Roosevelt Urges Frank Dealing With Canada For Mutual Progress
President Roosevelt in Ottawa called for frank dealing and a spirit of give and take to solve shared problems and foster closer Canada United States cooperation. He spoke in English and French to a large crowd, noting reciprocal trade and joint hydro power development on Passamaquoddy Bay and the St. Lawrence.
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Canada
Quoddy
St. Lawrence River
Quebec
America
Roosevelt
Lord Tweedsmuir
Gove
Mackenzie
Lady Tweedsmuir
Lord Tweedemuir
Passamaquoddy Bay
St. Lawrence
United States
MacKenzie King
J. E. Gregoire
B&O Railroad Sues for Tax Reduction in West Virginia
The Baltimore and Ohio railroad seeks an $85,090,000 assessment reduction and challenges the 65 cent per $100 privilege tax as unconstitutional. Attorney J C Henson said the levy over time has risen faster than other lines. Judge Baker will convene a three judge federal court in Martinsburg to hear the case. no date set.
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W. Va
Ore and Ohio Railroad
West
J. C. Henson
Martinsburg
William E. Baker
Baker
Hengen
Henson
County
State Auth
Collec
J. Cornwell
Baltimore
West Virginia
B. and C
Baltimore and Ohio
Malone and Moran Mingle as Peace Reigns on Yacht
Hollywood reports say Martin Malone and Polly Moran are in harmony after a quarrel. Malone allegedly threatened Moran with a gun during the incident while aboard a California yacht, and Polly forgave him as they continue cruising in domestic bliss.
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Martin Malone
Polly Moran
Comedienne
Polly
Hollywood
Malone
Mr. Moran
California
16 Year Old Farm Boy Demanded 25000 From Shirley Temple
A 16 year old Nebraska farm boy, Sterling W Powell, was arrested for sending a 25000 extortion letter to the father of Shirley Temple. FBI agents traced the paper to stores in Grant and Madrid Nebraska. Powell admitted writing the letter and faced arraignment in North Platte before a United States commissioner.
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Grant, Neb
FBI
Washington
Nebraska
Sterling W. Powell
Shirley Temple
J. Edgar Hoover
Justice Department
Bureau of Investigation
G-men
North Platte
United States
Mr. Bechtel
Granton
Neb
Shirley
Los Angeles
Grant
Shirley Tempie
Madrid
Powell
Mercer county tax collections near 93 percent for 1935 levy
As of June 30, Mercer county reports 92.7 percent of the 1935 tax levy collected, with $34,328.32 delinquent in real estate and personal taxes. Bluefield district shows 92.5 percent collected, while total levy was $468,592.56 with $434,269.24 collected. Delinquencies include $23,441.71 real estate and $10,881.61 personal.
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Mercer County
J. C. Fanning
Bluefield
Corporation of
Beaver Pond
East River
Princeton
Oakvale
Rock
Bramwell
Matoaka
Plymouth
Athens
Rock District
Jumping Branch
Alderson-Broaddus College to reopen under trustees plan
Parkersburg West Virginia July 31 Alderson-Broaddus college at Philippi will reopen after trustees agreed to repurchase the institution from bondholders Acting President Hugh D Pickett said the drive will raise 200000 from alumni and supporters within a year Sixty days after the drive closes bondholders receive at least 30000 clearing liens and encumbrances and leaving the school under trustees operation. already 100 Barbour County students plan to enroll for the fall term.
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Parkersburg
W. Va
Alderson-Broaddus College
Philippi
R. R. Murphy
Little Baptist School
Hugh D. Pickett
Murphy
Barbour County
British Plane With 8 Aboard Reported Missing
An air patrol near Jersey Island reports a Jersey airways amphibian plane missing after 7 p m takeoff from Guernsey for Jersey in stormy seas. Eight passengers, a pilot, and a radio operator were aboard and a lifeboat searched the area after the 10 p m nonappearance.
