Lawyers Clash Over Evidence In Kidder Case
Attorneys sparred over admission of confidential letters during the circuit court trial of Joseph K Kidder versus Degen Ladd Kidder as executors of W W Kidder. The dispute centered on a May 31 letter to Fred Holmes about implied partnership in Pyroil and whether the file containing the letter was lawfully obtained and admissible as evidence.
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Circuit Court
Joseph K. Kideler
Degen Ladd Kider
W. W. Kidder
Thomas B. Gannenbein
Pyroil
Denee
Ure Plaintf
Ietter
Joseph K. Kidder
Fred Holmes
Madison
Flokert Rirser
Clayton F. van Pelt
Fond du Lac
van Pelt
Argue
Riese
Ethel Grover
Hale
Harold Wilkie
Matisin
Cief
D. S. Law
Miss Graver
Sie
Taxi Rates Display Ordered by La Crosse Council
La Crosse officials approve a measure requiring two taxi firms to post rate cards and a full copy of the cab ordinance in each vehicle. The move, urged by the judiciary committees, stems from reported overcharging and fuel-charge disputes. The council also delayed a plumbing ordinance study and cabaret rules pending state action.
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la Crosse
Common Council
Edward Scheible
George Burke
I. A. Fee
Yellow Cab Company
George and
Gillette
Father and Son Charged in Torch Slaying Case
Boston police say Anthony Di Stasio 23 and his father Frank 50 plotted to murder an unidentified man, burn his car, and collect life insurance in a $12 100 fraud. The body was found in Lake Boone, Hudson, as authorities accuse the duo of forging the dead man’s identity.
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Boston
Anthony di Stasio
Revere
Frank
Warren L. Bishop
Anthony
Lake Boone
Hudson
Relder di Stasia
Postal Chiefs Move Against Chain Letters
Washington reports postal authorities move to curb chain letters amid a nationwide probe. In Colorado three Denver businessmen plead not guilty to using the mails to defraud, while Inspector Aldrich plans a broad, nation wide inquiry into the scheme. Solicitor General Crowley rules a dime chain mail violates lottery and federal fraud laws as originators face prosecution. Regular mail service is disrupted by a flood of public inquiries.
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Washington
Colorado
Post Office
Rey E. Nelson
Denver
Nelson
Ehes
K. P. Aldrich
Crowley
Post Office Department
Wideread
Postal Department
Bonus bill split as Senate falls short of two thirds
President Roosevelt signaled a veto on the Patman bonus measure soon after the Senate approved paying the bonus with 2.2 billion in new money. House support and White House hesitation fueled expectations of a presidential veto, while administration leaders predicted the two-thirds barrier would be kept in place. The vote, 55 to 33, marked the farthest advance of the effort in over a decade but still lacked the required supermajority.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Burns
House
Senate
White House
Thomas
D-Okla
Patman
Earhart Starts 2100 Mile Nonstop Flight To New York
Amelia Earhart departed Mexico City at 6 a m on a 2100 mile nonstop attempt to New York. Her route crossed the Gulf of Mexico to New Orleans with 472 gallons of gasoline and 20 gallons of oil aboard the red monoplane. A small supply of food and drinks was loaded for the journey.
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Amelia Earhart
Mexico
New York
Atlanta
Eastern Airlines
Amelia Eerhart
Mobile
Ala
D. F
Amelia Berhert
Two Oceans
Tampico
Gulf of Mexico
New Orleans
Louisiana
Miss Arhsrt
Honolulu
California
F.R. Studying Rail Act Ruling
A/C Cummings summary on the Supreme Court voiding the railroad retirement act reaches President Roosevelt who will study the document before comment. Aides expect the administration to press social security legislation already before Congress and push for an amended railroad retirement bill if possible.
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Washington
Cummings
Supreme Court
Roosevelt
Attocacy General
House
Milk Price-Fixing Bill Signed By La Follette
Governor La Follette signed the Griswold bill extending the Caldwell law to revive milk price control. The measure empowers the state department of agriculture and markets to regulate prices in fourth class cities and allows rural settlements a local option for price control.
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la Follette
Madison
Wis
State Department of Agriculture and Markets
Department of Agriculture and Markets
Planes Will Lick Old Devil Fog
Beverly Hills letter from Will Rogers notes flyers from Buenos Aires in 46 hours and Los Angeles air lines carrying 1.9 million passengers on 243 million miles. He claims fog harms all transport but planes will overcome it.
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Beverly Hills
Calif—M
Frank Ha
Buenos Aires
Argentina
Los Angeles
Kenosha County Official Named State Supervisor of Elementary Schools
Supervisor R. 5. Thienfeldt, longtime Kenosha county schools chief, has been appointed state supervisor of elementary schools. He has spent 12 years pushing higher standards for rural schools.
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R. 5. Thienfeldt
Kenosha County
Toledo Chevrolet Workers Vote On Peace Proposals
Crowds at the federal building in Toledo gathered to vote on company peace proposals that could end widespread auto workers strikes. About 33,000 Chevrolet and Fisher Body employees statewide were out of work, with 2,300 Toledo plant workers eligible to vote today. Union leaders urged a vote against proposals while the Independent Workers’ Society pressed for acceptance to restore jobs. Officials cautioned that a Toledo vote might not end strikes elsewhere as settlements depended on other plants.
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Toledo
Chevrolet Motor Company
Federal
Chevrolet
Fisher Body
General Motors
Francis J. Dillon
American Federation of Labor
Dillon
A. F. of L
Independent Workers' Society
Fred Seiger
United Automobile Workers Federal Union
Cleveland
Cincinnati
Edward F. McGrady
Perkins
Thomas J. Williams
Fisher Body Company
Detroit
Hopkins
Senate
Commerce Department
Two Men Sentenced Under Lindbergh Law
Harrisburg report states two Binghamton men Joseph Buckner aged 28 and Mathias Salasky aged 27 were convicted of two counts of kidnapping under the Lindbergh law and given 20 year prison terms each. They held up Alfred E. Douglas of Catasquua and Wilmer Allam of Hazleton and drove them into New York where they were released unharmed.
