Senator Borah Opposes Dictator Powers for Roosevelt
Washington February 22 Senator Borah states the United States needs a program and policy with constitutional powers rather than a dictator. He rejects the idea that President Roosevelt should be given dictatorial powers and warns against concentrating authority outside Congress.
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Borah
Ameria
Hane Republicad
Moc Mitel
Fie Ager Jean Suk Splaaing Company
Providener. Io
Horah
Promdent
Vengeance Vowed by Father of Abducted Boettcher
Denver reports Claude K. Boettcher, father of Charles Boettcher Jr., abducted for ten days, vows harsh punishment if harmed. He says he is prepared to pay five times the ransom and pursue the abductors, calling them business men who must meet demands. The father expresses no belief his son is dead.
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Denver
Claude K. Boettcher
Charles Boettcher
Boetrcher
Bad Man Arrested After Involved New York Show of Force
A suspect described as a dangerous double-murder Wanted man was captured in New York after police aided by forces from Arizona. The individual appeared unsettled and claimed only an ancient razor as weapon.
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Lou Douglass
New York
Arizona
Viewklacs
Aed
Night Vigil Kept At Cermak Side
Aliami Fla Feb 23 Night vigil was kept at the bedside of Mayor Anton Cermak of Chicago as physicians reported he was not out of danger. The vigil followed an assassination attempt that killed President Roosevelt’s companion and left the mayor in critical condition with fluctuating symptoms. An official bulletin released at 12:06 am said his condition had improved somewhat though dangers remained.
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Nowra
Benjamin B. Thayer Dies in New York at 70
Benjamin B. Thayer, vice president of A. C. M. Co., died in New York at age seventy. A Harvard graduate and longtime executive, Thayer was associated with the Ramoneley Capper company and held prominent roles in the copper industry. He married Marie Neumined of St. Louis, Missouri. Continued on Fare 3.
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A. C.m.,co
New York
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Corparitions
San Princeleo
Thayer
Khown
Asm Mintia Enginees
Annrente Silentiti
Far Yard
Tash
Annona Company
Amalgamated Copper Company
Northwest Farm Legislation Plan Delivers Acreage Withdrawals
Washington Feb 22. Federal laws to boost fawn boxing power through large withdrawals of cultivation acreage were recommended to members of the new agriculture committee at a dinner hosted by P. J. Murphy publisher of the Minneapolis Tribune. Van Shaple Ho said the meeting aimed to provide Northwest leaders with an effective plan they have developed.
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Newats
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van Shaple Ho
Kansas Legislature Feud Spurs Packed Chamber Showdown
In Taneka, Kansas, a clash between state senators and representatives escalates as the Renate order requiring Danse members to enter Renate chambers with packed guards irks lawmakers. The same day representatives retaliate in kind, heightening tensions in the capitol.
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Kan
Renatea
Danse
Renate
Blast in Nebraska print shop shocks Lincoln crowd
A mysterious blast at a Lincoln printing plant in the Sharp building killed foreman Alba S. Kays, 40, and injured apprentice Guntay Sehrlott, 20, with hospital reports confirming the foreman’s death. Investigators estimated damages around 70,000 dollars as the cause remains undetermined.
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Neb
Alba S
Kays
Dia
RK Guntay Sehrlott
Wokeser Telukman
Sharp
State gasoline refinery approved in Senate
The senate approved a measure to fund a state gasoline refinery with a $100,000 appropriation. The bill would authorize the treasurer, attorney general, and revenue official to begin operations if the gas price from private suppliers rises, despite a 2 to 28 vote to indefinitely postpone the aid.
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Senate
Rencens
Eight Burned in Menlo Match Factory Explosion
Twelve workers suffered injuries after a blast at a Guadalajara match factory. Eight persons were seriously burned while five others received minor injuries. The cause of the explosion remains undetermined and investigators work to determine origin.
