Kansas impeachment trial witness refusals stun senate
Topeka Feb 5 AP Ronald Finney central figure in Kansas million dollar bogus bond scandal refused to testify in the impeachment trial of state auditor Will J French. The senate excused him by 22 to 18. Tom B Boyd former state treasurer also refused and was excused 22 to 17. Both were accompanied by attorneys who objected to witnesses. Debate over scope of testimony continued with several senators arguing for calling them.
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Senate
Finney and Boyd
Topeka
Kansas Senate
Will J. French
Ronald Zimis
Kansas
Tom Boyd
Charles. Miller
Tonganoxie
Shawnee County
Finney
Boyd
Clarence Miller
Miller
French
Roland
Boynton
William Schoen
Downs
Claude Bradney
Columbus
T. P. Skovgard
Greenleaf
Sen
Bender
Holton
Benson
Colby
McCarthy
Mankato
Hansen
Jamestown
Frost
Blue Rapids
Finneyama
Ronald Finney
J. N. ‘Tincher
Defense
Russell
J. E. Voorhees
Weather Forecast for Douglas County
Fair tonight and Tuesday mostly cloudy and warmer. Morning weather clear with good roads. Douglas County roads reported good. Gas Office Record shows yesterday evening seven, today’s morning and noon readings, with yesterday’s maximum and today’s minimum values.
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Haneas
Wesher
Douglas County
Relief and CWA Bill Passed by House
The House approved the administration plan totaling 2 950 000 000 for reliefs and CWA funding, sending it to the Senate with swift action intended. Debate was capped at 40 minutes and the vote stood 381 to 1, with Terrell of Texas opposing. After passage, the chamber began deliberations on extending crop production loans for the current calendar year.
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Washington
House
Senate
Terrell
Texas
Wadsworth
Riots feared as Daladier faces Parliament in Paris
In Paris on February 5 AP reports heavy troop reinforcements amid four planned demonstrations against Premier Edouard Daladier. Royalists war veterans and youth groups plan protests as Chiappe's ouster sparks clashes while Sibour readies to meet parliament.
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Paris
Edouard Daladier
M. Daladier
Jean Chiappe
Spahis
Chiapne
Bonnefoy Sibours
Chiappe
Boas
Paris War Veterans Association
Republic
Sibour
Alexandre Serge
Senate orders arrest of three more aviation officials
Washington February 5 The senate moved to arrest Harris M Hanshue L H Brittin and Gilbert L Girvin for contempt in the air mail probe. McCarran resolution also places William P MacCracken in contempt category. Warrant through the sergeant at arms returnable Friday noon. MacCracken free on bond. Frank J Ho Kane
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Washington
Senate
Air Mail
Black
McCarran
William P. MacCracken
Hoover
Air
Harris M. Hanshue
Western Air Express
L. H
MacCracken
Frank J. Ho- Kane
Farm hand admits burying employer near Cannelton
Ernest Wright, 32, a farm hand, told Prosecutor James Nix he buried the body of his employer Miss Alice Martin, a former circus performer, at her farm near Cannelton after she was killed last week. Investigators said Wright did not clearly admit to the murder. he surrendered this morning as Miss Martin’s body was found in a shallow grave Saturday.
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Cannelton
Ind
Febs
Ernest Wright
James Nix
Alice Martin
Here
Wright
Martin
Acting Postmaster Named for Florence Kentucky
Acting Postmaster at Florence Kentucky Walter S. Davis was appointed by the Post Office Department on February 5. The position is an acting postmaster role for Florence and was announced today. The Turner Coal Co, Ph 1010, appears in the source text.
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Florence
Washington
Post Office Department
Walter S. Davis
Ken
Yara
the Turner Coal Co
Relief Chief Discusses Kansas Emergency Aid System
John G. Stutz, head of Kansas Emergency Relief for eighteen months, spoke to Rotarians on relief methods, record keeping, and preventing abuse. He outlined role of centers for floaters and noted relief totals rose from 36,000 to 70,000 before declining with Civil Works. He warned continued relief depends on Congress and praised Kansas legislature for cooperative measures with federal aid.
