Many Abraham Lincolns Share Name With President
The article traces a web of Abraham Lincolns across generations and states, noting at least three 18th and 19th century bearers, and detailing births, migrations, and deaths. It discusses Kentucky ties, Virginia and Pennsylvania links, and the difficulty researchers face locating the president's true birthplace and paternity.
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Everal Abraham
Davis
Virginia Militia
Shenandoah Valley
Abraham
Lincoln
Friction in Far East as Japan and Soviet Clash Escalates
Reports show renewed clashes along the outer Mongolian border as Japan extends influence from Manchukuo into Inner Mongolia while the Soviet Union asserts its sphere. France and Russia seek security against Germany via a mutual aid pact awaiting Paris approval.
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Soviet Union
Japan
Mongolia
East Africa
Manchuria
Manchukuo
Inner Mongolia
Siberia
Outer Mongolia
the. S. S. R
Moscow
Siberian
Tokyo
Manchukouan
Chamber of Deputies
Paris
Russia
France
Murder of gangster McGurn shocks Chicago again
Chicago authorities seek the killer of the gangster known as Machine Gun Jack McGurn who died after a bowling alley shooting. The death follows years of gangland feuds tied to Al Capone and the St. Valentine’s Day massacre. Police vow a full investigation as they gather witnesses and search for motives.
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Chicago
St. Valentine's
Jack McGurn
George
Bugs) Moran
Capone ‘Syndicate
Mal Coghlan
McGurn
al” Capone
Louise ‘Rolfe
Hauptmann faces final death sentence as reprieve expires
In Trenton on February 15, Bruno Richard Hauptmann’s 30 day reprieve from Governor Hoffman expired at midnight. Attorney Samuel Leibowitz and spiritual adviser Rev John Matthiesen prepared to visit Hauptmann in the death house at 2 p.m. Matthiesen said Hauptmann told him he knew nothing about the Lindbergh case. Matthiesen also said Hauptmann does not fit into circumstantial evidence.
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Trenton
N. J
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Harold G. Hoffman
Hauptmann
Samuels
New York
Leibowitz
Mr. Matthiesen
New Jersey Court of Pardons
County Teachers Face Pay Slash Likely in 36 Counties
Charleston Feb 15. The state education department warned that teacher salaries may be cut in 36 counties if funds beyond a $1,000,000 special appropriation are not provided. Budget reports from over 50 counties show needs to complete a nine month term, with possible reductions of up to 15 percent to meet the law.
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Charleston
W. Va
Department of Education
James E. Allen, Jr
Board of Public Works
Fas
Edgar B. Sims
Allen
Barbour
Boone
Braxton
Calhoun
Clay
Fayette
Gilmer
Grant
Greenbrier
Hampshire
Hardy
Jackson
Logan
Marshall
Mason
Mercer
Monroe
McDowell
Nicholas
Pleasants
Pocahontas
Preston
Putnam
Raleigh
Randolph
Ritchie
Summers
Tucker
Tyler
Upshur
Wayne
Webster
Wetzel
Wirt
Wyoming
Automobile Plunges Into Elk River Near Clendenin
police search for trace of three men after residents report a sedan fell 40 feet into the Elk River near Amma Roane county. Bruce Young says a radiator cap and hub cap tied to Mack Carper’s car are found. Adkins and Mrs Kennedy corroborate sightings but differ on cause and timing.
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Clendenin
W. Va
Elk River
Ief
Bruce Young
Mack Carper
Amma
Roane
Ray Carper
Ezra Taylor
Sergean Jay Rowe
H. L. Stillman
D. Adkins
Adkins
Clarence Kennedy
Holt calls for probe of state WPA setup
Senator Rush D. Holt Florid a? no. Holt said he would ask Harry Hopkins for a WPA investigation in West Virginia. He criticized relief agencies noting the WPA aimed to employ people, not create political factions. He cited WV allotments: 150 maid school students and $10,000.
