Warning of Iroquois sinking prompts naval escort to New York
Navy and coast guard vessels rush to safeguard the refugee liner Iroquois after a report from Admiral Raeder that the ship would be sunk near the American east coast. The White House disclaims belief in the claim while ordering heightened vigilance and lookouts aboard the vessel bound for New York.
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Washington
Navy
Coast Guard
White House
New York
United States Lines
Europe
Florida
Texas
Raeder
United States
A. E. Schrader
Berlin
Athenia
Ireland
England
Germany
Reich
Admiral Raeder
Britain
France
Stephen T. Early
German claim on Iroquois sinking dismissed as absurd
London reports Admiralty sources debunk a Berlin tip to Washington that the liner Iroquois would be sunk in a British plot. The Athenia sinking charges persist as British officials deem the claim a Nazi fabrication and note Churchill’s Commons denial.
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London
Admiralty
Washington
United States
Cork
Ireland
Erich Raeder
Berlin
Germany
Winston Churchill
House of Commons
First Lord of the Admiralty
Hitler Promises Often Smashed Through the Years
A compilation of Adolf Hitler statements from 1933 to 1939 shows repeated pledges that were later contradicted or unmet. The list covers arms equality promises, Austria security, the Rhineland move, Versailles repudiation, and commitments to Britain and Poland, ending with a pledge to wage war until Poland yielded.
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Associated Press
Adolf Hitler
Reichstag
Germany
Austria
Rhineland
Great Britain
Italy
Poland
Russia
Valley Fair praised for progress and kid day events
The Ouachita Valley Fair drew over 6 000 attendees as Thursday crowds and the Glad Way exhibition buildings impressed. Friday is billed as kid day and 4 H club day with half price admissions for children, while Harry D Wilson lauded the fair's progress and highlighted state agricultural efforts and tick eradication.
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Ouachita Valley Fair Association
Harry D. Wilson
Capitol
Warehouse Association
Two Men Indicted on Murder Charges in Louisiana
The St. Tammany parish grand jury indicted Frank McIntyre, 26, and Loren Spell, 18, for the death of Dennis Farr of New Orleans. Farr, injured in a roadside incident after attending a dance in Abita Springs, died later at a physician’s care.
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Covington
St. Tammany Parish
Frank MclIntyre
Lowren Spell
Dennis Farr
New Orleans
Farr
Abita Springs
Double Move Indictments Hit LSU Charity Hospital Scheme
Orleans parish grand jury returns two indictments charging Leon C Weiss Monte E Hart and Dr James Monroe Smith with embezzlement linked to a 65927.78 payment on LSU contracts for the Charity hospital double moving project and related dental building work at the site. The first indictment covers 37332.13 on a 65000 contract. the second accuses 28695.65 for foundation work and other tasks with no actual work performed according to Assistant Attorney Conrad Meyer Jr. The alleged acts occurred in 1936 during Smith’s administration and involve Caldwell Brothers Hart as the contracting firm.
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New Orleans
Orleans Parish
Grand Jury
Leon C. Weiss
Monte E. Hart
James Monroe Smith
Louisiana State University
Charity Hospital
Weiss
Hart
Smith
Meyer
Dental and Pharmacy
Caldwell Brothers and Hart
Leland Nelson Dies of Heart Failure at Work
Leland Nelson 46 a printer at Trousdale Printing died Friday morning from heart disease after being rushed to a hospital. The coroner ruled heart failure and said he had prior treatment from a local physician. He moved from El Dorado Arkansas to Monroe over a decade ago and leaves a wife and a daughter in Little Rock. The Nelson home is 2919 Gordon Avenue with funeral arrangements not yet set.
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Leland Nelson
Trousdale Printing Company
Nelson
el Dorado
Ark
Monroe
Little Rock
Gordon Avenue
Short Announces 'Long' Platform for Governor Bid
John P. Short of New Orleans unveiled a platform claiming to complete Huey P. Long's unfinished program. Key planks include tax relief for low income groups, home tax exemptions up to 5000 dollars, lower vehicle licenses, no sales tax on necessities, and a governor's pension plan payable to widows if a governor serves full term.
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New Orleans
John P. Short
Huey P. Long
Srorg
Typographers Seated in AFL Meeting Spark Suspension Talk
Cincinnati October 6. The AFL council may suspend the International Typographical Union after convention voted not to seat ITU delegates over a 1937 war chest levy. AFL officers sided with seating denial, noting ITU has long affiliation dating back over 50 years.
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Cincinnati
A. F. L. Executive Council
International Typographical Union
John L. Lewis
Claude M. Baker
Federation
Federal jury returns two true bills in court
The federal grand jury here returned two true bills in open court at noon. Assistant U S Attorney Malcolm Lafargue said no information on charges or indicted persons would be given until arrests. The jury likely will not report for several days and will recess until Monday morning after this afternoon’s session.
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Ben C. Dawkins
United States District
Malcolm Lafargue
Lafargue
Harold Rosenwald
United States Attorney General
Eugene Stanley Opens Campaign
Eugene Stanley of New Orleans, candidate for state attorney general, opened his campaign with a radio address pledging a real investigation of state affairs. He noted Sam Jones of Lake Charles endorsed him, cited his record, and attacked secrecy under Governor Earl K. Long and the need for open records and local prosecutions.
