Heat records fall as Midwest swelters amid storms and rain
The Midwest endures extreme heat with dozens of deaths reported across Missouri Kansas and Oklahoma while temperatures reach new highs in Nowata Oklahoma City and St Louis. Rain lightens some areas though drought persists in Dallas where 21st straight day with minimal rain sets a drought record and crop losses worsen across Nebraska and surrounding states.
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Chicago
Mid-Continent
Missouri
Kansas
Southwest
St. Joseph
St. Louis
Memphis
Oklahoma
Texas
Nebraska
Nowata
Otla
Kansas City
Oklahoma City
Manhattan
Kan
Illinois
Dallas
Tex
E. VY. Evane
Government to issue large sum in silver certificates
Washington reports a surprise move to print more silver certificates than expected backed by free silver and new silver from the nationalization order. The treasury plans to issue up to 80 million dollars in face value against about 62 million ounces, with potential expansion of the monetary base depending on policy.
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Washington
Treasury
Roose
Morgenthau
Thomas
D-Okla
President Roosevelt fast-tracks policy talks amid drought and labor concerns
Washington Aug 11 AP President Roosevelt meets top officials to discuss silver nationalization tariff talks with Soviet debts and NRA reform. He plans next week talks with Morgenthau Hull Wallace and others on drought relief labor unrest and pension debates while eyeing a new commissions and agencies and a 1935 naval disarmament agenda. He also notes ranch cattle purchases for drought relief and emergency classifications in several states.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Joseph P. Kennedy
Securities Commission
James A. Moffett
Housing Corporation
Jesse Jones
RFC
Ebugene Black
Federal Reserve Board
Black
Atlanta Reserve Bank
White House
Persident
Morgenthau
Hull
Russia
Wallace
NRA
Hugh S. Johnson
America
Administration Railroad Pension Act
Association of
Railway Executives
Railroad Retirement Board
New Communications Commission
Federal Labor Board
New Aviation Commission
Cuba
Army Air Corps
Army
Fire destroys eleven Liberty buildings causing $150000 loss
Liberty Missouri officials say a blaze yesterday burned eleven structures, with $150000 in damages. Firemen kept vigil overnight over smoking ruins. no lives were lost. Mayor C S Murray announced plans to rebuild a new fire station on the destroyed site.
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Liberty
C. S. Murray
Forest fires in New Mexico and Arizona top yearly total
Albuquerque officials report 1,377 fires have occurred on national forests in New Mexico and Arizona this year, far above typical annual averages. The fire menace remains critical, surpassing the previous single-year high of 1,224 set in 1928, with regional officials noting the long-term average is about 725 fires per year.
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New Mexico
Arizona
Albuquerque
N. M
Letter From Aboard Empress Of Canada En Route To Yokohama
The writer aboard the Empress of Canada says they have lost track of days, expect to reach Yokohama Friday and then Tokyo, noting the Pacific has behaved, radio news shows home heat, and promising news from Japan with no dull moments aboard.
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Yokohama
Tokio
Pacific
Japan
GOP Escape as Bandits Dig Grave Near Cicero
Chicago report says constable John Griffin of Bellwood survived an ambush by four gunmen who tried to dig his grave after taking his pistol and shooting him five times. He escaped while the gang planned to bury him. two fled to fetch spades as Griffin crawled to a car and fled to a hospital. Police captured Michael Rosso, 24, with Griffin's pistol. other suspects at large. Authorities cite revenge as the motive. one suspect had been jailed for false information while seeking a license.
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Chicago
John Griffin
Bellwood
Cicero
Griffin
Michael Rosso
Former trainer Hayes sued for five thousand dollars
John M. Heredia, his butler, files a $5,000 damage suit against Teddy Hayes former trainer of Jack Dempsey alleging a violent assault on August 9 at Jemez Springs New Mexico Hayes and his wife Lina Basquette film star are spending the summer there. Heredia says Hayes struck him in the chest and knocked his breath out and then hit him again on the head as he steadied himself by a chair.
