Queen Marie Returns to Romania in Effort to Oust Lupescu
Queen Mother Marie’s return from Yugoslavia sparks belief she aims to influence King Carol to end his relationship with Magda Lupescu and remarry Princess Helen. Diplomatic and royal circles note her reduced pride in meeting Lupescu and foresee a family council to remove Lupescu from Carol’s life, aided by Queen Marie of Yugoslavia and Prince Paul.
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Bucharest
Rumania
Marie
Carol
Jill Mme
Magda Lupescu
Helen
Yugoslavia
Queen Marie
Alexander
Mme. Lupescu
Mme
Lupescu
Paul
Supreme Court Hears Gold Clause Pay Halt Challenge
The Supreme Court opens hearings on five cases challenging the New Deal action suspending gold payments on securities with gold clauses. Officials estimate 90 to 125 billion dollars involved as the government defends policy claiming national solvency.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Congress
Pants clue to slaying links suspect in Lock Haven death
In Lock Haven Pennsylvania a single waistband mark on trousers helped identify a suspect in the slaying of Patrolman Robert W. Probst, the town's first officer killed in the line of duty. Harry Mayo, 34, captured in Philadelphia, admitted the murder, according to District Attorney Henry M. Hipple.
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Lockhaven
Robert W.probst
Harry Mayo
Philadelphia
Mayo
Henry M. Hipple
Mercy Errand Proves Fatal in Plane Wreck Near Prattsville
Lieutenant James L. Majors of Shreveport, Louisiana, was crushed to death when a U S Army observation plane wrecked near Prattsville Alabama while returning from Aliceville with an enlisted man whose father lay critically ill. The incident occurred last night.
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Prattsvile
Ala
James L. Majors
Shreveport
Maxwell
U. S. Army
Here
Aliceville
Old Mansion Damaged by Fire in Easton
Radcliffe Manor, a noted seventeenth century colonial mansion in Easton, Maryland, was partially destroyed by a fire discovered around 9 p.m. yesterday. Firemen faced a long hose stretch to a nearby stream while the kitchen, a mass of ruins, suffered the worst damage. Mrs. Barrett, owner, was not home.
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Barrett
Oil Decision Threatens Other New Deal Laws, Sclons Say
Washington January. The Supreme Court striking down the 9c provision of NIRA aimed at banning hot oil may imperil other New Deal measures. Senator Adams warns delegations to the President could jeopardize agricultural programs. Secretary Ickes says the oil code remains in force and hot oil will be regulated by all resources. Congreso-led moves to restore or replace the struck provision are under consideration.
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Washington, Jan
New Deal
Supreme Court
Capitol Hill
High Tribunal
Adams
Congress
Ickes
NIRA
High Court
Congress Debates Lump Sum Budget for Relief to Jobs
In Washington January 8 1935 President Roosevelt seeks a 4 billion lump sum to finance a shift from dole to work, with Democrats predicting quick passage though some lawmakers push for project specific funding and higher wages for relief workers. The House plans an early vote on an 80 million relief item as part of the transition, while protests mount over returning 1.5 million unemployables to state care and other relief concerns.
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Washington
Jan
Congress
Roosevelt
Buchanan
Tex
House Appropriations Com
Plans for Hagerstown Post Office Presented to Chamber
Plans for Hagerstown's new post office have been received at the Chamber of Commerce headquarters for contractors, material dealers, and others. The Chamber plans to compile a registry of interested firms and what they can supply to assist those bidding on the project.
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Hagerstown
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Judge Finishes Lenient Fine For Beggar Hollom
In Quincy Illinois on January 8 1930 Robert Hollom appeared in police court for begging. Judge Eddie Moore recognized him as the man who earlier helped Hollom by taking him to a downtown restaurant. The judge fined Hollom five dollars and twenty five cents saying he would have charged more but did not want to raise the city board bill while Hollom serves the fine in jail.
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Quincy, Itil
Robert Hollom
Eddie Moore
Hollom
New Fish Story on Airliner Glass Collision Told
Pilot A Casio of Pan American Airways on the Brownsville to Buenos Aires route describes a seagull frightened by a flock of gulls causing a fish to splatter the airplane window. The gull apparently dropped the fish as it fled, striking the cockpit area as the plane neared Vera Cruz and Manathlan. The sighting was reported along the coast during mid flight.
