Senate Votes To Ban Gold Clause Suits
Washington The administration resolution to close the courts to gold clause suits against the government after six months was passed Thursday by the Senate. The measure, opposed as a repudiation bill, returns to the House which already passed it for consideration of Senate amendments. The Senate approved 53 to 24, with only brief debate, and administration spokesmen denied that it would endanger government credit. Senators Duffy and La Follette supported the vote.
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Washington
Senate
House
Supreme Court
Duffy
D.-Wis
la Follette
P.-Wis
Minimum Wages Voted At State Institutions
The Wisconsin assembly approved the Kelly bill setting a $100 monthly minimum wage for state penal and charitable institution employees, with a 1 to 3 percent tax on telephone company gross receipts to fund the raise. Maintenance residents would receive at least $75 and those offsite $100. the measure, amended, returns to the Senate for approval. The house also rejected a referendum on a one house legislature.
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Madison, Wis
Morley Kelly
Fond du Lac
Theaters Company Sues Wheaton Over Libel Letter
The Le Crosse Theaters company sues Herbert E. Wheaton editor of Hokah Chief alleging a January 31 1938 issue letter contained libelous statements. Suit seeks 2500 in compensatory damages and 7500 in punitive damages. Attorneys Hale Brody and Hale and Burke represent the plaintiffs.
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Minnesota
le Crosse Theaters Company
Herbert E. Wheaton
Brody
Hale and Burke
Theaters Company
Q. H. Hale
Wheaton
Eee
Weather Record For Wisconsin Thundershowers Friday Likely
Weather bulletin notes thundershowers in southern and northern portions, with no major temperature change. Friday unsettled with possible thundershowers in extreme southeast and northwest turning warmer, generally fair tonight with local thundershowers, Zero significant changes by Friday afternoon. Flood height and river forecast indicate rising waters from Hastings to Genoa.
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Wa Crosse
Stuighton
Haron
Jacksonvine
Amers
Blemphis
Mules City
Ss - Mweukee
Xtineapols
Orleans
Savas
Hastings
Genoa
Pepin
Winona
Wieiblig Ph
Two Chicago Women Sentenced to 180 Years Each
Mrs Blanche Dunkel and Mrs Evelyn Smith were found guilty of murdering Ervin Lang 28 a grocery clerk and the lovers of Dunkels mother in law The judge condemned them to 180 year prison terms and ordered solitary confinement each July 6 the crime anniversary The judge said parole would not occur for decades and called the punishment a living death for both women
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Blanche Dunkel
Evelyn Smith
Ervin Lang
Chicago
Ervin J. Lang
Cornelius J. Harrington
Dunkel
Harrington
Smith
Blanche Dunks
Ervin ‘Lang
Francis I. McCurrie
Senate Sidesteps Vote On Beer Tax Pension Aid Plan
Madison wis a senate action stalls on the Nelson bill to fund 4 500 000 for pensions and school aid through a beer tax and an estate tax while a tri partisan committee works to craft revenue for a 49 million budget. Griswold urged patience as negotiations over income tax exemptions and a dividends tax proceed and a joint finance hearing considered a 20 percent income tax hike to raise 5 million for the same goals. The panel adjourned with plans to reconvene next week as members conduct separate talks.
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Madison
Wis
Tripartisan Committee
Senate
Nelson
Harry Griswold
West Salem
Peace” Committee
Phil Nelson
Maple
Grisswold
W. D. Carrol
Prairie du Chien
Joint Finance Committee
Griswold
Witness Accused Of Acting In Trial Over Burlesque Racketeers
In Detroit a witness in the Dickinson murder case collapsed from hysteria as cross examination revealed coaching by police, prompting a court recess and an edict against taunting. She testified she and others lured Dickinson on a ride that ended with his death, and denied involvement in the slaying of the New York attorney.
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Detroit
Tean Miller
Howard Carter Dickin
Recorder's Court
New York
John A. Boyne
Earl Switzer
Earl Branton
William Lee Ferris
Loretta
Florence Jackson
Dickinson
Charles Evans Hughes
Duluth Girl Drowns As Car Leaves Dock
Miss Anna Sazdewski a 24 year old resident of Duluth Minnesota drowned when the automobile she rode in rolled from the Northwestern dock in Superior Wisconsin early Thursday Edward Peterson age 25 her companion attempted to push the car to start it not knowing it was in reverse gear The motor started and the car
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Superior
Wis
Anna Sazdewski
Duluth
Minn
Edward Peterson
Senate completes hearings on tax bill revisions
After final testimony against the measure the senate finance committee moved to executive session to craft revisions. Chairman Harrison hopes for early senate action next week while acknowledging no change in views. Ellsworth C. Alvord of the U S Chamber of Commerce criticized the excess profits levy as inequitable and uncertain, favoring inflationary policies.
