Kingfish Gouses Arrest Of One Of Bitterest Foes
Senator Huey P Long launches militant counter moves in Louisiana charging a murder plot against him. Ernest Bourgeois head of the Square Dealers is arrested and released. publisher George Campbell of the Hammond Vindicator faces a summons for an alleged telegram predicting Long’s assassination.
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Baton Rouge
Huey P. Long
Louisiana
Washington
New Orleans
Ernest Bourgefois
George Alessi
Tobe Leblanc
Senator Long
Square Deal Association
Alessi
Aan
H E
Bourgeois
George Campbell
Hammond
Chicago Tribune
Huey Long
Lensman
Leon Trice
Associated Press
Long
Trice
O. K. Allen
Gaston L. Porterie
George M. Wallace
James A. Noe
Monroe
Allen
Huey Long War Debate Sparks Washington Clash
In Washington Huey Long’s war machine faces a flank attack as Representative Sanders accuses the Long camp of dictatorship coercion and intimidation. Fernandez defends Louisiana elections as fair while Sanders warns against preordained convictions and removals by the regime.
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Washington
Huey Long
Louisiana
Congress
Sanders
Long
Long Empire
Baton Rouge
House
Long Organization
Joachim O. Fernandez
Fernandez
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Strikers Clash With Police at Brest Arsenal
Strikers in Brest clash with mobile guards in a one hour protest inside a major street. A guard and a worker are injured as they bar vehicle barricades during a wage cut strike. Similar unrest reported at Toulon with minor injuries among workers.
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Brest
France
Naval Arsenal
Toulon
Indiana House votes to outlaw breach of promise suits
Indianapolis February 1 eighty six men and one woman in the Indiana house of representatives voted 87 to 7 to end alienation of affections breach of promise seduction and naming co respondents in divorce cases. Mrs Roberta West Nicholson spearheaded the measure calling such suits legal blackmail and noting women earn rights. She is Meredith Nicholson’s daughter in law and U S minister to Paraguay.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
House of Representatives
Roberta West Nicholson
Senate
Groundhog Day ceremony set for Quarryville lodge trek
Groundhog Lodge of Quarryville plans dawn march to the woods to observe the February 2 sunup ritual and report the weather forecast. William Uhler Hensel, lodge secretary, urges patience with critics as members prepare for music, feasting, and secrecy surrounding the event.
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Quarryville
William Uhler Hensel
Sinclair
Hitler
Social Security Changes Mapped in White House Plan
Administration officials outlined changes to the social security bill aimed at shifting unemployment insurance to the treasury and ending federal donations of unearned annuities. The plan would speed enactment with farmers and casual workers possibly exempt, while critics warn of charity optics and high costs.
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Washington
Capitol
Senate
House
Social Insurance Board
The
Treasury
Congressional
Leaders predict fast progress on liquor measure in West Virginia
West Virginia lawmakers forecast swift action on liquor control bills after hearings end. House and Senate judiciary chairs pledge to push for committee reports and aim to establish a liquor control system before March 1, with full hearings concluded and votes possible soon.
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Senate
House
Charleston
W. Va
Judiciary Committee
William M. Lafon
Monroe
Lafon
House of Delegates
Judiciary
Paull
Joint Committee
Restrict Old-Age Pension to Fifteen Dollars a Month
President Roosevelt views federal old-age pension contributions at 15 dollars monthly as essential to curb future government costs. Officials Morgenthau and Perkins discussed changes and planned to present modifications to congressional committees on Tuesday as the social security program unfolds toward 1980.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Morgenthau
Perkins
Congressional
Twelve Fishermen Rescued From Ice Off Keweenaw
Twelve fishermen from the Keweenaw peninsula were saved after four hours adrift on a large ice floe in Keweenaw Bay. Two fellow fishermen in a rowboat located and rescued them as U S Coast Guard units from Jacobsville set out in a power boat to aid.
