Zagara Sentenced to Death for Cormak Killing in Roosevelt Plot
Giuseppe Zagara, zealot and assassin, condemned to death by electric chair for the murder of Chicago Mayor Anton J. Cormak during his failed attempt on President Roosevelt. The judge ordered confinement in Dade County Jail until Raiford transfer and a governor‑set execution date. Zagara shouted at officials and was removed as spectators waited behind security.
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Miami
Fla
Giuseppe Zagara
Anton J. Cormak
Chicago
Pramklin D. Roosevelt
Gircuit Dude
Aly D. Thompson
Thore
Zangara
Thompson
Yished Zangara
Florida
Raiford
Dade County
United States
Cermak Mausoleum Funeral Draws Thousands In Chicago
The city marked the final resting place of Mayor Anton J. Cermak with a large service at the National Bohemian Cemetery. An estimated 25,008 were to attend the funeral procession, with officials including Governor Henry Horne and religious leaders to officiate as 6,000 per hour passed the mayor’s body in state at City Hall.
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Chicago
Cermak
Beocame
Anton J. Cermak
National Bohemian Cemetery
Henry Horne
Columbia Basin Project Pressed for Adoption and Jobs
Seattle March 10 revised briefing notes describe the Columbia basin power and reclamation project as the nation’s largest single unemployment effort and a major hydroelectric venture. Army engineers back it as feasible and the Federal Reclamation Service supports it after extensive studies. The project could employ thousands, with Civilian engineers estimating up to 160,000 jobs during construction and related work. Washington lawmakers have tied it to President Roosevelt’s emergency public works program with potential for vast power generation.
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Seattle
Mar
Columbia Basin Power and Reclamation Development
TF. D. Roosevelt
Army Engineers
Federal Reclamation Service
Pacific Northwest
Washington House
Senate Debates Health Department Reorganization Plan
Senate considers a bill reorganizing the state department of public health creating a seven member council of public health with six licensed physicians and one dentist to select a commissioner by governor from lists certified by medical and dental associations. The plan includes staggered terms and aims to set health policy under the new council. House holds up appropriations as talks continue and adjournment is postponed.
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Associated Press
State Departments of Health
Senate
Gervin
Genate
Nashville
Department of Public Health
Council of Public Health
W.K. Abernathy
McNary
Public Health Council
House
Tennessee State Medical Association
Tennessee
Denter Association
Department of R I Public Health
Dictator Dollfuss Forces Austria With Iron Hand
Vienna March 10 AP The Dollfuss government backs its drastic measures as police and army sweep Socialist strongholds while the Nazi and nationalist factions gain ground. A suspended parliament of 66 Christian Socialists 72 Socialists 52 National Socialists and 19 from the economic bloc sits under tension as Hitler’s influence looms. Police report no resistance yet as troops flood into Vienna amid wartime ministry bustle and a stark imperial inscription promising war preparedness for peace.
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Vienna
Mar
Pollfuss
Christian Social Party
Engelbert Dollfuss
Hitler
Germany
Christian Social Communique
Adolf Hitler
Alfred Fraudenfeld
Heiwehr
Home Guard
War Ministry
Stuhbring
Gold as a national safeguard sparks gold hoard law debate
New York March 10 Associated Press Financial Editor Claude A Jagger reports Congress acts to curb gold hoarding amid a shift that sees gold lose its role as a wealth haven. Proposals threaten fines up to 10 000 or imprisonment while the United States houses more than a third of world monetary gold valued at 4 243 000 000. Bank authorities say gold reserves remain more than adequate.
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Associated Press
New York
White House
Congress
United States
Gold Hoarding Falls As U S Seeks Return To Treasury
Sizzling New York reports show thousands rushing to banks to surrender hoarded gold coins and bullion under threat of prison. Officials note large recoveries across federal reserve districts, with New York alone tallying sixty five million dollars returned since the start of the week.
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New York
Pright
Sam
Federal Reserve System
Federal Reserve
St. Louis
William McMartin
Roosevelt extends bank holiday and orders reopen licenses
President Roosevelt issued an executive order to speed bank reopenings under treasury supervision. Federal reserve member banks must apply for reopening licenses via their district banks, while state nonmember banks may reopen with state authority approval. The proclamation also extends park restrictions with a further proclamation expected.
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Washington
Treasury
Roosevelt
Secretary of the Treasury
Federal Reserve
Woodin
White House
The
Mar
Federal Reserve Bank
First National Bank Delays Opening Amid Banking Holiday
Following President Roosevelt’s banking holiday proclamation the First National Bank of Kingsport did not open today. Banks in the region halted general business to provide payroll scrip only, with scrip already printed in 3 5 10 and 20 dollar denominations on watermarked paper, each bearing signatures and a serial number.
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Washington
Mar
Roosevelt
Congress
First National Bank of
Kingsport
First National Bank
First’ National Bank
Tennessee
Cold Tennessee and Virginia Weather Update
Weather synopsis notes continued cold in Tennessee with tonight and Saturday becoming cloudy and a rise in temperature, rain expected Saturday night for Sunday. Virginia sees fair conditions tonight then warmer by day, with cooler nights and rising temperatures. Readings show yesterday highs around 53 and lows near 32 with no rainfall noted compared to last year.
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Tennessee
Virginia
Leach
Nazis Threaten Communists With Hard Labor Sentences
Berlin March 10 AP A threat of hard labor for thousands of Communist prisoners and a promise of legal safety for Jews were outlined by two Nazi cabinet members. Interior minister Wilhelm Frick hinted at detention camps and exclusion from political life. Hermann Goering pledged safety for Jewish citizens. Reports from several cities described Nazi violence against Socialists and closures of stores as terror intensified. General Franz Von Epp ordered arrests of Communist officials and Reichsbanner leaders and authorized Nazi flags on official buildings.
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Berlin
Hitler
Nazi
Wilhelm Frick
Frankfort-on-the Main
Hermann Goering
Wilhelm Sollmann
Stresemann
Cologne
Union News
Chemnitz
Telegraphen Union
Brunswick
Blubhouse
Wolff News Agency
Magdeburg
Franz von Epp
Free State of
Bavaria
Roosevelt seeks wartime economy via emergency budget powers
President Roosevelt urged Congress to authorize reducing veterans' compensation and federal salaries effective immediately to close a projected $1.2 billion treasury gap. He framed it as protecting government stability and urged fair action balancing needs of all citizens while safeguarding basic welfare. Continues on page six.
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Washington
Mar
Roosevelt
Congress
Treasury
United States
Prgram
Lews Douglas
House
Arizona
Robinson
Arkansas
Senate
American Legion
Capitol
Rainey
President Roosevelt Urges Bold Action on Deficit
President Roosevelt warns Congress of mounting deficits totaling about five billion dollars and cites impacts on banking stability, government finances, unemployment, and the overall economy. He calls for immediate, courageous measures to restore fiscal order and protect credit, deposits, and employment.
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Washington
Mar
Roosevelt
Congress
United States
Roosevelt Seeks Power to Cut Vets Costs and Salaries
President Roosevelt requests extraordinary powers to slash veterans costs and federal salaries to reach a balanced budget within a year. Congress moves to draft and pass the bill next week, with Democratic leaders backing the effort though veteran groups protest.
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Roosevelt
Washington
Mar
Presid
Pranklin D. Roosevelt
Senate
House
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Hackensuck
N. J
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Columbia Basin
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Dollfuss
Austria
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