California Assembly Faces Battle Over Japanese Segregation Bill
In Sacramento the lower house passed a controversial bill to bar Japanese and other Asians from white institutions, drawing President Roosevelt's criticism as unconstitutional. The move follows defeats of related measures by Governor Gillett and signals a major fight on school segregation and residency rules, with Leeds planning a reconsideration vote that could determine the bill's fate.
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Sacramento
Grover Johnson
Laramatr
Cal
Glen Gov Gillett
Brad Seller
Gust
Lua
Catlett
Assembly
Lue
Dy. S
Tnes Hoteins
Drew
James
Gov Gillett
Ranffonts
Sptaker Fhlip Stanton
Waler Leeds
Los Angeles
Rollcatlh
Tarry Leeds
California
Wealthy Brooklynite Janer faces New York kidnapping case
Joseph W. Janer, a wealthy Brooklyn man, was presented by a grand jury on a kidnapping charge involving 11 year old Catherine Loerch who was brought to Baltimore. The girl testified about being forced to travel with him and claimed he used the name Florence Newhoff. Police in New York and Baltimore await further action as Janer remains in custody and faces potential death-penalty risk if convicted.
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Washington Post
Baltimore
Joseph W. Janer
Brooklyn
Catherine Loerch
New York
Shy
Crminal Court
Janet
Mama
Hartmore
Papa
Mamma
Janer
Eveybody
Florence Newhoff
Paul Newhoff
Grand Jury
Catherine
Elizabeth Duke
St Elmo
North Calvert Street
Widow sobs as three wives tied to Newark murder revealed
Newark, N J Feb 4 sensational developments in the Frank Wilhelm murder case show he had three wives and never divorced. Mary J Wilhelm, the current wife, is jailed. a boarder Nichola Sicca is also detained. At the morgue she declares she always loved him, collapsing during a late night interrogation after identifying the corpse at the funeral. Authorities questioned Sicca as they pressed for statements while the funeral proceeded and witnesses described the wrenching scene.
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N. J
Frank Wilhelm
Wilhelm
Polite
Mary J. Wilhelm
Nicholaa Sicca
Mare
Fredericke Wilhelm
Hannah Wilhelm
Mary J Wilhelm
E. B. Ferris
Fredericka Wilhelm
Anna Stafford
Newark
Bertha
Sarah Stafford
Sarah Dilton
New York
Frank
Shcca
Kelenkin
Board of Education
Washington
Betaiu
Dr Lawrence Held Bond Set After Miss Coultry Death
After a four hour inquest at the district morgue the coroner's jury ordered Dr Albert L Lawrence held for the grand jury on a death connected to Miss Abbia McCoultry. Bond fixed at 5000 dollars. suspect released via bondsman Maj Samuel Ho Walker. Prof Horton Simpson faces no official action as defense promises forthcoming statements.
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Horton Simpson
Takoma Park School
James B Archer, Jr
John Lewis Smith
Eswrence
Hilton Jackson
P. Lavelle Coultry
Joseph Burkhart
L Wrent Howard
Verdet
Lawrence
Hergt
Charles A Evang
Yelock
Samuel Ho Walker
V. McComes Hawken
Dr. Lawrence
Ben
Evans Tells of Tragedy In County Coroner Testimony
Detective Evans detailed his investigation into a mysterious illness and fatal outcome centered on Abbie Coultry. He described tracing the alias Mrs Alice Clark, the surgery at Dr Lawrence's, and the involvement of Drs Wren Howard and Harrison Crook. The Porter apartment house, Providence Hospital, and a secret marriage to Professor Horton Simpson were key elements, supported by Simpson's letters and photos.
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Simpson
Courtry
Lee
Dr. Lawrence
Alice Clark
Porter
Alice Clarif
Abbie M. Coultry
Mr. Coultry
Lawrence
Mas Simpson
Wren Howard
Harrison Crook
Providence Hospital
Abbie
Board of Education
le Street
Sohe
Gha
Gil
Mbesides
Horton Simpson
Prof. Simpson
Miss Coultry
Horton Simpton
Jackson
Nevitt
Boy Kills Playmate in Schoolyard Revolver Accident
Dennison Charlton aged 16 and Vivian Bowdoin aged 14, students at Western High School, wrestled on a stair landing when Charlton drew a .38 caliber revolver. A gunshot fatally wounded Vivian in the forehead. Dennison fainted. Coroner to hold inquest. Dennison released on own recognizance. Vivian died at Georgetown University Hospital. The incident occurred around 3 p.m. in Washington.
