New Jersey Pardon Fight Over Hauptmann Case Looms
Governor Hoffman faces a potential political upheaval as he vows to fight to save Bruno Hauptmann from the electric chair. The New York Evening Journal cites sources claiming Hoffman will seek to override the pardon board's decision despite its likely stance. The article notes Hoffman’s testy stance, his visit to Hauptmann in prison, and a jury poll reaffirming guilt.
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New York
New York Evening Journal
Harold G. Hoffman
New Jersey
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Bruno
Board of Pardons
Hoffman
Hauptmann
Trenton State Penitentiary
Court of Errors and Appeals
Lillie Hoffman
Governor Hoffmans Denial on Hauptmann Clemency Pledge
Governor Harold G Hoffman stated that he never pledged to save Bruno Hauptmann from the electric chair and did not express an opinion on Hauptmann guilt or innocence. He denied being advised he could commute the death sentence to life imprisonment without court consensus.
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Trenton
Harold G. Hoffman
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Hauptmann
Egbert Rosecrans
Court of Pardons
Hair Tonic Bandits Captured After Shootout in Indiana
Donald Joseph and Paul Pierce, the so called hair tonic bandits sought for questioning in the Anderson, Indiana policeman murder, were captured by Indiana state police near Milroy. Both were wounded and surrendered after a gun battle with Indianapolis detectives.
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Indianapolis
Donald Joseph
Paul Pierce
Anderson
Ind
Indiana
Milroy
Capitol
Charles R. Bird
Visen
Joseph
Sportsmen Plan Treasure Hunt in South Isles
A dozen wealthy sportsmen discuss a treasure expedition to the south isles with plans to start digging near Fernandina, Florida or Amelia Island by mid January. They train in gyms while yachts await to sail to harbor as the plan proceeds.
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South Isles
New York
Fernandina
Fla
Amelia Island
Anchorage
Renewal of milk strike expected in Louisiana
In Kentwood Louisiana and across Mississippi farmers prepare to resume protests over milk prices. The Dairy Farmers Protection League issues an ultimatum to New Orleans pasteurizers demanding 4 1/2 cents per quart. If refused, the strike could restart by December 15 after a three day grace period.
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Kentwood
Louisiana
Mississippi
Dairy Farmers’ Protective League
New Orleans
J. G. Atherton
Bolivar
Protective League
One Killed Two Hurt Near Rodessa Field
Marcus Spearman 30 of Rodessa died after a collision on Black Bayou bridge near Rodessa. Odis Spearman 17 suffered severe cuts while Blanch Spearman 15 had minor injuries. The crash involved a produce truck driven by D A Stover of Joplin Missouri. the car was demolished.
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Shreveport
Black Bayou
Rodessa
Marcus
Buddy Spearman
Odis Spearman
Blanch Spearman
D. A. Stover
Joplin
Assassination He Foresaw Comes to Minnesota Editor
Chinese reports from Kalgan say a Manchoukuan invasion with tanks and planes drove southeast Cha har special police into Kuyuan city. The police, overwhelmed, are said to be besieged as Manchoukuo forces seize more Chinese territory in Cha har province.
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Minnesota
Peiping
Manchoukuan
Chahari
Kuyan
Manchoukuo
Kalgan
Chahar
Kuyuan
16 BODIES TAKEN FROM COAL MINE NEAR ALBERTA FOOTHILLS
The bodies of 16 miners killed in a blast at the Lethbridge collieries limited mine were recovered as rescue chief J. Andrews began identifications. The tragedy, the province's first major coal mine disaster in decades, occurred near Coalhurst Alberta, ten miles from Lethbridge, just as workers prepared for night shift.
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Coalhurst
Alta
Alberta
J. Andrews
Lethbridge
Walmsley Authorized To Borrow To Pay Wages
New Orleans city commission approves Mayor T Semmes Walmsley borrowing 1.15 million dollars from four banks to cover salaries. The loan, at 5 percent interest for one year, will be repaid from uncollected taxes due this year, says Finance Commissioner A Miles Pratt.
