Ethiopian Women Call to Arms in Addis Ababa
Emperor Haile Selassie's advisers consider martial law as thousands march into the capital to enlist for possible action against Italy. Woizero Asagadatch, daughter of a former cabinet minister, urges women to form fighting legions with rifles and spears, saying funds are needed as much as warriors.
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Addis Ababa
Ethiopia
Haile Selassie
Italy
Woizero Asaga
Datch
Dedjazmatch
Haptemikael
Adowa
the Red Cross Society
Paula Lecler
Abba Betch
Capital Society
Three Power Steps to Settle Italo Ethiopian Dispute
Captain Anthony Eden announced a three point plan by Italy France and Britain to settle the Italo Ethiopian dispute without war. The plan calls for resuming arbitration via the 1928 treaty with a neutral fifth member, a conference in France on a broad political settlement, and a League of Nations council meeting on September 4 with Mary abstaining from vote and discussion.
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Geneva
Italy
France
Britain
Anthony Eden
Great Britain
League of Nations Council
Council
Eden
Mary
Famous Apple Traced To Tree Russians Set
SANTA ROSA Calif UP More than a century ago a fort trading post and chapel were founded by Russians at Fort Ross in Sonoma County An old orchard planted there includes a greenish yellow apple with red stripes credited as the seed stock for Gravenstein apples and other firsts in California fruit Also the Hungarian prune and early cherries and pears trace to the Fort Ross trees A monument proposal seeks to mark the site and preserve the old orchard and trestle paths
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Santa Rosa
Calif
Fort Ross
Sonoma County
California
Marriage of Dorn and Merle Lewis in Aledo ceremony
Bene Lews announce the marriage of their daughter Dorn to Merle Womvers on Saturday June 2 at the parsonage in Aledo. The Rev 1 Centre officiated the ceremony.
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Belle Plaine
Bene
Lews
Dornthy
Lewis
Merle
J. WooMsers
Aledo
Cedar Memorial Park and Margaret Grishaber Tenants in Common
Partial readable text indicates Cedar Memorial Park related matter involving Assata Olier, Margaret Grishaber, and others as tenants in common with full rights. Mentions deeds, section Forest Plant Memorial Park, racial restrictions, and a 5-0-34 reference likely a court notation.
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Cedar Memorial Parg Ceomeury Assata
Olier
Margaret Grishaber
Tobias
Forest Laant Memorial Park
John R
Ford
McCardell pleads guilty in Labatt kidnapping case
Michael McCardell, arrested in Indiana as James Parker, pled guilty before Magistrate C. W. Hawkshaw to taking part in the kidnapping of London brewer John Labatt last August. He was remanded to jail for two weeks pending sentencing.
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London
Michael McCardell
Indiana
James Parker
C. W. Hawkshaw
John Labatt
Flour mill head criticizes government policies in strong address
The executive urged stockholders to defend company rights amid a broad critique of taxation and regulatory policy. He argued government spending and new taxes threaten efficiency, profits, and purchasing power, warning investors to act to protect wealth and liberty.
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Bell
United States
Congress
Georgian prince Alexis Mdivani dies in highway crash
The Georgian prince Alexis Mdivani, ex-husband of Louie Van Alen and Countess Barbara Haugwitz-Reventlow, was killed driving a Rolls Royce near Palamos at 87 mph. His German companion Baroness Maud Thyssen was badly injured and taken to Girona clinic. The crash occurred while heading to catch a train to Figueras.
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Barcelona
Spain
Alexis Mdivani
Albans
Louie van Alen
Newport
R. J
Barbara Haugwitz-Re~ventlow
Pyrenees
Palamos
Figueras
Alexis
Mdivani
Maud Thyssen
Girona Clinic
Gerona
Guest
Mdivanis
Aussie Mdivani Sert
Mme. Sert
Paris
Figureas
Flaming Plane Crash Victim Believed Navy Flyer
The aviator tentatively identified as George A Reese of the US Navy died in a flaming crash north of Valley Center. Wreckage remained burning as CCC workers and naval officials prepared for tentative identification at a remote camp 45 miles north of Jere.
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San Difgoq
Calit
George A Reese
US Navy
Valley Center
Caf
San Diego
Eertern Wines
Ore
Prince Alexis Mdivani dies in Spain in car crash near Paris
Hollywood report says Prince Alexis Mdivani perished in a car wreck while en route to Paris night express with Alexis' romance a focal point. Prince David Mdivani prepares to return to Europe to manage the dead nobleman's enterprises as Serge plans to accompany him, while others stay in California.
