Britain Warns Spain Ships Must Not Endanger Life
Britain warned Spain it would take stern measures against ships or aircraft endangering British lives and property as the neutrality accord proposed by France in the Spanish civil war was accepted by Italy. Germany may alter its attitude toward the neutrality pact, with strong protests over the stopping of a German ship by a loyalist cruiser.
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London
Britain
Spain
Germany
Italy
Unitedress
Berlin
Wisconsin Dealers Urge Governor to Approve New Pact
Madison, Wis. dealers press Gov. Philip F. La Follette to back a 1935 fair trade pact under the state recovery act. They warn of a Supreme Court test if approved, aim to curb auto costs and prohibit inflated used car pricing, and plan a commission to set costs. La Follette cautions gradual regulation to avoid public backlash and a repeat of the recovery program’s bad reception.
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Madison
Wisconsin
Philip F. la Follette
Supreme Court
la Follette
World Famed Artist Will Paint Picture For Oshkosh Museum
World renowned muralist Eugene Savage of Ossining is contracted to paint a memorial work for the Oshkosh museum under Emma M Streich s will. The painting will depict the region s historical background and may be delivered around June 1937 with preliminary sketches due about October 1.
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Emma M. Stretch
Eugene Savage
Ossining
Frank B. Keefe
Mim Streich
August Frederick Streich
Ernestine St
Keefe
President Roosevelt to Visit Wisconsin on Drouth Tour
Wisconsin trip planned as part of Roosevelt drouth tour with Governor La Follette and Leo Crowley arranging. The group may include Senators La Follette Jr and Duffy with other state officials. Roosevelt to meet Wisconsin leaders in La Crosse after talks with Minnesota's Olson and await formal directions in a few days.
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Rooselvert
Wisconsin
Drouth
Philip la Foliette
Leo T. Crowley
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Washington
Crowley
Roosevelt
Floyd B. Olson
Minnesota
la Crosse
la Follette
United States
Robert M. la Follett Jr
F. Ryan Duffy
Tropical hurricane heads toward Florida coast
A tropical hurricane with winds up to 40 mph moved toward the Florida east coast. Residents took cover as warnings flagged an imminent strike near Jacksonville within a few hours.
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Miami
Fla
U.P
Florida
Federal
Jacksonville
Ten Injured as Streetcars Collide on Southwest Side
Chicago reports ten injured when two streetcars collide on the southwest side. Witnesses say a northbound car jumped tracks, its rear end swinging into a southbound car just as it was loading passengers at the opposite corner.
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Chicago
Wiley Keefe on tonight’s GOP forum in Oshkosh
Weather permitting a large crowd is expected at South Park for a joint appearance of Frank B. Keefe and Alexander Wiley, Republican nominees for Congress and Wisconsin governor. Keefe will cover national issues, Wiley state affairs, with introductions by Chester D. Shepard. If rain, the meeting moves to the Eagles club.
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Nk B. Keele
Southpark
Eagles Anditertam
South Park
Frank B. Keefe
Oshkosh
Congress
Alexander Wiley
Wisconsin
Keefe
Wiley
Chester D. Shepard
Sixth District Republican Committee
Eagles Club
I C C Denies Chicago Use of Eastern Time
The interstate commerce commission rejected Chicago’s bid to adopt eastern time while allowing limited eastern time for Michigan’s lower peninsula. The ruling keeps Chicago on central time, with debate over statewide action continuing.
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Chicago
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Michigan
Lower Peninsula
Lower Michigan Peninsula
Edward J. Kelly
Change 18
Woman Held on Assault Charge After Taxi Hijack
Joan St. Clair, 23, held to the grand jury in Cicero on a $5000 bond for assault with a deadly weapon. Taxicab driver Myrom Wilkins testified she hired him in Cicero, rode toward Bloomington with a pistol, then claimed to need money from friends. Police later seized a broken hammer and firing pin on the gun.
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Chicago
Joan St. Clair
Ciceroo
Bloomington
Harry J. Sandusky
Cicero
Myrom F. Wilkins
Wilkins
Cigero Police
Miss St. Clair
Jean Anderson
Arabian Nights as secret code in Moscow plot trial
Edward Holzmann testified he acted as middleman between T Smirnoff and Svedoff using a copy of the Arabian Nights as a covert code to relay reports. Leon Trotzky faces accusation as master mind behind multiple assassination attempts against Stalin amid testimony.
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Charles P. Nutter
Associated Press
Moscow
Russia
Edward Solomonovich Holzmann
T. Smirnoff
Moscow Trotzkites
Svedoff
Leon Trotzky
Berlin
Smirnoff
Syedoff
U.S. S.R
22 Indicted for Cult Terrorism in Detroit
A state grand jury indicted 22 alleged Black Legion officers on criminal syndicalism charges. Judge Chenot issued warrants as 20 policemen moved to round up suspects. in a separate case, two of three Black Legion members convicted for false imprisonment were sentenced to three to five years in Michigan prison. A third defendant faced additional auto theft charges and stood mute at arraignment.
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Black Legion
James E. Chenot
Joseph A. Moynihan
Robert Penland
Ecorse Steel
Southern Michigan
Frederick A. Gulley
Thomas A.cox
Penland
Earl Angstadt
Warren
Senate Labor Committee Orders Six Rail Officials to Testify
Chairman La Follette of Wisconsin's special senate labor investigating committee orders W. W. Groves president and five other Railway Audit and Inspection Company officials to appear on August 27 after they failed to show this morning. An injunction request is before federal court, with a hearing set to show cause next Tuesday. The panel cites destroyed records and contumacy, promising all legal remedies to enforce testimony.
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Senate
la Follette
Winsconsin
Senate Labor Investigating Committee
United States Senate
W. W. Groves
Railway Audit and Inspection Company
Olson Slightly Weaker Today in Mayo Clinic Bulletin
Governor Floyd B. Olson of Minnesota, a Farmer-Labor leader, remained seriously ill with an inoperable stomach ailment. Mayo Clinic bulletin at 9:15 a.m. reported pain and feeding difficulty, a slightly weaker state, and fever up one degree. Chauffeur Maurice Rose said Olson showed fight. Messages of support poured in, including a donor offering blood.
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Vee Rundle
United Press
Rochester
Mion
Floyd B. Olson
Farmer-Labor
Mayo Clinic
William Mayo
Maurice Rose
Rose
Washington, D. C
England seeks trade deal with United States says Roper
Secretary Roper just back from Europe says Great Britain is anxious to conclude a trade agreement with the United States.
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England
U. S
Washington
Roper
Europe
Great Britain
United States
Landon Begins Eastward Campaign Tour From Omaha Station
Gov Alf M Landon Republican nominee leaves Omaha on a special train at 10 am crossing the Missouri into Council Bluffs. He pledges that government should aid not hinder freedom and opportunity and resumes a cross country trip with stops in Iowa Illinois and New York including Chautauqua and Buffalo.
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Ovid Martin
Associated Press
Neb
Alf M. Landon
Nebraska
Landon
Atate
Tilinois
Pto Balk
Chautauqua
N. Y
Buffalo
Roosevelt Invites Landon to Drouth Conference Series
President Roosevelt issues invitations to Governor Landon and other governors for a sequence of drouth conferences starting September 1 in Des Moines. Attending governors include Berry, Miller, and La Follette among others, with senators also invited. The trips span August 27 to September 5, featuring multiple state meetings and a bridge dedication in Hannibal Missouri.
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Associated Press
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Kentucky
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Ohio
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Michigan
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