Storm over Gold Clause ruling faces five cases
The court debated the legality of the gold clause in bonds with nine justices split on Congress power to authorize payment in gold. Observers noted conflict among justices about whether honoring gold payments would undermine currency stabilization plans. Some justices questioned existing authority while others warned against delaying future policy moves.
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Congress
Ite House
Pency General
Iow Mountain & South
Supreme Court
Buyer Arrests in Worthless-Check Case Across Counties
A. D. Johnson known in Washington counties as a livestock trader faces arrest after allegedly passing a $300 plus worthless check. Morgan Adrean aided the pursuit, tracing him from Belpre to Athens and McConnelsville. Johnson was later reported held for trial in McConnelsville as authorities pursued warrants.
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A. D. John
Washington
Belpre
Washington Arthouse
McConnellville
Lou Adrean
Morgan
Johnson
Athens
Roosevelt Speech Draws Strong Reactions On Radio
A fragmented transcription shows Roosevelt addressing a Louisiana audience by radio, declaring the nation at a crossroads and criticizing repression. He warns against wiping out fortunes and promises a bold program, arguing for collective action and sweeping reforms.
Fragmentary Eye and Vision Notes in Unclear Text
An unclear OCR snippet references vision, a man with a thorax injury, and mentions Italy and a professor G Calligaris. The readable pieces are disjoint and do not form a coherent report or event.
Arithmetic accuracy of president causes Will to marvel greatly
Beverly Hills columnist Will Rogers praises the president for precise figures on relief and debt. He claims by end of next year per capita debt will reach 8279 dollars, noting England’s debt is about twice that, and adds sharp quips about taxation.
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Will
Beverly Hills
Calif
England
Will Rogers
White Dumps Textbook Sale In Davey’s Lap
Gov elect Martin L. Davey inherits a dispute over Ohio textbook pricing as the Textbook Commission weighs setting maximums on 2 000 textbooks. Gov White notes pardons will not be for sale, while Davey promises reform. The commission, led by White, debates 50 to 75 percent price caps amid education department disagreement.
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Davey
Columbus
Martin L. Davey
George White
Ohio Textbook Commission
Ohio
George 8. Myers
Boards of Education
B. O. Skinner
Education
Myers
The
Textbook Commission
Agents Identify Gang Suspect
Chicago police identified Byron Bolton as a suspect in the St Valentine’s Day massacre case tying him to the Moran gang killings and the Bremer kidnapping. Bolton was traced after federal agents killed Russell Gibson, another suspect, in a raid last Tuesday night.
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Byron Bolton
Russell Gibson
George
Bugs) Moran
St. Valentine's Day
William Cusack
Chicago Detective Bureau
Bolton
Gibson
Edward G. Bremer
St. Paul
Clark Street
Moran
Virden, Ll
Meigs County Relief Workers To Register
Federal registration of all employable relief rolls workers in Meigs County begins Friday morning and continues through Saturday to qualify for work under the new government relief plan. Registrations occur at varied township locations including Middleport Town Hall and Pomeroy Town Hall with additional sites listed across Rutland Olive Scipio Salem Letart Racine and other towns.
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Meigs County
Salisbury
Sutton Township
Miss Russell
Miss Sauvege
Town Hall
Middleport
Miss Middleton
Carl
Mr. Weaver
Rutland Township
Rutland Town Hall
Olive
Long Bottom
Scipio
Harrisonville
Bedford
Darwin
Columbia
Salem
Salem Center
Orange
Tuppers Plains
Letart
Racine
Chester
Gheever
Senate survey shows veto of veterans bonus likely
A Senate poll indicated 35 members would likely sustain a veto on the veterans bonus if the current lineup holds. Twenty-nine favor cash payment, while 21 were noncommittal. aides consider a compromise may emerge with installments or cash now and later interest.
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Senate
Roosevelt
Capitol Hill
Flood Threat Extends Over Eastern U S
Flood threat adds to fog as unseasonably warm weather grips the Eastern Seaboard into the Midwest. Vermont rivers rise from melting ice and snow, flooding roads and blocking traffic amid fears of 1927 repeats. New York highways and homes flood while ships face delays and harbor restrictions. Chicago remains under dense fog.
