Idaho lawmakers face resignations after governor accepts Erb's resignation
Boise dispatch reports Governor Ross accepted Senator Robert S. Erb's Lewiston seat departure amid AG Miller ruling barring any state contracts for legislators. The move signals possible mass resignations and looming litigation over law on business dealings with the state.
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Boise
Idaho
Ross
Robert S. Erb
Lewiston
Erb
Bert H. Miller
J. M. Sharp
Department of Public Works
Dan
J Cavanagh
Twin Falls
Erb Hardware Company, Incorporated
Robert G. Bailey
H. E. Powers
Kimberly
Mendieta Out as Opponents Force Action
Cuba faces political upheaval as President Carlos Mendieta resigns amid pressure from opposition. Jose A. Barnet becomes provisional president after Mendieta’s cabinet is reappointed then a joint session will elect a provisional leader within 48 hours. Police and army units search Havana for kidnap victim Nicolas Castano while radio station CMQ is raided causing substantial equipment damage.
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Carlos Mendieta
Cuba
Jose A. Barnet
Havana
Mendieta
Barnet
Gerardo Machado
Council of State
Nicolas Castano
United States
CMQ
Silver market remains unsettled after London collapse
London silver prices slipped to 274 pence an ounce amid market paralysis as Americans and British financiers clash over the U S silver purchase policy. Senator Pittman defended Roosevelt stance while New York fixed import bar silver at 62 1 2 cents.
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Associated Press
London
United States
America
Shanghai
China
United States Treasury
Congress
Far East
Pittman
Nevada
Reno
Roosevelt
Great Britain
New York
Dickson Injured in Automobile Bottle Collision
Walter Dickson suffers an injured ankle after a three part mishap as an automobile runs over a bottle, a bottle sideswipes him and he falls. A doctor treated the injury, keeping him out for about a month or six weeks.
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Anderson
D. C
Walter Dickson
Dickson
Curtis Borah Get Together Signals GOP Talk
In Washington on December 11, former Vice President Curtis met with Senator Borah for about 15 minutes to discuss politics. Curtis said he backs Landon, while Borah and Curtis remained friends with no stated leadership intent. George N. Peek also discussed the Canadian trade pact with Borah, opposing the reciprocity treaty in line with Peek’s revision agenda.
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Washington
Curtis
Borah
Landon
Kansas
Alf M. Landon
Tocoka
London
China Granted Limited Potato Import Quota
The AAA announced that China may ship one and one tenth bushels of potatoes into the United States this year without tax under the new potato control law. Officials determined China’s average from 1929 to 1934 based on 1933 potato shipments, spreading that year’s seven bushels over six years to set the quota.
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Washington
AAA
China
United States
Miss Rusness Names Ballet Room Terms
Miss Doris Rusness of Creighton Nebraska, a University of Nebraska student and dancing authority, blacklisted ballroom terms such as pump handle, death grip, bouncing ball, clinging vine and rumble seat.
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Lincoln
Nebr
Doris Rusness
Creighton
University of Nebraska
Farm Bureau Endorses AAA At 17th Convention
Delegates at the American Farm Bureau Federation's 17th annual convention in Chicago unanimously endorse the AAA and denounce critics. The group calls for a definite currency policy to keep prices aligned with fixed costs across generations and urges Congress to form a joint committee to study depression causes. Charles E. Hearst of Des Moines led the resolutions committee with 17 general resolutions presented.
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Franklin Sturdy
Associated Press
Chicago
Roosevellt
American Farm Bureau Federation
AAA
Congress
Charles E. Hearst
Des Moines
Convict Hunt in Idaho Area Near Moscow
Isolated roads in the north Idaho panhandle were combed by deputies and state patrolmen for the last two of eight convicts who tunneled from Washington State penitentiary. A car found abandoned near Moscow aided the Idaho leg of the manhunt as crews searched highways between Moscow and Sandpoint. The remaining fugitives hid in forests as seasonal workers left for winter.
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Moscow
Idaho
North Idaho Panhandle
Washington State Penitentiary
Here
Charles Summerfield
Herbert Jackson
John Weaver
Sandpoint
Civilian Conservation Corps
Walla Walla
Washington
Whisky truck holdup ends in theft, police hunt two gunmen
Chicago report details delivery driver Frank Lasharr and helper Saul Shamkovitz forced to drink whisky by two gunmen who then escaped with $150 and liquor worth 275 dollars. The robbers drank a pint each before fleeing as police investigate.
