17 Feb 1935
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Newspaper
Monroe Morning World
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1935
Page
1
Arthur Brisbane discusses public interest in the Bruno Hauptmann case and the sensational headlines around the era. The piece, dated 1935, reflects media attitudes toward crime reporting and societal fascination with high profile trials.
Imaginative Hauptmann theories swirl as a lawyer predicts a 1,000,000 dollar donor pool to win Hauptmann's release. Hauptmann faces death in Trenton as debates about accomplices, mobs, and punishment unfold amid labor strife and폭폭.
In Jefferson Ohio on February 16 a three year old girl Rita Margaret Lent was found dead in a Muddy country lane about a mile from her home. The body of a 16 year old boy Everett Gosnell was found while he walked to a wood cutting. Rita wandered from her farm home in November with police deputy Sheriff Roy Ritter saying they appeared to have died six weeks prior. The body was taken to Jefferson for autopsy and the mother Oliva Lent was questioned amid tears and speculation of kidnapping.
Alienist testimony on Phil Kennamer’s sanity was blocked as a key medical opinion in a Tulsa killing case. Judge Hurst postponed ruling. ex-chief justice Mason testified on irrational behavior, while Kennamer claimed self defense against an extortion plot involving Virginia Wilcox.
Codes And Rossi pursue a non stop record on a Buenos Aires air hop. They race for speed across the South Atlantic aiming to set a new endurance mark.
The French team in the Joseph Le Brix began a nonstop attempt from Is tres and Port Etienne to set a new distance record over the Atlantic towards Buenos Aires. Codos and Rossi launched from Etienne at 6 36 am local on the LeBrix after earlier New York to Syria flight, and their radio bulletins show an average speed around 105 mph as they head toward the 6 875 mile goal.
In Alipore India February 16 two of four defendants in a high profile germ case were sentenced for passing while two doctors were acquitted. Amarendra Nath Pandey died after a plague injection and his step brother Benengd ra Nath Pandey cared for him.
Washington officials and markets brace for a possible Supreme Court ruling after the court held with no public statement. Attorney General Cummings canceled Palm Beach travel, stock exchange leaders prepared for a quick market response, and analysts weighed the impact of an imminent opinion.
Lieutenant Bolster testified at a naval court of inquiry that failure of the upper fin likely caused the Macon dirigible to plunge into the Pacific with two lives lost. He noted reinforced fins could still fail while the hull remained intact and described fabric tearing as a possible but not sole cause.
R E Young of Bastrop replaces J W Worthington as district manager in Monroe Louisiana with H R Bishop visiting to oversee the transitions. C B Love transfers from Columbia to Monroe to replace Julius Kahn as interviewer while Worthington shifts to Bastrop. Mr Young moves to Monroe with his family. he previously taught in Calhoun and worked with his paving contractor father.
In Baltimore on February 16 judge Eugene O Dunne ruled that 16 year old Henry Grob and Theodore Jones may keep a trove of 3 558 gold coins valued at 11 427 50 face and 28 872 numismatic, to be held in escrow pending appeals. The boys plan to use proceeds for their families and education.
Contractors Robinson and Young of Baton Rouge plan immediate work on the Sicard overpass over the Missouri Pacific railroad. The project includes 12 reinforced concrete spans, road embankments, and concrete paving with wage scales set for skilled and unskilled labor. The Louisville avenue widening and Brown Paper mill road projects are also awarded to Long Sullivan and Haggarty and Central Construction, with ongoing progress noted.
Secretary Ickes pledged rapid delivery of Postmaster General Farley business data to the Senate. He said they are combing files and will send the papers as soon as assembled after a late request following a four day campaign by Senator Long. Ickes spoke after a morning Roosevelt White House meeting. Louis R. Gravis aided the data gathering.
Raymond Hamilton, 22, once allied with Clyde Barrow, raided a Beaumont national guard armory stealing eight sub machines guns and 3600 rounds. He was identified by fingerprints and linked to a prison guard killing at Eastham prison.
James C. Jacobus a 28 year old Rayville newlywed lay near death in Charity hospital after attempting to hang himself in the Franklin Parish jail. He had recently married Jane Starling and faced job troubles and a bad check complaint from his father in law before tying a makeshift rope to a window and falling. The rope broke and officials say he suffered a spinal injury and possible skull fracture.
London reports Britain France and Italy have formed an Anglo French accord to preserve peace in Europe until confidence returns. The plan, drafted in London, seeks an inclusive security pact and notes Hitler's noncommittal reply. Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald is credited with conceiving the scheme and Sir John Simon with executing it.
Governor of New Jersey receives a threat note as Hauptmann is admitted. About 600 prisoners join a hubbub caused by three inmates, creating a tense scene at the entrance.
Bruno Richard Hauptmann entered the New Jersey state prison death house amid boos from inmates and tense guards as attorneys pressed to stay his execution for the Lindbergh baby kidnapping murder. He requested a Bible and a picture of his wife and child, and was promised a different cigars box. Governor Hoffman's office later released a letter threatening self harm.
In Rome Premier Mussolini urged all mobilized Italians to be ready as Ethiopian tensions flare. He hailed the blackshirts volunteering for Africa, praised troops bound for Eritrea and Somaliland, and confirmed large-scale mobilization ahead of Italy’s east African actions.
Lee Emmett Thomas, 68, former Shreveport mayor and prominent Louisiana politician, died in New Orleans after months of illness. He served as speaker of the Louisiana House, bank examiner, bank commissioner, and led the Continental Bank and Trust Co. He was a longtime Mason official and former grand master of the state lodge. His body returned to Shreveport for funeral services.
Rogers has his say describes Wiley Post preparing for a hazardous aviation hop at 35,000 feet. The veteran notes that eight hours on oxygen and a belly landing pose unique dangers. The old ship, five years old, has circled the globe twice, with more perilous progress expected.
Berlin reports a sensational spy plot on trial for life involving two women, one a social figure, and Polish baron George Sosnowsky. Rumors say Hitler may decide their fate as Germany faces alleged military secrets shared with Poland. A Berlin baroness named or linked is described as highly prominent, with officials cautious on identity.
In Vienna Flo ridsdorf shots rang out as Socialist youths protesting government orders clashed with police. Police returned fire and eight demonstrators were arrested after the confrontation that followed artillery bombardments a year ago in the civil conflict.
Townsend seeks to convince the Senate Finance Committee that his 200 monthly pension plan can cure economic ills. He faces hostile senators and laughter from spectators as discussions focus on costs, the two percent transactions tax, and how many workers over 60 would leave jobs to fund the program.
Weather notes from the south show springlike trends with mild to warm conditions in most states as snow flurries appeared in Arkansas. Temperatures ranged from 32 in Fayetteville to 78 in New Orleans, with Atlanta at 66 and Birmingham at 68 as a cold snap edges in for the weekend.
William Green of the American Federation of Labor urged the Senate to reject the McCarran wage amendment to the $4.88 billion work relief bill. He argued the plan would let the president set local relief wages, a change many administration leaders fear could sink the measure.
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