Likely to Protest Assault By Nipponese Fleet
Shanghai reports arrival of a Japanese fleet off Tsingtao sparks fears of attack among foreigners. Officials say they will protest to Japan over the assault while clashes between Japanese forces and foreign police disrupt the French concession, with reports varying on fleet composition and intent.
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Shanghai
Sun
Tsingtao
North China
Japan
Nantao
Shantung
Hal
Paroled Woman Sina Pope Godwin Avoids Prison
Comely 37 year old Sina Pope Godwin, twice convicted for the slaying of her third husband, will not serve the prison sentence but will pay court costs and observe probation. Trial Judge Henry Grady struck out the two to five year term, citing mercy and county wishes.
Commerce official cites cooperation to curb monopolies
Daniel C. told Democrats at a Jack day banquet that business men and legal representatives should cooperate to solve inequities and promote justice. He praised democracy as safeguarded by self interest and warned that monopolies harming consumers must be curbed by law and policy.
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Lumbus
Commerce
Daniel C
Aph
Per
Civil Service Concerns Over Exemptions Grow
The Civil Service Commission told Congress that failure to place employees of new government agencies under civil service is a public concern. The 1937 fiscal year saw 146 exemption measures with 21 becoming law. The commission urged extending civil service to postmasters and drafting nonpolicy staff, plus retirement rules at 60 or 62 with 30 years of service.
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Washington
Civil Service Commission
Congress
Woodring urges stronger U S defense amid economic strains
Secretary of War Harry H. Woodring told a Jackson Day dinner in Denver that national defense must be reinforced even if it widens the budget gap. He applauded Alf Landon for backing the President after the Panay incident and urged an end to labor civil war while calling for unity within organized labor and Roosevelt era programs.
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Denver
Harry H. Woodring
Colorado
Alf M. Landon
Kansas
Woodring
Committee For Industrial Organization
American Federation of Labor
Train Hits Car in Hickory Fatality
Mary Alice Hilts aged 17 of Hickory was fatally injured when her car was struck by a Southern passenger train at a local crossing. Witnesses said she did not hear or see the train as her light car was demolished. The high school graduate planned to enter a business school next week and the Hilts family had moved to Hickory years earlier from Winston-Salem.
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Hickory
N. C
Mary Alice Hilts
Perry R. Hilts
Hilts
Winston-Saem
More Facts Only Adding To Mystery Of Robinson Case
A New York dispatch reports escalating questions in the Robinson Rubens case. Officials pursue why Mrs Rubens held a passport under another name and the fate of Adolph Rubens. Investigators probe a possible passport ring linked to Buchalter and why Egyptian official Aaron Scharfin refused to identify himself.
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Robinson
New York
Robinson-Rubens
State Department
Ruth Marie Rubens
Moscow
Rubens
Russia
Donald L. Robinson
Adolph Arnold Rubens
Warned of Minority by Jackson in New York Speech
The assistant at a general dinner denounced Andrew Jackson as opposing a minority that seeks to destroy both government and society. He linked Jackson’s struggle with a banking monopoly to modern finance and politics, praising Democratic city leadership and the New York social legislation now championed by Wagner and allies.
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New York
Rt J. Jackson
Ess
Andrew Jackson
Jas Biddie
Assis
An Jackson
Nicholas
Roosevelt
Jackson
Wagner
New York State
Payne Faces Murder Charge If Repentant
Asheville dispatch reports Bill Payne of High Point, once on the FBI public enemy list, is jailed in the local county cell block. He admits past crimes including auto theft and bank robbery and discusses the August 22 murder of Patrolman George C. Penn. Wash Turner, implicated in the killing, confessed after Payne’s interview.
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Enterprise
Mon- Gay
FBI
George C. Penn
Here
Wash Turner
G-Men
Turner
Sanford
Bill Payne
North Carolina
Jack Borden
Penn
Sheriff Brown
Germany Italy to Exchange 20000 Workers in March
Germany and Italy will swap 20,000 workers in March to strengthen Rome Berlin axis ties. Italians skilled in land reclamation and crop production will go to Germany for harvests while German artisans join Italian industry. wages include food lodging and about 40 cents a day in wares.
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Rome
Germany
Italy
Berlin
Reich
Farm man commits suicide in Wilson county
C A Adame aged twenty three, a farmer, killed himself today in Wilson County. Acting Coroner A J Hiner reported the death by his own action.
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Vanean
Self Wilson
N. C
C. A. Adame
A. J. Hiner
Loyal troops close Teruel surrender and Franco front advances
Government offices in Teruel report the last insurgent garrison in the city has surrendered after 18 days of heavy fighting in Santa Clara convent. The fall follows the capitulation of the Asuncion hospital stronghold as Franco forces push along three sectors and seize key positions near Teruel.
