Bartered Bride Dispute Threatens Frisco Chinatown
San Francisco on February 4 faced a tense Chinatown New Year as a quarrel over a bartered bride and a paid sum flared. Police guarded streets while peace leaders met to seek a pact to keep the Chinese New Year celebrations calm and uninterrupted.
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Frisco Chinatown
San Francisco
China
Jack Manion
Chinatown
Fathers of the
Chinese Peace Society
Toy Fon Lew
Kack Lew Gew
Los Angeles
Four Families Association
Gin Lem
Kack
Hop Sings
Murder at Chicago Saddle Club Stuns Elite Set
Lewish Straub, 46, night bartender, was found dead with seven bullet wounds in the basement of Chicago's Saddle and Cycle Club. Police suspect a personal motive and hold Straub's widow, 34 year old Mrs Helen Straub, for the inquest amid discrepancies in her account. The slaying occurred after a society ball attended by the Prince of Wales 11 years ago.
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Chicago
Lewish
Straub
Prince of Wales
Helen Straub
Anti-Politics Bill Aims to Remove P O from Politics
Senator Norris introduces a bill to strip the post office department of partisan control, requiring the president with Senate approval to name the postmaster general for ten years. All appointments would be merit based, removing Congress from postmaster selections and promotions.
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Washington
James A. Farley
Senate
Norris
R. Neb
Post Office
Senator Charles Fulghum Dies in Macon at 43
State Senator Charles Fulghum of the 481 Georgia district died in Macon after a brief illness that began with a facial infection. The Abbeville merchant and farmer, who went to Atlanta for the legislature, stopped in Macon Jan. 27 for treatment and worsened until his death. Funeral services were held in Abbeville, with surviving widow Myrtle Bowen Fulghum, a son Charles Jr., and siblings T C Mitchell, Fulghum of Jacksonville, Florida, Janta Fulghum of Tallahassee, and Annie Ramseur of Lincolntonson.
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Macon
Charles Fulthe
Georgia
Heregham
Abbeville
Atlanta
General Assembly
Fulghum
Myrtle Bowen Fulghum
Charles Jr
Hus
T. C. Mitchell
al Fulghum
Jacksonville
Fip
Janta
Allie Edge
Tallahassee
Fla
Annie Ramseur
Lincolnton
Special license tag for Roosevelt car in Georgia
Milledgeville Georgia February 4 A new license tag bearing a bright blue R identifies the Shrall runabout Roosevelt will drive on his next Georgia visit. The tag, with initial replacing the usual number, is produced at a local back state tag factory and sent to Warm Springs for the president's car. Tags for the president and Governor Talmadge were the only special plates turned out this year. The governor's tag features an outline of the state capitol with a T-1.
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Milledgeville, Ga
Roosevelt
Georgia
Warm Springs
Talmadge E
Violet Sharpe Case Recalled In Hauptmann Trial
Peter Sommer testifies he saw two men a woman with a blonde baby the Lindbergh case night linking Isador Fisch and Violet Sharpe to the crime. He denies being a professional witness, while the state seeks to show Sommer lied for payoff as Hauptmann’s defense faces fresh testimony in Flemington court.
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Hauptmann
Peter~h. Sommer
Lupica
Lindbergh Estate
C. Lloyd Fisher
Defense Counsel
Mercer Saunty
New Jersey
David T. Wilentz
Ben
Hans ~ Kloeppenburg
Kloeppenburg
Moosie
Bronx
Mr. Hauptmann
Sador Fisch
Germany
PSTN
Fisch
Lindbergh
Hig Garage
Wilentz
Flemington
N. J
Peter H. Sommer
Fisch- Sharpe
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Sommer
Charles A. Lindbergh, Jr
Isador Fisch
Morrow
Violet Sharpe
Tisch
Hauptmann’s Arts
Governor Hopes Prisoners’ Example Inspires Reform
Atlanta on February 4 reports Governor Eugene Talmadge said he hoped two former inmates to be pardoned would inspire others behind bars to reform. He expressed regret that Leta Harvey Aubrey ing remained in custody after detentions referenced in a brief office statement.
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Atlanta
Ginfa
Leta Harvey
Aubrey Ing
Witness confronts Hauptmann alibi claims in court
In a courtroom session Wilentz questions witness Kloeoppenburg about dates tied to the Lindbergh case. The witness recalls Hauptmann selecting a Saturday to help build an alibi while Mrs Hauptmann watches. The court adjourns for lunch after the testimony.
