TRAIN COLLISION CLAIMS 15 DEAD AT HAMILTON ONT
John L. Lewis, leader of the United Mine Workers of America, warns NRA and Wayne Ellis over the coal code wage structure. He urges the National Bituminous and Industrial Board to act to prevent price-driven disruption and says the union will defend member interests, favoring peaceful methods over strikes.
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Hamilton
Washington
Ile
NRA
John L. Lewis
United Mine Orkers of America
Wis
Wayne Ellis
Pat Set
Lewis
National
Bituminous al Industrial Board
National Recovery Administration
MF Mine Workers of America
Roosevelt Busy Working Out Program For Relief
President Roosevelt works on a broad program to shift from dole to work relief as he composes his message to Congress for war funding and leaders on Capitol Hill monitor potential moves from the so-called left wing. discussions include scrapping the 145 rule and possible $30,000,000 in additional spending, with a round-table planned for January 16 among legislators and officials.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Tol Hill
Afor Thomas
Okahoma
Charles Ethlin
Detroit
Sound Money League
Nation's Entire Electrical Output Under Federal Control
The Mississippi Valley committee urges President Roosevelt to unify all electric lines into a national pool. Aimed at controlling transmission, the plan calls for a billion dollar, 20 year public works program and tying all hydroelectric developments into a single system while denying public ownership of generation or distribution.
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Valley
Melbourne Christerson
Associated Press
Washington
America
Roosevelt
Mississippi Valley
Great Valley
Morris L. Cooke
Philadelphia
Mother Kills Son Then Ends Own Life in Mt Braddock
In Connellsville district Pennsylvania on December 26 Mrs Stella Adams age 40 killed her 11 year old son Bobby with a revolver and then committed suicide at their home in Mt Braddock a mining community seven miles southwest of Connellsville. Police rushed to the scene to investigate. The family lived there with her husband.
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Connellsville
Stella Adams
Bobby
Mt. Braddock
Mount Braddock
Four Armed Bandits Rob Payroll From Guards Near Lancaster
Four highwaymen robbed three guards of an $18,000 Springs Mill payroll four miles from Lancaster Ohio. The robbers shot the tires of the guards automobile while the payroll was en route to Chester where other textile mill units operate.
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Lancaster
Ohio
Springs
Chester
Holiday business in Grafton best in five years
Merchants in Grafton reported unprecedented holiday activity with a surge on Saturday and Monday as stocks ran low from a trading wave not seen since 1929. Postmaster James Murphy noted at least a 20 percent rise in activity by midweek as shops remained crowded and funds were strained.
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Grafton
James Murphy
Night Chief of Transient Home Named
Appointment of H. B. Shaffer as night superintendent of the Grat ton Transient center was announced by B. K. Grow. Shaffer will assume duties Thursday evening and oversee the bureau at night. He formerly headed the Pruntytown Industrial School grade school until October 1933, and no personnel shakeup is planned. Equipment moves from East Main Street location to the Cole-Bush building were completed earlier. For several weeks men at the home had to travel between the East Main building and the current site.
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H. B. Shaffer
Gratton Transient Center
B. K. Grow
Mr. Shaffer
Pruntytown
Speeding Limited Hits Automobile Kill Six at Crossing
In Chicago an hour late the International Limited of the Grand Trunk Line crashed into a southbound car at a Halstead crossing near Harvey. Six occupants were killed, including a man identified as John Burk of Chicago. Rescue workers faced mangled remains, delaying an immediate death toll count.
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Chicago
International Limited
Grand Trunk Line
Harvey
John Burk
Chicago Heights
Halstead
Peaceful Christmas Celebrated Across West Virginia States
West Virginians enjoyed a quiet Christmas under clear skies with Gov. H. G. Kump noting a happier, more contented populace. Two deaths occurred including Riley Waugh, who shot himself during a neighbor’s party, and Clyde Love gunned down in Kanawha County. George Ferrell was arrested for murder. motive undisclosed. Fraternal groups and newspapers aided the needy with food and toys as Justice Homer B. Woods and Sen. M. Neely praised improved civic relations.
