davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
New Britain herald., 1930-03-26

You might get the census Of scotflaws by subtracting the num- bcr Of dog licenses from the total number of dogs.
New Britain herald., 1930-03-26

Since the candidates got started, the factory gales no longer arc the ssLes of golden silence.
New Britain herald., 1930-03-26

The only profitable advertising medium In tho City. Circulation books and press roem always open to advsrtissra.
New Britain herald., 1930-03-26

Ths Herald is on sals daily ip New York at Holdings Newsstand. Times souare; schultz's Newsstand. Entrance Grand Central, 42nd Street.
New Britain herald., 1930-03-26

Tariff Craftsmanship. "l'll soak the consumers in my State if you'll soak the consumers ill yours
New Britain herald., 1930-03-26
Facts andFancies
By Robert Quillen

Don't expect too much Of M'. Eoover's fact-finding commissions. Few commission men get over 10 per cent.
New Britain herald., 1930-03-26
Membsr of th, A,uciated Press

Member or tHt ASIcAtSU TreN The Associated Press ts exclusively en. titled to tho use for republication Of all news credited to 1t or not otherwise credited in this paper and also local news published therein.
New Britain herald., 1930-03-26

Congressman Tilson, recuperatinS at the White House, should be in no hurry 10 get we'll
New Britain herald., 1930-03-26

phones and the type arrives-bath- ing suit and all. The exchanges take a percentage of the pay. Some exchanges have as high as zoe models ready and waiting.
New Britain herald., 1930-03-26

The groundhog myth is foolish. You cant be sure that spring is here until the road hog emerges.
New Britain herald., 1930-03-26
TEIEPBONH CAIIS

Entered at the Post Ofiics at New Britain
 as sscond Clan Mail Natter.
New Britain herald., 1930-03-26

4 hick town is L.aCe where Central is unpopular if she de- mands the number instead of ring ing Jones's store.
New Britain herald., 1930-03-26

ing Joncs's store.
 The groundhog myth is foolish. You cant be sure that spring is here until the road hog emerges. household is to wait and sec who comes out for the morning paper and the milk bottles.
 A live town is one that has plans to extend it's limits to include neighboring farmers before the census begins.
 The Coolidge darn that makes rew farm land isn't spelled like the one prompted by working old farms.
 For the benefit of youngsters # should be explained that Chicago's s terrible fire in the old days didn't come from .3S..
 Americansm: Forever chewing the rag in an effort to solve prob lems that would disappear if we'd shut up and saw wood,
 Present indications arc that na- tional and international problems will be settled this spring if lip can do it.
 Free people are those who S2t their heads cracked if they happen to be near when the police ar3 hunting Communists.
 Maybe it was called the little Red schoolhouse because they hal a community dipper and shared their germs.
 Originality is the art of comhir- ing seven old froCks so CleveriY that the resulting garment seems a new one.
 Another thing the talkles need is a device 0 make Hollywood Br,-- ish sound like London instead of Kansas.
 One of the new labor saving d. vices for the kitchen, priced S165, includes a grindstone. That, of course, is for dads nose,
 If the arms manufacturers are to blame for war because they get a profit out of it, what about book publishers? If you see a little man watch ing the close decisions at rail- way crossing. he's an umpire get ting spring training for his eye. Correct this sentence: "My Wife visited one of her rich girlhood friends last week." said the man, but she hasn't suggested refurnish- ing our house Copyright. 1880. Publishers Syndicate
New Britain herald., 1930-03-26