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New Orleans
City Commission Council
T. Semmes Walmsley
A. Miles Pratt
Assassination of Minnesota Editor Liggett Stuns City
Walter Liggett, editor of a weekly Minnesota paper and foe of Gov Olson, was shot to death by a driver as he and his wife and child returned home. Police questioned Isadore Blumenfeld, tied to liquor interests, and reviewed a phone call between Liggett and Meyer Schuldberg, head of a liquor firm, who allegedly bet he was wrong and urged evidence be handed to authorities.
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Seventh Day Adventist Hospital
Dessye
Ethiopia
A. R. Stadin
Loma Linda
Calif
Associated Press
Minneapolis
Today
Walter Liggett
Stormy Petrel
Minnesota
Floyd B. Olson
Liggett
Marada
Isadore Blumenfeld
Kid Cahn
Charles F. Urschel
Blumenfeld
al Marxen
Meyer Schuldberg
Marxen
Schuldberg
Roosevelt Sees Better Days Ahead For Nation
President Roosevelt, en route to Washington, asserted at Toledo that better times are coming with improved living conditions and more business. He credited cooperation of all elements of the people for the nation’s approaching improvements.
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Roosevelt
Washington
White House
Congress
Toledo
Hearst Says Landon Is the One Man to Oppose New Deal
William Randolph Hearst arrived in Topeka and declared Governor Alf Landon is the one man who can unite opponents of the New Deal. He said Landon can be nominated by Republicans and elected, noting Landon has been progressing rapidly on the road to the 1936 nomination.
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Topeka
Kas
William Randolph Hearst
Alf M. Landon
Kansas
Landon
Hearst
California
Little Girl Donates Half Her Savings to Help Needy
A seven year old Sallie Sue Johnson sent 58 cents from her penny bank to the Good Fellows Fund after seeing The Empty Stocking in the Morning World. The note explains she wants no child to find an empty stocking on Christmas morning.
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Santa Claus
Monroe
West Monroe
Good Fellows Fund
Good Fellows
Sallie Sue Johnson
Cooperation of Utility Holding Firms Offered
Officials propose cooperation among utility holding firms to reduce multiplicity of suits under the act. The move aims to streamline regulatory actions and lessen legal fragmentation across departments.
Utilities Offer Quick Cooperation On Holding Company Suits
Philip K. Gadsden of the committee of public utility executives says utilities will cooperate with the government to reduce suits under the 1935 holding company act. He urges fast Supreme Court ruling on constitutionality to aid business recovery and avoid lengthy litigation.
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Philip K. Gadsden
Committee of Public Utility Executives
Attorney General
SEC
Gadsden
Supreme Court of the United States
Guns and Jacks Return to Louisiana Politics
Louisiana campaigns heat with guns and blackjacks headlines as L O Tait accuses officers of threats while distributing anti administration literature at a Jonesboro rally for Judge Richard Leche. Cleveland Dear charges opponents with fake wealth promises and cites oil land leases amid oil politics. Earl Long defends leases as legal and warns against illicit gains.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana
Huey Long
L. O. Tait
Jonesboro
Billy
Tait
Richard Leche
LeCompte
Cleveland Dear
Shreveport Club
O. K. Allen
Earl Long
Dear
Inauguration Plans for Mississippi Governor-Elect
A Biloxi mayor headed committee plans January 21 inauguration events for Governor-elect Hugh White. The program includes receptions at the executive mansion and capitol, an inaugural ball at the municipal auditorium, with national guards units and school bands attending. The oath will be administered at the capitol by Sydney Smith, chief justice of the state supreme court.
