Holmes Resigns from Supreme Court at 90
Washington AP reports Oliver Wendell Holmes, associate justice and son of the poet, resigns from the U S Supreme Court due to declining health. President Hoover accepts. Holmes, nearly 91, notes duty to bow to the inevitable after a long career from Civil War service to liberal opinions.
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Washington
Oliver Wendell Holmes
United States Supreme Court
Hoover
Holmes
Hughes
Justice Holmes
Supreme Court of the
United States of America
Oliver Wendel Holmes
Storem Court of the
United States
Herbert Hoover
Roosevelt
New England
Massachusetts Supreme Court
Society Matron Named in Honolulu Kidnapping Case
A murder complaint names Mrs. Granville Fortescue of New York and Washington and her son in law Lieut. Thomas Massie U S N, sworn by Honolulu detectives in a kidnap slaying tied to a young Hawaiian accused of joining a September attack. The native's body was found in a car with Mrs. Fortescue and Massie.
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Granville Fortescue
New York
Washington Society
Thomas Massie
Honolulu
Massie
Fortescue
Chicago racketeers blamed in Rosenberg cleaning firm murder
Benjamin Rosen berg manager of an independent cleaning and dyeing establishment is shot to death in Chicago. Police blame racketeers for the killing, as investigators pursue leads.
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Chicago
Benjamin Rosenberg
Honolulu Quiet After Hysterical Crisis
Soldiers and sailors retraced city streets after a native killed a naval officer's wife set off fear. Governor Judd and Rear Admiral Stirling ended the crisis and ordered restraint. shore leave granted to Chaumont crew en route to Manila. Grand jury slated, trials planned for Massie Fortescue and two sailors. police reduced but vigilant.
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Honolulu
Lawrence M. Judd
Yates Stirling
Chaumont
Manila
Cheek Urged as Democratic Governor Candidate in Tennessee
A Nashville civic club formed to back Will T. Cheek for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination reports a petition with 1500 to 2000 names. Members tout Cheek as a capable business leader fit for Tennessee's administration. Cheek, a wholesale grocer and American Legion member, served in World War I in Europe.
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Nashville
Will T. Cheek
Cheek
Tennessee
American Legion
Europe
War in Chicago cleaning industry claimed Rosenberg life
Benjamin Rosenberg a 46 year old dry cleaning manager and anti racketeering campaigner was killed by three assailants after being slugged near his Maywood home. Police link the slaying to a broader battle over racketeering and price cutting in Chicago cleaners and dyers.
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Chicago
Benjamin Rosenberg
Rosenberg
Maywood
al Capone
George “Bugs” Moran
Bischoff Case to Be Rushed to Cincinnati Courts
In Cincinnati Ohio county prosecutor Robert N Gorman moved quickly to seek a first degree murder indictment against Charles Bischoff 45 the confessed kidnapper and slayer of Marian Mc Lean The case was to be presented to the grand jury within 24 hours of Bischoff s confession and if convicted he faces the electric chair The 21 day gap between Marian s discovery and Bischoff s confession is part of ongoing scrutiny by authorities including Willis Walker of Newtown Ohio who opened Bischoff s cellar for clues and noted two prior kidnappings in the area with one body left on a parent s doorstep Bischoff expressed sorrow but accepted the likelihood of execution
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Louisville
James B. Brown
National Bank of Kentucky
Dispatch
Charles I. Dawson
Charles F. Jones
Brown
Wakefield and Company
van Camp Packing Company
Jones
Cincinnati, CO
Wheels of Justice
Charles Bischoff
Marian McLean
Robert N. Gorman
Bischoff
Marian
Gorman
Willis Walker
Newtown
Walker
Johnson urged to oppose president in Republican bid
Washington date January 12 The push to form a united anti Hoover bloc in the Republican party centers on Senator Hiram Johnson California who is invited to seek the presidential nomination From North Dakota the first state to require filing came the bid pushed by Senators Nye and Fraizer It faces silence from Johnson who must decide by January 22 with the March 15 primary looming A Johnson campaign would attract western independents and the anti Hoover group led by Horace Mann If he declines a third party challenge could loom Johnson has sought the presidency in 1920 1924 and was Roosevelt Bull Moose running mate in 1912
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Washington
United anti-Hoover
Hiram Johnson
California
North Dakota
Nye
Frazier
Johnson
Dakota
Horace Mann
Mr. Hoover
West
Theodore Roosevelt
Dawes Signals Possible Resistance to Hoover Support
Chicago political brief notes Dawes intimates he may withhold support from Hoover, signaling a rift in the Republican camp. The short item highlights intra party tension with Dawes as a key figure and Hoover facing questioned backing.
Dawes Declines Candidacy Clear for Hoover Support
Charles G. Dawes, retiring ambassador to Great Britain, says he will loyally back President Hoover and will not seek the Republican nomination. He defends Hoover's record and says talk of his own candidacy is nonsense while praising economic progress and national resolve.
