Alberta Premier Brownlee to Step Down Amid Seduction Case
Justice Ives of the Alberta supreme court overturned the jury verdict in the Vivian MacMillan seduction suit. The jury had awarded 810,000 damages to MacMillan and 85,000 to her father, an Edson railroad engineer. Brownlee announced plans to retire once pending executive matters are cleared.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edmonton
Alta
Justice Ives
Alberta Supreme Court
Vivian MacMillan
John F. Brownlee
Vivian
Edson
Heat Wave Grips Nation On Glorious Fourth
Nation endures mid summer lull in business as conditions show signs of normalcy. Analysts note industrial production and payrolls improve, while retail volumes rise but consumer prices challenge volume growth. Heat deaths linked to Independence Day celebrations in several states countinue amid scattered showers. Cannon accident injures Footville blacksmith. Des Moines woman injured by exploded firecrackers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
America
Standard Statistics Co
United States
Boston
Pennsylvania
Ohio
St. Louis
St. Louisa
Middle West
Ziska
Footville
Carl Retan
Des Moines
Towa
Construction In South Shows Big Increase Over 33
Construction contracts awarded in 16 southern states in the first half of 1934 rose 111 percent from the same period in 1933, totaling 261 million dollars. Road, paving and bridge work led with 111 million, followed by industrial and engineering projects at 77.9 million and industrial plant construction at 35.6 million. Residential building was 10.3 million.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Congress
Canada
Burke charges illegal voting in Wilkes county
J Hayden Burke of Taylorsville charges hundreds of Republican votes were cast for his opponent J A Rousseau in Wilkes county during the June 20 second primary. The state board of elections, to meet soon in Raleigh, will be asked to probe similar irregularities after a prior inquiry in Alexander county that discarded 654 Republican votes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilkes and
Alexander
Wilkesboro
State Board of Elections
Wilkes
J. Hayden Burke
Taylorsville
County Board of Elections
Wilkes County
J. A. Rousseau
Burke
Raleigh
State Board
Rousseau
Marie Curie Dies at 66 in France After Radium Work
Mme Marie Curie, co discoverer of radium and twice Nobel laureate in chemistry, dies at age 66 in Sallanches France after weeks of illness. Pierre Curie died in 1906 and the couple’s lab work advanced cancer treatment worldwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mme
Marie Curie
Sanitarium
Sallanchees
France
Pierre Curie
Paria
Mme. Curie
French Academy of Sciences
Von Papen to Remain Vice Chancellor Amid Berlin Talks
Berlin reports say Frans Von Papen will stay as vice chancellor though health concerns rise. Hitler pressed cabinet talks after a day of high level meetings with President Hindenburg, with decisive moves on the Nazi regime seen as imminent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Frans von Papen
Germany
Propaganda Ministry
von Papen
Associated Pree
Ers
Hitler
Paul von Hindenburg
Irim
Reichswehr
Franz von Papen
Neudeck
von Hindenburg
von Hinderbure
chan+ecellor
A& Check
Americans fall in Wimbledon semi finals
Pred Perry the British ace eliminated Sidney B and Wood in a five set match 6 3 3 6 7 5 5 7 6 8 to reach the Wimbledon final. Jack Crawford the defending Australian champ defeated Shields the second American in the other semi final to advance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wimbledon
England
Pred Perry
Sidney B&b. Wood
Rank Shields
Jack Crawford
Australia
Pirates Beat Reds 5 to 1 Behind French in First Game
Pittsburgh July 4 Larry French pitched air tight. Pirates defeated Cincinnati 5 to 1 in the opening game of a doubleheader. French allowed seven hits, all scattered, as Pittsburgh took control early.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Larry French
Pittsburgh Pirates
Cincinnati
French
Arthur Craig Shot in Family Dispute in Pickens
Arthur Craig twenty two son of Sheriff J D Craig was shot by his father during an argument in Pickens South Carolina. The elder Craig reportedly incapacitated at home after the incident and Chief Neely said alcohol intoxication preceded the shooting. Arthur was hit once in the hip and twice in a leg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pickens
S. C
Arthur Craig
J. D. Craig
Neely Annd
Craig
Arther
Henry Fletcher’s keynote speech targets Germany and GOP image
A Beverly Hills letter recalls Henry Fletcher, Republican national chairman, delivering a keynote speech urging focus on the party’s direction. The writer critiques GOP knowledge and aims to influence readers amid international attention on Germany.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wms Olal PO Ree Enreebres
Beverly
Hilia
Calif
Henry Fletcher
U. S&s
Germany
