Roosevelt names Walsh as attorney general pick
Cabinet near full with just two posts left Roosevelt announces Thomas Walsh of Montana as attorney general. Walsh led the Senate inquiry into naval oil leases and helped push reform. He was a longtime ally of Roosevelt in 1932 nomination talks and recently married.
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Hyde Park
N. Y
Roosevelt
Thomas W.alsh
Montana
Walsh
Senate
Naval Oil Reserve
Albert 8
B. Fall
Interior
Frances Perkins
New York
Daniel C. Roper
South Carolina
William G. McAdoo
Five Young People Die in House Fire Trapped Upstairs
Newspaper reports a fatal blaze that claimed the lives of five youths while four others were trapped on the upper floor. The incident prompted inquiries into possible connivance regarding tax evasion and drew attention to wartime events in Jehol province.
One Y Girl Dashes Through To Rescue Others
Five young people burned to death in a two story frame house in Poe mill village. Lucille Evatt 20 Mattie Evatt 18 Ruth Evatt 14 Robert Evatt 12 Imogene Bayne 5 died. Ruby Evatt 15 barely escaped with their lives as flames roared through the home. Imogene Bayne was the motherless daughter of Albert Bayne, at work nearby. Ruby woke her mother and sister and they went downstairs to investigate the fire not knowing its origin.
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S. C
Peopl
Poe Mill Village
Lucille Evatt
Mattie Evatt
Ruth Evatt
Robert Evatt
Imogene Bayne
Smith urges bonds and moratorium to curb inflation
Alfred E. Smith told the Senate Finance Committee he backed a federal bond issue to fund expanded public works, a war debt moratorium to boost foreign markets, and Soviet recognition, while opposing inflationary schemes and leaving states to decide on repeal conventions. He warned inflation would fail to help and compared it to a weak shot to a sick patient.
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Washington
Alfred E. Smith
Senate Finance Committee
Russia
Congress
Barkley
Smith
Peterman Charged With Slaying Of Husband In Charlotte
Mrs R L Peterman was charged with murder by the Mecklenburg county grand jury after Solicitor John G Carpenter presented evidence in the death of her husband a vice president of Southern Public Utilities He was found shot in his Meyers Park home February 11 police reported Mrs Peterman alone with him and said IContinued On Page 7
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Charlotte
R. L. Peterman
Mecklenburg County
John G. Carpenter
Southern Public Utilities Company
Peterman
Carpenter
Meyers Park
Utilities
Brother and foster sister die in Wilkes plane crash
In North Wilkesboro on February 28, Bryan Sanborn 19 a skilled pilot and his foster sister Evelyn 17 were killed when their self assembled airplane hit a power line during an attempted landing in a field. They were children of Charlies G. Sanborn principal owner of the Black Mountain airport. The pair had flown from Charlotte and planned to follow highways to Black Mountain but became confused near the landing field.
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Wilkesboro
Bryan Sanborn
Evelyn
Charlies G. Sanborn
Black Mountain
Charlotte
Washington Prepares for Roosevelt Inauguration Ceremony
Washington braces for the presidential inauguration with 35000 seats ready for a three hour parade and a large turnout of visitors. The inaugural committee forecasts up to 200000 guests and governors from 37 states will attend the events and a dinner for electors is planned.
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Washington
Capitol
Franklin D. Roosevelt
New York
Roosevelt
Woodrow Wilson
Germany declares virtual martial law to curb Communist threat
Berlin reports the German cabinet, after reviewing fire damage to the Reichstag and a police raid on Karl Liebknecht House, moves toward a police regime. The plan aims to place Germany under a state of emergency to meet Communist danger without deploying the Reichswehr.
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Berlin
Wilhelm Goering
Reichstag
Karl Liebknecht
Buelowplatz
Reichswehr
Germany
Steel Helmet
Ill J Rogers on Moratorium Mood Across America
Beverly Hills Cal February 27 There was a common reaction nationwide that Mayor Cermak's pneumonia is upsetting. The writer laments calls for debt moratoriums and questions prioritizing reconstruction funding for banks over citizens.
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Beverly Hilia
Cal
America
Cermak
Europe
Tragedy in Raleigh After Two Trucks Crash
Thirteen relief workers were injured in a crash at the Martin and Fayetteville streets intersection in Raleigh. One worker, William Corbett, suffered a fractured skull and was not expected to survive, with hospital attendants reporting slim chances of his recovery.
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Raleigh
Martin and
Fayetteville
William Corbett
Navy Admiral Edwin Stewart Dies at 85 in South Orange
Rear Admiral Edwin Stewart United States Navy retired died at his home in South Orange New Jersey. He was 85 years old. Funeral plans were not announced. Stewart served with distinction and led multiple ships during his active career. He retired several decades ago and resided in South Orange after leaving service.
