Prosecutor Lays murder charge in Lindbergh case in court
In Flemington New Jersey on January 3 1935 prosecutor Wilentz told jurors Hauptmann killed baby Charles Lindbergh and ripped the sleeping garment from the body. He described the ladder escape and the grave as evidence while Anne and Lindbergh watched in court.
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Flemington
N. J
Dan
Anne Morrow Lindbergh
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Bronx
Hauptmann
New Jersey
William A. Kinney
Brunoichard Hauptmann
Charles Augustus Lindbergh
Charles A
Walter B. Roberts
Hunterton County
Lindbergh
Hopewell
David T. Wilentz
Edward Jay Reilly
Wilentz
Reilly
Trenchard
Immediate payment bonus bill tops 2400 measures
The Patman bill for immediate payment of the soldiers bonus led a flood of 2,400 measures introduced in the House today. Many proposals were from the Senate side.
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Washington, Jan
Patman
House
Senate
Norfolk and Western official shot in Roanoke incident
Edmund J. Tice assistant superintendent of transportation for the Norfolk and Western railway was shot and killed in Roanoke Virginia. Police then arrested 52 year old W Craig of Vin for the fatal shooting in the early morning hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roanoke
Edmund J. Tice
Norfolk and Western Railway
W. Craig
Vin
Burley Leppard Acquitted in Bennie Thompson Slaying
In Greenwood Mississippi on January 8, Burley Leppard was found not guilty in sessions court for the October murder of Bennie Thompson, a Black man taken from Ninety-Six jail and beaten to death in October 1988. The jury deliberated ten minutes before delivering the verdict.
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Greenwood
Burley Leppard
Bennie Thompson
Fight Over 30-Hour Week Moves In Senate
Senator Black leads a push for a compulsory 30 hour week with AFL backing. Brookings Institution figures oppose the measure, cautioning it could harm labor industry and farmers as Brookings’ Harold G. Moulton and Maurice Leven warn against the plan.
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Sen. Black
Washington
Senator Black
D-Ala
Brookings Institution
American Federation of Labor
Black
Harold G. Moulton
Maurice Leven
American Woman Is Released In Germany
Miss Elsa Littell, 31, of New York, jailed ten days in Waldmohle Germany after an accusation she called Reichsfuehrer Hitler a Jew was released and told she could stay in Germany. Earlier reports suggested expulsion.
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Germany
Waldmoher
Elsa Sittell
Reichsfuehrer
Hitler
Littell
Weather forecast by states and coastal winds
North Carolina shows a pair of nights with warmer conditions in the south and a colder Friday followed by a much colder Friday night. South Carolina expects generally fair and warmer tonight then Friday fair and colder. Winds vary from southwest to northwest along the coast with light rain possible in extreme southern portions tonight and stronger northwest gusts further north. Charlotte reports official temperature and rainfall data for the 24 hours to 8 A M in cotton regions and other areas.
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North Carolina
South Carolina
Hatteras
Jacksonville
Sandy Hook
Charlotte
Weather Bureau
Surprise In Message By President Being Awaited By Solo
Washington awaiting Roosevelt address as the first session of the 74th Congress opens. House Speaker Burns and Senate President Garner guide a powerful Democratic majority amid Budget and relief questions, while leaders push a rule change to curb opposition and accelerate debate.
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Solo
Washington
Jan
Roosevelt
Joseph W. Burns
Tennessee
House
Garner
Texas
Senate
Snell
White House
Treasury
Burns
Bankhead
Furniture dealer J Earl Owings dies in store in Laurens
J Earl Owings aged 44 a Laurens furniture dealer was found dead from a pistol wound in his shop in what authorities classify as death by own action. Owings son of former mayor J Calvin Owings was unmarried and involved in the Laurens community.
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Laurens
J. Earl Owings
Owings
J. Calvin Owings
United Methodist Conference to Discuss Church Union
Greensboro hosts the United Methodist Conference on January 11 at West Market Street Methodist Church. Rev M T Plyler announced the three-denomination joint meeting featuring sessions and talks by Bishops Kern and Meadors Dowell with other leaders expected to speak.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensboro
Methodist Church
United Methodist Conference
West Market Street Methodist Church
M. T. Plyler
D. D
Methodist Protestant Church
Methodist Episcopal Church
Methodist Episcopal Church, South
New Methodist Advance
Paul B. Kern
South
Carolinas
William F. MeoDowell
Washington
Contracts Approved For River Project
Fayetteville announces that the Cape Fear river docks terminals costing 87000 dollars will be built by R J Reid Construction of Birmingham. The city must finish the docks to proceed with the third lock and dam project, both slated for completion early summer.
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Fayetteville
Jan
PWA
Cape Fear River
R. J. Reid Construction Company
Birmingham
Cape Fear
National Guards Ordered To Stand By In Georgia Textile Trouble
In Rossville Georgia reports say night riders threaten workers amid a textile strike. National guard companies are on standby though mobilization orders have not been issued. Sheriff J C Keown calls the situation grave with many workers leaving posts and workers’ families harassed at night by a violent gang.
