Miners Back Earle Program in Pennsylvania
Leaders of the United Mine Workers of Pennsylvania representing 300000 miners voiced support for Gov. George W. Earle's tax, labor, and social legislation. They urged immediate action in the Senate, demanded hearings for labor bills, and pressed swift passage of workmen's compensation and unemployment insurance measures to align with surrounding districts.
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Barrisburg
UNS
United Mine Workers of Pennsylvania
George W. Earle
Senate
United Mine Workers
Earle
Pennsylvania
Commonwealth
Democratic House
M. Harvey Taylor
House
Senate stalls as tax deadlock deepens opposition
In a prolonged fiscal stalemate the Senate takes two more hours of debate. Governor Earle opposes the levy, calling it dead. The article continues outlining how further revenue measures are required beyond this point.
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Earle
Novel Blackmail Plot Targets New York Society
Police uncover a bold blackmail plot aimed at New York high society led by Dominisk Pilati and Arthur Ulisse. Mrs. Crearge U Harris alerted authorities after receiving a photographed nude-era extortion note demanding 15 600, with a plan to deliver $4 000 in a book. The case implicates heiress Doris Duke Cromwell and others in a scheme involving paid threats.
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New York
Crearge U. Harris
Doris Duke Cromwell
Duke Tobacco Anilians
Gerest
Dominisk Pilati
The
Bronx
Arthur Ulisse
Wlse
M Harris
Pennsylvania Tax Plans and Relief Bills Split Debate
Republican leaders reportedly tentatively backed a 22 point program with taxes on corporations, tobacco, checks, and soft drinks under consideration. The House pushed bills transferring five million from special funds to extend relief, while a bipartisan probe into relief administration began in Harrisburg amid sharp partisan clashes.
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Adimanchtras Fian
House
Earle
Senate
Disbarred Philly Attorneys Plan Appeals After Ruling
Six Philadelphia lawyers including State Senator Samuel W. Salus were disbarred after a yearlong bar association inquiry. All vow to appeal to the state Supreme Court. Salus’s counsel John P. Connolly hinted at further revelations as prosecutors defer criminal charges unless courts direct otherwise. The saga spans police probes and political theater as lawmakers react amid calls for reform.
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Philadelphia
INS
Samuel W. Salus
State Supreme Court
John P. Connelly
Sen. Salus
Connolly
Common Pleas Court
Bar Association
C. F. Kelley
Sufiety
Theodore Wood
Civil Service
Herbert W. Salus
Albert P. Goldberg
Bernard L., Lemiseh
Arthur S. Werblum
Charles J. Green
Chattering teeth mark Cubs opener with Warneke start
In a chilly opening to the 1935 season at Wrigley Field, the Chicago Cubs host the St Louis Cardinals with Lou Warneke slated to start for Chicago as manager Charlie Grimm seeks early momentum. Detailing a strong weather aura and ticket sales, the piece notes the era’s baseball fever and season kickoff across major league cities.
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St. Louis Cardinals
Wrigley Field
Tim Dean
Charlie Grimm
Lou Warneke
Canny
Cubs
HITCH-HIKERS TO WORKHOUSE IN GREENSBURG GLORIES
Two men who pleaded guilty to robbing a hitchhiker received sentences from two and a half to five years in the workhouse. Their companion Mrs. Glenna Barwell, mother of several children, was jailed three to six months. Phillip De Marka of Library, Pa., and James J. Ross of Portland, Maine, admitted the robbery and car theft. Barwell said her husband abused her, prompting their attempt toward New York.
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Greensburg
INS
Glenna Barwell
Charles B. Copeland
Phillip de Marka
Library
James J. Ross
Portland
Maine
Burwell
New York
Ruth to debut in National League with Boston Braves
The piece notes Babe Ruth will appear in the National League for the first time as right fielder and substitute first baseman with the Boston Braves. He is set to oppose Carl Hubbell of the New York Giants, drawing limited crowd in New York while Boston fans anticipate his return. It also mentions Dizzy Dean and Schoolboy Rowe for the Cardinals and Tigers and predicts modest opening day attendance and baseball’s staying power.
