Senate Labor Spy Inquiry Opens in Washington
A special Senate committee opened hearings to examine alleged civil liberties violations in labor disputes. Records from Railway Audit and Inspection Co and private detective firms Pinkerton and Burns were sought, with Burns and Pinkerton files already accessible. Investigation focuses on detectives aiding industry during labor tensions and possible union suppression.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate Committee
Jerry Greene Washington
Senate
Railway Audit and Inspection Company
LaFollette
Finkerton National Detective Service
William d. Burns International Detective Agency
Robert Wohlforth
Burns and Finkerton
Railway Audit Company
Burns and Pinkerton
Cleveland
New York
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Atlanta
New Orleans
Landon frames issue as government role in daily life
On a cross country swing, Kansas senator Alf Landon argues that good government is a vital campaign issue and urges a Republican Congress to curb waste. He tells a Omaha breakfast crowd that government should meet citizens needs without overspending as he heads to Iowa and Illinois with seven and three platform appearances planned, respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Illinois
Landon
Colorado
Nebraska
Omaha
Congress
Arabian Nights Used As Code In Anti Stalin Conspiracy
Moscow reports outline a conspiracy against Stalin in which a copy of the Arabian Nights served as a secret code.16 defendants, including Trotzky exiles, faced trial with testimony alleging plots from Berlin to Moscow, involving Nazi connections and plans to kill Stalin in Red Square.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles P. Nutter
Associated Press
Moscow
Russia
EB. Holzmann
Hasen
T. Smirnail
Leon Trotzky
Joseph Stalin
Holzmann
Trotzky
Copen- Hagen
Stalin
Nathan Lazarevich Laurier
Klementi Voroshiloff
Lazarus M. Kaganovich
G. K. Ovdzhonikidze
Landon to Speak in West Middlesex as Campaign Opens
Gov Alf M Landon arrives in West Middlesex Pa to address about 100000 supporters at a 3 pm east ern time rally on a 125 acre golf course The event hosts include M Harvey Taylor and four former Pennsylvania governors John Tener Edwin Stuart John Fisher and Gifford Pinchot Attendees from the local community and visiting women plan a luncheon and chat session before the Governor’s appearance with a focus on advancing his presidential campaign in the east.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Middlesex
Alf M. Landon
Kansas
M. Harvey Taylor
Landon
Keystone State
John K. Tener
Edwin S. Stuart
John S. Fisher
Gifford Pinchot
William H. Mossman
Mollie Jennings
Pulaski
Jennings
Ann Massman
Home Coming At Richmond
United Brotherhood Church of Rochester Mills holds three Home Coming services on August 23 with morning afternoon and evening programs. Speakers include Dr J S Fulton of Johnstown PA and Rev W R Fisher of Altoona PA. Music by Altoona Young Men's Quartet Fairview U B Church Ladies Quartet Juneau White Brothers Quartet Sutter Sisters and Weaver Brothers. Dramatized sermon The Closed Church presented.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Brothern Church of
Rochester Mills
J. S. Fulton
Johnstown
W. R. Fisher
Altoona
Young Men's Quartet
Ladies Quartet
Fairview U. B
White Brothers Quartet
Juneau
Sutter Sisters
Weaver Brothers
North Point
Landon campaign trail across states opens bid
Aboard Landon’s special train Governor Alf M. Landon travels eastward to begin his campaign in Atlantic Coast states. President Roosevelt allocates days for reelection speaking engagements. Distant voices in Maryland and Massachusetts discuss constitutional rights and relief, while others criticize administration and rally party support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Landon
Alf M. Landon
Kansas
Hyde Park
N.Y
Roosevelt
Ocean City
Bennett Champ Clerk
Cambridge
Mass
U. 5
Stone
Harvard
Washington
Harry L Hopkins
WPA
Fergus Falls
Minn
Wiliam Lemke
Union Party
New York
Democratic
James A. Farley
William Hard
Republican Parts
Louis Waldman
People's Party
Community gathering with lunch provided for distant attendees
The pastor, aided by local talent, announces an evening service with lunch for those traveling from afar. Everyone is invited to attend.
