Civil War era expose prompts Capitol inquiries into war orders
Justice department and congressional investigators probe agency conduct on a large scale. The inquiry targets Army purchase contracts and alleged fraud in the motorization plan. figures include Joseph Silverman and several Hoover era officials. Congressional panels threaten subpoenas to secure records on naval and air force contracts and costs.
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Washington
Justice Department
Congressional
War Department
Cummings
War Dern
Grand Jury
Joseph Silverman
Hoover Administration
William P. MacCracken, Jr
Hoover
Senate
MacCracken
Iormer
Brown
Black
Air-Mail Committee
Navy
Adams
New England
House
Naval Affairs
David S. Ingalls
Composer Phones Editor and Then Kills Himself
Los Angeles police reported that composer Jack McGuire called his city editor to announce he would kill himself. The editor urged postponement and alerted reporters, but McGuire, distraught after a recent separation from his wife and child, ended the call by shooting himself in his West Fifty-sixth Street room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Jack McGuire
West Fifty-sixth Street
McGuire
Stowaways Leap Into Shark Waters Off West Mexico
Two men who sneak aboard the Japanese Silk freighter Kurama Maru jumped overboard 13 miles off the coast of West Mexico after learning they would be arrested. The ship had docked here after leaving the Panama Canal via Galveston Texas. Officers reported the incident as the pair attempted to swim ashore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
West
Mexico
Galveston
Texas
Panama Canal
Mother and Daughter Slain in Quiet Jacksonville Cottage
Two elderly women found slain in a Jacksonville Louisiana cottage in a quiet residential district. Victims are Laura Mae Green eighty four and her daughter Mary Anderson sixty. Anderson beaten with a hammer and Green stabbed through the heart in a brutal double homicide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacksonville
Laura Mae Green
Mary Anderson
Rabbi Hyman Enelow Dies Aboard Empress of Australia
Rabbi Hyman Enelow, a noted Jewish leader, died at age 67 from angina pectoris aboard the steamship Empress of Australia off the Canary Islands, according to Canadian Pacific Steamship Co officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rabbi Hyman Enelow
New York
Hyman Enelow
Canary Islands
Canadian Pacific Steamship Company
Missouri crop value rises 48 percent in 1933
The federal state crop reporting service announced Missouri farm crops increased 48 percent in value in 1933 over 1932. Acreage was 5.5 percent less than in 1932, the survey disclosed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri
Jefferson City
Federal State Crop Reporting Service
Pilot and mechanic die in looping plane crash in Norfolk
Norfolk observers report Frank Lynder a 33 year old stunt and racing pilot and Frank Smith a 36 year old electrician were killed when their light monoplane crashed during looping maneuvers.
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Norfolk
Frank Lynder
Frank Smith
Farmhand Admits Killing Employer in Evansville Case
Ernest Wright, a farmhand, admitted to killing Miss Alice Martin after a quarrel over $2.75 at her Perry County farm near Derby. He said he buried the body and spent the night at the farmhouse. authorities tied his fingerprints to the murder weapon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evansville
Ind
Alice Martin
Ernest Wright
Bert Morris
Clyde Hesmer
Wright
Perry County
Derby
Cannelton
Miss Martin
Henry Ford Increases Wages for 20000 Production Workers
Henry Ford boosted pay by 10 percent for 20,000 production workers in Detroit and announced the raise would extend to all plants. He cited higher wages as the best stimulus for recovery, linking job creation and wage standards to progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Henry Ford
Milwaukee Banks Cut Savings Interest Rate
Milwaukee Clearing House association reduces savings deposits interest to 2 1/4 percent from 3 percent effective March 15. President Charles J. Kuhnmuench cites slack loan demand and low yields on government and other securities as reasons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Milwaukee Clearing House Association
Charles J. Kuhnmuench
House m fills 35 million crop production bill
The House passed a crop production bill authorizing 35 million dollars for farmer loans. The measure, previously approved by the Senate, was amended from 45 million to 35.009 million. Loans up to 250 dollars at a maximum 6 percent interest finance planting for this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Senate
Food Carried Over Ice to 250 Islanders
Bayshore coast guardsmen carried fresh food supplies over five miles of perilous ice floes to about 250 residents of Fire Island marooned when the Great South Bay froze over.
