Chiang Kai Shek to Return to Nanking by Saturday
United Press reports from Shanghai that Generalissimo Chiang Kai Shek plans to return to Nanking by Saturday from Sianfu in Shensi province where he has been held after a week of a student led uprising. War Minister Ho Ying Chin says government forces were ordered to cease hostilities while negotiations continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John R. Morris
United Press
Shanghai
Central
Chiang Kai Shek
Nanking
Sianfu
Shensi
Chang Hsueh Liang
Chiang Ting Wen
Chang
Ho Ying Chin
Marshal Chang
Rooming house fire in New York kills five
Five people died when a West Seventy third Street rooming house burned at dawn. William Hoffman, 43, slept with a lit cigarette and admitted arson. August Frank, 43, jumped to his death. Tenants Elinor Duffield and her infant, Nancy Green and sister Margaret, and others perished or were overcome by smoke. Fire alarms from screams saved lives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
West Seventy-third Street
August Frank
Chester Morash
Riverside Plaza Hotel
William Hoffman
Finel Reat
Hoffman
Elinor Duffield
Henry
Nancy Green
Margaret
Ann Collins
Underwood
N. D
Fred Hoff
Pool of nine Wisconsin counties upholds directors
Members of a nine county pool meeting at Omro backed the board of directors after accepting Walter Singler’s resignation as president. Singler urged harmony with the board and requested reinstatement efforts cease. Over 200 farmers heard speeches from Harry Jack, Paul Weiss, L. D. Schreiber, and others as press was barred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin Cooperative Milk ‘Pool
Omro
Wal Jter M. Singler
Singler
Pool
Harry Jack
Paul Weiss
L. D. Schreiber
Chicago
Outagamie
Winnebago
Fond du Lac
Waushara
Dodge
Oconto
Crawford
Columbia
Jefferson Counties
Brunette Sentenced to Life in Federal Prison. Taken to Lewistown Prison?
Harry Brunette, Green Bay, Wis., labeled a desperado, was sentenced to life for violating the Lindbergh law after a dramatic capture. He was secretly moved from Mercer county jail to a federal penitentiary, with heavy guard and three cars outside, as federal agents refused to disclose the route. The transfer followed his guilty plea to participating in the kidnapping of State Trooper William A. Turnbull.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trenton
N. J
U.P
Harry Brunette
Wisconsin
Lewisburg
Philip Forman
William A. Turnbull
Green Bay
Wis
Desperado
Mercer County
Merle Vandenbush
Brunette
New York
New Jersey
Federal Bureau For Investigation
Gangland killings link ends in Chicago pool hall slaying
The 24 year old Dominic Scaduto was shot to death by three gunmen at a west side pool hall in Chicago. Police link the brothers to a New York racketeering feud but say no motive is found. His brother Joseph was killed in Brooklyn last July.
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Chicago
Dominic Scaduto
Joseph
New York
West Side
Scaduto
Sam Catalino
Samuel Ebbole
Dominic
Joe
Brooklyn
Thomas McLaughlin
Arthur
Dutch Schultz) Flegenheimer
Charles
Lucky) Luciano
Flegentheimer
Augie
Place
U.P
Guiseppe Scaduto
Eden Warns Germany Italy and Russia to Stay Out of Spain
In a House of Commons debate Captain Anthony Eden urged Germany Italy and Russia to keep hands off Spain. He argued nonintervention has reduced war risks despite breaches and signaled a new Franco British mediation effort. He dismissed any move to ban volunteers and said international action is being pursued.
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London
Anthony Eden
Germany
Italy
Russia
Spain
House of Commons
Eden
Europe
Colowma
Five person murder spree by veteran Duquesne officer
Pittsburgh district attorney said gray haired patrolman Martin Sullivan confessed to killing five people in revenge after mistreatment charges involving a 12 year old girl. Victims included Laura Bacon and Helen Benda. Sullivan shot Bacon at home then killed others as he sought revenge on those linked to the girl case. He reportedly admitted the killings and was captured after the fatal shooting at Bacon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Andrew T. Park
Martin Sullivan
Duquesne
Park
Sullivan
Laura Bacon
Mary Vukelja
Milan Vukelja
Joseph Benda
Helen Benda
Thomas L. Gallagher
Gallagher
Martin
Wisconsin college budget talks seek 1937 39 funds
E J Dempsey state board of regents president met in Madison with governor’s budget committee to present a recommended budget of 4,813,681 for all state teachers colleges for the 1937 to 1939 period. The request exceeds the present biennial appropriation by 1,401,784.18 and contemplates restoration of salary cuts to 1992 levels. A special capital item of 500,000 and a land item of 50,000 are noted, but no other improvements are listed.
