Power Fight Over Muscle Shoals and Wall Street Clash
Washington and New York newspapers report a national power policy showdown with the Tennessee Valley Authority proposing low rates for Muscle Shoals power, arguing public ownership benefits taxpayers, while Wall Street braces for mayoral politics and tax battles amid New York financial strains and broker tensions. The Fayette County coal strike escalates with 17 wounded as governor mobilizes state police to quell violence and push for a coal code to avert a wider crisis.
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Uniontown
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Fayette County
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Gifford Pinchot
Erie
Fayette Courty Renams
Read's Love Worth Seventy Five Thousand Verdict Shocks Court
In Los Angeles a superior court jury ordered Claire Windsor to pay Mrs. Marian Read 75000 for alienation of affections by Alfred Read. Windsor vowed to marry to avoid the judgment and attorneys consider a new trial or appeal to the state supreme court. Read admitted fault in aiding Windsor and testified he caused the estrangement. The jury’s verdict followed three hours of deliberation and is among the largest civil awards of its kind in southern California.
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Alfred
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Claire Windsor
Supreme Court
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Claire
Mrs. Read
Jecy
California
Tobacco tax imposed by Wallace on processing
Washington Sept 15 AP Secretary Wallace imposed a processing tax on tobacco placing it with cotton and wheat to boost farmer income. Effective Oct 1, rates vary by leaf type and weight, with Maryland tobacco taxed at 1.7 to 2.4 cents per pound plus adjustments for shrinkage and stemmed leaves. The levy applies at processing and to floor stocks, with three rate classes for Burley and other classifications.
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Washington
Wallace
Maryland
Burley
End of Sleeping Sickness Viewed in St Louis
St Louis health commissioner Dr Joseph F Bredeck said the sleeping sickness epidemic has likely passed its peak and will subside slowly, possibly taking twice as long to end as it did to begin. He urged caution, isolation the primary defense as 144 deaths have occurred in St Louis and St Louis county since mid July.
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PIA
Joseph F. Bredeck
Bradeck
St. Lovie County
Old Timers From Alaskan Gold Rush Gather in Los Angeles
About 200 members of the International Sourdough Association held their annual reunion in Los Angeles. Veterans recalling the Klondike era spoke of Dawson, the Yukon, and the Chilkoot Pass, with Klondike Kate still a familiar name among the sourdoughs.
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Fime
Yukon
International
Dawson
Nome
Fairbanks
Granville
Kate Rockwell Matson
H. L. Dodge
Long Beach
Tom Chigholm
Seventh marriage for Eugenia Bankhead aligns with Bankhead clan
Eugenia Bankhead daughter of Congressman William Bankhead of Alabama, prepares to wed Kennedy McConnell of London in her seventh marriage. She follows in Tallulah Bankhead's footsteps in acting.
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William Bankhead
Albania
Kennedy McConnell
London
Tallulah Bankhead
Special Session Call Is Wanted by Tennessee Leaders
Nashville, Sept. 15 AP A definite decision on calling an extraordinary legislative session is expected from Gov. McAlister after his Washington trip. The state board on public works urged a special session to modify laws delaying the public works program. Board members planned six meetings in October to explain federal works facilities access to local officials.
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Hit McAlister
Washington
Tennessee Park and Forestry
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Harry S. Berry
Federal Public Works Program
State Advisory Board On Public Works
Berry
M4. Co
Busy New York Farmerette Wins Silver Cup for Gardens
Miss Mary Jalbron a 17 year old New York City gardener from the upper East Side received a silver cup for outstanding work in children gardens maintained by Plant and Mower Guild. She admitted she has never seen a moving picture, saying she is too busy dating.
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New York
Mary Jalbron
Upper’ East Side
Crow Pat Dies After School Vanishing
In Pittsburgh a tame black crow named Pat, a longtime friend of local schoolchildren at Thornburg, died after an apparent hunger strike following his disappearance. He had enjoyed plucking clothes pins and following kids to the school, pecking at windows before being banished by teachers.
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Thornburg
President Sets Deadline Today on Coal Treaty
Washington dispatch reports President Roosevelt fixed a 24 hour deadline for coal code negotiations amid strike action in western Pennsylvania. Miners walked out protesting delays in wage increases as talks continued with operators and United Mine Workers officials. Roosevelt indicated no extension would be granted and expressed hope for a concluded agreement by Friday night.
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Osevelt
White House
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Geyardo Machado
Cristo
Santiago
Oriente
Pace
Federal credit expansion pushed on four fronts
Washington Sept 15 The new federal credit expansion progressed on four fronts. The Reconstruction Corporation authorized a billion dollars for loans to industry via banks and trust and mortgage companies. The Federal Reserve Board continued buying government securities to raise bank reserve deposits. Treasury officials urged banks to remain sound by January 1. Public works pressed for faster use of its 3 billion fund to stimulate industry and trade. Senate Finance Chairman Harrison suggested possible early monetary inflation to lift commodity prices.
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Senate
Unrest Threatens Cuban Government Amid Uprising
Havana reports describe a volatile crisis as armed civilians join rebel forces near Consolacion Del Sur while government promises an 8 hour day and minimum wage aim to quell strikes. widespread labor actions threaten food shortages, transport disputes, and rising prices across the island as authorities seek stability.
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Consolacion del Sur
Pinar del Rio
National Hotel
Gray San Martin
Havana
Fernando Aran
Stevedores
Matanzas
Cardenas
Cienfuegos
Pope Declines Federal Post in Tennessee Race
Nashville AP report states Pope refused a $7,500 yearly seat on the federal board of paroles. He cited two reasons: fear acceptance would fuel political trade rumors and past supporters’ exclusion from federal patronage. Pope sent a letter to Senator Backman explaining he would accept only if these concerns were absent.
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Lewis
Fope
Federal Board of Paroles
Calor
Ace
Tennessee
Roosevelt
Upton Sinclair Seeks Democratic California Nomination
Upton Sinclair, noted novelist and socialist pamphleteer, announces switch to the Democratic Party and files for California governor. His plan aims to end poverty with a broad reform agenda including taxes on high incomes and land, tax exemptions for home and small farms, land and factory takeovers for public use, a labor governed economy, and a social pension system.
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Upton Sinclair
Tov Amor
California
Sinclair
Pov. Syty
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