Party Lines in Congress Swept in Mortgage Reform Bid
Washington April 10 Democratic and Republican conservatives joined to block a push by Inflationists for early consideration of the Frasier-Lemke Bill to refinance all farm mortgages with government bonds bearing 1.5 percent interest. The $9 billion plus currency issue would be secured by land as collateral. Rep. William Lemke and Sen. Lynn Frasier lead the measure despite efforts to obtain 145 signatures to force committee action by April 23.
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Washington
House
Congress
Agriculture Committee
Lynn Frazier
North Dakota
William Lemke
Lemke
Bishop Cannon Faces Charges in Washington Trial
In Washington on April 10 1928 Bishop James Cannon Jr and Ada Burroughs defended themselves in the District Supreme Court against charges of violating the corrupt practices act. Attorney Robert H McNeill argued funds from E J Jameson supported Cannon’s campaign against Alfred E Smith and Hoover’s Virginia effort. He contended reporting to the House clerk proved no violation and mocked the government insinuation.
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Washington
South
District Supreme Court
James Cannon, Jr
Methodist Episcopal Church, South
Ada Bur- Troughs
Robert H. McNeill
McNeill
Miss Burroughs
E. J. Jameson
New York
Alfred E. Smith
McNeil
Bishop Cannon
Virginia
Herbert Hoover
Smith
Presbyterian pastor elected moderator of Dayton Presbytery
Rev. Ralph Jennings of First Presbyterian Church Greenville was chosen moderator of the Dayton Presbytery succeeding Rev. George M. Gordon of Middletown. The district covers eight Miami Valley counties.
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Greenville
Ralph Jennings
First Presbyterian Church
Dayton
Ohio Weather Forecast Looks For Cooler North and West
Fair tonight and Wednesday across Ohio. Colder temperatures expected in the north and west portions tonight, with a gradual drop in wind and clear to partly cloudy skies on Wednesday in most areas. Highs and lows not specified in readable text.
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Ohio
Senate Committee Backs Silver Nationalization Bill
The Senate Agriculture Committee voted to report favorably a bill to nationalize silver along with related measures including the Dies Bill and Wheeler silver purchase resolution. The Dies Bill has passed the House. The committee will prepare a report outlining the measure’s theory and principal before sending it to the Senate floor.
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Washington
Senate Agriculture Committee Todayy
House
Senate
Wirt names six Brain Trust members in Red plot claim
Dr. William A. Wirt testified before the House Red plot committee naming six Brain Trust members at a September party where revolutions charges were raised. He also cited Lawrence Todd of Tass Agency as a reference to President Roosevelt as Kerensky, and said Todd has no government ties.
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Washington
Franklin D. Roosevelt
West Virginia
William A. Wirt
Gary
House
Red Plot
Henry T. Rainey
Dr. Wirt
Lawrence Todd
Soviet Task News Agency
President Roosevelt
Kerensky
Todd
Brain Trust
Federated Press
Tass Agency
Wirt
Brain
Indiana
Roosevelt Brain Trust
Sore Thumb Adds To Insull's Troubles
Istanbul reporter notes Samuel Insull, aged Chicago utilities magnate, submits to an operation for an abscess while facing possible extradition to the United States. Attorneys pursue appeals to halt his return as he remains in detention, amid court and state council actions.
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Istanbul
Turkey
Samuel Insull
United States
Chicago
Isan
High Council of State
Counchl
Supreme Judicial Authorty
Mrs Gary Leaves Estate to Art Museum
In New York on April 10 the Metropolitan Museum of Art was named chief legatee in the will of the late Mrs. Jones T Gary widow of Elbert H Gary steel magnate. Bequests total 170000 with residuary estate contingent on displaying the Gary art collection in a suitable room with donor name. If the Met declines, Philadelphia Museum and M M Young Memorial Museum of San Francisco are second and third choices.
