Triple Death at Midtown Speakeasy Bar
New York police investigate a midtown speakeasy murder scene at Porky’s Place 267 West 52nd Street. Three bodies lie near the bar, including John Egan a New Jersey fugitive, and bartender Michael Griffin. Robbery not suspected. clues include a pistol, hat, and pencils.
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New York
John Sweeney
Porky
John Egan
New Jersey
Sing Sing
Michael Griffin
Fach
Sweeney
West 52Nd Street
Egan
Eighth Avenue
Prohibition Amendment Advances to States by House Vote
The 13 year old Constitutional Amendment for National Prohibition passed the House 289 to 121 and moves to the states for ratification. Senate action last week favored submitting a repeal amendment to state conventions by 63 to 23. The Anti-Saloon League vows a fight to a finish in state capitals.
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Washington
House of Representatives
Senate
House
Prohibittion
Anti-Saloon League
John N. Garner
Sumners
Judiciary Committee
Garner
Zangara Sentenced Eighty Years In Roosevelt Attack
Giuseppe Zangara was sentenced to 80 years in prison for the February 15 attempt on President Elect Roosevelt, with four 20 year counts for attempted murder. He may still face murder charges. Mayor Cermak and Mrs. Gill, hospitalized, show improving prospects.
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Miami
Fla
Giuseppe Zangara
Roosevelt
Margaret Kru’s
Newark
N. J
Russell Caldwell
Coconut Grove
William Sinnott
New York
Zangara
Anton Cermak
Chicago
Joe H. Gill
Dade County
Cermak
States Are Surveyed in Prohi Fight
The nation weighs repeal as legislatures across states begin ratification steps. Governors Ritchie of Maryland and Green of Rhode Island push to lead the first states, with action noted in California Connecticut Indiana Iowa New York Ohio and others amid a broader shift toward ending the 18th Amendment.
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Raymond Clapper
United Press
Washington
U.P
Capitol Hill
Wels
Congress
Ritchie
Maryland
Green
Rhode Island
New York
Ilinois
New Jersey
Massachusetts
Connecticut
Ohio
Missouri
Wyoming
West Virinia
Wisconsin
Michigan
California
Tewin
Indiana
McNutt
Iowa
House
Senate
Kentucky
Laffeon
Ritchiefe
Comstock
Milbourki
Nebraska
North Carolina
Oklahoma
Repealieta
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Texas
Utah
Virginia
Pollard
West Virginia
Miller
Hollywood Stars Face Rerated Pay Scale Clash
Hollywood producers press a new salary line as contracts for Greta Garbo Maurice Chevalier Gloria Swanson William Powell George Arliss Ann Harding and the Marx Brothers near renewal Contracts range from three thousand dollars a week to two hundred fifty thousand a picture Some stars may seek stage or foreign offers while others hold out for profit sharing and lower overhead costs in new deals
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Hollywood
Calif
Greta Garbo
Maurice Chevalier
Co Detrich
Gloria Swanson
Nard Coleman
Four Marx Brothers
Ann Herding
William Powell
George Arliss
Times
Garbo
Arliss
England
Colman
Nolice
Goria Swanson
Chatterton
Powell
Ho Dou
Miss Chatterton
Hay
Five Die As Plane Crashes On Frozen Canada Lake
An airplane crashed on the frozen surface of Lake Temagami in Ontario yesterday killing six aboard and two women among the four passengers. The dead include H. R. Clegg the pilot Loriie Buckman and Alma io all of Schumacher Ontario.
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Canadian
Timmins
Ort
Lake Temagami
H. R. Clegg
Loriie Buckman
Alma Io
Schumacher, Ont
Motion picture of attempted assassination shown at Paramount
Film shown at the Paramount Theater chronicles the assassination attempt on Roosevelt with footage from minutes after the shot. Spectators blocked the gunman’s aim at Roosevelt at the crucial moment. Zan gara insists he is sane and told Judge Collins he could do what he wished. The assassin said he wanted to kill Roosevelt and make him suffer. Four 20 year sentences will run consecutively for a total of 80 years.
