Mississippi Senate Race Opens With Harrison Lead
Mississippi voters returned Pat Harrison to the U S Senate with 131,284 votes to Sennett Conner’s 62,805 as 52 of 82 counties reported. Frank Harper drew 2,176 in the three-way contest, while Dennehy led for renomination in the seventh district. Rankin defeated three opponents in the first district.
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Senate
den Hee
Meadville
Congress
Russell Elizey
Wesson
McGehee
Elizey
Elizey-McGehee
Pat Harrigan
John E. Rankin
House Military Affairs Committee
Bullitt Named France Envoy as Roosevelt Reshapes Russia Post
President Roosevelt appoints William C. Bullitt ambassador to France after resigning Jesse J. Straus due to illness. Bullitt, 45, previously served as envoy to Soviet Russia and will sail around September 20 to take up new duties, with Loy Henderson remaining in Moscow as a placeholder.
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Washington
William C. Bullitt
Soviet Russia
France
Roosevelt
Bullitt
Jesse J. Straus
Moscow
Soviet Union
Russia
Loy Henderson
Wilson
Philadelphia
Kremlin
Levee Board Chief Engineer Davey Dies at 51
New Orleans man W. B. Davey, 51, chief engineer of the Orleans levee board, died at home after three months of illness. He had held the post since January 1985, succeeding John Klorer, and supervised major projects including Pontchartrain lakefront development seawall construction and the Shuben altnot. Funeral services are set for 4 p.m. today.
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New Orleans
W. B. Davey
Orleans
Geoghan Faces Removal Hearing Over Drukman Case
Brooklyn prosecutor William F. X. Geoghan faced a removal hearing in Albany after grand jurors charged negligence and incompetence in the Samuel Drukman murder case. They cited his connections with Leo Byk and Frank Erickson, noted gambling figures, as undermining his ability to prosecute. Geoghan denied wrongdoing and cited the Walker precedent in a Democratic district that rejected him last fall.
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Albany
N. Y
William F. X. Geoghan
Brooklyn
James J. Walker
Geoghan
Herbert H. Lehman
New York
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Hiram C. Todd
Samuel Drukman
Leo P. Byk
Frank A. Erickson
Byk
Erickson
Drukman
Entee
Walker
Florida Socialists push ballot status amid flogging recall
In Miami on August 26, Socialist candidate Eugene F. Poulnot, a Tampa flogging victim, leads the party’s bid to gain ballot recognition in Florida’s November elections. The campaign recalls last spring’s flogging trials as Poulnot and fellow Socialists allege the 1929 election law requires 3 percent of the vote for ballot inclusion.
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Miami
Fla
Tampa
Socialist Party
Florida
Eugene F. Poulnot
WPA
Congress
Poulnot
Pat Whitaker
Roosevelt on First Leg of Drouth Jaunt
President Roosevelt moves toward the west to assess the drought damage with a plan to visit Bismarck North Dakota and eleven states. He will confer with governors senators and officials on drouth remedies and prevention. His train passes through Ohio Indiana and Illinois as fields show withered crops.
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Bismarck
N. D
Drouth
Des Moines
Alf M. Landon
Kansas
Ohio
Indiana
Ilinois
Dakotas
Great Plains Drouth Committee
Mator
Texas
North Dakota
Steel Workers Seek More Pay Across Industry
Pittsburgh report notes calls for a general wage raise for about 450 000 steel workers after Carnegie Illinois Steel employees push for a national wage committee and a 25 percent boost. An AP source cites a potential increase within 60 to 90 days if production stays active, with debate on a $5 daily minimum versus higher brackets.
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Pittsburgh
Carnegie-Illinois Steel Corporation
Associated Press
Rice firm seeks refund of AAA penalty in suit
Kaplan Rice Mill Inc of Kaplan Louisiana filed in federal district court for refund of 6098 dollars paid under the old agricultural adjustment act. The suit names the government Secretary Wallace and seven trustees of the millers' committee of the southern rice milling industry. The petition argues the company paid the sum after claiming rice consignments were priced below AAA minimums and denies willful violation of AAA rules.
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New Orleans
Kaplan Rice Mill, Inc
Kaplan
Federal District Court
Wallace
Millers’ Committee
Southern Rice Milling Industry
AAA
Kaplan Company
6 000 000 Men in Europe Take Up Arms
Paris reports French statisticians estimate 6 million men would be ready for war when Germany’s two year service begins. They project Europe’s leading powers totaling about 5.37 million armed, with Germany having 1,365,000 regulars plus 400,000 Nazi militiamen and 275,000 in military labor camps.
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Paris
Germany
France
Europe
Gilbert's Bed Fails To Draw Bids At Auction
The bed belonging to John Gilbert drew laughter and little money at an auction in Hollywood. Two men offered after a crowd of 800 laughed at a 250 dollar opening bid. The auctioneer Ben Bail declined to identify the bidders or reveal final sale expectations.
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Hollywood
John Gilbert
Ben Bail
Bail
Gilbert
Marlene Dietrich
Miss Dietrich
Eleven Die as Plane Crashes Into Yenisei River
A passenger aircraft crashed into the Yenisei River along the northern sea route today, killing eleven people. Three survivors were rescued. The crash occurred near Krasnoyarsk Siberia, with authorities confirming casualties and beginning an investigation.
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Krasnoyarsk
Siberia
Yenesei
Black Legion arrests near end in Detroit roundup
Prosecutors say three alleged Black Legion leaders plan to surrender on grand jury indictments for aiding a plot to seize arsenals and government buildings. The figures include former Highland Park mayor N Ray Markland and state commander Arthur F Lupp Jr, plus brigadier general Wilbur Robinson.
