Speech on disarmament signals cautious German move
Washington officials described Chancellor Hitler’s remarks as conciliatory on disarmament. They noted his approval of Roosevelt’s call to abolish offensive weapons, willingness to accept international arms oversight, and readiness to count police and storm troops in armed force totals. Hitler also endorsed MacDonald’s arms reduction in principle, seen as hopeful for Geneva talks. Officials stressed he does not seek war or rearm, aiming to prompt other nations to disarm peacefully.
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Hitler
Germany
Roosevelt
Nazi Party
Rüchwehr
Usits
Steelhelmet
Geneva
Reichstag
Kroll Opera House
Milk Co op in Eight Towns Cleans Up Local Milk Supply
Health officer reports voluntary cooperation from dairy farmers in eight towns led to marked improvements. State and local health departments observed the program in Washington County and plan to expand it to other counties. Malta fever cases dropped to zero from past decade levels, with sixteen cases reported countywide last year. Names of co herd owners will be published soon. Pacific coast salmon pack in 1931 totaled 34,986.56 boats?
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Health Department
Department
State Department of Healths
Dozois
Washington County
Hagerstown
Theseight
Parrot culling urged to halt psittacosis spread
Dr. Thomas M. Rivers of Johns Hopkins and Rockefeller Institute recommended killing parrots to stop psittacosis, calling parrots filthy and noting the bird trade fuels a large industry. He warned California parakeets could spread the disease nationwide, while vaccines move forward.
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Baltimore
Thomas M. Rivers
School of Hygiene and Public Health
Johns Hopkins University
Rivers
Rockefeller Institute For Medical Research
California
Think Hibben Had A Stroke And Fatal Crash
Princeton May 17 Dr John Grier Hibben president emeritus of Princeton University, 72, died after a car he drove swerved into a beer truck near Woodbridge. His wife, unconscious with a skull fracture, lay at Rahway General Hospital. Coroner says internal hemorrhage caused Hibben’s death. Truck driver Peter Scivilla of New Brunswick critically injured.
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John Grier Hibben
Princeton University
Hibben
Woodbridge
University
Deaths of Mee Adams Iseminger and Maude E Mentzer
Two obituary notices from Funkstown and Williamsport detail the deaths of Mee Adams Iseminger aged 57 at home after a four month illness and Maude E Mentzer aged 57 at her sister’s home. Iseminger leaves a husband, three sons, a mother and several siblings with funeral services set Friday at 2 pm in Funkstown followed by interment in Funkstown cemetery. Mentzer’s survivors include brothers, sisters, a grandchild, and she belonged to Lutheran Williamsport. Ruth Lodge. The Leaf Funeral Home in Williamsport will handle arrangements with services Thursday at 2:30 pm and interment at Riverview cemetery in Williamsport.
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Robert Barber
Edward Rohrer
Hagerstown
Joanna Burgoyne
Northboro
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Japan balks at Roosevelt pledge on foreign troop limits
Tokyo rejects the idea of nations avoiding armed forces beyond borders citing ongoing north China operations. A war office spokesman says peace means more than preserving status quo and Japan might accept delaying armament growth until a conference. The Emperor will not speak on politics. Meanwhile four brigades push deeper into China of 3,000 square miles under the Great Wall region, despite travel issues.
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Motive claimed in double murder robbery
Brill admitted shooting Mrs Burch and her daughter during a robbery at their residence after menacing Mrs Burch at the cash register. The daughter was shot at close range and the woman later died. Brill said he fired about ten times after reloading. The Burch family had been away to Wardensville.
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H. M. Calhoun, Jr
Taxi Expresses Chicago Hint at World Fair Visitors
Two men from Rabat Morocco hailed a taxi on Broadway in New York and asked to go to Chicago. The fare reached 150 dollars as they visited Chicago relatives en route to the World's Fair and then prepared to return home.
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Hadjar Si Mohamed
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Court About Sized Him Up Correctly
Chicago May 17 A strict Nationalist Hans Pfeifer 45 on public relief for over two years registered complaints about relief distributions He complained spaghetti went to German families gauerkraut to Italians He urged a hunger march on the state capital and was arrested and fined by a judge calling him an ingrate.
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Chicago
Hans Pfeifer
Staite
Doctor to Use Plane for Calls on Chardon Patients
Dr Philip Pease of Chardon has bought an airplane and says he expects to make most of his calls on patients in the area by air. Earlier he traveled by horse and buggy, then auto, to treat residents.
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Chardon
Phillip Pease
Germany Sets Out Demobilization and Reparations Stance
In a Reichstag address at the Kroll Opera house, Chancellor Adolf Hitler outlined Germany’s plan to demobilize the assistant police, dissolve political units, and demand equal status under the Versailles framework. He asserted fulfilled reparations, warned against economic ruin, and argued for disarmament by others while maintaining Germany’s own sovereignty.
