Utility rates may be issue in 1932 campaign
In Southampton New York on August 5 1932 political observers saw public utility rates becoming a national campaign issue after Gov Franklin D Roosevelt met with former Gov Alfred E Smith and Democratic National Chairman John J Raskob Roosevelt supported reducing utility rates for small consumers amid the talks reflecting a possible policy stance for the 1932 contest.
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Southampton
N. Y
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Alfred E. Smith
John J Raskob
Roosevelt
Shattuck Goes South on Long Vacation Trip
Allen Shattuck local realty and insurance broker leaves on the steamer Princess Charlotte for Vancouver with wife and daughter Miss Virginia for about seven weeks. They will tour by Buck car starting in Flint, then New York City, New England, southern route to Florida, New Orleans, California, Seattle, home. Shattuck, Democratic candidate for Territorial Senator, plans to return by October 1 for a 30 day campaign. son Curtis will oversee local business.
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Miss Virginia
Allen Shattuck
van~ Couver
Shattuck
Flint
Mich
New York City
Virginia
New England
National
Florida
Alabama
Mississippi
New Orleans
California
Seattle
Territorial
Curtis
English cotton industry faces gravest crisis Camden launch noted
Steamship Excalibur, built for the American Export Steamship Company, was christened today by Mrs. Herbert Hoover in Camden New Jersey. The ceremony followed the ship's launch from the New York Shipbuilding Yards as part of a climate of upheaval in the English cotton trade.
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Camden
New Jersey
Excalibur
American Export Steamshing Company
Herbert Hoover
New York Shipbuilding Yards
Pilot Billy Williams Shows His Real Stuff
Pilot Billy Williams braved engine trouble during a Seattle to Victoria flight. His plane ditched near Hood Canal. all five passengers were rescued by a Coast Guard cutter and a fishing boat. The salvage loss is about 8000 dollars.
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Billy Williams
Manchester
England
Lancashire
United States
Near
Far East
Burnley
Blackburn
Preston
China
India
Seattle
W. A
Billy
Wiliams
Hood Canal
Victoria
Coast Guard
Princess Charlotte docks at port for two hours
Southbound from Skagway to Vancouver the Princess Charlotte, Capt. C. Bainty, stopped at port at 6 am for two hours. Among passengers were 43 Michigan lads organized by George E. Buchanan of Detroit. They had traveled from Vancouver on the Princess Louise, later riding the White Pass and Yukon route to Atlin, B C. Passengers boarding for other ports included W H Webster for Prince Rupert Mrs S Matthews Allen Shattuck and H Beckman for Vancouver J T O'Brien for Seattle.
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Skagway
Vancouver
B. C
Princess Charlotte
Bainty
Michigan
George E. Buchanan
Detroit
Princess Louise
Louise
White Pass
Yukon
Atlin
B.C
W. H.webster
Prince Rupert
Forest Service air survey over Chichagof Island trail plan
Forest Service team led by R A Zeller and Wellman Holbrook conducted an aerial reconnaissance of Chichagof Island in the seaplane Bitka to evaluate a potential trail to Hooniah Sound. They expect to select a tentative route from the air and later survey construction costs for opening the mineralized belt to prospecting.
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Regio
Hooniah Sound
Gold Nugget Starts Rush In Australia
Bendigo, Australia Aug 5 Discovery of a 30-ounce gold nugget at Tarmagulla Victoria near Bendigo spurs a new rush. Over 250 prospectors have reached the fields, pegging claims as Australia experiences its greatest gold fever in years amid hostile bushmen and vast, largely unexplored terrain.
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Bendigo
Australia
Tarmagulla Victoria
New Orleans Girl Wins 1930 Pageant Contest
GALVESTON Texas Aug 5 Miss New Orleans Dorothy Dell Goff 11 year old blonde has been chosen Miss United States in the annual pageant and pulchritude contest Thirty nine contested Tonight seven foreign girls will compete for the title of Miss Universe A tired pigeon halted the Belfast yacht race as Mayne Elliott and J T M Hogg rescued the bird delaying the leaders and prompting a shared victory with the other boat not winning the cup
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Galveston
Texas
New Orleans
Dorothy Dell Goff
Belfast
Mayne Elliott
J.T. M. Hogg
Jana
Freighter Cut in Two Four Men Are Missing
The American freighter Chicksaw owned by Moore McCormack collided early today with the Swedish freighter Femmern, severs the Femmern in two and leaves four men missing. Mrs Phil McDonald, longtime resident, departed to join her husband in the Piln Pion area near Cranberry Point, Manitoba.