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Bayshore
N. Y
Fire Island
Great South Bay
Jugoslavian Bombers Sentenced to Death at Belgrade
Three terrorists convicted of bombing the officers casino on September 30 1932 in Belgrade were sentenced to death. One convict remains at large as a fugitive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jugoslavy
Belgrade
Medal for Royal Scot Engineer Named in London
A medal of the Order of the British Empire is awarded to William Gilbertson, engineer of the Royal Scot, the famous train that toured the United States and Canada last year.
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Royal Scot
London
England
Order of the British Empire
William Gilbertson
United States
Canada
Archery Champion Elizabeth Bennett Roberts Dies
Mrs Elizabeth Bennett Roberts the women's international archery champion died in Pittsburgh She won the title at A Century of Progress in Chicago.
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Pittsburgh
Elizabeth Bennett Roberts
Chicago
Southwest Nebraska irrigation project advances debate over water rights
The Senkei Man-Tiaigier-Arickaree district seeks 1 741 862 in grants and loans to irrigate 40 000 acres across Dundy and Hitchcock counties with dams planned on Arickaree creek and on the Republican river. Colorado and Kansas oppose without satisfactory water rights arrangements among three states. The board notes bond ballots for approved projects should avoid grant conditions, keeping wording consistent with pre grant ballots.
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Colorado
Nebraska Board
Dundy
Hitchcock
Arickaree Creek
Haigler
Republican River
Benkelman
Jin
Good
J. BE. Lawrence
PWA
Farmers Plan Move of Dixon County Seat to Central Point
Dixon county farmers group backs relocating the county seat from Ponca to a central site, arguing against costly courthouse improvements. A new jail with a vault for documents and space for the county attorney is discussed, with trips to Lincoln for federal funds. Estimated total cost 5 000 to 7 000 dollars. Some residents favor Allen as central location. Ponca lies on the Missouri river in the county’s eastern edge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dixon County
Allen
Ponca
Pender
Dixon County Farmers Organization
Lincoln
Missouri River
Building and Loans Pay 3 Millions in Nebraska Dividends
George Wilson, supervisor of the building and loan division, said Nebraska associations will pay about 3 million dollars in dividends for the year ending June 30, down from 3.4 million due to a lower average dividend and asset shrinkage. He noted bonds substitute stock and faster processing of applications is sought.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
Nebraska Building and Loan Association
George Wilson
State Banking Department
Increase In Farm Prices In January 15
The farm price index rose two points to 70 for the month ending January 15 per the Bureau of Agricultural Economics. Higher local market prices for grain meat animals work animals chickens and wool drove the gain while dairy products and eggs declined. The farm price index for farmers pay remained at 116 percent of the pre war average.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Bureau of Agriultural Economics
State road work near completion on Stuart to Badger route
The CWA project on the mail road from Stuart to Badger nears completion. James Beck, in charge, reports progress with clay gravel and grading used in the construction.
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CWA
Stuart
Badger
Dustin
James Beck
Nebraska National Memorial Cemetery at Fort McPherson Under Repair
Army officials of the Seventh army corps area rehabilitate the only national cemetery in Nebraska. They spend nearly 7000 dollars to construct a brick wall around the site. The tract was designated as a national cemetery by Congress in 1873.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska
Old Fort McPherson
Seventh Army Corps
Army
Congress
Pheasants to be released in Richardson County
J B Douglas of Tecumseh announced at Falls City that 2000 to 6000 pheasants would be released in Richardson County if local sportsmen pledge cooperation. The state fish and game commissioner said an open season could be declared in a couple of years if the birds are protected and organized efforts are made.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richardson County
J. B. Douglas
Tecumseh
State Fish and Game Commission
Falls City
Douglas
Mat weaving to resume on Missouri River banks protection
About eighty men will resume work weather permitting. Two crews of mat weavers will lay 2400 feet of mats south of the Burlington bridge to prevent riverbank erosion. Materials are ready for the start by Addison Miller Construction. Superintendent De Witt oversees the project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri River
Dewitt
Addison Miller Construction Company
Burlington Railroad
CCC camps enrollment set for Nebraska in April
