Duke's Illness and Exile Tensions Rise at Rothschild Estate
In Enzesfeld Austria December 4 former King Edward VIII remains bedbound with a severe headache amid heavy security and ongoing renovations at Baron Rothschild's chateau. A Rothschild chauffeur fetched a painkiller for nerves and ear salve as doctors may join him. Mrs Wallis Simpson’s possible arrival fuels rumor, while Archduke Anton denies any connection. Preparations for guests and new furniture reflect a long stay, with multiple calls from Cannes and London and evidence Edward did not discuss these connections.
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A. D. Stefferud Enzelfeld
Austria
Edward of England
Eugene de Rothechild
Wallis
Wallis Simpson
Edward
England
Chateau
Baron Rothschild
Duke of Windsor
Baden
Windsor
Heinrich Neumann
Vienna
Cannes
London
Telegraf
Archduke Anton
Somburg Castle
Kitzbuebel
Max Cormack
Kitzbuehel
St Enzesfeld
Weather Outlook for Tennessee Kentucky Regions
Mostly cloudy conditions with likely rain in eastern Tennessee tonight. Western and northern portions may stay drier while cloud cover increases across Kentucky tonight. Regional forecasts indicate rising clouds and a chance of rain extending into Wednesday. Temperature trends show a slight warming tonight with next day readings around typical values for the period.
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Tennessee
Edith Maxwell Defense rests in Pound county murder trial
Defense counsel for Edith Maxwell rested without calling the 22 year old to testify as the jury weighs the state's claim she killed her 52 year old father Trigg Maxwell. The case closed after Ediths sister Mary Kathryn testified that their father threatened to finish Edith after an argument at their Pound county home on July 21, 1935.
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Wise
Edith Maxwell
Trigg Maxwell
Edith
Mary Kathryn
Pound Country
Ron Maxwell
Ezra T. Carter
M. Vicars
Maxwell
Archbishop criticised over Edward VII tirade in London
Criticism from pulpits and press rose after the archbishop of Canterbury condemned Edward VII in a Sunday broadcast for considering marriage to Wallis Warfield Simpson. Debates loom in Parliament as officials try to steer toward George VI, with church leaders and public letters urging caution and defending church independence.
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London
Canterbury
Edward VII
House of Coramons
Edward
George VI
Empire
Wallis Warfield Simpson
Church of England
Josiah Clement Wedgwood
Labor
House of Commons
Durham
H. H. Henson
British Broadcasting Corporation
York
Lord Beaverbrook
Daily Express
Archdeacon Lambie
Lambie
Melbourne
Alabama Court Rules Unemployment Insurance Act Invalid
A three judge federal court in Montgomery ruled the Alabama unemployment insurance law violated both the U S and Alabama constitutions and permanently enjoined enforcement. The decision did not rule on the federal act challenged in the case Gulf States Paper and Southern Coal and Coke Co v Carmichael. Carmichael said he would appeal to the U S Supreme Court.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
Samuel H. Sibley
C. B. Kennamet
RT. Ervin
Gulf States Paper Corporation
Southern Coal and Coke Company
4. A. Carmichael
State Unemployment Insurance Board
United States
Carmichael
U. S. Supreme Court
High Tribunal
New York State
Legislature to act on unemployment insurance in Tennessee
Governor Browning indicated the unemployment insurance bill would be drafted during an extraordinary session called by Governor McAlister. The measure aims to secure fellow legislation with the federal Social Security act to avoid 1936 refunds. experts from the Social Security Board assist. The session likely ends by Saturday with Walden Haynes slated as speaker and party leaders already in Nashville.
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Nashville
Gordon Browning
McAlister
General Assembly
Tennessee
Social Security Board
Browning
Byron Pope
Dunlap
Walter M
Pete) Haynes
Winchester
Senate
House
Grover Keaton
John Egitton
A.B. Broadbent
Haynes
Girl Hangs Self in Jail After Fatal Frying Confession
Hazy text from Len, Michigan reports a 14 year old girl in custody of authorities after confessing she fatally struck her best friend Elizabeth Gilmer. The girl reportedly faced an urge to cause fatal harm and died by hanging in her jail cell in an early morning incident.
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Len
Mich
Elizabeth Gilmer
Atove
Fope Fern
Russia Japan tensions rise as fishing pact stalls
In Moscow in December the Soviet Union and Japan faced a critical stand after Tokyo linked its anti Communist pact with German measures. The Soviet refused a third time to sign the Siberian fishing treaty while warning Japan to denounce the German agreement. Maxim Litvinov told Japan's ambassador new terms were being considered with little detail shared.
