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16 Feb 1934
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Newspaper
Sheboygan Press
Location
Sheboygan, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1934
Page
1
Requests Leave Of Absence After Doctor's Charges
Madison Dr. Peter Bell superintendent of the Northern Hospital for the Insane took indefinite leave amid inquiries into abuses. William F. Lorena took charge, and Governor was informed. New testimony alleged mistreatment by attendants and failures to report, with calls to question Dr. Bell's handling and possible interventions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Presa
Madison
Peter Bell
tal
nce
connt
William F. Lorena
Madi
ATTOW
John J. Hannan
board of control
yard of control
thern Hospital
W. Cosgrove
du Lac
J. A. Mell
Bell
Inter Gogering
Gosser
al cottage
Michael Corav
Counsel For Investigation Atty Cosgrove Aide to Probe
Atty I W Cosgrove hired by the legislative investigating committee to act as counsel for the Northern hospital inquiry aided speed and accuracy. A member of Reilly and Cosgrove, he boosts the legal talent on the team. Cosgrove, born in Fond du Lac county, has built an enviable local reputation through his practice there and will help draft the report’s legal sections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atty. I. W. Cosgrove
legislative investigating committee
Northern hospital
Cosgrove
Reilly and Cosgrove
M. K. Reilly
Fond du Lac
Inmate Attendants Named in Abuse Incident
The patient was injured after a push from Attendant Waneo while in ankle irons. Inmates reported abuse in South cottage naming Attendant Burke and Dr McElligott. Spindler was treated for a suspected skull fracture. William Martin alleged mistreatment by Attendant Youngstofel and Dr McElligott, with outcomes of the investigation not yet known.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waneo
South cottage
Burke
McElligott
Spindler
William Martin
Youngstofel
McEligott
Letter to Board Demands Leave of Absence for Hospital Official
Dr. Bell writes to the State Board of Control from Oshkosh on the sixteenth. He requests an indefinite leave of absence for the superintendent of the Northern Hospital for the Insane while a partial investigation proceeds. He cites incidents including a patient injury and concerns over staff patrols and conduct.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Control
Oshkosh Teal UU
Honorbie
State Board of Control
arison
legislative investigating committee
Northern Hospital
PETER BELL
New CWA Regulations Outline Rural Demobilization Plan
The Civil Works Administration will drop 400000 workers in rural areas on Friday February 25 as new ten week rules take effect. Hopkins administrator says hours stay at 24 weekly in cities and 15 in rural zones with demobilization at about 10 percent weekly through March and accelerating to finish by May 1. Household workless rules apply, resources trigger discharges, and wage scales align to local primaries with a 30 cent minimum. Major projects include fireproof consolidated rural schools and possible school construction by contract. Emergency relief follows CWA end, with state social workers flagging unfair charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Civil Works Administration
Harry L. Hopking
Hopkins
CWA
Meteor mistaken for burning airship nearly hits plane
Memphis pilot Hiram Sheridan on a Fort Worth to Memphis run swerved at 5000 feet when a bright meteor flashed toward his mail plane. He believed it to be a burning craft, saw it arc, and avoided collision. The meteor reportedly fell near Texarkana, though scientists doubt the proximity of the fireball to Sheridan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memphis
Tenn
Hiram Sheridan
Arkansas
Fort Worth
Sheridan
Texarkana
Bank Robbers Trail Across Illinois Line
Three men arrested at Wheaton Illinois on charges of holding up the Bank of Burlington Wisconsin. Warrants issued and deputy sheriffs pursue them to Wheaton. The stolen car used in the robbery traced from Burlington to Illinois with word one man wounded. Authorities in Racine Kenosha and Walworth counties whittle clues as chase extends across state lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Racine, Wis
Wheaton
bank of
Burlington
Wis
Atty
John Brown
sherrite
Wisconsin
Hiinoja
Illinois
Racine
Kenosha
Walworth
Injunction Refused On Air Mail Cancellation
Federal Judge John C Knox denied a injunction against cancelling air mail contracts. The suit by Trans continental and Western Air Inc against Postmaster General Farley and New York postmaster Kiely was deemed a suit against the United States, lacking jurisdiction. The court ordered Farley and Kiely to show cause why they should not be restrained from enforcing the postmaster general's order annulling the contract.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
John C. Knox
Farley
Transcontinental and Western Air, Inc
John J. Kiely
postmaster general
Knox
United States
MORRIS WATSON
auit
Transcontinental Western Air, Inc
theovernment
