Labor boycotts talked to avert Italian East Africa war
Laborites in England and on the continent plan general strikes and boycotts against Italy to prevent a war in East Africa. Marconi will direct communications for Italian armies. furloughs are suspended to marshal military strength amid East African tensions. Emperor Haile Selassie ordered a gas mask drill as tensions rise with Italy and France. Five vessels are being reconditioned in Genoa to transport troops and munitions.
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Associated Press
England
Italy
East Africa
Guglielmo Marconi
Pierre Laval
France
League Council
Haile Selassie
H. A. Kelsey
Sterling College
London Daily Mail
Germany
Genoa
Mussolini presides as cabinet meets after frontier maneuvers
In Bolzano Italy on August 28 military maneuvers on the Austrian frontier concluded to allow Premier Mussolini to chair an extraordinary cabinet session. It is the first cabinet meeting outside Rome during fascist rule and aims at decisive conclusions on the Italo Ethiopian conflict though some details may remain secret. Cabinet members, many involved in maneuvers, faced issues from Great Britain.
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Bolzano
Italy
Mussolini
Rome
Government cancels all military furloughs abroad
The government announced the cancellation of all military furloughs to meet a potential crisis in East Africa. The order affects the annual holiday for army navy and aviation personnel.
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Rome
East
Africa
Negroes Get Church Ready For Prayers
Deacon Thomas H. Lock of Antioch Baptist Church in North Eastdale urges members to help re-cover and weatherboard a new church for a prayer meeting about the Italy Ethiopia war. He calls for one day of work and cites a desire for Ethiopia to win emphasized by a boxing reference.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Thomas H. Lock
Antioch Baptist Church
North Eastdale
Greenwood Cemetery
Ethiopia
Italy
Joe Louis
Primo Cornero
Thomas H
Lock
Stand reversed in phone probe in Southern Bell case
Testimony on reductions in Tennessee Florida and Georgia rates was declared not competent as Alabama rate comparisons were challenged. Duncan testified accounts followed Interstate Commerce Commission rules while officials argued depreciation and net income figures were too high. The court set daily sessions to 1:30 p.m. with no afternoon meetings.
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Yester
Florida
Tennessee
Gear
Southern Bell
Duncan
White
Georgia
Alabama
Birmingham
Interstate Commerce Commission
Alabama Commission
A. A. Carmichael
Horace Wilkinson
City of
Bir
New Center Revival Draws Record Attendance
The eight day revival at the New Center closed Saturday night with high success. Sly Was the greatest in years with 31 new members joining. The meeting was led by Rev. Dewey Crow, assisted by Rev. Ben Bently, and included Scott Ferguson, the church's 91 year old deacon.
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New Center
Sly
Dewey Crow
Ben Bently
Scott Ferguson
Long Debate Sparks Talk of Louisiana Dictatorship
A renewed focus on Huey Long dominates Congress as Rep. Woodrum predicts Long’s political demise amid a filibuster that blocked a $102 million appropriations bill. House leaders weigh a possible inquiry into Long’s regime with a broadened mandate, while Long claims the fight will aid his cause.
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House
Louisiana
Long
Rep
Woodrum
Congress
Senate
New York
Roosevelt
Burns
Fascist Leader Alfedro Rocco Dies at 60 in Rome
Alfedro Rocco, 60, longtime fascist council member and rector of Rome, suddenly died today of illness. The former minister of justice in 1993 was a noted publisher and jurist with World War I ties.
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Rome
Alg
Alfedo Rocco
Fascist Council
Rocco
Soviet Note Discussed by FDR Hull Today
President Roosevelt indicated a Soviet note would be discussed with Hull today. He mentioned plans to sign the Guffey bill for NRA wage standards and noted uncertainty on distributing benefits from a defeated social security Bill due to legal and funding limitations.
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Hull
White Leading Paul B. Johnson in Mississippi Governor Race
Hugh White, a Columbia lumberman, leads Paul Johnson as unofficial returns from more than half the counties show White ahead. From 1430 of 1638 precincts, White has 147,847 votes to Johnson's 138,058, a 9,789 margin.