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E. J. Dempsey
Oshkosh
State Board of Regents
Wisconsin Teachers Colleges
Madison
Governor’s Committee
Forrest R. Polk
Oshkosh State Teachers College
Mediterranean accord eased East Africa tensions reached
Rome and London reportedly settled differences to guarantee balance of power in the Mediterranean. The reciprocal accord, said to include freedom of communications routes and Suez canal guarantees, followed tensions over sanctions during the Ethiopian war. Observers noted Dino Grandi’s London visit amid cautious official denial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Great Britain
Italy
Mediterranean
Haly
London
Suez Canal
Foreign Office
Dino Grandi
Robert G. van Sitart
Attack on Edward May Threatens Church and State Split
London reports say criticism by the archbishop of Canterbury of Edward VIII’s friends and his divorcee partner, Wallis Simpson, may push England toward complete church state separation. Debate in the House of Commons touched on the issue amid protests, with observers noting long-standing tensions and calls for abolishing official church status. The article also recalls disestablishment moves in 19th and 20th century Britain and notes tithes reforms affecting rural counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Church of England
Canterbury
Edward VIII
England
Edward
Wallis Warfield Simpson
House of Commons
British Isles
William Gladstone
Ireland
Wales
Elkhorn Man Shoots Wife Then Commits Suicide
In Elkhorn Wisconsin rural mail carrier Harald E Hubbard 48 shot his invalid wife reportedly ill with heart disease and then killed himself. A nurse present heard the shot and Hubbard's threat to his brother-in-law before the grim act. Mrs Hubbard 47 was found shot in the temple. Hubbard's body hung from a garage rafter. An envelope on the writing desk bore a Christmas message and $10 addressed to nurse Elsie Hackett.
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Elkhorn
Wis
Tfarald E. Hubbard
Hubbard
Elsie Hackett
Mrs. Hackett
Roosevelt Jr Operated On For Sinus Infection
Franklin D Roosevelt Jr son of the president underwent a successful sinus operation at Massachusetts General Hospital. Doctors reported the patient in perfect condition after an immediate antrum and ethmoid operation performed under Dr Tobey and a team including Drs Warris Mosher Fred Garland Charles Johnson and Roger I Lee. Dr Tobey has been his personal physician since his arrival the day before Thanksgiving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr
Massachusetts General Hose Pital
Tobey
Warris Mosher
Fred Garland
Charles Johnson
Roger I. Lee
George Loring Tobey
Roosevelt
Berlin Man Killed by Car on Highway 69
Albert Zink 60 of Berlin Wisconsin was struck and killed by a car as he walked along Highway 69 toward his boarding place. Authorities report the accident occurred in Berlin. Further details are pending investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Wis
Albert Zink
Weather Day Dec 18 Forecast And Readings
Wisconsin snow likely tonight and Saturday with generally fair conditions elsewhere. Minnesota fair tonight and Saturday, colder in the northwest, calmer in the central and east. Northwestern Observations show temperatures around 29 at 7:30 a.m. with cloudy readings. Milwaukee high and low yesterday listed. Rockford notes temperature 36 maximum 23 minimum. barometer 2005.
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Associated Press
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Northwestern
Milwaukee
Shreveport
Houston
Tex
Minneapolis
Duluth
Rockstaff Observatory
Various Charges Hurled at Frank in Oust Attempt
Madison reports detail a state furnished Wisconsin president Glenn Frank’s alleged charges for home furnishings over five years. Items cited include carpet valued at 1102 dollars, a samovar and dishes at 198 dollars, and ten mattresses averaging 28 dollars each. The piece notes political aspects were downplayed while Milwaukee Journal editorially supported retirement.
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Willard R. Smith
United Press
Madison
Glenn Frank
University of Wisconsin
Progressive
Milwaukee Journal
Philip ¥. la Follette
Frank
U S Warship Erie Reports Shelling Near Gijon
The U S S Erie reported being fired upon at Gijon by the Spanish cruiser Espana during Spain’s civil conflict. A shell landed 500 yards from the ship while another shell went into the hills as Espana withdrew. Officials noted no deliberate attack against the Erie and no protest was filed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U. S
Erie
Gijon
Spain
State Department
Kane
Espana
E. W. Hanson
Navy Department
Hanson
Madrid
Jan Yindrich
United Press
Republicans Plan Early Offensive Against Spending
Washington reports Republicans begin a party comeback with an early congressional offensive on government spending. House meetings start Jan 11 with talks on appropriations likely first. Taber estimates next fiscal year normal expenses around 6.5 billion, relief pushes totals to 8.5 or 9.0 billion. Social security needs about 1.1 billion, more than doubling current appropriations.
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Washington
House
John Hamilton
National Committee
Congress
Representative Taber
New York
Appropriations Committee
Roosevelt
Taber
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Schreiber
Alcatraz
Otobi Andunt
E. 3. Dempsey
Regents of State Teacher Training Institutions
Britain
Elkhorn Man
Wife
Aimoele
Mate
M. L. Richdorf
Democratic Organization
Brown
James Corcoran
Webster
State Central Committee
Corcoran
Elizabeth Cook
Racine
Paul Hemmy I Jr
Juneau
B. E. McGonigle
Ableman
Anthony J. Szczerbinski
Henry L. Nunn
Joseph N. Barnett
William G. Bates
Stevens Point
Gerald F. Clifford
Edwin Larkin
Mondovi
Fred Russell
Superior
William B. Rubin
Richdorf
Sun
Espan
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