Schuschnigg Quits as Nazi Troops Enter Austria
Austrian chancellor Kurt Schuschnigg resigns under pressure as German troops move into Austria. Vienna police lose control amid mass Nazi parades as Hitler enforces the Reich and postpones the Sunday plebiscite. Britain and France warn against Nazi methods while Italy refuses joint action.
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Paris
Foreign Office
Italy
France
Britain
Jules Blondel
Rome
Quai d'Orsay
Maly
Yvon Delbos
Haly
Johannes Welczeck
Deloos
Germany
Austria
Alvin J. Steinkopf
Vienna
Fatherland Front
Kurt Schuschnigg
Schuschnigg
Fatherland Front Land the Sturm Korps
Hitler
County Sues Relief Client With Means
Kenosha county filed suit against Taras Lapotko seeking the return of relief totaling 1313 dollars issued between October 18, 1933 and January 25, 1936. The county contends Lapotko owns two properties valued at about 8000 dollars and refused a county mortgage to secure the relief.
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Kenosha
Kenosha County
Taras Lapotko
Lapotko
E. T. Savage
Savage
Draper Nomination Sent to Senate as Fed Board Member
President Roosevelt sent to the senate the nomination of Ernest G. Draper, assistant secretary of commerce, to be a member of the board of governors of the federal reserve system. If confirmed, he will fill one of two vacancies, succeeding Joseph A. Broderick. Draper, a native Washingtonian, began his career in New York City in 1906 and has served as assistant secretary of commerce since 1935.
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Roosevelt
Senate
Ernest G. Draper
Board of Governors
Federal Reserve System
Draper
Joseph A. Broderick
New York
New York City
Commerce
Arnold Approved as a Trust Buster Nominee
Washington senate judiciary subcommittee approved Thurman Arnold to be assistant attorney general with Borah and Burke reserving right to oppose confirmation. The panel ordered the nomination reported favorably without a record vote, though Borah and Burke remained unsatisfied with Arnold's explanations.
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Washington
URIA
Senate
Thurman Arnold
William E. Borah
Idaho
Edward R. Burke
Nebraska
Joseph C. O'Mahoney
Wyoming
Borah
Arnold
O'Mahoney
M. M. Neely
West Virginia
John Hughes
Delaware
Burke
Judiciary
Doorman Sherlock Holmes Found by Missing Persons Bureau
Chicago scene reports Officer James I McGurk located Sherlock Holmes for a bank inheritance notice. Holmes directs a 12:30 meeting in the doorway at Lincoln Park 2334, claiming to be the doorman at Blee Cemetery.
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Chicago
James I McGurk
The
Missing Persons , Bureau
Sherlock Holmes
McGurk
G. W. Lambert
Ripon
Wis
Sherlock
Lincoln Park
West
Roosevelt berates TVA directors over infighting
President Roosevelt summoned TVA board members A E Morgan David E Lilienthal and H A Morgan to demand an end to personal attacks and focus on facts in a dispute over alleged illegal expenditures and governance. He pressed for concrete evidence and warned resignation if attacks persisted.
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Washington
Roosevelt
TVA
Tennessee Valley Authority
A. E. Morgan
David E. Lilienthal
H. A. Morgan
Morgan
Lilienthal
Stephen T. Early
Early
Mr. Roosevelt
Spanish rebels near important objective at Montaban
Nationalist forces driving from Belchite toward Montalban in a 50 mile front move to within five miles of the city. They captured Povo height dominating Montalban and pressed on the coal mines at Utrillas while loyalist defense slowed the advance through ravines.
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Hendaye
Montalban
Spain
Povo
Belchite
Ebro
Utrillas
Whitney 19 Indicted by Grand Jury
New York wires report former New York Stock Exchange president Richard Whitney indicted for first degree grand larceny over misappropriation of about 105000 dollars in securities from a trust fund set by his father in law George R Sheldon. He allegedly pledged the securities for personal loans leaving only Bethlehem Steel stock valued at 55 dollars. The indictment followed a swift grand jury action led by District Attorney Thomas E Dewey.
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New York
Richard Whitney
New York Stock Exchange
New York County
Thomas E. Dewey
Whitney
Grave Whitney
Stock Exchange and
Wall Street
George R. Sheldon
Bethlehem Steel Company
Indiana educator Dr Wirt dies at 64 in Gary
William Albert Wirt prominent Indiana educator and former Gary schools superintendent died suddenly at 64. He rose to national attention in 1933 by alleging government officials and a Tass correspondent plotted to overthrow the U S government, though a congressional inquiry found no substantiation. Wirt led the Gary school system since 1907 and pioneered the Wirt study play plan. He is survived by his second wife Mildred Harter Wirt and three children from his first marriage.
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Gary
Ind
William Albert Wirt
Indiana
U. S
Wirt
Virginia
Tass
Roosevelt
Kerensky
United States
Mildred Harter Wirt
Four Million Jobs Lost In Four Months In U S
The report shows 4 3 million workers lost from the payrolls over four months, bringing unemployment to about 110 45 million. Officials note relief rolls rose to around 2 million while seasonal work may offset further gains in jobless numbers. The figures stem from revised data for the president’s committee on economic security and cover shifts since March 1933.