New York, March 26,-In the oaken shadows of a naughty Fifth avenue jcwelry establishment is an elderly and scholarly gentleman whose entire life has been spent in the study Of precious jcwels-scien- tifically, romantically, traditional ly and geographically.
 He is Dr. George Frederick Kunz, who is past 70. and has traced the romantic history of every gem of importance. Some have dated back six thousand years. Dr, Kunz has also collatod the origin of the mystic ideas man. kind formed of gems in all ages the superstitions and omens.
 Sometimes he has spent ten years ir digging up the complete history of a single stone and in his labora- tory has lived through the TO- mances of jewels that have de- throned kings, defaced ancient en- pires and otherwise brought death, misery and destruction.
 He has explored the diamond fields Of Kimberly and pokcd about other far away corners of the world for lore. The diamond, ac- cording to legend, preserves peace and stands for purity. Arkansas ls the only section of America where the diamond is found,
 One of the myths is that wearing the opal betokens ill fortune. h. stead it stands for hope and sue cess. Sentiment associated with stones are: Agate-health and wealth; Cats cye--warns of dau- ger; Pearl-innoccnce; Turquoise prosperity. Sapphire - constancy, and Ruby-charity.
 The natal stones of tEc various months follow: January-garnct February amethyst; March - b'oodstone; April-damond; May emerald; June-agate; July - turquoise; AugIst-carnclian; Sep tcmber chrysolite; October - bcryl; Novcmoer-topaz, and De <Cember-ruby.
 The star sapphire at the moment is one of the favored jewels of the very rich. Various stones have had their rccurrcnt rise and fall in popularity but tho diamond has shown the greatest endurance. Tho diamond must be square. The round cut is as outmodcd as the stem winding watch.
 From q morning paper; "Rudy Nallce is rcputcd making $S,000 a week and now his brother Billy is going to Yale"
 Every Nallec shall be exalted.
 Experts who forecast boulevard residential changes in the metropo- lis now decree that in ten years the toncy boulevard will be Riverside Drive. Much of the Drives aristo- cratic aura suddenly swung to Park and Madison avenues in recent years. Many mansions were torn Gcwn for hurriedly constructed apartment houses and the DrNc Was shorn of some of it's class. The pendulum is now swinging back. Geographically it is ideal. With the ripping Hudson at it's feet and the cowlng and beautiful Jersey hills in the background. it offers the most beautiful vista in town. A great drawback has been the un- CT edge but that eyesorc is short ly to vanish.
 An ancient ichu in faded plum Colored uniform skirts the curb with his horse drawn open car rage after the thcatcr and cries
New Britain herald., 1930-03-26

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New Britain herald., 1930-03-26

One of the well-known models is roly-poly midget. He poses with a bow and arrow as cupid.
 q was waiting for my husband in a hat store,' writes Mrs. F. J., and unobserved watched you preening yourself in a gray hat from all angles, You seemed 10 think you looked mighty hanG- some"
 There is not much 10 do but blush and look down at my feet.
New Britain herald., 1930-03-26

SUBSCRIPTION RATES 3tt . Tear
 3:.oe Three Months
 75c. | Month
New Britain herald., 1930-03-26

The easiest way to size up a household is to wait and sec who comes out for the morning paper and the milk bottles.
New Britain herald., 1930-03-26
New Britain Herald
HERALD PUBLlaHiN0 COMPANY
 New Britain. Connecticut

Issusd Daily Sunday E1cepted) At Hssald Bldg. q Church Street
New Britain herald., 1930-03-26

A live town is one that has plans to extend it's limits to include neighboring farmers before the census begins.
New Britain herald., 1930-03-26

From q morning paper: ''Rudy Nallce is rcputcd making $S,000 week and now his brother Billy is going to Yale"
 Every Nallec shall be exalted.
New Britain herald., 1930-03-26

The Coolidge dan that makes new farm land isn't spelled like the one prompted by working old farms.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1930-04-22

The screams of those who being burned alive could be
heard for blocks around the big State prison.
BEDLAM TURNED LOOSE
And with the minglng Of screening hring sirens of
ambuance fire and police wagons which dashed into the
penitentiary grounds it bedlam turned loose.
The conagrson is believed to have been Of incendiay
origin started by prisoners in the hope Of escaping in the
confusion Summoned by local radio broadcastng stations
than 1oo policemen United States regular soldiers and
State mamen the Of the fire inside the
prison walls They prevented any contemplated escapes
Guard Against Outbreak
United States soldiers and National Guardsmen equipped
with machine guns and teargas bombs today patrolng
the pententary inside and guard against any possible
attempted outbreak of convicts.
When the fire broke out SIG convic in the cell block
which ravaged by the conflagration More than 400
escaped unscathed
Coroner j. Murphy announced at 945 o'clock this
Coroner A. Murphy announced that 266 of the convict
dead has been identified.
Keys to the burning cell blocks found to be missing
from the guardroom, where they usually kept
An investigation into the why the cells not
locked begun today by State Welfare Director Hal H.
GrisWold
Warden Thomas today suspended Guard Thomas Watknson
When Waknson returned to the penitentiary this morning
for duty according the Warden entered the guard
and replaced the missing cell block keys
1t due to missing keys that cells in the blazing section
the prison could not be promptly opened yesterday evening
Thomas asserted He further charged that Watknson became
panic stricken after the fire started.
The blaze originated in cell block which nearing
completion and which contained wiring making the theory
Of ncendarsm appear logical large quantity of oil which
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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1930-04-22
TREATY SIGNED,
FARLEY ENDS