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Jackson
Miss
Hugh White
Columbia Lumberman
Mississippi
White
Paul Johnson
Hattiesburg
Congress
Johnson
States fret over WPA approvals and funding delays
An Associated Press survey of 31 states and the District of Columbia shows widespread concern about Works Progress Administration approvals and the slow disbursement system for the 4.8 billion dollar relief fund. Many states lag in sending applications and expect local takedowns as states and communities prepare to shoulder relief duties before November.
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Associated Press
District of Colum
Washington
Indus
New Hampshire
Filibuster Delays Deficiency Bill Funding Social Programs
Conference with the President, Senate and House leaders, and Comptroller General J R McCarl discussed shifting funds from a 4 6 billion relief appropriation to cover an 102 million deficiency bill. Most major items would be funded, but aid to the blind crippled children and mothers faced no immediate support. Officials estimated at least 30 million needed until January.
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Secretary of State
United States
Alcohol Control Board
Senate
House
J. R. McCarl
Treasury
Buchanan
Tex
House Appropriations Committee
White House
Huey Long
Robinson
Arkansas
Burns
Kidnapping Plot Foiled By Brave Intervention
Ontario report recalls a kidnapping bid involving Labatt and a Montreal distiller Bronfman. A plainclothes officer disrupted a gang celebration at a hotel and nabbed a man impersonating police after a woman was targeted. The group planned further abductions and staged diversions across the continent.
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Ontario
Pier
Fman
Montreal
Labatt
King
Bronfman
Watchers Seek Bodies After Newfoundland Gale
Anxious watchers patrol Newfoundland beaches hoping to locate victims of a week end hurricane. Forty people reportedly died in the storm, with ships sunk or smashed at sea while no lives were lost ashore. The disaster is described as the worst gale in 36 years.
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John's
N. F
Newfoundland
Otsea
Aterm
Weather totals in Pan Fila record heavy rainfall
A torrential downpour drenched Pan Fila with rain measuring inches, adding to the prior day’s 134 inches and bringing a two day total to 10.72 inches. Weather observers note the storm's end near 7 am today.
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Pan Fila
Tor
No Test Planned in AG&E Lobby Probe Case
Attorneys for Associated Gas and Electric said no test plan exists as the lobby investigation proceeds amid questions over enactment and broader inquiries.
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Washington
Associated Gas and Electric Meee
Lobb
Flying from Honolulu to Wake Island in Pacific stopover
A fragment reports a flight from Honolulu bound for Wake Island in the Pacific at a specified 10:06 time. The text includes stray terms like Roane Skele and euro m4, with unclear references to further events or passengers.
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Tha
Calif
Honolulu
Wake Island
Pacific
Senate filibuster clash prompts rules reform talk
Senator Long spoke for five and a half hours to oppose delaying the $102,000,000 third deficiency appropriation bill and to protest filibuster tactics. The piece notes calls for an amendment to Senate rules to end one man filibusters and preserve debate, with reactions from Dawes and Black on possible changes.
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Senate
Senator Long
D., la
Charles G. Dawes
Dawes
D. A
Black
Ala
Thirty-Eight Jurors Called for Lawrence Circuit Court
Thirty-eight jurors were summoned for jury duty in this week's term of Lawrence circuit court to hear the criminal docket. Judge A. A. Griffith of Cullman presides. The list includes J. Harris Hardin and Lonsolie Odell among others.
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Lawrence Circuit Court
A. A. Griffith
Cullmen
Lonsolie Odell
U S Aid Plan for Cotton Subsidies Explained by Officials
Washington officials outlined 10 cent loans and subsidies under the Bankhead act for 1936 cotton. only farmers who signed the 1935 adjustment contract and agree to 1936 terms can receive loans, with storage and sale rules tied to price movements and government quotas.
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Washington
Inent
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