Hoff man backs Hauptmann reprieve amid farm plan talk
Across separate fronts, Governor Hoffman secretly pursued Hauptmann's reprieve while Dr. Condon toured the Panama Canal Zone. In Washington, President Roosevelt touted a new farm plan under soil erosion laws with possible new taxes and amendments. Hauptmann slept late as his legal team sought fresh evidence for a new trial or commutation, while critics called for Hoffman's impeachment.
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Dale Harrison
Associated Press
Trenton
N. J
Harold G. Hoffman
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
John F. Condon
Panama Canal Zone
Capitol
Condon
Cristobal
United
Bronx
United States Supreme Court
Trenchard
Court of Pardon
Nine Convicted in Stavisky Case in France
In Paris on January 17, nine of twenty defendants in the Stavisky financial scandal were convicted amid street riots that toppled a French cabinet. Acquitted were Mme Arlette Simon Stavisky and ten others. Gustave Tissier the only conviction with extenuating circumstances for all but him.
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Paris
France
Stavisky
Mme
Arlette Simon Stavisky
Gustave Tissier
Bayonne
Joseph Garat
Chamber of Deputies
Henri Cohen
Raoul Desbrosses
Orleans
Paul Guebin
Herri Hayotte
Georges Hatot
Stavisky Mga
Joseph Bardi de Fourtou
Gaston Bonnaure
Chinese Jurist Wang Chung Hui resigns from World Court bench
Wang Chung Hui, a Chinese jurist, quits the World Court bench today for reasons not announced. The surprise move was announced from Geneva where the court sits.
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World Court Geneva
Wang Chung-Hui
World Court Bench Today
Kipling Clings to Life As Condition Remains Critical
Rudyard Kipling, aged 70, lay in a coma at a London hospital with condition unchanged and critical. A hospital bulletin reported a blood transfusion given last night and oxygen used as the end seemed hours away.
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London
Rudyard Kipling
Bard
Kipling
Snow to stand trial for manslaughter in Slater death
John A. Snow will be tried on a manslaughter charge in connection with the death of Frank M. Slater, a night watchman found dead on a city street. Snow waived preliminary hearing after admitting he drove the car that struck Slater.
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Twin Falls
John A. Snow
Frank M. Slater
Snow
E. F. Prater
Slater
County Judge Couples Do Wedding In Office Portrait Scene
Clearwater Florida January 17 County Judge Harry R Hewitt presides over a wedding in his chambers surrounded by a large portrait of the Dionne quintuplets. The judge jokes that the couple should study while they marry.
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Clearwater, Fla
Harry R. Hewitt
Spitz Appeals for Freedom in Lindbergh Case Ties
CHICAGO Jan 174 Stephen Spitz county jail inmate claims contact with Lindbergh ransom holders. He filed a pauper's petition to win release as his year term for fraudulent checks expired today though he still faces a $1,000 fine. Attorney Bernard Finnigan said if released Spitz will go to New Jersey to testify in the Hauptmann case.
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Chicago
Stephen Spitz
Spitz
Bernard M. Finnigan
New Jersey
Hauptmann
Idaho State Editorial Association Opens Mid Winter Session
About 40 members and wives of the Idaho State Editorial Association gather in Pocatello for the mid winter convention opening at the Bannock hotel. President Aden Hyde presides at 2 p m as discussions on The Sales Tax and The Newspaper begin. Delegates from across the state attend.
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Idaho State Editorial Association
Pocatello
Aden Hyde
Caldwell News Tribune
Bannock Hotel
H. C. Dworshak
Burley
W. S. Cady
W. T. Marines
Moscow
J. E. Jones
Western Newspaper Union
Byrd Trego
Blackfoot
A. H. Lee
Rupert
L. E. Cluff
Salt Lake City
Porte Publishing Company
O. A. Fitzgerald
G. R Maxwell
Shoshone
A. L Alford
Lewiston
Nicholas
Ickes Apologizes to Hoover Over Constitutional Ruling Claim
Secretary Ickes admitted he was mistaken in saying three Hoover era laws were unconstitutional. He described the last Republican administration as a do nothing era and apologized to former President Hoover for the error. He said he read the facts incorrectly and expressed regret for the misstatement.
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Washington
Ickes
Herbert Hoover
Rochester
N. Y
Hoover
Stenographer Job Offered After Sign-off Slip
R T Neville in Burlington North Carolina advertised for a stenographer. After reviewing many applications he found one suitable and praised it as the best he had seen. The applicant, however, forgot to sign her name at the end of the letter.
