Dillinger Still At Large As Wide Hunt Continues
John Dillinger remains free as investigations in six states begin to fix responsibility for his escape from Crown Point jail Indiana. Lake county Prosecutor Estill and Governor McNutt’s state probe lead the effort with Judge Murray handling a third inquiry. Ohio Attorney General Bricker condemns laxity in the escape and sheriff Lillian Holleyby faces possible resignation.
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Chicago
John Dillinger
Crown Point
Indiana
Robert G. Estill
Lake County
Ind
Paul McNutt
Edward C. Barce
Roy Hullett
William J. Murray
Dillinger
John W. Bricker
John Hudak
Irene Baker
Bud Chandler
Liberty
Associated Press
Bank President Fights Bandits In Alto Robbery
Gus Rounsaville president of Continental State Bank of Alto Texas shot and killed one bandit and wounded another as two men attempted to rob the bank just after opening. The wounded man was captured before leaving town. Identity of the assailants not known.
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Rusk
Texas
Gus Rounsaville
Continental State Bank of
Alto
Tex- 28
Rounsaville
Rusk County
Senate panel passes municipal bankruptcy relief bill
The senate judiciary committee approved the municipal bankruptcy relief bill 8 to 5 after overturning a 4 to 1 subcommittee vote. The measure would let cities petition federal courts to scale down or extend debts with creditor consent thresholds, while a minority report is planned by Senator Van Nuys.
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Washington
Senate Judiciary Committee
House
van Nuys
Indiana
Lake Beau lah Dims North Riverside Loss and Etiquette Snippet
Residents mourn the muddy expanse at Lake Beulah after ducks abandon the site. Jess Ramblin recalls a fish hatchery picture from Sundays World. A mailed note shares 1894 etiquette rules and local curios about De Siard road highwaymen. Roy Hale left for Annapolis prep.
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North Riverside
Lake Beaulah
Morgan Sold 4500 United Aircraft Shares Before Airmail Cut
Senate banking committee heard evidence that J P Morgan sold a 4500 share block of United Aircraft two weeks before the government canceled airmail contracts. The list from the New York Stock Exchange also names other large sellers and short sellers in the period. Whitney, head of Richard Whitney and Company, reported the block.
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Washington
J. P. Morgan
United Aircraft
Senate Banking Committee
Morgan
New York Stock Exchange
Richard Whitney and Company
Richard Whitney
Exchange
Rivers Daily Stages Report Flood Rise at Multiple Stations
A 24 hour river stage update shows several locations recording rises in flood stage levels. Stations report increases from 21.5 to 33.0 feet with rises noted at 25.2 and 27.3 feet as of the latest observation.
Bankers Receive Huge Pay Senate Report Reveals
The Senate Banking Committee reports salaries for the year ending last June show ten bankers earned $100000 or more and 370 earned over $25000. H. C. McEldowney and W. W. Aldrich led as high earners, with Wiggin noted for even larger former totals. The report follows the board’s investigation prompted by reformers.
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Senate
Washington
Senate Banking Committee
Federal Reserve Board
Senator Costigan
Colorado
H. C. McEldowney
Union Trust Company
Pittsburgh
W. W. Aldrich
Chase National Bank
United States
Aldrich
Albert H. Wiggin
Banking Committee
Wiggin
Minority report on Bankhead cotton control bill
A House Agriculture Committee minority report released today opposes the Bankhead cotton control bill, arguing it commits the nation to compulsory production limits. The majority backs the measure and Representative Bankhead predicts early action, while the bill faces questions on timing and policy.
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Washington
Jones
Texas
House Agriculture Committee
House
Rules Committee
Bankhead
Alabama
Oldest Arkansas Mason Dies at 105 in Fort Smith
Joseph Herman Jacobs, Fort Smith's oldest resident and perhaps the state's oldest Mason, died at 105 after a fall while trying to enter a car at his daughter's home. He had been a Mason for 80 years and lived in Fort Smith over 30 years, formerly from Lawrence, Kansas.
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Fort Smith, Ark
Joseph Herman Jacobs
Fort Smith
Two Headley Brothers Reunite After 92 Years apart
In Monroe, James Gordon Headley aged 92 of Pasadena California and John Daniel Headley aged 80 near Monroe reunite after a separation dating to 1872. The balloon troupe founders met through the efforts of Mrs. W C Boudreaux of Monroe who learned of their search in Springfield Illinois.
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Monroe
United States
James Gordon Headley
Pasadena
Calif
John Daniel Headly
W. C. Boudreaux
John Headley
New Orleans
Mississippi
Tennessee
Louisiana
Lake Michigan
James Gordon
French Aviator Costes Resumes Flight From Germany
Dieudonne Costes the French aviator known as the Lindbergh of France left Munster at noon for Copenhagen after a fog related misflight. He had been the subject of a wide search when he did not complete the Paris to Copenhagen leg on schedule and was feared lost.
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Munster
Germany
Dieudonne Costes
Lindbergh
France
Copenhagen
Costes
Paris
Bremen
Brinsmade Improving After Auto Crash Injuries
H. H. Brinsmade, patient at St. Francis sanitarium, is reported in favorable condition after a Friday night automobile accident that caused a broken leg and arm. Attending physicians note no complications and expect continued improvement.
