Crisis in Textile Strikers to Come Today in Havana
Havana reports a large scale clash as 256 strikers threaten to seize the Cuban Telephone Company central office. Gunfire floods the area while a tropical storm interrupts the assault, turning the mile square center into a war zone. Military guards request machine gun enforcement as tensions spike.
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Cubins
Associated Press
Havana
Cuban Telephone Company
International Telephone and Telegraph
Labor Day Celebrations Mark United States Parades and Speeches
In Washington on Labor Day, parades speeches and meetings highlighted the celebration for working people. The textile strike loomed over the day with government attention but the administration noted labor leaders expressing gains and hopes for a happier life for workers nationwide.
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Washington
National
World News In Gist From Associated Press
Strike actions ripple across multiple states with mills idle and workers marching. In Charlotte and the Carolinas thousands walked out while New England, Lyman, and other areas report significant showdowns. Political and economic clashes unfold as leadership warns of violence and governments weigh relief and tax measures.
Bentz Named Dillinger Mob Member After Wisconsin Escape
Chicago reports Theo dore Bentz, jailed in Grand Haven Michigan, admitted joining the Dillinger gang and taking part in the Little Bohemia shootout escape last April. Federal figures declined comment, but Purvis and authorities say Bentz provided a comprehensive statement about his ties to the gang.
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Chicago
Theodore Bentz
Grand Heaven
Mich
Little Bohemia
Wisconsin
Melvin H. Purvis
Federal Bureau of Investigation
East Chicago
Ind
Dillinger
Purvis
Bentz
Wisconsin North Woods
Spokane Streetcars to Resume Service After Vandalism
Spokane Washington Sept 3 AP dispatch reports Spokane United Railway and police completed plans to resume service after threats of shutdown. Transport halted Friday after disorders Thursday night nearly destroyed barns and several buses, with authorities ensuring updated security for operations.
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Spokane
Wash
Spokane United Railway
Nazi Party Congress Opens In Nurnberg Storm Of Marches
Nazi Germany readies its annual party congress in Nurnberg with Adolf Hitler leading the spectacle. The city braces for mass parades and rallies as the regime seeks to explain forecast and pledge loyalty amid a half million visitors filling streets and venues.
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Nurnberg
Germany
Adolf Hitter
Nassism
Forrow
Nazi Germany
Old City
Former President Hoover Criticizes Roosevelt Policies
Philadelphia Sept 3 AP Former president Hoover denounces Roosevelt administration policies in the Saturday Evening Post. He calls economic regimentation a usurpation of liberty and a shift from the American concept of human rights. The piece notes his flat discussion since leaving the White House.
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Philadelphia
Roosevyelt
Merhert Homser
Saturday Evening Post
White House
Aga
Girl of 18 Devoured by Man-Eating Shark in Adriatic Sea
Buank Yugoslavia Sept 3 A 3800 pound man eating shark devoured Agnes Noval an 18 year old girl while swimming in the Adriatic. Fishermen wrestled the shark for three hours before it was captured. The shark’s stomach contained the girl’s mangled body.
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Buank
Yugoslavia
Agnes Noval
Ashe
Adriatic Sea
Tia
Color Schemes In Interior Decorating
Practical guide advises neutral backgrounds with a darker rug matching wall color. Furniture should relate to woodwork or walls while draperies use lighter values to avoid overpowering other furnishings. Send ten cents to The Helens Independent Information Bureau for a booklet on interior decorating.
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Helens
Two Army Air Corps Men Die In Crash Near Barksdale Field
In a rainstorm at Shreveport Louisiana two Army Air Corps men from Brooks Field San Antonio Texas were killed when their bi motor observation plane crashed shortly after takeoff for Natchitoches. Cadet Neal Caldwell and Private Bett Baker perished while Private P K Martin escaped with minor injuries.
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Army Air Corps
Shreveport
Barksdale Field
Natchitoches
Brooksfield
San Antonio
Texas
Neal Caldwell
Bett Baker
P. K. Martin
Control of Air by Government Wrong
Senator Clarence C. Dind, Washington, in a World’s Fair address, said there can be no freedom of speech when air lanes are controlled by the government. He urged complete liberty of press and radio and invited examination of radio states in England, France, Denmark or Sweden.
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Chicago
Sept
Clarence C. Din D
England
France
Denmark
Sweden
Deaths in Ice Box Accident Near Wilton California
Sacramento Sept 2 deputies ruled the deaths of two little girls in a Wilton home an accident. Mary 6 and Maryann 7 crawled into an ice box and were shut inside by their 15/17 year old brother Alfred. He confessed to improper relations with an older sister but denied causing the deaths. The case remains under investigation.
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Sacramento
Calif
Wilton
Here
Charles Ogle
Mary
Maryann
Ogle
Alfred
Civerino Palova
del Cann
Eva Booth Named Salvation Chief Leader of Salvation Army
London reports Commander Evangeline Booth, 63, elected general and chief of the Salvation Army after 60 years of struggle to aid the poor. Delegates from 22 countries supported restoring the Booth dynasty, reviving the line begun by General William Booth in 1867. General Bramwell Booth’s ouster followed by illness and death preceded the new leadership under Booth’s daughter. General Edward J. Higgins had led the army for five years afterward.
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London
Evangeline Hooth
Salvation Army
Booth
William Booth
Army
High Council
William Bramwell Booth
Higgins
Bramwell Booth
Edward J. Higgins
England
One Dead Eight Hurt In Mississippi Wreck
Centerville Mississippi September 3 AP One person was killed and nine or more others injured when a Yazoo and Mississippi Valley railroad passenger train carrying Labor Day excursionists wrecked near Centerville. Engineer Lamar Scott of Fayette Mississippi was found dead in the cab.