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Dempsey
Albuquerque
N. M
Teddy Hayes
Jack Dempsey
John M. Heredia
Heredia
Hayes
Jemez Springs
Lina Basquette
Heredig
Act to Bring Democratic Harmony in Bernalillo County
Albuquerque Aug 11 AP The campaign to unify the Democratic party in Bernalillo County moves forward with resignations by Steve Roehl Anderson state treasurer and county chairmanship claimants. They signed a joint statement asking the state chairman to convene the county central committee as John E. Miles acts in the absence of a presiding officer and calls a meeting for next Tuesday morning.
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Albbuquerque
Bernalillo County
Steve Roehl
Anderson
John E. Miles
American Bar Head To Speak To New Mexico Lawyers
Earle W. Evans president of the American Bar Association accepted an invitation to speak at the New Mexico State Bar Association convention in Albuquerque. The two day meeting opens Tuesday in the District Court room with more than 250 attendees expected.
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Albuquerque
Earle W. Evans
Wichita
Kansas
American Bar Association
New Mexico State Bar Association
Republicans to Organize Young People's Club
Santa Fe reports a Young People's Republican Club will be organized Wednesday night at Republican headquarters. The event is described as a local effort to energize youth participation in GOP activities.
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Young People’s Club
Santa Fe
Young People’s Republican Club
Republican
Baseball scores from today's American League games
In Philadelphia R B beat Washington 2 to 1 with Benton Berry and Weaver Burke Boston Sewell handling batteries, second game postponed due to rain. New York and Boston played a high scoring slugfest while Chicago topped St Louis and Cleveland edged Devo aw with Hudlin Weiland Pytlak and Auke Cochrane delivering the battery duties.
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Philadelphia
Washington
Benton
Berry
Weaver
Burke
Boston
Sewell
Cleveland
Hudlin
Weiland
Pytlak
Auke
Cochrane
First Game- RH B Cincinnati-200 020 000-461
RH B Cincinnati poor first game versus Pittsburgh with batteries Johnson Freitas and Manion French and Grace in a 6 4 1 defeat after nine innings. Second game shows Cincinnati score incomplete against Pittsburgh with unclear pitching and fielding notes. EB Brooklyn vs Philadelphia and New York vs eyeta include multiple batters and score details in a busy box score style.
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Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
Johnson, Freitas
Manion
French
Grace
Kleinhans, IF
Lombardi
Lucas and
Baseball lineup fragments from 1930s New York game
The note lists players Hozan Foxx Koenecke Ruth lift Ruth New Yor St Louis tackoon New York with teams Brooklyn Philadelphia New York and New York. Fragmentary lineup hints at a era coast-to-coast match with multiple positions and abbreviations.
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Hozan
New York
Foxx
Philadelphia
Koenecke
Brooklyn
Ruth
New Yor
Lift
St. Louis
Patrol kills one and wounds second bandit in Foxboro
Patrolman Henry Hanson shot and killed a Stoughton man and seriously wounded another, who allegedly attacked him as he stepped into an alley behind Cocasset hall to investigate their activities. Chief Dean aided, both men were taken to the state hospital. the car at the rear of Cocasset hall held auto accessories and oil believed stolen from a bus garage.
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Foxboro
Mass
Henry Hanson
Stoughton
Cocasset Hall
Dean
Hansons
State Hospital
Fatal injury as truck strikes man near Wagon Mound
Jose Leonadio Martinez, 81, was fatally injured when a truck driven by George Grosh of Albuquerque struck him while he walked along the highway just north of Wagon Mound. He died three hours later. An inquest was to be held this afternoon at Wagon Mound.
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Las Vegas
N. M
Jose Leonadio Martinez
George Grosh
Albuquerque
Wagon Mound
Martinez
Hoboes of America Back Coxey for Ohio Senate
In Cincinnati on August 11 the Hoboes of America endorsed General Jacob S. Coxey for the Republican U S Senator nomination. The convention praised Coxey who led Coxey's Army on Washington and pledged support while joking about a "one grand funeral" when he dies.
