Prohibition Vote Gains Ground as Signatures Hit 145
The House nears a vote on a state and local liquor control plan after wets secured 145 signatures on a petition to bypass the judiciary committee. Texas Democrat Mansfield, wheelchair bound, signed the petition in the chamber as allies Linthicum and Beck lead the push for a constitutional amendment. The move sets the stage for a March 14 vote roadmap while senate consideration continues.
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Washington
Mar
Judiciary Committee
Texas
Mansfield
House
Linthicum
Maryland
Beck
Pennsylvania
Blanton
Rat
LaGu
New York
Senate
Tydings
Wets
O'Connor
LaGuardia
$500 Million Levy on Manufacturers in Tax Law Debate
Washington lawmakers move a 2 percent levy on manufacturers excluding life necessities as part of a new revenue bill. Exemptions include raw foods and milk while clothing, luxury, and processed foods face taxation. $100 million shortfall leads to planned direct taxes on specific products.
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Washington, Mar
House
Ways and Means
Senate Acts to Probe Stock Exchange Abuses
A Senate Banking subcommittee was appointed to draft a resolution for a full investigation of stock exchange abuses including bear raids. Senator Walcott will chair, with Norbeck and Stiewar, targeting bears first while later reviewing all stock market speculation. Hearings began with William R. Perkins testifying as the probe starts.
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Washington, Mar
Senate Banking Committee
Walcott
Norbeck
Banking Committee
Senate
Stiewar
Oregon
Bulkley
William R. Perkins
New York
Japanese Drive Chinese Line Back at Shanghai Front
Japanese forces aided by 12 000 reinforcements began a massive assault along the Shanghai front from Chapei to Kiangwan driven by artillery fire planes and tanks. The advance claimed over a mile as 700 Chinese wounded were brought to crowded field hospitals amid heavy cannon and rifle fire.
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Kiangwan
Miso
Changchen
Shanghai
Tokyo
League of Nations
Whangpoo
International Settlement
Yoshinori Shirakawa
Kent
Ayden
Chi Wing
Gotham Gangster and Racketeer Is Put On Spot For Good
Newark New Jersey March 1 Isty Presser known New York gunman and racketeer ends 27 year criminal record with a fatal shooting found in a borrowed sedan after a gambling trip. He bragged his luck was running good and earned the nickname Gear of Sing Sing for a daring prison float in 1915.
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Newark
N. J
Isty Presser
New York
Senate Bill to Supply Wheat for Red Cross Relief Passes
The House Agriculture Committee approved a bill to release 40 million bushels of government wheat to the Red Cross for relief work. The measure, amended to allow use for livestock feed in crop failure areas, applies to the Dakotas Nebraska Montana Iowa Wyoming Colorado and New Mexico and lets the Red Cross requisition wheat up to the 40 million bushel cap.
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Washington
Mar
Senate
Red Cross
House Agriculture Committee
Dakotas
Nebraska
Montana
Iowa
Wyoming
Colorado
New Mexico
Police Gazette bankruptcy ends pink paper era
York reports the Police Gazette has failed to meet creditors and entered bankruptcy. Once a staple in barber shops with risqué images and strict editorial standards, the pink weekly faced dwindling circulation last year and is now dead in a court filing.
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York
Mar
Police Gazette
Edesta
American Trained Chinese General Captured in Shanghai
General Wang Keng of China, trained in the United States, was seized by Japanese guards after mistaking the Japanese consulate for the American mission in Shanghai. He was found with confidential documents and military maps in his briefcase. The picture shows him at West Point in 1918.
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NEA
Wang Keng
China
Shanghai
General Keng
U.S. Military Academy
No More Banks to Fail Says Hanes
Winston-Salem report quotes Robert M. Hanes president of Wachovia Bank and North Carolina Bankers association as saying after Glass Steagall passage and RFC actions no well managed bank in North Carolina will be forced to close. He notes stabilizing effects and fewer bank failures in recent weeks.
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Winston-Salem
Congress
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
North Carolina
Robert M. Hanes
Wachovia Bank and Trust Company
North Carolina Bankers Association
Fifth Federal Reserve District Advisory Committee
Richmond
National Credit Association
American Tobacco Rapped In House Washington
Representative Haines of Pennsylvania blasted the American Tobacco company on the House floor calling its methods unfair and its advertising campaigns destructive. He urged a congressional investigation stating the firm broke faith with farmers and workers and raised cigarette prices without justification amid tobacco farmers’ low prices.
