Treasury Demotes Two Secret Service Aides Over Dillinger Inquiry
Secretary Morgenthau demoted Assistant Chief Joseph Murphy and Chief Agent Grady Boatwright after an inquiry into U S Secret Service investigations of the Dillinger gang. Attorney General Cummings called the matter satisfactorily terminated. Murphy to run a city force. Boatwright reassigned to field duties. Morgenthau reaffirmed support for merging federal crime fighting agencies under Hoover.
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Washington
Secretary of Treasury
Henry Morgenthau, Jr
Secret Service
G-men
John Dillinger
Joseph Murphy
Grady L. Boatwright
St. Paul
Morgenthau
Homer S. Cummings
G-Man
J. Edgar Hoover
G- Men
Dillinger
Hoover
Murphy
Boat‘Wright
Boatwright
White House
Coolidge
Treasury
Departmental
William H. Moran
Forgiveness and Breached Promises Between Siblings
A middle aged woman writes of living with her brother after their parents left, a past quarrel unresolved, and growing tension affecting health. She is urged to forgive and try to air the issue, or risk a deteriorating life for both. Dr Newton offers guidance.
Democrats Expect to Retain House Control After 1936 Vote
Hyde Park N Y INS President Roosevelt appears headed for reelection says Virginia Democrat Patrick Drewry while Illinois Senator James Hamilton Lewis confirms Senate control. Drewry notes possible small losses in the House from long Republican-leaning districts since Civil War era. The 74th Congress currently has 315 Democrats and 104 Republicans.
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Hyde Park
N. Y
INS
Roosevelt
Patrick Drewry
Virginia
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
Congress
Drewry
White House
James Hamilton Lewis
Illinois
Senate
Representative Drewry
House
74Th
John Mercer to Die in Aug 1937 for Tipton Slaying
Special to The Gazette Tipton Iowa John M Mercer confessed slayer of Robert Sproat is sentenced to die August 20 1937 by District Judge F O Ellison after pleading guilty to first degree murder Mercers confession written on the train is introduced and he expresses relief that his mother will never know.
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Ellison
Tipton
John M. Mercer
Robert Sproat
F. O. Ellison
Mercer
Innocent
California
San Francisco
Dolores Daly
Iowa
B. J. Maxwell
Cedar County
W. W. Christian
Wain Kile
Fort Madison
Kile
John
Roy Mercer
Government Relief Benefits Surpass Revenues in 38 States
Official figures show federal relief expenditures in 38 states last year exceeded the taxes those states paid into the U S treasury. Only in 10 states did revenues exceed relief spending. The report lists states with relief surpluses and deficits, noting Iowa paid 12,702,266 in taxes while receiving 45,223,151 in relief.
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Washington
LLP
United States Treasury
Emergency Relief Administration
Works Progress Administration
Connecticut
Delaware
Illinois
Kentucky
Michigan
New Jersey
New York
North Carolina
Rhode Island
Virginia
Alabama
Arizona
Arkansas
Idaho
Mississippi
Montana
New Mexico
North Dakota
South Carolina
South Dakota
Utah
Wyoming
Iowa
Russian Flyers Complete Second Leg To Seattle
Soviet aviators Sigismund Levannevsky and Victor Levchenko began the second leg of their U S to Moscow flight, taking off at 11:35 a m Pacific from Alameda Airport California bound for Seattle Washington.
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Alameda Airport
Calif
Ins
United States
Moscow
Sigismund Levanevsky
Victor I. Levchenko
Seattle
Wash
Jacobsen’s Son Nominated For Congress Post
William S. Jacobsen of Clinton, son of late Representative B. M. Jacobsen, was nominated by the 2nd district Democratic convention to run for Congress. He led on the fourth ballot and won unanimous support from Jones county and then others, facing Republican Penningroth and Labor candidate Carter in November. Jacobsen, 50, has led in business and civic roles but never held office.
