Mediation urged as civil war widens across Spain
Paris reports Britain and France invite Germany Italy Russia and Portugal to join a mediation attempt to end the Spanish civil war. A German Junkers warplane attacked a French diplomatic aircraft over insurgent territory, injuring four including two foreign correspondents. Government bombers strike the Casa de Campo line as insurrectionist planes retaliate.
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Paris
Foreign Office
Great Britain
France
Germany
Italy
Russia
Portugal
Pastrana
Spain
Andre Chateau
Havas
Louis Delapree
Paris Soir
Hemmy
Canada
Boyer
Bougrat
Madrid
Casa de Campo
Campamento de Retamares
Barajas
Bolivia proposes organization for preserving peace
Bolivia urged an inter American body to maintain peace at the inter American peace conference. It called for sanctions against aggressor nations and immediate action when war arises. Argentina’s stance on neutrality and security plans sparked concern among delegations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buenos Aires
Bolivia
Argentina
Carlos Saavedra Lamas
Parley
United States
Brazil
East Lansing bride's murder case sparks sanity commission
In East Lansing Michigan 25 year old Hope Morgan the bride to be Miss Elizabeth Giltner was slain after being shot five times. Morgan stood mute at arraignment and a sanity commission was appointed by Judge Leland W. Carr after Prosecutor Dan D. McCullough requested it. Morgan told state police she had an impulse to kill and carried her father’s gun all day. Giltner daughter of Michigan State College dean Dr Ward B Giltner was to wed Capt David S Babcock. Childhood playmates Morgan and Giltner were close friends since high school. The shooting occurred hours before a bridal shower for Giltner’s mother and the professor’s daughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Lansing
Mich
Leland W. Carr
Ingham
Hope Morgan
Elizabeth Giltner
Michigan State College
Giltner
Carr
Sanity Board
Harold Mulbar
Reserve Officer Training’ Corps
Miss Morgan
le Moyne M. Snyder
Sanity Commission
Dan D. McCullough
Sam Street Hughes
Miss Giltner
Ward
Veterinary Science
Captain Babcock
Don H. Berles
Mason County
Weather summary and observed temperatures across Wisconsin Minnesota
The report notes cloudy conditions with light snow possible tonight and Thursday in Wisconsin and Minnesota, cooler in western areas and milder in the east. Daily readings from Northwestern Observatory show a max of 28 and a min of 4, with no precipitation and southeast winds.
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Associated Press
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Northwestern
Milwaukee
Miami
Abilene
Devils Lake
Havre
Hopkins pledges no relief drops amid funding crunch
WPA head Harry L. Hopkins assured Mayor La Guardia that no one in need will be dropped from federal relief and that those dismissed will be reenjoyed. He said no wholesale layoffs will occur while roll cuts are being pared. La Guardia hailed the understanding after a Washington conference, noting additional federal funds will be sought from Congress to cover the balance of the year.
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Richard L. Harkness
United Press
Washington
WPA
Harry L. Hopkins
Hopkins
Roosevelt
Fiorello H. la Guardia
New York City
U. S. Conference of Mayors
Aubrey W. Williams
la Guardia
Conference of Mayors
Congress
Frankfurter on trial for murder of Gustloff in Switzerland
David Frankfurter, a 27 year old Jugoslavian Jew, stood trial in Chur for the February assassination of William Gustloff, Hitler’s Swiss representative. Prosecutors sought 18 years imprisonment plus lifelong exile and damages to Gustloff’s widow, with the case framed as a nonpolitical murder inquiry.
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Char
Switzerland
David Frankfurter
William Gustloff
Adolf Hitler
Germany
Chur
Friedrich Bruegger
Frankfurter
Gustloff
Davos Observatory
Roosevelt pledges early action on St. Lawrence seaway
The Champlain Valley council released a Roosevelt letter confirming his plan to press for action on the St. Lawrence seaway treaty as soon as practicable. The White House dated note thanks John P. Ross for northern New York support and notes continued advocacy for early ratification and the Hudson-Champlain cutoff.
