Chicago voters reelect Mayor Kelly by vast landslide
Chicago Democrats celebrate a three to one mayoral win for Edward J. Kelly with 75.87 percent of votes, sweeping all 50 wards and gaining 42 of 50 alderman seats. Kelly’s team, Brady and Brand, also secured city offices as Republicans lose county power.
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Chicago
Edward J. Kelly
Cook County
Kelly
Emil C. Wétten
Newton Jenkins
Peter J. Brady
Gustave A. Brand
Brand
Charles W. Swanson
Miami
Anton J. Cermak
Cermak
James J. Walker
New York
Fiorello LaGuardia
Epic Forces Beaten In Los Angeles Vote
In Los Angeles the epic forces led by Upton Sinclair failed to win endorsement in the California gubernatorial election last year. The effort aimed to influence the outcome but did not secure support from voters or party organizations.
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Los Angeles
Epic
INL
Upton Sinclair
California
Wallace urges economic council control proposal
Secretary Wallace promotes a four member economic council and direct constitutional referendum to adapt the Constitution for rapid change. He says unity is needed and economic democracy offers alternatives to partisan issues, despite editorial opposition and questions from the public.
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Washington
Wallace
National Economic Council
Economic Council
Play Silas Smidge From Turnip Ridge Sets Saturday Night
The Palo high school auditorium hosts a performance of Silas Smidge From Turnip Ridge this Saturday night. The piece is described as a local production by students and staff.
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Palo
Silas Smidge
Turnip Ridge
Blakeley Skips Hollywood For Reno In Barbara Hutton Divorce
New York AP report says James Blakeley, former fiancé of Barbara Hutton, has gone to Reno where she prepares to divorce Prince Alexis Mdivani. Friends note Blakeley once said his heart lies with Barbara and recall his Hollywood romance free of romance rumors.
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New York
Hollywood
James Blakeley
Reno
Barbara Hutton
Alexis Mdivani
Barbara
Mdivanis
Blakeley
Northampton Struck by Dud Torpedo During Maneuvers
A U S S Northampton was struck by a dud torpedo during fleet drills off San Clemente Island. The 10,000 ton cruiser sustained a dent but no major damage as Admiral Reeves withheld official details.
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San Pedro
Calif
U. S. S. Northhampton
San Clemente Island
Joseph M. Reeves
United States Fleet
Accient
Iowan Get Bequest In A. H. Whitin Will
Executors seek missing memoranda detailing beneficiaries of Albert H. Whitin estate valued at 1 million dollars. Whitin died March 6 in Paris, with bequests to US and European institutions and individuals. US legacies include 30000 to Arthur Saunders of Nevada Iowa and 20000 to Mrs Herman D Caster of Iowa Falls Iowa.
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Worcester
Mass
Albert H. Whitin
Whitin
Paris
France
United States
Europe
Arthur Saunders
Nevada
Iowa
Herman D. Caster
Iowa Falls
Drive to curb stock swindlers by securities commission
The Securities and Exchange Commission launches a nationwide drive to stop stock swindlers who steal billions from investors. The effort, coordinated by John Burns, expands regional centers and forms a permanent information section led by Edwards Hicks to work with forty seven states and blue sky laws. Since September 1, 1934, the commission has logged 1518 complaints involving about 10,000 people, with about 200 formal investigations underway.
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Washington
Securities and Exchange Commission
Department of Justice
John Burns
Commission
Joseph B. Kennedy
Edwards R. Hicks
Arkansas
Republicans May Center New Deal Fight On Roosevelt
In Washington a belief grows that Republicans should not hesitate to use President Roosevelt's name in future attacks on the New Deal. Some party members hope for a direct drive against the President at a midwestern meeting in Kansas City next month.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Kansas City
Plan Sales Drive For Baby Bonds
Treasury to launch a wartime style sales campaign to boost baby bonds with greater scope than Liberty loan drives. Officials anticipate March sales of about 38.0 million dollars as justification for an aggressive program.
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Washington (Lp
Treasury
Ethiopia Deploys Large Army to Somali Border
Addis Ababa reports say Ethiopia moves troops toward Eritrean and Italian Somaliland borders to deter perceived threats from Italy's East African forces. Officials stress defensive purpose under Emperor Haile Selassie with orders to avoid contact with Italian garrisons.
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Ethiopia
Somali
Addis Ababa
Italy
Haile Selassie
Ethiophia
Platteville Beats City Light Plant Defeated Utility Acquisition
Platteville Wisconsin residents voted against municipal acquisition of the electric utility owned by Interstate Light and Power Co. The defeat totaled 1,184 to 717. The tally was released Wednesday and reflected voter sentiment on municipal ownership.
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Platteville, Wis
Interstate Light and Power Co
Clues in Baby Death Point to Milwaukee
Body of a baby girl found in Kensico reservoir near White Plains wrapped in Milwaukee Journal copies from December 12 and 14 and placed in a box labeled Shuster's department store Milwaukee. The reservoir is part of New York City's water system.
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White Plains
N. Y
Kensico Reservoir
Milwaukee Journal
Shuster’s Department Store
Milwaukee
New York
Snow Improves West Crop Outlook As Dust Fears End
A damp heavy snow fell in Denver with temperatures near freezing boosting crop prospects and ending dust storm danger. Cheyenne reported heavy snowfall Tuesday night while Montana endured extreme cold with readings around 4 below zero at Helena and Kalispell.
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Denver
INS
Cheyenne
Wyo
Montana
Helena
Kalispell
Mayo Surgeon Dr William Mayo Ill in San Diego Hotel
Dr William Mayo famed Rochester surgeon is confined to his hotel room in San Diego recovering from ptomaine poisoning after a health incident reported Wednesday.
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William Mayo
San Diego
Calif
INS
Rochester, Minn
Three Doppio Family Die In Bronx Tenement Fire
Three members of the Doppio family died in a Bronx tenement fire that swept a third floor apartment early Wednesday. Father William and son Nicholas remained in critical condition at Lincoln Hospital. Vito escaped after waking other relatives. two children aged 23 and 11 perished with their mother Mary Doppo. The blaze began in a first floor market owned by the family, with flames spreading via a wooden stair.
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New York
Bronx
William Doppie
Mary Doppio
John
Florence
William
Nicholas
Lincoln Hospital
Vito Doppio
Doppie
Script Writer Sues Cantor For Fifty Thousand Dollars
New York report says Eddie Cantor and Dave Freedman dissolved after Freedman sued Cantor for 250000 alleging a four year old verbal contract for ten percent of radio earnings. Cantor denies any contract existed.
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New York
Eddie Cantor
Dave Freedman
Freedman
Cantor
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