Japanese War Chief Claims Peace Aims to Shield Manchuria
Gen Senjuro Hayashi, new Japanese war minister, tells AP that Japan seeks harmony not conflict. He rejects plans for war with America, notes Manchurian duties to defend treaty obligations, and cites no preparations for fighting the United States while stressing peace and defense.
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GI Glenn Barb
Associated Press
Tokyo
Senjuro Hayashi
Arg
Sadao Araki
Matty
Manchuria
Manchurius
Hayashi Ean
Brookings Man In Kidnap Episode Rescued
Brookings resident Herman S. Johnson cafe owner says he was kidnapped in Minneapolis after overhearing conversation about a Bremer case. He was forced into a car, driven to Mason City, then to an Iowa Falls recovery, with head injury and memory gaps. Officials suspect robbery attempt and that suspects discussed the case to scare him into resisting.
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Brookings
Minneapolis
Herman S. Johnson
Iowa Falls
Ss. Johnson
South Dakar Restaurant Association
Forrest Dugan
Johnsen
Mason City
Dusen
Sherif
Johnson
Bremer
Sony
Treasury Nets $2,770,000,000 From Dollar Devaluation
The Roosevelt administration announces a $2.77 billion profit as the dollar is devalued to 59.1 percent of its gold content and the United States moves toward a modified international gold bullion standard. A $35 per ounce gold buy is set, with future currency adjustments anticipated.
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Treasury
Washington
America
Treaury
Roosevelt
United States
New York Federal Reserve Bank
Corn Hog Signups Hit Countywide Contracts
Beadle county land owners signed contracts to join the corn hog production control plan after township meetings. County Agent Rey Cave and emergency assistant N. Eiteclmn noted hundreds more farmers plan to sign later, with many unable to attend due to CTA projects and farm work. Total signups reached 1142 landowners at meetings, about the 926 wheat contracts, and late welders pushed the overall count past 1600. county officials will meet to firm up the organization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beadle County Land Owners
Rey Cave
N. Eiteclmn
Cave
CTA
Huron
Weather Delays Rosenbloom Bout in Miami
Due to unfavorably weathered conditions the light heavyweight title fight between Maxey Rosenbloom and Joe Knight of Cairo Ga was postponed from tonight to Monday night in Miami Fla. The decision was announced as officials cited threats of rain and poor visibility affecting the event setup and safety measures.
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Rosenbloom
Miami
Fla
Maxey Rosenbloom
Joe Knight
Cairo
Weather Update for Iuron and Vicinity
Cloudy and warmer tonight. Friday partly cloudy and colder. In South Dakota, cloudy with warmer conditions in the east. Tonight in portions, Friday partly cloudy and colder in the west and north regions. The forecast notes variable conditions across areas with temperature shifts.
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Iuron
South Dakota
Man on street expects dollar value shift under Roosevelts plan
Washington reports the dollar may fall to about 39 percent of its former value under a new revaluation, with higher gold prices driving commodity costs. President Roosevelt seeks the change to appear first in commodity price lists, but officials do not expect an immediate drop in purchasing power or instant price changes.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Convictions Upheld In South Dakota Murder Case
South Dakota Supreme Court upholds murder convictions of John Swiden, Charles Swiden, and William Sells for the killing of August Petersen in Veblen. The decision accepts the lower court verdict as justified by evidence. Petersen was stabbed during a robbery on Dec. 17, 1931, dying Feb. 20, 1932, with the case tying robbery to murder.
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Fierre
Marshall County
John Swiden
Veblen
Charles Swiden
William Sells
Waubay
South Dakota Supreme Court
August Petersen
Veblenestaurant
Supreme Court
Polley
Peterson
Sells
Swidens
Sankey Wanted In South Dakota for Kidnapping Case
Pierre dateline reports U S district attorney Byron Payne says Verne Sankey should face prosecution in South Dakota for the Boettcher kidnapping case. Sankey was indicted last June after Denver victim Charles Boettcher II testified in Deadwood. Mrs Fern Sankey, linked to the case, remains jailed on $25,000 bond in Sioux Falls.
