End of a 17 year fight as bonus bill moves forward
Washington reports strong Senate backing to override any presidential veto on the soldiers bonus bill. A United Press poll showed at least 64 votes for overriding, with several more doubtful. The measure faces approval in the Senate House committee and awaits President Roosevelt’s desk.
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D. Harold Oliver
Associated Press
Washington
Roosevelt
White House
Capitol Hill
H. ©. Thompson
United Press
U.P
Senate
America
House
Adams
Bachman
Bailey
Bankhead
Barkley
Biko
Black
Bone
Bulow
Byrnes
Caraway
Copeland
Costigan
Duffs
George
Guffey
Harrison
Rich
Holt
Lewis
Bogan
McXellar
Minion
Moore
Murphy
Murray
Neely
Overton
Pope
Reynolds
Russell
Schwellenbach
Sheppard
Smith
Thomas
Oklahoma
Utah
Trammell
Trumen
van Nuys
Walsh
Wheeler
Berah
Capper
Carey
Davis
Dickinson
Frazier
Gibson
Hastings
Nary
Norris
Nye
Shiner
White
Farmer-Labor
Shipstead
Benson
Progressive
la Folleile
Doubiful
Doublius
Ashurst
Connally
Gore
Pittman
Robinson
Barbour
Johnson
Reyes
Joseph Z. Robinson
Beth Robinson
Pat Harrison
Senate Finance
G House
Japanese delegates withdraw from naval conference
London reports that Japan pulled out of the international naval conference after a showdown session. Negotiations over equality demands and a common upper limit of tonnage failed as Japan cited a lack of acceptance by other powers. The move ends ongoing five power talks to replace Washington and London treaties.
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Lloyd Lehrbas
Associated Press Foreign Staff
London
Washington
Britain
United States
Italy
France
Japan
Osami Nagano
Great Britain
Alexander named head of Wisconsin recreation publicity
Joseph Alexander, 46, appointed to lead advertising for Wisconsin recreation facilities with a $353 monthly pay under a $50,088 1933 appropriation. He secured a 3 point veteran’s preference ranking atop three certified candidates from a civil service exam.
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Matigon
Joseph Alexander
Wisconsii
State Conservation Commission
Alexander
State Bureau of Personnel
Isiee
Lee Yorkson
Stevens Politics Club
Gerald J. Cory
Rhino
Jander Daily Ne
Wisconsin Manufacturers Association
Tee
Retired Engineer Pleads Guilty To Roosevelt Threat
New York Austin Phelps Palmer, a retired engineer, pleaded guilty in federal district court to sending threatening letters to President Roosevelt. He faces up to five years in prison and a $1000 fine on each of two counts. Sentencing is set for January 24.
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Roosevelt
New York
Austin Phelps Palmer
Fedial
Park Av Nue
George Gordon Batt
Palmer
New Move In Case of Hauptmann
Defense lawyers plan to ask Governor Hoffman for reprieve as Hauptmann seeks a federal writ of habeas corpus. Federal judge denies stay, while Attorney General Wilentz weighs a reprieve. Officials note the last visit day nears and the prospect of execution looms near the death chamber.
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Hauptmann
Associated Press
Hoffman
Wilentz
I S&. Supreme
Frenion
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
United States Supreme Court
Harada G. Hochman
Clementy
Richard
Nunn
Nole
Himberling
Himberling Said That Neither Mrs. Hauptmann
Federal Circuit
J. Warren Davis
Governor to Talk Here on Friday January 24
Governor Philip La Follette will speak Friday evening in the Eagles ballroom to address state issues and likely touch on national affairs. Local Progressives expect a large audience as the committee chose the larger hall and note federal aid discussions may be raised. The rally starts at 8 oclock and the governor is then in Washington awaiting a Oshkosh speech.
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Philip F. la Follette
Winnebago
Eagles
Philip
la Follette
Winnebago County
Progressive Club
Armory B
Wasnington
Washington
William Borah
Borah
la Follettes
la Foliette
Italy Claims Huge Victory Over Natives
Italy claimed a major victory on the Dolo front as Southern forces repulsed and pursued Ethiopian attackers. Marshal Badoglio reported vigorous fighting with limited initial losses for Italy, while Ethiopian losses remained unmentioned. Britain prepared fresh sanctions at Geneva, and Sweden protested an Ethiopian bombing of a Red Cross ambulance near Dessye. The Addis Ababa report described continuing turmoil despite the actions.