Henry
Weather forecast by states and coastal winds
North Carolina expects local thundershowers this afternoon or tonight with generally fair conditions Thursday. South Carolina remains mostly cloudy with possible local thundershowers tonight and Thursday. Winds from Gandy Hook to Hatteras shift to southeast Thursday with showers, while Hatteras to Jacksonville notes southwest winds and scattered showers into Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Caroline
West Portion
South Carolina
Gandy Hook
Hatteras
Jacksonville
Sunshine Lady Confesses Slaying of Gentry in Wisconsin
Carrie Gill known as the Sunshine Lady confessed plotting to kill Earl Gentry with help from George King. District Attorney Harold Dakin said Gill told how they arranged the murder over six weeks, with Gill wiring King $60 for the hit. King is named as the shooter and the body was found in a car near Jefferson. The DA asked for a first degree murder warrant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson, Wis
Harold M. Dakin
Carrie Gill
Sunshine Lady
Paul Gentry
D. C. Stephenson
Indiana Ku Klux Klan
Gentry
Dakin
Mrs. Gill
King
Earl B. Gentry
Earl Gentry
Ferdinand Probst
Hari
Earl
Two Brothers Face Death From Striking Male Disease
In Belmont Colorado, brothers Glen and John Dietrich, 16 and 17, suffer a mysterious hereditary paralysis that has killed seven male relatives since 1868. Doctors diagnose a creeping paralysis likely to destroy brain function, with the boys expected to die within a year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belmont, CO
Hille
Here
Gien W
John L. Dietrich
D. W. Turner
Dietrich
Glen
John Dietrich
Samuel
Cat Prepared For High Temperatures
A cat at West Box and Lamber company survived a heat exposure after a dry kiln was closed then opened six days later. The cat crouched in the motor bay, weak and wobbly, and was removed for care on July Fourth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Payettevilam
Thomas York
West Box and tLamber Company
Fourth of July Celebrations Draw Citizens to Beaches and Events
North and South Carolinians marked Independence Day with public offices closed and holiday crowds at beaches pools and sports venues. A notable visitor was Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt who traveled from Washington to Asheville to view mountain hand weaving crafts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Asheville
Washington
Independence Hall Echoes 76 Celebration With Navy Tryst
Philadelphia observes Independence Day with the liberty bell ceremony set for 10 pm and a radio triggered crack sound from a rubber hammer. Admiral Byrd attends as speakers reiterate loyalty to colonial ideals in a city ceremony led by Mayor J Hampton Moore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Independence Hall
U. S. Navy
Delaware
Colonies
South Polar
Richard £&. Byrd
J. Hampton Moore
French Hopes Die For Alliance With England Upon Arms
France’s bid for quick British armed aid is endangered by The Daily Herald report of a potential Anglo French military alliance. Paris notes British cabinet opposition to any military accord and fears the Herald piece will widen that stance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Raleigh
France
Great Britain
Daily Herald
Herald
Secretary Wallace Hurls Papers At Deputy Marshal On Train
On a Baltimore bound train Secretary Henry A. Wallace angrily hurled a summons back at United States Deputy Marshal E Norris Becker who sought his appearance in a Maryland federal case over the Agricultural Adjustment Act. The Dairy of Baltimore had sought to question the act's constitutionality and injunctive relief. Wallace was later served with a separate summons for a Baltimore circuit court hearing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wallace
U. S
Baltimore
Pullman
Secretary of Agriculture
Henry A. Wallace
United States
United States District Court
Royal Farms Dairy of
AAA
Maryland
W. Calvin Chesnut
Chesnut
Chataukua
N. Y
Charles G. Page
Washington
Odenton
Marshall E. Norris Becker
B. Hannegan
Baltimore City
Prince Wilhelm Called Stupid by Goering in Coup Probe
Berlin dispatch reports Prussian Premier Hermann Goering dismissed Prince August Wilhelm, son of the ex Kaiser, as involved in the coup after questioning tied to the arrest of Karl Ernst and others. Ernst is said to have died at the hands of a firing squad. the prince is believed to be in Berlin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Hermann Wilhelm Goering
August Wilhelm
Exchange Telegraph
Reichstag
Karl Ernst
Ernst
Also Mentioned on This Page
Claude A. Jagger
Associated Press Financial
NRA
South
Elegal
Cag
Pirates
Will
Charlotte
Official Weather Bureau
Este
Atlan
Birmingham
Charleston
Chicago
San Antonio
San Francisco
Spartanburg
Tampa
Wilmington
See
Pere
Prince Wilhelm
Premier Goering
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!