Two Spies Beheaded for Deed in Germany
In Berlin, February 18, Reichsführer Hitler ordered the execution of two noblewomen for spying. Beautiful Benita von Falkenhayn and Kerrate von Natzmer were beheaded after refusing clemency. The article notes their aristocratic birth and alleged treachery for money, with official press commentary on punishment and national honor.
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Drom
Sontawaks
Poland
Vreelsely
Serefees
Carnier Boarerk
Heey
Witherland
Torteess-Hke
Witek
Washington-Siproms count and New Deal tensions
Fragmented OCR item cites proposals nullifying private gold clauses, debates over federal bond statutes, and inflation measures. Mentions New Deal era economics, currency expansion, and foreign finance topics with scattered places and figures. Also notes a prison escape in Harlem and various global references with unclear context.
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New York
Houston
Harlem E
NRA
Pawnee
Oklo
Phil Kennamer
John Gorrell
Dad" Bonth
Macy Tang
Senate
U. S
Berlin
Hock
Wellington
Riehawed Hh
Antarctic
New Zealand
Gittle Amerien
Nonpartisan NRA setup to be formed in policy move
Washington reports the administration favors a nonpartisan NRA structure over joint employer labor representation. President Roosevelt plans a one year extension of the blue eagle program with potential renewal, while labor groups push to retain labor rights and wage provisions.
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Washington
Donald Richberg
NRA
Tiehberg
Iounsel
Roosevelt
Blue Eagle
Data
Inflation group in Senate to act
Washington February 18 The inflation group in the Senate prepared to push the $4 880 000 000 relief bill toward action and considered funding ideas including issuing United States notes to retire the currency. Senator Wheeler proposed halting the plan to issue notes and shifting the burden by a different approach while Senator Thomas urged monthly purchases of gold and gold certificates for currency expansion. Democratic leaders planned to move to reduce the bill total to about 4 880 000 000 as the debate continued with other amendments anticipated.
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Washington
United States
Wheeler
Monty
Thomaa
Correnes
Adama D
Colay
McCarray
Mining Benefit Seen From Gold Ruling In West
Spokane Feb 18 A F R J Clarke president of Northwest Mining Association says the Supreme Court ruling on gold mining will steady activities in Montana central Idaho north central Washington and British Columbia. He says the decision will have little effect on gold and silver properties and on the standard stock exchange here when the ruling was announced.
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Spokane
Wash
Roy J. Clarke
Northwest
Ooetation
Supreme Court
Montana
Idaho
Washington
Colum Na
Idaho House Passes State Liquor Law
The Idaho House of Representatives approved a bill for state owned liquor stores by a 36 to 2 vote, defeating a proposal that would license private liquor vendors. The measure advances to the Senate, which morning indications favored state stores.
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Meta
House of Representatives
Senate
Tennessee Black Boy Sentenced to Death in Mob Killing Case
H W Waris a 22 year old Black man was convicted of criminally hurting a young white girl after a mob in Shelbyville on December 19. He was sentenced to die in the electric chair tonight by the Nashville court aided by national guardsmen.
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Nashville
Tenn
H.W. Waris
Shelbsville
Tonicht
Farm Holiday Association Men Crowd Fergus Court
A peaceful crowd from the Farm Holiday Association joined Virgil Stewart of Hebron at Fergus Court to face a charge of practicing dentistry without a license. About 20 supporters filled the district court room as Judge Stewart McConochie refused the plea, but approved Stewart's $600 bond signed by 10 ranchers. The judge then disqualified himself due to a county attorney's vehicle involvement.
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Farm Holiday Association
Fergus Court
Tentstown
Virgil Stewart
Hebron
Hero
Nerest
Hernan
Champorn
Stewart
Deatroux
Stewart McConochie
Senate Ends Day With 50 Bills and Divorce Act Revival
The state Senate, meeting at 10 30 p m, receives 50 bills on its last day and revives a divorce act while advocating temperance. A special liquor control committee delivers a tat ta peport as railcar issues and highway parallelism are debated. Proceeding to third readings, divorces after 30 days residence return to the board, temperance commission favored 28 to 11, and salaries of a supreme court judge eyed for reduction.
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Senate
Ligier
Cotter
Broadwater
Fii
Judiciary
Omimiliea
Hoover Declines Comment On Old Ruling At Kansas Stop
Former president Verhert Hoover visited Eldorado Kansas on a motor tour with son Allen. A band played as he spoke from an improvised platform thanking the crowd. When asked about the gold plans decision he smiled and said he was no longer in public life.
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Eldorado, Kas
Morgenthau
Towns end pension plan prompts hoots in Manta Monica
In Manta Monica California on December 18, a local committee hearing drew laughter at a proposed pension plan. The writer argues against high costs and mocks the idea while proposing alternatives like a “pear farm.” Townsends and senators face pressure over funding and concessions, with critics noting the need for sustainable old-age support.
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Manta Monica
Calif
Townsend
Renate
Italian Troops Deploy for Africa Movement
Rome reports modern streamlined railway trains will carry Ethiopian era forces across desert sands and wildernesses of Africa. More than 2,000 blackshirt soldiers depart Naples for the colonies as internal-eivibuation trains similar to Zephyrs are sent to Somaliland.
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Rome
Africa
Italy
Ethiopia
Naples
United States
Somaliland
Milwaukee Hotel Fire Claims Two Lives at Florel Astor
A blazing fire at the Florel Astor, a residential hotel near Juneau Park in Milwaukee, costs two lives. The deceased are Oscar Teweles, 66, a deaf mute, and his nurse Iain Saxinger. Firemen rescued others from the blaze.
