Soviet disarmament plan rejected by League commission
Geneva April 17 The Soviet proposal to halve world armaments was rejected by the League of Nations preparatory disarmament commission after Japan Germany France and Chile called it unacceptable. Maxim Litvinoff pressed for three principles including substantial reduction enforcement provisions and a proportional reduction coefficient.
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Geneva
League of Nations
Japan
Germany
France
Chile
Maxim Litvinoff
River levels fall in Maysville after overnight rise
River at Maysville dropped six inches overnight and continues to fall at about one inch per hour as locals report the change. No injuries or damage mentioned. Officials monitor the stream and nearby flood risk remains low for now.
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Maysville
Chamberlain Speech on Armaments Plans in Geneva Talks
London April 17 Sir A Chamberlain foreign secretary told Labour MP J M Kennor that Britain intends to call a special conference on naval armaments during the Geneva preparatory disarmament mission. Austen said the government has no plan for tripartite talks with Japan and the United States and disagreed that lack of agreement on armaments delays progress.
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London
A Chamberlain
J. M. Kennor
Hose Mons
Britain
Geneva
Austen
Japan
United Maritime Law
Maringghe
Wall Street’s Federal Reserve Board Faces Public Scrutiny
Washington April 15. The Federal Reserve Board governs the system with six active members from each district and two ex-officio members. It sets credit policy, oversees reserve banks, and reviews discount rates. Members include Roy A. Young and Edmund Platt, with Hamlin and Miller as longtime appointees from the Wilson era.
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NEA
Washington
Federal Reserve Board
Harvard
Federal Reserve System
Federal Reserve District
Treasury
The
Federal Reserve Banks
Reserve Bank
We Credit
Wall Street
Roy A. Young
Edparce Platt
Edward H. Cunningham
Adolp . Miller
George R
Charles I. Hamlin
Treasury Scene
Mellon
J. W. McIntosh
Reserve Board Members Named From Diverse Backgrounds
The group includes economist professor from California who joined as assistant to Secretary Franklin K. Lane in 1913 and later joined the board with Hamlin in 1914. George R. James of Memphis Tennessee rose from wagon firm to bank and wholesale goods leadership, and farms a large plantation near Memphis. Edward H. Cunningham of Cresco Iowa, with only a high school education, served in Iowa politics for three terms and led the state Farm Bureau before his 1923 Reserve Board appointment.
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Federal Reserve Board
Harvard
Méllon
Roy A. Young
Edmund Platt
Young
Marquette, Mich
Marquette
First National Bank
Houghton
Mich
Federal Reserve Bank
Minneapolis
Reserve Board
Treasury
Cleveland
Wilson
Woodrow Wilson
Massachusetts
Miller
University of California
California
Cornell
University of Chicago
Interior
Franklin K. Lane
Hamlin
Inter-American High Commision
Eral
James
Memphis
Edward H. Cunningham
Cresco
Iowa
Reserve ‘Board
Coolidge
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
Debenture Plan Sparks Fight Over Highway Work
Indianapolis April 17 The State Highway Commission awarded a contract for 5.89 miles of paving on State Road 61 Petersburg to Vincennes, from Petersburg to five miles northwest. Globe Construction Co of Evansville won with $104,855.48. Bids open April 23 for 1,300,000 barrels of cement, expected to exceed $2.5 million. It covers about 3.25 miles of pay-
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Indianapolis
State Highway Commission
Petersburg-Vincennes
Petersburg
Globe Construction Company
Evansville
Mob Spirit at Steve's Trial Told of Today
Indianapolis April 17 affidavits to the supreme court recount mob spirit at the 1925 Stephenson trial in Hamilton county. Lowe a Fountain County klansman says he helped spread propaganda and coordinated demonstrations with bootleggers and others to pressure for Stephenson's penitentiary. Washington notes Congress and Hoover farm bill debate as senate considers a debenture plan to pay farmers via tariff duties.
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Indianapolis
D.C
Teton Circuit Court
Supreme Court
Charles F. Lowe
Fountain County
Wizard Evans
Stephenson
Hamilton County
Tobs
Huffington
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Lowe
Klan
Washington
House
Senate
Agriculture Committee
Hoover
Eee
Agriculture Department
Germany
Norway
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Treasury
Highway Route 50 in Washington Gets Immediate Construction
The state highway commission plans immediate construction of State Highway No. 50 on both sides of Washington. An agreement detailing the Poplar Street Campbell Avenue Grove Street route via Washington was approved and spread on record. The commission will let the contract as soon as possible.
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State Highway Commission
Washington
Wm. 8. Smith
Wm. J. Titus
Poplar Street
Campbell Avenue
Grove Street
Titus
Library Meet at Vincennes Public Library
Vincennes Indiana April 17 Miss Jane Kitchell librarian announces district library meeting next Tuesday L J Bailey state librarian will speak two talks attendees include representatives from area libraries program includes roll call one thing I should like to know vertical file trustee panel luncheon library extension and budget review with tea to follow
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Vincennes
Ind
Jane Kitchell
Vincennes Public Library
L. J. Bailey
Cora W. Terre Haute
P. m
Saint . m
J. Bailey
John ‘Body
Imo Ashnglish
Prayer Meeting Scheduled at 7 P M At Local Churches
A scheduling note indicates a prayer meeting will start at 7 PM at the First Christian Church and at the Methodist church due to a Passion Play event, shifting from 7 30 to 7 oclock.
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Weyer
Life Insurance Plan to be Considered by Indiana Farm Bureau
The Indiana Farm Bureau Federation in Indianapolis will hold a meeting on April 25 to consider the establishment of a life insurance department. Directors and officers will review proposals and discuss implementation steps for member coverage.
