Net incomes of big roads on increase
The Interstate Commerce Commission reports 151 major railroads earned a June net income of 21,276,730 after taxes and expenses, reversing a June 1932 deficit. Class 1 railroads alone posted over 59 million in June, more than quadruple year‑ago figures. For January to June, the group showed a deficit of 101,710,247 versus 125,914,257 a year earlier.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission Today
Vailrounda
United States
Toms £ 4 & Group
Man Rutis Amuck Killed By Cops
CHICAGO Aug 20 Joseph Staasi shot to death as he men aced a four year old girl with a rifle in his apartment building. Officers ended an hour of terror. His wife and her husband, afflicted with delusions, leaped from bed and fired a rifle, then shot Staasi as the child fled to safety.
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Chicago
Joseph Staasi
Otcers
Stassi
Washington state moves toward repeal of Prohibition
Washington joins 23 states in the repeal effort as two thirds of the required states line up to erase the 18th Amendment. In Washington only one rural eastern district voted dry, while the statewide tally reflects district based delegates meeting in Olympia on October 3 to ratify the voters decision.
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Seattle
Wash
Washington
Olympia
Doclewates
Repeaiisis
Senate
Bandits Kill a Policeman in Minnesota Bank Heist
In South St Paul on August 30, five bandits shot Police Officer Leo Pavilek dead and wounded Officer James Yeaman during a daylight bank messenger robbery. They seized $30,000 from Joseph Hamilton and Herbert Cheyne, guards for Stockyards National Bank, after ordering the men to lie down. The robbers fled in a car after firing on the messengers near the post office.
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South
Paul
Minn
Leo Pavilek
James Yeaman
Joseph Hamilton
Herbert Cheyne
Stockyards National Bank
District Federal Reserve Bank
Minneapolis
Roosevelt Ends Vacation Plans Return To Capital
President Roosevelt resumes duties after vacation in Hyde Park. He orders the sale of US mined gold abroad and tightens anti hoarding rules to protect supplies. He aims to finalize wage and mine industry codes under the NRA and plans a weekend home with family before boarding Vincent Astor’s yacht to Washington.
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Hyde Park
N. Y
Roosevelt
America
United States
Cecal Indus
Dutchess County
Rhinebeck
John
Missouri
Sis
Sisse
Grant
Vincent Astor
Washington
Potomac
McCardell’s Store Robbed In North Potomac Street
The McCardell Bros store on North Potomac Street was robbed overnight of several hundred dollars worth of merchandise and $5 in cash. Detectives suspect insiders familiar with the building used a skeleton key and cut a hole through a wall to reach the store. Footprints and fingerprints were found, and an inventory to determine total loss is underway. The office safe was untouched.
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McCardell Bros
Potomac Street
William Peters
Call money rate slips on New York Exchange
New York August 30 call money on the Exchange fell to three four of one per cent from the prior one per cent. The last official rate this low was August 25, 1905 though unofficially money had been available at 3 4 per cent for some time. The decline mirrors the easing trend in credit accommodations over recent weeks.
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New York
New York Stock Exchange
Stock Exchange Money Desk
Wheelbarrow work planned by Baltimore relief agency
Baltimore officials announce an emergency welfare project will be carried out with wheelbarrows due to truck shortages and funding gaps. The Baltimore emergency relief commission directs that wheelbarrow use be employed for necessary relief work until funds and trucks are available.
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Baltimore
Baltimore Emergency Relief Commission
Nearly all Hagerstown housewives pledge NRA support
In Hagerstown many housewives joined the NRA pledge drive led by Girl Scouts and students. About 95 percent signed, while five percent rejected, some to shop where prices are lowest. Insignias now adorn windows in wealthy and poor homes alike as employers sign codes or risk exposure. Washington says badges reveal true support.
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Hagerstown
Roosevelt
N. R.A
Hagerstown Land
Washington County
N.R. A
Washington
More Painting At Courthouse
Interior redecorating plans were discussed at Tuesday’s Board of County Commissioners meeting. The board likely will seek bids for repainting the whole interior and will complete exterior work today. Repairs include installing a new heating boiler.
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Court House
Board of County Commissioners
Board
Sleeping sickness cases reported in Detroit area
Health officials report five cases of encephalitis in Detroit over the past two weeks. One death recorded and two patients listed in critical condition. In Poughkeepsie, Mrs. Franklin D Roosevelt visited photographer George Alex Anderson of the New York Times who recently broke a leg.
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Detroit
Poughkeepsie
N. Y
Franklin D- Roosevelt
Hyde Park
George Alexanderson
New York Times
Hawat
Police Respond to New Complaint About Yard Fire Smoke
A Central Avenue resident reports a neighbor starts a fire from rubbish every Monday morning as his wife plans to wash. Dense black smoke allegedly spoils drying and seating space. Police say they will look into the matter.
