Sixth Murder Confession By Bluebeard Rings False
Paris dispatch reports Eugene Weidmann, the "Bluebeard" killer of Jean de Koven, confessed to a sixth murder and police considered more possible. He claimed to have lured Mme Janine Keller to Fontainbleau forest and shot her, with Roger Million and others implicated in the killer ring. Police note prior victims and new questioning of suspects, while Weidmann offered to reveal the full story and locate Keller’s body.
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Paris
Eugene Weidmann
Jean de Koven
New York
Mme
Janine Keller
Fontainbleau
Roger Million
Callette
Tricot
Millon
Slebenhelm
Strasbourg
Mme. Keller
Sedh
Weidmann
Million
Roger le Blond
le Blond
Snow Keeps Falling as Charleston Braces for Snowbound Day
Snow piled up to four inches in half an hour with two more inches later as a horse drawn sleigh appeared in Charleston. The city ordered road salt for cleanup and ash spread to improve roads. No serious accidents reported as townsfolk battle drifted streets. Kanawha River still carried drifting snow while Elk River froze near Dryden. Highways maintained fair condition with plows in use as trains and buses run on schedule.
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Charleston
Joe
Kanawha
Tce
Elk River
Dryden
Hamilton Stand Fast As Republicans Pick 100 Strong
Chairman John D. M. Hamilton rejected critics as the Republican Executive Committee begins a three day task to appoint a 100 member group to energize 17 million voters. He vows to replace the New Deal with a better plan and says he has never shied from a fight. The committee will select a leader first, with 35 names named for the chairmanship, then fill the rest.
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ST. Louis
John D. M. Hamilton
Republican Executive Committee
Hamilton
Robert W. Johnson
New Jersey
Steeting Group
Frank O. Lowden
N+ linois
Wage Hour Bill Sparks House Split in Debate
Washington dispatch reports a divided House beginning consideration of the wage hour bill. Opposition concentrates on sending it back to committee to derail passage. The outcome hinges on amendments and votes, with Republican and Southern Democrat resistance noted.
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Washington
Bauth Ia
House
Senate
Coal Prices To Be Revised By Soft Coal Commission
The bituminous coal commission will revise its soft coal price schedule amid threatened legal action from miners and coal operators. Carter Coal Co of Pocahontas West Virginia prepared for suit if prices aren’t changed, while James W. Carter filed a suit tied to a previous act invalidation. Informal hearings on petitions are set for tomorrow under the new control law.
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Washington
Bituminous Coal Commission
Charles P. O'Neill
Central Pennsylvania Producers’ Board
Carter Coal Company
Pocahontas
West Virginia
Man Earings
James W. Carter
Jury Picked For Kidnapping Trial In West Virginia
Huntington report states eight farmers a relief worker a salesman a machinist and a contractor were impaneled to try John Travis 05 and Orville Adkins 24 on kidnapping charges tied to the abduction of Dr. James J. Seder 79 who died four days after being found November 21 near an abandoned site. Judge Worth denied venue change and a delay. Defense seeks time for adequate preparation.
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HW. Clay Worth
D. B.daugherty
City stores extend hours as buying rush increases
Crowds fill shops as holiday sales push retailers to extend hours through Friday, promising best selections of 1937 gift items. Merchants note heavy demand, with stocks moving and orders placed in anticipation of a wave of last minute shoppers. Some warn shortages may loom as Wall Street troubles linger.
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Vane Nichter
Lain
Wall Street
Mag Salute Held Not Point of Law
A public school pupil Dorothy Leales of Atlanta Georgia refused to salute the flag and was upheld by the state supreme court. The U S Supreme Court declined review finding no substantial federal question involved despite claims of religious conviction and a May federal ruling.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Dorothy Leales
Atlanta
Atlanta School Board
Liner Picks Up 453 Stranded In Ship Wreck
Manila AP Dec 12 Salvage ships stood by the stranded luxury liner President Hoover as passengers were rescued and moved toward Manila aboard the President Mee Kinley and other vessels. The ship ran aground last Friday midnight on a rocky reef with 14 cabin and 319 third class passengers aboard. Most crew to be transferred to a rescue ship. authorities planned refloating efforts. Passengers reported orderly conditions and little nervousness despite the peril. Roy A. Tread, former publisher of Twin Falls Idaho, described the calm scene and the meals served after lifeboat deployment.
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Manila
President Hoover
Dallas Line
Mee Kinley
Hoover
Wis
President Vieree
Roy A. Tread
Twin Falls
Idaho
Paroled Bankers and Criminals Freed by Holt Administration
J W Johnson former cashier at Benwood Bank among 29 prisoners granted parole by Gov Holt. Johnson jailed since July 12 1952 for embezzling 75000 to 80000. First bank collapse followed embezzlement by Ward and Leach. both later released. Other paroles sent to Kanawha and Ransom counties included noted felons from 1930s and 1950s armed robbery cases with commutations.
