Constables’ Cruising Practice in Cities Questioned
State Auditor Edgar B Sims reported to the House that constables in many counties act improperly by soliciting business and charging excessive fees. He cited Supreme Court limits on magistrates collecting fines and costs and detailed delinquencies totaling 102108.43 in 165 justices’ accounts as of December 31, 1932, with 64 settling after audits.
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Associated Press
House of Delegas
Edgar B
Supreme Court
Sims
Staa
Cllier
Victor
Aurfars
Vanderbilt Heiress Custody Fight Sparks Fashion Plot
Mrs Vanderbilt insists she must work to fund the custody legal battle for her heiress Gloria Vanderbilt. Reported plans include a gown shop in the fashionable upper east side to help finance the case. The article notes the family’s social prominence and hints at a shop opening amid ongoing legal drama.
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Universal
New York
Negi — I
Vanderbilt
Gloria
Sher
Zness
Upper East Aldo
Vanderblite Furness
Shassler
Wintry Spell Still in East Delays Relief Efforts Across Regions
A severe cold wave grips the northeastern states with sub zero readings and heavy snowfall. New England endures record lows while Mississippi floodwaters recede slowly after days of danger. The disaster has caused millions in damages and at least twenty deaths, with rescue teams shifting focus to survivors. A British Columbia death pushes regional totals higher.
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Associated Fess
Bronday
Washington
Enow
New England
Mississippi
British Columbia
Payne Leaves Bequest For Two Scholarships
The will of John Esrion Tayne, late chairman of the American Red Cross, bequeaths 1.0 million to be shared by the Red Cross and two institutions, with equal shares to Washington and Lee University and to William and Mary College. An additional 11,000 goes to the University of West Virginia to fund two scholarships for natives of Taylor and Preston counties. The estate totals about 1.5 million, with Rayna tnt and others named as beneficiaries and joint executors including the Washington Loan and Trust Company.
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Washington
John Esrion Tayne
American Red Cross
Red Cros
Washington and Lee University
William and Mary College
University of West
Taylor County
Preston County
Payne
Thee
Rayna Tnt
Kate
Ben Lee
Angeles
Farmer Aare
Judge Payne
Washington Loan and Trust Fympany
Willie Willis Faces Tough Odds in Heavy Bout
A fragmentary report notes Willie Willis in a rough, heavy clash described with rough speech. The brief mentions the fighter's risk and a judge of luck, with indications of danger and resilience amid unclear context.
$1,456,000 In Bonds Lost By Messenger
New York report details the disappearance of bonds from the Bank of Manhattan on Wall Street. Messenger Morris Kering of Jersey City says a wallet with $1,456,000 in government bonds vanished on the 23rd floor after a cashier, guard, and bank officials handled the securities and promised further delivery. Investigators and insurance groups were alerted, with the matter under formal inquiry.
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New York
Bank of Manhattan
Wall Street
Morris Kering
Jersey City
Pat Frontiattare
Francis 3. Kear
Manhattan
Department of Justices
Meessenger
McCarthy
Devine Company
Aston Blossfield
Franke Stoney
Stoney
O. G. Alexander
Winkelman
Blossfield
Devine and
R Company
Court Assault On TVA Looms in Alabama Hearing
In SIRMIN GH UAM Alabama January 2017 Judge W J Grubb hears a petition by Alabama Power stockholders seeking an injunction to curb the Tennessee Valley Authority power program and yard stick rates in 14 north Alabama cities. The session featured clashes between attorneys as evidence was read, with a subpoena issued for TVA meeting minutes after debate over what portions could be used. Roosevelt speeches were excluded as non official evidence.
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Sirminghuam
Ala
Tennessee Valley Authority
W. J. Grubb
Altorencys
Alabama Power Company
TVA
Alabama
Grubb
Forney Johnatan
Stockhalers
James Lawrence Fly
President Ball Dancers To Hear Kump And Roosevelt
Governor Kump and President Roosevelt plan greetings to dancers at Charleston President's Ball with broadcasts of their remarks. Three halls Armory Knights of Columbus and Shrine Masque host the event to raise funds for infantile paralysis research and disabled children. Tickets sold briskly. 70 percent to West Virginia programs and 30 percent to national efforts.
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Kump
Roosevelt
Charleston
Armory
Knights of Columbus
Shrine
Hallé
Jeffersonian Club
West Virginia
National Committee
Liquor by the drink bill urged in hotel group hearing
The joint liquor control panel heard a hotel attorney argue dining rooms could be kept off public-places lists while allowing liquor by the drink in hotels and clubs. Hotel leaders claim repeal states show patronage returns to dining rooms, with bills drafted to permit hotel sale and private manufacture and distribution under state control. Senator Jones questioned constitutionality, suggesting court ruling may decide the issue. The session featured John P. Meek and John M. Ayers presenting figures on 138 hotels with 9,162 rooms and multi-million investments.
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Senate
Ho ' Ich
House
Mms
J. Patrick Bencam
Alvin J. Banhart
Jones Plan of Liquor Control
Jones
Charles E. Hodges
Creel
Roger Creel
Daniel Boone
Charleston
John M. Ayers
Huntington
State Hotels Association
Ayers
Meek
John P. Meek
Huntngton
Hotels Association
Virginia
Connecticut
Liquor Control Bill Discussed By Senator Jones
In an interview Senator Luther Jones, author of a liquor control bill before the Joint legislative committee, urged adopting a compromise plan mirroring public sentiment. He argued the measure will highlight the old fundamental tensions of the liquor question, noting past repeal errors and the ease of proclaiming a millennium by statute.
