Hoover Sees Brighter Times Ahead Within Sixty Days
United Press reports President Hoover, with Secretary Lamont and Secretary Davis, forecasting that unemployment and business uncertainty will ease within 60 days after a three hour study. They cite reduced unemployment, seasonal absorption in 36 states, and 1.0 to 1.13 million more out of work than a year ago, urging citizens to start home spring chores to spur work.
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United Press
Joseph H. Baird
Washington
Hoover
Commerce and Labor Departments
Secretary of
Commerce Lamont
Secretary of Labor
Davis
Davis and
Lamont
White House
Yesteray
Sd Fey
Labor Department
Cop Slain In Bandit Chase In Detroit
Detroit March 8 patrolman David Winnegar was shot and killed after interrupting a haberdashery holdup. He pursued the bandits who fled in a car, then leaped out and shot him as he neared. The crime netted over $5,000 in checks and cash. Federal dry agents raided locally, confiscating hundreds of gallons of liquor and arresting fourteen people.
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Detroit
David Winnegar
Winnegar
Auction Sale Tacetey March 11 at Clarence R Smith Farm
Clarence R Smith will sell at his residence four and one half miles west and two and a quarter miles south of Mt Pleasant or two miles east and three miles north of Winns list features cattle hogs household goods shop equipment and farm implements sale commenc es at 10 00 o clock Davis and McCall autioneers L Burch clerk sale list appears on page 6 of this issue
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Tacetey
Clarence R. Smith
Mt. Pleasant
Winn
Davis & McCall
L. Burch
London Parley Extends Talks Despite Weekend Break
At the London Naval conference five-power delegates forgo their weekend rest to press inter-delegate talks. Henry Stimson and Dwight Morrow met British Foreign Secretary Arthur Henderson, with Tsuneo Matsudaira and Aristide Briand also involved in follow-up meetings. Briand entertained Henderson at the Carlton Hotel, signaling renewed momentum after the French cabinet crisis.
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London
Henry L. Stimson
Dwight W. Morrow
Arthur Henderson
Tsuneo Matsudaira
Janarnese
Aristide Briand
France
Henderson
Carlton Hotel
Stimson
Briand
Three Dead in Duluth Fire Sweep Faces Losses
Ice glazed ruins of a six story building in Duluth Minnesota after a fire last night killed three residents and injured at least eight. Firefighters battled sub freezing conditions to rescue occupants from 85 families as a 70 year old woman and a child perished in the flames. A critically burned 50 year old woman remained entombed on a frozen floor. Nearby, Arthur H. Brendt of Holly Michigan allegedly offered to pay funeral expenses amid a related family dispute. Michigan Normal College students won both state oratorical contests.
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Duluth
Minn
John Thomas
Helen Todd
Barbara Todd
Thomas Whittaker
Superior
Wis
Pontiac
Arthur H. Brendt
Holly
Detroit
Michigan State Normal College
Michigan Oratorical League
Frederick Fuller
Ernestine Anderson
Edward Terry Sanford Dies at 83 in Washington
Edward Terry Sanford associate justice of the U S Supreme Court died after a stroke at his home on Connecticut Avenue Washington He had been in good health earlier today and had informed the court he could not attend conferences Sanford born July 23 1865 in Knoxville Tennessee was appointed by President Harding in February 1923 and had served on the high court since 1928 The death creates the second vacancy on the court in a little over a month
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Washington
Edward Terry Sanford
U. S. Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Sanford
Knoxville
Tenn
Harding
William Howard
Tafta
University of Tennessee
Harvard
Connnecticut Avenue
Taft
Stanford
United States
Tennessee
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Supreme Bench
Hoover
Charles ‘Evans Hughes
Connecticut Avenue
Former Russian prince to farm in Michigan after entry approval
Prince Dimitry Maksoutoff, 59, once said to command an imperial battleship, has been granted entry to enter the United States. He plans to move to Traverse City, Michigan to become a farmer and hopes to bring his wife and four children from Russia after saving enough money. His father reportedly served as Alaska’s last governor before the sale to the United States.
