West sees deadly storms bring widespread damage
A massive storm system battered the nation with high winds and flooding. From California to the Northeast, storms triggered blizzards in the Rockies and travel delays across Kansas and Oklahoma. Dozens died, homes flooded, and a relief appeal was launched as familiar spring weather turned deadly in parts of the country.
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Stornia
North Atlantic
Tong Tevid
Jersey
Ehiling
Kansas
Oklahoma
Quany
Texas
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Washington Moves to Curb Wartime Profiteering
President in capital plans conferences to push legislative program while weather fronts and seaboard storms loom. Congress shows strong support for a bill to curb wartime profiteering amid fears of conscription. London reports German demands and arms equality with Britain and allies ready for action. Seven Protestant pastors and Catholic priests face custody over alleged religious property seizures.
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Repiins
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Midwest
California
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Congress
London
John Simon Sells
Germany
Mirran
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Histon
Weird tragedy in Louisiana ends in suspect death confession
New Orleans April report details a police investigation into the death of Grace Wolfe Gonzales 61 who died after riding with Steve Macaluso 82. Macaluso claimed a confrontation over a pistol led to Gonzales shooting herself in the right breast. He confessed to placing her body in the car and driving around while awaiting authorities. He later drove the car to the police station and admitted providing $700 for funeral costs.
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Ortt
Colorado Hoosh Tales Of River Jackrabbits In Poolside Swim
April 9 report from Morgan county describes two jackrabbits seen swimming near a dam on Muddy Greek after a trip by Bunker and a companion. They watched one rabbit dive from a horn and paddle to the opposite bank, with another rabbit swimming later. The scene occurred near Carl Rosendt’s ranch, an area once mentioned in local lore.
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We Bunker
Morgan County
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Ranorvair
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Carl Rosendt
Naveral
Maddy
Simon Tells Commons Price Germany Demands for Peace
Sir John Simon summarized Germany's stern peace terms as leaders ready for the Stresa conference. Britain and France gauge demands including land and air armament parity, 400000 ton emergency requisition, and a block on new pacts with Russia or Lithuania until Memel settled.
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Filme
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Pierre ‘Ienne
Bryan Leads Lincoln Mayor Race in Early Returns
Lincoln voters return to the polls as Charles W. Bryan leads the mayoral race with 4,484 votes. Andrew Johnson is a distant second with 3,388 as results come in from the April 9 vote.
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Charles W. Mryan Tonigh
Bryan
Andrew Johnson
Beasts Heroriy MING Calif April 9
A fragmentary report describes a girl aviator learning to fly in California. An unnamed man supposedly intervened by freezing controls to avoid a crash while another scene references a gorilla and a Florida native quote from Arthur Brisbane. The text is garbled and contains unclear attributions.
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Calif
Htorida
Arthur Brisbane
Jenson
Billings Couple Hurt In Crash In Michigan
Three Rivers Michigan April 9 Mr and Mrs Charles Rasler of Billings Montana were injured when their car collided with another vehicle near hora todas They were brought to a hospital for treatment and were expected to recover Four other people were injured in the wreck.
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Mich
Charles Rasler
Fillings
Mont
Hora Todas
Raslers
Church Folk Germany in Trouble With Nazis
Berlin reports alleged retaliatory measures against seven Protestant pastors and a Roman Catholic priest, placing them in protective custody and seizing property of a mother superior and a convent sister. Goebbels' Der Angritt notes Mother Superior Electra Elizabeth Schulte-Mesum and Sister Herberga Theresa Dreier face seizure for alleged currency transfer violations.
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Propagenda
Joseph Goebbels
der Angritt
Electra Elizabeth Schulte- Mesum
Moly Veart
Tesus
Hiltrup
Westphalia
Herberga Theresa Dreier
Muenster
Mise Aion
German Slayers to Face Beheading in Berlin Courtyard
Berlin reports state that Sally Eppstein, a Jewish woman, and Prich Ziegler, 26, both communists, are to be beheaded in the Ploezenae prison yard for allegedly aiding the murder of Horst Wessel, the Nazi party figure whose name the official song carries. This would mark the first beheading of a Jew in German judicial history.
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Sally Fypstein
Priclh Ziegler
Argan
Nazi Germany
Horst Wessel
Ploetzenaee
Eppstein
Matory
Ziegler
Norst ‘Wessel
Belgium to drop gold standard via new bill
Brussels April 10. The cabinet drafted a bill abolishing the gold clause except in commercial contracts and foreign loans. The move reportedly removes the government obligation to pay in gold, affecting internal leases and contracts for loans and interest payments.