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Menlo
Guadalajara
Jalizen
Poh
Bombs Sent To Roosevelt Spur Capital Sleuths
Washington February 22 Roosevelt is targeted by an unknown would be assassin who mailed a crude explosive to Franklin D Roosevelt in Washington D C The device was a shotgun shell with wiring and a cap and was postmarked Watertown New York The Secret Service and Postal Inspection Service are investigating the sender's trail with experts noting the blast could have caused serious injuries but unlikely fatal damage if mishandled
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Franklin D. Raosavelt
Washington
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Watertown
N. Y
Navy
Hawaii Sleuths Seek Man Who Has Lost His Clothes
Hawaii sleuths chase murder suspect Gavino Manzano who escaped from jail. He fled toward a hayfield during dinner as Kekela restrained him, leaving only his pants after a window shot, a wire fence distance away. Manzano was described as lacking a shirt and wearing pants.
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Pas Veo
Gaving Monzana
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Ealing
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Gods Out to Shoot Herd of 700 Antelope in Missouri Forest
An ungrammatical report from Almmageda Missouri notes a mass sighting of 700 antelope in the National Forest. A Moh 22.0? observer claims a long range motion picture camera and a forester is pursuing the herd.
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Tnday
Foroning National Forest
Amnagrave
Regional Forest Service
Arizona
Truce Declared in Wisconsin Milk Strike Amid Turmoil
Milwaukee Wisconsin February 22 intervention by Governor Schedlesman halted a week long milk strike unsettled eastern Wisconsin communities. Walter M Singler 38 a former president of the Wisconsin Cooperative Milk Pool linked the strike to pool leaders ordering barricades cleared and milk marketing resumed. A mass meeting pledged to enforce the truce and return to normal operations at the University of Wisconsin.
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Win
A. G. Schedlesman
Wisconsin
Walter M. Singler
Rhiectan
Wireonai Cooperative Mik Pool
Twneler
University of Win
Felling cherry tree kills man in Ohio
Cleveland dispatch reports Lloyd Kelley twenty seven killed when a cherry tree he was felling fell toward him on Washingtons birthday anniversary. He ran toward a ditch to avoid it but a branch struck his neck causing fatal injuries.
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Cleveland
Washington
Lloyd Kelley
Camnanlana
Kelley
Proposals Reported in Bern Death Inquiry
The Examiner said two county fraud jury members discussed re opening the Paul Bern death case. They reportedly spoke with Bern’s relatives and leaked statements and exhibits potentially conflicting with coroner findings. Officials named Windeham and Lawton as the jurors involved.
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Los Angeles
Examiner
Paul Bern
Jean Horrow
Brand
Bern
Airvestigatora
Bernebot
Bag Aurore W. W. Windeham
Forman
C.G. Lawton
Criminal Complaints Department
District Attorney's
Attica
Bandits Hold Up Golf Course At San Francisco Arena
Robbers struck a golf outing at the 14th arena in San Francisco injuring one player, Walter, who was shot in arm and leg while protesting. Alfred Nichol and Karl Van Pool, both prominent local executives, were robbed earlier as two gunmen seized wallets and valuables.
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William Kater
Pacific Gas and Thetrics Company
Minnager
14Th Arena
Waler
Courar
Miss Fitzgerald Found Dead in Puget Sound Waters
The Tacoma Junior Miss Fitzgerald was found dead near Puget Sound between Tacoma and Seattle. Her family says they no longer believe foul play occurred. Friends and officials express shock while authorities keep the investigation open. A false report suggesting imminent professional diving plans for Georgia Colerman circulates separately.
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Tacoma
Waal
Mulelde
Negro boy behind Missouri extortion plot
A 19 year old Black man in Missouri was identified as a suspect in an extortion scheme linked to kidnapping threats against Mrs. Darethy Partley. Police questioned him about other threats and conduct related to an employee of a Walters associate, with delivery of funds discussed via a newspaper ad.
