Ten Nassau police indictments reopened in Stark death case
In Mineola NY three cases are reopened as the district attorney refuses to name the officers or specify charges. The grand jury reopens ten indictments against Nassau county policemen tied to the third degree torture and death of prisoner Hyman Stark. Prosecution considers charges from conspiracy to obstruct justice to second degree murder.
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Mineola, L. I
Nassau County
Hyman Stark
Elvin Edwards
Democrats of 2nd District Conduct Harmonious Caucus
Democrats of the Second district including Linn, Jones, Jackson, Scott, Clinton and Dubuque counties held a swift, conflict free caucus before the state party convention. Katharine Scippel was named committeewoman, Huston named state chairman, and Donnegan and Kitzinger elected to the state supreme court slate. A congressional committee and district convention officers were also chosen.
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Des Moines
Linn
Jones
Jackson
Scott
Clinton
Dubuque
Carolyn Pendray
Maquoketa
Katharine Scippel
Charlies D. Huston
Cedar Rapids
M. F Don
Dewitt
William Frazer
Anamosa
Walter Hutchinson
Frank Gillon
AL. Schuyler
Fear 15 Lives Lost In Sudden Storm On Lake
Pontiag Michigan. A sudden storm on Pontiac Lake whipped up six foot waves as lightning hail and wind swept through more than 100 fishing boats. Five boats swamped and at least four men were found drowned with dozens more missing or feared dead. Sheriff Fred Schramm led the daylong search.
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Pontiag
Mich
Pontiac Lake
Fred Schramm
William Burda
Detroit
Burda
Bert Miller
Arrest Pair In Probe Of Girls Death At Resort
Two men were held for questioning in Lake City by state and county officers investigating the deaths of two Rochester girls. Plainview residents are connected to the case, with witnesses identifying possible contact. An inquest into the cases was recessed as medical examiners awaited reports.
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Lake City
Minn
Rochester
Plainview
Louise Prigge
Louise
Frances Polskowski
Prigge Farm
Agnes Stevens
Medrose
Mass
University of Minnesota
Russell Edstrom
Goodhue County
Miss Stevens
Frances Polikowski
Jose Eh
Briskes
Topli
Rochester Clinic
Maurice Chevalier Sues For Divorce In Paris
Paris AP Maurice Chevalier the actor filed for divorce from his wife Yvonne Vallee Chevalier. No decision expected until end of summer as both sides prepared for court action with counsel claiming possible counter suit. The couple married in 1927 after meeting in music halls before his film career.
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Paris
Maurice Chevalier
Yvonne Vallee Chevalier
Palace of Justicc
Chevalier
Yvonne Vallec
Madame Chevalier
Chevaliers
United States
Yvonne Vallee
Britain may reject free trade on staple foods says press interview
Ottawa AP report cites Mrs Walter Runemans remark that Britain will not sacrifice free trade in foodstuffs to build an imperial economic unit. Her view is treated as semi official by many delegates amid talk of Britain tariffs on meat and wheat from outside the empire. Stanley Bruce of Australia calls for special trade treatment impacting several nations including the United States.
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Ottawa
Imperial Economic Conference
Walter Runelman
British Board of Trade
Great Britain
Ont
Stanley Bruce
British Empire
United States
Argentina
Denmark
Soviet Russia
Australia
Bruce
Hoover signs home loan bank bill to expand credit
President Hoover signed the home loan bank and currency expansion act creating 1.8 billion dollars in new credit and 1 billion dollars of new currency. The plan aims to prevent foreclosures and lift commodity prices while supporting unemployment relief and faster residential construction.
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Washington (Lp
Hoover
Home Loan Bank
Federal Reserve System
Comptroller of the Currency
Comptroller
Democrats Name State Central Committee Members
Ten of the 22 members of the old Democratic state central committee kept seats on the new 18 member panel. Incumbents are marked with an x in districts across Des Moines Davenport Dubuque Waterloo Postville West Union New Sharon Des Moines Ames Atlantic Hastings Algona Sioux City and others.
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Des Moines
Democratic State Central Committee
Charles W. Storms
Fort Madison
Maude O'Neill
Columbus Junction
M J. Malloy
Davenport
Kathryn Seippel
Dubuque
William Beecher
Waterloo
O. K. Dicks
Cedar Falls
Ray R. Douglass
Postville
E. A. Mellice
West Union
T. R. Osborne
New Sharon
Ruth Fall Hollingshead
Albia
L. S. Hill
E. R. Meredith
Ames
M P. Conway
Atlantic
Maybelle Fickle
Hastings
Charlies Murtaugh
Algona
D. M. Kelleher
Fort Dodge
Ed H. Birmingham
Sioux City
Mary ‘M Moune
Friday Base Ball Scores From The Major Leagues
National League games saw New York at Boston rainouts and Brooklyn edging Philadelphia 5 to 9 while St Louis at Cincinnati was postponed. In the American League Philadelphia beat Washington 8 to 4 and Boston defeated New York 4 to 0 with rain halting games in the day.
