League Reform Debate At Geneva Council
Delegates discuss reforming the League of Nations to include the United States Japan and Germany. Chile proposes universal participation while Romania opposes and the council takes no immediate action amid sanction failures. Haile Selassie vows Ethiopians will not live under aggression as the assembly plans next steps.
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Geneva
League of Natons
U. S
Japan
Germany
Chile
Assembly For Action
Italy
Ethiopia
Russia
Rumania
Governor Appoints Five On Security Board
Governor names five to security board with varied six, four, and two year terms. Meeting four times yearly. compensation ten dollars per session. Law distributed to welfare boards as state expands aid. Maj. Turner notes rising aged indigent requests as departments reorganize county agencies to handle applications.
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Oie
Hot Springs
West Virginia Bankers’ Association
Clark Charles Lively
Senate
Maj
Francis Turner
Department of Public Welfare
Garner Arrives and Address at Democratic Dinner
Garner arrives to address a Franklin Field dinner as the 1932 campaign shifts to rallying Young Democrats for the Democratic ticket. He will be formally nominated for vice president by Sen. James V. Allred, with Alben W. Barkley to notify him, and President Roosevelt to be notified for renomination. Supporters say he will make several speeches this year after a prior limited campaign.
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Paign
Garner
James V. Allred
Texas
Franklin Field
Alben W. Barklay
Kentucky
Roosevelt
Robinson
Gaszner
Friends of the Texan
Mack
U. S
Hoogevelt
Mack Paaid
Landen
Alfred E. Smith
Alva B. Adams
Colorado
Landon
Cummings
Lelearam
Smithy
Constitutional Democrat
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Democratic Party
Smith
Atsmith
Judge Mack
CCC
Samuel White
Arizona
Democracy Road Samaritan
U.S
Eugene Talmadge
Georgia
Eric
New Deal
Mary Jon H. Alley
Agaie
Henry Horner
Tri
Massachusetts
Hugh L. White
Mississippi
Clyde Tingley
New Mexico
Theodore Francis Green
Rhode Island
Olin B. Johnson
South Carolina
Tor Berry
South , Dakota
George C. Peery
Virginia
McGuir
Kansas
Laidun
duPont-Liberty League
Belshazzar
Liberty League
Washington
Allen J. Eilender
Louisiane
Huey P. Long
Senate
Kingfish
Curley
America
Nebraska
Democrats Have Things to Cheer About Says Bugs
A satirical recap of political spectacle with jabs at Al, Eddie, Farley, and Jim. The scene centers on the Democratic convention at Franklin Field and the crowd’s reactions as speakers, seating, and decorum are mocked with comic excess.
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Bugs
GOP Platform Contested Over Deportation Policy
A mimeographed platform sheet prompts a discussion on Kerr-Coolidge immigration bills and deportation cases. The speaker questions the government’s duty to protect families, noting 7,000 relatives could lose support if deported, while 3,000 would die or suffer without relief. A German immigrant case is cited to illustrate potential consequences. The reader questions the platform’s pledge to protect liberty and happiness.
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Kerr-Coolidge
Commissioner of Immigration
American Federation of Labor
Board of Review of the Labor, Department
Geran
Cleveland
Sau
America
Euggested
Hay
Easley Speaks on Safety in Pleasants County Meeting
State highway safety director William C. Easley spoke at a St Marys gathering of the Pleasants county safety council last night. Sergt Joseph P Horne accompanied him and will join a stop in Weston where Horne is to speak. Victoria Aust launched the largest rabies campaign to date.
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William C. Easley
St. Marys
Pleasants County Safety Council
Joseph P. Horne
Weston
Sergeant Horne
Roosevelt Nominated by Debo Delagates at Convention Hall
Franklin D Roosevelt was nominated by Judge John E Mack at Philadelphia convention hall in a display described as the most intense in American politics. Delegates cheered wildly as Lehman and McAdoo seconded the renomination and urged unity against financial interests and the Great Depression.
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Philadelphia
Roosevelt
John E. Mack
Hudson Valley
New York
Fudge Mack
Chicago
Robinson
Mack
Franklin D. Roosevelt
McAdoo
Lehman
Sen
California
Gov
Bibb Graves
Alabama
de Rth
Theii
Mark
Lardon
Mack Vader
Judge Mack
Congress
Great Finance
Chamber of Commerce
Hin
Slo
General Fund Balance Seen in the Treasury
Treasurer KR E Talbott reported the state will close the fiscal year with a balance in the general fund after 20 years. Assistant Treasurer Fred Did Die noted loans of 2,290,080 last year and 5,225,000 in June 1934 for year end expenses have been repaid. He forecast the balance around 259,000, or a surplus of 2,450,000 if the notes of 2,200,008 were repaid.
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KR. E. Talbott
Fred Diddie
Mrs. Grady Wows Em With Convention Howls
Mrs Grady provokes a stormy scene at the convention as her voice provokes strong reactions. Frank Hague and William Givbs McAdoo address the crowd amid chaotic broadcasts and loud demonstrations. The New York delegation pushes Lehman to back Roosevelt while the convention adjourns after a heated day.
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William Givbs McAdoo
California
Dancing Statesman
Georgia
New York
Upton Sinclair
Aimee MacPherson
Frank Merriam
Grady
Roosevelt
Fragmentary political scene described as one dominant vote
A fragmented OCR passage depicts a man casting a single vote amid a large crowd described as patriots and Democratic job holders. The text emphasizes unanimous appearing support and a sweeping gaze over the assemblage. The wording is impressionistic and lacks clear factual detail about names or events.
Rail Pensions Ruled Invalid by U S Court
Action to obtain employe records from railroads cited as essential for pensions based on length of service. Board officials said without these records, pensions could not be paid. Bailey noted the Alton case did not settle whether a workers funded retirement plan would be unconstitutional. The pension act was to start July 1, with a $15,000,000 rail payment due June 30.
