Wife May Join Insull On Way Home
Ex utilities magnate Samuel Insull sails aboard the Exilona from Smyrna to Boston under U.S. custody. His wife may join him at Catania, Sicily, as a six-strong party travels with him for the long voyage back to Chicago.
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Turkey
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Chicago
Burton Y. Berry
Istanbul
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New York
Berry
Illinois
Feyzi Bey
President Roose
Possibility of dead man at throttle in Pittsburgh wreck
Washington April 14 The Interstate Commerce Commission safety bureau suggested a dead or incapacitated engineman drove the Pennsylvania Railroad passenger train that plunged from a Pittsburgh viaduct on February 26 killing 11 and injuring 46 The train covered the last 24 miles in 26 minutes with a 60 mph head end signal prompt attention questioned and no proof of the brake signal conclusion points to excessive speed on a curve and possible failure to act by the engineman
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Pittsburgh
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Bureau
Shaw
Towery
Pennsylvania Avenue
Tere
Tires Stolen From White Transportation Garage
Thieves forced entry to the White Transportation company garage on West Washington Street and drove off with four new truck tires. The theft was discovered later by an employee and reported to police.
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White Transportation Company
West Washington Street
Koons to Face Trial for False Entry at Circuit Court
J Carroll Koons assistant cashier of Birnle Trust Company Taneytown will stand trial at the May term of Circuit Court on charges of making a false entry in the companys account. He was arrested in Baltimore and waived preliminary hearing.
Measles Cases Reach New Weekly High in 47 States
Washington reports 26,582 new measles cases in the week ending April 7 across 47 states. Officials note the death rate remains low and the illness tends to run a mild course.
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Washington
Public Health Service
Daring Break At McNeal Island Prison Two Escapees
McNeal Island Federal Prison Wash April 14. Convict Mack Smith and John M Stadig fled after grabbing a prison truck and crashing through gates. Guards fired, Smith wounded in leg, Stadig vanished amid firings and rough waters hindering escape toward the mainland. Stadig, 26, San Francisco, serving six years for counterfeiting. Smith, Cheyenne, Wyoming, three years for post office robbery.
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McNeal Island
Mack Smith
Cheyenne
Wyo
John M. Stadig
San Francisco
Smith
Judge limits milk price control under state law
Pre Federal Judge William T. Holley ruled the agricultural adjustment administration can enforce price control on milk within a state and issued an injunction against a dealer charged with violation of the Chicago code.
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Chicago
William TH. Holley
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Weekly Weather Outlook for North and Middle Atlantic States
Weather outlook covers period starting Monday with rain at week start and again Friday. Colder on Tuesday followed by rising temperatures on Thursday and Friday.
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North
Middle Atlantic
Grand Jury To Have Busy Day
The February Grand Jury will convene Monday at 9 30 a m to hear the fatal shooting of Qwen 1D Sherley the hold up of Harvey J Dawler taxi owner and about ten larceny and robbery cases. The grand jury is expected to be in session for one day while the petit jury may span the week with both criminal and civil trials starting Monday.
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Sherley
Harvey J. Dawler
Laecal Taxi
Temperamental Cuban strike over wage rise dispute
In Havana on April 14, workers at Al Encanto and La Caga Grande depart ment stores walked out to protest wage increases imposed without union consent. Management actions were described as unethical and sparked the labor stoppage.
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la Caga Grande
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Senate tax bill's fate clouded in House action
Washington April 14 The House sent out a tax bill described as a 480 million adult to return with a 53 to 7 Senate vote as lawmakers weighed Senate changes. House leaders delayed a decision on revisions while Roosevelt's view looms. By Monday they plan to decide on committee study or a conference with the Senate to resolve differences.
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House
Senate
Roosevelt
Two Avenues to be Opened Next Week
Pennsylvania and Potomac avenues, incomplete CWA projects, will be opened next week under the new federal works program. J. Stewart Miller announced the completion progress and noted weather delayed openings. Pennsylvania avenue is nearly finished, with fills and bank sloping pending, while Potomac avenue faces cold weather affecting oil and stone work. Two former CWA projects, Municipal Stadium and City Park athletic field, will be completed by May 1, ahead of baseball season.
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Potomac Avenues
J. Stewart Miller
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Bellevue
Middleburg
Potomac Avenue
CWA
Municipal Stadium
City Park Athletic Field
One Killed In Auto Accident Near Fort Loudon
Ellis V. Randall, 29, of Cuyahoga Falls Ohio, was killed instantly in a Lincoln highway crash near Fort Loudon. Gordon F. Luce, 24, of Perryville Ohio, suffered a fractured jaw and serious injuries. Luce, driving the truck, reportedly lost control or sped, struck guard cables, slid along a safety fence, rolled down the mountainside, and demolished the truck after hitting uprooted pines and chestnut trees.