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New York
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Jones T. Gary
Elbert H. Gary
Gary
Philadelphia Art Museum
M. M. Young Memorial Museum of
San Francisco
Appeals Court To Meet Next Week
Jury work in common pleas court will be suspended next week starting April 16 while the District Court of Appeals session is in progress. Most attorneys with cases next week also have appeals pending, so common pleas work is postponed. The serving jury will be dismissed Friday and report week after next. The criminal jury to begin April 17 will report April 24. Grand jury indictees will be arraigned Thursday as scheduled.
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Common Pleas Court
District Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals
Wirt
Alice Barrow
Virginia
National Committees Shaken as Campaign Year Opens
Washington April 10 The Republican and Democratic National Committees face disarray as the 1932 congressional campaign begins. Everett Sanders amid internal clashes, and James A Farley threatening resignation, amid postmaster general ties. Debts run deep with Republicans owing 195000 and Democrats 530000. House seats and 35 Senate seats are at risk with potential major gains for Democrats.
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United Press
Washington
Minois
Everett Sanders
Republican Committee
Pittsburgh
Sanders
Hoover
James A. Farley
Democratic Committee
Roosevelt
Rooseveltt
Republican National Committee
Joint Committee
House
Senate
Hendrik Shipstead
F.L
Minnesota
Chestnut Ridge Road Widening Approved for Relief Work
Columbus approves a four mile widening of Chestnut Ridge road from East River to Avon Belden as a federal work relief project. Fifty relief workers and ten county crews will widen from ten to twenty feet using crushed Middle avenue material as base for new two five foot strips.
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Chestnut Ridge Road
East River Road
Avon-Belden Road
Columbus
Jack Warden
Middle Avenue
FWA
FWR
Warden
Meister Road
Abbe Road
Sprague Road
Lorain
Cuyahoga
Hospital service highlighted by Elyria chief at Y M C A
Frank W. Hoover, superintendent of Elyria Memorial Hospital, spoke to the Young Men's Club detailing emergency and disaster services, noting rapid hospital care saves lives in accidents and large-scale events like the Lorain tornado. He addressed hospital size, citing Duke and Rockefeller Foundation figures, and described a new group hospitalization idea being considered locally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank W. Hoover
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Young Men's Club
Lorain
Duke and
Rockefeller Foundation
Elyria
Sandusky
Hoover
U S Minister to Ireland Dies Suddenly
William W. McDowell, 67, former Montana mining man and political leader, collapsed and died during a dinner in Dublin after presenting credentials to Eamon De Valera on March 27. He had just begun his first diplomatic mission as United States Minister to Ireland.
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Dublin
William W. McDowell
United States
King George
de Valera
Probe Planned on Milk Industry by Senate Committee
The Senate agriculture committee voted to report a bill for a nationwide probe into the milk industry. The $50,000 investigation would be led by five members named by Vice President Garner and could study producers, sales organizations, capital stock, salaries, and interlocking directorates.
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Washington
Senate Agriculture Committee
Senate
Pat McCarran
Nev
John N. Garner
New Deals Face Test At Polls In Illinois
Chicago April 10 New deals face test as Nicinoly voters participate in the first statewide primary since 1932. The vote nominates Democratic and Republican candidates for county, state, and national offices and gauges party strength and support for Rooseveltian policies. Speaker Henry T. Rainey, seeking renomination in Illinois 20th district, faces J. H. Kirby.
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Chicago
Nicinoly
White House
Henry T. Rainey
Illinois Agricultural District
Rainey
J. H. Kirby
Petersburg Farmer
800 Workers Go On Strike At Newark
Newark Colorado April 10 Eight hundred employees of the Pharis Tire and Rubber Company went out on strike demanding a closed shop. A reported agreement reached late yesterday failed to end the strike. The Gaston Ingersoll team had 324 points while the Van Wormer Standen team had 309.
