Roosevelt Is Dem Choice In Record-Breaking North Dakota Vote
In North Dakota, Roosevelt leads the Democratic presidential preference with about 33,660 votes to Murray’s 14,431 from 1,350 precincts. Republican preference shows France at 22,063 and Coxey at 16,643 from 1,311 precincts as partial returns roll in.
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North Dakota
Roosevelt
Murray
Franklin D. Roosevelt
New York
William H. Murray
Oklahoma
Pr. J. Kee
Maryland
Jacob
France
Coxey
Gov
East
Hoover
Chisel Found, Lindbergh Case Theory Falters
Hopewell New Jersey March 17 The latest theory in the Lindbergh baby kidnapping collapses as Leandro Lightfoot recovers a chisel linked to wood fragments from the nursery ladder. State Police Superintendent Schwarzkopf states the Lightfoot discovery removes suspicion from the Thornburg servants and resets the investigation to its prior moment.
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Hopewell
N. J
Leandro Lightfoot
Franklin Park
Lightfoots
H. Norman Schwarzkopf
Tree accident claims Ed James in Reidsville
Ed James aged 28 was fatally injured near Reidsville when a tree he had cut down snapped and struck him on the wrist causing internal injuries.
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Tre Reidsville
Ed James
Here
Mississippi Protest Over Proposed Sales Tax
Plainclothes guards faced a mass protest in Jackson as demonstrators marched to the capitol in opposition to the three cent retail sales tax bill. A pistol threat emerged but was contained as the crowd dispersed after placard distribution. Governor Connor urged passage of the measure to balance the budget.
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Mias
Capitol
Martin Sennett Corner
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House
Senate Finance Committee
Conner
Mississippi
State House
Associate of Match King Dies by His Own Hand
BERLIN March 17 Margus head of the Estonian Match Monopoly tied to Ivar Kreuger hanged himself yesterday due to financial strain. Former match factory owner, his stock in Kreuger and Toll and a directorate paid 750 Esthonian kroner monthly. Kreuger death hit his salary and shares devalued his finances.
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Margus
Ivar Kreuger
Weissenstein
Eshtoria
Kreuger and Toll Concern
Kreuger and
Toll
Kreuger
Allen Says Public Schools Of N.C. Stronger Than Ever
Dr. A. T. Allen, North Carolina state superintendent, told city and county superintendents that the public school system is on a firmer basis than ever. He praised state support, noting schools are now as strong as the state, with the child at the center of education and a guaranteed educational foundation. The remarks came at a Charlotte gathering ahead of the North Carolina Education Association convention.
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Mar
A. T. Allen
North Carolina
North Carolina Education Association
Allen
New Manchurian state tottering under Ma Chang Shan revolt
March 17 Tokyo dispatches report that Henry Pu Yi's new Manchurian regime faces upheaval as General Ma Chang Shan's forces in Heilungkiang rebel and refuse allegiance. General Shigeru Honjo tours Tsitsihar with Ma amid mounting pressure from Ma's staff demanding resignation.
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Tokyo
Henry Pu-Yi
Manchuria
Ma’ Chang-Shan
Taheio
Manchuk
Heilungkiang
Tsitsihar
Chang Chun
Rengo
Shigeru Honjo
Powerful Chinese Force Seizes Fu-Yu City in Manchuria
In Manchuria a strong Chinese force led by Tsinghai with artillery captured Fu-Yu also called Petuna or Sincheng, a city of 80,000, 100 miles southwest of Harbin. Prince Chai, inner Mongolia’s envoy, held a citadel near Fu-Yu and faced revolt after February 14, delaying his return home.
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Manchuria
Tsinghai
Fu-Yu
Harbin
Kirin
Petuna
Sincheng
Inner Mongolia
Chai
Inner Mongeolia
Fu-You
Yu Yu
Marion Forest Fire Subdued After Week of Efforts
After a week of fighting a forest fire northeast of Marion eight men finally subdued the blaze that burned over 6900 acres. A few scattered fires remained among stumps as cloudy weather promised rain to extinguish them.
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Marion
Here
Treasury Receipts and Expenditures Reported for March 15
Treasury receipts for March 15 totaled 1 077 717 406 51 with expenditures 604 892 663 38 leaving a balance of 738 317 585 95. Customs duties for the first fifteen days of March reached 10 847 773 35.
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Treasury
Washington
Democrats Form Anti Sales Tax Bloc Against Levy
About fifty Democrats, split from party leadership, join allied progressives to oppose the sales tax in the big revenue bill. Leaders say many Democrats will defect, while Rainey cites 80 Democratic votes and Republicans hope for 150 to push the measure through.
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Washington
Mar
Democratic Bolters
Laguardia
N. Y
Doughton
North Carolina
Rankin
Texas
Rainey
Illinois
New York
British War Debt Revision Denied in Senate
Senator Reed for Hoover declared no discussion of revising Britain's debt to the United States has occurred. Democratic leaders had cited a story claiming Ambassador Mellon favored revision. Reed stated there is not a word of truth in the newspaper report as Mellon prepares to sail for London.
