Wisconsin solons gather for caucuses before 64th session
Wisconsin lawmakers arrived in Madison to caucus ahead of the 64th regular session opening at noon tomorrow. The GOP seeks a speaker in a tight race between Verdon Thomson and Reuben W. Peterson, with Frank Grazz as a third candidate. Democrats propose John J. Slocum as assembly clerk, while Fred Cords is eyed for clerk or sergeant at arms. Lieutenant Governor Goodland to preside, with Clerk Lawrence Larson and Sgt at arms Emil Hartman slated for reelection.
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Madison
Assembly
Vernon Thomson
Richland Center
Reuben W. Peterson
Berlin
Frank Grazss
Sturgeon Bay
Thomson
Peterson
Sheir
John J. Slocum
Wausau
Schmedeman
Fred Cords
Milwaukee
Goodland
Senate
Walter S. Goodland
Lawrence Larson
Racine
Emil Hartman
Noisy mystery unsettles Brooklyn residents all night
Residents along a seven mile stretch from Coney Island to the Brooklyn Bridge reported a roaring windlike sound last night. Weather bureau instruments showed only a gentle breeze while police and the public scanned the skies, likening the noise to a giant roller coaster or an airplane motor. The disturbance persisted for hours and was the city’s worst since Orson Welles War of the Worlds broadcast. The sound was not heard east of Flatbush Avenue.
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New York
Brooklyn
Coney Island
Brooklyn Bridge
Orson Welles
Flatbush Avenue
Flyer grounded on Grui se to Havana
In Florida a flyer named Briones was grounded and barred from further participation after a late refueling stop at Miami, where she explained she had separated briefly to refuel at Redlands, then found a flat tire. Authorities denied her takeoff on the final leg to Havana as part of a Miami to Havana air cruise.
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Ker
Unemployed Riot as Chamberlain Leaves for Italy
Unemployed demonstrators blocked Victoria station as Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain departed for Rome to meet Mussolini and discuss European appeasement. Police and crowds clashed, a coffin marked He Died of Hunger 1938 was battered, and several demonstrators were beaten. Chamberlain and Halifax were en route with a large diplomatic delegation, while public sentiment remained doubtful about the visit’s outcome.
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Wallace Carroll
United Press
London
U.P
Victoria Station
Neville Chamberlain
Rome
Benito Mussolini
Aopease
Mussolini
Cat
Chamberlain De~reat
Chamberlain
Viscount Halifax
Baris
Edouard Daladier
Georges Bonnet
Halifax
Alexander Cadogan
Foreign Affairs
Maurice Ingram
Foreign Department
Foreign Office
Osmond Cheverly
Lord Dunglass
Parliamatory
Oliver Harvey
Charles Peake
Europe
Heil scores government regulation clash in Wisconsin talk
Wisconsin Governor Julius Heil urged peace between labor and industry before the Merchants and Manufacturers club. He said regulation can ruin more than it regulates and called for fewer, better laws to spur job growth and ease the tax burden. He promised to bring more industry and jobs to the state and urged unity among labor, industry, and government to combat poverty and insecurity.
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Wisconsin
Merchants and Manufacturers Club
Chicago
Julius P. Heil
Fugitives Sought in Chicago Area from Lima State Hospital
Three inmates from the State Hospital for the Insane at Lima Ohio fled and were seen on Chicago's south side. Frank Haines 36 led the trio. others included Alber Gage 35 and two unnamed accomplices. A pursuing patrol reported a stalled car and a gunpoint robbery as the search widened. Police investigated possible sightings and alerted officers to the fugitives.
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Chicago
State Hospital For Insane
Lima
South Side
Sre
Frank Haines
Chicaago
Wif
William Blair
Marvin Merce
Lasslum
Alber Gage
Mesnié
Min
Gibbons
Sergi
Redmore Gibbons
Gege
Gage
Senate
Freighter Crashes Into Highway Span Killing Bridge Worker
The freighter Waukegan struck the Du Pont highway bridge over the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal at St Georges Delaware, tipping the span into the waterway. Bridge tender Robert Quinn 44 died. companion William Oakes 45 escaped with injuries. Traffic detoured. vessel blocked canal as wreckage settled. Spectators blamed a possible rudder malfunction amid strong tides.
