Dempsey Shoots Down Tunney Jokes and Global Sparks
Today Consright 1943 New York American reports Jack Dempsey’s cheerful stance and tolerant quips about Tunney’s Shakespeare jab. The piece notes praise for Captain Wilkins and his North Pole flight, and surveys innovations from vacuum-cleaning horses to new metals and aviation plans, hinting at looming global competition and war anxieties.
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New York American
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Jack Dempsey
Mr. Tunney
Snakespears
Capital Preparing to Honor Bennett
Capital officials prepared to bury aviation hero Floyd Bennett in Arlington with intermingled tributes to the Bremen crew from German and Irish visitors. Delegations from government and international circles gathered at Union Station and Bolling Field to welcome the bodies and crews, with ceremonies to honor Bennett beside Peary’s grave as Balchen and the Bremen team arrive.
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U P
Floyd Bennett
Breen
Union Station
Bennett
Quebec
Bolling Field
Bremen
Lake St. Agnes
Bernt Balchen
Polar Files
Smiddy
von Prittwitz
Arlington National Cemetery
Virginia
Potomac
Iay Bennett
Robert Peary
Army
Navy
Bolling
Anacostia Fields
Arlington
Hoover to Enter Huntington Primary Against Goff
Huntington reports indicate Secretary of Commerce Hoover plans to run in the West Virginia GOP primary against native son Guy D. Goff. The Workers (Communist) Party schedules a May 25 national convention in New York to pick presidential and vice presidential candidates. Former Governor Alien of Kansas predicts Hoover and Governor Smith will be the party nominees with Hoover likely to win. The Hawaiian Island delegation to the Democratic convention was instructed to back Governor Smith at yesterday’s island party meeting.
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W. Va
Commerce Hoover
Guy D. Goff
The
Workers (Communist) Party
New York
Alien
Kansas
Smith
Hoover
Curtis
Hawaiian Island
Governor Smith
Million dollars held in state road fund remains
Harrisburg April 27 approximately one million of the five million appropriated by the 1927 legislature for state aid road work remains in the treasury. To obtain use of the money counties or boroughs must match the state money dollar for dollar. Two hundred thousand appropriated in 1927 for township road work has been expended as has a seven million highway fund.
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Harrisburg
Dispute Halts Removal of Grange Garage Section
A row between Pleasant Township supervisors and Pleasant Grange trustees over removing a quarter of a wooden garage at the Grange hall stalled a planned cut. Sheriff Harry Jefferson advised pausing the action until the Grange meeting, with two supervisors and Grange master Leo Schuler on scene as a section was already moved and the remaining opening boarded.
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Grange Hall
Pleasant Grange
Grange
Harry Jefferson
Warren
Jefferson
Leo Schuler
B. R. Owens
W. C Henhart
Schuler
Jurors Named for June Term of Criminal Court
Grand and traverse jurors for the June session were announced today. The grand panel lists 4 women and 13 men as grand jurors with 25 men and 17 women as traverse jurors. Names include W F Arnwall Farmington Two and Mable Abbott Warren 2nd among others, with many from Warren County towns such as Warren, Meadville, and Sugar Grove. The list continues on page two.
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Criminal Court
W. F. Arnwall
Farmington
Mable Abbott
Warren
Gertrude Bowersox
Althia Donaldson
Frank Ekey
John Fletcher
Conewango
J. A. Hawk
C. L. Himebaugh
Kinzus
W. W Jackson
Warren Boro Ltd
Oscar M. Johnson
Youngsville Boro
Dora Lineman
Tidioote Boro
Charlotte Lohnes
Homer Lindell
Jas S&s. Miller
Grace Martin
J. M. Sweet
Mead
Mable Sharp
Clarendon Boro
Fred Saner
C. T. Sloan
P. L. Spencer
Sugar Grove
N. W. Triskett
Columbus
Daisy P. Wood
Grand Valley Boro
Traverse Jurora
C. W. Messenger
Mary Mead
Clarence Mead
Brokenstraw
Harry Myers
Sheffield
Irene Nuttle
Dorothy Neil
Andrew Nelson
Geo. Dlskey
Nora Q’neil
C. L. Oviatt
James Perks
Frank Price
Spring Creek
Ams Philips
Ida Richards
Pittsfield
Fred Strubie
Robert Stewart
Sugar
W. O. Skelton
Grova Boto
T. S. Stanford
Chas
G. Barton
E. 3
Barlow
Freehold
Margaret Blair
A. D. Bramer
Ray Bimber
Lucy
Baldensperger
Fred
The Tribune Tonight Overview
The Tribune Tonight lists page assignments including market reports late focal and telegraph news on page two, After Six on page three, editorials on page four, topics Deaths and Funerals wire and local news on page five, sport news on pages six and seven, Lander news on page seven, society and church news on pages eight and nine, comic strips on page ten, and classified ads radio programs crossword puzzles on page eleven.
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Lander
Madden Dies Sudden Death in Capitol Office
Rep. Martin Madden long time chairman of the House Appropriations Committee collapsed in his Washington office and died. The 75 year old Republican from Illinois served 22 years in Congress, born March 20 1855 in Dartington England, and began work in the stone trade at age ten.
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Washington
Martin Madden
House Appropriations Committee
Madden
Rep. Sirovich
New York
Illinois
Chicago
Martin Barnaby Madden
Dartington
England
Chamberlin's Plane Stops At Hartford
Clarence Chamberlin, famed New York to Germany flier, halted at Hartford after aiding the Bremen crew on the relief flight. He refueled at Curtiss Field, carried two photographers, and planned to resume to Washington.