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Chicago
Frank Lasharr
Saul Shamkovitz
Labor May Change Convention City
William Green promised a possible move of the 1936 AFL convention from Tampa if charges that three labor men were tarred and slugged are proved. He directed Wandell Heaton to conduct an immediate investigation. The Atlantic City Federation voted to hold the next Tampa convention after a Detroit bid.
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Washington
American Federation of Labor
Tampa
Fla
William Green
Green
Wandell Heaton
Florida State Federation of Labor
Atlantic City
Detroit
Woman Identifies Isadore Blumenfeld as Liggett Killing Suspect
Minneapolis police report Mrs Walter Liggett identified Isadore Blumenfeld known as Kid Cann as the slayer of her husband the crusading publisher. She picked Blumenfeld from seven men at a city jail showup and remained composed. Blumenfeld denied guilt claiming he was in a downtown barbershop at 5:40 p m Monday as alibi witnesses were checked.
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Minneapolis
John Hilborn
Walter Liggett
Isadore
Kid Cann) Blumenfeld
Hilborn
Blumenfeld
Minneapols
Liggett
al Marxen
James Mullen
Senate to Inquire Into War Currents
The Senate munitions committee plans an inquiry starting January 6 into the currents that drew America into World War I. J. P. Morgan will be a witness, questioned over financing the Allied forces. The probe will examine events before the U.S. entry as groundwork for new neutrality legislation.
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Washington
Der
Senate Munitions Committee
America
J. P. Morgan
New York
Senate Banking Committee
Weather Outlook: Rain Tonight then Snow Higher Elevations
Occasional rain is expected tonight with a mix of showers Thursday across higher elevations where light snowfall is possible. Temperatures will change little, keeping a mild to cool trend across the region.
Japan demands parity for navy at London conference
Admiral Osami Nagano pressed for Japan to gain a navy equal in tonnage to major powers, with offensive ships reduced and a non threatening world. British and American experts warned parity would give Japan influence in the Far East and questioned feasibility given current treaty strengths.
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Associated Press
London
Osami Nagano
Japan
United States
Pacific
Woman Defendant Aids Prosecution in Mass Murders Case
Peggy Paulos, co defendant in the Erlands Point sextuple killings, offers her testimony to aid the prosecution. Her voluntary confession implicated herself and Leo Hall, who faces first degree murder charges. Prosecutors rely on her account to frame the defense case as well.
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Port Orchard
Wash
Peggy Peterson Paulos
Leo Hall
Erland’s Point
Ralph A. Horr
Paulos
Hall
Officer interrupts gas fire at Cambridge tea gathering
In Cambridge Massachusetts on December 11 Officer Samuel Arthur arrived at Mrs Mary Casso's home to find a gas flame burning under a tea kettle after she left for Boston. He turned off the gas and extinguished the fire. The incident followed a call to police.
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Boston
Cambridge
Mass
Samuel Arthur
Mary Casso
State rests in M'Mahn case Blackfoot Idaho
The state rested its case in the preliminary hearing for Walter McMahn before Probate Judge George R Bailey after the death of William Meese from skull injuries. Testimony showed McMahn trained in wrestling and tumbling and disputed by the defense. The defense planned to open its case later.
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Blackfoot
Walter McMahn
George R. Bailey
McMahn
William Meese
D. W. Bliss
Pocatello
J. H. Swanson
Bliss
University of Idaho, Southern Branch
Thelma Storer
First State
Meese
Donald R. Good
Miss Storer
F.S. Miller
A. E. Miller
Utah Weather Quiet Tonight Through Thursday
Generally fair conditions persist with little temperature change. Forecasters expect clear skies tonight and on Thursday with mild to warm daytime highs.
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Utah
Borah Attacks Peace Plan Over Italo Ethiopian War
Senator Borah accuses the Franco British proposal to end the Italo Ethiopian war of making Mussolini the most powerful figure in Europe and turning the League of Nations into an instrument of imperialism. He argues the plan dismembers Ethiopia, undermines territorial integrity, and favors non belligerents. Borah urges strict neutrality and denounces the scheme as dangerous.
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Ethiopia
Paris
Pierre Laval
Samuel Hoare
Britain
Italy
Red Sea
Laval
Wolde Mariam
Council
Assembly
League of Nations
Geneva
Ten Nations
Washington
Borah
Idaho
Mussolini
Europe
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Great Britain
France
League
York
United States
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