Britain Hangs Two IRA Men as Emergency Patrols Stand
Britain executed two Irish Republican Army members at Birmingham’s Winton Green gaol amid blackout patrols. The hangings sparked a bitter cry from Ireland as authorities pledged unity to end aggression and maintain security across the nation. Across Dublin Belfast and London nights passed without disorders.
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Britain
London
Birmingham
Winton Green
Irish Republican Army
Irish Sea
Great Britain and
Ireland
Dublin
Belfast
Ham
Japan Considers Voiding Nine-Power Treaty
Tokyo reports the government told parliament it is preparing for anticipated difficulties in U S Japanese economic relations and is studying abrogating the 1922 nine power treaty. Debates touched on U S China policy with questions about American withdrawal and possible reassessment of ties with the United States.
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Tokyo
United States
Japan
China
Mitsumasa Yonai
Washington
Hoshimichi Kuboi
Seiyukai
Hachiro Arita
Tadao Matsumoto
Minseito
Arita
Matsumoto
America
Boston Beauty Battle on Stacked Card Charge
The Models' Guild event in Boston faces dispute over card charges and perceived gown sourcing. Prince Allen Allen questions affordability while debutants wear gowns from top city shops, drawing complaint that models lack proper attire and support.
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Boston
Models’ Guild
Prince Allen Allen
Miss Allen
Christian Front Group Indicted in Anti Semite Plot Case
In Brooklyn federal court 17 Christian Front members were indicted for conspiring with unknowns to establish a dictatorship and eradicate Jews. Bail ranged from 44 000 to 440 000 per defendant as agents of the FBI arrested them three and a half weeks ago. If convicted on both counts, defendants face up to eight years in prison and fines up to 35000.
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New York
Christian Front
Matthew T. Abbruzzo
Brooklyn
Field Hays
American A. Liberties Union
Two Sones
Leo Healey
Lael
Federal Bureau of Investigation
J. Edgar Hoover
Railroads to Start Train Auto Service
Eleven western railroads announce a train automobile service allowing travelers to have a private car at their disposal while riding. The plan aims to aid business travelers and tourists by providing cars at destinations for use during trips.
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Chicago
Taft Opposes Price Control At West Virginia Banquet
U S Senator Robert A Taft spoke at a West Virginia horticulture society banquet decrying price controls and criticizing Republican presidential nomination politics He urged support for private enterprise warning against government overreach and endorsing wood pulp industry development in the state with limited loans.
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Martinsburg
W. Va
U. S
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
West Virginia Horticulture Society
Dewey Presses Illinois as Taft Backs Away
Dewey declares his campaign for the Illinois preference primary as Taft announces from Washington that he will not enter the Illinois race. Taft calls the primary advisory and nonbinding on delegates. Dewey's plan comes as he leaves New York for a west coast speaking tour.
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Taft
Washington
Senate
Dewey
Illinois
J. Russel Sprague
New York
He Got the Divorce in Media Pennsylvania
A man named Donald Minster, aged 24, sought a divorce claiming domestic strife. He testified the wife accused him of interfering with his sleep by radio use and car polishing, and she dumped money, poured soap flakes on eggs, and refused to cook. He obtained the divorce.
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Media
Donald Minster
Young Rockefeller visits flop-house and meets Rothschild
A 24-year-old Rockefeller, son of John D. Rockefeller Jr., visits a New York flop-house eating hall and foods served by a former submarine chef. He explains the trip is part of a school course in political economics at Chicago University and notes his father’s vast wealth and interest in municipal government.
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New York
Rockefeller
Rothschild
Oan
Aioe House
Hubert Wilkins
John D. Rockefeller
Young Rockefeller
Chic University
Blizzard on third term talk in Roosevelt era
William Blizzard of United Mine Workers District 17 defended Roosevelt and disputed Gov Holt on third term plans. Blizzard said Lewis and Roosevelt both knew there would be no third term and criticized Holt as driven by anti labor sentiment.
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Rush D. Holt
West Virginia
Jennings Randolph
Ig Va
U.S
Russia
Charleston
W. Va
John L. Lewis
Roosevelt
Lewis
William Blizzard
United Mine Workers District No
Blizzard
Holt
United States
UMW
Columbus
House fights over relations with Soviet Russia
The House defeated a McCormack bid to halt funds for Russia by 108 to 105. It then rejected a second McCormack motion to deny funds for the embassy. Senate action would add 20 million dollars to China and Finland lending authority, with Finland at 10 million and China at 25 million already borrowed. Jesse Jones noted China seeks 75 million more. A Senate committee urged selling pledged securities to private investors.
