Return of Saar to Fatherland Follows plebiscite signals
The Saar plebiscite ends with a forecast outcome as Nazi demonstrations mark the lead up to departure from postwar arrangements. The piece critiques diplomats at Versailles and previews U.S. legal debates on gold standards and the New Deal. It highlights reforms in state audits, political patronage, and calls for independent audits of state institutions to curb embezzlement.
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Saar
Versailles
Woodrow Wilson
Anamosa
State Board of Education
General Assembly
TOWA
Saar plebiscite vote shows strong pro Germany trend
In Saar Basin, 85 percent backing Germany reported as tabulation proceeds under international eyes. anti-Hitler forces urge resistance to any move toward union with Germany via the league controlled plebiscite. Arbeiterzeitung calls for demonstrations, while observers note 80 to 90 percent pro-German results with little support for France.
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Saarbruecken
Saar Basin
Germany
Saar
Wartburg
Arbeiterzeitung
Max Braun
Common Front
Loting
League of Nations
Hitler
France
Germany Targets Saar Return Within a Month
Wilhelm Frick states in an exclusive interview that Germany has perfected all details to reincorporate the Saar valley into the Reich within a month. The interior minister and Nazi floor leader in the Reichstag says the period is sufficient for the technical and administrative steps required.
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Berlin
Germany
Saar Valley
der Fuehrer
Reich
Interior
Wilhelm Frick
Frick
National Socialist Party
Reichstag
Saar Front Warns of Force to Halt Nazi Return
Leaders of the pro league United Front say any anti Nazi coup will be suppressed after the Saar plebiscite. The group, a mix of communists socialists and Catholics, claims a significant vote share and urges the league of nations to review alleged Nazi terrorism. Max Braun calls the poll a farce and accuses Nazis of aiding control.
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Saarbruecken
INS
Saar
Germany
League of Nations
United Front
League
Max Braun
Faris Nominated for Eighth Circuit Judge Seat
Charles B. Faris, 70 year old federal district judge noted for ruling on gold clauses, was nominated by the President as successor to the late William Kenyon on the eighth U.S. circuit court of appeals. Faris declined comment. friends expect he will accept. He previously held Congress has power over money in a ruling on Iron Mountain railroad bond payments in gold.
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Congress
State Audit Powers Expanded Amid Taxpayer Strain
Lawmakers debate extending auditing authority to uncover waste and tighten oversight as taxpayers already shoulder high costs. The proposal aims to broaden audits across agencies and programs to improve efficiency and curb unnecessary spending.
Artisan Claims He Made Ransom Box And Kidnap Ladder
Abe Samuelsohn a Bronx woodcarver testified that he built the ladder used in the Lindbergh kidnapping and the ransom box for Dr. John Condon in 1932. State officials acknowledged his box claim but declined to confirm the ladder fabrication as presented.
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Flemington
N. J
INS
Bronx
N. Y
John F. Condon
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Abe Samuelsohn
Condon
Hauptmann
Wilentz
David T. Wilentz
Samuelsohn
Evidence On Week At Bruno Trial Opens Third Week
In Flemington New Jersey the third week of the Hauptmann trial began with the state calling handwriting expert Albert S Osborn to support the claim he authored the Lindbergh ransom notes. Prosecutors expect Osborn to finish his direct exam briefly as defense plans a vigorous cross examination aided by recent defense study of the exhibits.
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Flemington
N. J
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Bronx
Carpenter
Albert S. Osborn
Osborn
Edward J. Reilly
Trenton
Reilly
Hanna Fisch
Isidor Fisch
Hauptmann
David T. Wilentz
New Jersey
Alexander
Lindbergh
Charles A. Lindbergh
Elbridge W. Stein
Stein
Dutch Oil gold clause invalidated by The Hague court
The Hague court of Justice ruled the gold clause in Royal Dutch Shell bonds invalid after Roosevelt's gold payments suspension. Interest on the $6.6 million 4 percent and $25 million 4 1/4 percent bonds need not be paid in gold dollars. Amsterdam brokers union will appeal to The Hague high court.
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THE
United States Supreme Court
Rehearing Petition Filed By Dr Wynekoop in Murder Case
Dr Alice Wynekoop of Chicago asks Illinois Supreme Court for rehearing stating her constitutional rights to liberty and due process were violated in the Chicago trial that led to a 25 year prison term for the murder of Rheta, her daughter in law.