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South Orange
N. d
Edwin Stewart
United States Navy
Rhode Island Legion seeks removal of U S veterans chief
A resolution adopted by the Rhode Island department of the American Legion calls for the immediate removal from office of Brig. Gen. Frank T. Hines, administrator of the U S Veterans Bureau in Washington.
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Providenceh
Re.l
Frank T. Hines
United States Veterans Bureau
Washington
Rhode Island Department
American Legion
Revenue shortfalls hit North Carolina eight months in
North Carolina revenue collections for the first eight months of the current fiscal year trail the prior year by 83 405 107 44 dollars. Commissioner A L Maxwell reported the shortfalls across the general fund, highway fund and auto license receipts, with 800 273 06, 2 015 418 52 and 409 505 26 deficits respectively.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Maxwell
International Manhunt Continues For Lindbergh Baby Kidnappers
One year after Charles Lindbergh Jr. was abducted the international search remains active. A $25,000 New Jersey reward persists for information leading to arrest and conviction. The case began March 1, 1932, with a ladder beside the nursery window and the ransom attempt by Charles Lindbergh.
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G. Blackman
Associated Press
Trenton
N. J
Charles Augustus Lindbergh, Jr
Sourland Hills
Hoover
New Jersey
Lindbergh
Hopewell Mountain
General Assembly Kills Turner Bill Amid Local Measures
In Raleigh on February 28 the General Assembly deadlocked over local policies while killing the Turner bill backed by the State Federation of Women's Clubs to broaden compulsory school attendance. The House sent the Barden bill to cap Craven county taxes and warned similar limits may appear statewide. A Thompson resolution sought removal of 30 married couples from state payrolls, but the Aiken bill to reimburse Newton for losses failed 51 to 51.
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Raleigh
General Assembly
Turner
State Federation of Women’s Clubs
House
Charles M. Johnson
Senate
Craven County
Johnson
Thompson
State Highway Commission
Newton
Mayor Cermak Shows Signs of Life Amid Critical Condition
Miami report on February 28 states Mayor Anton Cermak of Chicago remains in critical condition after being shot by Giuseppe Zangara. Dr. E. B. Nichol says there is a reasonable chance he could live, though pneumonia and oxygen tent complications persist. Dr. Jirka reports improved color and requests for food, near beer denied, with an oxygen room to be rushed from New York.
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Miami
Fla
Anton Cermak
Chicago
Giuseppe Zangara
Nichol
Cermak
Frank Jirka
Jirka
New York
Ford secretary Liebold reported missing in Detroit area
Detroit police seek information on the disappearance of Er nest G. Liebold general secretary to Henry Ford. A Ford official requested a quiet investigation and state police broadcast Liebold was last seen at 3 30 p m yesterday after leaving the Dearborn Ford offices. Liebold has been tied to Ford fiscal policies and the bank organization work for Edsel Ford.
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Detroit
Ernest G. Liebold
Henry Ford
Ford Motor Co
Liebold
Ford Company
Ypsilani
Ford
Dearborn
Edsel Ford
Fords
Service Department
Nmoth
Largest Suit Records Unusual DC Supreme Court Case
The $220 million civil suit names Andrew Mellon and two associates as defendants. It claims connivance with foreign steamship firms to evade income taxes and seeks double damages under an 1863 statute. Also named are David H. Blair and Alexander W. Gregg.
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Andrew Mellon
David H. Blair
High Point
District of Columbia Supreme Court
Washington
Andrew W. Mellon
Twe
Mellon
Great Britain
Secretary of the Treasury
N. C
Internal Revenue
Alexander W. Gregg
The
Revenue Bureau
David A. Olson
Senate Banking Committee
the United
Treasury
Olson
Steamship
United States
Banks Reopen in Pennsylvania and Ohio After Emergency Act
Banks in Pennsylvania and Ohio reopened today under emergency legislation enacted after yesterday's close of business. Pennsylvania banks received authority to regulate withdrawals with approval from the state banking secretary. the restrictions will not apply to deposits.
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Pennsylvania
Ohio
Southern Democrats Balk On Patronage Plan
Southern Democrats in Congress oppose Roosevelt patronage schemes as they probe how jobs in their states would be handed out. South Carolina leaders deride the plan as a damnable outrage while Arkansas Alabama Georgia North Carolina Mississippi and Tennessee lawmakers study the issue. James A. Farley directs patronage for the president, with regional leaders seeking a say in appointments and potential campaign contribution demands. The South Carolina delegation vows no part in such a regime and plans investigation to gauge organizational canvassing and aims.
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Washington
Congress
McMillan
Arkansas
Alabama
Georgia
North Carolina
Mississippi
Tennessee
James A. Farley
Democratic National Committee
Roosevelt
Claude N. Sapp
South Carolina
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Charles Lindbergh, Jr
Ernest Liebold
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