Berlin protests acquittal in New York Nazi flag riot
German officials and American German groups condemned New York Magistrate Louis Brodsky for dismissing charges against five men who tore the Nazi flag from the Bremen. Berlin pledged a diplomatic protest and warned against further incidents as German organizations vow to mobilize.
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Berlin
Germany
United States
Louis B. Brodsky
New York
Bremen
Washington
Brodsky
Lnet
Berlin Tageblatt
State Department
Louis Brodsky
Walter Kappe
Friends of New Germany
Kappe
Willy Warnecke
United German Societies
Madison Square Garden
Grand Jury
Ethiopia Opens Consulate in United States
Washington reports Ethiopia has set up diplomatic representation in the United States appointing John H. Shaw of New York City as Ethiopian consul general in a move signaling expanded ties.
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Washington
Ethiopia
United States
John H. Shaw
New York City
League Urges Italy To Avoid Hostile Actions
Addis Ababa AP Italian Minister Vinci ordered withdrawal of all Italian consulates in Ethiopia with a Sept 15 date by Mussolini. Geneva reports say League of Nations council seeks to avert war. observers fear withdrawals signal ambition to conquer Ethiopia and derail peace efforts.
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Addis Ababa
Vinci
Ethiopia
Mussolini
League of Nations Council
Geneva
A_ league council
Italy
Committee of Five Nations
League of Nations
Salvador de Madariaga
Benito Mussolini
League
South Dakota Eyes Large Missouri Valley Power Plan
Pierre South Dakota officials outlined a plan for a vast Missouri Valley power authority to be built with four large dams and two major transmission lines along the Missouri river. They awaited action from the PWA in Washington on federal funding.
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Pierre
S. D
Missouri Valley Power Authority
PWA
Washington
Missouri River
Monroe Doctrine for Africa urged in Pretoria press
Pretoria officials released a bulletin backing strict遵ance of League of Nations rules to curb hostilities in Africa. The proposal from the Pretoria Chamber of Commerce urged a Monroe Doctrine style policy to preserve the status quo, with H R Abercrombie urging hands off Africa to shield toward powers.
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Pretoria
South Africa
INS
Italy
Ethiopia
League of Nations
Union of South Africa
Department of Internal Affairs
Africa
Pretoria Chamber of Commerce
South African Association of Chambers of Commerce
H. R. Abercrombie
United States
Havner Defends Tax Lien In Long Dispute
SIOUX CITY AP Des Moines attorney H M Havner acting as special prosecutor in a grand jury graft probe says a 22496 income tax lien filed in Des Moines is just another step in a 12 year dispute over the amount owed. The Iowa Internal Revenue Service filed the lien citing alignment with liens and updating the record with accrued interest.
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Sioux City
H. M Havner
Des Moines
Iowa Internal Revenue Office
Mysterious Speedboat Tied to Army Plane Disappearance
A speedboat seen near Point Vicente was linked to the July 30 disappearance of a $100,000 Northrup Army plane piloted by Lieut Arthur Skaer. Detective Lt. W. L. Robertson filed a report while officers pursued clues, with pilots and planes from Long Beach and March Air Base joining the search but yielding no wreckage or body.
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Los Angeles
Point Vicente
U. S. Army
Arthur Skaer
W. L. Robertson
Skaer
Northrup Airplane Company
Wrightfield
Dayton
Ohio
Ito Army
Bean
Fred L. Miller
Palos Verdes Hills
Miller
Santa Catalina
Catalina Island
Long Beach
Calif
Army Air Base
Marchfield
Riverside
Five Die At Illinois Grade Crossing Crash
Five people were killed and a sixth hurt when a Joliet family car was struck by a northbound Alton passenger train at a railroad crossing in Lockport Illinois. The victims include Ben Garcia and his wife and three children aged about 2 to 8. A slip of paper found on the deceased man listed Tsidor Anches, Joliet.
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Lockport
Ben Garcia
Alton
Garcias
Joliet
Tsidor Anches
Hays to Rule On Schumann Heink Film Contract Row
Los Angeles AP The film world battles over Madame Ernestine Schumann Heink with Will Hays as judge. Jesse Lasky and M C Levee clash over a contract for a life story starring the famed operatic singer as Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and Pikford-Lasky compete.
