Milk train crash kills fourteen near Binghamton
View President Or. Le Woodruff of the Evie Railroad says the engineer knew the track was not clear before the milk train plowed into the Chicago New York flyer near Binghamton New York. Fourteen killed and 85 injured in the wreck as officials urge a full investigation into the rear collision.
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Cleveland
OR. le Woodruff
Evie Railroad
Binghamton
N. Y
Evie Reilrond
Investignon
Defense Brings Hope To Lawson In Murder Trial
In San Jose California Sept , defense lawyers began presenting witness testimony aimed at countering the state case alleging David A. Lawson murdered his wife Allene. Dr Margaret Lamson, his sister, testified she saw Lawson seated in a patio scene and comforted by neighbors while the body was moved to the morgue, challenging prosecution assertions and suggesting defense sympathy.
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San Jose
Calif
David A. Lawson
Tin
Allene
Samson
Margaret Lamson
Lamson
Dave
Dr. Lamson
Dr. Johnson
Woith Johnson
Mrs. Lamson
Maurice Rankin
Ford feud with NRA tops White House talks
Washington Sept 6 President Roosevelt will confer tonight with industrial administrator Hugh S. Johnson on Henry Ford’s stance within the NRA as Ford resists the new working agreement. The administration, backing law on collective bargaining rights, stands firm while reassessing recovery progress and re employment trends.
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Washington
Rosevelt
Hugh
Johnson
Henry Ford
NRA
Tonisht
Ford
White House
Recovery Council
Turner elected chief of Legion in Tennessee
Richard Turner, 38, biology department head at the University of Tennessee junior college at Martin, was elected commander of the Tennessee Department of the American Legion after the 15th annual state convention. He was nominated by Tom Mortis of Jackson, who withdrew. He succeeds Peabody Howard of Chattanooga. Mrs. W. S. Fulghum of Newburn was elected Lewton Auxiliary president.
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Knonville
Sent
Tennessee Department of the American Legion
Richard ‘Turner
University of ‘Tennessee Junior College
Martin
Turner
Tom Mortis
Jackson
Peabody Howard
Chattanooga
W. S. Fulghum
Newburn
Lewton
Vermont Becomes 25th State to Ratify Repeal
Vermont with a light vote today becomes the 25th state to ratify the 21st Amendment repeal of the 18th. Final tallies show 41,279 in favor and 20,572 against from 248 towns. A 14‑delegate meeting will convene in Montpelier to ratify the repeal. Lamoille and another rural county stood in opposition.
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Moxntpel
Vermont
Green Mountain
Montpelier
Lamoille
New Home Owners Loan Corporation to Launch Bonds
A new government securit y will begin trading this week under federal oversight. The Home Owners Loan Corporation with authorized capital of 2 billion and treasury subscribed capital of 200 million aims to aid homeowners unable to meet mortgages and avert foreclosures. Bonds carry up to 4 percent interest and run up to eighteen years. Continued on page B6.
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New York
Ioan Corporation
Wall Street
United States Treasury
Home Owners’ Loan Act
Watkins Glen Deer Leaves Ledge After Ten Days
In Watkins Glen a celebrated deer finally departed the Rocky Ledge after a careful exit, aided by park staff and state animal experts. The doe died earlier when disturbed, while the buck and the mate moved toward the stream and woods, eluding capture as observers watched from the ravine.
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Watkins Glen
F. E. Edminster, Jr
State Conservation Commission
Cornell University
Frank Haight
Watkins Glen State Park
Animal Park
Tropical storm leaves 32 dead and 1500 injured in Texas
Edinburg reports a massive toll from the hurricane that blasted the lower Rio Grande valley. Brownsville records 20 dead with Harlingen and Rio Hondo totals, and relief appeals flood in as communications collapse stymies full casualty reporting.
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Edinburg
Tex
Rio Grande Naliey
Texas
Mexico
Gulf of Mexico
United States
Brownaville
Brownsville
Harlingen
Rio Hondo
Bronville
Matamoros
Tamaulipas Mexics
Rio Grande
Cotton States to Aid Crop Control
The Cotton States group met in Atlanta Memphis and Dallas to back a federal crop control plan. Growers from Alabama the Carolinas Georgia and Florida approved bale and acreage cuts as part of a two year program. Senator Bankhead proposed restricting bale production while acreage reduction was also endorsed. A committee was formed to continue discussion.
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Atlanta
Memphis
Dallas
Alabama
Carolinas
Georgia
Florida
Louisiana
Mississippi
Arkansas
Tennessee
Texas
Oklahoma
J. Phil Campbell
Bankhead
John Bankhead
Nation's Chief to Survey New Working Codes
Washington on September 6 AP Hugh S. Johnson presented vital eagle achievements and problems to President Roosevelt as NRA codes reach millions in retail and construction. The main issue remained the deadlock in soft coal negotiations with the labor union. Ford’s silence on the automobile code drew attention, while progress was reported in formulating charters for retail and construction industries, awaiting Johnson’s approval on price control.
