Will Sharkey dies by his own action in jail
Willie Sharkey, one of four Chicago gangsters awaiting removal for kidnaping, hanged himself in a St. Paul jail cell after being acquitted in the Hamm case. He had clashed with guards and had shown signs of mental distress during the trial.
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St. Paul
Willie Sharkey
Chicago
George H. Moeller
Roger Touhy
Gustav Schafer
Eddie McFadden
William Hamm, Jr
Ramsey County
Sharkey
John Factor
T. W. McCeekin
M. M. Joyce
Hamm
William Scott Stewart
Stewart
Gangster Willie Sharkey Found Dead in Ramsey Jail
Willie Sharkey, linked to the Touhy gang, was found dead in his Ramsey County jail cell, apparently by hanging with a necktie between 5 and 6 a.m. He had earlier complained of a headache and asked for aspirin, as Sheriff Moeller noted.
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Ed Davis
Sharkey
St. Paul
Willie Sharkey
Chicago
Ramsey County
Touhy
Roger Touhy
Federal District Court
William Hamm, Jr
Brewer
George H. Moeller
Moeller
Savings Accounts Shrink Across Nation in 1931 Report
New York, Dec 1. The annual report of the American Bankers Association shows total savings deposits in banks and trust companies at 21,424,226,000 on June 30, down 2,857,120,000 or 11.8 percent from the prior year. Since 1930, deposits have fallen 7,054,405,000 or 24.8 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Savings Division
American Bankers Association
Ninety Persons May Abandon Ship For Ice Floes
The icebreaker Cheliuskin, stuck at 62 north latitude, 172 west longitude, may have to abandon its Arctic refuge as heavy ice endangers it. Ninety men and women, including scientists and relief passengers, are being prepared to move to the floes of the east Siberian Sea with provisions and fuel landing on the ice.
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East Siberian Sea
Cheliuskin
Floet
Murmansk
Otto Schmidt
Arctic Authority
Davidoff Island
Bering Straits
Uruguayan Minister Believes Cuba Will Accept Peace Pact
Havana December 1 Uruguayan ambassador Fernandez de Medina reiterates belief that ABC secret society and the Menocalistas will accept the cordiality pact to restore political tranquility in Cuba. Jorge Manach of ABC travels to Miami to confer with members, seen as unofficial. Telephone service restored island wide after workers return under new employer agreement. President Grau signs a syndicalism decree likely to be opposed by the federation of labor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havana
Jorge Manach
ABC
Miami
de Medina
Cuba Telephone Company
Grau San Martin
Federation of Labor
Woodruff Tries to Take Office on State Board
Albert J. Woodruff of Decatur, a suspended member of the Georgia Public Service Commission, attempted to begin a new six year term but was suspended by Governor Talmadge. He reported for duty, then was served with a new suspension order until the next general assembly convenes.
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Woodruff
By Talmadge
Atlanta
Dee
Albert J. Woodruff
Decatur
Georgia Public Service Commission
Commission
Talmadge
Jud P. Wilhoit
Wilhoit
Lindley Camp
General Assembly of Georgia
NRA codes may cover telephone and aluminum industries
NRA administrator Hugh S. Johnson said he could impose codes with labor provisions on both the telephone and aluminum sectors if voluntary adoption fails. He noted Aluminum Company of America blocks fair trade terms, threatening a wage and hours code for the industry and for telephone work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Hugh S. Johnson
NRA
A. T
Aluminum Company of America
Johnson
Corn processing tax to be raised from 5 to 20 cents
Washington reports that a 5 cent per bushel tax on corn processed into other goods remains in place for now after a last minute move by the farm administration. The rate could rise to 20 cents by year’s start if markets stay strong, with processing firms citing potential price drops from higher levies. The plan includes contracts offering growers benefits for reducing production, aiming to fund about 350 million dollars in combined corn hog processing subsidies.
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Washington
Farm Administration
Tugwell
Agriculture Department
Germanys Future Foreign Policy Still Unknown
Analysis from Associated Press Berlin surveyed Hitler era plans showing a revolutionary regime steering unpredictable policy. It notes sudden moves away from the League of Nations and Geneva arms talks, a conciliatory tilt toward Poland and France, and hints at improving ties with Soviet Russia if equal status is achieved.
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League of Nations
Geneva
Germany
Mussolini
Italy
Berlin
Hitler
Konstantin von Neurath
France
Poland
Soviet
Russia
Arthur Rosenberg
Man Killed Woman Wounded Husband Held by Police in Atlanta
In Atlanta, J. P. Arthur Frazier, 32, was shot and killed while Mrs. Helen Cann, 21, was seriously wounded at a Central street address. G. A. Cann, 49, the husband of Mrs. Cann, surrendered and was held by police after the shooting. Police said Cann claimed Frazier had taken his wife from him. Officers reported Cann spoke with both before the shooting.
