Hoffman Will Refuse Hauptmann 2nd Reprieve
Trenton New Jersey March 12 AP Governor Harold G Hoffman announced he will not grant another reprieve for Bruno Hauptmann. The execution is set for the week of March 30 and hinges on possible new evidence from Dr John F Condon who paid 50000 of Lindberghs ransom. Condon returning from Panama vacation may influence the case as Hauptmanns counsel pursue further questioning.
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Trenton
N. J
Harold G. Hoffman
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
William S. Conklin
Hauptmann
Col
Charles A. Lindbergh
Dr. Condon
Jassie
Col. Lindbergh
New York
Court Upholds Water Project in Ohio Dam Plan
Ohio supreme court upheld the Muskin gum watershed conservancy district authority to proceed with the Bolivar Dam on Sandy Creek near East Sparta. It overruled United States Quarry Tile Co. of Stark County's bid to review a lower court ruling on the district's power to amend plans and take lands for flood rights.
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Columbus, CO
Mar
Ohio Supreme Court
Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District
Bolivar
Sandy Creek
East Sparta
United States Quarry Tile Co
Stark County
Special Conservancy Court
R. N. Wilkin
Conservancy District
Congress Debates Panama Canal Toll Revision and Tax Legislation
Senate debates the Panama Canal toll revision bill while the Banking Committee reviews unlisted securities trading on exchanges. House continues debate on the legislative appropriations bill. Interstate commerce committee meets on rural electrification and FTC expansion. Ways and Means subcommittee studies tax measures. Treasury post office supply bill approved at 975 million. Immigration committee weighs deportation of alien criminals.
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Senate
Banking Committee
House
Interstate Commerce Committee
Ways and Means
Treasury Post Office Department
Immigration Committee
Federal Trade Commission Authority
Prison Reform Proposal Seeks Island Colonies for Convicts
Representative Kenney proposes sending convicted federal prisoners to island colonies in the Aleutians Kahoolawe Niihau and San Clemente. He says the plan would save money and prepare criminals for pioneer life, with conditions resembling frontier living.
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Washington
Mar
Kenney
D.N. J
United States
Aleutians
Alaska
Kahoolawe
Niihau
San Clemente
California
Friction Grows Between Soviet Embassy and Tokyo
In Tokyo on March 12 AP reports renewed tension after the Feb 26 rebellion. The Soviet ambassador Constantine Youreneff protested to Japan’s foreign office over the arrests of three Japanese interpreters at the Soviet embassy amid suspicions following the uprising.
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Tokyo
Japan
Constantine Youreneff
PWA Workers Strike Halts Ravenna County Projects
A strike by union PWA workers halted operations on about 40 projects in Perms county. Treasurer George W. Sweede said 1,100 of 1,300 organized workers joined the walkout to push for wage increases.
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Ravenna
PWA
Perms County
George W. Sweede
Officers Wounded in Calvin Gunfight
Two officers were wounded last night near Calvin Oklahoma in a gun fight with two men who fled. Luke Chadwick the night constable was shot in the body and Bill Gaddy the deputy sheriff was wounded slightly.
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Calvin
Okla
Luke Chadwick
Bill Gaddy
Mother crushes child in Pike County tragedy
Police report a mother suffered an epileptic attack and collapsed onto her child at their home near Portsmouth in Pike County. Neighbors found the bodies later today, and Coroner Trego noted the fatal accident.
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Portsmouth
Crus
Pike County
Trego
Roosevelt Pledges Emergency Crop Loan Funds
President Roosevelt told the Senate agriculture committee he would provide 13 million dollars in emergency funds for crop production loans starting March 20 and could authorize up to 30 million dollars more as needed to support farmers.
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Washington
Mar
Roosevelt
Senate Agriculture Committee
Ruxton Implores Judge Over Crown's "Corner" Tactics
Dr Buck Ruxton sobbed and twisted a silk handkerchief as he pleaded with the judge during his murder trial in Manchester England. The physician denied being pressed by the Crown's cross examination about the blood stained suit linked to the disappearance of his wife and nursemaid.
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Manchester
Eng
Buck Ruxton
Ruxton
Hotel Parley Fails To Solve Delegate Problem
A hotel conference in Columbus ends without a decision on Roosevelt pledged delegates. Earl Hanefeld says no agreement yet with Cleveland in dispute led by W B Gongwert? Cuyahoga leader. Chas West to announce later. participants include Hanefeld West Gongwer Gov Davey and Francis Poulson.
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Columbus
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Cleveland
Earl Hanefeld
Democratic State Central Committee
W. B. Gongwer
Cuyahoga County
Hanefeld
Chas
West
Interior
Roosevelt
Gongwer
Martin L. Davey
Francis Poulson
Building strike stalemate as unions demand reemployment rights
New York march 12 AP Mounting hopes for settlement of the city wide building strike were dashed as union leaders insisted on reemployment rights before arbitration. James J Bambrick said no further talks until strikers may return to jobs. An impartial arbiter was agreed but settlement stalled by the reemployment issue.
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New York
James J. Bambrick
Building Service Employes Union
Spain Hit by New Disorders
In Madrid on March 12 AP reports a daring assassination attempt targeted Socialist deputy Prof. Luis Jiminez Asua as he left his home to attend law classes at Madrid University. A police escort was fatally wounded as 20 shots were fired. assailants fled.
