Nitro Blast Shakes Town Near Tulsa
A blast of 400 quarts of nitroglycerine stored in a magazine two miles west of Red Fork near Tulsa shattered windows and alarmed thousands. No lives were believed lost. officials suspect a grass fire. A 20 foot diameter crater and debris miles away marked the explosion heard 65 miles to Vinita.
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Tulsa
Okle
Maren
Ecavirons
Red Fork
American Glycerine Company
Vinita
Ohile
Charges Against Walker Prepared
John Haynes Holmes announced he would file with Governor Roosevelt charges against Mayor Walker for incompetence gross neglect and indifference to the welfare of the city Rabbi Stephen S Wise favored waiting for the mayor to return from California while a committee decision was pending Newspapers predicted the charges would be filed at once
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New York
John Haynes Holmes
City Affairs Committee
Roosevelt
Walker
Stephen S. Wise
California
Revenue Bill Nearing Finish In Tennessee Legislature
Senator H C Anderson, chair of the recess committee on finance, ways and means, says the committee has completed about half its work on the revenue bill. The panel uses the 1927 bill as a basis and notes changes won't materially raise taxes or radically alter provisions. The new measure will tax new business springmen since 1927.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashville
H. C. Anderson
Recess Committee On Finance, Ways and Means
Anderson
Jury Selection Under Way in Jean Doyle Trial
In Salt Lake City on March 12, Jean Doyle, 21, stands charged with the killing of Memphis jewelry salesman Sam Frank. By day’s end 11 men and one woman sat in the jury box with both sides yet to use peremptory challenges. most veniremen were married and ten had families. Doyle allegedly confessed to the December 6 slaying and robbery, a confession not admitted at the preliminary hearing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salt Lake City
Jean Doyle
Sam Frank
Memphis
Tenn
James H. Wolfe
Doyle
Britain Bids for Argentine Trade Show Opens
The Prince of Wales will open Britain's largest trade show outside the empire in Buenos Aires, aiming to regain dominance in Argentine imports. Twenty million dollars of British goods are showcased at Palermo Park as warships and planes accompany the visit of the Prince and Prince George and signals of renewed economic competition with the United States.
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Wales
Prince George
Britain
United States
Political groups start fight with little hesitation
Washington March 13 AP The national campaign for the 1952 presidential election moves forward as three groups Democrats Republicans and Independents hold early conferences. Prohibition power unemployment and tariff issues dominate while Hoover leads the Republican effort with no challenger in regular ranks. Senator Norris questions the Democratic platform and candidate, signaling intraparty debate.
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Washington
Mar
Norris
Nebraska
Loover
Republican Party
Republican National Committee
Aged Indian Agent and Two Red Friends Hold Pow Wow
Phoenix remembers an old frontier scene as John P. Clum, Goody-Goody, and Sneezer rekindle a peaceful pow wow. They recall the era when the white man’s six gun and the Apache lance defined the Southwest frontier. Clum led the First Agency Club at San Carlos in 1874 and restrained 4500 Apaches for three years.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Mar
Arizona
John P. Clum
First Agency
Old San Carlos
Coolidge Dam
Sneezer
Gandhi invited to London for India talks and Round Table plan
Britain invites Mahatma Gandhi to London for further negotiations on Dominion status for India. Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald said a second round table conference would be held in the fall and that Indian National Congress delegates may attend the earlier meeting.
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London
Mahatma Gandhi
India
House of Commons
J. Ramsey MacDonald
MacDonald
Indian Nationalist Congress
Earier
Gandh
Weather forecast for Tennessee and Virginia regions
Increasing cloudiness followed by showers in Tennessee and warmer temperatures in the east. Virginia expected fair and slightly warmer, with coastal winds shifting from west to easterly by Saturday. Readings show high 51 yesterday, low 27, no rainfall yesterday.
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Tennessee
Virginia
T. C. Harris
U.S.W.O
Peru upheaval as southern chiefs plot revolt
Lima dispatch reports southern Peru military chiefs threaten a new revolution unless War Secretary Jimenez resigns from the new junta. David Samanez Ocampo declares the junta indissoluble and cites Arequipa unity while appealing to patriots to avoid further clashes.
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Buenos Aires
Lima
la Nacion
Peru
Gustavo Jimenez
Jimenez
David Samanez Ocampo
Ricardo Leoncio Elias
Sanchez Cerro
Samanez
Arequipa
Civic Groups Seek Probe of City Government Growth to Eight
New York civic organizations push for an investigation as the city expands its government to eight departments, aiming to review governance and public spending impacts. They call for oversight and accountability amid the expansion.
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New York
Minnesota farm school seniors threaten walkout over suspensions
More than 100 seniors at the University of Minnesota farm school threatened to walk out of commencement on March 25 unless 13 suspended classmates are allowed to graduate. The 17 who admitted drinking liquor were suspended after exams. protests push for legislative inquiries into campus liquor policy and the principal J O Christianson announced the actions.
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ST. Paul, Minn
University of Minnesota Farm School
University of Minnegota
Minneapolis
J. O. Christianson
Progressives adjourn after drafting program for next Congress
The Washington conference by progressive leaders closes after drafting policy priorities for the forthcoming session. Organizers outlined aims including reform measures and support for allied initiatives.
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Washington
Romance of Society Girl and Cowboy Leads to Reno
Barbara Monell Glaze 26 seeks divorce from Kenneth Wilson Glaze 30 a rodeo performer and harness maker married February 21 1928. The heiress of Ambrose Monell owner of a $15 000 000 estate announced the suit in Reno Nevada. Their romance began in a Colorado Springs harness shop after she asked for a muzzle for a doe.
