Hoover Expands Speaking Plan in Campaign
Washington reports advisers persuaded President Hoover to deliver at least three speeches in the campaign with potential stops in New York or Boston, Chicago, and St. Louis. He favors limited public appearances while continuing White House duties and government-focused addresses.
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Washington
Hoover
Sanders
New York
Boston
Chicago
St. Louis
East
Middle West
Roosevelt
White House
Coolidge
Midwest
Indiana Republican Editorial Association
Treasury
Millis
War Hurley
Curtis
Dolly Gann
Government relief bill to fund large federal buildings
The Garner-Wagner unemployment relief act launches a $100 million construction program with initial announcements of more than $300000 per project. Cities named include Abilene Austin Buffalo Charleston Cincinnati Dallas Decatur Detroit El Paso Galveston Hagerstown Hollywood Kansas City Los Angeles Pasadena St. Louis San Antonio Spokane Warren Wheeling with post offices, courthouses, and other facilities. Additional expenditures and next-week announcements expected.
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Washington
Secretary of Treasury
Ogden L. Mills
Walter F. Brown
Congress
Democratic National Committee
Duncan A. Fletcher
Fla
Abilene
Tex
Austin
Milwaukee mother kills two sons and herself over hay fever
In Milwaukee a mother, Martha Jones, 41, killed her sons Edwin 11 and James 9 and then died by suicide, saying her children suffered from hay fever and asthma. A note cited her despair and described the tragedy as the only possible solution to their suffering. The family lived in Whitefish Bay where the note and deaths were found after the incident.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Martha Jones
Edwin
James
Henry Grandman
Frey
Whitefish Bay
Prohibition Will Stay If Drys Vote, Two Leaders Say
In Kenosha Wisconsin Dr F Scott McBride and Dr Clarence True Wilson warned that prohibition rests on dry voter turnout and would survive if drys stay home Their remarks linked a weak party stance and a supposed millionaire conspiracy to undermine the liquor ban and regulate alcohol.
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Drys
Kenosha
Wis
F. Scott McBride
National Anti-Saloon League
Clarence True Wilson
Methodist Church Board of Temperance
McBride
Ee Wilson
Ladies Auxiliary Meeting of Printers Union
The Ladies auxiliary to the printers union will meet at Mrs. C. D. Pulkrab s home at 1114 Second Street SE on Monday evening.
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Printers’ Union
C. D. Pulkrab
Second Street
St Louis Man Re elected To Head National Better Business Bureaus
Harry W. Riehl of St Louis was re elected president of the Affiliated Better Business Bureaus at the close of the Columbus convention. Harry Van Horn of Columbus was re elected vice president Tim Overley of Indianapolis was elected secretary and treasurer. Board members named by districts include H Smith Philadelphia H J Kenner New York City Harry Van Horn Columbus Tim Overly Indianapolis Harry Riehl St Louis Hazel M Britton Seattle Capt Harold Imms Montreal H G Mitchell Oklahoma City Edward Greene New York City governor at large. Invitations for 1933 conference extended by bureaus in St Louis Dallas and Chicago but were tabled.
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Columbus
Harry W. Riehl
St. Louis
Better Business Bureaus
Harry van Horn
Tim Overley
Indianapolis
Marshall Mott
Hartford
Conn
Hugh Smith
Philadelphia
H. J. Kenner
New York City
Tim Overly
Harry Riehl
Hazel M. Britton
Seattle
Wash
Capt
Harold Imms
Montreal
Canada
H. G. Mitchell
Oklahoma City
Edward Greene
National Better Business Bureau
Dallas
Chicago
Posed As Student At Cedar Falls Sought For Bad Checks
Police sought a man about 30 years old who gave the name Byron Williams of Cedar Rapids. He posed as a new student at Iowa State Teachers College and is linked to $155 in bad checks. Cedar Rapids city records do not list a Byron Williams.
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Cedar Falls
Byron Williams
Cedar Rapids
Iowa State Teachers Col
Iowa Baptist Young People Name Officers
At the Baptist Young People Union of Iowa convention in Burlington on Saturday Helen Reed of Hillsboro was elected president Mabel Rice of Danville vice president and Ada Winfrey of Mount Union secretary Also elected were Associational Sunday school officers Perl Vansyoc Winfield president Oscar Eckey Mount Union vice president Walter Eyre secretary treasurer Iowa Baptist association officers Rev J A Riggs Burlington vice moderator Rev Fred Crown Fairfield clerk and W R Buchanan Mount Union treasurer Laymen's council L L Tamey Geddmen Pairtioleannes and Dorsey Towner Fort Madison secretary treasurer
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Burlington
Convention of the Baptist Young Peoples Union of Iowa
Helen Reed
Hillsboro
Mabel Rice
Danville
Ada Winfrey
Mount Union
Perl Vansyoc
Winfield
Oscar E¢key
Walter Eyre
Iowa Baptist Association
Oo Beck
J. A. Riggs
Wife of Burlington Official Drops Dead
Mrs. Theodore Sheaffer, 65, wife of the Burlington city assessor, died suddenly at her home Saturday night while returning from a shopping trip. Authorities said no foul play is suspected and funeral arrangements are pending.
