Mediterranean Fleet Moves Foreshadow New War Step
French and British battle fleets mobilize for a major Mediterranean patrol ahead of the League of Nations meeting on January 24. Some 92 French warships and a reinforced British contingent may posture to sanction Italy further as Haile Selassie seeks a League inquiry.
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Roy P. Porter
Associated Press
Mediterranean
League of Nations Council
Italy
H. M.S. Nelson
Rodney
Ethiopia
League
Rome
Mussolini
Haile Selassie
League Commission of Inquiry
Pietro Badoglio
East Africa
League Council
Paris
Baby plot confession linked to Muench case in St Louis
Mrs Grace Thomasson reportedly confessed involvement in a plot to furnish Mrs Nellie Muench with a baby before the Muench-Ware sensational case. Thomasson was being questioned in St Louis while Anna Ware, an unwed Pennsylvania domestic tied to the case, was awarded custody of the baby claimed by Mrs Muench.
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Grace Thomasson
Nellie Muench
St Louis
St. Louis
Anna Ware
Pennsylvania
Muenchi
Weather forecast says rain and cooler across states
A garbled forecast notes rain in Virginia and the Carolinas, with cloudy conditions and a cool trend in Kentucky and Missouri. It mentions rain tonight and tomorrow, with gradual clearing by Thursday morning and varying temperatures across regions.
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Virginia
Carolina
Kentucky
Roosevelt Opens Campaign at Jackson Day Dinner
Washington January 8 Democratic leaders converge on Washington to launch President Roosevelt s bid for re election at the National Jackson Day dinner He will be surrounded by cabinet Democratic leaders and party officials Absentees include Alfred E Smith and John W Davis Both are members of the American Liberty League which accuses Democratic Chairman James A Farley of ticket selling to federal officers The report continues on page eight.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Best
Senate
House
National Committee
Alfred E. Smith
John W. Davis
Smith
Davis
American Liberty League
James A. Farley
Jerry Greene
Associated Press
Jan. &A
Tacith
Supreme Court
White House
AAA
Wallace
America
Congress
Black
D-Ala
Straegy
Tmeniatention
Ameyri Tourette Federation
Charles W. Burkett
Farmerss Independence Ounce
England Told Inside Facts by U S Banker
Senatorial investigators say J P Morgan and Company supplied Britain with inside information on U S governmental activity before World War I. The committee seeks to determine if Allied loans influenced U S entry. Morgan partners indicated sympathy with the Allies and defended loans as not driving U S into war, citing German submarine activity and a cablegram record.
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Preston L. Grover
Associated Press
Washington
J. P. Morgan & Company
Great Britain
United States
Morgen
Senate Munitions Committee
Wilson
William Jennings Bryan
Morgan
America
H. P. Davison
London
Lusitania
Germany
United
Hepburn Named Fleet Commander in Navy Shuffle
Vice Admiral Arthur J. Hepburn is appointed commander in chief of the United States fleet, with admiral rank, to take over from Admiral Joseph M. Reeves. The change becomes effective in June after maneuvers and fleet return to San Pedro. Hepburn, long noted for service since 1883, hails from Richland Maryland.
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Washington
Arthur J. Hepburn
Navy Scouting Force
United States
Navy High Command
Joseph M. Reeves
San Pedro
Calif
Hepburn
Richland
Naval Academy
Pennsylvania
Roosevelt
William JD. Leahy
Harris Lanning
Lanning
DOUG FAIRBANKS SR PLANS NEW PRODUCTIONS IN EUROPE
The article notes Doug Fairbanks Sr plans film projects while in Europe for several months. He discusses a medieval Marco Polo themed picture, mentions Lady Ashley of Piñata and Mary Pickford potential involvement, and meets guests Live Veles and Johnny Weissmuller aboard a ship. He avoids answering questions on Pickford’s divorce.
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China
Trowill
California
Marco
Polo
Restorch
Fairbanks
Live Veles
Mine Tien
Johny Weismuller
Mary Pickford
Lady Ashley
Pickford
Pairbanks
Europe
Cali
Man names Emmett Wesley in Los Angeles job tale
A fragmented Los Angeles news item recounts Emmett Wesley, a 26 year old New Yorker accused of vagrancy, and Grover Gordoa, an alleged drunken driver, meeting in jail after Wesley says a wife and child require support. The piece hints at a plot involving a movie studio job and a wife’s interference, with continuation noted.