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Chicago
New York
Boston
Pittsburgh
Brooklyn
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Alverialy League
Cleveland
Louis
Detroit
Washington
White House
Maynes
Babe Ruth
Cardinals
Tigers
Dizzy Dean
Schoolboy Rowe
Peace alliances and League wrangles roil prewar diplomacy
The piece outlines Franco Russian and Soviet Czechoslovak defensive pacts, debated by Laval and Litvinoff, with questions on real commitments. It notes Denmark and Poland blocking League moves, the council’s deadlock over a Germany response, and a tentative approach to signaling penalties while inviting Germany back into the fold. It closes with a sale notice for tools and equipment.
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Litvinoff
Edouard Benes
Czechoslovakia
Russia
Germany
Slovakia
Hungary
Laval
France
Moscow
Minsk
Metz
Europe
Geneva
Nude drama alarms polite Gotham sophisticates
New York observers react to a nude stage play titled The Girl From Childs staged by the Nudist Theatre Guild at Sutton Theatre. Audiences reportedly responded with little fuss while Albany lawmakers debated a nudism ban, passing a bill 97 to 264.
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New York
INS
Metropolis
G. P
Sutton Theatre
Nudist Theatre Guild
Theatre Guild
Shore
Childs
Jace
State Assembly
Albany
Draft resolution framed to shift blame on Denmark and Poland
The draft resolution would bypass a rapporteur and place the responsibility for blocking the measure on Denmark and Poland if they vote no. This would appear to preserve Germany's return to the League while avoiding direct blame for the blockage.
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Denmark
Poland
Fig
Tere
Germany
League
Obituary notices from East Mahoning area deaths detailed
Multiple obituaries from East Mahoning township and surrounding areas describe William J. Dick age 67 dying after illnesses, Frances Krejocic age 20 from McIntyre, Mathias Kulikowski age 54 of Laverne, Anna Sherry age 69 of Covode, and Hiram Edminston 82 of Spangler. Funeral arrangements note services at Streams Funeral Home, Covode Presbyterian Church, and Carson Valley cemetery, with relatives listed.
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Frances Krejocic
McIntyre
Brooklyn
N. Y
Robinson Funeral Home
Mathias Kulikowski
Laverne
Frank Kotowski
Julius Witkowski
Scranton
Rochester & Pittsburgh Coal Company
St. Louis Catholis Church
Lucerne
Ladislaus Lipski
St. Bernard Cemetery
Indiana
Anna Sherry
Noah Sherry
Blair Gaul
Covode
Ringgold
Eli Reed
Evangelical Church
C. W. Bary
Marion Centey
D. E B. Sherry
Sloratio
Covyode
J. L. Brilhart
Reed
Edward
Juneau
Charles
Purnasutawney
Byron
Sportsburg
Emma Roberts
Cuyahoga Falls
Charles Stitzinger
Near Clarion
Covade Presbyterian Church
Covade Cemetery
Hiram F. Edminston
Spangler
Altoona
Carson Valley Cemeery
Edminston
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Spangies
Miles
Mary Adeline (Stroup) Edminslon
Elizabeth
Bougher) Edminston
Veterans Bond Proposal Sparks Interest Contention
A proposed veteran bond plan would let veterans take bonds for certificates and sell at current value while allowing retention of certificates until 1945 when they mature. The substitute lacks any interest provisions, provoking unified demand from veterans organizations to cancel all interest payments on loans to veterans on their certificates.
HOUSE NAVY FIGHT
President Roosevelt’s plan to build a stronger navy faced a revolt in the House appropriations subcommittee on naval affairs. Members debated trimming the budget to start work on 12 ships next year instead of 24, delaying the program despite White House pressure to meet treaty-strength Navy goals.