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Hancock
Mich
Keweenaw Peninsula
Keweenaw Bay
Lake Superior
United States Coast
January auto deaths fall in Charleston report
The highway safety department of the road commission said January 1935 saw a drop in automobile fatalities in Charleston. Sixteen deaths from car accidents compared with 27 in January 1934, marking a notable decrease.
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Charleston
W. Va
Highway Safety Department of the Road Commission
Government plot for Montgomery post of the American Legion
Rep. Edmiston of West Virginia introduced a bill to gift eight and three quarters acres of government property around old lock and dam No. 2 near Montgomery to the Kanawha Valley post for new quarters. He also proposed veterans groups share in distribution of obsolete equipment by the war department beyond current Legion post grants.
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Washington
Edmonton
West Virginia
Kanawha Valley
The
American Legion
Montgomery
W. Va
Edmiston
Kanawha River
Veterans of Foreign Wars
War Department
Pirates Forced to Abandon Ship in Pacific Seizure
A Tungchow passenger steamer seized by 12 pirates near Shanghai endured 66 hours in captivity. An aircraft from HMS Hermes forced the pirates to flee as 75 children aboard, including Americans, Britons and Scots, were kept as prisoners but unharmed. A Russian guard was killed during the raid while looted cargo was moved ashore.
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Hong Kong
Tungchow
Shanghai
K. To. Fall
Chilang Point
Hermes
Three Elkhorn Athletes Killed In Night Crash
Three Elkhorn high school basketball players Ray Summers Ethan Johnson and Jethro Petersen were killed in a head on collision on the way to Irwin to play Irwin High. Weldon Petersen and Bert Christensen were injured. The crash involved trucks and the athletes’ car. The injured were taken to AthAl tic hospital.
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Elkhorn
Irwin
Ray Summers
Ethan Johnson
Jethro Petersen
Weldon Petersen
Jethro
Bert Christensen
Christensen
Folmer Weddun
Athaltic Hospital
Pilots Forecast Aid Bill Passage During Next Week
Washington reports congressional leaders brace for a heated debate over broad powers of the $4.88 billion work relief bill. Senate aides predict passage next week with minor changes as Ickes testifies on eligible projects and Glass warns against earmarking. Hopkins warns of no state allotments after ten days without enactment.
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Washington
Senate
Roosevelt
Ickes
Senate Appropriations Committee
Public Works
Glass
Democrat
Virginia
White House
Harry L Hopkins
FERA
Hopkins
Denies Lawlessness in Transient Camp Fort Eustis
Richmond Virginia relief director William A. Smith issued a denial of any lawlessness at the emergency relief administration model transient rehabilitation camp at Fort Eustis. The statement followed a federal grand jury report noting serious violations causing unease among nearby citizens. Smith said he had not seen the grand jury report and noted troops could not be deployed to oversee the federal reservation without martial law.
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Richmond
Emergency Relief Administration
Fort Eustis
William A. Smith
Virginia
Paul B. Murphy
Smth
United States District Court
United States
Smith
Hubble Reveals New Clues On Universe Structure
Pasadena scientist Dr Edwin Hubble announced a possible variation in the distribution of nebulae with distance, suggesting insights into the universe’s structure. Co author Dr Richard Tolman of Caltech noted space curvature may need corrections as telescopes extend observations, with a definite conclusion expected soon.
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Pasadena
Calif
Edwin Hubble
Hubbel
Mt. Wilson Observatory
Richard Chance Tolman
California Institute of Technology
Albert Einstein
Prof
Tolman
Earth
Space
Fuure
Auto code widens rift between AFL and White House
AFL executive council condemns renewal of the auto code and accuses Richberg and Wolman of hostile influence. Roosevelt says he is informed and lets it stand. Auto manufacturers expect steadier work and less winter unemployment, with new models planned for fall.
