Washer-woman Governor of Minnesota Inspires Election Tale
A fragmented reminiscence recalls a Swede candidate for Minnesota governor who rose from washings to lead the state. The piece links a historic building credit to a washer-woman governor and notes the era's New Deal politics with Roosevelts' dominance. It mentions Landon and various political figures.
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Minnesota
Prickly Pear
University of Minnesota
St. Paul
State Capitol
America
Del Rio Receives Rain Totaling Three Tenths Late Tuesday into Wednesday
A thundershower Tuesday afternoon dropped .11 inch by 6 pm and another downpour after 7 pm, with rainfall continuing until 3 am Wednesday. In all, Del Rio recorded a total of 0.34 inches as weather observers noted.
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del Rio
United States Weather Bureau
South Loop
North Loop
H. L. Molyneux
Wednes
Prickly Pear Attacks Midland Publisher Over Weed Campaign
In a local quarrel, J. Travelstead of the Del Rio Evening News accuses T. Paul Barron of overstepping in urging town residents to cut weeds. Prickly Pear mocks Barron’s stance, defending weeds and chastising drought and late growth while recalling rabbit-shooting anecdotes.
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J. Travelstead
del Rio Evening News
T. Paul Barron
Midland Reporter- Telegram
Paul
August Rainfall Report Across the Region
Rain fell widely in August with San Angelo and Marathon reporting good showers. Towns such as Spofford Brackettville Sanderson Dryden and Eagle Pass also logged measurable amounts. Through August 12.22 inches have fallen versus a normal 13.22 inches, leaving a deficit of about one inch for the year as a whole. The Rio Grande at Del Rio rose four to five feet while San Felipe Creek saw only slow local rains.
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Marathon
del Rio
Winter Garden Telephone Company
San Angelo
Spofford
Brackettville
Sanderson
Dryden
Lanetry
Comstock
Pandale
Eagle Pass
Rio Grande
del Re
San Felipe Creek
Grand Jury Returns Only One Indictment in Edwards County
The Edwards County grand jury in Rocksprings returned a single misdemeanor indictment on Tuesday after a light August docket for Rocksprings District Court. Foreman S. S. Henry led the panel as the body recessed until September 8.
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Edwards County Grand Jury
Rocksprings
S. S. Henry
Trotsky signs Oslo accord to stay in Norway
In Oslo Leon Trotsky the Bolshevist exile agreed to adhere to strict regulations that allow him to remain in Norway until December 18. In Paris statisticians estimated six million men would be ready for war when Germany enacts a new two year military service term as France plans stronger defense amid fears of conflict.
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Oslo
Norway
Leon Trotsky
Bolshevist
Paris
Germany
France
Two 13-year-olds capture 11-foot shark after boat battle
Frisco North Carolina August 26 Two 13 year old boys James Mitchell Hedges and Raymond McHenry reported battling maddened sharks off Hatteras Island in Pamiico Sound. They towed a net to shore with one 11 foot 700 pound shark imprisoned in it and displayed the fish to prove the tale.
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Frisco
N. C
James, Mitchell-Hedges
F. A. Mitchell-Hedges
Raymond McHenry
Pamiico Sound
Hatteras Island
Boy shoots at bird kills girl in tree near Fairfield
Herbert Thomas Jr., 16, was firing at birds in his father's orchard when a girl, Billie Ramirez, 9, was fatally wounded by a bullet from his rifle. Deputy Harry Oliver reported the girl died from a shot to the head as the boy, stunned by the tragedy, alerted his father.
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Fairfield
Cal
Herbert Thomas Jr
Here
Harry Oliver
Billie Ramirez
Jesse Ramirez
Oliver
Thomas
Thomas Senior
Jack Thornton
Solano County
Spain to Reimburse Americans for War Property Loss
The Spanish government pledged in a note to reimburse Americans whose property is seized during the Spanish civil war. Washington reports 32 more American refugees arriving in Marseilles. The Madrid embassy says 160 Americans remain in Madrid.
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Spain
Washington
Marseilles
France
State Department
Madrid
Secretary of War George H Dern In Semi-Conscious Condition
Secretary of War George H Dern, ill from influenza complications, was in a semi conscious condition today after a restless night. Officials expressed apprehension over his condition.
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Washington
George H. Dern
Flood floods Tampico area as village swept away
Tampico Mexico August 26 floods inundate low areas and drive residents to higher ground. The rising waters carried away the village of San Antonio Rayon and several people are missing.
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Tampico
Mexico
San Antonio
Four Rebel Officers Executed in Barcelona
Four Spanish rebel officers were executed today for fomenting rebellion against the Socialist government. Commanders Lopez Amor and Captains Lopez Belua Lopez Varela and Lizzada de la Roza were sentenced and died by firing squad after conviction.
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Barcelona
Lopez Amor
Lopez Belua
Lopez Varela
Lizzada de la Roza
France proposes conference on neutral pact for Spanish war
Paris reports that France proposes a conference of European powers to draft a joint plan enforcing non intervention in the Spanish civil war. France urges Italy Russia and Portugal to accept the neutrality scheme and apply an arms embargo to make the agreement effective.
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Paris
Conference of European Powers
France
Aged Eagle Pass Resident Dies After Auto Hit
Miguel San Miguel, in his sixties and lifelong Eagle Pass resident, was struck by a car on Jefferson Street Tuesday at 8 PM and died 30 minutes later. He was the younger brother of Trinidad San Miguel. Funeral services are set for Thursday at 10 AM in Eagle Pass.
