Third party talk grows after Rhode Island win
Washington reports renewed talk of a new party after Rhode Island's defeat for the New Deal. Senator Nye predicts a third party next year. Some Republicans privately see potential presidential backing, hoping Roosevelt loses support from conservatives. The Rhode Island result splits Democrats and Republicans on the policy course and tax measures.
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New Deal
New Party
Washington
Rhode Island
Nalian
Kiwha Pry
Nye
R-Nd
Roosevelt
AAA
New England
Doubts Expressed On Senate Tax Changes Outcome
Native coalition took command of the Senate finance committee and voted to boost income taxes, starting at a new low of 800 dollars a year, raising concerns about the tax issue and its impact on small taxpayers.
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Senate
Washington
Senate Finance Committee
Interurban crash near Springfield C I leads to deaths and injuries
A head on collision between two Cincinnati Lake Erie Traction Co. interurban cars near Springfield Illinois resulted in multiple deaths and many injuries. Rescue crews worked two miles through traffic jams while witnesses described the crash as horrific and powerful.
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Springfield
Teleos
nortdear Cincinnati @ Lake Erie Traction Co
Gaaiaen Atheter
Urbana
Rey Zimmerman
Pacaenger
Ruth Gideon
Weeterville
Helen Winafield
Reliefontaine
Traction Company
Fye
Friction Seen Over Japan Auto Control Law
Newspapers forecast friction between Japan and the United States over a new law placing Japan's auto industry under government control. The measure, to be presented to the imperial diet in January, limits American influence amid Ford and General Motors activity in Japan and Manchuria.
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Tokyo
United States
Japan
Imperial Diet
America
Manchuria
Henry Ford
Ford
General Motors
Attempted assassination foiled against President Cardenas
Mexico City reports indicate a plot to kill Lazaro Cardenas was thwarted as five men were arrested and held incommunicado. One suspect, Reuben Gomes Prado of Jiquilpan Michoacan, carried a revolver and eleven cartridges when seized. Prado allegedly admitted intent to kill Cardenas, who has faced political foes since his 1934 rise to power.
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Mexico City
Lazaro Cardenas
Reuben Gomes Prado
Jiquilpan
Michoacan
Cardenas
Prado
Mexico
Plutarco Elias Calles
Iron Man
Alvaro Obre
San An
Floods Stricken Muskigum Valley Hit Again by Rain
Massillon Ohio residents faced renewed flooding as a severe rainstorm drenched streets and swollen streams. Basements filled again as sewers clogged and downtown stores flooded after a forty minute downpour. A five year old girl in Dover died from pneumonia reportedly contracted during the earlier flood.
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Massillon
Muskingum Valley
Dover
Weary Congress On Home Stretch To Adjournment
A weary Congress faced a tight schedule as leaders hoped to adjourn next week or by late August. With the social security bill cleared, they aim to finish the tax bill and other measures, while debates over share-the-wealth plans and inflationary fixes linger.
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Congress
Washington
Senate
Harrison
House
Senator Long
D-lLa
Spain
Ames
TVA
Ethiopian government orders gas masks amid Italo Ethiopian dispute
Addis Ababa reports a government education campaign against gas attacks and orders to Poland for gas masks and arms. Tribes receive new pamphlets on wearing gas masks and precautions while a Polish munitions sales mission had just visited. An Arab chiefs banquet aided a pro Ethiopia alliance among Orientals.
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Addis Ababa
Poland
Ethiopia
Geneva
League
Ministry of Commerce
United States
Mussolini Buys Time as Navy Review Prompts Arm Drive
Rome reports Premier Mussolini reviewed a portion of the navy and ordered additional men to bear arms, signaling intensified national mobilization. He urged readiness as he toured ships and coastal defenses, emphasizing broader military service.
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Rome
Mussolini
Assault Brings Death Sentence in North Carolina
George France 36, a Black farm hand, was condemned to death by lethal gas for the assault of Annie Grogan 65, a retired teacher. The trial in Wentworth concluded with a state verdict after a brief session, with execution set for September 27 unless clemency or a new trial is granted.
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Wentworth
George France
Cuahenar
J. A. Rousseau
Raleigh
France
Charleston
W. Va
North Carolina
Annie Grogan
Reids
Simpsonville
Williamesburg
Supreme Court
Geotteboro
Sailor Robbed of Auto and Clothes Near Newport News
Newport News Va Aug 10 a sailor identified as Pete Elecertera was robbed of his automobile clothing and nearly 100 by a hitchhiker. Elecertera said the assailant stunned him with a blackjack and forced him from the car as he was en route to Charleston to join his ship the U S.
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Newport News
Pete Elecertera
Charleston
U. S
Elecertera
Reston fighter Shucco wins light heavyweight decision
Tony Shucco of Reston New Pagland light heavyweight champion scored a decisive 10 round decision over Buddy Mignault of Brockton Mass in Walnut Beach Milford Conn. tonight.
