Japan and Russia escalate frontier clash fears grow in Asia
Tokyo protests Outer Mongolia fighting on the Manchukuoan frontier calling Mongol forces aggressors and warning Russia may back the attacks. Observers say Moscow has built up forces in the Far East with railways fortifications and air fields signaling a broader threat and risking a new Russo Japanese war.
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Tokio
Outer Mongolia
Soviet Russia
Japan
Mongolia
Manchukuo
Russia
Siberia
Manchukuan
Mongolian War Claims Denounce Japanese Moves as Lies
Outer Mongolia says Japanese Manchukuoan attack near Tamik Bulak was a larger battle. Mongolian dispatches claim invaders were repulsed and driven back into Manchukuo after fighting Tuesday and Wednesday. Both sides reinforced. heavy losses feared. Russia may protest.
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Moscow
Outer Mongolia
Ulan Bator
Japan
Tamik Bulak
Manchukuo
Adik Dolan
Russia
Boris S. Stomoniakov
Tamekichi Ohta
Faith and health linked to religious outlook, Dr Jung cites
Dr Jung notes over thirty years of patients across civilized lands, mostly Protestants, seeking a religious meaning to life. He argues every late life illness stems from losing a vital spiritual faith, and healing requires regaining that faith. The piece urges embracing life's meaning and spiritual faith for wellbeing.
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Jung
George Eliot
Borah Forces Battle for Core of New York Delegation
Albany reports Borah for President forces contest a key slice of New York’s Republican delegation as voters choose convention delegates. The Borah slate faces unpledged rivals in nine districts while the Democratic delegation heads to Philadelphia pledged to Roosevelt. Upstate sentiment also swirls around Gov. Alf Landon prospects.
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Albany
New York
Borah
U. S
William E. Borah
Idaho
Philadelphia
Roosevelt
Alf M. Landon
Kansas
Navy Asked To Bid On American Liner
Washington AP The commerce department asked the Navy Thursday to submit a bid on a proposed American liner after United States Lines sent two unsatisfactory cost estimates of 13 346 000 and 14 010 000 for a ship to be the largest in the U S merchant fleet. No bid was made under the contract that would allow United States Lines to dock the Levat han while building a new Manhattan Washington type liner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Commerce Department
The
Navy
United States Lines
America
Leviathan
Little Entente Warns Hungary on Military Draft
Roumanian Czechoslovakian and Yugoslav leaders told Western powers they would mobilize if Hungary follows Austria in reintroducing compulsory military training. They fear moves to reclaim territory and restore Habsburg rule, and note Mussolini’s consent to Austrian rearmament at Rome talks.
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Paris
Roumanian
Czechoslovakia
Jugoslavia
Hungary
Austria
Germany
Rhineland
Europe
Benito Mussolini
Rome
Murder charge in Stretz case stands
Vera Stretz faces possible death in the electric chair as a jury in New York weighs first degree murder charges for killing Dr. Fritz Gebhardt, with Judge Cornelius F. Collins denying defense motions to confine the case to lesser counts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Vera Stretz
Fritz Gebhardt
Cornelius F. Collins
Icy Paving Blamed For Collision Near Cedar Rapids
Mike Skaff a 40 year old resident suffered cuts and bruises in a head on collision fourteen miles north of Cedar Rapids on highway 11 at 5 30 p m. Mrs Fred Gersicke of Walker was injured with cuts. Skaff was taken to Mercy hospital by a passerby. The Gersicke car skidded on paving and another car struck the first crash. Skaff was en route from Minnesota and was alone.
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Mike Skaff
Tenth Street SE
Cedar Rapids
Fred Gersicke
Walker
Skaff
Mercy Hospital
Gersicke
James Smith
Minnesota
Snow Falls Piling Up In Cedar Rapids
Winter stubbornly lingers in Cedar Rapids as ground remains blanketed by three and a half inches of snow. A one inch snowfall Tuesday night followed by continued precipitation Wednesday brings total snowfall to 0.35 inches. Temperatures rise to 31 mid afternoon then fall to 23 by midnight with a steady warming later in the day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Mercury
Chambers
Illinois State Paychecks Held Up By Squabble
State Treasurer John Stelle delayed more than 32 000 paychecks while seeking an attorney general opinion on payroll padding for political purposes in code departments under Governor Horner. Governor Horner and allies planned countermeasures as civil service data were reviewed for possible payment demands affecting up to 8 000 civil servants.