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Harrisburg
Binghamton, N. Y
Joseph Buckner
Mathias Salasky
Alfred E. Douglas
Catascuqua
Wilmer Allam
Hazleton
New York State
Assembly Votes Rule To Speed Up Session
Madison Wis The Assembly on Wednesday adopted a rules change by 71 to 25 to speed up the session. The rule requires immediate action on motions to reconsider previous actions, unlike normal rules which allow reconsideration over two or more days.
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Madison
Wis
Washington to centralized relief administration by July
U S planning to take command of state relief programs by July 1 with existing directors kept but answerable to Washington. Officials cite speed and uniform standards as aims while noting prior centralization in Civil Works. Hopkins reports show federal funds leverage and state tax pressures amid ongoing relief drive.
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Washington
Higen
Civil Works Administration
Huey P. Long
Louisiana
Harry L. Hopkins
Talmadge Hopkins
Eugene Talmadge
Georgia
Roosevelt
Illinois
Wlingis
Hopkins
Senate
FERA
Oldest Mother Question Sparks County Inquiry
The Tribune seeks information on La Crosse county's oldest mother. So far only one response notes a 92 year old woman. editors urge readers to submit names ages and addresses of any mothers older than 92.
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the Tribune
la Crosse County
Illinois Relief Crisis Near To Solution
Springfield ML The Illinois relief crisis nears a solution as the Legislature debates a sales tax increase from two to three percent to fund relief. Governor Horner backs the plan amid a mobilized crowd of five hundred demonstrators demanding tax parity between wealth and misery.
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Springfield
Iinois
Henry Horner
Horner
Ex Cuban radical Antonio Guiteras slain in Matanzas battle
Antonio Guiteras former secretary of the interior and noted Cuban radical was killed in a clash with soldiers at Matanzas on the north coast near Havana. One of his companions also died and two soldiers were killed in the morning fight. Guiteras, born in Philadelphia, helped install Grau San Martin’s short lived government.
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Antonio Guiteras
Mstanzas
Petrel
Cuba
Matanzaz
Ramon Valls
Associated Press
Guiteras
Valls
Matanzas
Sis
Ramon Grau San Martin
Philadelphia
Carlos Manuel de Cespedes
Grau
Presiyoen
Senate Votes Bill For Military Drill
Madison Wis The state senate passed the Nelson bill to make military training at the University of Wisconsin compulsory by a 20 to 9 vote. Progressives largely opposed with one new progressive senator joining the majority. debate lasted over an hour before third reading and passage under suspension of rules. A tactic to extend debate was blocked 16 to 14.
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Madison
Wis
Senate
Wisconsin Bar Association
State Senate
University of Wisconsin
Joseph McDermid
Ladysmith
Youth Accidentally Shot By Friend Near Brewery
Robert Kersten 15, son of Ida Kersten, was seriously wounded Tuesday evening when a 22 caliber rifle misfired while his friend Jerome Cycmanick 13 loaded a shell. Kersten walked to Fred Blank’s home for help and was taken to a hospital. doctors said his condition was not critical.
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Ida Kersten
Johnson Street
Jerome Cycmanick
Gund
Cycmanick
Deors
Kersten
Jerome
Cyemanick
Hobert
Wisconsin to Put 125000 Jobless Into Unified Relief Plan
President Roosevelt backs a Wisconsin work relief as a unified program aimed at employing 125,000 heads of families and individuals. The plan would combine federal state and municipal projects including roads flood control and sanitation, with about 148 million dollars allotted to Wisconsin if fully funded.
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Ruby A. Black
Q Tribune
Washington Correspondenty
Washington
Roosevelt
Wisconsin
Philip F. la Follette
Advisory Committee On
Badger
Jekes
Jsateanittas
la Follette
Riley Leads Action Against H E Wheaton In County Court
A. S. Riley, former La Crosse county sheriff, filed a criminal action in county court Wednesday against Herbert E. Wheaton of 320 North Eighth Street. Wheaton pleaded not guilty and a preliminary hearing is set with Judge Roy V. Ahström at 16 a.m. May 17. Wheaton is free on $500 bond pending the hearing. S. Taylor, local real estate dealer, faces embezzlement charges in a separate county court action started by Charles Schaller. Taylor stands charged on two counts for $2,500 and $241.93 and is held on $5,000 bond after the judge raised it from $3,020. His hearing is scheduled for 7 p.m. May 21.
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Herbert E. Wheaton
North Eighth Street
Riley
la Crosse County
Wheaton
Roy V. Ahlstrom
S. ¥. Taylor
Charles Schaller
Taylor
Schaller
Ronwedder Farm
Ahistrom
Bank Bill Provisions Approved By House
The House approved provisions of the omnibus banking bill to make permanent the temporary deposit insurance plan. The measure would keep the current insurance of bank deposits up to 5000 dollars and only one amendment was proposed to title one part of the bill.
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Washington
Child Escapes Injury After Fall Into Old Well
Two year old Robert Krause son of Mr and Mrs Fred Krause of 1018 Redfield Street fell eight feet into an old deserted well while playing with Kenneth Wrobel. A overturned box exposed the well and screams drew rescuers. Mrs Krause and Mrs Wrobel secured a ladder and pulled the child out unharmed.
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Robert
Fred Krause
Redfield Street
Kenneth Wiebel
Nurober
Hobert
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