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Amarillo
Paramount Theater
Roosevelt
Zangara
Collins
Cermak
Siac
West Texas-New Mexico League favors lower gates and split season
The by laws committee in El Paso backed reduced admission prices and 20 percent of gross receipts to visiting teams with a 2 percent league levy. Surplus to be shared among clubs. San Angelo and Roswell eyed to join, aiming for a six club circuit with a March 5 Amarillo meeting. Wilbur C. Hawk said umpires could be hired for 100 dollars monthly. Jerry Malin chaired the session.
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EL Paso
West Texas- New Mexico Baseball League
Wilbur C. Hawk
Amarillo
Jerry Malin
San Angelo
Roswell
Pretty Dancer Dies In Fall In Hotel Tragedy
Houston report says Ivy Young a 32 year old former stage dancer fell from a seventh floor hotel room after a quarrel with H M Edwards who described himself as Reno aviator. Police say she cried I am being choked and struggled before the fatal plunge.
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Houston
H. M. Edwards
Reno
Nev
Ivy Young
B. H. Tolleson
Brisbane and the lab mice trade in a city of science
Arthur Brisbane writes in The Globe about New York City ordering 9 000 white mice from Springfield Missouri at under a half cent each, noting a dramatic drop from 1930s prices and the broader costs and ethics of animal research. The piece references Noguchi and the Rockefeller Institute in a broader science context.
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New York City
Ozark
Springfield
Los Angeles
New York
Rockefeller Institute
Noguchi
You
I C C rejects Texas cotton rail rate cut plan
The Interstate Commerce Commission ruled against three railroads seeking to reduce rates on minimum 32,500 pound cotton carloads from interior Texas to Houston Galveston and Texas City. The decision held the rates applied interstate and favored shipments of flat cotton while high density compressed cotton would not qualify.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Texas
Houston
Galveston
Texas City
Randall Justice Case Is Delayed
Randall County sheriff Bob Barnett accuses Frank W. Hays justice of the peace of refusing to sign a search warrant. The trial was continued until Saturday after Hays resigned then withdrew the resignation.
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Canyon
Frank W. Hays
Randall County
Bob Barnett
Barnett
Hays
Hayes
Disarmed Hijack Suspect Caught
Roy Barnhill, a former convict, was charged with assault with intent to commit robbery after Gene Meyer, ex Amarillo high school football star, said Barnhill kidnapped him early Sunday. Barnhill, released from a Texas penitentiary recent years, was jailed in Potter County on 2500 dollars bond after Meyer overpowered him at a filling station and recovered his own gun.
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Roy Barnhill
Gene Meyer
Amarillo
Barnhill
Texas
Potter County
Meyer
Boettcher To Pay Kidnappers In Abduction Case
Denver industrialist Charles Boettcher II and his family publicly promise ransom to the kidnappers of Claude K. Boettcher one week after the abduction. The father seeks assurance of his son's safe release and pledges no police interference in negotiations.
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Clyde G. Byers
Denver
Colo
Charles Boettcher II
Claude K. Boettcher
Boettcher
R F C Reports Amounts Paid Out and Collected
The Reconstruction Corporation shows $1 788 666 009 paid to borrowers and $347 237 111 repaid, with loan authorizations exceeding $2 000 000 000. The January report lists 105 railroad loans since 1932, detailing $340 435 093 in authorizations and other figures, plus remaining withdrawals. Dewaxed oil offered at 10 cents a quart.
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Washington
Reconstruction Corporation
Senate Advances Salaries Measure for District and County Officers
The Texas Senate voted unanimously to engress a constitutional amendment to replace the fee system with straight salaries for district and county officers, except weighers notaries surveyors and precinct officials in noncity precincts. The plan, introduced by Senator George Purl of Dallas, awaits final approval before the next day’s session. Also referred was Senator Ben G. O Neal’s amendment to cut the state ad valorem levy for general revenue from 35 to 15 cents per $100.
