Convictions of Reno Ring Confidence Men Upheld
The US Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the mail fraud convictions of William J. Graham and James C. McKay, Reno gambling promoters, who financed the Reno Ring. They were sentenced by retired Justice Willis Van Devanter to nine years in federal prison and fined $11 000 each. Boies Reed and Allen Comer, field agents, also had their three year sentences affirmed. The defense had challenged Van Devanter’s qualifications and alleged trial errors.
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New York
Circuit Court of Appeals
Second District
Wiliam J. Graham
James C McKay
Reno
Nev
Graham and
McKay
Supreme Court
Willis Vandevanter
Boies Heed
Allen Comer
Vandevanter
Col Edwin M Watson Named Secretary to President
Col Edwin M Watson, six years White House military aide, will become secretary to President Roosevelt in April filling James Roosevelt’s vacancy. He will be nominated as Brigadier General, take rank March 31, retire soon after, and join the White House secretariat in a liaison role with a $10000 annual salary.
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Washington
Edwin M Watson
White House
Roosevelt
James Roosevelt
Watson
Samuel Goldwyn Motion Picture Enterprise
Marvin McIntyre
Stephen T Early
Hail Storm Damages Homes in Marietta
A 10 minute hail storm in Marietta Sunday night caused damage estimated in the hundreds of dollars. Hailstones near walnut size shattered windows and damaged signs, cars, houses, and a greenhouse reported heavy loss.
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Marietta
Resignation of Pitt Coach Accepted
The resignation of Dr John Bain Sutherland as head football coach at the University of Pittsburgh was accepted by Chancellor Dr John G. Bowman. Letters between Sutherland and Bowman reveal no future coaching plans from Sutherland.
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Pittsburgh
John Bain
Jock) Sutherland
University of Pittsburgh
John G. Bowman
Sutherland
Civil War Veteran and Pony Express Rider Dies at 94
Martin Adams of Marion aged 94 died in South Lyons Michigan. He served in the Civil War and later rode for the Pony Express. He was to be buried in Marion today.
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Marion, O
Martin Adams
Marion
South Lyons
Mich
Weather update for Ohio and Great Lakes region
Tonight and Tuesday expected generally fair with snow flurries near Lake Erie late tonight. Colder tonight in eastern areas. Disturbance moving east with high Ohio Valley temperatures, snow in the Lake region and Upper Mississippi Valley, and rain in the Ohio Valley and Atlantic States. High pressure over the Plains, with cold clear conditions in the Rocky Mountain Plateau and Canadian Prairies.
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Ohio
Lake Erie
Ontario
Ohio Valley
Lake Region
Mississippi Valley
Atlantic States
Plains States
Rocky Mountain Plateau
Canadian Prairie Provinces
Congressional Conservatives Rally For Economy Drive Forecast
President Roosevelt told legislative leaders his program for the session is complete and no new proposals will be sent. Senate and House leaders said Congress should adjourn reasonably early after a White House conference. The meeting followed the February Rebellion as conservative Democrats push to reduce federal spending and ease business taxes.
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Washington
U.P
Roosevelt
Congress
Senate
House
White House
Fatal Traffic Toll Rises Across Ohio Over Weekend
Weather drew motorists to the roads and a series of crashes claimed at least 10 lives. Victims include Ruth Jinks and Charles Brown near Athens. Andrew Horvath in Geauga county. Thomas White at Richwood. Fritz Buehler in Cleveland. Harold Donaldson near Parkman. James Lott near Chillicothe. Painter Blood at Niles. Wille Merritt at Cincinnatus.
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Ruth Jinks
Charles N. Brown
Athens
Lloyd Martin
Andrew Horvath
Cleveland
Emery Chinney
Berea
Auburn Corners
Geauga County
Thomas White
Richwood
James Doyle
Glenn Smith
Fritz Buehler
Avon Lake
Harold Donaldson
Parkman
James A. Lott
Chillicothe
Painter Blood
Niles
Wille Merritt
Cincinnatus
Famed Pianist Paderewski Near Recovery in Cleveland
The 78 year old Polish pianist Ignace Jan Paderewski rests in a private railroad car in Cleveland as doctors report the rheumatic inflammation of his left hand is subsiding. A tentative March 15 resumption of his concert tour is noted with dates adjusted including Cleveland May 28 and Detroit March 15 while Cincinnati and Columbus concerts are postponed.
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Cleveland
Ignace Jan Paderewski
John P Anderson
Paderewski
Detroit
Cincinnati
Columbus
Veteran Judge Hiram Swartz Dies at 92 in Wooster
Judge Hiram B Swartz aged 92 longtime Wayne County lawyer dean of local bar association and father of Mary Swartz Rose Columbia nutrition specialist died in Wooster Ohio on March 6.
