MacCracken Fined and Targeted by Senate Contempt Case
William P. MacCracken paid a $100 fine for contempt as the Senate began his trial over records removals tied to an air mail contract probe. Justice O Donoghue ordered the contempt finding after Jurney withheld arrest, with MacCracken escorted by secret service and the Senate sergeant at arms as proceedings opened.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
William P. MacCracken
Frank J. Hogan
Daniel W. O'Donoghue
Hoover
Chesley W. Jurney
MacCracken
Jurney
Justice O'Donoghue
Secret Service
Hearing on Henderson dispute delayed by illness
A petition for a permanent receiver for Carolina Telephone Company faced a postponed hearing in Henderson. The Windsor session was rescheduled for Friday due to illness of George Green, city counsel from Weldon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henderson
Carolina Telephone Company
Windsor
George Green
Weldon
Fire destroys restaurant in Laurinburg and rattles hotel guests
A fire in Laurinburg damages a restaurant and a neighboring eatery while the Chetwynd hotel guests flee in their underwear. The blaze caused panic as hotel bell hops shouted warnings, with emergency crews responding quickly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laurinburg
Chetwynd
Bennett Named Acting Winston Postmaster
Winston-Salem appoints Paul A. Bennett acting postmaster as of February 12, reported by AP. details note his interim role in the Winston area postal leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winston
Washington
Paul A. Bennett
Winston-Salem
N. C
American Spinning Plant Closes After 450-Worker Strike
Greenville plant of American Spinning closes as 450 workers strike to protest the discharge of an overseer. Decision follows mass walkout at the facility bringing production to a halt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greenville
American Spinning Company
Silence in Bremer Kidnapping Probe Stalls Police Efforts
In St Paul on February 12 police and justice agents pressed a $200000 Edward Bremer kidnapping case while a wall of silence hindered progress. Bremer, president of Commercial State Bank, was held Jan 17 to Feb 7 and released in Rochester after ransom. He remains under care for injuries and nervous exhaustion. A Minneapolis man suggested a Mille Lacs area house as a possible third party clue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Paul
Police
Department of Justice
Edward G. Bremer
Paul
Bremer
Commercial State Bank
Rochester
Minn
Fireman Killed in Winston-Salem Garage Fire
Lieutenant G. W. Kimball of the Winston Salem fire department died from injuries after a roof collapse at the Hen dren home during a blaze. Fireman Franklin Griffith was injured but has recovered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winston-Salem
G. W. Kimball
Will Rogers on aviation industry and crooked leadership
Will Rogers from Santa Monica argues against halting the entire airplane industry due to a single crooked top figure. He believes army and mail pilots are skilled but cautions about night cross country and bad weather flying and urges prosecuting the crook without harming honest workers and aviation growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Monica
Cal
Army
Will
President urges continued probe of stock market activity
Senator Fitcher says President Roosevelt wants the stock exchange inquiry kept alive beyond the current session. He plans to seek an extension of the committee’s life and keep the investigation ready for action even if Congress adjourns. The Fletcher Rayburn bill faces speedier approval with possible minor changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fletcher
New York
Senate
Congress
Fletcher-Rayburn
New York Stock Exchange
Ferdinand Pecora
Pecora
National Guardsmen Stand By After Indictment in Desoto County
In Hernando Mississippi on February 12, 250 national guardsmen guarded the scene as the Desoto county grand jury indicted three African Americans on a charge of criminally attacking a 17-year-old Holly Springs schoolgirl.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hernando
iMss
National
Desoto County
Holly Springs
General Strike Slows France's Commercial Activity
Paris February 12 — A 24 hour general strike tied up across France as about one million workers walked out in protest. The French Labor Federation said the strike was 80 percent effective while the Interior Ministry reported about half speed with essential services largely intact. Police arrested nearly 500 for obstructing traffic and violent picketing. some windows were broken but clashes remained minor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stuart Moroney
Associated Press
Paris
France
