Martial Law Tightened in Terre Haute Strike Zone
National guardsmen enforce martial law in Terre Haute Indiana as 323 troops seal the Columbian enameling plant area. About 600 mill workers remain on strike while 11 arrests bring total detainees to 180. a woman was injured by a bayonet and beer taverns are ordered closed.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Columbian Enameling and Stamping Company
Columbian
McNutt
Edward MacBeth
Albert H. Whitcomb
Relief Costs in Iowa Show Drop
Des Moines reports Iowa relief expenditures in June totaled 1 183 790 69 with unemployment relief down to 993 465 31 from May 1 2022 902 99. Rural rehabilitation rose to 128 421 90 in June while transient relief fell to 40 283 74 and student relief employment dropped to 4 347 37. The emergency education program cost 17 272 37, reflecting a 7 158 81 decline from May.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Milton Seigel
State Emergency Relief Administration
Seigel
Worcester Teen Not Linked to Mrs Sherman Drowning
Investigators found no evidence to charge Esther Magill a 17 year old Whitinsville girl in the alleged drowning of Mrs Alice Sherman by her husband Newell Sherman of Sutton. Assistant district attorney Alfred B Cenecella said Magill is a material witness and she was questioned then sent home. She denied romantic interest and said Sherman’s attentions were unwelcome.
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Worcester
Mass
Esther Magill
Whitinsville
Alice Sherman
Newell Sherman
Sutton
Dstrict
Alfred B. Cenecella
Sherman
Sioux City Names New Police Chief Wheelock to Lead
Col. Gordon C. Hollar announces G. F. Wheelock, chief of detectives, as Sioux City police chief to replace Earl Morgan who was removed after seven weeks. The council approves the appointment while Morgan shifts to the auto theft detective unit. Hollar had earlier chosen successor Henry C. Kuhmann.
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Sioux City
Gordon C. Hollar
G. F. Wheelock
Earl Morgan
Morgan
Hollar
Henry C. Kuhlmann
Rogers 99 Heir to Fortune Dies in Southampton
Col Henry Huddleston Rogers aged 55 heir to Standard oil fortune died at Southampton hospital after ill health since October. He was taken from his Southampton summer home for a blood transfusion as his condition worsened Wednesday. Rogers, son of the late H H Rogers longtime Standard Oil vicepresident, aided John D Rockefeller in building the vast concern.
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Southampton
N. Y
Henry Huddleston Rogers
Standard of Companies
Southampton Hospital
Rogers
H. H. Rogers
Standard (S
John D. Rockefeller
Cooper Sues Marshall for Alleged Libel in Des Moines County
Harold M. Cooper former Iowa liquor control head filed a second $50 000 libel suit in district court at Marshalltown against Verne Marshall Cedar Rapids Gazette Gazette Publishing Co Marshalltown News Agency and A H Burnstein owner of the agency The suit cites quotes from a Gazette article April 30 1935 alleging Cooper perjury saying the paper admitted it and connects his testimony to graft investigations It states actual and exemplary damages and notes notices were served previously but details are incomplete
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Marshalltown
Boardman and Cartwright
Harold M. Cooper
Iowa Liquor Commission
Verne Marshall
Cedar Rapids Gazette
the Gazette Publishing Company
Marshalltown News Agency
A. H. Burnstein
Cooper
Cedar Rapids
Gazette
Marshall
The
Sioux City
the Gazette
City Swept by Big Wind Storm
A sudden north wind and rain struck Muscatine at noon, dropping temperatures 15 degrees in 30 minutes. Power cuts affected some areas as linemen from the Municipal light plant repaired outages. about a quarter inch of rain fell in 45 minutes with little damage beyond scattered branches.
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Municipal
Muscatine
Weather Bureau
Wilton
Columbus Junction
Through With Waley Says Wife in Chicago
Mrs. Margret Waley, 19, wife of Harman Waley, denounces her husband in the Weyerhaeuser kidnapping case. She arrives en route to the Milan federal women’s reformatory after a 20 year sentence for her role. She says she is through with him and with all men and will come out alone.
