Children Burn to Death in Cabin Fire Near Rogersville
Two young siblings aged five and three perished in a blaze at their parents mountain home eight miles north of Rogersville as their father watched trapped by flames. The dog lay beside the skeletal remains found under the bed as neighbors and officials fought the flames and searched for survivors. The cause remains undetermined while a second item notes Tennessee cold snap with multiple fatalities.
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Times
Rogersville
Mountain
Here
James
Helen
Clay Presley
Presley
Clay
Mercury
Nashville
Tennessee
Knoxville
Chattanooga
Memphis
Oliver Springs
Guarded Convict Held Behind Walls After Fresno Killing
Elton M. Stone a 20 year old paroled convict was placed behind the walls of Folsom prison to guard against possible mob violence while authorities moved for swift judgment on his alleged confession that he fatally shot Mary Stammer a 14 year old girl found shot to death in her Fresno home last November.
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Elton M. Stone
Folsom Prison
Folsom City
Cal
Mary Stammer
Fresno
Weather notices for Tennessee Kentucky Virginia and surrounding areas
Weather report shows fair and continued cold tonight with cloudy Tuesday and slowly rising temperatures possibly snow by eight in Tennessee. Kentucky stays fair with slowly rising temps, Virginia cold to very cold with a southeast cold wave and afternoon warming, North Carolina reports frost and freezing with east conditions and not quite so cold afternoon, yesterday’s highs around 5 C and lows around 14 C with no snow but rain absent. Readings taken daily at 6.00 pubs for the preceding 24 hours.
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Tennessee
Kentucky
Virginia
North Carolina
Iene
Rai
Daisy Root Faces Rigid Questioning in murder trial
Daisy Alexander Root testified at her murder trial that she slapped her husband twice at a nightclub party after he pined for Lucile Underwood and named her. Prosecutor pressed her about plotting to kill Brenton Root, son of a Chicago clergyman, at his country home on November 3. The cross examination continued as she denied plans to knife him or park with intent to strike.
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Memphis
Daisy Alexander Root
Lucile Underwood
W. T. McLain
Brenton Root
Benjamin Franklin Root
Chicago
Heath
Root
McLain
Smith Threats to Bolt Party Shake Capital Views
Alfred E Smith’s sharp critique of the New Deal dominates congressional debate as House Democrats view his long record. Speaker Burns says Roosevelt’s re election seems surer while Smith’s past records draw scrutiny. Alabama’s Bankhead calls Smith vulnerable and notes his earlier social reforms now labeled socialist. Roosevelt stays silent amid talk of a possible walk at the Democratic convention. Liberty League letters surge, Stephen T Barry declines to reveal contents. Smith’s remarks are judged a disappointment and raise doubt about his 1928 run.
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Douglas B. Cornell
Associated Press
Washington
Alfred E. Smith
Congress
House
Roosevelt
Burns
Smith
Representative Bankhead
Alabama
New York
FDR
Liberty League
Stephen T. Barry
Smyth
Seek Explanation Scottsboro Fight Near Birmingham
Pyro official report awaited on the Scottsboro case clash as Ozle Powell nears a crisis. Captain Potter Smith and Governor Graves officials prepared to present findings. Powell held in guarded condition, doctors awaiting his head wound to heal before confirming recovery. Sheriff J Street Sandlin in Decatur leads inquiry into knife incident as nine defendants were transported.
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Birmingham
Pyro
Scottsboro
Ozle Powell
Potter Smith
State Highway Patrol
Bibb Graves
Powell
Decatur
Sherrff
J. Street Sandlin
Edgard Blalock
Ernest Merriwether
Liibowitz
New
Three Execution Methods Allowed In 1936 By State
Waynesville North Carolina January 27 due to a man’s arrest for a crime 34 years old the state may use three execution methods in 1936 electric chair gas chamber and hanging Phillips a 34 year old man is jailed charged with the murder of a neighbor Sutton He is to be tried in February if convicted the death sentence would mean hanging The electric chair and gas chamber will be used for months to come under a new state law applying only to crimes committed after June 9 1931 Phillips disappeared after an indictment was returned years ago He was arrested after visiting reserves recently Solicitor Queen plans to call ten witnesses including the slain man’s brother and a man named Tilly in Cheia tmas eve night 1900
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Waynesville
N.C
North Carolina
Ance Phillips
Sutton
Phillips
Queen
J. M. White
Ten Injured In L Wreck On Chicago Rapid Transit
Ten persons were seriously injured and more than twenty others hurt when two cars of a three car Southside express derailed on a curve near the Stockyards. The two cars hung over the edge, tilted about 45 degrees, with no overturns. Continued.
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Chicago
Chicago Rapid Transit Company
Southside Express
Monarch George V bier crowds swell in London
Thousands of mourners line the Thames and fill Westminster Hall on the last day of King George V lying in state. Protests arise as doors close early for cleaning. a march to Downing Street fails to move Prime Minister Baldwin. King Edward VII returns to Buckingham Palace as King Carol of Romania arrives with visiting monarchs.
