Roosevelt Nearly Misses Death in Florida Attack
Franklin D. Roosevelt narrowly escaped five bullets from anarchist Giuseppe Zangara in Bayfront Park Miami. Mayor Anton Cermak of Chicago was seriously wounded, along with four others in the crowd. Zangara was subdued, and Roosevelt later stayed onboard the Nourmahal yacht before departing.
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Miami
Fla
Franklin J. Roosevelt
Giuseppe Zangara
New Jersey
Bay Fron Park
Roosevelt
Anton Cermak
Chicago
Florida
Cermak
Joseph Gill
Margaret Kruis
Newark
N. J
William Sinnott
New York
Stussell Cauldwell
Jackson Memorial Hospital
Nourmahal
Zangara
Hoover
W. F. Cross
Tom Armour
House Refuses to Raise the Tariff
Washington reports the Republican drive to discharge the Ways and Means Committee on the Crowther tariff bill failed 212 to 174, with 15 Republicans from agrarian Midwest states joining 196 Democrats and one Farmer- Labor member to kill the measure. Only three Democrats, Connery, Hill and Martin, backed the Republicans.
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Washington
House of Representatives
Congress
Ways and Means
Middle West
Farmer- Labor
William P. Connery, Jr
Massachusetts
Samuel 8B. Hill
Charles .A. Martin
Oregon
National Rail Committee urges broad mergers
New York report from the national transportation committee chaired by the late Calvin Coolidge calls for regional consolidation of railroads to cut duplication and achieve efficient service at lower costs, with potential government enforcement and a goal of a single national system.
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New York
National ‘ Transportation ‘Committee
Calvin Coolidge
Youth Admits Threat to Kidnap Two Girls in Sharon
Harold Brest, 21, of Sharon South, admits attempting extortion by threatening to kidnap the two young daughters of the late William F Whitla, a victim of a famous local kidnapping 25 years earlier. Police say he was arrested after picking up a decoy package left by officers and he allegedly said he spent money to go to Panama.
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Sharon
William F Whitla
Harold Brest
Brest
Sharon South
Panama
Beating Rival Parachutist Ends in Tragic Death
Los Angeles spectators watched Garold J. Bud Brandon, famed airplane stunt man, die after delaying his parachute opening in a contest with rival Spud Manning. Brandon was about 100 feet from the ground when he opened and was crushed.
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Los Angeles
Calif
Garold.j
Bud) Brandon
Spud” Manning
Brandon
Halt Farm Seizures By Governor Amid Mortgage Clamps
Fragmented text reports Governor Bryan in Lincoln Nebraska addressing farm seizures and mortgage holder concerns. State board actions and legal avenues are mentioned amid farm relief discussions with local officials and residents.
Illinois Senate Repeals State Prohibition Laws
The Illinois Senate voted to repeal state prohibition laws as emergency measures. Senator Harold G. Ward led the measure to knock out search and seizure laws by a 40 to 6 margin, while the prohibition repeal passed 36 to 6. The 3 percent sales tax bill also cleared with 34 votes amid administration pressure.
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Springfield
State Senate
Horner
Harold G. Ward
Chicago
Senate
Death Valley Declared National Monument by Hoover
President Hoover designates Death Valley in California as a national monument. Walter Scott known as Death Valley Scotty is linked to the site, with Wilbur’s recommendation highlighting its diverse flora, including over 500 species not found elsewhere.
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Washington
Walter
Death Valley
Two Men Confess Killing Milwaukee Policeman
Adolph Peters twenty two and Edward Pollock twenty confessed slaying Patrolman Richard Zingler. The officer was shot while finding three men tying up a store janitor.
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Milwaukee
Adolph Peters
Edward Pollock
Richard Zingler
Somersaulting Farm Hand Dies At 67 In Accident
Lowville New York Joseph Norris a longtime farm hand aged sixty seven who kept fit by repeated somersaults died from a fracture of the neck suffered while executing one of the maneuvers authorities said Norris had performed somersaults for years to stay in trim the incident occurred on his farm days earlier locals reported Norris had practiced the maneuver regularly
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Lowville
N. Y
Joseph Norris
Governor Urges Suspension of All Foreclosures in Nebraska
Governor Charles W. Bryan issued an emergency proclamation urging immediate suspension of all foreclosures forced sales and court actions by mortgage holders on Nebraska farms and homes. He called for a moratorium while the Board of Conciliation develops a relief plan ahead of legislative action.
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Lincoln
Nebraska
Charles W. Bryan
State
Board of Conciliation
Congress
Nebraska House
Senate
Kearney Area Seeks 5 Million Loan for Reservoir Project
The Platte Valley Reservoir association at Kearney authorized H. J. Williams to form an executive committee to apply for a $5,000,000 Reconstruction Finance Corp loan for a central Nebraska reservoir irrigation and power project. A 72 page survey found the plan technically feasible, while Grand Island objections to water diversions from the watershed faced counter assurances about subsurface seepage and impact eastward. C.A. Sorensen urged a legislative amendment to bar diversions between watersheds.
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Kearney
Federal Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Nebraska
Platte Valley
Grand Island
C.A. Sorensen
Lincoln
Butterfat Production Rises in Nebraska Dairy Groups
January dairy newsletter from the Nebraska College of Agriculture reports butterfat per cow averaging 30.6 pounds across about 200 herds in the state, up 2.7 pounds from November. Seasonal older cow freshening boosts output. cold weather and poor feed trimmed recent gains. The Norfolk state hospital’s cow led with 108.7 pounds.
