Roosevelt Congress Work On Domestic Readjustment Program
President Roosevelt and Congress pushed a domestic readjustment plan amid a rush of activity on Capitol Hill. The Senate silver bloc eyed a new administration to push bimetallic policy while the House eyed passage of a $470 million liquor tax bill. Treasury moved toward large credit borrowings totaling $10 billion over six months as a war debt statement was prepared for the Senate.
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Roosevelt
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Capitol
House
Chamber
Senate
Treasury
Roosevelt Congress
Robinson
Arkansas
Electric Plant's Workers Drowned in Valley Flood
Nine men employed at Lake Noir electric plant drowned when Lake Blanc broke into Lake Noir after a pipe burst. Inhabitants of Orbey Valley evacuated as floodwaters swept toward Colmar region.
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Electric Plant
Colmar
France
Orbey Valley
Lake Blanc
Lake Noir
Lions Dying From Hunger At Longfellow Zoo
Pedro the leader of the Longfellow Zoo lions is dead from illness and starvation. Trainer A M O Reilly has quit, blaming lack of food and winter heating for the tropical beasts. The zoo at Longfellow Gardens near Minnehaha Falls struggles to keep the collection together as visitors dwindle.
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Minneapolis
Pedro
Longfellow Zoo
Mons
A. M. O'Reilly
O'Reilly
Longfellow Gardens
Minnehaha Falls
Inquiry into fatal mishap ends with no charges
Justice Motter ruled Bradley died from injuries after his car, driven by Officer James Ray, struck another vehicle near Frederick on December 9. The investigation found no charges against Ray though Bradley died at Frederick City Hospital the following night. The impact caused Bradley to topple over an embankment after his car swerved following the collision with Wilbur Evans Lincoln sedan from Philadelphia.
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William H. Bradley
Department of Labor
Guy K. Motter
Frederick
Bradley
James Ray
Ray
Frederick City
Wilbur Evans
Philadeldelphia
Pawnshop Scandal Threatens Premier Chautemps Cabinet
Paris reports indicate Premier Camille Chautemps and his cabinet face possible overthrow as the Bayonne pawn shop scandal erupts. Police tie Stavisky to new plans to divert public funds and note lax government supervision amid ongoing investigations.
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Paris
Camille Chautemps
Bayonne
Calamier
Stavisky
Bayonné
Chantemps
All France
Albert Custric Banks
Andre Tardieu
Alex
Stavinsky
Street Board Faces Questions Over Hamilton Boulevard Repairs
About fifty property owners met with the Mayor and City Council to demand answers on why Hamilton Boulevard repairs ordered by the Street Board were not completed. They questioned who halted the project after it began and whether City Engineer Samuel Greenawalt gave the stop orders. Edwin D. Guth and J. Vincent Jamison acknowledged the Board did not order the halt, and records would show Greenawalt had started and directed the repair work.
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Hamilton Boulevard
Fiffy
Board of Street Commissioners
Samuel Greenawalt
Edwin D. Guth
Greenawalt
J. Vincent Jamison
May Re-Enact Girl's Death in Court Case
The state may reenact its conception of Rheta Wynkoop's death as Dr. Wynekoop faces murder charges. Judge David allowed evidence from the Wynekoop home including a basement operating table where Rheta’s body was found with a bullet wound. prosecutors hinted at presenting an effigy in court. Rheta died last November in the basement surgery of Dr. Wynekoop’s West Monroe Street home.
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Chicago
Rheta Wynekoop
Dr. Wynekoop
Joseph B. David
Rheta
Charles §. Daugherty
Dr. Mice
West Monroe Street
Generous Robbers Return Money After Hold Up in Seattle
In Seattle on June 5 a pair of robbers halted M. A. Rider and took his money. Rider handed over a $20 bill a five and two ones and was told they were not thefts and were generous. The duo then gave back one of the bills after Rider inspected the stack.
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Seattle
M. A. Rider
Rider
Riger
False Capitol Fire Alarm Triggered by Chimney Smoke
Washington January 5 A false alarm at the Capitol sent engines and trucks racing after a new employee mistook chimney smoke for a blaze in the House chamber The incident caused a temporary halt to proceedings but no fire was found and no damage reported.
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Washington
Capitol
House of Representatives Root
This Parrot Is A Wise Bird
ENGLEWOOD January 5 Sparks the parrot of Davy Jones proves selective about liquor. The 20 year old bird would drink whiskey until prohibition forced him to sip moonshine and suffer seasickness. After Jones bought legal liquor Sparks mimicked a lip smacking scene and asked for more.
