Kansas Senate Clears Attorney General Boynton of Impeachment
Topeka jan 28 ap the kansas senate acquitted Roland Boynton attorney general on all impeachment articles. votes ranged 16 24 2 3 and 19 21 on counts including failure to investigate irregularities with Ronald Finney and conspiracy to defraud. Fishman tribune reported acquittal before official verdict. Boynton and Willis French both faced impeachment but not for forgery ties.
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Topeka
Kansas Senate
Roland Boynton
Avai
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Senate
Jie
Ronald Finney
Hhab
Bone
Swith Finney
School Fund Commission
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Thes Senate
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Tribune
Emerz
Saver Spa
S.C. Bloss
The
Prosecution Board of Managers
Willis French
Lyon County
Rainbow
Kansas
Will J. French
House of Representatives
Attorney General Cleared After Impeachment Articles Vote
The attorney general was cleared of four impeachment articles passed by the house. The state senate acted as a court, heard the evidence, and delivered the verdict.
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House of Representatives
State Senate
Roll Call Votes On Impeachment Charges In Kansas Senate
Topeka January 25 AP Roll call votes show Kansas attorney general Roland Boynton acquitted on three of four articles. Article 1 conviction 16 for 24 against 40 senators total. Article 2 22 for 18 against. Article 3 for conviction 5 to 35. Article 4 19 for conviction 21 against.
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Topeka
State Senate
Roland Boynton
Kansas
Wich
Wages Rise as Tire Demand Surges in Rubber Industry
Akron AP report notes a mid-winter surge in tire demand prompting wage increases for about 40,000 workers at Goodyear Tire and Rubber, Firestone, General Tire, and B. F. Goodrich. Seiberling Rubber Co said it is raising wages too, though whether these are new increases or restoration of prior cuts remains unclear amid varied past adjustments.
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Goodyear
Tire & Rubber Co
Firestone Tire & Rubber Co
General Tire & Rubber Co
B. ¥. Goodrich Co
Seiberling Rubber’ Co
Weather forecast for Kansas with scattered cloudiness
Forecast calls for fair conditions tonight and Friday with rising temperatures, mainly clear in the morning and cloudy in Coffeyville and Pittsburg. West and north areas may see late-night changes with dirt roads affected in spots. Temperatures yesterday and today show typical daily highs and lows as reported.
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Kansas
Coffeyville
Pittsburg
Arkansas
Kansas prison board clears Warden and deputy in escape
Lansing Kan Jan 25 AP the Kansas prison board absolved Warden Lacey Simpson and deputy A J Graham of blame for last Friday escape by seven convicts. The panel gave preliminary findings to Gov Landon and blamed guard morale and experience. Two guards faced suspension or resignation amid ongoing reviews. Notable fugitives included Jim Clark and Frank Delmar, with others captured or killed. one convict injured was found in Kansas City. The board cited cell house reforms and one man guard changes as actions taken since the break.
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Lansing
Kan
Board of Administration
Lacey Simpson
A. J. Graham
Kansas
James M. Scott
Alf M. Landon
Scott
Simpson
Andrew Drennon
Eugene Vader
Jim Clark
Frank Delmar
Oklahoma
Lewis Dresser
Bob
Biz Boy
Brady
Paola
Possemens
Tommy McMahan
Fred Cody
Benjamin Young
Charles McArthur
Kansas City
Farley Revises Demo Committee Make-up
Postmaster General Farley, acting by president orders, reviews a Democratic National Committee list. He marks approvals and disapprovals, notes eight vacancies and expects more resignations. C Max Gardner from North Carolina resigned over conflicts with government law cases.
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Washington
Farley
Democratic National Committee
Roosevelt
National Committee
C. Max Gardner
North Carolina
Say Man Has Confessed to Capone Kidnap Plot
White Cloud Mich January 25 Sheriff William Bird said he has a confession from August Kahn 32 that Capone gang members in federal prisons planned to kidnap banker Harry Wolf Topeka Kan and other prominent men He said Kahn claimed gang membership and described an unsuccessful abduction with two others whose names were sent to Shawnee County Kansas He also said he was ordered to kill Muskegon oil operator H C Nelson upon arrival in Newaygo County January 13 He is jailed on illegal weapon charges and faces possible life sentence as an habitual criminal. Bank robbery tale follows with five men holding up Central National Bank Poteau Okla and escaping with about 1500.