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H. H. Brinsmade
St. Francis Sanitarium
Morehouse Man Hit Run Victim in Bastrop
J C Moore 30 sales manager for a Bastrop Chevrolet firm lies in critical condition after a Sunday night hit run on the Bastrop Bonita highway. He was aiding a local motorist when an oncoming car sideswiped him and fled. Reynolds witnessed but could not identify the hit and run driver.
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Bastrop
J. C. Moore
Chevrolet
Bastrop General Hospital
Moore
Supreme Court Upholds Milk Price Fixing
The U S Supreme Court blesses state power to set a minimum price for milk up to 9 cents a quart under New York law aimed at restoring prosperity. Justice Owen J Roberts delivers the opinion as administration leaders react with jubilation after previous mortgage moratorium action.
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Washington
Supreme Court
New York
Owen J. Roberts
High Court
Minnesota
Chicagoan's bid for Andorra throne fails
A Chicagoan claiming to offer 400 000 pesetas for Andorra's throne was rejected by the administrative council. Parilla Roca a Catalonian from Chicago proposed to rule as king and abolish taxes while exploiting Andorra's riches through home industries.
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Andorra
Spain
France
Parilla Roca
Chicago
Urgel
War department bill funds air service while probing airplane deals
The 1935 appropriation measure would finance 12 000 officers and 118 750 enlisted men with a total of 279 541 000 dollars and include 15 000 to fill the assistant secretary for air post. It questions PWA and CWA military allocations and cites investigations into airplane procurement irregularities as Rep Collins leads the subcommittee.
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Washington
War Department
House
Air
Collins
Mississippi
PWA
CWA
Army
Benjamin D. Foulois
Air Corps
Harry Woodring
Insull Expulsion Order Issued by Greek Authorities
The Greek ministry of the interior announced that Samuel Insull Sr. must leave Greece by tomorrow. The foreign minister informed the American minister in Washington that he ordered immediate expulsion, with the interior minister to ensure Insull’s departure at once. The order, issued Saturday, comes as Chicago charges tied to his collapsed enterprises loom.
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Athens
Ministry of the Interior
Samuel Insull, Sr
Chicago
Greece
Washington
Samuel Insull
Insull
Emergency Works Corps Replaces Civil Works Agency
In Little Rock Arkansas on March 5 W R Dyess Arkansas CWA administrator announced the emergency works corps will replace the Civil Works Administration. The Arkansas CWA will end by March 16 with personnel reassigned to the relief administration only if eligible for relief.
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Little Rock
Ark
Emergency Works Corps
Civil Works Administration
W. R. Dyess
Arkansas
CWA
Washington
Dyess
Roosevelt
Work Department of the
Relief Administration
Monroe Licenses Retail Liquor Dealers After Court Ruling
The first Sunday after Monroe issued 18 licenses for retail liquor sales passed without incident as all licensed spots adhered to Sunday closing laws. Police report no violations by authorized or unauthorized dealers and the city emphasizes strict enforcement of the ordinance. Mayor Bernstein instructed police to enforce all ordinance requirements and prosecute violations.
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Monroe
Tarver
Supreme Court
Arnold Bernstein
Police Department
Tragedy in Laurens: Rush Kills Family Then Ends His Life
In Laurens South Carolina J L Rush 50 killed his wife Cynthia 45 and daughters Helen 16 Ruth 13 and Ruby 11 with an axe then set fire to their home and shot himself. The coroner's inquest found the deaths discovered after flames drew attention. Rush had been ill and mentally troubled.
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Rush
City Schools Superintendent Neville Remains in Serious Condition
Prof. E. L. Neville was rushed to St Francis sanitarium Sunday after a heart attack at his home on Hudson Lane. A second attack occurred after admission and Monday reports said his condition is serious but improving.
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E. L. Neville
St. Francis Sanitarium
Hudson Lane
Roosevelt urges industry to raise wages and shorten hours
President Roosevelt addressed NRA code authorities in Washington urging immediate cooperation to increase wages and reduce hours, urging governments to not bear unemployment alone. He called for protecting small business, maintaining competition, and ensuring workers' free choice to organize while promising enforcement against noncompliance. He insisted prices stay low to support employment and warned reforms must be permanent to prevent renewed inequality.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Indusetry
NRA
Constitution Hall
United States
Rasputin Libel Suit Rules $125000 Verdict
Princess Irena Youssoupoff won 125000 dollars in a libel suit against Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer over the film Rasputin and the Empress. The jury found Natasha in the picture libels Irena and followed dramatic testimony about the murder of Rasputin. Lawyers had argued the character was fiction and that she planned to sue each theater showing the film.
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London
Irena Youssoupoff
Metro- Goldwyn-Mayer, Ltd
Rasputin and
the Empress
Prince Youssoupoff
Russia
Irena
Natasha
Metro- Goldwyn-Mayer
United States
England
Defense rests in Wynekoop trial in Chicago
The defense in the retrial of Dr. Alice Lindsay Wynekoop rested its case at 11 01 am CTS as her son Walker testified after a brief appearance by the defendant. Prosecutors face a case involving the murder of Rheta Wynekoop on an operating table with the defense claiming illegal assignment to custody and issues from a second inquest.
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Chicago
Alice Lindsay Wynekoop
Rheta
Walker
W. W. Smith
Dr. Wynekoop
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