Roosevelt and Kerensky Charge Sparks Capitol Debate
Washington reports split reaction as House rules panel weighs a probe into Dr. William A. Wirt's claim that unnamed brain trust aides plotted to influence policy. Some leaders urged an inquiry, others cooled on the push amid conflicting accounts and incomplete evidence.
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Capitol Hill
Dr. Wirt
House Rules Committee
America
House
Burns
Tennessee
William A. Wirt
Gary
Ind
Iowa Needy To Go On Direct Relief First Half Of April
Iowa unemployed who lose work March 31 as the CWA closes will receive direct relief for about fifteen days. The State Emergency Committee approved a plan to begin April 1 with federal funds for counties needing assistance and to extend into April via a work relief program by county agreement.
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Iowa
DES Moines
CWA
State Emergency Committee
E. H. Mulock
Hobo Police Dog Adopted As Mascot
Medford Massachusetts AP reports Sparky a stray German police dog adopted by the West Medford fire station as engine two’s mascot. The dog attends roll call at 8 am and 6 pm and sits atop the engine when it answers alarms.
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Medford, Mass
Sparky
West Medford
Dr Wynekoop Seeks solace as she faces prison term
In Chicago Dr Alice Wynekoop, convicted of killing Rheta Wynekoop, says religion sustains her as she prepares to begin a 25 year sentence at Dwight State Prison. She calls the courtroom a miscarriage of justice and asks friends to study Joshua. A separate federal suit seeks cancellation of a life insurance policy on Rheta, alleging fraud.
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Chicago
Alice Lindsay Wynekoop
Dwight
U11
Rheta Gardner Wynekoop
Earle
Wynekoop
Rheta
Lfe
Rheta Wynekoop
New York Life Insurance Company
Glass Plan for Federal Loans to Industry debated in Senate
Senate banking committee discarded the Federal Reserve Board loan plan and considered Senator Glass's proposal to empower Fed banks to make direct loans to industry for up to five years from surplus funds. Banks would share 20 percent of the risk and loans could reach over 800 million dollars, with a surplus totaling about 140 million after a forthcoming payment to the FDIC. The Glass bill was to be weighed with the Reconstruction Finance Corporation proposal.
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Reserve Banks
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Three Hurt In Local Accident In Milwaukee and Olin Vote
Three people were injured in a two vehicle collision at First avenue and Thirty second street at 3 10 p m. The crash involved an automobile driven by O E Devy Milwaukee and a delivery truck driven by Wilbur Jackson 1319 Second avenue SE All injured were passengers in Devy s car Mrs Devy Patricia Devy 6 and Mrs J F D Arcy 118 Twenty seventh street NE all suffered cuts bruises and a sprained shoulder The report suggests Jackson started a U turn then changed his mind In other news the town election in Olin produced spirited results with Mayor C M Miles receiving 246 votes and councilmen elected W C Westphal Guy Macomber Jay McCormick W L Hart and F E Truax Treasurer J G Swartzell and Assessor N Easterly were also chosen.
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Milwaukee
Wilbur Jackson
Second Avenue SE
First Avenue
Thirty Second Street
Devy
Patricia Devy
J. F. D'Arcy
Twenty-seventh Street
Jackson
Dillinger Plot to Free Trio From Lima Jail Revealed
Indiana state police Capt. Matt Leach disclosed a plan by John Dillinger to free three gang members from Lima jail. Eight gangsters in army uniforms would pose as Ohio guardsmen to move prisoners, but the plot collapsed after a tip alerted authorities and Dillinger could not rally enough men.
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John Dillinger
Lima
Matt Leach
Indiana State Police
Dillinger
Charles Mekley
Russell Clark
Harry Pierpont
Jesse Larber
Leach
Ohio National Guardsmen
Ohio
General Bush
Missing co ed Eunice Pollock sought in three states
Eunice Pollock, University of Wisconsin co ed, vanished after a sorority suspension. Parents in Manitowoc urge search from Wisconsin to New York and Chicago after a note implying self harm. Alpha Chi Omega declined responsibility saying she should have notified her parents.
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Madison
Wis
New York
Chicago
Eunice Pollock
University of Wisconsin
Manitowoc
Eunice
Alpha Chi Omega
Dr. Nelson
Tama Reservation
Mechanicville Man Killed Walking Across Tracks
John Ruble 70 of Mechanicsville died when struck by an east bound freight while crossing North Western tracks about 2 30 p m. He waited on the south side before stepping in front of the engine. Coroner Andrew McCormick investigated. Survived by son Douglas Mount Vernon, daughter Mrs Ray Kohl Lisbon, four grandchildren. Wife Rose Conner Ruble died last November.
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John Ruble
Ruble
Andrew McCormick
Tipton
Illinois
Rose Conner Ruble
Douglas
Mount Vernon
Ray Kohl
Lisbon
Grants Chief Moran Two More Years In The Secret Service
Washington AP reports President Roosevelt issued a special order giving Chief William H. Moran two additional years in the Secret Service. Moran, now in his late sixties, began service nearly 52 years ago as a youth of 19 joining the agency’s ranks guarding the President and pursuing counterfeiters.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Willliam H. Moran
Band of
Regents
United States
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