Japanese force seizes Lingyuan in Manchuria advance
Japanese General Heijiro Hattori led the 14th brigade into Lingyuan Jehol after nightfall as Chinese defenders retreated. The invasion began from Lingyuan with attacks on Shamo Shan and Paishihksumen, meeting strong Chinese resistance and heavy fighting. Lingyuan and Chihfeng are key objectives en route to Jehol City, with both towns reported captured or faltering in the campaign.
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Suichung
Manchuria
Heijiro Hattori
Lingyuan
Jehol
Rengo
Hattori
Shamoshan
Paishihksumen
Chang Hsiao Liang
Chaoyang
Chienping
Chihfeng
Kailu
Peipiao
Manchukuo
Chihfong
Associated Press
Hoover Receives Final Action on Drastic Bank Revision Bill
The drastic emergency bank bankruptcy revision bill is sent to the White House for President Hoover’s signature after the House approved Senate amendments 207 to 26. The measure aids railroads through reorganization under the Interstate Commerce Commission, allows voluntary debt readjustments for individuals and farmers, and excludes corporations. Both Hoover and the incoming Roosevelt reportedly support the legislation.
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Washington
White House
Hoover
House
Senate
Interstate Commerce Commission
Roosevelt
Japan moves deeper into Manchuria in Jehol advance
The third act in Manchuria’s crisis opens with Manchukuo and Japan in Jehol a mountainous opium trade region. Following Mukden’s fall on September 18 1931 they establish Manchukuo with Pu Yi as nominal ruler and push across the border from Peipiao and Kailu amid international protests and League condemnation.
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Associed Press
Japan
Manchuria
Jehol
Mukden
Chang Hsiao-Liang
China
Manchukuo
Henry Pu-Yi
Tokyo
Jebel
League of Nations
Peipiao
Kailu
Governor Ross Heads to Roosevelt Inauguration
Governor C. Ben Ross departed Boise for Washington to attend the Roosevelt inauguration and the March 5 governor’s conference. His son Dewey H. Ross will join him in Washington. no family accompanied him. The governor declined wearing his cowboy outfit in the parade but sent it to his son. A socks bearing the name Roosevelt decorated his ankles and he wore a new gray felt hat.
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Boise
C. Ben Ross
Washington
Roosevelt
Dewey H. Ross
Philadelphia
Washingon
Tom Walsh Remembered as Two Rivers Street Lighter
Older residents of Two Rivers recall U. S. Senator Thomas J. Walsh of Montana who will become attorney general as the town’s “street lighter.” Born and raised here, young Tommy Walsh once held the kerosene lamp lighting contract for $1.50 a week before electric lights arrived.
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Two Rivers
Wis
U. S
Thomas J. Walsh
Montana
Tommy Walsh
Difficult Problems Face New Administration After March 4
President elect Roosevelt and core aides brace for swift action on debt relief trade barriers and federal spending. Cordell Hull and Lewis Douglas push for early budget cuts and negotiations with Britain and France. Market confidence hinges on an inaugural address and first congressional message as railroads banks and farmers seek relief.
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Cordell Hull
Great Britain
France
Treasury
Lewis W. Douglas
Mr. Roosevelt
Congress
Washington
Addi
March Comes In Like A Lamb In Warm Weather
Warm spell hits Pocatello and surrounding cities with temperatures rising to 42 above at 1 PM. Several towns report highs well above normal as forecasters predict generally cloudy skies and possible mountain snow with moderate temperatures for Thursday.
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Pocatello
Salt Lake City
Idaho Falls
Butte
Helena
Weather Bureau
Ross Authorized to Proclaim Holidays
The Idaho legislature granted the governor authority to declare moratoria on mortgage foreclosures and suspensions via legal holidays. Governor Ross said he would sign the bill and noted it could also permit holidays affecting banks, a view shared by Senator Chase Clark.
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Boise
Ross
Chase Clark
Bonneville
Senate
Josures
German Leader Enacts Treason Penalties and Secret News Rules
President Von Hindenburg issues a decree raising penalties for espionage treason and subversive acts. The law imposes death for seeking or disclosing military secrets and bans foreign news sharing. harsh prison terms apply to publishing or discussing sensitive information. Meanwhile Germany plans Sunday elections with Funk predicting a meaningless ballot as Democrats vanish.
