Two French fliers seek aerial mark
Two French aviators Lieut Maurice Rossi and Paul Codes departed Floyd Bennett field in a silver monoplane aiming to beat the 5,340 mile non stop distance record. They carried 1,770 gallons of fuel enough for about 70 hours and planned a great circle route toward India or Persia, with potential deviations to Persia Russia or Africa.
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New York
India
Persia
Maurice Rossi
Paul Codes
Floyd Bennett Field
New England
Cape Sable
N. S
Atlantic
Europe
Karachi
Russia
Africa
Oswald R. Hayford
Gilbert E. Nicholetts
Royal Air Force
Cranwell
England
Walfish Bay
Codes
Rossi
J. Nelson Kelly
Paris
Codos
Joseph le Brix
Keily
FALCO
Bloody Kentucky primary leaves six dead in election violence
In Kentucky the primary election erupts in violence with five men shot dead and six wounded in Harlan and surrounding counties. Other killings occurred in Clay and Breathitt counties as tensions ran high and National Guardsmen assisted. A voter turnout was heavy as tabulation begins Monday.
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Louisville
Kentucky
National
Harlan County
Robert Roark
J. Lee
Theodore Middleton
Clay County
Gilbert Buttry
Foggertown
Estill Spurlock
Oneida
Breathitt County
Harlan Centers
Hampton
Jackson
Browl Strong
Whick
Tom Shelton
Pineville
Theft of Inoculated Animals Stuns Lincoln
The theft of 33 rabbits and guinea pigs at Lincoln General Hospital alarms police and health officials. Some animals were inoculated, risking disease spread and damaging key experiments. Hospital superintendent Gladys Smits urged the thief to return the animals, while Police Chief Condit called for tips and directed all officers to pursue clues.
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Lincoln, Neb
Lincoln
Gladys Smits
Lincoln General Hospital
W. C. Condit
Cuba Moves to End Strikes With Arrests and Reassignments
Cuban government forces arrest striking street car workers and compel them to resume duties in Havana and nearby towns. About 150 omnibuses circulate under police guard as strikes spread to Camaguey and other cities with bakers, tobacco workers, and reporters among the 24 000 striking workers. Gunfire wounds six and authorities threaten martial law to restore order.
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Havana
Regla
Guanabacoa
Cerro
Zubizarretta
Lieve
Machado
Zubizarreta
Camaguey
Party Leader Held by Police in New York Bomb Case
Eugene S. Daniels Jr of Somerville Massachusetts, a youth leader of an obscure party, was held on 10000 bail after two tear gas bombs were placed at the New York Stock Exchange. He faces a Tombs court hearing Tuesday after police linked him to the incident and a prior fake bomb at Boston Mayor Curley’s home.
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New York
Eugene S. Daniels, Jr
Somerville
Mass
New York Stock Exchange
Daniels
Tombs Court
National Independent Party
Massachusetts National Guard
Harvard University
James M. Curley
Boston
Independent Party
Daniell
John A. Lyons
James 8. Bolan
Exchange Yesteray
Roosevelt
Hoover
Norman Thomas
Kidnapping Threat Spurs Guards to New Hampshire Camp
A detachment of New Hampshire National Guardsmen from Manchester was ordered to duty at a North Sutton summer camp after a kidnapping threat targeting a child at the camp. The child’s name was not released, but reports said she was the daughter of a Pennsylvania Railroad vice president. Adjutant General Charles W. Howard commanded the guardsmen, who were stationed 28 miles from Concord. the camp is run by Philadelphia residents Miss Mildred Lesserts and Mrs. Scott Clark.
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Concord
N. H
New Hampshire National Guardsmen
Manchester
North Sutton
Pennsylvania Railroad
Charles W. Howard
Philadelphia
Mildred Lesserts
Scott Clark
Roosevelt Urged to Join Confab Parade by Hull
Hyde Park August 5 The conference between President Roosevelt and Secretary Hull in private session focused on a new world economic order. Hull dismissed resignations as baseless and reiterated commitment to current policies while the American delegation prepared an inside report for the reconvened talks. Four more industries including meat packing gained approval to raise wages and cut hours under their codes.
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Hyde Park
N. Y
Roosevelt
Hull
State Department
New York
Hap
James P. Selvage
Associated Press
Washington
Hugh
Johnson
White House
Pennsylvania
Roosevelt Creates National Tribunal to Guide Industry Labor
President Roosevelt forms a seven member national tribunal led by Senator Wagner to oversee industry and labor during the recovery drive. He states he does not want permanent government management and will let time and developments shape future control. The tribunal may become a central body or lead to industry arbitration boards.
