Kidnapers Send Messages to Boettcher Kin
Beaver February 19 edition notes Claude K Boettcher father of Charles Boettcher III has reportedly received definite communications from his sons kidnapers. Enclosures are said to be penned by Boettcher and reveal threats and possible police interference if further contact is made.
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Beaver
The
Rocks Mountain News
Claude K. Boettcher
Charles Boettcher
Denver
Aye Boettchier
HBO
Gero
Pope Pius Prays for Enemies of the Church
The pontiff led prayers against foes of the church during a solemn service, calling for spiritual strength and unity. The ceremony emphasized opposition to secular forces and reaffirmed commitment to faith amid hostile rhetoric.
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Pope Pius
China and Japan Readied for Major Campaign in Manchuria
Reports from Manchuria indicate Japan plans a swift invasion of the Chinese provinces of Joho with roughly 30 000 to 226 000 troops. Japanese leaders claim a five day advance to seize the summer capital and force a Chinese withdrawal, while China vows to resist under central government orders.
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Maney
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China
Chang Mwfing-Liang
Geneva
Delal
Measure authorizing state convention on prohibition repeal adopted by Senate
The Senate approved a measure to call a state convention to propose amendments for a federal constitutional repeal of Prohibition. The vote tally showed 9 to 22 with Republicans largely absent or divided and several Democrats supporting the measure. The action follows a legislative push amid party lines and procedural steps noted in the roll call.
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National Bose of Representatives Forlny
Damor
Armetrong
Burr
Church
Clifford
Danielson
Peru President declares defense of nation against aggression
President Luis M Weber Carr spoke in front of the national palace last night. He said Peru will take every measure to defend its territory and called for patriotic cooperation to confront unjustified Colombian aggression.
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Lina
Mee
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Luis M. wWeber Carr
Letleta Alfileutiy
Death of Corbett Draws Big Crowd at Bayside Home
In New York Bay side crowds gathered at the Bayside home of James J. Corbett after the former heavyweight champion died following a brief illness. Automobiles wound through unpaved streets to the mansion overlooking Little Neck bay as mourners filed to the second floor where his body lay beneath a crucifix with prayer beads in his hands.
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JL. Corbett
Heavywright Champin
Bayside
Little Neck Bay
Corbett
Thomas Explains Plan For A Dole
Norman Thomas, socialist leader, urged a three point program in New York. He proposed federal grants of 10 weekly to each unemployed family lead and 53 weekly to each unemployed single person. The plan includes public works directed by a commission with broad housing projects and federal action to place factories and materials at the disposal of organized production units.
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Bela
Norman Thomas
Leacher
Thomas
Ils
Tahar
Amorous Politicians Take Note Of This Romance
Rugar Creek Missouri Med 19 campaign item notes Judea Gus McAvoy affair whispers and divorce rumors involving Judea Allen S Southern as witnesses describe engagement and flirtations amid campaign stirring. The text records marital strain, claims of courting by Mrs Avoy and related social intrigue surrounding political figures.
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Rugar
Homeless youths tipped for army camps plan
Washington February 19. The war department proposes placing 48,000 jobless youths in Army camps with meals and blankets funded by a 22 million dollar appropriation. The program would last one year and offer work and shelter while volunteers at Army posts screen and transport youths to camps across the country for placement.
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War Department
Senate
Mensura
Tha Volunteera
Variona Army
Sminl Groupa
Neur Calarity
Movie magnates may slash fabulous wages of actors
Hollywood labor tension swirls as contracts expire in the stars' drive against big salaries. Names linked include Garha, Chevalier, Harding, Powell, Marx Brothers, and others as producers push to curb pay to new scales. The fate of negotiations remains uncertain amid casting and stage balance concerns.
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Mauricé Chevalier
Marianna Chereleh
Clarida Rowanson
Ttonald Coteman
Marx Brothers
Ann Harding
William Powall
George Arisapra
Salar
Clan
Une
Timera
Manila Carnival Tragedy Claims 13 in Gannenball
A carnival performer known as Leinart died during a Manila event when a stunt went wrong. Witnesses say Martin Arada was injured as a cannonball act misfired during the performance. Police reported the fatality amid the chaotic scene at the Manila carnival venue.
