Magistrate Leo Healy resigns amid inquiry and scandal
New York report notes Magistrate Leo Healy of Brooklyn resigns due to ill health while Kings County Grand Jurors association calls for action over the dismissal of an alleged hit and run driver by Healy. The piece also recounts Healy's prior exoneration and a separate police dismissal of Patrolman McLaughlin amid a diary dispute.
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New York
Leo Healy
Brooklyn
Kings County Grand Jurors Association
Healy
Corrigan
Peter Steinbrink
Steinbrink
Senator Blaine Heads Home After Washington Trip
Senator John J. Blaine of Boscobel plans to study legislative questions for the Seventy-second Congress during the recess. He will work on postal leases and lobby investigations, inspect banking and currency issues, and may return to Washington for hearings. Mrs. Blaine and he drove from Washington, aiming to reach Boscobel Sunday night.
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Ruby A. Black
Northwestern
Washington
John J. Blaine
Boscobel
Congress
Blaine
Judiciary Committee
Senate Committee On
House of Representatives
Michael K. Reilly
Fond du Lac
House
Lobby
Progressive Conference
Senate
Prohibition Hearings Adjourned In Green Bay Area
Hearings for three men arrested by prohibition agents in the Green Bay area were adjourned to March 27 upon arraignment before court commissioners. Frank Reynan and bartender Alvin Hever were arraigned before Commissioner John Watermelen. Edward Marz, proprietor of a cross roads saloon five miles southeast of Shawano, was taken into custody.
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Green Bay
Wis
Frank Reynan
Alvin Hever
John Watermelen
Edward Marz
Cross Roads
Shawano
Chicago Garage Fire Prompts Mass Evacuation
A smoky blaze in a garage drove about 30 people including a 4 month old infant from their apartments, as police evacuated residents and questioned owner Nathan Hiromaiko about exits blocked by trucks. The fire destroyed thirty cars, with damages estimated at 75 thousand dollars.
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Chicago
Nathan Hiromaiko
Germany and Austria Plan Customs Union in 1932 Treaty
Berlin and Vienna announce a planned mutual customs union to abolish barriers under a guiding pact. Cabinets of both nations approve, with details held as technical. Prague papers warn that such a union could end Austria’s independence and provoke opposition from other powers and treaty signatories.
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Berlin
i—Autual
Germany
Austria
Geneva
Vienna
Curtius
Schober
Curtus
Prague
Czechoslovakia
Lidove Noviny
Italy
France
Alice and Reuben Oshkosh 10 Waive Menominee Title Rights
In Keshena Wisconsin princess Alice Oshkosh and her cousin Reuben Oshkosh waived claims to the Chiefs title of the Menominee tribe. Reuben, a Goodman garage owner, said he would not give up his business to live on the reservation. Princess Alice, a student, denied wanting to lead the tribe and said she had been misquoted. Both heirs denied factional duties and favored friendship amid tribal leadership tensions.
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Keshena
Wis.p
Alice Oshkosh
Reuben
Reuben Oshkosh
Reginald Oshkosh
Goodman
Wis
The
Menominees
Alice
Oshkosh
Princess
Treasury Deficit Estimated At Millions in 1931 Outlook
Washington—The handwriting of millions of taxpayers warned treasury officials that government income this year would fall short. Income tax receipts lagged last year, pushing the monthly total to 239,123,891 while last year it reached 384,853,426. The week’s deficit hovered above 600 million, with March month-to-date at 320,824,285 behind expenditures. Two paths to deficit reduction were outlined, including debt retirement rate changes and stricter economy, while Hoover warned against tax rises and urged cautious appropriations to end next year with a small surplus. He reiterated opposition to altering statutory debt retirement provisions.
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Washington—P
Treasury
Hoover
Congress
Budget Bureau
Liner Montclare Grounded Near Cambrae Island in Dense Fog
The Canadian Pacific liner Montclare ran aground on a hidden reef near Little Cambrae Island in the Firth of Clyde during dense fog. Six tugs aided, rescuing 200 passengers who were landed safely. Duchess of Atholl may respond to assist, while Montclare lay at a 45 degree angle in 30 feet of water.
