Labor groups and Roosevelt to meet for unity talks
President Roosevelt will host leaders of the C I O and the American Federation of Labor at the White House to discuss unity and set a time for peace negotiations. Secretaries will escort the rival committees as both sides hint at concessions on organizing mass production workers and possible amalgamation of 7,000,000 union members.
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Washington
Roosevelt
American Federation of Labor
White House
Labor
Perkins
Lewis
Philip Murray
Sidney Hillman
C. S O
William Green
A. F
Matthew Woll
Harry C. Bates
Daniel J. Tobin
Tobin
Thomas A. Rickert
Smuggling of Aliens Charged in Testimony
Washington March 7 The House Rules Committee heard testimony describing well organized schemes that smuggle millions of aliens into the United States annually. Chairman Dickstein said some steamship companies and captains overmanning ships are used to bring in extra men for pay. The discussion questioned why the Labor Department has not stepped up enforcement of immigration laws.
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Washington
House Rules Committee
United States
Dickstein
New York
House Immigration Committee
Schulte
Indiana
Wlien Rules Committee
Labor Department
Cox
Georgia
Convict Trusties Escape With Auto From Harlem Prison Farm
Three convict trustees escaped from Harlem No. 1 prison farm in Houston Texas by stealing a shotgun and pistol from Farm Manager Ed Deay home. The escapees Osie Hoosier Hubert Couch and Joseph Carl Green are reported as inmates serving sentences for burglary murder burglary and robbery in various counties.
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Tex
Harlem No. 1
Ed Deay
Seay
Osie Hoosier
de Quincy
Jasper
Hardin
Angeline
Hubert Couch
Harris County
Joseph Carl Green
Checotah
Okio
Taylor County
Death of Miron Cristea Prompts Romanian Political Shift
In Bucharest on March 7, Miron Cristea, prime minister and patriarch of the Romanian church, died of pneumonia in Cannes. King Carol names Armand Calinescu as new premier, a vigorous law and order advocate, while Cristea’s funeral arrangements pivot to a reclining burial due to his death abroad.
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Bucharest
Rumania
Miron Cristea
Cristea
Cannes
France
Carol
Armand Calinescu
Calinescu
Romania
Mihai Magureanu
Photographer Wounded in Giants Spring Camp Injury
In Baton Rouge New York Giants photographer Phil Levine of the Daily News suffered a head injury when a wild throw hit him during practice. He was taken to Our Lady of the Lake hospital with a slight concussion and no fractures found by X‑ray. His condition was described as satisfactory with probable release in a few days.
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New York Giants
Phil Levine
New York Daily News
Our Lady of the Lake Sanitarium
W. B. Singletary
Levine
Roosevelt authorizes four 6000 ton cruisers in private yards
President Roosevelt authorized the navy to build four 6000 ton cruisers in private shipyards at a total cost of about 48 million dollars. Under the Vinson Trammell act two ships would be built in private yards and two in navy yards unless otherwise directed.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Navy
Resistance In 10 Month Old War Stales Optimistic
China reports severe fighting as Japan bombs Tungkwan near the Yellow River rail hub on the Lunghai line. Ninety planes strike. 14 killed by 34 bombs near the station. Japan presses inland toward Hupeh while clearing a no man's land between Peiping and Nanking and suppressing guerrillas.
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Shensi
Japan
China
Tungkwan
Yellow River
Lunghai
Russia
Hupeh
Peiping
Nanking
North China
Senate push to force spending cuts and debt increase debate
Washington lawmakers press the administration to curb federal spending or raise the debt limit. Republican leaders back business recovery while economy advocates warn the Treasury may need a higher limit if cuts fail. Morgenthau avoids pledging a raise.
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Martin
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Senate
Treasury
Morgenthau
Congress
Burke
Nebraska
New Deal
Eastern Star meet to open tomorrow in Shreveport
Shreveport hosts the fortieth annual Louisiana Grand Chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star. Mrs. Julia Elson Battle of Shreveport will preside as worthy grand matron. James H. Rowland will be master of ceremonies at the opening, with welcome addresses from Mayor Sam Caldwell and others. The convention runs Thursday to Friday night at the Scottish Rite cathedral.
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Shreveport
Louisiana Grand Chapter
Order of the Eastern Star
Julia Elson
B. C
Battle of Shreveport
James H. Rowland
Sam Caldwell
Robert H. Brooks
Masonic Grand Lodge
Scottish Rite
Iva M. Adams
General Grand Chapter
Gandhi ends four day fast with victory in Rajkot dispute
Mohandas K. Gandhi ends a 98 hour fast after receiving a letter from Thakore Saheb Shri Dharmendrasinhji. The viceroy Linlithgow intervened in the Rajkot rebellion over more democratic government. Gandhi drinks orange juice and resumes health under doctor care.
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India
Mohandas K. Gandhi
Marquess of
Linlithgow
Gandhi
Thakore Saheb
Dharmendrasinhji
Mahatma
F. C. Gibson
Western India
Mahadev Desai
Gibson
Lord Linlithgow
Auto Workers Cut Expenses in Martin Plan
Detroit March 17. Homer Martin’s United Auto Workers convention unveiled a financial plan to save about 51 000 yearly in officers salaries. The restructuring cuts vice presidents from five to one and reduces the executive board, lowering payroll from 85 000 to 52 000 annually. The president would earn 5 000, a vice president and secretary treasurer 4 000 each, and 13 board members 3 000 each. International officers remain on the board. Delegates backing Martin debated candidates as the factional fight continued.
