Zangara Sentenced to Death in Roosevelt Assassination
Giuseppe Zangara, zealot and Chicago mayor Anton Cermak assassin, received the death penalty in the electric chair. Judge Aly O Thompson handed down the sentence at 10 31 am after a prepared statement ending with may God have mercy on your soul. Zangara denounced the judge and shouted I am not afraid of that chair and you crook man too before deputies removed him.
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Miami
Fla
Giuseppe Zangara
Anton J. Cermak
Chicago
Roosevelt
Aly O. Thompson
Zangara
Thompson
Florida
Anton Cermak
John Rolland
Jimmy Walker grateful to wife as divorce court settles
Jimmy Walker former New York mayor says he will not contest the Florida divorce suit filed by Janet Allen Walker for desertion. He left for France and noted the grounds are comparatively harmless and alimony was not sought. Friends say a financial settlement was made before his departure.
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Cannes
France
U.P
Jimmy Walker
New York City
New York
James J. Walker
Janet Allen Walker
Marital Oddities and Local Tidbits From Monroe
A colorful Monroe column reports the wedding of Priscilla Hives and Lee Pool, both elderly and with past marriages, aided by the Monroe Welfare association and with a free license. The piece also follows C. B. McMahon’s low-altitude plane deliveries of magazines to farmers, local gossip on business deals, a golf club president’s missed afternoon, and lighter crime notes about a Bernhardt building robbery and a bemused elevator attendant noting the bandit’s appearance.
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Priscilla Hives
Lee Pool
Priscilla
Lee
Monroe Welfare Association
Short Wood Street
W. P. McCall
Welfare Association
Hives
Monroe Streets
Gold Surges as Hoarded Gold Returns to U S Treasur y
Gold rush sweeps the nation with thousands returning coins and bars to federal reserves amid fears of prison and fines. Banks report a major shift, with estimates of hundreds of millions already back, headed by St Louis and New York districts as the week closes.
Roosevelt extends banking holiday amid reopening plan
President Roosevelt signed an executive order allowing the resumption of banking operations in substantial volume. Secretary Woodin said banks wishing to reopen must apply for a license with the Treasury, filed at the Federal Reserve bank in their district. The proclamation kept tight restrictions until possibly Saturday, letting banks do limited business to prevent shortages and avoid payless conditions.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Woodin
Federal Reserve
Secretary of the Treasury
Federal Reserve Bank
Congress
Treasury
Mr. Roosevelt
Violent Deaths Reported in Ouachita Parish February
Dr C L Mengis Ouachita Parish coroner reports eleven sudden violent or accidental deaths in February and eleven more deaths without physician services within 36 hours. Five autopsies were performed, two for criminal court and three to determine cause of death. The first violent death was Dan Burt shot in West Monroe on February 5 amid a whisky demand incident.
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Ouachita Parish
C. L. Mengis
Mengis
Criminal Court
Dan Burt
West Monroe
Burt
Caleb McNeilly
Alexander
Delia Thatcher
Cotton Price Advance Noted at Dallas Tex
The U S department reports a 50 to 75 point rise in spot cotton prices at Dallas during March 3 to 9 while other centers stay idle due to the banking holiday. Houston shows 7 8 to 15 16 cents middling and Memphis remains largely inactive awaiting banking developments. Helena mentions strict low to strict but data cuts off.
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Atlanta
Dallas
Texas
United States Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Houston
Memphis
Tennessee
Helena
Ark
Hitler targets Communists as Bavaria arrests officials
Berlin reports General von Epp orders arrest of all Communist officials in Bavaria while Prussia tightens anti Communist actions. Thousands of imprisoned Communists face hard labor camps. Saxony and Baden cabinets resign. Munich lord mayor Scharnagl on indefinite leave. Berliner Tageblatt suspended until March 13 for objectionable articles. Jewish fear of persecution noted amid pledges of legal safety.
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Berlin
Hitler
Bavaria
Franz von Epp
Prussia
Saxony
Baden
Karl Scharnagl
Munich
Government Board of Censors
Berliner Tageblatt
Store Crowds Reported Getting Back to Normal
New York report notes renewed store crowds and rising credit applications as buying improves after a Tuesday Wednesday slump. Executives anticipate a buying spurt once the bank holiday ends and Congress acts in the banking emergency.
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New York
Congress
Columbia River Power Project Faces Roosevelt
The Columbia basin power and reclamation development is pitched as a major federal works program. Army engineers back feasibility and the Reclamation Service endorses it, predicting rapid job creation and vast hydropower exceeding Muscle Shoals and Hoover Dam projections.
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Seattle
Columbia Basin Power and Reclamation Development
Roosevelt
Army Engineers
Federal Reclamation Service
Pacific Northwest
Washington House
Muscle Shoals
Hoover Dam
Colorado
Columbia River
Seven Bids Placed for Levee Land Clearance Project
The Tensas Basin levee board opened seven bids at 11 AM in the Chamber of Commerce for removing 52 buildings cabins and other structures needed for rights of way along the east bank of the Ouachita River levee system. Bids came from Hammet Bros Frank Masling George E Breece W C Salley F C Saucier Le Blanc and Bourg and M H Reynolds. Awards will be announced later Friday.