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Barcelona
Spain
Teruel
Santa Clara Convent
Asuncion
Hendaye
Francisco Franco
Concud
Villastar
Rev D'Harcourt
Ate Tion
Cotton outlook improves slightly amid market gains
The Bureau of Agricultural Economics reports a brighter week for cotton with higher prices and stronger sales. The telemarket middling 15/16 inch cotton averaged 8.55 cents per pound on January 7, up from 8.22 a week earlier, while exports reached 174000 bales for the week. Exports from Aug 1 to Jan 7 totaled 2401000 bales, 839900 higher than a year ago, with Great Britain buying 31 percent of shipments as Oriental purchases fell to eight percent.
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Washington, Jan
Bureau of Agricultural Econemies
Great Britain
Alfred P Sloan Tops 1936 High Earners List
Congressional release shows Alfred P Sloan Jr of General Motors earning 561311 in 1936. William Knudsen ranks second at 459878 while Gary Cooper leads entertainment with 370214. over 200000 for ten film and radio stars. The tally covers 1936 salaries from firms paying 15000+ a year.
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Washington, Jan
Alfred P. Sloan, Jr
General Motors
House
Ways and Means
Treasury
General Motors Corporation
Williams. Knudsen
Sloan
Gary Cooper
Cooper
Ronald Colman
Claudette Colbert
Mae West
Madeline Carroll
Warner Baxter
Marline Dietrich
Ruth Chatterton
Charlies Royer
Rudy Valee
Five Die in Riot in Tunis Bizerte Square
In Bizerte, Tunisia, a two hour clash between rioting nationalists and security forces left five dead and many wounded near the main square. Police, soldiers and civilians suffered injuries as nationalists protested the expulsion of leader Hassen Nouri across the protectorate.
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Tunis
Tunisia
Bizerte
Hassen Nouri
Roosevelt vows no compromise in fight to end
President Roosevelt pledges a no compromise battle against a small minority of business men bankers and industrialists aiming to retain autocratic control of the economy. He calls for cooperation from all who will help eradicate evils from undue concentration of economic power and unfair practices. The Jackson Day address signals a national push for reform and vigilance against entrenched interests.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Coopera
Demon
Andrew Jackson
New Jeans
White House
Bailey Passes on Jackson Dinner in DC Hotel
Senator Bailey did not attend the Jackson Day dinner where President Roosevelt spoke. He encountered questions in the hotel elevator and explained he likes Jackson but not a "Bob" Jackson. The piece notes Robert H. Jackson has led recent administration criticism of some business practices.
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Bailey
Jackson
Robert
Washington
Jan
Roosevelt
Bob
Robert H. Jackson
Few of Hoover Crew Charged
The commerce department said evidence needed for criminal action against any member of the crew of the grounded liner President Hoover would go to the justice department. affidavits from five passengers said a small number of crew members became drunk and disorderly and annoyed passengers after the liner was stranded.
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Washington
Jan
Commerce Department
Hoover
Justice Department
Cummings Urges Stronger Steps Beyond Anti trust Laws
In a Jackson Day address in Chicago Attorney General Homer Cummings warned that anti trust laws have not prevented monopoly. He urged clearer monopolistic definitions and cooperative action by agriculture labor and capital with government aid to maintain prosperity and fair prices.
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Chicago
Homer Cummings
Illinois
Meekins Plans GOP Convention in Charlotte
W C Meekins announced the North Carolina Republican convention would move from April to March and be held in Charlotte. He said the state executive committee would meet in Greensboro on January 12 at 3 p.m. followed by the Lincoln Day event as Republicans plan to field full state candidates.
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Charlotte
N. C
W. C. Meekins
Meekins
Greensboro
Lincoln Dayner
Headville
Fili
Police School Opens in Charlotte Training Modern Crime Officers
A three month police training program begins February 1 in Charlotte led by Detective Lieutenant Stank Lineberry who studied at an FBI institute in Washington. Police officers from numerous North Carolina cities are invited to attend this course focusing on modern crime prevention and solution strategies.
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Charlotte
Nakane
Solu
Stank Lineberry
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Washington
Carolina
Hulls Policy Aids Foreign Trade Gains in 1937
The State Department credits Secretary Hulls reciprocal trade policy for part of the 1.4995 billion rise in U S foreign commerce in the first 11 months of 1937. Exports to agreement countries rose faster than to non agreement nations, while imports to those countries also increased. Authorities note improved U S access to markets and signal readiness to negotiate a commercial pact with the United Kingdom. Trade with 14 nations under agreements climbed 31.5 percent in early 1937, while trade with other countries grew 35.5 percent.
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Washington, Jan
State Department
America
Hull
United States
Department
United Kingdom
Statistica
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