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Atlanta
Arthur Frazier
Helen Cann
G. A. Cann
O. H.pendley
Secretary of Police
Cann
Frazier
Pendley
Roosevelt jokes critics and resumes vacation at Warm Springs
President Roosevelt, after a josh at monetary critics, resumed his Warm Springs vacation. He teased about headlines predicting appointments in the treasury and the Federal Reserve, ribbing the press during Thanksgiving ceremonies.
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Roosevelt
Warm Springs
Associated Press
United States
Julian Borlin
the Treasury
Gus Gennerich
Federal Reserve System
Tragic Hunting Accident Claims L. F. Driver
L. F. Driver Sr. dies from a hunting accident at his Lake Lamonia camp. His son L. B. F. Driver Jr. found the body after he shot birds in a nearby field. An inquest returned an accidental death verdict. Funeral services were held at North Dawson Street residence with interment at Laurel Hill Cemetery.
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L. F. Driver
Lake Lamonia
Driver
L. BF. Driver, Jr
Dawson Street
Ansley C. Moore
Laurel Hill Cemetery
F. B. Harris
W. A. Pringle
W.S. Anderson
Fondren Mitchell
EB. A. Dawes
W. F. McIntyre
H. P. Searcy
Wynekoop Loses Two Pleas For Release On Bond
Chicago dispatch reports Dr. Wynekoop denied bond in the murder case of his wife Rheta. Prosecution cites new documents of social ties and a diary. bond hearings postponed to December 11 and a later date as investigators seek more evidence.
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Chicago
Bare Wynekoop
Rheta
Charles
Charles 8. Doupherty
Trans Pyrrelli
Jesup J. Dravid
Ses
Ait
Tyrrell
Wynekoop
David
Jonete
Earle
Alice N. Wynekoop
Rhetalhe
Alice
Storm Drowns Teens and Rises Missing on Black Sea
A fierce storm along the Black Sea coast at Samsun, Turkey left seven teens drowned and about 150 missing. Damage reached $225,000 as 57 boats were wrecked and large parts of Samsun flooded forcing residents to seek shelter in mosques.
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Black Sea
Istanbul
Turkey
Saman
Samsun
Treasury receipts and outlays for November report
Washington report shows Nov 28 treasury position with receipts of 11 225 881.21 dollars and expenditures of 27 482 069.57 dollars leaving a balance of 1 106 061.54 dollars. Customs receipts for the month were 25 006 329.98 dollars and the fiscal year total since July 1 reached 1 131 947 131.67 dollars. Total expenditures amounted to 1 901 730 312.38 dollars, including 689 657 665.85 dollars for emergency relief, resulting in an excess of expenditures of 769 783 180.71 dollars.
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Washington
The
Treasury
New vigor seen in government's gold program
The article notes a 25 cent weekly rise in the gold price to 34.01 per ounce, with a pre holiday level of 33.92, amid limited use of the $50 million gold buying fund. Morgenthau and Morgenthau's assistant announce the new price. Borah calls for silver monelization while RANDCO actions are reduced. The AFL warns on fiat money risks while noting improvements in construction and lumber sectors.
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Washington
New Vigor
Mitre
RFC
Morgenthau
New York
Jesse Jones
Kiec
Merbert Gaston
Tanth
Borah ¢H
Idaho
Reconstruction Corporation
Actial
Ohio man charged in Texas death of Cleveland widow
Arthur C. Wilson 28 of Cleveland was charged in Van Horn justice court with slaying Irene Debolt 28 also of Cleveland. Debolt was found near Van Horn on November 7 beaten and strangled. identification confirmed by Cleveland police. Sheriff Fox said Debolt had traveled with Wilson in September for California in a car bought with part of 34000 life insurance money.
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el Paso
Tex
Arthur C. Wilson
Cleveland
Irene Debolt
van Horn
Irank Cheske
Government wins first NRA violation prosecution
Brooklyn December 1 The government wins its first criminal NRA violation case as Hercules Gasoline Filling Stations Inc pled guilty. David Lind and Moe Levine head the firm and receive fines of 100 dollars each plus a 200 dollar corporate penalty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooklyn
N. Y
Hercules Gasoline Filling Stations, Inc
David Lind
Moe Levine
Clarence G. Galston
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Tie
Joyce
Ingerson
Natoin
Orvel Gilley
Heywood Patterson
Scottsboro
Ala
Moscow
Cuba
Fernandez de Medina
Menocalistas
Georgia Public Service Camerisation
Aluminum Industries
League and Arms
Tfiler
New
Louis P. Lochner
Associated Press Foreign Staff
Associated
Joseph Turpski
East Prussia
Tannenberg
Mrs. Roosevelt
Francis M. Stephenson
Warm Springs Foundation
Julian Boehn
Gus Generich
Boehn
Thomasville
Lake Tiamonia
TALL
Mark H. Shank
Akron
Ohio
Little Rock
Ark
Oirs
Alvin Colley
Kenton
Treasury Statement
BORA
American Federation of Labor
Review of Business
Federation
Texas
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