Plot to murder Huey Long uncovered in Louisiana inquiry
In Baton Rouge on January 26, Huey P. Long described a conspiracy to assassinate him and several officials. The hearing, held by Judge J. D. Womack, heard a witness claim to have been given a gun and bombs for the plot. Long, backed by National Guardsmen, declared martial law conditions as armed men seized a courthouse and targeted state leaders. Governor Allen called the situation an armed insurrection, while Square Deal leaders denied collective responsibility. The hearing adjourned to February 1.
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Baton Rouge
United States
Huey P. Long
Louisiana
J. D. Womack
Long-Allen
Long
Court House
Square Deal Association
Ernest J. Bourgeois
Square Dealers
Square
Bourgeois
Allen
Heavy attack planned on Hauptmann in Lindbergh case
Flemington January 26 1935 Hauptmann fortified defenses as prosecutors press a sweeping assault on his denial of kidnapping and murder in the Lindbergh baby case. The case moves into a tougher cross examination as state attorneys probe his finances and alibis while he studies stock records during the recess.
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Associated Press
Flemington
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Lindbergh
Bronx
David T. Wilentz
Hauptmann
Wilentz
Carpenter
Five Killers Named in St Valentine Massacre
Byron Bolton, noted as a Karpis gangster captured in a Chicago apartment after Russell Gibson was slain, reportedly named himself and five others as the St Valentine Day massacre killers. The confession was reportedly given to agents in St Paul but denied by J Edgar Hoover in Washington.
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Byron Bolton
Chicago
Russell
Rusty”) Gibson
St. Valentine Day
St. Paul
J. Edgar Hoover
Department of Justice
Washington
Licensing Proposed for Engineers and Surveyors in New Bill
Santa Fe January 26 AP Pro fessional engineers and land surveyors would be licensed under HB60 creating a five member board with the state engineer as ex officio secretary. Fees would be 10 to 15 dollars annually and board funds would cover convention attendance and expenses. The first terms would span one through four years with qualifications including 12 years in the field and five years of responsible charge.
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Santa Fe
Board of Examiners
National Council of the State Board of
Voted Too Fast to Make Check Registration
In Santa Fe on January 26 AP reports a special House committee heard three Democratic election judges from San Miguel county testify that voters arrived too quickly to allow checks against registration lists. They alleged Republican workers brought many voters, and in one precinct ballots were marked on a table with no booths and overseen by Republicans. Judge Manuel Sena said he was struck by Antonio Gallegos for protesting a Democratic woman’s vote. Gallegos said the woman was not a resident of the precinct. Also testifying were Alfonso De Baca and Faustin Guerin, plus Eloy Montoya, Mrs. Enrique Cifre, and C. Ll. Collins.
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Santa Fe
House Committee
San Miguel County
Manuel Sena
Antonio Gallegos
Gallegos
Sena
Alfonso de Baca
Faustin Guerin
Eloy Montoya
Enrique Cifre
Democratiec
C. Ll. Collins
Admiral Coontz Dies After Heart Attack at 71 in Bremerton
Admiral Robert E. Coontz, 71, retired former Commander in Chief of the U S fleet, died after a heart attack in Bremerton Washington. He had suffered repeated attacks in recent months and was treated at Puget Sound Navy Yard Hospital. Survived by wife Augusta Cohen Coontz and daughter Bertha, he had two sons Benton and Kenneth who predeceased him. He authored Mississippi to the Sea and True Anecdotes of an Admiral and held various naval commands including Guam governor and midshipman commandant. He was a past commander in chief of the Veterans of Foreign Wars.
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Bremerton
Wash
Robert E. Coontz
United States Fleet
Puget Sound Navy Yard
John Halligan
Hannibal
Hannibal College
U. S Naval Academy
Annapolis
Guam
Fifth Naval District
North Pacific
Augusta Cohen
Sitka
Alaska
Benton
Kenneth
Coontz
Bertha
House Angry Over Bills in State Senate
In Santa Fe misgivings rose as House members threatened to block administration bills, raising calls for unicameral reform. Debate centered on revenue measures, with HB5 tobacco tax and HB47 franchise tax mirrored by SB47 and SB48 in the Senate. The sales tax bill passed the Senate with an amendment capping at two percent while attempts to define necessities of life failed.