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Btockholm
Chicksaw
Moore-McCormack Company
Phil McDonald
Prince Henry O Prince
Fuller Named Commandant of Marine Corps
President Hoover appointed Brigadier General Ben Fuller as Commandant of the Marine Corps succeeding the late General Neville. Hoover also named Major General Douglas MacArthur as Chief of Staff of the Army succeeding General Summerall in a broad reshuffle.
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Washington
Aug. S
Hoover Hhus
Ben Fuller
Marine Corps
Neville
Hoover
Douglas MacArthur
Army
Summerall
Democrats Demand Tariff Act Revision Amidst Fire
Washington August 5 72 Democratic fire intensifies as Senator Claude A Swanson calls for immediate tariff revision. He warns continued high duties depress American agriculture and provoke retaliation in world markets with Italy and France already raising tariffs on autos oats potatoes wheat and more.
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Washington
Claude A. Swanson
Virginia
Italy
Tariff Debate Cited As Cause Of Business Morale Drop
Bridgeport Conn August 5 Senator Hiram Bingham links tariff dispute and Senate coalition to worsened business mood. He argues Democratic, Progressive Republican control hurt confidence. Hoover election and GOP Congress, plus planned farm relief, could have lifted mood. He says Democrats’ 1928 campaign stance would have eased the downturn.
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Bridgeport
Conn
Senate
Hiram Bingham
Connecticut
Flight to U S Is Abandoned by German Youths
Two German youths Wolfram Hirth and Oscar Weller who fled Berlin to reach the United States abandoned their Greenland voyage for lack of a suitable landing place. Hirth sailed the plane to Montreal while Weller will take the next ship to Germany.
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Reykjavik
Iceland
Wolfram Hirth
Oscar Weller
Berlin
United States
Greenland
Hirth
Montreal
Weller
Germany
Kansas Governor Nomination Battle Focuses on Farm Board Clash
Topeka August 5 The Republican gubernatorial race centered on farm relief and policy disputes with Gov Clyde M Reed seeking renomination amid criticism of Farm Board policies. His challenger Frank Haucke charged Reed would run national affairs, signaling a harsh campaign over federal farm program governance.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas
Clyde M. Reed
Farm Board
Frank Haucke
American Legion
Reed
Wet and Dry Issue in Virginia Primary
In Virginia's Eighth District the wet and dry issue and in the Fifth District party loyalty clashes shape a larger poll than usual as five candidates compete in the Eighth to replace retiring Congressman R Walton Moore. Senator Carter Glass faces no renomination challenge and five Democrats seek renomination with no opposition.
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Richmond
R. Walton Moore
Carter Glass
Senate
Kentucky Primary Renominates Members
Louisville Ky August 5 Ten of Kentucky's seven Congress men and three former Democratic Congressmen who were defeated in the Republican landslide of 1928 will be among the eighteen candidates who will contest in the eleven districts for election next November. The only upset was the defeat of former Gov W J Fields by Frederick dy Vinson in the Ninth District while E R Kendall the Republican incumbent in the Ninth was unopposed. Incumbents including the three Democrats in the First Second and Third Districts were successful or unopposed in the primary.
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Louisville
Kentucky
W. J. Fields
Frederick Dy Vinson
E. R. Kendall
Dorbandt in Anchorage after Seattle flight
Pilot Frank Dorbandt and party reach Anchorage after a 184 hour flight from Seattle via Ketchikan and Juneau. The group plans four Seattle flights to prove year round service feasibility, aiming to Bristol Bay next, as weather tightens in winter.
