Shank Dies in Chair for Four Murders in Arkansas
Mark H. Shank, 43, former Ohio magistrate, was executed at Tucker Prison Farm Arkansas for poisoning four members of the Colley family in Saline County in 1933. He showed calm indifference in the condemned cell, made no statement, and died at 7:14 am after five charges were applied. Clyde Colley survived. His insanity plea failed and execution followed a year in prison.
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Tucker Prison Farm
Ark
Mark H. Shank
Ohio
Saline County
Shank
Alvin Colley
Best pupil receives piano and $2000 from former instructor
Thelma Petersen, an Oregon State College student, was left a grand piano and $2,000 by Charles Bone, who said she was the best pupil he ever had. Petersen, noted for her music, studied at the University of Missouri and the Chicago Conservatory of Music after public school.
General Strike Called in Cuba
Leaders of labor unions across Cuba voted a general strike to paralyze the economy and topple the government. Delegates from the Cuban Electric Company joined, promising power outages islandwide. Warships, radios, and telegraphs were seized. Col. Batista mobilized forces as Mendieta faced growing opposition from Grau San Martin and other exiled figures.
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Havana
Cuba
Great
Cuban Electric Company
American Electric Bond and Share Company
Government Communications Department
First
Aqueduct
Treasury, Labor, Education, Justice and Agriculture Departments
Navy
Fulgencio Batista
Carlos Mendieta
Mario Menocal
Ramon Grau San Martin
Grau San Martin
Mendieta
Batista
Bank Transactions Argued In Mellon Income Tax Hearing
Pittsburgh AP report notes a tax board of appeals hearing over Andrew Mellon income tax. Government counsel argues Union Trust stock transactions show bank tax evasion as a usual course of business. Mellon chief counsel counters that the bank affairs cited are irrelevant to the refund dispute of 139000 in 1931 taxes and 1089 000 demanded.
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Pittsburgh
Union Trust Company
Andrew W. Mellon
Fnday
Robert I. Jackson
Mellon
Frank J Hogan
Jackson
Bureau of Internal Revenue
Tax Board of Appeals
California Storm Strikes Land As California Lashed By Severe Weather
SAN FRANCISCO The three day Pacific storm's end brought hail heavy rains and snow in Golden Gate Park and Eastbay. Blizzard warnings spread through the Sierra and Siskiyou from the Oregon line northward. A man died in a road crash linked to the storm and a railroad grade 50 miles north was washed out derailing seven freight cars with no injuries.
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San Francisco
Sns
Pacific
California
Golden Gate Park
Eastbay
High Sierras
Siskivous
Airfornia
Oregon
Here
Mother Told Boy To Kill Father In Buffalo Case
Richard Kloes an 11 year old boy confessed his mother Elizabeth Klees told him to kill his father because he was mean Police report and district attorney Newcomb said a first degree murder indictment would be sought against Mrs Klees who is in critical condition after a blood transfusion The boy may avoid murder charges due to his age authorities also noted that notes from the mother urged the boy to kill on several prior occasions
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Buffalo
N. Y
INS
Richard Kloes
Elizabeth Kloes
Newcomb
John Kloes
Klees
Little Richard
Engineer catalogs nineteen nineties items in a water whistle
An engineer chronicles nineteen nineties afferent sappals of ho trans, presenting a concise note on a technical subject. The fragment reflects archival terminology and requires more context for precise interpretation.
Proposing County Run Rural Schools in Iowa
A bill introduced by Rep. P. E. Cundy proposes a county unit system for rural Iowa schools. It would reorganize districts, cap property levies, and fund state aid through a three point sales tax. County boards and advisory councils would govern, with election as the basis for adoption.
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Des Moines
INS
Iowa
Iowa Assembly
P. E. Cundy
Cedar Falls
Cundy
State Budget Board
Wegman Reports On Past Warrant Sales
DES MOINESInsiders say two attempts to sell warrants at under 5 percent in fall 1931 showed partial success. Wegman testified that 3 percent sold half of a 1 million issue and 416 percent sold 30 thousand of an 800 thousand issue, with the rest unsold. He added no sales at sub five percent since, and that competitive bidding aimed to gain a premium, not lower rate.
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Des Moines
INS
Legislative Investigating Committee
Leo J Wegman
Wegman
Willie Willis Testifies About Cleanliness In Court Parley
Willie Willis states that his dirt shows less than hers, arguing he does not powderify constantly to hide flaws and asserts his own appearance is natural. The remark appears amid courtroom dialogue reflecting tensions between participants.
