Snowden Sees World War III Embryo Stage
Viscount Snowden, veteran British statesman and former chancellor, writes for the Associated Press on the Italo Ethiopian dispute. He warns that the conflict has elements of a world war and could trigger a league of nations response under the Paris pact. The article notes potential broader consequences and the risk to peace as Italy plans action.
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Viscount Snowden
Tekornrhaw
Associated Press
Paris
Tilford
Surrey
England
Aus
Tiny
Tinopia
League Nations
League
Italy
Laval and Mussolini discuss war and peace in East Africa
Paris August 15 Premier Laval and Baron Aloisi of Italy met for an hour to weigh war and peace options in East Africa. Mussolini's aide outlined Italy’s aims to disarm Ethiopia, expand in colonies, and secure raw materials. Officials remained cautious as talks continued.
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Mussolini
Italy
Eritrea
Alia Semealand
Ethiopia
Great Britain
France
Laval
Opportunity Night at Air Conditioned Moose Home
Friday August 16 offers a dance event featuring Kaines and His Orchestra. Admission is 40 cents with tax included, in an air conditioned venue.
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DANC
Opportunity
Moose
Kaines
Representative Hook Demands Welfare Investigation in Michigan
Rep. Frank E. Hook of Ironwood Michigan urged state and federal relief officials and the U S Department of Justice to probe welfare conditions in Michigan's upper peninsula after disclosure that his father, mother and four brothers were on relief rolls while he earned a $10000 salary. He said he supported his parents all his life and would not do so again while others received relief.
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Frank E. Hook Cong
Ironwood
Mich
U. S. Department of Justice
Upper Peninsula
Michigan
Hook
Campaign to End Attacks in New York Parks
New York police rounded up 750 prisoners in a citywide effort to curb park violence. Five hundred officers, from various posts, conducted sweeps as magistrate Earl A. Smith sentenced 344 detainees to two days in jail in lieu of fines. Mayor La Guardia ordered action after a spate of assaults and a fatality.
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New York
Earl A. Smith
Lewis A. Valentine
la Guerdia
Iiffraff
Atral Park
John Hayes
Bride of Five Weeks Found Beaten to Death
Lorain Ohio August 15 relatives found the body of Mrs Dorothy Mulich 22 a bride of five weeks beaten to death in her bedroom. Paid she had been clubbed to death. Her husband John 26 an unemployed laborer was not at home when the body was found. Police said they were seeking him for information about his wife's activities yesterday.
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Lorain
Dorothy Mulich
Mulich
John
Bergdoll Makes New Plea to Return Home
Grover Cleveland Bergdoll, American draft dodger in Germany, offers to surrender to U S authorities if court martial findings are voided and his family may live in the United States. He cites his children’s education as the motive and says he will plead guilty to draft evasion in Philadelphia. Continued on page two.
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Weinsberg
Germany
Grover Cleveland
Bergdoll
United States
Ansious
Ments
Roosevelt
Philadelphia
Military Department
Kenan
Tots
Bec
America
Satan
Former Senator Moses Returns to Political Activity
Former United States senator George H. Moses of New Hampshire, once a Republican council leader, plans to seek a New Hampshire delegation seat at the 1936 GOP convention. He will run as an unpledged delegate, aiming to influence the presidential nomination with his own choice.
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Concord
N.hl
George H. Moses
United States
New Hampshire
Moses
Fairmont Dog Catcher Faces Troubles In Quarantine Incident
Fairmont's dog catcher contends with a chaotic quarantine raid after a boy assists his own pet, causing a police roundup to misfire. Sir Basil Blackett, noted British economist, was fatally injured in a separate Aug 15 crash between train and automobile near Giessen Germany.
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Giessen
Germany
Basil Phillott Blackett
Fairmont
Basil
Andold
Acher
Marburg
Boyd Street-Man Faces Breaking and Entering Charge
Charles Homer Harland of Boyd street is jailed awaiting arraignment on a breaking and entering charge at Grafton Drug and Chemical Co on Main street. Ray Shaw, a clerk, heard glass and summoned police as officers surrounded the building. Patrolman Sturms and reinforcements maintained a cordon while Harland reportedly hid on the second floor.
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City
Grafton Drug and Chemical Company
Boyd Street
Ray Shaw
Charles Homer Harland
Main Street
Harland
Abe Blue Offers Free Service as Election Officer
Abraham Blue a retired Blacksmith from Blueville offers to serve as an election official at no cost if the county court decides to hold a hospital election. He urges other former officials to volunteer as well to minimize expenses for the county.
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Abe Blue
Abraham Blue
Blueville
Blue
Miami Mayor Indicted in Real Estate Fraud Case
Miami Florida August 15. Mayor A D H Fossey faces indictment with two brokers Herman Wall also called Herman Wolvoksky and Herman Jesse. They allegedly devised a scheme to obtain money by exchanging worthless Miami tax certificates for valuable ones. The grand jury charged them with fraud.
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Miami
Fla
A. D. H. Fossey
Ade County Grand Jury
Tho Herman Wall
Herman Wolvoksky
Herman Jesse
Veteran Coal and Iron Operator Lucius W. Robinson Dies
Rochester N Y Aug 15 Lucius W Robinson a nationally known coal and iron operator died at his home today He was 79 Robinson began mining operations in Tioga Pa in 1877 and was regarded as one of the most successful operators in the United States at the turn of the century he employed about 12 000 men.