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Hollywood
Calif
Ins
Spain
Prince Alexis Mdivani
David Mdivani
Europe
Tam
Alexis
Prince David
Mac Murray
Serge
Nevada
Prince Serge
David
Mary McCormic
Pola Negri
California
Barbara von Haugwitz Reventlow mourns Mdivani death
Countess Barbara von Haugwitz Reventlow, divorced wife of Alexis Mdivani, expresses deep regret upon learning of his death in Spain. She says she is terribly sorry and recalls she anticipated danger as he drove recklessly.
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Warnemuende
Germany
Barbara von Haugwitz-Reventlow
Alexis Mdivani
Spain
Laborer Charged With Threatening Harm To Roosevelt
George E. Jeffers, 51, is charged with sending a threatening letter to President Franklin D. Roosevelt. He was arrested in Rowe by a deputy U.S. marshal and brought to Pittsfield for arraignment. The warrant says the letter dated July 6 at North Adams threatened bodily harm to the President. Jeffers, unmarried, born in North Adams, has lived most of his life in Rowe and is described as an unemployed laborer.
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Pittsfield
Mass
George E. Jeffers
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Rowe
United States
Jeffers
North Adams
Washington
Anamosa Man Aids In Hunt For Slayer
Des Moines youth Donald Lammey, parolee from Anamosa reform school, is sought after fingerprints on LeClair’s car matched those found at the crime scene. Lammey, last seen a month ago, worked with LeClair at White Lines Transfer before being laid off. Police investigate his possible link to the disappearance of a 12 gauge shotgun and a fatal shooting near Anamosa.
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Anamosa
LeClair
Donald Lammey
Des Moines
Lammey
State Reformatory
White Lines Transfer Company
Anamosa Station
Donald Lanning
Minnesota
W. J. Stuart
Sac County
Storm Lake
Lake View
Chicago
Waterloo
Anamosa Reformatory
Steel Worker Killed In Fall At Penick And Ford Plant
Ole Barnes 48 of 1031 Twelfth street NE a Beck Construction structural steel worker died after a fall from a third floor scaffold at the Penick and Ford plant at 10 30 a m Friday He landed in a steel wheelbarrow and died en route to a hospital with basal skull fractures and internal injuries The deputy coroner called the death accidental Barnes born July 2 1887 in Norway came to the United States at 24 and settled in Cedar Rapids fifteen years ago Surviving his wife a daughter and a son and four brothers and one sister Funeral services set for Monday at 2 p m at Turner's chapel with calls allowed at Turner's mortuary Saturday
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Ole Barnes
Twelfth Street
Beck Construction Company
Penick and Ford
Barnes
R. E. Munden
Munden
Norway
United States
Cedar Rapids
Tacoma
Wash
Gunda Barnes
Esther Nelson
Oxford
Leo Barnes
Bernard
Emil
Manus
Christian
Ossian
Rachel Nelson
Bellingham, Wash
Turner’s Chapel
Turner's
Light Rain Fails to Ease Cedar Rapids Heat Siege
Light morning showers offered limited relief as Cedar Rapids endured a high of 92 from 2:45 pm under partly cloudy skies. Humidity stayed high with only .03 inches of rain recorded. The day opened at 75 and rose to 92 after a cooler Thursday peak which later cooled to 85 and 78 by night.
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Cedar Rapids
Mercury
Chambers Inskeep Company
Quaker Oats Wins AAA Injunction Over Tax Case
United States Attorney Michael L. Igoe attacked the Packers as they seek an injunction against a taxing statute. Judge Barnes pressed for a speedy review to avoid prolonged money deposits. Armour Swift Wilson Miller and Hart and Roberts and Oakes represented the packing firms.
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United States
Michael L. Igoe
Barnes
Armour and Company
Swift and Company
Wilson and Company
Miller and Hart
Roberts and Oakes
Texan Traces Fiery Red Flag Of Comanches
Mrs. Mary Jordan Atkinson reports research in University of Texas archives identifying a seventh national flag in Texas history, a blood red Comanche banner used in pre mission era. The study traces flags from French exploration to Spanish and Mexican rule, Texas independence in 1836, and later alignment with the Confederacy during the Civil War.
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Austin
Tex
Texas
Mary Jordan Atkinson
University of Texas
Atkinson
Southwest
Spain
Mexico
Lone Star
United States
U S Drops Battle Over Steel Merger News
Washington reports the federal government will not appeal the June 13 decree restraining the consolidation of Republic Steel with Corrigan and McKires. Attorney General Cummings announced the decision, ending the government’s bid to block the merger in the Northern Ohio district court.
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Washington
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J. Rong Lometrist
Higley Bidg
McCardell
Labatt
Flour Mill Head
Barbara Hutton
U.S. Navy
Barbara
Roosevelt
Anamosa Man
Slayer
Penick and
Quaker Oats
AAA
Igoe
U.S
Liccerr & Myrns Topacco Co
Clarks
2Nd St. SE
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