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St. Georges
Del
Waukegan
du Pont Highway
Chesapeake and Delaware Canal
Maritime Commission
Robert Quinn
William Oakes
Wilmington
Delaware
Ozkes
Quinn
Attempt to Kill Carol Branded Canard in Bucharest
Reports from Bucharest claim an assassination attempt on Carol was made but branded as a canard. Diplomatic officials said a premature bomb explosion halted the mission and that leaders connected to the plot were arrested.
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Carol
Bucharest
Romania
Iran
Carols
WPA Worker 3 Killed by Falling Tree at Winnebago Hospital
A WPA project worker, William E. Haase, 55, was crushed to death when a tree fell during grubging at Winnebago State hospital grounds. Haase, born Aug 21 1883 in Poygan, lived on Forest Avenue Oshkosh with his wife Marie Clink and six children. Funeral plans pending. he leaves five sisters and two brothers.
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Winnebago State Hospital
William E. Haase
Forest Avenue
Haase
Miller
G. &. Steele
Paul Neubauer
Dist. Adv
Lewis C. Magnusen
Konrad Funeral Home
Poygan
Mr. Haase
Marie Clink
Eureka
Omre
Osh- Kosh
Dorothy
Delores
Donna Mae
Wilbur
Norman
Gordon Haase
Edward Reitz
Fisk
Wis
Bertha Pence
Louise Sweeney
Arno Knoop
Sophia Wilfang
Gary
Ind
Herman Haase
Paul Haase
Fairbury
Colder Readings Forecast Tonight Across Midwest
Clouds cover the middle west with above normal temperatures. Snow falls in Lake Superior region and North Dakota. Forecaster C A Donnel predicts colder readings tonight over a wide area, with near zero in northern Minnesota. Upper Great Lakes see lower temps with occasional snow in Michigan and Wisconsin. Milwaukee sets a new Jan 9 high at 54 above, breaking 1902 record. A springtide thunderstorm accompanied by strong winds hit the region last night.
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Chicago
Middle West
Lake Superior
North Dakota
C. A. Donnel
Minnesota
Great Lakes
Michigan
Wisconsin
Milwaukee
Choice of Murphy Approved by Group in Senate Subcommittee
The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee unanimously approved President Roosevelt's nomination of Frank Murphy for attorney general. The full committee is expected to act next week. Some members, including Senator Burry of Nebraska, urged Mayo's presence and expressed support with reservations.
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Washington
Senate
Dar
Roosevelt
Frank Murphy
Cainman
Kentucks
Fteregom
Nebras
Mayo
Erik
Weather data from Northwestern Observations
The report aggregates temperatures, precipitation, and wind notes from Northwestern Observations and several cities including Milwaukee, Tampa, Modena, and Miami. It lists Sunday PM to Monday AM temperatures, maximums and minimums, and barometer readings with a cloudy or unsettled pattern.
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Tampa
Modena
Miami
Niekisch Treason Trial Yields Life Term in Berlin
Berlin reports Ernst Niekisch prominent writer found guilty of high treason by the people's court and sentenced to life imprisonment. He was among 21 defendants, with co defendants Dr Wilhelm Drexel and Karl Troegler receiving lengthy terms and immediate release for Troegler after deductions. The case involved plans to form a new party and alleged radio propaganda.
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Berlin
U.R
Ernst Niekisch
People's Court Today
Sprife
Wilhelm Drexel
Niekisch
Karl Troegler
Drexel
Troegler
Troegier
Adolf Hitler
Hitler
Germany
Goering
Roosevelt plans Caribbean cruise amid war tension
The text notes Roosevelt plans a February departure for a 19 day Caribbean trip with stops near Cuba and the U.S. coast. It mentions Jeane and other persons, a relaxation intent, and watching air and sea developments in the Panamanian region during wartime.
