Mayor Cermak on the Mend After Injury and Illness
Miami reports confirm Chicago Mayor Anton Cermak is improving after the shooting and ensuing pneumonia. Doctors say his lungs, heart, and kidney function show progress while colitis lessens and he can take nourishment by mouth.
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Miami
Fla
Anton Cermak
Chicago
Giuseppe Zangara
Cermak
Frederick Tice
Carl A. Meyer
Karl A. Meyer
Cook Count
Two Boettcher abductors identified by police
Weaver Colorado police chief Albert T. Clark stated two of the abductors of Charles Boettcher II are known on the 16th day of captivity. Clark would not name them as investigators continue to pursue numerous clues, including workers for a reform movement tied to Mrs Mia Lou Boettcher.
Schmedeman Heads Delegation to the National Capital
Gov. and Mrs. A J Schmedeman led a Wisconsin delegation to Washington for the residential inauguration. The party, leaving Chicago this afternoon, included Leo T. Crowley Charles E Broughton Mrs Broughton Matt Werner Gustave Pabst Jr William Ann M Im picil Regina Crowley Col Charles R Williams Douglas Dymond J Cannon and C W Hen Cy, all prominent figures from Milwaukee Sheboygan Madison Portage and adjacent areas.
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Madison
A. J. Schmedeman
Wisconsin
Washington
Chicago
Leo T. Crowley
Auneil
Charles E. Broughton
Sheeygan
Democratic National Comitteeman
Broughton
Matt Werner
Sheboygan
Gustave Pabst, Jr
Milwaukee
Williaman
R. M. Imicil
Regina Crowley
Madon
Charles R. Williams
Amp Douglas
Dymond J. Cannon
C. W. Hency
Portage
Madison Welcomes State Leaders at Dinner Gathering
Madison hosts a dinner for state legislators and constitutional officers during a night organized by the Madison Association of Commerce. President Glenn Frank of the University of Wisconsin addresses the attendees, with speakers including Major James Law and Lieutenant Governor Thomas O Muller.
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Madison
Madison Association Ofommerce
Glenn Frank
University of Wisconsin
Names Ordered On Ballot For Milwaukee Judgeships
The Wisconsin supreme court issued a writ of mandamus ordering the Milwaukee election commission to place 10 attorney candidates for Milwaukee judgeships on the March 4 primary ballot. Judge Clayton F. Van Pelt had ruled the Feb 23 filings were late, restraining their inclusion, while the supreme court accepted original jurisdiction and directed placement for petitioners who were not bound by earlier action.
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Madison
U.R
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Milwaukee Election Commission
John Adamson
Clayton F. van Pelt
Election Commission
van Pelt
Commission
Supreme Court
William H. Timlin
Oliver O'Boyle
Milwaukee Corporation
Marvin B. Rosenberry
O’boyle
Circuit Court
Ansell Sues Senator Long for Slander Damages
Samuel Ansell former judge advocate general of the army sues Sen Huey Long in Washington DC for 500000 dollars in slander damages alleging a February senate speech branded him as a thief scoundrel and crook and forced him from the army. The suit seeks 250000 dollars in actual damages and 250000 in punitive damages. Attorneys Burr Tracy Ansell and George Wilmeth filed the action.
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Washington—i
Samuel T. Ansell
Senate Committee
John H. Overton
Louisiana
Huey Long
District of Columbia Supreme Court
Army
Long
Senate
Ansell
Senator Long
Burr Tracy Ansell
General
George Wiilmeth
President Green Disappointed Over Cabinet Nomination
Washington reports William Green president of the American Federation of Labor said the federation and its members were keenly disappointed over President Elect Roosevelt's selection of an emeretarm of ja Do.
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Washington
William Green
American Federation of Labor
Rooe
Bankruptcy bill sent for Hoover signature in Washington
The emergency bankruptcy revision bill today gained final congressional action and was sent to the White House for President Hoover's signature. The House adopted Senate amendments by a 207 to 26 vote, with support from leaders of both major parties.
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Washington
White House
Hoover
House
Senate
Interstate Commerce Commission
Roosevelt
Treasury Post Office
Capitol
Smith
South Carolina
la Guardia-McKeown-Hastings
Agriculture Department
Hull-Walcott
Reconstruction Corporation
Roosevelt Starts For Washington On Historic Journey
Hyde Park New York Franklin D Roosevelt leaves his country estate for New York City to begin the first stage of his trip to Washington to assume the presidency.
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Hyde Park
N. Y
Franklin D. Roosevelt
New York City
Washington
United States
Death Decree for Treason and Roosevelts Cabinet Picks
A German decree imposes harsh penalties for treason espionage and subversive acts including death for seeking military secrets. Germany tightens control as leftist and centrist parties face suppression. In the U.S. Hoover and Roosevelt are maneuvering over fiscal and governance power while the House backs a bankruptcy readjustment bill and the cotton pool plan. The Roosevelt cabinet lineup remains in flux with ambassadors eyed for France England and other posts. The Senate advances mortgage foreclosure moratorium and debt relief measures while the cotton plan seeks White House approval.
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Berlin
von Hindenburg
Soviet press calls Reichstag fire low comedy
Moscow reports Pravda denounces the burning of the Reichstag as deliberate provocation to justify a crackdown on communists and describes Berlin events as pitiful low comedy.
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Moscow
UDM
Reichstag
Pravda
Berlin
Identifies Girl Killer After Two Years Lapse
Chicago based report says J Murray, a 53 year old salesman, identified gangsters in a 2 year old murder case. He testified in court after recognizing suspect Clarence Eckman and accomplice Paul Harrison from photos as the two bandits who killed Norma Newby and stole their car. Harrison is jailed for another murder. Eckman faces a murder indictment. Murray sought to clear his name during the proceedings.