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Washington
House
Hoosevelts
Senate Finance Committee
Harrison
Senate
Alvord
Ellsworth C. Alvord
City Pool gets another $100 pledge from Pyroil official
The La Crosse Junior Association of Commerce, with Tribune help, notes a $100 gift from Deen Ladd Kidder of Pyroil. Mrs. Kidder writes that the community pool project deserves such support and believes the funds will yield dividends for La Crosse. The push continues as a nautical show proceeds will add to the pool fund, spurred by drownings in unguarded sloughs and ponds.
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la Crosse Junior Association of Commerce
la Crosse ‘Tribune
Deen Ladd Kidder
Pyroil Company
D. L. Kidder
Henry N. Boehm
Albert Arenz
Seevengee Ee Bsl
Junior Association of Commerce
la Crease
Conferees Vote Against Private Pension Set-Ups
Washington report on a conference committee agreement to drop the Clark provision allowing tax exempt private pension plans to remain. Committees in each house to study the issue for possible amendatory legislation next session. The House rejected Clark's exclusion proposal, while the Senate approved it earlier.
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Washington, D. C
House
Clark
D.-Mo
Senate
Fitzsimons Seeks WPA Ban on Wives With Husbands Earning $100
Madison Wisconsin assemblyman Maurice Fitzsimmons proposes a joint resolution to require the Works Progress Administration to employ women only if their husbands earn less than $100 a month. He argues enough unemployed people are capable of holding WPA jobs.
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Madison
Wis
Maurice Fitzsimmons
Fond du Lac
Wisconsin Works Progress Administration
Immell and La Follette push quick approval of Wisconsin projects
Madison leaders Ralph M. Immell and Governor Philip La Follette plan a Washington trip to press for federal action on 270 Wisconsin works projects. They seek a $7.1 million reserve on treasury books to start work immediately, with estimates of up to 40 million dollars for all projects and about 70 000 potential jobs if released.
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Madison
Wis
Ralph M. Immell
Philip F. la Follette
Washington
Wisconsin
Immell
State Officials Survey Flood Damage in Wisconsin
Madison officials led by Governor La Follette sent a seven county survey to assess flood damage and report back for a federal aid request. Lawmakers consider a 100000 relief bill with potential 100000 additional from the emergency board. Hillsboro warns it may become a deserted village without aid.
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Madison
Wis
Philip F. la Follette
Morley Kelly
Emergency Board
la Follette
Thomas Daviin
State Highway Commission
Martin W. Torkel/Son
C. H. Kirch
Col
Nicholas Schantz
Adjutant General’s Department
Kelly
Committee On
State Department of Agriculture and Markets
State Industrial Commission
Hillsboro
Baraboo
Col. Dve
Senate committee to defeat Carow tax bill proposal
Madison reports the senate committee on corporations and taxation will recommend defeat of Assembly Speaker J. W. Carow’s plan to raise 31 million dollars in new state taxes to replace 40 percent of the total property tax. Hearings showed strong support from Milwaukee real estate operators but critics say taxes must be lowered.
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Madison
Wis
Senate Committee On Corporations and Taxation
Assembly
J. W. Carow
Senate
Milwaukee Real Estate Board
Harry Bolens
Port Washington
Hopson Sought by Lobby Probers in DC
Washington missing utilities magnate H. C. Hopson remained at large on Thursday as investigators pursued questions tied to a congressional lobby probe. Officials offered no trace of his whereabouts or timing for possible questioning amid the probe.
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Washington, D. C
H. C. Hopson
Congressional
Molec i
Ohio Floods Cause Damage Estimated At Near Million
Severe flooding across the Muskingum watershed causes extensive damage and displacements. Coshocton reports one dead and 300 homeless as water isolates the city. Zanesville, Massillon, Millersburg, Dover and Marietta brace for impacts amid rising rivers and receding hopes. Weather forecasts predict more rain and worsening conditions statewide.
