Picketing Farmers Suffer Wounding by Gunfire in Iowa Incident
Twelve farmers on picket duty were wounded early today by shotgun fire from an unidentified car at a Cherokee Iowa outpost. Gas bombs were thrown from a passing vehicle as tensions rose in the Farmers Holiday movement with follow-on rioting near Omaha and Sioux Falls.
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Iowa
Cherokee
Des Moines
Omaha
Neb
Sioux Falls
D. D
Metcalf
Sheritt McDonald
Cedar Rapids
Charles F. Keeling
Milo Reno
National Farmers’ Holiday Association
O'Neil
Arthur N. ‘Tilton
Local Livestock Shipments Steady With Lambs and Cars
Lord Lewis Lambs feston August 31. two cars of Tal left local pens for Jersey City market. Lambs loaded by Charles Garrett and Foster. Shipments of livestock continue steady with an average load per day.
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Feston
Tal
Jersey City
Charles Garrett
Foster
Kleen Krust Bakery Denies House to House Sales
Notice that several boys are selling donuts and bakery goods claiming to be Kleen Krust products. The Kleen Krust Bakery states no boys sell door to door and urges purchasing through grocers. Manager J. Walter Jr. signs the notice.
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Kleen Krust Bakery
J. Walter, Jr
California Primary Leads and Texas Race Update
San Francisco reports Tal lant Tubbs leading Sen. Samuel Shortridge for the Republican U S Senate nomination as returns from 9,080 of 10,531 precincts show Tubbs at 177,642 and Shortridge 158,2. In California Democratic returns McAdno leads War dell with 186,279 to 158,932 as 9,080 precincts reported. In Dallas Miriam A Ferguson widens her Texas Democratic gubernatorial lead to 2,042 with Ferguson 475,756 and Sterling 473,714. South Carolina’s Cotton Ed Smith and Cole L Blease hold top spots in a four way race with 88,437 and 72,904 respectively as 1,300 of 1,448 precincts reported. Continued on Page Sixty.
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San Francisco
Calif
Tallant Tubbs
San_ Francisco
Samuel Shortridge
Tubbs
Shortridge
Widens le San Francisco
Cali
McAdno
Wardell
Uateases
Dallas
Texas
Miriam A
Ferguson
R. S. Sterling
Texas, Election Bureau
Sterling
Columbia
8.C
South Carolina
E. D
Cotton Ed
Ash
Naptha Duty Protested By Senator Gore
Oklahoma City August 31 Senator Gore protested to the U S treasury customs division over classifying imported naptha crude oil with a half cent per gallon duty He argued naptha should be taxed like imported gasoline at two and one half cents a gallon noting it can be blended with domestic natural gasoline to make motor fuel for about four cents a gallon in competition with domestic gasoline
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Oklahoma City
Gore
Customs Division
U. S. Treasury
Taylor Denies Allegations Orders Probe of Liquor Scene
Speaker J Alfred Taylor led an official inquiry into a claimed re enactment and photographing of a liquor scene in his office after adjournment of the legislature. Anti Saloon League official Rev O M Pullen testified he was told bottles and a tray were found by the janitor and witnessed the photo session.
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Charleston
J. Alfred Taylor
House of Delegates
State House
Taylor
O. M. Pullen
Anti-Saloon League
W. E. R. Byrne
Pullen
Snow Falls in Parts of West August Snow Theme
Denver reports one of the year’s earliest snows whitening the Rocky Mountain high country across Utah Colorado Wyoming and Montana. Lower elevations see normal weather while Wasatch sections receive up to a foot and a half of accumulation. Salt Lake vacationers at Mirror Lake become snowbound awaiting roads to clear. Yellowstone Park records half inch to 1.8 inch snow, first August sighting since 1887.
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Denver
Rocky Mountains
Utah
Colorado
Wyoming
Montana
Wasatch Mountains
Salt Lake
Mirror Lake
Yellowstone Park
Yellowstone Park Rangers
Hottest August on record in Wheeling at 99 degrees
Wheeling on August 31 recorded a high of 99 degrees marking the hottest August day in the city’s history. Officials noted the temperature tied or surpassed prior records as residents endured the heat.
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Wheeling
Eclipse Chase Reaches New England For Daytime Shadow
Thousands flocked to New Hampshire and nearby areas by train and car to view the solar eclipse as observations intensified across Quebec and New England. Observers planned for a 3 30 p m E S T totality footprint spanning about 8 000 miles long and 100 miles wide with 10 to 102 seconds of totality. Equipment ranged from giant telescopes to smoked glass viewers as crowds filled parks and fields amid scarce parking and late arrivals sleeping in cars.