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Miguel San Miguel
Eagle Pass
Jefferson Street
Trinidad San Miguel
Two Held on Theft and Vagrancy Charges
Two men are held by the sheriff on vagrancy and car theft charges. Bay City authorities liaise with Sheriff A. Steinmetz and expect to reach Del Rio soon to transfer the suspects. The pair are jailed in Val Verde County.
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Sheriff's Department
Bay City
A. ©. Steinmetz
del Rio
Val Verde County
Diary of William Travis Placed on Display
The University of Texas boards accepts a diary of William B. Travis, famed Alamo leader, for display. Discovered among James Harper Starr papers, the diary covers 1833 to 1834 and details Travis experiences and Texas politics, offering insight into characters of the era.
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William Travis
Texas
Alamo
Board of
University Regents
Starr
Marshall
Dallas
San Angelo
G. T. Starr
Travis
Stephen F. Austin
Haley
Countess Adrienne Pantaléoni in annulment bid over title
Lawrence P. Marron of East Orange New Jersey seeks annulment claiming the Countess Adrienne Pantaléoni's title is a fake. The countess asserts her title has been handed down by 800 years of ancestors and denies the charge.
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Lawrence P. Marron
East Orange
N. J
Heim
Adrienne Pantaléoni
Pickers Walk Out Threatens Mexico Cotton Crop
Thousands of cotton pickers in Coahuila and Durango quit work amid warnings that the Laguna region's rich crop could be lost if no settlement is reached. A telegram from Jose Canta Estrada, Secretary General of the Labor Department, reported failed arbitration efforts. Ninety nine large cotton plants, 42 in Coahuila and 57 in Durango, are affected while workers on other haciendas along the Nazas River chose not to strike.
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Torreon
Coahuila
Mexico
Durango
Laguna
Jose Canta Estrada
Labor Department
Mexico City
Nazas River
Madrid airport bombs declared duds by premier
Premier Jose Pereira said Getafe airport bombs dropped by rebels were all duds and did not explode. He stated they were foreign manufactured, guarded closely, and photographed. The premier blamed the non explosion on a lack of percussion caps.
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Madrid
Aus
Jose Pereira
Getafe
Jose Giral Pereira
Europe
Spain
Jose Pernandez Motilanu
Rioting Breaks Out in Changtu After Slayings
Rioting erupted in Changtu following the killing of two Japanese yesterday. Mobs smashed windows of shops selling Japanese merchandise as Chinese military officials assumed control of Changtu amid ongoing anti-Japanese activity. The Szechwan government expressed regret to the Japanese consulate over the slayings, which have escalated into an international incident.
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Shanghai
Changtu
Szechwasa
Hitler backs planned German Austrian Hungarian parley
Vienna reports Chancellor Hitler expressed support for a proposed September talks among Germany Austria and Hungary to plan an anti Bolshevik drive prompted by Hungary. The move aims to coordinate efforts against Bolshevik influence in Europe.
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Vienna
Hitler
Hungary
Mexico Texas water plan unsettled
Attorney General William McCraw returned from Mexico City where he conferred with Eduardo Hay about Rio Grande water sharing. He said Mexicans want joint consideration of lands on both sides and differ from Americans on premiss for settlement, with development mainly on the American side.
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Austin
Rio Grande
William McCraw
Mexico City
Eduardo Hay
Foreign Affairs
McCraw
Options Out As More Wool Sold
D. FE. and Jack Hughes of Stud ley Emery bought about 255000 pounds of wool from the Hilmer Doehne warehouse of New Braunfels Monday. Prices ranged 21 29 27 and 23 cents for various lines as buyers gathered in Comfort Brady and Menard. Trading was brisk in million lambs at six cents a pound with deals near Sanderson and across the Pecos.
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D. FE
Jack Hughes
Studley & Emery
Hilmer Doehne
New Braunfels
Ingenhuett and Montague
Black Legion Leaders Surrender on Criminal Syndicalism Charges
Detroit August 26. Arthur Lupp state organizer Wilbur Robinson brigadier general and N Ray Markland surrendered to charges of criminal syndicalism tied to a conspiracy to kill Martin Zink Highland Park commissioner and Arthur K Kingsley newspaper publisher. All 22 defendants accounted for except Virgil Effinger Earl Angstadt sentenced seven and a half years for false imprisonment.
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Detroit
Arthur Lupp
Black Legion
Wilbur Robinson
N._ Ray Markland
Martin Zink
Highland Park
Arthur K. Kingsley
Syndicatium
Virgil Effinger
Earl Angstadt
Convicted In Tombstone Theft Case At Rocksprings
J and Aiken pleaded guilty in District Court Rocksprings before Judge Brian Montague to unlawfully removing a tomb stone from a grave. Aiken was sentenced to six months in Edwards County Jail. Evidence showed the stone was taken to Crystal City and sold for 55 dollars after the name was removed.
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J. & Aiken
Tn District Court
Rocksprings
Brian Montague
Aiken
Edwards County
Alken
Crystal City
Julian la Crosse
Loyalist forces fight rebels as Spain battles at Madrid front
Rebel Spaniards launch a large offensive near the Bay of Biscay while a Loyalist army presses toward Madrid. Battles erupt around Alcazar and Navarria Pass as government forces clash with Moorish and fascist-aligned units. Jose Giral Pereira vows swift action against fascist sympathizers.
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Fensive
Bay of Biscay
Tran
Guadarrama Sierra
San Ildefonso
Philip V
Navarria Pass
Madrid
Alto de Leon
Weather Forecast for Kio and Nearby
Generally fair tonight and Thursday. Maximum 99 degrees. Minimum 77. Early morning low 70. Conditions imply warm, dry weather with light winds.
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