Inauguration Day Picket Clash In Capital Amid Weather
Detroit police and pickets clashed as crowds gathered for Roosevelt's second inauguration in Washington. Rain and cold were forecast, yet thousands filled streets to hear the president vow to preserve, protect and defend the constitution. The ceremony emphasized simplicity with military units and governors, limiting pageantry and leaving many marching clubs at home.
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Edward J. Duffy
Washington
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Desson
Hore
Ishermen Reach Shore After Ice Floe Stranding
Twenty five commercial fishermen stranded on ice floes in Green Bay reach Menominee safely by skiffs and ice bridges. Six Marinette men, last of the group marooned when a 50 mile ice stretch moved out, arrived ashore after paddling across water gaps. Rescue crews prepared to search for them while others reached safety, noting several trucks and nets lost on the breaking ice.
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Menominee
Mich
Veen Bay
Marinette
Wisconsin
Michigan
Beyord
Fisher
Labor Bill to Be Offered to Legislature in Wisconsin
A Wisconsin labor disputes bill, backed by the Wisconsin State Federation of Labor and Governor La Follette, reaches the legislature for formal introduction. It would establish a three member state labor relations board, guarantee employees the right to bargain through majority elected representatives, and leave final court appeal to judges. David Sigman and Herman Severson will sponsor the measure in the assembly and senate respectively, sending it to committees. The bill follows Wagner act concepts but adapts them, preserving employer free association and selection of their own representatives.
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Madison
Wis
Wisconsin State Federation of Labor
la Follette
David Sigman
Progressive
Rivers
Herman J. Severson
Iola
Senate
Sigman
J. I. Case Company
Racine
Federation of Labor
Lloyd K. Garrison
Wisconsin Law School
Federal Labor Relations Board
Federal Board
Novotny Wins 1936 Civic Award in Oshkosh
Ray Novotny Oshkosh postmaster received the 1936 civic service award from the United States Junior Chamber of Commerce at the monthly dinner. A. W. Ryder noted the honor as the sixth annual award for outstanding community service by a citizen under 35. Novotny, who resigned as state assembly representative in Madison, moved from Czechoslovakia in 1912 and is an Oshkosh graduate.
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Ray Novotny
Oshkosh
United States Junior Chamber of Commerce
A. W. Ryder
Chamber of Commerce
Novotny
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Athearn
Davies Receives Grand Welcome in Moscow as Ambassador Arrives
Joseph E. Davies the new American ambassador to Soviet Russia arrived with his multimillionaire wife Marjorie Post Hutton Davies and was greeted with the largest ambassadorial welcome in recent times. They were met at the railway station by government representatives and embassy staff and escorted to Spaso House. The couple's arrival sparked expectation of an extensive entertainment program at the embassy during their residence. Mrs Davies brought a large quantity of frozen cream, with high quality dairy now rare here. The embassy has been redecorated and six new American servants join seven Russian staff awaiting them.
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Moscow
Joseph E. Davies
Soviet Russia
Marjorie Post Hutton Davies
Davies
Hughes Sets New Transcontinental Speed Record
Howard Hughes, flying a high speed monoplane, crossed the continent in seven hours 22 minutes 27 seconds averaging 332 mph. He departed Los Angeles at 2:14 a.m. and landed at Newark at 11:42:27 a.m. CST setting a new record, surpassing his previous nine hour, 29 minute mark. He reached 14,090 feet with a top speed of 370 mph and said he used about 200 of 280 gallons.
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Newark
N.C
Howard Hughes
Hughes
Union Air Terminal
Los Angeles
Newark Municipal Airport
Rew
Earth
Congress weighs extending stabilization fund and devaluation powers
Today the Senate and House weigh extending the stabilization fund and the president head powers to devalue the dollar. The House labor committee selects a subcommittee to study regulating the textile industry. Appropriations subcommittees continue hearings on the justice department supply bill. House transacts routine business, Senate in recess.
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House Labor Committee
Appropriations
Justice Department
House
Senate
Ohio River Flood Recedes in Pittsburgh and Cincinnati
Flood warnings eased as Ohio river crest neared 60 feet at Cincinnati with Newport isolated and 1,000 families moved inland. Pittsburgh tides fell after a peak of 28.1 feet as three rivers converged, while forecasts called for continued decline and diminished danger regionwide.
