Convicts Strike At Tennessee Mine Complex
182 convicts at Brushy Mountain penitentiary in Tennessee began a strike on the second day, threatening a hunger stand and refusing to emerge from the mines until a deputy warden who searched inmates Sunday is dismissed. Sheriff and guard reinforcements arrived as officials consider starve out measures and assess safety risks.
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Nashville
Metros
Difi
BE. W. Cocke
Dry Cooky
Mountain
Pe- Tos
Ainwin
Cocke
O. C. Hendrix
Henrix
Ward
Dr. Cocke
Com Cnur
Tenn
PIA
We Byashy Mountain
Poutroxs
E. W. Cocke
Depty
Petros
Brushy Mountain
Sorcke
Dismembered Nude Woman Found Near Roadside
Hampton Falls New Hampshire August 15 AP dust-covered files of missing persons were scanned for a year-old mystery. The nude dismembered body of a woman was found in a roadside thicket off Duck Hill Road. A Boston store labeled slipper pair and a wedding ring inscribed TL Dw Lb YB were key clues guiding investigators in Boston. The victim, about 39, with dark hair and false top teeth, had likely been alive when dismembered. The body waited at Exeter undertaking parlor for autopsy by state pathologist Dr. Charles Duncan. Continued on page six.
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Hampton Falls
Boston
Bureau of Missing Persons
Duck Hill Road
Wendell R. Clare
Exeter
Charles Duncan
Plan to Slay Consul-Bared in 1932 Court Martial
Testimony in the court martial of ten naval officers charged with the 1932 assassination plot describes serious consideration of killing the American ambassador and consul to heighten nationalist aims. Lt. Kijo Tho, a defendant, says the group aimed to provoke friction with the United States to further a militant revolution while Ito and Harzo Oba discussed more assassinations before their arrest. The witness notes the ambassadorship was vacant, with Grew set to arrive later and Forbes already departed.
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Yokvo
Suyoshi Inukai
Lient
Kijo Tho
America
Ito
Shanghai
Tokyo
Harzo Oba
Joseph P. Grew
W. Cameron Forbes
Fox
Ite
Johnson views oil and steel recovery code
W J Beale reports President Roosevelt discussions with Hugh Johnson on an oil code for 865000 marketing units and price supervision questions. K A Simpson leads steel talks with A W Irvin of US Steel for a fair competition code before Labor Day as coal strike issues draw attention in Pennsylvania. A field probe in Fayette County aims to study oil pricing proposals amid regulatory debates. Adler, Memphis writer, stays hospitalized in Montreal with unchanged condition.
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Washington
Recovery
Blue Eagle
Steel
Roosevelt
Hugh
Johnson
Tayette County
Bodies found on Clinchfield tracks near Johnson City
The mangled bodies of Ernest and Will McIntosh were discovered early today on the Clinchfield Railroad tracks near Johnson City Tennessee. A coroner's inquest found both men were killed by a northbound train.
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Johnson City
Tenn
Ernest
Will McTntus
Clinchfield
Bar Silver Closes Largely Easy In New York Action
Bar silver trading in New York opened ease and stayed softer with prices about 1 4 lower amid brisk activity. The latest quotes showed around 33 9-8 per ounce as traders weighed demand and supply factors in the market.
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New York
Grand jury to probe Tuscaloosa lynching aftermath
In Tuscaloosa Alabama national guardsmen guard the courthouse block after a lynching of two Negroes and the wounding of a third, Elmore Clark. The grand jury convenes in special session as Attorney General Knight heads in to investigate. Clark, uncooperative, was wounded by masked assailants and remains in jail.
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Tuscaloosa
Ala
National Guards
Tuscaloosa County
Neppes
Elmore Clark
Circuit Court
T.K. Knight
Montgomery
Clark
R. L. Shamblix
Dente
Cuban provisional government seeks unity after upheaval
Havana reports a new Cuban cabinet under Dr. Carlos Manuel de Cespedes as the regime tries to stabilize after Machado era disruptions. American ships including the destroyer Taylor and cruiser Richmond monitor the situation while authorities pursue Porristas linked to past violence. temper among supporters cools as arrests and trials proceed.
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John P. McKnight
Havana
Machado
Destroyyer Taylor
Richmond
Panam Castal
Atlantic
Hamilton
Manzanillos
Claxton
Carlos Manuel de Cespedes
de Cespedes
Coopernice
ABC
Gerardo
Porristas
Boyd Faces Impeachment Over Kansas Bond Forgery Scandal
Topeka Kansas August 15 Tom B Boyd state treasurer in his third term faced impeachment proceedings after governor Alf Landon ordered his resignation following a warrant for arrest. The case centers on $150000 of state bonds allegedly diverted to Ronald Finney and used as security with forged receipts. Finney, an Emporia Topela broker, is under arrest for uttering forged bonds. Caldwell awaits trial. An investigation revealed about $1,000,000 in forged Kansas municipal securities.