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HOUSE
William
Neal
White House
Legion Medals To Be Presented At Multiple Schools
The first Legion school award of the year was given at Walker School Shelocta on April 12 to Clarence Farren by Prof Harvey Heath. Corinne Douglass received the Amilisty award from Mrs E D Timberlake. Paul Palmer Gaynelle Miller Violet Cox noted for honorary mentions as Norval Calhoun led the presentation with Wilber Emmiert coordinating. The Legion Post 141 Indiana PA will award medals in April and May at several schools with Auxiliary presenting its girl award. In 1934 there were 6509 School Medal Awards nationwide to top students in grammar school based on honor courage scholarship leadership and service.
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Legion
Walker
Shelocta
Harvey Heath
Stair Teachers College
Clarence Farren
E .D. Timberlake
Corinne Douglass
Paul Palmer
Gaynelle Miller
Violet Cox
Norval Calhoun
Legion Post
Indiana
Pennsylvania
Wilber Emmiert
Charman
Indiana Junior High School
Training School
St. Bernard's Parochial School
Ernest
Creekside
Iselin
She- Joda
Aultman
Plumville
Heilwood
Coal Run
Legion Auxiliary
Thas
Legion Posts
United States
Ither
Manslaughter Trial Seen In Case Of Miss Duncan
County Detective Koozer and Sheriff Borland recount the investigation into the death of Miss Duncan at the Raymond H Anderson home on Maple Street. Witnesses say she hanged herself with a rope from an undergarment tied to a girder after awaiting a date, with no signs of foul play and notes of melancholia and sedative use.
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Harry E. Koozer
Couuty
Ehner Borland
Rugh
Koozer
Maple Street
Raymond H. Anderson
Paul McQuown
Anderson
Miss Duncan
Mabel Hopkins
Dunr Ean
Huey Long Challenges Federal Power in Louisiana
In a dramatic session Huey P Long introduced bills to stop federal court actions and place all federal public works funds under state control. The measure would bar municipalities from seeking federal court finance remedies without state consent and give the state government broad control over local governments and public works.
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Baton Rouge
CINS
Huey P. Long
Louisiana
Bayou
New Orleans
Wayne G. Borgh
House
Talking Book Offer At Free Library Continues
A line of newly available reading titles is listed for library hours. Among them are As The Earth Turns, Diary of a Provincial Lady, Lost Horizon, Night Over Fitch's Pond, Very Good Jeeves, Rime of the Ancient Mariner, A Christmas Carol, and patriotic documents.
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Carroll
de la Field
Henry
Bret Harte
Hilton
Fitch's Pond
Jarrett
Kelland
Masehold
Matthew
Mark
Luke
John
Venice
Shakespeare
Dickens
Kipling
Coleridge
John Norton
Requests to restore Pennsbury colonial home and college projects
A historical funding list requests Pennsbury Mahar restoration near Philadelphia and multiple college projects including dining hall library auditorium and dormitories. The Historical Commission itemizes Drake Oil Well Memorial Park Ambridge repair and related park development with varied budgets.
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William Penn
Delaware
Philadelphia
Falls Township
Bucks County
Indiana
Sutton Hall
Historical Commission
Drake Oil Well Memoral Park
Crawford Chaunty
Ambridge
Wilding Yrepairs
Alleged Robber Dies of Wound in Ridgway
George Berger aged 36 of Johnsonburg died in Ridgway on April 16 from a bullet wound received after a suspected hold up at a roadhouse last Sunday. Gust Bain, an employee, said the robber lunged at him, Berger was mortally wounded, and Bain fired one shot before Berger collapsed.
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Ridgway
George Berger
Johnsonburg
Ernest Blunt
Gust Bain
Berger
Treasury balance report and U S production claim
Washington reports treasury balance as of April 13 at 54,429,044,582.77 with internal revenue 2,577,640.22 and customs receipts 15,646,154.68. An accompanying note claims for every automobile made in Canada last year, 23 were built in the United States.
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Washington
INS
Treasury
Internal Revenue
Canada
United States
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