Will Extend Emergency Acts Delays Arms Embargo
A parliamentary knot delayed the Spanish arms embargo, risking Roosevelt's signature until tomorrow. Richard Dineley of San Francisco, a munitions dealer, hoped to ship a 4.5 million dollar cargo to Spain within 24 hours, pending weather and Mexican officials.
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Washington
House
Senate
Roosevelt
Ilegal
Richard Dineley
San Francisco
Spain
Robert Cuse
Jersey City
New York
Congress
Dineley
Mexico City
Case
Garner
White House
Bernard
Farmer-Labor
Minnesota
Severe Earthquakes Recorded Across Cities in 1935 Event
A London seismograph indicates a major quake near central Asia or the West Indies with needles moving six to seven inches. Denver and Philadelphia also report first magnitude to very destructive quakes detected by local instruments with uncertain exact centers.
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London
Quetta
Central Asia
West Indies
Royal Conservatory
Denver
Colo
Regis College
A. W. Forstall
Philadelphia
Philadelphia UF
Franklin Institute
Conciliation Talks Fail In GM Strike Impasse
Cleveland letter from F M Harris seeks reopening of GM subsidiary by unions including Electrical Workers and United Association of Plumbers and Steamfitters. Michigan talks with Gov Murphy and James Dewey leave no agreement as Homer Martin warns further conferences paused. Over 50,000 GM workers idle amid continued strike actions.
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Cleveland
F. M. Harris
The
Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
L. R. Scafe
Cleveland Fisher Body Company
American Federation of Labor Craft
General Motors
International Representatives of
Electrical Workers
United Association of Plumbers and Steamfitters
International Association of Machinists
the Bricklayers’ Masons’ and Plasterers’ Union
Detroit
Frank Murphy
Michigan
General Motors Corporation
James F. Dewey
Department of Labor
Murphy
Lansing
Homer Martin
United Automobile Workers of America
Future Queen Weds Cerin Pringe Toda
Crown Princess Juliana wed German Prince Bernhard in The Hague in a civil ceremony and then at Grote Kerk. The couple rode in a golden coach as bells rang, marking the union that solidifies the House of Orange amid widespread jubilation.
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Cerin Pringe
Toda
Thom. J. Hamilton Jr
The
Hague
Juliana
Bernhard Zu
Grotekerk
Bernhard
House of Orange
Hussars
Prince of
Netherlands
Ripon Midnight Fire Devastates Shops in Downtown
A midnight blaze in Ripon Wisconsin caused about 15000 dollars in damage to R H Exners Men s Furnishings and William Blake bakery plus smoke and water damage to Buchhelz grocery Badger Lunch and Modern Woodman hall. Firemen fought the stubborn fire for four hours in sleet and wind, with the origin near the bakery lunch room wall.
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Ripon
Wis
R. H. Exner
William Blake
Buch~helz
Badger Lunch
Woodman Hall
Weather Summary For Wisconsin Minnesota And Northwest
The forecast calls for generally fair conditions tonight in Wisconsin with snow Friday and a severe cold wave in eastern and southern portions. Minnesota expects fair skies with a rise in southeast temperatures tonight. snow in central and southern areas and a warming trend Friday. Observations list 1:00 p m as cloudy in Milwaukee with maximum 35 and minimum 10 from Buckstall Observatory data. scattered notes on regional highs and lows.
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Associated Press
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Northwestern
Milwaukee
Miami
Fla
New Orleans
Williston
Mont
Miles City
Buckstall Observatory
French Fleet to Concentrate in Spanish Waters by Jan Nineteen
Paris reports thirty-four French fighting ships plus submarines will gather in Spanish waters by January 19 to aid in the Spanish crisis. The Atlantic fleet led by Lorraine Bretagne and Provence will reach Casablanca by Saturday, with three battleships one cruiser 23 destroyers four torpedo boats and the depot ship Jules Verne to follow, along with submarines. Germany and Italy accept a Franco British plan to stop foreign volunteer enlistments in Spain contingent on a broad scheme to control foreign aid to both sides under the London nonintervention committee.
