30 Day Reprieve For Hauptmann
Bruno Richard Hauptmann received a 30 day reprieve from Governor Hoffman delaying his execution for the Lindbergh kidnapping case. The reprieve requires re sentencing within weeks, with Hauptmann likely living about three months longer as authorities review new legal steps and potential confessions. Prosecution witnesses and officials reacted with varied emotions while defense attorneys prepared further actions.
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Trenton
N. J
Harold Hoffman
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
David T. Wilentz
Hauptmann
New Jersey
Charles A. Lindbergh, Jr
Supreme Court Denies Hauptmann Habeas Petition
Washington January 16 The supreme court refused to stay Hauptmanns execution with a writ of habeas corpus, denying his bid to delay the electric chair. The ruling ends efforts to halt his death despite prior appeals.
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United States Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Hauptmann
Washington
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Hoover speech in Lincoln foreshadows farm policy debate
Washington observers watch former President Hoover in Lincoln for an address on Roosevelt farm policies amid Republican hopes for an agricultural program. No personal candidacy talk by Hoover or Vandenberg. Knox and Ottinger back multi-candidate efforts while Tarak, Knutson, and Fish outline future campaigns. A separate report: Charles Langford, 28, Kansas City Kansas, arrested at Fort Leavenworth for impersonating an officer after stealing an overcoat, later found in air corps uniform.
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Jan
Herbert Hoover
Hoover
Lincoln
Neb
Roosevelt
Vandenberg
R-Mich
Col
Frank Knox
Chicago
Ilinnis
Michigan
New Hampshire
New York
Albert Ottinger
Kansas
Kansan
Ottinger
Tme
Tarak
Knutson
R-Minn
Fish
R-N.y
Nicholas Murray Butler
Columbia University
Army Post
Leavenworth
Kan
Frederick (Ilbreath
Command and General Staff School
Fort Leavenworth
Charles Langford
Kansas City
Gilbreath
U. S
J. K. Codding
Langford
Douglas County
Lawrence
Codding
Air Corp
Edgewood Arsenal
Maryland
Wyandotte High School
Erosion bill for substitute to AAA
Washington reports Roosevelt and lawmakers agreed on a substitute farm program to replace the AAA under soil erosion and soil conservation laws. Amendments to existing statutes will be pressed, plus funds to pay off AAA obligations. Senator Robinson announced progress after the White House conference. The plan aims to counteract the supreme court decision and align legislation with soil conservation goals as soon as possible. The session followed an $800 million bill to pay contracting farmers under the AAA moving through Congress.
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Roosevelt
AAA
Capitol Hill
Robinson
Arkansas
White House
Rulluson
Byrns
Smith
D.-S.c
Senate Agriculture Committee
Jones
D.-Texas
House Agriculture Committee
Cummings
Reed
Wallace
Morgenthau
Chester Davis
Fann
Congress
Discovery II search says plane sighted near Little America
The Discovery II rescue team reports a plane and a man seen at Little America and on the Bay of Whales while seeking Lincoln Ellsworth missing since November. The garbled wireless note delays full decoding, as the ship sails from Dunedin to resume the search.
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Bay of Whales
London
Dan
Discovery H
Lincoln Ellsworth
Little America
Discovery II
Discovery Committee
Herbert Hollick- Kenyon
Antarctica
Dundee Island
Cane Horn
Ross Sea
New Zealand
Dunedin
Gasoline Price Hikes Planned at Local Stations
Retail gasoline prices are set to rise by half a cent per gallon at most Lawrence service stations tomorrow. Two major firms issued orders to implement the increase with others expected to follow. Regular gasoline will be 17 4 cents, Ethyl 12 4, and third grade 16 4 cents per gallon.
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Lawrence
Beating at Peculiar Farm Targets Uncle of University Professor
William C. Coleman, 65, uncle of Prof. W C McNown, civil engineering professor at the University of Kansas, was beaten unconscious on his Peculiar Missouri farm three miles northeast. Found by a neighbor, he was taken to Harrisonville hospital. Robbery not believed to be motive. Tulsa announces Chet Benefiel named head football coach for next year. Elmer C Henderson will not return.
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W.C. McNown
University of Kanas
Peculiar
Harrisonville
Coleman
Beneficl
Tulsa
Okla
Elmer
Gus” Henderson
University of Tulsa
Board of Trustees
Chet Benefiel
Connally Attacks Nye Over Wilson Insult Charge
Washington January 16 Senator Connally charged that Nye chairman of the senate munitions committee had insulted Woodrow Wilson without justification. He said Nye was a poor leader to guide us out of war and accused the committee of flaring accusations against Wilson in 1919 regarding pre Paris conference plans. Connally emphasized he spoke as a senator not a party member and praised Wilson as towering above lesser figures.
