Democratic losses spark debate over New York politics
The piece discusses Democratic gains and Republican responses in New York, noting President Roosevelt's limited national significance and the push to replace an old registration with a new system. It cites impact of relief agencies, electoral promises, and criticism of political solutions to unemployment.
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New York
Roosevelt
Puesday
Hugh Johnson
Sevelt
PWA
FERA
WPA
Uncle Sam
CWA
Fire Destroys Blog Row Housing Killing Infant
A month old Troy Mills boy, Thomas Dale McAtee, died in a hotel fire of undetermined origin that destroyed the building housing two families, with Mrs. McAtee and a 2 year old escaping. Firefighters saved nearby structures as the child’s remains were found on a wrecked stove on the first floor. The Smith family losses included potatoes and canned produce. insurance on Smith’s policy had lapsed two weeks earlier.
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the Gazette
Troy Mills
Thomas Dale McAtee
LaVerne McAtee
McAtee
R. E. Smith
Smith
Ladies Aid Society
The
Christian Church
Ladies Aid
Christian Aid Society
Center Point
Walker and Coggan
Seaplanes Fly From Pearl Harbor For Secret Pacific Flight
Forty two U S navy seaplanes will depart Pearl Harbor for a secret destination likely Midway Island about 1 380 miles away. The mass flight marks the largest since last summer s maneuvers with four tenders along the route and a return planned for November 19. Rear Admiral Frederick J Horne watches from the Wright and Captain Kenneth Whiting leads the mission.
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Honolulu
T. H
INS
U. S. Navy
Pearl Harbor
Midway Island
Pacific
Midway
Frederick J. Horne
U. S. S. Wright
Kenneth Whiting
Navy to Raise Personnel to One Hundred Thousand
Secretary Swanson said a Navy enlistment drive is needed to reach 100000 men due to the naval expansion. He noted ships are manned 85 percent on battleships cruisers and destroyers and 100 percent on submarines.
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Washington (Ap
Swanson
Fragments Reflect On Punishment Not Revenge
A fragmented quotation argues that punishment should not be driven by revenge and that society must ensure the youth poses no threat. It insists that sober judgment, not vindictiveness, guides response and emphasizes public safety over retribution.
Dividends Due and Life’s Open Ledger
A diary gift prompts reflections on giving rather than solely receiving. The piece urges balancing life’s account by contributing to home, church, and state, citing Sir Wilfred Grenfell and a closing tag by Dr Newton about duty and a better world.
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Sir Wilfred Grenfell
Loans of Cook County funds help explain 414000 deficit
In Chicago, former Cook County treasurer Robert M. Sweitzer, ousted amid a $414,000 shortfall, described unrepaid loans to politicians and an investment in a coal bricks scheme as the basis for his missing funds. Prosecutors presented testimony from F. J. McCarthy, noting Sweitzer’s claim of a $335,000 debt, and the defense signaled his planned rebuttal.
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Chicago
Robert M. Sweitzer
Cook County
F. J. McCarthy
Chicago Evening American
Sweitzer
Bob
McCarthy
Mason City Boy Killed in Auto Striking Incident
Eldon True, 6, son of Mr and Mrs Arthur True of Mason City, died at a local hospital from loss of blood and shock after being struck by an automobile while walking home from school Wednesday noon.
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Mason City
Eldon True
Arthur True
Hull Sounds Up Policy On Foreign War
Secretary of State Cordell Hull outlined a neutral yet influential U S policy in a radio address explaining the Italo Ethiopan conflict stance. He urged broader presidential powers to guide foreign affairs during international turmoil and advocated using influence to prevent wars without direct involvement.
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Hull
Washington
Cordell Hull
Ieee
Phillips
Eee
Eleven Injured When Empire State Express Jumps Track
In Rochester New York eleven people were injured when the Empire State express car derailed and struck a standing train on the State street bridge. The crash left the coach and one car badly damaged, with four victims remaining in hospital before resuming their journey.
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Rochester
N. Y
New York Central
Empire State Express
State Street Bridge
Chicago Unions Rally Over March Time Change
Chicago unions warned that Mayor Edward J. Kellys signature to a measure adopting Eastern Standard Time for Chicago starting March 1 will trigger a referendum battle. Labor leaders said the move faces strong opposition and could prompt a public vote.
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Chicago
Edward J. Kelly
National corn husking meet draws shuckers from eight states
Eighteen state champion huskers gather near Newtown Indiana for a national title. Ted Balke from Minnesota and Lawrence Pitzer of Indiana headline a field including entrants from Iowa South Dakota Nebraska Kansas Missouri Illinois Ohio and Nebraska. The contest runs noon to determine the winner with penalties for husks and ear weight and Wallace the Secretary of Agriculture will attend.
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Newtown
Ind
Leslie ‘Mitchell
Fountain County
South Dakota
Minnesota
Iowa
Nebraska
Kansas
Missouri
Illinois
Indiana
Ohio
Ted Balke
Lawrence Pitzer
Pitzer
Danville
Ill
Elmer Carlson
Audubon
BE. H. ' Hendricks
Grundy County
Ilinois
Irvin
Rose
Henry
Carl Bly
Rock
South
Dakota
Richard“Anderson
Minnehaha County
Helge Peterson
Minnehaha
Lawrence
Saline County
Raymond Kennedy
Paulding County
Lester
Galloway
van Wert
William Field
White County
Paul Pokett
Cedar County
Oscar Nelson
Dixon County
Agriculture Wallace
Conpers
Ethiopian Troops Repulse Italians Near Makale
Ethiopian soldiers repelled a fascist scouting detachment at Makale before dawn on Wednesday. Italians suffered 10 dead and four captured with unknown wounded. Ethiopians counted two dead and two wounded. Italian main force expected toward Makale’s northern fringe. weather mud slows advance. Ethiopian air combat reports claim two Italians shot down.
