Germans Seize Spanish Ship Soton Hold Crew as Hostages
In Santander Spain the German cruiser Koenigsberg fired on the Spanish ship Soton and took its crew as hostages. The action followed Spain’s refusal to release cargo from the seized Palos, with officials denouncing the capture as a perilous reprisal and demanding immediate release.
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Ruiz Olizaran
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German cruiser seizes Spanish ship Seton near Spanish coast
Berlin reports the German cruiser Koenigsberg provisionally seized the Spanish ship Seton in waters off Spain after Bilbao refused to return seized cargo or release a passenger. Palos said the seizure occurred about twenty five miles from the coast, outside Spanish territorial waters as reprisals were deemed necessary.
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Seton
Palos
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Pales
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McKellar Would Seek Loans for Selected High Class Farm Tenants
Senator McKellar of Tennessee proposed legislation to provide small loans to a carefully selected group of high class farm tenants to buy their own farms. He predicted full repayment and urged a permanent tenancy program with at least 60 million dollars a year.
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Washington
Senator McKellar
Tenn
McKellar
Ames Man Heads Journalism Teachers
Blair Con verse head of the department of technical journalism at Iowa State College in Ames was elected president of the American Association of Teachers of Journalism. He succeeds Gayle C Walker of the University of Nebraska.
Resolutions for a New Year to Seek Calm and Kindness
The piece encourages a calm renewal focusing on physical and mental fitness, clearing grudges, facing the future with discipline, and living by faith. It urges choosing wisdom from aged books, simple living, and kindness, trusting that God will guide to a juster world.
Grasshoppers Threaten Western States With Widespread Damage
Federal entomologists warn grasshopper outbreaks may cause major losses across twenty two states this year. They estimate 81 252 tons of poison needed, with $80 000 000 in damage last year and outbreaks likely in Illinois Missouri Iowa Nebraska Kansas North Dakota Wyoming Colorado.
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Missouri
Iowa
Nebraska
Kansas
North Dakota
Wyoming
Colorado
Novel crop insurance plan advances from Kansas grain belt
A cost of operation crop insurance plan from Kansas argues for guaranteeing farmers only their production costs rather than yields. The proposal contrasts with a Roosevelt committee plan that would insure up to 75 percent of average wheat output, aiming to avoid penalizing less efficient farmers.
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Washington
Kansas
Roosevelt
Committee of Agriculture
C. C. Cogswell
Kansas Grange
Representative
Holiday U S death toll tops 125 as fireworks aid
The United States records a 1937 year end violent death toll of 125 from New Year celebrations. Most fatalities were auto crashes with incidents across 26 states and the District of Columbia. Illinois and California lead with 20 each. Notable cases include two month old Shirley Arnold burned in Fort Wayne and a dance accident in Omaha.
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District of Columbia
Illinois
California
New York
Shirley Jean Arnold
Fort Wayne
Ind
Delhi Boy 14 Fatally Shot in Hunting Accident
Robert Musser age 14 of Delhi died three miles east of Delhi while raccoon hunting. He was left at the car with dogs as his companions entered the timber and was shot through the abdomen when he drew the shotgun from the automobile. No inquest was held. Survived by parents D A Musser, brother Boyden, and sister Marles.
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Interstate Power Company
Mitchell
Marles
Commissioner of Immigration Dies and Will Be Buried Monday
Colonel Daniel W. MacCormack Roosevelt's commissioner of immigration and naturalization dies at 57 from peritonitis after an operation. He will be buried Monday in Arlington National Cemetery beside other military heroes. He reorganized the service and merged immigration and naturalization into one agency, earning high praise from Secretary Perkins who called his death a loss to the government.
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Daniel W. MacCormack
Roosevelt
Immigration and Naturalization
Arlington Cemetery
MacCormack
Naturalization Service
Perkins
Savant Presents Up-To-Date Model Of Atom
Atlantic City reports Prof. George David Birkhoff unveiled a new atom model at the American Association for the Advancement of Science claiming an Einstein law compatible framework. The Harvard dean described a mental blueprint where protons and electrons form a fluid-like balance, bridging universe and atom with updated theory. Also noted were discoveries of infrared ghost stars and cancer curability education initiatives urging school inclusion.
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N. J
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Harvard
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Association
Birkhoff
Graduate School of Arts and Science
The
Science Association
Charles W. Hetzler
Yerkes Observatory
Williams Bay
Wis
Tug on Fire Near Mackinac After Gasoline Ship Explosion
Coast guard reports an abandoned 2000 ton gasoline carrier, the J Oswald Boyd, exploded ten miles off Mackinac Island. A fishing tug with five aboard burned nearby. five crewmen believed aboard the tug. The carrier ran aground Nov 8 on Simmon's reef. gas siphoning by passing boats noted.