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Seaboard
Midwest
Vermont
New York State
New York Harbor
Majestic
Chicago
Athens Man Pleads Not Guilty To Manslaughter Charge
Clinton Thompson of Athens, a former guard at Columbus State Hospital, pleads not guilty to manslaughter in the death of James Hoffman on May 2 1982. He posted $1000 bond for a January 24 hearing after being dismissed a month earlier amid an hospital patient mistreatment probe led by Dr William H Pritchard superintendent.
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Columbus
Clinton Thompson
Athens
Columbus State Hospital
James Hoffman
Thompson
Wm. H. Pritchard
Pritchard
Two Brothers Pardoned by Governor White
Columbus dispatch reports Daniel Webster Bouga and John Joseph Boggs freed from life sentences after Governor George White granted pardons. Bouga, 30, built a mail order advertising business, financed education for two sisters, and held mortgages on his mother’s home. Boggs, 33, earned a Bachelor of Laws, studied aeronautical engineering and radiological technology via correspondence.
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Columbus
George White
Daniel Webster Bouga
John Joseph Boggs
Highland County
Lindbergh Kidnap Trial Focuses on Dr Condon Burden
In Flemington New Jersey January 10 1935 counsel for Bruno Hauptmann pressed Dr John F Condon to prove the Lindbergh baby was stolen by a gang but the cross examination yielded only negative answers. Reilly challenged Condon over his identification of Hauptmann as the man known as John and over alleged statements about a Scandinavian kidnap gang while Jassie denied ever telling such claims. The courtroom crowd and security were noted as Hauptmann entered under guard.
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N. J
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
John F
Jassie) Condon
Hauptmann
Edward J. Reilly
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M. d
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Richard Hauptmann
Senate
Reilly
Williamsburg
New York
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Germany
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Pane
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John Condon
New York Public Library
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Philadelphia
Reily
John F. Condon
Bituminous Coal Output Rises on Weather Shift
Colder weather boosted bituminous coal production for the week ended Jan 5. The National Coal Association estimated 7.1 million tons, above the Bureau of Mines figure of 6.156 million and the prior year’s 7.096 million. 1934 output reached 357.500 million tons versus 333.532 million in 1933. The year rise reflects higher industrial activity.
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Washington
National Coal Association
Bureau of Mines
Roosevelt's Lump-Sum Plan Wins Congressional Backing
Washington, Jan 10. An agreement to provide 4 billion dollars in a lump sum for the new work relief program was reached by President Roosevelt and congressional leaders. The funds will be administered by the President under the administration’s plan.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Nesbitt Freed After 9 Years Of Life Term
Jake Nesbit, jailed for the murder of his wife Frances in 1926, was commuted by Governor White and released after nearly nine years of a life sentence. He hopes to start a business with old friends from Ohio State, while family says he will not return to Troy, Ohio, where Frances was killed.
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Columbus
Ohio
Jake Nesbit
White
Nesbitt
Frances
Ohio State University
Troy
Ohio State
Walter D. Jones
League Sends Army to Saar Plebiscite Area
The League of Nations International Army prepared for mass demonstrations expected with the Saar plebiscite on Sunday. English and Italian armored units conducted joint maneuvers near Dillingen while eighty armored cars with machine guns were deployed to train troops and serve as a practical warning in the territory.
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Saarbrucken
Saar Basin
League of Nations
Saar
Dillingen
National Guard Head Ends 10 Years Service
Adjutant General Frank D. Henderson resigns as head of Ohio National Guard after ten years of service effective December 31. He will remain as chairman of the estate relief commission and a director of the state relief administration, and continue as general of the 74th Infantry Brigade.
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Columbus
Frank D. Henderson
Ohio
Henderson
Estate Relief Commission
State Relief Administration
74Th Infantry Brigade
Ohio National Guard
Havana Doctors Strike Leaves Hospitals Short Staff
About 200 physicians at the emergency and municipal hospital in Havana walked out today. The strike halted regular staffing across the institutions while a retained group of doctors remains to handle urgent cases.
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Havana
Condon Reveals Lindbergh Hunt Ended After Hauptmann Pick
Dr. John F. Condon, in Trenton interview, says he ended his search the day after Hauptmann’s arrest when he identified the suspect in a New York line up. He explains he waited five months to tell the public to be fair and recalls the police line up and his park bench talk with Hauptmann.