Wells Predicts More Horrible War By 1940
New York press reports quote H G Wells declaring the world has been moving toward a new and more horrific world war by 1940. He cites great unemployment in England and calls English prosperity greatly exaggerated. He denies a Lloyd George resurrection and comments on Huey Long with cautious humor.
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New York
INS
H. G. Wells
Wells
England
Lloyd George
Huey Long
Wels
Huey
Dressler Funeral Attacked as Extravagant in Sister Suit
In Hollywood, Marie Dressler's funeral expenses were labeled extravagant in a superior court objection filed by her sister Mrs. Bonita Ganthon of England. Ganthon, the named residuary legatee, argues the $10,000 funeral cost and other large claims could deplete estate funds set aside for her monthly allowance, potentially leaving nothing for her.
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Hollywood
INS
Marie Dressler
Bonita Ganthon
The
Star
Transfer Vouchers With Signature Of Insull Told At Trial
Chicago authorities said vouchers totaling 66000 dollars bearing the signature OK Samuel Insull were transferred from the Middle West Utilities treasury to the private brokerage account of his brother. Oliver E. McCormick, former treasurer, testified that he alone handled the transaction and that Samuel Insull had no role in the routine matter.
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Chicago
INS
Middle West Utilities Company
Treasury
Samuel Insull
Oliver E. McCormick
Utility
Criminal Court
Cornelius Harrington
McCormick
Martin Insull
Short cut loan mystery tied to Insull empire transfers
The text describes a concealment device masking a procedure in which millions were moved between subsidiary firms. The loan showed up on the books of Mississippi Valley Investment Company, an Insull subsidiary, casting doubt on the corporate practices and financial transfers within the empire.
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Mississippi Valley Investment Company
Insull
Large Number Of Men Hear Dr. John McCombe
Trinity Methodist Church venue hosts a men’s meeting with evangelist Dr. John H. McCombe speaking on The Highest Price Ever Paid for a Share. Chorus by fifty men and women. Sankey hymn The Ninety and Nine led by Charles Kofron. Tonight Festival of Lights features twenty four youths. Mrs McCombe to lead chorus of sixty for The Night the Light Went Out. Girls from Phi Theta Sigma helped as ushers during social hour and refreshments.
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Trinity Methodist Church
John H. McCombe
Sankey
Charles Kofron
Isaiah
St. Paul
Explosion damages Chicago garment firm in price war
An explosion caused by inflammable powder hidden in a garment damaged equipment and clothing at a Chicago chain cleaning and dyeing plant, with an estimated loss of 1,000 dollars. Police say the blast stems from a price war.
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Chicago
Labor Fights Plan To Eliminate NRA In State Commerce
Washington. The Senate seeks clarity on recovery legislation as organized labor mobilizes to oppose ending NRA control over intrastate industries. Richberg to appear before the Senate Finance Committee to expand NRA revision plans and code abandonments. AFL leader William Green joins critics warning against discarding intrastate codes and urging continuation of the recovery act.
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Washington
LLP
Senate
Donald R. Richberg
Roosevelt
Senate Finance Committee
Congress
William Green
American Federation of Labor
NRA
Richberg
Medium Emerson Gilbert Faces $10,000 If Spirits Respond
New York AP reports medium Emerson Gilbert, 34, must show spirits in a hotel room to win a $10,000 prize or face trial for practicing medicine without a license. Magistrate Goldstein set a Saturday deadline. Universal Society expert Dunninger prescribed rigid conditions and offered to award the prize if genuine phenomena occur. Gilbert was arrested after two police officers accused him of taking cash for a treatment. his lawyer argued cures came from faith.
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New York
Emerson Gilbert
Jonah J. Goldstein
Gilbert
Goldstein
Joseph Dunninger
Universal Society For Psychic Research
Dunninger
Tt Gilbert
Frustrate Chicago Jail Delivery Plot
Warden Frank Sain questioned thirty prisoners at Cook County Jail after foiling a wholesale escape plan led by Chester Novak a 27 year old condemned murderer. Guards found a spoon fashioned key in Novak's clothing and five saw blades near the bullpen. All thirty cell block inmates were segregated pending investigation.
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Chicago
INS
Frank Sain
Cook County
Chester Novak
Novak
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