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Chicago
Coast Guard
J. Oswald Boyd
Mackinac Island
Gotham Marine Corporation of
New York
Simmon’s Reef
Straits of Mackinac
Lake Michigan
Lake Huron
Dairy Near Clinton Devoured by Fire Swept Loss
A fire swept the Wapsimoor dairy seven miles southwest of Clinton causing about 10 000 dollars in damage. Owner and former State Senator Jay O Shaff said insurance partially covered the loss which included 2000 pails for butter and large quantities of milk cream and cheese.
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Wapsimoor
Here
Mattson Kidnapping Nears Closure in New Year Outlook
Tacoma set to see a breakthrough as Dr. William W. Mattson signals a negotiator may be named with the kidnapper. Reports say the boy may be safe and ready for release as federal agents assemble and local police maintain careful distance to protect the victim.
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William W. Mattson
Mattson
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Gus B. Appleman
Pei Nite Besalk
Sander Dee ‘Mattson
Seattle Times
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Ann
Kidna
Theni
Pope Pius XI Rally Seen Amid Illness At Midnight Mass
Pope Pius XI, facing a grave relapse from emotional strain while on his sick bed, showed a slight rally after chief physician Dr Amanti Milani was summoned. Milani attended from 6 to 8 30 am and again at noon. officials cautioned no definite improvement could be assured. Cardinal prayers and public Masses followed as thousands gathered at St John Lateran for prayers.
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Pius XI
Amanti Milani
Milani
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Vatican
St. John Lateran
Hold Pair in Probe of Any Blast Slaying
Two in custody as county officials probe a bizarre gangland plot involving a dynamite blast that killed Baker and wounded Helen Sieler. Tobin held. Sieler identifies Reeves, Bradley, and Nesbeth. manhunt extends across four states for the other suspects.
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Helen Sieler
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Edward Tobin
Kne
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Lee Bradley
South Dakota
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Reever
William Nesbeth
Bradley
Baker
Sieler
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Nesbeth
Minnesota
Iowa
Nebraska
Davenport Baby Born Fifteen Seconds After Year Opens
Davenport reports Iowa's first 1937 baby, George Jean Roemer, born fifteen seconds after midnight to Mr. and Mrs. Peter Roemer. He weighed seven pounds, fifteen ounces and is their first child.
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George Jean Roemer
Peter Roemer
Iowa
China holds final roundup as opium trade meets stiff law
NANKING. Hundreds of narcotic addicts gather for a temple bonfire where opium and pipes are destroyed as government urges registration and treatment before the death penalty is enforced for confirmed users. Chiang Kai Shek regime stresses proof of guilt in court.
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Shanghai
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Chiang Kai-Shek
Satgennewe
Two farmers die in car fire near Waukon Iowa
James Gallagher 4c Hanover township and Vincent Ryan 26 Jefferson township were burned to death when Gallagher’s car hit a culvert six miles north of Waukon on highway 13. Gallagher drove and was found slumped over the wheel. Ryan in rear seat. Fire department extinguished the blaze after the crash into a ditch. No inquest. Gallagher survived by wife and three children. Ryan survived by parents and two sisters.
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James Gallagher
Hanover Township
Vincent Ryan
Jefferson Township
Gallagher
Here
Dorchester
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Mr. Ryan
Ryan
Frank Ryan
James Drew
John Jones
McGregor
Ten U S Planes to Spain Shipped From Vera Cruz
Washington considered strong diplomatic action to halt the shipment of ten American transport planes destined for Spain from Vera Cruz. The group includes six Curtiss Condors, three Lockheeds, and one Spartan, exported under U S license and brought into Mexico by intermediaries.
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Vera Cruz
Mexico City
Motomar
Mexico
America
United States
American Air Lines
Florida Governor Seeks Removal of Florida City Officials
Florida Governor Dave Shultz moved to oust Irene Armstrong the town's only woman mayor and several city officials amid a tense standoff in Daytona Beach. National guardsmen and local militia were mobilized as police and fire departments faced potential dismissal. Martial law rumors circulated while officials prepared legal challenges in court for the ouster action and the city hall conflict.
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Sanford
Irene Armstrong
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Sholtz
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Armstrong
Syale
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Lyle C. Ramsey
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Francis Mills
Milton S. Couch
Shultz
Harold C. Washburn
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C. H. E. Couhman
Stone
Herbert Frederich Fet
Cal
Dr James Kessler Dies After Stroke at Iowa City
Dr James Kessler 56 former professor and head of University of Iowa hospital dermatology department died here Friday after an early morning stroke He resigned last summer to enter private practice Surviving wife two children father and sister Funeral services Sunday at 3 30 p m at the Methodist Church Iowa City
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James Kessler
University of Iowa Hospital
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Methodist Church
Sune
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