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Englewood
Cole
Davy Jones
Parrot
Sparks
Jones
Moon
Mail Flier Stormbound Four Hours In Newark
Newark reports Py Dean W. Burford brings his mail plane safely down after four hours stormbound in heavy fog sleet and rain. The veteran pilot took off from Newark at 12 03 am bound for Pittsburgh with valuable cargo including diamonds valued at 75000. He previously bailed out over Cambria county during a December snowstorm.
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Newark
N. J
Dean W. Burford
Cambria County
Pennsylvania
Burford
Pittsburgh
New Jersey
Columbus
Windpipe Severed Cop May Survive
Police officer Thomas Murphy 26 was shot during a robbery attempt and severed windpipe left him fighting for life at Mercy hospital. Doctors initially warned of a likely fatal outcome but reported he survived the crisis by suppressing coughs during his struggle for air.
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Chicago
Thomas Murphy
Mercy Hospital
Murphy
Marion woman scores 2420 in bridge game
Mrs Ja K Johnston of Marion Indiana achieved a perfect thirteen spade hand and after doubling bids, her partner totaled the score at 2420 points in a local bridge match last night.
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Marion
Ind
Ja. K. Johnston
Negro sought in slaying of aged woman in Crisfield
In Crisfield Maryland authorities delay arrest of a suspect in the murder of Mrs. Margaret Brumbley age at Marion Station on New Year Eve. Detected by two Baltimore detectives cooperating with Somerset county officials the move cites possible mob action.
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Crisfeld
Marion Station
Baltimore
Somerset County
Margaret Brumbley
George Armwood
Nego
Princess Anne
Switts Denied Bail in Alleged Spy Ring Inquiry
A formal bail request by Mr and Mrs Robert Gordon Switt of East Orange New Jersey was denied by a magistrate. They remain in jail pending completion of the spy ring investigation.
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Paris
Robert Gordon Switt
East Orange
N. J
Old 1828 Memoirs of Andrew Jackson Arrives at Library
Washington County Library received an 1828 book containing the memoirs of Andrew Jackson from Don Stratton of Columbus Ohio. The author is unknown to the library board and they invite anyone with information to come forward. The book is well preserved and available for viewing at the library.
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Andrew Jackson
Washington County
Don Stratton
Columbus
Ohio
Hagerstown
Library Board
Bank Robbers Hold Up Swiss Bank in Basel
Two gunmen killed one cashier wounded another as they looted the Weber and Company Bank near the Bank of International Settlements in Basel. They escaped with an undetermined number of bundles of notes and 3 400 Swiss francs. Both robbers were unmasked and fled by automobile.
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Basel
Switzerland
Weber and Company Bank
Bank of International Settlements
Youth Held in Murder in Chicago Mystery Slaying
Chicago police held 19 year old Harry Kaplan for questioning in the murder of 14 year old Minnie Hardis, found shot in his sister’s home. Kaplan confessed it was an accident and was later arrested at a friend’s home. Also, 24 year old David Roode was held on $50 bond for February court on theft charges in Elizabeth Street incident.
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Chicago
Harry Kaplan
Minnie Hardis
Kaplan
Joseph Marshak
David Roode
Richard Duffy
Elizabeth Street
Couple in Gun Incident at Oak Hill Avenue
Mrs Catherine Koons 33 admitted to State's Attorney and county investigator that her husband E Russell Koons 34 shot her and presumably himself during a domestic quarrel at their apartment on Oak Hill avenue. She is in critical condition with abdominal wounds while Koons has a scalp wound and may be discharged soon. An officer guards Koons who says it was an accident and he was heavily drinking. He recalls asking Fleighs garage to send an ambulance for his wife. Mrs Koons later said he took the gun from a drawer and planned to shoot her. Continued on Page 3.
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Catherine Koons
J. Lloyd Harshman
Martin L. Ingram
Washington County Hospital
E. Russell Koons
Oak Hill Avenue
Koons
Fleigh
U S Aviatrix Dies In Crash
Evelyn Frost, American aviatrix, died in a crash near Nevers France while piloting a plane en route to Egypt. The craft struck high tension wires in fog and burned. British flyer Rattle was injured. An unrelated accident reports Edgar Pryor, 5, breaking his leg after being struck by a dragged leg.
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Nevers
France
Evelyn Frost
Miss Frost
Egypt
Edgar
Edgar Pryor
Wolfaville
Fear Drives Abandonment of Sackville Village over Anthrax Outbreak
MEDIA Pa Jan 5 A devesting order forces the 80 homes in Sackville Mills Village to evacuate amid an anthrax outbreak. R H Sack owner and Sackville Mills president says the move protects 100 children, while workers protest the lack of sewer water and electricity. guards and masks cited in containment efforts. The village lies three miles from Smengh ville in Delaware County.
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R. H. Sack
Sackville Mills Company
Sack
Smemh
Ville
Delaware County
Tom
Piindaim
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