Shanghai War Update Fails To Yield Peace Terms
Chinese foreign minister Lo Wen Kan says Beijing will continue to resist Japanese assault while seeking friendly terms. Reports from Nanking claim new battle at Tait sang as Shanghai's quiet routine returns after a month of bombardment.
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Shanghai
Lo Wen-Kan
Nanking
Taitsang
Here
Nanjiang
Katng
Chenju
Shangai
Lo Wen Kan
Quo Tai-Chi
China
Japan
Senate Report Declares Alabama 1930 Election Fraudulent
Hastings report to Senate elections subcommittee alleges there was no Alabama U S Senate election in 1930 and Bankhead was illegally nominated for reasons of irregular primary and widespread law violations. It exonerates Bankhead on certain campaign finance charges and lists 25 key facts supporting fraud findings.
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Bankhead
Heflin
Washington
Hastings
John H. Bankhead
Alabama
Senate
Delaware
J. Thomas Heflin
United State
Ilegally
United States Senate
Lindbergh Baby Appeal Plea for Safe Return
Colonel Lindbergh and family issue a signed appeal via the press seeking the baby's safe and immediate return. They offer no clues and promise confidentiality in any negotiations with kidnapers, with county officials pledging protection to aid the search. A survey considered Mercer county jurisdiction for the nursery, while investigators report numerous clues ultimately failing to yield results.
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Son
Hopewell
N. J
Charlies
A. Lindbergh, Jr
Thal Cipumnedats
Gee Lane
Mercer County
EB. E. Marshall
Col
Lindbergh
Lindberghs
United Press
Mare
Haif
Ritchie Attacks Prohibition in Address in S C
Governor Albert C. Ritchie of Maryland, seeking the Democratic nomination, assailed national prohibition as making cowards of men in high places and urged mobilization of brains and energy to meet the crisis. He spoke to the South Carolina General Assembly and planned a George Washington bicentennial address that night. He defended states rights and noted southern origins of political ideals.
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Columbia
Albert ©. Ritchie
Maryland
South Carolina General Assembly
Old South
Ritchie
Cross Roads
Gov. Ritchie
George Washington
Cris
Buncombe
South
Senate orders broad probe of stock market operations
The Senate approved a banking committee resolution to investigate stock exchange buying and selling operations. A $50,000 fund was allocated for the initial inquiry. The Norbeck led committee will begin hearings early next week with short sellers called first.
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Washington
Senate
Banking Committee
Norbeck
Wife slaps, husband claims brutal behavior in divorce case
In Chicago, Mar 4, John C Segeler testified to Judge Joseph Sabath that he and his wife were bridge partners until she slapped him after he protested his ace of hearts. Mrs Segeler countered by saying he threw her downstairs after a bridge game, leading the judge to grant her divorce and dismiss his cross-bill.
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Chicago
Mar
John C. Segeler
Joseph Sabath
Treasury receipts and expenditures report for March 2
Treasury receipts on March 2 totaled 106 401 805.09 dollars with expenditures of 122 991 420.26 dollars and a balance of 354 802 632.06 dollars. Customs duties for two days in March reached 1 746 728.84 dollars.
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Washington
Mar
Treasury
Kidnappers May Be In Carolinas
Greenville police report a man and woman with a curly-haired blue-eyed infant about 18 months old spent last night in a local hotel. The couple and baby traveled in a large green car with a midwestern plate and extra plates seen, linked to the Lindbergh heir kidnapping.
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Greenville
8. C
Charles Lindbergh
Close Watch Kept on Lindbergh Kidnapers on Southern Highways
Authorities in North Carolina and South Carolina began a highway watch after reports of suspicious cars heading south toward Richmond. Captain Charles D. Farmer ordered broadcast of plate numbers and descriptions to patrols and urged checks on garages hotels and rooming houses. In Charlotte Kings Mountain Police Chief G C Allen added a new clue to the Lindbergh Jr. case.
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Raleigh
Mar
Richmond
North Carolina
Charles Augustus Lindbergh, Jr
Charles D. Farmer
State Highway Patrol
New York
New Jersey
South Carolina Highway Patrol
Associated” Press
VA. 8
Charlotte
G. C. Allen
Kings Mountain
Charles. A. Lindbergh, Jr
House approves 21 4 per cent manufacturers sales tax
Washington reports the Ways and Means Committee formally approved a 21 4 percent general manufacturers sales tax expected to raise about 625 million dollars to support a 1933 budget. The plan forms the base for a broader revenue bill including income tax hikes to total roughly 1.1 billion.