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Springfield
Ill
Illinois Supreme Court
Alice Wynekoop
Chicago
Monday
Rheta
Lindbergh Case Trial Sees Witnesses Guarded
Blond pajama model Hildegarde Alexander testified she saw a man watching Dr. Condon in 1932 and identified Bruno Hauptmann as the watcher. Prosecutors shielded three European witnesses as they prepare for more handwriting expert testimony linking Hauptmann to the ransom notes.
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Associated Press
Bruno
Jassie
Europe
Albert S. Osborn
Elbridge W. Stein
Hauptmann
Reilly
Flemington
N. J
Bruno Hauptmann
John F. Condon
Lassie
Hildegarde
Olga Alexander
Heuptmann
Dr. Condon
Lindbergh
Bronx
Condon
Iowa Five Leads Minnesota 17 14 At Half
Town basket men led Minnesota 17 to 14 near the close of the first half Monday night.
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IOWA
Minnesota
Minneapolis — Town Basketmen
A Parable of The Daily Paper On Time And Life
A famous editor marks his 70th birthday with a parable about the press as a three handed clock. The slow hour hand mirrors history, the minute hand shows fleeting events, and the second hand links daily events to the larger whole. Living only in the moment risks losing perspective.
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Daily Paper
Emerson
John Wesley
Earhart Delays East Flight to Await Husband
Amelia Earhart, resting after her Honolulu to Oakland solo flight, says she will delay departing east until her husband George Putnam arrives from the islands next Thursday. She may leave the monoplane here and use another ship to fly east, as current license bars carrying a passenger. Hundreds greet her arrival after a three hop from Oakland.
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Los Angeles
Amelia Earhart
Pacific
Honolulu
Oakland
East
George Putnam
Islands
Washington
Miss Earhart
Milk prices rise in December 1934 survey
AAA reports milk consumers paid higher prices in 33 of 40 markets in December 1934 versus December 1932. Producers receive higher prices in 37 markets and distributors see better margins in 30. Davenport and Sioux City Iowa offered 9 cents a quart. Miami paid 16 cents. Forty markets include 17 under federal license, 13 state regulated, and 10 unregulated.
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Washington
INS
AAA
Davenport
Sioux City
Miami
Sen Frazier's Wife Dies in Washington
Mrs Lynn J Frazer 58 wife of North Dakota senator dies in Washington hospital from influenza complications. Funeral services planned in Washington on Wednesday.
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Sen. Frazier
Washington
Lynn J. Frazer
North Dakota
Doolittle and wife chase coast to coast air record
Jimmy Doolittle with his wife aboard attempted a two passenger coast to coast flight from Union Air Terminal Burbank to Newark NJ. He expected speeds over 250 mph and planned high altitude legs at 15000 to 20000 feet. The current record is 12 hours 3 minutes 50 seconds set November 8 1934 by Eddie Rickenbacker.
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Los Angeles
Jimmy Doolittle
Daring Speed Flyer
Here
Union Air Terminal
Burbank
Doolittle
Newark
N. J
Eddie Rickenbacker
Flyers Killed as Planes Collide Near Murfreesboro
Lieutenant Henderson Wheeler and Lieutenant R A Miller of the Indiana National Guard were killed when their aircraft collided mid air near Murfreesboro Tennessee while en route to Indianapolis from the Can American air races in Miami Florida Lieutenant W B Morgan landed safely after the crash witnesses say Wheeler and Miller jumped from their ship about 500 feet above the ground and failed to open their parachutes.
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Murfreesboro, Tenn
Lieut
Henderson Wheeler
R. A. Miller
Indiana National Guard
W. B. Morgan
Here
Morgan
Wheeler
Miller
Indiana
Indianapoli
Miami
Fla
Four More Arrested For Aiding Nelson
In San Francisco and Reno, four men are charged by the department of justice with harboring the outlaw Baby Face Nelson during last summer's hideout in the West. The arrestees include Thomas C. Williams, manager of Vallejo General Hospital, Anthony Soap Marino, Louis Timbrini, and Henry O Tex Hall, a sporting man.
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San Francisco
Department of Justice
Nelson
West
Thomas C. Williams
Vallejo General Hospital
Anthony “Soap” Marino
Louis Timbrini
Reno
Nevada
Federals
Henry O
Tex” Hall
Demand for full war debt payment before world court
The Associated Press report notes Senate discussion as ratification nears with a push for full war debt payment prior to entering the world court. Secretary Wallace is asked to provide data on last month's New York sugar corner. Monetary leaders weigh the possible impact of a coming Supreme Court decision on gold clause cases. Senator Glass lauds New Deal banking reform as a temporary federal deposit insurance system is deemed permanent. The Supreme Court orders West Virginia and Arizona to answer a federal complaint over obstructing government power projects. The introduction of Vinson's American Legion bonus bill creates a House split over bonus timing.