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Burlington
Theodore Sheaffer
Burlington City
Japanese goodwill urged as tensions rise in Pacific links
The Navy explains Atlantic fleet maneuvers aimed at drills in the Pacific amid Far East tension. Debuchi cites need for U S Japan goodwill while Tokyo eyes strong public support. Olympic reception and a planned Japanese Pacific flight are seen as easing strain and boosting cordiality.
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Navy Department
Pacific
Far East
Honolulu
Japan
Katsuji Debuchi
Debuchi
Tokio
United States
California
Urges Superhighway To Create Jobs For 8 Million
Wellesley Massachusetts AP Charles F Abbott executive director of the American Institute of Steel Construction in New York advocates immediate construction of a super express transcontinental highway to employ nearly 8 000 000 men and provide transportation facilities needed he told delegates at the 19th annual national business conference at Babson Institute.
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Wellesley
Mass
Charles F. Abbott
American Institute of Steel Construction
New York
Babson Institute
Brighter Days Ahead Cited By Price Data
President Carey cites commodity price gains across hogs cattle eggs cotton wool and wheat to argue brighter days for business and farming. He notes securities up 40 percent cite broader consumer spending shifts and predicts wheat may recover to cover costs if confidence returns.
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Chicago
Peter Mathematics
Oman
Carey
Tug Used On Political Trip Allegations Probed
Bruce Campbell of East St. Louis accuses the war department of allowing a government tug to be used for a gala river cruise tied to William Hale Thompson and Len Small. Campbell says the Illinois waterway trip is promotional and clearly political.
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Springfield
Ill
Bruce Campbell
East St. Louis
Illinois
War Department
William Hale Thompson
Len Small
Roof Collapse Kills One at Michigan State Fair
At the Michigan state fair grounds a barn roof collapsed during an automobile race injuring about twenty spectators. George Kashock, 45, died as others were crushed and several were listed in critical condition.
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Detroit
Michigan State Fair
George Kashock
Short Session Faces Tax and Reform Battles in Congress
Congress heads into a brief session with bets on tax hikes and plans to address the Eighteenth Amendment Volstead Act and deficit pressures. Senate and House leaders warn of further cuts and possible repeal efforts while a veterans’ bonus push gains momentum.
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Washington
Congress
Treasury
Franklin D. Roosevelt
House
Senate
Watson
McDuffie
American Legion
Mayor McKee Hears Plea of New York Communist Group
A New York crowd of 5000 to 10000 marched to city hall and a 100 member committee presented to Mayor Joseph V. McKee a list of unemployment relief demands. Carl Winter led the delegation and outlined requests before the mayor, who questioned him and declined to agree, prompting a promise to return with larger numbers.
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Mayor McKee
New York
Communist Group
City Hall
Joseph V. McKee
McKee
Carl Winter
Winter
Mr. Winter
Mr. McKee
Memphis Milk Strike Threat Grows Over Talks
Distributors led by Raymond Skinner refuse to negotiate with a producer group rep Fred Howard of the Independent Dairymen's Association attends a conference, prompting possible a milkman's holiday as talks stall.
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Memphis, Tenn
Raymond Skinner
Fred Howard
Independent Dairymen’s Association
Howard
Hoover Orders Budget Cuts To Boost Economic Recovery
President Hoover sends letters to all federal executives demanding cooperation to cut estimates for the 1933 34 budget. He warns relief works have grown beyond immediate need and calls for further curtailment during recovery. He seeks 500 million dollars in additional savings, aiming the next year's budget near four billion. The current year ends July with about 4 761 billion and last year totaled 5 618 billion.
Kreuger Estate Faces Heavy Liabilities in Bankruptcy
Executors report the Kreuger estate shows about 1.17 billion kroner in liabilities and 98 million kroner in assets, with figures considered approximate amid intertwined Kreuger and Toll company affairs. Kreuger and Toll bankruptcy figures released also list 781 million kroner liabilities and 509 million kroner assets.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Ivar Kreuger
Kreuger
Toll Companies
Toll
Headquarters for a $1 million rum ring unearthed in Gary
Federal agents raided the Italian Food Products company in Gary Indiana uncovering a large liquor operation. The site allegedly sold 2400 bags of sugar weekly and 10 000 pounds of yeast monthly to stills across northern Indiana and as far as Indianapolis. Proprietor Paul Miccolis and clerk Frank Wagner were arrested. U S District Attorney Oliver Loomis said evidence will go to a federal grand jury in South Bend on September 19 along with other raids, part of a nationwide sweep arresting 32 men.
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Gary
Ind
INS
Italian Food Products Company
Indiana
Indianapolis
Paul Miccolis
Frank Wagner
United States
Oliver M. Loomis
South Bend
Middle West
Pennsylvania Official To Arbitrate Omaha Milk Dispute
Dr Clyde L King of Pennsylvania wired Omaha dairy officials that he would arrive Monday night to act as arbitrator in the Omaha milk price dispute. King said he would begin hearings Tuesday morning as the conference ended without agreement on surplus milk disposal. Both sides agreed King’s decision will be final.
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Omaha
Clyde L
Pennsylvania
Nebraska-Iowa Co-operative Milk Association
King
Japan to Invite Roosevelt for Maneuver End
TOKIO (UP) Minister of War Sadao Araki says he plans inviting Col. Theodore Roosevelt governor general of the Philippine islands to attend the end of Japan's full military maneuvers, stated in a Saturday interview.
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Tokio
Sadao Araki
Col
Theodore Roosevelt
Philippine Islands
Rea
Saturey
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