Hoover and Ross Kidnap Case Shuffle in Superior
Federal agents led by J Edgar Hoover spent Tuesday night in Superior Wisconsin with Peter Anders and two prisoners as authorities pushed to close the Ross kidnap slaying case. Reports of new arrests were uncertain while Hoover prepared to return to St Paul and keep Anders under tight guard.
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Peter Anders
Charles S. Ross
J. Edgar Hoover
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Superior
Wis
Donald MacCrae
Anders
Bureau
Stf. Paul
Hoover
Edward P. Guinane
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Chicago
J. Atwood Gray
Los Angeles
TWA
Guinane
Shelving of Antilynching Bill Faces Senate Action
Washington sources report southern senators plan to force shelving of the antilynching bill next week. Senator Ellender and Senator Connally signal readiness to sidetrack the measure and move an appropriations bill. Proponents promise night sessions and strict rules to break the filibuster. Norris notes possible move to block seating of John Milton from New Jersey.
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Washington
Ellender
Louisiana
Connally
Texas
Senate
Milton
Norris
Nebraska
John Milton
New Jersey
Harry Moore
Frank Hague
Jersey City
Two Found Dead in Burning Auto in Osseo Wisconsin
Osseo sheriff reports two bodies found in a burned car near Osseo. Benny Christianson aged 38 and Dorothy Metcalf were found dead. a .22 caliber pistol with five discharged bullets lay between front seats. Officials say murder and death by own action are suspected, but cause remains undetermined due to fire damage.
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Osseo
Wis
Martin D. Brom
Trempealeau County
Benny Christianson
Dorothy Metcalf
Christianson
Brom
Lester Ros
Shey
Metcalf
James
Four More Freed by Judge Stone in Price-Fixing Case
Federal Judge Patrick T. Stone freed four more defendants in the gasoline price fixing case. The rulings reduce the number of on trial executives and officials to 32, with 16 corporations and 32 individuals still under advisement. The released defendants are Dewey K. Chamberlain, Thomas Fitzgerald, H. A. Gardner, and M. Boggs.
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Madison
Patrick T. Stone
Stone
Dewey K. Chamberlain
Tulsa
Okla
Pure Oil Company
Thomas Fitzgerald
Mid-Continent
Proleum Corporation
H. A. Gardner
Barksville
Phillips Petroleum Company
Chautemps Cabinet Wins First Step in Labor Talks
Premier Camille Chautemps and his new government won the first step in mediating recurring labor disputes. Paris truck drivers and employers agreed in principle to an 8.25 percent wage rise to meet rising living costs. a strike since December 23 continued as workers held several garages. Employers pressed for eviction before the final deal.
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Paris
CamillesChautemps
Crowley urges banks to maintain firm system standards
Milwaukee reporter Leo T Crowley addressed the Wisconsin Bankers association urging bankers to support the FDIC efforts to strengthen the banking system. He outlined needed steps including improved asset quality, strong capital, careful chartering, risk control, and ongoing supervisory enforcement to protect depositors and uphold a sound banking framework.
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Milwaukee
Leo T. Crowley
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Wisconsin Bankers Association
Crowley
Government to Serve All Today’s Need in Wisconsin
Governor Philip La Follette told the Kenosha Chamber of Commerce that government must increasingly influence daily life and that Wisconsin’s new department of commerce adds a third division to represent business, agriculture, and labor. He urged policy by those active in business and cautioned against bureaucracy.
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Kenosha
Wis
Philip la Follette
la Follette
Department of Commerce
Wisconsin
Iit
Thore
Madison
Falls Four Floors While At Work Dies
Milwaukee man H Eavin Block, 41, died from injuries after falling four floors at a malting company plant where he worked for a construction firm. He had been employed as a laborer at the site.
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Milwaukee
Woman to Die in Chair Shortly After Midnight in Illinois
Gov. John Stelle retreats one week, sentencing Mrs. Maric Porter and Angelo Ralph Giancola to die in the electric chair at Chester after midnight. Porter, a St. Louis woman, awaits clemency unaware of her fate as Warden Joseph Montgomery withholds the news to prevent an outburst. Giancola, 22, admits guilt saying he had it coming, revealing he fired the shots that killed William Kappen on his wedding day, with the bride profiting from insurance. An earlier record notes only one woman executed in Illinois before statehood.