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Germany
Europe
National Socialist Revolution &S
Strikes Escalate as National Guards Rush to Dairy Regions
Milwaukee, May 17. The Wisconsin milk strike deepens as over 1,000 National Guards deployed as deputy sheriffs flood two zones Shawano county and Milwaukee milk shed. Pickets threaten violence with dairy farms at Racine county attacked. 500 gather, 120 guards rushed to scene. Guardsmen moved to trouble points, with 200 in reserve. Militia units from Milwaukee assist Sheriff Bettman who already has 700 men and 228 cavalry.
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Wisconsin
Ralph H. Immell
Shawano
Immeil
Oscar C. Bettman
Drsposal
Ladies Just A Few Tips For Wives At Home
The Rev T H Curtis of St Pauls church offers simple counsel to wives on daily life. He advises not to assume husbands are sulking when quiet, to share meal planning, press trousers with front and back creases, and to keep expectations reasonable acknowledging men’s limitations.
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Eng
T. H. Curtis
St. Paul's Church
Attempt to kill Hwang Fu at Tientsin station
May 17 report says a bomb exploded as Hwang Fu, National government representative at Nanking, arrived at Nan king railroad station. Hwang escaped unharmed while the attacker was lightly injured. The assailants claimed to be an optical enemy of Hwang.
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Hwang Fu
Nanking
Hwang
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Fisherman drops wooden salary into harbor. sons recover
Blaine, Washington reports a fisherman Ole Nelson accidentally dropped his week's earnings of 28 wooden dollars into the harbor. His three sons rescued the floating money. In New York, American Telephone and Telegraph declared a quarterly dividend of 2.25 per share. Factory employment rose 1 percent and wages by 5 percent from mid March to mid April per the report.
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Wash
Ole Nelson
New York
American Telephone & Telegraph Co
Short Criminal Docket At Washington County Court
State's Attorney J Lloyd Horsman will present the docket Thursday morning at Washington County Circuit Court. A few trials are expected with several defendants already entering pleas amid a light calendar and several cases remaining to be heard.
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Weahington County
J. Lloyd Horsaman
Scouts Plan for Trip to World Fair
Boy Scouts of the Washington County Council plan a ten day educational trip to the Chicago World's Fair. President J B Ferguson says the Connell camping committee, chaired by Dr Perry F Prather, has approved tentative plans awaiting executive board final action. Dr J Walter Layman will survey to estimate how many scouts can go. Costs are set to be affordable for scouts of modest means. Scouts will distribute literature for the Chamber of Commerce along the route to and from the fair as a civic good turn.
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Fever aid as work is provided for transients in Steubenville
Steubenville May 17 A new deal for transients includes a work for food program. Capt John Hudson Salvation Army head directing the project says applications for aid have fallen by about 30 percent. A 10 acre plot is being plowed with trees felled to build a commissary and dormitory for at least 76 men.
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Absent Senators Targeted to Restore Quorum in Louderback Trial
Washington May 17 Senate attempts to resume the impeachment trial of Federal Judge Harold Louderback failed in two votes to obtain a quorum. The Senate ordered the sergeant at arms to secure enough absentees to form a majority.
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Harold Louderback
Senate
Robin Wins Right to Hatch Brood
Brenton Harbor May 17 A marathon robin kept pace with her brood under a freight train car. Conductor Roy Blodgett found a nest in the understructure bearing two blue eggs. An incoming Grand Rapids freight added a second caboose before officials ordered one extra caboose.
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Chicago grain market notes and events at Gateway Barn
Quotations from The Stiskell Sales Corporation list prices and trades. An event note mentions the Smithaburg Firemen's Dance at Gateway Barn on May 18 with a free lunch and a 5 cent admittance.
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Gateway Barn
Conomac Park To Reopen With Thrilling Attractions
Conomac Park will reopen for the season on May 27 under Lon Ramsdell and W D Van Valkenberg. Ramsdell, former Ringling Bros press rep, is president and GM. Van Valkenberg, resident manager, previously from Hagerstown. Bookings include Creature’s Band and Rudy Vallee’s Connecticuts, with many other acts. Changes include a German beer garden with singing waiters and tanbark floor, plus weekly circus thrillers.
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W. D. van Valkenberg
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Not a Bad Girl She's Just in Philadelphia
Ailing 11 year old Ruth Abbott on an elevated train tossed lighted matches at passengers. Medical expert Dr Earl D Bonk, a psychiatrist, attributes the behavior to disorders caused by an attack of sleeping sickness.
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Philadelphia
Ruth Abbott
Earl D. Bonk
Bess
Biting Dog in Car Is Legal in New York
Magistrate Peter Daly dismisses a complaint after a man claimed Mrs. Dith Adams' dog, reaching from a car window, nipped his shoulder while he walked. An unrelated notice advertises a Roast Beef Dinner and Supper on Friday May 19 for Christ Reformed Church benefitting the Micalon ary Guild with 25 cent tickets.
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Peter Daly
Dith Adams
Christ Reformed Church
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