Roosevelt radio speech stirs liberal purge debate
The president labeled liberals as allies in policy aims while urging defeats of conservatives in state primaries. Senators Burke and King criticized interference in party elections as detrimental to Democratic autonomy. Reports note Franco ordered aviators to halt bombing, followed by new British ship bombings in Valencia and Alicante with casualties.
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Burke
Nebraska
King
Utah
Democratic Party
Roosevelt
Corcoran
Cohen
Good
Franco
Valencia
Alicante
Loyalist bombing rumor sparks European war scare
A London report said loyalists threatened to bomb Italian and German cities if Franco did not halt air attacks, while Italy called the claim potentially an act of war. The rumors were denied, but their spread may have affected tensions.
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Generalissimo Franco
Europe
London
Franco
Italy
Swedes Celebrate 300th Anniversary in Delaware
Swedes and people of Swedish descent gathered in Wilmington Delaware for the 300th anniversary of the first Swedish and Finnish landing in America. Crown Prince Gustaf Adolf was ill aboard the Kungsholm. his son Prince Bertil led the opening ceremony presenting a monument, accepted by President Roosevelt and then by Governor Richard McMullen. The four day celebration spanned Delaware New Jersey and Pennsylvania with lawn receptions attended by Crown Princess Louise, marking the 1638 New Sweden settlement.
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Sweden
Wilmington
Del
America
Old Country
Crown Prince Gustaf Adolf
Kungsholm
Prince Bertil
Roosevelt
Richard McMullen
Delaware
Crown Princess Louise
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
New Sweden
Gustafus Adolphus
Britain and France Warn Japan Over Hainan Occupation
British and French envoys in Tokyo warned that any occupation of Hainan would be met by joint Franco British action. The island near French and British trade routes was bombed by Japanese flyers as Germany recalls advisers to the Chinese army amid fears of German aid to Japan.
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MHE
Tokyo
Japan
Hainan
China
Germany
Hyde Installed Ireland's First President Douglas Hyde
Douglas Hyde was installed as Ireland’s first president in Dublin Castle’s St Patrick’s Hall. The Gaelic ceremony drew state church officials MPs and foreign envoys including American Minister John Cudahy. Hyde pledged to defend the constitution and serve the Irish people as De Valera lauded a freely chosen leader.
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Ireland
Hyde
Reland
Douglas Hyde
St. Patrick’s Hall
Dublin Castle
John Cudahy
de Valera
Northern Ireland
Naval Expansion Plans Accelerate Under PWA Alottment
MPETUS reports a naval expansion program backed by 27,883,000 dollars in PWA al lotments to extend remodel and upgrade navy facilities. Three dozen thirteen projects authorized by Roosevelt will begin by August 15, including power plants foundries high frequency radio stations fleet moorings turret facilities shipyard upgrades and various storage and shop improvements.
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Mpetus
PWA
Navy Department
Roosevelt
Pump priming as Roosevelt signs PWA boosts federal grants
The Public Works administration led by Secretary Ickes released two grant and loan lists covering 590 projects nationwide with an estimated total cost of 148 million dollars. Officials say four more lists will complete the first push toward a 2 billion dollar construction program to create jobs and stimulate industry.
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Public Works Administration
Roosevelt
Congress
Ickes
PWA
Fish Attack on National Chairman Spurs GOP Money Fight
Rep. Hamilton Fish of New York renews assault on National Chairman John Hamilton during a Washington meeting of the Republican national committee. Fish argues removal would yield large GOP wins in the Senate and House, while allies Joe Martin and John Townsend demand full control of funds and spending. Bertrand Snell says he will retire and not seek re election.
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National Committee
Hamilton
Bertrand Snell
New York
House
Vitamin C in Cooking and Historic Tales of Scurvy
Historical note on vitamin C preventing scurvy, with Captain Cook using citrus and sauerkraut. Includes recipes for Baked Onions with Tomato Sauce and Fruit Canape using citrus and fruits, stressing raw vegetables and cooking losses of vitamin C.
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Captain Cook
President appoints labor survey commission members
The President named a cross section of men and women to a special commission to study British labor disputes law and Swedish labor relations. The group includes Lloyd K. Garrison Robert Watt Gerald Swope Henry I Harriman William H Davis Anna M Rosenberg Charles R Hook Miss Marion Dickerman and William Ellison Chalmers.
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Europe
Lloyd K. Garrison
University of Wisconsin Law School
Robert Watt
American Federation of Labor
Gerald Swope
General Electric Company
Henry I. Harriman
Chamber of Commerce of the United States
William H. Davis
Louis Dominates Schmeling to Claim Heavyweight Title
Louis the Brown Bomber knocks out Max Schmeling in New York's Yan kee stadium in less than a round. The referee stops the bout by technical knockout as Schmeling is rendered helpless. X rays show a vertebral issue after the fight and 80 000 spectators witness the historic match with Louis earning 40 percent of the gate and Schmeling 20 percent.
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DE Louis
Detroit
Max Schmeling
Germany
Yankee Stadium
New York
Louis
Schmeling
Worth While Jelly and Sauce Recipes from The Bell Syndicate
A collection of kitchen instructions including Red Raspberry Jelly from juice and pectin, date nut sauce blended with vanilla, vegetable goulash with onions peppers and tomatoes, and a caramel sauce using melted sugar and cream. Yield notes and serving tips included.
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Bell Syndicate
WNU
Vanishing Corpses Adventure Haunts a Lincoln Park Boy
Paul Moore of Chicago with friends Art Kohlies and Archie Eastman recount a September 1923 hunting trip in Grand Rapids Mich. A misfired cartridge and a stone strike ignite a fatal canary chase then three electrified rails. Art and Archie die while Paul escapes and the trio later recovers.
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Ello
Paul Moore
Chicago
Paul
Grand Rapids
Mich
Art Kohlies
Archie Eastman
Art
Archie
Rampaging Elephant Demands Meal and Escapes
In Etah United Provinces a bull elephant enraged when his keeper failed to bring food on time. He tossed the keeper, broke his chain, uprooted a tree, pulled down telegraph wires, and wandered off into the jungle after an apparent memory jog failed.
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Etah
United Provinces
Palestine police dogs grow wiser in crime fight
Jerusalem police officials say dogs are nearly human in aiding crime prevention and tracking. The plan to place a dog with every officer may curb attacks, with Dobermann pinschers used successfully in 17 of 37 murder cases over the past year in Palestine.
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Palestine
Jerusalem
Quick Easy Stitches For Summer Frocks
A guide to hand embroidery for a little girl's dress focusing on collar and sleeve trim. Describes blanket stitch with white loop accents on blue chambray, thread choices for different fabrics, and color tips for printed fabrics. Notes a scrapbook reference and sale details for two embroidery books with an offer and address in Chicago.
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Spears
S. Desplaines St
Chicago, Il
Oil Well Gun Lowers to Trigger Oil Flow
Engineers devise a method using a 15 barreled gun to fire .30 caliber bullets at a chosen depth to initiate oil flow from upper levels once deeper deposits are exhausted. The approach aims to unlock previously untapped sands by controlled perforation.
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Edith M. Barber
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Floyd Gibbons
Uncle Abe
Abe
Grand River
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