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Senate Today
America
Reed
Hoover
Mellon
London
Robinson
Arkansas
Melton
Congress
Connally
Texas
Mrs Pickett Says She Has Been Praying For Light
Mrs Lola Pendleton Pickett held in Lexington North Carolina jail since November 12 on charges of murdering her six year old daughter Elizabeth has said she has been praying for light on how the child was poisoned A coroner s jury said the death was caused by poison and that they found additional evidence that the 10 year old daughter Virginia also died from poison The jury noted mysterious fires in the Pickett residence at Welcome and in two rental houses plus poisoning of pets including a dog and two neighbor cats The accused woman described the illnesses and deaths of her daughters to a coroner s jury in October then broke down in tears in her jail cell explaining she knew of no further details.
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Lexington
N. C
Lola Pendleton Pickett
Elizabeth
Crack B. and O. Train Wreck Near Washington
The Capitol Limited of the Bal and O railroad derailed at Weverton near Washington with no injuries. The locomotive tank club car three sleepers and a dining car left the track as the Chicago to Baltimore bound train was moved to another Baltimore bound service. Officials said the cause was not yet known.
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Baltimore
Mar
Capitol Limited
Bal» & Ohio
Weverton
Chicago
Limited
Bank of England Cuts Discount Rate Again
The Bank of England reduced its discount rate from 4 to 2 1/2 percent today in a surprise move by bank authorities. The decision follows two prior declines as monetary conditions ease and revenue strengthens, allowing a further half percentage point reduction to aid trade and commerce.
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Bank of England
London
Chinese Volunteers March on Mukden in Manchuria
Reports say 100,000 Chinese volunteers march on Mukden from three directions in Manchuria. They reportedly destroy the flag of the Manchurian state at all villages along the route and hoist the Chinese national emblem in its place.
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Shanghai
Manchuria
Today
Mukden
Hitler Forces Threaten Civil War After Defeat
Berlin dispatch reports Prussia launched raids on national socialist headquarters after claims of Nazi plans for civil war. Interior Minister Karl Severing directed the operation, aiming to stop Hitlerite mobilization and protect cities during the presidential election period.
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Berlin
Adolf Hitler
Ministry of Interior
Double Wet Wins Shake Ohio Politics In Prohibition Fallout
In Cleveland Maurice Maschke says Ohio will send a wet majority to the Republican National Convention. In Columbus Governor George White endorses a referendum on the Eighteenth Amendment, arguing resubmission would counter claims that wartime liquor laws were forced.
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Cleveland
Mar
Ohio
Maurice Maschke
National Republican
Columbus
George White
Anti-Saloon League
White
Women’s Christian Temperance Union
Rescue of Ruth Mildred Crew After Explosion Fire
The master and five crewmen of the burning schooner Ruth Mildred were saved by the trawler Ariel off Hampton Virginia. Captain Nils Soberberg reported the explosion occurred about 6 PM in 19 to 20 fathoms of water, with no serious injuries. The crew reached Phoebus for care as the vessel burned to the waterline.
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Norfolk
Hampton
Ariel
Nils Soberberg
Coast Guard
Soberberg
Chesapeake
Ruth Mildred
Phoebus
Ruth
Mule's Braying Saves Lives in a Kinston Fire
Kinston North Carolina March 17 Z W Howell a Lenoir county farmer and his wife were saved by their mule whose loud braying woke them as their house caught fire in the night The mule escaped from its stable and the couple saved only a few blankets as the blaze consumed the home
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Kinston
N. C
Z. W. Howell
Lenoir County
Howell
Twin City Court Adjournes By Mystery End
In Winston-Salem municipal court Judge Thomas Watson orders adjournment but staff cannot provide the closing line. Keeper of the keys Doorkeeper and others refuse. Solicitor Phin Horton deciphers the ending, while Clerk Marvin Ferrell supplies the middle. The court then adjourns.
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Winston-Sallem
Mar
Jesse Cofer
Thomas Watson
W. D. Johnson
H. A. Hester
S. L. Lester
Phin Horton
Watson
Marvin Ferrell
Johnson
Ireland Across The Divide Aims For Union On St Patrick Day
Dublin observes St Patrick Day amid a 1500 year milestone of St Patrick s landing. Eamon de Valera unveils a four point program including a merger of Free State and Northern Ireland governments and abolition of oath to the British king. The shamrock custom is limited to homes as Saull County Down unveils a Saint statue atop Slieve Willin.
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Erin
St. Patrick’s Landing
Ireland
Eamon de Valera
Free State
St. Patrick’s Day
Wister
King George
Cosgrave
St. Patrick
Saul
County Down
Slieve Willin
Will Rogers poem reference from Beverly Hills letter
Beverly QMiLis reports Will Rogers recalling finishing a poem about drinks and votes. He mentions John Hayes Hammond and the author of Scouting on Two Continents. They discuss prohibition and travel in South Africa.
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Beverly Qmilis
Cali
John Hayes Hammond
South Africa
P. S. Rogers Stars in Business and Pleasure at Paramount
P S Rogers headlines the Paramount Screen today and tomorrow in the film Business and Pleasure. Friday and Saturday showings feature Rogers in a comedy drama drawing local crowds.
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P. S.—Rogers
Paramount Screen
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