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Paris
Germany
Berlin
Italy
Spain
London
Francisco Franco
Rome
Icy Roads Bog Down Traffic Across Northeastern Wisconsin
Snow and rain followed by a sharp cold snap left highways glazed with ice and slowed travel in northeastern Wisconsin. Temperatures fell below zero in northern counties while Milwaukee faced a bitter night with a forecast of five below and a warming trend with snow expected tomorrow.
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Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Weather Bureau
Lake
Michigan
Canada
Postmaster Job at Poy Sippi Seeks Applicants
Civil service reports that applications for the Poy Sippi postmaster position will close January 22 with exams to follow at Waucoma. Acting postmaster is Mrs. Gertrude Heaney after George F. Heaney was removed. the office pays $981 yearly and veteran preference requires eligibility proof.
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Northwestern Bureau
Washington
Civil Service Commission
Poy Sippi
Wautoma
Post Office
Gertrude Heaney
George F. Heaney
Civil -Service Commission
Ouster Action Due to Politics, Asserts Grady
Magnusen the new Winnebago County district attorney promised to remove slot machines and gambling devices. He accused operators of fraud and said machines are rigged to prevent real chances of winning. He claimed Newbauer will support enforcement with the sheriff and deputies. The article also notes UW regents debating President Frank's retirement amid politics allegations by Regent Grady and mentions unnamed successors.
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Winnebago County
Lewis
Magnusen
Oshkosh Lions Club
Univer Tre
Paul Newbauer
New
Sherifs Department
Winhebage County
Frank
la Follette
Harold M. Wilkie
John Callahan
Madison
Grady
Wilkie
Wisconsin Senior Urges Strike If Frank Is Discharged
Miss Caryl Morse president of the University of Wisconsin senior class of 1936 and hostess at Langdon hall predicted a student strike today if President Glenn Frank is discharged. She said several dormitories voted and many students pledged to cut classes to protest.
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Madison
Caryl Morse
University of Wisconsin
Langdon Hall
Glenn Frank
Deny reports that pontiff is subject to fainting spells
United Press reports Pope Pius XI shows a tendency toward improvement after a protracted illness. Officials deny frequent fainting spells and note calmer nights. A wheel chair bed combination was delivered, with doctors and aides detailing the pope's ongoing fatigue and efforts to work despite pain.
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Pontiff
Stewart Brown
United Press
Vatican City
Today
Pope Pius XI
Enrico Pucci
Vatican
Pope Pius
Bologna
Vittorio Putti
Leone Castelli
Papal State
Castell
Three Bills Proposed by Party Heads
Washington reports party leaders plan to push three bills this month to extend two years and a half the monetary and stabilization powers of the Treasury and the RFC. The extensions would authorize issuing federal reserve notes against government securities up to 100 percent and prolong other emergency agencies. Extensions run to June 30 1939 with president able to end RFC lending by proclamation. Roosevelt urged immediate action in his annual message.
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Edward J. Duffy
Washington
Congressional
Tains
Congress
The
Treasury
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Federal Reserve Nces
RFC
Roosevelt
Robinson
Arkansas
Bankhead
Morgenthau
Marriners
Eccles
Cold Weather Heightens Worry Over Kidnapped Charles Mattson
In Tacoma the parents of 10 year old Charles Mattson fear exposure as cold winter reaches 15 below zero at night. Dr W W Mattson, the boy's father, details precautions and plans to care for the child if released. An advertisement in the Seattle Times from the kidnapper notes continued contact.
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Seattle
Seattle Times
Charles Mattson
Tacoma
Mable
Ann
Wash
W. W. Mattson
Charles
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Max Kennedy
Howard Thompson
James E. Crooke
Charles Newman
Chevrolet Major
United Automobile Workers
Fisher Body Company
Chevrolet Assembly
Henry Traxler
Elmer Yenney
Case Company
Racine
J. I. Case Company
Leon R. Clausen
Automobile Workers’ Union
Julius Zahl
Tuscon, Ariz
Carl Zabl
Minneapolis
C. H. Dodge
America
Las Rozas
Lions
Portage
Madison, Wis
University of Wisconsin Regents
Daniel 4. Grady
Cardinal Pacelli
Aminta Milani
Reconstruction Corporation
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