Roosevelt moves to speed fight as Congress delays action
Washington March 6 President Roosevelt meets with congressional leaders at the White House as Conservatives organize to curb federal spending and cut taxes. The session teems with looming clashes over business appeasement wage hours and labor board nominations while AFL CIO peace talks commence and tax reform eyes corporate relief.
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House
Elmer F. Andrews
Labor Department
New Deal
Perkins
Donald Wakefield Smith
National Labor Relations Board
Senate
National Labor Relations Act
Labor Board
Afl-Cio
Congress
Pacelli Delivers Pope Peace Plan to Kaiser Wilhelm
Vatican dispatch recounts Eugenio Pacelli in 1917 Germany delivering Benedict XV's peace letter to Kaiser Wilhelm II in a Bavarian retreat. The envoy noted the Kaiser’s cold welcome but read the papal missive, then protested without voicing objections.
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Pacelli
Pope
Kaiser Wilhelm
Vatican City
Germany
Eugenio Pacelli
Sardi
Bavaria
Benedict XV
Msgr. Pacelli
Congregation of Ecclesiastical Affairs
Pietro Cardinal Gasparri
Pope Benedict
Gandhi near death as hunger strike weakens leader
Rajkot India March 6 Gandhi failing strength after days on hunger strike as physicians fear unconsciousness. A Benares dispatch reports 45 killed and 200 wounded in communal riots with police firing on mobs and houses set afire. The riots are said to be unrelated to Gandhi’s protest against Rajkot State reforms.
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Rajkot
India
Mahatma Gandhi
Gandhi
Benares
French Naval Ensign Executed for Espionage at Toulon
French naval ensign Marc Aubert was executed by firing squad at the Moat of Malbousquet fortress in Toulon for selling navy secrets to a foreign power to aid a woman friend. Convicted by a navy court martial, his appeal failed and President Lebrun refused intercession. The peace time execution for espionage is described as unprecedented and illustrates rising tensions.
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Toulon
France
Marc Aubert
Malbousquet
Aubert
Albert Lebrun
Auto Workers Vote to Bar Communists
A United Auto Workers convention voted unanimously to bar communists from union membership. The action applies to members linked to Homer Martin’s faction and forbids office holders under orders from outside organizations.
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Auto Workers
Detroit
United Automobile Workers
Homer Martin
UAW
Chief Justice Hughes Misses Supreme Court Session
Washington March 6 a slight cold kept Chief Justice Charles Evans Hughes from attending today's Supreme Court session. It was believed to be the first absence since his 1930 appointment. Court attaches expect his return to the bench tomorrow or Wednesday.
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Washington
Charles Evans Hughes
Supreme Court
Hughes
Yachtsmans Holiday Sets Sail in Chronicle Telegram
In the Chronicle Telegram’s nightly issue a new story titled Yachtsman's Holiday debuts, promising humor and plot. The tale centers on George Van Buskirk and Mary Hale as an innocent romance tests loyalty amid social intrigue. First chapter appears on page 8.
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Chronicle- Telegram
George van Buskirk
Mary Hale
The
Chronicle-Telegram
Ten Schools Reopen as Absences Decline in Lorain County
Lorain County reopened ten schools while two remained closed after attendance checks showed higher absences than last week. Ridgeville Township and St Peters in North Ridgeville stayed closed until Wednesday. Brookside Shefield Lake and Avon Lake reported low absences signaling improvement. Elyria High School showed about 140 absent but attendance near 92 percent.
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Lorain County
Ridgeville Township
St. Peters
North Ridgeville
Brookside
Sheffield Lake
Avon Lake
Elyria
Elyvia High School
J. D. Severs
C. P Shively
R. C Maston
Negrin Cabinet in Spain Overthrown
A new Republican defense council seized power from the Negrin government at Hendaye frontier. Nationalists in Burgos claimed Spaniards overthrew Moscow yoke and urged peace terms. Gen Casa do led the ousting amid a wider Republican leadership dispute and mutinies at Cartagena. Four planes and 20 officers were later disarmed in Oran.
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Hendaye
Republican Defense Council
Juan Negrin
Burgos
Negrin
Moscow
Spain
Sigismundo Casado
Cartagena
United Press
Oran
Algeria
Republican Air Force
Nationalists threaten harsh punishment in Spain civil war warning
Nationalist radio in Burgos issued a blunt warning to Republican Spain that anyone continuing resistance would be ruthlessly punished. The broadcast, citing Franco's forces, pledged justice for those who surrender promptly as they forecast a quick end to the war following Negrin's ouster.
