Hayes urges candid policy at Wisconsin Democratic convention
Fond du Lac Wisconsin Democrats at the state convention hear Milwaukee attorney William A Hayes call for clear hearted policy on prohibition unemployment farming banking and tariffs he urges sincerity purpose and economy and a constructive national platform Wisconsin delegates should go prepared to shape the platform and show opposition ideas are not unique continued on page 2
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Prince Proceeds Past Immigration With Flying Colors
New York report of Prince Girolamo Rospigliosi arriving aboard the Vulcania and passing immigration tests despite his wife’s family reportedly opposing the union. The princess, Ma Ron Snowden, defended the elopement and said she would not let her family bar the couple, while the prince avoided press inquiries and fled questions, claiming the reporters were rude.
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New York
Girolamo Rospigliosi
Vulcania
Walter S. Davidson
Maron Snowden
Newport
Ellis Island
Marrage
Rospingtori
Cebi
Pome
Block Passage of Polakowski Relief Bill
Former Gov Alfred E. Smith sat in homicide court as hearing for his son Walter J. Smith was postponed to next Friday. The 22-year-old is suspected in the fatal injuries to 59-year-old Harry Wallace after a car crash. adjournment requested by Wallace family counsel due to unavailable witnesses.
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New York
Alfred E. Smith
Walter J. Smith
Harry Wallace
Wallace
Magistrat
Renaud
Dawes Threatened By Kidnapers in Political Scare
Senator Patterson quoted a Chicago report that kidnappers threaten to seize land from Charles G. Dawes former ambassador to the court of St James and now head of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation. Patterson seeks federal power to combat interstate kidnapping, arguing 262 racketeering cases prove growing danger to prominent figures and business leaders.
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Court of St. James
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Missouri
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Chicago
St. Louis
Robert Isham Randolph
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Dawes
Jack Johnson
August Busch
Kansas City
Detroit
Illinois
Ilinois
Cleveland A. Newton
Newton
Boy Crazy serial highlights Hope Ross family clash
Hope Ross earns label boy crazy as she grows from sassy teen to young woman. Her family denounces her choices while her father meddles, risking her future. Grace Per author of Personal Man presents the vivid serial in The Daily Northwestern, starts Monday January 25.
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Hope
Grace Per
Northwesterby
Hoover signs credit measures to aid recovery
President Hoover signs measures to boost liquidity for industry and farmers. He approves 125 million to capitalize federal land banks, with 25 million for extending mortgage relief. A 500 million reconstruction finance capital bill passes, plus 1.5 billion in secured funds. Nominees for RCC directors include Dawes and Meyer as key figures.
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Hoover
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Federal Land Bank
Land Bank
Land Banks
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Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Corporation
Charles Gates Dawes
Eugene Meyer
Federal Reserve Board
Mellon
Mills of the Treasury
Paul Bester
Mills
White House
Dawes
Meyer
Senate
Flood Dangers in Mississippi Delta Yielding to Relief
Grendora Miss. flood dangers in the delta widen as relief workers shift to aiding refugees. Red Cross assigns units to move food and medical supplies to the destitute, with boats commandeered for relief. Disaster head Ernest P. Krick travels to Crowder as Yazoo River threats rise and levees are reinforced to avert breaks.
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Miss
Mississippi
Red Cross
Crowder
Little Quitman
Red Cros
Yazoo
Humphreys
Auto theft ring broken up in Wisconsin and Chicago
Police say federal help will be sought to pursue an auto theft gang accused of 100 stolen cars across the Midwest and Detroit. George Soder, a former convict, identified as leader, with Herbert Mielke held in Wisconsin. Nine cars found in Fond du Lac, one in Waupun, and Chicago headquarters implicated. suspect Loder fled after a gunfight with detectives.
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CPI
United States Department of Justice
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Detroit
George Soder
Herbert Mielke
Wautoma
Soder
Theresa
Waupun
Chicago
Wisconsin
U.P
Waupaca
George Loder
Loder
Earl Tuttle
Tuttle
William L. Cox
James McLaughlin
Frank McDonald
G. J
Tax on oleo set if governor signs bill
Madison reports the assembly approved a bill requiring users of oleomar farin and all manufacturers wholesalers and retailers to pay a tax on the product. The bill was sent to the governor for action, signaling potential new state revenue from oleo.
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Madison
Assembly
Washington House Session Lapses into Dull Quiet
A voice from the gallery disrupted a quiet session of the House of Representatives. Only a handful of members remained on the floor as one observer murmured that they are not making expenses here today, spoiling the dignified effect of the meeting.
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Washington
House of Representatives
Veteran Seeks Reinstatement In Public Service Suit
St Paul civil war veteran John H. Wilson, 93, filed suit in district court to be reinstated as bailiff, mast clerk and law library custodian for the state industries commission after his discharge for 1 dollar. He claims age should not bar public employment and cites a state law protecting honorably discharged soldiers from dismissal except for malfeasance or incompetence. The commission was given until Feb 5 to reply.
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St. Paul
John H. Wilson
State Indutries Commission
Wilson
Washington and Auto Leaders Oppose General Tax Plan
Washington officials argued against a broad sales tax while supporting targeted levies on few items. Witnesses indicated possible charges on electric power gas gasoline interstate truck freight and securities. Auto industry leaders and the Chamber of Commerce urged against a 5 percent tax on autos asserting it would harm the sector.
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Garver
House
Crisp
Georgia
Chicago
New York
Ways and Micans Committee
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Ways and Means Committee
The
Hoover
Chamber of Commerce of the United States
Extremists Revolt Threatens More Trouble in Catalonia
In Catalonia, extremism flares as syndicalists and communists call a general strike, prompting doubled police, halted streetcars, and suspended meetings. Madrid authorizes police boosts and vehicle purchases totaling about $320,000 to curb street gatherings amid fears of a nationwide extremist strike.