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South Dakota
St. Paul
Sankey
Doland
Missouri River
Gann Valley
Fern Sankey
Spettcrer
District Court
Sioux Falls
Chicago
Gunn Valley
Charles Boettcher II
Wherry
Denver
Olaf Eidem
New Jersey Official Says Sankey Long Wanted In Lindbergh Inquiry
In a Chicago dispatch officials reveal Verne Sankey was long sought for questioning in the Lindbergh baby case. New Jersey police said Sankey is a suspect in the kidnaping racket but no Chicago authorities had yet requested his extradition. St Paul officials plan to return Sankey to Minnesota to stand trial for the 1932 abduction of Haskell Bohn.
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Liexle
Gann Valley
S. D
Verne Sankey
Chicago
Fern Sankey
Boettcher
New Jersey
Sankey
Lindbergh Inquiry
Trenton
N. J
Igo
Lamb
Charles H. Schoeffel
State Police
Chisago
Schoeffel
Paul
Minnesota
Verna Sankey
St Paul
T.2
M. F. Kinkead
Ramsey County
Haskell Bohn
G. C. Bohn
St. Paul
Kinkead
Charles A. Lindbergh, Jr
Denver
Farvis
Rohn
Minneapolis
Berry Renomination Petitions Circulated
Pierre February 1 petitions for the renomination of Tom Berry as Democratic candidate for governor at the May primary are circulating. Governor’s secretary Charles Robertson said there is no indication of opposition. Petitions must carry 3,161 to 7,903 signatures, two to five percent of the Democratic vote in 1922.
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Berry
Pierre
Tom Berry
Charles Robertson
Political Romance in Washington Shapes Veterans Vote
Washington, Feb 1. President Roosevelt courts veteran bloc leaders as Congress faces elections. Veterans’ economies stir clamor with partial restoration of benefits. House hearings delayed under Rankin. Tariff plans hinge on political navigation. Mills’ Topeka speech leaves Republicans dismayed, seeking a stimulating yet nonpartisan stance.
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Washington
Senate
House
Rankin
House Veterans Committee
Convicted bootlegger found shot near Sioux Falls
The body of George E. Jarvis, about 35, a Sioux Falls bootlegger, was found shot eight times in the back and side in his coupe on highway 38 six miles east of Sioux Falls. Mrs. Lloyd Ross brought the body to town after a call said Jarvis had been badly hurt. The car was abandoned in the road with a tow chain attached. Coroner Martin Peterson may hold an inquest.
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Sioux Falls
George E. Jarvis
Highway 38
Here
Lloyd Ross
Jarvis
Martin Peterson
Peterson
Lindbergh Case Suspect Sankey Questioned in Chicago
Verne Sankey, 42, once a ranchman, was arrested in a barber shop as authorities press for new light on the Lindbergh baby case. He confessed involvement in Denver and St Paul kidnappings and claimed not to link to Lindbergh. Police found $3,420 in various bills and pills in his possession amid ongoing grilling by federal and city agents.
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Edward G. Bremer
St. Paul
Verne Lane Key
Chicago
Bremer
St Paul
Charles Augustus Lindbergh, Jr
Verne Sankey
Sankey
America
Melvin H. Purvis
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Haskell Bohn
Charles Boettcher I
Denver
Gann Valley
S. D
Purvis
Charles A. Lindbergh
North Damen Avenue
W. EB. Clark
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Rengu
Sam
Brookings Man
Hermann S. Johnson
Town City
Utah
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Mrs. Robinson
Helen Matern
Outlaw
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Paul Mallon
Paul Maton
Congress
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Tariff Administration
George Peek
Ogden Mills Oitweason
Topeka
Mills
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Bohn
Jack Dempsey
Babe Ruth
Homerun
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New York
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Keenan
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No. L
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