Pat Harrison and Dixie Senator in 1940s bid debate
Huey Long dismisses ambitions stating he has too much sense to run. He calls himself a small fish in a big pond. Japanese Fort on Wheels routs Chinese forces in a dramatic wartime skirmish.
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1932
Page
1
Huey Long Urges Democrats to Nominate Garner Harrison or Robinson
In Washington Louisiana political figure Huey P Long dressed in pink pajamas pressed the Democratic Party to nominate Speaker Garner or Senators Harrison and Robinson rather than Roosevelt. Long spoke to reporters from a Mayflower hotel suite after arriving by train before dawn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisiana
Huey P. Long
Garner
Harrison
Mississippi
Robinson
Arkansas
Washington
Long
Mayflower
Roosevelt
Interior Department Bill Cuts 19 Million
A trimmed interior department appropriation bill was reported to the House by the appropriations committee. The panel sliced 6.27 million from budget estimates, setting total at 50.431 million for the coming year, 18.911 million below the current year. It preserves vacancies only by presidential order and bars salary increases, with 72 thousand for Colonial National Monument and 25.8 thousand for George Washington's Wakefield birthplace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Interior Department
House
Appropriations
Burns
Agriculture Department
Appropriations Committee
Hoover
Colonial National Monument
Virginia
George Washington
Wakefield
Chinese ministers resign as Japanese patrol Shanghai
China reels as Foreign Minister and Premier Sun Fo resign over inability to respond to Japan. About 1,400 Japanese Marines patrol the Shanghai waterfront and 10 warships standby ready for drastic action amid a boycott dispute spurred by attacks on Japanese monks and Shanghai papers. US officials monitor risk as 5,000 Americans reside in Shanghai with 1,200 Marines on site and a destroyer assigned nearby. The League of Nations council meets today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shanghai
Eugene Chen
Sun Fo
Japan
Washington
State Department
Cunningham
International
United States
Stimson
New York
Prentiss Gilbert
League of Nations
League Council
Southern publishers optimistic on economy in 1932 meeting
Atlanta reports show Southern Newspaper Publishers Association members from Virginia to Texas optimistic about an improving economy. Asheville named for the 1932 convention, with sessions July 18 to 20. F.C. Withers cites state deficit reduction aiding stability. leaders from Arkansas and Texas named to key posts in national finance plan.
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Southern Newspaper Publishers’ Association
Asheville
N. C
West Virginia
Texas
F. C. Withers
Columbia
D. C
Virginia
M. Betta Lewis
Clifton Forge Review
Repo
Tennessee
Mississippi
Louisiana
Arkansas
Kentucky
Alabama
Atlanta
Josephus Daniels
Raleigh, N. C
News and Observer
Two Gastonia Men Accused of Holding Girl Captive
Two Gastonia men A C Cooke and Bill Cole were held on statutory charges after a 15 year old Gastonia girl Mary Lou Dye said she was held captive in a shack since Thursday. She accused Cooke of kidnapping after a promised marriage to Spartanburg failed and said she faced threats if she tried to leave.
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Gastonia
Cooke
Spartanburg
Roosevelt Hopes To Keep His Lead In 1932 Nomination Battle
Roosevelt aims to lock up the Democratic presidential nomination early with a nationwide push after his candidacy announcement to F W McLean. The plan relies on securing support from states from New England to the Pacific and from Wisconsin to Texas, reflecting past and present party dynamics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
Washington
Franklin D. Roosevelt
New York
F. W. McLean
North Dakota
Pacific Coast
Wisconsin
Texas
Alfred E. Smith
Denver Kidnappers Release Victim After Five Days
Benjamin P. Bower, a wealthy Denver bakery official, was held blindfolded for five days demanding a $50,000 ransom. He was freed unharmed early Sunday, though kidnappers threatened death if payment was not made. a hoax note circulated to mislead authorities. The Rocky Mountain News reported on the incident and named Joseph P. Rona, a Denver auto dealer, among those involved.
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Denver
Colo
Benjamin P. Bower
Bower
The
Rocky Mountain News
Scripps-Howard
News
Carl S. Millike
Albert T. Park
Joseph P. Rona
Bower Describes Abduction Near Denver During Five Days
Bower recounts being held in a mountain cabin near Denver for five days and aided police in locating the place. The News reports he was held within ten minutes by car from West Florida Avenue and South Sheridan Boulevard in Southwest Denver. He says he was well treated and released after kidnappers were misled by a hoax note, with no ransom paid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pete Carlino
Smalldone
State Evidence in Judd Case Blocked Today
Defense contends the Judd apartment had changed since the killings and cannot be shown in original condition. Testimony from Phoenix detectives and county investigators about conditions at the apartment and at Winnie Ruth Judd's home was paused on the sixth day of the trial as the defense argues admissibility. Co-owner Mrs. Frank Vance testified the premises were listed under the names LeRoi and Samuelson from May through October 19.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Agnes Anne Lemol
Hedvig Samuelson
Lloyd J. Andrews
Winnie Ruth Judd
Miss Judd
Alvin O. King Takes Oath As Governor In Louisiana
Alvin O. King was sworn in as governor of Louisiana in Baton Rouge after Huey P. Long left the post to become a U.S. senator. The brief ceremony in the executive mansion was conducted by Secretary of State Miss Alice Lee Grosjean with state officials present.
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Alvin O. King
Huey P. Long
Baton Rouge
Louisiana
Washington
King
Long
Alice Lee Grosjean
E. A. Conwary
Lucille May Grace
Stand Land Office
A. P. Tugwell
State Highway Commission
International bankers push for debt cancellation debate
In London, Jan 25 a reader reports bankers and businessmen in Europe pressing for debt cancellation. Trade commissioners describe a surge of banker representatives in Germany and elsewhere offering commissions to promote American bank loans. Loans and sales were urged on the U.S., now lenders seek government relief for their errors.
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London
Germany
Europe
Borah
Seabury paints sordid picture of Gotham graft
Samuel Seabury before the New York legislature lays out a fifty thousand word arraignment of Tammany Hall. He calls for a non political city government, removal of police health and schools from politic control, elimination of many employees, and possible reorganization including borough county lines and proportional voting. He accuses Mayor Walker of failing to act on the fugitive Russell T. Sherwood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Walker
Russell T. Sherwood
City of
Congress Debates Vinson Building Program and Tax Bill
The Ways and Means Committee continues hearings on the tax bill while the joint Ways and Means panel studies the Vinson building program. The conference committee presses ahead on the short selling restriction and the merchant marine committee widens its inquiry into Conel tie matters.
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Vinson
Ways and Means Committee
Neg Committee
Merchant Marine Committee
Paul M Warburg Dies at 64 Banker and Fed Founder
Paul M Warburg a leading New York banker and founder of the federal reserve system died last night at his home after an illness dating from December. The 64 year old chaired the International Acceptance Bank of New York and the Manhattan Company and suffered a stroke followed by pneumonia after a busy European spell during the crisis.
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New York
Paul M. Warburg
Federal Reserve System
Europe
Warburg
International Acceptance Bank of New York
Manhattan Company
Dartmoor Prison Riot Leaves Two Dead and Dozens Injured
The Dartmoor prison riot ended with two believed killed and about 80 injured as prisoners clashed in the yards over alleged mistreatment and unsavoury porridge. Police with reinforcements quelled the uprising, burning administration buildings and driving inmates back inside.
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Dartmoor
Eng
Plymouthmouth
N. Roberts
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