President Roosevelt to veto Patman bonus bill, Senate predicts
Washington reports indicate Senate backers of the Patman bonus bill expect a White House veto. The White House publicly states the veto will be upheld and urges Congress to support the veto. Administration officials reiterate no final decision on sending the bill to the president has been made.
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Washington
Senate
White House
Roosevelt
Howe
Congress
Stephen Early
Omnis
Femanin M. Aderson, Jr
Chase National Bank of New York
New Cacé
Senate Finance Committees
Gare
Okla Homan
Gore
Injunction Restrain Milwaukee Pickets in Wis
A temporary injunction was granted by Circuit Judge John J. Gregory restraining Stationery Engineers Union No. 301 from picketing the Sperry Candy Company and Foster Candy Company. Defendants were barred from interfering with company owners and customers. The union claimed both brands were the same. The action began February 14.
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Balwanker
Wis
UPH
Stationeary Enginerss
Uno No. 301
Barg and Foster Canny Company
John J. Gregory
Sperry Candy Company
Tay
Board Debates Sheriff Gun Purchase and Quarry Probe
The board referred to committees a plan to buy two high powered rifles for the sheriff and an investigation into a tax delinquent stone quarry project near Barre Mills. A salary increase for pension investigator Sal Burdick was discussed, with debate on rifle safety and caliber, and bids to be sought before any vote.
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Sheriff's Department
Barre Mills
Board of Supervisors
Sal Burdick
J. H. Moran
West Salem
Leonard Hanson
Seventh Ward
A. C. Rice
Nineteenth Ward
John Brinkman
Fifteenth Ward
Casper Johnson
Twelfth Ward
Edgar Kroner
Sixth Ward
Committee Backs Luxury Tax Bill
Madison Wis The assembly by committee on taxation Thursday recommended passage of Speaker J W Carows bill to substitute for general property taxes either levies upon luxuries amusements chain stores incomes estates and tobacco HS Halvorsen committee chair men said information from the tax commission and the legislative reference library supplied basis for estimates that the bill would raise 36000000 per year to replace the 40 per cent of present general property taxes by new state levies which would be redistributed to permit the state to assume the entire burden of roads and school The committee recommended adoption of a substitute amendment which revised rates of some of the numerous taxes the bill would impose and which widened its theater ticket tax to include all amusements except those given by schools and religious and charitable organizations The bill would levy a sales tax upon sporting goods cosmetics and several other types of merchandise.
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Madison, Wis
Assemby
J. W. Carow
HS. Halvorsen
Tax Commission
Legislative Reference Library
Bank Clearings Rise Week Over Week
Bank clearings for the week ending Thursday totaled 1 730 108.36 dollars, up from 1 523 733.08 dollars the same period last year. The financial data reflects year over year growth in activity and activity levels across the period.
Witness Recounts Talk With J. K. Kidder In Court
Clarence Van Hecker head of Van Hecker-McCloud advertising testified in the J. K. Kidder versus Dean Ladd Kidder case. He described a meeting after W. W. Kidder’s death, stating Joe and Tom planned to run Pyroil for Mrs. Kidder and that Joe would remain involved. He recalled a dinner at Mrs. Kidder’s home where Ice abruptly left the table.
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Clarence van Hecker
van Hecker-McCloud
Chicago
J. K. Kidder
Dean Ladd Kidder
Joseph K. Kidder
Kidder
Pyroil
Thomas Gantenbein
Mr. van Hecker
Brinkerhoft Agency
W. W. Kidder
Mr. Brinkerhoft
Brinkerhoff
van Hecker
W.V. Widder
Mr. Gantenbein
Joe
Police Captain Warns Dog Owners Over Roaming Pets
Police Captain Herman Hick cautioned dog owners to confine pets to protect property and beautified yards. He cited Wisconsin Chapter 174.02, saying owners or keepers are liable for damages caused by roaming dogs, while urging residents to keep pets off streets during planting season.
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Herman Hick
Wisconsin
Legislature Considers 30 Hour Week Plan in Wisconsin
Jackson Wisconsin Assemblyman Joe Robinson PR introduces a bill to limit work to six hours per day and twenty hours per week until July 1 1937 as emergency employment aid. Exemptions include farm labor nurses rain crews and others proven by the industrial commission.
