Hoover addresses Puerto Rico leaders on growth and livelihoods
President Hoover spoke before Puerto Rico's legislature praising progress since occupation. He warned population growth outpacing available livelihoods and credited Governor Theodore Roosevelt for efforts to create new employment channels. The address noted recovery from 1928 hurricane and postwar economic depressions as major ongoing challenges.
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San Juan
Porto Rico
Hoover
Mr. Hoover
Laucs Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt
Regimental revolt in Lima quelled after brief fighting
In Lima, the Fifth Infantry Regiment attempted a revolt led by Sergeants Huapaya and Meza. Loyalist forces under Commander Gustavo Jiminez repelled the attack after arrests at Santa Catalina barracks, prompting martial law in the city.
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Lima
Peru
Fifth Infantry
Huapaya
Meza
Santa Catalina Barracks
Gustavo Jiminez
Santa Catalina
North Carolina League Women Voters Meet In Charlotte
The eleventh annual convention of the North Carolina League of Women Voters opened in Charlotte with discussions on war prevention and the Brookings report on state government reorganization. Miss Gertrude Weil of Goldsboro will lead anti war talks, followed by Miss Harriet Elliott of North Carolina College. Mrs Henry Grattan Doyle of Washington D C spoke at a luncheon.
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Charlotte
Mar
Brookings
North Carolina
North Carolina League of Women Voters
Gertrude Weil
Goldsboro
League
Harriet Elliott
North Carolina College
Henry Grattan Doyle
Washington, D. C
Convict Warns Riots May Be Resumed In Illinois Prison
JOLIET ILL March 24 AP A convict testimony warned that disorders may resume in Illinois prisons after three inmates were killed in uprisings since March 14 The man identified only as Moran said he paid 2000 to a pardons board member for parole but was rearrested after eleven months of freedom He blamed stool pigeon guards and inmates for riots at Stateville and another pen and warned there would be more unrest if concerns are not addressed
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Stateville Peniten
Moran
Springfield
Thomas H. Cannas
Cannon
MacLean Firm On School Funding After Governor’s Message
Raleigh March 24 Representative Angus MacLean and his group insist on full state support for six months schools, maintaining the MacLean School law would require a sales tax. They argue taxation must distribute fairly without destroying the subject, favoring general or luxury sales taxes over ad valorem. Senator Hinsdale's luxury tax plan remains favored by many senators, with MacLean supporting his own position.
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Raleigh
Angus MacLean
Gardner
General Assembly
MacLean
Hinsdale of
Wake
Hinsdale
Bill To Amend And Clarify Workmen's Compensation Act Of 1929
Raleigh March 24 AP The House approved without amendment its committee substitute to amend and clarify the Workmen's Compensation Act of 1929. It now goes to the Senate. Spence of Moore proposed changes to exempt small employers, arguing political pressure would follow otherwise. Opponents warned the amendments would repeal protections. insurers and critics said small firms would bear higher costs or lose coverage.
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Raleigh
House
Senate
Spence
Moore
Moore County
Industrial Commission
White
Robeson
Johnston of Ashe
Hanes
Forsyth
Ritchie Asked To Become Candidate For Presidency
Baltimore voters consider urging Governor Ritchie to seek the U S presidency. A city council resolution passed 9 to 6 after debate, mirroring a March 5 action by the state legislature, with one Republican in support.
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Ritchie
Baltimore
United States
Four Perfect Bridge Hands Dealt Aboard Steamship Catala
In Prince Rupert on March 24 the smoking room of the steamer Catala traveling from Vancouver to Prince Rupert yielded four perfect bridge hands. The hands were not played and there was no shooting, according to local reports.
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Prince Rupert
B. C
Vancouver
Secretary Hurley Considers Trip to the Philippines
Secretary Hurley, with President Hoover on a visit to Porto Rico and the Virgin Islands, weighs a trip to the Philippines, a region under his department supervision.