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Clinton
William S. Jacobsen
B. M. Jacobsen
Jacobsen
Jones
Scott
Dubuque
Linn
Cedar
Jackson
Glenn D. Kelly
Davenport
Louis Roddewig
Paul Huston
Cedar Rapids
George Koob
J. J. Locher
Monticello
Herman Kuetter
Bellevue
Locher
Jones County
Charles Penningroth
Archie Carter
W. S. Jacobsen
Clinton Thrift Company
Clinton Chamber of Commerce
Seely and Witwer Safe in Granada Amid Spain Crisis
Mrs. Adah K. Seely and Miss Rachel Witwer, two local women stranded in Granada as civil unrest began, are reported well and safe. Americans in Granada will be evacuated in a few days, according to the American Consul in Seville. their Italy trip plans remain unclear.
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Adah K. Seely
Rachel Witwer
Granada
Spain
Associated Press
State Department
Washington
Charles A. Bay
Seville
Americans Safe as Granada Guerrilla War Locks In
Thirty Americans mainly tourists and more than 300 other foreigners are trapped in Granada since July 18 amid savage guerilla warfare. All Americans reportedly escaped injury though the State Department fears for their safety. J. H. Jordain of Atlanta fled Seville in a rebel plane and appealed for aid via a rebel radio station, relayed to Washington through George M. Graves in Malaga.
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Granada
State Department
J. H. Jordain
Atlanta
Vacuum Oil Company
Seville
Jordain
George M. Graves
Malaga
Washington
Weather Rises After 36 Hours of Submission
Weather reports show a warming trend as temperatures climb from 58 at 5 a.m. to 91 by mid afternoon. The day saw a peak of 80 as evening conditions cooled, with 62 by midnight.
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Summer
Mercury
Dern Improves After Influenza Attack at Walter Reed
Secretary of War George H. Dern continues to improve at Walter Reed hospital where officials say he is recovering from complications tied to an influenza attack.
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Washington
George H. Dern
Walter Reed Hospital
Thursy
Ten suspended unions promise height of finish
Washington report says ten John L. Lewis rebel unions will delay forming a rival to the AFL until after the November elections. No final decision yet, and the unions with over a million members will wait to see AFL action at the Tampa convention a week after Election Day.
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Washington
John L.lewis
American Federation of Labor
Tampa
Labor unions split as AFL suspends John L. Lewis faction
The AFL suspends John L. Lewis and about a million followers for rebellion after a three day trial. Rumors swirl of a rival federation forming and fierce competition for members. Analysts weigh risk of a split like Knights of Labor and potential upheaval across factories shops and mines.
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Washington
American Federation of Labor
John L. Lewis
Lewis
Ten unions suspended by AFL over CIO split
Washington reports ten major unions with about a million members found guilty of insurrection against the American Federation of Labor and suspended by the AFL executive council. The action threatens expulsion at the November convention unless they renounce affiliation with the Committee for Industrial Organization led by John L. Lewis. President William Green announced the measure after a three day trial of the rebels.
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A. F. of L. Executive Council
Lewis Group
United Mine Workers
Washington
American Federation of Labor
Committee For Industrial Organization
John L. Lewis
William Green
British Miners Entombed by Blast at Wharncliffe Woodmoor
In Barnsley England 67 miners trapped by a coal gas explosion at 3 30 am in the Wharncliffe Woodmoor colliery. Rescue efforts were hindered by fire but one survivor was saved though badly burned, prompting prayers and grief from families.
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Barnsley, Eng
INS
Wharnecliffe- Woodmere
Barnsley
Eng
Wharncliffe-Woodmore
Sheffield
Leeds
Seven die in trio of crashes across three states
Seven killed in a head on crash in Niles Michigan. An airliner bound from New Orleans to Chicago crashes near St Louis killing eight. A passenger bus overturns in Huntingdon Pennsylvania with thirteen injured including the Rev. and Mrs. J. T. Snyder of Fenton Iowa.
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Mich
ST. Louis
New Orleans
Chicago
Huntingdon
J. T. Snyder
Fenton
Plane Crash Kills Eight Near Lambert Airport
An eight passenger airliner from Chicago and Southern crashed near Lambert Field killing all aboard. Wreckage spread across a plowed field. eye witnesses reported a steep bank and turn back toward the airport before the loss of contact. Local and federal investigators recovered bodies and examined intact instruments to determine the cause.