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Mich
William Bird
Newaygo County
August Kahn
Capone Gang
Harry D. Wolf
Topeka
Kan
Kahn
Capone
Wolf
Shawnee County
Kansas
Newayco County
H.C. Nelson
Muskegon
Silver Group to Ask Amendments in Monetary Fight
In Washington on January 25 AP reports independents from both parties move to test a silver purchase and compulsory inflationary amendments to a new currency bill. They lack a clear majority as Hastings of Delaware accuses the administration plan of robbery. House Banking Committee plans hearings on a federal monetary authority to issue currency while Borah outlines a scheme using surplus gold and silver purchases to back a new money supply.
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Convicts Escape Kansas Pursuit Near ElDorado
Seven inmates fled Lansing state prison after a death escape attempt. Two identified as Jim Clark and Frank Delmar robbed Mound Ridge farmer Dick Mateye of 45 dollars and a suitcase, then fled toward Paola while deputies patrolled the area. Authorities seek Clark and Delmar as part of a wider manhunt involving other breakout leaders and possible vengeance missions.
Fog Cripples Traffic In London Amid Dense Smog
London traffic ground to a halt as a heavy fog delayed trains and buses, causing four deaths and many injuries. Omnibus and tram services were largely suspended. thousands of passengers were stranded at stations and streets were clogged with stalled private cars. Taxis refused fares as collisions increased and schedules were canceled.
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Streatham Common
Streatham Hill
Approve a Revision of Income Tax Rate
Washington January 25 The house ways and means committee approved a revision designed to add 26 million yearly. A flat 4 percent normal rate applies to net incomes over 4000, eliminating the 8 percent on 6000 and up, with a surtax beginning over 4000 net less exemptions. Rates rise to 59 percent on over 1 million, total reaching 68 percent for incomes above 1,001,000 including the normal rate.
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N.C
Boyd Near Jury as Wife Takes Stand in Bond Theft Trial
In Topeka the defense rested without calling Tom B. Boyd to testify in the $260,600 bonds embezzlement case. His wife testified yesterday about transfers from Ronald Finney, a confessed forger, who allegedly used deposits to finance speculative moves. The trial paused for instructions and will resume with closing arguments and jury deliberation planned for tomorrow morning.
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Tom’ B. Boyd
Treasury
Otis E.hungate
Boyd
Ronald Finney
Finney
Murray presses bid to oust Chief Justice and recall governor
Oklahoma City dispatch reports Governor Murray seeks to remove Chief Justice Fletcher Riley and elect Speaker Tom Anglin as governor. Murray’s bid faces doubt while a tax-avoidance edict is ruled unconstitutional. Attorney General ruled only the legislature can waive delinquent taxes. Burns also opposes salary cuts for officials as Murray attacks judiciary independence.
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Fletcher Riley
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France seeks fleet stronger than Italy and Germany
Paris Jan 25 AP Naval Minister Albert Sarraut urged building France a fleet exceeding Italy and Germany combined. He cited French tonnage already higher but noted Germany’s three new Deutschelands shift in quality. He called for a 26,000 ton sister ship Dunkirk and 250 million francs for floating aircraft bases to guard the Pacific, Madagascar and Indo China. Britain leads tonnage with 1,200,000 followed by the United States 1,100,000 Japan 800,000 France 666,000 Italy 500,900.
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County Meetings On Corn Hog Plan
Douglas county schedules 36 meetings next week to explain the federal corn hog program. Speakers include J A Terrell Wilson Counts Paul Brune A E Preston and J W Anderson. Meetings span towns with dates January 29 to February 4 at schools churches and courthouses to answer question and distribute contracts.
