Boston strike clash erupts as King hit plate glass
Peter King, leader of the Marine Workers Union, sought to rally Boston longshoremen to strike in solidarity with California. He was knocked through a plate glass window by a longshoreman and taken to a hospital. The assailant was jailed as unrest spread and Red headquarters in San Francisco were damaged by angry citizens. Public officials warned that federal action may be needed to control communist influence.
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Boston
Peter King
Marine Workers’ Industrial Union
Mr. King
San Francisco
Iowa Republicans Nominate Patterson Naglestad Nelson for State Race
At Des Moines City Coliseum the Republican convention sealed nominations for lieutenant governor George Patterson, attorney general Ole Naglestad, and secretary of agriculture Fred Nelson after a hot day of speeches. Delegates urged party unity to curb state spending and repeal the sales tax with harmony vows from former governors and Senator Dickinson.
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Des Moines
Iowa
United Party
City Coliseum
George W. Patterson
Burt
Ole Naglestad
Sioux City
Fred Nelson
Nevada
Patterson
Naglestad
Nelson
William J. Campbell
Jesup
Ed T. Davis
Iowa City
W. H. Rowlands
Naglestand
Robert J Shaw
Sigourney
Harry B. Swan
Atlantic
Ross Mowry
Newton
J A. Nelson
Decorah
G. E. Cress
Mason City
H. B. Thompson
Muscatine
L. J. Dickinson
Algona
Lee Elwood
Cresco
Nelson B. N. Stoddard
Sloan
Shaw
Bob Shaw
Dan Turner
Swan
Mowry
John Hammill
B F. Carroll
W. L. Harding
Dan W Turner
L. J Dickinson
Dickinson
Saperstein Named Chief Of New SEC Stock Market Police
David Saperstein former associate counsel in the senate stock market investigation was named head of the SEC stock market trading division. He will lead the commission's police force and oversee daily exchange operations.
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Washington
INS
David Saperstein
Senate Stock Market
Federal Securities and Exchange Commission
Saperstein
Commission
Announcer Ted Husing sued for divorce in Reno
Edward B. Ted Husing, famed radio sports announcer, was sued for divorce in Reno by Helen G. Husing. She alleges extreme cruelty. the couple married in 1924 in Brooklyn, New York.
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Reno New
Edward B
Ted Husing
Helen G Husing
Brooklyn
Ness Tun Advises Rukeysey In Recovery Pivot
Ness Tun urges Rukeysey to recognize his interest in recovery and advocates setting him free to pursue a new path.
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Ness Tun
Rukeysey
Wednesday's Major League Results
United Press reports scores from National and American leagues. Pittsburgh losses and Boston wins headline a day with multiple decisive games including Chicago New York St. Louis Cincinnati and Philadelphia performances alongside Detroit Washington Cleveland and others.
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United Press
Huckins Removed From Hospital To Jail
Elmer S. Huckins, once called a financial wizard for allegedly fleecing investors of 3,000,000 in a cigar business, has left the hospital and is in the county jail. Federal officials expect he will face trial for using the mails to defraud when court resumes in September.
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Milwaukee
Elmer S. Huckins
U. S
Huckins
Mediation Begins In Kohler Strike Standoff
Mediation of the Kohler plant strike started as about 1,000 pickets patrolled the factory area in Kohler Wisconsin a model industrial village. The tense siege persisted overnight as negotiators moved to resolve the labor dispute.
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Kohler
Wis
France Germany reach payments deal on Dawes Young bonds
Paris reports France and Germany reached an agreement to pay interest on Dawes and Young plan bonds held by French investors. Conditions require France to balance imports with Germany and allow a 200 million franc net credit, affecting France US trade relations and potentially reducing imports from other nations.
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Paris
INS
France
Germany
Great Britain
United States
Perkins pledges full aid against aliens in strike
Secretary of Labor Frances Perkins pledges government cooperation to arrest and deport aliens linked to radical agitation during the San Francisco strike. Merriam and Roosevelt press for action as immigration officials coordinate, with Justice Department agents on standby for emergencies.
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Washington
Frances Perkins
San Francisco
Frank Merriam
California
Miss Perkins
Immigration and Naturalization
Merriam
Roosevelt
Immigration Department
Department of Labor
Committee Moves Toward Milk Agreement in Cedar Rapids
A Cedar Rapids milk dispute committee met at Sutherland Dows office for a first session and reported progress toward a working agreement. Members include George Griffith Lee Legler Sutherland Dows Carl Carver Tom Dowd R L Stallman Dell Van Note A E Whiting Tom Wright and Frank Krebs representing independent producers distributors and the Cedar Rapids Co operative dairy.
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Cedar Rapids
Sutherland Dows
Dows
AAA
Middies Cheer Pope with Navy Yell During Audiences
About 400 midshipmen from Annapolis on a Mediterranean training cruise led by Admiral Hayne Ellis met Pope Pius XI in the Holy See and caused delighted surprise with their Navy yell and a chant of Three Holy Fathers. The group also impressed Italian leaders a day earlier when received by Premier Mussolini aboard.
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Annapolis
Pius XI
Holy See
Mediterranean
Hayne Ellis
Wyoming
Arkansas
Benito Mussolini
Navy Planes Set to Resume Flight to Alaska
Eleven navy seaplanes preparing for a mass formation flight to Alaska were cleared to resume after weather forced a halt at Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo. Rear Admiral A W Johnson said the ships would depart Wednesday from Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo for Paradise Cove on San Pablo Bay north of San Francisco.