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Chamber of Commerce
Tensas Basin
Governor O K Allen Improves After Illness
Baton Rouge Louisiana March 10 Governor O K Allen who has been confined to the executive mansion with cold and influenza was reported much improved Friday. He was said to be feeling better and considering leaving his bed later the day as the illness eased.
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Baton Rouge
O. K. Allen
Chang Hsiao Liang resigns as North China military chief
The national government accepts Chang Hsiao Liang's resignation after he took blame for Jehol loss. Chiang Kai shek assumes command and sends fresh troops to Kupeikow pass near the Great Wall as Kawahara’s forces push from Chinchow toward Peiping. Japanese efforts seek negotiations to withdraw Chinese troops to avoid further invasion.
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Associated Press
Chang Hsiao- Liang
China
Chang
Jehol
Chiang Kai- Shek
Kupeikow Pass
Great Wall
Chinchow
Manchuria
Tadashi Kawahara
Kupeikow
Peiping
Tokyo
Foreign Office
Chang Hsiao-Liang Resigns as Northern China Leader
The Chinese military leader Chang Hsiao-Liang announced his resignation, with the action accepted Friday. Chiang Kai-shek's government faced a leadership shift as northern command changes were confirmed in Peiping.
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Chang Hsiao-Liang
Peiping
China
Chiang Kai
Jurist Explains Gas Rate Ruling In Ruston Case
Judge W Carruth Jones explained that his order in the Peoples Gas and Fuel versus Louisiana Public Service Commission is a rule to show cause why a temporary injunction should not issue halting rate investigations. The PSC expanded probes into Farmerville Downsville and Simsboro with rate reduction requests and ordered the company to answer in Simsboro and Downsville as well. The case involves a Ruston municipal franchise and seeks to restrain the PSC from proceeding with rate inquiries.
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Baton Rouge
W. Carruth Jones
East Baton Rouge
Peoples Gas and Fuel Company
Louisiana Public Service Commission
Ruston
Farmerville
Downsville
Simsboro
Louisiana
Public Service Commission
Say Governor Balzar started the bank holiday in Nevada
A reader from Santa Monica recalls an old ex cow puncher Governor Balzar of Nevada as the originator of the bank holiday and notes a Republican stance on closing banks. The letter reflects on bank actions and public credit with a wry tone.
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Santa Monica
Cal
Balzar
Nevada
Roosevelt seeks dictatorial power to cut veterans costs
President Roosevelt urged Congress to grant wide power to trim veterans benefits and federal salaries aiming at a balanced budget within a year. He promised substantial savings, with House leaders pushing for quick passage while veterans groups protest the expanded authority. The plan would set pension principles but leave administration details to the president.
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House
Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Senate
Robinson
Arkansas
American Legion
Bank Holiday and Banking Law Move to Reopen Sound Banks
President Roosevelt extends the banking holiday indefinitely and unveils a plan to slash expenditures by half a billion dollars including veterans' compensation cuts. A half billion dollar bond issue is prepared for Congress to fund work in reforestation flood control power development and internal improvements. A new banking law allows reopening of sound banks once Treasury approves. Treasury and Glass outline fast bank openings to meet demands while stock markets monitor the situation.
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Associated Press
Roosevelt
Federal Reserve
Congress
Treasury Department
Woodin
The
Treasury
Glass
New York Stock Exchange
Senator Howell Reported Doing Well After Illness
Senator Robert B. Howell Republican Nebraska was reported by Walter Reed hospital officers to be doing very well and to have spent a comfortable night. He has been hospitalized nearly two weeks with pneumonia.
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Washington
Robert B. Howell
Republican
Nebraska
Walter Reed Hospital
Southern Gold Is Being Returned to U S Vaults
Gold in the southern United States is being turned in to federal reserve vaults as part of President Roosevelt's currency stabilization plan. Officials report thousands of the more than 5 million dollars in gold in the sixth district have been returned, with expectations the full amount will be accounted for within days. In Dallas the eleventh district bank notes large shipments of gold coin and certificates being deposited, including a 250 thousand dollar cargo halted en route to New York due to export embargoes.
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Federal Reserve System
Federal Reserve
St. Louis
William McC. Martin
New York
Atlanta
Federal Reserve District
Federal Reserve Bank
Roosevelt
Dallas
Tex
Eleventh District Federal Reserve Bank
Brownsville
Chase National Bank
Express
Reserve Bank
Mexico City
Chase Na
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Winnsboro Road
Bernhardt
Uncle Sam
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Vicksburg
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Wnee
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Cincinnati
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Teeeweee
Little Rock
Red
Shreveport
Alexandria Whee
Ouachita— Erne
Sannaserse
Columbia River Power Project
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Jehol Province
Chiang
Carruth Jones
Rogers
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McNaught Syndicate
Capitol
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Flance
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