House Resolution Sets Lobbyist Registration at Conference
Charleston Feb 3. The House of Delegates passed three minor bills and directed lobbyists to register with the sergeant-at-arms. A proposal to move inaugurations to January is eyed for a vote Monday. Welfare and road projects under the Reconstruction Finance Corp were discussed, with notes on employment figures and relief efforts in Taylor County.
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Charleston
House of Delegates
House
Senate
Shahan
Randal
Coffindaffer
Dem
Harrison
Welfare Board
The
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Conjunctio
Boy Scouts
Spring Farm
Extradition Costs Approved in Sheets Case
Harrison county court approves 500 dollars for extradition of former attorney Harry W Sheets charged with embezzlement from Buckeye Building and Loan Bellaire. Sheriff Reynolds awaits governor papers. J Philip Clifford seeks travel costs. Johnson to accompany to Texas for extradition proceedings.
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Clarksburg
Harrison County
Harry W. Sheets
Amarillo
Tex
Buckeye Building and Loan Company
Bellaire
J. Philip Clifford
Fitzhugh Reynolds
William G. Conley
Charleston
J. M. Johnson
Haywood Detachment
West Virginia
Stte Police
Reynolds
Austin
Texas
Miriam
Ma” Ferguson
Winstin
A. J. Kelly
Beal Coal Properties Put Up For Sale In Brooke County
Federal court receiver Marshall Jones of Pittsburgh offers the Bertha Consumers Coal properties in Brooke County for sale on a bid of 000. Sale is contingent on court approval.
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Welsburg
Bertha Consumers
Brooke County
Fedeal Court
Marshall Jones
Pittsburg
Compromise Draft Aims Cotton Relief Clothing Plan
Washington February 3 conferees reach agreement on a plan to turn over 350000 bales of Farm Board cotton to relief organizations to provide clothing for the needy. The agreement, cleared by both houses, paves early enactment of the measure.
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Washington
House
Senate
Feds
Farm Board
Wilkinson assails colleagues in West Virginia politics
A. J. Wilkinson of Cabell County launches a harsh critique of the Democratic legislature and urges Governor-elect H. G. Kump to lead the party out of crisis. He accuses lawmakers of extravagant spending and portrays the liberal faction as now the party’s main strength.
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Charleston
Kump
A. J. Wilkinson
Cabell County
House of Delegates
Wilkinson
W. Va
H. G. Kump
Democratic
West Virginia
Sav es Family From Maniac in Brooklyn Doctor Heroic Stand
New York February 3. Dr Andrew Porracco fought a deranged man wielding a five inch knife to protect his wife and children. His Brooklyn office was wrecked during a 20 minute struggle before he retrieved a pistol and drove off the attacker Frank Blandino was arrested fleeing the scene. No one was hurt.
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New York
Andrew Porracco
Brooklyn
Porracco
Frank Blandino
13 Persons Died Every Five Minutes In 1932
Washington reports that thirteen persons died every five minutes in the United States in 1932. The rate per 100,000 remained similar to the prior year, despite totals showing a notable change between the two years.
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Washington
United States
Ten Thousand Italians Flee Quake Near Naples
Ten thousand residents of Boscotre case fled their homes after three strong earthquakes near Mount Vesuvius. A roaring noise accompanied the shocks. No injuries or damage were reported.
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Naples
Italy
Boscotre Case
Mt. Vesuvius
Dowager Duchess D Uzes Dies in Dampierre France
The Dowager Duchess D Uzes, noted advocate for women's rights, died in Dampierre France on February 3. The brief notice confirms her passing and highlights her advocacy work.
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Dampierre
France
D'Uzes
Hunt Abductors Who Left Girl Roped To Tree
Fredericksburg Va Feb 3 While Caroline Musante 14 was being treated for shock and exposure Stafford county officers pushed their search for an alleged kidnap gang believed to have abducted her and left her tied to a tree in woods about six miles from town The girl was found last night after a search was instituted when her parents reported her missing
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Fredericksburg
Caroline Musante
Stafford County
Hitler asks four years to try plans
Berlin reports Chancellor Adolf Hitler, installed four days earlier, urged four years of power while resisting promises of immediate gains. Police raided Communist meeting places and homes of suspected members as disturbances continued. He outlined broad governance principles for 1937 and defended patience over bold pledges.
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Berlin
Adolf Hitler
Hitler
Kills Father's Young Bride in Pittsburgh Wedding
John Coyne 66 wed Irene arbert 20 when Coyne Jr., 22, stormed the celebration from Detroit by air. He shot the bride, beat his father with a hammer, and fled with guests逃 fearing for their lives as a rifle rang out. Police Captain John Barry arrested him.
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Pitsburgh
John Coyne
Irene—arbert
Mrs.Coyne
John Barry
John Coyne, Jr
Detroit
Edward Coyne
Grafton Fruit Market Saturday Specials Declared
Grafton Fruit Market lists Saturday specials including Green Beans 2 pounds price 29 cents Strawberries 2 pints New Potatoes 4 pounds 15 cents Broccoli Greens Celery 2 for 15 cents Grapefruit six for Florida Oranges about 8 pound bag Tomatoes Green Peas Cucumbers Lettuce Cauliflower and more, with partial pricing and items mentioned.