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Hays
Schumann-Heink
Los Angeles
Ernestine Schumann-Heink
Will Hays
Jesse Lasky
Chicago
M. C. Levee
Levee
Metro-Golden-Mayer
Lasky
Mary Pickford
Czechs Guard Polish Border After Clashes
More than 1,000 infantrymen and artillerymen patrolled the Czech Polish border near Cieszyn to prevent further clashes as Polish nationalists damaged schools and property. Police arrested 12 ringleaders but had few other clues. A Czech deputation demanded measures and a garrison, fulfilled by deploying 800 foot soldiers of the Eighth Regiment to Cieszyn vicinity.
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Praha
Czechoslovakia
Cieszyn
Poland
State liquor seals deemed hard to counterfeit
An editorial from The Des Moines Register argues that counterfeit liquor seals are very clever imitations and urges the state liquor commission to ensure seals cannot be easily replicated. It contends that while legal purchasers rely on state stores, protecting the seal maintains bootleg product stigma and the commission should consider a new seal if current designs are too easily copied.
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State Liquor Commission
Des
Moines
Des Moines Register
Cutten And Howell Allowed To Trade Amid Court Case
Chicago grain traders Arthur W. Cutten and Thomas M. Howell may continue operations on fifteen grain futures markets as the federal appeals court stays an order by the grain futures act commission. The traders faced a potential two year ban, but the stay keeps them active during the legal proceedings.
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Washington
INS
Arthur W. Cutten
Thomas M. Howell
Chicago
Department of Agriculture
Grain Futures Act Commission
Howell
Cutten
State troops guard polls in Kentucky
In Harlan county 800 national guardsmen were deployed after threats of violence and vote frauds in the runoff for a Democratic governor candidate. Opponents of Thomas S. Rhea, backed by Gov. Ruby Laffoon, accuse the governor of influencing with troops. The dynamite killing of County Attorney Elmon Middleton heightened tensions.
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Harlan, Ky
National
Harlan County
Thomas S. Rhea
Ruby Laffoon
A. H. Chandler
Rhea
Laffoon
J . W. Beckham
Elmon Middleton
Grand jury adjourns with Duckworth cited for questioning
Sioux City AP The Woodbury county graft grand jury called Max E. Duckworth and Albert M. Seff to testify as it wrapped five months of inquiry. Duckworth former county attorney resigned after removal actions and faced extended questioning. Seff is among those indicted previously with Atty. Gen. Edward L. OConnor in a gambling conspiracy case.
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Sioux City
Woodbury County
Grand
J. Feuling
Democratic
Wait
Max E. Duckworth
Albert M. Seff
Duckworth
W. D. Hayes
Seff
Grand Jury
Edward L. O'Connor
Walter Maley
Clyde Mayer
Feuling
Joe Nepte
Glenn Wetzburger
James Powers
Hayes
Alaska rescue plane crashes injuring three
Three flyers were injured when a plane on a search for the missing Al Hines party crashed into tree tops and burned. Russell Hubbard was rescued from a Chena river sandbar and disclosed the incident Friday night.
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Fairbanks
Alaska
al Hines
Russell Hubbard
Chena River
Police dog saves man after river fall in Chicago
In Chicago a police dog tracked cries from Steve Skrita after he fell into the river. The canine led officers to his location where they found him injured and aided his rescue.
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Chicago
Steve Skarita
Funeral Pyres Destroy Bodies of Storm Dead
Florida health officials ordered cremation of hurricane victims on the keys and burial of those brought to Miami as authorities set a national memorial service in Bay Front Park. Gov. Dave Shultz led the response, Red Cross tallied 446 dead, and evacuation debates continued in Key West and Washington.
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Miami
Fla
Florida
Florida Keys
Bay Front Park
Dave Shultz
Keys
American Red Cross
Washington
Shultz
Key West
Quaker Co Employee Injured by Compressed Air at Plant
Archibald Ray, 24, of Marion, in serious condition at St Luke's hospital after a fellow worker turned a compressed air hose on him to blow dust from his clothing at the Quaker Oats plant. Doctors said he has a ruptured colon and cannot explain the incident.
