Greece Placed Under Martial Rule By Metaxas Regime
Greece is under a temporary dictatorship as King George II endorses martial law. Premier Metaxas dissolves the chamber of deputies, imposes censorship, and announces elections when stable. The move follows a leftist push for a general strike over wage law and arbitration. Athens and Piraeus remain quiet amid fears of bloodshed.
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Athens
George II
Greece
John Metaxas
Chamber of Deputies
Piraeus
Metaxas
Metaxes
Zioncheck Reverses Course Announces Candidacy
Marion Anthony Zioncheck, Democrat from Washington, abandons plan to retire. He cites his mother’s illness and false reports, then announces he will run for Congress again. He becomes the sixth Democrat and No 13 candidate for the First District seat. He had returned from Washington, D.C., amid prior legal and public incidents.
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Zioncheck
Seattle
Marion Anthony Zioncheck
Washington
Congress
Zionberk
Washington State
Washington, D.C
Maryland
Carrying Tragedy: New London Youth Dies After Crash
Laference Caspar, 21, of Bear Creek and son of prominent manufacturer Pohl Caspar, died from injuries after his automobile collided with a tractor on State Highway 4 north of New London Wisconsin. Walter Heizfelds, owner of the tractor, admitted his machine had four Go i authonies Sud.
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New London
Wis
Caspar
Bear Creek
Pohl Caspar
Here
Walter Heizfelds
Greenville
AFL Plans Suspension of Lewis Faction in Labor Case
Associated Press reports a majority of the 13 AFL vice presidents on the Lewis insurrection trial favor suspending the Lewis faction within 30 days unless terms are agreed. The verdict hinges on dissolving the Lewis committee for industrial organization, opposed by craft unions. Two unions not affiliated questioned the panel’s authority, while prosecutor Frey labeled his case irresistible.
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Ben Robertson
Associated Press
Washington
American Federation of Labor
John L. Lewis
Associated Unions
Lewis
Lewis Group
Federation
Lewis’ Committee
Lewis Committee
William Green
A. F. of L
John P. Frey
Samuel Gompers
Firefighters Battle Isolated Forest Blazes Across Midwest
Nearly 1,500 firefighters battled scattered fires in Minnesota Wisconsin and Michigan as crews patrolled the Canadian border nine miles to prevent spread planes and towers aided visibility CCC enrollees from Wisconsin Michigan camps prepared to assist Isle Royale defenses. Brule area in Douglas county saw the worst blaze while others rage near Minong Spooner and surrounding pine woods.
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Milwaukee
Superior National Forest
Minnesota
United States Forest Office
Houghton
Mich
CCC
Mellen
Wis
Menominee
Crystal Falls
Isle Royale
Wisconsin
Marquette
Upper Michigan Peninsula
National Park Service
Lake Superior
Lake Cesar
Brulee
Brule State Park
Douglas County
Slack Pine Woods
Minong
Spooner
Owens Wins Third Event At Track Olympics Berlin
Jesse Owens of Ohio State won the 200 meter dash at the 11th Olympiad in Berlin, his third track title. Earle Meadows set a new pole vault mark of 14 feet 2 and 15 16 inches, surpassing the 1932 Olympic record. Mack Robinson finished second in the 200, while Owens had earlier tied or set records in the 100 meters, though wind prevented a world record.
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Owens
Olympic Stadium
Berlin
Earle Meadows
University of Southern California
Bill Miller
Los Angeles
Jesse Owens
Ohio ‘State
Necro
Tan Banderivalt
Peerless
Paave Nurmi
Mack Robinson
Pasadena
Calif
Prios
Ae Mares
Ohio State
Nash
Smithereens
Edward Hamm
Hay Ewry
New York
Ne Dle
Emery
Iine Trumph
Primaries in Three States Held Tuesday
Associated Press reports indicate the Pendergast faction in Missouri leading in the gubernatorial race as Maj. Lloyd Stark gains Democratic momentum and Jesse W. Barrett consolidates the Republican nomination. In Kansas, Capper appears set to face Omar Ketchum in November after early returns show Capper with a strong lead in the Senate race. Townsend backed candidates trail in Democratic senatorial and gubernatorial contests.
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Associated Press
Pendergast
Missouri
Townsend
Alf M. Landon
Kansas
Capper
Omar Ketchum
Ketchump
Stark
Maj
Lloyd C. Stark
Tom Pendergast
Kansas City
Jesse W. Barrett
Barrett
Coughlin Confirms Bishop Reprimand Over Liar Remark
Detroit reports Father Charles Coughlin postponed his fall and winter Sunday broadcasts until after year’s start. Bishop Gallagher of Detroit confirmed he rebuked the priest for calling Roosevelt a liar. Coughlin apologized to Roosevelt and planned to moderate his tone, with Vatican circles hopeful for restraint.
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Detroit
U.P
Charles E. Coughlin
Leo Fitzpatrick
WIR
Royal Oak
Mich
Roosevelt
Coughlin
Michael J. Gallagher
Rome
William Lemke
Father Coughlin
Parshop Gallagher
Bishon Gallagher
Cleveland
Vatican City
Vatican
Charles R. Coughlin
Rain To Come Is Promise
The U S Weather Bureau forecast scattered rain across southern and eastern Wisconsin late today into tonight with light rain already in the southeast. Forecaster Cook said rains should benefit crops across the central and northern states, easing drought concerns as showers spread from Iowa and Nebraska through Illinois Indiana and Wisconsin. Corn prices slid on a selling wave with later slight rallies. wheat remained unsettled.