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Ohio
Coshocton
Muskingum River
Zanesville
Muskingum
Dover
Tuscarawas County
Marietta
Crest
Mansfeld
Massillon
Millersburg
Caldwell
East Union
Foulois Retires From Air Corps After Prolonged Clash
Major General Benjamin D Foulois ends a long dispute with the War Department by retiring as chief of the Army Air Corps. He receives leave of absence until December 22 when he turns 64 and will retire by age. Dern clears him of charges though finds some misstatements to a congressional committee.
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Washington
Benjamin D. Foulois
War Department
House Military Committee
Army Air Corps
Foulois
Air Corps
House
Dern
Army
Cigaret Tax Measure Killed By Assembly in Wisconsin
The Wisconsin Assembly without debate or roll call killed the Morrissey bill to tax cigarettes to fund common schools. The proposal would have levied two to four cents per twenty cigarettes based on weight. Introduced by Senator Pierce Morrissey of Rush Lake, the measure was not reconsidered, ending any renewed effort.
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Madison
Wis
Assembly
Morrissey
Wiscor
Pierce Morrissey
Rush Lake
Joe Louis to Fight Max Baer in September in cities debated
Promoter Mike Jacobs of New York announced a September bout between Max Baer former heavyweight champion and Joe Louis sensational Detroit Negro. The match was tentatively set for September 26 or 29 in New York or Chicago with Ancil Hoffman and John Roxborough signing on as managers. Louis recently extended his winning streak to 24 by stopping King Levinsky.
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Chicago
Max Baer
Joe Louis
Detroit
Mike Jacobs
New York
Ancil Hoffman
John Roxborough
Louis
King ‘Levinsky
Bank Clearings Week Ending Thursday Reported
Bank clearings for the week ending Thursday totaled 1 765 606.37 dollars, compared with the same period last year showing a slight decline. The report notes the year over year shift in total clearings and presents the weekly figure for record-keeping.
Hitler Moves to End Free Masonry and Veteran Units
Berlin announced by Voelkischer Beobachter that all Free Masonic lodges in Germany will be dissolved, including Saxony state lodge and Leipzig groups, alongside the secret police disbanding of the steel helmet veteran formations in Berlin Brandenburg Pomerania and Eastern Prussia. The actions, under the February 28 1933 law protecting the people and state, seize the units' property and complete a campaign to erase Free Masonry from the Reich.
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Berlin
Germany
Reichsfuehrer Hitler
Voelkischer Beobachter
Reich
Saxony
Dresden
Leipsig
T E
Brandenburg
Pomerania
Eastern
Mains
Pomorze
Poland
Free Masons Lodge
Free Masons
Hitler
Flood Waters Drench La Crosse and Kickapoo Valley
Floods on the La Crosse river and its tributaries swamped the region from Myrick Park northward creating a vast inland lake. Muddy waters rose and receded, isolating Barnum and flooding Gays Mills Soldiers Grove and Steuben streets. Rail and road rights of way were impounded, trains and buses operated with detours, while hundreds of hay stacks and grain were swept away.
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Myrick Park
la Crosse
West Salem
la Cross River
Gillette Street
la Crosse River
Lake Park
Lang Drive
North Western Railroad
Wisconsin
Waureka
Barnum
Wauzeka
Gays Mills
Soldiers Grove
Steuben
Mississippi
John Acks
Boscobel
Z Bell
Milwaukee Railroad
Petersburg
Colones Yeates
Will Rogers Ponders Alaska Trip From Seattle to Juneau
A fragmented reminiscence describes a long journey from Seattle to Juneau by boat or plane. The speaker mentions misty seas, a skipped stop in Ketchikan, and navigating vast channels and islands while musing about social figures and travel ideals. The voice evokes a nostalgic, humorous tone.
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F. R
Juneau
Alaska
Seattle
Ketchikan
Horde
Mr. Roosevelt
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Nelson Bill
Jean Miller
City Pool
Fitzsimons
Carow
Solons
Hopson
Prothers
State Labor Board
Peter T. Schoemann
Milwaukee
Fred Zastrow
Marshall
Whaling
Roy W. Sherman
Watertown
John Klatt
Lawrence C. Whitter
Newcomerstown
Mt. Vermnon
House Committee
Will Rogers
Thie MaNancht Ea Acai
Metans
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