Martin Conboy
John ¢. Knox
James A. Farley
John Thomas Smith
Kiely
Smith
Wil
Knoxson & show cause
Washington
J. R. McCarl
Jerome Fox of Chilton Resigns Assembly Seat
Jerome Fox of Chilton resigns from the Wisconsin assembly, where he served as Democratic floor leader. He will join the Home Owners' Loan Corporation as legal counsel, with designations sent to the governor and secretary of state. He may run for the 19th senatorial district seat, currently held by Republican Merrill F. White. Fox, 30, served two assembly terms starting in 1931 and backed several Schmedeman proposals during the 1933 landslide era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Wis
Jerome Fox
Chilton
assembly
Schmedeman
secretary of state
Asemblyman
Home Owners’ Loan corporation
Wisconsin
Senatora Mueller
Irving P. Mchigan
Milwaukee
B. J. Gehr
mann
Mellen
John N. Keiser
Palmer F. Davgs
Jefferson
Francis Lamb
Leo P. Fox
EB. E. Witte
legis-metive reference library
Rockford father confesses killing boy and dumping body through ice
State police blast ice on the Rock River searching for 8 year old Charles Backus Jr. as the father, a fruit peddler, admits striking the boy and tossing him into an air hole in the ice. He fears the electric chair and asks to plead guilty in exchange for a prison sentence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockford
Rock river
Charles Backus, Jr
Robert f F. Nash
Backus
Nash
Charlie
huckster
E. W. Fell
Pauline
Dorothy
Pay Day Set For CWA Workers In Shelt ers Saturday
Pay day for CWA workers in Sheboygan area will be held at various shelters at 10 a.m. Saturday, announced Hugo A. Klemm, CWA disbursing officer. Workers will be paid for work performed up to and through February.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CWA
Bheboygan
Hugo A. Klemm
BOATMEN'S GUIDE Lake Michigan Forecast Update
Lake Michigan forecast notes a moderate shift in winds with turning conditions. Expect mostly cloudy skies tonight and Saturday with limited visibility and stable wave action across the lake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Michigan
Guerrilla Warfare Erupts In Austria Amid Civil War
Vienna reports a fragile pause as four days of fighting end with at least 1,000 to 1,500 liven casualties. Rumors of assassinations target Chancellor Dollfuss and other leaders circulate while socialist saboteur threats loom. Helnwehr seizes Fire Headquarters and trains staff to control communications. Continued on page 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
TOM WILHELM
Associated Press
Vienna
Austria
Budaliat
Engelbert Dollfuss
Emil Fey
Ernst von Starhemberg
Stadt-Park
nocallat
Helmwehr
fire department
Alcohol Firm Found Thriving In Hard Times
Washington testimony before the senate banking committee reveals financial excess at American Commercial Alcohol. Russell Z. Brown received a retroactive $50,000 salary for 1933 and a stock exchange misrating inflated the firm. Good will and licenses tied to Noxon Inc were valued at $30,000 then $380,000 on later statements. Brown could not explain the discrepancy amid pro regulation hearings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
senate banking committee
Russell Z. Brown
American Commercial Arcabel corporation
New York Stock Exchange
lcenses
Noxon, Inc
American Commercial Alcohol
Brown
board of ‘directors
Wisconsin forms taxation panel to modernize system
Madison lawmakers and three citizen appointees organize a nine member interim committee on taxation to modernize state and local taxes. Subcommittees will tackle real estate tax relief, align state and federal income taxes, and explore new levies like sales taxes. Governor Schmedeman urges action to curb real estate tax burden and fix local government budget practices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Wis
Schmedeman
capitol
Otto Mueller
Waunau republican
Wisconsin
aald
Survey Shows Big Gains In Employment
United Press survey of U S industrial centers reports employment gains from 12 to 100 percent over the previous year. Washington labor department estimates since March 1 1933 manufacturing and non manufacturing employment rose by 2387 with 60 200 000 added to the weekly payrolls. Costs of living index rose only modestly from 122 0 in 1932 to 135 as of December 1 1953. January figures show New Lore stake con expenditure with employment 18 6 percent above last year and payrolls 26 percent higher. Unusually large seasonal gains in clothing industry noted and the article continues on page 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
United States
labor department
Washington
department
New Lore
Rothing
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Stearn
Obert Wright
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Shalewinsky
Burkeel
Fell
Steve
ted
Phillip
Construct Consolidated Schools
Illinois Line
Golf Club
Kenosha County
Walter F. Brown
Hoover
senate air mail investigating committee
alr imail
BOATMEN’S GUIDE
Dollfuss
Pisa
Banking Committee Of
Senate
gear ‘Brown
Ferdinand Pecors
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