Britain backs France in disarmament stalemate at Geneva
London reports say Britain aligned with France against Germany on armament demands. The Foreign Office memorandum urged negotiation and called Germany's threat to quit the disarmament conference unfortunate. The note stressed Part 5 remains binding, with hope for broad armament reductions at Geneva.
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Great Britain
France
Germany
Foreign Office
Paris
Washington
United Kingdom
Geneva
British memorandum on arms equality alarms Berlin chiefs
Paris report from Petit Parisien says London’s memorandum condemns Berlin’s words and gestures more severely than Paris did in response to Germany’s arms demand. Pertinax calls the note one of the best written and closely knit diplomatic documents read.
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Paris
Petit Parisien
Germany
London
Berlin
Pertinax
Wife missing man Du Bois found dead in Quincy lodging
Massachusetts authorities pursued the six week missing wife case as Charles E. Du Bois, just cleared of a murder charge, was located dead in a bathroom of a Quincy lodging house. The sequence suggests a possible link to the disappearance though details remain under investigation.
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Massachusetts
Charles E. du Bois
Quincy
Senator Davis Faces Lottery Charge Trial Opens
Federal court in New York opened the trial of United States Senator James J. Davis of Pennsylvania on charges of conspiracy and transporting lottery tickets. Indicted with six others, Davis seeks a severance to align with the November election. The case carries potential penalties up to 20 years and $28,000 in fines.
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New York
N. Y
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James J. Davis
Pennsylvania
Frank J. Cole
Davis
The
Loyal Order of Moose
Express
Louis M. Treadwell
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Southern District of New York
Coleman
Ohio coal miners call off strike in Southern Ohio
Seven thousand coal miners in Southern Ohio return to work ending a seven month strike. A state wide settlement builds a 38 cent per ton wage for machine mined coal and 3.28 a day for laborers under a governor backed ten point peace plan. National guardsmen await orders to leave as business revival begins.
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Ohio
Murray City
George White
Garner Arrives as Mother Rallies in Detroit
Democratic vice presidential nominee John N Garner rushes to Texas to be with his 81 year old mother Mrs Sarah Jane Garner who is critically ill. Doctors say little chance of recovery though she expressed a wish to live until his election. He arrived after a hurried train trip from Washington and she briefly recognized him.
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Tex
John N. Garner
Sarah Jane Garner
Washington
Old feud flares as snipers kill two in Kentucky town
Manchester Kentucky September 1 National Guard on duty after a Civil War era feud erupts with the deaths of Commonwealth Attorney Frank H. Baker of London and John Brockman. Frank Young 40 was seriously wounded. Baker was shot outside Wiley Baker’s home while Brockman tried to aid him as courthouse snipers fired. four hours pass with bodies in the street and shots continuing.
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Frank H. Baker
London
John Brockman
Breathitt County
Indiana
Frank Young
Clay County
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Wiley Baker
Brockman
Republicans map stronger campaign effort for Hoover
Washington dispatch reports GOP leaders, including National Chairman Sanders, Mills, and Hurley, planning a vigorous speaking campaign tied to Hoover's policies. A White House conference outlined the plan to run from now to November with three addresses by Hoover, though cities and travel still undecided.
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Maine
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Republican National Committee
Mills
Hurley
West Coast
West
Colombia Peru near war demands $10 million defense credit
Tens of thousands of Colombians clamored for war with Peru following the Leticia seizure. The senate approved second reading of a bill authorizing a $10,000,000 credit for national defense amid Peru’s disputed actions.
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Colombia
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Senate
Leticia
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Sanchez Cerro
Luis M. Sanchez Cerro
Weather Outlook Tennessee Virginia Showers and Cooler
Rain tonight and Tuesday returns cool air for Tennessee while Virginia turns increasingly cloudy and warmer with showers Tuesday. High yesterday reached 90 while last year on the same date was 97. Low yesterday was 45 versus 65 last year with no rain on either date. Readings taken at 6 PM daily over the preceding 24 hours.
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Tennessee
Virginia
Farm Holiday to Be Extended Across Midwest
Sioux City Iowa Sept 19 AP a revolt against selling livestock and grain expands as the National Farmers Holiday Association moves to extend the strike to Iowa Nebraska South Dakota and beyond with a 30 day window for nonperishable products and a ban on picketing to keep tensions in check leaders say production costs will guide prices and that the effort may spread to Minnesota Oklahoma Wisconsin Kansas Missouri North Dakota Illinois Indiana and Montana with no confirmed outcome yet.