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New York
Champlain Valley Council
Roosevelt
St. Lawrence Waterway Treaty
John P. Ross
Council
White House
Ross
Hudson-Champlain
Fred J. Freestone
National Seaway Council
Mr. Roosevelt
St. Lawrence Seaway
Hudson-Champlain Seaway
Frank's Position In Jeopardy at Wisconsin University
Dr. Glenn Frank's presidency at the University of Wisconsin was reported in jeopardy as the Progressive party bloc of regents moved to obtain his resignation. A conference with bloc leaders appointed by Gov. La Follette reportedly ended with news he should exit. Harold M. Wilkie and Clough Gates were said to relay that La Follette's administration and the legislature lack confidence in him.
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Madison
U.P
Glenn Frank
University of Wisconsin
Progressive Party
Philip F. la Follette
Frank
Harold M. Wilkie
Clough Gates
Philippines flood triggers state of calamity proclaimed by Quezon
Manila Philippines Manuel Quezon proclaims a state of calamity and uses emergency powers as floods devastate about 15000 homes with 2000 swept away. He warns profiteers will be penalized and relief forces centralized to aid thousands made homeless across three provinces.
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Richard Wilson
United Press
Manila
P. I
U.P
Commonwealth
Manuel Quezon
Philippines
Quezon
Hongkong
Wallace Outlines New Farm Plan To Improve AAA
Secretary Wallace told the American Farm Bureau federation that a better program than the outlawed AAA is needed. He urged crop insurance, controlled production, reserves, and soil storage to assure farmers and the nation economic security during good and bad years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul D. Shoemaker
Associated Press
Pasadena
Calif
Wallace
American Farm Bureau Federation
United States Supreme Court
Baldwin May Put Confidence Vote Over King and Wallis Tie
Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin orders a sudden cabinet meeting and signals a full session of parliament to consider a possible confidence vote on his stance against a morganatic marriage between King Edward and Wallis Simpson. Sources say the move could push the king toward abdication while Baldwin seeks broad support for his position amid a constitutional crisis.
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Frank II
London
Stanley Baldwin
Edward and
Walls Warfield Simpson
Baldwin
Mrs Simpson
Edward Witt
Wallis Simpson
Increase of $40,000,000 TDAE budget boost urged
Madison reports state departments will ask Governor La Follette to back a $40 million increase in legislative appropriations for the next two-year period. The proposal, funded by new taxes, would nearly double current state costs, with higher social security pensions, high school aid, building programs, forestry tax hikes, salary rises, broader department operations, and expanded conservation. Hearings open Thursday as La Follette reviews the plan and pares requests to fit his tax program, awaiting a welfare committee report before recommendations.
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Kenneth Hopping
Madison
Departments of State
la Follette
Mearings
la Fullette
Ms Citizens’ Welfare Committee
Denhardt Granted Freedom on Bail in Kentucky Case
Circuit Judge Charles C. Marshall granted bail to Brig. Gen. Henry J. Denhardt charged with the murder of his fiancée Verna Taylor near New Castle Kentucky. Bail set at 25000 with Dr A T McCormack directing. Denhardt had been jailed in Louisville without bond since November 20 bound over to the grand jury.
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New Castle
Charles C. Marshall
Henry J. Denhardt
Verna Garr Taylor
Commonwealth
Denhardt
Wreck ends in Croydon disaster killing autogyro inventor
A Dutch KLM airliner crash at Croydon airport killed fourteen people including Juan de la Cierva inventor of the autogyro and Admiral Arvid Lindman. Three survived with injuries as the plane plunged through fog into a house. No Americans aboard.
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Croydon
Eng
Juan de la Cierva
Croydon Airdrome
Walter Schuberk
von Bemmel
Fraulein von Bon Geriman
de la Cierva
Arvid Lindman
Japanese Privy Council Criticizes Foreign Policy
The Japanese privy council voiced displeasure with the government’s foreign policy during a plenary session. Premier Koki Hirata and Foreign Minister Hachiro Arita faced criticism for over an hour and a half, with calls to consider a grave decision. Arita apologized for diplomacy in several nations, while observers noted the session showed broad dissatisfaction and urged caution in future policy actions.
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Tokio
Arita
Japan
Hirohito
Privy Council
Russia
Siberia
Foreign Office
China
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Lord Brownlow
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H. L. Rogers
Mrs. Simpson
American Red Cross
Edward
Baron Gottfried Meyern-Hohenburg
Luli Deste
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