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Waley
Chicago
Margaret Waley
Weyerhaeuser
Harmon Waley
George Weverhaeuser, Jr Jr
Tacoma
Kimberman
Federal Women's Reformatory
Milan
Mich
U. S
A. J. Chitty
Wash
Ington
Mrs. Waley
Thompson Losing Nerve at Trial in Hallmark Slaying
Thompson showed visible nerves as he sat in Peoria courtroom on day four of the murder trial of Mil dred Hallmark. Spectators watched closely while the defendant shifted in his chair and glanced at jurors and the cafeteria window where Hallmark worked. Since the discovery of the body on June 17, he had been linked to a revenge note with fellow workers of Hallmark’s father. Jury selection continued, with four jurors accepted Wednesday and two each the prior days.
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Peoria
Ill
Gerald Thompson
Mildred Hallmark
Miss Hallmark
Thompson
City Electric Rates Low Report Reveals Muscatine Lead
Muscatine's municipally owned light plant provides 25 kwh for 1.58 100 kwh for 3.26 and 250 kwh for 6.64 the lowest in its 10 000 to 25 000 population class among Iowa cities per the federal power commission. The $3.83 rate for 100 kwh ranked Harlan second and Davenport third while Burlington and Waterloo charged far higher.
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Muscatine
Iowa
Federal Power Commission
Commission
Harlan
Davenport
The
Power Commission
Burlington
Waterloo
Tension Eases in Tamaulipas After Peasant Uprising
A 2000-peasant force that besieged Matamoros for two days in Tamaulipas disbanded after federal troops and police deployed. President Cardenas ordered a full investigation of governor Villarreal amid calls for his removal, with Tampico officials also seeking his ouster.
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Matamoros
Tamulipas
Tamaulipas
Rafael Villarreal
Mexico City
Cardenas
Villarreal
Tampico
Rafael Mungia C
Tabasco
Aureo Calles
Police Seek Bandit Pair In Davenport Robbery
Muscatine police are told to watch for a black sedan used by two men who robbed Clarence H. Dose assistant cashier of the Tri City railway of 400 to 500 dollars in Davenport. The robbers fled in an Illinois plated car 266-963 after 9 25 this morning.
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Muscatine
Clarence H. Dose
Tri-City Railway
Davenport
Dose
Illinois
City of Portland Derailed Near Kemmerer Wyoming
A Union Pacific streamlined train derailed near Kemmerer Wyoming late Wednesday. All 75 passengers aboard the City of Portland escaped injury and continued the trip on other westbound trains. Four middle coaches left the seven car train and were dragged about three quarters of a mile as crews repaired damage. Officials investigated the cause but gave no findings.
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Kemmerer
Wyo
Union Pacific Railroad
Portland
Chicago
Ore
Shad Insects Said to Cause Truck Collision
Bodies of shad flies covered the road and allegedly caused a crash between two trucks driven by Charles Wells of Chicago and Ernest Hayslett of West Branch. Wells braked on a curve, tires slid on insect carcasses, and Hayslett suffered a head injury.
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Clinton
Charles Wells
Chicago
Ernest Hayslett
West Branch
Wells
Hayslett
Weather Summary for Iowa Illinois and River Stages
Partly cloudy in Iowa and Illinois with continued warmth. Northern Iowa may see local thunder showers tonight and Friday. Mississippi River stages show Dubuque 6.3 feet, fall 0.8. Davenport 6.3, fall 0.3. Muscatine 7.6, fall 0.2. Keokuk 8.2, fall 3.2. St. Louis 15.8, rise 1.1.
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Iowa
North Portion
Ilinois
Mississippi River
Dubuque
Davenport
Muscatine
Keokuk
St. Louis
Debate Over Tax Bill Advances Amid Charter Disputes
Washington Democrats inch toward a tentative tax bill worth about 200 million dollars annually while resisting a president proposed inter corporation tax. The Ways and Means Committee challenges include excluding charity exemptions and resisting a graduated corporate rate. Key welfare and charitable groups warn the move would hurt private agencies and charity.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means
Democrats
Fdr
Turkey
Roosevelt
Allen T. Burns
Community Chests and Councils, Inc
National Conference of Catholic Charities
National Council of Jewish Federations
German Veteran Group Dissolved
Berlin reports say the Nazi authorities dissolved the steel helmet veterans group and railed against foreign and Catholic press. They accused foreign outlets of slander and biased reporting and pushed a purge of Catholic newspapers as political Catholicism with Max Amann pressing for compliance.