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Trenton
N. J
John F. Condon
Flemington
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
New York
Carpenter
Dr. Condon
Hauptmann
Greenwich Street
Athens County Boards Plan 1904 Note Funding for Schools
Nine Athens County Boards of Education authorize notes totaling 33 625 to pay salaries tuitions maintenance and rehabilitation through January 1 1905. State Education Department approves notes with repayment via Educational Equalization Fund.
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Athens County
State Department of Education
Educational Equalization Fund
Athens Rural
Albany
Buchtel Village
Canaan
Carthage
Jacksonville
Luhrig
Trimble Village
Waterloo
State Budget Requests Submitted to Director
Budget requests totaling about 125 million dollars to run state departments have been sent to Finance Director Clarence H. Burk by department heads. Estimated general revenue funds total 51 million with 74 million already requested. some department budgets not yet received.
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Columbus
Clarence H. Burk
General Revene
Leap from truck on hill injures Kelso Kirkheimer
A 4 truck rampage down a hill in Steubenville left Kelso Kirkheimer of Pittsburgh injured. He was aided by a helper after the leap to escape the out of control vehicle.
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Steubenville
Kelso Kirkheimer
Pittsburgh
Bombs Wreck Cafe and Trigger Large Damage in South Bend
Three bombs exploded early today in South Bend's business district wrecking a cafe and causing about 75000 dollars in damage to a dozen stores and a theater. Investigators found dry cell batteries suggesting a time bomb and linked the act to labor troubles over a non union orchestra with surrounding pickets. Fire was put out quickly after the blast.
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South Bend
Ind
Five Children Die in Wreck Of School Bus
Five children were killed and 16 injured when a bio truck collided with a school bus on a narrow bridge on US Highway 16 near Piedmont South Dakota. The child victims were World War veterans' families at a Calcite camp. The bus driver A F Lindah and Blanche Amburn and Jack McBride were unharmed. Elton Morris the truck driver also escaped injury.
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Deadwood
Piedmont
Here
Calcite
A. F. Lindah
Blanche Amburn
Jack McBride
Elton Morris
Convicted Man Faces New Indictment in Ohio Case
Xenia Ohio January 10 194? Francis E Snypp already convicted of selling certificates in an ancient estates corporation without license must return to court January 29 to answer two more counts in a new indictment. The charges allege fraud and misrepresentation to certificate holders about estate values. Snypp was connected with Harper Heirs Inc a firm with investments from hundreds of people in Ohio and other states.
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Xenia
Francis E. Snypp
Ohio
Snypp
Harper Heirs Inc
Bank vault blast fails. trio flees with $20
Felicity police report three men forced entry to the city bank early today blasting the vault but could not crack the inner door. They escaped with only twenty dollars after disabling a telephone line in Clermont County, about 35 miles east of Cincinnati.
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Felicity
Clermont County
Cincinnati
Athens Plans First Shipment Of Sales Tax Coupons
Athens County Treasurer Gorham announced at Columbus that 1 981 000 sales tax coupons will arrive at the Courthouse within days. The coupons become effective around January 21 or 28, with merchant license deadlines approaching. Coupons come in denominations from 1 to 60 cents and larger amounts, perforated for dealer and customer use.
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Athens County
Gorham
Columbus
Davey May to Address Ohio Crime Conference
Columbus January event invites Martin I. Davey who would become governor to speak at the second annual crime conference. County prosecutors and sheriffs have been summoned by Attorney General John W Bricker to attend the January 17 gathering.
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Columbus
Martin I. Davey
Joh W Bricker
White Delivers Farewell Message to Ohio Assembly
Gov George White spoke to a sparse Columbus skeleton session delivering his farewell message. The address reviewed his two year stewardship and is to be read to the 91st General Assembly when it reconvenes Monday.
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White
Assembly
Columbus
George White
Ohio
91St General Assembly
Squire Named Next Ohio Superintendent of Banks
Samuel F. Squire, prominent Elyria banker and leader in Ohio Masonic circles, is expected to be announced later today as Ohio's next superintendent of banks.
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Cleveland
Samuel F. Squire
Elyria
Ohio
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