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Georgetown
Slayer
Eater
Dennison Charlton
The
Western High School
Paul Charlton
Bureau of Insular Affairs
Navy Department
J. S. Bowdoin
Southern Railway
Dennison
Vivian
Georgetown University Hospital
Seventh Precinct
Chariton
Baker
Nevitt
Lright
Ted
Reymond Bowdela
Raymond
Whylan
Faintain
Debate on residential segregation bill and Japanese policy shifts
Johnson shifted his vote from aye to no and moved to consider tomorrow as the assembly debated the residential segregation bill. Beardsiea Transue Hanson Reich and Cattell opposed it, arguing constitutional issues and impacts on Japan negotiations. Drew’s land bill faced reconsideration but failed 36 to 38, signaling a gain for supporters. Japanese officials urged calm, stressing faith in American fairness amid anti-Japanese sentiment and Nevada’s anti-Japanese resolution faced Senate referral to Judiciary, likely to die.
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Johnson
Beardsiea
Stockton
Transue
Hanson
Reich
Cattell
Los Angeles
Japan
Drew
Tokio
Nevada
California
Roosevelt
America
Tokyo
Carson
Nev
Senate
Judiciary Committee
Boyd
United States
Nixon
New Tandsoll
Sicca Entangled in Murder Scene Leads to Detention
Detectives guide Sicca through a first floor tour then a basement call draws the team to a dark hallway where a corpse of Withetn lies. The sight leaves Sicca in shock as officers remove him to custody and the arraignment with Mrs Wilhelm is postponed due to his nervous collapse.
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Sicca
Wilhelm
Wilhelm House
Inoc
Hleca
Beea
Shea
Mre
Boy Dies After Classroom Shooting at Local School
Dennison, a student, fired a revolver at Vivian in the school classroom. The bullet lodged in the brain and he died within an hour at the hospital. Judge Charlton arranged Dennison’s release after a police inquiry. Witnesses include Miss Bath C Wescott and Raymond Bowdoin.
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Miss Reed
Raymond
Vivian
Wiliam B Hudson
Nineteenth Street
Georgetown
Mise Wencott
Walsh
Charlton
Baker
Snyder
Seventh Precinct
Bowdoin
Fremont, Smith
Owdoin
Western High School
Dennjeon
Frienia
Wescott
Vivien
Migs ‘Wescott
Raymond Bowdoin
Classic Relics Recovered at Brindisi Temple Site
Rome reports a Brindisi dig unearthed two green marble columns three statues and a pedestal with a Latin epigram from the classical era dedicated to Clodia Antonimina. The finds likely relate to the ancient Temple of Nemesis where Agrippina placed Caesar Germanicus ashes after returning from Asia Minor.
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Nemesis
Brindisi
Washington Post
Rome
Clodia Antonimilla
Agrippina
Asia Minor
Caesar Germanicus
Mrs Stuyvesant Fish joins anti suffrage league
New York Feb 4 Mrs Stuyvesant Fish has joined the National League for the Civic Education of Women, an group formed eight months ago to oppose women's suffrage. The league's aim is to show the ballot is not the best solution. Mrs Gilbert E Jones chairs its executive committee and received Mrs Fish's letter of opposition. Presidents and honorary vice presidents include Mrs Richard Watson Gilder Grover Cleveland Mrs Andrew Carnegie and Mrs David H Greer.
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Bpecaal
Washington
New York
National League For the Civic Education of Women
Stuyvesant Fish
Fish
Wich
Sayeebshan
Richard Watson Gilder
Grover Cleveland
Andrew Carnegie
David H. Greer
Castro Leaves Sanatorium After Month of Care
Berlin February 4 Cipriano Castro the former president of Venezuela who had been under the care of Dr Israel for a month after an operation left the private sanatorium today He has declared himself recovered and offered no plans for his future The event ends a quiet period of treatment and public interest in Castro's health.
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Berlin
Cipriano Castro
Venezuela
Israel
President Roosevelt Hosts Congressional Reception at White House
The White House hosted a large congressional reception last evening bringing together Representatives and Senators, along with many guests from 60 districts. Miss Roosevelt drew the most attention among attendees, while Mrs Longworth’s absence disappointed many, and a diverse array of gowns lit the scene as the event marked one of the era’s final public gatherings of the Roosevelts.
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Misa Roosevelt
Nicholas Longworth
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Longworth
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Slouse
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Uncle Joe
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Mrs Roosevelt
Rose Gaunt
Mrs Fairbanks
Mrs. Roosevelt
Mrs Becon
Wright
Bonaparte
Mrs Meyer
Newberry
Garfield
Straus
Loch
Misa Ethel Roosevelt
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