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St. Helier
Jersey
England
Guernsey
Jersey Island
English Channel
Jersey Airways
Plot to infect milk with germs blamed on Black Legion
Detroit July 31. Prosecutors charged the Black Legion with an abortive plan to put typhoid germs in milk for Jews. William Guthrie, a Black Legion printer, named a high ranking officer and a chemist as plot leaders. The case ties to a broader trial in which six men are charged with abducting and egging Robert Penland. Guthrie said the plan never progressed beyond scheming.
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Detroit
Black Legion
Duncan C. McCrea
William Guthrie
Legion
Guthrie
William E. Dowling
Robert Penland
Penland
Frederick A. Gulley
Farley Vagates and Policy Debates Rise in Labor Movements
A labor group discussion highlights three pro New Deal moves and the London declaration on protecting organizational rights. The Non Partisan League leader argues these steps pave a clear path for company unions and broaden labor influence.
Labor Moves Within Party Amid Farley's Departure
Washington notes three labor moves supporting the New Deal as James Farley leaves the cabinet to focus on the Roosevelt campaign. George L. Berry leads a labor non partisan league arguing for a clear road to company unions while Philip Murray seeks federal inquiry into coercive tactics at Jones and Laughlin Steel. The United Mine Workers Journal criticizes the Roosevelt opposition as rooted in upper-class hate. Farley outlines a national Democratic campaign push with Negro voters holding pivotal influence in several key states. Berry hints at farm leaders joining labor efforts, while Republicans circulate a contrasted summary of past and current actions.
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Washington
Organized Labor
New Deal
James A. Farley
George L. Berry
Labor
League
Alf M. Landon
Landon
Philip Murray
Kansas
Pittsburgh
Jones and Laughlin Steel Corporation
Willim T. Mossman
Steel Company
United Mine Workers Journal
Roosevelt
Postmaster General
New York
Farley
Ben Bere
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Indiana
Missouri
Ilinois
Michigan
Labor League
Berry
Chicago
New York State
Republican National Committee
Quebec
Canada
Chester Bolton
Republican Congressional Committee
Democratic House
Frank Knox
Page Wight
Mary Astor accused of wilfully abandoning daughter in custody fight
Los Angeles reports say Joseph Anderson, attorney for Dr Frank Lin Thorpe, asserts Mary Astor abandoned four year old Martyn for married man George Kaufman amid a heated custody battle. New York nurse Nellie Richardson testified to visitors at Thorpe's home and Norma Taylor seeks refutation of testimony. a visit with the child may be arranged to assess parental fitness.
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Los Angeles
Mary Astor
George Kaufman
Joseph Anderson
Franklin Thorpe
Goodwin J. Knight
Martyn
Anderson
Dr. Thorpe
Miss Astor
National Guardsmen to Entrain for Fort Knox Training
Two thousand West Virginia National Guardsmen will entrain today for Fort Knox Kentucky for a two week training period. Five special trains will carry troops from various cities including Parkersburg Clarksburg Martinsburg Terra Alta Spencer Beckley Ronceverte St Albans Charleston Morgantown Fairmont Weston Salem Bluefield Welch. Units will join thousands from Ohio Indiana and Kentucky for field maneuvers August 5 to 8. The 38th division manpower will total about 50 000 across the four states.
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West Virginia
Fort Knox
Parkersburg
Clarksburg
Martinsburg
Terra Alta
Spencer
Beckley
Ronceverte
St. Albans
Charleston
Morgantown
Fairmont
Weston
Salem
Bluefield
Welch
Ohio
Indiana
Kentucky
Florida Tropical Storm Strikes Pensacola Bay Coast Guard Seeks Missing Crew
The tropical storm near Pensacola sank the tug Minnie Lee in Choctawatchee Bay. five crewmen are missing. Coast Guard reports several vessels unaccounted for while others are safe. The storm, now central over south central Alabama, has diminished in intensity as warnings end.
