Chicago Mayor Cermak wounded in Miami attack on Roosevelt
Chicago Mayor Anton J. Cermak was gravely wounded when an anarchist’s gun fired at President-elect Franklin D. Roosevelt in Miami. Roosevelt visited Cermak at Jackson Memorial Hospital as authorities announced Cermak resting easier and a bystander, Mrs. Joseph Gill, remained critically injured. In Washington, 400 Marines were ordered to guard the inauguration and Zangara was identified as part of an anarchist group based in Patterson, New Jersey.
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Brave Miami woman helps thwart assassination of Roosevelt
Eye witnesses recount how Mrs. W. F. Cross of Miami jumped onto a bench and grabbed Giuseppe Zangara’s pistol as he fired at President-elect Roosevelt. She pushed his hand upward, helped subdue him, and stayed calm amid the deadly moment. She and others restrained the would‑be assassin until security moved in.
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President elect Roosevelt Receives Personal Cartoon Note
Robert Bishop of New Wilmington R D 1 sent a personal cartoon to President elect Roosevelt while in Bremerton navy hospital. Roosevelt thanked him in a letter and Bishop is now home to rest. The item reflects early 20th century political humor and civic interest.
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Navy
Bremerton
Wash
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West
Daily Weather Report Summary
U S weather statistics for the 24 hour period ending at 9 this morning show a maximum of 31 and minimum of 19 with no precipitation and a river stage of 5.8 feet. A year ago the same date recorded a maximum of 32 and a minimum of 10 with no precipitation reported.
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Rentz Witnesses Attempted Shooting Of Roosevelt In Miami
Fred L. Rentz president of The New Castle News was about 50 feet from the would be assassin as five shots rang out at President elect Franklin D. Roosevelt in Miami Florida. Mayor Anton Cermak was struck and bystanders restrained the attacker amid pandemonium.
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Gang of bank robbers in Ambler killed in raid
The gang leader who kidnapped the First National Bank cashier at Ambler and forced the vault to be opened was killed in a gun battle with Philadelphia detectives. Three other gunmen were captured and cash ranging from 25 000 to 30 000 was taken from the vault and night depository. Loot recovered by Lieut. Harry Clark who led the raid.
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First National Bank
Philadelphia
Harry Clark
Death notices for four individuals listed with ages and places
Death records report Henry Emery 63 of Harlansburg John Anderson 86 of New Bedford Bob Barrett of Phoenix Arizona and Boyd Eckman 87 of Bessemer. No further details provided in the fragment.
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Henry Emery
Harlansburg
John Anderson
New Bedford
Bob Barrett
Phoenix
Ariz
Boyd Eckman
Bessemer
New Castle Motor Club Elects Five Governors
New Castle Motor Club members elected five governors at the annual meeting held in the Castleton Hotel. About 60 members attended as Ralph W. Beer chaired, welcomed guests, and urged active club involvement amid reports of good speakers and music.
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Ralph W. Beer
Wounded Mayor Thinks Only of President Elect
Chicago Mayor Anton J. Cermak two bullets from an assassin targeted President Elect Roosevelt. Cermak, wounded in Miami, reportedly gasped The President, get him away while asking for Roosevelt to be kept safe.
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Chicago
Roosevelt Assassination Attempt Shocks Miami Crowd
Miami reporter L L Lee describes the attempted assassination of President-Elect Franklin D Roosevelt and Chicago Mayor Anton Cermak in Miami on February 16 1933. The scene shows a large silent crowd as a killer was identified, with Cermak earlier trying to calm a hostile Democratic convention audience. Roosevelt acknowledged the event as he rode by.
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Miami
International News Service
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
Anton J. Cermak
Chicago
Cermak
William G. McAdoo
Roosevelt
McAdoo
Senate in low mood as relief measures blocked
In Santa Monica on February 16 a Special To The News report notes senatorial gloom and a looming denunciation from Mr. Hoover aimed at Congress and the Senate. The writer mocks hearings and the delay in relief, warning of blame in the mirror.
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Hoover and Roosevelt exchange messages after attack
President Hoover telegraphed President-Elect Roosevelt to rejoice that he was uninjured in last night’s assassination attempt. Roosevelt replied that Mayor Cermak’s condition remains serious and that he will report after visiting the hospital. The exchange occurred with both leaders in Miami and Washington.
Train robber slain in east bound city train attack
Conductor J N Caster shot and killed a gunman on an east bound train while attempting to rob passengers. Caster was critically wounded and passenger Fred Byers of Beverly Hills was shot in the leg. The robber was identified as George C Towers of San Francisco. Officer Tyrrell remains home with a badly injured ankle.
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J. N. Caster
Southern Pacific
Caster
Fred Byers
Beverly Hills
Cal
George C. Towers
San Francisco
Description of Zangara in police files
Miami reports describe Giuseppe Zangara, the man who attempted to shoot President-elect Roosevelt, as weighing 105 pounds and standing 5 feet 5 and a quarter inches. He has black curly hair and bulging brown eyes with a swarthy complexion according to police headquarters.
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International News Service
Miami
Fla
Guiseppi Zangara
Roosevelt
Jehol Invasion Set For February 20
Tokyo reports the Japanese invasion of Jehol province will begin February 20 signaling the start of war with China. Japanese correspondents and photographers have departed Tokyo to accompany Nipponese forces.
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Jehol Province
International News Service
Tokyo
China
Woman Accomplice Sought in Miami Shooting Probe
Miami police investigated a report that Giuseppe Zangara, the would be assassin, had a female accomplice. Mrs Tillie Harrison of Miami testified she heard him say to a woman companion not to get nervous and that he would get Roosevelt.
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International News Service
Miami
Fla
Guisseppe Zangara
Roosevelt
Tillie Harrison
Congressman Godfrey G. Goodwin Dies After Fall in Washington
Congressman Godfrey G. Goodwin of Cambridge Minnesota fell to his death from his hotel room at the Driscoll near the Capitol early today. The incident occurred in Washington on February 16.
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International News Service
Washington
Godfrey G. Goodwin
Cambridge, Minn
Driscoll
The
Capitol
Convention To Open Friday In New Castle
Several thousand teachers are expected to attend the first annual midwestern district convention of the Pennsylvania Educational Association in New Castle. Teachers from Lawrence to Clarion join the new district and Dr. C. C. Green of New Castle schools will preside. The opening session is set for Friday afternoon in the Cathedral with attendance expected near the 5000 mark of the 1929 state convention.
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Mrs. Roosevelt Speaks at Cornell After Miami Attack
Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt continues her speaking tour despite the Miami assassination attempt on her husband. She heads to Ithaca New York to address Cornell University and reflects on her husband’s burdens, noting she does not envy him.
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New York
Miami
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Ithaca
N. Y
Cornell University
Florida
Roosevelt
Golfer Hopes Snow Melts With April Skies
The rabid golf fan Arthur Mometer relishes blue skies and warmer days as he polishes clubs. He notes snow and ice hinder play but believes winter ends soon and looks forward to a full-season swing. He marks the date as forty two today.
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