Fires drive families from homes in Wisconsin and Michigan
Fog and light rain helped forest fire fighters hold northern Wisconsin and upper Michigan fires in check. In Wisconsin, 12 more Douglas County families fled Bennett and Hawthorne as the Bennett Hawthorne blaze roared northward. Firefighters reported 800 workers on that fire and three fires had burned more than 27 000 acres.
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Superior
Wis
Wisconsin
Upper Peninsula
Michigan
Douglas County
Bennett
Hawthorne
Bennett-Hawthorne
Chaffey District
Chippewa Harbor
Isle Royale
Lake Superior
Holger John
Bank of France regents surrender power to new council
The century-old board of regents will hand control to a government‑appointed council of twenty. The move aims to keep the franc stable and curb inflation while continuing anti‑devaluation policy. Finance minister Vincent Auriol backed the reform approved July 16 and sought to remove the so called 200 families from influence.
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Paris
Board of Regents
Bank of France
Frech
Vincent Auriol
Chamber of Deputies
Leon Blum
Popular Front
30 000 Attendees at F C E Convention
Chicago reports 30 000 delegates and members of the Fraternal Order of Eagles at the opening of the 38th grandaerie convention. The five day event includes a Sunday parade down Michigan Avenue and a Soldier Field drill team and band contest. Mayor Edward J. Kelly will give a welcome and Minnesota State Sen. George Nordin will respond.
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Chicago
Order of Eagles
Michigan Avenue
Soldier Field
Edward J. Kelly
Minnesota
George Nordin
St. Paul
Girl 11 Sent Threat to President Roosevelt
An 11 year old Negro girl whose name is withheld explained she threatened to kill President Roosevelt unless $100 was left in a neighbor's yard. Police traced the letter to Betty Lightfoot of Newark who identified similar stationery and the discarded beginnings of letters to the president, and the girl confessed.
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Newark
U.D
Roosevelt
White House
Washington, D. C
Betty Lightfoot
Miss Lightfoot
G. D
Mr. Roosevelt
South Sixth Street
Lightfoots
Motor Truck Runaway Kills Eleven on Steep Hill Near Mistek
Eleven people were killed and five seriously injured when a market truck rolled away on a steep hill near Mistek due to faulty brakes in Prague U. P. Authorities report the tragedy occurred as the group traveled to market.
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Prague
Czechoslovakia
U.P
Mistek
Investigation Into Death Of Mrs Foerster In Wisconsin Crash
Coroner Joseph Murray conducted a probe into the death of 60 year old Mrs. John Foerster of Kewaskum Wisconsin after a hay rack operated without lights was struck by a car driven by Jerome Foerster 17, son of the deceased, in Fond du Lac. Henry Jung an Ashford farmer was driving the hay rack.
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Fond du Lac
Wis
U.P
John Foerster
Kewaskum
Joseph Murray
Murray
Henry Jung
Ashford
Berlin Athletes Dominate Diving Spotlight in Olympic Trials
America's aquatic stars led the Olympic diving events with Dorothy Poynton Hill defending the platform title. Velma Dunn of Monrovia placed second, while Germany's Kaethe Koehler edged Cornelia Gibson for third. In the women's 100-meter back, Alice Bridges and Edith Morridge Segal finished third and fourth as Dina Senff and Rita Mastenbroek led. Adolf Kiefer dominated the men's backstroke, winning the semi final in 1 06.8 and setting a new Olympic mark. Al Vande Weghe and Taylor Drysdale joined the final as the United States extended its lead in overall swimming.
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Berlin
America
United States
Dorothy Poynton Hill
Los Angeles
Velma Dunn
Monrovia
Calif
Germany
Kaethe Koehler
Cornelia Gibson
New York
Uncle Sam
Alice Bridges
Uxbridge
Mass
Edith Morridge Segal
Holland
Dina Senff
Rita Mastenbroek
Mass Senffs
Adolf Kiefer
Chicago
al Vande Weghe
Paterson
N. J
Taylor Drysdale
Detroit
Father Coughlin Won’t Join Smith Townsend on Tour
Father Coughlin rejects joining the Townsend share-our-wealth and Smith on a nationwide front in support of the Union party ticket. He may do one New Orleans engagement and warns he would quit the National Union if its identity is lost. Townsend and Smith may speak to delegates after the convention.
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Lyle C Wilson
United Press
Cleveland
Father Charles E. Coughlin
Francis E. Townsend
Pension Clubs
Gerald L. K. Smith
New
Union Party
National Union For Social Justice
Father Coughlin
Townsend
Smith
William Lemke
New Orleans
National Union
Townsend Clubs
Share-Our-Wealth
Derailment Sparks Vast Oil Train Fire Near Janesville
A Chicago-Madison freight derailed near Janesville Wisconsin injuring no one but causing about 150000 dollars in damage. The wreck destroyed 18 cars including 139000 gallons of oil and gasoline with flames and smoke rising high and coke and coal burning through the night. Traffic between Chicago and Madison rerouted via Beloit.
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Janesville
Wis
Chicago-Mathson
Milwaukee Railroad
Here
Chicago
Madison
Beloit
Traffic Control Stations To Improve Air Travel Safety
Washington reports a broader system of traffic control stations to manage a national air highway network. The bureau of air commerce will standardize altitudes for westbound and eastbound planes, create blind flying standards, and use radio orders to prevent collisions.
