Formula for Settlement of Dispute Seen
Geneva circles predicted a formula for settling the Italo Ethi opian dispute within 24 hours after a long distance talk between Laval and Mussolini. Eden and Laval prepared the plan overnight but Italians remained pessimistic as Laval urged Mussolini to accept.
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Joseph E. Sharkey
Associated Press
Geneva
League of Nations
Laval
France
Mussolini
Italy
Duce
League Council
Anthony Eden
Great Britain
Premier Laval
Ethiopian Army Takes Recruits Amid War Talk in Addis Ababa
Mass recruitment began in the capital after a war council warned Emperor Haile Selassie it may be too late to prevent war. Tens of thousands of warriors reportedly seek open hostilities to avenge an Italian slight while the emperor urges restraint. In Naples, ships departed for Massawa with over 2,000 soldiers and workers to bolster Italy Eritrea dispute.
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Addis Ababa
Ministry of War
Ethiopia
Haile Selassie
Italy
Weatherman Holds Hope for Relief
A Muscatine forecast notes slightly cooler air today after oppressive heat. The Weather Bureau expected local thunder showers tonight and Friday with cooler conditions, though past days saw no soaking rain. Morning temperatures ranged from 86 at 6 am to 92 by noon.
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Muscatine
Towa
Weather Bureau
Burlington Man Drowns In Slough Fishing Accident
Charles B. Chapman a 32 year old Burlington milk truck driver drowned when a rowboat sank during a late Wednesday fishing trip in O Connell slough two miles north of Burlington. companion Albert Dickson swam to shore and later helped drag the slough. Chapman disappeared beneath the water after diving to him. Fireman Fred Stohler answered the call. Chapman leaves three children Norma 13 Martha Jane 11 and Charles Jr 3. This marks the third drowning in Des Moines county this year.
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Burlington
Charles B. Chapman
O'Connell
Chapman
Albert Dickson
Dickson
Fred Stohler
Norma
Martha Jane
Charles, Jr
Des Moines
Thompson faces death sentence in Peoria murder case
Gerald Thompson, 26, was sentenced to death by a Peoria circuit court jury for raping and killing Mildred Hallmark, 19, whose battered body was found in a cemetery ditch after a June 16 crime. The verdict came after less than four hours of deliberation and a motion for a new trial set for August 12.
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Peoria
Gerald Thompson
Mildred Hallmark
Thompson
Joseph E. Dailey
Daily
Ben Thurman
New Tax Bill Advances in House Amid High Stakes
The $275 million tax bill reached the House floor as Democrats push for passage by weekend. Republicans oppose and liberal amendments seek changes such as raising the top personal surtax and tightening corporate charity deductions. Officials note lobbying disclosures and efforts to dissolve holding companies, with Justice Department backing to shield the AAA from tax suits.
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Washington
Capitol Hill
Roosevelt
Democrats
House
Ways and Means Committee
Rayburn
Texas
Senate
Justice Department
AAA
Cooper files $50,000 libel suit in Vinton
Harold M. Cooper former state liquor control chair sues the Cedar Rapids Gazette editor Verne Marshall and the Dodd family Belle Plaine news dealers for libel over a May 1 article alleging he perjured himself. This is the second suit by Cooper and third against Marshall and the Gazette.
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Vinton, la
Cooper
Gazette End
Marshall
Marshalltown
Gazette
Boardman and Cartwright
Linn County
Dwarf in Custody Bascombe Shown with County Officials
A dwarf named Bascombe is pictured between Deputy Will Dorsey and Sheriff Charles Kathan in Osage County Indiana. The caption notes Bascombe is in custody with Shorty Bascombe identified in the image.
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Osage
Dwarf Awaiting Jury Probe in Shooting Case
Shorty Bascombe a 27 year old dwarf held on 5000 dollar bond awaiting grand jury action over the shooting of Marie Meggett 23 a July 4 beauty contest winner hospitalized with a chest wound. The victim clung to life and physicians warned the wound might not prove fatal while Bascombe expressed hopeful difference.
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Osage
The
Marshall
Shorty) Bascombe
Marie Meggett
Shorty
Bascombe
Source of Shots at Blimp Sought
Lakehurst naval officials opened an inquiry into rifle fire aimed at the blimp ZMC-2 as it patrolled offshore at Point Pleasant. Lieutenant Ben May reported the vessel was struck while searching for a drowning victim, in a third attack since the ship’s 1928 construction, with shots heard above the water but origins undetermined due to nearby craft.
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Lakehurst
N. J
Navy
Charles E. Rosendahl
Lakehurst Naval Air Base
Point Pleasant
Rosendahl
Ben May
May
Weather Synopsis For Iowa Illinois And Mississippi River
The forecast calls for local thunder showers tonight and Friday with cooler readings in eastern areas. In Iowa and Illinois unsettled conditions with probable thunderstorms are expected in central and northern regions, cooler in central and north portions. Mississippi River stages show Dubuque at 4.8 feet up 0.2, Davenport 3.8 flat, Muscatine 4.6 down 0.2, Keokuk 4.0 down 0.2.
