Decision in Walker Case May Go Over
Albany Aug 12 Gov Roosevelt may delay ruling on ouster charges against New York City Mayor James J Walker until after the November elections. He will withhold action until the Supreme Court decides his power of removal. Bronx Chamber official George Donnelly urged a judicial ruling on Roosevelt's removal authority. Walker appeared calm at the Executive hearing amid questions about a bus franchise tied to his ally State Senator Hastings.
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Prankolin D. Roosevelt
James J. Walker
New York City
Roosevelt
Supreme Court
George Donnelly
Bronx Chamber of Commerce
Guv. Roosevelt
Walker
Hastings
Hitler, Hindenburg Discuss Possible Nazi Coalition
Berlin August 12 The prospect of a government led by a Nazi Centralist coalition loomed as Adolf Hitler met with President von Hindenburg. Police raided Communist meeting places in Hamburg and other cities after the Red Front Fighter League was found active again.
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Berlin
Germany
Hitler
National Socialists
Bruening
Adolf Hitler
von Hindenburg
Hamburg
Communist Party
Red Front Fighter League
Brazil Wineries Grow As Wine Imports Slump
Brazil's wine industry gains ground as imports fall due to exchange restrictions. Rio Grande do Sul Santa Catarina and Minas Gerais report new production records with Rio Grande do Sul expected to ship 19 million gallons this year.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Brazil
Rio Grande de Sul
Santa Catharina
Minas Garces
Cover Patient with Rubber Sheet Fight Flames Are Thanked
Oakland dispatch reports 87 year old P. J. Evans receiving oxygen from a tank as his home burned. Evans and a nurse battled the flames to prevent suffering and were thanked by the residents for their efforts.
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Oakland
Cal
P. J. Evans
Moon's Shadow to Sweep New England At 2,000-Mile Speed
The near total eclipse on August 31 will project a moving moon shadow across upper Vermont New Hampshire and parts of Maine and Massachusetts at about 2000 mph. The shadow travels 6000 miles in three hours from pole to sea, visible from mountains and aircraft with the edge advancing eastward like an express train as observers note the earth's rotation and the shadow’s cone extending behind the moon.
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New England
Howard W. Blakeslee
Associated Press
New York
Upper Vermont
New Hamshire
Maine
Massachusettes
Pole
North Pole
Canada
United States
Chatham
Mass
Cape Cod
Pack of Alaska Salmon Tops 3.5 Million Cases Last Week
United States Bureau of Fisheries figures show Alaska’s salmon pack through August 6 at 3,534,546 cases with red salmon 1,949,188 and pinks 963,104. Cook Inlet yielded 162,343 cases, including 83,272 red salmon, while western Strait regions reported about 80,000 cases unofficially. Most districts note heavier pink runs and ongoing operations despite closures and missing canneries.
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United States Bureau of Fisheries
M. J. O'Connor
Cook Inlet
Svy Strait
Astoria and
Puget Sound
Icy Strait
Port Althorp
Alaska Pacific Fisheries Corporation
Admiralty
Chichagof Islands
Chatham
Reds Kings
Pinks
Chums
Eastern
Wrangella Ha
Yakutat A
Prince William Sound
Chignik
Alaska Peninsula
Kodiaks
Bristol Bay
Copper River
John Scopes Nominated for Socialist Congressman at Large
John Scopes is named as a candidate on the Socialist ticket for Congressman at Large. In Cleveland, Ohio, oil lamps gain popularity again as business thrives for longtime dealer C. W. Stanley who reports strong lamp sales beyond prior years.
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Cleveland
Ohio
C. W. Stanley
Alaska mine owner killed in San Francisco fall
Frank Neville, 58, Grass Valley miner, died after a fall from a fifth floor hotel. Police suspect dizziness caused the plunge from his partly clothed body. Neville had mines in Grass Valley California and Alaska and recently returned from Mexico after a mining venture. Two hotel guests are held for investigation.
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San Francisco
Cal
Frank Neville
Grass Valley
Neville
Grass Valer
California
Alaska
Mexico
Rioting and fires sweep southern Spain in revolt
From Madrid August 12 reporting widespread rioting and arson as the government seeks to punish Gen. San Juaro. One man killed and three wounded at Santa Fe during a mob attack on a casino. Other clashes reported in Seville San Lucar Aznab collat and Albecim with churches attacked and a convent burned. Death penalty demanded for the general and arrests of anarchists continue.
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Madrid
Spain
San Juaro
Oge Man
Santa Fe
Seville
San Lucar
Aznabcollat
Albecim
Prison Factory Makes Auto Plates of Copper
Carson City Nevada August 12 In a campaign to sell the governor and motor vehicle department on copper license plates for 1933 Warden Matt Penrose of the State penitentiary had two sets made at the prison factory as samples. Copper plates will cost about 11 cents a set while the ordinary metal plates cost about seven cents to manufacture He expects to start manufacturing the 1933 plates by October.
