Lowden to Visit Landon in Topeka for Farm Talks
Former Illinois governor Frank O Lowden will confer with Republican presidential nominee Governor Landon on farm problems in Topeka Kansas in early July. The meeting is set for July 9 and will precede Landon's acceptance speech.
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Topeka
Kan
INS
Frank O. Lowden
Illinois
Alfred M. Landon
Monay
Landon
Estes Park
Colo
Lawden
London
G.O.P
Londen
Kansas
Lowden
G.O. P
al Smith Bolt
Hindenburg Sets Westward Transatlantic Record Mooring at Lakehurst
The Hindenburg landed at Lakehurst New Jersey at 6 20 am after a 59 hour 55 minute crossing from Germany completing its third westward Atlantic crossing. The airship waited for ground crew to moor and will depart Lakehurst Tuesday for Germany.
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Lakehurst
N. J
Ins
North Atlantic
Germany
Atlantic
Frankfort-on-Main
Seven Die as Freight Train Hits Bus in France
In Bernay France seven people were killed and eighteen injured when a freight train struck a bus carrying excursionists at a grade crossing. The impact scattered bodies as the bus wreckage was dragged about 300 yards. the crossing barrier reportedly was open and the train was running ahead of schedule.
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France
Bernay
Man Admits Murder In Iowa City Shooting Row
Wynn confessed to killing a woman amid a Cedar Rapids area shooting incident involving Rita Dickson. Officers surrounded his Iowa City home after he fled, later surrendering with a .38 pistol. Coroner Knight said an inquest is set for Tuesday. Dickson, 28, leaves behind two young sons and her husband.
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Iowa City
Fleetta McNiel
Second Street SE
Dickson
Wynn
Lee
Haberle
Stusak
Simon
Davenport
Clinton
Waterloo
Illinois State Highway Patrol
Larry Condon
Don McComas
George Struble
Herb Beranek
Clement Mulherin
George Zimmerman
McComas
Cedar Rapids
Rita Dickson
Knight
Iowans to Ignore Omith Statement and Plan Caucus
Iowa delegates prepare for Tuesday morning caucus with Governor Clyde Herring and Lieutenant Governor Nelson Kraschel present. They likely will back Roosevelt and farm program planks by Henry Wallace while watching new farm platform ideas to counter the Lemke OBrien third party threat.
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Clyde Herring
Nelson G. Kraschel
Roosevelt
Henry Wallace
Des Moines
Iowa
Hawkeye
Smith W. Brookhart
Washington
Hubert Utterback
Birmingham
Herring
Louis Murphy
June Fickel
National Women’s
Etter
J. C. Pryor
Burlington
Erwin Larson
Charles City
Murphy
Kraschel
Flyer Crashes On Normandie Deck No One Hurt
Lt. G. K. Horsey of the Royal Air Force crashed his torpedo bomber onto the fore deck of the French liner Normandie off Ryde England. He was uninjured. the plane was wrecked and believed to have fouled a stay on the mast. The Normandie continued to Le Havre with the wreckage aboard.
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Ryde
England
G. K. Horsey
Royal Air Force
Normandie
Horsey
le Havve
Smith targets Landon. Smith may stump for him Tuesday
Roosevelt era convention leaders capped Smith attack as a speech to delegates. Farley says Democrats will answer, while Smith pledges to stay out or bolt. Delegates from the south and west worry about Lemke OBrien third party and inflationary ticket. Roosevelt Garner expected to be renominated, but Smith’s blast sparks hostile reaction in Philadelphia venues.
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Joe T. Robinson
Arkansas
Jim Farley
Farley
Smith
American Liberty League
al Kennedy
New York
Queens
Gov. Smith
New York Evening Journal
South
Lemke-O’brien
Father Coughlin
Detroit
Townsendites
Roosevelt
Garner
Philadelphia
United States
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Jefferson
Jackson
Cleveland
Democratic Plea Calls for Defending Constitutional Order
A group led by Alfred E. Smith Bainbridge Colby James A. Reed Joseph B. Ely Daniel F. Cohalan urges Democrats at a convention to oppose Roosevelt’s New Deal policies. They demand budget balance, protection of domestic markets, and strict separation of powers, warning against entangling alliances and calls to buy the presidency. The letter ends with pledges of Democratic fidelity.
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London
Lemke- O’brien
Roosevelt
Alfred E. Smith
Banbridge Colby
James A. Reed
Missouri
Joseph B. Ely
Massachusetts
Daniel F. Cohalan
New York
G.O.P
Landon
Norman Thomas
Socialist Party
Topeka
Voltaire
Bainbridge Colby
No WPA Regulations Change Noted by Cedar Rapids Office
B W Robinson manager of the Cedar Rapids office of the State Employment service said no official information on any WPA regulation changes had been received. He noted several men had already applied after a news story said the pauper s oath had been abolished and that applicants would be notified locally as soon as information arrives.
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B. W. Robinson
Cedar Rapids
State Employment Service
WPA
Robinson
St. Louis an Independent City in Missouri
The statement notes that St. Louis, Missouri, is not part of any county and functions as an independent city within the state. It emphasizes its unique administrative status separate from county jurisdiction.