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Washington
Duncan Drunk and Duncan Arrested In Fatal Crash
Milwaukee prosecutors say Thomas M. Duncan executive secretary to Gov La Follette was found drunk after a three car crash that killed Henry Schuette 69 on the West Wisconsin Avenue viaduct. Duncan released on 5000 bond and faces first degree manslaughter charges.
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Milwaukee
Herbert J. Steffes
Milwaukee Police Department
Thomas M. Duncan
la Follette
Duncan
Steffes
Urban A. Schlueter
Arthur H. Cohn
West Allis
Henry Schuette
Schuette
Wisconsin Avenue
A. H. Cohen
A. A. Schlueter
Madison
Wisconsin General Hospital
Stephen Cahana
Cahana
Proclamation Issued for Wisconsin Wildlife Week
Governor La Follette issues a proclamation urging Wisconsin citizens to observe Wildlife Week in March 2026. The notice emphasizes conservation and public awareness across the state.
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Madison
la Follelle
Wisconsin
M L A B Holds Ford Violated Law
The National Labor Relations Board issued a complaint against Ford Motor Co of Chicago on five charges from union activity to suppression. Hearing set for March 17. Allegations include discharging 22 workers for union involvement, refusing to rehire five after layoff, assault of distributors urging union enrollment, espionage against employees and organizers, and distributing anti union propaganda.
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Chicago
UPA
National Labor Relations Board
Ford Motor Company of Chicago
United Automobile Workers of America
United Automobile’’Workers of
Charles Cain
John White
Irving Brown
Ford
International Union
Berlin Announces Formal Claim for Colony Restoration
The DNB reports Germany lodged a formal claim for restoration of its former colonies through an exchange of notes with South Africa on Southwest Africa. The note exchange reveals divergences between the two governments over legal status and interpretation of the situation.
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Berlin
DNB
Germany
Union of South Africa
Southwest Africa
Donovan Seeks Open G. O. P. Primary In Wisconsin
Laurence V. Donovan, Milwaukee County Young Republican chair man, plans to push for a wide open G. O. P. primary in this year’s Wisconsin election. He will present a resolution for a candidate questionnaire on a constitutional amendment barring state appointments within two years after a term ends. The state committee meets in Madison tomorrow.
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Milwaukee
Laurence V. Donovan
Milwaukee County Young Republican Club
Madison
Donovan
Danovan
Roosevelt Opens 1938 Chest Drive for Jobs and Unity
President Roosevelt launches the annual community chest campaign in the East Room urging a united front for private charity. He ties direct relief to a broad work relief program, stresses job creation for able unemployed, notes one third are under 25, and marks the chest and council system’s 25th anniversary.
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Washington
Roosevelt
White House
United Front
Mr. Roosevelt
Wisconsin Weather Forecast Brief Update
Fair tonight and Saturday with warmer trend, milder from Milwaukee to the northwest. Temperatures range from 32 degrees at 7:30 a.m. to 44 degrees by 1:00 p.m. with partly cloudy conditions in the afternoon and extreme southeast modest warmth.
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Associated Press
Wisconsin
Fair
Milwaukee
New Orleans
Park Falls
House Tax Bill Passes After Declining Tax Surtax Reinsert
The House approved the tax bill 294 to 98 sending to the Senate after declining to reinsert a special surtax on family owned and closely held corporations. It rejected removing the undistributed profits tax and the $2.00 liquor levy increase while outlining a shift to a 12–16 percent corporate tax and a 4 percent profits surtax for larger incomes.
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Washington
House
Senate
Bankhead
Robertson
Virginia
Clawson Innocent Insane and Committed for Observation
Rhinelander Wisconsin William Clawson 45 of Minocqua found innocent of the Woodruff State Bank robbery by reason of insanity and ordered committed to the Central State Hospital at Waupun for observation and treatment Circuit Judge George J Leicht issued the order. A 23 hour deliberation by the jury followed. Clawson former Forest County sheriff claimed heavy drinking and no recollection of the Nov 11 12 incident. Seven witnesses including cashier Earl Cronxrite identified him as the robber. He faces federal charges still related to the Woodruff bank robbery.
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Rhinelander
Wis
William 2. Clawson
Minocqua
Woodruff State
Central State Hospital
Waupun
George J. Leicht
Clawson
Forest County
Earl Cronxrite
Woodruff
Safe driver reward plan to start in Wisconsin
Madison. William Lestic, head of the National Bureau of Casualty and Surety Underwriters, told Insurance Commissioner H. J. Mortensen that the bureau will implement its safe driver reward plan in Wisconsin starting March 14. The plan, though Mortensen disapproved, raises auto insurance rates about five percent and offers a 15 percent refund to drivers with no accidents during the insured period. Mortensen stated that the plan does not require his approval and warned that the outcome will reveal the plan's wisdom.
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Madison
William Lestic
National Bureau of Casualty and Surety Underwriters
H. J. Mortensen
Wisconsin
Mortensen
Leslie
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