LONDON, April ~ U.N.SN.
With the signatures of five ma
tons delegates attached to the
naval treaty, the five-power Lon
don conference adjourned indefi-
nitely at 1:18 p. m. today 7:18
a. m. eastern standard time).
The final session Of the parley
had lasted a little less than three
hours. Most Of this time was
taken up with speeches by the
chief delegates. The actual sign
ing took only IA minutes.
Two ENJOYS Absent
The signing session opened in
st. James Palace at 1882 a. m,
and Of all those who participated
in the brilliant opening three
months ago, only Foreign Minis
ter Dino Grandhi, of Italy, and
Premier Andre Tardieu, Of France,
we're absent.
Opening the session in his
capacity Of president and chair
man, Prime Minister J. Ramsay
Macdonald announced that the
1891 conference provided for by
the Washington conference would
not now be held, because Of the
fact the London treaty had an
ticipated its work. Continuing, he
declared:
I'VE have now gone as far as
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KEYS MISSING
ASF|RE BURNS
CELL BLOCK
Panic Stricken Guard Took
Keys From Guard Room;
Found Them in His Pocket

Hardly had the terrified
screams Of the injured and dying
ceased, than Director GriSwold
was on the scene, demanding to
know why the prisoners had not
been released from their cells
when the fire grew serious.
He demanded:
''Where were the keys to
those ceIls?"
And, one after another, six
witnesses paraded before him and
told incoherent stories as to what
became of the keys, the life bars
to the trapped convicts in the
blazing inferno Of tiers Of cells.
The witnesses admitted that they
didn't know.
The keys to the cells. It was
explained, were kept in the guard
room more than 800 yards across
the prison courtyard from the
burning cell block. They diSap-
peared quickly after the fire.
None of the witnesses could &C
count for them. There were IL
keys. Only a few were accounted
for.
But then, grirnly enough,
there's no use for them now.
Warden p. E. Thomas, Of the
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PRISON EDITOR
TELLS STORY
Photo by international

COLUMBUS, Ohio, April %
UN.S).-How laborer's picks
were employed in rescue opera.
tions at the Ohio State Peni'
Tertiary fire yesterday evening.
which exacted q toll Of more than
300 lives, and how they some
times glanced off the steel bars
into the bodies of convictS, was
wildly portrayed today in an eye.
witness story by George Rich.
mond, editor Of the Ohio Peni.
Tertiary News, who Is serving q
term for bank robbery.
81 was In my cell working
upon some material for the In
stitutiOn paper. I do not re-
member whether / heard the
fire alarm or the cries Of men
from the doomed cell block
first.
at was not long before
my cell was unlocked by
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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1930-04-22
Story of Fire Told
OUer Radio By
Prisoner

COLUMBUS, Ohio, April a.
IN.S).-A graphic, terse story
of the Ohio penitentiary fire
disaster, from a prisoners view
point, was radio-casted over sta
ton WAIU here shortly before
midnight by Prisoner No.
1852"
The prisoner talked into a
microphone which was stationed
in the Protestant Chapel, stu
ated within the big State prison
enclosure and connected by
special wire with the broadcast
ing station.
During an eight-minute talk
from 1915 to 1923 p. m.-the
unidentified prisoner told OF the
start Of the fire, it's progress,
efforts to free the prisoners
from their cells, the care of the
dead. and medical treatment
for the injured.
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Daughter of Warden Aids
In Caring for Conflicts

COLUMBUS, Ohio, April %
U.N.S.). - Cool and outwardly
calm, Miss Kamanda Thomas,
pretty young daughter Of Warden
p. E. Thomas. was working tire
lessly today, shoulder to shoulder
with her father, in attempting to
put order and tranquility to the
hectic state Of affairs that have
followed the disastrous and death
dealing fire at the State prison
last night, when BIT lives were
lost.
With the placid assurance of
which heroines are made, Miss
Thomas was directing TRUSTEES
,apd hardened ,sopy.cts, a MeA Is
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who have stepped into q grue.
some and gigantic task to act as
nurses and to serve in any
capacity where they are needed.
Throughout last nights fire
and panic, Miss Thomas worked
untiringly, helping her father
place guards, directing the activi-
ties Of physicians and nurses and
broadcasttng appeals for as-
SiStance.
Mrs. Thomas, wife Of the war
den, collapsed during last nights
fire. Her daughter came to her
assistance and then, with her
mother safely taken care Of, Miss
ITheEpas Elshsa hssk - sc!,
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CURRAN FACES
QUIZ AGAIN