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Martin Arada
Leinart
Wada
Falls to Death in Capital City Hotel Incident
Officials investigate a death near the capitol one block from a hotel in Washington. Goodwin had served since the 8th Congress. Reports suggest the possibility of a leap from the window as the cause, with authorities examining the situation and the timeline in November.
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Goodwin Tellmi
Rele
Lame Duck Session Opens With Limited Legislation
Washington February 19 The semi final week of the last lame duck session opens with both senate and house action well below December hopes. Each chamber has achieved little separate major legislation with only two bills moving to the White House the deficiency and the interior appropriations extending currency expansion and providing for Philippine independence over Hoover’s veto.
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Senate
House
Sen Lake
Philippines
Hoovers
Mortgage Moratorium Bill Dominates House Session
The House spent two hours on a mortgage moratorium bill and adopted a substitute. A two year moratorium measure was referred after debate, with judgment to grant injunctions under KR 180 approved. Over 50 bills awaited general orders and hours of reading remain to be completed before action and transmission to the Senate by dawn.
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Oofelock Wis Narnia
Senate
Daladier Promises Order as France Faces Planned Strike
Paris Feb 19 Premier Edouard Daladier affirmed the government will maintain order and keep public services operating as municipal and departmental employees plan a strike to protest wage cuts. State workers push ahead with a nationwide service halt scheduled for Monday except railways. Schools plan a half hour delay in afternoon classes.
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Pehoois
Boy of 9 Admits Part in Bank Raid
Salinas Calif Feb 19 A nine year old boy who admitted taking part in a bank robbery was held in county jail awaiting instructions from Pennsylvania authorities. The youth was arrested after a car chase from the San Ardo post office to San Ardo. Sheriff Garl Abbott reported the incident.
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San Ardo
Return of the Hohenzollerns Anew in German Affairs
T St John Gaffney, ex-consul general, predicts the Hohenzollern return to Germany aided by the Weimar coalition and nationalist parties. He notes Wilhelm II would not personally return but via his sons, and warns against a sudden coup as factions press for a monarchist restoration. Continued on Page 1.
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Gaffivey
Wilhelm
Gotebaeag
Ringgold Mob FATAL LYNCHING Targets Black Man in Louisiana
In Ringgold Louisiana a mob of about 700 angry residents killed Nelson Nash, a 24 year old Black man, less than 14 hours after he allegedly defeated Neath J Bachelor in a bank incident. Sheriff report says Nash confessed fatally injuring Bachelor and assaulting the cashier. crowd fired at Nash and attacked the bank. Reverend T. W. McMillan pleaded for restraint as the mob gathered near the arena and sought to lynch Nash.
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Negra
J. T Bachelor
Ringgold Bank
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Anerit
Flandorann Jordan
AleaviNe Pariah
Ringgold
Hughes
Wat Ha
Bachelor
Bankar'r Wits
T. W. McMillan
Ringgold Methodist Shurch
Alan
Milk blockade surrounds Wisconsin dairy strike
Truckloads of milk, about 25,000 pounds, were dumped on Wisconsin highways near Manawa as striking dairymen kept tight picket lines this morning. No violence was reported, and National Guard officers discussed the milk supply situation with local authorities while plans to halt shipments continued.
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Frank FR. Wheeler
New London
Wis
Wisconsin
Outagamie County
Waupara County
Ralph Immel
Wisemain National Guard
Allicles
Mayor Cermak and Woman Wounded Improving Zangara to Appear Today
Mayor Cermak's condition shows slow steady progress after the assassination attempt in Miami. Doctors reported a temperature near 100 and no clear sign of pneumonia or heart trouble, while Mrs H. Hil, also wounded, remains seriously affected but unchanged. Governor Stern of Ti fore visited Cermak before he left for Springfield and found the mayor reading and propped by the window as he fights to recover.