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Indianapolis
Indiana Farm
Ereau Federation
Parents Arrested After Tragedy And Education Laws
Chicago, April 17. An official verdict of parental neglect in the coroner's jury investigation into the death of George Lux, a grammar school pupil, was announced today with the arrest of twenty three parents on lax discipline charges. Two refusing to pay fines were sent to prison. The arrests followed the murder of William Bodine and the enforcement of compulsory education.
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Chicago
George Lux
Olenty
Wm. L. Bodine
Zimmerman Trial Postponed Today in Angola Ind
The trial of Charles Zimmerman in Steuben County for the murder of Th Burke was postponed today due to illness of a juror Floyd Carpenter. The delay, caused by a noon recess disruption, is expected to allow the case to proceed tomorrow.
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Angola
Ind
Charles Zimmerman
Steuben
Th Burke
Wage
Floyd Carpenter
B&k
Standard Oil Co head denies rumor in Chicago
Chicago April reports said Standard Oil Co of Indiana would bid for Pan-American Transportation. Edward G Seubert, Pan American president, stated the reports are without foundation, dismissing the speculation as unfounded.
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Standard Oil CO
Chicago
Indiana
Edward G. Se
Standard Pany
Seubert
Salvation Army seeks old clothes for relief work
Captain Ellis of the Salvation Army in Pa calls for house cleaning of all old garments and mending for the needy. Call 1175 to arrange donation or pickup.
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Salvation Army
Captain Ellis
Salvation Fas Pa
Will
Ellis
Police chiefs association opens two day conclave in South Bend
South Bend Indiana April 7 Indiana police chiefs association began a two day conference with city leaders from across the state. Michael Boland of Chicago was in town on business.
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South Bend
Ind
Indiana Police
Michael Boland
Chicago
Local man wounded eluding officer in Vincennes
Vincennes Indiana April 17 Charles Chanley 28 lies in Good Samaritan hospital with two bullet wounds in his left leg after being shot at Ridgley’s place while fleeing pursuing Sheriff A H Kruse and Deputy Chauncey Carr Chanley had escaped from the Indiana penal farm for chicken stealing in Daviess county and said he ran fearing recapure would be deadly He was captured and brought to the hospital with injuries described and expected to recover.
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Vincennes
Ind
Charles Chanley
Good Samaritan
A. H. Kruse
Chauncey Carr
Chanley
Indiana
Daviess County
Ed Ridgley
Kruse
Chaey
Putnamville
Carr
Chauney
Washington
Ridgley
Mellon Legally In Office Says Senate
Washington reports the Senate Judiciary Committee informally states secretary of the treasury Mellon holds office legally despite not being renominated by President Hoover. No vote was taken yet precedents support cabinet officers serving across administrations. A separate item describes Chanley’s escape from custody and mistaken identity during a pursuit at Ridgley, detailing an earlier conviction and flight.
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Washington
Mellon
Hoover
Senate Judiciary Committee
Severe storm claims two lives across New Jersey coasts
A severe northeaster crossing the North Atlantic states subsided as two men were reported dead, one a sailor whose body washed ashore in Point Pleasant New Jersey, another killed in Stamford Connecticut. The storm damaged the New Jersey coast disrupted liners and caused several inches of snow near the New York Pennsylvania line.
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New York
North Atlantic
New Jersey
New York Harbor
Atlantic
City
Point Peasant
Stamford
Conan
New York-Pennsylvania Line
Fire destroys 435 baby chicks in Indiana brooder house
Seymour Ind April 17 Dean White postmaster at Wallonia lost 435 baby chickens in a brood erhouse fire about 2 30 oclock Tuesday morning. A barrel of msene in thy brood er house fiwent p in smoke and star- Wall attempts to extinguish he fitted from the brood-
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Seymour
Ind
Dean White
Wallonia
Thy
Elnora Boy Breaks Leg While Playing
James Richard Caress seven year old son of Mrs Ethel Caress of Elnora suffered a leg fracture while playing in his yard. His older brother Edward thirteen chased him when Richard tripped stepping on his leg and twisting the bone. The accident occurred about 6 30 o clock last night. He was taken to the local hospital where the fracture was reduced and a cast applied.
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James Richard
Ethel Caress
Elnora
Edward
Jones
Richard
Three Bandits Fire In Lower New York Payroll Heist
Four gunmen raided a Bell Telephone payroll pickup in downtown New York, wounding three people including bank messenger John Meane and guard Joseph Clancy and teenager Eugene Crowley, then escaped with a $38,000 payroll. A taxicab halted by a traffic light was fired upon as the robbers seized the bag and fled.
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New York
Bell Telephone Laboratories
John Meane
Joseph Clancy
Eugene Crowley
Crowley
Williams Girl Is Victim Of Lockjaw
Bedford Indiana April 17 Helen Viola eight year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Joseph Rainey of Williams is dead of tetanus from a foot wound caused by stepping on a bone. The wound healed before she fell ill Friday and she died Sunday this is the first tetanus case for a number of years in the area.
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Bedford
Ind
Helen Viola
Joseph Rainey
Williams
Lawrenceville Re-elects Mayor Holsen in 1910 Race
Lawrenceville Ul April 17 C S Holsen was re elected mayor defeating Rolla J Gray by 161 votes. Holsen led in three wards while Gray led in the fourth. Totals show Holsen 352 Gray 691. A A Wiltse won city clerk post and A D Lane ran unopposed for treasurer.
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Lawrenceville
C. S. Holsen
Rolla J. Gray
Holsen
Gray
Maven
A. A. Wiltse
A. D. Lane
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