Roosevelt Opens Second Term For Nation in Washington
President Roosevelt will take the oath of office Wednesday noon before Chief Justice Hughes and deliver a keynote address signaling the aims of his second administration. Congress will push the New Deal program with a dollar devaluation bill and continued stabilization funds, while the House moves on Reconstruction Corporation measures.
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Prison Riot Flays Ontario Reformatory As Escapes Reported
Hundreds of prisoners rioted at the Ontario reformatory in Guelph Ontario turning the interior into a shambles as fires were started on blankets and mattresses. Unofficial reports say 25 to 30 inmates escaped while officials were driven from administrative quarters.
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Former Senator and Governor Carey Dies in Cheyenne
Robert D. Carey aged 58 former U S senator and Wyoming governor died suddenly in Cheyenne at his brother’s home. He had been defeated for re election in November by Democrat Harry H. Schwartz. Carey had served as Wyoming governor from 1919 to 1923 and as U S senator beginning in 1930 to complete Warren’s term. He chaired a 1924 agricultural conditions survey appointed by President Coolidge. He owned business interests in Cheyenne.
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Missing Gold Ingot Sparks Maritime Mystery
A gold bar valued around 14000 dollars vanished while on the Paris from the French Line voyage carrying 421 ingots worth about six million dollars. The bar was found missing from a mail sack, prompting an investigation with no leads by day’s end.
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Paris
Lindberghs Reported to Seek British Naturalization
London batch reports Col and Mrs Charles A Lindbergh plan to become naturalized British citizens with their son Jon. The dispatch notes they may file in short order and village gossip suggests Mrs Lindbergh is pregnant with another child.
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First Cousin of Wallis Simpson Found Dead in Garage
George Pickett Montague 36, who claimed to be Wallis Simpson's first cousin, was found dead in his closed garage in Waukesha Wisconsin on January 17 from carbon monoxide poisoning. Sheriff Walter Liskowitz said it appeared self-inflicted. Montague left a widow and two children and had recently lost his job as a pattern designer.
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Wallace to Use Big Stick to Raise Farm Prices
Secretary Wallace announces a $10,000,000 federal egg buying program to counter a sharp drop in wholesale and farm egg prices. The plan leverages 30 percent of all agricultural customs receipts, about $100,000,000 yearly, and follows prior use with grapefruit.
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European war confined to Spain remains unsolved
Europe faces an unresolved problem of keeping the Spanish civil conflict within Spain. Six months of talks and war scare episodes fail to yield a solution as Mussolini and Goering weigh Rome talks while the non intervention committee plans actions to curb arms volunteers and finance flows to Spain.
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Rebels launch massive assault on Madrid front
Rebels and loyalists pour heavy reinforcements as artillery and machine gun fire roar along the Madrid front. Reports say a decisive battle for the capital may be under way while observers note prior Sunday clashes at Clinico hospital and University City stronghold with heavy rebel casualties.
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Sportsmen Draw Up Code To Protect State Resources
The article notes a labor dispute as United Automobile Workers directs sit-down strikers to stay at posts in Flint Michigan plants on the eve of talks with General Motors. A Flint Alliance group sought a conference on bargaining terms while the union claims breach of faith. Cadillacs Fleetwood and Guide Lamp at Anderson Indiana had already cleared.
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Legislative committees weigh broad Montana game law proposals
In Helena on January 17 a large volume of wildlife protection and management ideas is being refined for the 25th Montana General Assembly. Senate and House fish and game committees review numerous suggestions for changes to game laws, with chief proposals aimed at expanding the bureau of biological resources' authority.
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Tragic Canton Train Fire Kills Over 100 En Route
A Canton China train fire killed an estimated 100 or more passengers after a sulphuric acid explosion in a third class coach near Sheklung. The locomotive continued at full speed as coaches burned, trapping travelers aboard.
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Snow Drifts Sweep Through Butte Amid Mild Temperatures
Winter snow fell across Butte with readings from 6 to 15 degrees and zero disturbances to major transit. Airlines canceled flights in cities outside Butte while railroads and buses ran close to normal as plows kept highways clear.
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Hillbilly Hog Caller On His New York Visit
Tom Bevington of Chardon Ohio, famed hog caller, travels to New York to entertain Gotham socialites at Elsa Maxwell's barnyard party. He enjoys seeing the ocean and the George Washington Bridge before returning home, insisting he is not really a hog caller though he showcases six top parkers at the Waldorf Astoria event.
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Elk Firing Line Open to Hunters on January 24
Montana game warden Kenneth MacDonald announced an open season starting January 24 for the northern Yellowstone park elk herd. He said feed shortages require thinning to about 7,000 from over 11,500, with calves about 15 percent of the herd. He noted the herd was in excellent condition despite winter snow and expected movements out of the park within a week.
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Master of metals lectures heard in mining city
Dr Colin G Fink renowned New York electro chemist will lecture in the mining city delivering two talks on applied electro chemistry and ancient bronzes at 6 30 pm at the Finlen hotel for the Montana section A I M E. Officers will be elected after an informal dinner. He also speaks at a Montana School of Mines convocation at 10 am.
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Unsettled Montana Forecast With Snow Likely
Montana weather outlook calls for unsettled conditions Monday and Tuesday with occasional light snow and little temperature change. Local tone notes modest accumulations and ongoing changeable skies.
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Federal agents chase lead in Tacoma Mattson kidnap case
In Los Angeles and Tacoma reports, federal agents surveil a former WPA worker discharged from an Everett project as the prime suspect in 10-year-old Charles Mattson’s kidnap slaying. Investigations also probe Lee Haskell Fowler, a 36 year old held for robbery in Bellingham and Albers Bros. case linked to the inquiry.
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Autos kill 80 over weekend nationwide
Census Bureau reports 313 fatalities in 129 cities for the week ending January 1, 1936, 107 more than the previous year and 178 fewer deaths for the year across 131 cities compared with 1935.
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WPA Discloses Continued Cutting of Relief Jobs
Washington, Jan 17. The Works Progress Administration said relief jobs would keep being pared down. Harry L. Hopkins announced total WPA cases fell by 96,000 to 2,187,944 in the two weeks to December 26, nearing the 2,000,000 level. President had asked Congress for 650 million to fund WPA and similar programs for five months plus 140 million as a reserve for the next year, totaling 790 million.
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