French Federation of Labor
Ministry of the Interior
Marseilles
Lillie
Doumergue
Cours Vincennes
Place de la Nation
Albert Sarraut
Twenty-Eight Go On Trial For Espionage In Finland
In Helsinki 28 defendants including American Arvid Jacobson face a high court trial for alleged military espionage linked to Finland and France. Mary Louise Franklin, a brunette with a Canadian passport, is described as the central figure. The trial is secret with spectators barred for safety concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ABC
Finland
Arvid Jaccobson
Michigan
High Court of
France
Mary Louise Franklin
Jacobson
Soviet
Russia
Forty Millions for Quick Crop Loans Pushed Through
Washington reports house action practically writing into law a forty million program for quick crop loans to farmers who cooperate on acreage reduction. The same mood did not carry amendments on the relief-CWA measure and dispute grows over state relief appointments and air mail policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House Acnee
Senate
House
Senate of State Relief Directors
McCarran
Dnew
MacCracken
Wallace
Dillette Wallace
William P. MacCracken
Commercce
Daniel W. O'Donoghue
O'Donoghue
Jurney
White House
Roosevelt
No Complaints Too Trivial For Probe
Capus M. Waynick, North Carolina reemployment director, said clearing house committees in Macon and Davidson counties will investigate all complaints, even trivial ones like a man not getting a job. He cited a Union County case where two men named in a complaint were found wrongfully at work and warned committees to report any complaint they deem trivial to be reassigned to more committed personnel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
Capus M. Waynick
Macon
Davidson County
Evil Works Administration
Warnick
John Smith
Union County
Waynick
Tye
North Carolina Bonds Sell at Premium in New York
Raleigh February report shows Governor Ehringhaus displaying a quotation list indicating every NC bond issue now on the market is selling above par. Five percent funding bonds quoted at 106.12 with par 100, marking the highest market peak in two years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
Ehringhaus
North Carolina
CWA Workers Adopt Three Day Eight Hour Week
Local CWA workers shifted to a three day eight hour schedule this week. If satisfactory the arrangement will continue indefinitely with Thursday Friday and Monday set as the work days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winston-Salem
CWA
Baltimore Becomes Clue in Chicago Kidnapping Case
Fingerprints on a beer bottle tied Basil Banghart The Owl and Isaac Costner to a Charlotte mail train robbery and a broad pursuit across several states. Federal agents hailed the arrest at a Baltimore apartment as the culmination of a long investigation. Police traced the car used to Banghart by a license plate tied to Lawrence Collins, revealing Banghart’s disguise and leading to capture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Basil Banghart
the Owl
Isaac Costner
Banghart
America
Carolinas
Chicago
Touby
John
Jake
Charlotte
Costner
Charis
Ice) Connors
Ludwig
Roger Tou
Lawrence ¥. Collins
Collins
Martial Law Declared Amid Austrian General Strike
In Vienna, Graz, and Linz martial law was imposed after Socialists declared a nationwide general strike. Conflicts left 32 to 42 dead, with the government using artillery and machine guns to suppress uprisings. Police and soldiers seized Socialist headquarters, arrested hundreds, and police reported one inspector killed in Vienna.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vienna
Graz
Linz
Ling
Socialiet
Socialista
Danube
Socialist Party
Engelbert Dollfuss
Ringstrasse
Heimwehr
Dollfuss
Dollefuss
Home Guard
Republican Guard
Innsbruck
Tyrol
Bankhead Bill Aims To Stabilize Cotton Supply
C A Cobb testimony before the House agriculture committee described the Bankhead cotton production control bill as a tool to limit output and tax excess to 12 cents a pound. The bill seeks a 9 million bale cap for 1934-35 with aims to balance supply and demand and raise prices for farmers. Senator Bankhead and Representative Bankhead backed the measure. Secretary Wallace planned further talks with Roosevelt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Bankhead
House Agriculture Committee
C. A. Cobb
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Cotton Division
Cobb
Alabama
Wallace
Jones
Texas
Roosevelt
Also Mentioned on This Page
Will Roger
Mary Sunde
Gerhard Sunde
Anne Sunde
Mary
Gerhard
Sunde
Sundes
Anne
Senate of State
Lindbergh
Charles A. Lindbergh
Transcontinental and Western Air Co
War, Commerce and Post Office Department
N. Y
Carolina
Sanekeeee
Touhy Gang
Austria
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!