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House
Senate
Democrats
New York
SBS
House Taxation and Revenue Committee
Senate Finance Committee
Fred Wilson
Dbernalillo
New Mexico
Santa Fe
Board of Finance
State Parks Commission
Bureau of
Soldiers Relief Commission
Wild attack on relief agency leaves four dead
Chicago police report a pistol assault by Henry Arden, 27, and his mother Ruth Arden, 54, after removal from relief rolls. They killed relief worker Miss Alice Irwin 27, and Miss Caroline Wallace 45, and wounded two others before killing themselves.
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Chicago
University
Illinois
Henry W. Arden
University of Chicago
Ruth Arden
Miss Irwin
Arden
Ardens
Chicago Avenue
Santa Fe High Wins Two Games Last Night
Santa Fe High School routed St Mary's of Albuquerque 33 to 11 and Taos High 81 to 13 in front of home fans. The Demons dominated both games, while St Mary’s struggled against a tough Santa Fe defense.
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Santa FE High
Santa Fe
Santa Fe High School
St. Mary’s of
Albuquerque
Taos High School
Demons
Taos
St. Mary’s
Vague comment hints at voters' Europe interest
A speaker laments limited public engagement and suggests surprising public indifference to Europe. The remark implies that if opinions were directly voted on, only a single Republican candidate might seem favored, reflecting political fatigue and partisan perception.
Winter Again Coming Down From North
The Associated Press reports another major winter blast threatening the nation after a deadly earlier storm. Cold across the northern tier and Canadian plains, with ten below forecast in the northwest, and snow flurries on the Pacific coast. Nebraska and Iowa report sharp temperature drops and a fatal injury from an icy fall for 89 year old John J McLaughlin of Portsmouth.
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Associated Press
Canadian Plains
North West
Pacific Coast
North Plains
U. S
Midwest
Nebraska
Iowa
John J. McLauglin
Portsmouth
St. Paul
Deadly Flood Rages Through Mississippi Tennessee and Arkansas
Floodwaters sweep southward killing 27 across three states with Mississippi bearing most fatalities. Over 25,000 displaced in the Coldwater river overflow. engineers rush boats and supplies to Clarksdale for rescue as communities brace for further rises.
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Associated Press
Marks
Miss
Mississippi
Tennessee
Arkansas
Tallahatchie
United States Engineers
Memphis
Clarksdale
Mohawk Liner Collided After Driverless Auto Loss of Control
Testimony described the Mohawk liner as a luxury ship veering like an auto without a driver across the freighter Talisman path. The collision sent the Mohawk to the bottom, after which authorities investigated the tragedy near New York on January 26 AP report.
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New York
Ex-Cadets Urged To Support Broncs
John Allen Phinizy of the New Mexico Military Institute Alumni Association urges Roswell alumni to attend the Broncos home game tonight at Cahoon Armory against Eastern New Mexico Normal University Greyhounds in the first New Mexico Conference contest. The alumnae are urged to pack the stands to boost the team toward a high conference percentage.
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John Allen Phinizy
New Mexico Military Institute Alumni Association
Roswell
N.M.M.I
Bronco
Broncos
New Mexico
Greyhounds
Eastern New Mexico Normal University of Portales
Cahoon Armory
Alumni Association
Broncs
Phinizy
Roswell Town
Institute
Cadet Corps
Chaves County Taxpayers Association Reelects Officers
The Chaves County Taxpayers' Association re elected all officers for 1935 at its annual meeting in the district courtroom today. Officers are C. N. Moore of Dexter president, George D. Perrine of Roswell first vice president, H. C. Sorrells of Elkins second vice president, E. C. Gessert of Roswell secretary, and W. A. Losey of Hagerman treasurer.
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Chaves County
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