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Charleston
West
Riley Waugh
Waugh
Clyde Love
Davis Creek
Kanawha
George Ferrell
Justice Woods
Supreme Court
Homer B. Woods
U. S
M .M. Neely
Judge Woods
Harmer Opposes Repeal Plan and Local Option Debate
Harvey W. Harmer voices strong opposition to the State Repeal Council recommendations for liquor control after repeal. He argues the legislature must enact laws, warns council members acted without authority, and questions sale of liquor in hotels as a public place. He notes counties voting against repeal and urges local option elections on liquor sales.
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Clerksburg
State Repeal Council For
Harvey W. Harmer
J. Lewis Bumgardner
Repeal Council
Harmer
Washington
Rush D. Holt
West Vict
Ginia
Nis
Sena
Senate
Holt
Robinson
Arkansas
Challenge
Congress
Black youth in Ellaville faces police chief assault charge
Ellaville Ga December 26 Charlie Dodson a 17 year old Black youth was held in Columbus Ga jail charged with a serious incident involving Police Chief W B Souter. Sheriff E C Rigsby said the youth captured in local swamps confessed. Public safety mood runs high as details emerge.
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Ellaville
Charlie Dodson
Columbus Ga
W. B. Souter
E.C. Rigsby
Collections Reveal Upturn in Local Business Conditions
Sheriff Lee E Bennett reports mid year 1934 tax collections total $80 621 82 with $1 896 69 in discounts for prompt payment. He notes improvements in Taylor County business conditions from tax data and past due account redemptions, despite absence of federal dam funding and Hazel Atlas Glass Company activity.
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Federal Central Dam
Hazel-Atlas Glass Company
Taylor County
Lee E. Bennett
Chicago magnate faces missing wife case in Carmel
Joseph H. Schaffner of Chicago, a clothing magnate, searches at Cook's Cove beach in Carmel, California after discovering one of his wife’s slippers. Mrs Schaffner has been missing for days and is reported in ill health, with hope she may still be found alive.
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Cook's Cove Beach
Carmel
Cal
Joseph H. Schaffner
Chicago
California
Jury panel drawn for Hauptmann kidnapping trial
In Hunterdon county New Jersey a 48 person jury panel, 27 men and 21 women, was drawn for the January 3 trial of Bruno Richard Hauptmann. County Judge Adam O Robbins presided with Justice Thomas A Trenchard. few spectators attended.
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James Y. Lawrence
Associated Press
Flemington, N. J
Hunterdon County
Brime Richard Hauptmann
Adam O. Robbins
Robbins
Thomas A. Trenchard
John H. Curtiss
Charles Holcombe
Anthony M. Hauck
Hauptmann
Tepre
Young Doctor Arrested for Homicide in Women Death
Port Jefferson N Y December 26 Dr John H Becker Jr of Ozone Park was charged with homicide after six hours of questioning over the death of Loretta Wilson 19 whose unclad body was found in woods near the highway Officials say the woman died from an illegal operation Inquest testimony from her husband William Wilson noted he paid Becker 55 for an operation.
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Port Jefferson
John H. Becker, Jr
Ozone Park
Loretta ‘Wilson
Open Switch Believed Cause of Ontario Train Crash
Hamilton Ont Dec 26 The Detroit to Toronto express crashed into a stationary excursion train near Dundas injuring many and killing at least 15. Officials say open switch caused the collision and engineer B Burrell’s quick actions likely saved lives as passengers remain trapped in wreckage.
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Hamilton
Ont
Canadian Ntional Railways
Dundas
London
Toronto
B. Burrell
Detroit
No. 16
Bur
Tragedies Across Nation Mark Christmas Day Fatalities
The Associated Press reports grim nationwide Christmas tragedies totaling at least 163 deaths. A Hamilton Ontario train wreck, fires, car crashes, drownings, and other incidents spanned the continent, with 115 dying in motor crashes across Missouri and nearby regions. A Sedalia mother and three children perished in flames, as did another family in Joplin. Chicago and New York also reported deadly fires and gunshot victims.
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Associated Press
North American
Hamilton
Jont
United States
Missouri
Sedalia
Joplin
Chicago
San Diego
Cal
Madison
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