Machado Decrees State Of War In Republic Of Cuba
President Machado declared a state of war across Cuba amid a deep political crisis. The move follows a general strike and calls for his retirement, with U S ambassador Welles and Cuban leaders negotiating a settlement proposal.
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Machado
Republic of Cuba
Associated Press
Havana
Gerardo Machado
Cuba
Republic
Sumner Welles
United States
Congress
Welles
Orestes Ferrara
London
Senor Ferrara
Ferrara
Roosevelt
Hyde Park
N. Y
Cintas
Island Republic
Joe Corey Granted Execution Stay by Supreme Court
Charleston merchant Joe Corey received a writ of error from the West Virginia Supreme Court, automatically staying his pending execution for the 1982 murder of Katherine Ghiz. Governor Kump had previously denied clemency while doctors found no insanity. Corey reacted with elation and was moved from the death cell to a new hall at the penitentiary.
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Charleston
W. Va
Supreme Court
Joe Corey
M. C. Litz
Corey
Litz
Katherine Ghiz
Lozan
Ada Ghiz Corey
Kump
Moundaville
Showers of meteors to be seen tonight
Philadelphia August 9. Tiny blazing chips of the same sort of stuff some astronomers believe sit the planet Saturn form the annual Perseid meteor shower. Greatest profusion is expected Friday between midnight and dawn Saturday. If skies are clear they should be visible at 10 to 15 meteors per hour after midnight Thursday, Saturday and Sunday, appearing in the northeast sky.
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Philadelphia
Saturn
Pollard Plans Liberal 3.2 Percent Beer Law for Virginia
Governor Pollard aims to urge Virginia’s 3.2 beer as non intoxicating with open sale and minimal restrictions. He studies revenue use, cites Danville school board demand, and emphasizes non coercive assembly presentation while aligning with public works participation.
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Pollard
Virginia
Danville
Assembly
Virginia to Hold Special Elections for Nine Assembly Seats
Richmond Va Aug 9 Nine members of the Virginia general assembly to be elected in eight special elections. Six seats in the house to serve only in the next week special session. Three senators for unexpired terms including the January assembly. District results listed with party and candidates.
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White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
Virginia
Pollard
Old Dominion General Assembly
Richmond
Virginia General Assembly
House of Delegates
Charles E. Burks
B. L. Dickerson
Lewis P. Summers
J. ©. Brown
Harvey B. Apperson
R. C. Vanden
Clinton A. Fowler
BK. J. Wyatt
Caroline
King George
D. B. Powere
C. D. Richardson
Clark
Frederick
Winchester
B. Moore
Emocrat
Norfolk
Princess Anne
Edward J. Smith
Washington County
Bristol
S. Bruce Jones
Beckley Utility Rent Move Praised By Official
Rush D. Holt, chairman of the house of delegates committee on utilities, congratulated Beckley city council for ordering a rental charge for street use by utilities. He predicted similar ordinances in other cities if Beckley’s is upheld in court and urged hiring an engineer to survey municipal power plant plans. He said municipal ownership is the best means to challenge power trusts.
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Beckley
W. Va
Rush D. Holt
House of Delegates
Railroads urged to pause economy projects over labor impact
Federal coordinator Eastman instructed Class One railroads to postpone economy projects that hurt workers while reports show a net gain of 65,268 jobs since June 1. New York Central leads with 19,341 added positions. Baltimore and Ohio adds 5,536. Pennsylvanian 6,132.
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Virginian
Railroad reemployment totals from June 1 report
Federal coordinator of transportation Joseph B. Eastman announced 65,268 men have returned to railroad work since June 1 based on reports from first class lines except Toledo Peoria and Western. Notable figures include Baltimore and Ohio 5536, Pennsylvania 5192, Chesapeake and Ohio 2346, New York General 19341, Norfolk and Western 305.
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New York Central Lines
Pennsylvania
Eastman S
Washington
Joseph B. Eastman
Federal Coordinator of
Toledo, Peoria
New York General
Norfolk and Western
Pittsburgh
States and Cities to Supply Funds for Relief
Washington August 9 A setting of one billion dollars as the goal for unemployment relief was announced by Harry L Hopkins federal relief administrator He said states and cities must match a 500 million appropriation or the jobless will be harmed He warned against niggardly aid policies and noted several states already on notice to increase relief spending
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Washington
Harry L. Hopkins
Uncle Sam
Hopkins
Olates
Virginia
Texas
Ohio
Kentucky
Alabama
Michigan
Local Tax Rate Soars In Bluefield Amid Constitutional Dispute
West Virginia residents face a higher Bluefield property levy of 4.58 dollars per hundred, with county valuations up about two million dollars more. Tax officials and a Bluefield analyst dispute constitutionality while outlining the classification limits for personal and real property under the amended Article 10 and Chapter 38 provisions.
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West Virginia
Bluefield
West
Navy seaplane crash off Honolulu kills six crew
A twin motor navy seaplane crashed a mile offshore killing five crewmen and injuring one. Lieut. Hill pilot and Lieut. Marshall pilot under instruction died, along with Stewart Hovey Pitt and Taft survived with injuries. Taft said tail surfaces tore away, plane sank in 50 feet of water, and Marshall’s body was recovered. Taft aided by Avocet to surface and rescue. Military officials and families named, with Taft from Sacramento. In separate item, miners in Pennsylvania resume work after NRA arbitration set rules for checkweighmen.
