German cabinet imposes martial law style emergency
Berlin reports that President Von Hindenburg signed an emergency decree giving police extraordinary powers to curb communist influence as Reichstag fire investigations prompt mass arrests. Goering presented seized material including forged orders and poisoning instructions, with leftist press banned and Communist lawmakers detained ahead of elections. Police moved to arrest Communist Reichstag members amid a broader purge.
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Berlin
von Hindenburg Tenday
German Republic
Wilhelm Goering
Reichstag
Karl Liebknecht
Buelowplatz
Reichswehr
Germany
Herr Goering
Vorwaerts
Hitler
First Women in Cabinet Meet in New York Photo
Mrs Roosevelt and Miss Perkins, the first women named to a president's cabinet, pose together in New York for a notable portrait marking a milestone in U.S. government history.
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Mrs. Roosevelt and
Miss Perkins
New York
Franklin D. Roosevelt
The
Land
Frances Perkins
Seed loan information released and application blanks soon
Roswell reports a 1933 federal seed loan program details and upcoming application blanks per field inspector Roscoe L. Kyle. Santa Fe notes state government costs for the last fiscal year totalled 10,722,892 with expenditures reaching 15,030,856 and revenues dominated by property taxes, gasoline taxes, and federal aid.
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Roscoe L. Kyle
Roswell
Dallas
Santa Fe
New Mexico
State Taxpayers Association
The
Association
Chinese still cling to Paishihtsuimen pass
Peiping reports say Chinese troops defend the Paishihtsuimen pass halfway between Chaoyang and Chihfeng despite heavy Japanese artillery. Japanese dispatches claim the attackers broke through the pass while Chinese accounts insist defenders remain entrenched with little change on the front. Weather reportedly hampering Japanese operations with frigid temperatures.
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Peiping
China
Paishihtsuimen
Chaoyang
Chih- Feng
Peok
City of Roswell Case Rules Penalties Nonrecoverable
Findings by Judge H A Riker in the Roswell tax suit State the city lacked authority to collect penalties on delinquent paying taxes but penalties already paid, even under protest, could not be recovered. The verdict was received yesterday afternoon by C R Brice, attorney for the defendants, after the case was heard in this city.
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H. A. Riker
Briefs From the State Legislature
Santa Fe reports indicate House committees are working day and night to clean up and report all bills rapidly. House leaders hope minor committees can complete their tasks before midweek to avoid steering committee involvement.
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Associated Press
Santa Fe
Congressman Wood Returns Home Over Illness
Rep. J. W. Wood of Socorro has been forced to return home because of illness after several absences. The lawmaker has endured repeated health-related absences while serving in the delegation.
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J. W. Wood
Socorro
State College praised in HB121 debate
Discussion on HB121 to repeal the agricultural extension work law featured praise for the State Agricultural College at Las Cruces. Representatives McNeill and Gary praised the school for its work, with McNeill calling it the most valuable institution in the state.
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State Agricultural College At
Las Cruces
McNeill
Gary
Maps Gain Attention as County Consolidation Debated
Maps dominate discussions in the house as Rep. Os Greaser pushes county consolidation. Members study the county boundary lines under the proposed bill with careful attention amid ongoing debates and planning.
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O. S. Greaser
Mortgage foreclosure moratoriums face likely defeat in committee
The House Judiciary Committee killed HB287 by Rep. Pedro Contreras proposing a two year foreclosure holiday. HB133, the Howard bill, passed the Senate once and was recalled, and appears doomed to die there.
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House Judiciary Committee
Pedro Contreras
Catron
Howard
Senate
Japanese carrier Hosho sighted off Chinwangtao, near Shanhaikwan
Reliable sources confirm the Japanese airplane carrier Hosho with 26 planes was seen off Chinwangtao twelve miles south of Shanhaikwan in the Gulf of Chile after recently being at Port Arthur.
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Peiping
China
Chinwangtao
Shanhaikwan
Gulf of Chili
Port Arthur
Dr Gossard to Speak to Chaves County Teachers
Dr H C Gossard president of the New Mexico Normal University Las Vegas will address rural school teachers of Chaves county at a meeting at the LFD school on March 11 with demonstrations by various peers and a luncheon to follow.
