Landon voices freedom theme in campaign tour stop
Governor Alf Landon toured New York as he pressed for free education and independent media while warning against government use of federal power to prop up the administration. He urged local control of schools and newspapers, cautioned about propaganda, and spoke of academic freedom.
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Associated Press
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Alf M. Landon
New York
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Buffelo
Landon
Chautauqua Amphitheater
Kansas
Grain Chicago Prices Slip on Weak Foreign Markets
Liquidation driven by weak overseas markets pushed domestic wheat prices lower early today. Liverpool and Rotterdam futures fell about three cents, while U S futures opened mixed with small declines in September and November values. Corn opened lower then rallied, with shifts in nearby contracts and later gains in the spot market.
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Liverpool
Rotterdam
F-& Dean
Weather overview for Tennessee Kentucky and nearby regions
Cloudy conditions prevail with little temperature change. Mostly steady tonight with possible scattered showers Wednesday. In North Carolina a fair night followed by cloudy conditions and possible showers in the extreme north. Precipitation totals and temperatures are noted from yesterday and the preceding 24 hours.
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Tennessee - Kentucky
Wien
North Carolina
Lehman backs women wage law push in New York
Governor Herbert H. Lehman told the New York State Federation of Labor convention that amending the constitution may be necessary to secure a minimum wage for women. He praised the state law struck down by the Supreme Court as a well studied measure and urged legislative action to regulate wages for women workers and miners.
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Syracuse
N. Y
Herbert H. Lehman
New York State Federation of Labor
New York State
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Senate
Assembly
FDR Confers With Aides On Drought Plan
President Roosevelt held conference with aides before a two week tour to drought affected areas. Attending were Secretary Wallace and Hopkins with Tugwell meeting governors of sixteen drought states. Senator Carter Glass presence sparked campaign discussion as Alf Landon led Kansas.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Carter Glass
Virginia
Glass
Wallace
Harry J. Hopkins
Works Progress
Middle West
Rexford G. Tugwell
Alf M. Landon
Kansas
Husband Murder Scene Ends Wild Washington Car Ride
In Fredericksburg early today a wild car ride ended with the deaths of Gilmer L. Snyder and Clifford Thomas, both 24 to 26, in Washington. Mrs. Lillie B. Thomas, 27, estranged wife of Clifford Thomas, was a third passenger who said her husband seized the wheel after Snyder rode with him. Authorities described the incident as murder and death by own action.
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Fredericksburg
Gilmer L. Snyder
Clifford Thomas
Washington
Wyatt Walker
Commonwealth
Joseph A. Billingsley
King George County
Lillie B. Thomas
Thomas
Soviet Blame and German Draft Rise in Tense Europe
A UPI style briefing notes Soviet blame for Spain’s civil strife and Europe’s shift as Hitler doubles conscription to two years. It cites German army estimates, Soviet and French figures, and Moscow commentators on Germany’s war-readiness while Madrid reports arrest of a former royal confessor and renewed purges of Fascists amid Loyalist and Rebel broadcasts.
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Adolf Hitler
Reich
France
Ukase
Moscow
Germany
Madrid
Alfonso
Victoria
Peninsula
Federal Control Of Industry Hit In Boston Talk
George R. Grant of Boston, ABA public utility chair, warned that continued state and federal regulation of private property and business could alter the nation’s business structure. He urged defending free management as public opinion support ebbs. The session also examined trial publicity in the Lindbergh case with three speakers discussing proper conduct.
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Boston
George R. Grant
American Bar Association
Bar Association
Grant
Bruno Hauptmann
Lindbergh
Man may become quadruped to speed brain activity
A Colgate University psychologist proposes humans may evolve to an all fours posture to boost brain function. Experiments suggest digestion diverts blood to the splanchnic reservoir, temporarily reducing brain blood flow. adopting an upright stance could counteract this, improving mental performance.
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W. Blakesler
Hamilton
N. Y
Prasons
Tay Vy
Donald A. Laird
Colgate University
Prison Riot Leaves One Dead Inmate Deaths, 15 Wounded
New York August report outlines rising tension as Russo Japanese Germanic war fears grow. Hungary regent Horthy meets Hitler in Bavaria to discuss anti Bolshevist front and potential tripartite talks among Germany Austria Hungary. Moscow warns of possible Polish and German alliance as Russia braces for conflict. Both Russia and Japan expand military prep amid speculation of imminent war.