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Georgia
Atlanta
National Guard
Rossville
Aujjulanes Wenneral Mingivy
J. C. Keown
Walker County
Mc‘Keown
F. M. Gleason
Laval Heads to Rome for Franco Italian Peace Pact
Pierre Laval departs Paris for Rome with a draft Franco Italian agreement to keep Central Europe peaceful. The talks with Mussolini aim to secure Austria's independence and resolve Franco Italian colonial questions in Africa.
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Paris
Pierre Laval
Louis Barthou
Marseille
Rome
Europe
Roblems
France
Italy
Laval
Mussolini
Austria
Africa
I] Duce
League of Nations
Yugoslavia
Cechechoslovakia
Rumania
Great Britain
Adolph Hitler
Hitler
Sloan Optimistic As Textiles Rise
New York, Jan. 3. George A. Sloan, cotton textile code authority chair, said signs from the federal trade commission study indicate the cotton textile industry is emerging from a long period of downturn. He cautioned the data cover less than half of industry operations and losses in July and August were troubling due to rising inventories and weak profits on borrowed capital.
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New York
George A. Sloan
Cotton Textile Code Authority
Sloan
Federal Trade Commission
Commission
Two Firemen Die In Brooklyn Tenement Blaze
New York, Jan 3. Two firemen killed and eight others critically injured as three stair flights collapsed in a fire swept Brooklyn tenement. The stairways crumbled under 40 firemen fighting the stubborn blaze, plunging rescuers into a cellar filled with about three feet of water.
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New York
Brooklyn
Defendants Take Four Missing In Harbor Disaster
The Lexington hull lay at the East River's bottom after a collision with the Jane Christenson. Four crew members were missing as tugs rescued passengers and crew from the sinking liner near Manhattan Bridge. An inquiry opened with Captains Pendleton and Wickman questioned.
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Harbor Disaster
Lexington
East River
B. L. Livingstone
Associated Press
New York
Manhattan Bridge
Providence
Jane Christenson
Sylvester Cosantino
William Pendleton
John Wickman
Miners Refuse Surface Return in Katowice Strike
In Katowice Poland fifty miners remain underground at the Baska mine on the eighth day of a death by own action strike as thirty others came to the surface weak from hunger. Wives appeal to the government to intervene. The men occupy a poorly ventilated gallery 250 feet deep with many ill. owners planned to flood the shaft while workers favored a cooperative run.
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Katowice
Poland
Baska
Lindbergh Rumored To Carry Gun At Hauptmann Trial
Reports of a bulge under Col. Charles A. Lindbergh’s left arm prompting officials to “look him over” during the Hauptmann trial circulated after court observers noted a possible pistol under his sleeve. AP reports but officials denied the claim, while close courtroom observation sparked speculation.
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Lindbergh
Hauptmann
Flemington
N. J
Charles A. Lindbergh
H. Norman Schwarzkopf
State Police
Robert Peacock
O of Court
TWO MEET DEATH IN PITCHED FIGHT
In Picher Oklahoma a gun battle left Deputy Sheriff Gerald Hodge dead and ex convict Buster Cooper fatally wounded after officers pursued Johnson and Cooper through town. Constable Pat Bray and Undersheriff William McIntosh were wounded, while Bob Johnson escaped. Raymond Hamilton gang ties noted in ongoing pursuit.
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Picher
Okla
Oklahoma
Raymond Hamilton
Texas State Penitentiary
Gerald Hodge
Ottawa County
Buster Cooper
Pat Bray
Treece
William Y. McIntosh
Bob Johnson
Johnson
Cooper
Bray
Southern Democrats Dominate Congress with Regional Gavel Share
The South secures major leadership posts in both houses as Dixie Da democrats appoint 11 of 13 House chairs and 7 of 12 Senate committees, with Joe Burns of Tennessee as Speaker and Will Nankhead of Alabama as Majority Leader, while figures like John N Garner and Joe Robinson steer the Senate.
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Burns
House
Bankhead
Garner and Robinson
Senate
Dixie
Old Confederacy
Joe Burns
Tennessee
Alabama
Will Nankhead
John N. Garner
Texas
Mentarian
Arkansas
Joe Robinson
John J. O'Connor
New York
Rules
James M. Mead
Empire State and Post Office
Post Roads
South
Ways and Means
Robert L. Doughton
North Carolina
James P. Buchanan
Hatton W. Sumners
Henry FR. Steagall
Rayburn
Joseph J. Mansfield
Will Rogers on football passing and crowds
Hollywood columnist Will Rogers argues pro football thrives on clever passing and scoring, not brute plays. He cites Alabama's strategy and 85,000 fans as evidence that fans prefer exciting offense over clashes at the line.
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Hollywood
Calif
Dan
Alabama
Stanford
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Hot Springs
Ark
Frances Nash
Richard T. Galatas
Herbert Farmer
Galatas
Congress
Francis M. Lemay
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