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John G. Stutz
Kansas
Kansas Emergency Relief Committee
Civil Works Administration
Congress
Stutz
Japan tightens censorship on war talk in press
Tokyo reports the government began restricting war talk by suppressing a pamphlet and advising publication restraint. The move follows a Diet critique of a magazine interview with Vice Admiral Suetsugu and vows to control such publications in the future.
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Tokyo
Pacific
Kyosuke Fukumaga
United States
Honolulu
Fukunaga
Nobum_asa Suetsugu
Japan
America
Baron Tatsuo Yamato
Fear for safety of kidnapped St Paul banker Bremer
A grieving father Adolph Bremer, president of Jacob Schmidt Brewing, pleads for his son Edward G. Bremer to be released within three days as fears rise that the kidnapped banker may be dead. Edward was seized January 17, $200,000 ransom demanded, blood stains found in his abandoned car, no word from kidnappers for two weeks.
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St. Paul
Edward G. Bremer
Adolph Bremer
Jacob Schmidt Brewing Company
Ths
Elain
Young Bremer
Dillinger Arraigned in Crown Point Court
John Dillinger appeared in a criminal court in Crown Point Indiana chained to a deputy sheriff and guarded by guards as he faced a murder charge arraignment delayed until 9 am Friday. He was noted as a desperado wanted for numerous spectacular crimes.
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Dillinger
Crown Point
Ind
John Dillinger
Roosevelt weighs new laws on stock exchanges and securities act
President Roosevelt at the White House signals upcoming measures on stock exchange control and amendments to the securities act. He may push home loan bond protection and broader authority for home modernization loans, with policy statements and reports due to guide Congress this session.
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Washington
Roosevelt
White House
Capitol Hill
Home Loan Board
Congress
Capitol
Stolk
Roper
Ross T. McIntire
Still Faces Charge In Lynching Case At Missouri Jail
Walter Garton, a World War veteran, was acquitted of murder in the lynching of Lloyd Warner and freed of that charge. He still faces a count of malicious destruction of property for allegedly aiding in burning the Buchanan County jail during the mob attack on November 28. Six others remain indicted for murder in the case.
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St. Joseph
Walter Garton
Lloyd Warner
Garton
Buchanan County
Warner
Garten
Warren Orr Sawyers
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Washington
Missouri
Senator Fishman Voices Life in Russia and US at First Methodist
A large audience at First Methodist Church heard State Senator Simon Fishman recount his life from Russia to the United States. He noted his unfamiliar schooling but spoke with authority on public issues and criticized the Russia situation as lacking religion. He commented on Kansas Attorney General Roland Boynton’s Senate trial and expressed optimism about the country.
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Simon Fishman
First Methodist
Russia
United States
Senator Fishman
Tribune
America
Althoms
Fishman
Senate
Roland Boynton
Kansas
Merchants Gather for Mid West Retail Council in KC
Merchants meet in Kansas City for the Mid West Retail Council gathering this week. Paul E. Hurt of Trenton Mo says merchants have sold more clothes recently than at any time since 1929. Frank T. Sullivan of Lawrence, state commander of the American Legion, will attend a stag dinner hosted by Ottawa county Legionnaires in Minneapolis on February 12.
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Kansas City
Mid-West Retail Council
APJ
Mid-West Retail ‘Merchants Council
Paul E. Hurt
Trenton
Frank T. Sullivan
Lawrence
The
American Legion
Ottawa County Legionnaires
Minneapolis
Stock Market Index Report Closes Around 93.8
The average of 90 stocks finishes near 93.8 with trading activity noted. An ad-taker is contacted at phone number provided as 22 for placement.
Roosevelt to Stay Out of State Elections
White House officials state President Roosevelt will take no part in state or local elections. Secretary Stephen T. Early said Roosevelt did not endorse New York Senate contender Royal S. Copeland and only approved Conway's resignation as state director of the national emergency council. The president’s stance aligns with his call to remove politics from the national recovery campaign.