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Cincinnati
the Hobeas of America
Jacob S. Coxey
Coxey
Washington
U. S
Ohio
Raton FERA Strikers Seek Return to Jobs
In Raton New Mexico on August 11 an Associated Press report notes that several project managers told Colfax county FERA officials that workers who joined the common labor strike movement on Tuesday had left their posts and, this morning, asked to be allowed to return to work.
Two convicts killed during Louisiana prison break
Baton Rouge Aug 11 AP Two inmates were shot and killed when 13 prisoners broke from Angola state prison. The dead were Raymond Candler and Bill Bryant long-term convicts. Six escaping men were wounded and captured the rest surrendered later. Penitentiary manager R L Himes called it a coordinated dash for liberty by the red cap gang of incorrigibles. The plan aimed to scatter at a signal after breakfast in the garden at camp BE.
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Baton Rouge
R. L. Himes
Angola
Raymond Candler
Bill Bryant
Himes
Democratic Primary Set for Sept 12 in County
The county Democratic committee met at the courthouse and fixed September 12 as the primary day. Candidates must file by August 25 to appear on the ballot, with Democrats registered for the fall state election eligible to vote. Fees were established for various offices and the ballot will include a pledge statement.
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Democratic
Court House
Roy Daniel
Paul Schultz
Dennis Chavez
Woodlaw Saunders
Cecil Bonney
Chaves
State House of Representatives
Kansas Governor Nomination Seen With Landslide Victory
Gov Alf Landon leads Republican governor nomination in Kansas as August 7 primaries show a decisive margin over rival. Democratic vote spread across six contenders indicates a divided field and strong GOP performance.
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Alf W. Landon
Kansas
Landon
Chavez in Roswell visits dams and meeting locals
New Mexico Representative Dennis Chavez arrived in Roswell and planned to tour the Alamogordo dam site on the Pecos River near Ft. Sumner and the McMillan dam below Artesia. He expressed confidence Democrats will win the state this fall while praising Roosevelt’s handling of the emergency.
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New Mexico
Dennis Chavez
Roswell
Artesia
Chavez
Public Lands Committee
Alamogordo
Pecos River
Ft. Sumner
McMillan Dam
Roosevelt
Former Mexican consul buried in Lordsburg
A large crowd gathered in Lordsburg New Mexico for the funeral of N R Rodriguez longtime Mexican consul in the city He was brought from Mexico by the Guggenheim interests to develop deep shaft mines in New Mexico and Arizona He is survived by his widow and two sons.
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Lordsburg
N. M
N. R. Rodriguez
Rodriguez
Mexico
Guggenheim
New Mexico
Arizona
Governor says Portales educator slept in car before mansion
Santa Fe August 11 AP Gov A W Hockenhull disclosed that Donal MacKay president of the Eastern New Mexico Normal at Portales had to sleep in his car in front of the governor's mansion after failing to find a vacant hotel room. The incident involved a Santa Fe visitor and prompted the governor to relay the tale.
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Santa Fe
A. W. Hockenhul
Donal MacKay
Eastern
New Mexico
Portales
MacKay
Spec Stewart in golf match Sunday in El Paso
Verne Spec Stewart the southwestern amateur champion and New Mexico state title holder travels to El Paso to take part in an exhibition foursome at the El Paso Country Club. Stewart teams with Las Cruces pro Art Ashton against El Paso amateur Jack Harden and El Paso pro Phil Hesler in Sunday action.
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Albuquerque
Verne
Spec” Stewart
New Mexico
el Paso
el Paso Country Club
Stewart
Art Ashton
Las Cruces
Jack Harden
Phil Hesler
Governor Heads to Chicago for New Mexico Day
Governor A W Hockenhull and a 225 member party depart Santa Fe on a special train to Chicago for New Mexico day at Century of Progress. Mrs Marguerite P Baca will serve as acting Governor during his absence. The trip includes a 45 piece band from 19 counties and will pick up passengers at Lamy Las Vegas and Newton Kansas.
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Santa Fe
Guy
A. W. Hockenhull
Virginia Walter
Chicago
New Mexico
Century of Progress
Lamy
Albuquerque
N. M
Clovis
Newton
Kansas
Hockenhull
Las Vecas
Dee Howard
Portales
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