Legislature May Aid At A Later Date
Madison reports that local governments may borrow from the state land commission and teachers retirement fund at attractive rates to cover relief costs. The state welfare chief will notify localities by letter about loans, with possible state legislative appropriations later to repay. Governor La Follette said funds could also be borrowed in the open market if needed, while a survey seeks diverted state money for broke counties though expectations are slim.
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Kenneth Hopping
Associated Press
Madison
Alfred W. Briggs
State ‘Welfare ‘Department
State Land Commission
Teachers’ Retirement Fund
Thomas
Duncan
la Follette
Congress
Tragic Scottsboro Fire Kills Twenty Black Convicts
Twenty Black convicts trapped in a transfer cage died in a gasoline blaze when a drum on a truck caught fire in snow and ice near Scottsboro Alabama. Two white guards suffered minor burns as they attempted to free the victims, with two others fatally burned. the blaze and victims were later reported beyond recognition.
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Scottsboro
Ala
Middlebrook
Wasson
Camp C
Lee Highway
Hoffman Letter Spurs State Probe Debate in New Jersey
Answers to Gov Hoffman’s inquiry about reopening the Lindbergh kidnapping probe are in state police files, says Attorney General Wilentz after a Schwarzenkopf conference. He warns Governor Hoffman’s questions yield no new evidence and the case stands as is.
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Trenton
N. J—P
David T. Wilentz
Harold G.hoffman
Wilentz
H.norman Schwarzkopf
Schwarzkopf
James ¥. Lawrence
Associated Press
N. J
Harold G. Hoffman
Bruno Hauptmann
H. Norman Schwarzkopf
Hauptmann
Holimans
John F. Condon
Jassie
Johan Hughes Curtis
Norfolk
J. J. Faulkiner
New York
Break in Wisconsin Cold Wave Forecast for Tomorrow
Wisconsin faces rising temperatures after a brutal cold snap with subzero readings across the state. Superior logged 18 below, Eau Claire 16 below, Hudson 16 below, La Crosse 14 below, Ashland 13 below, and Green Bay two below while Milwaukee hovered near zero and Madison at 10 below as a high pressure system moves in.
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Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Weather Bureau
Superior
Eau Claire
Hudson
la Crosse
Ashland
Lake Michigan
Green Bay
Madison
Canada
Robbers Take 15000 To 20000 From St Charles Bank
Four gunmen entered the St Charles National Bank during the night and bound five employees. They forced open the vault with a time lock and escaped with between 15000 and 20000 dollars in cash as janitor Fred Ogborn cashier C K Marvin teller Carl Larson and Riordan the assistant were restrained. Ruth Modune, a clerk, arrived during the heist and was also pushed into the room before the robbers fled.
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St. Charles
St. Charles National Bank
Fred Ogborn
Harold Covalsky
C. K. Marvin
Marvin
William J. Riordan
Carl Larson
Ogborn
Riordan
Ruth Modune
Auto deadline advanced for 1935 plates to March 1
Secretary of State Theodore Dammann urged sheriffs and police to allow drivers to operate cars with 1935 plates until March 1. Normally Feb 1 arrests apply to old plates, but the governor and secretary requested leniency for those unable to pay, asking authorities to advise owners to attach 1936 plates by March 1.
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Madison
Theodore Dammann
All State Roads Open in Fair to Good Condition
Madison reports all state roads open with fair to good condition amid continued cold and drifting snow. Detours are in effect in Ashland, Buffalo, Calumet, Douglas, Grant, Dickeyville, Iron, Jackson, Juneau, Monroe, Polk, Sauk, Shawano, Trempealeau, Waukesha counties and routes including State 13 37 114 35 77 27 0 71 33 154 53 39 and U S 61 53 45 61 53 39.
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Ashland
Ashland-Washburn
Buffaio
Mondovi
Calumet County
Potter
Brislion
Douglas County
Superior
Grant County
U. S
Dickeyville-Lancaster
Iron County
Upson
Jackson County
Hixton
Northfield
Tuncan County
New Lisbon-Elroy
Monroe County
Norwalk
Polk County
Milltown-Frederic
Sauk County
Loganville
Shawane County
Birnamwood-Aniwa
Trempealeau County
Blair-Whitehall
Waukesha
Genesec-Waukesha
Milwaukee Observes Its 150th Birthday Milestone
Milwaukee marked its 150th birthday with an official proclamation recalling Solomon Juneau founded the settlement in a wilderness. It notes the downtown mud hole, swamp lowlands, and early settlers draining and leveling to open commerce as Milwaukee grew into the 12th largest U S city within a century and a half.
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Milwaukee
Solomon Juneau
United States
Death of Loeb May Be Murder
State's Attorney McCabe, citing information from Edward Jeplowski, questions whether Richard Loeb was deliberately murdered at Stateville prison amid hints of a plotted death. Suspecting Leopold in the Franks case, McCabe doubts self defense claims by James Day and notes Loeb's prison popularity and a rivalry with Leopold.