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Ohio River
W. C. Devereaux
Newport
Riverside
Pittsburgh
Steel City
Golden Triangle
Weather Bureau
Al+ Segheny
Pontiff Relapses with Severe Pain in Both Legs
Vatican City reports the pope has suffered a serious relapse with neuropathic pain in both legs. Doctors paused ointment massages and hot towels as swelling worsened and the pope struggled to bear weight in bed. Cardials noted his dissatisfaction with his wheelchair.
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Vatican City
Aminta Milani
Vatican
Pius
Milani
Cardinall Mariani
Congress Extends FDR Stable Funds Powers to 1939
The Senate and House approved a bill to renew the 2 billion stabilization fund and the president’s authority to adjust the dollar’s gold content, extending power until June 30, 1939. House Democrats rejected a GOP bid for a full audit of the fund upon termination. The Senate passed it without a recorded vote after a 42 to 42 failed compromise.
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Washington
ULP
Senate
House
White House
Vandenberg
Republican
Michigan
Search for killer in opera house narrows to three
New York police narrowed the hunt to three men from 667 attendees after Frank Cicero of Stamford died from a stabbing at a Manhattan Opera House banquet. Detectives pursued suspects who fled in evening clothes, with rumors of revenge from Cicero’s friends and a brother volunteering to aid authorities. Principal speakers included Grover Whalen and Judge Jonah Goldstein.
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New York
Atpliated Apparel Carriers Association
Garment Truckmen’s Benevolent Association
Grover Whalen
Jonah Goldstein
Land Owners On Lake Incorporate To Fight Higher Taxes
Oakwood Beach Bay View and Idle Hour summer resort owners vote to form a village separate from Oshkosh to ease tax burdens. Local leaders name committees to draft a charter and pick a village name amid objections to a tax assessment hike and unequal services.
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Bay View
Idle Hour
Wiedeman
Oshkosh
Paul Redemann
Jerome Miller
Harold Wheeler
F. M. Spellman
Lloyd D. Mitchell
Itas
Nordheim
Elderly Wisconsin Couple Describe Eye Swindle
Mr and Mrs Herman Voelker of near Ripon Wisconsin testified in a federal fraud trial describing a scheme by Milwaukee lawyers William Hancey Frank Mackett Jr and Sam Birnstein of New Orleans and associates. They said they paid about 6000 dollars for fake eye operations and radium belt treatment after being told a skin issue would be removed and later diagnosed as unresolved.
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Milwaukee
Herman Voelker
Ripon
Wis
Vye
William Hancey
Frank Mackett Jr
Sam Birnstein
New Orleans
Voelker
Birnstein
John M. Gray
Texas
Trauel
Lewis Levy
Des Moine
Ernest Mandell
Voelkers
Weather Summary Forecast From Wisconsin Observations
Northwestern forecast shows increasing cloudiness with probable snow in west and central regions late tonight and Wednesday. Highs reach near 27 degrees, lows around 8, with no precipitation recorded. Winds from the west and barometer reading 29.95 inches.
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Associated Press
Wisconsin
Northwestern
Milwaukee
Jacksonville
New Orleans
Devils Lake
Bismarck
Ruckstart Observatory
Briggs Plant Reopens After Auto Workers Turmoil
Detroit based Briggs Manufacturing confirms a misunderstanding over laid off workers has been corrected and the plant will reopen tomorrow at full capacity. Earlier, about 1,000 UAW pickets faced police tear gas near Meldrum Avenue, reducing to around 100 as efforts to rescue plant manager Myers continued.
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U.P
Briggs Manufacsturing Company
United Automobile Workers of America
Briggs Manufacturing Company
Meldrum Avenue
Louis L. Berg
William Myers
Myers
Briggs
Lincoln Motor Car Company
Dodge
Chrysler Corporation
Inspector Berg
Wil
Kidnap Suspect Glad Boy Was Killed in Mattson Case
Portland report quotes a man named George Wilson who shouted his anger over the Mattson kidnaping. He claimed to be glad the boy was killed and wished harm on the Mattson family. Police note the suspect matched descriptions and had a crime clipping. He said he had Panoma ties and a Rockford home, with past treatment in a Louisville sanatorium. Authorities planned to detain him for FBI questioning.
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Portland
Ore
Charles Mattson
George Wilson
Mattson
Tamoca
Rockford
Louisville
Federal Bureau of Investigation
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