Impeachment actions loom over Judge Woodward of Chicago
A House Judiciary panel voted 16 to 5 to impeach Federal Judge Charles B. Woodward. Nepotism accusations center on his appointment of Loucks Eckert & Peterson to many cases and his son Harold’s rising salary. Debates over impeachment precedent and a possible 12 senator hearing plan follow.
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House Committee On Judiciary
Charles B. Woodward
Chicago
House
Senate
Washington
Woodward
Loucks, Eckert & Peterson
Harold
Ashurst
Arizona
Illinois state figures mark deaths crimes and politics
Illinois figures report deaths including James Towal and Col. John Bernholt and the death of Francis Doremus. A bank robbery clash killed suspect William Logan and wounded Sheriff Reeder. The state commissions for the 1934 Century of Progress and a Dunes Park blaze are noted, along with penalties, pensions, and labor notes from Rockford to Champaign.
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James Towal
Benton Mine
John H. Lindblade
Winnebago Manufacturing Company
Rockford
Joseph Check
Thayer
John J. Bernholt
Alton
Illinois
Springfield
Francis Henry Doremus
Libertyville
Grand Army of the Republic
Thomas Ferrier
Chicago
Illinois State Association of Journeymen
Dunes Park
Waukegan
Harvey A. Sanders
Mount Vernon
George Thomas Terry
John C. Weigel
State Department of Public Welfare
Frank J. Jirka
James Reeder
McLean County
William A. Logan
Reeder
Roy Dodge
John Milan
Logan
Milan
James Weber Linn
Thomas F. Donovan
Joliet
Arthur Roe
Vandalia
R. V. Graham
Cicero
Richard J. Barr
Joseph Mendel
Adelbert H. Roberts
Louis O. Williams
Clinton
F. W. Lewis
Robinson
John GC. Kluczynski
John P. Devine
Dixon
David E. Shanahan
Charles A. Cola
A. D. Lasker
J. F Cornelius
Robert EB. Straus
Sarah Bond Hanley
Monmouth
A. J. Herrmann
Florence Fifer Bohrer
National Guard Mobilized as Labor Riots Roil Minneapolis Toledo
State troops clashed with rioters in Minneapolis and Toledo as ABOR turmoil surged. In Minneapolis 38,700 National Guard troops preserved order after a labor board order was rejected. Congressman Shoemaker was jailed for inciting violence. In Toledo 1,800 striking workers besieged Electric Auto-Lite, fires and tear gas followed, six guard companies deployed, two rioters killed, many wounded. Charles Taft arrived as mediator.
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ABOR
Minneapolis
Toledo
Ohio
Regional Labor Board
Labor Board
Olson
National Guard
Francis H. Shoemaker
Electric Auto-Lite Company
Charles P. Taft
Washington
National Labor Board
The
NRA
Senate gridlock and tariff bill tactics unfold in chamber
Senator Robinson warned of a filibuster aimed at killing the tariff bargaining bill and pledged to extend daily sessions from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. If needed, sessions would run from 9 a.m. to the game hour. The House passed an industry loan bill and sent it to the Senate. The Senate had approved RFC loan caps of 250 million and reserve bank limits of 280 million, but the House rewrote to 300 million and 140.46 million, with conference to resolve the differences.
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Enator Robinson
Senate
House
Federal Reserve Banks
Hurley Demands Full Inquiry Into Patronage Plot
Former secretary of war Pat Hurley appeared before Congress in a heated session demanding a full examination of charges that Republicans plotted patronage at his Virginia home. A. V. Dalrymple read letters from informants while Hurley dismissed the allegations as false and urged a thorough, impartial probe.
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Pat Hurley
Senate Civil Service Committee
Virginia
Department of Justice
A. V. Dalrymple
Dalrymple
C. W. Broom
Lee Shannon
Justice Department
Hurley
Chicago's Century of Progress Exposition Reopens with Parade
Chicago's exposition reopened for another season with a grand military parade and ceremony. The fair is rebuilt and redecorated, now bigger and better than 1983, retaining core exhibits while adding many new features. Twelve new foreign villages join the displays as the Chicago and Detroit orchestras schedule concerts, science and manufacturer exhibits expand, and the Midway is relocated to the lakefront island with fresh lighting and colors.
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Hicago
Chicago
Detroit
Roosevelt backs flexible silver bill in congress
President Roosevelt signaled willingness to accept a flexible silver bill. Senator Key Pittman introduced the measure amid mixed reactions from the silver bloc. Supporters from silver states expect passage this session as alternatives face a prolonged fight and uncertain outcomes. The bill grants the President discretion to include silver in the monetary system and stabilize its price.
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Roosevelt
Capitol Hill
Congress
Mr. Roosevelt
Prem Roosevelt
Key Pittman
Japanese Raid Supposedly Destroys Manchukuo Villages
Reports from Peiping claim Japanese forces bombed twenty Chinese farm villages in southeastern Manchukuo after farmers refused to surrender arms. The attack allegedly killed about a thousand, wounded hundreds, and left homes destroyed. Tokyo may soon dispute the account, calling farmers bandits or rebels.
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Peiping
Manchukuo
Tokyo
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Western Newspaper Union
Larence Darrow
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Darrow
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North Dakota
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Mason
Insull
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Wisconsin
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Fond du Lac
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Philip la Follette
Milwaukee
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Halsted Street
C. E. Woodward
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Biological Survey
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