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New Orleans
America
Dimitry Maksoutoff
Maksoutec
Traverse City
Mich
Russia
Delafield
Wis
Makoutoff
Alaska
United States
Man Sells Wife For Eighty Dollars In Paris Court
An Estonian fur dealer, Mikkel Lennik, sold his wife Irma Ivanoff to a Ukrainian for 2 101 francs. He later demanded 600 francs more or threats of violence, was jailed for a month. The wife and her purchaser left together.
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Richard D. McMillan
United Press
Paris
Mikkel Lennik
Mikkel
Palais de Justice
Irma Ivanoff
Alexander Minckh
Minckh
Dostolevsky
America
Brussels
Mikkel Leppik
Wayne County Wins First Round in Auto Weight Tax Battle
Wayne County won an initial legal victory as the Michigan Supreme Court granted five days to file briefs. The county seeks a writ requiring the state to pay about $679,000, arguing the auto weight tax receipts were misdistributed among counties.
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Lansing
Wayne County
State Supreme Court
Valois E. Grassley
Brucker
Wayne
C. B. Fuller
Counies
Rubiner
Crossley
Two Held In Hex Murder At Buffalo
Police in Buffalo New York hold two suspects after a confession by Mrs Nancy Bowen a 60 year old Seneca woman claiming she killed Mrs Clotilde Marchand wife of artist Henri Marchand. The confession cites ouija board seances led by Lillian Jimerson who allegedly stirred jealousy over Marchand. Henri Jr aged 12 found his mother’s battered body prompting police to uncover fingerprints and a chloroform soaked wad in the throat. Investigators then arrested Jimerson and Bowen on suspicion of murder.
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Buffalo
N Y
Ouija Board
Nancy Bowen
Clotilde Marchand
Henri Marchand
Miss Jimerson
Marchand
Henri
Homo
Heroic action halts fire after tanker explosions
Three men were missing after a string of blasts that set Oil Tanker No. 5 ablaze near the Pure Oil plant in Kearney New Jersey. Louis Larsen crawled along the deck to disconnect valves despite burns, preventing a larger blaze before additional explosions struck the ship.
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Larsex
Mt Pleasant Daily Times Supports Community Through Service
The Mt. Pleasant Daily Times defends its role as a community service provider rather than a retailer. It highlights a staff of 14, payroll impact in Mt. Pleasant, staff ownership, and daily publication of news for Isabella County and beyond.
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Mt. Pleasant
State Highway Plan Aims for Complete Michigan System
State Highway Commissioner Dillman announced a five year plan to complete Michigan’s trunk line system and expand grade separations bridges and arterial routes. A state wide traffic survey, aided by the U S Bureau of Public Roads, begins May 1 to target needs in rural areas and municipalities.
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Grover CO. Dillman
State Highway Department
Dillman
State Administrative Board
U. S. Bureau of Public Roads
Thomas H. MacDonald
Washington
Bureau
EE. W. James
Division of Control
Michigan State
Michigan
James
Lansing
W. R. Burton
Michigan State Highway Department
Explosion Wrecks Webster Hall in Lower East Side
New York March 8 a blast ignited a fire in the roof of Webster Hall the communist meeting place on the lower east side. Four men said to be working upstairs were unaccounted for an hour after the blast as officials weighed the explosion’s cause. The hall had hosted a party last night to replenish the treasury of The New Masses magazine whose offices are in the building.
