Death ride threats loom in Schultz mob policy case
Wilfred Brunder a Harlem policy bank operator testified in New York court about death threats from Dutch Schultz henchmen to force transfer of policy business. He described mob pressure after release from prison and a proposed $1000 weekly payoff, plus a 25 percent cut in commissions during 1933, as the trial of James J. Hines unfolded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Dutch Schultz
Su Bema
Wilfred Junder
West Indies
James J
Jimmy Hines
Tammany
Brunder
Harlem
Fred McLaughlin
Schultz
Detroit
Washington, D. C
McLaughlin
Wilfred Brander
Cies Negro
Anto
Supreme Court Today
Tritt
Jimmy) Hines
Fanimany
Conaitley
Policy
Brander
Ilem
Joe Ison
Alm Schultz
Hig Zee
Ferdinand Peears
Stryker
J. Richard
Dixie) Davis
Schult
George Weinberg
Ison
Sam
Abe
Landau
Abe the Killec
Lenox Avenues
Davis
Schulze
McAdoo Says Roosevelt May Reject Third Term in 1940
Senator William G. McAdoo of California says President Roosevelt will not run in 1940 if a good liberal can be found. He stated this view at a campaign meeting in Los Angeles on August 18 while speaking in support of his bid for re election to the Senate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McAdoo
Los Angeles
William G. McAdoo
Californa
Roosevelt
Senate
War scare seen as more serious in America says London editor
Thomas Clarke of London told Huron Rotary Club that England prepares for possible war though most seek peace. He noted Britain backs its stance to deter incidents and cited the Panay sinking. Clarke mocks Lord Northcliffe view of New York as real America, praises Middlewest backbone, and references Wallis Simpson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Clarke
Northcliffe
Rotary Club
Black Hills
England
Europe
America
London
Lord Northcliffe
Huron Rotary Club
Clarke
School of Journalism
University of London
Huron
Carl W. Jones
Minneapolis Journal
Mr. Jones
Britain
Mr. Clarke
Great Britain
Charberlain
Panay
China
New York
Middlewest
Duke of Windsor
Wallis Simpson
Baltimore
Custer Looks to Beat Grasshoppers With Reward Plan
The Custer civic group offers 25 cents per gallon of collected grasshoppers to residents who bring them in. J F Broyles reports in a letter to the Greater South Dakota Association that early signs show a reduction or scarcity of hoppers in Custer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Custer
J. F. Broyles
Greater South Dakota Association
Broyles
Bridges Active As Red Claims Labeled By Witness
Miss Margaret Kerr testified before a House committee that Harry Bridges attended Communist party meetings under the alias Harry Dorgan. She tied Bridges to subversive activity in California and cited a photostatic affidavit by Irving Markhoim. The witness noted threats against Markhoim and urged keeping informers’ names secret.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Margaret Kerr
Patriotic Society
Harry Bridges
Communist Party
Harry Dorgan
Better America Federation
California
Los Angeles
Kerr
Irving N. Markhoim
Bridges
Bridges Miss Kerr
Thomas B. Schoamsaker
Immigration
Labor Department
Miss Kerr
Markheim
Schopemaker
Boys Find $940 Buried Money In South Throop Yard
Chicago report details 11 year old George Kasir finding a pickle jar with 940 in cash. He shared wealth with friends giving bets and gifts while court records name George Kotbra 19 and reveal the buried treasure scheme and parental involvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
South Throop Street
George Kasir
George
Croesas
Canal
Boys’ Court
George Kotbra
Big George
John Koshr
Tittle George
League Endorses Gas Pipe Line From Kansas
In Yankton 187 South Dakota towns back a $25 million natural gas line from Kansas to the Mesaba Range in Minnesota. Ben Katy, league chair, urged Jesse Jones of the Reconstruction Finance Corp to approve a $20 million loan. A Hupton meeting Friday will discuss the plan with the Chamber of Commerce Central Labor Union and city officials attending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
League
D. Maat
Jesse Jones
Big Grant
Yankton
League of South Dakota
Kansas
Masabaron Range
Minnesota
Ben Katy
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Hupton
Chamber of Commerce
Central Labor Union
City Commission
Southern farmers urge united effort to solve farm problems