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Cuyahoga Falls
Ohio
Gordon F. Luce
Perryville
Lincoln Highway
Fort Loudon
Luce
Chambershire Hospital
Mrs Jolson Under Burglar Scare In Hollywood Home
Mrs Jolson Al Jolson’s wife Miss Keeler nervously shaken after a prowler entered the Jolson home while Miss Keeler and her mother were upstairs. The intruder fled when the alarm sounded. Police found Miss Keeler in shock as her husband was away in New York.
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al Jolson
Ruby Keeler
Jolson
Miss Keeler
New York
Couple Dead in Philadelphia Hotel Room Mystery
Police id the two bodies found in a shabby room with expensive clothes and jewelry. A ferry ticket strip and a hotel label suggest New Jersey residents. Detectives theorize a man killed the woman as she tried to leave, then shot himself. Names found were Benson and Mr. and Mrs. C. Barry Oakview, likely fictitious.
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Philadelphia
New Jersey
Benson
Car hits man at Franklin County intersection injures Jones
Charles Jones 30, a resident of Franklin County, was struck by a vehicle driven by Geanrze T Lowe at the County Home Lane and Lincoln Highway intersection. He sustained a skull base fracture, a broken shoulder and a broken leg, with possible fatal implications.
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Franklin County
Geanrze T. Lowe
Chambersburg
Jones
Cave Town Farmer Elvin Funk Injured by Stone Blast
Elvin W Funk a well known Cave town farmer and district road supervisor was badly injured Thursday when struck in the hip by a large stone thrown during a blast. He was working with laborers in the Ringgold district at the time and remains confined to bed under doctor care.
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Cavetown
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Ringgold
China faces new crisis with Japan over Mukden rail move
Peiping officials fear renewed tension with Japan unless China resumes rail and postal links to Mukden in Manchukuo. China does not recognize Manchukuo and divisions grow over whether to yield to Tokyo’s demands or risk further invasion. a May 31 deadline looms for a response to Tangku pact anniversary.
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Huang Fu
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Chiang Kai- Shek
Nanking
Muskrat Captured Near Court House by City Workers
Court House janitor Frank Carpenter says a three pound muskrat was trapped in the Court House alley by worker Charles Koetzel during the afternoon. Coxey suspects the animal came from the city park or up a drain from Antietam Creek, possibly entering the city.
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Court House
Coxey
Charles Koetzel
Cdty
Antietam Creek
Dillinger Vanishes Again in Indiana Chase
John Dillinger, America’s No. 7 outlaw, disappears after arming with arms in Indiana. A girl associate Evelyn Frechette faces a $60,900 bond hearing on extradition to St Paul for helping Dillinger escape a machine gun trap. Deputies raid a Lincoln Safe Deposit box seeking stolen cash and bonds.
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John Dillinger
America
Indiana
Warsaw
Ind
Fortune
Dillinger
Evelyn Frechette
St. Paul
Lincoln Safe Deposit Company
Northside
Mason City
Nwa
Sioux Falls
Ll. D
Farm Labor Scarce Says Bureau Head
The National Re-employment Bureau reports improved conditions in Hagerstown after a week of farm labor shortages. Two farmers seeking summer help contacted the bureau, which found it difficult to supply needed labor. The bureau made 39 private placements this week and has sent unemployed workers to public works projects. Several local plants added workers recently.
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Hagerstown
Cherry blossoms expected at height for festival
Washington officials announced that 3000 cherry trees around the tidal basin will be in full bloom for the festival. The display should be visible a few days before the event, with blossoms peaking Thursday, Friday, and Saturday.
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Science Loses Battle to Save Leukemia Patient Child
In Memphis on April 14 Willie Mae Miller, age three, died from acute leukemia after a long battle with low white blood cell excess. Despite blood transfusions and X rays, doctors gave no hope. Her family stood by as she smiled and sang until the end. In High Point, N C funeral services were held for Mildred Davis who died Thursday after leukemia.
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Memphis, Tenn
Willie Mae Miller
High Point
N. C
Mildred Davis
Cat Sub For Hound In Wisconsin Hunting Tale
Plainfield Wisconsin April 14 Samuel Campbell a farmer four miles northwest of town trains his cat to follow rabbits and squirrels on hunts claiming it is as efficient as a beagle hound. He uses the feline helper to trail game in place of a dog.
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Wis
Samuel Campbell
Here
Roosevelt Returns to White House to Shape Senate Talks
President Roosevelt summons Senate leaders to the White House to align on a Capitol crisis, seeking early adjournment. He plans to push reciprocal tariff and communications control bills, a strengthened stock market law, and necessary appropriations, while opposing the McLeod Bank payoff and some silver measures. The aim is to finish by six weeks.
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