Navy supply bill reported by House group
The House appropriations committee reported a 284.7 million dollar naval supply bill to near London treaty limits upon completion of the program. It includes 2,800 additional enlisted and 1,000 Marine personnel and transfers unused funds totaling 9.085 million dollars. Admiral Standley urged larger enlistment and warned ships, destroyers, and submarines are aging, with several battleships and aircraft carriers needing modernization and maintenance.
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Washington
United States Navy
London
House Appropriations Committee
William H. Standley
Naval Operations
Treasury
Navy
Admiral Standley
Roosevelt
United States
Standley
West Virginia
Maryland
Tennessee
California
Colorado
Oklahoma
Texas
New York
Lexington
Saratoga
Ayres
Democrat
Kansas
Atlantic Coast
New York Harbor
Supplies and Accounts Bureau
Rivers Daily Stages Flood Present 24 Hour Stage
Flood remains in force with a 24 hour stage in effect. Stage changes are under observation along riverfront areas as authorities monitor rising water levels.
Peculiar Finds and Practical Jokes Highlight West Monroe Anecdotes
A decrepit pecan tree at Atkinson playground revealed a 20 penny nail suggesting age and mystery. A shoe-buying scam ends with a daughter demanding a refund after her father tries to game the system, while a bantam rooster atop Cole man Avenue watches West Monroe with a confident crow.
Astor Gillespie Wedding Off In New York
John Jacob Astor III and Miss Eileen Gillespie end their engagement just weeks before a planned February 6 wedding. Parents announce the breakup with no reason given. Astor, son of the Titanic victim John Jacob Astor, had recently inherited over 10 thousand dollars from his late father’s estate.
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New York
John Jacob Astor, III
Eileen
S. Gillespie
Lawrence L. Gillespie
Miss Gillespie
St. Thomas’ Church
Fifth Avenue
Astor
John Jacob Astor
Madeline Force Astor Dick
Enzo Fiermonte
William K. Dick
Young Astor
Americans in Palma Mallorca jailed as embassy seeks release
Four Americans including Clinton B. Lockwood Roger F. Mead and Edmund A Blodgett were ordered held in Palma Mallorca detention as U S officials press Spanish authorities for clemency. Ambassador Claude Bowers met with government and judicial leaders amid hopes a pardon would come within days.
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Claude Bowers
Clinton B. Lockwood
West Springfield
Mass
Roger F. Mead
New York
Edmund A. Blodgett
Stamford
Conn
Palma
Dr. Sarah Dean Faces Murder Trial in Poisoning Case
Greenwood Mississippi January report notes Dr. Sarah Ruth Dean child specialist to stand trial for murder in the August death of Dr. John Preston Kennedy. Exhumed body and hospital records key exhibits with hospital officials and chemist witnesses summoned for trial.
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Greenwood
Miss
Sarah Ruth Dean
John Preston Kennedy
Kennedy
Baptist Hospital
Jackson
Dean
S. F. Davis
Davis
Wayne Allison
J. M. Sullivan
Millsaps College
Kemp Sanders election report withheld until Friday
Chairman Kerr of the house elections committee agreed to delay presenting the Kemp Sanders contest report until Friday at the request of Louisiana congressmen Maloney and Fernandez. The report found that neither Mrs Bolivar Kemp nor J Y Sanders were elected legally to the house. The congressmen sent a telegram asking for the delay until their return to Washington Friday morning.
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Washington
Louisiana
Kerr
North Carolina
House Elections Committee
House
Kemp-Sanders
Bolivar E. Kemp
J. Y. Sanders
Maloney and Fernandez
New Orleans
Bremers Demand Assurance Over Kidnapped Banker
The Bremers insist on safe return of a banker reportedly abducted, demanding proof of life before any ransom decision or barter. Authorities pursue leads as family pressures escalate for confirmation of the captive’s wellbeing.
Despair Grows Over Bremer Kidnapping Release Hopes
In St Paul on January 22 authorities and the Bremer family faced fading hopes for Edward G Bremer, banker kidnapped for 200000 dollars. Police activity waned while the family refused to bargain without proof of life, and a note from kidnapers surfaced signed by the 37 year old bank president.
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ST. Paul
Bremer
Edward G. Bremer
Walter McGee
Bremers
Jacob Schmidt
Adolph Bremer
Roosevelt
Commercial State Bank
Araki quits as Japan's Minister of War amid cabinet reshuffle
Tokyo reports General Saido Araki resigns as minister of war and retires from politics. Premier Saito accepts, naming General Senjuro Hayashi as his successor and General Jinzaburo Mazaki to inspect military education. Analysts warn of potential liberal resurgence and mark the Araki era's end amid Manchuria conquest and League withdrawal.
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Tokyo
Sadao Araki
Saito
Senjuro Hayashi
Araki
Jinzaburo Mazaki
Supreme War Council
Hayashi
Japan
Manchuria
League of Nations
Doris Duke Threatened Heiress Is Under Guard
Doris Duke tobacco heiress is under protection by extra private detectives after receiving a threatening letter reported as a kidnap demand. The Daily News says detectives seek the letter writer while police declined to comment. Duke, worth more than 50 million, is secluded at her Somerville New Jersey estate.
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New York
The
Daily News
Doris Duke
Miss Duke
Somerville
N. J
Two Men Die in Baton Rouge Car Crash Near Livonia
In a ditch rollover near Livonia six miles from Baton Rouge, J P Hebert 45 a St Martin parish police jury president and levee contractor and Rene Trahan 50 of Breaux Bridge died. Antoine Theriot 28 also of Breaux Bridge was injured but expected to recover after a night by the roadside with the bodies of the two men nearby. The crash occurred last night but was not confirmed until today.