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Detroit
Black Legion
Bernard W. Cruse
Arthur F. Lupp, Jr
N. Ray Markland
Wilbur Robinson
Markland
Highland Park
Lupp
Martin H. Zinc
Arthur L. Kingsley
Robinson
Kingsley
Duncan C. McCrea
Virgil F
Bert) Effinger
Lima
James E. Chenot
Frank Howard
Willard Foster
Norway Grants Trotzky Conditional Stay Until December
The Norwegian justice ministry allowed Leon Trotzky to remain in Norway until December 18 after he signed a pledge to refrain from revolutionary activity. Authorities cited a report that Trotzky violated entry conditions by advising anti-government actions abroad and allegedly urging Soviet-style movements in France.
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Norway
Ministry of Justice
Leon Trotzky
Norwegian
Department of Immigration
Trotzky
Immigration Office
France
Four Arkansas bank robbers escape from prison farm
Four inmates escaped from Cummings Prison Farm Arkansas in what authorities call the state's first major prison break in years. Three guards fled with the convicts while a woman visitor allegedly aided the plan. Charles Inyerl, Hugh Lindsey, Buddy Sadler, and Charles O Keith are described as dangerous and likely headed toward Texas.
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Cummings Prison Farm
Ark
Arkansas
Tom Cogbill
Cogbill
Texas
Charles
Citizens Bank and Trust Company
Camden
O. Hugh Lindsey
Chapman
O'Keith
Condition of Dern in grave condition at Walter Reed
Washington Aug 2 Secretary Dern remained in grave condition at Walter Reed hospital with complications of influenza. President Roosevelt received updates as Cabinet member 64 endured a second unsatisfactory night with heart and kidney complications added to the influenza attack.
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Dern
Walter Reed Hospital
War Department
Department
Roosevelt
Drouth States
White House
Department Ofciass
Education Board to Meet at Ruston
The state board of education will hold a special meeting in Ruston on August 29 to plan construction of a new auditorium at Louisiana Polytechnic Institute. Board president H. H. White announced the meeting in a letter to George L. Nicol, chair of the welcome reception committee for President E. S. Richardson. the meeting coincides with Richardson’s reception.
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Ruston
State Board of Education
Louisiana Polytechnic Institute
H. H. White
Alexandria
George L. Nicol
E. S. Richardson
Ste
Richardson
Whiteville prepares second grand jury probe into floggings
In Whiteville North Carolina a new grand jury will begin a second investigation into hooded attackers in the Clarendon community of Columbus county. The series of floggings by a so called law and order band surfaced with the outgoing grand jury's late June session.
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Whiteville
N.C
Clarendon
Columbus County
Police guard estate after threats to Mrs Ida Young Denault
Springfield officers and Department of Justice personnel guarded the 40 acre estate of wealthy Mrs Ida Young Denault in Long Meadow after threats to her life. Huge iron gates blocked the estate entrances as guards patrolled the sunken gardens and neat lawns.
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Springfield
Mass
Department of Justice
Ida Young Denault
Long Meadow
Riot breaks out in Chengtu over Japanese killings
Chinese reports say rioting erupted in Chengtu following the deaths of two Japanese. Mobs smashed windows of shops alleged to handle Japanese merchandise as tension flared.
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Shanghai
Chengtu
Soviet Cavalryman Killed in Manchoukuo Border Skirmish
A Japanese army communique from Hainking Manchoukuo reports a Soviet cavalryman killed in a border clash with Japan near Tungning on the eastern Manchoukuo frontier.
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Tokyo
Hainking
Manchoukuo
Tungning
Stalin Says War Is Imminent Excerpts Reported
London dispatch notes the Evening News banner Stalin Says War Is Imminent and prints excerpts labeled as the three most warlike speeches Russia's fighting forces ever heard. This reflects heightened tension and anticipated conflict amid global events.
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London
the Evening News
Stalin
Russia
Constitutionality Upheld Of Commodity Exchange Act
A Chicago Mercantile Exchange member won a federal court ruling upholding the constitutionality of the Commodity Exchange Act of 19%. The decision, filed today, reinforces the act's authority over commodity trading practices.
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Chicago
Commodity Exchange Act
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
Federal District Court
France proposes virtual conference on non intervention in Spain
Paris reports France calls for a virtual conference of European powers to draft a formal joint plan enforcing non intervention in the Spanish Civil War.
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Paris
France
Four Spanish officers executed by firing squad in Barcelona
Four rebel officers in Barcelona were executed by firing squad after conviction. The event followed convictions cited by authorities in Spain, reflecting ongoing internal security actions.
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Barcelona
Spain
Petition seeks removal of LaGuardia over subway dispute
A New York City resident posing as attorney Robert Charles Moore delivered to Governor Lehman a petition demanding Mayor Fiorello H. LaGuardia be removed for gross incompetence and neglect in the Queens boulevard subway dispute. The filing cites waste of over 5 million dollars, delays, and cost increases, plus alleged misconduct in appointing F X Sullivan amid a strike with Electrical Union Local 3% and dual city employment.
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Albany
N. Y
Robert Charles Moore
New York
Lehman
Fiorella H. LaGuardia
New York City
Queens Independent Subway
Moore
Charles Poletti
Queens Boulevard
F. X. Sullivan
Board of Transportation
Cty of
Roosevelt May Invite Peace Conference If Reelected
The New York Times reports President Roosevelt could invite leaders of major nations to a world peace conference if reelected. Potential attendees include King Edward VIII Stalin Mussolini Hitler Lebrur of France and representatives from Japan and China. The aim is to discuss disarmament and a single peace pledge to prevent war.
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New York Times
Roosevelt
King Edward VIII
Joseph Stalin
Benito Mussolini
Adolf Hitler
Lebrur
France
Japan
China
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