Rail Problems to Undergo Study by National Leaders
National leaders including Calvin Coolidge are expected to join a non partisan commission to study U S railroad problems and suggest remedial legislation. Sponsored by banks and insurance firms the group aims to operate independently of railroads with hearings involving railroad officials unions bus lines and pipelines. Initial funds may total about 100000 and salaries are not anticipated.
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National Association of Mutual Savings Banks
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Coolidge
Savings Banks Association
Alfred E. Smith
Legion Convention Warns of Cash Bonus Vote
Portland Sept 10 AP Delegates open the 14th American Legion convention with expected support for immediate cash payment of the adjusted service certificates amid a possible floor fight. Debates on repeal of the 18th amendment and veteran benefits loom as leaders warn against attempts to reduce appropriations or undermine World War veterans.
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Ore
American Legion
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Detroit
Department
Morris Bealle
Henry L. Stevens
Patrick J. Hurley
Hurley
Legion
John Thomas Taylor
Taylor
National Economy League
Stevens
Four held in ferry blast probe in New York
Four men including the co owner of the old wooden steamer were held as material witnesses after yesterday’s explosion killed at least 41 workmen. Alexander Forsythe, whose father died aboard, was arraigned and held on $25,000 bail with Walter Larsen Victor Michaelson and Otto Nelson also in custody.
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Alexander Forsythe
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Walter Larsen
Victor Michaelson
Otto Nelson
Hoover's Cause Carried Before People by Trio
Washington Sept 10 three highly placed Republicans joined in political addresses in three eastern cities to attack Governor Roosevelt Democratic nominee for the presidency. Secretary Mills of the treasury Assistant Secretary Jahncke of the navy and Solicitor General Thatcher spoke in Portland Maine criticizing Roosevelt's economic proposals as unreal and lacking grasp of the hour.
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Mills
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Jahncke
Navy
Thomas D. Thatcher
Roosevelt
Portland
Maine
Bern Case Reads Like Movie Story
Los Angeles report on Paul Bern film producer who shot himself after marrying Jean Harlow. An insurance examination found him a first class risk. his funeral plans sparked talk of a will as police watched for Dorothy Millette believed linked to a river steamer disappearance.
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Paul Bern
Harry M. Brandel
Life
Prudential
Bern
Will
San Francisco
Sacramento
Dorothy Millette
New York
Hollywood
Jean Harlow
John Carmichael
Henry Bern
New Rochelle
N. Y
William Marcus
Harlow
Maine election primaries spotlight national fight
Washington dispatch notes Maine holds general elections with a governor and three house members on the ballot as national leaders campaign briskly. Seven states vote in primaries this week including Arizona Colorado Vermont Michigan Washington New Hampshire and Louisiana with Georgia next. Democrats back Louis J. Brann in Maine while Breuster Utterback duel sharpens GOP race. Vermont and New Hampshire show unopposed and unchallenged incumbents in key races.
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New Hampshire
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Georgia
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Louis J. Brawn
Burleigh Martin
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Ralph O. Brewster
John G. Utterback
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Moses
Hayden
Douglas
Contrasting Plight of U S Farmers Outlined at Conference
Sioux City report describes divergent views among nine state officials and farm groups on farm relief. Bosch warned of revolution if prices stay low, while Allen argued debtors are not universally destitute. A four point plan urged embargo on farm goods, mortgage moratorium, and a special congress session to pass the Frazier bill, with Iowa Governor Turner cautioning the request risks bloodshed.
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John A. Bosch
Atwater
Stanton Allen
Allen
Holiday Association
Congress
Dan Turner
Iowa
Turner
Economic Upturn Seen By RFC Chief Atlee Pomerene
Washington reports RFC chairman Atlee Pomerene said economic conditions are improving with a rising trend though fluctuations will occur. He cited financial withdrawals reversing, gold stocks rising to 4.105 billion by Sept 7, and 85 bank failures in August vs 131 in July and 151 in June, noting a six week improvement.
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Atlee Pomerene
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Columbia Broadcasting System
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United States
Fair and Warmer Tennessee Weather Update
Fair and warmer Sunday with likely Monday. Highs Friday and yesterday’s highs around .57 or 0.57 inches of rain none expected. No rain on either date. Readings taken at 6:00 p.m. daily for the prior 24 hours show slight temperature shifts from year ago.
Farley predicts Roosevelt carry New York in electio
New York swing to Roosevelt seen by Farley. Democratic national chairman James A. Farley, after Albany meetings, says Roosevelt will win New York. He cites three developments including a unanimous state committee vote on a Curry resolution as improving the state’s outlook before Roosevelt’s western trip.
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Roosevelt
Farley
Franklin D. Roosevelt
James A. Farley
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Strikers Clash With N C Police at Thomasville
In Thomasville North Carolina strikers clashed with state highway patrolmen twice amid a labor dispute at the Thomasville Chair Company. Tear gas was used, stones flew, two officers were struck and two men were arrested. Capus Waynick editor of the High Point Enterprise acted as an intermediary in negotiations, per Governor Gardner.
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N. C
Capus Waynick
High Point
Thomasville Chair Company
Ray Scarlet
Lehman as peacemaker in Roosevelt Smith alignment
Lieutenant Governor Herbert H. Lehman of New York may broker active support for Franklin D. Roosevelt from former Governor Alfred E. Smith, while pressuring Tammany to back Roosevelt. Lehman, a New York banker and Roosevelt ally, is backed for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination and has long financed Smith’s campaigns.
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Herbert H. Lehman
New York
Alfred E. Smith
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Tammany
Lehman
Roosevelt
Smith
Amnesia theory resurfaces in Colonel Robins case
Federal officers weighing whether amnesia or Russian agents hid Colonel Raymond Robins, a known city leader, as Amos W. Woodcock reports Florida agents found no evidence bootleggers harmed him in retaliation. Prohibition officials note Robins pushed for Soviet recognition after a recent conference with Soviet officials.
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Raymond Robins
Amos W. W. Woodcock
Prohibition Bureau
Robins
Florida
Hoover calls halving 1934 budget across government
President Hoover asked the budget bureau to cut next year’s expenditures by at least 500 million below 1933 levels. He urged departmental heads to study all nonessential spending, noting many activities are fixed by law and require congressional action to suspend.
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Washington
Hoover
Budget Bureau
Bureau of the Budget
Congress
Wives banned for Annapolis grads must wait two years
Washington dispatch reports a new Navy order barring marriage for naval academy graduates during the two years following graduation to ensure focus on duties at sea. The rule, effective next year, declares marriage in this period equivalent to resignation, with additional course changes emphasizing history and government over heavy technical study.
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Washington
Naval Academy
Navy Department
Naval Academy Stuents
Ture
Josephus Daniels
Secretary of the Navy
Wilson
Roof Collapse at Michigan State Fair Kills One
At the Michigan State Fair grounds a barn roof collapsed during an automobile race injuring about twenty spectators. One man was killed in the incident as emergency crews responded to the crowded event drawing attention to safety at fairgrounds.
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Detroit
Weather bureau issues storm advisory from Gulf
Washington reports a storm advisory issued at 9:00 PM with a disturbance centered in the Gulf about 24 N, 93 W, of slight to moderate intensity and slowly moving northward. No strong winds yet reported. The system lies roughly 400 miles south of Port Arthur, Texas.
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Weather Bureau
Port Arthur
Texas
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