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Washington
Mar
Hurley
Hoover
Porto Rico
Virgin Islands
Philippines
Bomb Explodes Behind Sloppy Joe’s Bar in Havana
A night time blast occurred at the rear of Sloppy Joe’s bar in Havana. It caused minor damage and will require installing new plumbing. The patrons were Americans. No injuries were reported.
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Havana
Mar
Hanged Man's Face Looms In Window Of House of Justice
In Carrollton Alabama a grisly ghost image of a hanged man remains visible in a dormer window of the courthouse. The tale links a mob lynching in 1875 with repeated sightings after storms and window restorations. Local residents deem the haunting a historical symbol and a reminder of past violence.
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House of Justice
Carrollton
Ala
New York City to be Probed by State Legislators
Albany dispatch reports a legislative resolution calls for a seven member committee to conduct a thorough investigation of New York City departments and the inferior courts. The panel will report by February 1, 1932 with remedial legislation, and carries a $250,000 expense allowance.
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Albany
N. Y
New York
Roosevelt
Walker
Palm Springs
Calif
City Affairs Committee
John Haynes Holmes
Stephen S. Wise
Senate
Assembly
Filling Stations Bombed In Illinois
Two Phillips Petroleum filling stations were bombed simultaneously in East St. Louis. Police say the acts likely relate to labor troubles involving Phillips Pipe Line, a subsidiary of Phillips Petroleum.
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Illinois
East ST. Louis
Ill
Phillips Petroleum Company
Phillips Pipe Line Company
The
Petroleum Company
Students Injured In University Riot
Six students and one bystander were injured and several arrested as riots that began at noon at San Carlos Medical university resumed this afternoon in Madrid.
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Madrid
Mar
San Carlos Medical University
More Fuel Added To Dreiser Lewis Literary Quarrel
New York report details a Publishers era dispute with Dr. Paul de Kruif denying offering scientific material to Theodore Dreiser. Dreiser, en route to the Pacific coast, said he first rejected de Kruif material used in Arrow smith. De Kruif’s wife issued the denial and Lewis in Washington sought confirmation of the facts.
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New York
Theodore Dreiser
Sinclair Lews
Paul de Kruif
Lewis
Arrowsmith
Dreiser
Pacific Coast
de Kruif
Washington
Rescue Ship Conquers Ice To Reach Viking Wreck Survivors
Survivors of the Viking arrive in port aboard a rescue ship after an explosive blast eight miles off Horse Island, White Bay. One man is dead, several injured with amputations and burns, as stretcher bearers load ambulances and officials including the prime minister observe.
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George Day
Acentia
Sentiment Against Sales Tax Grows Stronger At State Capital
In Raleigh on March 24 J C Baskerwill reports a rising belief that the MacLean plan for a six months school term financed by non ad valorem taxes will not pass. Governors Gardner urges continuation of the equalization fund and opposes all sales tax forms as part of any school funding scheme. The joint session heard his address supporting dual state county funding for the term and opposing new ad valorem or sales taxes.
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Raleigh
Mar
General Assembly
Senate
C. Max Gardner
House
Gardner
Hinsdale
New Tapestry Mill to Open in Burlington by July 1
A new tapestry mill, Sherwood Tapestry Mills Inc., will operate in Burlington by July 1 with over 300 workers and a weekly payroll around 40000 dollars. The facility will occupy 40000 feet in the Aurora mill space, and the company plans to seek a state charter immediately. Local organizers include M. B. Smith, M. B. Smith Jr., Col. Eugene Holt, and T. H. Burkhardt, backed by New York financiers. The plant will house 168 jacquard and 150 plain looms.
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Burlington
Mar
Aurora
Sherwood Tapestry Mills, Inc
Compere
M. B. Smith
M. B. Smith, Jr
Col
Eugene Holt
T. H. Burkhardt
New York
Johnson bill gains support for MacLean school plan
Greensboro March 24. A special conference of city and county superintendents of education approved the Johnson bill to implement the MacLean school plan. The measure would have the state operate all public schools for at least six months annually. About 150 officials passed a resolution endorsing the MacLean bill as endorsed by the North Carolina Education Association advisory committee. Maj. W. A. Graham of Kinston offered the resolution.
