Widow Defense Wins Round in Costello Cyanide Trial
In Galem Massachusetts on August 9 the defense of Mrs. Jessit B. Costello won a procedural point as Judge Frederick W. Fosdick refused to strike testimony about cyanide absorption. Dr. Alexander O. Gthler, New York toxicologist, testified the captain’s death could stem from inhalation or abrasion but not absorption through wounds, while noting limited known cases of absorption and the slow pace of such process.
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John J Ryan
Geltler
Costello
George Burgess Maserath
Bob
Germany Confiscates Machines to Cut Unemployment
Germany launches a broad campaign against machinery use in certain sectors to reduce technological unemployment. A Hitler decree limits new machines in the cigar industry, allowing replacements only if they do not displace workers. In rare cases, labor saving machinery meant for export may be tested free in German factories.
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Germany
Berlin
Hitler
Stop Skin Itch Kill the Germs
Stop Skin Itch Kill the Germs. Thousands of sufferers prove you can stop the itch and heal skin with Dr. Nixon's Nixoderm. Prescribed for external skin irritations, it guarantees quick relief or money back. Ask Sommers Drug Stores for guaranteed Dr Nixon's Nixoderm to stay.
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Nixon
Sommers Drue
Murdered Railroad Executive Sanborn Believed Target of Threat
Follee speculates Sanborn feared assassination after his body was found in a shallow grave near the M.C.A hotel room where a loaded revolver without a permit was discovered. Dr. Grimes, medical examiner, says evidence points to a telltale shooting while he was pressed at the time, with little progress in solving the crime since last Saturday.
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New York
Follee
Henry F. Sanborn
M.C. A
Toom
Richard Grimes
Sanborn
German Experts At Last Produce Real Black Rose
German horticulturists in Lagerhausen claim to have created a true black rose after years of trial blending colors and rose varieties. The advance is pitched as surpassing previous dark roses in color and fragrance, marking a notable breakthrough in flower cultivation.
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Berlin
Ward Femmes Rest
Lagerhausen
Strike ends as miners vote to return to work in Pennsylvania
In a scene echoing past crises, miners and operators face Washington settlement after a two week strike over United Mine Workers recognition. After a presidential appeal, miners endorsed a back to work move and will present grievances to a board appointed by the president under a truce with pending coal code actions.
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Uniontown
Pennsylvania
TRUST
F. D. BR
Roosevelt
Washington
United Mine Workers
H.C. Frick Coke Company
Wanttington
Miners Appeal to NRA Over Grievances at Colonial Mine
Miners from the Colonial mine in Grindstone Pennsylvania telegraphed a direct appeal to Washington via a two week strike. A miner's committee rep described a fresh grievance against the BG Frick Coke company, claiming officials refused to accept their weighman and to recognize the miners' committee. They awaited a reply from Edward F. Mex Grady, Roosevelt labor representative, as workers remained at the mine entrance.
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Washington
BG. Frick Coke Company
Edward F. Mex Grady
Roosevelt
Colonis
Non-Union Coal Operators Face NRA Open Shop Challenge
NRA hearings opened on 27 coal industry agreements as non union bituminous operators faced a quick challenge to the open shop feature of the proposed code. NRA general counsel Donald Richberge questioned Charles O Neill of New York who presented the operators code representing over half the industry.
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Washington, D. C
NRA
Donald Richberge
Charles O'Neill
New York
Cod Liver Oil and Mining Law Inputs Discussed
A report from Grand Rapids details experiments on cod liver oil in hens to boost egg weight, cited by Dr. R. T. Parkhurst of the Na Hous Oi Products Co. in New Jersey. The talk shifts to labor law, with miners, operators, and unions debating collective bargaining and which entities may represent workers under the law.
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Mich
Ang
International
Baby Uhieck Association
England
R. T. Parkhurst
Ue Na- Hous Oi Products Company
Varrison, N. J
City to Show Seizures Over Delinquent Taxes
City officials warn only as last resort will an ordinance from June 23 be used to seize and sell property to satisfy delinquent taxes. About 200000 dollars across 7 suits are up for trial next week in 84th district court. Judgments already entered include 550,000 against Nix Professional Building, appealed, and a 5000 plus back taxes payment from Pisa Hotel. Trials will involve numerous defendants and properties as the city pursues overdue assessments.