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Walnut Beach
Milford
Seven Die as Train Hits Maine Auto Near Montreal
A Maine automobile was struck by a train near Montreal killing seven people including two Catholic priests and two women. Officials reported the crossing accident occurred today causing multiple fatalities and prompting investigations by authorities.
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Montreal
Maine
Here
Government hails banking move amid inflation-predicting fears
Rome reports from a government spokesman that an increase from 2 percent to 44 percent is not intended as an inflationary policy. The move drew immediate scrutiny from economic observers and opposition critics.
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Rome
A. 10
Eighteen Hurt in Two Auto Crashes Near Lowndesville
Eighteen people were injured in two automobile collisions. In a head on crash near Lowndesville Abbeville County four were hurt on Fiat Rock highway. Names listed include Jim Hardin and Edna Hardin of Lowndesville Charlies Dockins of Anderson P W Harrell of Fitzgerald McConnell of Anderson and Walter Unger of Fiat Rock. Several others were treated and discharged after first aid.
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Lowndesville
Abbeville
Here
Fiat Rock
Jim Hardin
Edna Hardin
Charlies Dockins
Anderson
P. W. Harrell
Fitzgerald, Ga
N. Main Street
McConnell
Walter Unger
False confession branded by police in 1983 Charlotte truck heist
Charlotte police ruled Ernest Doster's alleged confession about involvement in the Touhy gang truck robbery in 1983 as fabrication. Chief of detectives Frank N. Littlejohn led the investigation, revealing Doster was jailed in Spartanburg on larceny charges while the real robbers planned and remained at large in Charlotte.
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Charlotte
New Orleans
Ernest Doster
Touhy
Frank N. Littlejohn
Doster
Spartanburg
8. C
R . Attlej
Foster
Utilities Bill Draws Campaign Debate in Washington
The power industry, led by Philip H. Gadsten, says it will support defeating the utilities bill and holding company abolition as a 1936 campaign issue. He claims 5 million stockholders with two votes each back the effort and vows to spend as needed.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Philip H. Gadeden
Committee of
Public Utility Executives
Wendape Waa
Gadeden
House
Gadsden
Senate
Black f-Alan
Rich Provinces Are Imperilled as Yellow River Rises
Aug 16 KAIPENG Honan Shangtu and Southern Hopes suffer floods as the Yellow River reaches its highest level since 1931. Thousands of square miles inundated displacing populations in northwest Khantung. Refugees seek food amid rising prices and fears of public unrest.
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Kaipeng
Honan
China
Yellow River
Shantu
Khantung
Boycott Gaining Ground Among Tobacco and Textile Labor
A labor boycott movement spreading across Durham actions. The Liggett & Myers Tobacco Company union urged branches to join the boycott after a strike at Ethyl Mills. Edge mont Textile local followed suit, helping momentum grow.
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Durham
N. C
Aus
Ethal Mialane Mills
Liggett & Myers Tobacco Company
Edgemont Textile
Three New Inspectors Appointed for Cosmetic Art Board
Raleigh August 16 three inspectors were appointed to work under the state board of cosmetic art examiners announced by executive secretary 4 G Bhannenhouse Jr. The appointees are Rommie M Parks Winston Salem Mrs Mamie Forrest Hendersonville and Mrs Tinnie Behre Raleigh who will begin duties August 15.
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Raleigh
State Board of Cosmetic Art Examiners
G. Bhannenhouse, Jr
Rommie M. Parks
Winston-Salem
Mamie Forrest
Hendersonville
Tinnie Behre
Showdown on Wage Dispute in Making for Tomorrow
New York Aug 1 The wage dispute between labor unions and the federal government heads toward a Monday showdown. Works relief officials refuse to acknowledge a strike and plan to hire replacements as workers walk out. George Meany pledges a citywide walkout by 36 building trade unions to enforce union wage scales on works progress. President Roosevelt warns against taking roped jobs. Administrator Hugh Johnson orders men back to work Monday and Tenement House Commissioner Langdon W. Post says resumed work on halted projects. Replacement workers may be used if strikers stay away.
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New York
Roosevelt
Works Relief
George Meany
State Federation of Labor
Meany
Roosveelt
Hugh 8. Johnson
Central Trades and Labor Council
Tenement House
Langdon W. Post
National Re-Employment Service
Post
Pres
Lee
Hugh Johnsen
Thurs- Sagels Bt
Protetsone Sovernment
Ferris Trial Nears Close In Murder of Howard Dickinson
The Ferris trial in Detroit features closing arguments for 26 year old hotel hanger on and three burlesque dancers in the death of New York attorney Howard Carter Dickinson. Prosecutors portray Duncan Ferris as worse than a rattlesnake while the defendants deny confessions were coerced by duress. Dickinson was killed June 26 with his body left in a finger-pointing section as relatives accuse Florence Jackson and Jean Miller of involvement.
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Detroit
Duncan C
William Lee
Toler
Howard Carter Dickinson
McCrea
New York
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