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Washington
Mar
American Tobacco Company
North Carolina
Haines
Another Tammanyite Named To Succeed Farley As Sheriff
Governor Roosevelt named John E. Sheehy a Wigwam leader in the 11th assembly district as the new New York sheriff to replace the ousted Thomas M. Farley. The appointment came amid continued inquiry into Farley’s large bank deposits and the assembly later authorized 250000 more for NYC investigation.
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Farley
Albany
N.Y
Franklin D. Roosevelt
New York
Thomas M. Farley
John EE. Sheehy
John F. Curry
Roosevelt
Assembly
New York City
Japan Accepts Peace Proposals Amid Ongoing War
Tokyo reports that France’s Joseph Paul Boncour proposed a Shanghai peace conference including China and Japan. Japanese leaders including Admiral Osumi and General Araki accepted the idea via a cable from Naotake Sato, though officials warned progress toward cessation of hostilities remains limited and a Chinese retreat was announced.
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Tokyo
Shanghai
Joseph Paul Boncour
League of Nations Council
Geneva
M. Boncour
China
Japan
Osumi
Araki
Navy
Kenkichi Yoshizawa
Naotake Sato
League of Coun
M. Sato
Paul Boncour
Nine Mine Explosion Victims Still Left As Search Continues
Rescue workers continued probing the Boissevain mine near Poca hontas Virginia for the nine miners still missing after a Saturday blast. Heavy slate piles and splintered timbers hampered efforts as crews reassessed the blast area to recover bodies of the 38 dead, 27 identified.
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Pocahontas
Mar
Boissevain
Forest Fires Roar Across Western North Carolina
Bloodhounds and federal rangers hunt incendiaries as three fires spark new blazes across western North Carolina. A 2,000 acre blaze rages near Old Fort while 3,000 acres burn in McDowell County. Homes saved as multiple mountains and towns battle flames near Pisgah and Great Smoky Mountain National Park.
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Catawba
Old Fort
Pisgah National Forest
Pilot Mountain
Goose Creek
Lake James
McDowell County
Linville Mountain
Wildcat Mountain
Bryson City
Great Smoky Mountain National Park
Will Mendenhall
Murphy
Hiawassee
Tennessee Line
Peachtree
Martin’s Creek
Clay County
Balsam Mountains
Sylva
High Rock Mountain
Sap - Jackson County
Finland in turmoil as fascist revolt grips capital area
From Helsinki to Hamelnina and surrounding regions, banks faced withdrawals and foreign currency shortages as fascist forces clashed with government troops. Leaders evaded capture after a dawn manhunt, while President Svinhufund imposed a safety decree granting sweeping military powers to curb agitation, protests, and public gatherings.
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Helsingfors
Finland
Hameenlinna
Pehr Edwin Svinhufynd
Smith consent given for Massachusetts delegate candidates
Alfred E. Smith's consent for the use of his name by Massachusetts delegates to the Democratic national convention was received by Frank J. Donahue, state chairman, in Boston.
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Boston
Mass
Alfred E. Smith
Massachusetts
Frank J. Donahue
Japanese Accept League Peace Proposals But Prepare New Offense
Japanese foreign office and war ministry spokesmen said League proposals for international cooperation to end hostilities were acceptable. While peace optics improved, the navy and army planned renewed offensives to drive back Chinese forces. Elements of the 11th division disembarked near Wus forts as the 6th division renewed artillery and air attacks. General Shirakawa, new commander at Shanghai, warned Japan will end military actions only if Chinese meet demands.
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War and Navy Ministries
League
11Th Division
Woosu
6Th Division
Waw
Shirakawa
Shanghai
Probe Senator 5 Against Bankhead
Senator Hastings of Delaware plans to seek to unseat Alabama’s junior senator John H. Bankhead on grounds of wide spread election violations in the 1930 contest that unseated J. Thomas Heflin. Hastings as chair of the elections subcommittee will file a final report recommending declaring the election invalid. Heflin previously ran as an independent Jeffersonian Democrat against Bankhead after being barred from the 1930 Democratic primary.
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Washington
Mar
Hastings
Delaware
Alabama
John H. Bankhead
J. Thomas Heflin
Senate
Bankhead
Heflin
Alfred E. Smith
Physical Abandonment Key Issue in Noe Divorce Trial
Episcopal Dean Israel H. Noe faces testimony in a Memphis divorce suit filed by his wife Mrs. Noe on grounds including wilful desertion cruel and inhuman treatment non support and physical abandonment. Mrs Noe recounts August 1928 separation and the couple’s strained marriage as the trial resumes.
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Memphis
Tenn
Israel H. Noe
St. Mary’s Cathedral
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