Wisconsin Public Service Commission orders bargain electric rates
The Wisconsin Public Service Commission ordered 171 utilities to implement or justify new bargain rates for energy beyond 1934 consumption. A hearing within 10 days will set low rates to encourage higher use for about 475,000 customers, with three urban class rates and special residential and commercial thresholds. After a year, 25 percent of increased revenues may be used to cut rates. new 1935 customers join in 1936 after 1933 usage is established.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Wisconsin Public Service Commission
Commission Esports
Commission
Ngs
Local weather and odd report from unclear source
A fragmentary weather note mentions cooler conditions in the south and east, with references to Minnesota and Wisconsin areas. The text is garbled with several nonstandard phrases and names, making specifics hard to determine.
Earhart Returns Home After Pacific Flight
Amelia Earhart arrives Newark airport at 2:05 a.m. Eastern Time completing a slow cross country trip in her monoplane. The slender flyer, famed for a solo Pacific crossing, lands after a long journey from the Pacific.
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Newark
Pacific
N. J
Amelia Earhart
Plan to regulate holding companies outlined by federal commission
United Press reports Washington senators study recommendations from the Federal Trade Commission after a six year probe into gas and electric utilities. A four point program aims to curb powers, including heavy taxation, direct prohibitions, licensing, and a federal incorporation act to curb cross holdings and interlocks. President Roosevelt weighs the proposals as he drafts utility legislation for Congress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mack Johnson
United Press
Washington
Federal Trade Commission
Commission
Congress
Roosevelt
Security Bill Under Green's Fire
Washington -(P)- President William Green of the AFL urged changes to the social security program in the Wagner-Lewis bill. He proposed higher unemployment benefits, pensions of 30 dollars per month, and stricter state minimums with a payroll tax rise to five percent. He pressed for employer contributions and higher old age payments while warning against making unemployment a strictly state issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
William Green
American Federation of Labor
Green
United Mobile
Aamy Sen
Rezional Pheneme
Hasuranes
First Lady Urges Senate to Back World Court
Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt joined the drive to lift the United States into the world court. With a Senate vote imminent, she appealed on radio for adherents to back the tribunal as a path to influence peaceful world affairs. Senator Reynolds of North Carolina countered, calling the court a babble and a bank, predicting a close outcome as immigration and war debts issue bubble up.
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D. Harold Oliver
Associated Press
Washington
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Senate
Co & Radio
Peach
National Broadcasting Company
Reynolds
North Carolina
Ballywoo and Bank
Ynolds
Dawg
Canio
Cane
Historic Cathedral Gone In Milwaukee Blaze
A devastating Milwaukee cathedral fire destroyed most of St John’s Cathedral built in 1863. Eleven fire companies fought flames that consumed the interior and damaged art and a $25 000 organ. The exterior shell and steeple remained, as residents were evacuated.
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Milwaukee
Pire
St. John’s
Peter Siempeliner
Lie Y
Melwaukee Cauhour Arcind Horse
John’s
John's
County opinion blocks borrowing for relief program
An Oshkosh law firm clarifies that employment relief loans cannot finance relief programs as current and ordinary expenses. The February 1933 memo warns the county board to limit borrowing to salaries and aid, potentially reducing the relief program by about 50 percent and risking taxpayer action if funds are misused.
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Oshkosh and Winnelage Couniry
Anks
Oshkosh
Bouck, Hilton, Blugin & Dempsey
Alizet
Regal Ana Antonig Boi
Wy Dist
R Laus
State Attorney General
County of Tigers
Ing Progrem
Judge Who Denied Sacco and Vanzetti Dies in Medford
Medford reporter recalls Judge Wail Hei Cushing Walt 4 who wrote the Massachusetts Supreme Court ruling denying a new trial for Sacco and Vanzetti, tied to the murder of a paymaster and his guard. the judge died today.
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Sacco
Viarzetti
Medford
Mass
Wail Hei Cushing Walt
Massachusetts Supreme Court
Nicole Sn
Bartolomeo Vincetti
States Ready to Cooperate in Age Pension Push
A survey of governors shows many states prepared to align with a federal old age pension plan though lean toward practical limits on funding. Governors Miller Park Jobson Hoffman and others indicate readiness to participate while forecasting budget strains and logistical hurdles.
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Thomapson
United Press
Stalt
Wington
Edward P. Costigan
Denacrat
Colorado
Washington
React 19
Leslie A. Miller
Wyoming
Guy Bo Park
Mion
Missoui
Ed CL Jobson
Jenista
G. Hoffman
Antares
Hauptmann Trial Sketched Clues and Admissions
The courtroom scene centers on Bruno Hauptmann amid cross examination over window and ladder sketches in his notebook. He denies copying ransom notes and admits limited facts, while witnesses describe the crowded trial chamber and ongoing cross examination expected to continue into tomorrow.
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Hauptmann
Wiliam A. Kinney
Associated Press
Flemington
Bruno Richard Mariptmann
Isedor Wiss
Lindbergh
Fisch
Charles A. Lindh, Jr
Condon
Auorney
Robert Peacock
Aien
Aufmur J. Koehler
Madison
Wis
Joly H. Curtiss
Charles A. Lindbergh, Jr
Hopewei
N. J
Atirvid T. Wileatz
Hauptie Day Swarts
Loot in the Sugar Bowl Mystery Unearths Clues
Fragmented OCR text from a Wisconsin item hints at a puzzle involving a loot find in a sugar bowl. Names and places appear garbled, suggesting a local feature or puzzle note with unclear details and dates. The readable bits point to a curious incident or game-like clue aboard a story page.
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