Investigation into specific cases
where the Association Against
the Prohibition Amendment has
spent money to help elect wet
candidates to Congress was be
gun today by the Senate Lobby
Committee.
Henry H. Curran, president OF
the association. who has told the
committee he expects to see pro-
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HUNDREDS BURN IN CELLS
. WHILE GUARDS HUNT KEYS

COLUMBUS, April % INS)-More than 300 bodies today
lie in the morgues Of evidences Of the fire which
swept cell block at Ohio State penentiary here last evening
Is The unofficial which verified places the number of dead
317 This considered final The death toll this
high Itmay higher
One hundred and thirty injured ncts hospitals this also vic
Of them expected causing the already high death toll TO mount
still
nahe of their cells for
following outbreak
the fire They vuazed themselves scared death while trapped like
8 MANY
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TheDead

COLUMBUS, Ohio, April 20
sT.N.SJ.--The holocaust tDhtch
claimed 3O7 liUes in a fire here
last night at the Ohio State
PenttentiGry sIloiOs the following
identified dead:
Joe Spires, I. II. Cline, Carl
HOIlenbacher, Ed Smith, Louis
Campbell, o. D. KeII, Lawrence
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MURDER HUNT
STUMPED As
CLUESFA|L.
Air Tight AIibis Bring Release
Of All Suspects in Killing;
Spurned Suitor Only Lead

SpuFHeu SuItOF u1ly Ledu
--latest Developments today in
the murder of Mary Baker,
Navy Department clerk, a
week ago Friday night, are as
follows:
I. Frank admission by Inspec.
tor william s. Shelby that he has
no tangible clue to the identity
of the slayer, and that All per-
sons who were believed to have
known s'vital' facts about the
staying have established perfect
3, Police again turned their at.
tention to the Navy Department
) where q man is supposed to be
employed who had made q num-
her tinwelcome advances to
Mary Baker. They also sent an
investigator to Baltimore to run
down certain information regard
ing a man there who is supposed
to have known Miss Baker.
8. Complete eXoneration of Mer-
vim Sisson and Julian e. Gala
kher, Warsaw, Va, statesmen, de-
tanned since last Friday for ques-
tioning.
4. Resurrection of theory by
Sheriff Howard B. Fields, of Ar
lington county, that a woman is
involved in the case.
Police Are Stumped
Police today were frankly at a
loss as to which direction to turn
the investigation. One clue after
another has collapsed after being
run out, and everyone toward
whom the finger of suspicion
seemed to point has been def
nitely eliminated from the inves-
tigation.
It was at first believed that the
beads and iewelry found with the
coat, hat and other effects of the
slain girl in a drain on the De
partment of Agriculture expert
mnetal farm last Friday, were
vital clues and would lead to the
slayer. Fl
This theory was exploded today,
however, when ownership of the
beads was established, and it was
found that they had been stolen
from an automobile owned by a
Takoma Park woman, which she
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ToDAY's SCRATCHES
LEXINGTON

FIRST RACE-Hot Time. Selection.
SECOND REORGANIZATION, Directly,
Carolyn Barker, Modern Times Casa
nova, Fleeing Gold.
FOURTH ~RACE-Violin, Material Tea
Dinsep.
FIFTH RACE MonRis. Ta -.
gtxTH RACE cannnAA
New Britain herald., 1930-08-30
FINANCIAL CRISIS
Recapitalization Proposed to Avert Bankruptcy By Chicago Stadium Corporation.