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Newark, CO
Pharis Tire and Rubber Company
Wilbur Gaston
Henry Ingersoll, Jr
Alan van Wormer
Ralph Standen
Nearing Action on Sales Tax Bill in Ohio House
Governor George White predicts a close vote on his 3 percent sales tax bill as final action nears in the Ohio House. With strategist talk of possible rate cuts to 2 percent, leaders seek 68 votes to passage while observers note history of sidetracks and resignations amid prolonged sessions. A second note reports the death of F. I. Carey, a 38 year old telephone engineer for the state public utilities commission, from a WWI spinal injury. Burial planned near Ashville, Ohio.
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Columbus
George White
Frank Cave
House of Representatives
Senate
House
Carey
State Public Utilities Commission
Reber Hill Cemetery
Ashville
Improvements To Be Made At The County Jail
County Commissioner Harry L Shaw said improvements to the county jail will begin once arrangements are complete Following a grand jury report the interior will be repainted lighter color ventilation improved and mattress covers provided The jury deemed the food adequate and clean while prisoners claimed too little food a claim dismissed by Dr G E French jail doctor Plans for the jail interior work were announced as a FWA project by County Surveyor Jack Warden after talks with commissioners
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry L. Shaw
G. E. French
FWA
Jack W. Warden
Sweetheart of Dillinger Identified as Auto Buyer
Indianapolis April 10. Ann Martin known as the attractive sweetheart of John Toy Pistol Dillinger was identified today as the purchaser of the car used by the desperado in his escape to Pennsylvania.
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Indianapolis
Ann Martin
John
Milk Producers To Meet Friday In Oberlin Grange Hall
Lorain County milk producers selling in Elyria Lorain and Cleveland will gather at 8 p m Friday at the Oberlin Grange Hall to hear J H Hervey of the Dairymen's Cooperative Sales Association explain recent developments under the Cleveland market order He will discuss the milk code and new situations raising questions among shippers The meeting is open to the public.
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Lorain County
Elyria
Lorain
Cleveland
Oberlin Grange Hall
Simeon Nash
J. H. Hervey
Dairymen's Cooperative Sales Association
Hervey
Loraim
Farm Women Gather at Elyria Y M C A for Get Acquainted Day
Lorain county farm women from over 20 groups attend the annual Get Acquainted Day at the Elyria Y M C A with more than 200 gypsy named groups, stamps of color, and a day of contests, talks, and a gypsy luncheon starting at 10 A M.
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Elyria Y. M. C. A
Lorain County
County l Agricultural Extension Service
Alice Bird
Couzens Opens Debate On Proposal
Washington April 10 The Senate opened debate on a 10 percent increase in all income tax payments after defeating a proposal to gain 40 million dollars in new revenue from higher brackets. Sen James Couzens Michigan began the debate declaring it would not hurt small savers and that the new tax bill would reduce next year's payments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
James Couzens
Mich
Fire Destroys Five Buildings in Marietta Business District
A major blaze in Marietta Ohio damaged an estimated 150000 dollars, destroying five large buildings in the business core. Firefighters from Marietta and Parkersburg battled from 1230 a.m. to 4 a.m., with no injuries reported. The flames started behind Fidelity Investment Co on Second Street and quickly spread through adjoining alleys, threatening the nearby Citizens National Bank, the courthouse, and other structures. Chief George B. Holst ordered state fire marshal scrutiny while civilians gathered and authorities cordoned off the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marietta
Parkersburg
W. Va
Fidelity Investment Co
Second Street
Putnam Street
Marietta Register Co
Stecker Bros. Co
Furnace Manufacturers
Pioneer Savings and Loan Building Co
Sears- Roebuck Co
George C. Wilderman
McDonald Printing Co
Strecker
J. c. Penner Co
George B. Holst
Citizens’ National Bank
Washington County
Holst
Ex-Convict Held For Extortion Letters
ST. LOUIS April 10 Jack Neely an ex convict was arrested by federal authorities and held on a warrant charging him with sending threatening letters demanding 200000 dollars from Adolph Bremer wealthy St Paul brewer whose son was kidnapped several weeks ago
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ST. Louis
Jack Neely
Lon
Adolph Bremer
St. Paul
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