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United States Supreme Court
Associated Press
United States
Senate
Wallace
New York
Senator Glass
Virginia
Supreme Court
West Virginia
Arizona
Miss Jacobs Proposes Fee Plan Against Doctors
Linn county Medical Society offers to cover indigent sick care under a county family health insurance plan. Cora Jacobs signs a counter proposal favoring continued fee basis with a new schedule. Emergency funds from state and federal governments are in doubt. The county may cap monthly care at $1.15 per indigent family. Supervisors have not adopted the society’s plan, and the counter proposal is labeled our proposal. The new board of review has not yet replied as the proposal is studied.
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Cedar Rapids
Linn County Medical Society
Cora Jacobs
Emergency Relief Administration
Linn County
James D. Kennedy
Board of Review
The
British favor German arms deal and league return
The British cabinet indicates support for releasing Germany from Versailles clauses if a German arms limit pact is agreed. Britain seeks equality in armaments in exchange for Germany rejoining the league of nations, contingent on Saar votes returning the territory to Germany.
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London
Great Britain
Germany
League of Nations
Saar Basin
League
Elkader Man Fined For Drunk Driving
Delbert Whittman, 22, Elkader, arrested Jan 6 on a drunk driving charge, was fined 300 dollars plus costs by Judge H. C. Ring. He received a 90 day county jail sentence starting Jan 6, with 30 days to be served and costs paid, after which the remainder is suspended, and he is forbidden to drive for three months.
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Cedar Rapids New
Delbert Whittman
Elkader
H. C. Ring
Whittman
Chicago Gangland Killing Claims Frank Abrignani
Police discover the body of Frank Abrignani, 30, slumped over the steering wheel on a west side street after an anonymous call. Abrignani, once owner of a cleaning and dyeing plant, was brother-in-law of James Genna, killed in a gang war.
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Chicago
Frank Abrignani
Abrignani
James Genna
Dismissal Bid in Cedar Rapids Judgeship Contest
A contest court weighing Judge A B Clark’s challenge to C J Haas’s election to the eighteenth district judgeship adjourned to Tuesday to consider a motion to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction. Haas’ lawyers argue all required parties were not named while contending the contest rests on erroneous claims about candidates.
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Cedar Rapids
A. B. Clark
C. J. Haas
Eighteenth Judicial District
Haas
Marion
Sherwood A. Clock
Hampton
Carl B. Stiger
Toledo
Harold D. Evans
Iowa City
Charles J. Lynch, Jr
Do. J. Cash
Anamosa
J. C. France
Tipton
Clark
H. C. Ring
F. O. Allison
John T. Moffit
Lynch
Iowa General Assembly Moves to Probe Iowa Liquor Control
The Forty sixth Iowa General Assembly introduced joint resolutions in the Senate and House to form a six member committee to investigate the Iowa Liquor Control Commission. The action follows recent criticisms of the commission and ties to a Cedar Rapids raid involving state liquor seals. Governor Herring urged resignation of former chairman Harold Cooper. House Speaker John H Mitchell elected alongside Senator Irwin as president pro tem in a Democratic sweep.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Forty - Sixth
General Assembly
Iowa Liquor Control Commission
House
Senate
Valentine
Centerville
Stevens
Ottumwa
Irwin
Lquor Control
Cedar Rapids
Alesch
J. Leroy Farmer
Farmer
Harold M. Cooper
The
Liquor Commission
Cooper
Herring
Assembly
Homer Hush
Essex
John H. Mitchell
Webster
Mitchell
Rep
E. O. Ellsworth
Hardin
Eleven Engines Search Snowbound Train in Belgrade Line
Eleven locomotives on the Sara jevo-Mostar line searched for a snowbound train and became snowbound themselves. Authorities fear passengers may have died from wolves or the cold as the train might be buried. Communication indicated the train’s position was known only roughly amid Balkans storms.
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Belgrade
Jugoslavia
Sarajevo-Mostar
Balkans
Six Hurt in Chicago Trolley Collision
Work-bound passengers on three street cars were hurled into panic in a rear-end crash that telescoped one trolley. Six people, four men and two women, were rushed by ambulance to South Town Hospital.
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Chicago
Southtown Hospital
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Wife
National Association of Manufacturers
Vinson
Miss Jacobs
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