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Jackson
Wis
Joe Robinson
Platteville
Industrial Commission
Lawrence of Arabia Hero Collides in England Motorcycle
Critically injured Col. T. E. Shaw, better known as Lawrence of Arabia, swerved his speeding motorcycle to avoid a boy on a bicycle near Wool, England, and was badly hurt. After World War I he expressed disappointment at Arabia’s lack of independence, then served 12 years in the Royal Air Force as Aircraftman T. E. Shaw, declining honors.
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Col
T. FE. Lawrence
Wool
England
Lawrence of Arabia
Turkey
Arabia
Royal Air Force
T. E. Shaw
Tomlinson Seeks Six New Speed Records In Flight
D W Tommy Tomlinson, co pilot Joseph E Bartles, and a 12 ton airliner depart Floyd Bennett field Brooklyn at 6 59 a m on a 43100 mile non stop triangular flight to set six national transport plane speed records over 1000 and 1600 kilometer legs with payloads and high altitude legs expected to last up to 16 17 hours. Washington announces first lap records with averages around 168 mph. In Seville Spanish aviator Pombo departs Villa de Cisneros planning a South Atlantic hop to Natal Brazil to reunite with Elena Rivera.
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New York
D. W
Tommy) Tomlinson
TWA
Floyd Bennett Field
Brooklyn
Tomlinson
Amee Washington
Norfolk
Joseph E. Bartles
C. S.T
Washington
National Aeronautic Association
D.W
Tommy) Tom~linson
Seville
Spain
Juan Ignacio Pombo
Villa de Cisneros
Rio de Oro
Mexico
D. F
Bathurst
Gammia
South Atlantic
Natal
Brazil
Pombo
Elena Rivera
Case Against Cashier Dismissed By Judge
Milwaukee banker H. A. Maurer former cashier of the Southern State bank had false entry charges dismissed by Judge Otto H. Breidenbach Wednesday. The case against Maurer was dropped as the docket moved on.
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Milwaukee
Wis
H. A. Maurer
Southern State Bank
Otto H. Breidenbach
Repeal Of Prohibition Law Leads In Georgia Referendum
Georgia voters faced a first test on repeal of the 27 year old prohibition law with an apparent statewide lead for repeal and a strong Chatham county showing in Savannah. Unofficial AP tabulations show repeal 72 438 to 4 308 with beer 61 057 to 4 118 and wines 53 270 to 46 143. Local option provisions await county actions before whiskey sales.
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Georgia
Atlanta
Chatham County
Savannah
Chatham
Spence Grayson
Associated Press
Talmsige
NRA plans two year extension and new codes
Washington President Roosevelt and the NRA board approved a seven point revised plan for a two year extension of recovery efforts. The program includes limited interstate scope, voluntary codes with wage and hour rules, safeguards against unfair practices, enforcement by injunctions, and hearings for small enterprises. House hearings begin next week as a substitute for the Senate extension. Senator Hastings pressed Wallace for data following the farm march dispute.
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Washington
Roosevelt
NRA
Senate
House
White House
Donald Richberg
Richberg
National Industrial Recovery Board
House Committee
Hastings
Wallace
Cal
Barker case nears conclusion in Bremer kidnapping trial
In St Paul Minnesota the government rebuttal in the Arthur Barker conspiracy trial over the 200000 Edward G Bremer kidnapping concluded shortly after noon Thursday. U S district attorney George F Sullivan opened the rebuttal after the defense rested. Motions to dismiss charges against John J Ross McLaughlin William Vidler and Philip Delaney were denied by Judge Joyce.
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John J
Ross) McLaughlin
William Vidler
Philip Delaney
Joyce
Robbery Aboard Ship Revealed In England
Southampton police sought aid in investigating a shipboard robbery aboard the Bremen after it sailed from New York on February 8. A male passenger was robbed of jewelry valued at 6,000 pounds, about $29,000, in the incident revealed Thursday.
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Southampton
Eng
Bremen
New York
Austrian Officials Find Concealed Arms
Police raid at the Reumannhof municipal apartments uncovers three machine guns 36 rifles many pistols and 5 000 rounds of ammunition hidden behind plaster in the basement Two men arrested.