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Pensacola
Fla
Coast Guard
Nesr
Here
Minnie Lee
Choctawatchee Bay
United States Weather Bureau
New Orleans
South Cotral Alabama
Apalachicola
Convicted Murderer Killed in Oregon Prison Riot
In Salem Oregon a thrice convicted killer was killed and two other inmates wounded when prisoners rioted for nearly three hours protesting a court ruling. State policemen threatened tear gas and forced surrender as guards signaled prisoners to line up and return to cells. Thomas Baughn aged 50 died from a fatal abdominal wound.
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Salem
Ore
Oregon Penitentiary
Thomas Baughn
Fingerman Dies by Taking Poison in Jail
John P. Peifer, convicted kidnap plotter in the Hamm case, killed himself in a St Paul jail cell two hours after sentencing to 30 years. Authorities say he chewed poison with gum, amid reports he refused lunch and cried before convulsions. Prison guards and medics failed to revive him as fellow inmates watched.
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John P. Peifer
St. Paul
William Hamm, Jr
Fingerman
Willie Sharkey
Chicago
Hamm
Peifer
W. D. Kelly
Edmund C. Bartholmey
M. M. J ’S Court
Bartholmew
France Will Not Mix In Conflict In Spain
Paris and Casablanca dispatches report the French government abstaining from involvement in Spain’s internal struggle. Foreign Minister Delbos pledges noninterference and calls for armament reductions at Geneva while denying arms to Madrid. Separate dispatches detail Italian planes aiding rebels and arrests of Italian officers in Morocco, with neutrality orders in Tangier.
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Paris
Spain
Yvon Delbos
France
Morocco
Deibos
Geneva
Europe
Madrid
Deblos
Casablanca
French Morocco
Victor Denain
African Air Force
Melilla
Spanish Morocco
Francisco Franco
Delmas Field
Sardinia
Mouloya River
Decisive Civil War Battle Near Madrid Reported
Rebels march toward Madrid with a mobile force 15 miles from the capital. Italians reported carrying arms to rebels and held in French Morocco. France declares neutrality amid fears of a wider European war as Americans evacuate from Madrid to Valencia to board the U S 8 Quincy. Fierce clashes at Zaragoza and Huesca with looting reported.
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Madrid
Iliera
French
Morocco
France
Valencia
U. S
Quincy
Zaragoza
Huesca
T' Coast
Oviedo
Emilio Mola
Guaddaramas
San Sebastian
Cordoba
Granada
Welfare chief orders homes for children on poor farms
Charleston July 31 Fourteen county welfare agents were told to place 186 underprivileged children away from county poor farms. Major Francis W Turner director of public welfare said if suitable homes could not be found in days the children would be sent to Camp Fairchance in Boone county for reconditioning and training. He urged placement back in their own homes where possible or with suitable relatives.
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Charleston
W. Va
Francis W. Turner
Camp Fairchance
Boone County
Turner
Aimed To Establish Military Dictatorship Led By Sanjurjo
A contemporary report outlines a plan to set up a military dictatorship headed by General Sanjurjo as the initial move, followed by a unified government as the subsequent step. It discusses political maneuvering and the prospect of a stabilized regime.
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Sanjurjo
Rebels Near Madrid as Mola’s Columns Push Forward
From Oblexardo Spain July 31 1936 fascist forces under Gen Emilio Mola drive toward Madrid amid heavy fighting near Buitraga 38 miles from the capital. Col Garcia Escamez leads a victorious column while loyalist resistance collapses. rebels report many casualties and seize armament as other columns move through Leon Nabacerrada and the Guadarrama passes.
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Mola
Madrid
Leon
Nabacerrada
Guadarrama
Americans Escape From Bombardment in Palma and Madrid
The state department reported a narrow escape by 92 foreigners from Palma in the Balearics and the evacuation of Americans from Madrid. By 5 p.m. 106 Americans had been taken by train to the Mediterranean coast, with five more expected to depart that night.
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Palma
State Department
Madrid
United States
Mediterranean Seacoast
Eric ©. Wendelin
Valencia
Wendelin
Americana
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