Three Convicted In Morro Castle Disaster
An executive, chief engineer, and a vice president of the New York and Cuba Mail Steamship Company were found guilty of negligence for the Morro Castle fire off New Jersey in September 1934. They face fines up to 10,000 and 10 years in prison. sentencing is delayed until Tuesday.
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New York
Hich
Morro Castle
New Jersey
Sepber
Federry
Wil F. Warms
S. Abbott
Henry E. Baud
Newark and Cuba
Obert Wilmott
Warma
New Taxes Loom With Bonus Sure To Pass Senate
Washington on January 25 reports a sharp debate in Congress over potential taxes as the Senate moves to vote on the baby bond measure for 2.491 billion dollars to fund Roosevelt’s bonus. Leaders expect Senate passage, with House figures signaling a likely override of the veto.
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Washington
Congress
Roosevelt
House
Harrison
Senate Finance Committee
Burns
Alfred E Smith Defends Democracy Against Socialism
At the American Liberty League dinner in Washington on January 25, Alfred E. Smith warned of class war and bureaucratic suppression under the New Deal. He urged the Democratic platform be reestablished, charged the administration with substituting socialism for democracy, and criticized budget deficits and haphazard legislation while denying personal political motives.
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Washington
Alfred E. Smith
Democratic Party
Roosevelt
American Liberty League
Supreme Court
Philadelphia
Jefferson
Jackson
Cleveland
Congress
Executive
Tree Men Killed In Airplane Crash Near Dallas Farm
A sputtering airplane dropped through dense fog and crashed on a farm six miles southeast of here killing four men. Identified victims include pilot Ralph C. Kirk of Prairie, Texas architect H Boren and Dallas salesman W Carter. farmer Upchurch and Barney England were among locals who witnessed the crash.
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Cage
Texas
Here
Ralph C. Kirk
Preirie
Al‘h. Boren
Dallas
W. Carter
Salesin Upchurch
Sid
Barney England
SELF DEFENSE IS CLAIMED BY WIFE
Daisy Alexander Root testified she killed her husband Brenton Root after he reached for his gun. She cried through the account and admitted intimate relations with him before marriage during cross examination by District Attorney General W T McClain. The trial recessed for the day with further questioning planned.
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Memphis
Tenn
Daisy Alexander Root
Brenton Root
W. T. McClain
McClain
Birmingham
Alaman
Robert Lacey
Lacey
Alexander
Defendent
King Edward VIII Resting as Nation Mourns King George
King Edward VIII travels to Fort Belvedere for rest after a taxing week as crowds file past the late King George's bier. Sir Ernest Beachcroft-Towse, VC recipient, guards the catafalque in Westminster Hall amid solemn tributes. Royal visitors include Austria's Prince Radiger Ernest Von Starhemberg and Romania's Nicolas Titulescu.
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London
Edward VIII
Ernest Beachcroft-Towse
Catafalque
Westminister Hall
Fort Belvedere
George
Prince Radiger Ernest von Starhemberg
Austria
Nicolas Titulescu
Romania
Criticism Greets Fresh Attempts To Replace AAA
In Honolulu on January 25 an air collision during night formation flights killed six, burned two planes, and left Lieutenant William G. Beard among the dead. Army authorities probed the incident as aviators complained about night drills and the high tension they cause, noting planes are slow and crews stressed.
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Honolulu
Ford Island
Hawaii
William G. Beard
Drastic Revisions Likely In New Farm Plan
Senate agriculture panel hears stormy session on the Jones Bankhead bill as modified by the agriculture department. Opposition labels the draft unconstitutional while Chairman Smith delays action until Secretary Wallace provides legal advice. Bankhead defends constitutionality amid bipartisan doubt. Continued on Page 7.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Secretary of Agriculture
Senate Agriculture Committee
Smith
Wallace
Supreme Court
AAA
Bankhead
D.-Ala
Anxious for New Neutrality Law Faces Expiring Act
Washington January 25 The White House indicates President Roosevelt seeks congressional approval for a permanent neutrality law as the current act nears expiration February 29. Senator Johnson of California opposes the bill saying it grants the President sweeping power to involve the U S in foreign conflicts. He plans to back his warnings with testimony.
