Senate moves to liberalize liquor control bill
The senate debated amendments to a broadly liberalized state liquor bill. A three member control commission would replace a single appointee plus a five person advisory group, with new penalties for drunk driving and shifts on beer content limits. The session featured swift procedural moves as Hodges read changes and members pressed for language alignment between house and senate versions.
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Numbers Game In Charleston Hit In House
West Virginia numbers racket debate in the House of Delegates centered on Charleston operations. Delegate George A. Rairden described two firms, one employing 400 canvassers, as preying on the poor and taking “any thing from a penny up” with a writers pad shown to illustrate solicitors. The bill to ban the racket was sent back to the judiciary committee for revision to fit gambling statutes.
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Charleston
House of Delegates
George A. Rairden
R. Mason
Capitol
Hairden
Jusdiciary Committee For Revision
Mason County
William M. LaFon D. Monroe
Rairdon
LaFon
Say Japanese Imports Threaten on Glass Industry
Senators Neely D and Bulkley D urged President Roosevelt to act against Japanese imports they say threaten the American glass and match industries. They asked for a high tariff wall or a complete embargo, noting Japan’s depreciated currency and cheap labor enable flood of cheaper goods.
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Neely D. W. Vad
Bulkley D
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Roosevelt
American Glass and Match Industries
Tariff Commission
State Department
Neely
Japan
United States
American Glass and
Hauptmann Starts On Road To Death In Chair Tomorrow
Bruno Richard Hauptmann moves from Hunterdon county jail toward Trenton to face execution for the Lindbergh baby kidnapping and murder. He proclaims innocence before his lawyer Edward J. Reilly, who condemns the verdict as a grave miscarriage of justice and urges fundraising for an appeal.
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Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Hunterdon County
Trenton
Edward J. Reilly
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Reilly
Vigorously Re asserts Innocence
A quoted defender claims they would have proven innocence earlier to spare his wife and child worry. He argues the state highlighted only the negative aspects of men in the case.
Wiley Recites Ship's Plunge
SAN FRANCISCO February 14 A naval court of inquiry heard Lieut Com Herbert V Wiley recount the Macon dirigible's plunge into the Pacific off Point Sur 125 miles south of here. Testimony indicated the sky queen tumbled after turbulence and a second rain mass, with Wiley citing a call to left rudder during the descent. Two stern officers who witnessed the incident were to be called to testify.
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Naval Court of Inquiry
Herbert V. Wiley
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Naval Court
Tey
U. S. S. Tennessee
Death by self harm ruled in wedding eve death
Clarksburg coroner Elroy C Gott announced that Miss Agnes Neely 26 died by her own actions and that no inquest will be held. Neely, a WVU graduate and hotel hostess, was found with a revolver in bed at the Stonewall Jackson hotel. She had told friends she would marry tonight to a traveling salesman James Powers.
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Elroy C. Gott
Agnes Neely
Miss Neely
Howard J. Wisotzkey
Stonewall Jackson Hotel
Galt
Jim
Wisotzkey
Miscarriage of Justice Fight Just Begun Reilly
Brune Richard Hauptmann, jailed for the Lindbergh baby murder, asserted his innocence amid a high tension mood. He told reporters he would face the electric chair as a man and denied any confession. His wife Anni comforted him briefly as his appeal to President Roosevelt reached his mother in Germany. Hauptmann defended his actions, claimed past heroism, and challenged the state’s portrayal, saying a miscarriage of justice has occurred. Our fight has just begun as he awaits execution in Trenton.
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Thomas W. Trenchard
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Fisher
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Wilentz
Trenton
David T. Wilents
New Jersey
Aue
Anthony Hauck
Hunterdon County
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Heler
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St. Ray
Flemington
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Brune
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Charles A. Lindbergh
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Mannfried
Supreme Court
Patricia Maguire Sleeps Out Third Year in Chicago
Patricia Maguire, an Oak Park stenographer, has slept in a strange long-term slumber since February 1932, remaining in a house on South Clarence Avenue in Chicago. Her mother Mrs. Peter Miley reports continued inquiries and clippings, with occasional commands read to her as doctors and caretakers monitor her condition. The case draws national attention as it marks three years of inactivity with the sleeper turning 30 on April 1 and no clear sign of awakening.
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Chicago
Patricia Maguire
Oak Pack
Peter Miley
Pat
Clarence Avenue
Peter Mites
India
Miley
Canada
Pdrich
Passes Sought to See Manchurian Electrocution
Trenton reports hundreds requested passes to witness Bruno Richard Hauptmann's electrocution. Governor Harold G Wolfman noted most refusals. defense evidence centered on voice inflection and pauses while mob psychology and notable local figures influenced the trial atmosphere. The court charge pressed for a conviction, and jurors were urged to consider the mob effect and the Hauptmann case timeline.
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Trenton
Flarold G. Wolfman
Bruno Richard Manptmans
Hauptermann
George K. Large
Hunterdon County National Bank
Hunterdon County Har Association
Hauptmann
New
Accomplice Named in Lindbergh Kidnapping Case
The Daily News reports Hauptmann had a known accomplice in the Lindbergh Jr. kidnapping and murder. Authorities watch for a favorable trap to arrest the suspect who was seen near St. Raymond's cemetery as Condon handed over $50,000. The department of justice and police have long known of this accomplice, not raised at Hauptmann trial to avoid clouding guilt.
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Hauptmann
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New York Police
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Mann
Nebraska Plan Gains Support From Comptroller in Beverly Hills
Comptroller of the Currency O'Connor visits Beverly Hills and praises the Nebraska plan as a model for other states. He notes reduced legislature, streamlined bodies, and lower expenses, while acknowledging job losses and regional reactions. Georgia and Texas examples are mentioned ambiguously.
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