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Model School
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J. A.terrell
Tax Collections Ahead of Schedule in County
County Treasurer U. S. Learned announced that tax collections up to January 20 reached 50.36 percent of the year’s taxes. For 1933, year-end collections stood at 87.5 percent, with the first half just under 50 percent, so current receipts are ahead of schedule.
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Purse Lost on Raw Fiver Bridge Recovered by Conductor
Mrs. Womack misplaced a $42 purse between her home and the 800 block on Massachusetts Street Tuesday afternoon. It was found on the bridge by KL K railway conductor J. H. Lamberth and returned intact to her last night. He refused any reward.
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Publisher Miller Named to Kansas Public Works Board
A. Q. Miller publisher of the Belleville Telescope was appointed to the Kansas public works advisory board to succeed Ralph Snyder. Other Roosevelt appointees include Martin Miller of Fort Scott and Arthur Malott of Kansas City.
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Kan
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Roosevelt
Martin Miller
Fort Scott
Arthur “Malott
Kansas
C Ity
Negotiations suspended in Packer marketing talks
Secretary Wallace halted talks with the meat packing industry on a marketing agreement after discussions stalled. Officials said the proposed plan did not offer a path to higher livestock producer income, the administration’s primary aim. The American Institute of Meat Packers was notified of the stalemate.
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City to Close Voter Registration for School Bond Election
Registration for the February 6 school bond election will close Friday at 10 p.m. City Clerk A. E. Woestemeyer said 160 new registrations occurred in eight days, bringing city totals to 7,536 before the period. Election boards and polling places were named for the vote on the $80,000 bond to fund a new school building replacing the New York site.
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Greek Ships Seem Only Haven for Samuel Insull
Samuel Insull Sr, 74, former Chicago utilities operator, may spend his remaining life at sea aboard ships under the Greek flag. Greece plans to grant a laissez passer to leave the country by February, but no other nation offers asylum. Greek authorities will likely escort him to a ship, where he remains under the ship’s flag.
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Burglary Circuit Suspected Across Four Kansas Towns
Independence Kansas police believe a single burglar may be behind break ins in Chanute Winfield Wellington and Independence. Chief Paxon noted six break ins in Independence over the past year clustered between the seventeenth and twentieth of each month, mirroring patterns in the other towns.
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Pleads Guilty in Fatal Driving Case Near Beverly
R H Dengate of Salina pled guilty in justice court to intoxicated and driving while intoxicated in a crash near Beverly on December 21 1933 that killed Lilburn Arth of Kansas City Mo. He was fined 1 and 100 on the charges. Attorneys said Dengate planned to mortgage his Lucas property to pay the widow of the victim 32400.
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Pauline Frederick Weds Scarsdale Man in Beverly Hills
Pauline Frederick, 50, film and stage star, married Joseph A. Marman of Washington D C. The ceremony was reported from Scarsdale N Y with Frederick giving Beverly Hills as her address on El Camino Drive. She noted three prior marriages all ending in divorce.
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Airport runways pushed to finish by Feb eleventh
Grading of the Municipal airport main runway and adjacent apron is complete and workmen lay down cinders. B M Babb city engineer heads the $19000 civil works project. About 100 laborers will join 10 truck drivers and four foremen as improvements continue.
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New Orleans Mayor Enters Second Term After Victory
New Orleans mayor T Semmes Walmsley wins a four year term with a 15 747 plurality over John Klorer and Francis Williams. Official totals: Walmsley 47 753 Klorer 32 006 Williams 28 085 Holmes 412. Walmsley and Williams pledge to continue opposition to Senator Huey P Long as the city plans electric rate reductions.
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Huey P. Long
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John Klorer
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Oklahoma Braces As Cold Wave Recovers
Winter returned to Oklahoma with a brief cold spell. Early today many areas stayed below freezing while Northwestern Oklahoma bore the coldest winds with Woodward and Forgan around 20 degrees. Forecasters expect rising temperatures later.
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Fatal Yangtse steamer disaster leaves 216 dead
Shanghai reports say the Chinese steamer Weitung burned on January 21 in the Yangtse river, exploded and sank within minutes. Two hundred sixteen people perished or drowned, only 34 escaping. The loss is described as fatal by authorities.
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