Milne Kidnap Hoax Crumbles Splendid Fashion
Caleb Milne the 23 year old heir to a textile fortune confessed a staged kidnapping two weeks earlier. He said the hoax aimed to gain money and publicity to help him land acting work. He faced an attempted extortion charge after a bond set at 7500 dollars. The case unfolds as federal investigators pursue the mail fraud element. Milne lived with his brother, who also pursued acting and writing mystery stories.
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New York
Milne
Caleb Milne
U. S. Commisoner
Coter
United States
Parties gird for 1936 as year begins with rifts in ranks
Washington reports storm signals for both major parties as 1935 ends and 1936 election year looms. Alfred E. Smith plans to attack the new deal at the American Liberty League dinner January 25 while Senator Borah targets eastern gains in New York January 28. Roosevelt hints at policy clash in the budget message as party tensions sharpen.
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Washington
Alfred E. Smith
American Liberty League
Sident
Mrs. Roosevelt
Borah
New York
Smith
Roosell
Congress
Storms Break Sub Zero Wave Across States
Severe cold and winter storms claim numerous lives as sub-zero temperatures press through Pennsylvania Michigan Illinois North Carolina and South Carolina. Traffic crashes exposure and related incidents boost fatal tolls with Oklahoma reporting additional deaths as officials tally casualties.
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Chicago
Wintver
Pennsylvania
Michigan
Illinois
North Carolina
South Carolina
Oklahoma
Floods in Northern and Central Regions Cause Dozens Dead
Flood waters isolated towns in the north and center, leaving more than twenty dead. Officials report widespread damage as rivers overran banks and rescue efforts continue amid rising tolls.
Psychologists dispute adage spare the rod with toddler
Cleveland in December 28 reports Dr. Richard F. Richie a child psychologist and physician and his wife raise two year old Martin without spanking. They advocate diplomacy and reasoning to curb misconduct and claim Martin has not yet learned right from wrong. His antics include tossing blocks and breaking a bell ornament during a photo session.
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Cleveland
Chubby
Martin Richie
Martin
Richard F. Richie
Cleveland Child Guidance Clinic
University of Buffalo
Harrisburg
State Hospital
Richie
Unsettled Weekend Weather With Snow And Rain
Snow and rain expected Sunday and Monday with unsettled conditions. Temperatures will gradually warm to normal levels as skies clear later in the week.
Mystery plane waits arrival of Lindberghs
A ship carrying the Lindberghs neared Britain as an airplane waited under sealed orders at Aldergrove. The family may leave the American Importer in Belfast to continue to England by air, with uncertain embarkation at Belfast or Cobh as routes may change.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
Charles A. Lindberghs
America
British Isles
Col. Lindbergh
Lindbergh
Jon
England
North Atlantic
Aldergrove Royal Air Force Airdrome
Cobh
Ireland
London
Thomas Sees Silver Action Following U S Mexico Talks
Sen Thomas of Oklahoma predicted a concert of action among American nations on the silver buying program after a United States Mexico conference planned for next week. Secretary Morgenthau invites some congressional silver bloc members to meet with Eduardo Saurez of Mexico. Thomas says the meeting could help coordinate actions to carry out the silver program. He also proposed Treasury certificates backed by silver to meet maturities and obligations.
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Washington
Thomas
Oklahoma
Morgenthau
Congressional Silver Bloc
Eduardo Saurez
Mexican Finance Ministry
Saurez
Senate
Treasury
Finance
Mexico
Eduardo Suarez
Townsend dispute denied by Weir in Idaho
John W. Weir of Los Angeles, Townsend organization official, denied material dissension in Idaho. He cited a state goal of 50 000 members by May 1. Boise leaders Dr. Walter A. Allen and E. C. Davis aligned with Weir, asserting Idaho’s growth remains strong with 150 clubs and 20 000 to 25 000 members.
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Boise
John W. Weir
Los Angeles
The
Townsend Old-Age Pension Organization
Idaho
Walter A. Allen
Boise Townsend
E. C. Davis
Davis
Weir
Lewis Williams
Dr. Allen
Townsend Organization
Colorado
Oregon
Townsend
Smith Roosevelt Breach Widens As Bid Refused
New York dispatch reports a widening rift between Roosevelt and Smith as Alfred E. Smith declines a White House invitation to address the American Liberty League dinner on January 5. Smith will travel with a large group and stay near the White House, with John J. Raskob expected among his guests.
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New York
Roosevelt
Alfred E. Smith
White House
Washington
American Liberty League
Smith
Pennsylvania Avenue
John J. Raskob
Democratic National Committee
Mexican political crisis calms after Calles exile return
Mexico City reported that threats of revolution linked to Plutarco Elias Calles have passed. Army leaders labor and peasant factions support President Lazaro Cardenas, leaving Calles isolated after breaking with Cardenas and accusing the country of moving toward communism.
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Mexico City
Plutarco Elias Calles
Calles
Lazaro Cardenas
Cardenas
Mexico
Utar Liquor Law in Court Seeks Rehearing
A group of alleged liquor law violators petitions Utahs state supreme court for a rehearing. They challenge the validity of the contra act, the beer provision, the liquor control fee finances, and the injunctions used to block their case, arguing the states authority to run the liquor business.
