Labor as Key to America’s Gates in 1935 Speech
A speech stresses labor’s primacy in safeguarding the United States from communist influence during Labor Day 1935. It argues capital and labor must unite against a common foe, condemns Moscow sympathizers, and warns of dangers to both labor and capital from radical agitators while praising American living standards and the nation’s economic order.
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America
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Moscow
Abor
Washington
Neumann Wins Thompson Trophy in Rain at National Air Races
Harold Neumann of Moline Illinois won the Thompson trophy race covering 150 miles at 220.194 mph amid rain and poor visibility. Col Roscoe Turner led early but escaped a near mishap after his plane veered off course. Second place went to S J Wittman of Oshkosh Wisconsin, with Roger Don Rae and others following. Turner credited luck and a controlled landing after oil fouled his goggles. Neumann, married with a daughter, earned 6750 dollars and piloted Howard’s winning Bendix plane.
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Cleveland
Harold Neumann
Moline
Ill
Mr. Mulligan
Neumann
Col
Roscoe Turner
Turner
Ben Howard
Chicago
Howard
Los Angeles
S. J. Wittman
Oshkosh
Wis
Wittman
Roger Don Rae
Lemont
Joe Jacobson
Lee Miles
Farmingdale
L. I
Marion McHees
Search for Missing Aviator Abandoned
Coast guard officials called off the search for Donald K. Phillips a 23 year old missing aviator. Searchers scoured the shoreline from Salem to Providence and concluded he was lost in the sea off Long Island. Phillips formerly resided in Providence and disappeared after departing for an unannounced destination.
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NEW York
Coast Guard
Donald K. Phillips
Salem
Mass
Providence
R. I
Phillips
Long Island
Pact of Paris Kellogg Briand Peace Treaty 1928 view
Dr Newton reflects on the Kellogg Briand Pact of 1928 that renounced war as a national policy and vowed peaceful dispute resolution. He notes mixed outcomes by 1929, cites Ethiopia and China as test cases, and urges public opinion to uphold the law, warning of hypocrisy and the danger of aggressor nations.
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Tay
Ethiopia
Cahat
Arrests of Eaton and Weaver in Bremer kidnapping case
Myrtle Eaton and William Weaver, named in a 22 person indictment for the $200,000 Edward G. Bremer abduction, were arrested near Allendale Florida and brought to St Paul by plane. They were booked at the federal building and held for arraignment with a two year old companion in tow.
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E. J. Connelly
Cincinnati
Florida
Atlanta
Louisville
Chicago
Myrtle Eaton
Weaver
Bill” Scott
Phoenix Donald
Lucas
Alvin Karpis
Harry Campbell
Arthur
Doc) Barker
Il Duce demands showdown on Ethiopia over Geneva
Rome reports Mussolini vows to escalate military effort as 200000 more men from 1911 to 1914 classes to be drafted mid September. Foreign office says Allies must choose between Italy and Ethiopia as tensions rise. Balbo confers with Mussolini on Libya and Geneva policy. Official communique expected.
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Rome
League of Nations
Italy
Ethiopia
Foreign’ “ Office
Benito Mussolini
Ji Duce
Ronzone
Mussolini
Venice
Italo Balbo
Libya
Geneva
Foreign “Office
Seve
Cepa Gto
Baron Pompeo Aloi Isi
Laval and Eden fail to bridge Italo-Ethiopian divide
Paris and London could not align on Ethiopia crisis policy with premier Laval and foreign secretary Eden unable to reconcile Britain’s demand to uphold the League of Nations with France’s view of Italy’s eastern African advance as a colonial operation.
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Paris
Pierre Laval
France
Britain
Anthony Eden
League of Nations
Italy
British Deny British Involvement in Ethiopian Concession
London reports that no British capital financed the Haile Selassie concession to Francis M. Rickett. Addis Ababa found the deal between Ethiopia and the American firm African Development Exploration Corp. with unidentified backers. Sir Sydney Barton advised the document showed no British participation while Captain Eden prepared to attend the League of Nations council in Paris.
