Liberals Seek Bigger Bonus For Veterans in Senate Fight
Washington reports a split Senate moved Thursday to liberalize the Harrison compromise and raise the bonus for veterans. Proposals include raising interest from 4 to 5 percent and options to cash certificates now or hold to 1945. Bills from Patman and Vinson would pay the full bonus immediately, while others seek delayed funding. The debate followed Ro yal Reid, with southern allies jubilant and opponents mixed as the chamber adjourned 48 to 32.
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Bank Messengers Robbed of 20000 Dollars
Police report says four or five men robbed bank messengers of $20,000. Recovered weapons include machine guns and revolvers. Incident occurred near a road as daylight ended and the robbers fled the scene.
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Milwaukee Girl Killed in Night Driver Collision
A Milwaukee girl was killed and another person severely injured in a crash at a busy intersection Wednesday night. The driver, identified as Hirt and Ruo, remained at the scene as authorities investigated the cause and circumstances of the collision involving Marie Loui and Heleo Vierthaler.
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Beloit Woman Dies After Prom Night Fire Blast
A Beloit woman, Mrs. Per ty Whaley, died in a hospital after a prom night fire caused by a mud explosion. The incident occurred in Holey, Wisconsin, leaving the community shaken as authorities investigate the cause and aftermath.
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Magazine Writer Confesses Setting Rogers Park Fires
Chicago police say 30 year old Herbert Carle Peterson confessed to setting 70 fires in Rogers Park, including a fatal arson that killed 73 year old Julia Galdberg. He was released earlier for lack of evidence but diaries and notes found in his rooms linked him to the burns, with officers planning further questioning of a church blaze suspect.
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20000 Automobile Workers Idle In Strikes, Shutdowns
In Madison Wisconsin Governor La Follette signed bills affecting retail and rural education. Meanwhile twenty thousand auto workers idled as strikes hit General Motors subsidiaries. A federal peace conference with AFL leaders was sought to avert a broader shutdown, with plants from Toledo to Atlanta affected and labor actions spreading.
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Chamber of Commerce picks Harper Sibley as president
Washington reports the U S Chamber of Commerce adopted resolutions opposing various New Deal policies. Harper Sibley of Rochester was named president, succeeding Weary Harriman. The group urged voluntary NRA, opposed federal domination of banking, and called for changes to Wagner labor and holding company laws amid tensions with the Roosevelt administration.
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Shipstead Sees Fund For Channel To Complete Mississippi Link
Washington reports Senators Shipstead and Murphy urged an $89,200,000 appropriation for completing the upper Mississippi channel. They agreed with President Roosevelt that one year’s work cannot finish it, but urged funds for a year’s work to start. Noah Schrock of Oakville, Iowa asked a national rivers group to back government payment for indirect damages in river and harbor projects.
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Bank Clearings Show Decline From Prior Year
Bank clearings for the period ending Thursday totaled 31 497 802 57, compared with 1 454 341 01 the same period last year, indicating a sharp year over year decline in financial activity.
Six Year Old Boy Frightened To Death At Dentist Visit
Mike Shen selynec aged six died after being frightened during a tooth extraction in Johnstown Pennsylvania. His mother Coroner H A Zim wmeriman said the dentist proceeded after she urged it. One tooth was pulled and the boy, in terror, held his breath leading to asphyxiation according to Windber hospital doctors.
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Robbers Hold Up Bank Of Park Bridge
Four robbers held up the Citizens State Bank of suburban Park Ridge shortly after opening Thursday and fled with about $3,000. A teller, Miss Lucille Walton, activated tear gas and a burglar alarm, preventing a larger haul and alerting police.
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NRA Set Up Goes To Test In High Court
A bipartisan Senate finance committee rejected all amendments to extend NRA until next April and voted 18 to 4 to report the measure favorably. Oral arguments began in the Supreme Court on the Schechter live poultry case as critics labeled the test unfair while support for a shorter NRA extension gained momentum in Washington.
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Senate Rejects Anti Coupon Law in Wisconsin
The Wisconsin Senate killed the Graves bill to outlaw trading stamps by a 22 to 5 vote. Senators rejected two amendments, one to limit stamps to self printed items and exclude newspapers with combined subscriptions, the other to permit redemption of currently prohibited coupons. Author Groves cited merchant conference divisions and nuisance concerns. some merchants argued stamps force participation, while others profited from unused stamps.
