Alcazar siege ends with blast and stalemate in Toledo
Fascists in Toledo's Alcazar endure a ton of TNT and man a siege from cellars firing on government troops. Three mines were detonated under the fortress as 1,700 civilians and defenders held firm, while Madrid Syndicalists press for conscription and reforms amid the stalemate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Toledo
Alcazar
Madrid
Spain
Orio
Bilbao
Catalonia
Siguenza
Largo Caballero
Caceres
James C. Oldfield
Pawe
Sorthwest
Tul Syndicalists
Trial for Dentist in Slaying of South Dakota Teacher
Dr A R Martell Bur rela faces trial at Leola SD over the murder of Miss Lela Halvorsen Madison in a hotel room last year. Central Press reports a dramatic case with charges tied to the local school community.
Weather Summary for Tennessee Kentucky and Virginia
Generally fair tonight and Saturday with little temperature change. Virginia cooler northern areas with rain this afternoon, possible northeast tonight, then fair Saturday. High yesterday 59, low 60, no rainfall yesterday. Readings taken at 7 a.m. for the preceding 24 hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tennessee - Kentucky
Speakers to Open State Campaigns in Tennessee
Democratic and Republican campaigns announce large scale speaker drives starting the first Monday in October with rallies in county seats. Browning and Lean Jourdmen slated for Jackson and Jonesboro appearances. Bachman plans to join around October 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashville
Browning
Speek
Jackson
Jonesboro
Gordon Browning
Lean Jourdmen
Railroad Commission
U.S
Nathan L. Bachman
Washington
A. B. Broadbent
Broadbent
Sucred
Howard Shofner
Middle
West Tennessee
Landon
Col. Knox
Landon Addresses Young Republicans on Bright Future
Gov. Alf Landon spoke to National Young Republican leaders in Topeka arguing youth fear for America is unfounded. He criticized current administration for stifling growth and urged that government should guide but not control business, asserting the nation can again offer youth a secure future. The remarks contrast with broader views on government power and liberty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kas
AH la
Landon
Young Republican Teadhers
Republican Party
America
Ethiopian Delegation Barred at League Assembly
In Geneva on September 18, League officials said Ethiopia will likely be denied seats for Haile Selassie’s three delegates due to lack of a recognized government. The League will not acknowledge Italian conquest or an independent Ethiopian state, while Italian delegates may present credentials only after Mussolini’s acceptance of objections from minor powers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph E. Sharkey
Associated Press
Geneva
Europe
Ethiopia
Italy
Duce
League
Haile Selassie
Benito Mussolini
Women Secretaries Believe They Can Be Bank Managers
In San Francisco a two day convention of 2100 bank women opened led by Susan B. Sturgis of the First National Bank of Boston. She said the question for women bankers is how far they want to go, not how far they can go, as 45000 young women study for more responsibility and men increasingly seek female advice on finance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Susan B. Sturgis
First National Bank of Boston
Association of Bank Women
Muost
Grace S. Stoeermer
Sturgis
Free felons sought in Louisiana roundup
Baton Rouge reports a wholesale hunt for 752 convicts who have escaped since 1902. The penitentiary and state police coord in state wide manhunt as authorities seek fugitives who may be scattered across the nation. The note recalls the Angola farm era and the old Baton Rouge prison walls torn down about two decades ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baton Rouge
Louisiana
Jean Valjean
Aany
Angola State
Industrial Heads Plan Convention in Knoxville
The Tennessee Industrial Personnel Conference plans its first annual meeting in Knoxville October 9 and 16. J Sharp Queener of Du Pont Bayon Company leads the group with speakers from Dupont Proctor and Gamble Southern Bell and others. Over 100 personnel executives are expected, with sessions chaired by Kruesi Palmer Ashe and We Seger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knoxville
Tennessee Industrial Personnel Conference
J. Sharp Queener
du Pont Bayon Company
Old Hicktory
Tenn
Tennessee
E. F. Dupont
Dupont Company
Wilmington
Del
H. B. Bergen
Proctor and Gamble
Cincinnati
Ohio
Kendall We Seger
Southern Bell Telephone Company
Atlanta
Paul J. Kruesi
Chattanooga
E. W. Palmer
Kingsport
Ed Ashe
Quetner
J. L. Houlston
William Fowler
A. G. Heinsohn
Carl Weigel
D. W. Poage
Alcoa
Clarence Daniel
Bristol
W. F. Smith
Ashe
Knoxvillain Dies of Bullet Wound in Knoxville
Conan Rodgers, 58, former president of City National Bank and pioneer auto dealer, died in a hospital from a self inflicted bullet wound to the left lung. Found wounded last Tuesday, his relatives cited worry and insomnia. A civic leader and Good Roads advocate, he helped organize the Tennessee Good Roads Association in 1921 and drove Knoxville to Chattanooga's first auto trip twenty five years ago. Surviving: two sons Cowan Jr and Ernest and a brother Charles Rodgers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knoxville
Conan Rodgers
City National Bank
Rodgers
Knox ‘County Highway Commission
Tennessee Good Roads Association
South
Chattanooga