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Rteadiy Lamard
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Antacain
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Conditton
Onry Sterner
Tomra
Springfield
Jeanine
Oan Oellion
Takes Seven Men To Down Matar
Oakland California Fric Vae AT St Morell 26 a professional wrestler and former Roaton university football player was operated on for a head injury tonight after police officers and five fellow professionals subdued him and rushed him to hospital Dr Warren Mien said the injury to the brain caused temporary derangement The surgeon compared it to the injury that felled Ernie Schaaf heavyweight prizefighter Morelli weighed 220 pounds and fought a hard battle before being overcome Policeman Teasege Kroll suffered a wounded breast
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Fric Vae
St Morell
Roaton Anitversity
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Morelli
Ernie Schaaf
Teaege Kroll
Opera Singer Grace Moore Reports Jewelry Theft in Miami
Grace Moore the opera singer reported to police in Miami Beach that jewelry valued at about 815,500 was stolen from a trunk in her room. She and her husband had left briefly, keeping the trunk key in a bureau drawer as they went out.
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Notifier Police
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Valentine Parera
Nawim
Roosevelt Preparing New Deal for World Economy and Debts
President-elect Roosevelt held a day of conferences with his economic advisers at the East 6th Street residence to lay the groundwork for a new deal on world economics and war debts. Attending were Bernard Baruch, Raymond Moley, William I. Woodin, and Col. Edward M. House as talks continued ahead of a meeting with British ambassador Sir Ronald Lindsay.
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Roosevelt
Ronald Lindsay
East € 6Th Streets
Bernard Mr. Baruch
Financial Authority
Raymond Meley
William I. Woodin
Edward M. Mouse
Cannon Ball Stolen From Old Ironsides
A cannon ball weighing 24 pounds and several inches in diameter was stolen from the U S S Constitution in San Pedro California. Officers noted the pilferer concealed the shot and that the ship’s rigging and stores had been secured to prevent further thefts during port calls. The incident follows a history of missing items from the historic frigate, with only the cannon balls remaining unattached.
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San Pedro
Calif
Evan Bette
Woman leaps to death from hotel in Houston
Evy Young, 22, plunged from the seventh floor of a Houston hotel. Lover H. M. Edgwaitin, 37, held on suspicion of murder after investigators said the couple registered as husband and wife since Feb 13. Witnesses heard the woman scream I am dying as she fell. Hotel staff described a struggle to open the door and a remark indicating someone shielded the fall. Police noted a half empty bottle of Munor in Edwards room.
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Texas
Evy Young
H. M. Edgwaitin
Win Rena
Nev
Munner
B. J. Tol- Teson
Edwards
Prohibition Vote in House Seen Likely Today
Washington report on February 19 indicates Democratic leaders expect the House to approve the Senate prohibition repeal proposal tomorrow. Rep Rainey predicts passage by about 20 votes under House rules, with 40 minutes debate and no amendments. Previous defeat of a similar repeal shows a two-thirds threshold remains unmet.
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Senate
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Representative Rainey
Winds
Churches Prepare to Oppose Prohibition Repeal
Washington February 19 A call from the Board of Temperance Prohibition and Public Morale of the Methodist Whiseapal church urged a March 7 Washington meeting to map plans to fight repeal efforts. Representatives of 35 Christian denominations joined in the call for an educational program to resist ending prohibition.
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Oii
Three Boys Drown in Bronx River Tragedy
In New York’s Bronx River three of four boys who fell through the ice near a city ice floe drowned as onlookers watched. Ralph Mazzera 12, Frank Ginnona 10, and Tony Faro 10 were recovered. the fourth boy was rescued by an unidentified helper.
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Ithawng Feo
Itha Rows Zoo
Wanin
Pollen
Ralph Mazzera
Frank Ginnona
Tony Faro
Brooklyn Girl of 18 Missing in Brooklyn Mystery
New York report states Margaret Sovingon an 18 year old high school student disappeared after leaving home Friday night. Police suspect an automobile ride with two men and a possible abduction. mother believes her daughter was held nearby while authorities search and villagers await clues.
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Margaret Sovingon
Cheia Sorenaen
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