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Thomas’ Boyd
Kansas
Ronald Finney
Young Biuker
Emporia
Kas
Topeka
Kans
Tom B. Boyd
Ban
Thos State
Boyd
State of Kansas
Finney
Emporia and Topela
National Bank of Topeka
Leland Caldwell
Treasury
Chicago
Bank of Eureka
Vinney
Inney
Wrest
Farmer killed as train hits milk truck near Morristown
Sim Shockley a 55 year old farmer was killed instantly when his automobile delivering milk was struck by a train at a crossing in Morristown Tennessee. He died at the scene. The accident occurred this afternoon prompting authorities to investigate the crossing.
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Morristown
Tenn
Sim Shockley
Farmer
Capone Reported En Route to Joliet for Chicago Trial
Al Capone was said to be moving from Atlanta Federal Prison to Joliet State Prison to face racketeering conspiracy charges in Chicago. Authorities prepared to seek a habeas corpus writ. Capone could be arraigned soon as guards tightened security and detectives were deployed.
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Chicago
Aum
al Capone
Federal Penitentiary
Atelanta
Illinois State
Joliet
John L. Prystalski
Criminal Court
Capone
William Schoemaker
State Penitentiary
Coole County
Harvey Bailey Held Master Mind of Crime
Rockford IL August 15 authorities hold May Hanson 38 wife of Earl Hanson in connection with his murder by gasoline fire in his car a penny box matches a porcelain basin and gasoline used to start the blaze officials say the victim was returning his daughter when the car exploded and Mrs Hanson rejects involvement calling it a dreadful crime with a grudge suspected by authorities but not proven
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Rockford
Earl Hanson
May
Hanson
James
Jane
Here
Dallas
Texas
Harvey Bailey
Bailey
Kansas City
Charles F. Ursehel
Oklahoma City
Ursehel
Roosevelt Calls Recovery Council Seeks Coordinated Plan
President Roosevelt convened a recovery council session to agree on a new plan uniting the federal drive for better times. Reports from Hugh Johnson and Harry L Hopkins covered NRA progress and relief fund distribution, noting fewer needy transients but lagging state relief funding and agriculture concerns.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Recovery Council
Seasion
Harry L. Hopkins
Violators of NRA Cited In Labor Complaints
National Recovery Administration inspectors tally hundreds of complaints from Baltimore area workers. Grievance committee prepares to order insignia removal if charges prove true. Reports detail long hours and low pay across diverse firms including mail order houses, oyster houses, hardware shops, hotels, restaurants, and garment mills. Accused firms identities remain confidential.
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NRA
Iie
Oyster House Oyster House
Ink Fem
Chemigal Company
Wise Scarecrow Brings Scattered Coins In Drought News
In McKean Pennsylvania on August 15 a farmer complains drought and crows ruin his corn. He built a scarecrow but a hanging pail hides from farmers, and while pulling stalks he discovers the nail’s bottom covered with dimes quarters and half dollars left by motorists in exchange for corn ears.
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Mckean
Man Regains Paymaster Post After Family Tragedy in Havana
In Havana on August 15 AP reports Jose Valdes Leon, aged and worn, recovered his longtime job as treasury paymaster after a brutal assassination linked to the Machado revolt. His two sons were killed, his wife had died, and he faced imprisonment. he tore down Machado portraits and then was reinstated to his post by the new treasury secretary Carlos Sandrighas.
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Havana
Jose Valdes Leon
Treasury
Gerardo Machado
Jose “Miguel Gomez
Jose Valdes’ Leon
Principe
Treasury Department
the Treasury
Carlos Sandrigas
Tose Valdes Leon
Bailey leads federal charges in Urschel kidnapping and Kansas City killings
Dallas report outlines federal charges filed against Harvey Bailey and 10 others across Oklahoma City Denver St Paul and elsewhere for the Urschel kidnapping and the Kansas City massacre. Ransom on Urschel cited as high as 2040000 with life sentences possible. Authorities say multiple suspects face conspiracy and related offenses as a nationwide sweep follows confessions and arrests.
Uncertain Showers and Warmth Across Tennessee and Virginia
Partly cloudy with possible showers in extreme east Tennessee and in parts of Virginia, with a gradual rise in temperatures. Central regions expect slower warming, and a slight temperature change is noted for the day prior. Readings recorded daily at 6 PM.
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Tennessee
Virginia
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William J. Beale
Associated Press
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Interior Department
Montreal
W. H. Adler
Memphis Commercial Appeal
Memphis
Senn
Royal Victoria Hospital
Adler
Remaits
Movernent
Porra
Tass
Gatinae Tha
Thomas Boyd
Atlanta
Pyiscm
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Aderholt
Unie
Hugh §. Johnson
Urschel
trRey
Albert J. Bates
Denver
Departmens of Justice
George’ Bates
Uwrsehel
George Kelly
St Paul
Werner Rann
Ave
Sam J. Kronick
Charles Wolk
William Nelson
Sam Korbeey
B. G. Shane
Armand
Oleta Shannon
Earl Brown
Wes
William Stanley
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