Refugees Describe New Gas Weapons in Spain
Refugees reaching Madrid report factories in Zaragoza turning out gas bombs for the rebel side and accuse Loyalist troops of using tear gas in recent fighting. Loyalist authorities deny gas use, while a Madrid safety committee wields wide judicial power. Front-line reports note renewed operations near Mallorca, Teruel, and Madrid as Catalan forces seize Capse and Huesca, with fierce clashes in the Guadarrama mountains and Belchite bombarded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ramon Blardony
Associated Press
Madrid
Zaragoza
Paris
Burgos
Valencia
Mallorca
Palma
Bayo
Barcelona
Martis
Guadartama
Juiia Mangada
Navalperal
Teruel
Capse
Huesca
Guadarrama
Socialistimilita
War Ministry
Sierra Guadarrame
Belchite
Confirmation of revolutionary report and Spain shipping threat
The report confirms a revolution claim and notes a 7:30 am timestamp with 2:30 am EST. Lisbon was unreachable by phone, possibly due to Spain service disruption. A Paris Le Temps correspondent faced charges over a telegram. Britain warned of stern measures in Spanish waters if shipping is interfered with, promising three warning shots before retaliation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lisbon
Spain
London
Jacques Berthel
Paris le Temps
Germany
Madrid
Seven Objections To Halting Of WPA Probe In Pennsylvania
Federal Judge Albert W. Johnson allowed a state senate committee to file an appeal listing seven exceptions to his injunction halting its investigation of the Workers Progress Administration in Pennsylvania. The appeal goes to the circuit court of appeals in Philadelphia. The committee argues the injunction misreads the WPA as a governmental unit and challenges jurisdiction, remedy, and procedure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewisburg
Albert W. Johnson
State Senate
Workers Progress Administration
Pennsylvania
Circuit Court of Appeals
Philadelphia
WPA
Alan Montgomery
Coundlel
Senate
Montgomery
Britain vows protection for all British ships in face of Spanish action
The article states Britain will safeguard its ships and step up measures if Spanish vessels act against them. Germany warns it will respond to force with force after a German steamer Kam ERUN was searched by a Spanish Loyalist warship. Police clash near 106 Market Street ends with arrest of elder McCloskey amid attempts to ban his eight-page yellow publication The Derby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Britain
Germany
Kamerun
Bertilon
H. M. Hessel
McCloskey
Market Stree
McCloskey in Durance Vile Held on Writ Bond
City officials secured release for ex mayor and two relatives after a police court hearing. Mayor Shields and City Solicitor Tillman Saylor attended the conference and posted bonds of 305 dollars each for the three defendants. Eddie McClosky Sr and brother William were freed on the same terms shortly after, after being housed at the city jail and processed with standard procedures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shields
Tillman K. Saylor
Leo Cavanaugh
Eddie McClosky
William McCloskey
Public Safety Building
Commonwealth
City Jail
Obituary notices of 1902 religious and civic figures
Obituaries recount services and burial plans for Mrs Horner at St Pauls Lutheran in Vandergrift and for Dr Edward Hawkins, a Pittsburgh dental pioneer. Also noted is the death of William Edgar Moorhead of Cherryhill Township with funeral arrangements and surviving family listed. Multiple churches, cemeteries, and Indiana County connections appear throughout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lutheran Church of
Apollo
Horner
Wellsville
Vandergrift
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
Charles O. Frank
Oakland Cemetery
Indiane
Edward W. Hawkins
Piittsburgh
Edward Hawkins
University of Pittsburgh
Dental School
State Dental Ciety
The
American Dental Association
American Society of Oral Surgeons and Exodentics
Williame Edgar Moorhead
Cherryhill Township
Penn Run
James
Jane
Bell) Moorhead
Indiana County
Moorhead
Harmony Presbyterian Church
Belle Pattison
Charles R
Blairsville
Gladys
Indiana High School
Helen
J. Wendell Stewart
Neal
Robert
Edgar Moorhead
Edgar Stewart
Mary Dick
Indiana
Frank
Canton
Harry
Winchester
DePrefontaine
R. M. Offutt
Harmony Cemetery
Amateur cowboys make last roundup in Glastonbury
Glastonbury Connecticut August 1 police report amateur cowboys on vacation were charged by local farmers with reducing milk production. Investigation showed the boys used pastures to hold rallies roping and riding cows, initially blamed on heat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glastonbury
Conn
Pollce
Black Legion Indicted in Michigan Case
Detroit August 21 The state grand jury indicted 22 officers of the Black Legion for criminal syndicalism. Some already in custody. twenty policemen to round up others. Names withheld until capture. In Moynihan court two of three Legion members convicted August 7 for falsely imprisoning Robert Penland jailed for three to five years in Southern Michigan prison.