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San Francisco
Alaska
Santa Barbara
San Luis Obispo
A W. Johnson
U.S . S. Wright
Paradise Cove
San Pablo Bay
Quotable Musings on Life and Mind from 1934
A collection of aphorisms and reflections on happiness work and character. It ponders choosing contentment, the split human nature between doers and questioners, love and wit, speechcraft, marriage, humility, laughter, hypocrisy, prayer, suppression of aspirations, fear as a dirt-eating insect, and the elusive proof of God.
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Lloyd George
Josh Billings
God
Convicts From Anamosa Caught After Lincoln Highway Chase
Two convicts escaped from the state reformatory farm near Anamosa on Tuesday afternoon and were captured in a corn field near Stanwood Wednesday morning after a wide pursuit by officers and vigilantes. They abandoned a stolen car, surrendered after a three shot volley, and were returned to prison to face charges of automobile theft and escape. The men were Ken Hustead 23 and Eldred McCord 22, both previously imprisoned for larceny and robbery.
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State Reformatory
Anamosa
Here
Lincoln Highway
Clair Heffelfinger
Harley Scott
Clarence
Ken Hustead
Eldred Mc Cord
Mechanicsville
Larry Condon
Roy Radebaugh
Cedar Rapids
Linn County
Reformatory
McCord
Pottawattamie County
Louis Howie
Castle Grove Township
Jones County
Bertram
Condon
Radebaugh
Jewels Stolen From Mrs Forgan in Watch Hill
Jewels valued at 24000 dollars were stolen from Mrs Russell Forgan a wealthy Chicago woman and Watch Hill resident, investigators said on Wednesday. The article notes the loss occurred in Watch Hill and identifies the victim.
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Watch Hill
R. I
Russell Forgan
Chicago
Watch Hill Simmer
North Dakota martial law clash leaves state without clear governor
Two governors William Langer and Ole Olson battled over control of the army after martial law was declared. Olson's supreme court claim and Langer's national guard order created a strange standoff with troops obeying conflicting directives. The future actions of the legislature and potential federal intervention remained uncertain.
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Bismarck
N. D
North Dakota
William Langer
Ole Olson
Langer
Olson
Ole H. Olson
State Supreme Court
Adjutant General's Office
H. A. Brocopp
Earle Sarles
Brocopp
Sarles
Orson
Secretary of State
Washington
William H. Langer
Supreme Court
Plan Air Survey Over Stratosphere Balloon Route
Rapid City South Dakota AP Major William E Kepner announced a survey flight over southeastern South Dakota and possibly northwestern Iowa to map landmarks for the upcoming stratosphere balloon expedition. The flight, planned for Thursday, depends on weather and aims to prevent getting lost during ascent.
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Rapid City
S. D
William E. Kepner
South Dakota
Iowa
Eather
Cedar Rapids Sees 94 Degree Heat Amid Humid Conditions
Weather notes a rising temperature from 74 at midnight to 80 at 7am and 94 by 2 43 pm on Tuesday. The day peaked at 89 degrees at 3 30 pm with a sultry sun keeping 7 pm reading at 81. No precipitation reported.
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Cedar Rapids
Nine New Iowa G.O.P. Committeemen Elected
Des Moines Iowa half of the state Republican central committee retired with nine new members chosen in district caucuses. Only one officer, Stanley R. Smith, was re elected as treasurer. Several incumbents did not seek re election and a number of districts elected new leaders to replace others.
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Iowa
Republican Central Committee
Central Committee
Stanley R. Smith
Osage
Homer Stephens
Clarinda
Virginia Bedell
Storm
Lake
O. H
Michael
Ottumwa
Vera L. Moss
Centerville
A. P. Murphy
Sein
Charles Rinehart
TVA Pays 6 Million for Private Utility
The Tennessee Valley Authority completes a long negotiated purchase of the Tennessee Public Service company for 6.088 million dollars, about 96 percent of par on 7 million dollar bonds. The deal excludes Knoxville traction and includes a separate line sale to American Gas and Electric for 1.292 million. Contingencies include Knoxville approval and bondholder cooperation by August 8.
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INS
Tennessee Public Service Company
Tennessee Valley Authority
C. E. Groesbeck
National Power and Light Company
Tennessee Company
David E. Lilienthal
Pawee
TVA
Knoxville
Tennessee Public Service
Watertown
Kingsport
Knoxville Traction Properties
Tennessee
Groesbeck
American Gas and Electric Company
Lilienthal
General strike degrades as San Francisco stalls end
San Francisco’s broad labor walkout eases with restaurants and gas stations reopening and markets buzzing. Across the coast violence flares in Seattle while Roosevelt mediation seeks arbitration to end the disruption.
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United Press
Pacific Coast
Seattle
San Francisco
Roosevelt
Portland
Robert F. Wagner
Lo.averta
Minneapolis
Alabama
Kohler Manufacturing Company
U. S
Kohler
Wis
Baltimore
Mediation board urges immediate end to San Francisco longshore strike
The Rosevelt mediation board calls for arbitration of all issues in the San Francisco longshoremen dispute and asks bosses and unions to accept arbitration now. General Hugh Johnson is named to speak for the board in negotiations with shipowners, with orders to end all strikes at once and return workers to duty. A separate note reports five American aviators starting a goodwill round‑the‑world flight from Lake Michigan.
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California
Hugh Johnson
San Francisco
Rosevelt National Longshoremen's Mediation Board
San Francisco Labor Council
Waterfront Employers’ Union
International Longshoremen's Association
Steamship Companies
Maritime Unions
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