Storms lash coast and lakes leaving eight dead
Storms across the Atlantic seaboard and Great Lakes left multiple fatalities and widespread damage. Eight deaths were reported in eastern Michigan, with additional losses feared in Ohio. Train rails washed out near Townsend Delaware, and floods, downed poles, and ruined property disrupted several communities from New Jersey to Illinois.
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Associated Press
Atlantic Seaboard
Great Lakes
Michigan
Ohio
Jersey Stream Goes On Rampage
Bridgeton New Jersey faced four hours of isolation as floods from the Cohansey river threatened a water shortage and food supply. Bridges were destroyed or damaged, blocking a highway route to Atlantic City and New York. The municipal waterworks failed though partially restored, prompting boiling water advisories. A riverfront apartment house collapsed after residents fled in night clothing.
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Bridgeton
N. J
New Jersey
Cohansey
Atlantic City
New York
New
Rambling Town Notes on Politics Arts and Odd Facts
A local meeting in Delhi features a congressional candidate stressing votes over moral support. Billy Orchard, a Sons of the American Legion lieutenant, advances a drum and bugle corps project. Thelma Mae Patton fosters ping pong at home. James O'Brien’s repeated 12 year cycles lead to a joking new number 12,000 after multiple prison terms.
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Delhi
Monroe
Billy Orchard
Sons of the American Legion
Billy
Sam Orchard
S.A.L
Thelma Mae Patton
James O’brien
Nebraska Penitentiary
Youth slain in burglary alarm rush near Birmingham
In Birmingham area a 24 year old man, Andrew Ford of Mulga, was shot and killed after rushing ahead of companions to a suburban drug store to answer a burglar alarm. The proprietor, J O Self, said he fired believing Ford carried a weapon. A second person, Herbert Brevart, was lightly injured.
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Birmingham
Ala
Andrew Ford
Mulga
J. O. Self
Herbert Brevart
Self
Ford
Blossburg
Gipevans
War Department lays plans for aerial defenses
The War Department outlines a $33 million program to encircle the United States with anti aircraft defenses. Plans cover eight regular army regiments seven national guard regiments and nineteen inactive regular army regiments. The move follows concerns of inadequate defense and aims to upgrade guns searchlights and fire control gear.
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WAR Department
Lloyd A. Lehrbas
Associated Press
Washington
United States
Congress
Dern
Panama Canal
Air Corps
Newton D. Baker
General Staff
Army
Panama
Hawaii
Philippines
National Guard
Contempt Case Heard By Judge Favrot in Baton Rouge
Hearings opened in the contempt proceedings brought by New Orleans against Louisiana highway commission members before Judge George K. Farrot. Attorneys debated whether A P Tugwell chairing the commission could be compelled to testify, pitting quasi criminal versus civil contempt arguments.
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Baton Rouge
New Orleans
Louisiana Highway Commission
George K. Farrot
A. P. Tugwell
Highway Commission
Tugwell
Robeline Bank Robbers Chased Into Texas
Three bandits who kidnapped a Robeline man stole his car and robbed the Robeline bank in Natchitoches parish. They were chased into Texas by Sheriff J. J. McFatter and deputies reaching the Sabine river where authorities believed they crossed into East Texas. The crime began when E F Arbour was forced from his car and tied to a tree before the robbers fled with a small sum.
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Mansfield
Robeline
Natchitoches Parish
Texas
J. J. McFatter
DeSoto Parish
Sabine River
E. F. Arbour
Robeline Bank
Olson demands end to truck strike and warns on permits
Gov. Floyd B. Olson orders immediate settlement of the truck drivers strike in Minnesota. He threatens to revoke all National Guard permits except for essential transport like milk and ice if no settlement is reached today. He also warns strikers of drastic action against forcible picketing as the guard tightens control.
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National Guardsmen
Minneapolis
Vincent Dunne
Associated Press
Floyd B. Olson
National Guard
Employers Advisory Committee
Air mail train lands after glider arrival at Loganfield
The New York to Washington air mail train arrived at Logan field Baltimore with the last of its three gliders. The Baltimore bound glider, piloted by Stanley Smith, landed perfectly after a fuel stop for the train, which had faced rain and headwinds near Wilmington. Elwood Keim explained the train halted for fuel due to the weather. A thousand spectators gathered to watch the landing and the train continued toward Baltimore with two gliders in tow.
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Baltimore
New York-Washington
Loganfield
Philadelphia
Logan Field
Stanley Smith
Worcester
N. Y
Elwood Keim
Wilmington
Del
Southern recovery seen in July bank clearings rise
In three southern cities Richmond Atlanta and New Orleans July bank clearings totaled 359.9 million up from 314.6 million a gain of 45.3 million. Jacksonville July clearings reached 37.48 million versus June 1934. Charlotte July 1934 figures noted.
