Browning Wins In Tennessee Democratic Primary Amid Violent Clashes
Tennessee voters in a brutal primary rain saw Browning triumph with heavy support while Crump allies mobilized. Clashes erupted in Claiborne county leaving multiple dead including Horace Russell and James Singleton as results poured in from numerous precincts.
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Tennessee
Browning
Horace Russell
Albert Russell
William Russell
Horace
William
Charles Russell
Claiborne County
James A. Singleton
Knoxville
Hohenwald
John Gray
Leon Jouromon
Knox
TVA
Public Power
Harry H. Hannah
State Railroad and Public Utilities Commission
Hannah
Jourolmon
Shelby County
Mem
Crump
Lee Rowesst
Dossett
Market Quotation Wrapup By Victor Rabank
Market quotations show mixed gains and declines across sectors as frenzied buying lifts select rail, utility, and industrial names. Foreign exchange mixed. cotton rallying. grains down. Italian loans weakness noted. Live cattle and hogs steady to higher with strong lamb demand and steady slaughter figures amid active buyer interest.
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Victor
Rabank Associated Press
New York
Markets At A Glance Wall Street Summary
Markets at a glance report shows stocks strong with rails leading and bonds mixed. Domestic loans rise while foreign exchanges ease and cotton remains steady amid dry Oklahoma weather. Wheat weaker in Chicago and Winnipeg collapse noted. hogs and cattle steady with hogs at up to 11.25.
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New York
France
Oklahoma
Commission House
Chicago
Winnipeg
Ksower
Cotton futures close steady with modest gains
Cotton futures settled firmer by 4 to 6 points in New Orleans trading. Prices for the contracts Oct Dec Jan Mar May and July moved within narrow ranges with closes near 12.00 cents.
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New Orleans
Weekly Liverpool Cotton Statistics
Liverpool weekly cotton figures show imports of 42 000 bales including 3 000 American. Stock stands at 734 000 with American holdings at 372 000. Forwarded 47 000 including 21 000 American. Exports total 5 000 with American nit.
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Liverpool
Poultry market report from Chicago shows steady prices
Live poultry trading in Chicago on August 7 shows 1 car and 61 trucks moving steady with prices unchanged.
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Chicago
Potatoes Market Report From Chicago Auction
Potatoes on track 150, total US shipments 551. California white rose slightly weaker, eastern stock barely steady, other stock steady. Supplies light, demand slow. New Jersey cobblers fair quality 2.35 to 2.45 per cwt, California white rose US No. 1 2.30 to 2.40.
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Chicago
U. S, Dept
California
New Jersey
Hog market steady to strong with higher spot prices
Chicago hog sales totaled about 8 000 head with 2 500 direct shipments. hogs and underweights were weak to 25 lower, while most weights 250 to 300 pounds sold at 10.85 to 11.15 per hundredweight and top at 11.25 for part loads.
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Cattio
Galvey
Washington Rangers
Texas
Chicago
Harder death solved avers prober today
A man named Jack Harder was found dead on a country road near Ozark Dale county with a bullet hole in the windshield of his car the motor running and the light on A gun covered by a handkerchief was in his hand Frank Sewell and Warren Sanford confessed knowledge of the murder implicating others none of whom have been arrested A Dale county coroner jury declared murder but named no suspect Rewards of 100 each were posted by J E Harder and Governor Bibb Graves for arrest and conviction A conference was scheduled with Sheriff Williams and Circuit Solicitor George Andrews
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Ozark
Dale Couty
Williams
Harder
Blamville
Dale County
Frank Sewell
Warren
Nookie) Sanford
Jack Harder
McAdory
Montgomery
Barbour County
Wetumpka
MyAdory
Bibb Graves
J. E. Harder
Circuit
George Andrews
Union Springs
Heavy Rain Floods City After Three Hour Downpour
In just over three hours from around nine to noon, 1.66 inches of rain drenched the city. The Weather Bureau called it the heaviest rainfall in months and low-lying intersections stood nearly three feet deep, forcing motorists to navigate cautiously to prevent engine flooding.
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Weather Bureau
Antis Plan For Campaign Antis Plan For Campaign Detroit
A group of former prominent Democrats gathered in Detroit to oppose Roosevelt’s New Deal. Joseph B. Ely James A. Reed Bainbridge Colby joined in urging the Democratic convention to nominate a genuine Democrat. Two main options: field a Jeffersonian ticket or swing dissidents to Landon. Alfred E. Smith and Daniel F. Cohalen did not attend. A closed meeting was planned with 30 to 40 expected, including Henry Breckinridge and others.
