British Indian seen as deity after Shanghai escape
Atma Singh a Sikh from British India survived a rope break on the scaffold in Shanghai. Officials said the rope snapped due to a steel beam edge, not tampering. Indian residents hailed the event as divine intervention and a reward from God. His wife Bhakur spoke of a divine sign as consular reports noted the decision to spare the death penalty.
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Atma Singh
British India
Shanghai
Atma Bingh
Bhakur
Shanghai International Settlement Police
Fae
Jush
John Drenan
Consular
Faz
Singh
Breathitt County Jail Quake Ties to Local Deaths
Attorney Moss Noble and spectator Howard Gore were injured by a bullet. Mrs. Wickline was moved to Hindman jail as Breathitt jail was deemed unsafe. Officials recalled a Christmas 1929 incident where Chester Fugate was killed while alleged murderers escaped custody. Suspects include Wickline’s associates and relatives, and neighbor Mrs. Haddix.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moss Noble
Howard Gore
William
Gabbard
Nations weigh naval limits and fortifications in Pacific
Britain plans to lay keel on two new battleships in 1937 while the United States holds 15 battleships and Japan 9. The Washington treaty limits and the Pacific fortifications status quo face renewal debates as the American position on Philippine fortifications and far eastern bases remains unsettled. Navy assets include 95 vessels totaling 288 215 tons.
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Great Britain
United States
Japan
Britain
Pacific
Washington
Tokyo
Philippine Islands
Block Lad Leaves Hospital After Serious Injury
Thomas Block an 11 year old boy seriously injured when struck by a car in front of his parents home has been moved from St Frances sanitarium to his West Monroe residence. Doctors say his condition is as satisfactory as possible but pneumonia risk and lung puncture keep outcome uncertain for about a month. The car was driven by Mrs. C Wharton Brown of Monroe who could not stop in time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Block
J. F. Block
Cypress Street
West Monroe
St. Francis Sanitarium
Hboy
Duce's Spain policy and Nazi Meetup Shape Franco Crisis
The article notes Mussolini urged a graceful withdrawal from Spain and hints Duce may sever ties with Franco. It reports Hitler plans to consult on Spain’s non intervention, with a Nazi leaders conference returning from Christmas. The showdown over freeing a seized Palos freight and passenger at Bilbao Harbor looms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mussolini
Spain
T. Duce
Francisco Franco
Hitler
Derfuehrer
Baron Konstantin von Neurath
Joachim von Ribbentrop
London
Palos
Bilbao
Congressmen seek new federal and state labor standards
O M a h o n e y proposes federal law to back state child labor rules and bar sale of out of state goods not meeting requirements. Officials cite a uniform unemployment system via federal payroll tax credits to states. Supreme Court rulings bolster such devices, while the president questions constitutional amendments. He met with Sidney Hillman on hours and wages tied to NRA invalidation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O'Mahoney
Supreme Court
Sidney Hillman
NRA
Unemployment Tax Projected At 2.5 Million For 1936
Louisiana Labor Commissioner B W Cason predicts 1936 unemployment compensation tax for employers will total 2 1/2 million dollars. The 1936 tax equals 9 tenths of 1 percent of payrolls, due January 15 to avoid delinquency and by January 31 to be deductible from the federal levy. Forms have been mailed. Employees pay nothing in 1936 but in 1937 will cover half of 1 percent of payrolls while employers pay 1.8 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baton Rougebla
B. W. Cason
Louisiana
Cason
States move to meet unemployment tax deadline
About 35 states cover 80 percent of unemployment taxes with 17 million workers under state and District of Columbia laws. Twelve states including Arkansas Florida Georgia Illinois Kansas Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada North Dakota Washington and Wyoming risk missing the deadline as federal tax rises to 2 percent January 1.
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District of Columbia
John G. Winant
Security Board
Arkansas
Florida
Georgia
Illinois
Kansas
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
North Dakota
Washington
Wyoming
Congress
Roosevelt
Wisconsin
Pope Suffering as Pontiff Remains Confined to Bed
Bulletin notes persistent circulatory stagnation and excruciating pain in the pope's left leg. Dr Milani and two physicians continue vigil in the papal sickroom as nights of sleeplessness wear the pope down. Clerical officials await formal guidance to direct Catholic prayers worldwide.
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Milani
Papal
Money belt tied to crash victim prompts inquest
Coroner Frank Nance says Markwell often carried 34 000 to 40 000 in gems and cash in a money belt but it is unclear if he wore it on the San Francisco trip. No trace of such a belt found in wreckage along Oak Mountain. An inquest will be held early next week.
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Frank Nance
Markwell
San Francisco
Oak Mountain
Old Maude
George
Elmer
Roman Links
Links
Millionaire’s ship redesigned for five passengers
Vanderbilt at 22, son of the Lusitania victim Alfred Gwynn Vanderbilt, studies ichthyology and hunts big game for the Philadelphia Academy of Natural Science. He recently returned from an African hunt with the largest gorilla in captivity presented to the Philadelphia institution. Cleveland, once Hearst’s private pilot, has traveled globally and last year rescued seven CCC members adrift on ice off the Carolina shore.
