Bar Association condemns publicity in Hauptmann trial
A special American Bar Association committee denounces newspaper and radio publicity surrounding the Hauptmann case as harmful. It commends Judge Thomas W. Trenchard for his conduct and notes no jury impropriety, though crowds and souvenir hunters at the crowded courtroom heightened tensions. The report urges restraint in juror interviews and publicity by all sides.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwardb. Schriftgiesser
Associated Press
Boston
John F
Jassie” Condon
Hauptmann Case
Jdrors
Harold G. Hoffman
American Bar Association
Oscar Hallam
St. Paul
Minnesota Supreme Court
Furda
Hauptmann
Thomas W. Trenchard
U S Travelers Keep Polish Officials Busy
United States travelers in Poland faced currency export charges amid strict laws. Mrs. Frederick Atkinson of Minneapolis was released after four days and charges dropped. Mrs. Sonia Nordegg of New York spent five days jailed and was released. Mrs. Minnie Galewska sought permanent release. Felix Furmanski of New York was cleared after four weeks in Gdynia jail. The incidents included a nervous breakdown and lengthy jail conditions, with authorities intervening to return passports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marilla Chrzanowska
Associated Press
Warsaw
United States
Poland
Frederick Atkinson
Minneapolis
Sonia Nordegg
New York
Minnie Galewska
Felix Furmanski
New Yorker
Gdynia
Atkinson
Ostrow
Ministry of Justice
Pasport
Nordegg
Furmanski
Landon Works East As He Pursues Final Campaign Push
Gov Alf Landon met with Republican leaders in Buffalo to review eastern campaign progress and secure prospects for carrying New York and Pennsylvania. He planned a 730 PM CST address on federal finances after meetings with John Hamilton Ogden Mills and other party officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyle C. Wilson
United Press
Buffalo
N. Y
Alf M. Landon
East
New York
Pennsyyvania
Joseph Martin
John Hamilton
William L. Beale
Associated Press
Edward H. Butler
Ogden Mills
Treasury
Joseph W. Martin
Massachusetts
John Townsend
Delaware
Rep
Chester Bolton
Ohio
Congressional Campaign Committee
Bertrand Snell
Edwin F. Jaeckle
Erie County
Kansas
Theodora R.oozevelt, Jr
Franklin D. Roosevel
Buffalo, N. Y
Dammann Speaks for La Follette at State Fair Day
Milwaukee dispatch reports Governor La Follette attends funerals in Minnesota while Secretary of State Theodore Dammann speaks in welcome at the fair. Exhibits judged, horse show opened, auto races run as rain delays parade. Pioneer day celebration had to pause, with Old-Timers Fairgoers forming an association and planning annual reunions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Theodore Dammann
Philip F. la Follette
la Follette
Floyd B. Olson
Minnesota
M. W. Strong
West Allis
Maine
Lancaster College
Allynhurst
Delavan
Wis
Allynhurst Farm
Foremost Gipsy
Oaklands Farm
Ann Arbor
Mich
Radiance
Edward Hunter
Modesty St. Mawes
Raleigh
FPG
Warmington
Honey Creek
Matilda
Fetzer Brothers
Medford
Genevieve
Cedar View Faith
Fred Esterly
Buffalo, Minn
Northwood
Susan VI
Borg Farms
Borg
Follette Pays Tribute to Olson at Olson Funeral
Minnesota mourns Gov Floyd B Olson as thousands gather in Minneapolis to pay final tribute to the six year governor. President Roosevelt sends wreaths and Gen. David L Stone attends. Gov Philip F La Follette delivers funeral oration praising Olson for cooperation and progress from scarcity to plenty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis
Minn
Minnesota
Floyd B. Olson
United States
David L. Stone
Fort Snelling
Henrik Shipstead
Elmer Benson
Robert M. la Follette
Wisconsin
Lynn J. Frazier
North Dakota
Charles Ward
Maurice Rose
St. Paul
Roosevelt
Philip la Follette
Olson
Madison
Patricia
Paul Olson
Minneapolis City Auditorium
U.P
Floyd Orlson
Philip F. la Follette
Eleven Officials Die As Plane Crashes In Russia
Moscow reports eleven officials killed and three wounded when an airplane carrying regional government officials crashed into the Enisei river near Krasnoyarsk in Asiatic Russia. The disaster, Russia’s worst since 1934, killed a child and two women among the dead and left pilot Kukanov seriously injured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
U.P
Enisei
Russia
Maxim Gorki
Krasnoyarsk
Here
Kukanov
Great Northern Adminittaion
Roosevelt May Call Peace Conference If He Is Reelected
The New York Times reports President Roosevelt weighs inviting world leaders if reelected to meet on world peace. The plan would include Edward VIII Stalin Mussolini Hitler Lebrun and others to discuss disarmament and a pledge to use influence to avert war. The paper notes no decision before the election and frames it as a potential gesture with wide public support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
New York Times
Roosevelt
King Edward VIII
Joseph Stalin
Benito Mussolini
Adolf Hitler
Lebrun
France
Japan
China
Times
the Times
Arthur Krock
Washington
United States
Wilson
Paris
David
Dern’s Condition Is Serious as War Secretary Is Treated