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Dole
Congress
St. Louis
Chinese Army Readies Strike Against Rebels in Kwangsi
Nanking central army detachments moved through Hunan toward Liu Chow in Kwangsi within hours of reaching striking distance.Hong Kong reports say a planned demoralizing blow could push Kwangsi to accept Nanking terms. Southern Hu nan forces resist while Chiang Kai-shek’s northern army reportedly threatens evacuation orders.
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Hongkong
INS
Kwangsi
Nanking
Hunan
Liuchow
Four Steel Firms Accused of Collusion
Four of the nation’s largest steel companies United States Steel Jones and Laughlin Bethlehem Steel Inland Steel were cited to Attorney General Cummings for action after the FTC found reasonable ground to believe anti trust laws were violated. The bids were identical on Triborough Bridge New York deep sea harbor Miami and Moorehead City North Carolina.
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Washington
INS
Cummings
Roosevelt
Federal Trade Commission
PWA
Triborough
New York
Deep Sea Harbor
Miami
Moorehead City
N. C
United States Steel Corporation
Jones and McLaughlin Steel Corporation
Bethlehem Steel Corporation
The
Inland Steel Company
Mack Recovers From Illness Ready To Attend Convention
Former Judge John E. Mack, recovering from nervous indigestion, plans to depart Poughkeepsie for Philadelphia to nominate President Roosevelt for reelection at the Democratic National Convention. An aide said illness will not keep him from attending. Mack was stricken after returning from a visit with the president in Washington.
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Poughkeepsie
N. Y
John E. Mack
Philadelphia
President Roosevelt
Mack
Washington
Death Penalty Decreed for Kidnappers in Germany
Berlin reports Chancellor Hitler and Justice Minister Guertner issued a retroactive decree effective June 1 1936 providing death for kidnapping of children under 18. The move mirrors a Lindbergh law amid growing enforcement across Germany. In Iowa City a five cent bus fare may begin July 1 after negotiations. current single tickets cost 10 cents, with discounts for bulk purchases.
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Berlin
INS
Germany
Adolf Hitler
Guertner
Iowa City
Thomas E. Martin
Iowa City Coach Company
Lehman Denounces Smith Message in Delaware Valley
Gov. Herbert H. Lehman of New York denounces the Smith message urging delegates to repudiate President Roosevelt. He says the plea by five signers represents only a handful of Democrats and that the party broadly supports Roosevelt. Lehman, arriving from West Virginia, calls Roosevelt’s New York carry on his record.
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Philadelphia
Herbert H. Lehman
New York
Alfred E. Smith
Smith
Roosevelt
Lehman
New York State
Smith-Ely-Colby-Cohalan - Reed
West Virginia
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Doc's Beer Tavern Break-In Reported
Police investigated a break-in at Doc's beer tavern on A avenue NE near First street. A thief kicked the rear door open and took about $17 in cash and forty five packages of cigarettes. Mrs. Taft reported gasoline stolen from cars at 1213 E street SW on Thursday to Saturday nights, totaling twelve incidents.
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Doc
First Street
Robert Taft
E Street
Taft
Democrats Face Platform Troubles
The draft platform outlines monetary policy to curb chaos and support a sound dollar, anti monopoly measures, foreign affairs commitments, and a farm program stressing soil fertility, rural electrification, co operatives, tenancy resistance via tenant ownership credits, and market expansion.
Proposals Spark Platform Debates Between Political Groups
The discussion centers on a democratic platform emphasizing general goals and rising living standards. Liberal factions push for specific liberal declarations to counter liberalized Republican aims and the threat from a third party.
Italy Eyes League Action After Ethiopia Crisis
Britain rejects any move to recognize Italy's Ethiopia annexation at the Geneva league meeting. Italy vows sanctions relief and a league retraction of its aggression verdict. Mussolini, in berets, hails the Bersaglieri on their corps centenary as Rome pushes empire consolidation.
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London
Great Britain
League of Nations
Geneva
Italy
Ethiopia
Anthony Eden
House of Commons
Rome
Benito Mussolini
Venice
Iowan Held After Minnesota Auto Crash Kills Two
Henry J. Wright of Clarinda Iowa was arrested in Moorhead Minnesota after a crash that killed two people. County Attorney James Garrity said third degree murder charges will be filed. Wright was farmhand at Glyndon Minnesota. The other occupants included Henry N. Betz 45 West Fargo and Mrs A H Scott 70 Adams Wis, and her daughter Mrs Millie Vietch 56 Fargo ND who died. Betz injured.
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Adams
Wis
Millie Vietch
Fargo
N. D
Betz
Vienna Professor Slain By Student in Political Assassination
In Vienna a student shot and killed Moritz Schlich a 54 year old philosophy professor from Berlin as he walked to his lecture at the University of Vienna. The incident is described as a political assassination.
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Vienna
Vns
Hans Neublech
Moritz Schlich
Berlin
Schlich
University of Vienna
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