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London
INS
Great Britain
Italy
Addis Ababa
Emperor Haile Selassie
Francis M. Rickett
Ethiopia
Sydney Barton
African Development Exploration Corporation
Sir Sydney
Sir Sidney
Haile Selassie
Rickett
Egypt
Red Cross
Anthony Eden
Britain
League of Nations Council
Croydon
Paris
Empire meets Haile Selassie over oils concession
British French and Italian ministers, acting on their governments, pressed Emperor Haile Selassie on Monday about granting oil and mineral rights to an American company. The emperor only smiled and gave a brief response. Continued on Page 10.
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Addis Ababa
Haile Selassie
Milk Prices Drop Cent In Chicago
In Chicago a one cent drop per quart followed a seven and one half cent rate approval by the Independent Milk Dealers Council. Members of the Associated Milk Dealers reduced their price from 11 to 10 cents per quart.
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Chicago
Independent Milk Dealers Council, Inc
Associated Milk Dealers, Inc
Millionaire mine owner Joseph Ady reported missing in Colorado Springs
COLORADO SPRINGS UP AP Joseph WwW Ady Jr a 53 million dollar mine owner social figure and mining engineer of national prominence disappeared from his home Friday evening. Police investigate possible kidnapping and ransom. Ady arrived home about 630 pm talked with wife then went upstairs and never returned. The couple’s car was missing and searches extend to mining properties and granite quarries in Cotopaxi to Denver. Ady a Yale and Michigan educated engineer had been in Colorado Springs since 1895.
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Colorado Springs
Joseph
Ady, Jr
Ady
Cotoxpaxi
Colo
Denver
Adesa
Tha Hee
Newton
University of Michigan
Sheffield Sientty School
Yale University
Falconer Shows Champion Colt At Ryan's Festival
At Ryan's Labor Day festival in Ryan the grand champion colt in a 57-entry show was exhibited by Oswald Falconer, judged by Harry Linn. Top horse colt belonged to Otto Scharff. A yearling class was led by Harry Burke, with a stallion owned by Peter Collins praised as best yet. Carl Swanson showed ten ears of corn and W. B. Robinson the tallest cornstalk. Jim Poole spoke for the Chicago Livestock Exchange as attendance surpassed 2,000.
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Ryan
Oswald Falconer
Harry Linn
Des Moines
Iowa Horse and Mule Breeders’ Association
Otto Scharff
Harry Burke
Walkers
Peter Collins
Winthrop
Carl Swanson
W. B. Robinson
Jim Poole
Chicago Livestock Exchange
Treasury Seeks $1.75 Billion New Financing Plan
Washington AP reports a $1.75B financing operation to retire the last of the Liberty bonds and raise $500M in new cash. Conversion offers trade maturing Liberties for long term notes or cash, with an open cash bid on the 14% notes. The program aims to save over $100M annually in interest and push debt to a new peak above $29.5B, while details on rationale remain vague.
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Washington
Treasury
Morgenthau
Aviation pioneer and Chicago grain man Charles Dickinson dies
Charles Dickinson a 77 year old Chicago grain firm partner at Alva Dickinson and Company and longtime aviation enthusiast died Monday of a heart attack. He was among the nation's oldest aviation enthusiasts and prominent in early flight circles.
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New York
Charles Dickinson
Chicago
Alva Dickinson and Company
Maine Yankee Adviser to Ethiopian Ruler Linked to Oil Coup
Everett Andrew Colson, a Maine native and adviser to Emperor Haile Selassie, rose from Massachusetts public accountant to key financial adviser in Ethiopia. His career spanned the Philippines Haiti and insular affairs, with rapid promotion after 1920. Details from state and war departments trace his service and rising influence amid African tensions.
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Maine Yankee
Washington
Haile Selassie
Italy
Everett Andrew Colson
War Department
Ethiopia
State
War Departments
Philippines
Haiti
Massachusetts
Colson
Bureau of Insular Affairs
Federal
Extra copies of Sunday Gazette offered for Sept 1 section
The Sunday Gazette announces availability of extra copies of the Sept. 1 issue containing the four page special on the Dionne quintuplets. Readers may obtain them at The Gazette office.