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New York
Boston
Roosevelt to Open Campaign Speech at Sea Girt
Governor Roosevelt will deliver the opening address of his presidential campaign at Sea Girt New Jersey on August 27. In Massachusetts Governor Ely met with James Farley to discuss Roosevelt’s visit to Albany next week and issue a statement after the talks.
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Jersey City
N. J
Frank Hague
Franklin D. Roosevelt
New York
Sea Girt
Springfield
Mass
Joseph B. Ely
Massachusetts
James A. Farley
Roosevelt
Albany
Farley
Ely
Governor Roosevelt to review Walker reply at Hyde Park
Governor Frank D. Roosevelt plans a week of conferences ending with a visit to his Hyde Park residence to receive and consider the Walker reply this weekend.
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Albany
N. Y
Frank Jin D. Roosevelt
Gaztoshis
Hyde.Park
Walker
Guardsmen Free 27 Non-Union Miners Besieged in Indiana Mine
In Dugger Indiana National Guard troops replaced union pickets and escorted 27 non-union miners from the Hoosier coal shaft after 48 hours of confinement. The prisoners had endured fear and scarce food while union lines remained, and an agreement halted mine operations until wage disputes with unions are settled. Adjutant General Paul Tombaugh led the troops. martial law was not declared.
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Dugger
Ind
National Guard
Hoosier
Paul Tombaugh
Wesley Willams
Parrot Fever Death Reported In Chicago
Dr. Herman N Bundesen reports three parrot fever cases in Chicago with one fatality. Eva Marbach contracted the disease from love birds bought from an itinerant pedlar introducing risk to two other women now under quarantine.
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Chicago
INS
Herman N.bundesen
Board of Health
Eva Marbach
Marbach
Bundesen
Milk Price Hits New Low After Plant Closure
Milk in Los Angeles fell to one to three cents a quart after the California Milk Producers' association plant shut down, adding about 30,000 gallons of surplus milk daily to the market.
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Los Angeles
INS
California Milk Producers’ Association
Germans Threaten to Bolt Disarmament Talks in Geneva
Germany warned it will withdraw from the world disarmament conference after the summer recess unless its demand for equality among nations is recognized before adjournment. Italy joined in opposing a vague declaration, while a separate inter parliamentary union session in Rome ended in a scuffle as debates over Matteotti’s killing intensified.
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Geneva
Switzerland
Germany
Italy
Rudolf Nadolny
Inter-Parliamentary Union
Rntte
Matteotti
Von Schleicher Could Become German Chancellor
Berlin reports Friday point to General Kurt von Schleicher replacing Franz von Papen as chancellor after July 31 elections. Reich politics shuffle as cabinet remade and Hitler faction expected to gain influence while security forces suppress Rote Fahne.
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Berlin
Germany
Reich
Kurt von Schleicher
Franz von Papen
von Schleicher
Communist Party
Rote Fahne
Rumstedt
Magnus Hermannsberg
Albert Grzesinski
Bernard Weiss
Enke
Adolph Hitler
Hitler
Von Gronau Lands Plane in Iceland
German flyer Capt. Wolfgang von Gronau lands his Dornier at Seydisfjord Iceland after nine hours fifty minutes from Sylt. Weather forced an emergency stop en route to Chicago. fuel low and headwinds endured over the North Sea and near the Shetland Islands.
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Reykjavik
Iceland
Germany
Wolfgang von Gronau
Europe
United States
von Gronau
Seydisfjord
Sylt
North Sea
Arctic
Greenland
Chicago
Shetland Islands
Scotland
Brief Relief From Heat Sags With 95 Degree Return
Cedar Rapids reports only brief relief as morning lows near 65 give way to a 2 30 p.m. rise to 95 with hot sun and humidity. Thursday showers cooled temps from 94 to 72 by midnight and no new heat prostrations were logged in the ongoing hot spell.
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Cedar Rapids
Roosevelt to Meet With Owen D. Young
Governor Roosevelt and Owen D. Young will discuss international relations at a Hyde Park conference Saturday. Roosevelt announced the talks will cover many topics including the foreign situation.
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Albany, N. YY
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Owen D. Young
Roosevelt
Hyde Park
State Democratic Central Committee Members Announced
The Iowa Democratic Central Committee selected at district caucuses fills nine districts with committee men and women. Notables include Charles W Storms of Fort Madison and Madge O Neil of Columbus Junction in district one, and Ray R Douglas of Postville with E A Mclsiree of West Union in district four.
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Des Moines
Democratic Central
Charles W Storms
Fort Madison
Madge O'Neil
Columbus Junction
M. J Malloy
Davenport
Katherine Seippel
Dubuque
William Becher
Waterloo
O. K. Dicks
Iowa Falls
Ray R. Douglas
Will Rogers Sees Mussolini Style Cabinet Shifts
Will Rogers comments from Beverly Hills on Mussolini like moves to fill resignations and run government via self talk under aliases. He jokes that bonus troops are sent home at cost while congressmen get ten cents a mile to quit, and notes Hoover will miss votes and good athletes, as advised.
