France aims to push debt settlement plan with Germany equality
Paris December 22 Joseph Paul-Boncour as premier told the Chamber of Deputies his aim is a general settlement on the American debt through a conference while handling US political risk. He promised continued disarmament policy and domestic salary and pension economies. He seeks closer France Britain ties and, within bounds, equality for Germany to help end the global depression.
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Joseph Paul-Boncour
Herriot
Chamber of Deputies
United States
France
Great Britain
Germany
Chamber
Roosevelt declines joint responsibility on international debt commission
President-elect Roosevelt, in White House correspondence released today, says he will not accept joint responsibility for appointing a commission to study war debts and other international issues. He wants a free hand after taking office on March 4, replying to President Hoover with four telegrams and a brief press statement noting his wishes.
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Washington
Roosevelt
White House
Hoover
Congress
Man Held in Slaying of Youth in Kentucky
Dan Coy, 30, was held on a murder charge for the shooting of Earl Meadows, 23, in a downtown Lancaster theater last night. Coy said Meadows persisted in annoying him and a girl companion during the performance.
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Dan Coy
Earl Meadows
Coy
Meadows
Ice Cut From Sandusky Bay Ends Operations
More than 1800 tons of ice were harvested from Sandusky Bay by the Schoct Fish Company, which announced the end of its operations today.
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Sandusky
Sandusky Bay
Schoct Fish Company
Markets at a Glance from Associated Press
New York stocks dampen as market turns dull on decline. U S government bonds irregular while secondary issues weaken. Curb market heavy with modest yield changes. Foreign exchanges steady with sterling easy. Chicago wheat weak at season low, corn unsettled. Corn prices fall with new lows. Cattle and hog markets mixed with declines and gains.
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U. S
Chicago
Truesdale Jury Remains Split in Murder Case
A deadlocked jury in Lima after 42 hours of deliberation on the murder case of Loren Truesdale and Thelma Woods asked to be discharged. Judge F E Everett allowed continued deliberations to 5 PM with possible discharge if no verdict. Initial reports had the panel at 10 to 2 in favor of conviction.
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Loren Truesdale
Marl
Thelma Woods
F E. E. Everett
Everett
Slayer confesses shooting of man at bootlegger house
Oscar Martila 53 confessed to shooting and killing Richard Kohean 33 in Ashtabula after Kohean and two women with another man tried to buy liquor at Martila’s home. Police said the group went to a wrong address and Martila declared you need not take me for a bootlegger before surrendering.
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Ashtabula
Oscar Martila
Richard Kohean
Martila
Kohean
Congressman Butler Improves From Pneumonia Illness
The condition of Oregon Representative Robert R. Butler, ill with pneumonia at a local hospital, was reported as slightly improved today.
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Washington
Robert R. Butler
Oregon
Burns Ware in New Jersey
Robert Elliott Burns, a Georgia prison fugitive, found sanctuary in New Jersey after Governor A Harry Moore granted refuge on the condition he lives honestly. Moore ruled on extradition merits amid warnings that future conduct would decide if Burns returns to a chain gang.
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Trenton
N. J
Robert Elliott Burns
Georgia
New Jersey
A. Harry Moore
Moore
Burns
United States
Supreme Courts
White House Decorated for Christmas at Holiday Period
The White House in Washington is decorated for Christmas with holly and fir trees. Wreaths adorn lower windows and box trees along the portico are lit with multicolored bulbs as President and Mrs. Hoover may be away over the holidays.
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Washington
White House
Hoover
Kentucky Accepts Imported Corn From Indiana
Frankfort announces corn certified as free territory may be brought into Kentucky from southwestern Indiana. Commissioner Eugene Flowers says Indiana will issue certificates to farmers, who must present them to Kentucky agents at the state border.
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Free Territory
Kentucky
Indiana
Eugene Flowers
Train wreck near Lima kills three as cars overturn
An Erie Railroad passenger train traveling from New York to Chicago crashed two miles south of Lima after hitting a signal tower. Three men died, including engineer Charles Scott and fireman Harl Swihart, with several passengers injured. Only one passenger required hospital care as crews battled flames and searched the wreckage amid limited water access.
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Aldrich
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Erie
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Toledo
Ironton
New York Central and
Pennsylvania Railroad
Kenton
Supreme Court to hold open house in Ohio reinauguration
The Ohio Supreme Court plans an open house when it reconvenes on January 3 in Columbus. A morning reception will honor Chief Justice elect Carl V. Weygandt of Cleveland, with bar and other judges attending after the oath. New terms of six years also begin for Jones of Jackson Stephenson and Matthias.
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Ohio Supreme Court
Carl V. Weygandt
Cleveland
Weygandt
Thomas Jones
Jackson
Will P. Stephenson
Edward
Matthias
Funds Reduced in Department of Agriculture Appropriations
The Agriculture Department supply bill for 1934 trims $206.9 million from last year’s total, with only $35 million allotted for Federal highway aid. The proposal includes cuts across federal roads, forestry, and plant quarantine, and preserves a few small increases for specific programs while reallocating seed loan collections and forest land acquisitions.