Randall Biart state relief director said the next CCC camp enrollment in Nebraska would begin April 16. The labor department said camps continue until March 31, 1935, and asked whether six months or a year. Biart preferred six months but offered no firm recommendation. He praised CCC camps as a key recovery program benefiting participants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Randall Biart
Nebraska
U. S. Department of Labor
Biart
Ithaca Opens 5000 Dollar Community House By Local Clubs
A new 5000 dollar community house in Ithaca was opened with a program hosted by the men's club led by speaker Newton Gaines of Lincoln. The Women's club provided refreshments. construction was volunteer driven with minimal supervised labor. A community corporation now holds title and manages the one story building measuring 40 by 80 feet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman's Club
Ithaca
Newton Gaines
Lincoln
Palmyra voters approve transfer for new school building
Property owners in Palmyra voted 107 to 8 to move 1500 from the general fund to the building fund and issue 2000 in warrants for a new two story fireproof school to replace the destroyed structure. The district seeks 7800 PWA funds with 19000 insurance. Architects plan an auditorium and classrooms with construction hoped to start by April 1 after classes met in Legion hall, a store building, and a school annex.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palmyra
PWA
American Legion Hall
McCook Rejects 250000 Bond for PWA Light Plant
McCook voters rejected a 250000 bond issue to back a PWA loan for a municipal light and power plant by 1070 to 693. Senator Norris aided the campaign from Washington through letters and literature, urging approval. if funded, the city would compete with Nebraska Light & Power with 250000 loan and 90000 grant from PWA.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
PWA
McCook
George W. Norris
Washington
Nebraska Light & Power Company
Nebraska Reports January Influenza Cases Rise
Nebraska health records show 23 influenza cases in January, none in December. Diphtheria reached 47 cases, measles 177, and scarlet fever 130 in January. Compared with last year and December, the figures indicate a favorable trend overall with limited changes in other contagious diseases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska
State Health Department
Nebraska Farmers Receive Over 2.5 Million in Wheat Campaign Payments
Thousands of Nebraska farmers have received 2 595 123.80 in cash as Triple A wheat acreage cut benefits. State headquarters at the college of agriculture reported more checks arriving for delayed contracts while about fifteen counties have yet to receive any payments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska
College of Agriculture
Dollar shifts and market insights from Brisbane
The column notes the dollar's devaluation in Australia and compares it with Europe, predicting stock and real estate gains as prices adjust. It cites J H Blumensohn visiting Brazil and reporting Kaingang Indians practicing polygamy and complex kinship, illustrating civilization's evolving norms.
Supreme Court frees 13,000 prohibition cases across nation
The U S Supreme Court rules that all remaining prohibition defendants not finally adjudicated by December 5 are released as the Eighteenth Amendment is repealed. About 9,570 cases with some 13,000 defendants are affected. state offenders remain charged under state laws.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States Supreme Court
Charles Evans Hughes
Department of Justice
Supreme Court
Homer S. Cummings
United States
Kaingang Tribe Faces No Punishment or Moral Code
The text notes the Kaingangs lack formal punishment or moral norms. It asserts no marriage ceremony exists and family feuds or divorces occur without consequence. It laments the tribe’s decline, claiming they are dying out and not expected to endure.
Kidnappers Free St Paul Bank President After Ransom
Edward G. Bremer a 37 year old bank president from St Paul was released by kidnappers. His father paid a ransom of 200000 dollars in five and ten dollar bills weighing fifty pounds and filling two suit boxes. United States detectives seek ten or twelve kidnappers. Repeal of prohibition has discouraged bootleggers but may promote kidnapping.
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Edward G. Bremer
St. Paul
United States
Dickens 14 000 Word Life of Christ Manuscript Sold
Dickens wrote a 14000 word life of Christ for his children but the work was never published. The brief manuscript now sells for about 15 per word totaling 210000, not including the original handwritten manuscript which is expected to fetch a large price in the future. Dickens failed to foresee this when he was a young writer in London.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Dickens
Christ
Dickens
London
Follies Girl Found Dead in Hotel Under False Name
A young woman described as a Follies girl is found dead in a hotel, registered under a false name. She has nine diamond rings and $280 in her handbag. her lips were burned with poison, and investigators seek to uncover the conditions of her death.