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Brownsville
Tex
A. Casio
Pan-American Airways
Buenos Aires
Vera Cruz
Manathlan
Casio
Senator Hints St Lawrence Treaty May Not Be Ratified This Session
Senator Lewis of Washington said a St Lawrence waterway treaty with Canada may not be submitted for ratification this session due to pending elections in Canada. He noted the issue hinges on the Dominion's electoral timetable and political climate.
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Washington
Lewis
D-Tll
St. Lawrence Waterway
Canada
Dominion
Honor Among Transients Pays Back a Fifty Cent Debt
Merle Reese of the Hagerstown Transient bureau lent transient R. W. King 50 cents weeks ago. King, who had promised repayment, sent a money order for 50 cents from Warren, Pennsylvania, after receiving a postmarked letter.
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Merle Reese
Reese
Hagerstown
Proposed Measures Stir City Politics in Sharpsburg
Rumors place two measures in circulation before the General Assembly session: a bond issue to finance modern school buildings for Sharpsburg and Sandy Hook, and a plan to expand the city from five to seven wards. The seven ward proposal is described as a Republican move with unclear justification, while bond financing faces anticipated resistance due to heavy county debt.
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Sharpsburg
Sandy Hook
General Assembly
Millikin Named Floor Leader in Maryland House
BALTIMORE Jan 8 Kent R. Millikin Democrat of Prince George's county was named chair man of the House Ways and Means committee and will hold the majority floor leader position. Other announced chairmen include Leon Abramson on insurance and loans Charles Carroll Jr on the grand inquest committee and Milton Tolle on amendments to the constitution.
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Baltimore
Kent R. Millikin
Prince George’s County
Emanuel Gorfine
House
Ways and Means
Gorfine
General Assembly
Leon Abramson
Insurance and Loans
Charles Carroll, Jr
Howard County
Grand Inquest
Milton Tolle
Baltimore Co
Farmers Gather For Convention
About 1000 farmers arrived in Baltimore for the three day annual conventions of the Maryland Agricultural Society and the Farm Bureau Federation. Speakers include Chester Gray Washington representative of the American Farm Bureau Federation M D Lincoln farm bureau official from Ohio Mary Mims rural sociologist of Louisiana Congressman T Alan Goldsborough and Dr T B Symons farm extension director. General sessions of the farm bureau begin tomorrow afternoon with Wilvert Smith Frederick County Farm Bureau Federation president and Mrs Harry L Davis winner of the bureau women s speaking contest among the speakers.
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Baltimore
Maryland Agricultural Society
Farm Bureau Federation
Chester Gray
Washington
American Farm Bureau Federation
M. D. Lincoln
Farm Bureau
Ohio
Mary Mims
Louisiana
T. Alan Goldsborough
Maryland
T. B. Symons
Wilvert Smith
Frederick County Farm Bureau Federation
Harry L. Davis
Bureau
Hauptmann Trial Defense Aims to Link State Witnesses
Edward J. Reilly, chief defense for Bruno Hauptmann, said he will connect state witnesses to the Lindbergh baby kidnapping. He outlined a three part strategy including Hauptmann's alibi, handwriting on ransom notes, and tying existing and future witnesses to the baby’s theft. He insisted four persons, two men and two women, are guilty.
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Flemington
N. J
Edward J. Reilly
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Reilly
Hauptmann
Lindbergh
Bronx
Violet Sharpe
Morrow
Olle Wheatley
Isador Fisch
Indian Air Force Plane Crashes Killing Eleven Soldiers
A crash near Hubb river in western India during maneuvers killed eleven Indian soldiers and seriously injured eleven more. Flying officer H. C. Sincar and his observer were slightly hurt as the plane was wrecked. The Hubb river flows into the Arabian Sea.
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Karachi
India
Hubb River
H. C. Sincar
Habb
Arabian Sea
Big Rise in U S Tax Collections in 1934 Fiscal Year
Washington report shows a 42 percent jump in internal revenue taxes for the year ending June 30, with total receipts of 2 300 000 000 plus agricultural adjustment taxes. Income tax receipts rose to 817 025 339.72 while miscellaneous internal revenue taxes climbed to 1 483 790 969.19, up from the prior year.