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Bailey
Alton
Supreme Court
Farley to Take Leave From P C Committee
Farley to leave the P C committee with gan as secretary replacing Cum mings L W Chip Robert of Atlanta resigns as secretary of the treasury and named to head the committee. Farley plans to organize a campaign with eastern HQs in New York and Chicago along with main offices in Washington. Rep Sam Rayburn of Texas is asked to head the speakers' bureau in New York.
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Gan
Cummings
L. W
Chip" Robert
Atlanta
Treasury
Farley
Hej
New York
Chicago
Washington
Rep
Sam Rayburn
Texas
House
C. C
Rayburn-Wheeler Holding Company
Utility Acts
Speakers’ Bureau
Roosevelt Rallies Will Attract Many
Executive committee plans a Roosevelt rally with a nine o clock Charleston broadcast and door tickets. Dunbar-Nitro rally fills Four-H fair grounds with basket picnic and circus acts. State speakers include Alvin J. Barnhart Staime Davis J F Bouchelle Henry Cata and Walter Ross. Other cities hold similar rallies with Parkersburg and Morgantown events and Marshall county celebration chaired by Dr C F McClintle and Governor Kump invited to speak.
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Roosevelt
Charleston
Woodine
Alvin J. Barnhart
Staime Davis
J. F. Bouchelle
Henry 3. Cata
Walter Virgil Ross
Home Owners Loan Corporation
Parkersburg
Ralph Jones
Monongalia
Wheeling
C.F. McClintle
State Penitentiary
Marshall County
Kump
Jap Girl Spy Said in Custody
A Japanese naval officer Lieutenant Commander Toshio Miyazaki returned to Japan after allegedly procuring American naval secrets. The spy case involves an undercover operation with a federal grand jury ready to hear an open and shut case. Prosecutors say there was a long standing espionage plot with agents paying large sums for secrets.
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Toshio Miyazaki
Thompson
Sam
U.S. Atty
Clyde Thomas
Washington
Gov Landon Catches Three Rainbow Trout at Estes Park
Estes Park July 26 Gov Landon Republican presidential nominee arrived for a press conference and said he fished for about two hours before breakfast catching three rainbow trout. He noted one weighing about seven inches and planned to climb the surrounding mountains.
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Estes Park
Cole
AM. Landon
Hope They Find For Your Client Broadcast Call
President Roosevelt, after tearing up a draft acceptance speech, canceled appointments and worked in the study. He telephoned Ben Wagner in Philadelphia and praised the Democratic platform, noting three shifts to clear the desk of unsigned bills. He spoke with Judge Mack of Poughkeepsie and congratulated him, saying, I hope they sing for your client. Roosevelt vetoed six bills, approved measures for safety, AAA benefit payments, and treaty provisions while pressing to finish the agenda.
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Washington
White House
Roosevelt
Ben Wagner
Philadelphia
Wagner
Philadelphis
John Mack
Platform pledges and opinions on 1936 platform planks
Delegates and senators from Arizona New Mexico Minnesota Colorado Utah Idaho Louisiana Washington and Connecticut react to a party platform emphasizing conservation floods control a sugar program and farm provisions. Supporters praise the pledge while some seek clearer language on St. Lawrence waterway currency and production for use.
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Hugo Farmer
Arizona
Sen. Harth
New Mexico
J. F. D. Meighan
Minnesota
Frank Murphy
Philippines
Mary H. Farquharson
Washington
Murphy
Iowa
Roosevelt
New York
Lehman
New Jersey
David T. Wilentz
Sen. Maloney
Connecticut
Wil
Fight Not Over Say Southerners
Southern opponents of the two thirds rule repeal insist the fight continues to keep the century old requirement for a presidential candle date. They warn the issue could resurface if the national committee fails to craft a satisfactory interim delegate apportionment plan and future conventions must decide again. Virginia State Senator Aubrey G. Weaver notes the possibility of favorite son candidates uniting to control the rules committee and push the two thirds rule, while others say abolition breaks a longstanding precedent and that the next step hinges on committee action and convention guidance.
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Philadelphia
National Committee
Aubrey G. Weaver
Front Royal
Dixie
R. W. Carter Killed in Fight at Charleston
R W Carter 38 was killed in a fight when struck with wood and hit on the head. Dr J E Roberts county coroner said skull fractured and base of brain broken. Surviving widow Marl Carter son Hobart Carter daughters Alma May and Phyllis Joan Carter brothers George Hobart Forest James Carter of Charleston and sisters Minnie Jordan Frances Rhodes and Peter Paxton of Frame.
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Wood
Carter
J. E. Roberts
Noble Long Funeral Home
Marl Carter
Hobart Carter
Alma May
Phyllis Joan Carter
George
Hobart
Forest
James Carter
Charleston
Minnie Jordan
Frances Rhodes
Rainelle
Peter Paxton
Frame
Labor leaders praise neutrality and antiwar tax plan
Liam Green of the American Federation of Labor and John L. Lewis of the United Mine Workers discuss a platform proposing a rent peace program, praising neutrality and the idea to tax war profits, alongside support for continuing the good neighbor policy.
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Liam Green
American Federation of Labor
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Praderick J. Libby
National Council of Prevention
Prais
Veteran to Try Barrel Crossing of Atlantic
Buffalo reporter notes Ernest Blegehih, a veteran, plans a daring Atlantic crossing in a barrel. The article, sourced from local desk, mentions his age and intent to sail from New York to Europe, with uncertainty about success.
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Buffalo
Ernest Blegeehi
Atlantic Ocean
Raffalo
Séniiting de Tanrel
New York
Europe
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