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Ang. L—(P
Massachusetts
Joseph B. Ely
Missouri
James A. Reed
New York
Bainbridge Colby
Wilson
Roosevelt
Goverrnor Landon
Sterling E. Edmunds
St. Louis
Reed
Landop
Thomas Jefferson
Edmunds
Alfred E. Smith
Daniel F.cohalen
Smith
Europe
Henry Breckinridge
Thomas F. Cardwallader
Maryland
Breckinridge
William A. Comstock
Michigan
John Henry Kirby
Texas
Joseph. Bailey, Jr
Democratic House
Bassett Recalls Big Thrill at Knox Convention
Augustus Bassett, Decatur civic leader, attended the Cleveland Republican national convention and the Chicago reception for Col. Frank Knox. He sat on the speaker's platform in Cleveland, received a distinguished guest ticket from Chauncey McCormick and Edward McGinnis, and praised Knox's straightforward, military‑influenced oratory. Bassett also met notable figures in Chicago and Milwaukee while noting strong business activity.
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Cleveland
Augustus Bassett
Decatur
Col
Frank Knox
Bessett
Chicago
Ralph E. Williams
Th- Mean National Committee
Mr. Williams
Basgett
Chauncey McCormick
International Harvester Company
Edward McGinnis
Bassett
Col. Knox
McCormick
Mr. Bassett
Knox
Windy City
Milwaukee
Williams Negros Triumph in Olympic 400 Meter Final
Archie Williams of Oakland California won the 400 meter at the Berlin Olympics in 46.5 seconds, finishing ahead of Arthur Brown of Great Britain and Jimmy Lavalle of Los Angeles. The U S earned its third sprint crown and a total of six Olympic golds for American Negro athletes. Jesse Owens also claimed the 100 and 200 meter sprints and long jump, with John Woodruff and Cornelius Johnson winning the 800 meter and high jump respectively.
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Berlin
Archie Williams
Oaklands-Calif
Bill Carr
Los Angeles
Arthur Godfrey Brown
Great Britain
Jimmy Lavalle
United States
Jesse Owens
John Woodruff
Connellsville
Cornelius Johnson
One Killed and Another Hurt in Car Wreck
Report details a fatal car wreck with one dead and another injured. Warnings issued covered speeding improper lights brakes and missing licenses. Officers aided 660 motorists and 30 investigations were conducted. Five vehicles were recovered stolen. many accidents occurred on rural roads.
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McAdory
Decatur Diary notes local visits and events
Decatur diary items report Dr and Mrs Lewis Machon Hammond returning from Virginia visit, TVA inspection by T. Francis of Birmingham, several local residents traveling for business or vacation, church services announced, Legion plans advance, and community notices from Decatur and nearby areas.
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University
T. M. Francis
Birmingham
Decatur
TVA
Conspiracy Trial Nears End in Ashville Saturday
Proceedings in Ashville hinge on a warlike clash at a mine site. Union men testified that explosives were planted along the road and the battle occurred on a public highway near the mines. Witnesses placed Debardeleben near the scene while unarmed.
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Ashville
Lansing
Charles F. Debardeleben
Debardeleben
Brady Leopard
Debardéleben
Disque
Roosevelt Talks Labor Legislation With AFL Chief
In Hyde Park on August 7 President Roosevelt met with Charlton Ogburn, AFL general counsel, to review constitutional aspects of new deaf labor legislation and the National Labor Relations Act. Officials said the federation rift and suspensions of ten unions were not discussed. The talks covered legal status and ongoing court cases surrounding labor acts.
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Roosevelt
Charlton Ogburn
American Federation of Labor
White House
Federation
Committee For Industrial Organization
Ogburn
Eutoh Burn
Lyin House
Ogtouch
Bank Bandits Shot and Captured Near York
Two youthful bandits robbed the Bank of York Alabama and were wounded and captured after a pursuing posse. Cashier R T Massingille was in the bank alone and fired, wounding both men who fled on foot and were later arrested. One suspect was seriously wounded in the head, the other in the leg. The Bank is led by Col E F Allison and R L Adams as officers.
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York
Ala
Bank of York
R. T. Massingille
Massingille
Hill's Hospital
Col. E. F. Allison
R. L. Adams
Britain and Germany Protest in Spanish Civil War
The Associated Press reports Britain and Germany protest treatment of their nationals in the Spanish conflict. Berlin calls four Nazi executions near Barcelona murder, while Germany protests unprovoked shelling of a German steamer by a Spanish destroyer. Britain warns against endangering neutrals near Gibraltar as loyalists claim advances near Madrid and rebels strike in the south.
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Foreign Office
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Gibraltar
Guadarrama
Algeciras
Rock of Gibraltar
Jaime 1
Dato
Popular Front
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