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Boston
Quebec
New England
United States
New Hampshire
Freight rate on coal cut in East Ohio
Reduced freight rates about 25 cents per ton take effect September 2 on much coal mined in Ohio after the utilities commission allowed four steam carriers to issue lower tariffs The cut applies in the No 8 eastern Ohio district Middle Coshocton and Massillon districts for coal moving to Lake Erie and intermediate destinations Carriers implementing the new rates are the Baltimore and Ohio Pennsylvania New York Central and Lake Erie railroads
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Columbus
Ohio
State Utilities Commission
Middle Coshocton
Massillon
Lake Erie
Baltimore& Ohio
Pennsylvania
New York
Gentral
Dizzy Dean Brother Burns Kansas City Hitless
Paul Dean brother of Dizzy Dean starred for Columbus in an American Association game, allowing no hits as Kansas City burned. The report mentions a 300 score in Columbus victory.
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Kansas City
Paul Dean
Dizzy" Dean
St.Louis Cardinals
Columbus
New Speed Records Predicted At Air Races
Cleveland August 31 Jim Haizlip arrives from New York at 238 mph and predicts more records as contenders eye Labor Day high speed trophy race near 260 mph. Haizlip foresees eight hour transcontinental gap next year while Mae Hairlip, his wife, greets him. Amelia Earhart Putnam and Senator Hiram Bingham offer congratulations. Army involvement highlighted as riders prepare for future world mark bids.
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Cleveland
Jimmie Haizlip
New York
Arene
Atlantic
Pacific
Labor Day
Mae. Hairlip
Hiram Bingham
Amelia Earhart Putnam
Tech golfer wins Crawford County amateur title in Meadville
Bob King of Baltimore a Tech student defeated C E Crandall of Meadville 3 and 1 to win the Crawford County amateur golf tournament held in Meadville Pennsylvania on August 31.
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Meadville
Bob King
Baltimore
Megic ‘Tech
C. E Crandall
Washington Man Jockeys Jury to Life Term for Wife Murder
Washington Pennsylvania August 31 Harry Clark aged 24 was convicted of murdering his 23 year old wife with a butcher knife. A jury of ten men and two women fixed the penalty at life imprisonment. Clark admitted the slaying after arrest saying it was for love but later disputed the confession and pleaded sanity. The murder occurred at a neighbor’s home with the wife stabbed multiple times and dying instantly. District Attorney Warren F. Burchinal said the plea was contested and the sentence will be pronounced later.
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Washington, Pa
Harry Clark
Clark
Five killed as train strikes car in La Grange area
In La Grange ity on Aug 31 five people died when their car was struck by a Louisville and Nashville passenger train. The dead include Walter Douglas 62 farmer Lula Doudles 55 Prentice Douglas 99 and daughters Mable 19 and Matilda 16.
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la Grange
Ity
Louisville
Nashville
Walter Douglas
Lula Doudles
Prentice Douglas
Mable Douglas
Matilda Douglas
Prentice
Alderson Broaddis College Accepts Farm Produce for Tuition
Philippi reports Alderson Broaddis College will accept all kinds of farm produce at market price for tuition payments. Eligible students must enroll when the college opens on Tuesday September 6.
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Philippi
Alderson-Broaddis College
Alderson- Broaddiis College
U S Ships in Pacific Worry Jap Officials
Tokyo reports Diet members pressed questions on American naval build up in the Pacific. Foreign Minister Baron Uchida said Japan will not seek explanations from Washington and will not cede Kwangtung leased territory to Manchukuo after its formal recognition. World opinion opposes Manchukuo, yet Japan will pursue its course.
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Tokyo
Diet
Japan
Pacific
Manchuria
Manchukuo
Baron Uchida
Bron
Kwangtung
Woman Abandons English Channel Swim Near Calais
Eva Coleman, an Englishwoman, quit her English Channel attempt after 13 hours 19 minutes in the water. She was about 10 miles off Calais when she gave up. Two others also tried the long swim. What this country needs is a good 5 per cent dividend.
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Cap Gris Nez
France
Eva Coleman
English Channel
Calais
Necetly
Divers Grasp Bodies Lodged in Deep Hole
In Tygarts Valley near Fetterman divers recovered the bodies of three boys after their scow capsized while crossing the river. Paul Henderson, 12, and brothers James and Robert Steadman, 11 and 9, were pulled from about 20 feet of cold water as firefighters, doctors, and volunteers fought to revive them with artificial respiration and an inhalator.
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Paul Henderson
James
Robert Steadman
Tygarts Valley
Fetterman
Window Glass Company
Musgrove's
Polings
Robert, Steadman
Ollie Steadman
Boyd Street
A. E. Henderson
Steel Street
Mayor King
Chief Henderson
City Police
Homer Nichols
Standard Oil Company
Fet
Terman
James Steadman
Jess
Harry Shoemaker
Paul Hendersons
Tewspeber
Robert
Steadman
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