Clemency Denied Hauptmann by State Pardons Board
The New Jersey State Board of Pardons denied clemency to Bruno Richard Hauptmann for the Lindbergh baby murder. The court announced the denial after an all day session, ending most hopes of avoiding the electric chair. The governor may delay with a reprieve of up to 90 days, though doubt remains.
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Trenton
N. J
State Court of Pardons
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Hauptmann
Bronx
Death
Harold C. Hoffman
Hoffman
Thomas W. Trenchard
Flemington
United States Supreme Court
Lloyd Fisher
New York
Charles A. Lindbergh, Jr
Hopewell
Poisoner Kills Six Dogs In Early Sunday Poisoning
A truck collected six poisoned dogs in the First to Second avenues area early Sunday evening. Victims included a Baskett Labrador, Watt collie north of the depot, Herries bird dog, Harriet Harvey Spitz, Ellison black pet, and Coit’s dog. Ellison’s dog showed the method by poisoned meat with a capsule. Dr Roquet treated it before death. The piece notes strychnine can be ordered by mail, not needing a local drugstore.
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First
Second Avenues
Harvey Coit
L. W. Baskett
Collie
John Watt
J. B. Herries
Spitz
Harriet Harvey
Arthur T. Ellison
Ellison
H. C. Roquet
Saunders settles $100000 damage suit for $6000
The estate of Evelyn Sliwinski sued jockey Willie Smokey Saunders and exercise boy Walter Schaeffer for 100000 dollars. The case settled for 6000 dollars after defendants’ counsel and the administrator’s representative agreed. Criminal charges tied to Mrs. Sliwinski’s death were dropped as Schaeffer was acquitted and Saunders faced no accessory indictment.
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Louisville
Evelyn Sliwinski
Willie “Smokey” Saunders
Walter Schaeffer
Eugene Atkinson
Beckham Overstreet
Karl Liepione
Saunders
Omaha
Schaeffer
Sliwinski
Four Die In Blizzard Near Gillette Wyoming
Four people perished in a Wyoming blizzard near Gillette after being stranded Sunday night. Sheriff Tex Martin located two stranded cars and the body of Rancher Tom Wagstaff. later the bodies of his sister Barbara Wagstaff and Gene Royal, an Innis schoolteacher, and his wife were found two miles from their autos.
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Gillette
Wyo
Weyoming Plains
Punkin Creek
Here
Tex Martin
Tom Wagstaff
Wagstaff
Barbara
Gene Royal
Innis
Montana Gets More Funds for WPA Work
Helena Montana January 15 Ray M Hart Montana works progress administrator announced an official notice from Washington that an additional 2 2 million allotment has been made for WPA work projects in Montana The original quota was 13 000 and the amount was increased to 19 000 with the extra money to care for the added workers The state WPA organization has 15 500 men now at work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
Ray M. Hart
Montana
Works Progress Administator
Washington, D. C
Monana
Hart
WPA
Philadelphia Wins Bid to Host 1936 Democratic Convention
The Democratic National Committee chose Philadelphia over San Francisco and Chicago to host the 1936 convention, with a final bid around 200000 dollars and concessions that could raise the total to 250000 to 300000. The event is set to begin June 23, with President Roosevelt expected to accept renomination.
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Washington
Democratic National Committee
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
San Francisco
Chicago
James A. Farley
Roosevelt
Republican Party
Cleveland
Farley
National Committee
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Philadephia
John Forster Dies in Billings Stomach Cancer
John Forster a Grey Cliff rancher and prize winner in county and state grain fairs died in St Vincent's hospital Billings of stomach cancer. Two sons Max and Paul donated blood for an operation but failed. Solemn High Mass at St Patrick's in Billings with interment in Calvary cemetery. Born December 6 1872 in Yetten bach Bavaria came to Billings 1900 and settled Grey Cliff 1901. Survived by wife Rosa munde Weimmer and children Mrs William Brinkel Rev John S Forster S J Tacoma WA L Max Forster Rudolph L Forster Paul W Forster Mrs A C Stiles. All will attend.
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John Forster
Bluffs
Grey Cliff
St. Vincent's Hospital
Billings
Max
Paul
St. Patrick’s Church
Sam Forster
Yellowstone
Forster
Business College
Therese Weimmer
S. J
Tacoma, Wash
L. Max Forster
Rudolph L. Forster
Paul W. Forster
A. C. Stiles
Forest Ranger
Broadview
Mont
House approves cash payment bonus for veterans in vote
The House passed the Vinson-Patman-McCormack measure 356 to 59 to grant veterans cash payment certificates, with bonds as a possible on demand cash option. Senate leaders seek a form likely to gain presidential approval. Approximately 3.5 million veterans would be affected and discussions continue on payment method and funding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
House
Harrison
Miss
Senate Finance Committee
Vinson-Patman-McCormack
Patman
American Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Disabled American Veterans
M'GROARTY TO PRESENT PENSION BILL IN HOUSE
Representative McGroarty said congressional backers of Townsend’s 200-a-month pension plan for the aged will offer it as an amendment to existing House legislation. He noted about 60 supporters favor the strategy over petition votes and reported 250 new Townsend clubs forming weekly.
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Washington
McGroarty
House
Townsend
Congress
F. E. Townsend
Well Known Butte Lawyer William Lippincott Dies
William S. Lippincott, 75, famed Butte lawyer and long time guardian of W A Clark Jr interests, died after a heart attack triggered by a fall at his home. He was reputed as Montana’s oldest practicing attorney and served as personal representative for the Clark family in ongoing matters.
