Editor Walter Liggett assassinated in Minnesota
Minneapolis reported the shooting death of Walter Liggett, editor of a weekly, after he warned in a prior issue of an assassination. Isadore Blumenfeld aka Kid Cann was questioned. Schuldberg denied paying for tips and Liggett sought evidence for a series on Schuldberg. The case ties to a past beating and charges Liggett said were political frameup. Howard Guilford, publisher of Saturday Press, was killed in 1934 near Liggett’s death site.
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Minneapolis
Today
Walter Liggett
Stormy Petrel
Minnesota
Floyd
Olson
Liggett
Marda
Charles F. Ursehel
Blumenfeld
al Marxen
Myer Schulberg
Marxen
Schuldberg
Annette Fawcett
Billy Fawcett
Howard Guilford
Saturday Press
Gov. Olson
Desperadoes Hauled From Beds After Shootout Near Indianapolis
Two wounded desperadoes Donald Joseph and Paul Pierze surrendered to Indiana state police at a Milroy farmhouse after a gun battle with Detectives Orville Quinette and Russell Chatham in Indianapolis. They admit the afray with Quinette and Chatham, who are hospitalized, but deny involvement in the killing of Patrolman Frank M. Levy of Anderson.
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Indianapolis
Anderson
Ind
Milroy
Indiana
Donald Joseph
Paul Pierze
Orville Quinette
Russell Chatham
Matt Leach
Ted
Quinette
City Hospital
Chatham
Frank M.levy
Wabash Carloadings Rise Week Ending Dec 7
Wabash car loadings for the week ending December 7 totaled 13,823 cars, up from 11,897 in the same week of 1934, according to AP reporting from St. Louis.
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ST. Louis
Governor Hauptmann case teeters on last appeals
The article outlines Hauptmann’s dwindling avenues for relief after the Supreme Court refused to reopen his conviction. It details possible paths for a new trial or clemency, notes statements by Governor Hoffman and officials, and cites Dr Erasmus Hudson on ladder fingerprints, stressing the ongoing dispute over evidence and timing of any death date.
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Lave Principel
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W. Trenchard
Flemington
Court of Pardons
Hauptmann
Justice Trenchard
Supreme
Washington
Supreme Court
Harold G. Hoffman
Ellis Parker
Burlington County
Erasmus Hudson
New York
Hoffman
Doctor Hudson
Parker
Hudson
New Jersey
Man Died From Injuries in Higginsville HoldUp
Ed Niemeier died from injuries suffered during an attack and robbery at his service station on Highway 24 north of Higginsville Missouri. No arrests or witnesses. Local American Legion post offers a $100 reward for arrest and conviction of the robber and slayer.
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Higginsville
Ed Niemeier
Highway 24
American Legion
New Deal Farm Obidises Lashed by Lee Moor of Texas
Texas planter Lee Moor seeks to compel Texas and New Orleans railway to ship cotton without tugs, arguing compliant with the New Deal act which imposes taxes on ginnings above quota. Lawyers for Moor challenge delegation of power. Solicitor General defends necessity for general welfare. Fifth Circuit dismisses petition, Moor may sue for damages for refused shipment. railroad cites penalties in act.
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Lee Moor
Texas
Texas and
New Orleans
Secretary of Agriculture
Thornton Hardie
el Paso
Henry BE
Hackney
Uniontown
Mao
Congress
Stanley Reed
Ben C. Dey
New York
Railroad
Moor
Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals
Three boys held for shooting into moving train
In Bloomfield Missouri three Stoddard county youths Louis Marshall Vernon Bollinger and James Morgan all 14 or 15 were held for trial January 6 before Judge J A Billings on charges of shooting into a moving Frisco passenger train near Advance. Officers say the act was done on a dare and a bullet went through a coach window.
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Bloomfield
Stoddard County
J. A. Billings
Louis Marshall
Vernon Bollinger
James Morgan
Liberty Grocer Dies After 40 Years in Liberty
Younger Hamilton aged 63, longtime Liberty grocer for 40 years, died today. Funeral services are set for tomorrow. The report notes regional details on maritime terms, including the kayak used by Eskimo men and the umiak used by Eskimo women.
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Liberty Grocer
Liberty, Mo
Hamilton
Noted newspapermen to meet Landon in Topeka
In Topeka Kansas on December 10 AP reports William Randolph Hearst will head a group of newspaper executives including Arthur Brisbane Paul Black George B Longan and Henry J Haskell for a meeting with Gov Alt Landon The visitors aim to back Landon as a potential GOP standard bearer while Hearst shifts from backing Roosevelt to opposing Hoover era politics The gathering coincides with Kansas Republicans preparing for the January 29 Kansas Day celebration and possible formal kickoff of Landon’s candidacy
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Topeka
Kus
William Randolph Hearst
Alt M. Landon
Kansas
Kansas City Star
Hearst
Roosevelt
New Deal
Landon
Hoover
Mark L. Requa
California
National Republican
One Application For Postmaster At St Joseph Missouri
Washington December 11 AP only one application for the 4500 a year St Joseph Missouri postmastership. David E Curtin with Representative Richard M Duncan support, if certified as eligible. Census Official Named Washington December 19 AP commerce department named additional supervisors for the manufacturers and business census William Taylor for Missouri ninth district with headquarters at Fulton. From 20 to 22 tons of wet seaweed make a ton of kelp.
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Washington
Civil Service Commission
St. Joseph
Commission
David E. Curtin
Richard M. Duncan
Duncan
Curtin
Commerce Department
William Taylor
Missouri
Fulton
Fatal Car Collision Near Kingdom City Missouri
Fulton Missouri December 10 AP Rufus Royer 47 year old St Louis salesman was killed and J G Anderson a St Louis manufacturer slightly injured when their car crashed into a parked cattle truck ten miles east of Kingdom City Driver William Craft Hughesville Pettis County said he placed flares and red flags before repairs Coroner I W Holman investigating The St Louisans were en route home when the accident occurred
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I. W. Holman
St. Louisans
Man Paid Large Sums to Settle Suits by Women
In Warrensburg Missouri 81 year old farmer John Dawson said he paid more than 40000 over two to three years to avoid or settle suits brought by women. Four Warrensburg lawyers who represented Dawson or plaintiffs returned their licenses after Missouri Bar Association investigation. Dawson recalled paying 7500 in the first case and tried to forget the rest.
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Warrensburg
John Dawson
Harry J. Salsbury
Max D. Aber
Roy A. Jones
William ¥. Suddath
State Supreme Court
Missouri Bar Association
Dawson
Vicks VapoRub Promises Faster Cold Relief
A vintage advertising item promotes Vicks VapoRub as a twofold cold remedy. Rubbed on at bedtime, it allegedly acts via skin stimulation and medicated vapors to loosen phlegm and soothe membranes, with relief often by morning. It also advertises a home guide for better cold control and a global usage figure.
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Vicks
Farmer Dawson Quietly Handles Ironic Public Scrutiny
Dawson, a farmer near Warrensburg, reported paying $44,600 in various sums from 1900 to 37500. He maintains 160 short horns and over 800 acres, directing feeding and land work daily. His wife died a year ago and he resides opposite Warrensburg Teachers' College.
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Dawson
Warrensburg
Teachers’ College
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