Hauptmann Arrest in Lindbergh Case Sets Stage for Trial
German immigrant Bruno Richard Hauptmann admits to carpentry near Hopewell and is linked to ransom notes and ladder evidence. Officials say handwriting matches and witnesses place him with the ransom payment and note delivery to Jassie. In New York and New Jersey, authorities coordinate on the case as Lindberghs face the media spotlight and the investigation intensifies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
New York City
John F. Condon
Jassie
Haupt
Department of Justice
Hauptmann
John
O’ryan
New York
New Jersey
Federal Department of Justice
Hopewell
Mra. Lindbergh
Los Angeles
Baltimore Judge Rules Frazier Lemke Law Unconstitutional
Federal Judge W. Calvin Chesnut ruled the Frazier Lemke farm moratorium amendment to the bankruptcy act unconstitutional. He held it violates creditors rights under the fourteenth amendment and attempts to supersede state court protections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ederal
W. Calvin .Chesnut
Baltimore
Congress
Textile labor board urged to end weeks long strike
A four point plan from a special mediation board was delivered to President Roosevelt via Secretary Perkins and Gov. Winant. It calls for a textile labor relations board, a Labor and FTC wage study, a moratorium on the stretch out system, and a classification and wage scale inquiry to resolve union demands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Special Mediation Board
Roosevelt
Hyde Park
Perkins
John G. Wipnant
Textile Labor Relations Board
Department of Labor
Federal Trade Commission
Relations Board
Soy Mcgee
Ment
James M Beck to retire from Congress cites rubber stamp Congress
James M Beck of Pennsylvania says he will not seek reelection because Congress has become a rubber stamp. He plans to continue his anti New Deal efforts from the federal courts where he has practiced over fifty years, aiming to aid the Republican cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
James M. Beck
Pennsylvania
Congress
J. M. Beck
Mr. Beck
Republican Party
Wisconsin primary features Democratic lead with Schedeman renomination
Wisconsin voters gave the Democrats the largest vote share, with the La Follette Progressives and Republicans trailing. Governor Albert G. Schedeman was renominated by the Democrats as the New Deal ally. Phil La Follette secured the Progressive nomination, while Howard T. Greene defeated former Governor Zimmerman and J. N. Tittemore for the Republican spot. John N. Callahan was named for the Senate by the Democrats.
USSRIA Admission to League of Nations Amid Sparse Opposition
A fragment notes USSRIA's admission to membership in the League of Nations with only three votes against. The concise record reflects a moment of limited opposition in the council or assembly and signals a significant expansion of international cooperation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
USSIA
Ene of Nations
Peace and Security Depend on Stable Boundaries Not Promises
A speaker argues peace rests on fixed borders and defined security rather than shifting lands or verbal pledges. He stresses that distrust should not be inferred and urges clear state rights to demand reasonable security from neighbors. The record notes Russia indicates a reduced war risk in the Far East as Japan-Russia ties improve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Litvinov
Paraguay
Bolivia
Russia
Far East
Japan
Alaska Gold City Burns in Devastating Fire
The famed Alaskan gold city lies ruined after a large fire. Damage runs to 3 million dollars. Four hundred residents became homeless while most food supplies burned. Relief ships bring food and medical aid. Washington provides 50 thousand dollars in direct relief with more measures planned. Citizens rush to secure lumber and materials to rebuild before winter isolation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alaska
Washington
Moffett Plans Massive Home Building and Local Committees
Ames A. Moffett, federal housing commissioner, said funds will start flowing November 1 for at least one million new homes. He noted over 1,000 communities have or are forming local committees for modernization and repair, with over 5,000 expected committees. Banks totaling 7,000 have provided financial support, loans issued in nearly all states. Field reports show about one million dollars in loans daily, with potential cash business doubling this amount.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames A. Moffett
Federal
Milllion
New York Tobacco Exchange Opens For Futures Trading
OBACCO, the third largest U S crop, gains an organized futures market with the New York Tobacco Exchange on Broad Street. The contract base is United States standard five cured type 12 grade B4P, with nine types and several grades under proposed differentials. Trading unit is 10 000 pounds with quotations in cents and five one hundredths of a cent per pound. Delivery points set at Norfolk and Newport News Virginia and Louisville Kentucky.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Obacco
United States
New York Tobacco Exchange, Inc
Broad Street
Ias
Federal Department of Agriculture
Norfolk
Newport News
Louisville
York City Assembly Adopts Lottery to Raise Relief Funds
The York city assembly approved a lottery plan to fund relief efforts amid protests by business leaders and clergy who claim the measure evades the law and express strong opposition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bee
York
Mussolini moves toward armed nation and corporate state
Mussolini insists Italy seeks no war while ordering universal military training for males aged eight to thirty three. Italy’s farming sector will enter a corporative state with central bodies for owner managers and workers. Tensions with Yugoslavia rise as Nazis near the border and plans for a another putsch trouble the regime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Firemier Mussolini
Italy
Fascist Confederation of Agriculturists
Fascist Confederation of Agricultural Workers
Jugoslavia
Mussolini
Parity and Rental Cotton Payment Combined for October
C A Cobb of the Farm Administration said the December third cotton parity payment would be merged with the second rental payment. Both sums would be distributed in October, totaling about 72.5 million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C A. Cobb