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Gazette
Ban Red Tape To Speed Iowa Work Projects
Des Moines AP says state works progress officials urged over 400 county officials to discard complex rules and use plain common sense to speed Iowa projects. A. E. Michel urged submitting cost estimates and plans quickly, promising WPA support. George Keller pressed for 30 to 35 percent more manpower and projects ready for Washington by Sept. 12 to employ relief rolls. Pryor warned of possible federal relief cuts and a looming winter need, stressing that any work beats dole.
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DES Moines
State Works’ Progress
Iowa
A. E. Michel
Statehouse
WPA
George Keller
Washington
L. S. Hill
J. C. Pryor
Pryor
Linn County Officials Meet Des Moines Over WPA Plans
In response to a Sunday summons, Linn county supervisors and relief officials traveled to Des Moines to confer with J. C. Pryor. They discussed expanding WPA allotments to cover all relief clients, with engineers assisting in compiling applications due to reach Washington by Sept. 12. Delegation includes Kennedy Busby Stirm Tait Wallen and about twenty Linn projects were already submitted.
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J. C. Pryor
County Boards of Supervisors
Iowa
Linn County Board of Supervisors
Des Moines
Pryor
House
Washington, D. C
Linn County
James D. Kennedy
B. C
Kennedy
Desanos
Monay
Labor chiefs hint New Deal approval in speeches
Labor leaders signal broad support for President Roosevelt on Labor Day. William Green says a better social and economic order has been laid, Frank Morrison cites four new laws aided by Roosevelt, and John L. Lewis pledges organized labor to back the President with votes and funds.
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Washington
Franklin D. Roosevelt
William Green
American Federation of Labor
Frank Morrison
Friends
House
Senate
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers of America
Auto crash toll surges during Labor Day holiday
Chicago reports public concern as highway deaths rise during the Labor Day weekend. An insurance forecast estimated 400 annual auto deaths, while a national survey counted 170 killed since Saturday noon, with the tally likely under 200. In all, 184 deaths and 131 serious injuries occurred, New York leading in injuries and California noting many crashes on its vast roads.
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Chicago
New York State
California
Fatality counts rise across multiple states in roadway crashes
Reported deaths varied by state with Missouri Indiana Georgia Tennessee each tallying five fatalities while New York State recorded seven and Minnesota eight. Utah seven Alabama New Mexico Oklahoma and Massachusetts two each and North Carolina one. State patrols and highway authorities urged extra precautions as newspapers ran safety campaigns and prominent displays of crash accounts to aid awareness.
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Missouri
Indiana
Georgia
Tennessee
Pavania
New York
Minnesota
Utah
Alabama
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Massachusetts
North
Carolina
Germany parades massive war games showcase new military strength
Berlin reports Germany opening public war games to display modern fighting equipment and universal conscription as heavy bombers and tanks join maneuvers north of Hanover and Brunswick. Army drills test retreat strategies against a western invasion threat from France.
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Berlin
Germany
Diss
Reich
Laenerberger
Hanover
Brunswick
Sania
Harlan Man Fatally Crushed By Falling Walnut Tree
HARLAN AP Frank Grabill aged 56 was fatally injured when a walnut tree he was felling at the city dump fell and crushed his head. His nephew Wayne Grabill worked with him. He is survived by four children.
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Harlan
Frank’ Grabill
Whem
Wayne Grabill
Veteran Sioux City Editor Dies After Long Career
SIOUX CITY AP William Henry Bastian longtime editor and publisher of the Union Advocate weekly died Sunday night from influenza pneumonia and a chronic heart ailment. He was 61. Bastian born in Mineral Point Wisconsin and had served nearly fifty years in the newspaper.
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Sioux City
William Henry Bastian
Union Advocate
Mr. Bastian
Mineral Point
Wis
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