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Glasgow
Scotland
Montclare
Arran
Little Cambrae Island
Firth of Clyde
Greenock
Duchess of Atholl
Liverpool
St John’s
N.F
Joliet Chaplains Charge Riots to the Parole Board
Illnois prison chaplains accuse the state parole board of causing unrest at Joliet and Stateville. The legislative committee summons parole board leaders to testify as Father Weir cites inmates including youths and alleged insane criminals needing asylum.
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State Reformatory
Father Weir
Pardon Board
Cc Jones
State Parole Board
R. Keelin Ryan
Thomas H. Cannon
Roger Little
Legislative Investigating Committee
George L Whitmeyer
Illinois State Penitentiary
State Legislative Investigating Committee
Warden Hill
Ashland editor Chapple stands by anti tax bill stance
Madison assembly judiciary committee heard John B Chapple, editor of The Ashland Daily Press, reaffirming his opposition to a regional tax on utilities. He denounced the Groves tax plan as discriminatory, attacked progressives and several assemblymen, and clashed with Assemblyman Carow over phrases calling critics racketeers and parasites.
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Madison
Assembly Judiciary Committee
John B Chapple
Ashland Daily Press
Chapple
Assembly
Perry
Wisconsin
Carow
Assemblyman Hitt
Gandhi Joins Small Round Table Parley in New Delhi
Mahatma Gandhi participates in a miniature round table conference with Indian princes and Viceroy Lord Irwin at the New Delhi palace. He signals he will not attend London’s second conference unless India receives full self government and financial and military safeguards are loosened.
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New Delhi
India
Fom
Mahatma Gandhi
London
Viceroy’s
Lord Irwin
Hbim
Congress of Indian Princes
Gandhi
Associated Press
Head of the Tipperary Guards Is Assassinated
Belfast report states John Curtin superintendent of the Tipperary civic guards was shot outside his mother's home and died hours later. He had led a roundup of suspects, and four years after a rebel flare, no arrests were reported. Curtin, 30, from County Cork, married, stationed in Tipperary. Edward Rose, 18, is described in Chicago notes as involved in a kidnapping and attempted robbery of Detective Howard Doyle, shot five times near the heart and killed.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
John Curtin
Tipperary Civic Guards
Curtin
Tipperary
Free State
County Cork
Chicago
Edward Rose
Howard Doyle
Doyle
Great Lakes traffic to be opened in two weeks
Milwaukee reports signs point to opening general Great Lakes navigation within two weeks. The lighthouse tender Summac will begin a southern Lake Michigan trip to replace aids to navigation, and the Hyacinth will follow in the north around April 1. Capt Charles Hubbard notes this year’s navigation bulletins show lake improvements, including buoys on Lake Winnebago and $49,000 in summer funds plus $20,000 for Bourgeon Bay and Plum Island signals, plus a planned radio beacon at St Martin north of Door County, bringing Lake Michigan beacons to 13 the most on inland lakes.
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Milwaukee
Great Lakes
Summac
Lake Michigan
Charles Hubbard
Lake Winnebago
Hubbard
Bourgeon Bay
Plum ‘Island
St. Martin
Door County
Old Mariners to Be Paris Guests Tonight
Paris hosts a charity ball for Breton Norman and Mediterranean mariners to raise funds for pensions and aid. Sailors with the lifesavers medal are invited to Paris at the society’s expense to be honored by Paris leaders, with a gala concert and upcoming seaside retreats for seafarers.
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Paris
Brittany
Normandy
Mediterranean
Lfe
Viking Sealing Crew Fight Icebound Rescue Delays
Reports from St John and Newfoundland detail Sagona and other ships trapped in ice near Horse Island as crews await a favorable westerly wind. Bernt Balchen and aviators race to reach the Viking disaster scene while weather and ice hamper rescue efforts and missing survivors count rises.