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Springfield
Ill
John Stelle
Otto Kerner
Horner
Stelle
W. Emery Lancaster
Illinois Civil Service Commission
Quincy
Chicago
Dog Carries SOS Message Of Master In Tragic Find
In Stonecliffe Ontario a loyal dog, weakened after crossing six miles of dense brush, carried a mitten as a distress sign to bring aid to trapper Lawrence Larochelle. He was found dead in his cabin with two gunshot wounds, a rifle across his chest, and authorities suspect accidental self harm while seeking help.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stonecliffe
Lawrence Laroear
Larochelle
Roosevelt Goes Out After Deep Sea Fish
President Roosevelt and his fishing party hauled in the heaviest tackle aboard the U S S Potomac as the ship approached the deep waters of a thousand fathoms in the tongue of the ocean. He seeks to learn what fish inhabit this Atlantic trench and to test tackle and crew readiness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami
Fla
U. S. S. Potomac
Roosevelt
King Edward VIII Coronation Planned for May 1937
Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin told the House of Commons that the coronation of King Edward VIII will take place in May 1937 with the exact date to be announced soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward
London
Edward VIII
Stanley Baldwin
House of Commons
Surplus tax called folly by economist at hearing
Noel Sargent of the National Manufacturers Association labeled the undistributed income tax plan folly before the House Ways and Means Committee. He warned it would curb reinvestment, push firms toward banks and debt, and potentially foster monopoly while harming growth in industries like autos. He noted some may favor it to push out weaker rivals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Noel Sargent
House
AAA
Washington
INS
National Manufacturers Association
Ways and Means Committee
Sargent
Administration mulls rider to tax bill over large refund
Washington officials fear courts will order a near one trillion dollar refund of AAA processing taxes. Administration lawyers warn recent Supreme Court rulings cast doubt on section 21D of the amended AAA law, suggesting it may be struck down. Continued on Page 4, Col. 4.
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Washington
INS
Administration
Supreme Court
Senate
Tapper
Department of Justice
Tolson Calls Out Organized Crime and Urges Public Help
Clyde Tolson, first assistant to J Edgar Hoover, warned 108 Lions Club members that one in twenty five Americans has a police record for crime more serious than traffic violations. He cited widespread rackets and a 15 billion dollar annual crime cost, urging citizen cooperation and praising Cedar Rapids police for their support.
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United States
Clyde Tolson
Washington, D. C
Cedar Rapids
J. Edgar Hoover
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Lions Club
Hotel Roosevelt
Tolson
Italy seeks peace talks with Ethiopia amid Nile tensions
Rome reports Premier Mussolini warns Britain to lift League sanctions and withdraw the Mediterranean fleet if British interests on the Blue Nile are to be respected. The note follows the capture of Gondar and claims an advance patrol near Lake Tana. Marshal Badoglio has reported initial peace talks with Emperor Haile Selassie emissaries.
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Rome
INS
Mussolini
Britain
League of Nations
Italy
Mediterranean
Blue Nile
Gondar
Lake Tana
Ethiopia
Pietro Badoglio
Haile Selassie
Badoglio
Alessandro Lessona
East Africa
Italian Jubilation Sparks Anti British Sentiment in Rome
In Rome crowds celebrate Italian advances in Ethiopia while anti British feeling grows. Police block access to the British embassy as 500 students march with banners and slogans against England and sanctions amid fascist press editorials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
INS
Ethiopia
Germany
England
Abyssinian Forces Claim Key Wins Near Amba Alagi
Addis Ababa reports a major Abyssinian victory in Mai Dio north of Lake Ashangi. It says 1700 Italians and 2000 Eritrean troops killed, Abyssinians 880 dead, and four Italian fortifications near Amba Alagi captured while Italian dispatches are labeled fictitious.
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Addis Ababa
INS
Mai Dio
Lake Ashangi
Haile Selassie
Amba Alagi
Granger Homestead Project Manager Resigns
Miss Marie Comstock of Detroit resigned as manager of the Granger homestead project in Granger Iowa. Rural resettlement representative L G Whitney said no reason was given but she has private business in Detroit. Whitney will oversee the project until a successor is named.