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Greensboro
Mar
North Carolina Education Association
Maj
W. A. Graham
Kinston
Shields Beats Borotra in NYC as U S equalizes in tennis
In New York on March 24, Young Frank Shields upset veteran Jean Borotra to level the international team series between the United States and France. Borotra, once considered the top indoor player, lost in straight sets while Christian Boussus rallied to defeat Texan Berkeley Bell, leaving three matches remaining.
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New York
Frank Shields
Jean Borotra
America
France
Borotra
Shields
Christian Boussus
Berkeley Bell
Indians Locate Body Of Wentz In Everglades
Seminole Indians and officers recovered the body of Thomas H. Wentz, 47, of Stockholm Pennsylvania, after a three week search in the Florida Everglades. He disappeared March 6 after a drive toward Miami, his car found March 21. Police say death appears due to starvation, no violence. Brother Harry Wentz and attorney John Dettra organized a $5,000 reward spurring the search.
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Miami
Fla
Everglades
Thomas H. Wentz
Srertemiens
Wentz
Homestead
Here
Harry Wentz
John Dettra
Florida
North Carolina
Osceola
Eddie Melchen
Norristown
Albany Physician Plans Rude Awakening for Heavy Sleepers
Albany physician Dr. L Prescott Brown develops a sensational alarm contraption claimed to wake sound sleepers. The device combines clock mechanisms with a series of staged noises and actions including a fan, car horn, a sand filled funnel drop, and a revolver trigger, all designed to force the sleeper to get up before the heavy weight drops.
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Albany
N. Y
Rude Goldberg
L. Prescott Brown
Brown
Gardner Opposes Any Sales Tax in Unaltered Principle
North Carolina Governor Gardner declares in a special message to lawmakers that he remains firmly against any form of sales tax and opposes any legislative program requiring the tax. The session, watched by many in the House chamber, heard debate on redistricting and other measures as the revenue bill with a general sales tax proposal looms.
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Raleigh
Mar
Gardner
House Representatives
House
Seawell Banking
Senate
Johnson
University of North Carolina
N. C. State College
General Assembly
News Briefs Die From Burns in Gasoline Accident
W. W. Wellens, 55, died in a hospital here last night from burns received March 17 when a short circuit ignited gasoline used in a floor waxing machine.
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Burns Goldsboro
W. W. Wellens
Burns
Methodists Convene in Charlotte on Consolidation Talk
Methodist leaders gathered in Charlotte to discuss merging Rutherford and Weaver colleges. Rev W W Pepele, head of the study committee, called the meeting for 3 p m as part of the North Carolina conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church South.
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Charlotte
N. C
Rutherford
Weaver Colleges
W. W. PePele
North Carolina Conference
Methodist Episcopal Church, South
Hurt in wreck near Fayetteville
Fayet teville March 24 Dr and Mrs D E B Hott of Hagerstown Md Dr P V Fleming and his brother R L Fleming of Harrisburg Pa were painfully but not seriously injured in an automobile wreck near here today They were treated at a local hospital.
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Fayetteville
D. EB. Hott
Hagerstown
P. V. Fleming
R. L. Fleming
Harrisburg
Still Found Operating In Charlotte Rum Distillery Raid
A 10 gallon whiskey still was found operating in Charlotte during a raid on a negro residential district. Four gallons of whiskey were seized and those involved were arrested.
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Charlotte
Mar
Robert Edeson Dies in Hollywood at early Morning
Robert Edeson veteran character actor of stage and screen died at his home in Hollywood California early today from heart disease. His death ends a long career noted for stage, film, and radio work and leaves behind a notable record in American acting.
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Robt
Edeson
Hollywood
Cal
Robert Edeson
Screem
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