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Nye
Senate Munitions Committee
Woodrow Wilson
Connally
D.- Tex
Senate
Wilson
North Dakota
Pike’s Peak
Refunds Ordered On Tax Escrow For Chicago Packers
Federal Judge John P. Barnes ordered the return of processing tax funds escrowed by five Chicago packing houses and a grain processor as they challenge the farm tax measure in court. Armour & Co and Thomas E. Wilson & Co won refunds, while Oscar Mayer & Co and others faced the broader ruling affecting the $55,000,000 on deposit. A related petition sought to require packers to disclose books, but the judge declined to determine who bore the tax burden, noting he could not act as an economist.
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Chicago
John P. Barnes
Carl Perkins
The
Treasury
Armour & Co
Thomas E. Wilson & Co
Oscar Mayer & Co
P. Brennan & Co
Miller & Hart
B. A. Eckert Milling Company
E. E. Matteson
Ladora
Iowa
Farmer
Rice Brothers
Barnes
Supreme Court
Louisiana Rice Millers
Philip L. Sullivan
Ickes Admits Mistake But Isn't Apologizing
Secretary Ickes said he was mistaken about three Hoover laws being struck down by the Supreme Court. He described Hoover as engaging in an extreme protest to spur public interest and refused to offer an apology in his letter responding to Hoover’s complaint.
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Hoover
Supreme Court
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Seecretary
Rochester
Borrow a Car Overtime
Two men took a 1932 Ford V8 coach from Hamilton Motor Co on a trial drive yesterday. They told salesman W E Kennard they sought a used car for their father’s approval. Police found the car about 3 AM in the 600 block on Vermont Street with two bent fenders and a flat tire after it had traveled 133 miles.
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Vermont Street
W. E. Kennard
The
Motor Company
W. O. Hamilton
Senate to take up bonus bill after delay request
Washington January 16 The senate agreed to start consideration of the baby bond bonus payment bill tomorrow after Republican Leader McNary urged a day’s delay for lawmakers to read the bill and committee report. Senator King proposed a substitute for cash now of the 20 year bonus certificates, estimated to save 1 billion dollars. Herbert Hoover predicts the 1936 campaign will be the greatest since 1860.
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Senate
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Harrison
D-Miss
Finance Committee
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King
Utah
A Hoover
Omaha
Neb
Herbert Hoover
Lincoln
Mans
Arthur Vandenberg
Michigan
New York
Baptist Church Honors Group of Older Members
The Baptist church hosted a dinner and fellowship program for about 20 members who joined before 1900. Ralph Allen Glenn Oatman and Joe Van siete performed, with E. L. Brown and Mrs Lillian Churchill sharing remarks. The next meeting is scheduled for February 19. In other news, bank clearings in 22 cities totaled 5 5?61,717,000 for the week ending January 15, a 0.6 percent drop from year ago, following a 25.0 percent week-to-week gain.
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The
Baptist Church
Ralph Allen
Glenn Oatman
Joe Vansiete
E. L. Brown
Lillian Churchill
Howard E. Koelb
New York
O Dun
Bradstreet
Roosevelt appoints William C Douglas to Securities Commission
President Roosevelt appointed William C Douglas of Connecticut to the Securities and Exchange Commission to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Joseph P Kennedy. Douglas, formerly with Yale Law and current director of the protective committee for the SEC, joins the agency amid the Kennedy departure.
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Washington
Roosevelt
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Connecticut
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Joseph P. Kennedy
Treasury deficit tops two billion in current year
The treasury deficit reached over two billion dollars for the first time in the fiscal year. As of January 14 the government had spent about 2.007 billion more than its income since July 1, with outlays near 4.028 billion and receipts about 2.020 billion. The prior year deficit stood at roughly 1.813 billion.
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Washington
Treasury
Fourth Nominee Seeks Approval for Douglas County Post
Mrs Mildred Davis Watson has been submitted to KERC today for approval as Douglas County poor commissioner and case supervisor following the board’s approval yesterday. She is the fourth nominee since Harold Baker’s withdrawal last November. Acting commissioner status remains with Miss Cecelia Robinson until January 26 pending KFRC approval.
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KERC
Douglas County
Board of County Commissioners
Harold Baker
Cecelia Robinson
KFRC
Watson
Court House
Topeka
Relief Clients Continue Their Siege at Ft. Scott
Relief workers at Bourbon county court house in Fort Scott Kansas continue their siege pressuring for higher wages. about 15 women and several children endured coughing from fumigation as authorities insisted on the shutdown. A 17 year old girl among protesters fell ill with diphtheria while John L. Babbitt led the group seeking 30 cents an hour turnout. The county offered one dollar per day with weekly work days scaled by family status and Sheriff C E Bulla kept peace without eviction.