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Brussefs
Trowns
Woman seriously hurt in car crash near Butte
A woman about 40 identified as Mrs B A Nelson of Alkaho North Dakota was left in serious condition after a head on collision east of Butte. Three other people were treated for injuries including her husband P A Nelson HL J Matter of Spokane Washington and Mrs Matte.
Seven Years of Rain Ahead Says Veteran Astronomer
San Francisco April 9 Captain Ted A Mee retired United Staten navy astronomer predicted a global drought end and a rain cycle lasting seven years. He cites sun sublation variations and recent storms in the Middle West as omens, noting rains had returned and drought relief began in late 1924 across continents.
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Neven Yirtes
Ted. A. Mee
United Staten Navy
Middle West
Aatronomer
Lee
Roosevelt Plans Big Relief Program Setup
Washington April 9 A series of conferences to decide details of the largest peacetime spending program was arranged by President Roosevelt after his return to the capital. Four or five definite proposals for the administrative setup to manage the 4 880 000 000 work relief program were expected before he approves a specific plan within about a week.
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Roosevelt
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At Leaat
War Profits Measure Sent to Senate in War Debate
A war profits bill moved from the House to the Senate, aiming to curb profiteering in wartime. Proposals to authorize conscription were removed, leaving drafting powers to Congress. Senate measures followed, seeking to restrict transport issuance and loans to belligerents, as Nye and Clark chaired munitions discussions.
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Congress
Washington
House
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N. D
Clark
Munitions Committee
War Department
Garner on Hind Legs He'll Name Conference Senators
Washington April 9 PF Garner, the quiet president, intervened amid a long dispute over conference committees by declaring he would exercise discretion in naming conferees to reflect the Senate's views on legislation. The move challenges the tradition of automatic conferee appointment by the presiding officer, risking friction with Senate leaders and echoing past clashes over the rebate bill.
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Washington
Cactus Jack" Garner
Jsiea
Arosa
Senate
Smilar House
Robinson
Glass
Natural Scenes of the United States travel booklet
A Washington Information Bureau offer advertises NATURAL SCENES OF THE UNITED STATES, a 62 page illustrated travelogue with sepia photographs. It promises a 10 000 mile journey across all states and the District of Columbia, including Pike’s Peak and the Everglades. Send ten cents with mailing details to Frederic J. Haskin in Washington D C.
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Union
United States
Washington
Washington Information Bureau
USA
Herowith
Riot by relief workers in Welland Ontario
In Welland Ontario police used tear gas and clubs to repel striking municipal project workers who besieged the city offices seeking admission. The clash occurred on April 9 as part of a broader labor action affecting local municipal projects.
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Ont
UPI
Omens of Expulsion Rise After Kenyon Drinking Party
Four members of a Kenyon fraternity face possible expulsion after a Mount Vernon party linked to underage drinking. Deputies arrested four youths as warrants for contributing to the delinquency of minors were signed by two girls’ fathers. One arrestee, Jack Critchfield, 23, a senior and football player, paid fines and received a suspended sentence after an assault charge against a deputy. University authorities said disciplinary action would follow, with results pending after college review.
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Kenyon College
Mount Vernon
Clarence P. Gould
Finca
Jack Critchfield
Costa
Php L. Wilkins
Social Security Program Pressed by Roosevelt and Congress
President Roosevelt met late with House Speaker Burns and Ways and Means Chairman Doughton to push a broad social security bill. Doughton said the President likely approves the measure and Burns added he is eager to pass the security program promptly.
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Washington
Roosevelt
House
Burns
Doughton
Ways and Means Committee
Gathored
White House
Speaker Burns
War Department appropriation bill signed by President
Washington April 9 President Roosevelt signed the war department appropriation bill stating it increases enlisted strength to reach peacetime strength. Earlier the President sent four bills to support national defense across the Army Navy and Marine Corps.
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Roosevelt
War Department
Army
Navy
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Hunger strike protester vows victory over dole policy
A gray haired woman in Brea California nears five days of hunger strike against direct relief reforms. She demands a return to work relief and is confident the new deal will fail to meet her protest aims.
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Tuco Cernig
Lee
Mian Craig Oald
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