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Luther Jones
Joint Legislative Committee
Jones
Daily Mail
Senate Split Over World Court and New Deal Measures
Washington reports show both sides claiming victory as the Senate nears a vote on American adherence to the World Court. Senator Robinson cites a two-thirds vote, while Senator Borah argues the administration trails by two or three votes. Debates touch on the work relief bill, Social Security, and new age pension proposals.
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Washington
Senate
Robinson
House
Appropriations
Loss
D. Va
Glass
William Green
American Federation of Labor
Bonus Aymient Advocates
Patmon
D. Tex
American Legion
Roosevelt
NRA
MacDonald Faces Commons Attack in Heated Debate
In London a violent parliamentary disturbance erupted as critics heckled Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald over the nationalized dole system. Spectators in the public gallery clashed, forcing a 20 minute clearing, with one Scot, George Buchanan, hurling severe insults and accusing the premier of cowardice amid debates on the dole board administration and the Roosevelt program in the United States. Government supporters defended the plan, denying claims it would cut unemployment benefits.
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London
Britain
Stald House of Commons
Ramsay MacDonald
George Buchhanan
Siasnow
MacDonald
Awlne
Dole Board
Lotal
Roosevelt
United States
Buchanan
Meningitis Fatal at Mote Industrial School
Nell Doss a 16 year old inmate at the Mote industrial school in Prunty died today from spinal meningitis. The youth had been confined for one day. His parents reside in Maxicton Greenbrier County.
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Grafton
Nell Doss
Mote
Pruntyive
Maxicton
Greenbrier County
Long Charges Slaying Plot In Louisiana
Senator Huey P. Long accused Standard Oil of Louisiana of plotting his death as a rising opposition reports canvassing parishes for recruits. Long blamed oil interests for turmoil and said an oil tax clash triggered the crisis while authorities watched the tense capital. He returned to Washington amid assassination rumors and named a Standard Oil agent as an active enemy.
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Baton Rouge
Huey P. Long
Standard Oil Company of
Louisiana
Ernest Bourgeais
Fauare
Deal Association
Snd
Long
Washington
United States
Standard Oil
Freddy O'Rourke
O'Rourke
Louisiang
Hauptmann Faces Wilentz In Long War Of Questioning
The Hauptmann trial in Flemington New Jersey features Attorney General Wilentz pressing the Lindbergh baby killer with repeated questions about truthfulness and handwriting. Hauptmann remains calm yet evasive, admitting he led ransom bills but denying certain notebook writings and the authorship of a board note.
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Damon Rynyon
Universal Service
Flemington
N. J
Wilentz
Bruno Richard
Hauptmann
Lindbergh
Mauptmann
Bronx
Fisch
Indictment of 17 Over Harboring Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow
A federal grand jury indicted 17 persons on charges of conspiring to harbor and conceal Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow. The list includes family members of the outlaw pair and associates such as Marie Francis Barrow L C Barrow Mrs Enina Parker Blanche Barrow Methvin and Mary O Dare. The indictments cap months of Justice Department investigation into the outlaw gang known for terror in the southwest before their deaths in Louisiana last spring.
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Dallas
Tek
Clyde Barrow
Bonnie Parker
Southwest
Louisiana
Department of Justice
Barrow
Parker
Marie Francis
Slater
L. C. Barrow
Raymond Hamilton
John Bash
Dionne Quintupiets Begin to Highhat Their Bottles
The Dionne quintuplets Yvonne Annette Cecile Emille Marie begin their day at table with cereal and bowls bearing their names. Cecile and Emilie show reactions, Marie performs splashes, Yvonne leads with weight and vigor. The babies grow, some treated for a leg growth, and they are beginning to mix socially among themselves.
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Evening Journal and
Universal Service
Callander
Ont
Dlan
Yvonne
Annette
Cecile
Emille
Marie
Bro
Mariss
Robin
Edmund Kelly
Baltimore
Aspeciol
State Demands Death Penalty In Trial Of Exmal Taylor
Opening of the murder trial reveals the state seeks the death penalty for Exmal Taylor 23 of East Beckley accused of beating Deputy Sheriff Leamon Martin to death. The defense contends Taylor’s companion Vernon Lilly 22 of East Buckley killed the officer while Taylor was in the automobile.
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Ate
Iate
Exmal Taylor
East Beckley
Leamon Martin
Auipe
Ned Ragland
Taylor
Vernon
Lilly
East Buckley
Automoblne
Martin
Huey Long's Capital Visit to Baton Rouge
The letter describes Huey Long's travel plans from Los Angeles to Fort Worth Phoenix and other cities, noting his praise for Baton Rouge as a capital and comparing it to famous capitals. It mentions a new capitol building, a claim about its height, and a lighthearted mockery of past leaders. The tone is playful and local in flavor.
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Baton Rouge
Jenta
Los Angeles
Fort Worth
Texas
Phoenix
Pasa
Tucson
Ras
New York
Washington
Musso- Uni
Rome
Stalin
Moscow
Istuey
Huey
AL Smith
Empire State Building
National Guard
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Ralph M. Harman
Jeffersonian‘club
Barnhart
Plece
Glass New
Carter Glass
Senator McCarran
Nevada
Tim
Committee
Glost
Viease
Commons
Meningitia
Lie
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Samuel A. Foley
New York Supreme Court
John S. “Jassie
Conden
Foley
Wuientz
Hauptemann
Nurse de Kirilin
Mario
Alster Emilie
Emilie
Will
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