The
Farm Administration
Hsee and GCO Youth Win National Amateur Title in Brookline
Hsee and GCO Youth captured the national amateur title at Brookline Massachusetts by easily defeating David Goldman of Dallas Texas in the finals of the national tournament.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gco
David Goldman
Dallas
Texas
Brookline
Masa
Sutherland Project Requires 1742 Freight Cars for Platte Valley Work
Nebraska's Platte valley power and irrigation project under PWA funds will require 1742 freight cars to haul materials and equipment. A truck convoy would stretch 846 miles across Nebraska to Omaha and beyond. Eleven farmhouses lie within the planned Sutherland storage reservoir area and must be evacuated as water rises to about 60 feet. The project includes a smaller regulating reservoir for recreation and efficiency in power and irrigation operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Platte
Nebraska
Big Platte Valley
PWA
Stacey
Prairies
Omaha
Missouri River
Iowa
Nebraska Finishes 100 Miles of Concrete Paving
Nebraska reports over 100 miles of concrete paving completed in spring and summer under the roadbuilding program. State highway data show 26 1 3 miles finished last fall, about 100 miles more in spring and summer, and roughly five miles remaining. Major stretches include 9.8 miles Kearney to Gibbon and 9.1 miles Odessa to Elm Creek, linking Omaha to North Platte.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
Nebraska
State Highway Department
Dodge St
Omaha
Sheridan Blvd
Hastings
Kearney
Gibbon
Shelton
Elim Creek
Overton
Odessa
Elm Creek
North Platte
Nebraska Death Rate Holds Steady Across Two Years
Washington Nebraska reports 1933 total deaths 12,924 versus 12,922 in 1932, with per 100000 populations 928.4 and 931 respectively. Circulatory diseases rose notably, heart disease 2,650 in 1933 versus 2,526 in 1932, while nervous system deaths fell slightly and cancers rose marginally. Parasitic and infectious diseases and genito-urinary deaths remained unchanged at 4,100 and 1,118 respectively, and accidents caused 1,225 deaths in 1933.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Nebraska
Census Bureau
Bureau
Wahoo Water System Expanded and Local Quarry Found
Improvement and extension of the Wahoo water system at a cost of 58000 has been completed by the Central Bridge and Construction company of Wahoo. Men on the project were required to be employed through the Saunders county reemployment agency. A rock quarry north of the Aspinwall ferry grounds on the Missouri river in Nemaha county will supply rock for the Missouri river project at Indian Cave held by Woods Bros. Preliminary work has begun and the quarry will employ about one hundred men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wahoo
Central Bridge and Construction Company of
Saunders County Re-Employment Agency
Old Ferry Grounds
Aspinwall
Missouri River
Nemaha County
Indian Cave
Woods Bros
Hay dealer Gunn bargains hay in Oregon drought areas
Co H Gunn of Lexington Nebraska left about $100000 in cash with Williamette farmers after dispatching several trainloads of baled hay to South Dakota and Wisconsin. Gunn, a hay dealer and FERA agent, bought fodder in Oregon for drouth relief, arriving unannounced and quietly visiting farms to buy hay at nine to ten dollars a ton.
Motz Farm Corn Field Estimated Yield Near 75 Bushels Per Acre
William W. Motz operates a forty five acre corn field in Madison county south of Battle Creek. Estimates put yield at seventy to seventy five bushels per acre with last year reaching about 107 bu per acre winning Motz Nebraska champion non irrigated land in state contest. This year’s corn is high quality and planned for seed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison County
Battle Creek
William W. Motz
Nebraska Peach Orchard Produces Five Thousand Bushels
Stivers orchard in Brownville near Stella, Nebraska yields five thousand bushels of peaches this year. The six year old orchard sold fruit at an average of $1.60 per bushel. Watering costs reached nearly two thousand dollars, about 40 cents per bushel. Also, F. W. Cornell of the national re employment service reports 67,812 Nebraskans seek work. July placements include 4,928 on public works and 1,036 with private employers, with 4,240 new registrants and 1,912 rehiring after jobs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska
Stivers
Brownville
Stella
F. W. Cornell
National Re-Employment Service
Cornell
Reservoir expansion plan for Platte Valley dam proposed
District directors consider increasing Sutherland reservoir capacity by 38000 acre feet. Engineers propose raising the earthen dam by 9.3 feet to impound water diverted from the Platte. Officials will review technical and financial implications in a formal submission and briefing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sutherland
Platte Valley
Patrons Slow as Chadron State Park Opens Wider
Unfavorable weather and finances cut attendance at Chadron state park this season. Frank B. O'Connell, secretary of the state game forestation and parks commission, notes the park expanded from 40 to 800 acres and became a resort. he says the park is about 50 percent self supporting and could reach full support in a normal year. Registrations not yet available as the season ends in October.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chadron State Park
Frank B. O'Connell
State Game, Forestation and Parks Casion
O'Connell
Nebraska Releases 1935 License Plates From State Reformatory
Stacks of gray and black 1935 Nebraska motor vehicle license plates sit at the Lincoln state reformatory awaiting distribution as 518,732 pairs are prepared. For months the plant has cut numbered and enameled plates, with 28 workers, and no serious accidents in three years of self manufacture. The factory also produces highway markers, using about 200 tons of 26 gauge steel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska
State Reformatory
Lincoln
Also Mentioned on This Page
Lindbergh
Edward W. Pickard
Unica
Western Newsepe
New England
Georgia
Carolinas
Connecticut
Atate
Gorman
Hugh S. Johnson
NRA
Code
United Textile Workers
Johnson
Recovery Administration
Gov. Winant
State News
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!