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Nathan Leopold
Richard Loeb
Bobby Franks
Chicago
Ilinois
Joliet
Loeb
Associated Press
Earl Aykroid
Wherr, McCabe
Stateville Penitentiary
Edward Jeplowski
Sieplowski
Nathan Leopold Jr
Lech
James Day
Leopold
McCabe
Der
Lock
Loek
Steplowski
Leopold Himes
Loeh
Twelve Freed in Drake Case as Judge Frees Eleven
Chicago reporters note Judge Sullivan freed 12 of 41 defendants in the Drake estate mail fraud case after directions to acquit and earlier orders to release 21. Remaining defendants include Oscar HarbelN and others, with the prosecution alleging a scheme selling shares of a fictitious Drake estate. The judge warned defendants to abandon hopes of reviving a dead tale.
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Chicago
Drake
Philip L. Sullivan
Oscar M. Hartzell
Leavenworth
Canfield
New York
Otto G. Yani
Deimer C. Short
Lester Ohmart
Emil R. Rochel
Madison
Wis
A. R
Gregory
Wenatchee
Wash
Joseph H. Hauber
Spencer
Oscar Harbeln
Sioux City
Sir Francis Drake
Guy Doty
Lake City
Jay F.C. Bankson
Canton
S. D
Verne Carlson
Boone
Tas
W. C. Kirkpatrick
Thomas Throckmorton
Mitchell
5. D
Henry T. Osborn
Hartley
Bonus office to GE opened to help vets
Emergency station opens Saturday at 1 PM in the courthouse basement to aid veterans with bonus applications. Staffed by county service officer William Miller and County Treasurer E. E. Fuller, with two stenographers, the setup aims to complete many applications for onward transmission to Washington. Temporary until a permanent Red Cross office in the post office building is ready next week. Local forms required include pink slip, charge papers, enlistment and discharge dates, and a certificate of identification to be issued on site.
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Red Cross
William Miller
E. E. Fuller
Miller
Mr. Fuller
Fuller
Washington
Mri
American Legion Post
Robbery at Algoma oil station repeats past Hold-up
Louis Ebersberger, 25, a Standard Oil attendant at Algoma and Light street, was robbed Thursday evening by a man who had previously held him up a year earlier at a Jackson drive and High street station. The robber announced the holdup as Ebersberger retreated from near the door.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Ebersberger
Standard Oil Company
E. V. Miller
Algoma and
Light Street
Jackson Drive
High Street
Ebersberger
Four Powers Plan to Reveal Naval Builds at Year Start
London 67. The four powers United States Great Britain France and Japan will disclose at the start of each year their total naval construction plans for the coming 12 months. The pact, a concession to curb a naval race, would be signed after broader talks on naval type limits. The accord requires annual reports within four months of year end detailing the ships over 16 tons, with confidential totals and approximate numbers of aircraft aboard carriers. Japan may conform voluntarily.
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Harald P. Braman
Associated Press Foreign Staff
London
Naval Conference
United States
Great Britain
France
Jimly MW
Wurawe
Conti
Japan
Washington
Five Men Burned by Spilled Steel Accident
Milwaukee report says five workers at Maynard Electric Signal Casting were struck by molten steel when a ladle release caused a wheel shaft to fail. Frank Drez, 22, operator, and four others were burned. Stanley Andrezcjczak, 48, and Jacob Fobiszak, 55, suffered serious burns and were treated at Johnson Emergency Hospital.
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Milwaukee
Maynard Electric Sige Casting Company
Frank Drezik
Stanley Andrezcjczak
Johnston
President at Paton Parley Reveals Plan
Washington reports that the senate appropriations committee approved funding methods for the bonus and new farm program costs. Amendments to supply bills will provide the funds, aiming to curb inflation threats in the House. Roosevelt projected new taxes to raise at least 500 million dollars, with further revenue tied to the 2.249 billion bonus cost. The plan includes potential 230 million tax near-term amounts, possibly rising to 730 million. The cost of the soil conservation subsidy farm plan is estimated at 440.9 million annually.
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Washington
U.P
Senate Appropriations Committee
House
Appropriations Committee
Treasury
Roosevelt
Congress
Capitol Hill
Mussolini May Retaliate As His Reply To League
Rome reports predict a program of retaliation by Mussolini in response to war sanctions against Italy. Three new taxes boost the economy as fascist leaders plan to push opposition at the grand council. Front reports describe reconnaissance between Neghelli and Dawa and ongoing engagements with Ethiopian forces.
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Roy P. Porter
Associated Press
Rome
Mussolini
Traly
Grand Council
Tallan Command
Neghelli
Dawa
Giovanni Giolitti
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Trave
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Allen Ellender
Senate
Louisiana
Huey P. Long
Gov
Allen
Ouls Ebersberger
Paton Parley
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