Morrow Wins New Jersey Senate Nomination in Turbulent Primary
Edward W Pickard reviews New Jersey GOP primary results led by Dwight Morrow’s decisive win for the Senate and the political ripple effects for 1932. Hoover signals support, wets vs drys frame the discourse, while Democrats nominate Simpson to oppose Morrow amid broader tariff and foreign policy developments.
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Edward W. Pickard
E. Jersey
Dwight W. Morrow
Mexico
Franklin Fort
Joseph
Freylinghuysen
Mr. Morrow
John A. Kelley
Morrow
Mr. Hoover
Stokes
New Jersey
Hibben
Princeton
Hoover
Westtown
White House
Senate
Dwight Morrow
Blaine
Wisconsin
Byrd Homecoming in New York Welcome Parade
Admiral Richard E. Byrd returned to the United States to fanfare in New York City. The Eleanor Bolling arrived in quarantine as a marine pageant paraded up Broadway with soldiers sailors and marines. Mayor Walker spoke at City Hall and medals were presented while Chancellor Brown of New York University conferred an honorary degree on Byrd.
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RPAR
Richard E. Byrd
Tuebark
New York
Eleanor Bolling
Crover Whalen
Majors Committee
Broadway
Walker
Admiral Byrd
Brown
New York University
Byrd Receives National Geog Trophy After Washington Visit
Admiral Richard Byrd arrives in Washington with Antarctic expedition team for ceremonial events. Hoover hosts luncheon at White House, National Geographic trustees honor Byrd, and he receives the society’s gold medal at an Arlington wreathing ceremony.
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Washington
Hoover
White House
National Geographic Society
Davy
Arlington National Cemetery
Admiral Peary
Admiral Wilkes
Floyd Bennett
Washington Auditorium
Admiral Wes
Federal farm board members confirmed by Senate
Earm a n Alexander Legogh and Charles G Yeague of the Federal Farm Board were reappointed by the President and confirmed without opposition. Samuel R McKelvie, a wheat member, is expected to resign around July 1 though his term lasts another year.
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Co Earman Alexander Legogh
Charles G. Yeague
Federal Farm Board
Senate
Samuel R. McKelvie
Gyroscope pioneer Dr Elmer Sperry dies in New York
Obituary notes the death of Dr Elmer Ambrose Sperry world renowned inventor of the gyroscope TM and developer of stabilized systems for ships and aircraft. The piece also covers ongoing global conflicts with mentions of Nan king and Romanian events and royal invitations for a coronation in October.
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Elmer Ambrose Sperry
New York
Doctor Sperry
William Brock and Sellee set transcontinental nonstop record
Aviators William 8. Brock and Edward F. Sellee flew from Jacksonville Florida to San Diego California in 13 hours 35 minutes 80 seconds setting a cross continent record. They began the return trip immediately landing in Jacksonrite with a total elapsed time of 31 hours 58 minutes. The eastward leg required a fuel stop at Tallulah Louisiana clouding the overall record.
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Illiam
Brock
Edward F. Sellee
America
Jacksonville
Fla
San Diego
Calif
Jacksonrite
Tallulah, la
Western Newspaper Union
Iceland Prepares for One Thousandth Assembly Anniversary
A National Geographic bulletin from Washington notes Iceland’s plan to mark the thousandth anniversary of its popular assembly. The piece corrects myths of a frozen, barren land, highlighting Iceland’s warm Gulf Stream climate, urban centers, literate society, and strong national culture amid volcanic landscapes. It cites high literacy, vibrant literature, and proud Icelanders preserving their distinct heritage.
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Washington
Iceland
Popular Assembly
D. C
National Geographic Society
Greenland
Labrador
Mosl
Teeland
Equator
Canada
United States
Copenhagen
Glasgow
Ottawa
Minneapolis
Europe
America
Gaast
French Council Eyes Outdoor Cleaning Restrictions
The French hygiene council weighs a misdemeanor for shaking a rag or heating carpets outdoors in Paris. It cites courtyard microbes from carpets shaken before 10 am and may bar early carpet beating and the dumping of dust from electric sweepers. A ban on burning dust is also considered.
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Paris
French Hygiene Council
Hawk’s 560 Mile Chase of Pigeon Ends Aboard Ship
A 60 mile sea race between a carrier pigeon and a hawk ended on the Cunarder Caronia when the pigeon collapsed on deck. The hawk circled and landed beside its intended victim while sailors were pecked as they tried to lift the bird from the deck.