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Traffic Control
Washington
Bureau of Air Commerce
Bureau
Newark
Cleveland
Chicago
Detroit
Pittsburgh
Los Angeles
San
Wisconsin Voters League presses candidates on 11 education, civil service reforms
The Wisconsin League of Women Voters asks candidates for assembly, state senate, and governor to declare positions on 11 reform proposals. They urge nonpartisan county officer elections, merit-based public service, safeguards for children, expanded rural school units, and increased state aid for schools.
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Madison
Wis
Wisconsin League of Women Voters
Assembly
State Senate
League
Department of Public Welfare
Oregon
Frank L. Clapp
John Wise
Robert Johnson
Fond du Lac
Williiam A. Norris
Thames M. Punch
Milwaukee
Murdered Woman Found in Kansas City Hotel
The body of a murdered woman nearly decapitated was found in a hotel room. Police identified her as Mrs. Freda Geos Beanandez, 23, wife of Phillip Hernandez, a Filipino musician. Hernandez, who registered for the room, is missing. a note claimed motive and referenced parental disapproval. The couple had lived in Kansas City for over a year. Her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Geer, farmers near Laharpe, Kan., were notified.
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Kansas City
Freda Geos Beanandez
Phillip Herandes
Mussian
Hernandes
Hernandez
Womap
Fred Geer
Laharpe
Kan
Donanaur Dies After Horse Accident Near Oshkosh
Roman Giese 13, son of Mr and Mrs Paul Giese of 15 Prospect Ave, died of internal injuries after a draft horse threw him at the Baerwald farm on Eldorado road south of Oshkosh. Lester Merten 10 escaped with minor injuries. Roman was visiting relatives, born in Van Dyne, in eighth grade at Merrill Junior High, and attended Martin Luther church Sunday school.
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Roman Giese
Paul Giese
Prospect Avenue
Lester Merten
Eighteenth Street
Ernst Baerwaud
Eldorado Road
Oshkosh
Fong du Lav
Mercy Hospital
Roman
Ervin A. Merten
Ernst Baerwald
Baerwalds
Merten
Merln Merten
Lester
Larence Baerwald
Clarence Buerwald
van Dyne
Ashkash
Merrill Junior High
Widmer School
Black Wolf
Martin Luther Church
Jackson Drive
Knox to Open G. O. P. Campaign in West Virginia
Col. Frank Knox Republican vice presidential candidate prepared to open the party campaign in West Virginia before the state convention in Huntington tonight. He will return to White Sulphur Springs Friday after a night in Charleston and resume speeches in New England. The speech is set for 7:30 central standard time.
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White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
Frank Knox
West Virginia
Huntington
Charleston
New England
Widow Faces Jail or Fine Over Husband Burial Dispute
Mrs Ida G Bayergeon of St Paul faces 60 days in jail or a $263.70 fine for contempt after refusing to deliver her husband Boyorgeon's body to his sister Mrs Phoebe Snow of Fond du Lac, under a court order from Judge Clayton F Van Pelt. The bond of $240 was forfeited if she does not comply within 20 days. The matter concerns burial wishes and a injunction restraining removal to St Paul.
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Clayton F. van Pelt
St. Paul
Fond du Lac
Wis
Ida G. Bayergeon
Phoebe Snow
Fond du Luc
Buna
Mrs. Snow
Great Northern Railroad
Boyorgeon
Government Heads Predict Collapse of Spanish Rebellion
Reports from Madrid and Seville indicate the loyalist government predicts a vertical collapse of the military rebellion within hours. Four small Cordoba province towns were reportedly captured and Major Ramon Franco was dismissed from diplomatic service.
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Madrid
Spain
War Ministry
Cordoba
Desfontes
Callahorra
de Lancerra
Aguacil
Ramon Franco
Major Franco
Washington
Francisco Franco
Wisconsin employment service reports July placements
The Wisconsin industrial commission said 12 901 people were placed in July, down from June due to heat and inventories. Private spots totaled 4 304, public 2 041, and 6 556 on relief projects. Farm placements fell to 454 as drought reduced farm work. The service logged 30 886 registrations, including 13 307 new and 7 579 renewals.
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Madison
Wisconsin Industrial Commission
State Employment Service
Commission Im
Drouth
Comemission
Dreuth
Tax forecast: no increases next session urged
Washington reports a forecast that taxes will not rise and may even fall slightly. Secretary Morgenthau, Harrison, and Dougherty said improved business conditions justify no new tax increases. They announced a study of the tax system to remove inequities and administrative difficulties.
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Washington
Morgenthau
Roosevelt
Treasury
Harrison
Senate Finance Committee
Dough+ton
House Ways and Means Committee
Congress
White House
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Knox
G. O. P. Campaign
Adolph Kan- Inenberg
State Public Service Commission
Public Service Commission
U. S. Geological Survey
Water Resources Branch
Kannenberg
Rock
Upper
Lake Michigan
U. S. Weather Bureaut
State Board of Health
State Conservation Commission
State Planning Board
National Resources Board
Gibraltar
Jane Primero
Malaga
Radw
Seville
Vally
Ermita Mala
Mirera
Burgos
Alexander Ho Uhl
Assocted Press
Doughton
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