Declaring Independence and Jefferson's Principles Revisited
The article reflects on the 158th anniversary of declaring independence from Great Britain. It highlights Jefferson as a key figure and urges renewed attention to the Declaration’s core lines. It notes governments across history and today face despotism, urging citizens to reevaluate the list of unalienable rights and the necessity of resisting tyrannical rule.
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Great Britain
England
Thomas Jefferson
Jefferson
Tourists Arrested Aboard Ship on Nazi Conspirator charges
Eight tourists aboard the North German Lloyd liner Sierra Cordoba were arrested in Norwegian waters and faced possible execution upon return to Bremerhaven. The captain acted on Berlin orders, with the ship continuing its cruise for ten to twelve days. London reports also note inquiries by US and French ambassadors into alleged conspirator links to the Nazi regime.
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London
Adolf Hitler
Exchange Telegraph
Oslo
Berlin
Bremerhaven
INS
United States
Central News Dispatch
Francé
Von Papen Retains Office Amid Berlin Turmoil
Berlin AP reports Franz von Papen will remain vice chancellor as Goering and Hitler circle future leadership. Von Papen demanded a police probe into the raid that killed his secretary and aide during the conspiracy crackdown. President von Hindenburg’s stance and Cabinet plans add to the political uncertainty shaping the Nazi regime.
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Berlin
INS
Franz von Papen
Hitler
Hubert von Bose von Bose
Hermann Wilhelm Goering
von Papen
Goering
Reich
Mindenburg
Pat
Neudeck
von Hindenburg
Wilhelmstrasse
Firecrackers ignite U.S. warehouse near Statue of Liberty
Dense smoke blankets Bedloe's Island as Fourth of July crowds watch fire caused by firecrackers ignite a U S Army warehouse near the Statue of Liberty. A fireboat puts out the blaze and visitors are moved to the far side of the island.
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U.S
New York
Bedioe’s Island
France
United State
Rev O Hara Named Notre Dame Head
The Rev Father John F O Hara was elected president of the University of Notre Dame to fill the vacancy after the death of Rev Father Charles Q O Donnell. O Hara had been acting president during the illness and the death, guiding the university through a difficult period.
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Rev. O'Hara
Notre Dame
South Bend
Ind
John F O'Hara
Te University of Notre Dame
Charles QO Donnell
O'Hara
Odon
The Right to Pursue Happiness in a Moral Stream
The author argues that theDeclaration of Independence grants a right to pursue happiness but warns that true happiness cannot be forced or granted from outside. Life and liberty are innate yet depend on social structure, while happiness arises from inner alignment with goodness and righteousness as taught in the Bible. The piece reflects on duty, faith, and the lasting flow of moral good beyond our lives.
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Great Britain
wGopyright
Schleicher and wife funeral halted amid mystery
In Lichterfelde Germany the funeral of General Kurt von Schleicher and his wife, dead from Nazi raids last Saturday, was suddenly postponed on Wednesday as friends and relatives gathered. The ceremony was canceled amid a cloud of mystery and black-clad mourners remained present.
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Lichterfelde
Germany
Kurt von Schleicher
Frisco Strikers Warned by Governor
Governor Frank Merriam warned San Francisco strikebreakers as waterfront unrest continued. Longshoremen pressured Belt Line crews, threatening state property, while Merriam threatened 1000 National Guardsmen if damage or aid requests occur. He ordered fruit cargo moved and told strike leaders to cease interfering with Belt Line operations.
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San Francisco
National Guard
Belt Line
Embarcadero
Frank Merriam
Angelo Rossi
Appeals For
P W Meherin
State Charter Commission
Matson Navigation Company
Merriam
Meherin
Bomb explodes in Vienna palace of justice building
A blast rocked the upper floor of Vienna's palace of justice on Wednesday, housing the supreme court and theater. The incident caused damage to the structure and raised immediate concerns about safety and investigations into the attack.
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Vienna
Palace of Justice
Supreme Court and
Atheattors
Steauting Slic So. Dee Lst TiIols
Court Quashes: Verdict In Seduction Case Edmonton
Alberta supreme court erased a scandalous page from records by dismissing Miss Vivian MacMillan and her father’s seduction suit against Premier John E. Brownlee. The court also quashed his conspiracy counter-claim and left Brownlee’s political future uncertain amid a $40,000,000 damages suit.
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Edmonton
Alta
Alberta Supreme Court
Vivian MacMillan
John E. Brownlee
Ives
Brownlee
High Court
Er. Tof
Ae “Hiry
S. N
Mediately
MacMillan
Edson
Miss Sonka Leaves Cedar Rapids for Great Lakes Cruise
Miss Jo Anne Sonka, 20, winner of Cedar Rapids beauty contest, departs on a seven day Great Lakes cruise aboard the South American. She will be crowned Queen of the Cornbelt aboard the ship with officials and passengers forming her court of honor before trips to Mackinac Island and Niagara Falls. She returns to Swisher after a stop at the World's Fair in Chicago.
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Cedar Rapids
Jo Anne Sonka
the Gazette
Chicago
Miss Sonka
Jine
Buffalo
Mackinat Island
Niagara Falls
Senator Copeland Says Dictatorship In U S Is Impossible
New York Senator Royal S Copeland addressing Tammany Hall on the Fourth of July argued the American system prevents dictatorship. He noted the United States has forty eight states each with its own authority and armies, with the federal government remaining sovereign in the people.