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Beverly Hills
Calif
Mussolini
Hoover
Washington
Iowa Democrats Adopt Platform Pressing Tax Reform and Farm Aid
The Iowa Democratic convention endorsed a platform calling for tax revision with income tax on real estate relief, aggressive curbs on state expenditures, and strong farm relief. It backs national platform planks, expansion of farm credit, cooperative marketing, and long-term land leasing while supporting labor rights and immigration limits.
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Des Moines
Iowa
National Platform
Eviction Order Recalled for Bonus Army Camp Glassford
Washington dispatch reports that district commissioners rescinded eviction orders against the Bonus Army 15, postponing removal from Camp Glassford until August 4 after Chief Pelham D. Glassford appealed the action. Veterans, led by Commander Walter W. Waters, planned passive resistance if forced out.
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Washington
Bonus Expeditionary Army
Congress
Pelham D. Glassford
Glassford
Walter W. Waters
Fayette Juniors Triumph in Round Robin Meet Here
The Fayette Junior Legion base ball team won two of three games in a district round robin here Friday. Fayette beat Cedar Rapids Fire Fighters 6 to 3 as Thomas pitched well, then defeated Tripoli 5 to 3 with Buechele on the mound. Cedar Rapids beat Tripoli 2 to 1 in the final matchup.
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Fayette Junior Legion
Cedar Rapids Fire Fighters
Tripoli
Fayette
Cedar Rapids
Thomas
Buechele
Tripoli & To
Police Station Robbery Affects New Orleans Clerk Desk
From a room surrounded by policemen at the New Orleans police headquarters, $40 was stolen from the desk of Complaint Clerk F J Aragon. Superintendent George Reyer sat nearby as the criminal courts operated upstairs.
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New Orleans
George Reyer
F J Aragon
Kraschel and Storms Named to State Ticket in Iowa
At the Democratic state convention in Des Moines 1931 delegates nominated N. G. Kraschel of Harlan for lieutenant governor and C. W. Storms of Fort Madison for auditor. The vote totals after the first ballot had Storms leading Medary, Bachman, Shaw, and others, with Medary withdrawing after the first tally.
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Des Moines
N. G. Kraschel
Harlan
C. W. Storms
Fort Madison
Kraschel
Stockman
Ed Dunn
Mason City
Francis G. Cutler
Boone
J. L. Poppers
Webster City
J. Galvin
Sheffield
Ed Bachman
Manson
W. M. Shaw
Newton
Ed F. Medary
Waukon
Medary
Iowa Republican Convention Passes Platform as Storms Maintains Lead
The second ballot gave Storms 9984 votes and Fadiman 912% as Shaw retires before the second roll call. Delegates chose electors at large T. J. Walsh and G. W. McFarland, with E. H. Pollard and J. Campbell nominating Storms and Medary respectively. Resolutions urged farm relief, economy, tax cuts, and endorsed the national platform without mention of prohibition.
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Shaw
Storms
Fadiman
Tom Bray
Oskaloosa
E. H. Pollard
Fort Madison
Joe Campbell
Fairfield
Medary
J. E. Diamond
Sheldon
Bachman
Huston Named Democratic Chairman in Des Moines County
Former Mayor Charles D. Huston of Ge dar Rapids was elected chairman of the Democratic state central committee over L. S. Hill of Des Moines by 11 to 6. Huston, active in party circles for forty years, also led the Second district delegates caucus. Mrs. Mabel Fickel Hastings was named vice chairwoman, Mrs. Mary Kellehern Fort Dodge secretary, and T. R. Osborne New Sharon treasurer.
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Des Moines
Charles D. Huston
Gedar Rapids
L. S. Hill
Huston
Mabel Fickel
Hastings
Mary Kellehern
Fort Dodge
T. R. Osborne
New Sharon
State party convention in Davenport names permanent chair
At the, firy fistr state convention held in Davenport before the primary, Clyde Herring of Des Moines was chosen permanent chairman after the committee on organization reported. He succeeded Louis Murphy of Dubuque the senatorial nominee who had served as temporary chair and keynote speaker. R F Mitchell of Fort Dodge was named national committeeman.
Olympic Travelers Stream Through Chicago En Route to L A
More than 200 athletes from England Canada Hungary Belgium and South Africa paused in Chicago on their way to the Los Angeles Games. Notables include Lord Burghley 400 meter hurdle champion 1928 Lieut R L Ramping 400 meters and Joubert sprinter. The travel party totaled 213 and departed at midnight for the west coast.
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Chicago
England
Canada
Hungary
Belgium
South Africa
Los Angeles
Lord Burghley
Lieut
R. L. Ramping
Joubert
West Coast
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Gov. Roosevelt
France
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Haly
Count Nadolny
Conference Commission
General Balbo
Maxim Litvinoff
Soviet
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Vasa Sete Tareene
Eerie Reine Ee
State Democratic Central Committee
M. O. Conway
Maybelle Fickel
Charles Murtaugh
D. M. Kelicher
Ed R. Birmingham
Mary Mook
Will Rogers
Democrats
Fayette Juniors
Leulit Macphys
T. J. Walsh
G. W. McFarland
O'Brien County
C. D. Huston
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