Autopsy Finds Lindbergh Baby Died From Skull Fracture
Autopsy operator Dr Charles H Mitchell testifies the Lindbergh baby Charles Jr died of a living skull fracture, likely instant or within minutes, disputing theories of a gunshot. The testimony supports the murder scene at the nursery window as the kidnapper fell, with body found later in Mercer County.
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William A. Kinney
Associated Press
Flemington
N. J
Hauptmann
Charles A A. Lindbergh, Jr
Bruno Richard Mauptmeann
Charles H. Mitchell
Mercer County
Taindbergh
Dey
Mitchell
Sone
Stuart W. Crezin
J.P. Morgan Company
Hunterdon County
Trauptmann
Joint Convention Races and Tax Relief Legislation
The legislature met for a joint convention to elect two constitutional officers and two election commissioners. Incumbent Frank Dodson is favored to defeat Thomas Brabson for the election post. A bill to relieve state and county taxpayers from interest and penalties on levies dating 120 to 1983 passes. An EVA bill advances to the house hopper as members discuss reform efforts and governance of fish and game.
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Associated Press
J. Will Taylor
Claimepublica
Election Commission
Frank Dodson
Thomas Brabson
Deford-Abernathy
Senate
Eight Point Monetary Plan Outlined by Inflationists
Washington January 17 The Associated Press reports eight monetary reform proposals folded into a single omnibus measure. Inflationists and expansionists press Congress for cheaper dollars and currency reform. The plan calls for a new currency to pay the bonus and a central bank to control money, aiming to trim its value to a fixed level.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iy Pruston L. Grover
Associated Press
Weiter
Washington
Afluy
Garner Dinner for FDR Draws Washington Society
The Garner family hosted a formal dinner for Franklin D Roosevelt and his wife in a downtown hotel attended by 47 guests. Wil Rogers arrived in a blue serge suit and joked with the president and vice president as the social season in Washington continued.
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Wil Rogers
Roosevelts
Garners
White House
GOP Wrangle Nears End in Tennessee Assembly
January 17 report from Nashville notes a long dispute among Republicans over the East Tennessee election commissioner seat. A joint session was held to elect members of the election commission and state financial officers, with factions testing support to overturn a nominating caucus result. The session also addressed reorganization measures for the health department.
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Nashville
East Tennessee
State Election Commission
General Assembly
Kenton
Grover Keaton
Election Commission
J. J. Bean
Roy C.wallace
Health Department
Freedon Dash at San Quentin Fails
Three convicts in the San Quentin break declare guns were supplied unwittingly by a state employee. They name Clyde Stevens and Harry Simpson as involved, describing hidden weapons moved via Simpson’s car and later concealed in a keg of nails in a prison truck.
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San Quentin
Calif
Alex MacKay
Joe
Christy
Fred Sanders
Rudolph Straight
Frank Lyles
State Board of Prison Terms and Paroles
MacKay
Cristy
Stevens
Julian M. Aleo
Prison Board
San Anselmo
Harry Simpson
Public Works Department
Simpson
Latur
James B. Holohan
Wlco
Landers
Sykes
Lloyd George maps plan to speed recovery in England
Bangor Maine January 17 Lloyd George unveils a New Deal style program for Great Britain drawing on investment boards a brain trust new financial policy slum clearance and land settlement The plan echoes Roosevelt while Lady Snowden supports it as a national reconstruction effort at Bangor drill hall before a capacity crowd marking Snowdon's birthday 2 years ago in Manchester.
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Lloyd George
England
Bangor
Wates
David Lloyd George
Great Britain
Roosevelt
United States
Nation Investment and Development Board
Brain Trust
Little
Portmadoc
Wezapd
Britain
Lady Snowden
Ramsay MacDonald
Snowden
Las George
North Wal
Manchester
Weather Brief for Virginia: Cold Friday and Uncertain Patch
Frigid conditions spread across Virginia with a cold Friday ahead. The west portion remains especially brisk with lingering chill tonight and into Friday, while some areas see slightly improved temps.