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Addis Ababa
Italy
Makale
Adigrat
Negus
Emilio de Bono
Landon urges pay as you go government policy
Governor Alf Landon of Kansas urged a pay as you go policy for government at a Cleveland speech, calling for a sound common sense administration and stressing the need to place relief costs on a pay as you go basis. He warned against more laws or programs and said the economy must be faced with facts, not theory.
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Cleveland
Alf M. Landon
Kansas
Landon
Ohio Chamber of Commerce
Mentel
Iowa Agent Seizes Seven Slot Machines in Hills and Columbus Junction
DES MOINES AP Iowa Special Agent William Arthur says raids with Johnson County Sheriff Don McComas at the Shriver pool hall in Hills yielded one slot machine 251% pints of alcohol 1570 in punch board receipts and obscene literature. Columbus Junction raids with Louisa County Sheriff George Oakes seized two at Gilkey pool hall one at Jones pool hall two at Moore cafe and one at West side cafe.
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Des Moines
Iowa
William Arthur
State Bureau of Investigation
Hills and
Columbus Junction
Arthur
Johnson County
Don McComas
Shriver
Hills
Louisa County
George Oakes
Gilkey
Jones’ Pool Hall
Moore Cafe
Westside Cafe
Pitzer Wins Indiana Corn Husking Title Fourth Straight Time
Franklin Indiana AP Lawrence Pitzer of Fountain County won the Indiana corn husking championship for the fourth consecutive time. William Fields of White County was runner up. Pitzer shucked 34.56 bushels in the 80 minute test while Fields produced 22.05 bushels. Both will compete in the national championship near Newton Indiana in Fountain County Friday.
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Franklin, Ind
Lawrence Pitzer
Fountain County
Indiana
William Fields
White County
Pitzer
Fields
Newton
Ind
Leaders Plan Final Drive For Cedar Rapids Chest Campaign
Key Chest leaders met at the Hotel Roosevelt for a tactics conference amid hopes to raise 70000 with 58148 pledged and favorable prospects. If 10000 more cannot be secured, organizers fear a fifth straight flop. further meetings and reassignment calls were planned with Lions and Kiwanis partners for continued drives.
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Hotel Roosevelt
Community Chest
Cedar
Rapids
Chest
General Workers Report
Kiwanis Club
Lions
Sma Phurbdad
Osborn dies eminent scientist of American Museum
Henry Fairfield Osborn longtime head of the American Museum of Natural History died Wednesday at his home in Garrison New York He was a leading figure in natural science and education for decades with a global reputation in paleontology and museum work
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New York
American Museum of Natural History
Henry Fairfield Osborn
Garrison
N. Y
Hear Havner Plea for Venue Change in Des Moines
Three Iowa supreme court justices heard Special Prosecutor H M Havner argue for a venue change in the O Connor case. Havner cited Woodbury county canvassing and favorable newspaper coverage as bias risks, while O Connors team denied prejudice and called the move a delay tactic. The court reserved decision after about 90 minutes of argument.
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Des Moines
INS
Supreme Court
H. M. Havner
L. O’connor
Havner
Woodbury County
Earl Peters
Monona County
Onawa
O'Connor
Fred Free
Tobe Diamond
O’connor
Diamond
Walter Maley
High Court
Cedar Rapids Auto Toll For 1935 Accidents and Injuries
A statistical notice records Cedar Rapids traffic tolls for 1935. It lists 333 accidents 391 injuries and 12 deaths reflecting roadway safety outcomes for the year.
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Cedar Rapids
Chandler Leads Swope In Kentucky Governor Race
Early returns from Kentucky show Democrat Chandler leading Republican Judge Swope by 21 thousand votes with 708 of 4219 precincts reporting Chandler at 102700 and Swope 81552. Prohibition repeal supporters lead by 16153 with 402 precincts reporting.
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Louisville
Chandler
Roosevelt
King Swope
Kentucky
Judge Swope
Swope
Roosevelt Odds Shift After Tuesday Elections
New York reports that Roosevelt re election odds moved from 10 to 1 to 2 to 1 after Tuesday's elections. Middlewest and New York wagers trimmed the spread while Republican favorites Johnson Hoff man and Vandenberg held steadier positions. Betting by Wall Street commissioners reflected changing expectations for 1936.
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New York
Roosevelt
Wall Street
Middlewest
New
York
Hiram Johnson
California
Harold ‘Hoffman
New Jersey
Arthur
Vandenberg
Michigan
Kentucky Amends and Prohibitions Vote Shifts Noted
Returns from Kentuckys repeal and constitutional amendment votes show an more favorable tilt toward old age pensions and the repeal amendment opposed by drys. National results include GOP gains in New York New Jersey and Pennsylvania with Democrats scoring in Philadelphia and Allegheny County. Henry P Fletcher hails GOP trend while James A Farley cites Democratic strength.
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Kentucky
New York
Allegheny County
Pittsburgh
Assembly
Philadelphia
Henry P. Fletcher
Republican National Committee
Fletcher
Republican Party
Cleveland
James A. Farley
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