newgreen
Rauscler
Roy Southworth
North Center
Bond Streets
Markets at a Glance United Press report
Stocks irregular and quiet with bonus and curb stocks higher. Chicago and foreign exchange show firmness. Grains fluctuate with wheat up 1 8 to 3 8 higher, corn down, oats and rye steady. Cotton and rubber decline, with cotton down 2 to 1 points and rubber down 1 to 3 points. Call money at 1 percent.
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United Preas
Chicago
Move to speed probe of Penns utility rates
The Public Service Commission will seek Governor Earle approval to hire 20 state funded staff to probe Pennsylvania Power and Light rates immediately, using WPA funds. Plans for the WPA project are being redrafted to address federal objections, with a scope widened to allow other utility investigations.
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Morey J. Potter
United Press
Harrisburg
Public Service Commission
WEA
Pennsylvania Power and Light Company
Earle
Investigations & Works Progress Administration
Richard J. Beamish
Edward M. Jones
State nurses fail to act on shr program at Erie convention
The Pennsylvania Nurses Association closed its annual convention in Erie with officers installed. Dr. Norbert D. Gannon predicted the eight hour program for nurses would be adopted, noting physicians favor it but lacking tact in approaching authorities. Sister M. Laurentine said the plan could be implemented without extra cost to patients. Next meeting slated for Reading in late October. Nelta Ford of York re-elected president. Louise Miller of Warren elected to board vacancy. Mrs Bertha White-Kettle of Erie named private duty nurse committee chair.
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Pennsylvania Nurses Association
Erie
Norbert D. Gannon
Hie County
M. Laurentine
Mercy Hospital
Pittsburgh
Reading
Nelta Ford
York
Louise Miller
Warren
Bertha White-. Kettle
President Roosevelt Returns to Capital After Cruise
President Roosevelt, tanned and robust, returns to Washington at 8 8 m aboard a special train from Charleston. He is met by officials including Lordell Hull, Daniel Roper and Henry Morgenthau, and joins Mrs Roosevelt for breakfast with the cabinet before heading to the White House to face urgent national issues. The European crisis and potential U S action in Ethiopia loom as immediate topics.
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Frederick A. Storm
United Press
Washington
Roosevelt
Lae
Capitol
Charleston
Lordell Hull
Commerce
Daniel Roper
Treasury
Henry Morgenthau
Mra
White ‘House
Hui
JESS JIALIANTE SPEAKER AT CITY MEETING
Democratic candidates for county and city offices faced about four hundred voters at a rally in the Grand Theatre building. Erie campaign leaders introduced Miles B. Kitts and Owen Burns, outlining plans for rallies before the November election and urging solid Democratic support for a straight ticket.
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Miles
Erie County
Towns
James P. Sullivan
Rae Swan
Wew
Dave Sterling
Erie
Owen
Theaters Plan No Campaign For Sunday Movies
Philadelphia dispatch reports that Pennsylvania theater owners pursue watchful waiting on Sunday movie allowances ahead of state vote in 300 communities. Eastern leaders cite 80 percent of independents favoring Sunday exhibitions while denying a coordinated campaign. western heads say no involvement.
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John F. Frankish
United Press
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Motion Picture Theater Owners Associations
Eastern
George P. Astons
Eastern Organization
William B. Forney
Lori's Day Alliance
Aarons
William Davis
Pittsburgh
Western Organization
Tax collections above estimates in Washington report
Treasury Secretary Henry Morgenthau Jr said on October 24 that government tax receipts excluding processing taxes are running slightly above estimates, signaling stronger revenue than anticipated. He did not specify amounts or categories beyond processing tax exclusions.
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United Press
Washington
Secretary of Treasury
Henry Morgenthau, Jr
Dutch Schultz Wounded as Aides Slain in Mob Shootout
New York archive report says Arthur Flegenheimer known as Dutch Schultz was wounded in a night of gang warfare. Two of his gunmen Clio Hermaama Leo Irank are dead and Berna Rosenkrante, along with hospital aide Krompler, are listed as mortally wounded or dying. Police expect swift reprisals as Newark hospital holds Schultz in critical condition.
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Robert Musel
United Press
New York
Arthur
Dutch Schultz
Abandon Hope for Recovery of Schultz Headline
United Press reports Arthur Dutch Schultz Plegenheltudt, New York underworld leader, was mortally wounded in Newark after a gunfight that killed two lieutenants and wounded others. Doctors said his life was ebbing. Police hunted the gunman Al Sterk as gangs warred in Manhattan and Brooklyn.
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United Press
New York
Arthur
Dutch Schultz
Newark
Hudson River
Tudl
Sam Gold
Krompies
al Sterk
Krompier
Gold
Schultz
Underworld
New
Usat
Louis
Pretty) Amberg
Joe
Mvon Schultz
Bo Weinhors
Bs & New Gang
Broms
Manhattan
Stern
Ione
Loa
Francis
Crowley
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