Soviets Demand Expulsion of Trotzky From Norway
Moscow seeks international action to expel Leon Trotzky as a terrorist organizer. Norway is urged to deprive him of asylum to avoid straining Moscow Oslo relations. Despite asylum, Trotzky remains effectively captive, with Russia aiming for him to be tried.
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Moscow
INS
Soviet Union
Leon Trotzky
Russia
Norway
Oslo
Trotzky
Joseph Stalin
League of Nations Council
Alexander of
Jugoslavia
Alexander Barthou
France
Marseilles
League
Purge of Trotzkyist Factions Reported in Soviet Media
The Saturday press disclosed a Trotzkyist purge centered in the state bank, railways, publishing houses, and among writers. Galena Sere Briakova, wife of Gregory Sokolnikov, was named as a Trotzkyist, along with salon members Tarasov-Rodionov and other noted author associates.
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Moscow
Galena Sere Briakova
Gregory Sokolnikov
Tarasov-Rodionov
Soviet secret police in London scare residents
The London Daily Herald says the entire Soviet colony in London is panicking as Moscow may recall officials connected to the embassy. It notes General Putna was arrested on arrival, prompting fear of reprisals and property confiscation if others are ordered home. The Daily Express reports Kiev chatter on the matter.
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London
INS
London Daily Herald
Laborite
U.S. S
Putna
Moscow
Herald
Soviet Union
The
London Daily Express
Warsaw
Kiev
Nazi Propaganda Chief Welcomed to Italy
Dr. Paul Joseph Goebbels arrived in Venice and was greeted by Italian press minister Dino Alfieri. The visit signals a possible united Nazi fascist front against communism, though no Berlin report confirms Mussolini’s September visit to Hitler.
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Venice
Italy
Paul Joseph Goebbels
Dino Alfieri
Berlin
Mussolini
Adolf Hitler
Germany
Why Questions Persist In Life And Faith
A reader asks why humans endure suffering and why God allows it. The piece argues that religion often offers belief rather than clear answers, citing Jesus’s example of living well and the limits of human understanding. It urges continuing inquiry as understanding deepens and shadows lift.
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Jesus
Plato
Battle for Farm Labor Party Control in St Paul
Rival leaders assemble in a St Paul hotel for a power struggle to replace the late Floyd Olson. Senator Elmer Benson faces Governor Hjalmar Petersen with Congressman Ernest Lundeen also seeking a senatorial nomination as the party fights over leadership and control.
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Floyd B. Olson
Central Committee
Olson
Petersen
September First Is Renting Time Ad
Vacancy advertising urged for houses apartments rooms and commercial spaces. Rental Want Ad available in the BIG SUNDAY GAZETTE until 8 p m tonight. Call 2 1121 for ad placement with a 25 percent discount per day for three days.
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BIG Sunday Gazette
Dial 2
Adtaker
Bribery probe follows Reynolds prank on Long Island
Helene Fortescue Reynolds 22, wife of Julian Black Reynolds, allegedly borrowed a Valley Stream butcher’s truck to reach the Glen Cove estate. Nassau authorities open an inquiry as reports claim hundred dollar bribes tied to the incident. drivers and chauffeurs face police scrutiny.
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New York
New York World-Telegram
Helene Fortescue Reynolds
Glen Cove
Long Island
Nassau County
Reynolds
the World-Telegram
Martin J. Littleton
New Hampshire
Abram Skidmore
World-Telegram
South Shore
Valley Stream
Gus Miller
Magnus Johnson Remains Semi conscious in Minnesota
Magnus Johnson former United States senator from Minnesota stayed semi conscious Saturday in his battle with pneumonia at a Litchfield hospital.
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Magnus Johnson
Litchfield, Minn
United Sates
Minnesota
Pope Cancels Walk Amid Health Worries
In Rome Pope Pius XII cancels his daily walk and all audiences due to serious health concerns over the Spanish crisis. He will confine his activities to blessing sixty newlywed couples.
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Rome
Ins
Pius
Liggett and Meyers Company Head Dies
C. W. Toms aged 67 who led Liggett and Meyers Tobacco as president for almost a decade died in New York after a lengthy illness Saturday.
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Liggett and Meyers Company
New York
INS
C. W. Toms
Liggett and Meyers Tobacco Company
Reports Show Business And Farming Gains
Washington reports indicate cash gains across commerce and agriculture in July and August 1936. The Chamber of Commerce notes higher carloadings, industrial output, employment, and construction, while mutual savings bank deposits rose by 300 000 in early 1936. Building permits and home costs climbed, with July permits up 90 percent from 1935 and costs up 182 percent. Agriculture shows drought boosted farmers income in July and higher prices in August, with farm marketings reaching 711 million dollars in July versus 582 million in June and 451 million the prior year.
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Washington
Chamber of Commerce of the
United States
Chamber
Mutual Savings Banks
Labor Department
Agriculture Department
Georgia Guard Slain by 2 Fleeing Felons
In Atlanta a Dekalb county convict guard Clyde Gresham was shot and killed as two convicts Cranston and Brown fled after forcing their way to freedom. They then robbed a laundry truck and escaped in the truck. Guards launched a large manhunt.
