Four Percent Beer Bill Favored by Senate Subcommittee
A Senate subcommittee reported the four per cent beer bill favorably, arguing it would promote temperance, decrease crime, aid agriculture, and help the economy, while a minority objected to enforcement difficulties and constitutional questions. The measure would legalize beer with up to four percent alcohol, sale limited to original packages, with in premises service allowed at legitimate hotels and restaurants.
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Washington
Mar
Senate
Full Manufactures
Bingham
Conn
McAdoo proposes minimum prices to aid farmers
Former Treasury Secretary William G. McAdoo told Houston salesmen that a flexible tariff should back a minimum price for cotton and wheat in the United States. He argued this would protect farmers from world price swings, boost farm purchases, and help 8.5 million growers, with potential yearly gains exceeding 750 million dollars.
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Houston
Tex
America
William G. McAdoo
McAdoo
United States
Liverpool
World-Wide Rites In Honor Of Goethe At Carnegie Hall
More than 3,000 people crowded Carnegie Hall for a world wide observance of Goethe cen tenary death memorial on his birthday in New York. Noted performers Mme Ernestine Schumann Heink Elizabeth Rethberg and Walter Kirchhoff joined the United Singers of New York celebrating their fiftieth anniversary. Prof Eugen Kuhemann of Berlin read a German tribute to Goethe.
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New York
Goethe
Carnegie Hall
Mme
Ernestine Schumann-Heink
Elizabeth Rethberg
Walter Kirchhoff
United Singers of
University of Bersiau
Germany
Eugen Kuehnemann
John Wolfgang von Goethe
Lawrence to Seek North Carolina Labor Commissioner Nomination
R R Lawrence president of the North Carolina Federation of Labor announced his candidacy for the Democratic nomination for labor commissioner. The Winston-Salem native, 36, highlighted his breadth of contact with employers and workers across the state and stressed nonpartisan service to all citizens.
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Winston-Salem
R. R. Lawrence
Winston- Salem
North Carolina Federation of Labor
Commissioner of Labor
Lawrence
North Carolina Labor Federation
Caldwell County
North Carolina
Educators Push for New State Education Board in North Carolina
North Carolina educators voting at Charlotte backed abolishing the current board and the board of equalization to create a governor appointed education board. The proposal, led by R H Latham, requires constitutional amendment. election results also announced. President-elect Robert A Erwin urged dedication to teaching service.
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Harry P. Harding
Charlotte
M. B. Dry
Cary
Robert A. Erwin
Rutherfordton
John H. Cook
Greensboro
Erwin
Stewart
North Carolina
Proposal for New Education Board Draws Fire in Charlotte
A. E. Woltz of the state equalization board condemns the North Carolina Education Association for endorsing a plan to abolish both the state board of education and the equalization board. The amendment would create a seven member education board appointed by the governor. The convention passed the resolution 125 to 16, and it also urged no further teacher salary cuts.
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Charlotte
Mar
A. E. Wolts
State Equalization Board
Gastonia
North Carolina Education Association
State Board of Education
Equalization Board
Education Board
Woltz
Crit
Over 18 Million Loss In Tax Receipts In First Three Days
Treasury reports that income tax receipts for the first three days of 1931 collections totaled 92.5 million dollars, 88.5 million less than the same period last year, as the government faces a 2.5 billion dollar deficit this fiscal year compared with 903.9 million last year.
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Washington
Treasury
Mounties Pursue Arctic Slayings After Inquest Finds
Canadian Mounties reopen a year old murder case in the Northwest Territories. Inspector H A R Gagnon traveled 250 miles from Fort Reliance to the Thelon region where Eugene Olson and Emanuel Bode were found stabbed and hacked December 6 1930. A vagrant Eski mo named Tetaluk is under suspicion as a rifle bearing killer sought throughout the Arctic.
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Edmonton
Alta
North Country
Thelon River
Northwest Territories
H. A. R. Gagnon
Eugene Edward Olson
Emanuel H. Bode
Fort Reliance
Great Slave Lake
Gagnon
Reliance
Olson
Bode
Tetaluk
Arctic
H. C. Price
Inspector Gagnon
Ritchie warns of more depressions in national talk
Gov. Albert C. Ritchie of Maryland warned that industry must act to prevent future depressions or the government will step in to compel action or adopt remedies. He spoke at the National Democratic Club, urging realistic fixes amid stabilization efforts and political overtones.
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New York
Albert C. Ritchie
Maryland
National Democratic Club
Ritchie
Green Raps Congress Refusal To Pass Relief Bill
William Green president of the American Federation of Labor denounced Congress refusal to pass the 750 million relief measure. He spoke in a nationwide radio address saying the delay hurts the masses and urged adjustments in working time and buying power to restore prosperity.