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Chicago
J. Murray
Elk Grove Forest
Norma Newby
Murray
Milion
Steretem
Audge
Harry Lewis Criminal Court
Clarence Eckman
James Hardy
Eckman
Paul Harrison
Harrison
Chester
Japanese Forces Retake Lingyuan Gap in Jehol Snow Battle
In Jehol central pass near Lingyuan Chinese and Japanese units clash as 1900 Japanese attackers push a ravine defense. Japanese retreat after facing 2000 Chinese regulars. Lingyuan base held. reinforcements arrive. General Heijiro Hattori enters Lingyuan after nightfall.
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Peiping
Jehol
Paishintsuimen
Lingyuan
Chihfeng
Chinchow
Suichung
Manchuria
Heijiro Hattori
Stevens and Sons To Be Tried March Fourteen
Chicago report states W P J W Stevens and sons J W and BR W Stevens prominent in insurance and hotel circles will face trial March 14 on embezzlement charges exceeding one million dollars. Judge Philip Sullivan set the date after prosecutors decided to pursue embezzlement counts in indictments tied to the Witnees Life Insurance collapse.
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Chicago
W.P
J. W. Stevens
J. W
BR. W
America
Philip Sullivan
Thomas Dodd Healy
G. C. Niemeyer
Witneis Life Insurance Company
Stevens
Patrick Lucy
J. F. Reeves
Sullivan
Ane
Dreiser Case Dismissed in Kentucky Labor Inquiry
In Pineville Kentucky indictments against novelist Theodore Dreiser and his party, who visited in late 1931 to probe local labor conditions in Kentucky cow herds, were dismissed today by Circuit Judge C. Jones.
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Pineville
U.P
Theodore Dreiser
Kentucky
C. Jones
Bus and streetcar workers delay strike amid probe
Madison bus and streetcar operators voted last Sunday to strike on March 6 if wage cuts are not restored. They postponed the action after the Public Service Commission began an investigation into Madison Street Railways. Dudley Montgomery, company president, agreed to withdraw terminations of strikers if the strike is postponed and was later arrested on assault and battery charges filed by Cedric Barker of The Madison Capital Times.
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Madison
State Public Service Commission
Madison Street Railways Company
Dudley Montgomery
Montgomery
Cedric Barker
Maddison Capital Times
Leader Named In Alleged Extortion Ring Nabbed In Illinois
State police who recently jailed eight men in three cities on kidnapping charges seek Joe Marando of Chicago, hailed as leader of the extortion ring. Officers Kempster and Roberts say Marando is wanted for numerous abductions and bank robberies across northern Illinois and eastern Iowa, with the Davenport Rock Island district tied to a liquor syndicate. Several suspects linked to vice, gambling, and liquor rings were arrested in East Moline, with other arrests in Spring Valley, Rock Island, and Moline.
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Chisago
Joe Marando
Chicago
Sergt
Oliver W. Kempster
Sterling, Jr
Tal Roberts
Dixon
Marando
Ilinois
Towa
Hiquor
Davenport-Rock
Freddi Tillippi
Spring Valley
Adhemar Huughe
West Moline
Mike Talarico
Jules Vey
Dan 400K
Angelo Vota
Kempster
Wisconsin Workmen's Compensation Law Upheld
Circuit Judge A G Zimmerman ruled Wisconsin's 1931 workers compensation law is a valid exercise of police power. The Montella Granite Co. sued William Campion, an injured employee, challenging the law's constitutionality claiming it deprived rights to trial. The judge found the statute practical and desirable for public welfare.
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Madison
U.rp
Wisconsin
A. G. Zimmerman
Montella Granite Company
William Campion
AmmMerman
Gettelmanio Sponsor for Luualization in Senate
The state senate ended a salary wrangle by adopting a 10 percent cut for current lawmakers through a waiver plan while rejecting pay reductions for future legislatures. By a 28 to 2 vote the upper house backed Senator Gettelman of Milwaukee, a Republican.
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Madison
Geltelman
Milwaukee
Repub
Governor Signs State Paper Bill Official Paper Change
The Sheboygan Press reports Governor Schniedeman signed the bill making Sheboygan’s paper the official state publication. The Madison Capital Times loses official status after a long senate battle with Progressives yielding to the Democratic and Conservative Republican majority. All new laws and state commission orders to be published in the official paper.
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Madison
Sheboygan Press
Schniedeman
Madison Capital Times
Senate
Times
Pay Waivers Dividing Assembly In Salary Debate
Debate over pay waivers pits lawmakers with income sharing against those on state pay only. Sen. Gettelman and colleagues read tax filings to expose incomes of four members, arguing waivers should be averaged. The roll call followed his test of the resolution.
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Deeree
Lican
Oute
Assembly
Griswold
West Silem
Severson
Tola
Tower House
Getterman
Senate
Goodland
Racine
Mehigin
Milwaukee
Scematter Saverson
Gettelman
Geticlman Becuse
Rell
Wisconsin Weather Summary From March First Almanac
Generally fair weather in Wisconsin with increasing cloudiness and possible snow or rain in the west and central portions. Lake Michigan winds shift to east, with fair skies and rising clouds tonight. Upper Michigan colder night. Thursday generally fair. Report includes city highs and lows, Buckstaff Observatory readings, and barometer 29.90 inches.
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Associated Press
Wisconsin
Lake Michigan
Upper Michigan
Northwestern
Tom Paradise
Iacm
Milwaukee
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