Congressmen Live at House of a Lobbyist
Washington report shows Robert Smith of the National Conference of Investors stating six congressmen lived at his Washington house while promoting the Pettengill long-and-short haul bill. Names include Scrugham Sutphin Cary Fiesinger Clark Pettengill and others. Speaker Burns set Pettengill bill for floor action Thursday with five hours of debate and a probable Friday vote.
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Robert Smith
National Conference of Investors
Pettengill
Washington
U.P
Portland
Ore
Senate Lobby Committee
Smith
Samuel B. Pettengill
Indiana
Webster Street
James G. Scrugham
Nevada
Wiliam H. Sutphin
New Jersey
Glover H. Cary
Kentucky
W. IL. Fiesinger
Ohio
D. Worth Clark
Idaho
Sen
Lewis B. Schwellenbach
Democrat
Schwellenbach
Congress
Knute Hill
Zioncheck
M. Smith
Ekwall
Mott
Ferguson
Fuller
Chapman
Gregory
Carey
Dirksen
Fiesinger
Michener
Costelo
Dockweiler
Scrugham
Murdock
Robinson
Clark
White
Chavez
Greenway
Martin
Colorado
Lewis
Werner
Christianson
Maas
Knutson
Joseph W. Burns
New York Job Insurance Law Ruled Invalid
Albany N Y Supreme Court Justice Pierce H Russell declared the New York state unemployment insurance law unconstitutional. He refused to grant the injunction sought by the Associated Industries of New York State, noting the case awaits the Court of Appeals decision on the law's constitutionality.
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Albany
M. Y
Supreme Court
Pierce H. Russell
New York State
Associated Industries
Court of Appeals
Russell
Three-Year-Old Survives Night in Colorado Dust Storm
Steve Benson, age three, wandered from a ranch near Two Buttes, Colorado, and spent the night exposed as a massive dust storm roared through the area. Hundreds searched, fearing suffocation or freezing, before he staggered into a farmhouse unharmed. He was hospitalized in Lamar in "exceptionally good" condition.
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Two Buttes
Colo
Steve Benson
Dewey Fetters
Lamar
Colorado
Fetters
E. W. Benson
CCC
W. A. Edmunds
Equal Day and Night Mark St Patrick's Observance
Meteorologist Eric Miller notes St Patrick's Day falls on the equinox this year, but the sun's apparent position shifts due to atmospheric refraction. Tomorrow will not be the true spring equinox, which occurs March 20 at about 3:52 PM, caused by light bending in the atmosphere.
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Madison
Isle
Eric Miller
Muller
Ireland
Miller
Republicans Deny Hoover Vote Link in Platform Declaration
The state Republican committee declares that voting for uninstructed convention delegates is not a Hoover vote. The platform favors currency stabilization, credit control, social security without tax costs, labor fairness, wealth conscription, high tariffs, and repeal of restrictive laws. Borah allies warn delegates are always instructed by bosses, citing past conventions.
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Madison
WUP
State Republican Committee
Herbert Hoover
Borah
Mr. Hoover
L. B. Nagler
Butler Rehires 50 at Northwestern Railroad Yard
About 50 former Northwestern railroad employees returned to work in Butler Wisconsin at the yards as three switch engines resume operation. Officials cited increased railroad tonnage for the restart, noting the yard was the sole workplace for Butler families.
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Butler
Wis
Northwestern Railroad
Two Offices Burglarized at Francis Creek
In Manitowoc Wisconsin two offices at Francis Creek 12 miles northwest of here were robbed Sunday night. Safe cracking yielded 77.51 in cash and stamps from the lumber company and only two dollars from the elevator office where the safe resisted entry. Discovery occurred this morning when employees opened the offices.
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Manitowoc
Wis
Francis Creek
Here
Francis Creek Lumber Company
Francis Creek Elevator Company
Riverside dance hall tavern burned after heater fire
Green Bay Wis. Firefighters reported a Saturday night blaze destroying the tavern portion of Riverside dance hall. The fire, believed to have started in the heating plant, follows an earlier destruction of the main hall last fall.
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Green Bay
Wis
Riverside Dance Hall
Sixth Set of Twins To Family Here May Bring Fame to City
Oshkosh records a sixth set of twins born to Mr. and Mrs. John Potter at their Sixth Street home. Ten of the twelve children survive, with four older siblings. The latest twins arrived shortly after noon and weigh eight pounds and six pounds two ounces. The birth coincides with a Strand theater prize contest tied to a Dionne quintuplets story.
