Miller's Bay Harbor Project Denied by War Department
The Oshkosh coaster club and city faced a denial from the War Department for a Miller's Bay harbor, with Lt. Col. H. Holcombe noting local benefits, high costs, and limited renewal-worthy navigation as reasons. Appeals to the board of engineers for rivers and harbors are possible within four weeks, and local sponsors may choose to pursue an oral or written appeal.
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Miller's Bay
Oshkosh Coaster Club
War Department
H. Holcombe
Department
Milwaukee
Board Ofngineers For
Wittmack
C. A. Wiecherng
Fred Wolverton
Ostmaster Ray Novotny
J. B. Judlip
Winnebago
J. F. Malia
Great Lakes
Tillers Bay
Menominee Park
East
New York Avenue
Lake
M. K. Reilly
F. Ryan Duffy
Reilly
Oshkoshity Hall
Holombe
Oshosh
Fox River Valley
Bergren Seeks Nelson Senate Seat in Wisconsin
Grantsburg Progressive Assemblyman Harry B. Bergren of Siren announced his candidacy for the state senate seat held by Philip Nelson of Maple. Nelson represents Burnett Washburn Douglas and Mayfield counties. Bergren has served in the last two legislatures.
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Grantsburg
Wis
Asseyman
Harry B. Bergren
Professive
Siren
Senate
Philip Nelson
Reublican
Maple
Burnett County
Progressive Lab
Bergren
Nelson
Burnett
Washburn
Douglas
Mayfield
Arnold Nomination Gains Senate Judiciary Committee Approval
Washington report says the Senate Judiciary Committee approved Thurman Arnold Yale law professor as assistant attorney general to succeed Robert H Jackson. The committee met in executive session and recorded a vote on Arnold's nomination.
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Washington
Senate Judiciary Committee
Thurman Arnold
Yale Law
Arnold
Robert H. Jackson
Treasury Official Urges Levy Restore for Family Concerns
McGill of the Treasury told the Senate Finance Committee the House tax revision lacks sufficient revenue and suggested restoring the tax on closely held corporations. He noted the treasury is satisfied with other corporate provisions including undistributed profits tax and capital gains. Debate continued on government reorganization and naval expansion while a new wage hour bill was being drafted.
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Washington
Roswell McGill
The
Treasury
Senate Finance Committee
House
McGill
Naval RI
Senate
Ramspeck
Georgia
Harrison
Mississippi
Vandenberg
Michigan
Finance Committee
Capone Loses High Court Appeal Must Serve Year
Washington reports Alphonse Capone, formerly Chicago gang leader, failed to overturn a Seventh Circuit ruling and must serve a one year term after completing a 10 year sentence at Alcatraz. The court rejected double jeopardy claims tied to time-off-for-good-behavior and parole denial.
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Washington
Alphonse Capone
Chicago
Supreme Court
Cook County
Alcatraz
Capone
Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals
Abraham Teitelbaun
Darrow Dies Noted Attorney Who Fought For The Poor
Clarence Darrow famed defense attorney died at 80 after a long illness at his home. He rose from a country teacher to national prominence defending Debs Haywood Leopold and Loeb among others. He championed the oppressed, saying prisoners are often the poor and victims of a rigged system.
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Clarence Darrow
Ruby
Paul
Jennie Darrow Moore
Darrow
Eugene V. Debs
Big Bill” Haywood
Western Federation of Miners
Frank Steunenberg
Idaho
Richard Loeb
Nathan Leopold
Bobby Franks
John T. Scopes
Granville Fortescue
Thomas Massie
U.S. N
Hitler enters Vienna to roaring crowds amid triumph
Adolf Hitler arrives in Vienna as millions greet the German ruler amid banners and cheers. He proclaims the Reich inviolable and plans an address from Heroes' Square while thousands listen in the streets and at the Imperial hotel.
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Vienna
Adolf Hitler
Fuhrer
Hiller
Koenigsburg
Hamburg
Huetteldorf
Mariahilfer Street
Ring
Imperial Hotel
Weather summary from Wisconsin to Abilene
The report notes cloudy snowy conditions in Wisconsin with rain or snow in the south and colder readings in the northwest. Milwaukee records a high around 37 with partly cloudy skies, while Abilene reports 46 as a maximum and 29 as a minimum with no precipitation and northeast wind.
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Associated Press
Wisconsin
Fair
Milwaukee
Abilene
Escanaba
S. S. Marie
Buckstalff Observatory
Nazi Economists Plan For Austria's Future
Berlin reports show hard headed Nazi economists detailing Austria's post annexation economy. They aim to integrate Austria into the four year plan and exploit Austria's mineral wealth to back Reich independence. Goering declared Austro German union a matter for Germans alone and praised Mussolini for support.