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National Farmers’ Holiday Association
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Minnesota
Oklahoma
Wisconsin
Kansas
Missouri
North Dakota
Illinois
Indiana
Montana
Varied accidents bring 19 deaths in south region
Atlanta report lists 19 deaths from weekend accidents across highways river boats and trains. Drownings near Memphis aboard towboat Carona. A foul ball killed Edersheraft at New Hope Mississippi. Four men die in Alabama crossing collision. Additional fatalities include Fort McClellan truck crash and auto train crashes in Tennessee Louisiana Florida and a New Orleans auto crash.
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Memphis
Carona
Jules McGrew
Deck Hand
B. Ward
Negro Cook
Edersheraft
New Hope
Miss
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Codie Ray
Perry Nance
James Morrow
Chatchee
Ala
Alabama
North Carolina
Tennessee
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Florida
Louisiana
South Carolina
Boyd S. Gordon
Fort McClellan
Harold A. Lundblom
Miami
Titusville
Fla
Inlaw
Ivan Lundblom
Earl
W. J. Bryant
Frank L. Breen
New Orleans
Bandits Trap Offiers In Deadly Oklahoma Clash
A bloody weekend in eastern Oklahoma ends with six deaths as law officers pursue hard pressed bandits in Cookson hills. Deputy Hart Flippin dies from wounds in Muskogee hospital, joining three slain officers and two outlaws in a high tense pursuit that also claims Deputy Sheriff Webster Reece and two suspects Carlisle and Troy Love. Bud McClain escapes.
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Oklahoma
Susie Sharp
Hart Flippin
Claremore
Muskogee
Webster Reece
Cookson Hills
Cherokee Republic
Flippin
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Carlisle
Troy Love
Bud McClain
Reece
Roosevelt Turns Guns On Far West Stop In Butte
Roosevelt presidential campaign moves through Idaho into Montana with a 30 minute stop at Butte as his 3 week, 21 state swing continues aboard the special train. Crowds ranging from hundreds to 6,000 greet him in Pocatello and other Idaho stops, with national figures accompanying him from Salt Lake City through Utah and Idaho.
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Roosevelt
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Wash
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McCammon
Pocatello
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Mr. Roosevelt
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Salt Lake City
United States
William H. King
Thomas 4. Walsh
Key Pittman
Nevada
Democrats Issue Campaign Book for 1932
New York September 19. First copies of the Democratic party campaign book for 1932 were distributed at Democratic national campaign headquarters. The 103 page pamphlet includes platforms, acceptance speeches by Roosevelt and Garner, biographical sketches, and articles on leading issues. The first chapter contrasts Hoover's 1928 campaign quotations with his current statements.
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Roosevelt
John N. Garner
Hoover
Southern states plan regional legislative conference
Richmond announces first steps toward regional legislative planning to be held in Asheville on September 22. Five southern states including North Carolina South Carolina Georgia Tennessee and West Virginia will send legislative officials to discuss emergency relief state finances and agenda planning to avoid unplanned legislation. The American Legislators association leads the effort with Govs and budget directors among invited guests.
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Asheville
N. C
St. J
Gary
Virginia House of Delegates
Henry W. Toll
Denver
Colo
American Legislators Association
Public Welfare
Treasury receipts and expenditures report for September 16
Treasury receipts for September 16 totaled 62 million 903 thousand 720 dollars and 40 cents. Expenditures amounted to 42 million 171 thousand 957 dollars and 65 cents, leaving a balance of 881 million 972 thousand 826 dollars and 99 cents. Customs duties for 16 days in September were 12 million 817 thousand 326 dollars and 80 cents.
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Washington
Primaries due Tuesday in New York Massachusetts Wisconsin
Primarys wrap up contests in New York Massachusetts and Wisconsin with tomorrow’s ballots ending intra party battles for congress and governorships. La Follette forces and rivals clash in Wisconsin while New York weighs Wagner Thatcher Lehman and other contenders. Massachusetts has no senate race this year and Republicans seek support to oppose Ely.
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Wisconsin
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Walter J. Kohler
Philip LaFollette
Robert M. LaFollette
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Ashland
Robert F. Wagner
Herbert H. Lehman
Roosevelt Friends
William H. Deanovan
F. Trubee
Davidson
Aeronautics
Joseph P. Ely
William 5. Youngman
Ely
Robert Luce
Ralph W. Hobart
William H. Murphy
Flashes of Life a Patchwork of Local Vignettes
ASHEVILLE Bramlett sues over a straw hat knocked off after season end seeking 95 cents plus 1.25 damages. ROCHESTER A moose sighting draws crowds as he seeks cow companionship then vanishes. NEW YORK Elmhurst Spartans dedicate a backstop memorial for 15 year old Harry Ferns who died of septic poisoning. CALGARY Snowstorm halts threshing in central Alberta. SAN ANTONIO The Circus Fans Association elects Harper Joy its president for summer clown duties.
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John H. Bramlett
Rocheste
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Queens
Fernschild
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Texas
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