Chicago Killer White Found Slain in Suburban Apartment
William "Three Fingered Jack" White, 44, once a feared Chicago gangster and labor racketeer, was found murdered in a well furnished Oak Park apartment after a violent struggle. Two women and a man were detained, including a woman who identified herself as White's wife, Nancy, 22.
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William
Jack” White
Oak Park
White
H. J. Cerny
Nancy
Dinah Anderson
Sterling
James Kelley
Kelley
Police
Joliet
Edward Pflaume
River Forest
International Harvester Company
State Supreme Court
Nolle
al Capone
Atlanta Federal Penitentiary
Murray Humphreys
No. 1
Trucking and Transportation Exchange
T-N-T
Jes' Ramblin' ABOUT THE TOWN
In a January Dallas chamber of commerce magazine Monroe is praised as part of a top trade area spanning East Texas to the Atlantic coast. Local notes recount sidewalk chats with clergy and residents, a curious iron nail find, and a joke about farming from J S Sutton and a black derby wearing friend.
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Monroe
United States
Chamber of Commerce of
Dallas
Texas
Shreveport
Louisiana
Mississippi
Alabama
Georgia
Atlantic
H. T. Carley
D. C. Barr
W. B. Clake
S M. McReynolds
W. B. Awl
Atkinson Playground
H. L. Presley
Melvin Traylor Loses Battle With Pneumonia
Melvin A. Traylor, 55, president of the First National Bank, is reported to be losing his fight with pneumonia after an all night vigil by his family. He was a 1932 Democratic presidential candidate prospect and had recently shown some improvement before his condition worsened.
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Chicago
Melvin A. Traylor
First National Bank
Traylor
N. Clarke Gilbert
Abductions Shock California Farm Area Strikers
Two wholesale abductions sparked tensions between vegetable field strikers and Imperial Valley farmers in Brawley California. Police and state authorities guarded key points after a group kidnapped A L Wirin and three other lawyers, a woman, and a San Diego communist group before releasing them in nearby towns. Wirin and the others suffered minor injuries while officials vowed to capture the perpetrators.
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Brawley
Cal
Imperial Valley
California
San Diego
Johnson
Imperial
Wirin
Calipatria
George Campbell
Court Overrules Pleasants’ Defamation Case Exceptions
In Baton Rouge on January 24 1933 District Judge W Carruth Jones overruled exceptions of no cause or right of action in the 500000 dollar defamation suit by Mrs Anne Ector Pleasant wife of former Governor Ruffin G Pleasant against Senator Huey P Long. The judge noted his prior rulings and denied the defense that the suit should be in the husband’s name under community property law.
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Baton Rouge
Anne Ector Pleasant
Ruffin G. Pleasant
Huey P. Long
W. Carruth Jones
East Baton Rouge
Pleasant
Shreveport
Long
Peyton R. Sandoz
Mendieta Government Recognized by Two Nations
In London the British government recognized Cuba's Mendieta administration under President Carlos Mendieta. In Madrid the Spanish government announced its recognition of Mendieta's Cuban government by January 24.
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Mendieta
London
Cuba
Carlos Mendieta
Madrid
Arkansas House Passes Highway Debt Refunding Bill
The Arkansas House approved the senate's $155 million highway debt refunding bill with amendments, voting without debate. The measure now moves on after a narrowly split vote.
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Little Rock
Ark
Senate
House
Episcopal Council Opens Ninety Sixth Louisiana Diocese Meet
The ninety six annual session of the Council of the Diocese of the Episcopal Church of Louisiana opened at Grace Church with a grand Holy Eucharist. Bishop Morris presided, Rev E F Hayward assisted, and Rev Dean William Nes preached the sermon from Nehemiah.
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Council of the Diocese of the Episcopal Church of
Bozeman Seeks Cooperation in Federal Business Census
H H Bozeman Winnfield supervisor of the second census district said some concerns fail to provide information for the special federal business census. He spoke in Monroe regarding census matters and noted authorities can enforce reports, though extreme measures would be used only in noncompliance cases.
