Mooney Pardoned by Governor Olson in 1916 Case
Thomas Mooney, jailed since the 1916 Preparedness Day bombing, received a full and free pardon from Governor Culbert L. Olson in a Sacramento hearing. The crowd filled the assembly chamber as Mooney, aged 56, spoke of his hopes, while state police controlled access to the room.
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Sacramento
Calif
Jow
Tom Mooney
Culbert L. Olson
Olson
Mooney
California
Capitol
Legislative Assembly
San Francisco
San Quentin
Forsyth Bill Aims to Validate Sanitary Districts
Representative Wilson of Forsyth introduced a bill in Raleigh to validate proceedings and bond issues for sanitary districts in his county. He said the measure corrects a mistake by the state board of health in not passing a resolution for a district recently formed in Forsyth. The bill passed first reading and goes to the calendar.
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Forsyth
Raleigh
Wilson
State Board of Health
Pennsylvania Party Chief Indicted in State Court Case
David L. Lawrence Pennsylvania Democratic state chairman and secretary of the commonwealth was indicted on charges of statutory blackmail conspiracy to defraud the commonwealth and violation of state election laws. The Dauphin county grand jury handed up three bills after investigations tied to 14 high Pennsylvania Democrats from last spring's primary. District Attorney Carl B. Shelley sought and obtained permission to present the bills to the jury.
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Harrisburg
David L. Lawrence
Pennsylvania
Commonwealth
Dauphin County
Carl B. Shelley
Paul N. Schaeffer
Polish Reports Of Troop Movements Called Propaganda
In Warsaw today, Czechoslovak reports of Polish border movements were labeled propaganda. Border incidents continued, but patrols were strengthened only slightly and not deemed real troop movements.
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Warsaw
Dan
Czecho-Slovakia
Car Crash Claims Life of Tucker in Concord
Toll Tucker, 45, a mill carpenter, died after a collision at a street intersection in Concord. Three others, including Albie Tucker, Pratt Quinn, and Claude Chambers, were injured. Coroner N J Mitchell said an inquest would be held later today.
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Concord
Toll Tucker
Albie Tucker
Pratt Quinn
Claude Chambers
Quinn
N. J. Mitchell
Cabarrus County
Physician Dies in Charlotte at 58
Dr. R. Z. Query a Mecklenburg County physician since 1907 died in a city hospital of pneumonia. Funeral services will be held tomorrow afternoon.
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Charlotte
R. Z. Query
Mecklenburg County
Capone Transferred from Alcatraz to Terminal Island
Al Capone, former Chicago gang leader, was moved secretly from Alcatraz Island to the federal correctional institution on Terminal Island San Pedro. He will serve a year on a misdemeanor charge. Warden James A Johnston confirmed the transfer details.
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Capone
San Francisco
al Capone
Chicago
Alcatraz Island Federal Prison
Federal Correctional Institution
Terminal Island
San Pedro
Alcatraz
James A. Johnston
Man Without A Country Faces Deportation Dilemma
Mesrov Kalustian a 27 year old Turkish born Armenian who arrived from Syria as Solomon Papazian seeks to stay in the United States by proving Asia Minor map revisions. Immigration officials say Turkish passport could lead to deportation, attorney Edward Petrillo of Erie predicts dismissal as Kalustian has no claim to Turkey.
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Meadville
United States
Asia Minor
Mesrov Kalustian
Syria
Solomon Papasian
He Sawdle
Kalustian
Solomon Papazian
Kalusaian
Edward E. Petrillo
Erie
Kalusian
Petrillo
Turkey
Chicago Dairy and Produce Prices Snapshot
Chicago market report lists butter at 732,421 pounds steady, eggs 11,536 cases weak with fresh graded extra firsts local 19 percent, cars at 20 percent and firsts local 18s, ears 18 percent. Current receipts 18.
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Chicago
French Railway Is Boycotted By Italy
Travelers in Djibouti report Italy has ordered a strict boycott of the Addis Ababa to Djibouti railway. Freight and passenger traffic plummeted from about 400 tons daily to 30 tons as trucks absorb the loss. A separate report notes a raid on the Diredawa railway station in Ethiopia by alleged Italian Fascists.
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Djibouti
French Somaliland
Ethiopia
Addis Ababa
Gulf of Aden
Diredawa
New Farm Plan Is Developed
Two Democratic senators Smith of South Carolina and Lee of Oklahoma accept Secretary Wallace challenge to replace the production control farm program with a domestic allotment scheme. Lee proposes yearly national harvest estimates divided among states and farms by business, with guaranteed price only on allotted shares.
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Washington
Smith
South Carolina
Lee
Oklahoma
Wallace
Bankhead
D-Ala
German Nazis warn Czechs and Hungary about fighting
Berlin asserts a final frontier and says Hungary and Czecho-Slovakia should not expect changes. Through semi-official Politische Diplomatische Korrespondenz they blame revisionist propaganda for yesterday’s border incident at Munkacs, Hungary.
