Zangara Pleads Guilty Murder Charge in Chicago Mayor Slaying
Giuseppe Zangara pleaded guilty to murder related to the attempted assassination of President Roosevelt in Miami. He admitted killing Mayor Anton J. Cermak of Chicago during the incident and agreed to plead to the first count with a second count dropped. Witnesses described the dramatic courtroom proceedings as Zangara, feared for his intent to kill the president, faced sentencing after already receiving an 80 year term for prior related charges.
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Miami
Fla
APJ
Giuseppe Zangara Wuilay
Anton J. Cermak
Chicago
Roosevelt
Zangara
Louis PF. Twyman
Zengara
N. Vernon Hawso Whorne
Tom Armour
Thompson
Zargrava
Amnour
Ain
Bay Front Park
Joseph
Giuseppe
Amle
Thampsen
Cermak Honored as Chicago Mourns Assassinated Mayor
Chicago continues a three day mourning period for Mayor Anton J. Cermak. Crowds line routes as his bier arrives from Miami and a public viewing follows at City Hall before a state funeral service at Chicago Stadium. Gov. Horner and national officials plan attendance with visiting mayors and party leaders discussing succession.
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Chicago
Mar
Anton J. Cermak
Miami
Pla
Presen
Cermak
Henry Horner
Col
C. B. Hodgen
Frank Hague
Jersey City
Banks Prepare to Reopen as Scrip Circulation Expands
Hamilton National Bank received a 750000 dollar scrip shipment from Nashville where printers are producing notes for several banks. Knoxville banks like Commercial Bank and Trust Company have 250000 dollars of scrip printed locally. Reed of Hamilton National cites likely restrictions on individual checking accounts.
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Knoxville
Mar
Ile
Sfor
Hamilton National Bank
Nashville
East Tennessee
Commercial Bank and Trust Company of
JS. Reed
Scrip circulation expands in southern cities
Novelty scrip is circulated across southern cities amid rising business and planned issues. The colorful notes are nicknamed soap wrappers and shin plasters by users who claim they receive 100 cents on the dollar. Tennessee banks are allowed to issue scrip separately.
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Atlanta
Tennessee
Millionaire Oilman Funds Aid for Needful Students
Fllis Mile Treat, prominent oil and gas operator who died recently, left in his will foundations totaling 1 million dollars to help needy college students. Attorney Carlton E. Ladd said estate depreciation will force manual reductions. Three councils cut original bequests of 40000 dollars each to Buies Creek Academy Buies Creek North Carolina and to Mars College Mars Hill North Carolina.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Fllis
Mile ‘Treat
Carlton E. Ladd
Buies Creek Academy
Buies Creek
N. C
Mars College
Mars Hill
N.C
Weather outlook for Tennessee and Virginia
Rain in east Tennessee with likely clearing in the west tonight and Friday. Colder conditions expected Friday especially in the west. Virginia forecast shows fair and colder tonight, then cloudy and colder Friday with rain on the coast and possible rain or snow inland. Readings taken at 6 p.m. daily for the prior 24 hours.
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Tennessee
Virginia
House Labor and Salary Edits From Tennessee Session
The Tennessee House adopts amendments to raise presidents of Tennessee Polytechnic Institute and Agricultural and Mechanical College for Negroes to 2700 annually, matching state normal college presidents. A separate move increases maintenance for inmates at a treble-minced home to 175. An amendment cuts supreme court justices and court of appeals judges’ pay, with proposed rates 6500 and 5500 respectively, effective Sept 1, 1934. The session also considers taxes, public salaries, and education bills.
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Associated Press
Moore
House
Senate
Supreme Courts
Bell
Nashville
Tennessee Polytechicle
Agricultural Ral College
Aw & I
Walterm. Haynes
Franklin
State Normal Colleges
Johnson City
Memphis
Marefreesboro
C. ©. Woods
Rutherford
R. G. Holladay
Weakley
Supreme Court
Court of Appeals
Holladay
Givenit
Committee For Judgeys
Aldrich Banking Plan Surfaces as Drastic Reform
Wall Street reacts to Winthrop W. Aldrich’s proposal to segregate deposits from investment banking, extend Glass protections, and curb private bank power. The plan would fold all commercial banks into the federal reserve system, ban private bankers from deposits and bank-director roles, and end security affiliates, signaling a potential shift in national finance policy.
