Liggett's Wife Blames Slaying On Gov Olson Gang
Mrs. Walter Liggett testified that Governor Olson and his "gang" ordered or permitted Walter Liggett's assassination. She collapsed after her assertion and court paused, with Olson recuperating in Rochester. She identified Isadore Blumenfeld as her husband’s killer and recalled related liquor industry ties and phone conversations.
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Liggett
Gov. Olson
Minneapolis
Walter Liggett
Isadore Blumenfeld
Floyd
Oluon
Rochester
Bhimentela
Kid
Vela Mather
Belletn
Blumenfeld
Meyer Schuldberg
Schuldberg
Chesapeake Brands, Inc
Gotham Elevator Strike Postponed
Media tion by Ben Golden, secretary of the regional labor board, postponed a threatened strike of elevator operators in 1,200 buildings in New York City after a conference urged by Mayor La Guardia. James Bambrick and officials of Pennzone and Midtown Realty associations attended. Police mobilized 2,000 plus in danger zones as talks continued into the night, with realty concessions cited toward a closed shop and wage increases for about 83 percent of the workers.
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New York
Ben Golden
Regional Labor Board
Building Servicef International Union
F. H. LaGuardia
James J. Bambrick
Pennzone
Midtown
Fur and Garment
Manhattan Island
T0- Ward
Pointe
Willie Willis Says He Wants More Time After Fight
Willie Willis, quoted by Roberit Quillen, notes he wishes one kid would not back down and that he cannot stay long enough to begin. The fragment hints at a boxing or street fight context with limited readable details.
Prison Probe Board Named
SPRINGFIELD Illinois February 1 Sixteen prominent men invited by Gov Henry Horner to form a board to examine the state penal system after the Stateville prison slaying of Richard Poet II last Tuesday The group will work on its own procedures and serve without pay with expenses covered by the state
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Springfield
Ill
Henry Horner
Richard Poet
Stateville Penitentiary
A. Bowen
Adam
Bobby Franks
James Wes
W. FH. McCabe
Joliet
Bowen
Seven Workmen Perish in Blaze at Parker Dam Camp
A fire trapped seven of ninety workers sleeping in a Parker dam construction camp dormitory and mess hall, operated by Anderson Bros. sub contractors for six builders on the Colorado River project. Two others suffered critical burns and 18 received hospital treatment as the blaze near 3:30 a m was discovered by a night watchman. Bodies, none identified, were placed in a temporary morgue.
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Los Angeles
Parker Dam
Tyre
Cepth
Here
Colorado River
Anderson Bros
Metropolitan Water District
California
The
Water District
Page
Miners pledge Lewis support in AFL fight
Washington February 3 AP The United Mine Workers pledged support for President John L Lewis in the fight between craft and industrial unionists amid AFL tensions. William Green urged unity and warned that leaving the federation would threaten AFL supremacy, as miners faced internal pressure and external attacks.
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Washington
United Mine Workers
William Green
Labor
John L. Lewis
Green
American Federation of Labor
Fireen
Lewin
UMW
AFL
Rift Threatens Naval Parley At Four-Power Conference
London dispatch reports a British French rift over Germany’s possible participation in naval talks threatens to break up the conference. France has not yet replied to Britain’s demand that Germany be invited, with sources suggesting a negative reply. The issue traces to Germany scrapping Versailles military clauses last spring. A separate note says a technical subcommittee accepted the U.S. proposal to extend battleship age from 20 to 26 years, likely to be adopted to delay heavy spending until after 1942. The pact definitions would align with existing treaties, and the conference will decide maximum battleship sizes, expected near 35,000 tons with 14-inch guns.
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London
Germany
France
Versailles
Berlin
C. B
Sas
Ufe
United States
Great Britain
Japan
Holt Promises Fire In West Virginia Primary
Senator Rush D. Holt vows to campaign vigorously across West Virginia, signaling a broad fight for liberal candidates and sparking talk of party realignments. Governor Kump and state party leaders discuss November implications as they navigate primary challenges and possible gubernatorial bids.
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Holt
Coal Shortage Declared by Southern Operators
Southern West Virginia coal companies say they can work six days a week until March 1 to meet demand, while union leaders decline the request. Harry Kennedy of Charleston warns a real coal shortage exists and notes weather-driven demand is fueling a Christmas-like rush.