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Rochester
Lucius W. Robinson
Robinson
Tioga
United States
Man Confesses Wrecking Norfolk and Western Train
James Thompson of Hanging Rock Ohio confessed to wrecking a Norfolk and Western passenger train at Haverhill Ohio on April 12 1932, killing two crew members. He also admitted beating 74 year old Mrs California Rogers to death at her farm in autumn 1933 after she refused to give him money.
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Ironton
Bernard R. Monte
Lawrence County
James Thompson
Hanging Rock
Norfolk and Western
Haverhill
Thompson
California Rogers
Here
Monte
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National Defense Costs Reported Much Increased
Washington reports revised 1936 defense spending totaling 806,446,829 dollars, with about 458.7 million for the army and 347.8 million for the navy. The Navy's 1936 appropriation rises 174 million over 1935, while the Army gains 97 million more than last year.
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Washington
Army
Navy
Congress
Senate and House Fight Over Hopson Custody
Washington August 15. Senate and house lobby investigators battled for custody of Howard P Hopson utilities magnate as a senate sergeant at arms hunted him for contempt citation. Jurney visited ritzy hotels seeking Hopson to appear before the lobby committee.
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Washington
Senate
House
Howard P. Hopson
Nate
Chesley Jurney
Hopson
Jurney
Democrats Scoff at Claims of Republican Leader
In Washington on August 15 Democratic leaders dismissed a Bolton forecast predicting the Republicans would gain 75 to 100 House seats in 1936. Speaker Byrns laughed off the remark calling it a damn fool statement as campaigns edge toward the upcoming elections. President Roosevelt was referenced in the exchanges.
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House
Washington
Bolton
Ohio
Byrns
Roosevelt
Former State Senator Robert White Dies at 59
Romney Aug 15 Former State Senator Robert White 59 died at his home after a yearlong illness Funeral services will be held Saturday at 2 pm at the home with Masonic rites He was a native of Hampshire County son of the late Captain Christian White and Katherine Steele White He served four terms as Hampshire County prosecuting attorney two terms in the state senate from the Fifteenth district and was active in Democratic politics Surviving are two brothers a sister and five children including John Baker White II Leighton Cornwell Elizabeth Roberta and Robert Jr The Democratic floor leader in the 1933 session he helped pass the sales tax law and created key state units Continued on page seven
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Romney
W. Va
Robert White
Hampshire Co
Hampshire County
Captain Christian
Katherine Steele White
Hampshire
Col
John Baker White
Charleston
State Board of Control
Christian White
Bessie Chew Howard
Baltimore
Leighton Cornwell
Washington
Elizabeth
Roberta
Robert, Jr
White
Senate
Heavy crops expected in West Virginia this year
Charleston reports the crop reporting service foresees heavier yields in 1930 than last year despite heavy rains. Corn is seen at 12,460,000 bushels from 445,000 acres and the hay crop at 745,000 tons. Apples are forecast at 6,600,000 bushels, up from 3,630,000 last season, making this harvest the largest since 1927.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Federal Departments of Agriculture
Four Die as Delta Airlines Trimotored Plane Crashes
Gilmer Texas reports four killed when a Delta Airlines trimotor crashed and burned after circling a cotton field while attempting to land. The dead include pilot Andy Dixon of Monroe Louisiana co pilot Herbert Buckley of Dallas, passenger J W Thompson of Atlanta, and passenger P A Ivy of Birmingham Alabama. Farmers Guy Weldon and Herbert McWhorter pulled bodies from the wreckage after the blaze.
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Gilmer
Texas
Tex
Delta Airlines
Cottonfield
Andy Dixon
Monroe
Herbert Buckley
Dallas
J. W. Thompson
Atlanta
P. A. Ivy
Birmingham
Ala
Guy Weldon
Herbert McWhorter
McWhorter
Weldon
McWhortier
Confidence Man Defrauds Wholesale Grocery Firm
Morgantown August 15 a man used a phone order to obtain 10 000 cigarettes from the Lough Simpson Wholesale Grocery company. The caller used a prominent customer name and arranged pickup at a filling station en route home. The customer later learned no order was placed.
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Morgantown
Lough-Simpson Wholesale Grocery Company
Summer Camp For Young Women Planned in State
Washington reports relief administrator Harry L. Hopkins plans a summer educational camp for young women aged 16 to 35 in West Virginia. The program aims to provide training during the education period, with details to follow.
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Washington
West Virginia
Harry L. Hopkins
State public works panel hears five percent raise proposal
Budget Director Frank C. Horn urged the Public Works Board to raise state employee pay by four to five percent, with some workers kept at current earnings due to limited departmental funds. If approved, the total increase would not exceed three percent and would take effect August 1, 1935, aiming to correct widespread pay inequalities across classifications and departments.
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Charleston
Frank C. Horn
Board of Public Works
Horn
Long Eyes Independent Presidential Bid in 1936
New York Aug 15 Senator Huey Long announced he would run as an independent for the 1936 presidency. He urged a liberal candidate from either party to oppose Hoover or Roosevelt, listing four liberal senators including William Borah and George Norris as ideal nominees.
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New York
Huey Long
Hoover
Roosevelt
Louisiana
IG. O. P
Long
Senate
William £. Borah
Idaho
George W. Norris
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Shaw
Stafford Sturms
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Nore
T Hhree
Prince
DEATH
Alexis Mdivani
Barbara Hutton
Albona
Spain
Maud von Thyssen
Countess Hangwitz-Reventlow
Ors
Confidence Man Defrauds
Public Works Board
Huey
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