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Kan
Bourbon County Court House
Court House
John L. Babbitt
C. E. Bulla
Former Governor Harvey Parnell Dies at 55 in Arkansas
Former Arkansas governor Harvey Parnell died of heart disease today in Little Rock hospital. He was 55 and had been in ill health since leaving office in 1932. Parnell served longer than any governor except Jeff Davis, having twice been elected to two year terms and filled Martineau's unexpired term in 1928.
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Ark
Harvey Parnell
Parnell
Arkansas
Jeff Davis
John E. Martineau
Martineau
Davis
Wise Judge Denies Edith Maxwell New Trial
Wise Virginia January 16 Judge H A Skeen denied a new trial to Edith Maxwell 21 year old mountain school teacher serving a 25 year penitentiary sentence for first degree murder of her father. The court ordered the verdict to be carried out and granted 60 days to appeal to the state supreme court. Miss Maxwell appeared distressed as her brother Earl sat with her.
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H. A. Skeen
Edith Maxwell
Miss Maxwell
Earl
State Supreme Court of Appeals
Aesepe
Three World Capitals Comment on Withdrawal of Japan
Three capitals react to Japan leaving the international naval conference. Washington sees budget pressure for bigger Navy. Tokyo’s Okada downplays a naval race while a high commander vows victory if needed. London, with the United States and Italy, pursues fleet limits without Japan. Admiral Nagano says Japan won't seek a naval race.
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Okada
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London
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Italy
Osami Nagano
Elbel forecasts stricter amateur rules in college sports
Ed Elbel told the Kiwanis club that subsidization of athletes will stay banned and rules will tighten despite talk of a new intercollegiate setup. He contrasted American and English views, recalled KU history, and noted the first Princeton Rutgers football game in 1869. Max Falkenstein and Don Jones of Cordley School spoke as Cordley P T A announced Haskell Marionette shows.
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Kiwanis Club
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Princeton
Rutgers
Max Falkenstein
Don Jones
Cordley School
Max
Haskell
Cordley P-T.a
Arkansas GOP in Kansas City weighs Landon meet
Kansas City January 16 Arkansas Republican leaders headed by Orson Cobb return from meeting Governor Alf Landon. Cobb reported GOP gains in Arkansas and said Democrats unsure amid new deal. He favored an uninstructed delegation to the national convention. Others in the group included Mrs Ida S Cobb C Lone J S Thompson Will Hodge Mrs Hodge and E G Sharp.
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Arkansas
Alf M. Landon
Kansas
Arkansans
Orson Cobb
Landon
Topeka
Cobb
Ida S. Cobb
C. Lone
Rogers
J. S. Thompson
Gravette
Will
Horner backs lie detector for 1934 Lindbergh ransom claim
Gov Henry Horner proposed that Stephen Spitz, jailed for fraud, respond under a lie detector about a 1934 meeting with Adolph Blaustein and Fred Mienk in New York who claimed $22,900 of Lindbergh ransom money. Spitz’s sentence ends tomorrow but a $1,040 fine remains. The nation faces farm relief bills as the Senate Agriculture Committee approves a 3000000000 program for AAA contracts and a 60000000 seed loan.
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Henry Horner
Stephen V. Spitz
Chicago Bridewell
Adolph Blaustein
Fred Mienk
New York
Spitz
Red Cross Holds Annual Meeting in Douglas County
About 100 attended the Douglas County Red Cross annual meeting and dinner at First Methodist Church. Albert Evans, assistant disaster relief director, spoke on disaster response and Red Cross work. Board of directors elected from Lawrence and surrounding townships, with detailed names and roles listed.
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Douglas County
Red Crass
First Methodist
Albert Evans
Red Cross
Fred Isaacs
Lawrence
Baldwin
Eudyra
H. G. Allphin
Mra
K. F. Abels
W. c Boardman
H. B. Chubb
C. J. Dodds
Harold Fisher
George Hedrick
Mars
W. R. Pendleton
John Selig
Neal Wherry
Seaton Endorsed By Riley County Republicans For Delegate
Riley County Republican central committee endorsed Fred A. Seaton for delegate to the national convention from Kansas fourth district. The vote occurred at a committee meeting held yesterday. The report notes Seaton as chairman of the Kansas Young Republicans.
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Kandan
Fred A. Seaton
Young Republican Clubs of
Kansas
Riley County Republican Central Committee
Kansas Weather Forecast and Roads Report
Cloudy weather with possible snow or rain tonight and Friday in eastern areas. Temperature rising in western and northern sections tonight and in extreme east Friday. Morning outlook: cloudy with fair conditions at Topeka and Pittsburg, rough at Emporia, Manhattan, and Ottawa. Douglas County roads rated good. Gas office record shows yesterday’s and today’s temperatures with today’s noon reading.
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