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Catalonia
Azana
Madrid
Andaia
Galecia
Additional Jurors Named for Rainle Trial in Madison
The circuit court lists 12 more prospective jurors for the Paul H. Rainle bribery trial opening Tuesday in Madison. Rainle is accused of attempting to influence Len Hog Smith of Eau Claire with legislation votes during the 1931 session amid a reduced jury panel of 36 after excusions, as court officials fear a jury may be exhausted before selection.
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Circuit Court
Paul H. Rainle
Chippewa
Raihle
Len Hog Smith
Eau Claire
Independent confervative factions act on unemployment relief bill
Kenneth Hopping reports that no action will occur before next week on the Polakowski $12,000,000 unemployment relief bill financed by dividends and income taxes. Senate Progressives now have sufficient votes with independent Sen. Phil Nelson backing them. La Follette faction also appears able to push the measure through with current support.
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Associated Press
Madison
Polakowski
Senate Progressives
Phil Nelson
la Follette
Progres
Joint Finance Committee
Senate
Assembly
Steleton
Tower House
Charles Budlong
Marinette
E. G. Smith
Beloit
Movement to recall Gettelman kicked off in Milwaukee
Amid noisy support, the recall effort against State Sen. Bernhard Gettelman was officially launched with petitions circulating. Over 100 attendees included Gustav Dick, president of the Milwaukee County La Follette Progressive club, while conservatives and independents in the upper house threaten to stall the process.
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Bernhard Gettelman
Gustav Dick
Milwaukee County
la Follette Progressive Club
J. J. Carroll
Glidden
Senate
Merritt White
Winneconne
Fred Zantow
Baraboo
Wisconsin Weather Outlook From Jan 25 Night To Week
The forecast shows Wisconsin largely cloudy tonight then fair Sunday with colder temperatures. Lake Michigan winds rise to moderately strong with possible snow along the shore Sunday. Upper Michigan has mostly cloudy skies with snow likely in the east tonight and west tonight, colder especially in the east. The weekly outlook predicts frequent precipitation early in the workweek with continued cold. Buckstaff Observatory report: maximum 32, minimum 39, precip 0.1 inch, wind southwest, barometer 29.60. One year ago high 20 and low 7.
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Buckstaff Observatory
Reputed Canadian Laureate Leaves $12 Estate
John D. Logan reputed poet laureate of Canada left an estate of $12 revealed in county court inventory. Claims totaling several thousand dollars have been filed against the estate, which is mainly books. Logan was an English professor at Marquette University and came here from a Canadian university.
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Milwaukee
John D. Logan
Canada
Logan
Marquette University
Japs Extend Grip With Naval Move On Shanghai
Tokyo orders occupation of Chinese barracks and forts in Shanghai if demands are not met. Japanese naval and foreign offices watch Shanghai with grave concern as 1,700 Marines land to protect Japanese subjects. Ships arrive, marines aboard, awaiting landfall to bolster existing forces amid Sino-Japanese clashes.
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China
Foreign Office
Japan
Molilla
Hagi
Susuki
Fuji
Kuzu
Whangpoo River
Shiosawa
Republican Daily News
Brighter for Payless Employees of Chicago
In Chicago a 1971 development shows brighter prospects for Payless public employees. Gov Lou Emerson signs a bill allowing the school board to issue interest bearing checks for teachers salaries, replacing the old system. Bankers question its legality and the Associated Band Share firm revives a bid to broker 20 million dollars in city corporate tax warrants by presenting a 5 thousand dollar check as proof of funds. The city council ponders the offer today.
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Chicago
Lous Lo Emmerson Veaverday
Serry Weed
Associated Band Share Corporation
C.ty
Hoax letter claiming Denver ransom from Bower declared genuine hoax
A letter said to be from Benjamin P. Bower asking his wife to deliver a $50,400 ransom was ruled a hoax by Bower's associates and police. C H E Alexander of Campbell Sell Baking Co said the handwriting did not match Bower. The note, sent to his wife yesterday, urged payment on a highway west of Denver. Police suspect pranksters or an extortion attempt.
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Denver
Benjamin P. Bower
Bower
C.H. E. Alexander
Campbell-Sell Baking Company
Wisconsin Democrats Endorse Roosevelt for President
The Wisconsin state Democratic convention endorsed Franklin D. Roosevelt for president by a large majority. Delegates wore Roosevelt booster buttons as the afternoon session moved to Armory E to accommodate crowds. Leaders, including Otto La Budde, opened the meeting, with expectations that the Wisconsin delegation would be instructed for Roosevelt.
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Fond du Lac
Wis
Resolutions Committee
Franklin D. Roosevelt
New York
Wisconsin
Chicago
Roosevelt
Leo P. Fox
Chilton
George A. Jagerson
Neenah
Winnebago County
Democratic Society
Retlaw
Otto la Budde
Milwaukee
Democratic State Central Committee
Armory E
William A. Hayes
H. V. Schwalbach
Joe Mulien
August
First of Nation's Executives Face Economic Reversal
Secretary of War Hurley praised President Hoover's lead in facing a recession amid calls for reconstruction finance and a large credit pool. He argued Hoover prioritizes national welfare over political fate, defending tax proposals despite reelection risks.
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Chicago
Patrick J. Hariey
Hoover
Commercial Club
Astruction Finance Corporation
Hariey
Hurley
Oldest railroad worker 94 celebrates birthday
Johnny Soda Ash Horan, claimed America’s oldest active railroad worker, turns 94 in Milwaukee. Milwaukee Road President H A Scanairtti sends greetings as Horan, known for introducing soda washing of locomotive balers, remains a boiler inspector with 37 years of continuous service.
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