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Jackson
Miss
John A. O'Keefe
Biloxi
Hugh White
B. E. Jacobs
Wiley P. Harris
E H. Bradshaw
Executive Mansion
Capitol
National Guardsmen
Sydney Smith
State Supreme Court
Shirley Temple asks Santa for a midget auto
Hollywood December 10 Shirley Temple writes to Santa asking for a doll carriage bicycle rainy day games painting set and animal books If unavailable she even offers an autograph trade for a midget auto Santa will reportedly pass on the toy and Shirley will get the requested gifts from her mother Mrs George Temple says this will take time to arrive The child is expected to receive about 500 gifts from fans this year following last Christmas when dolls toys and novelties poured in from around the world.
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Hollywood
Calif
Shirley Temple
Santa Claus
North Pole
Ronald Colman
George Temple
Shirley
Supreme Court Hearing on States' Rights Tax Challenge
The Supreme Court heard Hoosac Mills case arguments denouncing processing levies as a regulatory exaction masquerading as a tax. George Pepper argued the tax is regulatory and not lawfully applied while Solicitor General Reed represented the government in a crowded marble courtroom.
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Washington
Supreme Court
George Wharton Pepper
Pennsylvania
Hoosac Mills Corporation
Massachusetts
New Deal
Stanley Reed
Pepper
Mills
Navy Conference Weighs World Tonnage Demands
An authoritative source says the international naval conference will start immediately on total tonnages of the world’s great fleets. Delegates at Clarence House aim to have Japan present its detailed demand to the next session with the United States Britain France and Italy.
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Associated Press
London
International Naval Conference
Clarence House
United States
Great Britain
France
Italy
Lad Ends Own Life When Old Dog Dies
Sacramento dispatch reports 14 year old Homer Lee shot himself in his room with a shotgun beside him. A bulldog, aged and dead, lay near as a note stated the boy and his pet will not return. The note read the world can go on without us.
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Lad
Old Dog
Sacramento
Calif
Homer Lee
British Cabinet Split Over Hoare Proposal Debates
Prime Minister Baldwin faces crossfire as the British cabinet remains divided on the Hoare proposal. RTA PFA 64 Aates details show no consensus reached.
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RTA Pfa
British cabinet rebels over Italo Ethiopian peace terms
London reports say Britain’s cabinet opposed foreign secretary Hoare on the peace plan with Laval. Paris talks resume while Geneva sanctions debate and oil embargo discussion are postponed. Government questions in Commons question finality of terms.
Peace Talks May Delay Oil Embargo Against Italy
In Geneva on December 10 an authoritative source said progress in French and British efforts to end the Italo-Ethiopian war could block further sanctions on Italy. A League of Nations official noted the 18 member committee might delay its Thursday meeting, as oil embargo talks threaten progress toward peace.
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Geneva
France
Great Britain
Italy
League of Nations
Committee of 18
Saloon Keeper And Son Exonerated In Slayings
In Kentwood Louisiana on December 10 a coroner said George Lanier Sr and his son Pyrus Lanier 20 were exonerated in the slaying of three Hughes brothers after they testified at an inquest that they acted after Rags Hughes pulled a gun in the saloon. Samuel Ricks a bystander was wounded and treated in New Orleans.
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Kentwood
George Lanier
Pyrus Lanier
L. L. Ricks
Laniers
Walter Hughes
H. Burke Hughes
Alton “Rags” Hughes
Rags
Ricks
Hughes Brothers
Samuel Ricks
New Orleans
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Sinisrmas
Orville Quinette
Russell Chatham
Dairymen’s League
Rodessa Field
Walmsley
Olson
J. S. Bloch
Gayle Monroe
Union
EM. Primmene
Werawees
News-Star—World Publishing Co
Eeeweere
Jennie Wooton, Jr
J. A. Whitaker
NAVY
Hoare
Baldwin
Devon Francis
Foreign Office
Paris
Samuel Hoare
Laval
House of Commons
Mussolini
League
Rome
East
Africa
Pierre Laval
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