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Czechs
Hungary
Berlin
Czecho-Slovakia
Politisch Diplomatische Korrespondenz
Foreign Office
Munkacs
Insurgent Fleet To Aid Franco Drive From Sea
Insurgent fleet sails north toward Tarragona to support a coordinated land and sea push aimed at pounding the Spanish Government. Franco's forces shift to Tarragona while government counter offensives claim advances across Cordoba and other fronts, though insurgent leaders deny broad triumphs.
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Hendaye
France
Tarragona
Catalonia
Franco
Mediterranean
Barcelona
Alldemolins
People’s Front
Cordoba
Spain
Valsequillo
la Granjuela
Fuente Ovejuna
Cabeza del Buey
Belmez
Congress May Trim Roosevelt WPA Request
Bi partisanship grows in Congress to pare the 875 million WPA fund request. House appropriations aides expect sharp reductions possibly to 300 million, with some lawmakers doubting full funding approval. Senators and representatives question the 125 million gap between budget estimates and the president’s 875 million request. Byrnes vows a thorough audit of unexpended balances before any appropriation.
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Congress
Roosevelt
House Appropriations Subcommittee
Col
F. C. Harrington
Rep. Taber
House Committee
WPA
Byrnes
D-Sc
Senate Appropriations Committee
New Deal
Treasury
Byrd
D-Va
Glass
Hours Of Torture Described In Prison Heat
Philadelphia witnesses described in court the August confinement of 25 hunger strikers in super heated cells at the county prison. Francis Gallagher testified the heat from radiators crushed them, forced sweating, and ineffective pleas to guards as they tried to cope with the brutal conditions.
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Philadelphia
Frank A. Craven
Francis Gallagher
Farmers Seek Fresh Vote on Crop Control in North Carolina
A meeting of eastern North Carolina farmers in Wilson urged Congress to allow another referendum on crop control before December under the Farm Act. The group pressed for a reballot to reflect current farming needs and policy options.
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Wilson
North Carolina
Congress
Strengthening Of Election Laws Advocated By J Walter Lambeth
Thomasville report notes former Congressman J Walter Lambeth urged the North Carolina General Assembly to revise strengthen and modernize state election laws to reflect the will of the people He spoke at a testimonial dinner in his honor outlining a future role in state politics and criticizing demagoguery and discord.
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Thomasville
C. T. Brumfield
Thomas Villeman
North Carolina
Woman's Club
Lambeth
Hull Woods the 1940 Democratic hopes in St Louis speech
Governor elect Prentice Cooper urged Secretary of State Cordell Hull as a leading 1940 Democratic presidential possibility. Cooper praised Hull as a major force for peace through economic disarmament and said he would be ready to act if needed. The remarks were made in Missouri during Cooper's talk to the Tennessee State Society of Missouri.
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ST. Louis
Cordell Hull
Prentice Cooper
Tennessee
Hull
America
Cooper
Tennessee State Society of Missouri
Missing Madison County man hunted in French Broad
Madison county officers and citizens searched the French Broad river for John Maynard, 34, as Sheriff John English said his wife and neighbor Colman Sawyer were jailed on murder charges. Maynard reportedly died during an attempt to end a boat adrift with Mrs Maynard. The couple lived between Barnard and Hot Springs.
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Maynards
Barnard
Hot Springe
Two Shows For One At Mat Bout
In Boston at the Garden a crowd watched a man on a catwalk above the ring perform feats leaping pipe to pipe while police and firemen urged caution. Sergeant Michael Carr finally reached the man, James Sullivan, a steel worker, arrested on a drunkenness charge after decade of work on the arena.
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Boston
Boston Garden
Michael Carr
James Sullivan
Hungarians Clean Up After Battle With Czechs
Budapest reports a one day clash along the post Munich border leaving 47 dead 40 Czecho Slovaks and seven Hungarians including an officer at Munkacs Hotel Osillag. Czechoslovak shelling damaged 200 houses in Munkacs as troops mass along the frontier and hostages are said to have been taken from Oroszveg.
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Alvin Steinkope
Budapest
Osillag
Munkacs
Hungary
Italy
Germany
Oroszveg
Prague
Nardoni Osvobozeni
Czecho-Slovakia
Calvary
Expenditures Rise While Receipts Drop in 1939 Assembly
Raleigh January 7 AP observers foresee no tax reductions in the next biennium. Gov Hoey notes declining receipts and warns against cuts in spending. new agencies and broader workloads curb savings. Budget bills and committee appointments loom as Republicans and Democrats shape finance panels.
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Hore Norris Raleigh
N. C
General Assembly
Hoey
Budget Commission
Spener Ward
W. P. Horton
Senate
Ward
Callius
Rep
Fenner
Nash
Craven
Bryant
Durham
Smith
W. Erskine Smith
Stanly
Caffey
Guilford
Horton
Taylor of
Anson
Rodman
Beaufort
Vogler
Mecklenburg
Gregory
Rowan
Senate Hears Open Hearings on Frankfurter Nomination
A Senate judiciary subcommittee voted to hold public hearings starting Tuesday on Felix Frankfurter for associate justice of the Supreme Court. Frankfurter, a Harvard law professor, may attend or be represented by counsel as the panel weighs whether to recommend confirmation.
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Senate Judiciary
Roosevelt
Felix Frankfurter
Supreme Court
Frankfurter
Harvard
George E. Sullivan
Neely
Seaterner
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