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Baton Rouge
J. P. Hebert
St. Martin Parish
Rene Trahan
Breaux Bridge
Antoine Theriot
Livonia
Theriot
Hebert
Trahan
East Carroll Parish
Senate Banking Committee Eyes Changes to Roosevelt Revaluation Bill
Washington Jan 22 A drive inside the Senate banking committee to alter Roosevelt's revaluation bill was disclosed despite administration pleas for unchanged passage. Proposals aim to cap the 2 billion stabilization fund to March 1 1935 and curb fund powers while Senate leaders foresee hard fights on amendments before a likely floor vote. The House previously passed the bill 360 to 40. Senate silver remonetization advocates plan a compromise amendment, with a so called white metal plan to stabilize silver at a fixed relation to gold. Other actions include farm mortgage bond guarantees and the St Lawrence seaway pact ratification social. The House faces naval appropriations and an elections contest in Louisiana.
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Washington
Senate Banking Committee
Roosevelt
Senate
House
Mrs Vallee Discontinues Suit Against Her Husband
Mrs Fay Webb Vallee abruptly ends her Supreme Court suit to set aside a separation agreement with husband Rudy Vallee orchestra leader and to limit divorce actions to New York State. Justice McGeehan will hear Vallee’s motion to restrain further proceedings in California.
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New York
Fay Webb Vallee
Supreme Court
Rudy Vallee
New York State
Benjamin Hartstein
GASSER SOUGHT BY AUTHORITIES IN TWO COUNTIES
A series of stealthy gas attacks on scattered Virginia homes baffled investigators for over a month. A woman is linked to the incidents, with footprints found in two cases and Chlorine gas suspected in at least one assault. Authorities from Botetourt and surrounding counties coordinate as the mystery pursues an elusive suspect.
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DeSiard Street
Dad
Daughter
XYZ
Fincastle
Calvin's Cove
S. F. Driver
Troutville
Botetourt
G. D. Kinzie
F. B. Duval
Cloverdale
Bansack
Duval
Chicago divines denounce course at Columbia
Two local Protestant pastors backed Notre Dame vice-president John F. OHara in denouncing a Columbia University course in sex relations. They called the program a shame and disgrace and urged churches to address the issue in upcoming sermons.
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Chicago
John F. O'Hara
Notre Dame
Columbia University
Frederick Shannon
Central Church
Orchestra Hall
John Thompson
First Methodist Episcopal Church
Notre Dame Club
Boston
Raskob Ends Stay in Lake Charles for Pleasure Trip
John J. Raskob and G. C. Cooper of New York City left Lake Charles after an overnight stay as they continue a western motor trip. Raskob said the trip is for pleasure and he would not grant an interview.
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Lake Charles
John J. Raskob
G. C. Cooper
New York City
Raskob
Fanatic chokes sons to death and confesses killings
In Seattle a self styled messenger of God 11 year old Oskar Hestness was charged with first degree murder for strangling his two sons John 10 and Henry 4 He claimed a vision from God ordered him to choke the devil out of them Investigators to study his mental condition The bodies were found in his home after authorities detained the parents and a Lutheran minister had located them in a garage
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Seattle
Oskar Hestness
God
Luke S. May
Hestness
John
Henry
Pertacostal Temple
O. L. Haavik
Ballard First Lutheran Church
Insull Told to Leave Greece as Authorities Persist
Premier Panayoti Tsaldaris announced Samuel Insull Sr must depart Greece despite his appeal to remain. The Council of State convened to consider the case and may rule soon, while US authorities seek extradition over embezzlement charges tied to Insull’s Chicago ventures.
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Athens
Panayoti Tsaldaris
Samuel Insull
Chicago
Greece
Council of State
Insull
Italy
Rhodes
United States
Supreme State Council
Ministry of the Interior
America
Litigation Dismissal Upheld in Corporation Tax Suit
In Baton Rouge on January 22 a district judge dismissed a suit by 472 corporations challenging the 1932 Louisiana corporation franchise tax. The ruling aligns with a recent state supreme court decision in a similar case. Plaintiff counsel stated intent to appeal.
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Baton Rouge
Tucey
W. Carruth Jones
East Baton Rouge
State Supreme Court
Secretary of State
Lane Coven Mills, Inc
New Orleans
Pintiff Counsel
300 Armed Men Guard Polls In New Orleans Mayoral Race
A arbitration committee of seven from all factions will supervise a 300 man armed guard on election day. District Attorney Eugene Stanley warns of prosecutions for false registrations poll taxes and ballot box frauds. Candidates include Mayor Walmsley Francis Williams Huey Long ally John Klorer and Herbert Homes as they rally for the tight campaign.
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New Orleans
Attroney
T. Semmes Walmsley
Huey P. Long
O. K. Allen
Long
William H. Byrnes, Jr
Civil District Court
Mayor Walmesley
Regular Organization
Francis Williams
Stanley
St. Clair Adams
Roosevelt's money power questioned as 60 cent dollar passes
In Santa Monica on January 22 a special report notes the House approval of the 60-cent dollar by nine to one and questions if the president yet holds sole charge of money. It contrasts Senate opposition and adds a jab about Japan and Manchukuo.
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Santa Monica
Calif
House
Senate
Roosevelt
Japan
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