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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1936
Page
2
Arthur Brisbane writes from Europe describing crowds in Paris and Havre scenes of bicycles, strikes, and political hymn battles. He notes clashes between red flag demonstrators and Marseillaise loyalists, with French and American perspectives on war fears and mobility.
The report describes the Spanish Civil War turmoil with Franco’s rebels advancing from Morocco and the Canary Islands toward Seville and Cadiz. It notes bombardments near Madrid, clashes in Barcelona against Luis Companys, and political shifts as Diego Martinez Barrio briefly held the premiership before Jose Giral formed a cabinet with General Pozas.
In Olympia Greece a sunlit torch kickoff starts a 12 day relay toward Berlin for the August 1 flame lighting. Five thousand notables including King Boris of Bulgaria and King Peter of Yugoslavia will carry torches with S Loues of Greece on the final leg. A hundred thousand Hitler Youth will accompany Loues to the stadium. Krupp donates five thousand torches for bearers.
The signatories of the Lausanne treaty grant Turkey broad rights to re militarize the Dardanelles. Japan offers a minorReservation. The accord allows free peaceful and wartime passage for merchant ships, with limits on warships for non allied states.
An attempted assassination near Hyde Park sparked global alarm as King Edward VIII avoided danger. A bystander woman wrestled the pistol from the assailant while the king returned from Hyde Park to Buckingham Palace.
A lengthy critique notes the steel industry and John L. Lewis labor faction shaping U.S. politics amid Roosevelt’s attack on massed capital. It warns of potential unfairness as both sides push to use government action, with labor and industry risks of escalation and public disapproval.
The 1884 Cincinnati Gazette front page quoted James G. Blaine arguing GOP stands for Grand Old Party after printer T. B. Dowden cut a ten line copy to fit. Blaine explained the acronym during a two hour speech, and the audience laughed as the term spread nationally.
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