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Los Angeles
APA
Emmett Wesley
Wesley
Grover Gordoa
Royal Commission hears arms denial in London
In London on January 8, Vickers Ltd officials told the royal commission the firm is not part of an international armaments ring and does not control foreign companies. J Reid Young said the views reflect a misapprehension of facts, while Sir Herbert Lawrence denied Basil Zaharoff’s involvement since 1924.
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Ben Robertson
Associated Press
London
Vickers, Ltd
Fladly
Royal Commission On
J. Reid Young
Great Britain
P. Morgan
United States Senate
Young
Commission
Vickers Ltd
International Armament Ringi
Herbert Lawrence
Vickers- Armstrong Ltd
Basil Zaharoff
Mystery Arms
Vickers
Philip Gibbs
Board of Inquiry
State blaze toll claims life daily in Tennessee
A Tennessee fire marshal study shows an average of at least one fire death per day since January 1. By January 8 more than half the January 1935 total of 18 fatally burned had occurred, with three small children among the latest victims in a Bruce-area farm home fire. The report notes earlier tragedies including a London cabin blaze that killed Clay Costner and his family and other kerosene and open-grate accidents, highlighting a dangerous early month across several counties.
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Nashville
Tennessee
Ible
Nis
A. Fi Mall
Brucetan
James Tanhd
Mariya Faye
Tennessape
Clay Costner
London
Irene Gondsen
Jim Cavidson
Farmers Will Help Wallace Map New Plan
Farm leaders invited to assist Secretary Wallace craft a new agriculture plan after the crop control program was ruled unconstitutional. In early guidance some suggested replacements for the Agricultural Adjustment Act, while others offered comments pending Wallace’s Ashington visit Friday.
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Wallace
Rox P. Porter
Associated Press
New York
Jan
Supreme Court
High Court
Ashington
Farmers Protest AAA Invalidating Decision in Tennessee
Dozens of cotton farmers gathered in Union City and Faris Tennessee to protest the Supreme Court ruling outlawing the AAA. Paul Erwin of Obion county Farm Bureau warned that abandoning crop controls would ruin farmers as prices fall to extreme lows. Ed McClure of Henr y county Farm Bureau said the meeting would map ways to carry on despite the setback.
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Union City
Tenn
Supreme Court
AAA
Paul Erwin
Obion County Farm Bureau
Erwin
Faris
Ed McClure
Henray County
Hoffman Studies Hauptmann Trial In New Jersey
In Trenton on January 8, 1936, reports say Marcus Hauptmann studies the transcript of Bruno Hauptmann's pending trial for the Lindbergh kidnapping. Hauptmann, sentenced for the kidnap order, has not yet had an execution date set. His spiritual adviser Rev John Matthiesen expresses continued innocence and hope. Hauptmann allegedly refused to dig when shown the chair and indicated the specific exit from the death house.
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Trenton
N. J
Therfman
Brant Tichard Vauntmann
Hauptmann
Mark
Kimberling
Prices Unchanged After AAA Ruling Effects Persist
New York prices for most raw materials held steady after the Supreme Court’s AAA decision, with raw cotton and sugar as notable exceptions. Markets across foodstuffs metals and fuels showed buying strength, while the Associated Press wholesale price index edged up from 76.73 to 78.18. In Des Moines Iowa farmers rejected the idea of a Midwest uprising, saying a permanent farm program is still desired.
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Bernard S. O'Hara
Associated Press
New York
Jan
AAA
Supreme Court
Porter Henge
Des Moines
Jowa
Ames
la Tweed
Ray Murray
If. Bliss
Town Extension Service
Riot at Seattle Communist School by Returning Veterans
Irate World War II veterans invaded a Seattle communist school, clashing with staff and students. Officers intervened as five alleged organizers were arrested and a 19-year-old student required treatment after a head injury. no raiders were detained.
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Seattle
Rot
W. B. Wickley Wiel
Mthin
Board of Regents
Snhac
Morris Rapert
Ay Omsaniver
Parix
Five Farm Plans Drafted for Consideration
Roosevelt and Wallace discuss options to salvage AAA policies as the House Agriculture Committee drafts five tentative farm plan options. Plans include domestic allotments, export debenture proposals, state adjustment conditions, a fund leasing program, and targeted farmer subsidies. Congress aims to craft a measure offsetting tariff-era disadvantages while awaiting further committee work.
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Jerry Greene
Washington
Roosevelt
Wallace
AAA
Supreme Court
House Agriculture Committee
Jones
Texas
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