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Detroit
Blac Legion
Tars Roristic Organization
James §. Chendt
Chenot
Joseph A. Moynihan
Black Legion
Robert Penland
Ecorse
Southern Michigan
Petition to change time zone denied by commission
The commission denied the petition to shift the time zone despite earlier requests. This year there was no opposition in the lower peninsula to the proposed change, but the request remained unresolved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lower Peninsula
Monster Sea Serpent Caught Off Nova Scotia Coast
A 22 foot fish weighing over four tons was trapped near Thalf Island Cove Nova Scotia and towed in by R Hendshee. Reported as a monster sea serpent this month the creature had white flesh a large mouth but no teeth a veteran seaman likened it to basking sharks seen abroad.
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Thalf Island Cove
N.S
Nova Scotia
R. Hendshee
Treasury balance and receipts report
Treasury balance stands at 2,020,339,747.11 dollars with Aug 19 receipts totaling 59,865,095.55 and expenditures 73,296,445.43 leaving a balance of 7,020,339,747.11. Customs receipts for the month reach 211,161,553.34 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Treasury
U S Citizen Reported Held in Spanish Prison Unconfirmed
In Madrid on August 21 American officials led by Colonel Stephen O Fuqua investigated rumors that a United States citizen was held in El Escorial prison. After visiting the facility checking records and hotels no trace of a prisoner was found.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madrid
United States
el Escorial
Stephen O. Fuqua
Escacial
Licenses Granted to Liptak and Magas in Dixonville
Joseph Edward Liptak and Mary M. Magas of Dixonville are named in a local licensing action. The notice identifies the applicants and the town of proceedings, with details on the license type and approval status.
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Joseph Edward Liptak
Dixonville
Mary M. Magas
Missing-One Horse a Odd Auction Tale and Miscellany
A string of brief, quirky items from the Associated Press and various locales features a Staunton horse tale where Robert Terrell seeks terms after selling a thin blind horse for 40 dollars and vanishing with buyer. a San Francisco marriage license clerk receives a curious matchmaking request. Oklahoma City police catch Joe Nelson for a questionable junkyard turn and improper vehicle tagging. St Paul reveals Amos Gilliam’s long-lost visit to his sister on her birthday after 55 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Staunton
Robert Terrell
Terrell
Oklahoma City
Joe Nelson
ST. Paul
Amos Gilliam
Beld
Ohio
Thomas Chestnut
Springfeld
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Richmond
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Pycc
Cena
Zaragossa
Ryes
M’closkey
Durance
Tugwelltown
New Deal
Exen
al M. Landon
W. H. Mossman
United Presbyterian Church
Grandfather Mossman
Mary
Molly) Baird
A. A. Young
Chicago
U. S
Josephine Torquatn
Antonio Gandolph
Jot
W. C. Sell
Montgomery Church
San Francisco
A. J. Walcott
Ioned
Walcott
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