Definition of a democrat from 1926 sparks debate across ages
The Pathfinder invited readers to define a democrat in 1926, drawing 30 000 responses. Three senators Harrison Robinson Edwards picked a definition stressing free speech and equal laws. The column questions if the 1926 view still holds amid modern laws and national paternalism.
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Pathfinder
Harrison
Mississippi
Robinson
Arkansas
Edwards
New Jersey
Messrs
Harrison and Robinson
Senate
Berlin Air Display Signals Reichs Might And Threats
Berlin observers watched 15 tri motor bombers and 35 single engine fighters over the city in a darkened display designed to show Germany’s new air force’s power amid Hitler’s armament plans. London prepared civil defense as British officials planned talks with a German mission on security pacts and Rhineland questions.
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Copsright
Berlin
Europe
London
Reich
Hitler
Germany
Rhineland
Foreign Office
John Simon
Anthony Eden
Britain and Germany Clash Over German Rearmament Basis
Europe faces a worsening arms crisis as Britain argues with Germany over the basis for negotiations led by Sir John Simon while Adolf Hitler seeks a path to legalize German rearmament. French sources criticize Britain’s approach and draft a strong protest against Germany’s army service law.
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London
Europe
Great Britain
Germany
France
Britain
John Simon
Adolf Hitler
University Student Calls for Severe Action Against Anarchists
A student voices strong demand for firm measures against anarchists and their supporters, arguing for decisive discipline and calling for corrective guidance to curb what he sees as dangerous zeal.
Iowa liquor law probe limps toward clear information
The Iowa legislative investigation of the liquor commission and its administration stalls before obtaining the decisive evidence. Investigators tire as time passes, yet public faith remains in the committee’s intent to uncover the root causes of issues under state controlled liquor distribution.
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Liquor Commission
Iowa
Austria to Demand Right to More Arms
Major Emil Fey, Austria’s security chief, declares Austria will seek rearmament under its own authority if not allowed by friendly international agreement. He cites Hungary and Bulgaria seeking changes to their disarmed status and argues conscription is needed to defend the state amid rising war preparations.
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Vienna
INS
Austria
Germany
Emil Fey
Fey
Hungary
Bulgaria
Senae
Robot Plane Heads for Honolulu Test Flight
Under full load conditions the department of commerce experimental radio compass robot plane will depart at 6 am Wednesday for a test flight toward Honolulu. Captain James L. Kinney said authority for the 2,400 mile hop had not yet been received from Washington.
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Oakland
Calif
Department of Commerce
Honolulu
James L. Kinney
Department
Hawaii
Washington
Four Bandits Escape After Iowa Gun Battle
Four robbery suspects fled after a running gun battle with Sheriff Grover Phils near Woodbine Iowa. They abducted two men and stole their cars heading toward Sioux City. One victim Albert Martens was struck and released. Cliff Gardner was released unharmed three miles from Charter Oak. Sheriff Phils chased them briefly before car lights failed.
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Grover Phils
Sioux City
Cliff Gardner
Charter Oak
Albert Martens
Mapleton
Gardner
Philson
Woodbine
Bandits Rob Candy Company Payroll Heist
Five nervous youths waved guns at about 100 employees of E. J. Brach and Sons Candy company in Chicago and escaped with the store payroll totaling 2500 dollars. The bold daytime robbery disrupted operations and prompted police to search for the suspects.
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Chicago
INS
E. J. Brach and Sons Candy Company
Board to explain Hyland's deal in liquor commission probe
Des Moines investigators said they will summon commissioners to explain a 4100 dollar price boost on liquor bought through Western Distributing of Tama Iowa. The inquiry follows testimony by M W Hyland partner in the Tama firm about promotional payoffs and rapid stock movement in late 1934 and early 1935.
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Des Moines
INS
Western Distributing Company
Tama
M. W
Mike) Hyland
Liquor Commission
Century Distilling Company
Peoria
Ill
Direct
Commission
Wquor
Tama Partnership
Distributing Company
Hyland
John
Roland Oliver
Century Company of
Iowa
Increases Benefits For Vets' Widows
President Roosevelt signed four executive orders to raise annual benefits by 1.8 million dollars for widows and children of veterans. Wartime cases boost widows 50 to 65 by five dollars monthly and over 65 by ten dollars monthly. base widow rate rises from thirty dollars. Children aged 10 to 18 receive fifteen dollars monthly, up from six dollars.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Roosevelt Has No Plans For Europe
Roosevelt has no plans for immediate action by this government in the European situation. The stance was learned Tuesday in authoritative quarters.
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Roosevelt
Europe
Washington
Scotland Yard Reports New Torso Murder Case
A headless and legless torso was found in the Grand Union canal near Brentford on Tuesday night, prompting Scotland Yard to open a new torso murder investigation in London. An AP dispatch notes the brutal dismemberment and ongoing police inquiry.
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London
Grand Union Canal
Brentford
Ford to Spend Three Million on Glass Plant at Rouge
Ford Motor Company will invest nearly 3 million dollars to install glass manufacturing equipment at the Rouge plant to resume glass production next winter. The project adds two 600-foot lines with 90 inch wide glass, 150000 square feet daily, and 1,000 new jobs plus existing 1400 workers. The modernization began two years ago with building lengthening and pier work, and now 1300 tons of steel are under contract for the foundation.
