Supreme Court Rejects Rehearing on Minimum Wage Law for Women
The Supreme Court refused to reconsider last June 1 ruling invalidating New York state minimum wage for women arguing it violated freedom of contract. The decision, a five to four vote, followed earlier rulings that federal wage and hour powers overstepped state rights.
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Washington
Supreme Court
New York
John J. Bennett, Jr
Butler
the Tribune
Roosevelt
No Man’s Land
Labor Relations Hearing Refused by Supreme Court
Washington October 12 The Supreme Court refused to pass on a labor relations case filed by Bradley Lum. The action concerns a dispute over labor practices and representation, with no further decision issued on the merits.
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Labor Relations Board
Washington
Supreme Court
Bradley Lum
Widow Helps Free Husband Then Is Slain in Worcester
In Worcester Massachusetts Mrs Mary Ellis Crosbie 49 is killed by her husband Frank Crosbie 34 a World War I veteran and hospital patient. He was ordered held on murder charges after confessing he killed her claiming he had disgraced her.
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Worcester
Mass
England
Mary Ellis Crosbie
Frank
Judge Overrules Robinsons Plea In Kidnapping Case
Federal Judge Elwood Hamilton ruled to overrule Thomas H. Robinson Jr. s motion for a new trial in the kidnapping for ransom case involving Mrs. Alice Speed Stall. The order was deferred for 10 days to allow further affidavits alleging insanity. Defense said they would appeal if the district court does not set aside Robinsons life sentence.
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Louisville
Elwood Hamilton
Thomas H. Robinson, Jr
Robinson
Alice Speed
Hamilton
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Isobinson
Ryan launches new charge at fellow priest
In Washington on October 12 Monsignor John A. Ryan charged Father Charles E. Coughlin with misleading Catholic voters by misquoting papal writings. Ryan defended Roosevelt policies and accused Coughlin of misusing a pope encyclical on money and credit, arguing the pope spoke only of a conditional dilemma.
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Washington
John A. Ryan
Charles E. Coughlin
Roosevelt
Detroit
Father Ryan
Catholic University
Pius XI
Coughlin
Father Coughlin
Democratic National Committee
Holy Father
Red-haired widow testifies in Tallmadge murder trial
Oregon IL October 12 Frances Birch 30 of Moline testifies as state witness against Em balmer Guy Tallmadge charged with murder of his wife Bessie Tallmadge. Prosecutor Crowell seeks death penalty and alleges Tallmadge killed to marry the widow and retire on a chicken farm. The victim was shot May 19 on a rural lane near Chana IL after a car robbery.
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Oregon
Guy Tallmadge
Frances Birch
Moline
Tul
Donald Crowell
Tallmadge
Crowell
Bessie Tallmadge
Chana
Birch
Rockford
Siege of Cold Weather Spurs Madrid Drive
Severe rain and a potential Russian entry boosted insurgents to press toward Madrid with a semi circular front. Government forces, militiamen, and Socialist artillery faced heavy bombardment while conditions favored attackers and hindered both sides.
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Associated Press
Madrid
San Martin de Valdeiglesias
Fascorial
Navalcarnero
el Escorial
Man Gagnon Found Dead on Ouachita River Bank
Elmer Gagnon aged 52 was found dead Sunday morning in a hobo camp on the east Ouachita riverbank near the new traffic bridge. Coroner Dr. Irving J. Wolff ruled death from natural causes. Authorities contacted after a call from Clear Lewis, who lived near the camp, noted no foul play. The body remained at a local undertaker while relatives in Toledo were notified.
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Elmer Gagnon
Ouachita River
Irving J. Wolff
Ouachita Parish
Gagnon
Toledo
Clear Lewis
Hobo
C. R. Tidwell
Frank Pettit
J. M. Busby
Lewis
Cotton at Orleans Damaged by Fire
Fire damaged a section of the public cotton warehouse in New Orleans, the world’s largest, threatening 2500 bales valued at 150000 dollars. Sam Bass, head of the American Cotton Cooperative Association, estimated drying costs about 1 dollar per bale to salvage the undamaged fiber and rebale the rest.
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New Orleans
Sam Bass
American Cotton Cooperative Association
Mystery Man Sought in Widow Slaying and Auto Crash
Weymouth Massachusetts detectives hunt a burly mystery man in the slaying of 49 year old widow Grayce Asquith and a fatal auto crash near West Monroe Louisiana. Police also pursue missing friend John A. Lyons and question chef Oscar Battalini as new clues emerge.
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Weymouth
Mass
Grayce Asquith
Louis Pratt
John F. Stokes
Massachusetts State Police
Lakeside
Stokes
John A. Lyons
Lyons
Boston
Asquith
Oscar Battalini
Quincy
Battalini
Mrs. Asquith
Elsie Janis clarifies sale proceeds and charity
Memphis dispatch reports Elsie Janis saying there was a great misunderstanding about her Tarrytown auction. She confirms 10 percent of proceeds, $350 to charity, with total sale $3 500. She answered 7 000 letters and visited a veterans hospital en route to California.
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Memphis
Tenn
Elsie Janis
Tarrytown
N. Y
Janis
War Veterans Hospital
California
Columbus Day Anniversary Discovery of San Salvador
The report recalls the 1492 moment when Rodrigo de Triana cried Land aboard the Nina and Columbus named the new world San Salvador after a 70 day voyage from Europe.
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Associated Press
Rodrigo de Triana
Europe
San Salvador
Tugboat Crew Strike Averted After $10 Wage Hike
New York harbor vessels avoided a strike by 2 1 2 0 crew members as a blanket wage increase of $10 per month was agreed today.