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Moscow
Sevbe Union
Japan
Marshall Chang Hsueh-Liang
Maxim Litvinoff
Mamoru Shigemitsu
Russia
Chum Slayer of Betty Giltner Ends Life in Jail
Lansing, Mich. December 15. Sheriff Allan A. MacDonald said 25 year old Hope Morgan, held in a jail cell, scrawled a suicide confession on magazine pages. She described killing her best friend Elizabeth Giltner over jealousy as a sanity commission awaited.
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Lansing
Mich
Pis
Allan A. MacDonald
Hope Morgan
Sanity Commission
MacDonald
Miss Morgan
Elizabeth Giltner
Miss Giltner
Giltner
Mason
Elizabeth Gilter
Michigan State College
Congress Backing For Survey Shows Mixed Support
Washington reports indicate the new Congress backs President Roosevelt less than prior sessions on most major issues, with a AP survey showing 50 favoring federal relief and 49 preferring state relief. Miss Hope Morgan, 25, killed a friend then hanged herself in Mason jail awaiting a sanity report, and a World War veteran Ray Halli, 42, died after being struck by a car near Wartburg Tenn.
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Washington
Congress
Roosevelt
Associated Press
White House
States Central
Auto Exijuries
Wartburg, Tenn
Ray Halli
Wartburg
Martial law declared in China chief death confirmed by mutineer
Vatican City bulletin reports Pope Vlas paralyzed to his lower legs with a relapse after an attack today. Personal physician Dr Amanti Milani summoned and administered heart stimulant. pope shown fatigue but appeared somewhat improved earlier.
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China
Vatican City
Vlas
Vatican
Amanti Milani
G Men Capture Suspect After Fierce West Side Siege
Federal agents stormed a daylong siege in an upper West Side apartment, capturing a long‑listed desperado known as Brunette. A woman, wounded in the thigh, was hospitalized. the suspect and wife were taken into custody amid gunfire. The case ties to state trooper kidnapping and multiple robberies, with Hoover naming Brunette a prime gangster.
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New York
Upper West Side
Desperado
Edgar Federal
Iwns
New Jersey
Middle West
Brunette
Garry
Harry Burnette
Hoover
Bureau of Investigation
Lake
Riverside Drive
George Qt Smith
Macomb County
Condemned Six Face Death Row In New York
Gangster Nerves Shattered As Youths Await Last Walk at Sing Sing. Six condemned men nervously pace their cells during a January week ahead of execution by electric chair. They join nine others to die in the 15 days ahead, as wardens and guards describe the tense, sobering mood before the executions. The men named include Eugene Bruno and Joseph Bologuia among others, all facing the same grim fate.
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Arthur Calnan Ossining
N.Y. Dee
Sing Sin Prison
Death House
Corny
Marten
Lewis E. Lawes
Toug’h
Jonger
Eugene Bruno
Joseph Bologuia
Salvatore Seata
Samuel Kimme
Dominic Zizzo
Strike threat rocks Libby Owens Ford glass plants
Labor leader MacCabe warned that a shutdown would occur in Libbey Owens Ford facilities at Toledo Shreveport Charleston if a new contract is not agreed by tonight. The move follows a strike by six thousand workers across five plants of the Pitt Glass Co seeking higher wages and a closed shop.
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Associated Press
Libby-Owens- Ford Company
Pacific
MacCabe
Federation of
Fiat Gins
Toledo
Libbey-Owens- Ford
Shrevepor la
Charleston
W. Va
Pittasburgh Plute Glass Co
Martial law in China as Chiang Kai-Shek fate disputed
Reports from Nanking claim martial law and a purge of political activity after Marshal Chang Biueh-Liang announced Chiang Kai-Shek’s death and the killings of senior generals. Conflicting reports, ransom fears, and shifting positions create a tense crisis as central authority asserts control amid unrest.
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Wanking
China
Nanking
Chang Biueh-Liang
Chiang Kai-Shek
Marshal Chang
Chiang Ts0-Pin
Tokyo
Chiang Fang-Chen
Chen Cheng
Shensi
Suiyarn
Ninghsia
Chiang Kai- Shek
Japan
Hachira Arita
Chang Hisueh-Liang
Sensi
Youn Marshal
Manchuria
W. H. Donald
Loyang
Sianfu
Chiang
Donald
Siantu
Sinnfu
Yount Marshal' Chang
Central Army
Batte
Chang
Mme. Changeng
Hachiro Airia
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