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Agriculture Department
House
Appropriations Committee
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Treasury-Post Office
Senate
Interior Department
Hoover
Bureau of Federal Roads
Bu Ishan
Texas
Advisory Federal Plant Quarantine Board
Cheyenne Bottoms
Kansas
Weather Bureau
Bureau of Animal Industry
Bureau of Plant Industry
Forest Service
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Food and Drug Administration
Patrolman Dies From Injuries After Icy Street Fall
Salem patrolman Wilbur Hiddleson aged 54 died from injuries received in a fall on an icy street last week. The accident occurred in Salem and the injured officer was hospitalized before succumbing to his wounds.
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Salem
Wilbur Hiddleson
Provisions of Collier Beer Bill Pass House in 3.2% Reform
The measure legalizes beer and related beverages at 3.2 percent alcohol by weight, sets a $5 per 31 gallon barrel tax, and imposes $50 federal distributor and $20 retailer license fees. It shields dry states, raises brewer licenses to $1,000 annually, and requires proper labeling and sealing for distributions. Expected revenue ranges from $125 million to $300 million annually depending on consumption.
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House
Senate
Kenyon
Reed
Treasury
Leaders Study Consolidation Of Farm Loans
In Washington on December 22 the Senate quickly approved a compromise with the House on Philippine independence, while leaders moved to passage of a second appropriation bill. Talks with Henry Morgenthau Jr. aimed at consolidating eight federal agencies making farm loans, and House tax legislation awaits mid January treasury condition.
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House
Hoover
Interior Department
Henry Morgenthau, Jr
Roosevelt
Treasury
Home Loan Bank Directors Ready to Review Loans
Cincinnati date shows Fifth District Home Loan Bank directors meet to review first loan applications from Ohio Kentucky and Tennessee. President Herman F Cellarius declines to reveal counts and says meetings will occur every second Friday to consider new loan requests.
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Cincinnati
Fifth District Home Loan Bank
Ohio
Kentucky
Tennessee
Herman F. Cellarius
Group opposes plan to restrict inland ships
The Ohio Valley Improvement Association declared opposition to further regulation of inland water transportation in a pamphlet titled Policies and Principles. The association, a coalition of river men and shippers across the Ohio river valley, issued the statement from Cincinnati headquarters.
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Cincinnati
Ohio Valley Improvement Association
Ohio River Valley
Funds Force Cutback on Workmen's Board Referees
Due to budget shortfalls the Workmen’s Compensation Board has released eight referees. Their duties will be reassigned to the secretary assistant secretary and actuary for the time being.
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Frankfort
Workmen's Compensation Board
Rail men accept 10 percent pay cut for nine months
Chicago December 22 One million railway workers through 1,500 representatives agreed to accept a 10 percent cut in the standard pay scale for nine months. The compromise, reached after 11 days of talks, aims to save employers costs until next October 31. Payrolls would rise $17,000,000 monthly if rates were restored February 1.
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Chicago
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Convicts Cleared in Gas Station Robbery Case
Urbana dispatch reports Prosecutor William Vance states Albert Bynum and Wilbur Hook, long-term inmates from Sidney, are absolved of links to a gasoline station robbery. Vance plans to seek pardons after Ohio penitentiary convicts Hertz and Mann confessed, revealing their Grove City bank robbery ties.
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William Vance
Champaign County
Albert Bynum
Wilbur Hook
Sidney
Bynum
Ohio Penitentiary
Hook
Mansfield Reformatory
Vance
George White
J. C. Woodward
Penitentiary
Carl Hertz
Frank Mann
Columbus
Grove City
Auto plunges down incline injures none in Kentucky incident
PORTSMOUTH December 22. J G Bishop of Covington Kentucky and three companions were involved when their automobile plunged down a steep 25 foot incline at Fullerton Kentucky across the Ohio river from Portsmouth. The four occupants escaped uninjured and drove the car away.
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Portsmouth
J. G. Bishop
Covington
Fullerton
Ohio River
House to Consider Farm Relief Bill in January
Speaker Garner announced at a press conference that the House will take up a farm relief bill early in January, signaling legislative action on agricultural aid. The plan aims to address farm income support and related needs through new congressional action next year.
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HOUSE
Washington
Garner
Measure Faces Major Hurdle Before Senate
The 3.2 percent beer bill cleared the House 239 to 165 and now faces Senate review and Presidential approval. Senate plans early consideration after Christmas recess, amid party leaders predicting possible delays or veto risks. The vote drew strong turnout as Speaker Garner touted the victory, while opposition warned the bill may fail in the Senate or be vetoed.
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Hoover
Garner
Senate
Robinson
Arkansas
Judiciary Committee
Finance Committee
House
Bandit Suspect Identified as Chicago Resident
Cincinnati dispatch reports the bandit slain after killing an officer was Royal Cook of Chicago. He used the aliases Roy Allard John Mc Kay and Albert Canton. A Chicago contact telegrammed to request custody of the body.
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Cincinnati
Pha Sheriffs Office
Royal Cook
Chicago
Roy Allard
John McKay
Albert Canton
Claude Cook
Money Missing in Dayton Home Heist
Edwin Atkins a Dayton coal dealer reported the disappearance of 1400 from a hiding place in his home yesterday. Police investigated the late December case and sought information about the missing funds.
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Dayton
Edwin Atkins
Congress Debates Miscellaneous Bills and Committee Actions
Congress today advances several measures as committees review bills on radio revisions interstate commerce banking agricultural debt refinancing and veterans legislation. House considers Interior Department appropriations while agriculture panel discusses farm relief amid ongoing hearings.
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Banking Committee
House
Senate
Joint Committee On Veterans
Interior Department
Agriculture Committee
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