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Milwaukee
U.P
U.S
Chicago
A. W. Cook
Iowa
Nebraska
Illinois
Indiana
Missouri
Michigan
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Cook
Plains
Kansas
Oklahoma
Dakotas
Des Moines
Davenport
Omaha
Neb
Peoria
Chicago Board of Trade
Hot Time on the Farm as Thresher Fire Spreads
Fire broke out in a thresher on the Roy Rabe farm in Eldorado township Fond du Lac County Wisconsin. A load of barley grain ignited and the team of horses bolted down the road. The blaze spread to a neighboring grain field but was quenched by a local fire department and county road workers.
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Fond du Lac
Wis
Roy Rabe
Eldorado Township
La Follette Dynasty Labeled Wisconsin's Present Major Peril
Green Bay, Wis. Roland J. Stearle of Milwaukee, candidate for the Republican women’s lieutenant governor, declared Wisconsin faces its greatest peril in the La Follette dynasty. Speaking at a Brown County Republican meeting, Stearle charged Governor La Follette with seeking dictatorial power during the last legislative session and condemning those who refused to obey his will.
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Green Bay
Wis
Roland J. Stearle
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Brown County
Steinle
la Fallette
Five Oil Men Surrender in Sherman Act Indictment
Fifty eight defendants including Chicago executives Edward CG Schubert of Standard Oil Indiana Alten Jackson and Edward J Bullock surrendered to U S Marshals in Madison Wisconsin on Sherman act indictments alleging pooling to fix gasoline prices in Texas Oklahoma and midcontinent fields Bonds of five thousand dollars each were posted for appearance at Madison court Selected executives from Pure Oil Deep Rock Oil and Standard Oil were among those surrendering as the government seeks due reply to antitrust charges.
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Chicago
Edward CG. Schubert
Standard Oil Company of
Indiana
Alten Jackson
Edward J. Bullock
Madison
Wis
U. S. Marshall Wiliam
Donnell
U. S
Edwin K. Walker
Texas
Oklahoma
Seubert
R. McElroy Jr
Pure Oil Company
Bernard L. Majewski
Deep Rock Oil Corporation
Chicago Board of Education
McElroy
Ralph Horween
Henry M. Dawes
C. J. Watson
L. L. Stephens
Reduction Is Not General Says Oshkosh Assessor
City Assessor John F. Habbarth announced 1936 property valuations for Oshkosh show a drop of about 10 percent to 11,719,075. The decline, not citywide, affects 1937 tax rate projections, but stock in merchants and manufacturers rose to 1,608,425 and 2,261,275 respectively. Land values fell from 11,052,955 to 9,618,950 and improvements from 30,065,175 to 27,335,875, with personal property up modestly to 4,761,250. The board of review meets at City Hall Thursday at 10 o’clock, likely moving to City Clerk James S. Chase’s office.
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Oshkosh
John F. Habbarth
Board of Review
James S. Chase
Milwaukee Man Claims Green Grass Mixture Works
Milwaukee machinist John Majin claims a five-ingredient chemical mixture revived dried vegetation, growing four inch green grass in four days. He tested on his lawn after 1929, gained wide attention, offered formula to neighbors but plans to retire.
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Milwaukee
John Majin
Mazin
Manehin
Ubs
Wauwatoca
Madrid U P reports fall of Cordoba and Saragossa plans
The minister of war said Cordoba, held by rebels, was bombarded by aviators and artillery and its royalist surrender is imminent. Two thousand rebel troops defected to the loyalists and will spearhead an attack on Saragossa. Insurgents closed to 36 miles from Madrid as fierce fighting rages. British seaplanes en route to England were fired upon by Spanish warships.
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Madrid
U.P
Cordoba
Barcelona
Spain
Saragossa
Felipe Sandino
Sandino
Luis Companys
Mola
Roblegordo
Guadarrama
Gibraltar
Algiers
England
Republicans Seek Election of Midwest Senators
Topeka Kan 4 A report on Republican efforts to elect senators in five Midwestern states was presented to Gov Alf M Landon by Sen L J Dickinson of Town. He said Republicans concentrate on Iowa Nebraska Minnesota South Dakota Kansas. Landon observed Kansas Missouri and Virginia primaries while back in the capital after voting in Independence.
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Topeka
Kan
Alf M. Landon
L. J. Dickinson
Town
Landon
Kansas
Missouri
Virginia
Frank D. Fitzgerald
Michigan
Howard C. Lawrence
Central Republican Committee
Dickinson
Towa
Nebraska
Minnesota
South Dakota
Independence
Jenckes to cover Coughlin bet of 25000
Frederick L. Jenckes former head of Manville Jenckes Co backed Father Coughlin’s pledge to stake 25000 at 102 to Landon Lemke bet. He wired he would place 16666.66 in escrow and his counsel said a Providence bank could accept the stake.
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Providence
Evening Bulletin
Frederick L. Jenckes
Manville-Jenckes Company
East Providence
Charles E. Coughlin
Lemke
Union Party
Landon
Jenckes
Father Coughlin
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King Agt
Carl Buenger
German Lutheran Church of
GCC
LA Follette
Magnaidhe
Alhough Magin
Midwest
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