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Carson City
Nevada
Governor and Motor Vehicle Department
Matt Penrose
State Penitentary
Penrose
Roosevelt wavering today to challenge Hoover stance in road tour
New York trading opens with a wobbling stock market as investors weigh President Hoover’s acceptance speech and Gov Franklin D Roosevelt’s planned response. Early losses spread through industrials and rail, with wheat futures slipping and some power stocks up on Hoover ties to government action. Roosevelt set to speak August 20 at Colearhead Ohio to spell out economic positions, especially rail policy.
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Hoover
Wall Street
National
United States Industrial Alcohol
Stone and Webster
Standard Gas
Albany
N. Y
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Colearhead
Ohio
Auto crash near Castle Rock kills two in Higgins party
R M Higgins of Portland and Jane Abraham of Seattle die after a stage and automobile collide on the Pacific Highway near Castle Rock. Mrs Jean Noble of Portland dies later. Hazel Harrington of Portland and son Bert wounded. Juneau resident and others suffer minor injuries. Stage driver Harvill reports seeing Higgins's car approach with dimmed lights.
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Wash
R. M. Higgins
Portland
Jane Abraham
Seattle
Higgins
Jean Noble
Castle Rock
Hazel Harrington
Bert
Harrington
Juneau
G. A. Gustofferson
R. E B. Harvill
Bua
Dutch Swim Marks Records in 200 Meter Breast Stroke
Amsterdam and Aug 12 report two Dutch swimming records set in the 200 meter breast stroke. Miss Brouwers lowered her own mark to 2 55 3 5, with the second record noted but details unclear.
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Amsterdam
Miss Brouwers
Provisions of Wagner Relief Act Announced
Alaska included in the Wagner Relief Act provisions as Congress closes its session. The measure allocates 30 million dollars to the Reconstruction Finance Corporation for relief and work programs to aid distressed people and unemployment. It requires Alaska to enter repayment terms with interest to the corporation and outlines state and territory eligibility and payment conditions. Governor may apply for funds by certifying necessity and available resources.
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Alaska
United States
Congress
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
States
Mawais
Porto Rico
Navy plans aid and fleet renewal amid Brazil mission
In Rio de Janeiro on August 12, discussions outline renewed American naval support to meet relief needs. The plan includes two mission areas, with funding linked to the Governor and state governance. The article notes ongoing press involvement and ties to governmental modernization of the fleet.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Priva
Brazil
W C T U Plans Battle Over Hoover Prohibition Plan
Mrs Ella A Boole of Brooklyn, president of the W C T U, criticizes President Hoover's plan allowing states to handle prohibition, saying the proposal will be opposed by dry forces at every step and will not solve the problem, but create new problems.
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Seattub
Ella A. Boole
Brooklyn
Women’s Christian Temperance Union
Hoover
Alaska Fisheries Extends Season in Southeast Regions
United States Commissioner of Fisheries Henry O Malley extends the commercial fishing season in four Southeast Alaska districts and on Kodiak Island. Abundant pink salmon runs enable the extensions, with specific end dates set for Western, Eastern, North Prince of Wales, and Southern districts and Kodiak Island. The move aims to boost earnings for cannery workers and sellers amid the curtailed pink pack and late runs.
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Alaska
Unite States Commissioner of Fisheries
Henry O'Malley
Kodiak Island
Den[als Winn
Frederick Sound
Chatham Strait
Ketchikan
Prince of Wales Island
Kodiak
Olga Bay
Karluk
Point Couverdeen
Southern District
Washington
Herald
Toy Strait
Legalized Gambling Urged As Brazilian Tourist Draw
In Rio de Janeiro Aug 12 agitation for legalized gambling grows with emphasis on Bet wil and the capital. Proponents argue casinos would boost revenue, while critics fear cryptic gambling and curb losses after a decree reduced lotteries. Advocates contend regulated games could attract new money.
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RO Janeiro
Bet
Wil
Hoover urges change in Prohibition in acceptance speech
In a televised acceptance, Herbert Hoover urged moving from a defensive to a strong offensive against prohibition, backing state autonomy on liquor with constitutional safeguards. He cited a balanced budget, strong military, lower debt, tariff support, restricted immigration, reform of banking and law enforcement, and river, harbor, and highway development. Representative Shell praised Hoover’s leadership as renomination notices were delivered.
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Washington
Herbert Hoover
Hoover
United States
Boy drowns after electric fan falls into bath
Oklahoma City August 13 Hubert Ward aged 1 was in a tub of cool water when an electric fan toppled in causing a short circuit He suffered a shock and drowned in the bath awaiting investigation by local authorities
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Oklahoma City
Hubert Ward
Hubert
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