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Admiral Horthy
Germany
Berlin
Japan
Horthy
Austrian Alps
Bavaria
Adolf Hitler
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Austria
Hungary
Moscow
Poland
American Woman Jailed in Poland
American embassy officials intervened as reports said Dorothy Atkinson of Minneapolis was sentenced in Ostrow to one year in prison for alleged violation of Polish currency regulations. She reportedly crossed from Germany and carried a bank draft, tied to Poland's strict foreign exchange rules enacted last April. Mrs. Atkinson, wife of Frederick Atkinson of Minneapolis milling, has long been active in educational work.
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Warsaw
Poland
Dorothy Atkinson
Minneapolis
Ostrow
Atkinson
Frederick A. Atkinson
Atkins
Two Youths Battle a Shocking Shark Swarm Near Shore
Frisco North Carolina Aug 25 two 13 year old boys James Mitchell Hedges and Raymond McHenry reported fighting a school of maddened sharks in Pamlico Sound off Hatteras Island They towed a rowboat netted shark to shore after a 11 foot 700 pound specimen with a 4 foot 7 inch jaw was captured The boys claimed the sharks swarmed the boat and a separate net was pulled ashore as they escaped safe by rowing in shore
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Frisco
N.C
James Mitchell-Hedges
F. A. Mitchell-Hedges
Raymond McHenry
Pamlico Sound
Hatteras Island
Pocket Man Loses All in Sudden Pocket Lapse
Miami Aug 24 A blind former seaman named John Piestneck living on $20 monthly rent received for his house had been receiving payments when a buyer made upfront installments. In a mishap he slipped the rolled money into his worn trousers and forgot to draw a hole in his pocket. He was left with nothing as he watched the April deadline approach.
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Miami
Fla
John Piestneck
Nevely
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Ickes' Foster Son Freed By Court
Judge Arthur E. Eno acquitted Robert H. Ickes 22 foster son of Harold Ickes of charges of driving while under the influence. Witnesses testified he showed no intoxication and only admitted a beer hours earlier. police noted no signs during the incident and his car was moved after the crash. The foster father said the arrest stemmed from unfair political motives.
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Woburn
Mass
Arthur E. Eno
Lowell
Robert H. Ickes
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Public Works Administration
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Harrold
Ins
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Executions of 16 Soviet Conspirators Reported
Moscow reports that 16 confessed conspirators were executed by firing squad after a brief mercy appeal was rejected. Among the dead were Leon Kameneff and Gregory Zinovieff, former allies of Stalin, tied to the Trotzky leadership in the ill years of Lenin's illness.
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Moscow
Central Executive Committee
Uaica
Foreign Office
Leon Trotzky
Leon Kameneff
Gregory Zinovieff
Joseph Stalin
Soviet Union
Nikolai Lenin
Sweet Sugar Tester Retires From Utah Sugar Company
Walter L Webb, 87, retired after 35 years testing sugar for a Utah sugar company. He recalls a sugary life and plans to settle on a farm to grow sugar beets. He jokes about still enjoying candy with others.
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Salt Lake City
Walter L., Webb
Utah
Postal law shields carrier pants from dogs
The Post Office Department affirmed Section 936 protects letter carriers pants from dogs during mail delivery. Managers recall historic fears of snarling dogs and note carriers could not be required to deliver mail at residences with vicious dogs. Officials say the rule was an emergency safety measure to keep mail moving.
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Rodie Gilmore
Associated Press
Washington
Post Office Department
Division of Post Office Services
A. M. Thomas
Crintendent
Thomas
Congress
Piair
Rioting at Georgia State Penitentiary Leaves One Dead
Rioting at the Georgia State Penitentiary in Milledgeville left one convict dead and about fifteen wounded by guards with shotguns as white prisoners fired dormitories and battered doors in a bid to escape. Prison Superintendent Roland Lawrence said W. E. McDaniel, 31, serving four years from Atlanta for robbery, was killed. the rise followed a dormitory fire. police from Macon were summoned but control returned quickly.
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Georgia Side Penitentiary
Roland Lawrence
W. E. McDaniel
Atlanta
Lawrence
Contra
Macon
Ocent
Third Victim Dies After Car Wreck Near Sevierville
Newport Tennessee reports confirm Ben Bush is the third fatality from a two vehicle wreck that struck a tree near Sevierville. William R. Rainwater of Dandridge is among those injured as investigators list Bush as dead yesterday after immediate death at the scene and later death from injuries.
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Tenn. Ave
Ben Bush
Sheriff
Hile
Sevierville
Instreet
William R. Rainwater
Dandridge
Bush
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