Chinese Extend Front Line in Jehol Flanking Move
Chinese forces widened their front by 25 miles in Jehol on Wednesday as a surprise flanking push moved west around Lingnan from Shamaoshan to Yakow through Mingshui pass. Fierce fighting raged with Chinese casualties estimated at 200 to 300 versus Japanese 300 to 400, near the Ben region north of the Great Wall. Japanese attacks focused on Shamaashan Pass Paishihizumen Pass as battle continued through the afternoon with entrenched opposition.
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Peiping
Jehol
Great Wall
Ben
Lingnan
Shamaoshan
Yakow
Mingshuiampa
Shamaashan Pass
Paishihizumen Pass
Shamaashan
Jehol Governor Tang Yu-lin Surrenders to Japanese Forces
Unofficial reports state Tang Yu-lin, governor of Jehol, surrendered to Japanese forces with representatives en route to negotiate terms. Some sources doubt the rumors but acknowledge the Japanese air raids threaten Chinese defenses.
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Kailu
Jehol
Tang Yu-lin
Manchoukuo
Japan
Manchukuo
United Press
United Press Dispatch
Japanese Press Forward Toward Chengteh Across Jehol
Peiping dispatches describe Japanese forces battering gates toward Chengteh the Jehol capital as they seize town after town. Eighty miles east of Chengteh Lingyuan holds fierce Chinese defenses while three Japanese columns close in. Major Heijiro Hattori leads an infantry brigade against Lingyuan’s outer defenses as Chang Hsueh troops dig in for a stubborn stand.
Abductors Named in Boettcher Kidnapping Case
Denver police disclosed two abductors are known as the sixteenth day of Charles Boettcher’s captivity passed. Chief Albert T. Clark refused to identify them while checks continue on clues tied to a reform movement and the wife’s election campaign. Extortionists demanded $100,000 and family members planned to regain freedom as mising man and father faced a guarded home.
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Denver
Colo
Charles Boettcher
Albert T. Clark
Clark
Anna Lou Boettcher
Blind Slayer Released On Bond In Texas Killing
W. D. Pitts a 55 year old blind Greenville man was released on 2500 bond in the fatal shooting of B. L. Adams 23 over back rents Pitts visited his father in law W S Padgett and argued with Adams next door neighbor Adams was struck in the abdomen by a close range shot
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Mineola
Texas
W. D. Pitts
Greenville
B. L. Adams
Pitts
W. S. Padgett
Adams
About the Town in Monroe Ramblings and Oddities
Humorous local column notes odd town events in Monroe. A stenographer jokes about February 30 while a reader quibbles over Lindbergh coverage. An ornate department store sign prompts speculation as to a missing name. A jig saw hobby and an electric chair gag at a Macabees supper are recalled. A farmer, a politician, and a bird show mix of small town life with jokes and Jolson quips.
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Monroe
Lindbergh
Boettcher
Colorado
Parker McComb
McComb
BE. L. Neville
Order of the Maccabees
Lodge
Henry Gibbs
Allen and Party to Inaugural in Washington
Governor O K Allen and Mrs. Allen lead about 100 Louisianians to the Roosevelt inauguration in Washington. They travel on five special cars of the Crescent Limited, with Mayor Walmsley at the head of New Orleans delegates. Special aides include General Fleming, Col. Weiss, and Col. Newmyer.
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New Orleans
O. K. Allen
Roosevelt
Washington
Crescent Limited
Louisville and Nashville Railroad
T. Semmes Walmsley
Allen
Raymond Fleming
Seymour Weiss
A. G. Newmyer
Cabinet Selected Completes Roosevelt Official Family
President elect Roosevelt finalized his White House team naming Louis M Howe Marvin H McIntyre Stephen T Early and Frances Perkins as labor secretary and Daniel C Roper as commerce secretary The unchanged White House staff will support a smooth transition as Woodin is expected to lead the Treasury and banking policies.