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Green
Congress
Washington
Costigan-La Follette
William Green
American Federation of Labor
Columbia Broadcasting System
Attempted Kidnapping Tied to Lindbergh Case Not
Hopewell New Jersey police report an attempted kidnapping resembling the Lindbergh baby case reopens questions but officials say no link to the Lindbergh case. Investigators pursue connections to an alleged stolen car ring near the Lindbergh estate and question three men including a former suspect.
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Hopewell
N. J
Henry A Johnson
Hill Top
Motor Vehicle Department
Tno
Lindbergh
Col
H. Norman Schwartzkoff
Dems Accused of Illicit Finance in 1928 Campaign
Yonkers contractor Patrick F. Kenny accused the Democratic National Committee of illicit financing for the 1928 campaign that defeated Alfred E. Smith. He says eight to nine Democrats signed a blanket note for 200000 at County Trust Company, later reduced to 20000, with the bank sued to collect. He claims the bank supplied large sums to Democrats in violation of corporate contribution laws. The suit surfaced as Kenny criticized a court ruling denying a bill of particulars.
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New York
Alfred E. Smith
Patrick F. Kenny
Riordan
Kenny
Democratic National Committee
Supreme Court
Peter Schumack
Wholesale Holdup Strikes Broadway Store During Receipts
Two holdup men herded 35 people including 8 women into a rear room at Joseph Hilton and Sons basement clothing store 1345 Broadway and escaped with 20000 dollars in the day's receipts. The incident occurred in New York City as police investigate the basement invasion and robbery.
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New York
Joseph Hilton and Sons
Broadway
Borah Refuses to Seek Federal Help on Chicago Primary
Senator Borah rejected an appeal from Chicago activist Richard Prendergast to intervene against gangsters shaping the Illinois primary on April 12. Prendergast claimed 100,000 floaters were fraudulently registered and warned a thug controlled election would threaten honest balloting. Borah said state authorities must act and federal action requires proper Illinois authorities.
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Washington
Mar
Borah
Chicago
Illinois
Capone
Richard Prendergast
Mitchell
Itaho
Prendergast
Ilinois
Swanson
Dutch trawler recovers Parker Cramer's papers at sea
A Dutch trawler picked up a package containing Parker D. Cramer's flying license and related papers east of the Orkney Islands. The American flier disappeared after attempting a Atlantic crossing, with a 1930s-era voyage chart and a mother's letter among the recovered items. The wreck of his plane was found last September off Shetland after multiple legs from Detroit to Greenland and beyond.
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Amsterdam
Netherlands
North Atlantic
Parker D. Cramer
Cramer
Atlantic
Orkney Islands
Detroit
Greenland
Great Circle
United States
Europe
Faroe Islands
Bergen
Copenhagen
Shetland Islands
Huge Liquor Haul Nets Big Prize In New Orleans
Federal prohibition officers busted a major rum smuggling and shipping syndicate in New Orleans. They seized whiskey champagne and firearms linked to the Capone liquor trust. A truck laden with liquor became stuck in mud leading to a North Rampart Street house and 21 men involved. Estimated liquor value stood around 65000 dollars.
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New Orleans
Prohibition
Capone Liquor Trust
Chicago
North Rampart Street
Boycota
Leaders Oppose Rebels as House Adjourns Over Tax Fight
In Washington on March 19 amid heated scenes Democratic leaders adjourned the fiery House to save the billion dollar tax bill. The move followed renewed opposition to a sales tax with votes striking out a provision for foreign tax credits. GOP figures led by La Guardia and Dougherty joined the clash as the session paused with the bill in jeopardy.
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Washington
Mar
Crisp
Georgia
Rainey
Garner
Republic
LaGuardia
New York
Letters In 13 Tongues On Lindbergh Kidnaping
Trenton New Jersey March 19. Col and Mrs Charles A Lindbergh have received thousands of letters since the kidnapping of their son. State police say letters have come in French German Italian Greek Spanish Chinese Czecho Slovak Polish Hungarian Mexican Swedish Russian and Latin. Letters were sent to interpreters for translation and telegrams arrived in foreign languages.
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Trenton
N. J
Charles A. Lindbergh
H. Norman Schwarzkopf
Fifth Week Employment Drive Ends Near 300000 Jobs
The American Legion led United Action Employment Campaign reports 300000 jobs aimed by week end with 10174 placed that day across 106 communities in 33 states. Minnesota tops totals with 30912 jobs, while California 2723 and New York 1285 lead among others. States list include Alabama through Tennessee with city totals like Birmingham 140 and Greensboro 152.
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New York
United Action Employment Campaign of the
American Legion
American Federation of Labor and Association of National Advertisers
California
North Carolina
Minnesota
Pennsylvania
Alabama
Birmingham
Huntsville
Arkansas
Texarkapa
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Robert H. Wright
East Carolina Teachers College
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Woliz
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Nanking
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Quo Tai-Chi
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