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Hartford
Coan
U. P
Clarence Chamberlin
New York
Prohibition Director Charged With Post Office Snooping
Washington April 27 Charges that prohibition administrator John D. Pennington of Pittsburgh is using the Pittsburgh post office to snoop were voiced in the house by Rep. Laguardia Republican New York. The charges allege Pennington is guiding prospective users to approach officials through mail channels.
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U.P
Prohibition
John D. Pennington
Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Post Office
Sto
Rep. Laguardia
McKeesport Chosen For Balloon Races
Washington April 2. National elimination balloon races prep Gordon Bennett Trophy will start from Bettis Field McKeesport Pa May 39. National Aeronautic Association committee said twelve balloons have entered elimination races.
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U.P
Bettis Field
McKeesport
National Aeronautic Association
Bandit Rampage Report Slaughters 7000 in Shanghai Region
Dispatches say over 7000 people were killed in a bandit raid in Shantung region with many women and children among the victims. The attack, reportedly by deserters from the army, caused widespread looting and property damage as Japanese forces move toward Tsinan under General Naito amid ongoing civil strife.
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Kingmen
Shantung
London
Taing ‘Tao
Tsinan
China
Daily Mail
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Tsing-Tao
Senate to Take Up Tax Bill Tuesday
Washington April 27 The $203000000 tax reduction bill cleared by the senate finance committee will be reported to the senate next Tuesday and come up for action Thursday Chairman Smoot said today The committee had debated minor features and will be ready for a final vote Monday The important provisions were already approved yesterday and the final ballot is seen as a formality
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Washington
Senate Finance Committee
House
Senate
Smoot
Flood Bill Reaches Conference After Rush Efforts
Senate leaders abandoned swift passage of the Jones Reid flood control bill and sent the measure to conference today in Washington.
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Washington
Senate
Johnson Boulder Dam bill debate continues in Senate
Congress panels push flood control and funding bills as Senate debate on the Johnson Boulder Dam measure continues. Commerce, Naval Affairs, Finance, and Banking committees advance related legislation, including farm relief and tax reduction proposals. The House keeps up debate on the Haugen farm relief bill.
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Commerce
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Naval Affairs Committee
Finance Committee
Banking and Currency Committee
Federal Reserve
Teapot Dome Inquiry May Be Closed Tuesday
The Teapot Dome oil investigation likely ends next Tuesday when Harry F. Sinclair testifies, Senator Walsh reports. No further witnesses are planned unless Sinclair’s testimony requires more checking, with possible notes to grand jury on Stewart’s testimony and bonds.
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Terpot Dome
Harry F. Sinclair
Senator Walsh
Montana
Sinclair
Walsh
United Press
Will Hays
Republican National Committee
Charles D. Hilles
New York
Senate
U. S
Rover
Robert W. Stewart
Standard Oil Company of
Indiana
Grand
Pittston Colliery Remains Idle Amid Lockout Dispute
The Pittston Pennsylvania Coal Company colliery, once to reopen after four months idle, remains shut as union leaders accuse officials of blocking reintegration by not recognizing Frank McGarry and James Lamarea. About 1700 workers were affected.
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Pennsylvania Coal Company
Frank McGarry
Check Welshman
James Lamarea
Hill freed on bond pending third trial
Ottawa April 27 Harry Hill 21 former Knox College student was charged with the murder of his mother Mrs Eliza Hill a wealthy eccentric He was freed on 20000 bond by Judge J A Davis pending a third trial Davis set September as the date for the new trial
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Ottawa
U.P
Harry Hill
Knox College
Eliza Hill
J. A. Davis
Davis
Relief plane carries Bremen crew toward Washington
The German-Irish trans Atlantic fliers leave Murray Bay heading to Washington by train. The Ford relief plane from Curtiss Field landed at 1 37 p m due to bad weather. Weather along the route is poor with low visibility. Lloyd Bennett funeral scheduled for 5 p m. the first train would reach Washington around 9 p m.
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Bremen
Washington
Herta Junkers
Rier
Murray Bay
Ford
Miss Junkers
Curtiss Wield
John Reynolds
Mitchell Field
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Tine
Floyd Bennett
Murray Bax
Que
U. P
Greenly
Lake St. Agnes
Lloyd Bennett
United States
Chamberlin
Faye Two
Father and daughter burned to death in Mingus fire
Ranger Texas April 27 J W Osborn and his daughter Gertrude 17 were killed when their Mingus home burned. Osborn saved his wife before returning to rescue his daughter and was trapped by a roof collapse.
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Tex
J. W.osborn
Gertrude
Mingus
Here
Osborn
Prison terms on conspiracy charge in Indiana case
Clyde A. Walb former Republican state chairman and Valentine D. Weaver president of a defunct Indiana bank were sentenced to Leavenworth for conspiracy to violate federal banking laws. Walb received four years after jury conviction. Weaver pleaded guilty and drew two and a half years.
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Ind
Clyde A. Walb
Valentine D. Weaver
Lagrange, Ind
State Bank Today
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Walb
Weaver
Weather forecast for western Pa with frost in south portion
The forecast calls for a cloudy night with heavy frost in the southern area of western Pennsylvania. Saturday should be fair with a gradual temperature rise. Observations report varied readings from Cleveland to Sacramento and notes river level at 8.4.
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