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Detroit
Ford Motor Company
River. Rouge
Ford
Rouge
League Urges Italy and Abyssinia to Avoid War
The League of Nations telegraphed messages to Italy and Abyssinia after Abyssinia appealed for intervention to halt alleged aggression. Secretary-General Joseph Avenol publicized Abyssinia's note and drafted messages to both sides to prevent hostilities that risked widening the crisis amid other international tensions.
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Geneva
League of Nations
Italy
Abyssinia
League
Joseph Avenol
Senate Defeats Cuts to Four Billion Relief Fund
The Senate, in rapid action, rejected three conservative Democrat attempts to shrink the 4.88 billion work relief appropriation and curb Roosevelt's authority. Amid warnings from Carter Glass and Millard Tydings, amendments to reduce or limit the fund failed 66 to 21, 57 to 30, and 57 to 30, keeping the program intact while hints of further changes loom.
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Senate
Roosevelt
Carter Glass
Harry F.byrd
Glass
Senate Appropriations Committee
Alva Adams
Cole
Peet
Adama
Appropriations Committee
Byrd
Millard Tydings
Democratic Party
United States Senate
Jury Is Seated for Martens Murder Trial Segregation Planned
A jury of twelve, ten men and two women, was selected for Adolph Martens’s murder trial in Newton. Judge Cooper ordered jurors to report Wednesday at 9 am and to remain segregated in court rooms overnight. Prosecution plans to call Herbert Walters and Allen Westcott as expert witnesses.
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C. C. McConkey
Newton Factory
Frank Ogg
Kellogg
Aletha Palmer
Newbury
Ralph Forker
Newton
Ray Munger
Monroe
R. S. Simmons
Glenn Moore
Melbourne
Claire Jackson
Kelogg
O. E. McGrew
Gilman
Prisoners of Fear and Freedom in Dickens Tale
A reflection on a Bastille prisoner who learned shoemaking and, after twenty years, could not embrace liberty. The piece argues many people remain imprisoned by habit and fear, choosing confinement over freedom, and urges embracing truth and emancipation.
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Bastille
Garrett
Peschaizis
Belgian Cabinet Resigns Over Gold Standard Dispute
Brussels AP reports Premier Georges Theunis and his entire cabinet resigned amid a heated internal controversy over Belgium remaining on the gold standard with France the Netherlands and Switzerland. The move follows long debate on monetary policy and economic alignment with European partners.
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Brussels
Georges Theunis
Belgium
France
Netherlands
Switzerland
Belga Drops in New York After Cabinet Resigns
The Belgian cabinet resignation sent foreign exchange into turmoil in New York. The belga, up 44 points Monday, fell to 23.50 cents after a 10 point drop. The pound opened at $4.74, down 24 cents, and later recovered to about $4.763. Gold bloc currencies also declined.
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New York
Seven Found Dead on Plane in Belgian Congo
Governor General Edouard Renard of French Equatorial Africa his American wife and five others were found dead Tuesday in the wreckage of a transport plane in the Belgian Congo. The ministry of colonies announced the finding. the pilot is suspected to have lost control during a storm. The governor general’s wife was widow of American businessman Michael Winburn and was the only woman aboard.
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Brussels
INS
Edouard Renard
French Equatorial Africa
Belgian Congo
Ministry of Colonies
Michael Winburn
Paris
Howe Resting Easier After Relapse
Louis McHenry Howe chief secretary to President Roosevelt rested easier after a relapse of a bronchial disorder. The illness prompted medical concern as officials monitored his condition in Washington.
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Washington
Louis McHenry Howe
Roosevelt
Concer
Iowa official accused of pressuring candidate withdrawal
The Gazette reports Harold M. Cooper of the Iowa liquor control commission sought to influence Pocahontas county politics last fall by pressuring J. H. Collins to withdraw as the democratic state representative nominee. Day and others allegedly arranged meetings and promises of a liquor-commission job, with cited authorities noting the act’s corruption penalties.
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Harold M. Cooper
Iowa Liquor Control Commission
Pocahontas County
Gazette
Iowa
Cooper
The
Liquor Commission
J. H. Collins
Fonda
Collins
Marion Brice
Brice
the Gazette
George W. Day
State Auditor's “Department
Spencer, Ta
Spencer
Harold Cooper
Liquor Control Commission
Day
J. H. McMichael
Pocahontas
Tobe Diamond
Sheldon
McMichael
Diamond
Democratic
Feuling
E. J. Feuling
Murtagh
Bruce
Jens Thompson
Thompson
Mabel Kenning
Miss
Patman Opens House Bonus Bill Debate
In Washington the House began ten hours of debate on Rep. Wright Patman's bonus bill. The Texan Democrat urged support for paying 3.5 million World War I veterans with 2 billion dollars in new money.
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Patman
Washington
House
Wright Patman
Tex
Russian prince Cantacuzene sues for divorce in Indiana
Michael Cantacuzene former Russian prince filed suit for divorce Tuesday against Clarissa Curtis of Boston. He charged desertion and cited marital breakdown in Waukegan Indiana court records.
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Michael Cantacuzene
Clarissa Curtis
Boston
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