Roosevelt praised as hero by Latin Americans in probe report
In Ecuador, Eduardo Sglavar, a finance counselor, claimed President Roosevelt is seen as a hero by Latin Americans and that relations with the United States are improving. In Fort Benning, Maj. John R. Brooke faces murder inquiry after wife Elizabeth Brooke was found dead from fatal blows, with investigators noting possible strangulation and a cerebral hemorrhage.
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Eduardo Sglavar
Washington
San Antonio
Mexico City
Salazar
Mexico
Panama
Central
South America
United States
Tac
New Deal
North
Ecuador
Gulager
Mystery Death of Army Wife at Fort Benning
Newsmen report a Fort Benning case where Major Brooke’s wife is believed murdered. Federal agents join the investigation as the home is sealed and guarded, with Brooke under restraint and children cared for by neighbors.
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Fort Benning
John R. Brooke
San Antonloy
G Ten
Msg
Elnabelht Brooke
Brooke
Col
Willian Brooke
Gan Anetonio
Asa L. Singleton
Barbara
Caralint
Big
Tooor
Jie Sku
FT. Benning
Betty Brooke
Singleton
Asine
United States
Ty Hoyt Davis
Macon
Federal Bureau
Benning
Texas
Army
Infantry
Washington
Isehop
Fort Leavenworth
Kans
Ue Station
John
Bruce McGruder
Fondulne
Pt.a. and Women’s Club
Henning
Wyoming Bees Puzzle Experts Seek Decline Reason
Wyomings Department of Agriculture struggles to explain a drop in honey production in 1937 to 4,656,450 pounds despite an increase in bee colonies from 25,850 to 26,250. Director Alling Gardier admits uncertainty about the cause while the public sees related classified ads.
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Cheyenne
Wyo
INS
Department of Agriculture
Wyoming
Alling Gardier
Fishermen's Plea Riles WPA Clash Amid Roosevelt Query
A Chicago fishing group sought Roosevelt's sympathy after WPA crews clashed with anglers near a city park. The fishermen claim WPA workers halted fishing by watching and authorities revoked licenses to avoid delays. Roosevelt voiced sympathy but said he had not heard the full story before.
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Washington
Ciillage
Roosevelt
Chicago
Works Progress Administration
Ter
WPA
Chicapo
Quotas on China Nay Push Discussed in Washington
The 1922 state department volumes reveal China’s earlier navy plan faced U S opposition and pressure on Bethlehem Shipbuilding to avoid a China contract. Officials cited lack of central authority and volatile local powers as reasons for diplomacy and disarmament efforts. A committee formed to fund raise for promoting Old Spanish Trail tourism in Texas gathered 73 residents to plan a regional advertising drive led by W M McIntosh with city and county leaders pledging support.
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Washington
State Department
Dey
Offico
United States
China
Charles Evans Hughes
Japan
Great Britain
France
Italy
Bethlehem Shipbuilding Company
Quita
San Antonio
Columbus
Qzong
Viles F
W. M. McIntosh
the Light
Max Starcke
Seguinard
Frank D. Quinn
Seguin
Van Transports Claims to Riches in Prague
Riches from a wealthy Pizen merchant's will attract over 60 claimants in Prague as a van and furniture are reportedly needed to move documents and wealth. The INS dispatch notes many claimants seeking shares in the fortune amid the will's negotiation.
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Prague
INS
Pizen
Inyeatern Grechoslovakia
Ballot Fraud Fears Spark Gurgon Reds Legislation
Special to The Light Boston June 10 probers of subversive activities report a legislative victory as committees approve three measures to curb misuse of election machinery by Communists and other un-American groups. Measures require one year preservation of nomination papers with signatures and detailed minority party expenditure statements and filing of names and addresses of contributors. A crowded hearing heard allegations of wholesale forging by Communists, with witnesses accusing signatures on Cambridge nomination papers. Former Cambridge election chief Dan Leahy testified to mass copying of names by Communist workers, noting 60 000 phony names on last election petitions in Cambridge and 125 000 names claimed on minority petitions.
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Boston
House
Senate
Rada
Cambridge
Daniel B. Leahy
Cambridge Board of Election ‘Commissioners
Hal A Hamilton Funeral Set in Del Rio
Hal A Hamilton 54 prominent Del Rio land railer and sheep and goat raiser died Thursday. A West Point graduate and former president of both the Sheep and Goat Raisers association and the Del Rio chamber of commerce, he was slated for funeral services in Del Rio on June 10.
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Hal A. Hamilton
del Rio
Windsors Have No New Plans for Visit
The London diary reports that the Duchess of Windsor has no new plans for visiting the United States. The item notes no announced changes and reiterates prior arrangements, reflecting ongoing uncertainty about future royal travel.
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London
Duchess of Windsor
United States
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Texas Star
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