Corrigan's Ancient Crate Returns to New York
Corrigan retrieves the battered crate used for his Ireland flight. The S S Lehigh unloads the plane minus wings to Roosevelt field for inspection and possible test flight Thursday. Spectators and police watch as Thomasen presents a detached ship door handle Corrigan secured with wire last time.
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Atlantic
Douglas Corrigan
Boston
New York Harbor
Leigh
New York
Ireland
S. S. Lehigh
Corrigan
Roosevelt Field
Thomas I Thomasen
Thomasen
Ove
Steve Reich
Newark
District Department of Commerce
Tine
Tragic Deaths Claim 25 Iowans in a Week
Des Moines dispatch reports twenty five Iowans died in the past week with only four automobile deaths as the toll rises. Victims include James L. O Malley 37 Hamilton county sheriff Charles Emig 50 Lamont farmer Joseph Sheearn 67 Hopkinton and William Powles 75 Glenwood. A Davenport shooting death involved Mrs Gladys Nast 45 and her son Burton with the son’s death ruled a suicide after an accidental mother shot. Other fatalities include W H Hoover 59 Council Bluffs street railway worker found dead in an alley and a Des Moines child William Collins 5 who died from burns after an overturned stove.
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Des Moines
Hopkinton
William Powles
Glenwood
Davenport
Gladys Nast
Burton
W. F. Skeller
W. H. Hoover
Council Bluffs Street Railway Company
Hoover
William Collins
Carponds
Talks and threats ripple in sports and world affairs
Ex Tigers manager Mickey Cochin discusses vacation plans and another shot at big league baseball. In Foreign Affairs Mark R. Byers analyzes the Changkufeng incident with Russia and Japan. Ken Murray quips about grapefruit juice while Paul N. Dwyer, serving life for Dr. Littlefield’s murder, reports threats to himself and his mother.
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Mickey Cochin
Detro Tigers
Changkufeng
Russia
Japan
Mark R. Byers
Paul N. Dwyer
James G. Littlefield
Chinese report bomber planes sink three ships
Chinese sources claim bombing planes sank three ships and damaged about 90 Japanese aircraft on the Yangtze 110 to 150 miles downriver from Hunan. They say the Japanese advance has been halted by counterattacks and floods as fighting stiffens near 110 miles from the provisional Chinese capital.
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Shanghai
Yangtze River
Hanan
Yangtze
Nanchang
South China
Japan
Canton
Insurgents Claim Big Victory On Catalan Front
Insurgent dispatches claim a major victory on the Catalan front as government forces suffer heavy losses. About 4,000 militiamen killed and another 4,000 captured, with the west bank of the Ebro cleared from Mequinenza to Fayon. A government communique gave limited losses, while insurgents say heavy casualties fill the river and surrounding terrain. Two insurgent seaplanes bombed the Lake Luagno near Palamos, injuring no crew.
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Hendaye
France
Zaragoza
Ebro
Mequinenza
Fayon
Catalonia
Francisco Franco
Gaspe
Los Ants
Teruel
Palamos
Norris Urges Frankfurter for Court Vacancy
In an open letter to President Roosevelt Senator George W. Norris urged Felix Frankfurter for the U S Supreme Court seat to replace the late Justice Cardozo. Norris called Frankfurter the best fit to continue Holmes and Cardozo’s judicial philosophy and urged action to maintain public faith in Roosevelt’s leadership.
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Waupaca
Wis
Roosevelt
U. S
George W. Norris
Ind- Neb
Felix Frankfurter
Harvard
United States Supreme Court
Benjamin Cardozo
Nebraska
Holmes
Cardozo
Norris
Justice Holmes
America
Mr. Frankfurter
Supreme Bench
Easterners Granted License Exemption Under Old Charter
Albany officials announced a temporary exemption allowing Southampton residents on Long Island to hunt or fish without state licenses due to a dozen and two lambs. The conservation department cited the animals as the reason for the unusual privilege.
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Albany
N. Y
Conservation Department
Southampton
Long Island
War Dangers Pointed Out to Japanese
Moscow reports Russia warns Japan of harsher actions if war expands. Foreign Minister Litvinoff outlines terms for a truce, including a fixed frontier, bilateral talks, and troop withdrawals, while denying Japanese defensive gains justify aggression. Talks to resume after consideration.
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Wade Werner
Moscow
Soviet
Russia
Japan
Siberian
Maxim Litvinoff
Mamoru Shigemitsu
Changkufeng Hill
Tass
China
Manchoukuo
Litvinoff
Shigemitsu
Communist Party
Pravda
Residents pay for rights to hunt and fish in colonial New York
The department notes that since the charter predates the United States, native residents and their descendants may hunt and fish without licenses. The historic price paid by town residents in revolutionary days for perpetual rights is referenced in the context.
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New York
United States
Department
Guard Plans at Newton Indefinite
Newton Ia Maytag plant remains under martial law as talks between union leaders and Maytag officials resume after a weekend session exploring settlement. Union and company hope for a fruitful next meeting, while the 10 percent wage cut remains in effect and martial law could extend another 10 to 11 days.