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Berlin
War Veterans’ Organization
Steel Helmet
Germany
Max Amann
Reich Press Chamber
Mecklenburg
Parchim
Ludwigslust
Waren
Baden
Fuehrer
Amann
Republicans eye immediate control over government
Beverly Hills readers hear that Republicans feel confident of seizing power in a year and a half while figures like Bert Snell and Ham Fish urge acting now. They challenge the constitution, arguing four year terms delay needed governance and mock the Roosevelt administration. Matt and Jeff are also mentioned as rivals in the scene.
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Beverly Hills
Calif
Bert Snell
Ham Fish
Roosevelt
Ham
Bert
Matt
Jeff
Heinz Held on Charges of Murder in Dubuque
Marlo Heinz 29, father of three, arraigned on first degree murder in Dubuque County District Court. Held without bond after confessing to Sheriff Ryder and telling his wife he would rather be dead. Victim identified as David Fox 6, nephew of Heinz, found sexually mistreated and strangled near Holy Cross farm. Trial set for October term. Heinz represented by Robert J. Kintzinger.
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Dubuque
Marlo Heinz
P. J. Nelson
J. L. Duffy
David Fox
Heinz
Ryder
Fred Fox
Holy Cross
Duffy
Robert J. Kintzinger
Man Wanted for Robberies Held
Leighton Abernathy 26 of Greencastle Missouri, allegedly leader of a gang that robbed southern Iowa stores, was captured in Newton Iowa. Special Agent Paul Gruber and local officers arrested him asleep in a hotel, seizing 875 and a revolver. he had used the name Paul Wilson. He’s linked to robberies in Leon Milton and Bloomfield and to other looting of clothing stores across the region.
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Des Moines
State Bureau of Investigation
Leighton
Buzz) Abernathy
Greencastle
Iowa
Newton
Paul Gruber
Jasper County
Abernathy
Gruber
Paul Wilson
Leon
Milton
Bloomfield
Centerville
Carlosa
Monk) George
Missouri
Kirksville
George
Urgent Flood Relief Appeals From Central Chinese Provinces
Thousands of flood refugees in central and north China pleaded for immediate aid as Hupeh province, hardest hit by Yangtze floods, reported two thirds of its area affected. Local officials cited 200,000 deaths estimates, while foreign relief workers warned the figure may overshoot actual Yangtze valley losses.
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Nanking
China
Chang Chung
Hupeh
Yangtze River
Embargo Decided On By Belgium And Britain In Ethiopian Crisis
The League session appeal followed an Ethiopian note after an Italian note blamed Ethiopia for failed conciliation. Britain bans arms exports to Italy and Ethiopia while allowing treaty rights for shipments via British territory if needed. Belgium also bans licensing arms exports to Ethiopia. Sir Samuel Hoare stated the aim is a peaceful outcome with careful licensing.
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Geneva
Council of the
League of Nations
Ethiopia
Associated Press
Italy
House of Commons
Samuel Hoare
Brussels
van Zeeland
Foreign Affairs Committee
Senate
Belgium
Sir Samuel
George Lansbury
Labor
Samuel
Foreign Secretary
Wallace praised by farm leaders at Midwest conference
Midwest farm leaders at a three day Farm Bureau conference lauded Secretary of Agriculture Wallace for promoting agricultural equality. Resolutions praised Wallace and congressional leaders while denouncing his opponents and urging Senate approval of the commodity exchange bill and reestablishment of the Pacific Northwest Wheat Export corporation to curb regional wheat surpluses. The group opposed transportation coordination favoring competition among carriers. ten states including Iowa attended.
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Chicago
Wallace
Midwest Farm
Agriculture Equality
Farm Bureau
Senate
House
Pacific Northwest Wheat Export Corporation
AAA
Iowa
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U. P
Shad
He Rogers
McNaught Syndicate
Aunt Het
Robert Quillen
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