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G. BH. Anderson
Steff
London
Great Britain
George V
Westminister Hall
Downing Street
Aren
Fort Belvedere
Carol of
Romania
Allen Denies TVA Would Hide Facts in Public Report
Allen of the Tennessee Valley Authority denied claims that the agency hid information from the public or Congress. He said the annual report was filed with House clerks and the President’s office, with salary and contract sections omitted in a cheaper printing for internal use. He noted copies are available in Washington and that salaries are public.
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Oxville
Tenn
Forrest Allen
Tennessee Valley Authority
TVA
Congress
Andrew J. May
D-Ky
Washington
Allen
House
Alien
Mide
Congr
Mvn
Tyas
Ethiopian War Expands Into Real Conflict Across Fronts
The Associated Press reports a widening Ethiopian war with thousands killed and wounded on the northern front. An Italian push near the Kenya border under General Agostini advances into the Dawa Palms valley, mirroring Graziani’s long inland drive from Dolo in a punitive operation.
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Associated Press
Kenya
Agostini
Dawa Palms
Hell-On-Wheels
Rodolfo Graziani
Dole
Child To Testify In Editor Murder Trial
In Minneapolis January 27, the Isadore Blumenfeld murder trial of Walter W. Liggett continued. A 10 year old girl, Marda Li gett, potential State witness, remains off the stand as her mother Edith Liggett withholds location and refuses to permit her to testify. Prosecutors seek testimony while defense and family withholds clearance.
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Minneapolis
Marda Ligett
Isadore
Kid Cann) Blumenfeld
Walter W. Liggett
Pubisher
Edith Liggett
State
Ship fire survivors faces damages after Morro Castle disaster
Damages totaling 3 million dollars have been filed since the Morro Castle fire in September 1934. Three officials of the New York and Cuba Mail Steamship Co. were convicted of negligence after a 10 week trial, with the company also found guilty. Attorney Medallo said he would seek to overturn the verdicts or appeal. Sentencing is set for Tuesday, with maximum penalties of 10 years and 19 thousand dollars fine.
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New York
Morro Castle
Wiliam F. Warms
Eben 8. Abbott
Henry ©. Caband
New York and Cuba Mail Steamship Co
George Z. Medallo
Murray Hulbert
Hulbert
Former Kaiser Celebrates 77th Birthday in Doorn
Wilhelm of Hohenzollern, former Kaiser, marked his 77th birthday at Doorn in a restrained observance delayed to Friday amid King George V's funeral arrangements. The exiled ruler remains active, exercises daily, studies science, and meets visitors, while his contact with villagers is increasingly limited.
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Doorn
Netherlands
Wilhelm of
Hohenzollern
Kaiser
Germany
George
England
Windsor
Professor maps new pension tax proposed in Chicago
Professor Frank G Dickinson of the University of Illinois urged a tax on bachelors, spinsters, and childless couples to fund old age pensions during a Union League Club luncheon. He argued adults without offspring dodge their share of society’s costs and should shoulder the burden as social security with social justice.
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Chicago
Frank G. Dickinson
Lenmis
Dickinson
University of Dunois
Union League Club
Kaiser Ages Astor Studies Science and Social Rounds
Kaiser Ages Astor devotes most time to study and scientific research in Germany. He spends evenings with friends who engage in international discussions and pursuits, reflecting a scholarly social circle.
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Astor
Germany
Proposed Exodus of Jews Studied
In St Louis the Jewish leaders at an international charity conference drew a parallel between a potential mass exodus of 100000 or more Jews from Nazi Germany and Moses leading his people to the promised land. They warned that Nazi decrees threaten to starve the youth andfan the will to emigrate, urging English and American philanthropy to supply manna.
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Cen Eas
ST. Louis
Hitler
Germany
Moses
Pharoah
Egypt
Army of ants attack home missionary reports awaited
Chattanooga Tenn June 37 short wave operators awaited news on an ant invasion at a Belgian Congo mission. M M Roddy reported crackling Morse with Carroll Stewalt 6000 miles away while Blade exchange and egg market jokes framed the talk. About 2000 blades had arrived from Cincinnati and Florida aiding the mission.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Nts
Walter ©. Johnson
First Presbyterian Church
Africa
Will Ds
Stegall
Roddy
Cincinnatlan
Florida
Congress Overrides Roosevelt on Soldiers Bonus Payment
The Senate approved the 2.5 billion bond payment plan to fund the 1941 soldiers bonus despite the President's veto, with a 76 to 19 vote. The House had passed it 324 to 61. funds include 2.237 billion in appropriation and 254 million from the bonus certificate fund. The bill, offering nine year bonds cashable after June, faces anticipated tax questions and further treasury implications.
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Harold Oliver
Associated Press
Washington
Congress
Roosevelt
Senate
House
Cleanapter
Rouxnevelt
Tfeelf
Garner
Treasury
Harrison
D-Miss
Byrnen
DSC
Steiner
Clark
D-Mo
Robinson
Lewis
Ilinois
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