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Vanderbilt
Alfred Gwynn Vanderbilt
Philadelphia Academy of Natural Science
Philadelphia Institution
Cleveland
William Randolph Hearst
CCC
Carolina
Removal of Floyd County Jail Two Prevents Lynch Mob
In Rome Georgia on December 30 prompt action led to the removal of Frank Simpson aged 46 and Zola Dillard aged 32 from the Floyd county jail. A mob formed to seize the prisoners who had been held in Dalton on torch murder attempt charges against Walter Schneider. Sheriff M E Horton of Floyd county alerted deputies and Rome police, with Judge Claude Pittman in Cartersville coordinating by telephone.
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Rome
Floyd County
Frank Simpson
Zola Dillard
Dalton
Walter Schneider
Dalton Merchant
M. E. Horton
Whitfield County
Claude Pittman
Cartersville
Rayville Boys Missing Reported By Monroe Police
Monroe police asked the public to watch for two Rayville boys missing from home. One is short, stocky, bareheaded in a black jacket and dark trousers. The other is tall, wearing a brown jacket and dark trousers, last seen with a hat.
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Monroe
Rayville
University of Iowa medical school studies blood clotting process
Researchers at the University of Iowa medical school are seeking facts about the normal process of blood clotting in men and animals. The effort aims to deepen understanding of how clots form and stabilize in different biological systems.
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University of Iowa Medical School
Federal move to regulate interstate corporations and labor gains
The article notes a likely enactment of O Mahoney’s bill establishing regulatory power over interstate corporations to curb monopolies and protect labor. It also predicts passing of a Guffey coal control act, textile NRA, six hour rail labor day, and continued civil liberties reviews. Roosevelt's at hand decision on key New Deal measures remains pivotal.
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O’mahoney
Congress
la Follette
Supreme Court
Congressional
Washington
Roosevelt
Social Security
Wagner Labor
Holding Company
Securities and Exchange
Body of Heiress Returned to Home
The Minneapolis heiress Elizabeth Butterfield who vanished from Cos Cob Connecticut was found dead after leaping from the eighteenth floor of a hotel in New York City. She had checked in as Margaret Canfield of Brooklyn. Her body heads to Chicago for transfer to Minneapolis where funeral services will be held with family friends including Edward F. Dunne.
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New York
Minneapolis
Elizabeth Butterfield
Cos Cob, Conn
Chicago
Margaret Canfield
Brooklyn
Cos Cob
Edward F. Dunne
Illinois
Roosevelt supports daily presidential embargo decisions
The proposed amendment to set mandatory or discretionary embargo powers prompts debate. President Roosevelt urged daily chief executive decisions on bans and cautioned against labeling the action a civil war. He noted past munitions license requests during the Spanish war were withdrawn to honor the law.
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Roosevelt
State Department
Woman Wins Liars' Award in Chicago Contest
Mrs. Gale Barnhouse of Fowlerville Michigan won the 1936 Liars' Club medal for her tale of a monstrous mosquito that ravaged Michigan livestock. Absentia ceremony aired by radio as finalists from Attala Alabama and San Francisco pitched tall tales of tornadoes and fog.
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Chicago
Liars of the World
Gale Barnhouse
Fowlerville
Mich
Michigan
Burlington
Wis
Liars’ Club
Voters rush to sign poll books and verify receipts
Voters hurried to sign the poll books for the year and obtain receipts but some cannot locate them. Sheriff’s office received calls from those seeking a 1936 receipt possibly for a second time. Two receipts do not affect qualification to vote, as two yearly poll book receipts are required, like prior poll tax receipts. Neighbors helped Farmer J. J. Wallman after his team ran away by furnishing his winter wood supply.
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Sheriff's Office
J. J. Wallman
Filley, Neb
Fisher Body walkout and docked ships amid wider strikes
Fisher Body workers in Cleveland faced renewed efforts to end a walkout with several hundred employees still refusing a local settlement. Kansas City picket lines doubled at the Fisher Body plant with production denied on the truck line. In Virginia coal country 1100 miners joined a wage dispute protest around pitheads. In New Jersey the Dollar Line laid up its fleet as docked presidents Harrison ends service for 13 years. The National Park Service outlined a long range plan for Boulder Dam area recreation and education facilities.
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Cleveland—Labor Department
Fisher Body Company
Kansas City
Fisher Body
Ricelands
Southwest Virginia
Maritime
Jersey City
N. J
Dollar Line
Harrison
Far East
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Virginia Hotel
SDEPA
Bella Scherck Davidson “Woman’s Shop
Gomez
Miguel Mariano Gomez
Associated Press
Alice, Tex
Block Lad
DUCE
Jime
United Airlines
Edwin W. Blom
Union Air Terminal
Blom
Rayville Boys
Alice Dewey
Rudolph Mallina
Myrtle B. McGraw
Columbia University
City Hall
Mosauito
Tor
Cobbs Creek
Cootinestel Distilling Corporation
Philadelphia
Fisher Firm
National Park Service
Boulder Dam
Cobbs Creel
Dollar
Monroe, la
Louisiana Candy —& Cigar . Co., Inc
Vlesale Distributo
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