Policy of Dealing With Dictators Will Fail, Eden Tells Commons
Anthony Eden, resigning foreign secretary, warned in a Leamington meeting that the policy of dealing with dictators will fail. He refused to aid the Liberal and Labour efforts to topple the government, urged national unity, and praised Chamberlain’s approach while doubting its wisdom. The Commons drama centered on Eden’s break with Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain as Halifax was named to replace him.
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Eden
Commons
London
Anthony Eden
Neville Chamberlain
Leamington
Chamberlain
Britain
Chamberlain Siuceess
League of Nations
Europe
House of Inrds
Viscount Halifax
Berlin
Heichscfuehrer
Adolf Hitler
House of Commons
Chamber
Coal Commission Allowance Is Out
The interior department is allotted 124,988,730 for the year starting July 1, a cut of 7,547,857 from the current year. The Bituminous Coal Commission and its consumers' counsel faced the committee's spending knife, with an allowance of 2,970,000, down 630,000 from the prior year.
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Washington
Interior Department
House Appropriations Committee
Bituminous Coal Commission
Consumers’ Counsel
World’s tallest man celebrates 20th birthday at home
Doctors declare Robert Biggest Human Is 20 labeled as the world’s tallest at 8 feet 7 inches and 460 pounds. He marks his twentieth birthday at his Alton Illinois home as a cake baked by his mother is held by the celebrant with a companion of average size nearby.
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Robert
Doctors
Alton
Ill
Couple Divorced but Continue Living in Same Home
In Chicago on February 25, Ernest and Mae Sander were formally divorced. Judge Michael Feinberg approved a house divided arrangement allowing them to remain cohabitants in their joint tenancy home as Mrs. Sander cannot afford to buy his share. They wed in 1918.
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Chicago
Ernest
Mae Sander
Michael Feinberg
Elirust Court
Senate Passes Two Fund Bills
The Senate approved two appropriations bills, moving to confront the government reorganization measure. The Independent Offices bill and the First Deficiency bill totaling 1450 million and 28 million dollars were passed with rapid, non-record votes, setting up a major party fight over Roosevelt's reorganization plan. The independent offices bill was amended to require Senate confirmation for top earners and attorneys in twelve offices, heading to conference for adjustments.
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Washington
Senate
Roosevelt
Rural Electrification Administration
Tennessee
Library Patron Slashes Man At New York Public Library
New York Feb 24 1 In St Charles Frankel 32 of the Bronx suddenly went berserk in the economics room of the New York Public Library on Fifth Avenue brandishing a hatchet and attacking reader John Abbott. He pursued Abbott through a corridor striking him down on a stair landing and felled him again after witnesses intervened. Abbott suffered deep gashes as Frankel attempted to flee before authorities halted the attack.
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New York
Charles Frankel
Bronx
New York Public Library
Fifth Avenue
John Abbot
Frankel
Abbott
Abbot
Loyalists Ready For Rebel Drive On Front
Loyalist forces hold strong positions southeast of Teruel as insurgents ready a strike along the Sagunto corridor to the Mediterranean coast. Government commanders report skirmishes on the highway line while insurgents delay their main offensive and maneuver for advantage.
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Hendaye
France
Spaneish
Tereuel
Swiddie
Saginto
Mediterranean
Page
Cot
Rocket Flight to Moon Held Possible by Science
New York report quotes Dr. Alexander Klemin of New York University stating rocket flight to the moon is scientifically possible and may occur within a century. He notes rockets are scientifically and practically important, not mere fantasies, and cites Goddard’s tests in New Mexico and Col. Lindbergh’s interest.
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Moon
Science
New York
INS
Alexander Klemin
Guggenheim Laboratory of Atronautics
New York University
America
Klemin
Charles Lindburgh
New Mexico
Clark Goddard
Dr. Klemin
Goddard
Austrian Leader Fight for Austria Independence Sparks Nazi Rumors
Vienna dispatch reports Nazis furious over Chancellor Kurt Schuschnigg's bold defense of a free Austria. Berlin observers say leading Nazis deem his speech his "swan song" and question Mussolini's influence as ties to Hitler loosen. The German press notes official disinterest in Mussolini’s role.
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Vienna
Anserian
Fn Ish
Kurt Schuschnige
Austria
Fatherland Front
Party Legal Party
Germany
Schusschsnig
Schusthnigg
Benito Mussolini
Hawass
Britain
Mussolini
Italy
Masentin
Musseliné
Miller
Berlin
Tir'hind
Austrian
Adolf Hitler
Schuschnkce
Chance
Mulfed
Schuschnige
Hitler
Schuschesigz
Wallan
Schucchnagg
Schuschnigg
Herlin
Foreign Office
Tallow Bonanza Found by Boys in Sewer Debris
A cold rush in a sewer yielded junk valued at about 1500 dollars for three local boys who salvaged tallow. The find, linked to soap factories feeding into the Delaware River, drew police and public works scrutiny as officials searched soap plants for the source and details of the “bonanza.”
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Delaware
Bonanza
Wey
Public Works Department
It Was Nice Work While They Had It
Springfield dispatch reports Alfred and Marie Thomas ran a Minnesota linked plan promising big returns from a scheme that drew 125000 subscribers paying 98 cents to gain a 650 dollar prize. Authorities say it was swindle and ordered the Thomases to answer to charges.
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Springfield
INS
Alfred Aud
Marie Thomas
Inday Milndly
Minnesota
Thomas
Full School Term Is Seen by Smith
School officials across 38 counties expect a nine month term this year with full term funding through secondary aid. Smith said expenditures will be closely watched as a formal state board of public works report is prepared after his two week tour. Despite plans, 17 non aided counties were not included. Marion and Monongalia counties indicated they will proceed with the phase plan.
