Canada Aids Patrol With Two Arrests
United States reports a possible organized gold smuggling effort with two Americans arrested in Canada for possessing a 100 ounce gold bar. Officials note licensing rules require licensed dealers for gold and say a $1,000,000 smuggling figure is suspected across the border. The probe touches presidential policy and price protection actions.
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Washington
United States
Roosevelt
Customs Bureau
Border Patrol
Canada
Justice Department
Bureau of Investigation
Treasury
Morgenthau
London
Norman Thomas
Louis Waldman
Socialist Party
Treasury Sets RFC Gold Purchase Price At 34.01
Washington reports on December 11 that the treasury fixed RFC gold purchase price at 34.01 dollars per ounce, with no change from the weeklong quotation.
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Washington
The
Treasury
RFC
Virginian Aids North Carolina in Fish Grading Plan
Virginia fisheries expert N M Broome has been loaned to North Carolina to help develop a state fish grading system. Broome helped create Virginia’s official grading system with US Bureau of Fisheries. he will work with NC officials and J L Horne Jr to plan next steps as R Bruce Etheridge promotes the state’s commercial fisheries interests at a Washington hearing on a national code.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
N. M. Broome
Virginia
State Department of Conservation and Development
Broome
United States Bureau of Fisheries
R. Bruce Etheridge
Board of Conservation and Development
J. L. Horne, Jr
Rockyees
Etheridge
Washington
Edward J. Duffy
Associated Press
Congress
Roosevelt
Treasury
Senate
House
Repels Invader but Heart Fails in Store Battle
Antonio Constantino, 45, repelled a bandit who entered his Charleston, South Carolina shop and demanded money. He grabbed a bottle and struck the intruder, then retrieved a gun. The robber fled, but Constantino died from heart failure during transit to a hospital. An autopsy found acute inflammation of the heart.
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Charleston
S&l. C
Antonio Constantino
Constantine
Nero
Roosevelt to inspect Tennessee Valley project next spring
President Roosevelt told Senators McKellar and Buchman he plans to inspect the Tennessee Valley project after Congress adjourns next spring. He will review development from Norris dam on the Clinch river to the Muscle Shoals nitrate plant on the Tennessee river under the valley improvement program.
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Washington
Roosevelt
McKellar
Buchman
Tennessee
Tennessee Valley
Congress
Norris Dam
Clinch River
Muscle Shoals
Tennessee River
Warm Springs
Georgia
New December Low: 24 Below Zero Set in Owls Head
Owls Head New York records a frigid December day with a low of 24 degrees below zero, following 14 below yesterday as cold snaps grip the Adirondacks.
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Owls Head
WN. Y
Adirondack
Roosevelt holds talks on foreign trade agency plan today
President Roosevelt calls a government leaders conference with George N Peek to organize a foreign trade agency. Agriculture officials led by Tugwell will direct the agency with Treasury, State, RFC and other departments joining in aims to find overseas markets for surpluses in exchange for imports amid repeal shifts and liquor import issues.
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Washington
Roosevelt
George N. Peek
Agriculture Adjustment
Peek
Department of Agriculture
Guy Rexford Tugwell
State, Treasury and Agriculture Departments
RFC
Federal Alcohol Control Administration
White House
Peace Truce Turmoil as Austria Detains Nazi Leader
In Vienna the Christmas truce declared by Chancellor Dollfuss is rocked by Nazi unrest. Alfred Frauenfeld is jailed, while Princess Margot von Sachsen Meiningen and her prince reportedly escape from captivity amid bombings and arson. The royal pair had been confined near Klagenfurt. Authorities face a volatile political scene as arrests and purges continue under the anti Nazi decree.
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Wade Werner
Associated Press
Vienna
Engelbert Dollfnes
Dollfuss
Alfred Frauenfeld
Frauenfeld
Margot von Sachsen
Pitzelstaetten
Klagenfurt
Berlin
Austria
Louisiana Senator Denies Probe Aimed at Election
Senator John H. Overton of Louisiana rejects claims the senate committee investigation targets his nomination and election. He says the inquiry is a local anti-Long campaign using ex-Senator Broussard as a dummy contestant and notes unequal hearing time between his rebuttal and opposition evidence.
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Louisiana
Long
Washington
John H. Overton
Dla
Senate Committee
Broussard
Senate
Edward 8. Broussard
Overton
Huey P. Long
Washington cities flooded today by swirling waters
Western Washington endured record floods as cities including Longview Auburn and Tacoma faced the highest water levels in years. Thousands were marooned or evacuated while highways closed and search teams sought possible victims. Two indirect deaths were reported: a watchman near Renton and a Seattle teen hit by a car.
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Seattle
Wash
Washington
Longview
Cowlitz
Auburn
Tacoma
B. P. Thomas
Puyallup
White River
John Corbett
Renton
Mary Berry
Value of the dollar and faith in finance debated
In Santa Monica a Sunday column critiques reliance on fixed dollar value, arguing against gold clauses and government spending delays. It compares bankers, financiers, and preachers, noting Roosevelt’s stance that dollars are usable as one dollar, emphasizing personal responsibility in valuing money.
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Santa Monica
Calif
Roosevelt
Second Dogwood Festival Set for April 14
The Dogwood Festival, begun last spring to promote North Carolina beauty, is scheduled for April 14 in Chapel Hill. Organizers emphasize local heritage and state identity.