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Hyde Park
N. Y
Roosevelt
White House
Louis
Mac
Steve
Louis M. Howe
Marvin H. McIntyre
Kentucky
Stephen T. Early
Virginia
Frances Perkins
New York State
Daniel C. Roper
South Carolina
Rudolph Forster
Pat McKenna
Erwin H. Hoover
William H. Woodin
the Treasury
Charge Dropped Against Dreiser in Kentucky Indictments
Indictments for criminal syndicalism against Theodore Dreiser and party members over a 1931 Kentucky coal field visit were dismissed by Circuit Judge D C Jones. A separate statutory charge against Dreiser and Marie Pergain was also dismissed, with the back of the indictments noting dismissal for want of prosecution.
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Pineville
U.P
Theodore Dreiser
Kentucky
D. C. Jones
Dreiser
Marie Pergain
Dorothy Weber
Clarina Michelson
Vern Smith
John Harvey
Vincent Kemenovich
Margaret Fontain
June
Doris Parks) Croll
Charles Nick
David Grunther
Jake Hurst
A. B. Moore
Tillman Cadle
Joe Yeary
Jim Garland
G.G. Greene
Lester Cohen
Lem Ornitz
A. Cairns
Celia Kuhn
George Maurer
Melvin P. Levy
Ceph Posey
J. E. Payne
Tom Coyne
Joe Keith
Ruth Myerskouf
Labor groups criticize Roosevelt pick Frances Perkins
William Green of the AFL voiced disappointment at Roosevelt's selection of Frances Perkins for labor secretary. He urged a secretary who represents labor, understands organized labor and collective bargaining, and enjoys labor's confidence. Green noted labor cannot be reconciled to the choice.
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Washington
William Green
American Federation of Labor
Federation
Roosevelt
A of Labor
Green
National League of Women Voters
Woman's Party
Frances Perkins
Labor Post
Labor
Department of Labor
Secretary of Labor
New Trial Sought in West Monroe Expropriation Suit
West Monroe files motion for new trial in district court over expropriation of about 25 acres from the W. R. Mitchell estate for right of way on the south levee. If denied, appeal to the Louisiana Supreme Court is planned. Jury valued the property at 16 500 total, 660 per acre, while witnesses said 30 to 100 per acre.
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W. R. Mitchell
West Monroe South Levee
H. D. Montgomery
West Monroe
Burglars Hit Two Local Premises for Small Loot
Police report two break in cases with modest spoils. At the Louisville Cooperative company on Jackson street thieves took two kegs 5 and 10 gallons by forcing entry and stealing keys. William Roosevelt Johnson reports a break in at his chicken house with a dozen chickens taken.
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Louisville Cooperage Company
Jackson Street
William Roosevelt Johnson
Calypso Street
Inaugural Cabinet Busy Planning Ahead in Washington
Crowds fill Washington as Franklin D. Roosevelt unveils his new cabinet. Officials work on three urgent aims: international economic adjustments over war debts and tariffs, balancing federal expenditures, and resolving domestic bank and financial problems. Cordell Hull and British diplomats discussed early talks, with deadlines looming for debt payments before June.
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Washington
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Cordell Hull
Great Britain
France
Congress rushes cotton price plan and bankruptcy relief
Congress pressed ahead on two fronts with a cotton price raising plan allowing farmers who cut 1932 acreage by 30 percent into a government pool and a LaGuardia McKeown Hastings bankruptcy revision to ease debts. Senate leaders signaled late night sessions and urgent action before adjournment.
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Washington
Congress
Senate
Capitol
House
Smith
South Carolina
White House
Hoover
LaGuardia-McKeown-Hastings
Woman Sought By Texas Officers Now Prisoner
Vivian Davis, 25, who had been sought since February 15 with her sister Dorothy in an indictment for the Spring State Bank robbery, 7409 dollars stolen May 24, was arrested at her sister’s jail visit and became a prisoner.
