New Hampshire Primary Sets Knox and Landon Rivalry
In Concord the 1936 New Hampshire presidential primary pitted Landon against Knox for Republican delegates while Roosevelt faced a broad anti New Deal lineup. Key figures included Senator Eliot A. Carter backing Landon and Dr. Joseph A. Coutre marsh challenging the front runners. The article details delegate contests and looming league council debates over German penalties at Locarno.
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Concord
N. H
New Hampshire
Roosevelt
Frank Knox
Chicago
Landon
Knox
Alf M. Landon
Kansas
Eliot A. Carter
Carter
Knox Front
London
Senate Seizure Probe Sparks Debate Over Privacy
Washington AP reports a Senate lobby committee clash over alleged mass seizure of telegrams. Senator Steiner accuses sweeping subpoenas of unconstitutionality amid partisan rhetoric. Chairman Black defends legality while opposing blanket drag-net tactics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate Lobby Committee
Senate
Borah
Idaho
Federal Communications Commission
Steiner
Ore
Black
Ala
Committee
New York Building Strike Expands Across Skyscrapers
A New York building service union strike spread to over sixty offices banks theaters and tall structures in Grand Central and Times Square districts. About 7000 workers walked out amid demands including a closed shop a $2 weekly raise and a 48 hour week with some strikebreakers manning elevators as negotiations continued.
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NEW York—Building Service Union
Grand Central
Times Square
Brooklyn
Queens
Broadway
Paramount
Strand
Palace
General Motors and Manufacturers Trust
Fifth Avenue
New York Central
Park-Lexington
Park Avenue
Building Service Union
Madison Avenue
East Forty-second Street
Mid-Town
Forty-second Street
Fifty-ninth Street
Hudson Rivers
William D. Rawlings
Realty Advisory Board On Labor Relations
Rawlins
James J. Bambrick
Bambrick
Akron
P. W. Litchfield
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company
Boston
Edward F. McGrady
France presses four point program at Parley over Germany
The Paris meeting of Locarno treaty signatories outlines a four point plan to address Germany. France demands a troop withdrawal, bars negotiations while troops stay, and contemplates denouncing the pact or diplomatic expulsions if Hitler refuses. Delegates from Britain Italy and Belgium, led by Eden and Flandin, discuss continued action at Geneva.
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Viscount Halifax
Privy Seal
Belgium
Paul van Zeeland
Italy
Vittorio Cerruti
Flandin
League Council
Germany
Rhineland
National Union
League
France
Great Britain
Stresa
Adolf Hitler
Versailles
Locarno
Anthony Eden
Hitler
Britain
Eden
Stanley Baldwin
House of Commons
Sarraut
Vladimir Potemkin
Russia
Geneva
Europe
Don
Paris
Foreign Office
Joseph Paul-Boncour
New Orleans Mayor Proposes Resignation to Restore Home Rule
New Orleans Mayor T Semmes Walmsley offered to resign if the legislature restores home rule to the city. He said the move would end conflict between state and city governments and urged passage of social security legislation. Walmsley, once U S Conference of Mayors president, has been largely a figurehead as Huey Long’s machine controls city hall.
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Landon
Knox
Leader Union of Manchester
Roosevelt
New Hampshire
Joseph A. Coutremarsh
Lebanon
Steiner
Black
Oregon
Senate Committee
United States
Citadel of the Great
New Orleans
T. Semmes Walmsley
Huey P. Long
Walmsley
United States Conference of Mayors
Huey Long
Statehouse
A. M. Pratt
Commission Council
Funeral services for Mrs. Oscar J. Erickson held at Decorah
Funeral services were conducted by the Rev. O Glesne at the Ness funeral home for Mrs. Oscar J. Erickson 50 who died Friday in Decorah hospital. Burial followed in Springwater cemetery. Born February 27 1886 in Norway she came to America with her parents and later to Winnebago county. She married Oscar J. Erickson October 14 1908 and is survived by her husband eight children three brothers and one sister.
