Three High Officials Slain by Militant Officers in Tokyo
In a dawn assault during a heavy snowstorm, Premier Okada and two cabinet ministers were killed by young army officers seeking to purge corrupt influences around the throne. The event triggered a state of emergency, naval fleets ordered to Tokyo and Osaka, and a move to form a new government under Fumio Goto.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenn Babb
Associated Press
Tokyo
Okada
High Seas
Osaka
Hirohito
Fumio Goto
Makoto Saito
Jotaro Watanabe
Korekiyo Takashashi
Kantaro Suzuki
Imperial Court
Japanese
Foreign Office
Takahashi
Navy Office
Pacific
Goto
War Office
China
Washington
Japan
United States
Geneva
League of Nations
Moscow
Shanghai
First Army Division
Manchukuo
London
Mongolia
Russia
Admiral Okada
Viscount Saito
Gen. Watanabe
Itoya
Atami
Count Makino
Admiral Suzuki
Asahi
Community of Nations
Isles
Nippon
Great Britain
Tsuyoshi Inukai
Keisuke Okada
New York
U.P
Kimmochi Saionji
Meiji
Prince Ito
War
Two Dead in Chicago Hotel Room After Tragedy
A man identified as B. E. Cole of Clinton Missouri and a young woman were found dead in a Chicago hotel room. Cole, an executive of the Wabash railroad, was in underwear while the woman, registered as Mrs. B. E. Cole, was fully dressed. Police say notes suggest the woman shot Cole and then killed herself.
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Chicago
B. E. Cole
Clinton
Cole
Wabash Railroad
Call for probe in Hagood dismissal moves to White House
Angry disputes over Major General Johnson Hagood who was removed after criticizing New Deal relief fueled calls for a military inquiry. Democrats Blanton and Faddis urge a court of inquiry and protests to President Roosevelt over his removal from Fort Sam Houston.
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Frank I. Weller
Washington
Johnson Hagood
New Deal
Roosevelt
Army
Congressional
Hagood
Rep. Blanton
Texas
Dern
White House
Fort Sam Houston
Faddis
Pennsylvania
Blanton
House Military and Affairs Committee
House
WPA
War Department
Robinson
Arkansas
C. Bolles
7Th Corps
Omaha
A Wrong Number Leads to Burglary Arrest
R B Willard aged 22 was held on burglary charges after police responded to a late night disturbance at 1115 Jackson Street. Mrs Maybach woke to an intruder stealing clothing and jewelry, dialed a wrong number, and the night sergeant dispatched two radio scout cars within ten minutes.
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R. B. Willard
Fred
Maybach
Jackson Street
Mrs. Maybach
Panhandle Weatherman Calls 1936 a Hopeful Turning Point
Winter yielded to dust and March winds in the Panhandle. A cold spell set a 35 day sub freezing record, but only narrowly missed the 1918-19 peak. H T Collman calls the period the most protracted cold on record, with signs of upcoming normal rainfall and a bumper wheat crop. See more rain Page 3.
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Finis Mothershead
Panhandle
U. S. Weather Bureau
Amarillo
H. T. Collman
Federal Bureau
Wealth for a Good Girl and Two Shocks for England
Countess Barbara Hutton Haug witz Reventlow announces a new baby boy weighing seven and a half pounds. The note compares the child’s weight to twenty million dollars in gold, highlighting the absurdity of valuing a life against wealth. The quote invites readers to ponder the choice.
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England
Barbara Hutton Haugwitz Reventlow
Barbara Hutton Haugwitz
Three Die in Fire Destroys Deming Wreck Lumber Yard
Fire at the Hancock Lumber Company yard in Deming New Mexico killed three men Roger Toll George Wright and Thomas Ohmer and injured four Ohmer family members including a 12 year old and a 3 year old All victims involved in a crash after a tire blew out the Ohmer vehicle Toll and Wright served on an international park commission inspecting sites in the Rio Grande Big Bend region. Fire also damaged nearby property including the Brothers home and a separate fire loss at Hancock Lumber with estimated damages up to fifteen thousand dollars. Captain Karl G Gimmler was killed later at Barksdale Field Louisiana during ground gunnery practice.
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Ohmer
Toll
Wright
International Park Commission
United States
Rio Grande Big Bend
Texas
New Mexico
Arizona
Central Station
San Jacinto
Mr. Brothers
Ed Spann
Spann
Johnson Building
Shreveport
Karl G. E. Gimmler
Selfridge Field
Mich
Barksdale Field
Hoffman says Hauptmann will die as scheduled
New Jersey Attorney General David Wilentz said there will be no further reprieves for Bruno Hauptmann during the week of March 30 unless sensational new evidence warrants a new trial. The Hoffman administration pressed for continued execution.
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Robert Musel
Trenton
N. J
Harold G. Hoffman
Gibraltar
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Hauptmann
United Press
David T. Wilentz
Florida
Hoffman
Lin
Youth Faces Off Across States In Kovitch Family Case
A 15 year old Elwood Kovitch drawn into a cross state dispute involving Montana Texas California Pennsylvania. His father George Kovitch is jailed in Potter County on a federal car theft charge. Relatives seek protection while police trace a forged $45 check connected to a San Diego visit.
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Groom
Montana
Texas
California
Pennsylvania
Elwood Kovitch
Potter County
Helena
Mont
Pittsburgh
J. Kovitch
Elwood
U. S
Bill Lampe
San Diego
Calif
George Kovitch
Amarillo Area Weather Outlook Tonight Through Thursday
Forecast calls for fair conditions in Amarillo and West Texas tonight and Thursday. Temperatures range from around 30 tonight to cooler southeast portions, with highs near 52 and lows around 30. In New Mexico, fair skies persist with cooler southeast portions tonight. Extreme temperatures recorded earlier today reached 35 to 52 degrees.
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Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
Dismissal of Two Commerce Officials Sparks Fallout
Washington reports the Commerce Department dismissed Commander H. McCoy Jones and Frederick L. Adams for insubordination amid a probe into an unpublicized critical report on ship safety. Joseph B. Weaver, director of the Bureau of Navigation, expected to retire after sea safety legislation passes. Weaver stated his intent to reform the service.
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Washington
Commerce Department
Joseph B. Weaver
Bureau of Navigation
Weaver
Congress
H. McCoy Jones
Frederick L. Adams
Department
Adams
Jones
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JAP Press
Yokohama Harbor
General Pershing
Stock Exchange
Watanabe
Ashahi
Nobuaki Makino
Privy Seal
Odawara
Miles W. Vaughn
Korekiyo Takahashi
Emperor Hirohito
Texas Solon
Hastings
Delaware
Arthur Brisbane
America
Pabbet
Globe
Brisbane
Deming Wreck Lumber Yard
FHA
John Maynard Lbr. Co
FHA Loans
Long-Bell Lbr. Co
W. T. Brothers
Hancock Lumber Company
Parker
Wilentz
Bruno
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