Dixie farmers and Southern Development officials praised Secretary of Agriculture Henry Wallace as they urged one national farm organization and consolidation of agricultural aims. Speakers from Alabama Mississippi urged unity, noted common north south issues, and rejected state tax barriers during a visit to the Black Hills and Mount Rushmore before continuing to Valentine Nebraska.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rapid City
Mason and Dixon Line
South Dakota
Henry Wallace
J. C. Suie
Winnsboro
Ala
J.C. Prichard Sunflower
Black Hills
Roosevelts
Mount Rushmore
Roosevelt
T. R
United Effort
Valentine
Neb
British Mediator Arranges Parley With Nazi Chief
A Praha official says Viscount Runciman will meet Konrad Henlein marking direct talks on Sudeten autonomy. London commentators say the door to negotiation is open as Runciman proposes a new basis for talks. In Asia, Japanese forces push on Hankow with ships and airstrikes aiding a campaign along the Yangtze. In Spain, heavy fighting rages on the Estremadura front and along the Ebro as government troops clash with insurgents near Gandesa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Czechoslovakia
China
Japan
Yangtze River
Spain
Praha
Viscount Runciman
Konrad Henlein
Sudeten Party
Runei
London
Runciman
Henlein
Hankow
Kuukiang
Estremadura
Almaden
Zuiar
Ebro
Pandels
Gandesa
Bondholders Seek State Order to Restart Rail Service
Bondholders in Chicago file for a state order to compel the Chicago North Shore and Milwaukee Railroad to resume operations. They petition the Wisconsin Public Service Commission after wage dispute talks collapsed. About 1300 organized workers quit over a 15 percent cut and lack of arbitration. The line serves 24,000 daily riders between Chicago and Milwaukee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Chicago, North Shore
Milwauke
Wisconsin Public Service Commission
William Ihrig
Milwaukee
Wisconsin Commission
Electric
Sucking toe saves life of snake bit brother
In Charlotte North Carolina a cloudburst drove the Williams family indoors when 14 year old Olin Williams screamed as a copperhead clung to his big toe. He sucked the toe to free the snake and save Bradford Williams who was saved by medical aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlotte
N.C
DA Williams
Pledge Interpreted as Monroe Doctrine Expansion
President Roosevelt at Queens University asserts the United States will not stand by if Canadian sovereignty is threatened. He links the St Lawrence waterway pact to a broader regional security role while urging joint U.S. Canadian action to prevent foreign control of river navigation and power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Franklin D. Roosevelt
United States
MacKenzie King
Canada
Maniac
Hingston
Ontario
St. Lawrence River
Ivy Lea
Ont
Collins Landing
N.Y
Washington
State Department
London
Roosevelt
Paris
Great Britain
France
Queens University
Fellowship of the Americas
Americas
Dominion of
and Islands
Boundary-Line
Great Lakes
St. Lawrence
Atlantic
Kingston
FDR Speech Highlights Support for Canada and World Peace
President Roosevelt addressed Queens University in Kingston Ontario and affirmed Canada as a sister nation in the British Empire. He pledged U S readiness to defend Canadian soil and stressed frank diplomacy and American vigor as key to world peace amid war’s wreckage.
Young Fugitive Surrenders After Interstate Escape
Tony Larson a 36 year old youth who escaped from the South Dakota Training School Plankinton and later from Yellowstone County jail Billings surrendered to county officials in Yankton. He is held awaiting extradition to Billings to face federal charges of transporting a stolen motor vehicle interstate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yankton
Tony Larson
South
Dakota
Plankinton
Gray Mountains
Big Timber
Mont
Iran
Yellowstone County
Billings
John E. Walsh
Sherif
William J. Limpo
Sheri Limpo
Larson
Bernard Wold
Adam Heberlein
Wold
Sheridan
Wyo
Chadron
Neb
Nerfolk
Nebraska
F County
Walsh
Bank Of Highmore Closes Amid Capital Impairment
The Bank of Highmore, organized in 1891 with deposits around $73,000, was closed by its board after a state banking department examination found serious capital impairment. Depositors are insured up to $5,000 each, with payouts expected to begin in about ten days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Stewart
Bank of Highmore
State Banking Department
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Stewart
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Mr. Paulson
Dixie Farmers
S. D
Wallace
Helena
Japs Mass
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