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AUTO
AFL
White House
Washington
American Federation of Labor
Executive Council
Automobile Manufacturers Association
Donald Richberg
Leo Wolman
Auto Labor Board
A. F. of IL. Council
Wolman
Detroit
A. F. of L
Roosevelt
Council
Richberg
Richbergh
Auto Association Gaid
Elks manager killed trying to stop runaway car
Charleston, February 1. J W Higginbotham age 55 manager of the Charleston Elks club was killed when his car slipped and rolled down a steep hillside. Coroner W F Work said Higginbotham slipped several times before he fell under the vehicle and was crushed to death.
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Charleston
W. Va
J. W. Higginbotham
Charleston Elks Club
W. F. Work
Higginbotham
Warning Violence May Trigger Larger Troop Deployments in Clay County
Adjutant General Henry H. Denhardt warned in Manchester that any violence against national guardsmen and state police would trigger sending in more troops to “clean out the county from end to end.” The move aims to gather evidence on stolen cars for the 1936 legislature and possible impeachment of county officials. Sheriff T C McDaniel and Brigadier General Ellerbe W Carter faced tensions as suits and warrants unfolded amid a patrol operation.
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Manchester
Henry H. Denhardt
Denhardt
Frankfort
T. C. McDaniel
Ellerbe W. Carter
McDaniel
Clyde Jones
Carter
National Guard
Triplets Born During City Lights Failure in Crookston
In Crookston Minnesota a set of triplets was born last night by emergency lamp light when city electricity failed. The birth to Mrs. Nela Birkeland 28 was attended by Dr. W F Mercil and staff. All reported going fine as line trouble left the hospital in darkness.
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Crookston
Minn
Nela Birkeland
Climax
W. F. Mercil
Kump seeks line on relief costs in West Virginia
Governor H G Kump said determining West Virginia's share of federal relief and social welfare costs must wait for a clearer federal program. After meetings with President Roosevelt and relief officials, he noted state allocations depend on Washington's final plans and that his budget message will avoid firm recommendations. He also discussed rural school building funds and noted West Virginia had not yet received those public works allotments.
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Washington
H. G. Kump
West Virginia
Roosevelt
Ickes
Hopkins
Congress
Relief Administration
Witness S085 Testimony Reveals Gifts in Shepard Murder Trial
Grace Brandon, a San Antonio stenographer, testified in Topeka as prosecutors seek to show motive for Major Charles A Shepard’s suspected murder of his wife Zenana. Letters and gifts including a walnut veneer lingerie chest and a motor car were described, with dates and locations tied to the case.
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Topeka
Kas
Grace Brandon
Charles A. Shepard
Zenana
San Antonio
Shepard
Alexander
Fort Riley
Denver
Miss Brandon
Vale
Brandon
Niagara Falls
Maids 13 Linked With Babe Seen On Ferry Boat
Handwriting expert helps probe kidnap notes in a case involving a maid known as Maid 13 and a man nicknamed Babe seen aboard a ferry. A volunteer witness and handwriting student admits studying the notes, with a trial expected to run into late next week.
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Maid 13
Babe
Lindbergh Kidnapping Trial Focuses on Violet Sharpe and Fisch
In Flemington New Jersey on February 1 1932 the Lindbergh kidnapping case centers on Violet Sharpe a Morrow household servant who died amid the investigation and on Isadore Fisch a deceased associate of Hauptmann. Fingerprint expert Peter Sommer testified about a ferry trip to New York with two men seen aiding a blond baby carrier. Prosecutor Wilentz questioned Sommer over the identification of Sharpe and Fisch while defense questions emphasized inconsistencies in handwriting analysis and witness recollections. The court recessed with plans for more witnesses and potential end of the trial later in the week.
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Flemington
N. J
Violet Sharpe
Dwight W. Morrow
Isadore Fisch
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Peter H. Sommer
New York
New Jersey
New York City
Reilly
Fisch
Miss Sharpe
Montreal
David J. Wilentz
Sommer
Wilentz
Anna Bonesteel
Yonkers
N. Y
Yonkers Ferry
Sommers
Sharpe
Germany
John M. Trendley
East St. Louis
Hauptmann
Albert S. Osborne
Joseph Lanigan
Trendley
Public Welfare Department
City of New York
Fairview
Roy
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