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Washington
Rush D. Holt
D.-W. Va
Harry L. Hopkins
Works Progress Administration
West Virginia
Relief Administration
PWA
Holt
WPA
Matoaka man kills elderly couple then wounds self
George J. Hager shot John Wyatt 77 and Virginia Wyatt 76 at their Matoaka home early last night. After killing the pair Hager, intoxicated and estranged from his wife, turned the gun on himself and is hospitalized in Princeton Memorial with a fatal brain wound. Avon relatives witnessed the tragedy.
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John Wyatt
Virginia Wyatt
Matoaka
George J. Hager
F. D
Princeton
On-Inlaw
Hager
Memorial Hospital
Avon
Roy L. Cook
Matoake
Steele Wyatt
Johnny Wyatt
Gay Wyatt
Cook
Cl Ip
Wyatt
Baileytown
Chief Cook
Mrs. Wyatt
Mr. Wyatt
Wyatts
Pine Dairy
Caracas Quiet After Two Days of Unrest In Venezuela
Caracas reports say five people died during two days of demonstrations, with President Eleazar Lopez Contreras' government appearing to maintain control of the capital.
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Caracas
Venezuela
Eleazar Lopez Contreras
PWA Director Warns Funds Will Be Lost
Charleston PWA Director M. L. O Neale warned that funds for unfinished projects may be cancelled. After meetings in Washington with Secretary Ickes he said no extra allotment funds remain and delays due to weather or bond issues risk losing allocations. He noted bids by December 15 1935 and completion by December 15 1936 were required for most projects. about 46 projects are under way.
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Charleston
W. Va
PWA
M. L. O'Neale
Washington
Ickes
O’neale
Four-Way Campaign Kicks Off With Pep Luncheon
Bluefield launches a four way drive to raise 20000 for Union Mission Salvation Army Y W C A and Boy Scouts. Campaign leaders plan daily pep luncheons at the Y and canvassing by volunteers with final instructions from Rev Hobson and C J Chey.
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Union Mission
Salvation Army
Boy Scouts
Jennings W. Hobson
C. J. Chey
Camis
Ben Johnson
Desir Gilmore
Hobson
Bluefield
W. L. Ire
L. C. Fowlkes
J. T. Thornton
R. H. Smith
Pearle Brammer
Two Men Hurt on Snowbound Area Princeton Road
Jarry Little died at 1 15 this morning at Bluefield sanitarium after a crash on the Bluefield Princeton highway yesterday afternoon. Roy L White, 26, of Lowe WV, was bruised but expected to recover at Memorial hospital Princeton. Perry Little 29 was severely injured and remains in care.
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Perry Little
Roy White
Lowe
Little
Jarry Little
Bluefield Sanitarium
Bluefield-Princeton
W. Va
Roy L. White
Memorial Hospital
Princeton
White
el] Centre
Bluefield
Walter Hampton
L. I. Williford
Roosevelt Urges Parleys Aimed to Promote Peace
President Roosevelt proposed an extraordinary inter American conference of twenty Central and South American governments to seek permanent peace on the western continent. He urged Buenos Aires as the meeting place and wrote directly to heads of state, sparking speculation he might attend.
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Roosevelt
Washington
Buenos Aires
Argentina
New World
League of Nations
State Department
Hull
Chaco
Bolivia
Paraguay
Municipalities League Seeks State Relief From Tax Limits
The West Virginia League of Municipalities executive committee in Charleston calls on Governor Kump for revenue relief. They urged including relief legislation in a possible special legislative session, proposing shares of liquor profits and real estate tax reallocations to aid cities. A draft plan will be prepared if Kump agrees to include relief in the call.
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Charleston
W. Va
West Virginia League of Municipalities
Kump
PD. Boone Dawson
Dawson
Phil Hill
P. G. Meador
Frank Eaton
Huntington
W. R. Johnston
Princeton
Cold blocks search for missing plane in Wyoming wastelands
Cody Wyoming February 15 bitter cold and snow blocked roads hampering search for a second missing plane in less than a month. Locals heard a plane circle overhead but no trace of the craft or its pilot was found. No flights were reported missing in the region and Howard Stark vanished January 18 after departing Rock Springs.