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Hawk
New York
Patient death by own action near Exeter Nebraska
In Exeter Nebraska 58 year old 8 G Manning placed his chair on Burlington tracks and waited two hours until a malt train passed and killed him after a year of poor health.
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Exeter
Burlington
G. Manning
Fifty Mile Dance Hall Marathon Tales from Nome Races
A grizzled runner recalls furthest frontier races in Nome and Alaska Nome races once stretched fifty miles in dance halls where spectators paid top prices for seats atop beer tables. The narrator finished in 10 hours 40 minutes earning 500 dollars amid cold, gruelling conditions and a handful of lingering competitors.
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Si S
Far North
Aver
Nome
Alasta
Huber
Clarence de Mar
Boston
Tors
Szure
Railroads Spend $2.5 Million a Day on Improvements
In early 1930 U S railroads outspent December projections by 32 million dollars, with actual first quarter outlays around 22 million against a 212 million budget for additions and betterments. R H E Sishton of the American Railway Association notes earnings were down vs 1928 and 1929, yet spending supported industrial activity and employment.
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Chicago
United States
Hoover
R. H E. Sishton
American Railway Association
Rairoads
Tailor Apprentice Fakes Holdup to Hide Gambling Losses
Gustav Stocker of Wiener Neuendorf confessed to falsely reporting a highwayman assault after gambling losses left him fearing his wife and police. He claimed he was robbed while returning home, but investigators proved the tale untrue. Stocker was jailed on charges of deceiving law enforcement.
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Vienna
Gustav Stocker
Wiener-Neudorf
Stocker
Sun Tan Ravages Warned By Specialists
Sun tan dangers are urged by beauty experts as New York American women are warned to avoid the sunburn craze of last summer. Specialists report many clients show lasting damage from sun exposure, with tears to faces that cannot be erased.
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New York
London Cockney Proved Sober By Eggs At Court
A London cockney was charged with being uncontrollably drunk at Tottenham Court. He produced six uncracked eggs from his pockets as evidence of sobriety, claiming indisputable proof. The judge ordered witnesses, then dismissed the prisoner, ruling him sober.
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London
Tottenham Court
Jealous love leads to murder suicide in Port Chester
In Mamaroneck, Charles Long twenty five shot Sara Sherman in her home then killed himself. Westchester medical examiner ruled murder and death by own action. Sara died from a bullet to the breast and forehead. Long, a former boarder, died beside her. Police noted six bullets fired, with many lodged in furniture and walls.
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Maroneck
Charles Long
Sara Sherman
Anos O. Squire
Westchester
United Hospital
Port Chester
Long
Davenport
Sarah
Hyman Sietman
Sherman
Helen
Nathan
Port Chester Hospital
Annex
Mamaroneck
Sally
Gobutns
Sie
Westchester Recreation Center
White Plains
Swedish flyer saved life in catapult parachute club
Swedish flyer Lt Bjorn E Behm earned Caterpillar club honors after bailing from a Nieuport during a mock air battle. His inactive engine failed at 9,840 feet, he jumped and landed in a tree top ten minutes later. Fellow Swedish members of the Caterpillar club include Nils Söderberg, Broar Sjoberg, Nils Billing, and Claes Buhres.
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Malmo
Sweden
Afth
Caterpillars
Lients
Nils Soderberg
Broor Sjoberg
Girl Reporters Around World Begin Shanghai Posts
Columbia Missouri graduate Elizabeth Ahrens, class of 1920, has become circulation manager and feature writer for the Shanghai Post in China. Fellow graduate Mary Shepire began a world trip in September, earning funds by newspaper work in cities visited, with stops already in Harbin and Japan.
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Columbia
Elizabeth Ahrens
School of Journalism
University of Missouri
Shanghai Post
Shangahi
China
Aherns
Mary Shepire
Harrani
Japan
Women flock to Ezra tomb on Tigris river voyage
Crowds of Jewish women travel river steamers up the Tigris to the reputed tomb of Ezra. They come to pray for motherhood and the end of childlessness as a turquoise-domed sanctuary looms with palm-adorned arches.
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Ezra
Torah Basra
Ienk
Tigris
Aml
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