Two men die in electric chair in Illinois
Chicago April 23 AP two men died in the electric chair early today in Illinois one spoke forgiveness the other cursed his prosecutors and a state witness Lehne 44 ex policeman from Venice Illinois was executed at Chester while Blink 44 a Whiteside county farmer died at Joliet Blink hurled bitter words at Tim Corvick and L L Winn claiming a blank mind due to poisoned liquor in a murder spree five killings were cited including Hamilton Carrick and others with trials in Morrison and Belvidere
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Chicago
Ilinois
Thomas J. Lehne
Venice, ML
Southern Illinois
Chester
Fred Blink
Whiteside County
Joliet Prison
Selme
Charles Puhse
Granite City
Blink
John Hamilton
Fulton
Lehne
L. L. Winn
Tim Corvick
Des Moines
Morrison
Corrick
Winn
Hamilton
Carrick
Harry Menje
Belvidere
Jennie Walter
Webb Collier
Sterling
Tim Carrick
Eva Hamilton
Senate Seeks Silence After Long Attacks
Democratic leaders in the Senate chose to ignore Senator Long of Louisiana after his latest tirade against New Deal chiefs. The plan favors quiet over retaliation as leaders weigh future strategy with voice from Vice President Garner and other officials.
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Washington
Senate
Long
D-La
Robinson
Arkansas
Garner
Tekes
Harry L. Hopkins
120000 French Boys Conscribed in Army
Paris reports a mass conscription as 115000 to 120000 French youths born in 1893 join the army. They marched to stations in colorful badges, heading to barracks, as France mobilizes its extensive modern military force.
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Paris
France
Europe
Ministry of War
France torn by Russia military pact proposal
Paris reports government officials say France is torn over a proposed military alliance with Russia. The issue unsettles policy and raises questions about France's postwar alignment and defense strategy. Leaders weigh security guarantees against diplomatic repercussions with Western allies.
France wary of automatic aid under Locarno pact
Officials said France aims to avoid automatic military aid to Russia in case of an attack, seeking to prevent a clash with Locarno principles that guarantee peace and existing boundaries. They warned Britain might feel obliged to fight with Germany if Paris is forced into action under alliance terms.
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England
France
Russia
Germany
Britain
Bitter fights raging over AAA measures
Washington reports two Democratic senators escalating the battle over proposed amendments to the Agricultural Adjustment Act. Senator Byrd accuses Congress of NRA like pressure on American farmers while Senator Bailey targets the Bankhead bill aiding farm tenants, a key AAA-backed measure.
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Washington
AAA
Byrd
D. Va
Congress
NRA
Farmers of America
Bailey
One Hundred Scholarships for Missouri High School Seniors
In Columbia Missouri on April 23 one hundred high school seniors will receive curators scholarships at the University of Missouri for the 1935 36 year. Prof W J Saupe chair of the scholarship committee announced today. Each scholarship carries 125 dollars and will be awarded based on scholarship and college aptitude tests conducted in high schools statewide. Four scholarships will be awarded in each of 25 districts.
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Columbia
University of Missouri
W. J. Saupe
Balk Plot to Blast St Louis Gas Valve
St Louis April 23 AP An attempt to dynamite an outside gas valve box at Laclede Gas Light Company was thwarted when a striker was arrested and dynamite seized Police said Thomas Hunt admitted plans to dynamite the box at the gas intake of a baking company Hunt, a Laclede employee for one year, was among strikers seeking bargaining recognition.
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ST. Louis
Laclede Gas Light Company
Strke
Walter Ueitz
Thomas Hunt
Hunt
Laclede
MU Engineers School to be Headed by Owan
Columbia Missouri April 23 AP Appointment of F Ellis Johnson head of electrical engineering at Iowa State college as dean of the University of Missouri college of engineering was announced here. Johnson succeeds Dr BE McCaustland who retired February 1 after serving on the Missouri faculty since 1914. Johnson's appointment authorized by the university board of curators at its meeting in St Louis April 13 is effective July 1 1935.
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Columbia
F. Ellis Johnson
Iowa State College
University of Missouri
College of Engineering
Johnson
BE. J. McCaustland
Missouri
University Board of Curators
St. Louis
Missouri Pharmacists Convene in Kansas City Meeting
The Missouri Pharmaceutical Association and Missouri Pharmacist Travelers' Association with auxiliaries open a three day convention in Kansas City. Lebanon’s Joe Knight serves as president of the Missouri Pharmaceutical Association.
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Kansas City
Missouri Pharmaceutical Association
The
Missouri Pharmaceutical Travelers’ Association and Auxiliaries
Joe Knight
Lebanon
Farmer exonerated in death of father
A coroner's jury in Bowling Green Missouri ruled justifiable homicide in the death of 52 year old farmer John F Nolan killed by his 24 year old son Jesse at the son's home near Farmer. The widow said Nolan had left home after threatening to slay his son's family.
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Bowling Green
John F. Nolan
Jesse
Farmer
Nolan
Eleemosynary Funds Approved For State Hospital System
The eleemosynary appropriation bill, over $9 million for 1935 1936, won approval in the House after Senate amendments. General revenue rose from 865 218 to 1 032 676 and funds and fees to about 8 070 000. Senator Ray Mabee opposed citing 235 000 for repairs should be bond funded. The Senate also okayed 305 000 for General Assembly expenses amid a 112 day session.
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House of Representatives
Senate
House
Ray Mabee
Unionville
General Assembly
James 5. Rollins
Appropriations Committee
China orders army training for youths
Nanking, April 23. China orders all male high school and college students to undergo at least one year of intensive military training. General Chiang Kai-shek ordered the program to build a modern military machine, aiming within ten years to elevate China to a first magnitude military power capable of challenging other powers if needed.
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Associated Press
Nanking
China
Chiang Kai- Shek
Chiang
Local man will share in Chamberlain estate filed
Shelbyville Missouri April 23 The story of the poor boy who went west made his fortune and remembered the folks. Local man to share in the Chamberlain estate according to news from the region.
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Chamberlain
Shelbyville, Mo
Relative shares in Chamberlain estate revealed in Shelby county
Tom Chamberlain, once Emden’s poor boy turned sheep raiser near Great Falls Montana, left estates of 5 000 to 25 000 dollars. Shelby county beneficiaries include Mrs Ed Wright 25 000, William Chamberlain 10 000, Mrs Joan Critchlow A G Chamberlain Miss Mabel Garnett Lester Ritchie 5 000 each, Raymond Garnet 5 000, and Gus Simons’ two Paris children 25 000 each. The note adds a zoological aside about the New Guinea spiny anteater which lays eggs and stores them in a pocket.
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Shelby County
Tom Chamberlain
Chamberlain
Emden
Great Falls
Mont
Ed Wright
William Chamberlain
Joan Critchlow
A. G. Chamberlain
Mabel Garnett
Lester Ritchie
Raymond Garnet
Jefferson City
Gus Simons
Paris
Bill to create a federal department of air urged forward
A bill to form a Department of Air would place the army air forces and civil aviation activities under a new secretary of air. Democrats foresee about a two to one House vote in favor while protests from the army and navy continue. The measure would bolster personnel and aircraft of the air corps.
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Washington
Department of Air
House Military Committee
Army
Navy
McSwain
Army Air Corps
Bureau of Air Commerce
Secretary of Air
Air Corps
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CRAS
E. High
Dallmeyer
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Chrysler
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Jefferson St
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Harry G. Landwehr
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