Murder Mystery At Evenden Drives Village Into Action
Jack Reid witnesses a murder of Sir Henry and teams with Colindale to seek clues. They discuss tracking with Colonel Graham bloodhounds and preview a risky plan to prove Sir Henry's fate while Lady Severinge and estate intrigue unfold in the village of Evenden and at the Bull Inn.
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Jack Reid
Sir Henry
Joop
James
Roe Indale
Filda
Candle
Colindale
Eric
Reid
Voice
Erie
Graham
Evenden
Bull Inn
Bert Hucks
America
Bert Tucks
Thos
Hucks
Colonel Grasham
Mr. Reid
Return Unto the Lord and West Virginia Unemployment Tax Debate
A religious verse from Hosea is juxtaposed with editorial analysis of West Virginia unemployment insurance law. The piece critiques the pooled fund approach, notes employer burden versus employee benefit, and discusses tax distribution, urging full hearings and informed legislative action. The discussion cites other states taxing both employers and employees.
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West Virginia
British Empire's Future and Imperial Council
The piece argues the British crown's decline need not end the empire. It envisions an Imperial council with Canada Australia and South Africa taking real power, governing federal matters from London similar to Rome, potentially allowing the empire to endure as a republican federation.
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Canada
Australia
South Africa
London
Roman Empire
Rome
Hearings Set On West Virginia Unemployment Law
The Wheeling Intelligencer notes hearings will begin in both WV Senate and House not later than January 20 as part of the new unemployment compensation law debate. Citizens are urged to participate, and the legislature seeks informed input to shape tax and employer-beneficiary provisions amid evolving social security discussions.
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Wheeling Intelligencer
West Virginia
Global unrest and neutral policy under shadow of 1937 crises
The text surveys looming dangers to world peace as the calendar nears the New Year. It notes Spain's government collapse near Valencia amid insurgent blockades, a tense Far East between Japan and Russia, and a brewing Cuban upheaval posing U S concerns. It discusses America’s non intervention stance and potential policy shifts if fascist Spain prevails, with farm and textile producers and British leaders likely to resist granting broad presidential embargo powers.
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Spain
Madrid
Valencia
Far East
Japan
Russia
Cuba
United States
America
South America
State Department
Congress
Neural
Million Trailers Growth Sparks Urban Concerns
In Cumberland and Detroit a million people are said to live in trailers. Officials warn that rapid growth of this living arrangement could create new urban problems and strain resources.
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Cumberland Evening Times
Detroit
Trailers and Transient Workers Stir Urban Educatio n and Sanitation Questions
City and federal officials scrutinize widespread trailer living amid regulatory gaps. Many occupancies are temporary vacation or migratory labor setups for cereal fruit and vegetable growers. Education and sanitation poses policy challenges as families move with the harvest.
Arthur Brisbane A towering yet debated press figure
Morgantown Post surveys Arthur Brisbane once the highest paid journalist whose daily column drew vast readerships across papers. Though renowned for his brisk, learned prose and popular appeal, the piece argues his greatness lay more in his column than in shaping editorial leadership, suggesting stronger impact if he had stayed editor of a single paper.
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Arthur Brisbane
Morgantown Post
Brisbane
New York World
Joseph Pulitzer
New York Jounal
William Randolph Hearst
Hearst
Battle for House floor leader centers on Rayburn
This is the first of three Charles P. Stewart pieces from Central Press on the fight for Democratic floor leadership in the next House. Rayburn of Texas is seen as best bet, though not popular with many Democrats. O Connor lags due to aiding the administration. Ill feelings loom over succession and the rules chair. Tomorrow’s chapter continues.
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Charles P. Stewart
Central Press
Washington, D. C
Sam Rayburn
Texas
House of Representatives
Rayburn
John J. O'Connor
House
Joseph W. Burns
Tennessee
William B. Bankhead
Alabama
New York
Bankhead
Edward T. Taylor
Colorado
Taylor
O'Connor
Burns
Youre Telling Me A Satirical Take On News
William Ritt mashes humor with current events in a column that mocks sports triumphs, royalty anxieties, Hollywood critics, and political conventions. The piece lampoons King Edward crisis, Spanish revolt, Hitler criticism, and a Chicago Republican meeting, all via witty quips and clipped observations.
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Eos
Europe
King
Union Leaders Back Strike Fight In Public Debate
Union leaders defended the 1934 gains as the Pacific coast maritime union movement faced government and shipowners pressure. Harry Bridges, released after a fatal auto accident, spoke in Los Angeles arguing the unions fight to preserve the gains and oppose imperial visions.
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Pacific Coast
Harry Bridges
Coast Longshore
Los Angeles
Rabies Down Quarantine Considered in Middlebourne
City officials considered a dow quarantine after reports of two animals with rabies in the area.
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Middlebourne
Dow
Auto Toll Casualties and Fatal Crash Involving Ault
The page reports Delphia Pomeroy 17 Marjorie Pomeroy 14 and Margaret Haynes 18 struck on a road with Marjorie suffering a fractured skull. Earl G. Sharp 36 Ruby Sharp 23 dies from crash after police car strike. B G Ault charged with manslaughter. William Larch 44 dies in hospital after a vehicle left the road and plunged over a bank.
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Page One
Delphia Pomeroy
Marjorie Pomeroy
Margaret Haynes
Marjorie
Charleston
Earl G. Sharp
Ruby
B. G. ‘Ault
Ault
William Larch
Pinch
Auto Hit Hurts Salt Lake City Railroad Worker
December 28 report from Philippi states a vehicle driven by B A Sandridge struck 61 year old Jack Christensen a Salt Lake City railroad employee. Christensen sustained a broken right leg.
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Philippi
B.A. Sandridge
Jack Christensen
Salt Lake City
Christensen
Pope Suffering Amid Silent, Painful Vatican Moments
A fragment from a Vatican page reports Pope John Paul II or a similar pontiff enduring spasms and weakness. Observers note he retains cheer during pain intervals and sleeps between episodes, while church tradition remains firm under strain.
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Vatican
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H. J. Gatrell
Bey
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Graham Fs
Washington
William Ritt
Papa
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Adolf
Republican Party
Chicago
Hallowe'en
Frank Sargas
Telegraph Company
Union Bales
Coal For
Bartlett Coal Mine
Cozy Reston Rotte
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