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Vienna
Reumannhof
Billy Sunday Ordered To Take Complete Rest
Following a heart attack in Chattanooga Tennessee, Rev W A Sunday was ordered by physicians to take a complete rest. Dr W H Cheney said the evangelist was greatly improved but not well enough to return to the pulpit.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
W. A
W. H. Cheney
New Relief Program Explained With Pictures And Maps
Washington reports detail a sprawling new relief program setup drawn as a maze of diagrams and arrows. Federal projects originate in the principal department, then pass through multiple agencies before final allotment applications go to Frank Walker’s division for review and cross agency clearance.
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Dorothea J. Lewis
Tribune
Washington Bureau
Washington
National Emergency Council
States
Government Department of Agency
Frank Walker
Walker
Hoover Advises Congressmen To Abolish NRA Entirely
Former President Herbert Hoover urges Congress to abolish the National Recovery Administration entirely. He criticizes codes as anti competitive and bureaucratic, arguing they throttle recovery and harm small businesses and local communities. The NRA debate intensifies amid state relief stalemate in Illinois.
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Hoover
Stanford University
Calif
NRA
Herbert Hoover
House” of Representatives
Senate
Congress
Santa Clara Valley
Collge
Tomah District Gets Power Rate Reduction
The Wisconsin Power and Light Co will reduce rates by 10.6 percent, saving about 40 625 dollars annually for 2 190 factory and shop customers across Tomah and 10 other districts including Baraboo Fortage Berlin Ripon Beaver Dam Mineral Point Monroe Lake Geneva Janesville and Clintonville. Bect E Miller, secretary, announced after a rate hearing.
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Beaver Dam
Wis
Wisconsin Power and Light Company
Public Service Commission
Bect E. Miller
Tomah
Baraboo
Fortage
Berlin
Ripon
Mineral Point
Monroe
Lake Geneva
Janesville
Clintonville
Charge Against Kelly Dismissed At Madison
Judge A G Zimmerman dismissed the suit of Mrs Clara Bergum Madison for 500 damages against Senator Morley G Kelly Fond du Lac on an assault and battery charge. CYCLIST KILLED Milwaukee Henry Kiel iszkowski 22 was killed when his motorcycle crashed into a street car smashing windows and jailing passengers.
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Madison
Wis
A. G. Zimmerman
Clara Bergum
Morley G. Kelly
Fond du Lac
Milwaukee
Henry Kieliszkowski
Stock prices surge to high levels in year
New York stock market bulls pushed prices to the highest levels in nearly a year on Thursday as trading volume topped 2,000,000 shares. Leading issues rose about $1 to around $3 a share, marking a return to levels not seen since last July.
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New York
Wall Street
New Milwaukee Train Visits City Hiawatha spectacle draws crowds
The Hiawatha Milwaukee road’s new streamlined locomotive arrived in La Crosse on a regular run to the Twin Cities. Officials say the lateness may have been intentional but time should be made up. Thousands gathered along the tracks to watch the oil burning engine as it stopped for inspection and toured the new cars including a barroom coach and an observation car.
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Hiawatha
Milwaukee Road
la Crosse
Twin Cities
Milwaukee Tracks
Sparta
Milwaukee
Hiawath
Mauston
Golthreay
Proposed Cut Sent To FLR For Approval
Washington disclosure describes a framework for a $34.06 billion works program with a 30 percent cut in prevailing hourly wages on construction jobs. President Roosevelt’s approval pending. monthly payments could range from 16 to 86 dollars, averaging above 50, with regional and class wage scales under study. Hopkins to submit detailed rules. McCarran amendment defeated. federal control of municipal projects noted.
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Washington
White House
Roosevelt
South
New York City
Relief Administration
Lha White House
Harry L. Hopkins
Works Progress
Civilian Conservation Corps
Hopkins
PWA
McCarran
Senate
Will Rogers on money and taxes in Roosevelt era note
Beverly Hills letter writer Will Rogers discusses bonus payments to soldiers and argues for printing more money to jumpstart circulation. He predicts rapid two billion in transfers, notes rising taxes, and mocks Morgenthau’s defense of fiscal restraint in a wry, topical tone.
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Beverly Hills
Calif
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Carow
INRA
Billy Sunday
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State House of Representatives
Henry Horner
Emergency Relief Commission
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Jand Patrick Nash
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U. S
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