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Reno
Neva
New York
Barbara Monell Glaze
Kenneth Wilson Glaze
Ambrose Monell
International Nickel Company
Roy W. Stoddard
Glaze
Colorado Springs
St. Stephens Episcopal Church
South Park
Colo
Schroeder Guilty of Manslaughter Facing Long Term
Herbert Schroeder of Mobile Alabama was convicted of voluntary manslaughter for burning the body of an unknown hitchhiker near Indianapolis last May. He faces a 2 to 21 year term with sentencing set for Monday at 9:30 am. The jury deliberated about three and a half hours after eleven days of testimony. Prosecutors sought first degree murder and the death penalty but no appeal is planned by defense.
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Indianapolis
Mar
Here
Harold Herbert Schroeder
Mobile
Ala
Indiana State
Frank P. Baker
Ira M. Holmes
Schroeder
Herbert F. Wilson
State Prison Board
Wilson
Buried Body Theories Stir In Governor Candidate Case
At Perry Pennsylvania authorities investigate a theory that the burned body found near Denison Iowa is not John M. Smith, 1930 Farmer-Labor gubernatorial candidate. Insurance firms back the inquiry as Mrs Smith contests the identity amid autopsy findings showing embalming prior to burning.
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Perry
John M. Smith
Smith
Denison
Iowa
L. H. de Ford
C. D. Bessmer
Loudon Banker Hugh Thomas Dies by Own Action
In Loudon Tennessee on March 13 Hugh Thomas 53 vice president of the Bank of Loudon whose floors closed February 28 was found dead at 7 am in his home bath with a shotgun wound. A coroner s jury ruled death by own action He had just returned from Texas where he held oil and gas interests The bank had closed during his absence He survived by his widow and two children This followed two days after Judge W O Mims Knoxville director of Holston Union National Bank shot himself in the stomach with a pistol
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Thomas
Texas
W. O. Mims
Newport
Holston Union National Bank
Knoxville
Lindbergh State Park Created Near Little Falls
ST PAUL The farm where the Lone Eagle frolicked as a boy will become a park. Governor Olson has signed a bill creating Charles A Lindbergh State Park near Little Falls. Colonel Lindbergh and other heirs will deed over the land.
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Associated Press
ST. Paul
Lone Eagle
Olson
Charles A. Lindbergh
Little Falls
Colonel Lindbergh
Denison’s Trial Receives “Fairy Tale” Label From Sirica
Closing arguments in the Edward B. Denison liquor case featured Attorney John J. Sirica calling the defense claim a “fairy story.” He pressed jurors to treat the proceedings as a standard criminal case and noted oddities around a trunk of dishes linked to Denison. Sirica questioned why the trunk was addressed to John Layne rather than Denison and why Mrs. Layne never received the dishes.
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Washington
Edward &. Denison
Illinois
John J. Sirica
Denison
Sirica
John Layne
New York
Charles E. Lane
Lane
St. Louis
Friday the 13th Superstitions and Historic Events Noted
On Friday the 13th in 1931 observers recount both fears and notable histories. At Long Island University Professor Philip D. Jordan quizzed 83 sophomores about superstitions and found 15 nervous about Friday the 13th 53 afraid to walk under ladders 46 not fond of black cats and three entirely unencumbered.
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Lantic
Shakespeare
Napoleon
Bismarck
Disraeli
Washington
Christ
Fort Sumter
Waterloo
Joan of Arc
Lincen
Caesar
St. Mihiel
Richard Wagner
Long Island University
Philip D. Jordan
Philosophy Department
Probe group to urge extension of recess time
The legislative committee probing state affairs completed and unanimously approved its interim report and will present it to the legislature when it reconvenes after a six weeks recess. The report, about 37 typewritten pages, covers the committee's activities and the contents will be withheld until submission to the legislature.
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Nashville
Tenn
General Assembly
Memphis
Frank Rice
Lea and Caldwell Bond on Banking Violations in Nashville
Col. Luke Lea publisher of the Tennessean and financier Rogers Caldwell posted $15,000 bonds each in Knoxville on charges of conspiring to violate the national banking laws. The two were arraigned with banker J. Basil Ramsey, with bonds furnished for associates Beesley and the Smiths. The case stems from alleged three year old offenses connected to the Holston Union National Bank collapse amid a broader state finances probe.
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Rogers Caldwell
Luke Lea
U. S
Nashville
Tenn
Federal
United States
Julian H. Campbell
Campbell
Caldwell
Lea
Nashville Tennessean
Federal Judge’s Office
The
Tennessean
Jessee C. Beesley
Murfreesboro
Wallace Smith
Smith
United States District Grand Jury
Greeneville
J. Basil Ramsey
Holston Union National Bank of
Knoxville
Ramsey
Holston Union National Bank
Legislative Committee
Lee-Caldwell Banks
Holston Union
Indianapolis man convicted in hitchhiker death
Schroeder was convicted of voluntary manslaughter for the death of a hitchhiker whose burned body was found in his car. In Washington, Woodcock reported about 4,000 liquor law arrests last month.
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Indianapolis
Schroeder
Washington
Woodcock
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Raskob
Democratic National Committee
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Stanley Baldwin
M. A
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Banker
Hugh Thomas
Loudon Bank
Columbus
Spain
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Cornwallis
Melendez
St. Augustine
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Bremen
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