Ransom Paid Heir Is Freed After Kidnapping Scare
After 17 days in the hands of kidnapers, Charles Boettcher I, heir to a Colorado fortune, was returned home amid conflicting reports on a $60,000 ransom. Authorities weighed payment while Boettcher described blindfolded captivity and a drugstore phone call to his mother. The case sparked a gun battle pursuit and a tense scene with his father at the family home.
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Charles Boettcher I
Claude K. Boettcher
Albert W. Clark
Felice
Denver Post
Boettcher
Harry A. Haley
Kansas City
Haley
Colorado
Anna Lou
Stockyards
Clark
Ralph Fairley
Millson McCormick
Jack Foster
Norman Barwise
Sidney Sinsheimer
Lifelong friends recall Walsh son from Two Rivers
Two Rivers Wisconsin residents recall Tom Walsh, Irish pioneer’s son who became a Montana senator and prosecutor. They remember his first job lighting street lamps for $80 a year, playing catcher on the Centennial baseball team, and later rising through Wisconsin law school to practice in Montana.
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Two Rivers
Wis
Tom” Walsh
Montana
Tom Walsh
Walsh
Centennial
University of Wisconsin Law School
Sturrecon Bay
Eleanor McClements
Shesavean
Harding
House adjourns in honor as Walsh remembered
Washington reports indicate the House paused at 12 35 p m today to honor the late Senator Thomas J Walsh of Montana and Washington. Indications suggest Rainey of Illinois could join speakers after Cannon Clark Gillett Longworth and Garner, though events at the capitol may shift the lineup.
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Washington
Thomas J. Walsh
Montana
Rainey
Illinois
House of Representatives
Cannon
Clark
Gillett
Longworth
Garner
Capitol
Special Session in March Proposed by Roosevelt and Garner
Washington reports indicate President Elect Roosevelt may call a special session of the new Congress in late March. Speaker Garner says he has no firm information but suggested an early March date if possible. Some discussions in New York in January favored as early as possible to address banking issues before hot weather.
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Capitol
Roosevelt
Congress
Garner
Inquirers
New York
Treasury
William H. Woodin
Shwarkeucp
James Cope
Associated Press
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Dus
Rainey favored to win first ballot at party caucus
Supporters of Representative Mc Duffie of Alabama and Cullen of New York pushed Rainey as the likely choice for party leader. Burns of Tennessee reportedly withdrew to back Rainey, while Bankhead backers aimed to block Burns. A bartering momentum built as groups debated the leadership. Garner projected potential savings from sweeping government cuts, with Woodin tasked to balance the budget as Roosevelt takes power.
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Representative McDuffie
Alabama
Rainey
Burns
Representative Burns
Tennessee
Representative Cullen
New York
Tammany
Enthusiasm at Capital for Roosevelt inauguration
Washington guests pour into the capital as Hoover and Roosevelt plan a formal call at the White House. Aisles of visitors, social chatter, and prepares for the inauguration fill the scene amid uncertain weather and crowded reviews along Pennsylvania Avenue.
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Roosevelt
White House
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Herbert Hoover
Pan-American
William H. Woodin
Marine Band
Japanese Converge on Jehol Capital Chengtehfu Front
Japanese forces push toward Chengtehfu the Jehol capital from six directions after victories in Lingyuan sector. Chinese defenses under Gen Chang Hsueh Liang resist in rugged terrain 75 miles away as Japanese plan reinforcements to General Mogi amid reported Chinese demoralization and panic.
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U.P
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Chang Hsueh Liang
Chengtehiu
Chihfeng
Feng Chen Hai
Mozi
Mogi
Edict Signals Return of Imperial Symbols
Berlin moves toward abolishing republican law as Prussia may permit flags of the former empire. The regime stepped up its anti communism drive while warning foreign correspondents of strict measures. Immediate claims of planned communist upheaval were cited as elections near and civil restrictions tightened under Nazi control.
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United Press Stati
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Telegraphen Union
Germany
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Baron Constantin von Neurath
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Hitler
Reich
Republic
William Goering
Liebknecht House
Hundreds of Police Guard Inauguration Day
Washington crowdsed with security as hundreds of police and federal agents joined thousands of troops and firemen to guard President Elect Roosevelt and 250000 visitors. Detectives from Chicago and other cities joined the security presence amid parade preparations, open-top cars, and planned first aid stations for any emergencies.
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United Press
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Roosevelt
Chicago
Othe Pees Stern
Secret Service
John EF
King
Senator Walsh dies on train en route to Washington
Montana Senator Thomas J. Walsh dies of a heart attack aboard an Atlantic Coast Line train near Wilson North Carolina while traveling with his Cuban wife to assume the Roosevelt cabinet post as attorney general. The 73 year old was found weakened in his drawing room and died before doctors could reach him. His death shocks Washington as inaugurals loom and the senate adjourns in sorrow.
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New York
Thomas J. Walsh
Montana
Roosevelt
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White House
Farley
James A. Farley
John C. Knox
Washinton
James Roosevelt
James
Jame
Washington
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Walsh
W. J. MagkFarlan
Associated Press
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Sen
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Wilson
Mayana
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Capitol
Contentnesa
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Pitlman
Weatherspen
Bec
Athator Walsh
Senate
Havana
Senoratives Peres Chaumont de Trufim
United States
Florida
Daytona Beach
Cary T. Graysan
ANG
Press+ Gem
Fleet Moe Eorit
Blood transfusions aid Mayor Cer mak in Miami update
In Miami Florida doctors report a second pint of blood was transfused to Mayor Anton J Cer mak to bolster strength amid his battle after a Zangara shooting. Pulse and color improved, glucose given, with further treatment planned as Mrs Gill remains critical. Wisconsin set March convention on ratification of repeal amendment for April 25.
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Fla
Anton J. Cermak
Frederick Tice
Virgil Wright
Utilities Company
R. Sam Mosley
Jackson Memorial Hospital
Wright
Joe Mr. Gill
Giuseppe Zangara
Zwee Cermak
Cermak
Vice
Tiere
Guiseppe Zangara
Roosevelt
Chicago
Former Sheriff Duscher jailed in Sheboygan County
William F. Duscher former sheriff of Kewaunee county was jailed in Sheboygan after sentencing on charges of issuing a worthless check for 825. Unable to pay a 200 dollar fine he must serve 1 days. Duscher previously operated a merchant store in Kewanunes and was arrested there before being brought to Sheboygan for charges.
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Sheboygan
Wis
U.P
William F. Duscher
Kewaunee County
Sheboygan County
Duscher
Ato Kewanunes
Wisconsin Weather Summary and Readings
Weather overview from the Associated Press notes generally fair conditions in Wisconsin with colder air in the northeast overnight and through Friday. Lake Michigan reports moderate northerly winds and partly cloudy skies with little temperature change expected. Upper Michigan remains mostly cloudy with similar temperatures. City readings include Milwaukee at 36, Miami 76, Phoenix 74, Devils Lake 16, Duluth 14, with a high of 33 and low of 25 noted along with no precipitation and northwest winds. Barometer at 29.59 with last year’s highs and lows 31 and 24.
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Fla
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Ariz
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Duluth
Minn
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