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British Will Expand Air Strength In Reply To German Arms Moves
British plans to expand air strength surface amid German arms moves. Hannan defends Wisconsin board of control as interpellation opens over alleged mismanagement of state institutions. Lawmakers press on reports. officials defend actions and note duties to report to authorities.
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Griswold Proposes Unite Two Wisconsin Regents Boards
Senator Griswold of West Salem introduces a bill to merge the University of Wisconsin regents with normal school regents. The plan would keep current regents but reduce total membership to 10 as terms expire. Presently 14 university and 11 normal school regents would be folded into a single board.
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Quake Kills Sixteen Children in Kars District Turkey
Sixteen children died and about twenty people were missing after a violent earthquake struck the Kars district near Soviet Armenia. Preliminary reports say at least thirty were seriously injured as heavy damage spread through the mountainous area. Relief agencies rushed to aid the stricken inhabitants.
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Britain to accelerate air force expansion to keep parity
Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald told the House of Commons that Britain will expand its air strength beyond current estimates to maintain parity with neighboring powers. He noted supplementary aviation expenditures of over £3 million provided by Parliament and stressed a shared commitment with France and Italy to avoid weakening European peace, even as Germany moved toward conscription. Continued discussions referenced on page six.
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Fitzsimons Bill Wins Test Vote in Wisconsin Assembly
Madison Wisconsin lawmakers advanced the Fitzsimons bill by 54 to 41 after a two hour debate and repeated adjournment attempts. The measure would bar public employment of both spouses if joint income exceeds 2000 dollars plus 250 per child with an employer cap of 1509 dollars plus 250 per child. Charitable and penal institutions are exempted. A companion private employment proposal was laid over for amendment.
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Whitehall Pigeon Falls Osseo hit by storm damage
A northwest Wisconsin storm brought rain sleet and high winds north of La Crosse causing widespread damage to electric and telephone lines in Whitehall Pigeon Falls and Osseo. Line crews repaired outages by morning as snow drifted vehicles and gusty winds kept crews busy. Weather totals show 1.25 inches precipitation in La Crosse with temperatures around 34 to 40 degrees. Communications firms reported nearly 250000 dollars in damage around St Paul and Minneapolis from the same storm.
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Four Die in Sakdalist Clash Near Manila
Manila dispatch reports Wednesday night and Thursday morning fighting between Sakdalist extremists and Philippine constabulary in Santa Rosa Laguna. Four persons were killed, many wounded including police, with injured taken to a Manila hospital. Wires cut north and south of Manila, alleged by Sakdalists.
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Solons Watch Hopkins Office For Next Move
Senators opened a sweeping probe into relief operations as Hopkins faced pressure to withhold federal funds from noncontributing states. The investigation targets how relief funds are distributed, information required from states, and enforcement actions, with focus on Louisiana Georgia and Ohio.
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Flight Of Gangsters Flight By Witness In Bremer Kidnap Trial
In a Bremer kidnapping trial testimony, Wynona Burcette a former radio singer and Campbell associate described Barker Karpie gangsters leaving St Paul for Chicago on June 17 1934 the day E G Bremer was abducted They then used Harry Campbell s Toledo home as a rendezvous also naming Fred Barker Volney Davis William Weaver Paula Harmon and others as flight participants Campbell faces indictment as a Bremer kidnapper.
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Hauptmann Testimony Denied By Court Of Appeals
The court of errors and appeals on Thursday denied the application of attorney to Bruno Richard Hauptmann to set testimony supporting claims that the jury which convicted him of the Lindbergh baby murder was not properly sequestered.
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Three Men Hold Up Cottage Inn Roadhouse
Three armed men held up the Cottage Inn roadhouse near Manitowoc Wisconsin Wednesday night, robbing six men and two women at revolver point and escaping with 121 dollars from the register and patrons.
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Dumb Ones Now In Good Company
Letter from Santa Monica argues against isolationism praising Allied premiers and criticizing America for selfishness. The author, WILL, notes Canada Australia South Africa and New Zealand align with Europe against England, claiming Americans who oppose joining the world effort are narrow minded.
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