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Burgos
Spain
Radio Today
Red
Juan Negrin
Francisco Franco
Franco
Cartagena
Banker Avery G. Clinger Dies Suddenly in Columbus
Avery G. Clinger, 51, president of the Ohio National Bank of Columbus, died Sunday from a heart ailment. Formerly president of Ohio Bankers' Association group five and vice president of the Pennsylvania Bankers' Association, he was a native of Wyandot County.
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Columbus
Avery G. Clinger
Ohio National Bank of Columbus
Ohio Bankers’ Association
Penn Bankers’ Association
Wyandot County
Motorcyclist Killed in Avon Lake Crash on Lake Road
A fatal early Sunday crash on Lake road near the Cleveland Electric Illuminating Company in Avon Lake left Fritz Buehler dead and Anthony Camertion seriously injured. Walter L. Cleveland was arrested on a manslaughter charge after his car struck the motorcycle around 2:30 a.m. on Sunday.
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Walter L. Cleveland
Preston L. Coon
Avon Lake
Cleveland
Lake Road
Cleveland Electric Iluminating Company
Fritz Buehler
Prospect Avenue
West 117Th Street
Anthony Camertion
East 38Th Street
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Lorain
Huron
John Burciek
John Hudak
Jesse Jacinti
East 30Th Street
Mike Chemarov
Chemarov
St Josephs Hospital
Oberlin Road
Elyria
Pope Advised To Ease Up On Work
Vatican reports Pope Pius XII has been urged by Dr Aminta Mitani to slow his schedule ahead of the five hour coronation ceremony next Sunday. He suffered a fall while entering the Ducal hall but sustained only bruises and was shaken. doctors warn he is overworking and not sleeping enough.
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Vatican City
Pius XII
Aminta Mitani
Vatican
Pius XI
Milan
Roosevelt to renew request for 150 million relief funds
President Roosevelt told Congressional leaders he will renew a request for an additional 150 million dollars to fund WPA relief this spring. The move aims to prevent drastic cuts after April 1 as WPA rolls total about 3 million with an estimated 1 million at risk without the new funds.
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House Appropriations Committee
Congress
Roosevelt
WPA
Three Officials Sentenced for Embezzlement in Mansfield
In Mansfield Ohio three former public officials received one to sixteen year terms after pleading guilty to embezzling public funds. Allen K Ports discharged clerk of Municipal Court stole over four thousand dollars in fines and costs. A F Marvin village clerk at Plymouth stole twenty six hundred dollars in village funds. Russell K Erdenberger conservation district tax collector stole seventeen hundred dollars. State examiners reports found shortages prompting indictments by a special grand jury.
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Mansfield
Common Pleas
C. H. Huston
Ohio
Allen K. Ports
A. F. Marvin
Plymouth
Russell K. Erdenberger
Mansfield Conservation District
Cole Sector
New Oil Well Shows Strong Early Production Near Oberlin
The Vincent Zolkay farm well two miles east of Oberlin produced 56 barrels of oil in 36 hours after being shot, with gas output around 50 000 cubic feet daily. It may surpass the Rockwood well drilled ten weeks earlier at 20 barrels daily, and storage and gas capture facilities are being arranged. The Rockwood and Zolkay wells are described as the county’s two best producers.
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Vincent Zolkay
Oberlin
Rockwood
R. E. Kane
Kane
Zoklay
Zolkay
Elyria Passes Sick Leave Ordinance for City Employees
The ordinance grants salaried City of Elyria workers an annual paid vacation up to two weeks and allows sick leave up to ninety days per year with physician certification. City Solicitor Harvey Cheney says departments set rules, the fire department already uses the current limit, and the measure reflects a 30 year local custom now formalized.
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City of
Elyria
State of
Ohio
Chronicle - Telegram Today
Harvey Cheney
Cheney
Elyria Chamber Dinner to Feature Dr James Selby Thomas
Dr James Selby Thomas will speak at the Elyria Chamber of Commerce annual dinner on March 16 in the Congregational Church room. The talk is titled Culture and the Market Place and is announced by Mrs Jane Thomas, associated with the Chrysler Institute and Clarkson College of Technology at Potsdam New York.
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James Selby Thomas
Elyria Chamber of Commerce
Thomas
Jane Thomas
Ahs
Krysler Institute
Clarkson College
Potsdam
New York
Congregation
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Wisconsin
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Eleanor Packard
Alahatma Gandhi
John Nance Garner
Texas Jack
Stephens College
Columbia
Acme
Edward Thomas
Woodford Avenue
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Orvile Thomas
Reid
W. W. Hyde
Wellington
Charles Yourkevitz
Columbia Station
Root Road
Route 10
John McBurnie
Litchfield
Wade Stephens
Clark Street
East Avenue
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L. Ochs
Fremont
Glen G. George
Bloomsville
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