Japan and China tensions worsen over Manchukuo policy
In Nanking and Moscow officials weighed Japan’s leave China alone manifesto as a danger to peace. Chiang Kai-shek’s government said it would not recognize Manchukuo and would not enter negotiations. Moscow’s paper warned of a new strain in Japanese American relations as bankers arrive to discuss aid to China. Shanghai dealers pressed on with selling planes despite Tokyo’s opposition.
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Associated Press
Nanking
Moscow
Far East
Japan
China
Legislative Yuan
Wang Ching- Wei
Chiang Kai-Shek
Huang Fu
North China
Manchukuo
For Industrialization
United Front
League of Nations
United States
Tokyo
America
Shanghai
Sugar control bill bogged down in House Senate talks
The administration plan to align sugar production and consumption faces delay as House and Senate conference talks stall. Senate passage of the Jones Costigan sugar control bill last Thursday is followed by a conference committee, with leaders preferring regular channels and no meeting yet. Western beet growers push for swift action once conferees meet, expected by Monday.
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Washington
House
Senate
White House
Senator Costigan
Dcolo
Costigan
Jones
Dam Workers to Recover Soon
LAS VEGAS November 21 All 12 Boulder dam workers injured when the ship they rode dropped 40 feet will recover says Dr. R C Schofield of Boulder City hospital. Seven were seriously hurt and fifteen were aboard the ship operating along the dam's downstream face. The fall was blamed on a momentary safety device failure.
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Las Vegas
Boulder Dam
R. C. Schofield
Boulder City Hospital
Representative Coffin introduces bill to cancel past due liens
In Washington on April 21, Representative Coffin of Idaho introduced a bill to cancel all past due government liens on land within the King Hill irrigation district in Idaho.
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Washington
Coffin
D-Ida
King Hill
Idano
Ex Miss America Cries Out in Gilcrease Divorce Court
Norma Smallwood, former Miss America, cried liar in a Tulsa courtroom when detective John Crowell testified he had heard her mother Mahala Dickerson and Norma conspire to break up Thomas Gilcrease's marriage. The private investigator's testimony also claimed romantic misconduct between Gilcrease and Mahala.
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Pawhuska
Okla
Norma Smallwood
Thomas Gilcrease
Norma
Mahala Smallwood Dickerson
John Crowell
Gilcrease
Tulsa
Utah Weather Patchy Unsettled Weekend Outlook
The Utah forecast calls for unsettled conditions Sunday and Monday with little change in temperatures. Moisture from the system brings clouds and possible light showers across the state, affecting outdoor plans.
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Utah
Explosion Kills 150 in Yugoslav Coal Mine
A subterranean explosion at the Kakanj coal mine near Sarajevo on April 21 killed at least 150 miners and trapped many more. Officials cited fire damp or a cigarette as possible causes. 52 bodies recovered, with 360 workers at the mine unaccounted. Rescue was hampered by the blast’s location and the scale of losses. Eyewitnesses described chaotic scenes at the pit head as families gathered.
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Associated Preas
Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Kakanj
Sarajevo
Detective Slain In New York City
In New York, April 21 AP reportsDetectives James J Garvey and Francis J Gleason confronted two suspicious men outside the Beacon hotel on 75th street near Broadway. A hail of bullets killed Garvey and wounded Gleason while a bystander woman was shot in the thigh. The gunmen fled.
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New York
75Th Street
Broadway
James J. Garvey
Francis J. Gleason
Beacon Hotel
Garvey
Gleason
Farley Justifies Air Mail Contract Cancellations
Postmaster General James A. Farley defended the cancellation of air mail contracts in Newark asserting evidence showed the deals were fraudulent and against public interest. He cited meeting minutes indicating collusion and lack of competitive bidding, naming concerns tied to banking and manufacturing interests.
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Newark
N. J
James A. Farley
Federal
Farley
Air Mail
Post Office Department
Italians Hold Strange Vigil Over Signora Monaro
In Rome on April 21 youthful scientists led by Guglielmo Marconi held a vigil over Signora Monaro whose breast emitted a strange electric light. The event occurred during Rome's birthday festivities as doctors and witnesses confirmed the glow and Marconi announced the move to Rome to study the phenomenon with available apparatus.
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Rome
Signora Anna Monaro
Guglielmo Marconi
Trieste
Bignora Monaro
National Council of Research
Marconi
Signora Monaro
Multitude of candidates seek Idaho fall primary seats
Idaho faces a crowded field for the fall primaries with at least 13 candidates in the running for Congress in the second district. On the Democratic side are T. C. Coffin Worth Clark Wyley Sessions and Lewis Williams Boise. Republicans include Hoyt Ray Scott Hall L E Glennon R M McCracken Ray McKaig Henry Dworschak Tom Jones and K C Barlow. Governor Ross is seeking a third term with Frank Martin and Frank L. Stephen among possible rivals.
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Boise
Idaho
T. C. Coffin
Worth Clark
Wyley Sessions
Pocatello
Lewis Williams
Hoyt Ray
Idaho Falls
United States
Scott Hall
Malad
L. E. Glennon
R. M. McCracken
Ray McKaig
Henry Dworshak
Burley
Bigon
Tom Jones
K. C. Barlow
Cassia County
Burton L. French
Compton S. White
French
Ross
Frank Martin
Frank L. Stephen
Twin Falls
Hf. L. Fall
Blackfoot
Workers Rescued In Grand Canyon Rescue
H W Moulton a 40 year old civil works foreman from Baker Oregon fell into the Little Colorado River canyon 50 miles northeast of Grand Canyon National Park. Rescuers from the CCC camp carried him to the rim after a day and a half of relay treks through water and a 1200 foot wall while heavy rains raised river levels threatening dozens more.