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Springfield
John Stelle
Maric Porter
Angelo Ralph Giancola
Chester
Marie Porter
Illinois
Joseph Montgomery
Southern Illinois State Penientiary
St. Louis
Henry Horner
Angelo Ralph Giantola
Giancola
William Kappen
John Josph
Kappen
Bereville IL
Aines
Elizabeth Reed
Crawford County
Lawrenceville
Sailor seizure reported off Barcelona during Spanish Civil War
French and American authorities investigated the seizure of the American tanker Nantucket Chief by two Spanish insurgent gunboats 50 miles north of the Balearics. The ship, formerly Gulflight, carried oil from Suapse to Barcelona while flying the American flag. Officials sought details to determine if the capture occurred within Spanish waters. Insurgents claimed the move was a logical fate for ships challenging their blockade as they reported a new advance near Teruel.
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Paris
Barcelona
Vauquelin
Palma
Mallaca
Mediterranean
Balearic Islands
Mallorca
Nantucket
Suapse
Russian Black Sea
Spain
Navy Ministry
United States
Washington
Lloyds of London
Black Sea
Istanbul
Marine
Houston
Tex
L. C. Walsh
Wantucket Steamship Company
London
Teruel
Madrid
Las Pedrizas
Salamanca
Representative Boileau Attacks Navy Bill Over Battleships
Progressive Wisconsin representative Boileau condemned the naval appropriations bill proposing two new battleships. He urged eliminating 140 million dollars for battleships, consolidating military branches, and redirecting funds to air plants and bombers, arguing the plan signals aggression.
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Washington
Baileau
Wisconsin
Roosevelt
Congress
Committee
Boileau
Army
Navy
Department of National Defense
46 Dead In Sacred Heart Fire In Canada
Officials tally 46 teachers and students confirmed dead after a fire leveled a two year old college building in St Hyacinthe. Rescue teams recovered 26 victims from the wreckage as more than 100 people were trapped in their sleep.
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College of the Sacred Heart
Tae
Reed Approved for High Court
Washington reports the Senate Judiciary subcommittee unanimously approved the nomination of Stanley F. Reed to the Supreme Court after a brief hearing. Reed, the current solicitor general, attended along with Attorney General Cummings who praised his legal abilities and urged swift confirmation ahead of Justice Sutherland’s retirement.
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Washington
Senate ‘Judiciary
Stanley F. Reed
Supreme Court
Reed
Logan
Kentucky
Cummings
Judiciary Subcommittee
Judiciary Committee
Senate
George Sutherland
Robert I. Jackson
Business Upturn Seen by Leaders in 1938
Washington reports provide a mixed outlook as 67 percent of manufacturers expect improvement in 1938. Colby Ches ter of the National Association of Manufacturers testified that most surveyed leaders foresee better times though employment and hours worked declined from 1937 to early 1938.
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Washington
Colby MM. Chester
National Association of Manufacturers
Senate
General Foods Corporation
Chester
Chamber of Commerce calls for full repeal of undistributed profits tax
A spokesman for the United States Chamber of Commerce told the Ways and Means Committee the tax revision plan does not go far enough and urged repeating the undistributed profits tax. Fred H. Clausen of Horicon Wisconsin said penalties on corporate earnings held to avoid individual surtax should be repealed and that employment in private business is better than government relief.
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Washington
United States Chamber of Commerce
House
Ways and Means
Fred H. Clausen
Horicon
Wis
Chamber
Clausen
Roosevelt plans small business council for national policy
President Roosevelt seeks to regularize business and employment by forming a continuing advisory council including small business men. A White House aide will select smaller corporation officials at random for inclusion. Union leaders push back on public financial disclosures, while AFL president William Green defends annual public statements.
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White House
Roosevelt
William Green
American Federation of Labor
A. F. of L
United Mine Workers
C. I.O
Green
John L. Lewis
A. F. of
Lewis
Harry Bales
Bricklayers Union
Farmers would bear cost of freight rate rise says producers
Washington reports that meat packers and western livestock groups told the Interstate Commerce Commission that farmers would absorb a proposed 15 percent railroad freight increase. Swift & Co. economist George E. Putnam estimated a $15,000,900 rise in transport charges on meat, lowering farm income by as much as $50,000,000. Armour & Co. counsel Paul Blanchard urged exemptions for livestock and meats until other rail traffic recovers. The ICC closed hearings on a passenger rate rise from 2 to 2.12 cents per mile.
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Chicago Meat Packers
Western Livestock Producers and Markets
Interstate Commerce Commission
George E. Putnam
Swift & Co
Wallace
Putnam
Tate
Paul. Blanchard
Armour & Co
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