Current Comment on Independence Day and Borah Rails Against Monopolies
The piece cites Senator Borah denouncing monopolies and warning of threats to liberty amid press freedom concerns. It notes his plan to address the issue again around mid October as elections approach, while contrasting views on administration and constitutional fidelity. It also reports heavy rain in Ain and Iowa, especially Cedar Rapids, bringing drought relief to crops and pastures.
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Borah
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Ills of Hitler and Hindenburg Raise Alarm Abroad
Hamburg reports medical experts watch Chancellor Adolf Hitler for days and detect possible insanity while signs mount that Germany’s army may curb his power. Von Hindenburg, 86, remains calm as turmoil unfolds with semi military support for the aging president and questions of authority loom over the regime. A U S deputy marshal seeks to serve Secretary Henry Wallace in Maryland over a dairy license case raising constitutional issues about farm policy.
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Chicago Tribune
Hamburg
Adolf Hitler
Hitler
Mussolini
Germany
von Hindenburg
Lfe
United States
Secretary of Agriculture
Henry Wallace
Maryland
Baltimore
AAA
Linn County
Cedar Rapids
Wallace Czar
Cedar Rapids Hit By Extreme Rainfall Downtown Flooding
A heavy 24 hour storm drenched Cedar Rapids with up to 4.36 inches, flooding streets from Park Court to Ellis Boulevard and taxing sewers. The flood caused telephone outages, rail washouts near St Luke's hospital, and rises in Cedar Lake and Cedar River while power lines reported multiple faults.
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Iowan
Chambers
Hinkley Avenue
Clarence Beatty
Garden Drive
J. T Wurster
B Avenue
Reading
Weather Bureau
Des Moines
Cedar-“Rapids
Morehhan
Park Court District
Ellis Boulevard
6 Avenue NW
Northwestern Bell Telephone Company
Waterloo
Shaver
St.Luke's Hospital
Charles Herbeck
Iowa Electric Light and Power Company
Reinbeck
Mount Vernon
Herbeck
Cedar Lake
Cedar River
Iowa Windmill and Pump Company
Girl Bull Fighter Saves Father's Life in New Jersey
In Newton New Jersey Katherine Vaughan a high school physical instructor rushed the charging bull and used her red beret to distract the animal. The bull veered from James H Vaughan and ran to its stall after she halted the attack.
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Newton
James H. Vaughan
Vaughan
Katherine
Demur Rights Clash Over Emergency Powers
A critic argues a license dispute forces court action against the secretary to prove the right to demur or lose decades of business and life’s work, titled under the banner of Emergency powers.
Everyday Living Reflections on Mind Water and Time
A 1934 column by DE NEWTON offers aphorisms on inner peace, self discipline, and practical wisdom. It suggests deeper wells of virtue, careful speech, and measured restraint over rushing desires, with metaphors of clocks, lamps, and the conscience.
Laborer given life for killing Gentry
Carl Church alias George King, 36, itinerant laborer, received a life sentence in Jefferson Wisconsin circuit court for the slaying of Earl Genty 47 former bodyguard of D C Stephenson once a grand dragon of the Ku Klux Klan in Indiana.
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Jefferson, Wis
Carl Church
George King
State
Earl Genty
D. C. Stephenson
Ku Klux Klan
Indiana
Siamese King and Queen Visit Hindenburg in Germany
The king and queen of Siam arrived in Neu deck Thursday to meet President Paul von Hindenburg and dispel rumors of the president's illness.
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Neudeck
Germany
Siam
Paul von Hindenburg
Woods gets life for four killings in Michigan
John A. Woods, 53, who confessed to slaying four people and wounding another over party noise, was sentenced to life in prison in Jackson. He received 40 to 50 years for killing Lloyd L. Hayes and his wife Elizabeth as a brother of one victim attacked him in court.
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Tawas City
Mich
John A. Woods
Jackson
Lloyd L. Hayes
Hayes
Elizabeth
Darrow NRA Board Formally Dissolved
The White House issued an executive order by President Roosevelt abolishing the national recovery review board headed by Clarence Darrow. The order states the board completed its work and resignations mean continuing would not reflect its original makeup.