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Washington
Treasury
Internal Revenue Bureau
Solons Get Less Money for 1935 Alabama Session
In Montgomery on January 8, 1935, it was noted that eighteen subordinate officials will earn more than the 139 legislators meeting for the new session. Clerks will receive the same $4 daily pay as lawmakers, highlighting lower pay for legislators compared to certain subordinates.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
Belmon t townsmen guard smoldering fire ruins
Belmont Mississippi volunteers formed bucket brigades to watch the charred remains of three business houses after a night fire threatened the entire commercial district. Firefighters battled rekindling as wind risked reigniting embers and spreading flames through the debris.
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Belmont
Miss
Inauguration Schedule for Gov-Elect Harry W Nice
Annapolis January 8. The program lists events starting 11:00 a.m. with a Naval Academy Band concert, legislative procession to the executive mansion, oath of office at noon by Chief Judge Carroll T Bond, oath for Secretary of State after confirmation, inaugural address in the House chamber, parade review at 1:30 p.m., and an informal reception at 2:00 p.m. Mrs Nice accompanies the governor during the day.
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House of Delegates
Senate Chamber
Executive
Carroll T. Bond
Court of Appeals
Senate
House
Secretary of State
State House
Nice
Early ruling sought on condemning land for housing
The Public Works Administration pressed for an immediate Supreme Court ruling on its right to condemn land for a $1,500,000 low cost housing project in Louisville Kentucky. Secretary Ickes announced lawyers would seek fast action after a federal judge ruled the condemnation would be for private purposes and unconstitutional.
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Washington
Public Works Administration
Supreme Court
Ickes
PWA
Louisville
Grasshopper signs forecast lighter winter in Uniontown report
UNIONTOWN Pennsylvania January 8 Dave Holbrook notes grasshoppers in a mountain near Coolspring indicate a milder winter. He says grasshoppers are better predictors than groundhogs, citing the observed hoppers as a sign of light winter ahead.
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Uniontown
Dave Holbrook
Coolspring
Holbrook
Ankeney Likely Named Assistant County Investigator
The appointment of Attorney I Donald Ankeney son of Isaac Ankeney Clearspring as County Investigator and assistant to State s Attorney Martin L Ingram will likely be recommended to the Board of County Commissioners. He registered as an attorney last week and would be the second lawyer to hold the office created during State s Attorney Harper Ballentine s term with a salary of 1200 dollars reduced from 1500 by the 1933 legislature.
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I. Donald Ankeney
Isaac Ankeney
Martin L. Ingram
Board of County Commissioners
Ankeney
Edward Oswald
Harper Ballentine
Pecora Nominated for New York Supreme Court Justice
Governor Herbert H. Lehman sent to the Senate for confirmation the nomination of Ferdinand Pecora as Justice of the Supreme Court in the First Judicial District, New York City.
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Albany
N.Y
Herbert H. Lehman
Senate
Ferdinand Pecora
Supreme Court
First Judicial District
New York City
Fingerprint expert faces attack in Lindbergh murder trial
In Flemington New Jersey January 8 1935 state police officer Frank A Kelly testified that no fingerprints were found on the Lindbergh nursery ladder or crib items. Defense lawyer Edward Reilly challenged his methods claiming prints were destroyed by brushing and powder handling. The exchange focused on the reliability of Bertillonage and fingerprint procedures as evidence in the Hauptmann murder case.
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Associated Press
Flemington
N. J
Charles Augu Lindbergh, Jr
Tria Bruno
Richard Hauptmann
Frank A. Kelly
Edward
Reilly
Hauptmann
David
T. ‘Welentz
Kelly
Lindbergh
Betty
Witn
Jafsie Testimony in Lindbergh Case Remains Enigmatic
Dr. John F. Condon known as Jafsie faces Hauptmann trial in Flemington New Jersey with prosecutors delaying his testimony to fit witness schedule. He is expected to describe Lindbergh ransom negotiations while authorities hope he identifies Hauptmann as the man who took the $50,000 ransom from Bronx cemetery.
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Hauptmann
Flemington
N. J
Dr. Condon
Trenton
John
Lindbergh Ranneom
Bronx Cemetery
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Jill
Radcliffe Manor
Easton
P. O
Millikin
Hauptmann’s
U. S
Annapolis
Harry W. Nice
U. S. Naval Academy Band
Lieut. W. R. Lima
Pecora
Betty Gow
Jafsie
Charles A. Lindbergh
Dr. Cammen
Boerlands
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