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Chicago
South Dakota
Red Owl
Twilight
Stoneville
Fairpoint
Marcus
Opal
Marine
Mud Butte
Arpan
Cody
Wyo
Wyoming
Howard Stark
Department of Commerce
Alexandria
Stark
Rock Springs
Here
Senate Passes Soil Conservation Bill By 3 To 1 Margin
Moscow reports a 3 to 1 Senate vote approving a soil conservation bill amid broader tensions. A new Mongolian border clash was noted in Tokyo with Russia and Japan agreeing in principle to a mixed commission to study the front line incidents. The Soviet note rejects the Japanese claim of Manchukuoan soil involvement as false.
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Senate
Moscow
Tokyo
Mongolia
Manchukuo
Neutrails
Grodekov
Vladivostok
Ohio 15 Center of Political Tension in 1932 race
Washington reports intense maneuvering within both parties over Ohio's 15 delegate split. Borah supporters map a statewide bid with Akron meetings and Fish and Johnson leading to secure nearly all 52 Ohio delegates while regulars weigh favorite son versus external contenders. Roosevelt seeks smooth convention amid Democratic clashes as Smith and Talmadge emerge as leadership hopes.
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Washington
Ohio
Borah
Idaho
Carl V. Bachmann
President
Akron
Fish
New York
Johnson
South Dakota
Roosevelt
Illinois
Philadelphia
Alfred E. Smith
Talmadge
Georgia
Col
Frank Knox
Knox
Chicago
Landon
Kansas
GOP
Old Guard
Smith
Capital awaits TVA ruling Monday in supreme court
Washington observers anticipate a Monday session of the Supreme Court on the Tennessee Valley Authority case. After argument sixty days ago, rumors spread that the nine justices struggle to reach agreement on whether TVA can compete with private utilities in electric power sales. If no decision Monday, two weeks pass before the court recesses for submissions.
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Washington
Supreme Court
TVA
New Deal
Tennessee Valley Authority
Siud
Reading
Robinson
Senate Defunds Farm Subsidy Plan Faces Court Challenge
Senator McNary predicts the 56 to 20 Senate vote on a $500 million soil conservation subsidy will be challenged in court as unconstitutional. The bill would fund farm subsidies based on acreage and crop types with a temporary two year phase and a permanent plan for states joining later. The debate highlighted constitutional questions and party divisions as the measure moves to the House.
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Washington
Senate
House
Wos
Farmer-Laborite
Beacon
Lafollette
McNary
Supreme Court
Congress
AAA
Smith
D-Sc
Bankhead
D-Ala
Secretary of Agriculture
Clark
D-Mo
George
D-Ga
Robinson
Congressman Vita Marcantonio Taken In New York Raid
New York February 15 Congressman Vita Marcantonio Republican New York spent over three hours in a Manhattan police station after taking part in a forbidden demonstration. Police arrested thirteen including WPA and ERB workers at a 10 000 strong Madison Square meeting. The incident raised questions about immunity and who ordered releases after Commissioner Valentine told police to release all to avoid martyring anyone.
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New York
Vita Marcantonio
Manhattan
Marcantonio
la Guardia
Lewis J. Valentine
WPA
ERB
Madison Square
Valentine
Comer Missioner
Governor revokes parole for Raybourne Lege
Charleston West Virginia February 15 Governor Kump revoked the parole issued to Raybourne Lege who had been sentenced in Fayette county to six years for breaking and entering He had been granted parole on December 21 1934 and is again accused of breaking and entering
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Abraham Lincoln
Massachusetts
Abrahams
Charleston
W. Va
Kump
Raybourne Lege
Fayette County
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America
Jetson
Virginia
Elon College
William Preston
Texas
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London
Robert Lincoln
Manchester
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Colonel Knox
Far East
Robert Wagner
Portland
Ore
Herbert Hoover
Arthur Vandenberg
Michigan
Republican Party
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Bruno Hauptmann
Kingman
George Hager
Princeton Hospital
Princeton Road
Chaco Settlement
Municipalities League
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