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Milwaukee
Florel Astor
Juneau Park
Oscar Teweles
Iain Saxinger
Mellon Tax Evasion Charge Opens in U S Suit
Government lawyers begin their bid to recover more than 3 million dollars in income taxes from Andrew W. Mellon with a claim that the former secretary of the treasury planned and skillfully executed tax evasion. Mellon, nearly 80, listened as the case was outlined, with his counsel noting he paid over 21 million dollars in federal taxes since 1912, including 12 million while in Treasury service.
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Pittsburgh
Andrew W. Mellon
Secretary of the Treasury
Board of Tax Appeals
Mellon
Treasury Post
Frank J. Wogan
National Gallery
Wash
Court Split Over Gold Case Ruling Shapes New Deal Victory
Washington reports the Supreme Court split five to four on gold clause cases. It held Congress can nullify private gold payment promises but not government bonds, valuing gold certificates at face value in current currency. Reactions mixed as markets surged then leveled amid dissent warnings.
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Supreme Tribunal
Congress
Washington
New Deal
Supreme Court
Roosevelt
High Court
Pan Odam
Gold clause decision highlights on page three
Summary notes indicate the supreme court ruling on the gold clause will be detailed on page three of this issue of The Independent, outlining the decision's implications and key points for readers.
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Supreme Court
The
Independent
Lower House Fears Bills Dumped by Railroad Commission
Montana House of Representatives meets at 10 o clock wary of utility bills from the state railroad and public service commission. Three of four tandem measures are struck enacting clauses dropped though one, to allow any number of investigators, passes 84 to 46. Gambling bill H 3 79 advances on third reading 51 to 44, potentially placing Montana in the gambling business if the senate approves, with counties able to opt out.
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House of Representatives
Tower Assembly
State Railroad and Public Service Commission
Lower Assembly
Nevada
Mitchell
Monahan
Mulholland
Neary
Nelson
Nutting
O'Brien
O'Byrne
Truce Calls Halt On Strike In New York
Partial truce reached as building service workers and related interests agreed to keep employees at work in buildings affected by November agreements. City hall talks to continue with union leaders, about 6,000 buildings involved in the disruption threat.
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New York
Warting Building Service
Geneatate
California Mine Strike Shows Calm Amid Tension
Calmed outwardly, the California Mine Strike Zone faces renewed trouble as tensions rise near the surface. Blair-Twanout mine superintendent Alex P. Roar says plans to resume full operations are possible. Strike leader Eugene Ambrosio denies concessions, noting about half of 100 underground workers are union members and more have registered for work.
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Jackson
Gallf
Alex PF. Roar
Blair- Twonaut
Eugene A Ambrosio
Workers’ Rural Union
Thoms
Owever
Argonat
How Good Are You On Parliamentary Law
A public information blurb pitches a booklet on parliamentary law. It promises clear language for forming organizations, adopting by laws, minutes, and conducting meetings. The Helena Independent Information Bureau offers the pamphlet for 16 cents, with a coupon to mail to Washington, D. C.
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Pew
Washington Information Bureaut
Bost
Supreme Court ruling on gold payments to bondholders
Washington defines that the government cannot be forced to pay gold on bonds once promised. The treasury has removed gold from circulation, leaving holders with no path to gold payments. Claims against the treasury fail, so bondholders must accept face value in the devalued dollar.
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Washington
United State
Supreme Court
Court of Claims
Bondholders May Reopen Gold Case After Supreme Court Ruling
Washington February 18. Federal bondholders may reopen their gold case if future conditions show the dollar’s diminished purchasing power harmed them. Some Supreme Court lawyers say compensation could be sought if contract rights are violated by changes in value.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Dissenting Opinion in Bitter Tone
Justice Mc Reynolds opens a bitter dissent at the Supreme Court hearing, declaring the constitution is gone. He speaks for Justices Van Devanter Sutherland and Butler, but often veers from the opinion text. He pauses to add strong personal comments as he reads excerpts.
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Washington
James Clark McReynolds
Supreme Court
Nila
van Devanter
Sutherland
Butler
Ile
Hauptmann Appeals On Lindbergh Kidnap Case
Trenton New Jersey February 18 AP Bronn Richard Hauptmann, just freed from his death house cell, asks for no delay in appealing his murder conviction. He sent two letters to defense counsel C Lloyd Fisher urging immediate steps, while defense lawyers disagree on timing and a possible postponement.
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Trenton
N. J
Richard Hauptmann
Wort
Jijs
C. Lloyd Fisher
Defense Counsel
Court of Errors and Appealy
Fisher
Edward J. Neilly
Brooklyn
Reilly
Hauptmann
Lamson Murder Trial Seeks Jury in San Juan
A San Juan court screens prospective jurors for the second trial of David A. Lamson, former Stanford press salesman, on charges he murdered his young wife with blows from an iron pine. Earlier conviction and death sentence were overturned by the state supreme court, and another day or two may be needed to select a jury.
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San Juan
Calif
David A. Lamson
Stanford University Press
Asiila
State Supreme Court
Bomb Sent to Huey Long Office Shocks Capital
A crudely made bomb addressed to Senator Huey Long failed to explode when opened in his Washington office. Postmarked Medford Oregon the package included a Medford Daily Tribune page, match sticks and cryptic markings. Investigators seek teak of the device with Library of Congress help.
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Sen
Huey Long
Washington
Huey
Long
Medford
Oregon
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