Meeting Ends Amicably in Baltimore Area Republican Talks
A Baltimore area political gathering closed with a cordial tone as Maryland and national GOP figures debated reorganization, gubernatorial hopes, and prep for the 1940 Republican National Convention. Key figures included Governor Martin Nice, Senator James Watron, and Representative Dewey Short among others.
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Mayland
Maryland
Gatoctin Furnace
Kingman Brewster
Marry W. Nice
James Watron
Andane
James Jo Davis
Pennsylvania
Congress
Dewey Short
Republican House
Mtsouri
Harold Kanuton
Minnesota
Fred A Britten
Imnous
Charles Haleck
Indiana
Marland
Herbert Hoos
Silas Strawn
Chicago
National Committee event notes Republican regional influence
A historical report describes a National Committee cruise with guests including Mr Brewsee and Bonito Davis. Governor Nie attended, escorted by William Towson, highlighting Republican presence in Western state contentions and public committee activities.
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National Committee
Mr Brewsee
He Bay
Bonito Davis
Nie
Wiliam Fo Touwson
Casinu
Plane crash near Minnesota airport kills four
A plane carrying four killed when a cabin door failed and the craft crashed and burned at a Minnesota airport today. The known dead include Pete LeFrant and Moe others from Rushne, Minn. Other bodies were charred beyond recognition as airport officials confirmed the fatalities.
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Minny Atetl
Pete LeFrant Peras
Ptt
Boc Pooth
Rushne
Minn Tao Oher
WPA strike threat over pay for New York City workers
Nationwide labor unrest looms as WPA employees demand higher wages, with discontent centered on a $9350 increase and objections to relief officials. George Meany, 61, president of the New York Federation of Labor, urges unions to oppose labor practices while protesters call for better treatment on New York city projects.
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Works Progress Administration
New York City
George Meany
New York
Expenditures for Education Decrease Across Forty States
Washington reports 1933 34 school statistics show a large drop in current expenses and capital outlay from the prior year as bonds paid off and fewer funds for open program. New Jersey leads in days in session while Arkansas and Tennessee record fewest.
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Office of Education
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Tennessee
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District of Columbia
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New Jerey
Dice Game Raid Nets Arrests On Ice Street
Eight local men were arrested in a Sunday morning dice game at Robert Monroe’s Ice Street home. Others, including Maynard Gray and Char Wesley Carter, face charges or appear in court as officers report multiple intoxication and disorderly conduct arrests.
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Wesley Carter
Tanase
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John Hawkins
Robert Sanon Jones
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Stanton
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Phebus, Blumenauer Pari
Straley Wocram
Soussste
Frozen test aims to prove freezing can preserve the dead
Hollywood Aug 11 Stephen Simkhoutch film writer agreed to be frozen solid as the safest of a Shaman mnede reviies. Dr Ralph Willard and a research chemist prepared the test and planned to lower him to 30 degrees below zero. Willard hopes freezing the dead could overcome tuberculosis and allow future revival.
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Calif
Stephen Simkhoutch
Ralph & Wilard
Willard
Maryland and Federal push to eliminate grade crossings
Maryland officials and major railroads outline steps to remove grade crossings with a $206,000 allotment. Nathan L Smith of the State Roads Commission coordinates with Washington on final PWA plans, while labor costs and cost distribution between state and federal funding pose obstacles. The Baltimore and Ohio and others await detailed plans and state authorization before proceeding amid administrative delays.
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Maryland
Nathan L Smith
State Roads Commission
Smith
Washington
PWA
Association of American Railroads
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Pennsylvania
Baltimore and Ohio
Canberra Capital City Flourishes Since Humble Hut Era
Canberra transformed from a hut for a sheep station to Australia’s planned capital city. Walter R Griffin won the design contest, the Parliament buildings opened in 1927, and a commemorative stamp marked the milestone.
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Canberra
Australia
Walter R. Griffin
Burned by Live Wire at Maryland Fair Grounds
Hammond Barnes, 32, of Westminster, was seriously burned at Taneytown fair grounds after contacting a 2200 volt live wire while wiring a booth. He was hurled across a hot line, suffered burned legs and left hand, head injuries, and was transported to Maryland University Hospital in Baltimore for treatment.
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Maryland University Hospital
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Taneytown
Baltimore Hospital
Emperor Haile Selassie signals possible cession for port outlet
Report from Addis Ababa quotes Emperor Haile Selassie saying Ethiopia might cede part of Ogaden to Italy if it gains a sea outlet and accelerates civilization and development. The remark frames a port as essential to two main aims. In New Jersey a clash between Italians and locals over the Italo Ethiopian dispute leaves five to hospital and eleven arrests.
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Tomght
Addis Ababa
Haile Selassie
Ethiopia
Italy
Ogaden
Jersey City
Jersey City Medical Center
Income Up 1934 National Return Amid War Labor Share
Washington reports 1934 national income estimated at 340.44 billion dollars, up about 5 billion from 1933, the highest since 1931. Labor’s share rose within the 1929–34 era, even excluding work relief payments. Public works and relief payrolls are itemized under construction and other sectors.
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Commerce Department
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Reed Fer
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