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Russia
Chamber
Rep
McCormack
Mass
House
Senate
China
Rep. Caldwell
Pia
Finland
Jesse Jones
The
Securities Commission
Nun Madre Conchita Sentenced in Obregon Case
The City 1ree terior departmen refused canoe to Madre Conchita a nun sentenced to 20 years imprisonment for complicity in the staying of President elect Alvaro Obregon on July 17, 1928.
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Madre Conchita
Alvaro Obregon
Silver Shirt Leader Apologizes for Criticism before Dies Committee
The Dies committee heard William Dudley Pelley admit a change of heart and approval of the panel’s work. He apologized for past criticism and disclosed an income of about $10,000 yearly from his Silver Shirts and other writings, while denying involvement in certain magazine charges. The session adjourned after a dispute over a published item and an executive meeting ordered a question struck from the record.
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Washington
Dies Committee
William Dudley Pelley
G-Men
Rep
R-Nj
Pelley
Omas
Congressional
Thomas
Congress
Starnes
D-Ala
Voorhis
Dies
D-Tex
Liberty Magazine
Pacific
Britain pledges arms for Finland as war aids expand
London reports Britain extends support by supplying manufactured arms to Finland under pressure from Russia. Foreign Secretary Butler confirms government action while avoiding specifics on kit. Paris and Berlin discuss the Finland aid drive and German stance remains noncommittal on military help.
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London
Britain
Finland
Russia
House of Co
R. Butler
Shee Creuney
Thas
Berlin
Paris
Berlin denies German Russian military pact with Finland
Berlin asserts no German Russian military or technical aid to Russia in its war against Finland. Nazi sources say Germany remains aloof from Moscow while understanding its position and maintain neutrality to avoid angering Finland. The 10 year nonaggression pact and Baltic arrangements are cited as the basis of the relationship.
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Finland
France
le Temps
Berlin
Germany
Russia
Finand
Moscow
Gremany
Sviet
Baltic
Reich
Russia protests French action against Soviet trade offices in Paris
Tass said about 100 men in mufti rushed the premises of Evstratov a Soviet trade representative in Paris last Monday and, with police, searched offices taking documents and breaking filing cabinets and safes. Simultaneous searches occurred at Soviet organizations aiding foreign travelers and a former Soviet school in Paris.
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Moscow
Sla
France
Paris
Tass
Mufti
Evstratoff
Int
Russia
A G E Founder Takes Tax Lien Hit Amid AG&E Ties
New York reports government income tax liens totaling 2,664,954 against Howard C. Hopson the A G E founder who helped create the Associated Gas and Electric system. Relatives and associates are named including Scarsdale residents and entities like Utility Investing Corp and General Realty and Securities Corp amid a broader probe not directly tied to AG&E grand jury proceedings.
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New York
Eany
Howard C. Hopson
Associated Gas and Electric
Norma H. Jones
Scarsdale
Daniel Starch
Whee Utility Investing Corp
Wilmington
Del
Jersey City
N. J
General Realty and Securities Corporation
Finance and Securities Asa
Grand Jury
Iiven
Associated Gas and
Elecaye
Fianas Jackso
Whateve
Hopson
Massed Russian Assaults Clash With Finnish Defense
Soviet air raids target a prison full of Russian POWs as Finnish forces endure brutal fighting along the Mannerheim Line. In the Summa sector of the Karelian Isthmus a seven day offensive rages over a 20 mile front with heavy casualties on both sides as frozen battlefields mark the conflict.
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Helsinki
Russia
Mannerheim Line
Summa
Sumna
Ladogs
Snow Falls In Panhandle Roads Hazardous
Snow and sleet with freezing temperatures made Panhandle roads treacherous with cinder crews active in most districts. In Lewisburg area U S Route 60 reported extremely hazardous while light snow fell in the northern Panhandle and roads remained ice covered.
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Panhandle
Charleston
W. Va
State Road Commission
Huntington
Lewisburg
House Rules Committee Approves Bill Curbing Agencies
The rules panel endorsed a sweeping measure to curb federal boards powers and expand individual appeals from agency rules and decisions. Introduced by Rep Walter, the bill mirrors a Senate version but faced administration concerns about delays and constrained authority.
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Washington
House Rules Committee
House
Walter
Penna
Senate
House Judiciary Committee
United States
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Miami
Stedges
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