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Grand Canyon
Ariz
H. W. Moulton
Baker
Ore
Grand Canyon National Park Hospital
Colorado River
Canon
Moulton
CCC
Jewel thief robs New York importer of unset diamonds
Sol J. Freudenheim of J Ireudenheim and Sons, jewel importers, New York, was knocked to the sidewalk by a young man at a Chicago loop corner and robbed of unset diamonds valued at forty thousand dollars. Idaho weather pair north and cloudy south portion Sunday and Monday, somewhat cooler.
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Chicago
Sol J. Freudenheim
J. Ireudenheim and Sons
New York
Idaho
Prison guards shoot two convicts at Tucker Prison Farm
At Tucker Prison Farm Arkansas on April 21 guards chosen for marksmanship fired from a long line, killing Claude Roger Hord and F. J. Newbert as they fled during ditch digging. A third inmate feigned injury and escaped, while guards involved were exonerated.
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Tucker Prison Farm
Ark
Claude Roger Hord
Little Rock
F. J. Newbert
Fort Smith
Hord
Newber
Will Rogers Wires The Tribune
A Will Rogers letter from Santa Monica questions speculative backlash over a fair joke on him and audits taxpayer impact. It notes Japan’s assertion of supervision over China and implies Western powers must seek visas or passports for travel, reflecting international tension.
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Santa Monica
Cal
Japan
China
Tokyo
Message to the People of Pocatello
Dr J A Young urges support for community chest and character building agencies in Pocatello. He notes the movement should fund programs of allied agencies and says revival should reflect that money is not the first aim of life. He pledges time and leadership as president of a supporting agency.
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J. A Young
Pocatello Sho
Roosevelt Resists Silver Remonetization Push at White House
President Roosevelt rejects outright remonetization of silver, seeks compromise using existing authority. Senators pressed for enacted legislation to fix 16 ounces of silver to one ounce of gold, while a commission plan to sell surpluses abroad with silver payments also looms as an alternative. Silverites plan a Monday meeting to chart next moves after today’s talks.
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Richard L. Turner
Associated Press
Washington
White House
Roosevelt
Silverites
Congress
Cally
Kansas Relays Break Records At Lawrence
Five new marks fell at the Kansas Relays in Lawrence as Indiana’s mile and two mile relay teams lowered records. Glenn Cunningham won the mile in 4 12.7 while Indiana’s quartet clocked 3 16.65 for the mile relay. Delbert White swept the decathlon with 48 points at Pittsburg State. Texas A and M and Texas also posted relay and shot put standards amid a 10 200 crowd.
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Lawrence
Kas
University of Indiana
Glenn Cunningham
Kansas
Cunningham
Gene Venzke
Pennsylvania
Venzke
Delbert White
Pittsburg
State Teachers College
Roy Patterson
Iowa Wesleyan College
Indiana
Ivan Fugue
Charley Hornbostel
Harpold
Godbold
Hornhostel
Hooser
B. M. Irwin
Texas A. & M. College
University of Texas
American airwoman lands in Havana after solo South America flight
Laura Ingalls, an American aviator, landed at Rancho Bayera airport near Havana at 3 15 p m today after completing a solo flight through South America.
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Cuba
Havana
Laura Ingalls
Rancho Bayera
Here
South America
Managers and unions fail to resolve railroad wage dispute
Federal mediator Joseph Eastman withdrew after late talks with both sides found no willingness to concede. Labor leaders rejected extending the 10 percent pay cut, while railroad managers refused offers beyond the president's proposals. Negotiations may continue via a federal board or a presidential fact finder.
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Washington
Joseph B. Eastman
Federal
Eastman
Roosevelt
Federal Board of Mediation
Parents defend young Idahoan in Caldwell murder trial
In Payette Idaho on April 21 Cecil Evans his elderly parents testified to an alibi claiming he left home for Caldwell to inquire about hogs involved in a transaction with Henry Beck. Howard and Merritt Lovejoy placed Evans six miles west of Caldwell at 9 14 am the day of the crime, challenging the prosecution timeline.
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Payette
Idaho
Cecil Evans
Harry Rouse
Caldwell
Tom Evans
Henry Beck
Canyon County
Defee
Howard
Merritt Lovejoy
Young Evans
Cauldwell
Piano Tuner Regains Limited Sight After Operation
Wilbur Francis Carr a 24 year old piano tuner in Cincinnati who has been blind for 19 years will leave a Cincinnati hospital on Monday to relearn sight. The operation has given him light and gray perception though not color or height yet.
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Cincinnati
Wilbur Francis Carr
High School Play Sparks Stage Drama in Norwalk
Norwalk April 21 The senior class play ended in unexpected drama when the leading lady’s skirt loosened and she fell to the floor as she walked off stage. The hero rescued her amid a crowd of 700 as behind the scenes the star fainted and the director also fainted. The leading man then swooned in a carnival finale.
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Norwalk
Young Boy Hero Saves Brother On Trestle
In Modesto California a 4 year old Elwood Hannemeyer shielded his 9 year old brother Charley from an oncoming train by placing him on a water bucket platform on a bridge trestle. Elwood fell 20 feet into a dry gully while attempting to save himself and was severely injured. His mother rushed to the hospital to check on Charley.
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Modesto
Calif
Elwood Hannemeyer
Western Pacific
Charles
Charley
Atwood
Charles Hannemyer
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