President Roosevelt opposes immediate WWII bonus payment
In a letter dated December 27, President Roosevelt argues the World War I bonus is not due until 1945, would be very costly, and unlikely to spur real economic stimulus. He notes the total cost would vastly exceed certificate value and basic adjustments and says the issue is not well understood by veterans.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Garland R. Farmer
American Legion
Henderson
Tex
Farmer
Hauptmann Case Moves Forward With New Evidence
Hauptmann prosecutors prepare to introduce pocket notebooks detailing expenses to link the Lindbergh ransom to his income. A key witness is ready to testify she saw money caches in a cabinet at the Hauptmann Bronx home.
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Flemington
N. J
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Lindbergh
Hauptmann
Bronx
Atate
Alea Ornerte
Betty Gow
Incomes and Living Costs Grow in Early 1934
A Federal Reserve bulletin shows industrial profits wages and farm incomes up in the first nine months of 1934 with construction and railroad payrolls rising. The cost of living increased with food prices up 27 percent from the April 1933 low, while coal metal and chemical prices rose and textiles hides and leather fell.
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Washington
Federal Reserve
Woman pleads guilty in Missouri massacre conspiracy
Vivian Mathis, one of eight defendants in the Union Station massacre case, pleads guilty to conspiring to free a federal prisoner in federal court at Kansas City. The plea follows selection of jurors as the trial proceeds against the remaining defendants.
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Missouri
Kansas City
Vivian Mathis
Union Station
Merrill E. Otis
Frances Nash
Louis Stacci
Frank B Mulloy
Richard T. Gallatas
Elizabeth
Herbert Allen Farmer
Esther
Series of Butte fetes to welcome New Year
Butte plans a lively New Year’s Eve with dances and parties across the city starting at 9 pm. Major events include celebrations by the Elks Knights of Columbus Eagles and American Legion, plus a miner union jam at the Masonic Temple and other gatherings at Carpenters hall Enterprise hall and the country club.
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Butte
The
Elks
Knights of Columbus
Eagles
American Legion
Miners Union
Sonic Temple
Butte Stationary Engineers Union
Carpenters Hall
Butte Country Club
Odd Fellows
Enterprise Hall
Front Street
Deer Lodge Home Damaged by Fire
Fire in Deer Lodge on Missouri Avenue causes about 5000 dollars of damage to the Eldred residence. Defective wiring is believed to be the cause as smoke and flames fill the basement and hinder firefighting efforts. Officials say the loss totals about 75 percent of the structure.
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Deer Lodge
Eldred
Missouri Avenue
Pair Southeast but Generally Cloudy With Light Snow
Weather summary notes southeast region paired with overall cloudiness elsewhere. Light local snow falls in the north portion with no temperature change expected.
Government Drives to Capture Dillinger Fugitives in Chicago Area
Chicago dispatch reports a government manhunt targeting John Paul Chase and George Nelson as authorities consolidate resources to arrest 16 to 18 suspects believed to harbored the pair after their escape from California Nevada hideouts. The operation follows the killing of two federal agents in Chicago.
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Chicago
Dillinger
John Paul Chase
Sancisco
Chase
George
Baby Face
Nelson
California
Nevada
Liberty
Little Bohemia
Wisconsin
Gangster Trail Led From Butte Into California
Baby Face Nelson's associate John Paul Chase was arrested in California after slipping from Butte a week earlier ahead of police and DOJ agents. He sought through a Helena confederate a $15,000 city deposit box loot from the Nelson gang and checked into the Leggat hotel at midnight December 20 before disappearing.
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Baby Face Nelson
John Paul Chase
California
Butte
Department of Justice
Helena
Capital City
Nelson
Leggat Hotel
New
Year's End Business Shows Moderate Gains and High Hopes
New York reports a steady finish to 1934 with gains over 1933 across rail freight payrolls and farm prices. Officials foresee a continued recovery in 1935 though cautious in tone. The November department store index rose nearly 11 percent from a year earlier.
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New York
Bureau of Labor Statistics
National
Dustrial Conference Board
Department of Agriculture
Federal Reserve Board
Tom and Jerry Lead Butte New Year Drink Craze
Taverns report Tom and Jerry top the popularity poll as New Year drinks in Butte. Warm eggnogs and rum drinks follow while whisky, hot toddies, and high balls rise in demand at state liquor stores on West Park Street and East Broadway.
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Tom and Jerry
Butte
Father Time
Thomas
Mr. Jeremiah
West Park Street
East Broadway
FERA Strike Ends Workers Back on County Projects
FERA workers who quit last Wednesday returned to duty today at county projects including Hansen Packing, Montana Street sewer, and Silver Bow Creek rip rap work. County director Alex McDonald said those absent will be restored to work as they report.
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FERA
Hansen Packing Company
Montana Street
Silver Bow Creek
Alex McDonald
Four Survivors Rescued After Adirondack Plane Crash
Four men stranded three days in the Adirondacks were rescued and rushed to St. Elizabeth's hospital Utica after a return trek through three feet of snow in subzero temperatures. One man suffered a hip injury and would be evacuated later by sled as a CCC ambulance and state conservation staff aided the group.
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Morehouseville
N. Y
Here
St. Elizabeth's Hospital
Utica
Morenouseville
Dée
Adirondacks
State Conservation Department
Hoffheister
Conservation Department
Hameilton Chequers
CCC
Ernest
Dale
Dryer
al Mitchell
Massachusetts National Guard
Seventeen River Workmen Drowned Near Alcacer
Seventeen river workers died when a small overloaded boat capsized in a whirlpool near Alcacer in the Lisbon area during the night.
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Lisbon
Portugal
Alcacer
Major Southern California shaking rattles cities
A strong earthquake was felt across Southern California and northern Baja California with. Los Angeles Anaheim and Imperial Valley reporting tremors around 10:45 to 10:48 a.m. The quake caused minor to no damage in many areas while Calexico San Diego and El Centro reported stronger effects. A lighter tremor reached Phoenix moments later.
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Associated Press
California
Calexico
Los Angeles
Anaheim
Imperial Valley
el Centro
Mexico
Orange County
San Diego
Santa Ana
Earhart Plans Hawaii to U.S. Flight With Federal Help
Amelia Earhart Putnam will attempt a Hawaii to United States flight with promised assistance from the federal government. Commerce Department official J Carroll Cone said officials would not block the mission and would aid as possible.
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Washington
Amelia Earhart Putnam
Hawaii
United States
Commerce Department
Two Montanans Given Alcatraz Prison Terms
Henry Young 23 and Sherman Baxter 20 from Montana received federal sentences for bank robbery in Lind Washington. Young to 20 years and Baxter to 15 years at Alcatraz. co-defendant John Baker 36 to McNeil Island for similar robbery involvement. District Attorney notes prior crimes and a violent incident involving Young in Montana.
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Sherman Baxter
Lind
Wash
Alcatraz
San Francisco Bay
Montana
Spokane
Young
Baxter
First National Bank of
West
Mississippi River
Federal Reserve System
Custer County
Lind Bank
Washington State Penitentiary
Toole
Deer Lodge
J. M. Simpson
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