Labor push for five day week and six hour day gains at AFL meet
At the Cincinnati AFL convention President William Green urged a militant labor stance to force universal adoption of a five day week and six hour day while keeping wages. The assembly backed the plan and empowered Green to present the demand to President Hoover and Congress amid earlier remarks from Secretary Doak about death threats tied to immigration policy.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
Organized Labor
American Federation of Labor
William Green
Isber
Green
Executive Council
Hoover
United States Congress
Labor
A.busy
Secretary of
William N. Doak
Labor predicts 12 million jobless in coming year
Washington report from the American Federation of Labor forecasts 12.7 million idle workers, with hundreds of thousands added to relief rolls as the nation faces the greatest unemployment crisis. The review notes nearly one third of wage and salaried workers are out of work, and warns further slack could push totals higher.
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Washington
American Federation of Labor
Monthly Business Review
Nevada Bank Holiday Extended For Three Weeks
Gov Balzar extended the bank and business holiday from two weeks to three weeks as of November 1. Depositors move to reorganize 12 closed banks tied to the George Wingfield interests while the holiday measures aim to ease debt moratorium complications.
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Reno
Nev
Fred Balzar
George Wingfield
Two Shot to Death in Mystery Duel in Columbus
An unexplained pistol duel in a street ends the lives of Dr. W C. Brewer owner of the Columbus hospital and a leading Mississippi surgeon, and Charles H. Jacob a Columbus businessman. The incident leaves a mystery surrounding motive and circumstances.
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Columbus
W C. Brewer
Columbus Hospital
Mississippi
Charles H. Jacob
Bank Robbery in Tupelo Nets $17,500 Cash and Bonds
Five men robbed Citizens State Bank in Tupelo Mississippi stealing $17,500 in cash and bonds valued at several thousand dollars. Police hunt for suspects as investigation continues.
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Tupelo
Miss
Citizens’ State Bank
Governor Conley Severely Burned In Charleston Mansion Blast
Governor William G. Conley was badly burned and injured by a gas explosion in the basement of the West Virginia executive mansion in Charleston. He was confined to bed at his residence under doctors care for severe facial and body burns and shock after being hurled about 400 feet.
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Charleston
W. Va
William G. Conley
Butte Clerks Strike Upscale Stores In Montana
Butte Montana clerks union members initiated a strike that shut down the largest uptown and wholesale stores and disrupted delivery service. The walkout rejects employers demands for a twenty percent wage cut.
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Butte
Mont
Butte Clerks’ Union
Congressman McLaughlin Dies in Marion Hotel
James C. McLaughlin veteran congressman from Michigan Ninth district was found dead in a hotel bathroom in Marion Virginia. Authorities investigated the sudden death but details were not immediately released.
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McLaughlin
Marion
James C. McLaughlin
Michigan
Power Body Seeks Expanded Authority Over Utilities
The Power Commission urged Congress to grant broad regulation over holding companies and utilities engaged in interstate commerce. It called for federal access to company records on federally licensed operations and tied authority to congressional action this session. Chairman George Ots Smith stressed knowledge as prerequisite to regulation and noted past industry collapses should prompt safeguards.
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Washington
Congress
Power “Commission
Commission
George Ots Smith
Insull
Exmoor Wins 1933 Women’s Golf Championship Tour
New York presides as Prescott Bush, U S Golf Association secretary, announces the executive committee approved the women’s committee recommendation. Exmoor Country Club in Chicago is awarded the 1933 championship tournament to begin the week of August 28.
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New York
Prescott Ss. Bush
United States Golf Association
Exmoor ‘Country Club
Chicago
France and Russia Sign Franco-Russian Nonaggression Pact
Premier Herriot and Ambassador Dovgalevsky of Soviet Russia signed a new Franco-Russian peace treaty in Paris. It is the first such pact Russia has completed with a great power, marking a milestone in diplomacy.
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France
Russia
Paris
Herriot
Dovgalevsky
Pilot and Woman Die in Arkansas Plane Crash
Two people were killed when a small plane crashed 12 miles northeast of Marianna Arkansas. The pilot was K. E. Doc Yoder 36 and his passenger was Mrs Spencer Wise a High Point North Carolina divorcee.