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Central Avenue
Ritchie Signals Special Session on Liquor Rules
Governor Albert Ritchie plans a special session after repeal vote to craft Maryland liquor controls. Attorneys warn current beer law leaves state regulation and revenue in doubt, with 3.2 beer as the strongest legal option and no authority to regulate Baltimore whiskey sales without new legislation.
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Haltimore
Albert
Ritchie
Maryland
Young Democrats In Convention Opens In Kansas City
The advance guard of the Young Democrats of America took over convention hall in Kansas City as preparations began for the first nationwide gathering. Expected speakers include James A. Farley Postmaster General, James Roosevelt, Mrs Nellie Tav is Ross Director of the Mint and Jesse H Jones RC A headliner will be Harry H Woodring assistant Secretary of War arriving with other Roosevelt administration officials.
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Kansas City
Young
Democratic Clubs of America
Harry H. Woodring
Kansas
Roosevelt
James A. Farley
Postminster
Woodring
James Roosevelt
Nellie Tavis@ Ross
Mint
Jesse H. Jones
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Pigs Found Safe Sleepers In Owners Beds After Storm
A family on St. George's Island returned after last week's storm to find their two pigs asleep in their beds. The pigs survived the disaster and remained indoors with the family.
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Leonardtown
St. George's Island
Police Chief Webber Linked to Huey Long Knockdown
Brooklyn reports Chief Steve Webber of Port Washington, a 200 pound six footer and former boxer, is alleged by sources to have struck Senator Huey Long at a Sands Point charity party. Webber denies the charge and the Sands Point club lies within his police district. News notes Bert Nevine offered Long $1,000 a day for a Luna Park appearance.
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Brooklyn
N.Y
Brooklyn Eagle
Huey Long
Long Island
Steve Webber
Port Washington
Webber
Long
Sands Point
Polices
Senator Long
New York
Bert Nevine
Coney Island
Wall kills him in Cumberland Narrows collapse
John August Gordon, 67, and his son were trapped when a building wall fell in the Narrows near Cumberland. Gordon died from the injuries after being caught beneath the structure.
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Cumberland
John August Gordon
Narrows
Here
Chimney Fireae: Mechanic Street Fire Call
Firemen were summoned about 4 30 yesterday afternoon to extinguish a chimney fire at a house on Mechanic Street. No damage reported.
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Mechanic Street
Will Wed Same Wife 4th Time
LOS ANGELES Aug 30 Former Chicago stock broker Thomas Ezell plans to marry his wife for the fourth time next Saturday in a yearly ritual. They married four years ago in Chicago and renew vows each anniversary with a minister reading the vows. Ezell says the custom began with friends in South America and the couple have reportedly been married 14 times, hoping to reach a milestone.
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Los Angeles
Thomas Exell
Chicago
South America
Ezell
Boy Scout Hero Sucks Venom to Save Friend
In Hattiesburg Mississippi on August 30 William Henry Smith a 13 year old Boy Scout performed a lifesaving act when he sucked venom from a rattlesnake bite and carried his 14 year old friend Shelby Jones to a hospital. Doctors said Jones would recover.
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Hattiesburg
Miss
William Henry Smith
Shelby Jones
Smith
Jones
Roosevelts report on Ford and NRA recovery drive
President Roosevelt asks General Hugh Johnson for a report on Henry Ford’s failure to enroll under the new automobile industry agreement. Johnson campaigns for reemployment of unemployed workers, touts NRA gains, and plans to mobilize auto plant workers toward unionization and broader wage growth across the economy.
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Hyde Park
Roose T
Hugh B. Johnson
Henry Ford
Washington
Joblesa
NRA
Blue Eagle
Hugh
Johnson
Etter
Daya
Boston
Day
Henry Ford Johnson
Offer Farmers Their Fees Back
Washington August 30. The emergency farm mort gate act rush drives most federal land banks to return application fees so farmers can use funds until an inspector is available. The Farm Credit Administration says 1,200 trained appraisers are in the field but 2,160 are needed to handle current business promptly. July applications exceed those of 1931 1953 and the first five months of 1933. Henry Morgenthau Jr governor of the credit administration says urgent action still guides emergency cases.
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Washington
Farm Credit Administration
Henry Morgenthau
The
Credit Administration
Bridge Built to Rescue Marooned Buck Deer at Watkins Glen
A 25 by 5 foot bridge was completed to aid a deer stranded on a narrow ledge in Watkins Glen State Park. The buck, trapped for five days, refused the bridge, while the mate perished in a 200 foot gorge. Park officials weigh a Mohawk chief’s rescue suggestion as crowds watch.
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Watkins Glen
N Y
Watkins Glen State Park
State Conservation Department
Park
Tog
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Marshfield
Mass
Rutis Amuck
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David May
Cheyenne
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Young Democrats
Kingfish
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Wisconsin
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