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Atlanta
Poison Mix-Up Claims Cedar Rapids Man Life
Christopher Martin aged 53 of Cedar Rapids died after taking a sip of water containing sodium fluoride misidentified as soda for indigestion. Police say the poison, obtained by his brother Dennis from a roach poison carton, was placed in an unlabeled jar at home. Martin’s death was ruled accidental with no inquest. He left four children and several relatives in Cedar Rapids and Atlanta.
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Christopher Martin
Eighth Street SE
Dennis
Dennis Martin
Martin
James Martin
B. L. Knight
Mercy Hospital
Knight
Ralph
Helen
Bernadine
Cedar Rapids
Miles
Atlanta
Margaret
Edward King
Drought relief push voiced by Roosevelt on train in South Dakota
President Roosevelt reiterated a long range drought relief program during a rear platform speech in Pierre. He met with Governors Berry and Miller and senators from South Dakota and Wyoming to discuss federal aid as the plains drought worsens with many farm families on relief and cattle shipped out.
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South Dakota
Roosevelt
INS
Great Plains
Dakota
Dakotas
Oklahoma
Rexford G. Tugwell
Bismarck
Plains
Washington
North Dakota
Tugwell
Iowa City Crash Injures Three At Des Moines Fair Visit
AP report describes a collision near the Iowa State Fair grounds injuring three. George and Mrs. Hunter of Iowa City sustained wounds with Mrs. Hunter bandaging herself and insisting on reaching the fair. Claude Crane of Des Moines, the other driver, was hospitalized with a broken collarbone and possible rib fractures.
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Des Moines
George Hunter
Iowa City
Mr. Hunter
Claude Crane
Madrid Bombing Wounds Nineteen In Civil War Night Raid
Rebel planes dropped four bombs in central Madrid wounding nineteen as officials delayed reporting until Saturday afternoon. The attack extended the bloodier Spanish civil conflict into the capital amid heightened wartime fear.
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War Ministry
Madrid
INS
Spain
Landon Prepares Drought Relief Plan for Roosevelt Conference
Gov Alfred Landon in Topeka tunes a drought relief program ahead of a Des Moines drought conference with Roosevelt. He will present after the meeting and then join Roosevelt on the train. He notes relief actions already eased suffering in Kansas and stresses nonpartisan efforts.
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Topeka
Kan
INS
Alfred M. Landon
Roosevelt
Des Moines
Statehouse
Mr. Roosevelt
Iowa
Nebraska
Missouri
Oklahoma
Kansas
Landon
East
Cedar Rapids Auto Toll for 1936
A brief item records traffic toll in Cedar Rapids for 1936 noting the number of accidents injuries and deaths as summarized from local figures including a figure line reading eeer .347 though details are unclear.
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Cedar Rapids
New York Gang Guns Kill Two Men in Lower East Side
Police investigated a double homicide in the Lower East Side. Victims Jacob Avnet and Morris Fried, both 25, were forced from their car and shot at close range. An abandoned automobile, shell casings, and a polishers union placard were found at the scene as clues.
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New York
INS
Lower East Side
Avnet
Fried
Probe of flogging case reopened by North Carolina jurors
Whiteville North Carolina AP grand jury led by Foreman John M Council reopened the night rider flogging probe into four women and two men jailed on immorality charges Over a weekend nearly twenty witnesses, including two victims, were examined behind closed doors before the panel recessed.
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Whiteville
N. C
John M. Council
Council
Hint Of Fall With Temperature At 58
Cedar Rapids records show autumn hints as the day opened with a 58 degree low at 5 am Saturday. By 10 am it rose to 71 and reached 75 at 1 15 pm under fair skies. Friday’s high hit 81 with a 70 degree reading at 7 pm and 61 at midnight per Chambers Inskeep company records.
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Cedar Rapids
The
Mercury
Chambers Inskeep Company
Paroled Iowa men linked to Omaha butter theft ring
Iowa state investigators disclosed a ring looting 22 tons of butter from 20 creameries, costing about 30,000 dollars. Two paroled Centerville men led the operation. eight others were arrested or sought, with Omaha raids exposing hideouts and seized automobiles.
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Des Moines
INS
Iowa
State Bureau of Investigation
Centerville
Anamosa State Reformatory
Omaha
Gruber
Burke
Moorhead
Harvey
Wright
Palmer
Fenton
Edgewood
Bri Kimballiton
Coulter
Afton
Ay Hubbard
Randall
Nashua
Masonville
Oran
Dumont
Thomp
Ionia
Han
Eleven fugitives reach British colony from Cayenne
Eleven ex fugitives from the French penal colony at Cayenne landed at the mouth of the Corentyne river in British Guiana. Police gave them shelter food and clothing to aid their recovery and they were allowed forty eight hours to leave the colony.
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Georgetown
British Guiana
Cayenne
Corentyne River
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Joe Marks
Franz W. Harvey
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