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Francis M. Stephenson
Associated Press
Hyde Park
N. Y
Roosevelt
National Tribunal
Wagner
D N.Y
Legislative Labor Authority
Code violations reported in Charlotte textile plants
Labor leaders and federal officials received numerous complaints of textile code violations in Charlotte and surrounding areas. Workers report stretchout practices, excessive hours, and unpaid pre shift time, with details sent to General Hugh S. Johnson for investigation.
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Charlotte
Hugh 8. Johnson
National Recovery Act
W. M. Witter
Charlotte Labor Journal
York
Retail grocers denounced for cheating on Blue Eagle
Washington reports indicate the industrial administration plans strong action against retailers alleged to open late and close early to dodge hiring new workers. Officials warned the Blue Eagle will be removed from store fronts if violations continue. Hearings on a permanent code are set for August 16 as concerns grow over shortened hours undermining employment gains.
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EAGLE
Washington
Industrial Administration
Blue Eagle
Hugh 8. Johnson
Thomas 8. Hammond
Hammond
Medlin Named WifeSlayer In Inquest Verdict
Chris Medlin, missing Gastonia man, was named the killer of his wife Ruth Carpenter Medlin after a coroner's jury found he battered her body and killed her. Fred Mauney testified Medlin threatened to kill her and struck her on the head with a bottle. Police sought Medlin and his brother John as witnesses and suspects.
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Charlotte
Chris Medlin
Gastonia
Fred Mauney
Thomasboro
Medlin
Mauney
Fay Broom
John
Broom Girl
John Medlin
C.S. McLaughliin
J. O. Hughes
Ruth Carpenter
Inquest Declared Unnecessary in Farmer Mack Moss Death
An inquest was deemed unnecessary in the death of Mack Moss an 84 year old farmer found hanging in a small house near his home. He had been in ill health.
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Columbus
Mack Moss
Farmer
Governer delays on Fogleman case amid sighting report
Gastonia August 5 The governor called an apparently unreliable report about two unknown hitch hikers claiming Fogleman did not kill W J Carter "irresponsible" as authorities sought the two men. Fogleman was executed earlier after appeals failed and a letter from the death cell claimed innocence.
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Gastonia
Clay Fogleman
Fogleman
W. J. Carter
Stonewall J. Durham
Carter
Rockingham County
J. C. B. Ebbringhaus
South Carolina
Supreme Court
Durham
Charles G. Powell
Edwin M. Gil
Ehringhaus
Interstate Commerce Commission Rules Freight Rates Reasonable
In a 7 to 3 ruling the Interstate Commerce Commission refused a blanket rate cut but urged downward revisions for grain lumber and export coal. It said rate levels remain high relative to commodity prices and warned cuts should be targeted while keeping justified charges. The decision followed January petitions from farm groups and major industry associations.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
National Coal Association
National Lumber Manufacturers Association
Violent milk strike clashes injure troopers in New York
In Utica on August 5 during a near state wide milk holiday eight state troopers were hospitalized with head injuries and other beatings as strikers clashed with officers escorting milk trucks. The fiercest fighting occurred at Oriskany and Vernon with injuries reported to deputies and troopers. Governor Lehman faces a milk control board probe amid producer distributor tensions over pricing.
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Utica
N. Y
Oriskany
Vernon
Rochester
Madison County
George Marshall
Stephen McGrath
Oneida Barracks
F. H. Lyman
J. W. Devans
George Lewis
Herbert H. Lehman
State Milk Control Board
Man to Face Trial for Assault With Bulldog
Ernest Joyner is scheduled to go on trial today on charges of assault with a bulldog. It is alleged he threw Bob Brown, 13, into a bulldog and commanded the dog to bite the boy.
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Mockeville
Ernest Joyner
Bob Brown
Hearing Continued in Fatal Shooting Case
In Lumberton a hearing was continued to August 21 for the fatal shooting last April of Don Sessoms a bachelor farmer who police said had reported several distilleries. Forty two witnesses were called.
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Lumberton
Don Sessoms
Wallace Charges Monopoly Cheats Tobacco Growers
Secretary Wallace told a Georgia conference that the Agriculture Department would help tobacco growers cut production and improve prices if growers show demand for an agreement. He cited proposed processing taxes for manufacturers and suggested domestic allotment plans similar to wheat. Governor Talmadge denounced five large firms as monopolistic and warned of selling tobacco below cost while noting tobacco is grown in other states.
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Atlanta
Henry Wallace
United States Department of Agriculture
Washington
Eugene Talmadge
Mr. Wallace
Chicago
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