Chicago, Aug. 50 LP The worlds largest sports palace is fac ing financial crisis.
 sydney Strotz, president and gen. eral manager of the s7000,000 Chi cago stadium. disclosed yesterday that a apitalization has been pro- posed to avert bankruptcy.
 The stadium company was con- pelled 10 default on the sinking fund provisions of the first mortgage and was unable to make interest pay ments, Strotz dicclosed. To prevent foreclosure, 1t is necessary 10 raise s300,000 immediately
 A stockholders committee has outlined plan of refinancing, call ing for the sale of second mortgage bonds.
 The fulfilment cf the late P. T. (Paddy) Harmons life long dream, the stadium was opened in March 1928, with title match between Tommy Loughran and Mickey Walker in which Loughran retained his light heavyweight cham pionship
 Hockey matches. siX-day bicycle racing, basketball games and con- ventions have been held in the sta dium.
New Britain herald., 1930-08-30

Detroit last winter. That was before Thompson dethroned Jackie Fields before a Detroit crowd
 The last cham pionship match in Cleveland was a decade ago when Johnny KilbaHs, the featherweight title holder, knocked out the British challenger. Danny Frush, in a ball park engagement which drew s110,- 000.
 When Thompson grabbed the championship from Fields last win ter he had Sl4.75 jingling in his pockets after. he paid of. his train ing expenses. .....
 A few weeks ago he Event to the west coast and collected s2O.000 be- sides lacing for stepping through 10 rounds with Young Corhett, the Fresno southpaW. He also picked up a few additional thousands by engaging home town talent in the west
 Thompson intends 10 box as often as opponents can be dug up, includ- ing Jimmy McLarnir. the baby face from Vancouver if that match still is regarded as red hot by the time the winter rolls around.
New Britain herald., 1930-08-30
MINIATURE GOLF TAKES
 HOLD OF POPULAR FANCY
Liliputian Courses Are Proving Sources of Profit to Owners - Bears Little Resemblance to the Real Game-Every Feature Is Centered Around the Ele- ment of Luck-Non Players Do Not Miss the Nice ties of Regular Courses-Many in South.

the golfng world. a player whp has travelled to d3tant courses in out of-the-way plaees of America would find putting surfaces of strange Va rety, Cotton-hull greens are quite common in some sections of the southwest and hard surfaces are made playable by the use of sand, where grass cannot be grown.
 AS commercial proposition, the costly construction of the standard miniature course is justified by the profits it makes, but one for ones private use can be made at small ex- pense and no great labor.
 Recently we constructed cheaply. a nine-hole model course which combines the freak features of the we'll known miniatures with a regu- lar course. Built over rolling ground, some golfng skill is re- quired to score on it. One hole was made. from grass while the others were constructed from certain inex- pensive material which has a spring to it like bent greens. It has been christened, California Golf"
New Britain herald., 1930-08-30
ORIOLES FAIL ID
 UPSET REDW|NGS
Baltimore Fails DismalIy to
 Halt Rochester Rush

Their bid to dislodge the Roches- ter Redwings from the International League lead distinct failure, the Baltimore Orioles cast an apprehen- sivo eye behind them today to watch the oncoming third place Montreal Royals.
 Beaten back in the first two games Of the crucial series with Rochester. the Orioles now are three and one half games out of the lead and matter of three games in front of the Royals, a none. too comfortable advantage.
 Rallies in the late innings enabled the RedWings to beat the Orioles yesterday, 7-3, for their fifth suc- cessive triumph. The Orioles ripped into Ira Smith for three runs in the first inning but were impotent there after against Smith and his success or, George Grant. Stewart Bolen. Baltimore ace, blanked the Redwings for six innings but a series of hits and bases on balls gave them four runs in the seventh. Three more came across in the eighth, Worth lngton's triple accounting for two of them. Joe Hauser hit his 56th homer of the year in the first inning with one on.
 Toronto and Reading divided a double bill, the Keys winning the opener, 20, and Toronto the sec ond, 3-2. McAfee gave the Leafs five scattered hits in the first game. Phil Page pitched well for Toronto but was nicked for homer by Earl Grace with Whitman on base in the fourth. The nightcap, scheduled for seven innings, went eight before the | Leafs broke through for a win. Hoot Gibson held the Keys hitless for six | innings but in the seventh, a pass and three hits enabled Reading to tie the count at 2-2. Successive singles by Rabbit Burke and Ruble won the game for the Leafs in the eighth. e
 Buffalo beat Newark again. 3-2, and strengthened its hold on fifth place. Joe Bloomer blanked the Sears Tor seven innings but had 10 have assistance from Henry Wertz in the eighth when Newark rallied for two runs. within one of tie. Myles Thomas pitched effectively for Newark but was touched frequently enough to give the Bisons victory behind such fine pitching as Bloom CT turned in, Al Moore was the bat ting star of the game with three safeties.