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ST. Louis
Lambert-St. Louis
Sharp
Ben Havercamp
A. L. Koch
Guy Faulkner
Department of Commerce Invests
Pilot Russell Mossman Dies In Busier Plane Crash
In Spring Valley Illinois a mother and her eight year old daughter heard on a radio report that co pilot Russell Mossman thirty of New Orleans was among eight killed when a Chicago and Southern Airlines plane crashed near St. Louis Wednesday night Mossman was a Davenport Iowa native wife and daughter Betty were present Mossman’s wife left for Chicago to meet airline officials.
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Spring Valley
Ill
Chicago and Southern Airlines
St. Louis
Russell Mossman
New Orleans
Radio Voice
Mossman
Betty
R. N. Hill
Chicago
Davenport
Iowa
Marriage Secret Tied To Actress May Astor's Family
Mrs. Ethel MacLean of New Hampshire claims her daughter May, now dead, wed Franklyn Thorpe after a 1917 elopement to Montclair New Jersey. The story, corroborated by May's cousin Mrs. William G. Many and others, details Thorpe proposing days after May died in 1920 and mentions prior marriage annulment.
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New York
INS
Mary Astor
Ethel MacLean
May
William G. Many
Bronxville
N. Y
Many
Thorpe
Islands
Thorpe Denies Prior Marriage In Astor Case
Dr. Franklyn Thorpe rejected Mary Astor’s claim that he already had a wife at their marriage and vowed the charge would fail in time. Testimony on the prior marriage question may move to Tampa Florida, where both Thorpe and Astor have engaged representatives.
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Hollywood (Ap
Franklyn Thorpe
Mary Astor
Tampa
Fla
Hollywood
Miss Astor
Karpis and Campbell Arrive at Alcatraz for Life Terms
Alvin Karpis and his lieutenant Harry Campbell arrived at Alcatraz Prison in San Francisco on Thursday to serve life terms for the Hamm and Bremer kidnappings. They were moved from Leavenworth with eighteen other public enemies. Also in the escape proof wing are Doc Barker and Volney Davis of the Karpis Barker gang.
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Alcatraz Prison
San Francisco
Alvin Karpis
Harry Campbell
Hamm
Bremer
Leavenworth
Proof Island
Doc Barker
Volney Davis
Karpis-Barker
Rigging of Gasoline Prices Started Under NRA
Warren C. Platt, a Cleveland publisher indicted in Madison Wisconsin for price fixing, claims the actions were begun legally under the NRA oil code while the government says his publications aided a conspiracy by gasoline industry leaders to hold prices high. He states the charges hinge on whether lawful practices continued after the NRA codes were struck down by the Supreme Court.
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Washington
LLP
Warren C. Platt
Cleveland
Madison, Wis
Platt
Madison
National Petroleum News
Dilgram
NRA
U. S. Supreme Court
Blood Typing Proposed To Resolve Baby Mixup Case
Atlanta AP report says Dr. Jack C. Norris of City Hospital suggested modern blood typing could help determine parentage in the Louise Madeline Pittman case. Louise, who believes the Garners of Macon are her parents, visited Pittmans who gained custody in the original dispute.
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Atlanta
Jack C. Norris
City
Louise Madeline Pittman
John Garner
Macon
Daniel L. Pittman
US Warns Spain Against Unauthorized Confiscation of Property
The United States formally warns Spain that American property may not be seized without proper indemnification. Ambassador Wendelin delivered the note to Madrid and Barcelona reports note limited seizures at Barcelona plants. Spain promised prompt consideration and official certificates recognizing American property rights were requested and pledged.
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Washington
INS
Madrid
Eric C. Wendelin
State Department
America
William Phillips
Cordell Hull
Spain
Barcelona
Ford Motor Company
General Motor Company
Red
Wendelin
State
Italy Blames France Over Spain Civil War Intervention
Italy charges France and others with dangerous intervention in Spain and demands France take full responsibility for enforcing neutrality. Through Foreign Secretary Count Galeazzo Ciano, Premier Mussolini pressed for private acknowledgment.
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France
Spain
Italy
Count Galeazzo Ciano
Mussolini
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