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Austin
Senate
George Purl
Dallas
Ben G. O’neal
Governor Warns Of Impaired State Deposits Security
Governor Miriam A Ferguson reports to the Texas legislature that state deposits held in a local trust company are backed by bonds worth only about 40 cents on the dollar. The bonds total 1720 dollars and the deposit is 1496 dollars. If correct, impairment could reach about 808 thousand dollars and the trust company's liquidation risks a loss of 800 thousand to 1 million. The trust company allegedly seeks to withhold checks against the funds under an agreement with the state treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
U.P
Miriam A. Ferguson
Withold
French See Renewal of Debt Parley Soon
Paris February 20 Foreign Minister Joseph Paul Boncour said he expects debt negotiations with the United States to be resumed after March 4. He did not specify the form of talks but indicated the matter would be discussed with the Roosevelt administration.
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Paris
Joseph Paul Boncour
United States
Roosevelt
Funeral held in rain for James J. Corbett
Thousands gathered outside St Malachy's Church in New York as funeral services for James J. Corbett Gentleman Jim of boxing were conducted in simple rites despite a pelting rain.
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New York
St. Malachy’s
James J. Corbett
Jim
Weather forecast for Amargosa region and West Texas area
Fair tonight and Tuesday with warmer conditions in Amarmno and vicinity. In West Texas frost in the south, otherwise fair and warmer. New Mexico sees fair weather tonight and Tuesday with little temperature change. Temperatures today reach 26 to 46 by 1 PM.
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Amarmno
West Texas
100Th Meridian
New Mexico
Bridge Match Play Tonight Opens Junior League Tournament
At 7 o'clock Monday evening the second annual Junior League contract bridge tournament begins on the Green Brothers Furniture Company third floor. Fifty-one couples enter with spectators charged 25 cents. Prizes come from Green Brothers and Russell Stationery. Eight rubbers per evening, byes skip Monday, resume Tuesday in round two.
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Green Brothers Furniture Company
Sixth Avenue
Taylor Street
Dwight Newby
Mistletoe Creameries
Green Brothers Company
Russell Stationery Company
Bob Brown
Ted Neely
Jeff Neely
Proposed 21st Amendment Adopted by Senate
Washington reports the Senate adopted a proposed 21st Amendment pending House action. The measure would repeal the Eighteenth Amendment and ban importation or transportation of intoxicating liquors into U S states but only if ratified by three fourths of states within seven years.
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United States
Senate
House of Representatives
United States of America
Congress
Lawmakers Weigh Call for State Convention Authority
Chairman Sumners of the House judiciary committee introduced legislation authorizing the calling of a state constitutional convention to act on critical reforms. The measure seeks formal power to convene under defined procedures and timelines.
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Sumners
House
Judiciary Committee
Mannish Suits for Woman Appear in Amarillo Shops
Amarillo shops display new women trousers suits in soft gray flannel with matching jackets. The look references film stars Marlene Dietrich and a fashion trend, though Mary Pickford dismisses pants as ugly.
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Amarillo
Dietrich
Marlene
Mary Pickford
Japan Defies League. Jehol Drive Nears as Jehol City Feared
Japanese cabinet threatens to withdraw from the League of Nations if its Sino Japanese report fails to alarm the assembly. About 50 000 Japanese troops mass toward Jehol border to seize the province from Chinese rule within days. Marshal Chang Hsiao Ling resists as U S diplomats plan protection for lives and property.
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Associated Press
Japan
League of Nations
League Assembly
Foreign Office
Tokyo
Jehol
Manchukuo
League
Chang Hsiao-Liang
Peiping
Matsuoka
U. S
Geneva
t&Pi
Yosuke Matsuoka
Tokio
United States
Southampton
San Francisco
Chinchow
Manchur's
Jehoi City
Kailu
North China
Herbert R. Ekins Peiping
U.P
China
Peiping- Tientsin
Jehol Boruet
Soong
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America
Globe
Brisbane
Randall Justice
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Green Bros
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