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Decorah
Ness Funeral Home
O. Glesne
Oscar J. Erickson
Decorah Hospital
Springwater Cemetery
Norway
Marie Louise Sorenson
America
Winneshiek County
Hubinger Heiress Divorces Midget Auto Racer in Nevada
Jane Hubinger Clarke of Keokuk Iowa obtained a sealed divorce from Hime Clarke of Omaha Nevada judge B J Curter cited extreme cruelty and non support no alimony awarded. The couple married June 12 1925 in Santa Ana California and faced claims of bootlegging raids and a high jacking conviction in Los Angeles with Richards of over 35000 dollars plus 5000 to start a racing venture.
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Los Angeles
Jal
Mother of Twins Doubts Training
A fragment shows a mother and children in a household scene with a mother questioning training for twins. Johnny and Jimmy create mischief as the mother laments lack of information from the Columbia care program.
Women killed in Italian bombing at Erga Alem
Addis Ababa dispatch reports at least twenty women killed when Italian bombing planes hit Erga Alem on the northern front. Officials also noted many other casualties as the town was bombed again after a previous bombing on Monday.
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Addis Ababa
INS
Erga Alem
Manchukuan Troops Seize Mongol Capital
Chinese dispatches report Manchukuan forces captured Pailingmiao the capital of Inner Mongolia after advancing 200 miles toward Russia. The seizure marks a significant expansion of control as motorized troops push deeper into historically Mongol regions.
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Shanghai
Japan
Russia
Pailingmiao
Inner Mongolia
Grand Jury Indicts J Franks and Kohl in 1935 Violations
The March grand jury indicted J Franks for WPA work irregularities and Otto A Kohl for a nonconforming compressed gas installation at the Kenneth Anderson home. Bonds were set, witnesses sworn, and two related charges continued. The panel criticized Cedar Rapids city jail as unsuitable and recommended a new facility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WPA
Wallen
Franks
Otto A. Kohl
Thirty-fifth Street
Kenneth Anderson
Third Avenue NW
J. W. Pyle
Des Moines
A. Lubberden
Kohl
Grand
Interstate Commerce Commission
Grand Jury
Cedar Rapids
Farmer Andrlik Receives Patent for Nine-in-One Tool
North Liberty resident Joseph Andrlik near the Curtis bridge was granted a U S patent for a far lifting tool filed May 16 1935. He worked on the device for three months and it combines nine tools in one.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Liberty
Joseph Andrlik
Curtis Bridge
United States Patent Office
Andrlik
Jury Panel Chosen in Thomsen Manslaughter Trial
ELKADER The jury for the Thomsen manslaughter trial was completed at 10 15 a m Tuesday with two women on the panel. The twelve jurors include Raymond Conley Arthur Dittmer Peter Engling Fred Ihlenfeldt Myrtle Kramer Edwin Milensky Mabel Post Ben Schmidt John Tuecke Fred Waterman Fred Keck and A F Robinson. Witness examination began Tuesday afternoon.
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Elkader
Thomas Thomsen
Elkader Fair Association
Jimmy Jacobson
Raymond Conley
Elkport
Arthur Dittmer
Strawberry Point
Peter Engling
North Buena Vista
Fred Ihlenfeldt
Myrtle Kramer
Edwin Milenskey
Garnaville
Mabel Post
Littleport
Ben Schmidt
Stolaf
John Tuecke
Clayton
Fred Waterman
Guttenberg
Fred Keck
Colesburg
A F. Robinson
Volga City
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N. Y
Hubinger
Popeye
Sailor
Johnny
H. G. Fussell
Opt
2Nd Ave
March
J. Franks
I. E. Isham
James H. Smith
First Avenue
Craemer’s
Swagger
Bradley
Aviator
Ascot
Thames
Thomsen
Ielts
Kayser
Marshall Field & Co
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