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Bronx
Hauptmann
Koeppenburg
Wilentz
Reilly
Visitors and local news from Georgia community notes
Miss Mary McCormick and Miss Ella Smith visit relatives in Georgia. Mrs. Russell Dickey travels to Atlanta for beauty courses. Thomas County Federal advertises real estate loans. Howard Hughes visits Three Toms Inn with others. Georgia Florida Amateur Field Trials draw sports writers and dignitaries to Norias Hunting Club.
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Howard Hughes
Fox Film Corporation
Three Toms Inn
Sikorsky
Richard Archbold
Chinquapin Plantation
Hughes
Atlanta
Norias Hunting Club
R. W.woodruff
Major Trammell Scott
Ralph McGill
The
Atlanta Constitution
Ed Danforth
Atlanta Georgian
Griffin man leases Platt home on Clay Street
Mr. F. M. Ellis of Griffin has leased the Platt home on East Clay Street and plans to make it his future residence. Ellis is interested in growing plants and flowers and holds large holdings in the north end of the state. Thomasville residents welcome the newcomer.
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F. M. Ellis
Griffin
Fast Clay Street
Ellis
Thomasville
Supreme Court upholds contempt sentence of McCracken
The Supreme Court rules the Senate may punish contempt by jail for refusing to produce data. William P. MacCracken, former assistant secretary of commerce for aeronautics, is sentenced to ten days. The unanimous decision, with Justice McReynolds not participating, cites obstruction of the legislative process. Senator Wagner of New York called the ruling a healthy thing.
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Washington
Supreme Court
William P. MacCracken
Wagner
New York
Glass Signals Modifying Big Relief Bill in Senate
Chairman Glass announced after a Democrats meeting on the Senate Appropriations Committee that the administration's 4.88 billion work relief measure would be modified. He said a further session would consider amendments before a committee meeting to act on the bill and declined to disclose details.
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Glass
Washington
Senate Appropriations Committee
Wie
Germany, France Agree Parallel Treatment for European Peace
Germany seeks priority over rearmament and Geneva, but a parallel approach is adopted to all peace issues. France wins British recognition of security claims vital to postwar policy. A proposed aerial defense pact would require rapid aid from each nation, with Germany Italy Belgium invited, while England and France are urged to finalize the agreement regardless of others.
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Germany
Geneva
France
Great Britain
Italy
Belgium
England
Britain invites Germany Belgium and Italy to join air pact
The British government invited Germany Belgium and Italy to join Britain and France in a military air alliance. The plan aims to create a union of air forces among four signatories with a fifth bound if attacked. France and Britain also back recognizing Germany's right to rearmament and return to the postwar international community.
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Britain
Albert W. Wilson
Associated Press
London
Germany
Belgium
Italy
Great Britain
France
Berlin
Brussels
Rome
Germany calls London pact "old stuff" amid refusal risk
German officials labeled the Anglo French agreement as old stuff and said it would unlikely guarantee a Franco British air alliance if Germany rejects it. French officials noted England's condition that defense promises apply only if the attacker is a signatory, weakening the pact's usefulness.
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Germany
Melvin K. Whiteleather
Associated Press
Berlin
London
Reichsfuhrer
Hitler
England
France
France Mulls Alliance on Aerial Aid Plan
Paris February 4 France outlines an aerial assistance scheme in a move toward a possible alliance. Officials discuss mutual defense and air support measures to bolster European security.
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Paris
France
Tondon
Business Leaders Urge Moving Industries to Country From Cities
Washington reports business leaders propose a government backed revolving fund of 2.5 million dollars to lend to industries that can operate more efficiently in rural districts. Loans could cover moving costs and limited payroll support, aiming to decentralize industry while avoiding harm to urban property and business conditions.
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Washington
Commerce Department
Business and Advisory Council
Henry I. Harriman
Te Chamber of Commerce
United States
Advisory and Planning Council
H. P. Kendall
Boston
Roper
Valdosta Man Killed in Section Incident
Valdosta Ga Feb 4 AP W A Malloy a widely known resident of this section died last night from wounds received at the scene near old Troupeville. Following a coroner inquest county officers said warrants would be issued for a man held in Lowndes county jail.
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Valdosta
W. A. Malloy
Old Troupeville
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