Farley Warns of Bitter 1936 Campaign and Slush Fund
James A. Farley told the Democratic national committee that the upcoming campaign will be a campaign of defamation fueled by a large slush fund from those lacking public conscience. He warned of misrepresentations and foul whispers aimed at undermining Franklin D. Roosevelt and urged unity against a feared opposition plot.
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James A. Farley
Washington
Democratic National Committee Today
National Committee
Farley
Roosevelt
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Liberty League
Ansewer
Britain Asks Japanese to Salvage Naval Conference
London reports Eden leads final bid to keep the international naval conference from collapse over tonnage limits. Britain plans private talks with Japan and a possible meeting with the United States as Tokyo signals strict instructions.
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Great Britain
Anthony Eden
Britain
Foreign Office
Eden
Tokyo
Osami Nagano
Matsuzo Nagai
United States
Leaders Hold Confab Today With Prez
Washington reports say President Roosevelt called a joint conference with financial, legal and agricultural advisers to address the farm problem after the AAA demise. Participants included Wallace Morgenthau Cummings Davis Bell and Morgenthau, amid talks of cash payments to farmers and possible dollar devaluation.
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Washington
AAA
Roosevelt
Lst
White House
Wallace
Morgentheau
Cummings
Chester Davis
Daniel Bell
Oe Eliphant
Treasury
Morgenthau
United States
Jesse Jones
Reconstruction Corporation
Democratic National Committee backs New Deal with lone dissent
The Democratic National Committee voted to endorse President Roosevelt and the New Deal with one dissent from Governor Eugene Talmadge of Georgia. The resolution praised the administration’s economic reforms and loyalty to the President, framing the coming campaign as a fight between the people and a powerful minority.
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Washington
Jan
Democratic National Committee
Eugene Talmadge
Georgia
Frank Hague
Jersey City
N. J
McKellar
Tennessee
Farley
Roosevelt
Congress
Democratic Party
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Democrats set parley date for June 23 in Chicago bid race
Chicago led Philadelphia and San Francisco as three cities competed for the Democratic convention bid with 36 minutes each and a $150 000 ceiling. The national committee planned to meet June 23 two weeks after the Republican convention in Cleveland. Governor Eugene Talmadge opposed the New Deal at Jackson Day dinners, while President Roosevelt appealed for broad support and warned the Supreme Court's upcoming opinions could shape American life for years.
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Washington
Chicago
Philadelphia
San Francisco
National Committee
Farley
Cleveland
White House
Eugene Talmadge
Georgia
Frank Hague
Jersey City
AAA
Supreme Court
Talmadge
Alfred B. Smith
John W. Davis
Maryland
Glass
Byrd
Virginia
Gore
D-Okla
Bailey
D-Nc
Roosevelt
Jackson
America
Supreme Court of the United States
Weather update for North and South Carolina and Atlantic region
Cloudy tonight and Friday with little temperature change. Winds from Hatteras to Jacksonville shift to westerly with occasional rain this afternoon. South winds near Randy Hook lighter then veering to gale force in the north, easing tonight. Official records show varied temperatures and rainfall across cotton growing areas, including Atlanta and San Antonio, with highs around the 60s and lows near the 30s to 40s.
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North
South Carolina
Hatteras
Jacksonville
Randy Hook Hatteras
South Portion
Official Weather Bureau
Atlanta
Renee
Angeles
Antonio
Francisco
Wimnington
Austrian Chancellor seeks Entente consent for Hapsburg restoration
Diplomatic sources report Chancellor Kurt Schuschnigg of Austria will seek consent from the Little Entente to restore the Hapsburgs to the throne with Prince Ernst von Strahemberg acting as regent.
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Kurt Schuschnigg
Austria
Little
Entente
Hapsburgs
Ernst von Strahemberg
Kidnapping Probe In Riverside Involving Altman Son
Riverside authorities investigated a possible kidnapping today involving Alfred Altman a 12 year old son of Brooklyn clothier Joseph Altman. Local reports cited police and county officials assessing the lead and coordinating with creditable agencies.
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Riverside
Calif
Alfred Altman
Brooklyn
Joseph Altman
Taber Opposes Constitutional Amendment to Make AAA Valid
L. J. Taber of Cleveland, head of the National Grange, said in Peru Kansas that he considered a constitutional amendment to make the AAA valid not desirable. He spoke during a brief AP report noting the National Grange leader’s stance on agricultural policy.
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Pera
Kas
L. J. Taber
Cleveland
The
National Grange
AAA
Battleship Revenge Recalled From Mediterranean to Portsmouth
The admiralty announced the battleship Revenge is returning from the Mediterranean and will reach Portsmouth on January 11. The reason for the recall was not immediately explained.
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London
Admiralty
Revenge
Mediterranean
Portsmouth
London Naval Conference Delays Session Over Fleet Equality Demand
The London naval conference postponed its Friday session until Monday after Japan pressed for immediate consideration of fleet equality in a private meeting with British delegates.
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London
Empire State Potato Club opposes control of agriculture
In a joint meeting here today the Empire State Potato Club and the New York State Vegetable Growers Association voted unanimously by 200 members to oppose any form of government control of agriculture.
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Oswhgo
Dan
Empire State Potato Cub
New York State Vegetable Growers Association
Pilot Earl Beauvais Dead In City Plane Crash
St. Louis reports Earl Beauvais private pilot and plane owner died in a crash near the municipal airport along with two passengers, a man and a woman.