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Roy P. Porter
Associated Press
Italy
Dolo
Pietro Badognio
Africa
Ras Desta Demtu
London
Anthony Eden
League of Nations Council
Eder
Geneva
Quiard
Rome
Haile Selassie
Dessye Dee
Red Cross
Sweden
Addis Ababa
Treasury estimates on bonus and New Deal costs to rise
Washington dates back to the 1920s as Treasury Secretary Morgenthau testifies before the senate finance committee. He warns that the federal expenses for the bonus and the New Deal would reach billions by mid 1927, with work relief costs around 2.0 billion, sparking debate among lawmakers and provoking opposition leaders to reveal the figures.
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Lyle C. Wilson
United Dress
Washington
U.P
Treasury
Secretary of Treasury
Henry Morgenthau
Senate Finance Committee
Morgenthen
Gus
James Couzens
Michigan
Morienthau
Roosevelt
Morgenthau
John Taber
New York
House
Drowning Death of Child at Green Bay Community Pool
A child, Doe Schwartzwecki, died after being pulled from the Columbus Community Club pool in Green Bay Wisconsin. A postmortem led by Dr EA Tharinger found a head injury with slight skull hemorrhage, suggesting a possible blow from the tank edge or striking head.
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Creen Bay
Wis
Doxee Schilnweki
Ungenssinus
Columbus Community Club
Dorothy Sweeney
Karpis and Companion Escape from Federal Trap in Aurora
America's public enemy No 1 Alvin Karpis and a companion escaped a garage trap set by federal officers and highway patrolmen in Aurora Missouri after renting space to store their automobile on December 20. Identification of Karpis was confirmed by garage operators Harry and Oliver Sepurn and several attendants. The pursuit continued as officers resumed the hunt shortly after the breakfast hour.
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Aurora
Utim
Alvin Kartos
America
Sand Hirhwass
Karpis
Harry
Oliver Sepurn
Nye Attacks Wilson Over World War Entry Secrets
Senate munitions panel member Nye charged Woodrow Wilson falsified wartime claims about secret treaties and U S knowledge of them. Senator Clark joined, saying Lansing and Wilson knew of treaties, while House backed a peace conference link and a plan to end militarism if Germany agreed. The hearing yielded pile of documents and testimony amid broader debate on U S entry into the war.
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Preston L. Grover
Associated Press
Washington
Nye
Senate Munitions Committee
Woodrow Wilson
Wilson
Europe
Clark
Missouri
State Department
Robert Lansing
Lansing
Balfour
Col
Edward M. House
United States
Congress
Senate
J. P. Morgan
Simander
George Whitney
House
Edward Grey
Germany
Www
von Bernstorff
Coasting Toll of State Now Six
Maiteville Wisconsin reports the weekly coast toll at six after a seven year old boy Verberi Kiaas was struck and killed yesterday near Lovisborg by a car driven by George Daising of Kidler. The rear wheel passed over him and he died a half hour later. Funeral services set for tomorrow. Two boys were killed at Beaver Dam Monday and three more were killed last week near Madison while riding sleds hitched to bumpers of automobiles.
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Maiteville
Wis
Verberi Kiaas
Lovisborg
George Daising
Kidler
Beaver Dam
Madison
Deadly airliner crash kills seventeen in Arkansas marsh
Remains of 17 aboard the luxury American Airlines transcontinental liner The Southerner were recovered from Arkansas swamp country after a crash last night. No survivors. Twelve men, four women, and one child aboard the Memphis to Little Rock flight. wreckage scattered over 400 by 75 yards as it crashed through dense trees. A Commerce Department official said the cause may never be known. The last body was removed at 8 45 a m local time for Memphis funeral arrangements.
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Campbell
Associated Press
Gonodwin
Ark
America
Arkansas
American Air Lines
Memphis
Clark Porteous
United Press Goodwin
Von
Eyewitness account of Southerner crash scene
Clark Porteous, Memphis Press-Scimitar, recalls findings at the crash site of the Southerner airliner in a swamp near Highway 2, detailing scattered bodies, wreckage, and the rough, urgent search by local workers and American Airlines officials. The report notes dawn discovery, disintegration of bodies, and ongoing salvage as investigators pursue the wreckage.
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Clark Porteous
Memphis Press- Scimitar
U.P1
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Eidecker Brothers
United States Court of Appeals
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