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Detroit
Homer Martin
United Automobile Workers
Martin
Elec
Engineer to Study Charity Hospital Settlement
Dr. Karl Terzaghi, renowned foundation engineer of Chicago, prepared to begin a study and report on the settlement of the new Charity hospital in New Orleans. The board of administrators appointed him, pending Public Works Administration approval, to investigate structural damage and recommend next steps.
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New Orleans
Karl Terzaghi
Chicago
Charity Hospital
Terzaghi
Public Works Administration
PWA
Charles Rivet
Board of Administrators
Man Who Slain Best Friend Faces Chair
Ir Rich Morris March 71. Ervin Wood a 36 year old farmer was condemned to die in the electric chair April 14 for the February 19 slaying of Abner Nelson a 38 year old wealthy bachelor farmer in a bungled ransom plot. State's Attorney S J Holderman called the killing premeditated murder and urged the death penalty while Judge Frank H Hayes sentenced him after a guilty plea without a jury.
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William P. Purkhiser
Shove
Oklahoma City
St. Joseph
Haselteen Black
Purkhiser
Morris
Ervin Wood
Wood
Abner Nelson
Nelson
Frank H. Hayes
Illinois
Heiress to 100000 estate questioned in mother's death
District Attorney John Donahue said he would question Francis E. Wood and his stepdaughter Dorothy Haar em heiress to the Wood estate in the Peekskill mother’s death inquiry. Dr Amos Q Squire reported a gross kidney lesion and acute nephritis as possible cause.
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Peekskill
N. Y
John Donahue
Putnam County
Francis E. Wood
Dorothy Haarem
Peekskill Hospital
Amos QO. Squire
Westchester County
Squire
Clarence Haarem
Haarem
Wood
Enright
Lake Peekskill
Deputizes UNC Star to nab Wanted Man in Rockingham
In Rockingham North Carolina Sheriff Morse deputized former UNC sprinter Odell Childers to pursue a gunman on the run. The move followed a look among deputies that none could catch the fugitive, yielding a quick capture by the ex athlete. In Oakland City Indiana Coroner Roy Smith reports his home filled with grasshoppers as potted plants were moved inside for the season. Dr. Smith notes eggs likely lay in the houseplants ahead of spring.
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Associated Press
Rockingham
N. C
E. B. Morse
Odell Childers
University of North Carolina
Childers
Oakland City
Ind
Roy Smith
Mrs Roosevelt Begins Mississippi Tour In Natchez
Mrs Franklin D Roosevelt arrived in Vicksburg and left by auto with state police and guardsmen for Natchez where she would lecture at the annual garden pilgrimage. She was welcomed by city officials Pilgrimage club and UDC members and escorted by Adjutant General John A O Keefe representing Governor Hugh White. William Kendall and his wife greeted her along the route as schoolchildren waved.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Natchez
Chamber of Commerce
Pilgrimage Club
United Daughters of the Confederacy
National Guard
John A. O'Keefe
Roosevelt
O'Keefe
Hugh White
William Kendall
Kendall
Mississippi
Mrs Warmoth to Be Buried in Orleans
The body of Mrs Henry Clay Warmoth 82 widow of Louisiana reconstruction governor dies in New York City will be brought to New Orleans for interment. Warmoth served as military governor appointed by the president after the Civil War and as civil governor from 1868 to 1872. She leaves a son Frank S Warmoth of New Canaan Conn and a daughter Miss Reinette Lester Warmoth of New York.
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New Orleans
Henry Clay Warmoth
Louisiana
New York City
Warmoth
Frank S. Warmoth
New Canaan
Former White House floor walker dies in Boston
Frank W. Stearns 82, Boston dry goods merchant and trusted Coolidge adviser, died of pneumonia at his home. Known as the White House floor walker for aiding the president and his reticent, guiding role, he and his wife observed their 59th anniversary. Survived by son Foster, two daughters.
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Frank W. Stearns
White House
Calvin Coolidge
John G. Sargent
Coolidge
Ludlow
Stearns
Mr. Coolidge
Massachusetts
Warren G. Harding
Foster
United States
New Hampshire
Pope Receives Two American Cardinals at Vatican Audiences
Pope Pius XII held separate audiences with William O'Connell archbishop of Boston and George Munde lein archbishop of Chicago. Also meeting the pope were Luigi Maglione, prefect of the Congregation of the Council, a leading candidate for secretary of state after Pacelli.
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Pope Pius XII
William Cardinal O'Connell
Boston
George Cardinal Mundelein
Chicago
Pontifical Palace
Holy Father
Luigi Cardinal Maglione
Congregation of the Council
Pope
Eugenio Cardinal Pacelli
Communists Seek to Topple Miaja in Madrid Uprising
Communist backed revolt erupts in Madrid as Negrin loyalists clash with Miaja supporters amid Civil War unrest. War planes flown by republicans target with aim to crush the uprising while Francoist forces press Madrid assault. Gandhi ends fast in Rajkot as world attention turns to democratic reforms.
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Hendaye
France
Jose Miaja
Madrid
Juan Negrin
MRS. N. MADISON DIES IN BASTROP
Nell Meek Madison 65 widow of Judge James Pemberton Madison died at home in Bastrop Tuesday morning. Funeral at Bastrop Episcopal Church Wednesday 3 p.m. burial in Bastrop Cemetery. Survived by three sons James Madison Edwin Flood Madison John Meek Madison and daughter Mrs Roland Bouanchaud. She was born in Franklin Kentucky and lived in Morehouse parish most of life. Her father was Captain John A. Meek.
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James Pemberton Madison
Bastrop
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James Pemberton Madson
Madison
James Madison
Edwin Flood Madison
John Meek Madison
Shreveport
Roland Bouanchaud
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