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Madrid
Luis Jiminez Asua
Spain
Jiminez
Escaped chain gang convict captured in Cleveland
A 45 year old escaped chain gang convict Henry Perry from Decatur Georgia was held in jail in Cleveland. Detective Morris Guardy identified Perry and shot him in the leg as he attempted to flee from a rooming house where authorities were searching. Perry had been serving a life term for killing his wife and previously escaped by killing a guard in Georgia.
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Cleveland
Morris Guardy
Henry Perry
Decatur
Guardy
Perry
Georgia
Youth, 17, flees court then recaptured in Hamilton
Middleton Colorado AP report states William Johnson 17 escaped from a Hamilton courtroom Tuesday through a window and was recaptured within a day. His companion Paul Long 17 remains at Liberty with three others who await trial on auto theft charges.
First Lady Visits Dayton Urges World Peace Concepts
Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt, after addressing an audience in Cleveland, travels to Dayton to advocate mutual understanding among nations and a peace program. She proposes a global police force, world laws, a world court, and education for children on peace, warning against relying on neutrality legislation alone.
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Cleveland
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Dayton
Federal judge reins in senate probe over blanket subpoena
Chief Justice Alfred A. Wheat of the DC Supreme Court barred the Senate lobby committee from seizing mass telegraphic correspondence of a Chicago law firm via blanket subpoena. Senator Black called the ruling unconstitutional, signaling possible further court challenges. The decision could limit future congressional investigations if upheld.
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Washington
Senate
Alfred A. Wheat
District of Columbia Supreme Court
Chicago
Senator Black
D.ala
Day of Grace for 1935 Income Tax Returns
Taxpayers may file 1935 income tax returns by midnight the day after March 15 falls on Sunday. The first installment due date is moved to the following day, granting a one day grace period.
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Washington
Mar
Dr Wilmer Dead To March 12
William Holland Wilmer an early known eye specialist died today at his home in Ladin. The AP report states his death occurred and notes his medical contributions and status in the field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Holland Wilmer
Man Confesses Razor Murder in Three-State Chase
Washington County detectives say James McGinnis, 47, confessed to fatally stabbing Grace Ellen Gillespie, 19, in Avella after a multi state flight ending in Pittsburgh. He reportedly told authorities I don't know why I did it as the case unfolded.
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Washington
James McGinnis
Pittsburgh
Grace Ellen Gillespie
Avella
M. J. Powell
Washington County
Powell
McGinnis
Miss Gillespie
Floods Raze Bridge and Flood Highways Across East
Heavy rains and melting snow and ice flood rivers in the east and Midwest, washing away a bridge and inundating roads and farmland. The Housatonic overflow sweeps an old covered bridge at Cornwall Bridge Connecticut, as snow and debris clog White Mountains highways.
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Middlewest
White Mountains
New Hampshire
New England
Middle Atlantic States
Cornwall Bridge
Conn
Will It Hurt Doomed Man Asks Guard At Chair
Peacock entered the electrocution chamber and asked a guard if it would hurt. He had confessed to killing Mr and Mrs Hockfeld on Feb 4 1935 after they sought police help over a bought shoe dispute. He died at 8 10 PM with prison physician pronouncing him dead. Peacock was captured in San Francisco wearing the shoes linked to the crime.
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Peacock
Cincinnati
George Schattle
Morris Hockfeld
Schattle
George W. Keil
San Francisco
Hockfeld
Great Britain Moves Toward French Demands Over Locarno
Britain leans to accept French conditions on the Locarno minimates amid the crisis around the Rhine. France argues for an iron ring with Soviet Russia and Poland backing, while Flandin expresses confidence in the talks and warning against new peace treaties with Germany.
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Britain
Locarno
Fran
Adolf Hitler
Rhineland
Great Britain
France
Belgium
Italy
Hitler
Flandin
Pierre Etienne Flandin
Europe
English Channel
Asia
Arctic Ocean
Russia
Poland
Rhine
Laurelville octogenarian horseman contemplates quitting
Isaiah Tatman, 80, of Laurelville, may quit riding and driving fast horses after a Saturday accident left him with a broken collarbone. The veteran horseman announced he might retire from the hobby following the tumble.
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Isaiah Tatman
Laurelville
Mr. Tatman
Final day to file petitions for May primary race
Friday the 13th marks the last date for nominating petitions. By noon today about 25 candidates have filed, and if all proceed, Hocking County could list over 40 candidates in the May primary.
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Hocking County
Tricycle Incident Fells Harold Garlough in Cincinnati
Cincinnati coroner reports Harold Garlough died after his tricycle collided with a car. The jugular vein was severed by the car’s fender, leading to death within minutes. Coroner Frank Coppock Jr notes the incident occurred yesterday.
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Cincinnati
Harold Garlough
Frank Coppock, Jr
Propose More WPA Funds For Next Year
An AP report from Washington says a request for an additional 2.34 billion dollars in Works Progress Administration relief funds for the next financial year was presented to President Roosevelt at a United States conference of mayors.
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WPA
Washington
Mar
Roosevelt
United States Conference
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