Washington reports a noted heart specialist arrived from Boston by plane to treat Secretary Dern at Walter Reed hospital. The 64 year old cabinet member remains semiconscious with influenza, heart and kidney complications, while President Roosevelt and officials monitor his condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Boston
Roosevelt
Dern
Walter Reed Hospital
Fritz Meyer
War Department
Meyer
Drouth States
White House
Salt Lake City
Utah
Riot in Chengtu after killings of Japanese
Rioting erupted in Chengtu following the killings of two Japanese. Mobs damaged stores selling Japanese merchandise as Chinese reports noted. Public safety officials were dismissed and the Japanese consulate at Chunking was informed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shanghai
Chengtu
Lie- Hsiang
Szechwan
Robber of Colfax Bank Still at Large
A bandit robbed the People's State Bank in Colfax Wisconsin at closing time taking about 2800 dollars. He forced the president Gus Johnson and director James Klund to lie on the floor and kicked assistant cashier Leon Dunbar. The thief obtained 500 dollars from the cash drawer and 2300 from the vault before fleeing in a car with Minnesota plates toward Wheeler and St Paul.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colfax
Wis
L.P
People’s State Bank
Mississippi River
Leon Dunbar
Gus Johnson
James Klund
Dunbar
Johnson
Klund
Gus Sells
Merle Miller
Wheeler
St. Paul
Sells
Miller
Minnesota
Rain refreshes broad Midwest with storms and outages
Rain drenched most of Wisconsin Michigan northern Illinois and Indiana during the night as a lightening strike killed two men on local golf courses. Forecaster A W Cook noted cooler temps across the central north central region with showers likely to continue in Michigan and parts of Wisconsin and northeastern Minnesota. A Weather Bureau statement from Washington said recent rains eased aridity across the upper Ohio and Mississippi valleys the Great Lakes district and northern Great Plains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Wisconsin
Michigan
Illinois
Indiana
North Central
Kansas
Missouri
A. W. Cook
Roosevelt
Grouth
Northwest
Dakotas
Nebraska
Iowa
Cook
Minnesota
Washington
Weather Bureau
Ohio
Mississippi
Great Lakes District
Great Plains
Roosevelt dustbowl special tours drought area first stop Bismarck
President Roosevelt travels aboard the dustbowl special to the northwest for drought relief conferences with governors and officials. He will visit Pierre St Paul Des Moines and other cities, with stops for damage surveys and talks on relief efforts as the itinerary spans several states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt Special
U.P
Roosevelt
Northwest
Secretary of Agriculture
Henry A. Wallace
WPA
Harry Hopkins
William J. Myers
Farm Credit Administration
Robert Fechner
Emergency Conservation Corps
Washington
Bismarck
N. C
Aids
Dakotas
Minnesota
Iowa
Missouri
Pierre
St. Paul
Minn
la Crosse
Wis
Des Moines
Springfield
Indianapolis
Ind
Drouth
Chicago
England and Egypt sign friendship alliance treaty
London reports Britain and Egypt signed a treaty of friendship and alliance to boost Mediterranean military strength while granting eventual independence. Premier Nahas Pasha led Egyptian delegates at the foreign office as Britain gains a naval base rent right at Alexandria and plans to expand air power and road networks linking Suez and Alexandria.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Great Britain
Egypt
Mediterranean
Nahas Pasha
Foreign Office
Alexandria
Pharoahs
Suez Canal Zone
League of Nations
Letter from Alfonso linked to Spanish civil war claim
Lisbon report says a rebel junta letter claims Myers destroyed 20 planes sent to Madrid from France and hid at Getafe and Cuartelventos airports near Madrid. Seville radio says Mola's forces seized Lozoya river area in Guadarrama mountains supplying Madrid. Government ties former King Alfonso to the war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lisbon
Portugal
Burgos
Myers
Madrid
France
Getafe
Cuatrevientos
Gibraltar
Seville
Emilio Mola
Lozoya River
Guadarrama Mountains
H. E. Knoblaugh
Associated Press
Alfonso
Ramon Alberola
Jose Maris Albinana
Alberole
Department of Public Safety
Stalin Warns Enemies Getting Into Position on Eve of War
London reports the radio address to the Red Army warns that enemies are getting into position and that the Soviet birthland expects troops to defend the proletarian fatherland. Stalin asserts the Red Army’s readiness, noting vast resources and worker dedication behind defense plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
UPI
London Evening News Today
Joseph Stalin
Stalin
Red Army
Red Forces
Evening News
Forest Fire Suppression Costs Reported in Wisconsin Region
R Louis Pike of the WPA reports the Works Progress Administration spent about 150000 on forest fire suppression in northern Wisconsin over the past eighteen months. He notes the figure excludes additional conservation expenditures in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashland
Wis
R. Louis Pike
WPA
Works Progress Administration
Pike
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National Association
U.S
Landon
Mills
Erwin F. Jaeckle
Dammann
F. B. Olson
Secretary of State
Gon. Olson
Gov
Colfax Bank
Frederick A. Storm
England
Wisconsh
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