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Washington
Jan
McReynolds
D-Tenn
House Foreign Affairs Committee
White House
Roosevelt
Johnson
R-Cal
United States
Knife gun clash wounds deputy in Scottsboro case transport
Conflict over a knife and gun battle in Birmingham left deputy Edgar Blalock critically injured and Ozie Powell shot. A grand jury, led by Melvin Hutson, was ordered to investigate the events as the nine Negro defendants were brought from Decatur for trial.
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J. Street Sendlin
Morgan County
Edgar Blalock
Alabama
Scottsboro
Grand Jury
Birmingham
Ala
Orde
Melvin Hutson
Decatur
Ozie Powell
Italy And Ethiopia Both Celebrating Some Victories
Ethiopia and Italy each claim major success in the northern war front near Makale. Addis Ababa reports Italian encirclement and heavy losses for the Italian and Eritrean forces, while Rome claims a breakthrough against Ethiopian combatants.
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Italy
Ethiopia
Associated Press
Addis Ababa
Makale
Rome
Subzero Weather Returns to North Across Midwest
North of the border the cold snap intensifies with temperatures 10 to 20 degrees below zero from Minnesota to Indiana and sub zero conditions reaching Ohio. The death toll in the nation rises to at least 164 over 72 hours as Nebraska Wyoming and Colorado report snowfall and New York anticipates more.
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Chicago
Atlantic
Minnesota
Indiana
Ohio
Nebraska
Wyoming
Colorado
New York State
Washington
Weather Bureau
Semaines
Alpena
Atlantic City
Serene Neetee
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Detroit
Paso
Galveston
Jacksonville
Kansas City
Key West
Little Rock
Rennet Tenes
Los Angeles
Cern Cess
Loulaville
Ceesseeret
Memphis
Miami
Woman and Man Sentenced for Poison Murder
Mineola New York January 25 acquitted twice before on murder charges Mrs Mary Frances Creighton 38 heads toward the electric chair after a third jury verdict convicting her of administering a lethal dose to Ada Applegate whose husband Everett C Applegate was found guilty of first degree murder The two await sentence set for January 30 with the death penalty mandatory for each case The defendants accepted the verdict calmly
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Mineola
N. Y
Mary Frances Creighton
Long Island
Ada Applegate
Gas execution under fire in Raleigh and Charlotte
Basil M. Boyd, Charlotte attorney and former legislator, says reaction to the lethal gas chamber execution of Allen Foster in Raleigh may push Governor Ehringhaus to call a special session. Witnesses said the death was shocking and bungled, with claims the method failed to kill instantly.
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Charlotte
Basil M. Boyd
Raleigh
Ehringhaus
General Assembly
Boyd
Allen Foster
Birmingham
Peterson
Three Convicted in Kidnaping Case in Knoxville
In Knoxville Tenn on Jan 25 a jury convicted Cletus Stone Carl Stone and Mrs Basil Banghart of conspiring to kidnap and abduct a Knoxville couple. Sentences recommended are 45 years for Cletus Stone and Mrs Banghart and 20 years for Carl Stone.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Tennessee
Lindbergh
Cletus
Carl Stone
Basil Banghart
Touhy
Cletus Stone
Banghart
Rufus Costner
J. Arthur Atchley
Senate
House
Atchley
State Supreme Court
Bilbo Gunning For Pat
Senator Bilbo pledges an all the way campaign to defeat Senator Pat Harrison of Mississippi. Harrison says he is not deterred. Bilbo accuses Harrison of being the boss in Washington and hints at a split over a Mississippi judge nomination to the circuit court of appeals.
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Washington
Pat Harrison
Mississippi
Bilbo
Harrison
Senate
Circuit Court of Appeals
North and South Carolina Weather Still Mainly Cloudy
The forecast shows mostly cloudy conditions across North Carolina and South Carolina with a chance of light rain on Sunday and Tuesday. Temperatures stay steady with little variation throughout the period.
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North, Carolina
South Carolina
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