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Gossard
Chaves CO
H. C. Gossard
New Mexico Normal University
Las Vegas
Chaves County
LFD
New Envoy to London Judge Bingham Named Ambassador
Louisville publisher Judge Robert W. Bingham, long a leading Kentucky political figure, is slated to be the next ambassador to Great Britain. A former judge, he is reputed to possess a fortune of several millions.
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Robert W. Bingham
Louisville
Great Britain
Kentucky
Bingham
Mayor Cermak Pneumonia Stable. Oxygen Tent Arrives
Miami doctors report Mayor Anton J. Cermak's pneumonia area in the right lung has not expanded since yesterday. An oxygen room tent is en route from New York after oxygen tent failures, to support his condition following the assassination attempt tied to President elect Roosevelt wounding.
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Miami
Fla
Karl A. Meyer
Anton J. Cermak
Anton Cermak
New York
Edward F. Kelley
Chicago
Karl Meyer
E.S. Nichol
Cermak
Giuseppe Zangara
Roosevelt
Roswell Invites State Golf Tournament
Albuquerque reports Roswell Country Club may invite the annual state golf tournament to be held there this year. Roswell officials say no invitation has been made or is being contemplated.
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Roswell
Albuquerque
Golf Club
Los Lunas Defeats Belen High In Tight 25 22 Victory
The Los Lunas Tigers upset the Belen Eagles 25 to 22 in a February 28 New Mexico high school basketball contest. Once a weak team, Los Lunas showed they can contend for the state title by defeating a strong Belen squad that had beaten Albuquerque Indians earlier this season.
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LOS Lunas
Belen High
Belen
N. M
Los Lunas Tigers
Belen Eagles
Tigers
Eagles
Albuquerque Indians
Belnevice
Al Smith Proposes War Aid Measures and Debt Moratorium
Alfred E. Smith testifies before the Senate Finance Committee proposing a federal bond issue to finance expanded public works, a five year debt moratorium to boost foreign markets, recognition of Soviet Russia, federal regulation of a consolidated transportation system, and opposition to inflationary schemes. He favors delaying foreign debts and opposes states controlling prohibition amendment conventions.
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Washington
Alfred E. Smith
Senate Finance Committee
Russia
Congress
Smith
National Transportation Committee
Inaugural Day in Legislature Observance Plans
Santa Fe Feb 28 AP Gov Arthur Seligman is asked to give a 10 minute address Saturday morning at the inaugural observance in the house. Rep Marie Cavanaugh said a program honoring President elect Roosevelt is planned with services at 10 oclock in the house. The senate and public are invited by the committee.
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Santa Fe
Arthur Seligman
Marie Cavanaugh
Lincoln
Roosevelt
House
Senate
Legislature not strong for flowers in brief Santa Fe meeting
In Santa Fe the state senate debated two bills on wild flowers whether to keep them wild or domesticate them. Sen Floyd Lee opposed the measure joking about soapweed. Sen Juan Sedillo called it bluenose and could not describe the flowers. The other bill, tied to juvenile court attorneys, passed to remove an emergency clause after the house objected, leaving attorneys to be paid about 200 dollars each.
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Santa Fe
State Senate
Floyd Lee
Juan A. A. Sedillo
Senate
House
Legislature to drop vote buying in Guthmann case
Santa Fe AP Chairman Miguel Leyva said the special investigating committee will likely file a final report to the house this afternoon on the Karl Guthmann vote buying charge. Guthmann, editor of the Roy Record, failed to appear at 10:36 am as subpoenaed to explain an editorial alleging vote buying. The committee could not pay Guthmann’s expenses and could not punish him if he did appear.
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Santa Fe
Miguel Leyva
Special
House
Karl Guthmann
Guthmann
Roy
N. M
Ano
Baby Clothes Drive Appeals for Roswell Help
The Chaves County Relief Committee asks Roswell residents to donate baby clothes and rags to the welfare office in the courthouse basement tomorrow. Many very young children have arrived in town without clothing, while parents struggle to clothe and feed the rest of the family.