Sandino Pledges Peace After Marines Depart Nicaragua
Two disparate stories from the era surface. In New York Mineola a 15-year-old girl Mary Helen O Conn or is found dead after a suspected assault with a ransom note, while in Managua General Augusto Sandino proclaims peace after six years of revolt as US Marines withdraw from Nicaragua. The events reflect a tense period of crime and geopolitical shifts in 1933.
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Associated Press
Managua
Nicaragua
Augusto Sandino
Sacasa
Cabinet Not Announced Until March Fourth
Warm Springs Ga Feb 3 President elect Roosevelt nears completion of his cabinet choices but will withhold announcement until about March 2. Discussions with Senator Hull and Professor Moley signal Hull as Secretary of State and Moley as Assistant Secretary of State as he plans tariffs and currency stabilization tied to war debts relief. Roosevelt departs for Jacksonville to begin a ten day fishing cruise after preparing for appointments.
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Warm Springs
Roosevelt
Cordell
Tennessee
Raymond Moley
Hull
Senator Hull
Professor Moley
Jacksonville
Fla
Roose
Mother's Words Move Gunman to Call Clergyman
In Ossining New York February 3 William Turner known as Three Gun Turner faced execution for murder in a New York speakeasy. His mother spoke to him hours before the sentence and he sobbed admitting atheism, then said he would meet perdition, but insisted he would never meet her.
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Ossining
N. Y
William Turner
Turner
New York
Perdition
Stock Market Jerky And Uncertain Today
New York, Feb. 3. The stock market was jerky and uncertain today as prices hovered near the lower end of the four month trading range. Utilities and miscellaneous industrials showed supply while rails barely held their own with several issues slipping, including North American, Consolidated Gas, Public Service of New Jersey, American Telephone, American Can, American Tobacco B, National Biscuit, Goodyear, and Union Pacific.
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New York
North American
Consolidated Gas
Public Service of New Jersey
American Telephone
American Can
American Tobacco B
National Biscuit
Goodyear
Union Pacific
Catholic Centrists Attack Hitler Over Reichstag De dissolving Decree
In Berlin on February 3 the powerful Catholic parties accused Chancellor Adolf Hitler of acting on false information to dissolve the Reichstag. Monsignor Ludwig Kaas led protests to the chancellor and President Hindenburg alleging the Hitler junker Nazi coalition deliberately broke with the Centrists during negotiations before the decree.
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Berlin
Adolf Hitler
Paul von Hindenburg
Reichstag
Hitler
Ludwigg Kaas
Missing Gardener Admits 18000 Jewelry Theft
New York February 3 A gardener Aleix Schwark 34 Philadelphia confessed in police lineup to the theft of nearly 18000 dollars in jewelry and cash from the home of former actress Luella Gear wife of G Maurice Heckscher son of the philanthropist. He absolved his wife of complicity and details remain unclear.
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New York
G. Maurice Heckscher
Aleix Schwark
Philadelphia
Britain seeks scaled war debt settlement through Washington talks
London reports that Britain's aim in the Washington debt discussions is to foster a friendly climate and build American understanding of the issue. A rapid final settlement with drastic scaling down is urged, with Sir Ronald Lindsay due to report on the U S debt situation. A cabinet meeting will set delegation personnel and proceed with talks aiming for an accord akin to the Lausanne reparations settlement.
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London
Great Britain
Washington
Ronald Lindsay
United States
England
Ramsay MacDonald
America
Japan to keep islands under her mandate
Tokyo reports indicate Japan plans to retain Pacific islands under League mandate despite potential withdrawal from the League over the Manchurian dispute. Navy officials press for retention while Admiral Osumi avoids direct comment, and newspapers publish arguments supporting keeping the islands vital to western Pacific dominance.
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Japan
Tokyo
League of Nations
Pacific Ocean
Osumi
Navy Scheles
Philippines
United States
Pacific
Yasyua Cchida
Diet
Withrawal
League
Nichi-Nichi
Foreign Office
Nurses battle heroically to save inmates
Nine women psychopathic patients perished in a fire that gutted the Ridgecliff sanitarium dormitory in Wickliffe after nurses carried out urgent rescue efforts. Dr William Glendenning named the blaze incendiary and a Chardon farmer was held for questioning amid a dispute with hospital officials.
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Cleveland Sanitarium
Cleveland, O
Ridgecliff Sanitarium
Wickliffe
William Glendenning
Conley Protests Ohio Coal Bill to Governor White
Charleston reports Governor Conley protested to Ohio Governor White against a bill requiring tax supported schools to use only coal produced in Ohio. He urged the bill not to become law, warning it could provoke retaliation and harm Ohio business interests.
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Ohio
Charleston
Conley
White
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