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Ningty-fourth District
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Pisa
Trie
Nix
Reed
Service Garage, Incorporated
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Margarite
Shafter
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Women Take Auto Repair Class in Hartford Club
Hartford August reports the Hartford Automobile club offers a women only course covering tire changing lubrication wheel alignment brake adjustment valve grinding and general repair to help contribute to family transportation needs.
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Hartford
Conn
Hartford Automobile Club
York
Famed Old Village to Lose Existence
Utica announces Old Forge will disincorporate. In 1094 residents voted to dissolve the village citing too many sexes as the reason for ending official status and governance. The move ends the village's formal existence.
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Utica
N.Y
Garbo Name Given in Raid Case at Waltham
A woman involved in a raid case at Waltham gave Greta Garbo as her name. The report notes an Irish brogue and an alleged player connected to the incident. Authorities quoted the woman during questioning and described the event as part of the ongoing case.
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Waltham, Mast
Greta Garbo
Giant hailstones hit Maine streets in freak storm
A thunderous squall struck Bingham and nearby towns injuring vehicles as grapefruit sized hailstones fell across streets. Some shells measured inches in diameter, damaging property and prompting residents to seek shelter and officials to survey effects.
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Maine
Bingham
Cuban unrest as strike paralyzes Cuba amid martial rule
Reports from Havana describe escalating labor strikes across transportation and industries while martial law limits press freedom. Police guard streets as deaths rise, and Welles proposes a plan for constitutional reform including secretary of state, cabinet changes, and possible constitutional convention to restore order and independence.
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U9 Hopes to Avoid Cuban Intervention
Washington officials say intervention would be planned if needed but express hope mediation can settle Cuba conflict. Plan from Ambassador Welles proposes Machado step down for a secretary of state to assume powers, with no fixed deadline, while Machado reportedly disapproves though not outright refusal. President Roosevelt follows developments closely urging peace and order in Cuba.
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Roosevelt
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Farmer pays sixteen thousand dollars in fines in twenty years
In Hobart Tasmania a farmer has paid fifteen thousand dollars in fines over twenty years for allowing sheep and horses to roam. He has been convicted one hundred fifty times. In Harpersville Texas stones from a storm reached cup size but caused no damage.
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Tasmania
Aug
Aa Ae
Harpersville
Texas
Typhoid Outbreak Reported at Texas Army Camp
Typhoid fever swept through a Texas army camp with several men ill at Fort Sam Houston and Camp Bullis. An 180 man unit was moved from Hamilton to halt the spread, while fourteen others were treated. Brig. Gen. Howland said precautions were under way and the illness traced to civilians near the work camp. Raymond A. Duffy Alvin D. McCombbs Armel Shropshire among those listed as seriously ill.
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Ui Ocher
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Burniston
Texas
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Camp Bullis
Hamilton
Charles R. Howland
Free Army
Laken
Raymond A. Duffy
Highland Boule
Pyard
Baid
Armel
Guba Official Denies Report On Ambassador Demands
General Orestes Ferrera Cuba secretary of state called reports that the American ambassador Summer Weiss told President Machedo to seek a congress leave of absence as unbelievable. Ferrera, returning from London, said such diplomacy would be odd and urged outside mediation if needed. Let Cuba alone and let diplomacy work out.
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Fla
Orestes Ferrera
Summer Weiss
Machedo
Congress
Pervera
World Economic Congress
London
Milane
Havana
Cuba
Ler
Retail Stores Warned in Government Recovery Move
The article reports government plans to pressure industries and retail stores to meet new codes under Roosevelt's Recovery Move. It notes a nationwide housewives’ coalition against noncompliant retailers and mentions the American Federation of Labor and the Consumers Protective Bureau aiding the effort, linked to the NRA via Mrs. Hugh S. Johnson.
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Johnson
Plang
American Federation of Labor
Consumers Protective Bureau
NRA
Hugh & Johnson
NRA Adysory Board
Consumers’ Bureau
Riots Cause Fatalities and Wounding in Crow District
A chaotic Monday riot left two persons dead and twenty wounded as factions clashed near the capital. General Ferrera, once an American ambassador, was cited amid the disturbances which affected the president, palace, and capitol. Local authorities reported milk disturbances in New York state as part of the broader unrest.
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Presidentis
General Ferrera
New York State
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