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Washington
White House
Roosevelt
Thomas F. Conway
New York
Senate
Stephen T. Early
New York Senate
Royal S. Copeland
Conway
National Emergency Council
National Recovery
Mr. Conway
Appointment of J H Nelson as acting associate dean
J H Nelson professor of English at the University of Kansas was named acting associate dean of the college of liberal arts and sciences for the spring semester, succeeding Paul B Lawson after the death of Dean J G Brandt. He has served as secretary of the graduate school administrative committee and chairs the German exchange scholarships group.
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J. H. Nelson
University of Kansas
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
E. Dh. Lindsey
Paul 8. Lawson
Josenh G. Brandt
Nelson
Jayhawker
Rutherfordton County
North Carolina
Spartanburg
S. G
Wofford College
Reserve Officers Training Service
Cornell
Europe
Oxford University
F.C. Prescott
Sewanee Review
South Atlantic Quarterly
New York Times
Cornell Alumni News
Acacia Fraternity
He Marriel
Kathryn Langmade
Fine Arts
Oberlin
Kan
Long Must Defend $500000 Libel Suit in DC Court
Washington February 5 AP The DC court of appeals ruled Senator Long must defend a $500000 civil libel suit filed by Samuel T Ansell former counsel to the senate committee that investigated the Overton D election The decision holds constitutional protection against arrest does not cover service of civil suits as long as no detention occurs Two other suits accuse Long of slander over a floor speech and he allegedly circulated copies of the record The ruling also notes the immunity claimed from prosecution during sessions does not apply to civil process
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Washington
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Long
Samuel T. Ansell
Senate Committee
Overton D
Senate
House
Congress
Court of Appeals
Lon
Ansell
Congressional Record
February Term Opens as Judge Means Presides
The February term opens in district court before Judge Hugh Means with arraignments and parole reports occupying the morning. Six defendants face jury trials starting Monday February 12, while two guilty pleas are recorded for fourth degree arson and petit larceny. Several cases are dismissed, including forgery and wife and child desertion, and a duck blind trespass matter is withdrawn due to illness of the key witness. Kenner Myers to be tried February 15 for murder. other trials scheduled for February 12.
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Hugh Means
Bar Association
Lee W. Scott
Elmer Barnes
R. B. Stevens
Charles Thomas
B. P.davis
W. A. Andre
Jefferson County
Fred Shimmons
Lawrence
Mr. Stevens
Davis
Home Owners Loan Corporation
Means
Stevens
Mr. Shimmons
E. B. Suttles
Melvin Hill
Co. W. Miller
Ernest Crosby
Jake Bidinger
Kanwaka Township
Altomes
Eiling
Idinger
Hill, Suttles
Crosby
Miller
Bidingers
Kenner Myers
Kenner Myers Myers
State Reformatory
Hutchinson
Myers
H. O. Jones
Lyons Street
Donald Harding
James Scott, Jr
Jones
Clifford Russell
Highway 10
State Will Seek Dismissal of Other Lynching Cases
Jefferson City Mo Feb 5 AP State will not pursue convictions against defendants in the Lloyd Warner lynching in St Joseph and will seek dismissal of all related cases in Buchanan county circuit court. Judge J V Gaddy said he will not oppose dismissal when the state recommends it and that such action aligns with his policy.
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Jefferson City
Missouri
Lloyd Warner
St. Joseph
Geneal Roy McKittrick
McKittrick
William 0. Sawyers
Franklin Reagan
Frank L. Kirtley
Buchanan County
Eam
J. V Gaddy
St. Joseph, Mo
J. V. Gaddy
Walter Garton
Gaddy
Supreme Court Drops All Pending Federal Prohibition Cases
The U S Supreme Court ruled unanimously that all ongoing federal prohibition cases must be wiped from dockets due to repeal of the Eighteenth Amendment. The decision affects indictments and convictions on appeal, discharging defendants in a North Carolina case and potentially dismissing about 13 400 cases nationwide.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Congress
Hayes
Middle District of
North Carolina
James C. Biggs
Couyst
Plan 10 Meetings on Corn Hog Allotment Contracts
Douglas county farmers may sign corn hog allotment contracts at ten sign up meetings this Thursday and Friday. Each day 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Bring forms to complete contracts and related worksheets. County committee members will answer questions during sessions at Grant Oakridge Wakarusa Lecompton Kanwaka Clinton Marion Palmyra Palmyra etc.