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Missouri
Kanena
Chariey Walters Hind
Aito
Darethy Partley
Childress
Wis Polier
Tele
Japan fears need to take military action in China area
Tokyo reports real danger Japan could be forced to military steps to prevent a Chinese attack on Tientsin or massacre of Japanese at Peiping. Tokyo will inform powers including the United States of policy for the Tientsin Peiping region south of the Great Wall. Jehol province fighting, railhead clear for Jehol drive, and Chinese towns bombed by Japanese aircraft.
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Associated Press
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Tientsin
Peiping
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Chaoyang
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China
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John Fell Found Dead in Batavia
John Fell a Paris banker and prominent Philadelphia and New York clubman is reported found dead in a Batavia hotel with a table knife in his breast. Witnesses and circumstances remain unclear as his wife collapses from shock. reports link him to a world tour with third wife Dorothy Edgerton.
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Batavia
Tava
Paris
Solo
Philadelphia
John R. Pell
New York
Java
Jett Marveilles
France
French Senate Rejects Major Army-Cost Cuts
Paris, Feb 22. The French Senate refused in principle the government's request for large reductions in military expenditures with a 170 to 135 vote. Former President Andre Millerand argued that Europe’s situation requires strong defense. The chamber backed only nominal cuts, sending the issue back to the deputies who had approved about 20 million dollars in reductions.
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Paris
Edouard Dala- Gier
Senate
Alevandre Millerand
Chamber of Deputies
Policy at Geneva 10 Continue Policy at Geneva 10 Continue
President-elect Roosevelt broadened focus to disarmament and ordered continuation of current US policy at the Geneva talks. He met with Norman Davis in New York, urging him to remain acting chairman of the delegation amid arms and economic negotiations.
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N. Y
Roosevelt
Geneva
Norman I. Davis
New York City
Davis
Lower House Passes Tax Moratorium Measure
The lower house approved a tax moratorium bill on third reading, delaying real estate tax payments until November this year. The proposal, amended to expire November 30, targets delinquent land worth about 22 million dollars, with critics calling the move extraordinary and potentially ineffective.
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Burr
Senate
Vdeland
Sparling
Trentien
House Coinage Committee Backs Silver Act Push
Washington, Feb. 22. The coinage committee voted to demand House action before March 4 on a bill to tap the world silver supply for 250 million dollars in new money. It approved the silver campaign bill and instructed Chairman Somers to push for passage before the session ends. Somers optimistic about Senate prospects and seeks rules committee priority. The bill would, in five years, add 250 million dollars or more to the 800 million in silver certificates already outstanding.
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Ueland
Washington
Coinage Committee
House
Somers
Senate
Rules Committee
Congress
New York Democrat
Solomonine court in Kelso convicts five netters in malt case
In Kelso Ward Fen. 22 a judge named T Mantington sentences five fishermen for netting more than the legal limit of a malt from the Sawlitz river. They are fined 20 pounds of amelt to be divided among agencies and their families.
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Ward
Fen
Tive
Sawlitz
T. Mantington
Solomon
Westorn
Wheeler Silver Measure Favored
Washington notes the Wheeler silver measure favored by hearings before the senate finance committee as part of a broader program for economic recovery. The proposal includes relief spending, banking regulation adjustments, and tariff reduction as ideas discussed by finance officials and industry leaders.
Spanish farmer shoots 21 as mob stones house in protest
Felino Mabiales, a Spanish farmer, fired at 21 farmhands after they stormed his house during a protest over wagon non payment. Civil guards struggled to prevent a lynching as the crowd pressed for action.
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Spain
Moh
Felino Mabiales
Method of Their Vote on Prohibition Up to States
Washington report on Senator Walsh of Montana and Sen Robinson debating federal authority over state constitution conventions for prohibition repeal. Walsh argues Congress cannot set up state conventions. Robinson counters the state machinery handles the process. The dispute centers on constitutional powers and the role of the federal government.
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Senator Walsh
Montana
Bencome
Rooscevit
Congress
Ion
Nevaral
Billa Alors
Walal
Ranarva
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