Roosevelt pledges recovery and rising private aid drive
President Roosevelt, addressing Mobilization for Human Needs delegates from the White House South Portico, predicted national income would soon double the post‑1931 low and urged a revival of charity. He praised private welfare support, warned of no return to hard times, and noted six million more in private employment plus government work.
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Tropical storm nears Atlantic coast as warnings extend
An approaching tropical disturbance near 400 miles southeast of Cape Hatteras risks hurricane winds along the Atlantic coast. Forecasts show winds of 50 to 75 miles per hour possible by Friday night, with a potential recurving path kept over the Atlantic. Red Cross units mobilize along the Carolina coast against possible emergencies.
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Richman and Merrill Make Atlantic Hop Landing Near Newfoundland
Harry Richman the stage star and his pilot Dick Merrill are shown after a forced landing in a marshy bog near Musgrave harbor Newfoundland moments after their successful London to New York Atlantic hop. Both unhurt despite the rough landing. Central Press Soundphoto.
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Ohio neglects special taxes in state survey
Columbus Ohio Sept 17 AP special assessment levies and standing delinquencies rose in past years A survey by the State Tax Commission's research division covering 85 of 88 counties shows current general tax collections for the first six months rose to 63 946 698 from 59 480 807 a year earlier despite a 2 4 million increase in levies Delinquencies fell from 18 54 percent in 1935 to 13 91 percent in 1936 indicating a 463 point decline in unpaid current taxes.
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Legion to study anti crime move at convention
Cleveland sept 17 AP The American Legion convention next week will be asked to back a push for firearm registration to separate the crook from his gun A second proposal to the 18th national convention opening Monday urges a campaign for voluntary finger printing to deter crime and protect identity
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Titulescu Illness Description Sparks Poisoning Theories
Intimates in Bucharest say Nicholas Titulescu, the ousted Romanian foreign minister, is gravely ill and his condition may indicate poisoning. King Carol called Saint Moritz seeking a blood transfusion for the 53 year old statesman.
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Switzerland
Charcot's Ship Sinks With 39 Die
Reykjavik reports 39 scientists and sailors perished when the Pourquoi Pas was ripped apart by a hurricane off Iceland. Only one survivor, Eugene Geonidec, was found on the rocks unconscious and tied to wood. Among the dead was Capt. Jean Baptiste Charcot, famed Arctic and Antarctic explorer.
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Iceland
Eugene Geonidec
Jean Baptiste Charcot
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France
FDR’s Date Book Fills Rapidly
Washington dispatch reports President Roosevelt adding a Pittsburgh speech on October 1 and a world series lock-in the next day. White House aides say the trip is non political and will also cover October 2 dedication of a Jersey City medical center and a New York ball park appearance.
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Mollison Plans Transatlantic Flight From Brooklyn
Australian aviator J A Mollison announced plans to depart Floyd Bennett Field Brooklyn on October 17 for a transatlantic flight to England in a bold air voyage backed by his sponsors and aiming to demonstrate new endurance and air route possibilities.
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Farmer 68 Kills Wife In Spat Over Nothing
MARION O SEPT 17 Charles Warwick 68 accused of slaying his 72 year old wife at their farm home near Marion yesterday pleaded not guilty to a five degree murder charge at municipal court. Judge William R Martin set a preliminary hearing for Sept 24 Warwick will be held without bond in Marion County jail. The case arose after Mrs Warwick accused him of burning flower seeds and Warwick allegedly beat her with a pitchfork handle then an iron bar. neighbor Wallace Ault found her dying and Warwick confessed amid quarrels spanning months.
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William R. Martin
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Michel
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Wallace Ault
U. S. Steel May Raise Wages
Philip Murray, head of the steel workers committee, predicted U S Steel would grant a wage increase but withheld the announcement as part of a general plan by big business to oppose President Roosevelt. He noted the union aims to enroll 451000 workers and referenced B F Fairless, president of Carnegie-Illinois Corp.
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Philip Murray
Steel Workers Organizing Committee
United States Steel Corporation
Roosevelt
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U. S. Steel
Carnegie-Illinois Corporation
Brown Beats Ward in Michigan Senate Nomination
In a tight Democratic Senate race in Michigan Rep. Prentiss M. Brown defeated Louis B. Ward, former Washington representative for Father Charles E. Coughlin. Brown will face Republican Wilbur M. Brucker, who beat Sen. James Couzens, Frank Murphy, and Gov. Frank D. Fitzgerald for the gubernatorial nomination.