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ST. Louis, Jan
Earl Beauvais
Trial Postponed in Angier Policemen Murder Case
Judge N A Sinclair continued the murder case of former Angier policemen Cris M Pollard and C F Deans to a special term within 30 to 60 days. They are charged in connection with the December 27 death of G F P Collins a farmer near Angier.
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Lillington
N. C
Jan
N. A. Sinclair
Cris M. Pollard
C. F. Deans
Angier
G. F P. Collins
Four Die in Tuscaloosa Auto Collision
Four persons were killed and three injured early today when two cars collided on the Birmingham Tuscaloosa highway one mile east of Tuscaloosa. The dead include Robert K. E. Taggart 19 Wilmington Delaware a University of Alabama sophomore Louelle Wilder 20 Braddock Pennsylvania special student David Pearson 25 Tuscaloosa and Lucille Keaton 19 Tuscaloosa a waitress.
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Tuscaloosa
Ala
Birmingham-Tuscaloosa
Here
Robert KE. Taggart
Wilmington
Del
Bondhecroft Parkway
University of Alabama
Louelle Wilder
Braddock
David Pearson
Lucille Keaton
Ethiopians Repulse Italian Advance In Dolo Territory
Ethiopian southern command reports a large Italian push from Dolo failed after battle with 60,000 Ethiopians defending 43,000 Italians and Somalis. Heavy rains force Italian withdrawal in the Tembein front as roads wash out Makale to Addis Ababa. Mussolini’s forces reported at full strength. Ethiopian leaders order continued guerilla warfare and refrain from pitched battles.
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Roy P. Porter
Ethiopia
Addis Ababa
Dolo
Ras Desta Demtu
Haile Selassie
Great African Rift
Tembein
Makale
Derba Tabor
Fascista
Italy
Mussolini
Africa
John Gilbert Dies at 39 in Hollywood Home
Hollywood reports the death of film icon John Gilbert age 39 from a heart attack at his residence. The star known for romance in cinema was born John Pringle in Logan Utah on July 10 1897 and had endured four marriages including Virginia Bruce the custody battle over their infant daughter Susan Ann Gilbert.
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Hollywood
Cal
John Gilbert
Gilbert
Logan Utah
John Pringle
Lgst
Virginia Bruce
The
Follies
Susan Ann Gilbert
Olivia Burwell
Mississippi
Leatrice Joy
Ina Claire
South Building Activity Higher Across the South in 1935
The Manufacturers Record reports 1935 southern building and engineering awards surpassed 617 million dollars, the highest since 1931. December construction investments reached 112 million, up 77 percent from November and the best month since June 1930. Contracts for privately financed projects totaled 208 million, industrial plant awards exceeded 136 million, and public building expenditures rose 44 percent to about 142.98 million.
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Baltimore
South
Huge Behalf Bonus Forecast in House Vote
A cash payment bonus bill advances to a near certain passage in the House. Support comes from the American Legion Veterans of Foreign Wars and disabled American veterans. The plan would make veterans adjusted service certificates immediately payable with 3 percent interest if not cashed by January 1, 1945. Debate opened after Rules Committee Chairman O'Connor called up the resolution. a Senate conference looms unresolved.
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Washington
House
United
American Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars
O'Connor
Rules Committee
Senate
Robinson
Roosevelt reports work relief surpasses goal
President Roosevelt told Congress that work relief employment on December 28 reached 3,541,000, exceeding the original 3.5 million goal. The Works Progress Administration accounted for 2,756,000 of those employed, with progress starting at 573,000 on July 31 and accelerating in November. The final attainment of 3,500,000 occurred on December 21.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
National Emergency Council
Works Progress Administration
Relief Administration
North Carolina Auto Thefts Rise in December
The motor vehicle bureau reports 102 cars stolen in December in North Carolina, with 63 recovered before year end. An additional 14 cars stolen earlier were recovered in December, bringing total recoveries to 67.
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Raleigh
Jan
North Carolina
Motor Vehicle Bureau
Hauptmann clemency case not opposed by state
New Jersey Attorney General David T. Wilentz will neither oppose nor consent to clemency for Bruno Hauptmann when the case is heard by the court of pardons. State attorneys said the prosecution’s part is closed and Hauptmann’s fate lies with the pardons court. Wilentz and Hunterdon County Prosecutor Anthony M. Hauck Jr. will appear as a courtesy and provide information if requested.
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Trenton
N. J
David T. Wilentz
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Court of Pardon
Hauptmann
Court of Pardons
Wilentz
Anthony M. Hauck Jr
Hunterdon County
Five WPA Projects Approved For State
Five WPA projects approved yesterday totaled $23 695.25 in federal and local funds and would provide work for 98 people. The list included Elizabeth City cutting wood for nine workers at 557.25 dollars Elizabeth City sidewalk repairs for 52 workers at 15 494 Cumtuck county malaria control for five workers at 684 dollars.
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Raleigh
WPA
Elizabeth City
Cumtuck County
Morgan and British Aid Ties Probed by Senate Panel
Washington January 9 evidences of close cooperation between J P Morgan and the British government surfaced before the Senate munitions committee. Documents show Lloyd George intervened to place Allied U S purchases with Morgans, and a Bonbright cablegram claims English finance officials steered French business to Morgan Paris. Morgan's house allegedly sent 84 percent of arms and steel to the Allies before entry, directing about 1.84 billion dollars of export increases in 1915 and the next two years.
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Washington
J. P. Morgan
Senate Munitions Committee
David Lloyd George
W. P. Bonbright and Company
New York
France
Morgan
Paris
Congress
Morgan's House
United States
Europe
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International Naval Conference
Associated Press
Senator Bankhead
D-Ala
Bruno
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