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Chaves
New Mexico Legislature Holds Key Votes And Hearings
In Santa Fe on February 28, the 11th New Mexico legislature advanced a constitutional convention delegate election measure and a non resident hunter cost increase. The Senate passed a bill abolishing juvenile court attorneys and sent another to protect wild flowers. The House met on a full calendar while public hearings focused on tomorrow night for the county consolidation bill.
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Santa Fe
New Mexico
Senate
House
Governor in Las Vegas Attends Davis Funeral
Governor Arthur Seligman visited Las Vegas to attend the funeral of the late Stephen P B Davis. The event drew mourners from political circles and local communities as services were held in honor of Davis.
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Santa Fe
Arthur Seligman
Las Vegas
Stephen PB. Davis
Gambler Keylon fatally shot in Hot Springs by city marshal
In Hot Springs New Mexico on February 28 W M Keylon a 35 year old gambler was shot and killed by City Marshal G W Cook during an arrest. A coroner s inquest found Cook acted in self defense after Keylon grabbed Patrolman Allen s gun and aimed at the marshal. No charges will be filed. Relatives in Texas were sought.
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Hot Springs
N. M
W. M. Keylon
G. W. Cook
Cook
Keylon
John Allen
Allen
Texas
New Mexico Urges Direct Government Home Loans
A New Mexico legislature resolution urging Congress to authorize a government direct loan program for small homeowners was presented before the Senate by the Vice President. The proposal mirrors the federal land loan act in operation.
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Washington
New Mexico
Congress
Senate
Roswell Forecast: Fair Tonight and Wednesday
For Roswell and the Pecos Valley, fair tonight and Wednesday with little temperature change. For New Mexico, fair tonight and Wednesday, warmer in the northwest portion tonight.
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Roswell
Pecos Valley
New Mexico
Northwest
Probe seeks inquiry into Duke city veterans affairs case
A New Mexico house resolution asks federal and state officials to probe the Albuquerque veterans administration after an affidavit claimed a veteran, Edgar A. Snyder, was deemed mentally disabled for juror service in a murder case. The document alleges confidential information was disclosed harming Snyder and hindering his employment prospects. It cites Justice Department vets bureau in Washington and the New Mexico delegation.
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Santa Fe
Albuquerque Veterans Administration
House
Edgar A. Snyder
C. W. Eskildson
Snyder
Department of Justice
Veterans Bureau
Washington
New Mexico
Department of Government
State sales tax hearing to be held this week
Ross Lt Malone Jr W C Holland and Dan H Wilmot are expected to attend a joint legislature hearing on the state sales tax bill introduced by Mrs Luella McGraffey Brown Chaves County representative Many counties will send representatives to the hearing Malone Holland and Wilmot are noted as active taxpayers advocates and supporters of the bill.
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Holland
Chaves County
No Lions Meeting Held After Saturday Party
The Roswell Lions Club did not hold its regular weekly meeting last night due to the Lions party held Saturday night.
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Roswell Lions Club
State Supreme Court Decisions in New Mexico Free Thompson and Uphold Several Convictions
The state supreme court freed E L Thompson of Socorro county on a bogus check charge after remanding to Valencia county for trial on venue change and discharge. Justices Sadier Watson and Bickley concurred. Justice Hudspeth dissented. The court affirmed conspiracy to rob the Bond Sargent store convictions in Grants, and upheld robbery with dangerous weapons in Otero county. It also affirmed auto tires theft convictions in Curry county and denied workmen’s compensation appeals by Ray B Edinburg and Robert R Cavins of Chaves county.
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Santa Fe
State Supreme Court
E. L. Thompson
Socorro County
Valencia County Court
Thompson
Justice Sadier
Watson
Bickley
Hudspeth
Amoun
Gregorio Fernandez
Bond Sargent
Grants
N. M
Oran Fore
Jonas Dearman
Otero County
Earl Russell
Curry County
Ray B. Edinburg
Robert R. Cavins
Chaves County
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