Landslide Tydings Leads Maryland Primary Victory
Senator Millard E. Tydings moved toward a landslide win in Maryland as unofficial returns put him far ahead of Rep. David Lewis in the Democratic senatorial primary. Maine elected Republican Lewis Barrows over Louis Brann, with all three Republican representatives voting in their favor.
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Associated Press
Millard E. Tydings
Roose
Maryland
House
Maine
Arizona
Colorado
Louisiana
Ichigan
New
Millard
Tydings
David Lewis
Roosevelt
Ings
Lewis
Arthur E. Hungerford
Lewis O. Barrows
Louis 4Rann
Boston Post
Bewis
Maryland Primary Winner Sparks Roosevelt purge clash
editorials note Liowis victory and Kings triumph shift in Maryland politics. Critics say Roosevelts top down purge risks alienating voters and tests the Free State's independence as parties weigh leadership and influence.
New Britain Herald Unsure on Gains and Losses in Vote
The New Britain Herald notes shifting fortunes as supporters of the New Deal face defection and opposition. The piece frames the presidential legacy as waning and references defeats for political figures including Lewis.
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New Britain Herald
Lewis
Middle Belt tobacco markets open with heavy offerings and strong prices
North Carolina mid dle belt markets opened with heavy offerings and rising prices. At Durham a major market posted an early average around 23 dollars per hundred pounds, with expectations the day’s average would near 25.
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Durham
North Carolina
Fred M. Allen
Henderson
Sanford
Aberdeen
Oxford
Warrenton
Fuquay Springs
Louisburg
Carthage
Arab Reaction in Jerusalem Over Hitler Palestine Talk
Last minute crowd in Jerusalem hails Hitler as Arabs react to his Palestine references with renewed resistance to the government. Witnesses quote celebratory chants and fear of British and French influence, signaling a volatile political moment.
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Hitler
Jerusalem
Adolf Hitler
Palestine
Mussolini
Britain
France
Poland President dissolves parliament amid electoral reform plan
Warsaw Sept 13 President Ignace Moscicki dissolved parliament to pave the way for new elections within three months. He cited shifts in public opinion since 1935 and the need to amend the electoral law as reasons for the move.
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Poland
Warsaw
Ignace Moscicki
Fears dictatorship warning from Dr Haake
Dr Alfred P Haake, a Chicago economist and former NRA adviser, told the National Small Business Men's Association in Pittsburgh that the nation stands on the brink of dictatorship and urged small business leaders to save democracy and preserve free enterprise.
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Pittsburgh
Alfred P. Haake
Haake
Chicago
National Recovery Administration
National
Small Business Men's Association
Moreland Leads National Amateur Field At Oakmont
Jus Moreland former Walker Cup star now living in Peoria Illinois shot a sub par 70 at Oakmont to post 146 after 86 holes and lead the National Amateur Golf Championship medal race by two strokes at Oakmont Country Club Pennsylvania.
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Moreland
Oakmont Country Club
Oakmont
Jus Moreland
Peoria
Japs Blocked on Yangtze River Front
Chinese forces repelled repeated Japanese attempts to break through along the Yangtze front near Teian and Fukinshan Hill as ships bombarded Matow. Chinese reports claim 400 Japanese killed, 20 captured, and five field guns taken, easing pressure on Lunghai rail line. Wenhsien recaptured, Loyang area advanced.
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mid-China
Yangtze River
Teian
Kiukiang-Nanchang
Fukinshan Hill
Peiping- Hankow
Matow
Wenhsien
Yellow River
Loyang
Lunghai
Defense rests in Brooke's murder trial at Columbus
In Columbus Georgia on September 13 Major John R Brooke Jr Fort Benning infantry instructor faced verdict after the defense rested its case in the murder trial for beating his wife to death in their quarters in June The defense recalled Brooke for further questioning and called physicians to estimate time since death and possible weapon used.
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London
Britain
Chamberlain
Kingsley Wood
Leslie Hore-Belisha
Alfred Duff Cooper
Admiralty
Thomas Inskip
Viscount Halifax
John Simon
Samuel Hoare
Columbus
John R. Brooke, Jr
Fort Benning
Brooke
T. Hicka Fort
Ala
Rebels Stalled at Ebre River Front in Spain
At Hendaye France on the Spanish frontier the Ebre river battle shows a temporary standstill. Government forces hold strategic positions on the west bank while insurgents pound trenches with artillery. Eastern front reports quiet across the line.
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Hendaye
France
Ebre
Spain
State Pen Confines Visitors Over Smallpox Case
A smallpox case in the prison hospital leads to a ban on visitors at the state prison in Raleigh. About 50 people at the Raleigh facility and Granville county camp receive vaccinations as Sam Graham, 27, imprisoned for assault, is isolated after developing the disease.
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Raleigh
Granville County
H. H. Wilson
Sam Graham
Person
Granville Camp
Wilson
Graham
Central Prison
Dewey Plans Fresh Trial for Hines Case
New York, Sept. 18. District Attorney Thomas E. Dewey announced he will retry James J. Hines on the same indictment after a mistrial in the four week old case. Dewey said Hines will be brought to justice and he will move for a new trial at the earliest date.
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New York
Thomas &. Dewey
James J. Hines
Tammany
Hines
Dewey Hines Racket Trial Is Mistrial Declared
District Attorney Thomas E. Dewey must restart his bid to convict James J. Hines after Judge Ferdinand Pecora orders a mistrial over a 14 word slip in cross examination. The case centered on Hines allegedly fixing police protection for Dutch Schultz’s policy racket. Dewey may pursue a new indictment or retrial, following the lengthy testimony that preceded the ruling.
