Japanese Marching Veteran Army Into Jehol Face League Report
The Japanese spokesman Yosuke Matsuko defended preparations for invading Jehol as the League of Nations denounces Japan's Manchuria policy. The league seeks US aid and invites Soviet Russia and America to participate while treaty ratification and debate loom.
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League of Nations
Manchuria
Yosuke Matsuoka
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Japan
League
United States
Machukuo
China
Soviet Russia
America
Pfull League Assembly
Inauguration Guard to Be Heightened in Capital
Washington reports measures to protect President Hoover and President-elect Roosevelt after the Miami assassination attempt on Roosevelt. Officials plan broad police presence at the Capitol and ceremonies with federal and local agencies coordinating reinforcements and security.
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Hoover
Roosevelt
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Florida
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Roosevelt cabinet talks mark transition as train speeds north
President elect Roosevelt meets three senators in separate talks as his special train moves through Virginia and Maryland en route to New York. No details released as officers guard the Roosevelt car and police adjust plans for a ferry crossing expected to draw unprecedented security.
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Roosevelt
Virginia
Maryland
New York
Hall
Tennessee
Glass
New Mexico
H W. Moran
Secret Service
John O'Brien
Jersey City
N. J
Hudson
Pennsylvania Terminal
Manhattan
Ragemets
Bank admits Insull loans tied to failed empire
Washington reports show Helsey Stuart & Company earned paper profits near 20 million dollars from helping organize an Insull investment trust. Charles G. Dawes testified that Central Republic Bank and Trust Co of Chicago loaned 11 million to Insull enterprises, violating the spirit of the law, though loans were believed well secured. The securities are held by the Reconstruction Corporation as collateral on a 90 thousand dollar advance.
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Washington
Helsey Stuart &Company
Chicago
Insull
Senate Banking Committee
Charles G. Dawes
Senate
Central Republic Bank and Trust Co
Farflung Insull Enterprises
Reconstruction Corporation
Bank Robbers Are Caught in Philadelphia Shootout
In Philadelphia on February 17 police killed gang leader Willie Ferguson as detectives trapped the group after a chase from Ambler. Three accomplices were captured, linked to at least six more robberies in New Jersey and Philadelphia, with about $50,000 recovered from a Northwest Philadelphia hideout.
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Philadelphia
Willie Ferguson
Ferguson
Pirst_National Bank
Surburban Ambler
Jersey
Amblr
Polce
City Police Police Articles Dispute Settled Agreement Reached
A week long dispute between the sheriff and city officials over custody and receipt of articles taken from prisoners ended with an agreement. City police may search prisoners during jail intake and the city assumes responsibility for articles. The sheriff remains custodian only while prisoners are jailed.
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Charles O. King
Grafton Fruit Market Ad For Fresh Produce And Delivery
Grafton Fruit Market lists fresh items including strawberries two pints for 25 cents, green lima beans two pounds for 33 cents, cauliflower, celery hearts, green beans two pounds for 19 cents, grapefruit five for 23 cents, bananas five pounds for 23 cents, and a variety of produce. It promotes free delivery and prompt phone orders at number 499.
Millinder Seated in West Virginia Senate Row
Charleston February 17 The state senate awarded Democrat C Frank Millinder of Wayne county the seat from the sixth district vacated by A G Rutherford Republican of McDowell The tally 22 to 5 adopted a resolution declaring Millinder duly elected by discarding nine McDowell precincts for alleged unlawful methods This gave Millinder a 2500 vote district majority across Mingo McDowell Wayne and Wyoming counties Rutherford was cleared of wrongdoing The senate now has 24 Democrats and six Republicans Defer Contracts A senate resolution asked postponing state department materials contracts until after March 4 and a bill to let cities buy and improve water works was introduced by Delegate Smith
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State Senate
C. Frank Millinder
Wayne County
A. G. Rutherford
McDowell
Senate
Elections Committee
Mil‘linder
Rutherford
McDowell County
Millinder
Mingo
Wayne
Wyoming
Smith
Harrison
Mrs Nell Peters Recovers From Stairway Fall Injuries
Mrs Nell Peters injured in a stairway fall at the Baltimore and Ohio passenger station Wednesday evening lies in recovery in her Hotel Grafton apartment. She fainted while descending from the landing and was bruised. she expects to be able to go out soon. She visited her husband A N Peters, chief train dispatcher, at the office briefly before the incident.