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Lewis
Associated Press
West Virginia
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers of America
van A. Bittner
Harry G. Kennedy
Charles~ Ton
Ohio
Indiana
Michigan
Linole
Northwest
Kennedy
Subzero Wave Moves South Across United States
A new cold snap spreads from the Rockies to the East with heavy snow in Utah Salt Lake City and Wyoming. Chicago faces 20 degree weather as a heavy snowstorm begins and forecasters warn of possible blizzard conditions in the coming days. Snow and sleet disrupt rescue efforts for Tangier and Smith islands in Chesapeake Bay with flight plans cancelled.
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Chicago
Mackensey River
Rocky Mountain
Havre
Mont
Craig, Cole
Rockies
Salt Lake City
Wyoming
Tangier
Smith Islands
Chesapeake Bay
Death Threats From Hauptmann Wife Reported
Universal Service learned that Anna Hauptmann wife of Bruno Richard Hauptmann threatened Gov. Harold G Hoffman of New Jersey that she and her son would kill themselves if Richard Hauptmann were executed. The remark was reportedly made at a secret conference in Trenton New Jersey on June 16.
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New York
Anna Hauptmann
Richard Hauptmann
Harold G. Hoffman
New Jersey
Mannfredfhe
Universal Service
Trenton
N. J
Hoffman
Hauptmann
Richard
Funds For West Virginia Prisons Sought
Representative Andrew Edmiston and Warden C F Mc Clintie pressed prison officials for a federal grant between 310000 and 5000400 to build new facilities and ease congestion at Moundsville penitentiary 2400 inmate capacity. Proposals include new wings at Moundaville Were fon State hospital for criminally insane and a women's prison, plus expanded road camps as part of a statewide needs survey.
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Washington
Andrew Edmiston
W. Var
Prison Industries Rr Organization Administration
West Virginia
C. F. McClintie
Moundsville Penitentiary
Prison” Administration
McChntic
Moundaville
Were Fon State Hospital
M Women
Watt
Avatte
General Fund Transfers and State Finances Update
The January general fund balance stood at $740 0842 with receipts totaling $3 14952026 and disbursements of $4 50127247. Transfers included $240000 to relief and $2620870 to supplemental aid while the debt sinking overdraft fell to $47332.99 and the general school fund overdraft neared elimination.
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R. EF. Talbott
Paymenta
Talbott
Liquor Commission
Neutrality Law Extension Likely in Bitter Debate
Washington February 3 The end of the current neutrality act and a possible ban on loans to belligerents emerged as the likely outcome of the heated debate over new neutrality legislation. Senate Chairman Pittman predicted a tougher permanent measure would replace the temporary act expiring February 29. The munitions committee readied to resume its World War I inquiry into J Morgan Co with Lamont and Leffingwell testifying and Rathbone of Central Hanover sought as a witness. The discord in the foreign relations panel widened after Senator Johnson faulted the administration plan, and Pittman noted Moore’s critique of the proposal as fatal to policy.
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Washington
Neutraliu
America
Pittman
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Permanent Administration
Senate
United States
J. Morgan Company
Thermos W. Lamont
Russell Leffingwell
Morgan Partners
Albert Rathbone
Central Hanover Bank and Trust Company of
New York
Leffingwell and
Hathniahe
Treasury
Foreign Relations Committee
Johnson
Califo
John Hassett
Moore
Supreme Court Defers TVA Decision In New Deal Review
The Supreme Court today passed judgment on a federal securities act while delaying its ruling on the Tennessee Valley Authority program. Justices debated reconciling broad views while speculation grew over the court’s stance on TVA. The session also released several rulings on taxes, corporate stock, and retroactive laws affecting banks and building associations, with one case noting a Kansas City protest over service-fee reductions.
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Washington
Supreme Court
TVA
Tennessee Valley Power
Maryland
National Bank
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
RFC
Great Northern Rail
North Dakota
Louisiana
Kansas City
Experts Study Oil Ban Plan
Geneva February third a League of Nations experts committee began evaluating the practicality of an oil embargo against Italy. A member favored drafting two reports for the league council: one on sanctions feasibility if US acts, the other on impact if Washington abstains. Tankers and substitutes for oil were discussed as essential to any embargo, with Britain pushing air bans as a possible complement. Twelve nations attend, including Great Britain, France, Russia, and Mexico.