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Burlington
N. C
R. T. Neville
Flight Postponed for Trans-Pacific Air Mail to Manila
The post office department announced today that the next trans-Pacific air mail flight from San Francisco to Manila has been postponed. The flight was originally set for January 22.
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Washington
Post Office Department
Trans- Pacific Air Mail
San Francisco
Manila
Road Work Stops In Boise After Snowstorms
J H Stemmer state director of highways said virtually all highway construction work has temporarily halted because of recent heavy snowstorms.
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Boise
J. H. Stemmer
Hoover outlines farm aid in Lincoln talk
Former President Herbert Hoover addressed about ten thousand people at the University of Nebraska in Lincoln, urging restoration of home markets and stronger farm credit. He proposed retiring submarginal acres, cooperative marketing, fertilizer from air, and farm policy free of politics to help farmers and support national liberty.
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Lincoln
Neb
Herbert Hoover
University of Nebraska Coliseum
Washington
Alvord Named Scout Executive for Covered Wagon Council
Harrald S. Alvord, longtime Idaho Falls Boy Scout executive, is chosen as scout executive for the Covered Wagon council with headquarters in Omaha. He succeeds John D. Wright and will start duties late this month.
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Omaha
Harrald
S. Alvord
Idaho Falls
Covered Wagon Council
Boy Scouts of America
John D. Wright
St. Louis
Alvord
Public Works Clerk Opens Bids for Lost River Bridge
Boise Idaho January 17 G E McKelvey state public works commissioner called for bids to be opened January 31 on a 483 foot steel and concrete bridge on the Lost River highway at Blackfoot in Bingham county. The project includes grading and gravel surfacing of roadway approaches.
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Boise
G. E. McKelvey
Lost River
Blackfoot
Bingham County
Snow Totals Four Inches in Pocatello January Storm
Four inches of snow fell in Pocatello last night raising January precipitation to 2.17 inches for the section. The U S Weather Bureau reported total 24 hour precipitation at 28. January moisture is nearly 0.40 inches above normal. Temperatures cooled to a low in several days as the center of a low pressure area passed over the city. Tonight and Saturday expect clearing in the north and east portions.
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Pocatello
U. S Weather Bureau
Slot machines stolen from Town club in Yellowstone hotel
Ira Meredith, 20, is jailed on first degree burglary charges after three slot machines were stolen from the Town club in the Yellowstone hotel. Police say a car was seen leaving Don's Place and the getaway route led to a North Arthur garage where the machines were found in a broken state. one 25 cent machine had $2 in takings. A second man was later detained on intoxication charges as officers seek more light on the burglary.
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Ira Meredith
No. Arthur Avenue
Tod
Town Club
Yellowstone Hotel
H. J. Williams
Ben Greer
Watchman
Don’s Place
South Main
North Arthur
Drew Standrod
Meredith
Roosevelt Talks Saturday Night Announcement
Roosevelt plans a Saturday night address between 10 30 and 19 o clock over a coast hookup with all principals of the NBC and CBS rain.
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Roosevelt
N. B.C
Barber apprentice examinations set for Boise dates
Don Cruikshank the state occupational license director announced exams for barber apprentices will be held in Boise on February 11, in Lewiston on February 25 and in Pocatello on March 15. Candidates must file applications with the bureau 15 days before examination dates.
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Barser
Boise
Don Cruikshank
Tate
Lewis
Pocatello
Senator predicts bonus bill becomes law despite Roosevelt
Senator Harrison of Mississippi declares in the opening Senate debate that the baby bond bonus payment bill will become law whether or not President Roosevelt signs it. He argues the measure offers the best way out and is lighter on the government. He faces questions from opponents over paying certificates due in 1945 and retaining bonds as investments for nine years.
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Washington
Senate
Harrison
D-Miss
Roosevelt
Finance Committee
Missippian
Hastings
Antarctic fliers safe at Bay of Whales rescue
Two explorers Lincolnworth and Herbert Hollick Kenyon were found alive after seven weeks adrift in the Antarctic. Discovery ship landed them on the ice barrier near the Bay of Whales, with Ellsworth aboard and radio reports confirming their well being.
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Bay OF Whales
INDON
Antarctic
Lincolnworth
Herbert Hollickvon
Ornde
America
Whales
Rayal Wateh
Ameri- Ellsworth
Hollick-Kenyon
South Polar
Ellsworth
Discovery
Essage
Fiial
Disery
Great Ice Barrier
Dundee Island
Cape Horn
Ross Sea
New Zealand
Master of the Discovery
Kenyon
Colonial Office
Kansas Relief Riot Fears Grow at Bourbon County
In Kansas, Bourbon County relief protests escalate as over 200 demonstrators force entry at the courthouse seeking higher relief wages. National Guard units move to quell tensions while authorities evacuate and fumigate due to diphtheria exposure. several dozen receive medical aid.