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New York
IINSI
Royal S Copeland
Tammany Halls
Copeland
Tammany
Four Die In Texas Bus Crash Near Lancaster
Dallas reports describe a Greyhound bus collision with bridge pilings at Ten Mile Creek near Lancaster Texas killing four aboard and injuring at least seventeen. One identified victim was Maxine Ellis 32 of Rocky Ford Colorado a University of Colorado graduate en route to Chicago to meet her parents at A Century of Progress.
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Dallas
Tex
Lancaster
Dallas County
Maxine Ellis
Rocky Ford
Colo
University of Colorado
Chicago
John R. Hay
Cedar Rapids
M. D. Townley
Sherman
Sue Nell Tyson
San Antonio
C. C. Harpold
Italy
Mary B. Carver
Ann Keton
Waco
Ruby M. Miles
Little Rock
Ark
Millie Penn
Stella Chapman
Bob Downs
Sens
Consuelo Lozano
Louisville
Bue Nell
Tyson
Maxine Ells
Ten Mile Creek
Fourth of July Toll Tops 28 Dead Nationwide
The Associated Press reports 28 deaths on Independence Day as fireworks injuries, traffic crashes, drownings, and other accidents marred celebrations nationwide. Roosevelt fished near the Bahamas aboard the Cruiser Houston while citizens attended parades, services, and memorials.
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Associated Press
Roosevelt
Houston
Bahama Islands
J.‘ Hampton Moore
Philadelphia
Hall
Liberty Bell
Richard E. Byrd
South Polar
New York City
Socialist Party
Norman Thomas
Calvin Coolidge
Plymouth
Woman Finds Security as Bank Guarantee Reimburses Saver
In East Peoria Lydia Lobsiger, 66, saved $1,250 plus $14 for a granddaughter after Fon Du Lac State Bank failed. An FDIC backed payout restores her faith, prompting her to open a new account and deposit at another bank amid economic strain and job losses in the family.
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East Peoria
Ill
Lydia Lobsiger
Fon du Lac
Lobsiger
Federal Depositors Insurance Corporation
Keswick Youths Confess to Packwood Robbery
Ralph Cave and Robert Keener both of Keswick Indiana confessed to robbing the Packwood Savings Bank in Packwood Indiana. They signed confessions Wednesday after being arrested by county and state officers. Nearly all the stolen money was recovered and information will be filed Thursday. They said they stole a car owned by B F Cutter in What Cheer Iowa Monday night and drove it to four point two miles south of Delta Iowa before parking.
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Fairfield
Ralph Cave
Robert Keener
Keswick
Packwood
Homer C. Beasley
Sigourney
L. E. Stansberry
Glenn Schmidt
Joe Burke
Otto Ecky
Wallace Hurls Summons Into Deputy's Face
In Baltimore and Odenton Wallace angrily rejected papers naming him a defendant in an Agriculture Adjustment Act challenge. Deputy Marshal Becker testified he hurled the summons back at Wallace, who was traveling to Chautauqua for a speech. The case, cited by Royal Farms Dairy of Baltimore, seeks to test the act's constitutionality.
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Baltimore
Pullman
Secretary of Agriculture
Henry A. Wallace
United States
Wallace
United States District Court
Royal Farms Dairy
AAA
W. ‘Calvin
Chesnut
Chautauqua
N. Y
Charles G. Page
Washington
Odenton
E. Norris Becker
Sheriif B. Hannegan
Baltimore City
Dairy Company
Marie Curie Dies at 67 in Sallanches Sanatorium
Paris dispatch reports Marie Curie, famed scientist who co discovered radium, died at 6 am in a Sallanches sanatorium. Cause listed as pernicious anaemia worsened by extensive radium and x ray work. She entered the sanatorium four days prior and was 67.
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Paris
Ins
Mme
Marie Curie
Sallanches
Haute Savoie
Tobe
Mme. Curie
Mme Curie
Marie Sklodowska
Warsaw
Pierre Curie
Curie
Doomed Airplane Crash Kills Five in St Ansgar
A plane crashed on a St Ansgar street during Independence Day celebrations, bursting into flames. Five people including passengers from St Ansgar and Grafton died in the wreckage as crowds watched and attempted to douse the blaze. The pilot, Fred Symington, was among the dead.
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ST. Ansgar
Edward Liberisky
van Liberisky
Marvin Miller
Grafton
Gladys Ucker
Fred Symington
Ackley
Symington
Heavy Rain Breaks Drought and Heat wave in Cedar Rapids
A severe shower drenched Cedar Rapids and surrounding areas Wednesday night from 7 to 8 pm, bringing about an inch of rain. Temperatures fell from 100 at 3 30 pm to 78 by 7 pm, easing the drought and cooling the heat wave threatening crops.
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Cedar Rapids
Marland And Anglin Slated For Runoff In Oklahoma
Oklahoma City reports E. W. Marland leads the Democratic gubernatorial field with 149,165 votes to 71,? for Anglin from 2203 of 3352 precincts. If conversations hold, Marland and Anglin face a July 24 runoff. Republican W. B. Pine appears to have won the GOP nomination.
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Oklahoma City
E. W. Marland
Oklahoma
William
Alfalfa Ball” Murray
Marland
Thomas Anglin
Anziin
W B Pine
Okmulgee
Okla
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