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Houston
Vivian Davis
Harris County
Dorothy Davis
Spring State Bank
Spring
Mayor Cermak Recovery Seen By Doctors
Miami reporters on March 1 quoted Dr. Frederick Tice and colleagues stating Mayor Anton Cermak of Chicago is improving after Giuseppe Zangara's bullet wound. Chest exams show reduced pneumonia in the right lower lung, with lungs and heart sounding strong and recovery expected barring unforeseen complications.
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Miami
Fla
Anton Cermak
Chicago
Giuseppe Zangara
Cermak
Frederick Tice
Karl A. Meyer
Five children die in Sand Springs fire tragedy
In Sand Springs near Tulsa a mother Mrs. Ernest C. Kepner and four of her eight remaining children perished when a wood stove left burning in the bedroom where they slept ignited a blaze. Five other children aged 17 and younger escaped or were rescued.
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Tulsa
Okla
Sand Springs
Ernest C. Kepner
Robert
Charlotte
Jewell
Wayne
Frank
Kepner
Earl
J. A. Taylor
Rogers Has His Say on War Materials and Neutrality
Beverly Hills, March 1 England says it will not sell war materials to Japan as aggressor. Supporters warn of taking sides while the U S wants to sell to both sides. Critics say Europe suspects U S profits drive policy amid disarmament debates.
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Beverly Hills
Cal
England
Japan
Europe
Liebold Says Best Necessary and He Took It
Ernest G. Liebold, secretary to Henry Ford, after a 30 hour Michigan search, said he left Detroit on an unannounced vacation to rest. He described being under constant pressure, sleeping only one and a half hours nightly, and needing relief from the strain while aiding Ford in easing Detroit’s banking crisis. He registered under an assumed name at a Traverse City hotel and sought quiet rest for a few days.
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Traverse City
Mid
Ernest G. Liebold
Henry Ford
Lower Michigan
Sylvester Niedzelski
State Police
Liebold
Siebold
Greenbush
Decree Imposes Death Penalty for Treason in Germany
Berlin announces a new emergency decree by President Von Hindenburg imposing the death sentence for betraying military secrets or high treason. It covers espionage, distorting facts, and publishing false government news, with penalties up to life imprisonment and three years for incitement. Police raids report confiscation of a million treasonable documents, arms, gas masks, and bombs from communist and socialist offices and homes.
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Berlin
U.P
von Hindenburg
Hindenburg
Swanson Resigns Senate Seat to Allow Byrd Succession
Senator Swanson of Virginia resigned his seat effective March 4, sending the move to Governor Pollard. He had planned to resign at adjournment but changed course to let his successor rank with other incoming senators, paving the way for former Governor Harry F. Byrd to take office.
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Washington
Harry F. Byrd
Swanson
Senate
$500000 Suit Sues Senator Huey Long For Libel
Brigadier General Samuel T. Ansell sues Senator Huey Long for 500000 in the District of Columbia claiming slander in a February senate speech. Ansell seeks 250000 damages for actual harm and 250000 for punitive damages alleging Long called him a thief crook and fraudster. Attorneys Burr Tracy Ansell and George Wilmeth filed the case.
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Washington
Congress
Senator Long
Louisiana
Samuel T. Ansell
Long
District of Columbia
Senate Committee
John H. Overeton
Huey Long
District of Columbia Supreme Court
Geneseral
Senate
Ansell
Burr Tracy Ansell
General
George Wilmeth
Chinese Oppose British Embargo Draw Fire From Shanghai
In Nanking on March 1 Chinese officials announced protests in London over the British arms embargo on China and Japan. An Shanghai Evening Post editorial condemns the policy as a moral and practical blunder harming China, Japan, and Britain’s aviation industry.
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Nanking
China
London
Japan
Shanghai Evening Post
Far East
John Simon
Death by own action theory on Bern upheld
The Los Angeles district attorney and grand jury say Paul Bern died by his own hand after a weeklong review of the producer husband of Jean Harlow. They found no grounds for further public expenditure and reaffirmed the coroner’s verdict of suicide at his Benedict Canyon home.
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Los Angeles
Paul Bern
Jean Harlow
Screen Star
Grand Jury
District Attorney's Office
Bern
Benedict Canyon
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