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Granger
Marie Comstock
Detroit
L. G. Whitney
Comstock
William A. Comstock
Michigan
Whitney
Sheriff threatens raid as slot machines depart town
SHENANDOAH Iowa April Fool's day brings tense warning from Sheriff Frank Keenan who vows to raid slot rooms with deputies and sledgehammers. By Wednesday more than 40 slot machines were hauled out of town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shenandoah, Ia
Frank Keenan
Hauptmann Case Today In Brief
Governor Hoffman faced the grand jury as Paul Wendel's repudiated confession drew scrutiny. A state official said a gang member who produced the confession could be arrested soon. Hauptmann’s fate remained uncertain with talk of Friday execution or later.
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Associated Press
Hoffman
Grand Jury
Paul Wendel
Release of Spitz Reported Arranged by Gov Hoffman
Chicago report states Stephen Spitz a Bridewell prisoner was released to Trenton as Gov Harold G Hoffman of New Jersey arranged it. Hoffman sent 872 to pay Spitz’s remaining 1000 fine. attorney Bernard Finnigan received funds. Spitz had sought funds related to Lindbergh ransom bills and claimed to know the hiding place.
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Chicago
INS
Stephen Spitz
Bridewell
Trenton
Chicago Evening American
Harold G. Hoffman
New Jersey
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Spitz
Bernard Finnigan
Tornado Kills Dozens in Cordele Georgia
Cordele faces catastrophe as a tornado devastates a residential area killing around forty people and damaging 200 to 300 homes. Major Asher Winslett of the Cordele National Guard reports ten white and thirty Black dead with about 300 injured, while damage tops 1 million dollars. Other storms in Georgia caused additional fatalities.
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Cordele
Asher Winslett
National Guard
Major Winslett
Georgia
Washington
Dawson
Dalton
Sasser
John Brown
J. H. Pitts
Jury delays murder charge in Lindbergh case report
Reports from Trenton say the jury wishes to postpone action on the Paul Wendel confession until Charles A. Lindbergh returns from England. It was suggested Lindbergh would identify the body found after the kidnapping as his son. Lindbergh testified to the Hauptmann trial.
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Trenton
N. J
Mercer County
Grand Jury
Paul Wendel
Charles A. Lindbergh
England
Lindbergh
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Prosecutor Demands Records Blocking Prosecution in Trenton
In Trenton New Jersey prosecutor Anthony M Hauck from Hunterdon County stormed into Governor Harold G Hoffman office to demand motor vehicle records he says block the case against five defendants.
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Trenton
N. J
Anthony M. Hauck
Hunterdon County
Harold G. Hoffman
Wilentz claims alibi for Wendel in Lindbergh case
New Jersey Attorney General David T. Wilentz says evidence shows Paul H. Wendel was not in New Jersey during the Lindbergh kidnapping and ransom period. Edward C. Dougherty reports Wendel worked for the Golden Dawn Malt and Wort Co in Scranton, Pennsylvania from March to November 1932.
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Trenton
N. J
INS
David T. Wilentz
Paul H. Wendel
Lindbergh
New Jersey
Edward C. Dougherty
Internal Revenue Department
Philadelphia
Wendel
Golden Dawn Malt and Wort Company
Scanton, Pa
Attempted Break-In At Lindbergh Estate
A man tried to force entry to Col. Charles A. Lindberghs Hopewell estate on a Wednesday. The governor ordered him to return at 3 p.m. to hear why records were being withheld. Hauck pledged to return.
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Hopewell
Charles A. Lindbergh
Hauck
Lindbergh case grand jury eyes further probes in 1936
Mercer county grand jury intensifies inquiry into the Lindbergh baby murder. Governor Hoffman and Attorney General Wilentz testified as Hauptmann faces possible execution delay. The AG said no indictment basis exists in the county even if Wendel’s confession is accepted as true. The case may push toward new conclusions Friday night.
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Trenton, N. J
Mercer County
Grand Jury
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Harold G. Hoffman
David T. Wilentz
Paul H. Wendel
Wendel
Hoffman
Hauptmann
Mark O. Kimberling
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DR. Newton
Carr
Borah Group
N. Y
Stretz
Cedar Rapids News
Illinois
J. Edgar
Hoover
Jack Dempsey
Madison Square Garden
Army
G-men
Dan Kruidemier
Ray Tapper
Bulletin
Homestead
Wilentz
Kimberling
Anthony Hauck, Jr
Marshall
John F. Condon
Bronx
Gov
Bruno
Demands Auto Records
Witneses
Carroll T. Jones
Cedar Rapids Auto
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