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Terlin
von Hindenburg
Utah Canners Sell 60 Cars of Tomatoes to Illinois Relief
Ogden March 1 The Utah Canners association completed the sale of 60 cars of tomatoes to Cook County Illinois emergency relief. Officials say it is the largest single sale of canned goods in the state. The sale came via competitive bids from several states. Each car held 1500 cases of 24 one quart cans, totaling 2 160 000 cans.
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Ogden
Utah Canners' Association
Emergency Relief Organization
Cook County
Ilinois
Canning Company
Child Sneezes Lucky Eleven in Hospital Incident
A five year old girl in Salt Lake City sneezed an eleven from her nose while waiting for doctors to remove a nasal obstruction. The dice from a backgammon set rolled to the floor showing eleven, and the child required no further treatment.
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Salt Lake City
Two Houses Act Speedily On Last Day Of Session
Samuel T. Ansell sues Senator Huey Long in the District of Columbia supreme court for 500000 dollars on slander charges. Ansell claims 250000 damages for public slander and 250000 in punitive damages over Long’s February 21 senate speech accusing him of forgery and fraud. Long allegedly called Ansell a thief and crook and invited suit.
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Washington
Samuel T. Ansell
Senate Committee
John H. Overton
Louisiana
Huey Long
District of Columbia Supreme Court
Army
Long
Senate
Ansell
Senator Long
Two Abductors Named in Boettcher Kidnapping Case
Police report two suspects in the Charles Boettcher II kidnapping in Denver, as the sixteenth day of captivity passes. Chief Albert T. Clark refused to identify them while noting no new developments beyond ongoing clue checks. Investigators probe whether a reform movement’s workers link to the family’s extortion case demanding sixty thousand dollars.
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Denver
Mar
Charles Boettcher
Albert T. Clark
Clark
Anna Lou Boettcher
Steam Shovel Ignites Divorce Case in Chicago
Chicago, March 1. Rose McGowan files for divorce citing a steam shovel incident at Joseph McGowan’s workplace. She stated he swung the shovel boom and scooped her up during a dispute over pay. The judge granted an injunction to prevent further harassment.
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Chicago
Joseph McGowan
Rose
Joseph
Scrip Bill Ends In House After Federal Law Warning
Boise March 1 The Idaho state legislature quickly killed a scrip bill by table action after legal experts warned that a 1857 federal law would impose a 10 percent tax on such scrip. The move followed a heated exchange between Speaker Coulter and Rep Robertson. The session also advanced other measures on lower car license costs for older light vehicles and school district consolidation with equalized funding, while a constitutional initiative amendment failed.
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Coulter
Robertson
Twin Falls
House
Senate
Freehafer
D. Payette
Callahan
Shoshone
Donart
D. Washington
Mayor Cermak on the mend after shooting
Doctors report Mayor Anton Cermak of Chicago is upgrading and likely to recover from the bullet wound and ensuing pneumonia. He shows improved lung and heart sounds, reduced pneumonia, and better kidney function after a long hospital stay following the assassination attempt at Bay Front Park.
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Miami
Fla. Mar
Anton Cermak
Chicago
Giuseppe Zangara
Cermak
Frederick Tice
Karl A. Meyer
Zangara
Roosevelt
Bay Front Park
Will Rogers reflects on war materials trade policy
Beverly Hills dispatch quotes Will Rogers contrasting U S aims on arms sales. He criticizes Britain for stopping war while the United States seeks disarmament regulation and questions who truly acts humanitarian as Europe views U S as pursuing profits.
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Beverly Hills
Cal
England
Japan
Europe
Minneapolis Pants Ban Law Targets Women
A 56 year old city ordinance in Minneapolis prohibits women from appearing in public nude or in clothing not belonging to their sex. The law carries up to a $100 fine or 90 days in jail and Chief William J. Meehan says it will be enforced.
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Minneapolis
William J. Meehan
Local Short Line Shops Reopen After Month Long Shutdown
Local officials announce the Short Line shops will reopen March 6 with about 500 workers getting seven days of employment this month. They will work March 6 to 10 and 13 to 14, then the regular force of about 80 returns for the rest of March. Roundhouse workers stay employed through the month. Officials note the seven days may be extended before month end.
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Roundhouse
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