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New York
New York Harbor
Constitutional Issues Shape Ballots Across 22 States
Voters in at least 22 states face constitutional questions as more than 100 amendments seek changes to social security, taxes, and government powers. Louisiana lists 35 amendments including social security, Florida moves to authorize new programs, California and Kansas address pensions, unemployment, and civil service, with other measures altering tax rules and local option authority.
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Chicago
The
Times
Associated Press
Indiana
National Guard
Louisiana
Huey Leme
California
Kansas
Florida
DAVIS SISTERS ON TRIAL IN WHITE SLAVERY CASE
The United States charges Rodney McDonald Estelle and Dorothy Davis with white slavery in a federal trial in Monroe. Jury selected by noon after testimony from Louise Coates who ran a tourist camp near West Monroe where the trio allegedly lodged in July 1934. Prosecutor J Fair Hardin leads the case with defense by Joseph Guerriero of Monroe.
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United States
Rodney McDonald
Estelle
Dorothy Davis
Louise Coates
West Monroe
Coat
Hit-and-run ends life of Ark. man near Tallulah
A hit-and-run driver killed Thomas A. Florence, 41, of El Dorado, Arkansas, three miles north of Tallulah, Louisiana. Ernest Barker, Florence's brother in law, escaped with injuries. Florence is survived by his widow, two sons, a step-daughter and his parents.
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Tallulah
Thomas A. Florence
el Dorado
Ark
Here
Ernest Barker
Florence
Last-Minute Briefs From Hollywood to World News
Probate records show Thelma Todd wardrobe sales totaling 229 dollars including 40 dresses 57 gloves 36 shoes and 35 bags. Tax liens list Lionel Barrymore Stepin Fetchit and Julius Tannen with amounts from 448 to 3679. A gas explosion in Fukuoka Japan killed 21 and wounded 22 with many missing. In Aleppo Syria three Christians were fatally stabbed in a clash with “White Sign” Christians as troops quelled a large crowd.
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Thelma Todd
Comedienne
Hollywood
Lionel Barrymore
Stepin Fetchit
Julius Tannen
Tannen
Fetchit
Fukuoka
Japan
Aleppo
Syria
White Sign
Deposits to be paid at DeSoto Bank Mansfield
Mansfield La Oct 12 Representatives of the federal deposit insurance corporation prepared to pay off deposits up to 5 000 of the DeSoto Bank and Trust company of Mansfield which failed Saturday The state bank examiner closed the institution a state bank with 900 000 deposits when it failed to open for business.
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Mansfield
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
DeSoto Bank and Trust Company of
State Bank Examiner
Southwest water works delegates meet in Fort Smith
Nearly 300 delegates from Arkansas Oklahoma Texas and Louisiana attend the annual meeting of the southwest section American Water Works association in Fort Smith Arkansas.
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Fort Smith
Ark
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Texas
Louisiana
Southwest Section
American Water Works Association
Hoosier Hoodlums Escape Jail in Greenville
Indiana state police superintendent said federal agents joined a five state search for three fugitives who escaped from Hancock county jail at Greenville while awaiting trial for the murder of an Indianapolis police sergeant.
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Indianapolis
Donald F. Stiver
Indiana State Police
Department of Justice
Titanic Survivor Samuel Goldemberg Dies in Nice
Samuel Goldemberg aged 73 of New York, a Titanic survivor, died Sunday in Nice where he had lived for 14 years.
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Nice
France
Samuel Goldemberg
New York
Jean Batten Reaches New Zealand Flight Route Milestone
In Brisbane on October 12, Jean Batten arrived at Long Beach New South Wales while pursuing a record flight toward New Zealand from England.
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Brisbane
Australia
Jean Batten
New Zealand
England
Long Beach
New South Wales
Columbus Man Dies in Guatemala Plane Crash
Columbus Mississippi native Thomas Neyman aged 27 died in a plane crash in Guatemala. Relatives were informed of his death today.
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Columbus, Miss
Guatemala
Thomas Neyman
Columbus
Fourteen fishermen flee sinking tuna clipper off California
SAN PEDRO CALIF Oct 12 Fourteen fishermen once reported abandoning the sinking tuna clipper San Lucas off lower California were hunted by the coast guard cutter Perseus today in a fresh search effort amid still unclear conditions and location reports.
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San Pedro
Calif
San Lucas
Lower California
Coast Guard
Perseus
Wound Kills Bandit Shot at Flournoy
In Shreveport Louisiana on October 12 1947 Ross Pittman alias Dewey Ross crippled desperado was mortally wounded by Cal Swanson operator while rescuing State Officer Raymond Bishop Pittman died in Charity Hospital after being shot three times with a shotgun before his mother could reach him The case tied to John A Powell of Longview Texas who had his car stolen in Kilgore Henderson area and initially fed officers a sensational tale that Pittman might have slain Powell before investigators located Powell at Kilgore to disprove the claim
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Shreveport
Ross Pittman
Dewey Ross
Desperado
Cal Swanson
Greenwood Esse
Raymond Bishop
Pittman
Charity Hospital
S. 5S
Bois D'Arc
Longview
Powell
Kilgore
Swanson
French Communists Plan More Meetings in Alsace Lorraine
French Communist delegates wrap a propaganda tour in Alsace Lorraine and announce plans for 122 meetings soon while Rightists mock the rallies. Le Matin notes high cost and little turnout as mobile guards keep disorder distant and the Catholic party urges calm.
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Alsace-Lorraine
Communist Party
Moscow
France
le Matin
Alsace
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Port Henry
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Atlanta, Ga
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Quachita
Sale
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