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Washington
NRA
Hugh
Johnson
Roosevelt
Henry Ford
Recovery Council
Tennessee will spend huge on road projects in construction
The Tennessee highway department announced bids due September 29 for three projects costing over 200000 and employing about 300 workers for up to six months. Four bridges and approaches on No. 29 in Hamilton County will cost 63400, 4.81 miles of paving in Shelby County from Hiareea Avenue to Ridgeway cost 108900, and overheads across the Southern Railway at White Pine Jefferson County on No. 22 will cost 531600. The contracts include wage scales of 30 cents for unskilled and 40 cents for skilled labor.
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Nashville
State Highway Department
Hamilton County
Soddy
Sale Creek
Shelby County
Hiareea Avenue
Ridgeway
Southern Railway
White Pine
Jefferson County
Two Entrants In Air Race Missing In 1930s Hoax
Chicago reports say Ward Van Orman and Frank A. Trotter in the American civilian balloon and Capt. Francizek Hynek with Lieut. Zbignsk Burzynski in the Polish craft remain unheard four days after takeoff. A balloon over Manchester, New Hampshire, may be one of them, while Navy pilots Settle and Kendall moved their banner craft to Lakehurst and proceed toward New York awaiting race developments.
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Chicago
James Gordon Bennett
Ward van Orman
Frank A. Trotter
Francizek Hynek
Zbignsk Burzynski
Manchester
N. H
T. G. W. Settle
Charles EH. Kendall
Navy
Lakehurst
N. J
Branford
Wage Revision In Process At Ford Motor Company
Detroit September 6 A wage revision is in progress at the Ford Motor Company plant viewed as part of Henry Ford’s plan to back NRA yet officials indicate Ford and the NRA may reach a compromise. Directors of the Dearborn NRA unit keep Ford as honorary chairman while Caspar B Hughes reports talk of differences being ironed out and Ford expected to indorse the movement. The wage increase will be gradual with no formal announcement yet and details are not expected before Ford 20.
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Detroit
Ford Motor Company
Henry Ford
NRA
Ford
Blue Eagle
Dearborn
Wnit
Tha Ford
Caspar B. Hughes
Ene
Hughes
Insane Inmate Slain by Officer in Escape Attempt
At a state hospital for the criminally insane, trooper Robert Galvin killed Ray Fisher 26 of Buffalo during an abortive escape. Fisher aimed a .22 revolver as officers forced entry into a small room where four men barricaded themselves. Two other inmates were overcome by tear gas, with one more subdued as the raid unfolded.
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Matteawan
State Hospital
Ray Fisher
Buffalo
Robert Galvin
Fisher
Galvin
Desperado
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U S Chief Aims to Assess Cuba Rulers Amid Intervention Doubts
President Roosevelt and aides seek to gauge Cuba s new rulers capacity while avoiding intervention. Names of leaders like Sergeant Fulgencio Batista were only recently heard at the state department as Hull s team weighs whether the revolutionary junta works with outsiders to form a stable government.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Cuba
Visitepr
Fulgencio Batista
State Department
Hull
Love Theft Suit Brings Actress Testimony in Los Angeles
In a high profile case Mrs. Marion Read sues actress Claire Windsor for 100000 in a love theft suit. The defense rests on the star witness who testified recently about an alleged romance with Athert Read. The trial began two weeks ago after a Friday postponement. Prosecution later introduced notes and letters between Windsor and Read as evidence. Further testimony from Windsor may occur as the case resumes.
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Los Angeles
Arter
Claire Windsor
Marion Read
Athert
Read
Oakland
Rattlesnakes Grow More Than One Rattle a Year
Berkeley California September 6 AP rattlesnakes do not always gain one rattle per year. In warm weather and with good feeding they may add up to four rattles annually. Dr J M Linsdale of UC notes Sierra Nevada reports show many snakes unusually large and in great numbers.
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Berkeley
Calif
J.M. Linsdale
University of California
Snake Country
North
California
Sierra Nevada Mountains
Sierra Nevada
Loomis
Linsdale
University
Museum of Vertebrate
R Zoolowzy
Armed Forces Ordered Ready Case Emergency
President Roosevelt weighs possible intervention in Cuba as Admiral Standley orders concentration of warships in Atlantic waters near Havana. Secretary Swanson heads to Havana aboard the Indianapolis to assess needs while marines and ships prepare for rapid deployment if required. Communication from the White House stresses protection of American lives and limited intervention.
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Gosip
Claude Swanson
Cuba
Indianapoli
Swanson
Havana
Atence
4H Standley
Atlantic
Santiago
Mississippi
Key West
Missission
Standley
Quantico
Secretariel Hull
Admiral Standley
Caffery
State Department
Rosevelt
Navy
Cubs
Guantica
Henderson
Swenson
Vico Che
Cuban Junta Faces Grave Problems
Havana reports a day after the ousting of the De Cespedes government the army and revolutionary factions face the task of forming a new state while promising broad representation. Soldiers mingled with civilians amid fears of trouble as an American destroyer watched from Havana harbor. other regions, notably Cienfuegos, saw less calm. Continued on page three.
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Havana
Cube
de Cespedes
Cienfuegos
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Austin
Andy Burke
Highway Department
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New York State Hospital For
Blond Claire
Windsor
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