Four Workmen Killed as Girders Fail at Western Union Building
Four men die and twelve are injured when three and a half ton steel girders crash from a derrick on the eleventh floor of the Western Union Telegraph building under construction at Thomas Street and West Broadway New York City. Rescuers search debris as cranes and crews secure the site and assess further danger.
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Total borrowings of NYSE members rise slightly in April
New York April 20 AP total borrowings by New York Stock Exchange members against stock collateral on April 1 reached 9.75 percent of market value, up from 9.29 percent on March 1. Market value of listed securities fell to 69,770,122,189 from 71,872,000,000, while brokers loans increased to 80,457,408.
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Hoover Urges Senate Unity Across Farm Relief Debates
Administration officials urged farm organizations to present a united front in Congress over farm relief measures. The presidential appeal referenced the Kansas City Republican platform and noted the debenture plan as a key sticking point among farm groups, though Hoover avoided specifics. The Senate Agriculture Committee sought Moorer's views after the Grange proposal surfaced, amid calls for a principled, inclusive approach rather than factional aims.
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Widow of Tabor Loses Matchless Mine to Denver Firm
The 68 year old widow of silver magnate Tabor lost the Matchless mine after sheriff sales to meet a $16 090 mortgage. Shorego Mining of Denver obtained the deed Thursday night. Tabor fortunes rose after the Little Pittsburgh carbonate of lead strike and early Matchless purchases transformed wealth.
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St Valentine’s Day Massacre Suspect Arrested on Coast
Charles W Lloyd, 32, tied to the Chicago massacre, held on murder and liquor law suspicions after Los Angeles arrest. Also jailed are Ben Milrot and Jack Watson on related charges. Chicago police weigh whether Lloyd is Fred Burke, amid fingerprint analysis of three LA detainees.
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Plane sighted far out on Atlantic reported by British trawler
A British trawler Shackelford reported an airplane flying eastward about 250 miles west of the outer Hebrides. The BBC Malin Head station received the message at 6:23 am Dublin time. No trans Atlantic flight was confirmed and officials expressed uncertainty about the mystery aircraft’s purpose.
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Idaho Ex-Governor Moore Backed for Federal Post
Senator Thomas and Representative Smith of Idaho recommended to President Hoover the appointment of former Governor C. C. Moore to a federal position of importance. The brief note confirms ongoing discussions with no change in weather since tonight.
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Soviet Vice Commissar Faces Setback at Geneva Disarmament
At the Geneva preparatory disarmament conference Maxim Litvinov, Soviet vice commissioner for foreign affairs, challenges procedure and publicity debates while the commission approves two paragraphs of the chemical warfare treaty. The clash follows a stalled German project and Litvinov's demand to speak without constant permission.
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Prince Henry of Prussia Dies in Hemmelmark at 66
Prince Henry of Prussia, brother of the former Kaiser, died in Hemmelmark Germany at 1 30 pm after a period of illness from pneumonia He was 66 and had suffered laryngal trouble for months His wife Princess Irene and son Waldemar were at his bedside His other son Prince Sigismund is in Costa Rica The Associated Press cited a trustworthy source earlier this year noting the saze malady.
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Baseball scores from a rain affected day
Detroit at St Louis and Philadelphia at New York saw multiple rain interruptions with several games postponed or halted. Brooklyn beat Philadelphia 3 to 2 with Clarke, Moss and Deherty contributing for Brooklyn. Cincinnati and Pittsburgh played as rain disrupted later action.
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Hauck Faces National A A U Final In New York
Montpelier freshman Sherwood Hauck, wrestling for University of Idaho Southern Branch, advances to the final round of the National A A U meet in New York City in the 1235 pound class. He defeated a Lehigh opponent yesterday and was set to meet Stewman before a forfeit, with the winner to challenge Fareckson for the national crown. If Hauck finishes runner up, he would qualify for the 1952 Olympic Games.
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Levee Reinforcement Underway as River Threat Persists
In Snow Lake Arkansas workers reinforced the Boar Where It Want out Gurning levee with timbers and sandbags to prevent a repeat of 1927 flooding. Government crews continue repairs to avert major crevasses while a willow revetment is planned. In Kansas torrents flood eastern rivers with the Kaw at 21.8 feet in Topeka as warnings spread along Verdigris and Neosho.
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Independent motion picture firms indicted for Sherman Act conspiracy
Ten large producers and distributors were indicted in Los Angeles on charges of conspiring to restrain trade in violation of the Sherman Act. The indictment accuses the firms of controlling production distribution and exhibition of films and crowding independent operators out of business.
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Conference in Paris Struggles to Revive Reparations Talks
April reports say the reparations conference in Paris is faltering with little chance of agreement. German delegate Dr Widmar Schacht discussed offers with Owen D Young and allied delegates while exploring any 10 year settlement as George W. Unis and Thomas W. Lamont joined the talks, leaving participants grave and weary.
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Battle Looms Near Masinca in Southern Sonora
April 20 government bulletin predicts a near clash between federal cavalry under General Talamentes and rebel west coast rear guard near Masinca Masinca is about 25 miles south of the area where Talamentes forces move on the rebels The battle is seen as a prelude to a larger confrontation at Navojoa where the rebel army concentrates General Calles directs troops from San Blas as preparations for a broader advance proceed and rival forces aim to cut retreat routes along the coast and rail line at Guaymas
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MEAURE COMES UP MONDAY FOR CONSIDERATION
Washington April 20 AP Chairman McNary of the Senate Agriculture Committee said the farm bill will include the expert debenture plan despite White House skepticism. Louis J Taber of the National Grange met President Hoover. Taber sought a strong farm relief law before July 4. The administration is said to oppose the debenture plan while McNary works on the committee report. The House rejected the debenture proposal 19 to 4, and debate on the farm bill extended another day. In Utah, two Power and Light executives were promoted to vice president posts.
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Western Air Conference in Boise Sets June Meeting
Boise cabled report states the first general air conference is nearly assured after an agreement among aviation and fuel interests. Governors and officials from western states are expected to attend the June gathering, with discussions on taxation licensing air routes and emergency landing fields.
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