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Douglas County
J.A. Terrell
Grant—Oakridge School
Wakarusa
County Court House
Lecompton
Lecompton High School
Kanwaka
Kanwaka Hall
Clinton— Clinton Church
Marion
Marion Center
Palmyra
Black Jack
Vinland Grange
Eudora
Willow Springe
Willow Springs
Wesley Foundation of KU elects officers and plans for 1934
Wesley Foundation of the University of Kansas re elected officers for the coming year and adopted a budget. The annual meeting outlined plans for 1934. Attending from out of town were Motter Thompson Weatherby Keve Zook Buck Durham Platt Hubbard Switzer. Local members included Hunt Weatherby Boyce Hay Chambers Latimer Engel Russe l.
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Wesley Foundation
University of Kansas
Methodist Episecopal Church
K. U
H. H. Motter
Topekas
Gordon B. Thompson
Topeka
Wiley A. Keve
Kansas City
Kan
M. E. Church
B. Zook
E. R. Buck
Abilene
Paul S
Durham
Kaw
Stanley Platt
Coffeyville
William A. Hubbard
Baxter Springs
D. H. Sw
Abandon Rail Branch Despite Protest
The Interstate Commerce Commission authorized the St. Louis San Francisco Railway to abandon its eight mile Olathe to Stanley branch in Kansas. Residents of Stanley and Morse protested the move, with the commission noting the stations are about 20 miles from Kansas City and that service has been irregular due to light construction and poor condition.
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Washington
St. Louis-San Francisco Railway Company
Interstate Commerce Commission
Olathe
Kan
Stanley
Morse
Kansas City
Trafic
Ickes Proposes Oil Taxes to Fund Oil Administration
Secretary Ickes proposed a pair of oil taxes to the House Ways and Means Committee, a tenth of a cent per barrel at the well and another tenth at the refinery. He said the plan could raise about $1,750,000 to finance the oil administration.
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Washington
House
Ways, and Means
Ickes
Oil Administration
Paving plan changes eyed to curb disruption on Massachusetts project
City commissioners urged Commissioner Constant and city engineer Babb to press the project superintendent for a paving plan that minimizes business and resident disruption on Massachusetts. They suggested following brick removal with limited block closures, rerouting traffic and signs to the business district, and keeping main street traffic as much as possible during detours.
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Massachusetts
City Come Mission
J. Constant
B. M. Babb
Altho
Babb
L. G. Carter
Tennessee
Kentucky
Lincoln Burnett Protests Fees Waiver in Student Aid Plan
Chancellor B A Burnett of the University of Nebraska telegraphed a protest to Federal Relief Administrator Harry Hopkins against plans for student work reliefs that would require institutions to waive all fees. He noted a similar protest by Kansas and possible other schools, warning many students would lose ability to stay in school without outside aid, while the board may lack both authority and funds.
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Lincoln
Neb
B. A. Burnett
The
University & “Nebraska Today
Rellief
Harry L. Hopkins
Collec
University of Kansas
Brarnett
Board of Regents
E. H. Lindley
Kansas Coleges
Washington
Mt. Oread
Citizens Vote on Bond Proposal Tomorrow
Citizens will vote in a special election tomorrow on an $80,000 school bond proposal to replace New York School. Polls open from morning until 6 PM at regular polling places with single election boards.
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Lawrence Board of Education
New York ‘School
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Voorhees
Rotary
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Securities
Rule Long
Ottawa
Guy
Landon
Baternoon
Baldwin
M. E
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War Department
Fort Leavenworth
United States Gypsum Company
Chicago
Hamilton’s
Wesley
Commission
Fire Department
Nebraska
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