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Washington
White House
Roosevelt
National Recovery Review Board
Clarence Darrow
Germany Sinks To Wartime Poverty Under Nazis
Germany faces a wartime economy after eighteen months of Nazi rule with widespread use of ersatz substitutes. Plans include milling bran into flour, 30 percent shoddy wool, 50 percent artificial fiber, and reclaimed rubber in tires while copper lines are banned and wood sugar rises. Exports decline due to boycott, currency value, and global economic warfare, prompting tax incentives for substitutes.
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Germany
Berlin
INS
Soviet Union
Dye Trust
Hiller
Richberg Denounces Dictatorship as Nonsense in Texas Speech
Don ald R. Richberg chairman of the Presidents industrial emergency committee defended Roosevelt democracy in Fort Worth telling the Texas Bar association his recovery programs boosted employment and payrolls. He cited 5,000,000 re employed and many gains in homes and relief.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Donald R. Richberg
NRA
Roosevelt
Richberg
Texas Bar Association
Hess praises Hitler for ruthless eliminations at rally
Rudolf Hess praised Hitler at the Flensburg party congress closing session for the elimination of a dozen traitors. He claimed the ruthless extermination saved Germany from a terrific massacre.
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Flensburg
Germany
Rudolf Hess
Adolf Hitler
Indiana U. Dean Heads Educators
Dr Henry Lester Smith dean of the Indiana University Bloomington school of education was elected president of the National Education Association. R E Offenhauer superintendent of schools at Lima Ohio was chosen treasurer.
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Washington
Henry Lester Smith
School of Education
Indiana University
Bloomington
National Education Association
R. E. Offenhauer
Lima
Ohio
Premier Brownlee Resignation Triggers Alberta Leadership
John E. Brownlee's resignation as Alberta prime minister was accepted. Hon R Reid, former provincial treasurer, was chosen to head the government in Edmonton.
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Edmonton
Alta
John E. Brownlee
Alberta
R . Reid
Borah Warns Against Bureaucracy Threat to U S Freedom
Senator William Borah Republican independent denounces a rapid growth of bureaucracy as a danger to producers and small business and warns of government overreach into press freedom and grain policy. He supports the administration if it fights abuses but opposes the creeping control of laws and regulations. He cites risk of starvation and loss of rights and calls bureaucracy a meddlesome force threatening liberty.
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Washington
Borah
Berlin presses revolt blame as Nazi violence resumes
German papers accuse Paris of complicity in the attempted revolt while firing squads resume executions at Lichterfelde. Berlin reports say Hitler's crackdown tightens, with widespread fear as France protests to Germany over foreign power allegations in the crisis.
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Berlin
Germany
France
Wilhelm- Strasse
Andre Francois-Poncet
Hitler
Kurt von Schleicher
Louis Barthou
von Schleicher
Geneva
Von Papen to lose vice chancellorship in Nazi cabinet shakeup
Berlin reports say Franz von Papen will be stripped of the vice chancellery but may stay in the cabinet as saar commissioner. The move comes as Nazi leaders tighten control and rumors of anti Jewish campaigns, unrest, and Cardinal Faulhaber rumors circulate amid broader dissension.
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Berlin
Franz von Papen
Burr
Foreign Department
Saar
Faulhaber
Michael Faulhaber
Munich
von Papen
Hitler
Children At Camp Show Marked Gains In Health And Spirit
Visitors during Camp Good Health’s opening week report striking improvements in the children’s health and mood. Each child has gained three to five pounds weekly while lines of poverty and sickness fade, signaling a steady recovery in body and spirit at the camp.