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Tsmitht
Smith
Ieal Boards of Education
Board of Public Works
Hig Group
Marion
Monongalia
Japan Claims Crushing Air Blow Over Nanchang Airport
Shanghai dispatch reports Japan asserting a paralyzing strike on China's air force at Nanchang in Krangsi province during a preatrie battle. Chinese sources dispute the count, but claim about 180 Japanese aircraft took part and note extensive damage.
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Shanghai
Japan
China
Nanchang
Krangsi
Chir
Wife Beater Receives Whipping Penalty in Baltimore
In Baltimore on February 25, Clyde Miller was whipped under colonial post law after a swift arrest and grand jury process for beating his wife Elizabeth. He received 20 lashes and six months in jail. sentencing noted as “tim giving 3 own medicine.” The judge postponed execution until a suitable enclosure could be prepared, recalling the last police whipping about 12 years ago.
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Baltimore
Clyde Miller
Elizabeth
J. A. Sayler
Miller
Tim
Teenie Viere
Dog Can't Testify Against Its Master
Louisville, Feb 2. A dog tied near Whisky stills could not implicate its master as a moonshiner. Commissioner Ray Kirchsdorfer discharged Eriral Iqnor Jaw, 52, of Anerta, Ky, on a violation charge after witnesses said a neighbor’s dog slept on the defendant’s porch, and the same dog had been seen at the still raid.
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Louisville
Hkentiecks
Ray Ft Kirchsdorfer
Mais
Anerta
Alrahalax
Approves Defense Plan Faces Long Battle Ahead
The House Military Committee approved a defense bill restoring the draft and broader emergency powers, amid weeks of bickering. It would tax to curb profiteering, provide manpower, and seek 2,000 more officers, with May signaling weeks before debate. A constitutional referendum on war was proposed by several senators.
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Washington
House Military Committee
Treasury
Roosevelt
May
D.-Ky
House
U. S
Rep. Ludlow
D.-Ind.l
Thdr House
Bena
D.wash
Capper T R.-Kas
Clark
D.-Mo
Donahey
D.-Ohio
Frazher
Hitchcock
le Follette
White House
House Naval Committee
Navy
Army
Denver mother recalls husband in 1929 kidnapping case
A young Denver mother says she will stand behind Wesley Randall, accused in 1929 kidnapping of her four children' father known as Frank Smith. Authorities plan to return him to Orangeville, New York for trial.
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Denver
Colo
Frank Smith
Orangeville
N. Y
Wesley Randall
Snorer Loses Suit Against Prospective Bride
CHICAGO February 15 INS A judge ruled a man may not compel marriage over a snoring dispute. Anton Gudelis a 41 year old handyman sued Mrs. Martha Zelinsky widow 59 for breach of contract after two weeks of engagement and an alleged $3500 given. The court found the complaint invalid noting a spouse should not be forced to marry a loud snorer.
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Chicago
Barcause
Anton Gudelis
Martha Zelinsky
TadeHs
Zlelinsky
Guelis
Gudelis
Trade Upturn Seen by FDR
President Roosevelt foresees a gradual upturn in business by March with tax changes and railroad rate decisions looming. After talks with Cyrus Faton and A. W. Robertson at the White House, officials sounded optimistic about a rebound in the coming weeks.
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Washington
INS
Roosevelt
Interstate Commerce Commission
Cyrus Faton
Cleveland Steel and
A. W. Robertson
Westinghouse Electric Company
White House
Robertson
Cal
Operation Gives Sight to Man 24
Acarn world unfolded yesterday when William Kelly Webb, 41, of Davis Creek, who had been blind for two years, underwent cataract removal at McMillen hospital. The surgeon asked what he could see and Webb replied it is the light just as he regained vision. His right eye remains covered by a cataract with no removal planned. The operation was sponsored by the state department of public assistance. Webb could only discern small rays of light prior to surgery.
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Acarn World
Fay William Kelly Webb
Davis Creek
McMillen Hospital
Webb
Ashe
Willian Youon
Dee Lightrut
State Department of Public Assistance
Pershing Makes Valiant Fight
Reports from the hospital say Gen John J Pershing gravely ill in Tucson oxygen tent and sinking rapidlyDoctors expressed cautious optimism as his valiant stand continued amid heart trouble.
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Pershing
Tucson
Ariz
John J. Pershing
Roland Davison
Gen. Pershing
Arrests Near Nine Thousand In Traffic Cases Report
The state police report shows 8,770 arrests and 6,770 arrests plus 8,352 convictions in highway safety efforts. About 2,200 drivers were arrested for drunk driving while speeding and license violations produced over one thousand arrests each.
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Department of Public Safety
Highway Safety Bureau
Flashes and G Men Stop Robbery Sparks Chandler
In Chandler Minnesota on February 25 a bank cashier J G McGishen warned two gunmen that the money is insured as federal agents close in. The would be robbers pause long enough to flee after the warning. In Chicago on February 2 Dorothy Siqueland was to be honored at a stork shower but was hospitalized before guests arrived. The father-to-be Fritzof Siqueland opened gifts as the crowd watched.
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Chandler
Minn
J. G. McGishen
State Bank of
McGishen
Chicago
Dorothy Siqueland
Fritzof Siqueland
Hater
Japanese House Fights Fascism
Tokyo February 25 07 A bitter clash over drastic war control bills pitted Japan s house of representatives against the cabinet in a pivotal struggle Critics charged the measure would create a Nazi state and erode the constitution The debate drew wild cheers from opposition leaders while war minister Gen Sugiyama urged quick passage and warned the nation s fate hangs on this act
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Tokyo
Japan
House of Representatives
Gen Sugiyama
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