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Geneva
League of Naetiana
Italy
League Council
United States
Washington
Virginio Gayda
Mussolini
Rome
None League
League
Britain
Great Britain
France
Russia
Mexico
Rumania
Netherlands
Sweden
Norway
Iraq
Iran
Persia
Peru
Ventrolia
Ro Marte Gomez
President Seeks Repeal of AAA Crop Control Laws
President Roosevelt urged prompt repeal of Bankhead cotton, tobacco, and potato control laws as Congress moved to enact new farm measures. A Supreme Court ruling undermined these acts while Senate and House leaders debated substitutes and related funding for 1836 seed and feed loans and farmers’ benefits under acreage reductions.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Cook Bresa
Kerre Smith
Rugal Art
Russell D. Ga
Wee
Jones
D. Tex
House Agriculture Committee
Supreme Court
AAA
House
Senate
White House
Beneson
F.L
Mipn
Persmit
Benson
Roosevelt Tax Views Sought on New Tax Plans
Washington reports show Congress passing a 367,720,000 deficiency bill to fund AAA farm contracts social security and soldiers bonus costs while inflation concerns drive readers to seek a presidential stance. Observers anticipate Roosevelt tax policy may be outlined after advisers confer. no final decision yet on new taxes to liquidate the bonus.
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Washington
Senate
House
Congressionsl
White House
Roosevelt
Wisconsin Man Feared Kidnapped In Interstate Probe
Federal agents join Chicago and Wisconsin officials in the search for Harry H Wells missing from Monroe Wisconsin since last Tuesday. Bloodstained car wax found near the loop and a set of keys recovered from a finder suggest an interstate extortion inquiry. Wells left home on business with a sizable sum of money and had spoken of threats from extortion demands. Police reference the Lindbergh case as part of the investigation.
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Chicago
Wisconsin
Harry H. Wells
Monroe
Williamm
Loop
J. Wells
Dnta
Auto Chase
Ice conditions on coast r cut e federal aid asked
Boston officials appeal to President Roosevelt for wartime federal aid to break the six mile ice barrier blocking Boston harbor and reach marooned residents on Nantucket. Army bombers may be deployed to blast channels, coast guard planes to drop mail and food, as fuel shortages loom and a severe cold grips the area.
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Rcute
Federal Aid
Boston
Roosevelt
New England
Officinla
Boston Chamber of Commerce
Boston Harbor
Washington
Army
Navy
Frank S. Davis
Maritime Association
Secretary of War
Secretary of the Navy
Buzeard'’s Bay
Coast Guard
Nanturket
Farley to Reply to Landon Attack in Kansas
In Topeka Kansas Democrats discussed a possible reply by Postmaster General James A. Farley to Governor Alf Landon’s attack. Farley would speak February 22 at the Washington Day banquet as Democratic leaders push for a bigger rally than the Kansas Day event. Farley said the speech was not written, with talk of the campaign and corn crop in a broader platform from which Landon had outlined his views. Kansas Democrats hope to rally behind Roosevelt while recalling past election results.
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Larry Aller
Washington
West Virginia
Rush D. Holt
D. W. Val
Holt
St. Mary
Women of Liberty Leaguers
Jeanings
Robert G. Kelly
Kelly
Kump
Mbtend
Ward Life Conference
State Committee
Hall
Senate
Clarksburg
Topeka
Mansas
James A. Farley
Alf BM. Landon
Farley
Democratc National Committee
David
Lanedon
Kansas
Roosevelt
Landon
Katie Aan
Daten
Reveall
Charles Curtis
Kent Hoover
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Kid Cann
Gotham
Labor Board
Willie Willis
By Roberit Quillen
Will BR. Mc. Cade
Richard Loeb
Statesville Prison
I+ Maols
Prison Probe Board
Ilinois
Colorado River Dam
Labor Group
M. M. Neely
Fairmont
Mng
Neely
Jennings Randolph
Charles E. Hodges
Morgantown
Ts Ue
Andrew Edmiston Demorrot
Weston
MacKenzie River Basin
Tage
Briness
Baby
Edmiston
Lindbergh
FPR
Smith
S.C
Senate Agriculture Committee
Huey F. Long
Toutsiana
James Noe
G. K. Allen
Federal
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