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Centerville
Miss
Yazoo
Mississippi Valley Railroad
Lamar Scott
Fayette
Misa
Mrs Roosevelt appoints women charity workers nationwide
Mrs Franklin D Roosevelt names 189 women to the National Women's committee of the 1984 Mobilization for Human Needs. Vice chairmen include Mrs Frederic M Palst Jane Addams Mrs August Belmont Mrs Marcus C Sloss and Ida M Tarbell. Executive vice chairman is Mrs Paist. The effort, led with Newton D Baker, seeks social work and community needs, following crusades in 265 communities across 40 states last year.
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Hyde Park
Sept
Franklin D. Roosevelt
National Women’s Committee
Mobilization For Human Needs
Frederic M. Palst
Wayne. Pa
Misa Jane Addams
Chicago
August Belmont
New York City
Marcus C. Sloss
San Francisco
Mias
Ida M. Tarbeil
Paist
Roosevelt
Newton D. Baker
Sloan Thinks Unions Losing in Textile Strikes
National textile strike coverage notes a general walkout in southern mills and predictions of industry crippling by mid week. United Textile Works leaders forecast disruption while mill owners report 114000 at work and 31000 on strike across 146000 millhands in 250 southern plants. Providence brief cites Rhode Island workers and International United Textile Works president predicting the strike will continue despite opposition.
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Washington
General Strike Committee
Francis J. Gorman
United Textile Works
New York
George Sloan
South
Cotton Textile Institute
Providence
Rhode Island
Thomas F McMahon
Anya
Douglas Resigns Budget Post Over Roosevelts Finance Policy
Washington AP Lewis W Douglas a young Arizona Democrat resigned as director of the budget citing a clash with President Roosevelt over the administration financial program A friend said the administration plans to seek large relief funds critics called the move an effort to allow the president to select a budget chief aligned with his plans The source noted the issue had long been known among treasury and congressional circles and the resignation was to permit harmony with the president.
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Washington
Lewis W. Douglas
Arizona
Asfd
Treasury
Congress
Douglas
SELF-DEFENCE AT HEART IN SPARLING DEATH
An inquest opens tomorrow evening into the shooting death of Frank Sparling 68 of Jordan by Dan Holland at Miss Emma Pritchards ranch. Sparling a former Bozeman resident arrived from Jordan at Miss Pritchards request after Holland urged her to sign papers regarding the ranch. Holland claims self defense. Sparling is survived by three sons Paul Fort Peck Joe and Frank Jr Jordan a daughter Mrs Evelyn Hoem Bozeman his mother Mrs America Corbly Billings and a brother Jack Sparling Edwarde Garfield county.
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Frank Sparling
Jordan
Dan Holland
Emma Pritchard
Sparling
Holland
Pritchard
Paul
Fort Peck
Joe
Frank Jr
Evelyn Hoem
America Corbly
Billings
Jack Sparling
Edwarde
Garfield County
High Peaks of Rockies Are White With Snow
Denver reports the Rockies show the heaviest snowfall of the fall with white peaks from the Canadian border to New Mexico. Light frosts blanket many areas and the cold snap reaches east to Denver. Mud puddles iced over and furnaces are in use as residents brace for the chill.
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Rockies
New Mexico
Plains
Butte Talks To Resume Between Anaconda and Striking Miners
Federal mediators said negotiations between Anaconda Copper officials and the Butte strike leaders involving engineers and mill and smelter workers in Anaconda and Great Falls will continue in Butte on Tuesday. Previous meetings held last week aimed at an early settlement of the strike active since May 9.
Derby winner Douglas Davis killed in Cleveland air race
Cleveland Ohio September 38 Douglas Davis 33 year old transport pilot died in the Champon trophy air race after his Wedel Williams racer crashed seven miles from Municipal Airport in front of 75000 spectators. Col Roscos C Turner of Hollywood later won at 248.129 mph. Eight pilots started the 100 mile event over a triangular eight and one half mile course.
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Douglas Davis
Buteide al Jey
Atlanta
Davia
Col. Roscos C. Turner
Hollywood
Calif
Epecta
Retail Solid Fuel Code Authority Quits Places
Washington September reports the national code authority resigns in protest, calling the solid fuel code ineffective after NRA amendments. They cite industry impact and say modifications may be made without prior notice, claiming the code and act require orderly changes.
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Washington
NRA
National Code Authority
Authority
Hecht
Robert Houston
G A Lynch
Code Authority
Odessa siege and air power fears in old Russian scene
The piece recalls Russians and their aerial prowess near Odessa on the Black Sea. It mentions ceilings of 45 to 70 feet and suggests military aviation outpacing commercial interest. It notes a long history of conflict between Russia and Turkey over Odessa and references Potemkin as a memory of old clashes.
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Odeasa
Sept
Odessa
Turkey
Potemkin
Secretary Perkins Shaken in Brunswick Car Crash
Frances Perkins secretary of labor was badly shaken but not seriously injured when her automobile overturned on a Maine highway near Brunswick during a Labor Day trip from Newcastle to Beaton. Three vehicles intertwined in a holiday traffic jam as the heavy sedan tipped into a ditch. a secretary and a chauffeur were in the car with her.
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Maine
Frances Perkins
Labor
Here
Miss Perkins
Newcastle
Beaton
Huey P Long Quiet Amid New Orleans Power Struggle
In New Orleans Huey P Long returns to his hotel suite to direct moves against Mayor T Semmes Walmsley. National guardsmen and bodyguards patrol downtown as the senator proceeds to investigate alleged vice and corruption in city government.
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Huey P. Long
T. Semmens Walmsley
Shusky
Pas
Sages
Louisiana
Oyster Ashie National
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