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Iowa
Illinois
Mississippi River
Dubuque
Davenport
Muscatine
Keokuk
Cedar River Plan Would Halt Floods
Army engineers propose seven Iowa reservoirs for Mississippi flood control costing 44.3 million dollars. A Cedar River dam between Cedar Valley and Rochester would create a natural reservoir holding floodwaters from bluff to bluff, potentially ending federal flood control in Muscatine County. The plan, from the Mississippi River Commission, is before Congress.
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Cedar River
Boling Hill
Muscatine County
Army
Congress
Associated Press
Washington
Iowa
Cedar Valley
Rochester
Muscatine
Bluff
Mississippi River Commission
Army Engineers
Early 1932 U S political overtones inflame speeches in Santa Monica
The letter cites Jim Doakes attacking Roosevelt and Woodruff denouncing the New Deal, with Col. Bohunk warning of Moscow’s annexation and Dr Jasko claiming the affliction is a mental disease. The writer notes an 16 month election horizon and criticizes protracted campaigning before a jury.
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Santa Monica
Calif
Jim Doakes
Roosevelt
Woodruff
Michigan
New Deal
William A. Bohunk
Moscow
Jasko
Streetcars Return to Council Bluffs Under Guard
Streetcars resumed service between Council Bluffs and Omaha after repairs to a power line. The first car left Twenty-eighth Street at 6 15 a m with five guards and police following. strikers outside the barn sang and booed as the system faced renewed disruption. Officials reinforced with sheriff deputies and private guards to prevent violence amid ongoing labor unrest.
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Council Bluffs
Omaha
Twenty-eighth Street
Avenue A
America
Omaha Council Bluffs
Pottawattamie
Joe Perry
House Balks at Utility Penalty Vote in Congress
The House again rejects provisions to abolish unnecessary holding companies in Roosevelt era utility bill. Rayburn's bid to backup Senate approved section failed 155 to 209, with a 54 margin. Earlier, abolition clause failed by 70 votes. This marked the first roll call of the session.
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Washington
Roosevelt
House
Rayburn
Interstate Commerce Committee
Senate
Treasury to Tighten Tax Net in U S
President Roosevelt approved a three fold drive funded with 5.1 million dollars to boost tax collection. The plan includes intensive income tax checks on individuals and a liquor tax evasion probe in 20 major cities. Additional funds support a census index and other bureau studies.
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Treasury
U.S
Washington
Roosevelt
Treasury Department
Bureau of Internal Revenue
More Counties Get Corn Hog Payments in Iowa
The Associated Press reports first payments being distributed in two Iowa counties. Humboldt county farmers received checks totaling $2,338 while Monroe county totals rose with an additional $6,000. Monroe’s total now stands at $44,191.
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Associated Press
Iowa
Humboldt County
Monroe County
Monroe
G Men to Shield Small Town Banks Under New Banking Bill
The Justice Department's FBI agents may soon protect small town banks after a banking bill extends G man protection to all FDIC insured banks. The move follows a drop in bank robberies since agents entered the sector and cites criminals like Dillinger and Floyd as past targets.
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Washington
Justice Department
America
Senate
House
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Federal Reserve
Dillinger
Pretty Boy” Floyd
Barker Brothers
Police Head Calls Letter Only a Ruse
Chicago police say a death note signed Mandeville found during the search for Mandeville Zenge 26 is a ruse to mislead investigators. Zenge is sought after an emasculation murder of Dr. Walter J. Bauer at Kirksville College. Bauer was abducted in Ann Arbor and killed in Chicago area. The note mentions a father and states I am going to end it all, while stains on a coat and handkerchiefs were cited as blood evidence.
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Walter J. Bauer
Kirksville
Chicago
Mandeville
Mandeville Zenge
John Stege
Zenge
Bauer
Louise
John Giannini
Navy Pier
Kirksville, Mo
College of Osteopathy and Surgery
Ann Arbor, Mich
E. L. Jones
Police Seek Two in LeClair Death
Des Moines police investigators pursue Donald Lanning and Lawrence Briscoe in connection with the killing of Des Moines garage mechanic John LeClair. Officers identified Lanning from a station attendant who linked him to the gun at the time of the suspect’s gasoline run.
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Des Moines
Iowa Falls
John LeClair
Iowa
Donald Lanning
Lawrence Briscoe
White Line Transfer Company
LeClair
Tom Pettit
Lanning
Will Ray
Anamosa
Briscoe
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Kathan
Marie Meggitt
Wendell Stubbs
Miss Meggitt
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