Roosevelt defends New Deal spending on reemployment and drought
President Roosevelt argues that government spending saved industry and will aid drought relief. He plans $2,500,000 more for the unemployment service to place workers in private jobs while defending labor against restrictions on bargaining. He says governors, including Alf Landon, support work relief instead of dole as drought協 continues.
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Washington
Roosevelt
United States Employment Service
White House Oval Room
Alf M. Landon
Dole
Landon
Landon Urges Unity and Peace in Legion Convention Address
Gov. Alf Landon told the American Legion convention that a united labor movement is needed and urged a strong will for peace to keep the nation out of war. He denounced racial tensions and praised veterans for promoting citizenship, unity, and shared sacrifice while noting the AFL Mine Workers split.
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Wichita
Kas
Alf M. Landon
United
American Legion
Legion
Landon
Spirit of
America
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
American Federation of Labor
Lynching of Negro suspect shocks Dalton area
A 31-year-old Negro, identified as A. Mc Camy, was lynched near Dalton after arrest for an alleged assault on a white woman. Sheriff J. T. Bryan said a mob of about 150 forcibly removed him from custody, hanged him from a tree, and the body was found hours later. The sheriff described the pursuit and lack of a written confession.
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Dalton
J. T. Bryan
A. l. McCamy
Whitefield Cou
John Pitt
Bryan
Mahatma Gandhi Ill in Bombay En Route Home
Indian nationalist leader Mahatma Gandhi ill with fever was expected to return to his home near Wardles, central India, after a first report of malaria prompted a crisis.
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Mahatma Ghandi
Bombay
India
Wardles
Central
Inces
Understandable Action Sought by Dr. McDonald on Election Irregularities
Dr. Ralph W. McDonald, defeated in the Democratic gubernatorial race, asks the state elections board for definite action on irregularities, not a reopening. He warns illegal absentee ballots may be widespread if Forsyth findings reflect the whole state.
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Raleigh
Ralph W. McDonald
State Board of Elections
McDonald
L. P. McLendon
Greensboro
McLendon
McDonald's
Elections Board
Forsyth
Paul Grady
Kenly
W. P. Horton
Pittsboro
H. M. Rateliff
State Senate
Four Injured in Route Three Car Crash
Four members of a family living on route three were taken to Guilford General Hospital after a two car collision on highway 61 between Asheboro and Greensboro. A. E. Chilton was treated for facial injuries and released while Nora Chilton Grayson Chilton 7 and Reid Chilton 3 remained hospitalized with concussions and Mrs. Chilton also suffered a left shoulder injury. Condition noon today was satisfactory. Accident occurred at a crossroads in Randolph county.
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Guilford General Hospital
Asheboro
Greensboro
A. E. Chilton
Nora Chilton
Grayson Chilton
Reid Chilton
Waterfront Strike Threat Looms in West Coast
In San Francisco on September 7 a coastwide waterfront strike threatened action over the discharge of a union deck hand. The Dollar liner President Hoover lay with 450 Orient-bound passengers aboard or ashore while federal intervention neared. passengers faced meals and lodging costs charged to ship owners.
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San Francisco
Hoover
Triple Probe Is Started In Crash Fatal To Ten Persons
Pittsburgh reports a triple investigation into the tri motor crash that killed the pilot Eric Beckley and nine passengers. Survivor Linda McDonald, 17, of Miami, is hospitalized with shock. authorities study possible motor failure and in-flight fire as causes. Victims named include Bradley Welfer, 17. Marcia Dennison, 16. Andrew Wigmer, 45. Blanche Wigmer, 41. Ruth Ellinger, 16. Phelan McShane, 19. William Leahy, 38. Ruth Sliter, 22.
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Pittsburgh
Linda McDonald
Miami
Fla
John A. Powers
University of Miami
Shence
Eric Beckley
Allegheny
Bradley Welfer
Marcia Dennison
Andrew R. Wigmer
Miss Fritz Dies By Own Action In Randolph County
Pauline D. Fritz 29 a former Washington stenographer killed herself at her family home on route two in Randolph County with a pistol firing three shots two of which struck her heart and jaw neighbors heard gunfire Saturday night authorities call it suicide a note to her parents directed where the body lay survived by parents two brothers and a sister funeral set at Ward Street Methodist Church with interment in Oakwood cemetery
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Pauline D. Fritz
Washington, D. C
Route Two
Carl King
Asheboro
King
J. A. Fritz
Randolph County
W. L. Lambeth
John Fritz
United States Army
Henry Fritz
T. H. Conner
Sanford
J. W. Grace
O Ward Street Methodist
Ens Church
Oakwood Cemetery
Hit and run victim dies in Cramerton
Charlotte Vera Baker a 16 year old girl from Cramerton died here yesterday after being struck by a vehicle in a hit and run incident. Police investigated the crash and urged any witnesses to come forward.
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Charlotte—Vera Baker
Cramerton
Internal Labor Day Split Prompts Union War Backdrop
Labor Day highlights a brewing internal war within organized labor as John L. Lewis and the United Mine Workers push for industrial unionism while the AFL led by William Green aims to enroll all workers by craft. The dispute grows after a miners faction loses its hold, foreshadowing a tough enrollment battle.