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J. W. Johnson
Union Bank of
Benweed
Gov. Holt. Johnson
Benwood Bank
Couuty
Banking Plass
Ts Bank
Jar Reph Ward
William Leach
Ba Vt
Nahbets
Charles J. Vandergader
Pendleton County
Xherifl
Ada Hamtmer
Circleville
Ferm
Urisonmenl
Hampshire
Mathor
Lconley
Clinton Winland
Grant Tytlip
Mranke County
Kanay
Ranseford Shifter
George
Pickering Heads Planning Group in Silay Meeting
Pickering elevated to chairmanship of Silay’s city planning committee yesterday with a vacancy to be filled. The committee plans to call in planning experts to survey the city and submit recommendations. Bids for the $450,000 auditorium will not be sought tomorrow as contractors are invited to submit figures on A F Wysong plans approved by PWA Chicago. Opened Jan. 7. bids to be opened Dec 3 in city council chamber.
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Silay Pickering
Pickering
Inelty
St Xng
Dansaty
A. F. Wysong
PWA
Chicago
City Cours Oil Chamber
Tokyo Apologizes For Panay Sinking Amid Peace Talks
Tokyo officials including Foreign Minister Hirota expressed profound apologies to Ambassador Grew for the Panay sinking after news of the warplane attack. High government officers met with premier Konoye’s entourage as Navy and War Ministries sought to mend ties with the United States. News of the assault, plus Tokyo’s alleged joy over Nanking’s capture, sparked cautious celebrations and political defections.
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Tokyo
Koki Hirota
Joseph Grew
United States
Imperial
Fumimaro Konoye
Navy
U. S
Nanking
Panay
Barkley Cracks Whip in Senate
Senate Majority Leader Barkley, angered by attacks on compulsory crop control, cracked the whip on rebellious Democrats and threatened night sessions to push the farm bill through. The move came amid warnings the measure would wreck the Democratic party and harm farmers.
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Washington
INS
Senate
Barkley
Japs Aid Survivors After Yangtze Ship Bombing
News from Shanghai reports Japanese warships and a plane rushing to aid survivors of four American vessels sunk or damaged on the Yangtze above Nanking. Details show casualties among Panay crew and uncertain fates for others aboard Meihsia Melping and Melan.
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Japan
Shanghai
Ber
Wuhu
Augusta
U.S
Panay
Standard Oil
Melan
The
Bee
Cient
Fall of Nanking Announced by Japanese Command
Japanese military announces the fall and occupation of Nanking after a day of bloody street fighting. Chinese sources deny capital loss and say fighting continues. Japanese claim they did not capture Pukow and note continued defense of the Yangtze crossing at Tientsin-Pukow.
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Suanghai
Nanking
China
Women Mob Bob Taylor On Arrival From Europe
New York December 13 Robert Taylor arrived after a European trip and attracted crowds of women. His suave appearance in pajamas drew reporters and fans, while he dodged questions about romance with Barbara Stanwyck and refused to reveal if he is a “ranking beauty.”
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Bob Taylor
Europe
New York
Ins
Robert
Taylor
Bort
Arlington
Butch
Barbara Stanwyck
Hubby Too Strong, Wife Wins Divorce
In Chicago a divorce judge awarded Betty Reld a divorce from Merbert S Reid after testimony that he struck her, tearing her nose and blackening her eyes. A witness said Reid boasted he could do little damage with one punch.
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Chicago
Der
Merbert S
Reid
Betty
Virgina Andree
Reld
Japanese Officers Race to Kill 100 Chinese Soldiers
Tokyo December 13 Japanese lieutenants racing to kill 100 Chinese soldiers overshot and fired at 106, Nichi Nichi newspaper reported. They agreed to race on to The standing December 1 was 56 to 26.
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Tokyo
Nichi Nichi
Sey
British Watch U S Reaction in Far Eastern Crisis
London reports Britain and the United States discussing the grave Far Eastern situation after Japan attacked gunboats on the Yangtze. Foreign Secretary Eden said British ships fired on Japanese planes after bombing and shelling. He noted protests to Tokyo and consultations with Chamberlain and the U S chargé d’affaires.
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London
Great Britain
U. S
Yangtze River
House of Commons
Anthony Eden
Eden
Commons
Tokyo
Japan
Wuhu
Yangtze
Nanking
Neville Chamberlain
Hershel Y. Johnson
China
Bigger U S Army Navy Is Sought
President Roosevelt moves to seek the largest peacetime national defense appropriation in U S history. Congress will be asked for more than 1 000 million dollars for the army and navy next year. Navy plans near 600 million, army plans over 600 million. Military strength: 158 000 enlisted and 12 350 officers in Army. 100 000 enlisted and 6 000 officers in Navy. 18 000 Marines. Coast Guard 16 000. Land guard 200 000. Reserve flyers 1 000. ROTC and CCC 500 000. Naval reserve 10 008 more. Army air 1 400 planes.
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Washington
INS
Roosevelt
Congress
Milion Dollant
Army
Navy
Nea
Far East
Marine Corps
Marines
Coast Guard
Naval Reserve
Nan
FDR Protests to Tokyo Over Yangtze Atrocities
President Roosevelt sent an unprecedented direct appeal to Emperor Hirohito after indiscriminate bombing of American vessels on the Yangtze. He ordered Hull to demand apologies indemnities and assurances against further attacks. The move aimed to publicize urgent instructions and reinforce US rights in the orient amid Allied diplomacy.
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Washington
INS
Roosevelt
Japan
U.S
Yangtze River
State Department
Saito
Hirohito
Ronald Lindsay
Welles
Ronald
Burene
Hull
White House
Yangtze
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