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Marianna
Ark
Here
K. E
Doc) Yoder
Spencer Wise
High Point
N. C
Air Express Rates Cut by Railway Express and Six Airlines
A nationwide reduction in air express rates was announced by the air express division of the Railway Express Agency in conjunction with six major airlines operating over 11 266 miles of airways reaching all principal regions of the United States.
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Chicago
Air Express Division
Railway Express Agency, Inc
United States
Navy Budget Cuts Signal Economy Under Roosevelt
Warm Springs Ga. Representative Carl Vinson indicated after a session with President-Elect Roosevelt that a large navy cut is likely. He suggested at least 100 million dollars could be shaved from naval programs as the new administration seeks economy. Washington reports also note Gen Douglas MacArthur urged a 2,000 officer and 40,000 man army increase when finances permit, saying the force is below safety levels.
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Warm Springs
United States Navy
Roosevelt
Carl Vinson
Georgia
House Committee On Naval Affairs
Vinson
Washington
Douglas MacArthur
Patrick J. Hurley
MacArthur
Team to Meet Norwegian Skaters in European Series
The United States free skating team selected by Frank M Kalteux will tour Europe to compete against Norwegian skaters in Oslo. Members are Eddie Schroeder Chicago Valentine Hulls Utica Bert Taylor New York Eddie Wedge Detroit Carl Springer Newark. Allen, a former Olympic skater, joins as a member. Kalteux will accompany as manager. The party sails December 28.
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Chicago
United’ ‘States
Europe
Norway
Allen
Kalteux
Michigan Youth Slain Battling Two Bandits
Flint Michigan Robert McLaughlin twenty died after grappling with a bandit during a grocery store robbery attempt. One robber was jailed. the other escaped, wounded the youth in the back, and died hours later. The incident centers on a store robbery and a fatal struggle.
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Flint, Mich
Robert Mclaughlin
Neccauae
McLaughlin
Boulder City School Closed by Influenza Precaution
In Boulder City Nevada a spread of influenza led to the temporary closing of the City School as a precaution. Construction at Boulder Dam continued with authorities saying several persons were ill but the situation not serious enough to halt work.
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Las Vegas
Nev
Boulder’ City
Boulder Dam
Ringleaders Said to Plan Destruction in Utah Prison Riot
Warden R E Davis of the Utah penitentiary says ringleaders in a dining room riot and a $200 fire intended to destroy every building within the grounds. Ten inmates were placed in solitary confinement.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
R. E. Davis
Utah ‘Penitentiary
Bandits Offered Free Food to Stop Robberies in Norfolk
Norfolk reports Windholtz president of D. P. Stores proposed to feed bandits at no charge if they ceased robbing the D. P. chain. The unusual offer aims to end daytime robberies.
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Norfolk
Windholtz
D. P
Mock Execution Era Fatal in Laramie Play Scene
Kenneth Maring sixteen the son of a railroad conductor dies in a mock court martial scene when John Roam eleven fires an unloaded revolver at Maring’s heart during a soldier role play.
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Laramie
Wyo
Kenneth Maring
John
Roam
Maring
Lumber Fire At Eastern Railway Plant Causes 225000 Loss
Fire at the Eastern Railway and Lumber company plant in Centralia Washington caused an estimated loss of 225000, according to the owners.
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Centralia
Wash
Eastern Railway and Lumber Company
Largest moon map completed by Wilkins of Llanelly
Wilkins, an interior decorator from Llanelly Wales, has finished the largest map of the moon ever made. The 200 inch diameter chart shows thousands of craters ridges and mountains with many new details drawn to scale. He began the project 14 years ago in his spare time studying astronomy.
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H. Percy. Wilkins
Llanelly
Wales
Wilkins
How One Woman Lost 10 Lbs in a Week
Dayton resident Betty Luedeke touts Kruschen Salts as a safe effective weight loss method claiming she shed ten pounds in seven days. The ad advises dissolving a half teaspoon in hot water each morning before breakfast and limiting fatty foods with a money back guarantee if results fail.
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Betty Luedeke
Dayton
America
New Electric Lamp Delivers Silent Brief Photographic Flash
A novel electric lamp creates an intense short flash for photography. The globe is filled with gas and aluminum foil so the flash occurs quietly without the noise or inconvenience of traditional powders. A new lamp is required for each flash.
Doctor's diet list lost. patient seeks vitamin foods
Quote attributed note recalls patient needing vitamins after losing a doctor provided dietary list. Mention of ordering hash appears in dialogue.
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Ahia Oll
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