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Louis B. Ward
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Wilbur M. Brucker
James Couzens
Frank Murphy
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Frank D. Fitzgerald
Rickenbacker Leads Flier Rescue to Flier Recovery
Captain Eddie Rickenbacker and a rescue party reached Musgrave Harbor after a stormy 17 hour voyage from Harbor Grace. They aided Harry Richman and Dick Merrill in relaunching their trans Americas monoplane after the ordeal at sea.
Faces Mayor Tonight
Park Trowbridge and Logan prepare to appear before Mayor Gerald this evening after his arrest yesterday morning by Chief Lew Reynolds.
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Police Seek Former Suspect In Cleveland Decapitation Deaths
Police launched an intensive hunt for a 42 year old man to question him in the beheading killings. Bertillon photographs from 1929 were distributed to detectives as Eliot Ness ordered a exhaustive retrace of steps and clues in the six decapitation slayings in Cleveland and Kingsbury Run. The latest victim was found a week ago and had been dead two days. the head remains missing.
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Bertillon
Eliot Ness
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Man Left to Die in Field near Rollin Hill
Rollin Hill aged 61 lay dying in a vacant lot for two hours late yesterday before the driver dragged him into a truck and dumped him in another lot. He died shortly after arrival at the hospital.
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Rollin Hill
Hill
Gallagher
Cleveland Labor Hall Bombed in City Firebombing Incident
A bomb exploded last night in the labor hall’s ram room at the Cleveland Federation of Labor headquarters. Police say the three story brick building sustained about $4,000 in damage. Custodian Michael Galvin, 56, was alone on the first floor near Albert Dalton, president of the federation, when the blast occurred.
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Students Protest 27 Minute Lunch in Elyria Kept Open
Elyria Ohio September 17 AP superintendent R C Maston promised a hearing for students or the school board to air protests against a 27 minute lunch period after a group of high school students pressed for action and debate on the schedule.
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Mrs Roosevelt III Attacked by Grippe Reported Ill
Mrs Franklin D Roosevelt was ordered to bed by her physician amid an attack of grippe. White House officials said she had a fever but the condition was not alarming.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
White House
Dr. H. T. Foster Dies Sudden in Office
Dr. H. T. Foster, 48, president of the Hocking county school board, died suddenly in his Laurelville office this morning of a heart attack. A longtime dentist who moved to Laurelville about 15 years ago, he had prior ties to Kingston and Ross County. Survived by wife Julia Archer, one sister in Columbus, and a brother abroad, his funeral plans were pending.
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Will Avis
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Laurelville District
Floyd Gibbons Arrested in Spain Reported by AP
Saint Jean de Luz France Sept 17 AP United States Ambassador Claude Gowers said he was using his good offices to obtain the release of three American newspaper correspondents detained by Spanish insurgents at Carceres. The reporters are John T Whitaker of the New York Herald Tribune Floyd Gibbons and H R Knickerbocker of Universal Service and International News Service.
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Officials indict two Hardin County officials for embezzlement
A Hardin County grand jury indicted two county officials on embezzlement charges. Lauren Blue, the resigned county auditor, is charged with embezzling 390 dollars from the county recorder's office fees. Deputy Thomas Cooper is accused of taking 54 dollars in fines.
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Lauren Blue
Thomas Cooper
Fascists Open New Drive On Capital City
An article reports a major Francoist assault on Toledo with vast forces and a looming bombardment. It notes 1,700 civilian deaths in Toledo amid the siege, and claims heavy casualties as government forces rush troops to defend the city. Generals Franco and A. Fascist lead the operation to take Toledo.
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Landon Announces Farm Plans Across Midwest Cities
Governor discusses a new program to achieve farm equality through a comprehensive plan. He cites the Rep einn party as supporting such a program and names Des Moines Indianapolis and Milwaukee as key stops to speak with citizens in the cultural middle west.
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Victoria Eugenie Joins Stricken Son In U S
Victoria Eugenie of Spain arrives in New York to join her ailing son Alfonso Count of Covadonga, who rests after his 11th blood transfusion in three weeks at a medical center. Her eldest daughter Infanta Beatriz accompanies her aboard the Conti De Savoia. The illness remains serious with ongoing treatment.
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