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New York
Webster Hall
Lower East Side
Magazie
New Masses
Renew Effort to Get Tariff on Petroleum
Washington March 8 a Senate adopted a resolution asking Secretary Mellon for 1927 1928 1929 oil import figures with importer identities to back a renewed push for a petroleum tariff Senator Thomas Oklahoma says Standard Oil Gulf Oil Mellon interests and Dutch Shell dominate imports and notes a prior failed 1 per barrel oil and 50 percent gasoline amendment Thames may seek 80 cent oil and 50 percent gasoline increases
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Washington
Secretary of Treasury
Mellon
Senate
Thomas
Dem
Okla
Standard Oil Company
Gulf Oil Company
Dutch Shell
Thames
Jamaican ginger poisoning sickens thousands in Oklahoma
Oklahoma City reports more than 3800 people recovering from Jamaica ginger ingestion blamed on bootleg suppliers. Doctors saw many cases at homes and clinics with no relief and 50 in hospitals. No deaths yet though some worsened after initial mild symptoms. Federal ban placed on Jamaica ginger shipments from Kansas City and St Louis warehouses until cause is found.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
Jake
Kansas City
St. Louis
Son of Holmes Honored On His 89th Birthday
Washington March 8 Oliver Wendell Holmes dean of American jurists celebrated his 89th birthday with congratulations from U S supreme court associates. Appointed by Roosevelt in 1902 he planned a quiet day at home on I street after a brief conference. Senators and colleagues noted his health and ongoing work as the oldest justice and liberal leader on the bench born in Boston in 1841 son of a renowned American writer.
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Washington
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Supreme Court
Roosevelt
Holmes
High Tribunal
Jon
Brandeis and
Stone
Mr. Holmes
Boston
America
Lindbergh Delays Traffic In California Glider Blockade
Charles A Lindbergh’s blue winged glider forced a traffic tie up five miles from Pebble Beach as about 76 cars were halted. A state highway officer appeared, scolded Lindbergh, and untangled the blockage.
Despondent man Albert Dol. Witt ends life with acid
Despondent and out of work during winter Albert Dol Witt aged 67 died by self inflicted acid poisoning Friday afternoon authorities report.
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Lansing
Albert Dol . Witt
Congress Closes For Weekend Amid Prohibition Debate
Washington reports a Friday recess as House members leave town and Senate focus on minor amendments. Drys push to advance repeal bills while Senate considers a cotton and grain futures ban amid the grain price slide. Commander Booth of the Salvation Army invited to testify on prohibition and welfare work.
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United Press
Washington
Mar
House
Senate
Judiciary Committee
Celler
Lewanpieline Booth
The
Salvation , Army
Senate Agriculture Committee
Caraway
Dem
Ark
Alaska Town Pays Tribute to Fliers
Fairbanks Alaska March 8 The flag draped bodies of Carl Ben Hielson and Earl Borland lay in seclusion today as residents prepared to honor them at public funeral services next Wednesday The two fliers died in the Arctic while en route to the motorship Nanuk at North Cane Siberia Nov 9 They were brought from Ruby Friday by a convoy of American Russian planes Hielson will be buried in North Dakota Borland in Seattle
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Fairbanks
Alaska
Carl Ben Hielson
Earl Borland
Arctic
Nanuk
North Cane
Siberia
Fielson
North Dakota
Borland
Seattle
Taft condition slips slightly as illness persists
Washington reports former chief justice William Howard Taft showing a slight setback in health. Dr. Francis R. Hagner says Taft is not quite as well as in recent days but not in immediate danger. The physician notes mixed progress with no hopeful recovery in sight and praises Taft's stamina through his ailments.
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Washington
William Howard Taft
Francis R. Hagner
Mr. Taft
Huge Movie Merger Plans Discussed in Chicago
Chicago March 8 a proposed 365 060 000 merger of Paramount Pictures Warner Iyothers and Shubert Theaters was disclosed with the arrival of J J Shuert a theatrical impresario who was said to be ready to play a key role in negotiations. The plan floated a system sharing stars between stage and talking movie studios as a likely outcome.
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United Press
Chicago
Paramount Pictures
Warner Iyothers
Shubert
J. J. Shuert
W 13
Weather Forecast for Lower Michigan Today and Sunday
Forecast for lower Michigan calls for fair conditions tonight and Sunday with increasing cloudiness in the north portion. Sunday will bring slightly warmer temperatures with moderate northerly winds that become gentle to moderate and variable.
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Detroit
Michigan
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Striken
Charles T.davis
Austin
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Dannemorz
David
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Highway Dept
Thomas Or
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Alaska Town
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