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New Orleans
Eugene Stanley
Sam Jones
Lake Charles
Stanley
Long
Robert S. Maestri-Long
Earl K. Long
Chandler to resign as governor and be named U.S. senator
Governor A B Chandler will resign Monday and be appointed United States senator by Lieutenant-Governor Keen Johnson who will become governor. Chandler will fill the seat left vacant by the death Tuesday of Senator M M Logan.
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Frankfort
A. B. Chandler
United States
Keen Johnson
Chandler
M. M. Logan
Foes propose plan to keep arms embargo in neutrality bill
A group of a dozen senate opponents would accept revised neutrality legislation that retains the arms embargo and requires cash payments on belligerents’ purchases. Senators Borah Johnson Downey Danaher Overton Bulow La Follette Vandenberg McCarran Nye Shipstead Holt and others signaled they oppose embargo repeal while backing administration aims to curb credit on other goods. Borah said the statement clarifies the fight is against repealing the embargo.
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Washington
Senate
Borah
Idaho
Johnson
California
Downey
Danaher
Connecticut
Overton
Louisiana
Bulow
South Dakota
la Follette
Wisconsin
Vandenberg
Michigan
McCarran
Nevada
Nye
North Dakota
Shipstead
Farmer-Laborite
Minnesota
Holt
West Virginia
Senator Overton Defends Neutrality Against Arms Embargo
Senator John H. Overton of Louisiana denounces sales of arms to belligerent nations as risky for the United States. He warns neutrality laws should not aid one side and questions sending weapons that could pull America into another world war. Senator Pittman replies urging consistency with the embargo to curb mass murder.
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Washington
John H. Overton
Louisiana
Europe
Overton
Senate
Germany
Congress
Iron Lung Mother Dies After Delivery in Chicago
Gertrude Epstein 22 died at Mt. Sinai hospital after giving birth to a baby girl who survived. Doctors cited heart paralysis as the cause while the infant, born 6 12 pounds, is reported doing well. The mother, a longtime infantile paralysis patient, was briefly removed from an iron lung for delivery aided by a portable respirator.
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Chicago
Gertrude Epstein
Mt. Sinai Hospital
A. Doktorsky
Epstein
Fire Department
Fred B. Snite, Jr
Skirmishes and Mockery From Two City Notes
In Bridgeport Henry W. Schreiber disputes popular Indian archery lore calling the Indian a poor archer who rarely hits beyond ten yards at a Lions club. In Point Pleasant four jail escapees mail a grievance that they were treated as dogs and complain of coffee and food, while offering no commentary from officials.
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Bridgeport
Conn
Henry W. Schreiber
Connecticut
Schreiber
Lions Club
Point Pleasant
W. Va
Man Arrested in Los Angeles for Slugging Cigars
A man was arrested in Los Angeles after being caught putting slugged coins into cigars to deceive sellers. Police report the suspect targeted tobacco shops, facing charges of possessing forged currency and attempting fraud.
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Los Angeles
Preacher to Die for Daughter's Murder in New Jersey
The Rev Walter Dworecki a Polish Baptist minister s entenced to death for the murder of his 18 year old daughter Wanda days after her body was found near a high school. He told his family he was not afraid to die and urged his children to be good citizens. The jury sentenced him to death in the electric chair with the execution date set for the week of November 12.
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Camden
N. J
Walter Dworecki
Trenton
Wanda
Alfred
Mildred
Wanda Dworecki
Catherine C.landenberger
Dworecki
Clifford A. Baldwin
Iron Mike
Thousands Attend Mundelein Rites in Chicago
Chicago paid final tribute to George Cardinal Mundelein with a grand funeral in Holy Name Cathedral. Archbishops bishops and thousands of honorary pall bearers filled the streets before a pontifical Requiem Mass led by Archbishop Cicognani. The cardinal’s last class of ordained priests served as pall bearers.
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Chicago
George Cardinal Mundelein
Holy Name
Cardinal Mundelein
Amleto Cicognani
United States
Rome
John J. Cantwell
Los Angeles
Mundelein
Peace proposals ignite mixed early reactions across Europe
London and Paris weigh Hitler’s call for an all inclusive peace forum. Beaverbrook’s Evening Standard calls for no peace with Nazi hegemony. Berlin vows a last offer or fight. Moscow reports Baltic moves and new Latvia pact. Rome remains hopeful yet cautious. Washington notes naval movements after a disputed claim of sinking an American ship.
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London
Lord Beaverbrook
Evening Standard
Adolf Hitler
Berlin
Hitler
Paris
United States
Moscow
Baltic
Latvia
Russia
Rome
Italy
Washington
Navy
Coast Guard
Atlantic
White House
Germany
Hitler calls for European peace on comprehensive basis
In a 80 minute Reichstag address Adolf Hitler urged a broad peace plan for Europe, warning that rejection of his hand would lead to more war. He urged clarifying foreign policies and economic reforms, reorganization of markets and currency, and unconditionally guaranteed peace to revive trade.
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Berlin
Adolf Hitler
Reichstag
Fuehrer
Britain
France
Germany
England
Europe
West
Poland
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Louis P. Lochner
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