New Deal Tries To Hold Federal Cap On Hot Oil
Washington reports the New Deal seeks to keep a federal lid on hot oil despite the Supreme Court voiding part of the NIRA. Ickes vows to regulate hot oil by all means, while Congress weighs new legislation to restore federal help and curb chaos in oil markets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEW Deal
Washington
Supreme Court
Capitol Hill
High Tribunal
Adams
Colorado
Sol
Congress
Ickes
NIRA
Great East Texas
New York
High Court
Cole
Maryland
House
Justice Cardozo
Donald R. Richberg
Roosevelt
Borah
Republican
Idaho
NRA
Rivers Daily Stages Flood Present 24 Hour Stage
River forecast shows a 24 hour flood stage at multiple river gauges with rising levels. Officials warn residents near low lying areas to prepare and monitor stage changes as rainfall continues.
Royal Couple to Separate
Royalists in Paris report an amicable separation arranged in London for former King Alfonso and Queen Victoria. No annulment. legal separation to divide property, driven by Alfonso’s large expenses and to preserve Victoria’s fortune. The move could affect her attendance at Princess Beatrice’s Rome marriage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Alfonso
Victoria
London
Afonso
Beatrice
Allesandro Torlonia
Rome
Hitch hiker terrier rides West Monroe man to Delhi
West Monroe resident J. G. Cobb recounts unknowingly carrying a wire haired terrier to Delhi after spotting the dog near a DeSiard street store. The terrier belonged to a Delhi resident and rode on Cobb’s running board before alighting at the destination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. G. Cobb
West Monroe
Delhi
DeSiard Street
Square Deal Dealers Ask For Money
Baton Rouge leaders appeal for national donations to curb Huey P. Long’s dictatorship in Louisiana. Ernest Bourgeois and Chester St Amant urge citizens in and out of state to contribute as a test of resolve to stop the cancerous growth of dictatorship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baton Rouge
Louisiana
Square Deal Association
Huey P. Long
Ernest Bourgeois
Chester St. Amant
A J O Keefe Jr Named Health Board Attorney
Dr J A O Hara announced Arthur J O Keefe Jr former assistant city attorney and son of former Mayor O Keefe has been appointed assistant attorney for the state board of health in New Orleans. The appointment signals legal support for the board through the health department work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
J. A. O'Hara
State Board of Health
Arthur J. O’keefe, Jr
O'Keefe
Value of Crops In Two States Shows Increase
Louisiana and Mississippi crop values rose in 1934 with Louisiana at 91.9 million and Mississippi at 141.4 million. Cotton led Mississippi with 72.7 million, while U.S. total crop value reached 4.78 billion. December 1 prices anchor most estimates. gains span corn, cottonseed, hay, sweet potatoes, and sugar cane syrup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Louisiana
Mississippi
D. A. McCandliss
Federal Agricultural Statistician
Gulfport
Miss
Crop Reporting Board
United States
Taxes Jump 42 Percent as Government Revenue Rises
Washington January 8. A 42 percent rise in internal revenue taxes for the fiscal year ended June 30 shows total collections of 2 300 816 308 dollars. Income tax receipts rose about 9 percent to 817 025 339.72 while miscellaneous revenue climbed 70 percent to 1 483 790 969.19 due to new taxes on capital stock and dividends, excess profits, gas, and liquor after repeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
The
Treasury
Internal Revenue Bureau
NIRA
Boswell Sisters Face $7300 Damages Suit in New Orleans
The Boswell Sisters on a New Orleans home visit are sued for 7300 dollars for alleged non performance of a 1926 contract to vocalize for a silent film behind screens. Plaintiff Joseph J Davila, a local salesman and songwriter, says the act was shown in 23 theaters before Martha left after a baby was born and the trio went to New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Boswell Sisters
Joseph J. Davila
Martha
Connie
Vet
New York
U S Saarlanders Arrive to Ballot in Big Plebiscite
In Saarbrucken Saar Basin Territory 380 American Saarlanders arrive to vote next Sunday amid a mass Nazi rally of 15 000 at the railway station. Nazi leaders issue ten commandments to regulate voter conduct during the January 13 plebiscite aiming to suppress dissent and avoid disqualification of voters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saarbruecken
Saar Basin
Katherina Obrst
Los Angeles
German Front
Nazi Organization
Last year set building mark for southern states
Last year total of more than 509.9 million dollars in building, engineering and general construction contracts across 16 southern states marked a new high for three years. December fell from the monthly peak, with 32.1 million, while road and bridge awards led at 191.3 million, followed by industrial projects at 185.3 million and public buildings third.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Five Family Members Hospitalized After Poisoned Cornbread Mistake
Five members of a Lockport Louisiana family were in undetermined condition at Charity hospital after rat poison was mistaken for cornmeal and used to bake cornbread. The patients include Elsine Knight 16 Ernest Jeaudon 63 John Jeaudon 26 Leonce Legendre 28 and Mrs Henry Legendre 56.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Lockport
Charity Hospital
Elsine Knight
Ernest Jeaudon
John Jeaudon
Leonce Legendre
Henry Legendre
City to Seek Clarification From Ponder
New Orleans January 8 May or T Semmes Walmsley said the city would take no action against the state's concursus suit tying up city finances pending clarification of its effects by Judge A L Ponder appointed by the state supreme court to hear the suit on January 15. The commission council authorized the mayor to act for the city but he stated the order did not intend to prohibit payments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