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Eee Ways and Means Committee
Washington
House
Ways and Means
Crisp
Two Soldiers Die in Fatal Auto Crash Near Wagram
Laurinburg North Carolina March 4 two soldiers from Fort Bragg Privates P Cole Stevenson of Nee ses NC and Herman Peterson of Pensacola Florida were killed when their car overturned near Wagram Three women were injured one a negro and two others identified as Mrs J C Stevenson from Colorado visiting in Camden South Carolina and Mrs W C Ingram from Orangeburg DC After treatment the two women were jailed on drunkenness charges
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Laurinburg
N. C
Cole B. Stevenson
Neeses
8. C
Herman Peterson
Pensacola
Fla
Fort Bragg
Wagram
J. C. Stevenson
Colorado
Camden
S. C
China
W. C. Ingram
Orangeburg
D. C
Stevenson
Ingram
Hoover Signs Bill Giving Ten Million To Aid Agriculture
President Hoover signed a bill allocating 10 million dollars to aid agriculture through the creation of agricultural credit corporations and livestock loan companies. The measure channels unlocked drought relief balances into intermediate credit banking facilities without new appropriations.
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Hoover
Washington
Jones
Secretary of Agriculture
House Agriculture Committee
Congress
California Backing Garner In Democratic Push Says McAdoo
Los Angeles March 4 UP William G McAdoo Democratic leader and former treasury secretary says California's delegation to the Democratic convention will be solidly behind John N Garner for the presidential nomination He hints at a possible run for presidency or Senate but calls it a matter of public duty under consideration.
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Los Angeles
California
John N. Garner
William G. McAdoo
Jailed For Attempt To Aid Brother In Jail Break
Clarence Hickey was jailed in Burlington North Carolina after smuggling hack saw blades into Graham jail to aid brother Artell in a planned escape. Artell faces highway robbery charges while Clarence had been tried for a Haw River bank cashier robbery but acquitted. Artell was brought from Raleigh as a state witness but was recaptured after a tip thwarted the break.
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Burlington
N. C
Clarence Hickey
Graham
Artell
Clarence
J. A. Long
Haw River Bank
Raleigh
H. J. Stockard
State’s
Machine With Four Passes Through Town Travels Toward Asheville
Asheville police reported a van carrying two men a woman and a baby wrapped in blankets passed through Kings Mountain early today with the shades pulled down heading toward Asheville.
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Asheville
N. C
Kings Mountain
Rain Reduces Forest Fire Threat Across Western North Carolina
Rain eased the danger from forest fires in Western North Carolina with McDowell County reporting all fires under control. Eastern front fires along the seaboard were still burning though worsening conditions had improved and rain was expected to help Brunswick and Columbus areas.
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Charlotte
N. C
North Carolina
McDowell County
Brunswick
Columbus
Suspect Admits Gun In Twin City Slaying
Jesse Buff 33 near Reidsville confessed ownership of the pistol used in the Mount Airy taxi driver Burrus slaying after initial denial. Buff’s brother in law Clarke Yorke and Virginia Holder were also arrested. Burrus body was found on a creek bank near Mount Airy after leaving for Winston-Salem. Police weigh robbery as a motive amid cash found on Burrus.
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Winston-Salem
N. C
Jesse Buff
Reidsville
Jim Burrus
Mount Airy
Buff
Clarke Yorke
Burrus
Yorke
Virginia Holder
Miss Holder
Winston Salem
Lindbergh Kidnapping News Across States
State police reported an anonymous call to the Lindbergh home asking about immunity for the kidnappers. The nationwide hunt touched Virginia with a car carrying a man, woman, and sick baby. New York plates sparked patrols but yielded no suspect. In Ohio a letter to Colonel Lindbergh warned Ann not to be nervous, signed with a crossed four. Milk bottles found in Newark suggested further links in the case.
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Hopewell
N. J
Richmond
Virginia
New York
Granville, O
Charles Lindbergh
O. K
Newark
Johnstown
New Jersey
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