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Cedar Rapids
Ray
Archibald
Marion
St. Luke’s Hospital
Failed To Go Home, Later Nabbed For Drunk Driving
August A. Carlson, 51, of Thirtieth street SE, was detained at 9:50 p.m. Friday for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. He was picked up between Third and Fifth streets on Twelfth avenue SE, with officers noting he was not in condition to drive and his brakes were poor. Carlson declined an earlier offer to go home, then pled not guilty in district court Saturday before Judge H. C. Ring with bond set at $500.
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Cedar Rapids
A. Carlson
Thirtieth Street
Carlson
Third
Fifth Streets
Twelfth Avenue
H. C. Ring
Cedar Rapids Auto Toll for 1935
Annual toll figures show 270 accidents 324 injuries and 12 deaths in Cedar Rapids for 1935. Local officials tally the toll as drivers reflect on safety measures and road conditions.
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Cedar Rapids
Seven Millions Allocated For Iowa Roads
Des Moines AP says Iowa approves a federal funds program totaling 7.51 million dollars for road construction and grade crossing elimination. The plan, after a two day meeting, targets early October start and adds to a total Iowa allotment exceeding 10.5 million for roads and crossings with 3,440 jobs expected and 70 grade separations slated.
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Des Moines
Iowa
L. S. Hill
WPA
J. J. Hughes
National Emergency Council
Iown Public Works
State Highway Commission
Federal Bureau of Public Roads
Department of Agriculture
Town Highway Commission
Merchants National Bank Cedar Rapids Appeal Denied
The state board of assessment and review denied the Merchants National Bank of Cedar Rapids petition for reduction of the 1931 and 1933 assessments on its Des Moines building. The 1931 assessment was 675000 dollars and the 1933 assessment 566752 dollars. A hearing was held in Des Moines Thursday.
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Des Moines
State Board of Assessment and Review
Merchants National Bank of
Cedar Rapids
Pope Hopes Italy Will Achieve Aims
Pope Pius in St Pauls Basilica addresses 20000 war veterans and world readers, urging justice and peace for Italy and the world. He frames peace as the first condition of prosperity and prays for the dead and for global peace achieved through justice and charity.
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Pope
Italy
Rome
INS
St. Paul's
Pius
Papal
Pope Pius
Warmer Weather Brings Showers in Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids saw warm temperatures and thunder showers Saturday morning with a low 55 at 7 a.m. and 56 at 9:30 a.m. Rain resumed after noon as the temperature reached 67 at 1:15 p.m. The day totaled .17 inch. Friday peaked at 74 at 4 p.m. and dropped to 57 by midnight per Chambers Inskeep readings.
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Cedar Rapids
Mercury
Chambers Inskeep
Rerouting 30 Eighth Ave Bridge Plans Approved
Des Moines WPA announces approval of a $220,000 Cedar Rapids project to route Highway 30 via Eighth Avenue with a new bridge and viaduct. Also funded are a $60,000 Mount Vernon grade separation and a $30,000 beautification for Highway 161 from Cedar Rapids to Iowa City.
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Cedar” Rapids
State Works Progress Administration
Des Moines
WPA
Mount Vernon
Cedar ‘Rapids
Iowa City
Eighth Avenue
Chamber of Commerce
Setar
Woman Injured in Cedar Rapids Auto Collision
Mrs Ethel Barker 25 of 25 C avenue NE sustained minor head injuries with no bruises after a Friday evening crash on F avenue bridge. Witnesses include Mrs Wins Ge tto 1645 C avenue NE and Wit McQuistin 1628 M stress. Pizel 1207 Bievesrh street NW argued he signaled while leaving curb. 13 year old William Holmes escaped with minor bruises after a bicycle collision at First avenue and Seventeenth street E with driver R M Threlkeld 317 Seventeenth street NE.
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Ethel Barker
F Avenue
C. A. Wins Gett
C Avenue
Mira
Wingett
Pizel
Bievesrh Street
William Holmes
G. S.' Holmes
Forest Drive
First Avenue
Seventeenth Street
R. M. Threlkeld
Threlkeld
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