T. Semmes Walmsley
A. L. Ponder
Amite
State Supreme Court
Commission Council
Georgia strike proposal made troops on duty at mill
In Roswell Georgia state troops kept guard at the Richmond Hosiery mill after labor proposed a settlement over wages. The national guardsmen had jailed 60 workers, then released many, and 25 were detained in Atlanta for investigation. Alex McKeown and mill officials discussed the labor proposal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia
Rossville
Eugene Talmadge
Richmond
National
Atlanta
Alex McKeown
United Federation of Hosiery Workers
Orleans Police Seek Identity of Unnamed Woman
In New Orleans the police try to identify a woman brought to Charity hospital in an unconscious state and who died within an hour. A man who left her there did so without identifying himself or giving details of where he found her. The coroner said death came from malaria and heart illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Charity Hospital
State income tax due date announced for Louisiana
W A Cooper of the Louisiana income tax division outlined which incomes should not be reported. Returns are due May 15 for 1934 to 1935 earnings with rates 2 to 6 percent for individuals and 4 percent for corporations. Exemptions are $1,000 single and $2,500 married plus $400 per dependent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baton Rouge
Louisiana
New Orleans
Shreveport
W. A. Cooper
Supervisor of Public Accounts Department
Cooper
Religious clash erupts as crowd attacks Red Shirt HQ
In Mexico City a 1,500 strong student crowd attacked Red Shirt youth headquarters after a church service defied the government education program. Five were killed and twenty-two injured as protesters demanded the resignation of Tomas Garrido Canabal, founder of the Red Shirts. Fifty Red Shirts are in the pens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico
D. F
Red Shirt
Tomas Garrido A Canabal
Red Shirts
Coyoacan
Anniversary of Battle of New Orleans Observed
New Orleans observed the 120th anniversary of the Battle of New Orleans as Andrew Jackson routed the British at Chalmette. State and city offices, courts, and banks closed in commemoration while schools and businesses remained open.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Louisiana
Andrew Jackson
Plains of Chalmette
Leaders Back Roosevelt Plan to Shift Dole to Jobs
Washington January 8 with Congress starting work on an 8.52 billion budget President Roosevelt proposed a 4 billion plan to move relief to job creation. Democrats predicted swift passage though some lawmakers urged specifying projects instead of lump sum funding. Immediate relief of 880 million for the dose to jobs transition faced early scrutiny as 1.5 million unemployed may be returned to state care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
Roosevelt
Robinson
Arkansas
Snell
Lawyer Called Before Bar in Dillinger Case
Chicago law date Jan. 8 The people of the United States called Louis Piquett once city prosecutor to the bar to face charges he harbored John Dillinger the slain Indiana outlaw His trial before Federal Judge William H Holley could define how far a lawyer may go in aiding a client J Albert Woll and Horace Hogan aided local prosecutors with three witnesses Cassidy and Loeser testified for the government
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
United States
Louis Piquett
Bar of Justice
John Dillinger
Indiana
Piquett
William H. Holley
J. Albert Woll
Horace Hogan
Harold Bernard Cassidy
Wilhelm Loeser
Alleged Death Threat Sparks Arrest Near University of Texas
A man reported to threaten Governor-elect James V. Allred was arrested in Austin on a drunkenness charge after a woman notified Rev. Charles C. Robinson. Police said the suspect was incoherent and the threat unlikely to be carried out. the events followed a tip about a man headed for the capitol.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
James V. Allred
University of Texas
Charles C. Robinson
Taylor
Capitol
Allred
Robinson
Hauptmann Identified by Hochmuth in Lindbergh Kidnap Case
In Flemington New Jersey on January 8 1935 Amandus Hochmuth an elderly witness testified he saw a car with a ladder carrying Bruno Richard Hauptmann near Hopewell on the night of March 1 1932. Hochmuth pointed Hauptmann out to the court under cross examination and described a dirty green auto. The dramatic session interrupted by extinguished ceiling lights highlighted Hochmuths shaky testimony as the defense objected repeatedly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Flemington
N. J
Bruno Richard Hauptmariin
Hopewell
Charles Augustus Lindbergh, Jr
Amandus Hochmuth
van Dyke
Hauptmann
Bronx
David T. Wilenta
Edward J. Reilly
Hochmuth
Wilentz
Reilly
Lindebergh Estate
Hochemuth
Lindebergh
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Thomas W
Mussolini Laval scheme to give Austria a king
Rogers comments on Europe’s drift toward monarchy as France and Italy reportedly plan to install Archduke Otto in Austria. He notes Vienna’s fondness for titles, music and bright uniforms, while warning how Austria Hungary politics affect everyone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
Mussolini
Laval
Austria
Vienna
France
Italy
Archduke Otto
Europe
Hungary
Basiz
Also Mentioned on This Page
MAN
U. S. Supreme Court
St. Louis
Memphis
Helena
Arkansas City
Vicksburg
Tetee
Natchez Steerer Ee
Uachita
Camden
Monroe
Shreveport Sreeee
Jes’ Ramblin
A. J. O'Keefe, Jr
Health Board
Southern Railway
Anniston
Ala
Homer Collier
William Strange
Jack McWhorter
Birmingham
U. S
Depot
Dixie States
Orleans
Sum
Dillinger
Rogers
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!