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Nell Peters
Baltimore & Ohio Passenger Star
Grafton
Peters
A. N. Peters
Cermak Reported In Satisfactory Condition After Assassination Attempt
Miami bulletin says Mayor Anton J. Cermak of Chicago is in very satisfactory condition with no complications after being shot. Mrs. Gill and other victims also progress, while Zangara awaits arraignment. Chicago neighbors organize a provisional leadership trio as the city awaits further word.
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Fla
Anton J. Cermak
Chicago
Mimi
Joe M. Gill
Guizeppe Zangara
Roosevelt
Cermak
Joseph H. Gill
Athough
Beth
Dea
Dry repeal legislation faces likely House approval
Washington February 17 House Democrats met behind closed doors to decide whether to back the Senate repeal proposal as a united group Speaker Garner and leaders anticipated the two thirds needed to bind members The Senate voted decisively to kill the Eighteenth Amendment and send a repeal resolution to the House seeking ratification by state conventions to shield dry states from liquor imports A House action under suspension of the rules was forecast for Monday with a caucus to bind Democrats and support for a line preserving dry states while facing GOP resistance.
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House
Garner
Senate
Ciry States
Representative Snell
Glass
Roosevelt recalls assassination attempt in Chicago speech
New York February 17 Roosevelt recounts the plot during his visit. He describes how after finishing his speech a man urged a repeat, then a shot rang out. Mayor Cermak was wounded as Roosevelt's car moved away. Secret Service and the chauffeur helped stop the car. Doctors and a Miami detective observed Cermak’s condition as the car sped toward safety.
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Miami
Anton J. Cermak
Roosevelt
William H. Sexton
New York
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Ben
Talking Picture
Cermak
Bob Clark
Secret Service
Mme
Éleed Roosevelt
Anton Cermak
Congressional Redistrict Plan To Be Presented This Week
West Virginia Democrats ready a reapportionment plan for six districts to legislators. The proposal shifts two districts to Republicans, the first and fifth, while the other four are drawn to remain Democratic based on past election patterns.
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Washington
West Virginia
Phough
Rachmann
Wheeling
Shott
Bluefield
Ngain
Champ Clark's Son to Deliver Bethany College Address
Champ Clark's son Senator Ben nett Clark of Missouri will speak at Bethany college commencement on June 6. A Bethany administrator announced the line up noting Clark, a St Louis lawyer and first national commander of the American Legion, calls himself a true Jeffersonian Democrat.
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Bethany
Bennett Champ Clark
Missouri
Bethany College
Benator Clark
Champ Clark
St. Louis
American Legion
Roosevelt Back in East After Sanity Commission Mention
In Miami on February 17 the Dade County Medical Association was asked to appoint physicians to examine Giuseppe Zangara, charged with the attempted assassination of President-elect Roosevelt. Judge E C Collins postponed arraignment to tomorrow and appointed three lawyers to defend the 33 year old Italian, who remains in county jail. Also delayed were the arraignments of Miss Margaret Cruis, William Sinnott, and Russell Caldwell, all tied to the same incident.
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Zangard
Dan Hardie
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Zangara
Miami
Fla
Dade County Medical Association
Guiseppe Zangara
Roosevelt
E. C. Collins
Tangara
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Collins
Margaret Cruis
Newark
N. J
William Sinnott
New York
Russell Caldwell
Cocoanut Grove
Detroit Banks Open After Five Percent Payouts
Detroit banks paid five percent of deposits on the third day of the eight day banking holiday totaling about 30 million dollars. Crowds were smaller than expected as withdrawals remained light and officials planned to keep doors open until next Thursday for one more five percent withdrawal per depositor. State leaders inched toward a moratorium end with discussions of a possible banking dictatorship and a bill to empower the banking commissioner to direct management of state or private banks.
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Detroit
William A. Comstock
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