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Washington
Jeane Gduth
Cuba
American
Nominations Approved by Senate Committee
Washington finance committee tests nominations for state positions including Mrs Elen S Sons of Preston Delane to be comptroller and Joann W Hanes to be undersecretary of the treasury. Senate confirmation expected later this week.
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Washington — Finance Committee
Elen S
Ety 1Te Cunty
Preston Delane
Joann W. Hanes
Treasury
Senate
Crusader Anton Miller Slain At His Home Rear
Anton Miller, 50, a anti gambling crusader who led drives against slot machines, died from wounds after an ambush at the rear of his Peoria home. Police investigate possible links to Chicago gambling feud killings. Miller had been a locksmith who made keys for operators. An aide said he fought gambling and had petitioned for stricter scrutiny of slot machines.
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Peoria
Anton Miller
John E. Cassidy
State Bureau of Investigation
Chicago
Miller
Walter J. Kelly
Pohley and Lottery
Gary
Ind
Michigan Boulevard
Robert Lewison
Lewis
Minsdale
John Balma
Joliet
Charles Esken
Capitol
State Tactical Times
Nessa
Claudin
Chaudin
High Court Refuses to Reopen Lisgwitz Walferlange Case
Court declines to reconsider the Lisgwitz Walferlange matter as details and proceedings remain unsettled. The document references several names and entities with unclear context, suggesting a historic legal dispute without new grounds for revival.
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High Court
Liskgwitz
Objections Rise Over Frankfurter Nomination to Supreme Court
Washington hearing room tense as Senate Judiciary subcommittee hears objections to Felix Frankfurter nomination. Witnesses George E. Sullivan Collis O. Redd and Wade H. Cooper challenge his alien birth Jewish heritage and alleged associations, while Dean G Acheson notes testimony and remains silent unless asked.
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Washington
Senate
Felix Frankfurter
Supreme Court of the United States
George E. Sullivan
Collis O. Redd
Constitutional Crusaders of America
Wade H. Cooper
Washington Banker
Frankfurter
Dean G. Acheson
Harvard
Benjamin W. Cardozo
Seiude
Sullivan
Vienna
Jie
American Civ Liberties Union
William E. Foster
United States
High Court
Measures to Revise Labor Law Drafted in Wisconsin
Draft proposals in Wisconsin seek to revise labor law by adding response duties for unions and set requirements for employer conduct. The plan emphasizes tighter rules on bargained processes, financial protections like surety bonds, and safeguards for farmers and market access.
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Milwaukee
Mac User
Ree
Wieertsa
House Subpanel Approves 725 Million WPA Fund
Washington a house appropriations subcommittee approved a 725.6 million dollar appropriation to carry the WPA through June 30. The cut from the 875 million dollar request still must be approved by the full committee meeting Thursday to consider a re relief measure.
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Washington
House
Roosevelt
Appropriations
Capitol
Taylor
Colorado
Appropriations Committee
Representative Treadway
Massachusetts
Treadway
Kiwanis pledge to keep founders ideals in race and religion
Milwaukee district Kiwanis International pledged to defend the founders ideals amid racial and religious intolerance as George M. Hetherington became district governor addressing about 300 delegates. He urged retaining democracy and equal opportunity while district leaders named urged programs to aid underprivileged children and progress for all.
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Milwaukee
Wisconsin-upper Michigan
Kiwanis International
George M. Hetherington
la Crosse
Hetherington
Kiwanis
United States
F. O
Irn Ameantain
Mich
Othe
Cludden
Butler
W. Uitsha
Euthepeterns Witham
Preview
Aulwaukee
Milwauver
Tiewkins
Seymour
Win
ELS
Cserton
Janes Oherna
J. W. Gogh
Clanton
Neutral Zone Agreement Reached in Munkags District
Traffie Czechoslovakia and Hungary with Carpatho Ukraine agreed on a neutral district after clashes. Troops will withdraw a mile and a half from the frontier by tomorrow. Prisoners from recent engagements were exchanged.
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Traffie
Czechoslovakia
UFL
Hungary
Carpatho-Ukraine
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