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New York
Thomas E. Dewey
Tammany
James J. Hines
Ferdinand E. Pecoragh
Dewey
Hines
Dutch Schultz
Lyon Boston
Boston
William Fellows Morgan, Jr
Rural Electrification Admin allocates 5.44 million in 21 states
The Rural Electrification Administration announced an allotment of 5,440,680 to 34 projects across 21 states for line construction generating plants and wiring. The act brings total fiscal year allocations to over 40 million with a major grant of 303,000 to Central Georgia Electric Membership Corp to build 333 miles of line serving about 1,186 customers across Fayette Monroe Jasper Spalding Butts Henry Morgan Fulton Lamar Putnam Jones and Pike counties.
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Washington
Rural Electrification Administration
Central Georgia Electric Membership Corporation of
Jackson
Fayette
Monroe
Jasper, Spaulding, Butts, Henry, Morgan, Fulton, Lamar, Putnam, Jones and
Pike Counties
Wage-Hour Names 21-Member Textile Wage Committee
Elmer F Andrews administrator of the federal wage hour law formed a 21 member textile wage committee. The panel includes seven public, seven employers, seven workers with Donald Nelson of Sears as chair. Public members include Grace Abbott P Davis Louis Kirstein Milton George Taylor. Employers include G Edward Buxton Charles Cannon Robert Chapman John R Cheatham John Nickerson Sea bury Stanton R R West. Workers include Paul Christopher Sidney Hillman R R Lawrence Elizabeth Nord Emil Rieve Francis oe Fenton and H Schrader. The group will draft minimum wage recommendations for about 1.3 million textile workers. The panel is expected to convene in about two weeks.
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Washington
Elmer F. Andrews
Donald Nelson
Chicago
Sears, Roebuck and Company
Nelson
Grace Abbott
Grand Island
Neb
Labor Department
Children’s Bureau
P. O. Davis
Auburn
Ala
Alabama Polytechnic Institute
E. L. Foshee
Sherman
Texas
Louis Kirstein
Mboston
Mass
Filene and Company
George Fort. Milton
Chattanooga
University of Pennsylvania
G. Edward Buxton
Providence
R. I
Charles A. Cannon
Kannapolis
N. C
Robert Chapman
Spartanburg
John R. Cheatham
Griffin, Ga
John Nickerson
New York City
Seabury Stanton
New Bedford
Eec
R. R. West
Danville
Paul Christopher
Charlotte
Sidney Hillman
R. R. Lawrence
Atlanta
France keeps wartime military posture after Hitler threat
Paris reports the cabinet and President Lebrun decided to maintain wartime readiness following Adolf Hitler's Nürnberg speech. The government concluded there is no room to ease the reinforced military measures and hundreds of thousands more troops remain deployed along the Maginot Line.
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Paris
Adolph Hitler
Nurnberg
France
Albert Lebrun
Maginot
Sudeten German ultimatum shocks Czechoslovakia
The Sudeten German party demanded revocation of martial law and extraordinary police measures on Sudeten lands within six hours and cut off negotiations with Prague. Britain calls urgent defense ministers meeting as cabinet plans loom. France vows wartime military readiness while Nazi rhetoric threatens Czechoslovakia.
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Associated Press
Prague
Britain
Paris
France
Czechoslovakia
Nurnberg
Hitler
Kerchtesgaden
Sudeten
Rome
Gayda
Sudeten German party demands end to martial law in six hours
The Sudeten German party in Prague delivers an ultimatum to the Czechoslovak government at 7 30 p m seeking revocation of martial law within six hours. Eight killed in the disorders as troops moved near the German border and swastikas flew in Eger amid renewed tensions. Oscar Ullrich said talks are terminated and no further negotiations will occur.
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Prague
Eger
Czechoslovakia
Adolf Hitler
Nurnberg
Sudeten Party
Oscar Ullrich
Five-Year Penitentiary Term Granted After Parole Plea
Davenport Iowa September 13 The prisoner Wallace Harrison 63 pleaded for prison instead of county jail or parole. He asked the judge to send him to the state penitentiary for five years citing lack of work and past penitentiary time as a chance to gain employment there. The judge ordered five years and Harrison wept with relief stating he would be glad to return to prison.
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Wallace Harrison
Hopkins backs relief lobbying in democracy driven debate
Harry Hopkins WPA chief toured New Ulm projects after saying it is perfectly proper for relief to be a political issue. He addressed 100 civic officials and business leaders urging support for the group that will best serve relief. He argued relief should be debated and that the public seeks more government service.
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New Ulm
Minn
Harry Hopkins
Federal Works Progress Administration
WPA
Hopkins
Andrew Mellon
Outright Provocation Charged by Nazi Spokesman in Berlin
A Nazi spokesman in Berlin blasted Czechoslovakia for imposing martial law on eight Sudeten German communities calling it an outright provocation. Reactions followed Adolf Hitler's Nurnberg speech in which he pledged aid to the Sudetens and reports of martial law and three Sudeten deaths after demonstrations.
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Adolf Hitler
Nurnberg
Czechoslovakia
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Fuehrer
House of Commons
Berlin
Sudeten
Sudetens
Hitler
Italy Urges Sudeten Autonomy to Avert War
Rome reports a government bulletin Informazione Diplomatica urged Czechoslovakia to grant Sudeten Germans the right to determine their destiny to avoid disorder and war. Virginio Gayda backed Hitler’s warning and said Prague holds the key to Europe’s crisis, urging settlement and condemning anti German propaganda. Other Fascist papers echoed support for Hitler’s speech.
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Czechoslovakia
Informazione Diplomatica
Ministry of Popular Culture
Prague
Sudetens
Virginio Gayda
Mussolini
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Germany
Adolf Hitler
Nurnberg
Adenture
France
Hitler
Gayda
Il Giornale D'Italia
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