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Chicago
America
Great Britain
Charles G. Dawes
Hoover
French Cabinet Reorganizes Under Debt Crisis
Paris dispatch says the entire French cabinet surrendered portfolios to Premier Laval after Briand's example. The move followed Pi lland's health inspired retirement request and War Minister Maginot's death. Laval seeks Edouard Herriot to support a national union government before April elections.
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Paris
Aristide Briand
Laval
M. Piiand
Andre Maginot
Edouard Herriot
Great Britain
M. Herriott
Election of Mrs Caraway Seen as Likely Senate Win
Arkansas voters faced a special election to fill the late Senator Thaddeus H Caraway's term. His widow Hattie W Caraway appeared certain to win without campaigning while opponents Sam D Carson and Rex Floyd stood on the ballot as independents.
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Arkansas
Little Rock
Ark
Thaddeus H. Caraway
Hattie W. Caraway
Caraway
United States Senate
Rebecca Latimer Felton
Cartersville
Washington
Senate
Harvey Parnell
Sam D. Carson
Detonti
Rex Floyd
Yellville
Weather Outlook Tennessee and Virginia
Rain tonight and Wednesday then warmer in eastern and central Tennessee. Colder in the west with much colder by Thursday. Virginia sees rain tonight and Wednesday with warmer conditions inland, southeast and south winds increasing Wednesday. High yesterday 58, low 26. Readings taken at 6 p.m.
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Tennessee
Virginia
Winter of Surprises Hits Kansas City Area Storms Roll Across West
A stormy winter story unfolds with high winds and heavy rain causing travel hazards. Tornadoes kill a Mexican woman and her baby near Eagle Lake Texas while injuries ring up nine others from another twister west of Hockley. Winds over 60 mph rupture windows and knock down lines. Earth slides disrupt highways in Idaho Washington and British Columbia. Dust storms slow Great Falls Montana traffic while Chinook winds melt snow in Idaho and Montana. In Helena a record warm January 11. a 77 year old man in Livingston Montana rides a bicycle against the wind and finishes twenty miles at a rancher’s home. A southern blizzard spawns six foot drifts in Raton New Mexico.
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Kansas City
Eagle Lake
Texas
Hockley
Idaho
Washington
British Columbia
Great Falls
Mont
Montana
Helena
W. E. Collins
Livingston
Raton
N. M
Cotton seed crushed and on hand totals near year end
The census bureau reports cotton seed crushed from August to December totaled 2,957,967 tons, down from 3,135,430 last year. Cotton seed on hand at mills December 31 stood at 1,400,325 tons, up from 991,464 a year ago.
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Washington
Census Bureau
Nye and Fra zier Urge Hiram Johnson for North Dakota Primary
Washington figures Nye and Fra zier press the case for Hiram Johnson to enter the North Dakota presidential primary. They argue his candidacy would shape the race and mobilize supporters in the state.
Prince Nicholas Claims King Carol Controlled by Clique in Romania
Prince Nicholas accuses King Carol of being steered by a clique and warns Romanian political leaders to act now. He says he will not renounce his bride and plans to leave the country with her, possibly forever, after meeting wartime exile and political tensions in Paris and Bucharest. He names party leaders and urges swift action to break the clique’s influence.
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Prince Nicholas
Carol
London
Mme
Magda Lupescu
Paris
Nicholas
Jana Lucia Deleti
Romania
Nicholas Lupu
J. G. Duka
John Mihilace
Peasants
Liberal
National Peasants
Reconstruction Plan Moves Through Senate Swiftly
Overwhelming senate approval signaled broad support for Hoover economic legislation. The 2 billion reconstruction unit passed 63 to 8 with few amendments, while a companion bill in the House moved toward a vote. The Senate also advanced a 100 million dollar capital increase for federal land banks and discussed a 150 million dollar bank deposit corporation.
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Senate
Reconstruction Corporation
House
Hoover
New York
Walker
Agriculture Department
Smith
South Carolina
Carey
Wyoming
Mellon
Federal Reserve Board
Bernard M. Baruch
Special Guard Assigned for Court Trial in Memphis
A special guard was ordered to duty in criminal court during the trial of five men charged with the Barrettville Bank and Trust watchman murder. Extra deputy sheriffs were placed in the courtroom as a precaution while jury selection continued. The defendants are Preston O. Copeland Franklin Johnson John Lee Asher Chester Pryor and L B Wheeler. Mrs Lillian Wigginton Copeland, Copeland’s jailed wife, vows to fight for his freedom.
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Memphis
Barrettville Bank and Trust Company
W. J. Bacon
Preston O. Copeland
William Franklin Johnson
John Lee Asher
Chester Pryor
L. B. Wheeler
Lillian Wigginton Copeland
Copeland
Baton Rouge
Preston
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Gordon Ross
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Philip Mangano
Louis Clementi
Duffiey
James
Cannon, Jr
Scott McBride
Anti-Saloon League
Metcalf
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G.O.P
Dawes
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