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Alf M. Landon
Wichita, Kas
United” Organized
Roosevelt
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
American Federation of Labor
William Green
Lewis
Committee For Industrial Organization
A. F. of L
Green
A. F. of
France Seeks 276 Million More For Defense Bill
France moves to approve a 4.2 billion franc defense credit for 1937 to meet Germanys expanded conscription. The cabinet plans a Geneva League of Nations push for a general disarmament convention and will open the funds for fighting equipment and improvements.
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Paris
France
Germany
League of Nations
Geneva
Albert Lebrun
Elysee Palace
Moose to Elect Officers Today
Raleigh dispatch reports the Carolina Moose association convention opening with officer elections the main agenda. Asheville bids to host the 1937 gathering as a banquet and ball close the event. William A. Anderson, supreme dictator, to speak. Senator Reynolds addressed yesterday on the order’s care for orphans and the aged. The association covers the Carolinas and part of Virginia.
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Raleigh
Carolina Moose Association
Asheville
William A. Anderson
Moose Order
R .R. Reynolds
North Carolina
Carolinas
Virginia
Car Fire Promptly Extinguished After Collision in New York
John Woods escaped injury when his vehicle crashed into another and struck a fire box causing an alarm to sound and a fire response to arrive promptly.
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New York
John Woods
France Poised to Win Air Speed Trophy at National Races
In Los Angeles on Labor Day weekend the 1936 National Air Races featured a 150 mile Thompson trophy event with a $20,000 purse. French Lt Michel Detroyat led in the Greve race and appeared likely to reclaim the Thompson trophy for France as American contenders battled setbacks and crashes.
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Los Angeles
America
France
Charles E. Thompson
Harold Neumann
Michel Detroyat
Joe
Jacobson
Kansas City
Rudy Kling
Lemont
Til
Earl Ortman
Harry Crosby
Glendale
Calif
Crosby
Ortman
Detroyat
Chinese factions unite under new Nanking settlement
Reports say Nanking central authorities and the Canton regime have agreed to withdraw most troops from Guangdong and Guangxi, leaving five divisions to defend South China. Gen Pai Chung-hsi and Gen Li Chung-jen shift roles as military leaders while central appointees handle political matters.
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Hong Kong
Nanking
Canton
Kwangtung
Kwarnksi
South China
Pai Chung-Hsi
Kwanesi
Chiang Kai-Shek
Li Chung-Jen
Kwangshi
Tsai Ting-Kai
19Th
Hainan Island
Japan
Chengtu
Lake Superior to Tidewater Level Gap About 600 Feet
A historical note states the elevation difference between Lake Superior and tidewater sits around six hundred feet. The figure reflects substantial vertical relief affecting drainage, navigation, and early era routes.
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Lake Superior
Tidewater
Butler Attacks Direct Primary in National Address
Dr Nicholas Murray Butler president of Columbia University urged a clarified method to amend the Federal constitution and criticized the direct primary for eroding public influence. He proposed cabinet participation in congressional debate defense department consolidation and stronger labor regulation with legal responsibilities for unions.
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Southampton
N. Y
Nicholas Murray Butler
Columbia University
Parrish Art Museum
Butler
British Planes Kill Eight Arabs in Palestine Clash
In Nablus district, three British warplanes raked targets with machine gun fire, killing at least eight Arabs after an ambush on a military patrol. The fighting has raged for three days with British and Arab forces in near continuous clashes. Max Murock escaped unharmed when six assassin bullets misfired.
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Jerusalem
Palcor
Nablus
Max Murock
Palestine Government
Sleep And Shopping Occupy Thoughts Of Woman Flyer
Mrs Beryl Markham the first woman to fly solo westward across the Atlantic arrived in New York after a fog shrouded crossing. She planned a rest and then shopping as her immediate goals with caringly arranged care from Lady Carberry and her Kenya Colony backers.
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New York
Beryl Markham
London
Blondie
United States
Atlantic
England
Nova Scotia
Louisburg
Manhattan
Lady Carberry
Lord Carberry
Kenya
Africa
Jubilant Rebels Fall as Madrid Feels Air Raid Fears
Reports from Madrid and Talavera de la Reina describe a government victory over rebel forces in the Cordoba region and around Talavera. War ministry officials claim fascist troops suffered defeats while Madrid faced scare air attacks and sirens. Commander Carlos Contreras boasts control of key routes between Madrid and Toledo, promising broader advances against rebel positions in the Tagus Valley.
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Madrid
Taledo Ince
Cordoba
Zaragoza
War Ministry
Francisco Largosa
Talavera de la Reina
Toledo
Estre
Talvera
Badajoz
Mament
Carlos Contreras
Talaverator
Vera
Merida
Tagus
Contreras
Talavera
Elilist
Jose Asensio
Idres Martin
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Spain
Social’ Party
Associated Press
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Soci
Ing
L’humanite
Rtg
Col
Francois de la Rocque
Croix de Feu Veterans’ League
de la Rocque
de la Roecque
L'Humanite
Communist Party
Spanish
Leon Blum Ler
Tore
Italy
Miss Fritz
Rest of Nation
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Organized Labor
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Tale
Guadalajara
Jalisco
Ico
Calar Hill
North
Bureau
Charlotte
Atlanta
Augusta
Birmingham
Charleston
Chicago
Columbia
Denver
Detroit
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