Thursday Major League Results Summary
American League results show Washington defeating New York 3 to 8 in 12 innings with Stewart Kline McColl and Sewell contributing for Washington while Bronca and Dickey pitched for New York. Philadelphia beat Boston 9 to 6 as Benton Vaughan Cascarella Berry Rhodes Welch Ostermueller and R Ferrell led Philadelphia. Cleveland topped Chicago 8 to 5 with Earnshaw Kinzy Madjeski Hildebrand and Floydak in action. Boston edged Philadelphia 11 to 14 in a separate game with Rhein Brandt Smith Sporer C Davis Grabowski Johnson Collins and Wilson tallying for Boston. New York defeated Brooklyn 13 to 7 behind Schumacher Castleman Bell Mancuso Benge Clark Beck Lopez. Pittsburgh-Chicago and Cincinnati-St Louis games were postponed.
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Boston
Philadelphia
Rhein
Brandt
Smith
Spohrer
C. Davis
Grabowski
Johnson
Collins and Wilson
New York
Brooklyn
Schumacher
Castleman
Bell
Mancuso
Benge
Clark
Beck
Lopez
Pittsburgh
Chicago
Cincinnati
St. Louis
State Probes Plane Crash that Killed Five
Des Moines AP Charles W. Gatschet chairman of the state board of aeronautics went to St Ansgar to investigate a plane crash that cost five lives Wednesday night. The commission’s report will be filed with the adjutant general and federal authorities. First accident under the new aeronautics law that became effective June 10.
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Des Moines
Charles W. Gatschet
State Board of Aeronautics
St. Ansgar
Adjutant General
Plane crash near St Ansgar claims five lives
The four passenger plane bound for St Ansgar's Fourth of July celebration crashed in a business district kill ing Fred Symington of Ackley and four others Ed Libersky and Vancy Libersky both of St Ansgar Marvin Miller and Windy Acker of Grafton. Coroner Shelledy ruled the fire from impact rather than burns caused the fatalities.
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Symington
Ed Libersky
Vancy Libersky
St. Ansgar
Marvin Miller
Windy Acker
Grafton
Ervin Meyer
Waterloo
St. Ans«gar
Frank Shelledy
Osage
Frisco Port Blocked Since May 9 in Longshore Strike
San Francisco reports rioting as the marine workers strike escalates with a port blockade since May 9. The International Longshoremen's Union seeks recognition and control of hiring halls, with sympathy actions from other unions and tied ports in Seattle and Portland.
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San Francisco
Marine Workers
International Longshoremen's Union
Seattle
Portland
Oregon
Los Angeles
San Francisco Industrial Association
Two Die in Amsterdam Riots as Communists Charged
Heavy street fighting raged through Thursday night in Amsterdam. Two people were killed and at least twenty injured by agitators urging worker unrest. Police planned to disperse mobs with reinforcements as further violence was feared.
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Amsterdam
Holland
Rioters Clash With Police In San Francisco Waterfront Chaos
San Francisco faced the bloodiest day of unrest in 75 years as striking seamen battled police along the waterfront. Three men died and 52 were officially injured. state militia was ordered to protect property and restore order as clashes spread through Mission and Steuart streets.
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San Francisco
Jack Engle
H. G. Sperry
Frank F. Merriam
Portland Strike Incident Ends With Tear Gas Barrage
In Portland Oregon police and deputies fired tear gas at about 100 striking Seamen and longshoremen who blocked an S P and S switch engine. Reinforcements and eight detectives dispersed the crowd after 200 more pickets joined before crossing a highway. Three men were arrested.
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Portland
Ore
S. P
Hitler Salute Still Required in Court Circles
Berlin report states lawyer Gustav Melzen was expelled from the superior criminal court for refusing to give the Hitler salute. He found the ritual still de rigueur in court circles as of Thursday.
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Berlin
Gustav Melzen
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Hindenburg
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U.s.peril
Paris
Reich
Cardinal Faulhaber
Bulletin
Pfhe
Lichterfelde
Camp Good Health Fund
Teddy
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Ccceceesessees
Stewart, Kline
McColl and
Sewell
Bronca
Dickey
Benton
Cascarella
Berry
Rhodes
Welch
Ostermueller
R. Ferrell
Cleveland
Earnshaw
Kinzy
Madjeski
Hildebrand
Fpydak
Frisco
Mission
Steuart
Spear
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