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Louis P. Lochner
Berlin
Austria
German Reich
Germany
Fuhrer
Hitler
Reich
Fuehrer
Marishal Goering
Mussolini Signals Strong Ties to Hitler Amid Austria Crisis
In a Vienna telegram, Mussolini reaffirmed Italy's friendship with Hitler, endorsing the Rome Berlin axis and Austro German union. Italian officials and public opinion were unsettled by the shift, fearing new Nazi moves in central Europe while seeking to preserve independence and balance with Britain.
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Hitler
Vienna
11 Duce
Fuhrer
Brenner Pass
Brenner
Austria
Italy
Europe
Germany
Rome-Berlin
Pleads Guilty to Slaying Infant Son Nead Receives Prison
Henry J. Nead 19 of Vesper Wisconsin pleaded guilty to second degree murder in the Christmas eve infant slaying. Judge Byron B Park sentenced him to 14 to 20 years in state prison after altering the charge from first degree murder to a premeditated second degree murder.
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Wisconsin Rapids
Wis
Henry J. Nead
Nead
Byron B. Park
Central State Hospital For
M.S. King
Hugh W. Goggins
Luella
France Plans Alliance Front Against German Expansion
Paris measures to halt Nazi advances include a new people’s front government led by Leon Blum, renewed military pacts with Czechoslovakia, and extended Western ties with Britain and Russia. France keeps Maginot defenses in place as diplomacy and propaganda prepare for possible force.
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Henry C. Cassidy
Paris
France
Leon Blum
People's Front
Camille Chautemps
Austria
Europe
Fuehrer Hitler
Britain
Smc O
Czechoslovakia
Germany
Miller
Bel Titkere
Russia
Poland
Romania
Yugoslavia
Berlin-Rome
Mussolini
Italy
Toge Leader Pleads Guilty In Grand Larceny Case
Richard Whitney head of Richard Whitney & Co. and former NYSE president pleaded guilty to grand larceny in a case alleging he stole 103000 from the Sheldon trust fund. Six investigations loom as Whitney faces five to ten years. Morgan accounts and Yacht Club securities tied to the charges.
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New York
Richard Whitney
Richard Whitney & Co
New York Stock Exchange
Dist. Atty, Thomas & Dewey
Wall Street
George St. Sheldon
Whitney
J.P. Morgan & Co
The
Stock Exchange
New York Yacht Club
John J. Bennett Jr
Sheldon Trust Fund
Gertrude Sheldon Whitney
Mary Sheldon Murphy
Dewey
Charles Tuttle
Czechoslovakia vows to fight Nazis despite pressure
Minister Vald iie Murban told Sumner Welles Czechoslovakia will not bow to German pressure and will fight rather than yield. He said Prague is actively preparing military forces to meet any German threat. The talk lasted about 20 minutes. Also, a group from the American League for Democracy demonstrated in front of the German embassy. Police questioned 25 demonstrators. Count Jerzy Potocki met with President Roosevelt to present a facsimile of a new Polish stamp.
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Washington
Valdiie Murban
Czechoslovakia
Sumner Welles
Europe
Czechoslovacki
Welles
American League For Democracy
Jerzy Potocki
Roosevelt
White House
Fee Manne
Chamberlain condemns Austria seizure and plans arms review
London Premier Neville Chamberlain denounced Germanys seizure of Austria as severe and said Britains rearmament program would be reviewed with new steps. He warned the upheaval shifted central Europe and harmed hopes for international cooperation, urging preparation to use force if necessary.
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Richard D. MacMillan
United Press
London
Neville Chamberlain
House of Commons
Germany
Austria
Great Britain
Chamberlain
Europe
County Treasurer Office Robbed in Merrill Wisconsin
Burglars looted about 500 dollars in cash and checks from the Lincoln county courthouse treasury overnight. Undersheriff Otto Dotter linked the crime to out of town suspects and noted a basement window entry with the combination erased from the iron money safe.
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Merrill
Wis
Lincoln County
Otto Dotter
Dotter
Sherff Knut Krueger
Court House
Orville Lehessner
Stevens Point
Brunswick
Jimmy
Fox Blacksmith
A. W. Risch
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Austra
Roget
Arthur Seysz-Enquart
Adolph Willers
Kurt Schuschnigge
Rudolf Neumayer
Michael Skuhl
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Rome
Teidler
II Duce
Ludovic Frossard
Nazidorm
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