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Frank Dorbandt
Alaska Mier
Anchorage
Alaska
Seattle
Ketchikan
Juneau
Pilot Dorbandt
Dorbandt
Jonso Cope
Associated Press
Empire
Bristol Hay
Stock Quotations From New York City Market Report
Closing stock quotations from New York City list Alaska Juneau at 5s and a range of industrial names with varied percentages including Alleghany 217 percent, Anaconda 50, Bethlehem Steel 831, General Motors 48, International Harvester 22, Kennecott 20, Montgomery Ward 35, Packard Motors 18, Simmons Bedding 35, Standard Brands 204, Standard Oil of California 64, Standard Oil of New Jersey 3, United Aircraft no sale, U S Steel 169, American Can 121, Fox Films 40, Hupp Motors no sale, Stewart-Warner 26, among others. notes some items undated or not traded.
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New York City
Alaska
Alleghany Corporation
Anaconda
Bethlehem Steel
General Motors
Granby
International Harvester
Kennecott
Montgomery-Ward
National Acme
Packard Motors
Simmons Beda
Standard Brands
Standard Oil of
California
New
New Tariff Law Gains Hint for Farmers Hyde Claims
Washington reports under the new tariff act farmer benefits hinge on unprocessed agricultural goods. Secretary Hyde predicts a net gain of about $102 yearly for farmers, citing higher duties on wool eggs long staple cotton and dairy products while first processed forms show smaller increases.
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Washington
American Farm Bureau Federation
Hyde
Great Britain’s Claims In South Challenged by Discoveries
Dr Laura Martin of Washington told the Institute of Politics in Williams town that Britain’s Antarctic claims and the Falkland Islands are challengeable on discovery grounds. She noted Britain asserts dominion over polar areas beyond those originally explored by Englishmen.
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Williamstown
Mass
Great Britain
Antarctic
Yalkland Islands
Laura Martin
Washington, D. C
Institute of Politics Today
Col Lindbergh Buys Plane for His Wife
New York City Aug 5 Col Charles A Lindbergh announces that he has bought a light horsepower biplane for his wife.
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Col. Lindbergh
New York City
N. Y
Charles A Lindbergh
Catastrophe Looms in Farm Regions Amid Drought
Heat wave and searing drought afflict regions east of the Mississippi. Nat ational Grange master Louis J. Taber warns Hoover that without rain in 30 days the drought could become a major catastrophe, urging special freight rates and credit facilities. Hoover pledges government aid and a detailed survey by the Department of Agriculture to report next Monday.
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Washington, D. GC
Mississippi River
Louis J. Taber
Natational Grange
Hoover
Taber
Washington
Mississippi
Arthur M. Hyde
Department of Agriculture
Capt Wilkins Plans Polar Mission With Sub Nautilus Rename
Captain George H. Wilkins inspects the submarine O 12 at Philadelphia Navy Yard with plans to reach the North Pole next May or June. The 18 man crew will carry a year of provisions fuel for 7000 miles and use a surface stop every 100 miles to take in air as it underseas travels to Spitsbergen and Bering Strait. The sub will be renamed Nautilus to honor Jules Verne and can pierce 12 foot ice while averaging no more than four knots. Wilkins hopes for weather station observations in the far north.
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Philadelphat
Penn
George H. Wilkins
North Pole
Navy Yards
Wilkins
Spitaberken
Bering Strait
Pole
Jules Verne
Water famine grips Washington communities and farms
Olympia Aug 5 State Hydraulics supervisor Charles J Arholet says many Washington communities and farms face a water famine as drought tightens.
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Olympia
Wash
Washington
Charles J. Arholet
Estebeth Arrives From Sitka With Salmon Load
The motorship Estebeth arrived late yesterday with 4 900 pounds of fresh salmon for Martyn Fish Company. It carried 13 passengers including Wendell Paneuf from Baranof Azel Kiletenen Fred Mattson Mat Gesoff and Mrs F Saloum from Tenakee W Gill Aliguya H Berthol from Hoonah John Carson John Hendrickson G BE Beck Capt J W Davis from Punter Bay Mrs E Bach from Sitka
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Martyn Fish Company
Estebeth
Sitka
Wendell Paneuf
Baranof
Azel Kiletenen
Fred Mattson
Mat Gesoff
F. Saloum
Tenakee
W. Gill
Aliguya
H. Berthol
Hoonah
John Carson
John Hendrickson
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