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Verginia
Quitter Teiday
Square Deal Association to Train Militia Against Huey Long
The Square Deal Association announced plans to organize and drill an army across the state to enforce its demands against Huey Long. Ernest Bourgeois said members will be trained in military basics to form an instantly mobile force. They served notice to Governor O K Allen to convene a special session to repeal Long’s dictatorial laws. The governor ignored the ultimatum as several thousand members already muster in multiple cen ters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baton Rouge
Huey Long
Square Deal Association
Ernest Bourgeois
O. K. Allen
Long
Allen
State House
Executive Mansion
Black suspect confesses to murders and grave crimes in Mississippi
In Jackson Mississippi on January 17 authorities disclosed the confession of James H. Coyner a Black man who admitted killing Mr. and Mrs. Turner of Cleveland Mississippi last December and stealing heads from graves in Michigan and a girl's body in Indiana He claimed he took skin to see it and had served a penitentiary term paroled last June A special circuit court session was scheduled for February 4 at Cleveland to try him on serious charges related to the Turners
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Jackson
Miss
James H. Coyner
Greek P. Rise
Clarksdale
Coyner
A. B. Turner
Cleveland
Ferndale
Mich
Indiana
Turner
Galt
Megrors House
Roosevelt Warns Against Immediate Bonus Payment Plans
President Roosevelt urges slow action on bonus payment, endorsing a broad social security program and releasing a 40,000 word cabinet study. The House Ways and Means Committee previews advance action while the Senate approves a $1 billion crop and seed loan package for farmers.
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Coughtan
Roosevelt
Senate
House
Senate Agriculture Committee
Principals in the Bremer Plot Die in Florida Shootout
In Ocala Florida on January 17 a federal court jury ruled that Fred Barker and his mother Kate died during the arrest by Department of Justice agents after a machine gun battle near Oklawaha. The verdict states they were killed in the protection of their own lives amid the sensational abduction case linked to Edg Bremer and the St Paul banking family.
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Ocala, Fla
Af Eotoner
Fred Barker
Kate
Oklawaha
Department of Justice
Edward G. Bremer
St Paul
Barker
E. J. Connelley
Cincinnati
Violence Flares in Daisy Hosiery Mill Strike Area
In Rossville Georgia and Daisy Tennessee violence rose amid the Richmond Hosiery Mill strike. Three shootings targeted workers en route to the Daisy plant, two women reported being fired upon, and a truck bound for the Daisy plant was shot at. Police prepared for up to 300 pickets while warning against violence.
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Rossville
Richmond
Daisy
Tenn
Georgia
Lafayette
William Frazier
Frasier
Frank Burns
Hamilton Counin
Enn
Roosevelt Urges Swift Action On New Social Security Program
President Roosevelt laid before Congress a broad social program to protect 126 million Americans from life hazards. He urged swift action in unemployment compensation old age benefits with annuities federal aid to dependent children and public health funding. He opposed immediate health insurance while backing three guiding principles for a carefully scaled plan.
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Washington
America
Congress
Roosevelt
Senate
House
Labor Secretary Perkins to Open Southern Labor Conference
Secretary of Labor Frances Perkins will outline a regional labor program in Nashville for Sunday and Monday, with plans to address the Tennessee legislature if invited. State officials and labor representatives may send delegations, and a formal program will be adopted at Monday night’s closing.
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Washville
Tenn
Frances Perkins
South
Tennessee
Nashville
W. E. Jacobs
Tennessee Commissioner of Labor
Tennessee Negislature
Perkins
U. S. Departament of Labor
Committee of
Labor
Washington
Refugees report killings and threats near Saar border
Saar refugees arriving in France recount two Communists killed at Neuenlurchen and a dozen anti-Nazis sent to other towns. They describe horror on the road to Sarreguemines and say officials fear for their lives as hundreds seek protection in France. German objections to League framework hinder Saar plebiscite mandate implementation.
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Saarguemines
France
Neuenlurchen
Saar Basin
Saar
Sarreguemines
Kaday
Neuenkirchen
Forbach
Saarlouis
Hitler
Geneva
Germany
Adulf Hitler
League of Nations
Reichsfuhrer
League of Nations Council
Benjamin Franklin Birthday Reflections In Washington D C
On his 226th birthday Benjamin Franklin would find his Poor Richard almanacs valued at the Library of Congress and his thrift philosophy debated in the Capitol. A new air conditioned Benjamin Franklin Station post office stands nearby with a thrift themed savings window.
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Washington
Benjamin Franklin
Library of Congress
Richard
Capitol
Pennsylvania Avenue
Continental
Wagner plan outlines US social security program
The Roosevelt administration presented a five point Wagner bill to Congress to create compulsory unemployment insurance funded by employers, old age pensions for workers, a federal annuity system, increased federal grants for mothers and children, and extended public health services. The program carries near 100 million dollars in initial appropriations with long term costs and staged payroll taxes beginning at one percent.
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Joseph L. Miller
Associated Press
Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Cabinet
Robert Wagner
Wagner
Secretary of Labor
Frances
Perkins
Public Health Service
Cabinet Committee
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Cought
Greeneville
East Tenessee
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Hooper-McCall
Grabson
Warden
Clyde Bartel
Zated Press
San Quentin Penithentiary
Handwriting Counsel
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Joseph Lannigan
Erono Hauptmann
Flemington, N. J
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House Ways and Means
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President Roosevelt
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