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Fort Scott
Kan
Bourbon County
National Guard
Milton R. McLean
Kansas National Guard
Topka
Flier Lost Over Wyoming Sparks Search Effort
United Air Lines seeks to locate Howard Stark a department of commerce flyer missing since leaving Rock Springs for Salt Lake City. Stark flew a Stinson aircraft NS 40 from Cheyenne yesterday morning and has not been heard from amid squally weather and snow over the Wasatch mountains. Airlines report ongoing search and weather conditions affecting transcontinental flights.
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Cheyenne
Wyo
United Air Lines
Howard Stark
Department of Commerce
Rock Springs
Salt Lake City
Stark
Stinson
Salt Lake
Wasatch Mountains
Utah Weather unsettled with light snow in parts
Unsettled conditions continue tonight and Saturday with probable light snow in portions of the state. Colder temperatures move in tonight.
Green Has Seven Days More Life
SALT LAKE CITY January 17 Delbert Green, condemned triple slayer, has seven days to live unless new escape avenues arise. State supreme court denied appeal from district court sentence to execution January 24 for killing his uncle at Layton six years ago. Attorneys faced a long fight to prove sanity and commit him to an asylum.
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Salt Lake City
Delbert Green
State Supreme Court
Green
Layton
Idaho crops show 1935 harvest totals and values
Federal figures for Idaho report 2.863 million acres of field crops harvested in 1935, up from 2.710 million in 1934, with total farm value excluding sugar beets at 51.07 million and fruit value at 4.831 million. Wheat acres and beet and potato yields are listed with year over year comparisons.
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Boise
Federal Agricultural Department
Idaho
Richard C. Ross
WPA liberalizes relief rules in Idaho aid plan
Washington dispatch reports a liberalization of works relief in Idaho. Aubrey Williams advised using relief workers 10 percent eligible between January 1 and November 1, 1935. Senator Pope claims Idaho’s WPA quota could rise by 15 000 with more funds possibly approved later.
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Washington
Works Progress Administration
Idaho
Aubrey Williams
J. Leo Hood
Senator Pope
Pope
Hood
WPA
Harry L. Hopkins
Hopkins
Cripple Convicted for Murdering Son
David Ashcraft, a 45 year old paralytic news vendor, was convicted of manslaughter in the District of Columbia supreme court for killing his son a year old. He admitted holding the boy over a gas jet and indicated he might have chosen death by his own hand.
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Washington
David Ashcraft
District of Columbia Supreme Court
Ashcraft
David
Missing three after Kansas City plant explosion
Three of the reported missing people from the Kansas City Food Products plant blast were found safe today as crews battled fires at three nearby dwellings.
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Kansas City
Workers Ordered Back to Murray Mine After Snow Threat
Jan 17 report: workers returned to the Jack Waite mine at Murray after a four day shutdown due to snowslide danger. The closure ended as temperatures suddenly dropped restoring safer conditions.
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Wallace
Jack Waite
Murray
Glass Defends Wilson as Senate Clashes Over War Records
Senator Glass of Virginia lashed out at critics who claim Woodrow Wilson falsified wartime records. He defended Wilson’s memory against charges by Senator Nye of deriding his character. The exchange touched on war profits legislation and Wilsonian neutrality policy amid pointed questions about banking influences and the decision to enter World War I.
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Washington
Senator Glass
Virginia
Woodrow Wilson
Senate
Nye
Connally
Texas
Wilson
North Dakota
Cras
Morgan
Congress
Italians Claim Blacks Routed In Ethiopian Battle Front
The Associated Press reports Italian command in Ethiopia claims a southern battle routed Ethiopians with 4 000 casualties and a complete victory. Ethiopian sources deny a major engagement took place amid Ras Desta Demtu's dispersed forces. An Italian plane interned in the Sudan. British troops arrive in Alexandria en route to Mersa Matruh.
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Associated Press
Africa
Pietro Badoglio
Ethiopia
Ras Desta Demtu
Addis Ababa
Ras Desta
Sudan
London
Alexandria
Egypt
Mersamatruh
Libya
Italy
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Death House
Col
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New York
Frank H. King
Byright
Aesce- Press
Kansas
Wyoming
Utah
Glass
U. S
By Preston L. Grover
Senate Munitions Committee
Treasury
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