23 Jan 1934
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Newspaper
Helena Independent
Location
Helena, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1934
Page
1
St Paul reports a ferry guard held by a kidnap gang linked to Adolf Bremer family says the abductors demand 200000 dollars. Messages to the Bremer family indicated a possible release in exchange for payment, with authorities and criminals moving quickly as the case unfolds.
Disjointed international items describe banking fears and a growing RK influence, professors criticizing Roosevelt’s monetary policy, a St. Paul kidnapping gang and a $200,000 payoff, a Chicago mistrial and threats of death, an $80 million naval build up in Washington, NRA loan moves, a Senate push on attacks, Roosevelt’s plan for a Cuban government, Tokiyo’s foreign minister changes, a Gen Renford issue, Athens deportation concerns, and Havana’s possible U S recognition delays.
A Washington campus rumor bundle hints at a shakeup in the presidential party machinery. Names like Neila Taylos Ress and W. A. Julian are floated for posts or exits as reform sentiment builds in the national committee scene. The piece notes possible resignations and shifts amid Roosevelt era politics, with senators and civic leaders watching closely.
Madrid reports a U S petitioning the Spanish government to pardon four Americans held in Palma Mallorca jail after an alleged assault on a civil guard. The four are Clinton Bowers and his wife of West Springfield Massachusetts Roger F Maal of New York and Edmund A Blighett of Stamford Connecticut.
Paola Kan January 22 1 posse of 40 officers clashed with four prisoners who had escaped taking aim at the Kan sas penitentiary details say Bob Brady was killed near here during the pursuit as a mob tried to recapture the fugitives.
Washington Tan 22. President Roosevelt and government financial leaders agreed on the framework for the first portion of the ten billion dollar treasury financing to be undertaken over the next six months. Details of the program will be announced tomorrow.
Owen D Young assails a treasury power expansion in the monetary bill and warns of dangers from excess credit. The senate banking committee hears testimony as George Warren and others defend gold devaluation and a $2.0 billion stabilization fund to spur business and lower prices. Wheeler proposes a silver rehabilitation amendment, while Young hints at temporary powers unless the president can declare an emergency.
Illinois moves to crush Chicago racketeers as a jury hears a case linking Progenitor Adwhi Raber to Alphonan Capone and a front of a University of Chicago professor. The defense alleges the operation manipulates dyeing, cleaning, and related trades across the city.
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New York Jan 22 Police tonight discounted reports that Doris Duke’s life was threatened by kidnapping. authorities said a recent letter alleging a plot from a crank was the work of a hoaxster. The letter, dated January and postmarked Skepta, claimed a plan to abduct Miss Duke.
Washington, Jan. 22. Representative Monaghan introduced a bill proposing a 40 a month pension for all aged 70 and over. The measure would start with 40,000,100 dollars, funded by an as yet undetermined tax scheme, as Monaghan urged swift action for old age pension legislation.
In Athena on January 22 the ch irene state council is expected to announce tomorrow whether Samnoo Inavit, a former Chicago utilities operator, may remain in Greece. A ruling would require that Tani must leave Wie erst Whilehaven by January 1. The council is viewed as the court of ultimate appeal.
Reports from Calcutta indicate Patan Bhadgaon and Katmande were nearly destroyed by last week’s earthquake. Several thousand may be dead in Nepal with 1200 deaths in India. Singha Durbar palace partly leveled but royal family uninjured. Many displaced. no fires. A lighter tremor caused panic in Patan.
President Roosevelt told German ambassador Dr Hives Luther that the United States expects Germany to treat American creditors the same as others. Luther declined comment after talks at the White House. Earlier Reichsbank reductions would cut bond interest payments to 65 percent, with Switzerland and the Netherlands exempt. In Tramel, an Il Lavoro editorial warned Italy would back France against any Nazi move to annex Austria.
In New Orleans a tense mayoral election looms with Huey P. Long’s power shaping the contest. Volunteers and special officers guard the polls as campaign factions clash over graft and control of city politics, while Long returns from Washington to back a straight ticket against the entrenched machine.
Melvin A. Traylor a two term Democratic presidential candidate rests under an oxygen tent in Chicago after his condition worsened with pneumonia. Doctors and lung specialists were summoned as his illness deteriorated.
Fragmentary letter text from Santa Monica Calif on January 22 questions presidential power and money, mentions Rooseylt, Senate timing, and foreign references with garbled phrases about Japan and radio. Contains scattered names and phrases but no clear event or outcome.
Washington Jan 22 The Senate territories and insular affairs committee has been summoned for an executive session tomorrow to discuss Philippine independence and it appears likely the meeting will determine the islands' future for the current session of Congress.
Washington reports NRA chief Hugh S. Johnson names A. D. Whiteside of Dunn & Bradstreet to devise methods to liberalize monetary credit for manufacturers wholesalers retailers and consumers. Johnson says the focus is on credit shy small businesses facing financing hurdles in competition with larger firms after a Roosevelt meeting.
President Roosevelt announced that the United States regards Cuba's new government as responsible and prepared to receive immediate recognition. Formal recognition may be delayed until Wednesday to let Latin American envoys consult home governments for coordinated action if they follow the U.S. lead. The decision followed a White House meeting with delegates from 18 South and Central American republics.
Tokyo reports Foreign Minister Koki Hirota telling the diet that no fundamental rift exists between Japan and the United States and that Japan desires American friendship. He urged proper adjustment of ties among Japan Manchukuo and the Soviet Union for East Asian tranquility and noted Japan’s withdrawal from the League of Nations as necessary due to disagreement on peace principles. He expressed hope for China’s political and economic rehabilitation and a joint path with Japan and China toward regional peace, though he cautioned that current events in China do not yet reflect that hope.
Chicago, Dan. 22.— Two reputed members of the Handsome Jack Klutus gang of midwestern extortionists were convicted of kidnapping James Hackett, a Blue Island gambler, and sentenced to life imprisonment by a criminal court jury. The defendants had asked for the death penalty. Gail Swelley, a Peoria tavern operator, and Frank Souder, a Benton, I. machine operator, were identified with the Klutun-ruled outfit, which leader Klutun was killed recently by police seeking his arrest.
Berlin Jan 22 President Paul von Hindenburg, long reported to have a cold, is said in an official bulletin to have completely recovered.
In Paris on January 22, crowds between seven hundred and one thousand fought police near the chamber of deputies shouting Down with Chautemps. A cabinet crisis was foreseen as anti government demonstrations continued after the Stavisky scandal. Police blocked routes to City Hall as several protests were dispersed at major squares and churches.
London hosts a fascinat ing Treasure Hunt with New York Washington and San Francisco joining today. The 2 page LETS PLAY A GAME booklet offers over a hundred modern games and stunts for every occasion indoors and out. Readers can obtain a copy by mailing a coupon to the Washington Information Bureau with six cents to cover cost handling and postage.
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