Uncle Sam and the gold dilemma in playful proverb
A quip contrasts a dog chasing an express train with Uncle Sam’s imagined fate if he seized all the world’s gold. The speaker muses on what one powerful figure would do with immense wealth, noting it cannot be held in a lap.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Schwab
The
Steel Company
Uncle Sam
Silver Hoarding Debate As U S Discusses Stockpiling
The article notes a national gathering around silver, questioning who possesses it and why. It recalls the gold wartime price control and suggests silver could rise, with about one hundred million ounces said to be held in the United States for speculation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
British Post Office Records 55 Million Surplus Profit
The British post office reports a net annual profit of 55 million dollars and plans to show a profit for its head Farley role. It runs the government owned telegraph system and can send a telegraph across Great Britain for 12 cents, a rate noted by the writer during a visit to England.
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British Post Office
Farley
Great Britain
England
Tennessee Farmers Seek Brazilian Settlement Migration
A group of 200 Norris Dam area farmers plan to relocate to Brazil as waters from Norris Dam reservoir rise. Manny Miller has contacted the Brazilian legation in Washington about land there for a colony, citing family ties and long local roots. The group intends to stick together to start anew amid loss of homes and a preferred warmer climate.
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Norris Dam
Tenn
Manny Miller
Washington
Brazil
Miller
Sixie” Miller
Slayer of Baby Son Held Sane by Experts
Donald K. Smith a Littleton farmer accused of stamping his three year old son Donald Arlen Smith to death last December is declared sane by Colorado psychopathic hospital doctors in a report to the district court at Littleton. Smith has pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity and officers say he confessed the killing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Colo
Donald K. Smith
Littleton
Donald Arlen Smith
Colorado Psychopathic Hospital
Smith
Pilsudski Urged for Nobel Peace Prize
The law department of Jacellonian University nominates Marshal Josef Pilsudski, minister of war, as a candidate for the Nobel Prize and sends the nomination to the Nobel Foundation in Warsaw Poland.
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Warsaw
Poland
Josef Pilsudski
Nobel Foundation
Law Department
Jacellonian University
Last Sioux Medicine Man Dies in South Dakota
Fort Yates S D report that No Heart last of the Sioux medicine men and a successor to Sitting Bull died at age ninety two.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Dakota
Fort Yates
S. D
Sitting Bull
Supreme Court Rules Prohibition Obsolete
The court declares prohibition dead and no one can be tried for violating a law no longer in existence. A bootlegger may rest on laurels and profits as enforcement ends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court
Dogs shot after attack on girl in McGraw New York
In McGraw New York four dogs led by a police dog mauled six year old Joyce Hammond harming her arm. The girl was hospitalized. A. P. McGraw Justice of the Peace ordered the dogs held briefly then shot amid nationwide appeals to spare the animals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McGraw
N. Y
Joyce Hammond
Justice of the Peace
A. P. McGraw
King Features Syndicate, Inc
WNU
Young Rockefeller Leaves Yale University
Confirmed reports state Winthrop Rockefeller son of John D Rockefeller Jr has departed Yale University in New Haven Connecticut.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young Rockefeller
Yale New Haven
Conn
Winthrop Rockefeller
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Yale University
Yale
Avalanches in Apennines Claim 35 Lives in Italy
Death toll rises to 35 as Fascist militia troopers, firemen, and armed policemen attempt to aid victims. Thirteen mountain towns are affected by the snowslides in the Apennines near Rome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Italy
Rome
Apennines
Hamlet Production Sparks Time-Travel Quip
A playful exchange notes a producer quoting a line about being behind the times. The conversation mentions the play Hamlet and a remark about seeing it in New York six years earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamlet
Times
New York
Why the Sudden Change to Liquid Laxatives
Public interest grows in liquid laxatives as doctors applaud adjustable dosage and predictable action. Properly prepared liquids offer comfortable relief without habit formation or kidney irritation, and Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin is marketed as a safe prescription option. N. R. A. promotes the item.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aira
Rabbit Fever Kills Maine Trapper Allen MacDougall
Allen MacDougall a sixty one year old famed Maine trapper is dead from tularemia known as rabbit fever New England s first victim of the illness reports say the disease entered his system after exposure to infected rabbits in Greenville Maine
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Greenville
Maine
Allen MacDougall
Woods
New England
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