Treaty Signed to Fight Work of Komintern
The Italian, German, and Japanese governments sign a pact described as a united front against Bolshevism. The accord binds the three powers for five years and invites other nations to join in defensive measures against the Komintern while denying any military intent.
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Tokio
Poland
Berlin
INS
Europe
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Britain
Germany
von Ribbentrop
Foreign Office
Moscow
Communist International
Komintern
Japan
Lindbergh Warns Berlin Aero Club on Security and Spiritual Intelligence
Colonel Lindbergh told the Aero club of Berlin that aviation could destroy what it seeks to protect unless a dynamic security rests in intelligence. He argued invention and science alone cannot save humanity and urged a spiritual, values driven mind as the only defense. Copyright 1936.
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Lind 1‘Bergh
Aero Club of
Berlin
Girl 3 dies after two days buried in Alaska landslide
Lorraine Vanali, a 3 year old girl, was pulled from debris after two days entombment in Juneau. She died two hours later despite rescue efforts that freed her from heavy timbers. Authorities feared nine others remained buried in the rubble of a shattered apartment building.
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Juneau
Alaska
Lorraine Vanali
Lorraine
Joe Vanali
Soviet commutes Nazi engineer’s death sentence to ten years
Soviet authorities confirmed on Wednesday that Emil Stickling, a German engineer convicted of sabotage, has had his death sentence commuted to ten years in prison. The case arose from sabotage actions attributed to Stickling within the Soviet Union during wartime.
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Moscow
Emil Stickling
Purvis Arrested for Speeding in San Jose
Melvin Purvis, noted G-man, was arrested for speeding by Traffic Officer Tony Russo. The incident adds to Russo’s list of past detentions including the Duncan sisters and several movie stars.
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San Jose
Calif
Melvin Purvis
Tony Russo
Purvis
Russo
Duncan Sisters
Madrid shelters emptied as refugees ordered from subways
Madrid orders 3000 air raid shelter refugees to evacuate subway stations amid epidemic fears and famine strain. Loyalist and rebel moves unfold with bombardments on Madrid and planned assaults on Barcelona and Valencia. Reports allege a Nazi espionage network in Cartagena tied to German consulate.
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Madrid
INS
Clinico
Britain
Barcelona
Valencia
Teneriffe
Francisco Franco
Malaga
Miguel de Cervantes
Cartagena
Penick workers to receive 1936 5 percent bonus
The Penick and Ford board approves a five percent bonus for all non executive employees for 1936 based on total wages. About 950 local workers and staff at five other plants will receive the extra pay next month as a holiday “Christmas present.”
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Penick
Penick and Ford, Ltd
Penick and Ford
Bessie Love Sues Hawks For Divorce
Los Angeles report states former screen actress Bessie Love sues William B Hawks for divorce alleging mental cruelty and claims he no longer loves her. She seeks custody of their daughter Patricia, 4, in the filed suit.
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Los Angeles
INS
Bessie Love
William B. Hawks
Patricia
Miss Love
Siamese Twin Split From Dead Brother After Operation
Surgeons at York hospital separated Simplicio Godino from the dead body of his Siamese twin Lucio who died of lobar pneumonia. The living twin then underwent a second plastic procedure to create an outlet for the large intestine and was described in good condition two hours later.
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New York
Simplicio Godino
Lucio
Simplicio
York Hospital
Weissmuller Denies Hitting Navy Officer in Club Fight
Johnny Weissmuller said he will seek legal redress over a libel charge by Lieut. Cameron Winslow's wife Natalie Hess Winslow. He claimed he did not strike Winslow and that another man punched the officer during a Stork Club incident.
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New York
Johnny Weissmuller
Cameron Winslow
Tarzan
Weissmuller
Natalie Hess Winslow
Lieut. Winslow
Fraéas
Winslow
Monticello Student Charged With Extortion Threats
Harrison Bohlken, 17, Monticello high school pupil, faced state and federal charges for extortion threats after allegedly writing a $1,000 letter and demanding money. Bond set at $2,500 on the state count. federal bond posted by three residents. He was arrested after being traced to a Monticello school fire escape incident.
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Harrison Bohlken
Monticello
United States
Ed McPartland
Bohlken
G. K. Thompson
Larry Condon
Justice A. S. Reed
Linn
Jones County
Ed Miller
C. O. Rowley
Prairieburg
Temperature Drops To Wintry 17 In Cedar Rapids
The Cedar Rapids day showed a wintry pattern with clouds and morning snow flurries. The thermometer fell to 17 degrees by 8 am and stayed there at 10 am, rising to 24 by 2:30 pm.
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Cedar Rapids
Chambers
Steamer Seizure Nets Up To 150000 In Diamonds
U S customs officials seized diamonds valued from 100 000 to 150 000 aboard the French liner Normandie and arrested three suspects in a major international smuggling ring. Perl Weinberg and Isaac Weinberg, plus Israel Mandelkern, face smuggling charges. Bail posted for the woman. the husband held. O K eefe calls it the department’s largest seizure. The ring allegedly operated through Antwerp London and the United States with several more arrests expected.
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New York
Normandie
Gregory O'Keefe
Perl Josephina Weinberg
Europe
Isaac Weinberg
Israel Mandelkern
Mandelkern
O’keefe
Customs Department
Antwerp
London
United States
Deere and Company Grants $1 Million in Christmas Bonuses
Deere and Company announced nearly $1,000,000 in Christmas bonuses for about 10,000 employees across its ten U S factories. A 7 percent wage increase will take effect in December, linked to a surge in sales.