East Tennessee National Bank
Home Oowners' Loan Corporation
Cowan, Jr
Ernest
Charles Rodgers
FDR Urges Harvard Alumni to Defend Freedom of Thought
President Franklin D. Roosevelt told Harvard alumni at the university’s tercentenary in Cambridge that this era is a test of intellectual freedom. He urged citizens to honor the past while embracing future philosophies and civic responsibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cambridge
Mass
Roosevelt
Harvard University
America
Harvard
FDR
Destructive Concho River Flood Hits San Angelo
San Angelo Texas endured the worst flood in its history as rapidly receding waters left 400 homeless and damages estimated over 2 million dollars. The Chadbourne street bridge became a ruin pileup of homes while the Beauregard street bridge suffered heavy damage and collapse fears.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Angelo
Tex
Concho River
Concho
Dean Chenoweth
Chenoweth
Hurricane Strikes Coast Ships Send SOS Calls
The Chesapeake light vessel moored off Cape Henry, Va, broke loose in a hurricane and sent an SOS heard by RCA. The Mendota headed to aid as the ship reported braking loose and drifting. Mackay Radio relayed the message noting inability to steer and weak engines. Island of Ocracoke in North Carolina flooded nine feet, causing heavy damage but no deaths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Chesapeake
Cape Henry
Radio Corporation of America
Coast Guard
Mendota
Mackay Radio
Buntin Succeeds State Game Head in Tennessee
Nashville Sept 18 The state game and fish conservation board elected How ell Buntin to succeed Damon Headden as director. Headden will resign by Oct 1 and return to his Lake County farm. Dr S John House named Secretary to fill a vacant post.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashville
Howell Buntin
Packson
Tennessee
Arkansas
Mississippi
Tennessee Game and Fish Conservation
Conservation Board
Damon Headden
Buntin
Game and Fish Department
Horton
Headden
Lake County
Dossett
Gordon Browning
Burgin Dossett
Browning
State House of Representatives
Conservation Commissioners
Injunction Asked In TVA Bond Offer
In Chattanooga a Tennessee Electric Power Co seeks a temporary injunction in Chancery Court to block Chattanooga from issuing 3 million dollars in bonds to fund TVA power distribution. The company argues the Chattanooga Electric Power Board would effectively tax residents by choosing bond type, while city counsel says the board acts as an agent of the people and is valid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chattanooga
Tennessee Electric Power Company
Chancery
Tennessee Authority
Chattanooga Electric Power Board
TVA
L. N. Spears
Power Company Attorn
Wil F. Chamlee
Hurricane Log Traced From Caribbean to Atlantic Coast
The report charts a hurricane path from early September off Lee Ward Islands toward Puerto Rico and Bermuda. It intensifies near San Juan, sinks a Norwegian freighter, and prompts rescue efforts. By Sept. 17 it nears North Carolina coast with gale warnings from Wilmington to Virginia Capes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leeward Islands
Puerto’ Rico
San Juan
Puerto Rico
Torvanger
American
Bermuda
Red Cross
North Carolina
Cape Hatteras
Wilmington
Virginia Capes
Coast Guard
Five Hurricanes Across a Decade Bring Great Losses
A decade of hurricanes on the east coast of Florida and beyond left 5,852 dead and 6,281 injured. Miami and Fort Lauderdale suffered severe damage while homes and families faced mass displacement. Earlier storms hit Puerto Rico, Santo Domingo, and the Virgin Islands with thousands dead and hundreds of millions in damages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Florida
Alabama
Mississippi
Miami
Fort Lauderdale
Hollywood
Hilaleah
West Indies
Leeward Islands
Guadeloupe
Puerto Rico
Santo Domingo
Ciudad Trujillo
Santo Domingo-Hauiti Island
Virgin Islands
New Orleans
New York
Istorm
Florida Keys
Geoghan Cleared as Lehman Probes Brooklyn DA Case
Governor Lehman dismissed charges of incompetence and negligence against William F. X. Geoghan after a 13 day hearing, returning him to Brooklyn as district attorney. The case lingered in political debate and echoed 1932 Roosevelt era fitness hearings, with Geoghan winning re election margins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
N. Y
Herbert H. Lehman
William F. X. Geoghan
Brooklyn
Geoghan
Fiorelio H. la Guardia
Joseph D. McGoldrick
Geoghen
Sam Drakman
Genaghan
Lehman
Roosevelt
Jimmy Walker
New York
Welker
Great 1936 Hurricane Strikes Carolinas and Virginia
A powerful Atlantic hurricane smashed the Carolinas and Virginia driving 60 to 90 mph winds. Ocean City was cut off by a nine foot tide, Ocracoke Island swept, and dozens of communities lost communications as the storm moved north toward Maryland. Coast guards and Red Cross activated amid reports of no confirmed deaths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norfolk
Carolinas
Virginia
Maryland
Ocean City
Ocracoke Island
Ocracoke
Great Stoerm
Leeward Island
Spring Harbor
N. J
Portsmouth
Red Cross
Ocraseoke
Coastguard
Cape Hatteras
United States
Chesapeake Bay
Coast Guard
New York
Metropolis
Associated Press
West Indies
Also Mentioned on This Page
Isle
Teo
A. R. Martell
Young Gop
Future Bright
League of Nations
Palmer
Knoxvillian
Freedom
Langley Field
Morehead City
N. C
Coast -Guard
Atlantic Banks
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!