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Honolulu
Charles P. Hill
Ted C. Marshall
Co. C. Stewart
Vv. C. Hovey
L. B. Pitt
H. A. Taft
Sacramento
Calif
Taft
Tuft
Fort Weaver
Avocet
Marshall
Hill
Annapolis
C. D. Hill
Washington, D. C
Mary W. Marshall
Long Beach
Stewart
Navy
Dallas
Tex
Pitt
Lennie May Kern
Athens
Ohio
Arizona votes 3 to 1 for repeal of Prohibition
Arizona’s August 9 special election results show 35,123 in favor of repeal and 10,414 against. Isabella Greenway, a Roosevelts ally, is seen as the likely next congresswoman, the first woman from the state to pursue the role. Four delegates pledged to repeal were chosen. a September 5 convention will ratify the Twenty first Amendment.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Arizona
Isabella Greenway
Roosevelts
Congress
Greenway
Young Slayer Faces Gallows Tonight at State Prison
Homer Brill, 21, sits in the death cell at the state prison awaiting execution for the Moorefield store robbery slaying of Mrs. Love Burch and her daughter Kether. Brill maintains innocence and refuses to name a supposed accomplice, while his family situation and lack of visitors are noted by warden Dr. C C McClintic.
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Moundsville
W. Va
State's Prison
Homer Brill
Love Burch
Kether
Moorefield
Attommeye
CC. F. McClintic
Brill
Montana
Stores Warned Against Cutting Operating Hours
NRA chief Hugh S Johnson warned retailers and grocers that cutting store hours to save costs defeats the recovery act. He urged adding workers and keeping hours as agreed, noting that many industries would soon receive modified wage and hour provisions and the blue eagle upon compliance.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Hugh
Johnson
NRA
Adiminstrator
Three Die From Sleeping Sickness Near St Louis
Three persons have died and nineteen others are seriously ill in area hospitals from encephalitis known as sleeping sickness. Victims include Carrie Doerr, 69, of University City. Addie Meachum, 71, of Overland. and Jey Green, a Black resident of Beacham, Arkansas, with cases reported from suburban St. Louis.
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St. Louis
Carrie Doerr
University City
Addie Meachum
Overland
Jey Green
Beacham
Ark
Balbo Airman Killed In Takeoff At Lisbon
In Lisbon the Italian transatlantic air squadron arrived from the Azores after a seaplane overturned during departure. Lt Barico Squagna drowned aboard the craft of Captain Celso Ranier, part of the same fleet that later reached Amsterdam and Chicago.
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Lisbon
Portugal
Azores
Italo Balbo
Atlantic
Tagua
Ponca Delgada
N.R.A Asks Coal Operators To Drop Open Shop Clause
Virginia state prohibition director William B. Smith died at his Richmond residence at 63 after several months illness. A Culpeper county native, he served three terms in the Virginia house of delegates before becoming state prohibition head in 1920 and was retained when the department moved under the attorney general.
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Richmond
Virginia
Prohibition
William B. Smith
Smith
Culpepper County
Virginia House of Delegates
J. Sidney Peters
Prohibition Department
Attorney General's Office
Hearing on code may close today
Washington Aug 9 Special General Hugh 8S Johnson opened hearings on the bituminous coal code urging cooperation of operators and miners. Charles ONeill described a code from the Northern Coal Control and Smokeless and Appalachian Coal associations as one of many offered by the industry. ONeill warned that only broader sales and protection from oil gas and hydro power can keep more miners employed. He noted June and July payrolls ran four million dollars higher than prior months due to demand and prices. Open shop and wage differences featured in cross examination. ONeill argued operators will deal with their own employees only and cannot bargain with others.
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Washington, D. CC
Hugh 8S
Johnson
M. K. Simpson
Charles O'Neill
Northern Coal Control Association
Smokeless and Appalachian Coa! Association
O'Neill
Donald Richburg
Duncan
Kennedy
Charleston
West Virginia
Courtney Dinwiddie
National Child Labor Commission
John M. Andrews
National Association of Lab
M. A. Musmanna
National Security League
Charlotte Carr
Pennsylvania
Cc. R. Nell
The
Consumers League
Roger Baldwin
Civil Liberties League
George M. Laughlin
A. K. Althouse
Philadelphia
Arthur Hale
Export Coal Association
F. H. W. Collins
Montana
Rocky Mountain Coal Association
Collins
Richburg
Open shop clause in coal code faces NRA challenge
Washington August 9 The open shop provision remains in the non union coal code despite NRA objections. Donald Richberg pressed to drop it. Charlies O Neill of Northern Coal Control and Smokeless Appalachian groups argued the clause forces only dealing with an individual employer. The dispute centers on whether miners can unite under John L Lewis for representation.
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Washington
Recovery Administration
Donald Richberg
NRA
Richberg
United Mine Workers of America
Northern Coal Control Association
Smokeless and Appalachian Coal Association
Northern Coal Control
Appalachian
Charlies O'Neill
Amb Xtent A&d Operators Were Permitted To Combine, O'Neill
O'Neill
John L. Lewis
Lewis
NRA to set up bureau for interpretive rulings
Bluefield NRA headquarters reports a plan to establish a special bureau to interpret provisions of the president's reemployment agreement and General Johnsons rulings. The Bluefield Ministerial Association backs the recovery movement and promotes sermons to uplift the community. Colonel Porterfield says Rally Day on August 27 will mobilize ministers to highlight humanitarian aspects of the campaign.
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Bluefeld Nra
A. G. Fox
Charles G. Gunth
Westminster Presbyterian Church
NRA
WHIS
Ministerial Association
Recovery Administration
Harold Porterfield
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