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Lincoln
Nebraska Dairy Herd Improvement Associations
Nebraska College of Agriculture
B.C. Scheidenhbeim
Extension Dairyman
Scheidenheim
Dairy Herd Improvement Association
Nebraska
Norfolk State Hospital
Adams County Fair Plans Biggest Exposition in State
Adams county fair board advances a major exposition, shaping the largest county fair event in Nebraska. Many neighboring counties may skip a fair this year, while Adams will augment entertainment with local sources amid budget cuts.
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Adams County Fair Board
Nebraska
Adams County
Thuston Struck by Subzero Temps Cuts City Water
Severe cold leaves Thuston without drinking water and fire protection as water mass freezes. Damaged supply hampers repairs and temporary wells provide limited relief. Authorities fear supply could run short, forcing reliance on outdated bucket brigades until restored.
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Thuston
Rom
First leases allowed on Omaha Winnebago Reservation lands
H M Tidwell acting superintendent at Winnebago sets February 28 as bid deadline to lease land on the Omaha and Winnebago Indian Reservation for agriculture and grazing. Leases must be bonded and filed within 10 days after bid acceptance, based on cash or bushel per acre rent. This marks the first time such leases are permitted.
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H. M. Tidwell
Plan to issue county scrip for aid work abandoned
The board of commissioners dropped a plan to issue five thousand dollars in county scrip to heads of families receiving county aid for road work. Representatives from towns urged validity only in districts where work occurs. The plan was deemed unworkable and no action followed. Jobless under the plan would have been paid one dollar a day for road work.
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Board of Commissioners
Hamilton County Farmers Seek Trees For Windbreaks
About fifteen Hamilton county farmers have applied for government seedlings and transplants to be distributed this spring through the college of agriculture extension service and local farm bureaus. They plan to replace native timber cut for fuel and will plant mostly fast growing trees.
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Hamilton County
College - Of-Agriculture Extension, Service
Four Nebraska banks reopen under emergency act
State Bank Commissioner Woods announced the reopening of Farmers State Bank of Humphrey Bank of Staplehurst Carroll State Bank and Bank of Murdock after brief suspensions. Each bank contracted with depositors to permit limited operations under house roll No 167 and 1933 banking laws with old deposits earning a low rate and new deposits held as trust funds for safety.
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Woods
Farmers’ State Bank of
Humphrey
Bank of Staplehurst
Carroll State Bank
Bank of Murdock
Nebraska
Auburn and Seward paving projects delayed finally pushed forward
State Engineer Roy Cochran said Auburn and Seward paving projects will be completed as early as spring as right of way and planning delays ease. Bids for these and other projects are due March 2. Auburn involves about 1.5 miles of paving north of Auburn with a 453 foot viaduct and Nemaha river bridge. Seward will see seven tenths of a mile paved. The plan includes rerouting graveling southeast of Crawford and a 0.3 mile paving segment between Blair and Herman.
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Auburn
Seward
Roy Cochran
Highway Department
Nemaha River
Crawford
Marsland
Belmont
Blair
Herman
Two Bandits Slain After Washington Bank Robbery
Washington Indiana bank robbed of 6600 by two youths who beat two employees and gathered currency. In St Louis County a chase ended with deputy constables killing the two suspects as one officer was wounded in a car pursuit to the county jail. One suspect identified as Jack Butler who had prior Missouri sentence.
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St. Louis
Washington
Ind
S St. Louis
Jack Butler
Missouri Penitentiary
Jackson ‘County
Charles~. Bradies
Arthur Lazear
Bradley
Lazear
Ralph Pipher
Field Marshal Robertson Dies at 72 in London
Sir William Robertson, the first man to rise from private to field marshal, died suddenly at his London home aged 72. World War I chief of the Imperial General Staff, he was lauded as the brains behind the War Office and received a baronetcy in 1919 and a $50,000 grant. He became field marshal in 1920 and was praised as a superb scientific soldier and organizer, second perhaps only to Lord Kitchener.
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London
William Robertson
Sta
Lord Kitchener
Bishop Antonn Pokrovsky Rescued After Umnak Native Wreck
The Penguin was ordered to rescue Bishop Antonn Pokrovsky of the Russian Orthodox Church after the trading vessel Umnak Native wrecked near Umiak Island in the Aleutians. He was found ashore on Umiak Island after believed perished with 12 other souls when the ship broke moorings and foundered. later Starr steamer reports natives located him.
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Dutch Harbor
Alaska
Bureau of Fisheries
Penguin
Antonn
Pokrovsky
Umiak Island
Orthodus Church
Starr
Building Manager Slain by Dallas Attorney in Office
Dallas. William McGraw, defense attorney for Noah Roark, said Roark is unquestionably sane after Roark killed building manager Justin Stein, 44, in a Fidelity building office. Roark was charged with murder and Roark's bond was not pursued.
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Uilding
Dallas
Texas
Justin Stein
Aftyfour
Noah Roark
Roark
Wiliam McGraw
Stein
Fidelity
Rates on Potatoes Favored by an Examiner
Washington Examiner Thomas Pyne recommended the Interstate Commerce Commission refuse higher rates on potatoes for western trunk line railroads and for shipments between western territory and Kansas and parts of Indiana. The examiner also urged lowering rates on potatoes in shipments from South Dakota to western destinations, Illinois territories, and direct a downward revision.
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Washington
Thomas &. Pyne
Interstate Commerce Commission
Western Trunk
Wesern
Hiineis
Indiana
Commission
South Dakota
Western Trunk Line
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