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National Guard
Army of Occupation
Newton
Maytag Washing Machine Company
Mathew A. Tinley
Maytag
Union Company
James Matles
New York
N. Y
William Sentner
St. Louis
Wilbert Allison
Robert Kirkwood
Willis Steinberger
Ralph Seberg
Edward W. Ford
Chicago
Keith Hamill
George Umbrell
Nelson G. Krascher
Three States Hold Senate Races Tuesday
The piece notes Barkley’s Kentucky renomination boosting Roosevelt forces as three states vote Tuesday with Ohio Arkansas and Idaho contests shaping the Senate map. Pope faces Clark the clearest test of admin policies while Taft Day in Ohio and Davey Sawyer in Ohio also draw attention. Nebraska votes no Senate race.
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Robert Barkley
Ohio
Hattie Caraway
Arkansas
James P. Pope
Idaho
Roosevelt
Pope
D. Worth Clark
Clark
White House
John McLellan
Caraway
White
Senator Bulkley
Bulkley
Marietta
Robert Taft
Arthur J. Day
Martin L. Davey
Charles Sawyer
Social Security Board
Davey
Nebraska
Barkley
Kentucky
Georgia
Senate
Burke
Berry
D-Tenn
Hitchcock
D-Sd
Dieterich
D-Ill
Reames
Lindberghs Land in England after Paris Flight
Col Lindbergh and Mrs Lindbergh landed at Lympne England at 12 40 p m after a flight from Le Bourget Paris. They passed through customs and went to Reading for repairs and alterations on the plane. The couple had been unreported since yesterday afternoon after leaving Le Havre for motor repairs.
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Lympne
England
Charles A. Lindbergh
Paris
Col
Mrs. Lindbergh
le Bourget
le Havre
Lindberghs
Illice Island
Brittany
Troubles Between WPA Crew and Foreman Settled at Hearing
Differences between a WPA crew and foreman Dale Emmert working on the county shop and garage at Isett avenue and Lake Park boulevard were ironed out at a courthouse meeting this morning. The preliminary construction dispute was reviewed and resolved.
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WPA
Dale Emmert
Isett Avenue
Lake Park Boulevard
Court House
Warmer Weather to Follow Showers In Forecast
The forecast predicts warmer weather for Tuesday after showers. Readings varied across the state with Muscatine at 71 degrees at noon while other areas neared 100. Sunday high reached 90 in Muscatine and 93 in Carroll and Albia as showers and overcast skies held temperatures down.
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Mercury
Muscatine
Carroll
Albin
Amicable settlement reached after Saturday crew walkout
A Saturday morning work stoppage by the crew ended when Ralph Wilkinson, area WPA engineer, announced the trouble had been settled amicably.
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Ralph Wilkinson
WPA
Victory to Barkley Is Conceded
Gov. A. B. Chandler of Kentucky concedes the senatorial nomination to Sen. Alben W. Barkley upon early returns from Saturday’s primary. Chandler vows active support in the November general election and states he has no excuses or regrets.
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Frankfort
A. B. Chandler
Ben W. Barkley
Barkley
Chandler
Senate
Roosevelt
Kentucky
Iowa Man Aged 103 Sets Pace for Youth
Des Moines reports John Jones of Grinnell age 103 climbs 387 steps to the statehouse dome in 90 degree heat then rides a roller coaster and other rides at an amusement park. He is accompanied by his son in law and daughter as he treads the day’s sightseeing with brief rests and a tired remark.
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Des Moines
John Jones
Grinnell
Jones
Statehouse Dome
Harvey Marsam
Statehouse
Roxbury
Conn
Peter Behan
Behan
Barkley Gains Big Lead in Kentucky Senate Primary
Kentucky resumed ballot counting with Sen. Alben Barkley holding a decisive lead over Gov. A. B. Chandler for renomination. Returns from 3,336 of 4,313 precincts gave Barkley 225,045 votes to Chandler's 186,780, a 38,265 vote margin, with Barkley predicting a November majority between 60,000 and 70,000.
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Louisville
Kentucky
Senate
Alben Barkley
A. B
Happy) Chandler
Barkley
Chandler
Haswell
John P. Haswell
Hardinsburg
Paducah
Senate Campaign Expenditures Committee
J. W. Bryan
Ordinance Court
Warnings Issued of Tropical Storm Near St Martins Island
The weather bureau in San Juan issued a tropical storm warning for waters west northwest of St Martins Island. The disturbance, small in diameter and of slight to moderate intensity, was moving west northwestward and could intensify within 24 hours impacting the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico and surrounding waters.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Weather Bureau Today
San Juan
Puerto Rico
St. Martins Island
Virgin Islands
Weather outlook for Illinois and Quad Cities area
Partly cloudy and unsettled tonight and Tuesday. Somewhat warmer Tuesday afternoon in central and east portions. Mississippi River stages show rising levels at Hastings La Crosse Dubuque Davenport Keokuk and Cairo with various increases and some no change.
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Illinois
Davenport
Rock Island
Moline
Mississippi River
Hastings
la Crosse
Prairie du C’n
Dubuque
Muscatine
Keokuk
St. Louis
Cairo
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English Port
Sen
A. W. Barkley
GOV
Iowa
John Malley
City Civil Service Board
Bryan
Keen Johnson
Andrew O. Ritchie
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