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Butte
William S. Lippincott
Lippincott
Montana
W. A. Clark
American Railroads Claim Year Without Passenger Deaths
Chicago January 9 A new record a year without the loss of a passenger in a train accident was claimed for American railroads. Harry Guy Taylor chairman of the Western Association of Railway Executives said not a single passenger was killed in a train accident during 1935 and contrasted this with highway fatalities.
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Chicago
Harry Guy Taylor
Western Association of Railway Executives
Clements Reappointed Head of State Industrial Accident Board
J. Burke Clements, chairman of the state industrial accident board since May 1, 1927, was reappointed for another four year term yesterday by Governor Elmer Holt. He has handled millions of dollars in the role with growing satisfaction to both employees and employers.
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Helena
J. Burke Clements
State Industrial Accident Board
Elmer Holt
Jack Gilbert Dies at 38 Hollywood Idol
The Hollywood film idol Jack Gilbert died suddenly of a heart attack at 38. The star, known as Handsome Jack, spent the last years in Hollywood amid fame and marriages, with his nurse May Jordan by his side as two firemen assisted.
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Hollywood
Jack” Gilbert
Ocean
May Jordan
Destructive Quake and Landslides Kill Hundreds in Colombia
A powerful earthquake in southwestern Colombia triggered landslides that buried more than 200 people in La Chorreara and wiped out several villages. Dispatches said 200 to 300 may have died, with a larger toll feared as a widespread area was affected and many residents remained buried.
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Bogota
Colombia
Dispatches
la Chorreara
Five water projects given final approval
Five state water conservation projects totaling 1,338,181 dollars received final approval from the Public Works Administration in Washington. Governor Elmer Holt announced the action, noting the projects had been tentatively approved earlier and that final approval was only now confirmed.
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Helena
Mont
Public Works Administration
Washington, D. C
Elmer Holt
State Water Conservation Board
PWA
Great Falls Hit by Three Earth Tremors
Great Falls experienced three distinct earth shocks with a loud rumble on Saturday morning, starting after 11 a.m. and continuing in quick succession for about three seconds each. No damage was found after a quick inspection.
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Great Falls
Supreme Court strikes down AAA taxes in major ruling
The Supreme Court, in a unanimous decision read by Justice Roberts, invalidated $200 million of AAA processing taxes, leaving unresolved whether the treasury must refund the $1 billion collected. The decision prompts calls for new tax legislation as the government faces a large deficit and farm contract exposures.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Treasury
High Court
Tennessee Valley
Justice Roberts
Ing Aaa
Congress
Disney
Oklahoma
House
Ways and Means Committee
AAA
Roosevelt
Boston
Brewster
Massachusetts
Chicago
Philadelphia
Kirkpatrick
Roberts
Snow slide strikes Southern Pacific train near Donner Summit
A snow slide buried three coaches of the Pacific Limited westbound near Donner Summit in the high Sierras on Wednesday night injuring 11 passengers. The rear portion of the train was engulfed as tons of snow, aided by recent rains, smashed through snowsheds. Injured passengers were from Salt Lake City Oakland and San Francisco. The railroad later corrected an earlier report of a broken arm, saying injuries were only bruises.
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Colfax
Cal
Southern Pacific
Pacific Limited
Donner Summit
High Sierras
Eder Station
Here
Salt Lake City
Oakland
San Francisco
Southern Pacific Company
Range rates agreed upon at Salt Lake City
The conference between stockmen and Interior Department officials approved a monthly grazing charge of five cents per head for cattle and horses and one cent for sheep and goats. The plan, to be sent to Secretary Ickes for approval, estimates $750000 in five months with funds split between the federal treasury and grazing programs, counties, and range improvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salt Lake City
Ickes
Interior
F. R. Carpenter
Colorado
Federal Treasury
Department
Seventeen Die In Arkansas Plane Crash
A transcontinental American Airlines plane crashed in a swamp near Goodwin Arkansas killing 14 passengers and three crew. The twin-motored Douglas was overdue on a Memphis to Little Rock flight and found in four feet of water with four bodies inside and three more nearby. Pilot Jerry Marshall 40 and relief pilot Glenn Freeland 32 died. stewardess Perla Gasparini of Fort Worth Texas also perished.
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Jerry Marshall
Glenn Freeland
Perla Gasparini
Fort Worth
Texas
Marshall
Freeland
Joplin
Memphis
Ed Hurlburt
the Airlines
New York
Policy for Planting Big Game Sets Conditions in Forests
Ranger C V Rubottom reports Region One forest policy on elk planting. Public lands only with written landowner consent, year long feed, and signed management plans to control numbers and ensure winter forage before any negotiations. Forest service seeks sound game conservation over haphazard releases.
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C. V. Rubottom
Crazy Mountain District
Evan W. Kelley
Forest Service
State Fish and Game Department
Fish and Game Commission
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State Board OF Pardons
Bruno Hauptmann
Wee Willie Saunders
Tanepengence Hall
E. G. Miller
McAdoo
California
Patrick A. Nash
Illinois
Alfred M. Greenfield
Earle
Billings Hospital
M’groarty
Holt
Jack Gilbert
NRA
Arkansas
Rubottom
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