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Salt Lake City
State Supreme Court
Third District Court
Ogden Ordered to Halt Gasoline Sales Venture
Ogden city's bid to enter the retail gasoline market was blocked by a state supreme court writ of prohibition. Five oil companies sought the order in Salt Lake City, forcing Ogden to show cause by January 6 why the city should not be restrained permanently.
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Salt Lake City
Ogden City
State Supreme Court
U S Air Force Reorganizes Ground Force Staffing
Washington Dec 28 A wide reorganization of ground force personnel and bases is under way to match the expanding air force. The War Department faces a task of adjusting air service ground staff and landing fields to support rapid aircraft growth and 600 new planes planned for 1936. A board led by Col W B Browning is studying corps area needs to recommend readjustments and likely increase officers and enlisted personnel in the air corps.
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Washington
Army
Corps
General Headquarters Air Fove
War Department
Anmy
Col. W. &. Brwonine
Inspector-General's Department
Air Corps
HOUSES PUT BAN ON COPYRIGHT SONGS NEW YORK
Radio studios weigh end of licensed tunes as eight music publishers withdraw from radio royalty contracts. Warner Brothers controlled houses resign from the American Society of Composers Authors and Publishers as night time programs face scramble over whose songs will be played.
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New York
Tin Pan Alley
Warner Brothers
Amer
Capital crowded as solons return to crowded Washington
Congressmen return for the new session find tight living quarters and rising rents in Washington. A Labor Department report shows rents for wage earners and lower salary workers have edged higher since Congress adjourned last summer. October 15 rents were close to low levels compared with 21 other large cities.
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Washington
Labor Department
Congress
Chamber opposes NRA flavor in bills as Congress opens
The U S Chamber of Commerce declares it will resist all measures with an NRA flavor and oppose cash bonus and heavy federal spending while backing voluntary labor agreements. It also lists carry over bills to oppose and favors trade pact approaches. Senate and House activity includes fears of mass unemployment relief, a new ship subsidy push, and a silver buy act dialogue with Mexico.
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Washington
Congress
NRA
Chamber of Commerce of the United States
Chamber
Walsh
O'Mahoney
Imix
Adams
D-Colo
House
Senate
Commerce Committee
Crows Executed Near Caldwell Idaho
About 30 000 crows were killed by a dynamite blast at Lake Lowell in Caldwell. The 425 bombs were set off at 8 o clock under the supervision of the state game department and local rod and gun clubs from Caldwell and Nampa.
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Caldwell
Idaho
Willows
Lake Lowell
State Game Department
Nampa
Jap Invaders Press Northern China Advance toward Shangtu
Reports from Shanghai describe Manchukuoan forces driving a wedge into Chahar aiming to sever the northern frontier and threaten trade routes to Outer Mongolia under Soviet protection. Japanese air escort supports the push as 2 000 irregulars loyal to Lieu Kwei Tang seize Northern Hopeh, stirring border tensions.
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Shanghai
Talay
Ahar
China
Maine
Shangtu
Chahar
Outer Mongolia
Moscow
Hopeh
Lieu Kwei-Tang
Yearbook of Fame lists canned blood as top medical feat
Chicago December 28 The AP yearbook selects preserved dead blood for transfusions as medicine's foremost accomplishment of 1935. Dr Morris Fishbein, editor of the Journal of the American Medical Association, compiled the list.
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Chicago
Associated Press
Morris Fishbein
Journal of the
American Medical Association
Lava Flow Defies Bombing as New Eruptions Hit Hawaii
In Hilo the Nauna Loa eruption powers lava toward water reservoirs after aerial bombing attempts. A fiery flow scorches timber, cuts lines to Puu Oo, and threatens the city as volcanologist Thomas A. Jaggar directs the controversial diversion effort.
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Hilo
Hawaii
Nauna Loa
Puu Oo Ranch
Government
Thomas A. Jaggar
Direc
Laval Survives Confidence Vote in Parliament
Premier Pierre Laval narrowly survives two confidence votes in the chamber of deputies on a pledge to uphold the League of Nations amid war policy criticism. Deputies fear a cabinet crisis as disorderly debate ends with Laval still in office until the budget vote next week. Large guard reinforcements patrol outside the Bourbon palace amid turmoil.
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Premier Laval
France
Chamber of Deputies
League of Nations
Paris
Pierre Laval
Lavall
Hoare
Laval
Samuel Hoare
Great Britain
Bourbon Palace
Men’s Styles Grow Louder in London Fashion
London reports a bolder men’s fashion trend with color and relaxed cuts. Elephant’s breath blue tweed, checked camel hair, spices in cheviots and homespuns drive new overcoats. Raglan sleeves appear in outerwear, dinner jackets swing to raven blues, top hats fade for soft felt, and red accents appear in ties socks and handkerchiefs.
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London
Saville Row
Old Bond Street
Bond Street
Five Die From Coal Gas in Patchogue Home
In Patchogue New York a family of five including three young children was found dead from coal gas in their two story home. Robert Jerrell 33 a life insurance salesman his wife Aileen 32 and their children Robert 8 William 4 and Allen 2 perished as the furnace released gas. A fellow agent discovered the bodies after missing Jerrell at a meeting. Police later found a cat dead beneath a divan and the furnace was sealed.
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Patchogue
N. Y
Robert Jerrell
Aileen
Robert
William
Allen
Jerrell
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OGDEN
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Chahar Province
Robert B. Parker
Associated Press Foreign Staff
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