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New York
Bowling Brothers
Newfoundland
St John
Sagona
Horse Island
Imogene
Boothie
Sagans
Eagle
Neptune
White Bay
Balchen
St. John
N. B
Bernt Balchen
R F Fogg
Concord
N .H
al Mingalone
Sidney
Ns&s Learly
Moon
Soston
Moncton
News Photographic Services
St Johns
Kent
Atlantic Airways
Boston
Bob Fogg
Nhh
New Brunswick
Varick Frissell
Viking
Abram Kean, Jr
Prospero
Sagon Balchen
Vikings
Lewis dodges Dreiser incident after slapping in New York
Nobel laureate Sinclair Lewis, who was slapped by Theodore Dreiser in New York, arrived in Toledo and avoided discussion of the incident. Dreiser also struck Lewis after Lewis accused him of lifting 3000 words from Dorothy Thompson's Russia book. Lewis, affable with reporters at dinner, will lecture tonight.
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Toledo
Sinclair Lewis
Theodore Dreiser
New York
Dreiser
Lewis
Dorothy Thompson
Russia
Sewis
Arrest man in gaser Chicago-4
Six bullets were fired into an apparently unoccupied car parked before a speakeasy. Police arrested William Lee, owner of the car, and his wife Virginia who came to claim it. Police sought three men with violin cases, camouflaged as gangsters, said to be carrying machine guns from another car.
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Chicago
Polite
Willliam Lee
Virginia
King George V's Private Secretary Stricken by Influenza
Lord Stamfordham's private secretary, 82, long served King George V since 1910 and previously Queen Victoria’s aide. Former groom in waiting and Victoria’s private secretary, he resides at St James's Palace with the Prince of Wales.
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Lord Stamfordham
King George V
Queen Victoria
St James’ Palace
Prince of Wales
Spring Debuts With Mild Wisconsin Weather
Milwaukee records a mild spring entrance with clear skies and a six mile southeast wind. Meteorologist Frank H Coleman notes potential three month wet, warm trend with southeastern winds bringing rain and milder temps. Snowfall totals and record cold snap are cited as context.
Weather Summary for Wisconsin and Great Lakes Region
Unsettled and cooler conditions expected tonight through Sunday across Wisconsin and northwest Michigan with light rain or snow possible in northern areas. Lake Michigan winds moderate with fresh easterly gusts in extreme north. Upper Michigan may see light snow tonight, followed by a cooler Sunday. Next week forecast shows cloudy skies with local rain or snow early, then near to above normal temperatures. Buckstaff Observatory records show Thursday night to Friday night temperatures max 42 min 20, no precipitation. One year ago the highs were 46 and lows 33.
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Asociated Press
Wisconsin
Lake Michigan
Upper Michigan
Northwestern
Great Lakes
Cay
Buckstaff Observatory
Agencies for Relief Renew Efforts Now
Relief agencies pressed on to curb unemployment with January figures at 6,050,000 jobless while improvements appeared. Secretary Lamont cited census data showing revised 1930 unemployment and a January 1931 count across 19 cities. manufacturing reports in February indicated employment gains and higher wage payments. The effort emphasized community cooperation and continued vigilance to meet the ongoing job crisis.
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Washington
Lamont
Census Bureau
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Detroit
Cleveland
Chicago
Denver
Colorado
North Dakota
Nevada
South Dakota
Mississippi
Rhode Island
Michigan
Inland canals condemned in Missouri Pacific speech
L. W. Baldwinn, president of Missouri Pacific, told the Illinois Manufacturing Association that inland waterway transport cannot be economically justified. He said transporting freight 100 miles by barge costs more than by rail and cited the Ohio river rate of 1.24 dollars per service with 64 cents taxpayer and rail support. He added most traffic is moving on highways and private autos.
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St. Louis
L. Wy. Baldwinn
Missouri Pacific Railroad
Southern Division
Tlinois Manufacturing Association
Rai
Ohio River
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LINER
Cambrae Island
Joliet
Stateville
Tipperary Guards
Lagona
Boothic
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Frank H Coleman
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Weather Bureau
James Robertson
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