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H. H. Bozeman
Winnfield
Alexandria
Monroe
Roosevelt seeks 850 million for CWA through May and autumn
President Roosevelt prepares to ask Congress for 850 million dollars to sustain the Civil Works Administration through May and cover possible autumn needs from a 500 million relief fund. He expects private industry and farm work to absorb most workers by May.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Civil Works Administration
CWA
White House
Roosevelt Receives $1,116 Million Recommendation Bill
President Roosevelt today sent to Congress a recommendation for a $1,116 million measure. The proposal aims to finance national programs and accelerate public works with federal funding and policy steps. The announcement was released from Washington on January 24.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Senator Long Deaf to Hideous Practice at Charity Hospital
The Shreveport charity hospital, a state institution funded by taxes, serves indigent patients and aims to alleviate suffering. Protests over the handling of bodies after death reveal financial burdens on survivors, drawing broad criticism and calls from officials to address the issue across parishes in north and central Louisiana.
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Senator Long
Charity Hospital
Shreveport Charity Hospital
New Orleans
United States
Louisiana
Baton
Poor Rural Widow's Funeral Bill Protest Spurs Hospital Report
Rev M B Crawford of First Church of God in Shreveport exposed alleged undertaker fees for charity hospital deaths. He pressed a senator who redirected the complaint to the hospital, the undertaker, and the issue of paying before possession of the remains. A Shreveport woman says her daughter died at the hospital and she faced arrest for refusing to sign affidavits.
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M. B. Crawford
First Church of God
Yale Avenue
Shreveport
Shreveport Charity Hospital
Crawford
United States
Louisiana
Rev. Crawford
Illness Strikes Chicago Banker President Melvin A. Traylor
Melvin A. Traylor president of the First National Bank of Chicago was placed under an oxygen tent as he fights pneumonia. The Associated Press Photo caption notes the critical condition of the banker.
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W. W. Howes
South Dakota
Roosevelt
Associated Press
Melvin A. Traylor
First National Bank of Chicago
Appropriations for Treasury and Post Office Cut
The House Appropriations Committee proposes 520.7 million dollars for treasury and post office operations for the next fiscal year, down about 403.6 million from the current allotment. Debt service rises by 185.4 million as debt reaches 23.534 billion dollars. air mail subsidies are under study and may adjust future funding. The panel notes no rate increases will be made until investigations into air mail contracts are completed.
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Washington
House Appropriations Committee
Treasury and
Post Office
House
Treasury
Post Office Department
Congress
Arnold
Democrat
Illinois
Senate
Pardon Recommended for Four Americans Held in Spain
Spain's attorney general urged the supreme court to grant pardons to four Americans jailed in Palma de Mallorca after being convicted of assaulting a civil guard. The group includes Mr. and Mrs. Clinton B. Lockwood, Roger F. Mead, and Edmond A. Blodgett, held since last week following a supreme court reversal of a military tribunal verdict. Ambassador Claude G. Bowvers interceded with the Spanish government.
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Madrid
Spain
Supreme Court
Palma
Mallorca
Clinton B. Lockwood
West Springfield
Mass
Roger F. Mead
New York
Edmond A. Blodgett
Stamford
Claude G. Bowvers
United States
Walmsley Leads New Orleans Mayoral Race Early Returns
Unofficial returns from 240 of 262 precincts show Walmsley leading the four way mayoral primary with 41,066 votes against Klover 26,854 Williams 23,682 and Homes about 500. Klover and Long backers weigh options as second primary looms though Walmsley nears a nomination, Williams claims second place.
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Walmsley
Klores
Williams
Klover
Huey P. Long
Long
John Klorer
T. Semmey Walmsley
Francis Williams
Herbert B. Homes
Parish
Democratic Committee
Wilesliams
Homes
Long Machine
City Commission
Eugene Stanley
Augustus Williams
Richard Dowling
Police
Senator Long
Man
Rogers Has His Say In Beverly Hills Dispatch
In a Beverly Hills message dated January 24 a Special report notes shifting focus between Europe and Japan. It mentions the resignation of Japan's former secretary of war and comments on Foreign Minister Koki Hirota, portraying him as cautiously peacemaking while aiming to balance relations with Russia.
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Cal
Europe
Japan
Koki Hirota
Russia
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