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John Potter
Sixth Street
Oshkosh
Dionnes
Mary Stumwell
Potter
Stumwell
Strand Theater
F. S. Norton
Putzer
John
CCC
Margaret
Marcella
Herbert
Arthur
Anna
Martha
Richard
Henry
Helen
Mary
Joan
League council eases way for Hitler equality while rejecting simultaneous peace talks
In secret session the League of Nations council accepted Germany's demand for equality but refused to discuss Hitler's peace proposals at the same time as the Rhineland remilitarization. Six nations led by France opposed the simultaneous consideration, while Britain and others considered the adjusted translation of alsbald meaning in due course.
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London
League of Nations Council
Reichsfuhrer
Hitler
Germany
Rhineland
France
Turkey
Spain
Russia
Poland
Rumania
Locarno
League of Nations
Alsbald
Joseph A. C. Avenel
The
League
Foreign Office
Council Secretariat
Council
Berlin
Flandin
Joseph Paul Honcour
Sarraut
Sellon
Strike in New York City Ends and Arbitration Opens
Tenants of 2900 buildings returned to work after a two week service walkout as union leaders and landlords reached a settlement. Immediate reemployment of strikers and arbitration of wage and hour demands were agreed. Ferdinand Silcox will serve as impartial arbitrator. Both sides called it a victory with reemployment and open shop retained.
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New York
Ferdinand Silcox
Union
Fire damages home of Clintonville restaurant family
Two children Charles Folkman six and Carol Mac four were carried to safety by neighbors when a fire damaged the Folkman residence. A maid Leone Oesticich discovered the blaze about 11 20 p m and summoned help. The fire started from chimney sparks. damage estimated at 500 dollars. family cocker spaniel suffocated. The Folkmans were at their restaurant when the fire began.
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Clintonville
Wis
Carl Folkman
Charles Folkman
Carol Mac
Leone Oesticich
Air
Irs
Folkman
Child Hurt After 35 Foot Fall In Open Shaft
Reedsburg Wisconsin reports Pobby Jerdeman 24 son of Mr and Mrs Casper Jerdeman in hospital with skull fracture and broken collar bone after tumbling 35 feet down an open elevator shaft. He wandered from parents on third floor of a garage building. condition listed as fair.
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Reedsburg
Wis
Pobby Jerdeman
Sirs
Casper Jerdeman
Van Alen polo tragedy ends Serge Mdivani life
Serge Mdivani, 33, died after a pony kicked him on the Gulf Stream polo field at Delray Beach. His wife Louise Van Alen Moliviani and the Van Alen family mourn at their Palm Beach villa as funeral plans move toward Newport. The Mdivanis, three brothers who called themselves princes, were famous in society circles for marriages to wealthy American women and film stars.
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Serge Mdivani
Mdivanis
Delray Beach
Fla
Louise van Alen
Associated Press
Stuart Cameron
United Press
Palm Beach
U.P
van Alens
Louise van Alen Moliviani
Stige
Alexis
Barbara Hutton
Spain
Serre
Polo Field
van Alen Villa
West Palm Beach
van Alen
Newport
R. 1
Turee
Serge
Amercan
Serat
Pola Neck
Mary McCormnick
van Alen Coon
New York
Astors
David
Mae Murray
Gulf Stream Polo Field
Cadem
Florida
Carolinas
Virginia
Europe
Wisconsin WPA Wage Clash Draws Federal Review
Governor La Follette will ask federal authorities to send a representative to Wisconsin to resolve a wage dispute with WPA strikers who have occupied the state assembly. The controversy centers on whether the state WPA administrator can raise wages without Washington approval. A five member striker committee seeks a meeting with the governor as families travel to Madison.
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Madison
la Follette
Wisconsin
WPA
Martin W. Torkelson
Washington
State Assembly
State Planning Board
Torkelson
Opposition to Frank grows at Wisconsin University
Opposition against forcing President Glenn Frank to resign at the University of Wisconsin solidifies. Progressives pressure noted through sources, but deans Garrison and Fred deny any succession plans. Zona Gale Breeze argues Wisconsin should keep both Frank and Gov. La Follette, urging unity for the state's bright citizens.
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Portage
Frank
Philip F. la Follette
Wisconsin
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Garden City
Kan
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Texas
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Clayton
N. A
Republican Committee
Sacred Heart Catholic School
United States
Oshkoth
Joseph E. Sharkey
Mdivani
New York City
Zona Gale Breese
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