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Chapel Hill
Global unrest erupts in five nations amid strikes and violence
Across Spain Cuba Romania and Austria disturbances escalate with violence and government crackdowns. Spain reports 85 dead as anarchists and syndicalists drive a nation wide strike. in Cuba peace talks falter amid Havana shootings. Romania arrests 3 500 Iron Guard followers and hunts leader Codreanu. Ireland's Blue Shirts hunted and Cosgrave fired upon. Austria sees bombings linked to Nazis despite Dollfuss Christmas truce.
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Spain
Cuba
Havana
Rumania
Irish Free State
Corneliu Codreanu
Iron Guard
Eoin O'Duffy
Blue Shirt
William T. Cosgrave
Free State Executive Council
Annagary
County Donegal
O'Duffy
Cosgrave
Eamon de Valera
Austria
Chancelor Dollfuss
Dollfuss
South America
China
Asuncion
Bolivia
Fukien ‘Peoples
Peiping
Nanking
Government troops seize Vilanueva barracks in Spain fighting
Government forces delivered a merciless barrage and charged the Vilanueva military barracks early today capturing the fortress after hours of bombardment. At least seven rebels died, raising the toll in the archist uprising to five. Soldiers swarmed over the walls and secured the improvised fortress once a convent, the fiercest clash of over three days of fighting in central and northeastern Spain.
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Madrid
Vilanueva
Spain
Kellogg urges stable currency and return to gold
Former secretary of state Frank B. Kellogg, now judge in the permanent court of international justice, arrived in New York from Europe calling for a stable currency and a return to the gold standard. He warned against fiat money and emphasized that the dollar’s value must be understood in gold terms.
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New York
Frank B. Kellogg
Europe
Kellogg
Permanent Court of International Justice
S. S. Washington
Russia
Coolidge
Far East
Far Eastern
United States
Cowboy Brought In From Mob Risk Over Pritchard Killings
Jack Wisdom a 26 year old cowboy was rushed from Oklahoma to Kansas to be kept safe at the state reformatory amid threats of mob violence over alleged participation in the kidnapping and killings of Mr and Mrs Harry Pritchard of Wichita. Governor Alf M Landon announced plans to mobilize the national guard if needed as Brig General Milton R McLean coordinated security.
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Hutchinson
Kan
Jack Wisdom
Kansas State Reformatory
W. O. Lyle
Wichita
Harry Pritchard
Kans
Oklahoma
Kansas Cowboy
Alf M. Landon
Kansas
Topeka
National Guard
Wisdom
Landon
Milton R. McLean
Kansas cowhand held after mother and father vanish case
Jack Wisdom, a Kansas cowhand, is held in a secret location amid mob rumors as authorities search for the body of Mrs. Harry Pritchard. The Pritchards of Wichita disappeared November 23 after threatening prosecution over a no fund check. Oklahoma and Kansas officers push a nationwide search to locate the missing couple.
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Kingfisher
Okla
Dee
Jack Wisdom
Harry Pritchard
Kansas
Oklahoma
Pritchard
Here
Wisdom
Nation-Wide Hunt For Fascist Leader
A nationwide hunt is underway for Corneliu Codreanu, leader of the outlawed Fascist Iron Guard, who disguised as a woman and fled a police net after raids across Romania. Clashes during raids wounded a police commissioner. rioting and anti Semitic vandalism were reported in Bucharest.
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Bucharest
Corneliu Cordreanu
Iron Guard
Romania
He Followed His Directions But Overshot Mark
Charles Carlson, 63, blinded by near sight, followed directions eastward past Third Avenue and into the East River. He survived but was admitted to Bellevue Hospital with submersion and exposure. A passerby’s vague directions led to the dangerous misstep in New York City tonight.
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New York
Third Avenue
Charles Carlson
Carlson
Second
First
East River
Bellevue Hospital
Swarthy Cowboy Detained in Oklahoma Hills Hideaway
Sheriff Ed Martin said the suspect claimed knowledge of a body’s location but denied killing. He indicated another man was involved. Officers nabbed the swarthy cowboy before dawn in a hide-away tucked in the lonely eastern Oklahoma hills south of the region.
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Ed Martin
Kingfisher
Oklahoma Hills
Butler To Deliver Charlotte Speech
Major General Smedley D. Butler, former Marine Corps commander, will address a mass meeting in Charlotte tonight. He will be accompanied by James B. K. Van Zandt, commander in chief of the Veterans of Foreign Wars.
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Charlotte
Smedhey D. Butler
Marine Corps
Chamber of Commerce
Butler
James BK. van Zandt
The
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Cut Rate Cleaners Face NRA Price Violations Hearing
The NRA opened a mass hearing into charges of price violations against dry cleaners nationwide. Bernard Shatkin of Philadelphia’s Sreinia Snow Cleaners and Dyers said Philadelphia cleaners used gangsters to push him out of business, amid a tense crowd and a strong ovation for Hugh Johnson before the administrator intervened.
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Hugh Johnson
Washington
Philadelphia
NRA
Bernard Shatkin
Sreinia Snow Cleaners and Dyers
Philadelphia Cleaners’ and Dyers’ Association
Hugh 8. Johnson
Shatkin
Arthur W
The Private Life of the Wynekoop Family Chapter One
A six chapter serialized feature by Dr Catherine Wynekoop begins today in The Enterprise and NEA Service. This first chapter introduces the Wynekoop family linked to the sensational murder mystery with unpublished family photographs.
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Wynekoop
Enterprise
NEA
Catherine Wynekkoop
Alice Wynekoop
Earle Wynekoop
Hirtherto
Wynekoops
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