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Moline, Ill
Ins
Deere and Company
United States
Farm Machinery Company
Fire destroys Delmar Canning sardine plant in Monterey
A Wednesday blaze at the Delmar Canning company sardine plant in Monterey caused an estimated loss of 1 to 1.5 million dollars. Local officials reported the fire fully engulfed the facility, with extensive damage and investigations underway.
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Monterey
Calif
Delmar Canning Company
Stalin Announces New Soviet Constitution and Elective Legislature
Moscow reports the all union Congress of Soviets adopting a new constitution that creates an elective two chamber legislature modeled after the American Congress. The plan guarantees personal rights, expands suffrage to all citizens over 16, and allows private property with limits on large estates. Stalin will address the nation in support of the measure.
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Moscow
Russia
Josef V. Stalin
All-Union Congress of Soviets
Kremlin Palace
Union
Soviet Russia
Joseph Stalin
St. Andrew’s Hall
Stalin
Council of the Union
Council of Nationalities
Supreme Councils
Sexton Ends Life By Climbing Into Furnace Of Church
Bridgeport police removed charred remains of Joseph Green 55 from a furnace at St Joseph’s Polish Catholic Church basement. Dr Stan ton R Smith medical examiner ruled death by own action. Green, a part time sexton, crawled into the furnace fire midweek. the rector found the remains after entering the church Tuesday evening.
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Bridgeport
Auto Show at Memorial Coliseum Three Day Event
The Cedar Rapids Auto Dealers Association sponsors a three day auto show at Memorial Coliseum Building Friday through Sunday November 27 28 29 with hours 2 PM to 11 PM daily. George Cervenka's Orchestra performs and 42 cars and trailers are displayed. Admission is 10 cents.
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Memorial Coliseum
George Cervenka
The
Cedar Rapids Auto Dealers Association
Cedar Rapids Woman Killed in Chicago Elevated Crash
Mrs. Vera Lefebure 35 formerly of Cedar Rapids died Tuesday night in the Chicago elevated railroad crash that killed nine. She was the former wife of Leo Lefebure and sister of Glenn Jones. Funeral services set for Friday at 2 p.m. in Turner chapel, burial in Cedar Memorial.
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Vera Lefebure
Cedar Rapids
Vera Jones Lefebure
Clarence Jones
Marion
Chicago
Lefebure
Leo Lefebure
The
Lefebure Corporation
Mr. Lefebure
Glenn Jones
Avenue NE
Jones
Clarion
Turner Chapel
A. A. Brooks
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
Sargas Lists Duel Prospects in Budapest World Series
Budapest. The demon duelist Dr. Franz Sargas expands his feud with a growing hate list now at 100 names after a night of revelry. He hints next duel may involve his wife’s cousin Laszlo Gebel as conflict widens amid threats of debt collection and a worried Mrs. Sargas, who notes the danger to her unborn child.
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Budapest
Franz Sargas
Sargas
Laszlo Gebel
Nazis May Boycott Nobel Peace Prize
Berlin reports Reichs fuhrer Adolf Hitler plans to block Carl von Ossietzky from the 39 303 prize and ban Germans from accepting it. He may retroactively strip Ossietzky of the honor and denounce the Nobel committee as politically motivated.
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Berlin
INS
Chicago Wreck Kills Nine Injures Sixty Nine
Chicago officials faced calls to end wooden railcars after the worst elevated train disaster in the city. Nine people died and about sixty five were hurt during the Tuesday night rush hour when the rear car of an eight car train collapsed.
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Chicago
Chicago Elevated Crash Victims Named
The dead in the Chicago elevated crash are Miss Mary Mullen aged 26 Quinn Morrison 30 R F Larson 36 Vera Lefebvre 35 Joseph C Diffendal 64 Samuel Schwartz 52 Raymond Winberg 45 J J Borchardt 55 Miss Nell Wilson 35
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Chicago
Mary Mullen
Quinn Morrison
R. F. Larson
Vera Lefebvre
Joseph C. Diffendal
Samuel Schwartz
Raymond Winberg
J. J. Borchardt
Nell Wilson
City faces steel car fix after deadly elevated crash
Chicago officials and agencies launch a wide probe into the elevated crash that killed and shocked the city. The transportation committee seeks modern cars to replace dangerous wooden ones, while the receivers say 15 million dollars is needed for 500 steel replacements. James M. Slattery admits the Illinois commission lacks power, with the El under federal court control.
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City Council Transportation Committee
Supreme Authority
Chicago
Bernard J. Fallon
Chicago Rapid Transit Lines
James M. Slattery
Illinois Commerce Commission
Interstate Commerce Commission
Cook County
Transportation Committee
van Renselaer Grooms
North Shore Express
Grooms
Chicago Times
Council
Motorist Held For Drunk Driving After Street Car Crash
Fred Snyder aged 44 of 1330 First Avenue E was arrested at 8 05 p m Tuesday and charged with operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated after his car struck a street car on Mount Vernon Avenue at Twenty First Street SE. Motorman Felix Simkavitz of 1621 Ellis Boulevard NW escaped injury and reported seeing Snyder approach from the east before the vehicle swerved into the street. Glass and the trolley front end were damaged.
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Fred Snyder
First Avenue E
Snyder
Mount Vernon Avenue
Twentyfirst Street
Felix Simkavitz
Ellis Boulevard
Simkavitz
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Joseph L. Myler
Natividad
Victorina
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Deere
Power For Life
Sexton
George Kaldor
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James R. Quinn
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