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Atlanta
Richmond
New Orleans
Jacksonville
Fla
Charlotte
N. C
Newspapermen Win Their Point in Confident Stand
Danville Kentucky August 3 two young journalists Jack Durham and Wesley Carty prevailed in a long court clash over whether a newspaper man can be forced to break a confidence. After eleven contempt trials in ten days Judge Jay W Harlan declared the inquiry into the hanging in effigy of Representative J Sterling Towles closed and fined two other men ten dollars and a quarter each for breach of the peace.
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Danville
Jack Durham
Wesley Carty
Jay W. Harlan
Harlan
J. Sterling Towles
Registration Deadline For Democratic Primary
Voters must register this year by August 11 to vote in the September 11 Democratic primary. No one can cast a ballot without re registration this year. Saturday August 11 is the final date to add names to the registration books for the congressional primary.
Condolences Borne to Hohenzollerns at Neudeck for Hindenburg
Germany's former crown prince August Wilhelm arrives at Neudeck bearing the Hohenzollern condolence for Paul von Hindenburg. The president lies in state as thousands mourn. Adolf Hitler to deliver oration at Tannenberg. Special ceremonies planned Sunday night.
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Guenther Beukert
Associated Press
Neudeck
Germany
Hohenzollerns
Paul von Hindenburg
August Wilhelm
von Hindenburg
Tannenberg
Adolf Hitler
Roosevelt Returns to Mainland After Tropic Tour
President Roosevelt arrives in Portland on the U S cruiser Houston after a sweep through tropical possessions and Hawaii. He sails from the Columbia River into the Willamette and passes under the St Johns Bridge as thousands greet him with salutes and cheers.
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Portland
Ore
Roosevelt
Hawaii
U. S
Houston
Broad Columbia River
St. Johns Bridge
Fire crews respond to minor car blaze near Milner Fuller
A small fire in a car on a Walnut street lot beside the Milner Fuller Motor Company drew runs by fire companies Nos 1 2 and 6 Friday morning. Damage and cause of the blaze were not determined.
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Milner-Fuller Motor Company
Walnut Street
Germany faces uncertain future after Hindenburg death
Adolf Hitler faces a muddled path as president and chancellor after Paul von Hindenburg's death. The Nazi leadership seeks to cement dictatorial power, while the army and navy pledge allegiance. Reports indicate Czech movements near the border as tensions rise.
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A. D. Stefferud
Associated Press
Berlin
Germany
Adolf Hitler
Paul von Hindenburg
Europe
von Hindenburg
Hitler
Hindenburg
Army
Navy
Kingfish Visits Allen at Capitol Office in Baton Rouge
Senator Huey P. Long came to Baton Rouge and visited Gov. O. K. Allen in the governor’s office. He then attended contempt proceedings in the East Baton Rouge district courtroom involving the Louisiana highway commission and city of New Orleans over unpaid road fund payments. Long joked with Judge Favrot outside the courtroom and said he came to ask Allen to disband the militia in New Orleans.
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Baton Rouge
Huey P. Long
O. K. Allen
New Orleans
East Baton Rouge
Louisiana Highway Commission
George K. Favrot
Long
Favrot
Allen
Veterans Plan Air Bombing to Create Moisture in Texas
Two World War II veterans James A. Boze and pilot Wilfred Bottenfield intend to drop 600 bombs from a plane over Ellis and Dallas counties to induce rain. They claim knowledge of weather effects and will proceed if cloud cover exists to make the experiment worthwhile.
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Waxahachie
Tex
Texas
Ellis
Dallas
James A. Boze
Wilfred Bottenfield
Fleming Replies To Court Order At New Orleans
Adjutant General Raymond Fleming defies a civil district court order to disband mobilized National Guard at Jackson Barracks. He orders fortification of the registrar office and barracks as tense clashes with Huey Long and Mayor Walmsley’s forces unfold.
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New Orleans
National Guard
Jackson Barracks
Raymond H. Fleming
Fleming
Huey P. Long
T. Semmes Walmsley
Long
City Hall
Walmsley
Civil District Court
Nat. Q. Bond
Judge Bond
Bond
Senator Long
K. Allen
Herve Racivitch
Gus Blanc
Congress
Jackson
Old Patriots and New Risks Stirring Nationalist Talk
In Honolulu Aug 3 a pundit reflects on leadership changes with Dollfuss and von Hindenburg gone. He argues Britain’s Rhine reach is good news for the islands and urges the navy to be ready. He cautions against blaming service members for delays until commercial lines act.
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Honolulu
Dollfuss
von Hindenburg
England
Rhine
and Navy
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