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New York
Wall Street
Washington
Winthrop W. Aldrich
Aldrich
Chase’ National Bank
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
J. B. Morgan and Company
Morgan
Congress
Federal Reserve System
New York Times
Total Biom
Movie Stars Accept Pay Cuts to Keep Cameras Rolling
Hollywood stars, directors, writers and others approve salary reductions up to 50 percent for eight weeks to aid major studios during banking holidays. A five member committee from the academy will act as a clearing house for financial problems, with representatives for directors and writers named.
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Hollywood
Calif
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
Academy
William K. Howard
Roward J. Green
Marie Dressler
John Crawford
Maurice Chevalier
Helen Twelvetrees
Sylvia Sidney
Richard Arlen
Wynne Gibson
Clive Brooks
John Boles
Spencer Tracy
Robert Montgomery
John Millan
Jack Oakie
Carole Lombard
Randolph Stott
John, Barrymore
Richard Barthlemess
Leslie Howard
Board of Directors
The
Roosevelt proposes emergency currency expansion bill
President Roosevelt's emergency bank bill seeks congressional approval to ratify executive orders, concentrate gold in Federal Reserve banks, penalize hoarding, and enable controlled currency expansion. Senator Glass introduced the measure. House action expected promptly with passage aimed today.
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Washington
Mar
Roosevelt
Congress
Federal Reserve
Glass
Rovinson
Arkansas
Senate
House
Robinson
Secretary of the Treasury
Federal Reserve Bank
Federal Reserve Washington
Cullen
New
Ways and’ Means
Collier
Barre
Bank Situation Little Changed Pending Action
Washington March 9 The Federal Reserve broadened the report on gold withdrawals to cover the past two years as Roosevelt era bank actions unfold. Kingsport First National Bank plans to reopen Friday morning using scrip if required and subject to new federal instructions. Treasury and Fed officials discuss measures, including possible withdrawal taxes and foreign diplomatic fund access.
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Federal Reserve
Washington
Mar
Roosevelt
First National Bank of Kingsport
Manchukuoan Control Expands Into Jehol Province
Japanese and Manchukuoan forces have overrun Jehol province with towns deserted by Chinese residents. Manchukuoan officials seized governance as propaganda tours followed, covering up to 250 miles of territory. In Chin chow reinforcements failed to retake Kupei pass. 25 Japanese were killed and 99 wounded in skirmishes near Wa kunefu during mopping up operations.
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Associated Press
Jehol
China
Chinchow
Manchuria
Kupei
Great Wall
Tadashi Kawahara
Wa‘kunefu
Tokyo
Heijiro Haiftori
Roosevelt proposes immediate opening of sound banks
President Roosevelt asks Congress for swift banking action to reopen all sound banks and grant executive authority to control banks and expand currency. He urges urgent measures to cut federal expenses and start a large public works program to provide employment, saying banking legislation will restore public confidence.
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Washington
Mar
Roosevelt
Congress
Senate
House of Representatives
United States
Memphis papers clash with police over third degree death probe
Memphis newspapers and police clash as a grand jury probes the death of robber suspect Lloyd Lowe who collapsed while being questioned. Witnesses deny striking him. Lowe’s wife says he was knocked unconscious with rubber hose. A coroner’s jury ruled natural causes earlier, while a hemorrhage of the brain is cited as the death cause. A Tennessee teachers association seeks to extend all expiring certificates to June 30 1984 to aid funding for summer programs.
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Memphis
Mar
Lloyd Lowe
Grand Jury
W. T. McClain
Commercial Appeal
W. J. Raney
Floyd Wiebenga
Lowe
Congress plans sweeping banking bill for currency expansion
Congress moved to empower President Roosevelt to reopen sound banks and authorize large currency expansion. The bill would allow issuance of new currency against government bonds and require joint approval by stockholders and the comptroller of the currency for bank reorganization. It was sent to the banking committee for consideration.
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Congress
Roosevelt
Bim
Iumnes Diate
Senate
House
Anay
Thore
Fletcher
Florida
Banking Committee
Wall Street debates a foreign exchange czar idea
The idea of a central foreign exchange czar for Wall Street gains discussion in New York. Analysts note a possible federal hub at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and reference past wartime measures with Bankers Trust executive Fred L Kent serving as a model. No official name is set.
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New York
Mar
Wall Street
Long Aga’ Baseball
Kenesaw Mountain Landis
Will Hays
Fred L Kent
Bankers Trust Company
Ezar
Federal Reserve Bank of New York
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