No Breathing Spell Likely in Campaign
Roosevelt returns to Washington as campaign heats up with Landon and party aides active across regions. Murphy and Horner predict Democratic wins in Michigan and Illinois while Landon, at a Colorado ranch retreat, discusses his acceptance speech with aides. Ickes touts New Deal gains for African Americans as the president presses drive.
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Frank Murphy
Philippines
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Los Angeles
William A. Ekgall
Oregon
W. B. Bell
New York
Republican Finance Committee
Steiner
London
Topeka
Ickes
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Lincoln
Roosevelt foes urge renomination defeat tied to fear and weakness
In a charged attack, Daniel F. Cohalan and other Democrats deride President Roosevelts Philadelphia remarks as weak and fearful. They call for scientific relief administration if Republicans win. Senate campaign finance rules push preliminary expense reports next month as Borah hints at his July 4 appearance in Idaho.
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Daniel F. Cohalan
Speed
Roosevelt
Philadelphia
Cohalan
Herbert Lehman
New York
Joseph B. Ely
Massachusetts
Senate
McNary
Oregon
John G. Lownsend, Jr
Delaware
Charline Rice Sues For Divorce With Custody Request
Charline M. Rice filed for divorce from Tilman P. Rice alleging general indignities. The couple wed January 17, 1931 in Vincennes Indiana and separated June 22 this year. Rice seeks custody of two minor children.
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Charline M. Rice
Tilman P. Rice
Vincennes Ind
Road racing returns to America at Meadow Brook course
The piece notes revival of road racing in America, referencing long‑standing Vanderbilt Cup history on Long Island. It mentions Meadow Brook Club near Roosevelt Raceway and predicts complaints about castor oil smoke from spectators. A field of 44 champions will race on the four mile course, with superchargers allowed.
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America
Long Island
Meadow Brook Club
Roosevelt Raceway
Constable Memory Leads to Arrest of One-Legged Thief
Miami report details how constable R B Chastain used memory of casualties to capture Lee Owens a 32 year old Black man who lost a leg years earlier while stealing chickens. Owens confessed after arrest following a report of 35 hens stolen and tracks near a roast indicating a wooden leg.
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Miami, Fla
R. B. Chastain
Lee Owens
Owens
H. M. Nicholas
Chastain
Barefoot Boy and City Franchise Vote in Districts
A man explained his barefooted state due to his only shoes being at the cobbler. Indicted individuals named include Grover Cleveland Wright, Richard Sagan, Floyd Shroyer, Lawrence, Ed Lierman, and Allen L worth. Franchises in second ward and fourth ward showed strong support. overall tally 961 to 279. Circuit Judge Charles Lyons set the cases for November 26.
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Grover Cleveland Wright
Richard Sagan
Floyd Shroyer
Lawrence
Ed Lierman
Allen Lgworth
Second Ward
Fourth Ward
Charles Lyons
Lexington water franchise vote faces graft indictments
In Lexington Missouri six election officials at a May 26 franchise renewal vote for the Lexington Water Company were indicted on charges of altering ballots. The charges allege improper changes by judges and clerks, triggering a statewide probe into the election process.
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Lexington
Lexington Water Company
Drunken swan jailed in San Francisco incident
A white swan, found in San Francisco, was seized by police for drunkenness. The bird spent the day in city jail on a bread and milk diet before being discharged. Officers said an inebriate forced liquor down the swan’s throat as the cause of its condition.
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Walter Shiskoski
Waller
San Francisco
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