New Orleans under partial martial law in voting office raid
Senator Huey P. Long directed a preelection action in New Orleans placing the city registration office under partial martial law. Guardsmen seized voter lists at City Hall annex, claiming to protect the registrar from insult and intimidation as Governor Allen proclaimed the measure. Local Mayor Walmsley criticized the move as an opera bouffe display while Long and Allen clash over authority and crime charges.
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New Orleans
Huey P. Long
Flordsméen
City Hall
O. K. Allen
Long
Takeon
T. Semmes Walmsley
Raymond
Walmsley
Mary Walmsley
Raymond H. Fleming
Fleming
Senator Long
Voltier
Federal Agents Warming Up For War On Gangsters
A Washington feature on the Justice Department’s division of Investigation led by J Edgar Hoover describes an expanding federal force. Agents drill with machine guns at Fort Meade, pursue Dillinger era gangsters, and prepare for a nationwide crackdown with new laws, armored cars, and faster pursuit.
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Dillinger
Uncle Sam
Justice Department
Division of Investigation
Washington
Vermont Avenue
Maryland
Nelson
J. Edgar Hoover
Gymen
Fort Meade
Somin
Department of Justice
Congress
Hoover
John Dillinger
Adequate Air Force Urged In British Commons
In London on July 31 Acting Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin warned of German rearmament in the air and pressed Britain to expand its air force. Churchill accused Germany of building a near two thirds larger air force than Britain. Samuel urged firmer disarmament at Geneva while criticizing Baldwin.
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London
House of Commons
Stanley Baldwin
Baldwin
Winston Churchill
Germany
Herbert Samuel
Europe
Geneva
Mt Airy Youth Wounded By Accidental Shot
Prentiss Vansant Jr., 15, is in Frederick Hospital with a bullet wound to the stomach from a stray shot near a shooting gallery at the closing night of the event. Resides near Mt Airy Frederick County and is believed to have a fair chance for recovery.
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Prentiss Vansant, Jr
Frederick Hospital
Mt. Airy
Frederick County
Mt Airy Fire Carnival Blamed For Youth Wounding
A shooting wound is blamed on the Mt Airy fire carnival while the shooter remains unidentified. The wounded youth had recently recovered from bull injuries sustained about a week earlier and the investigation will continue.
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Mt. Airy Fire Company
Carnival
Adkins Enters Republican Comptroller Race in Maryland
Fred P. Adkins, Salisbury lumber manufacturer and civic leader, entered the Republican contest for comptroller as a running mate of Harry W. Nice. Nice announced the declaration on the Eastern Shore at a Wicomico County rally. Only other declared candidate is Harry T. Phoebus of Princess Anne, who left the gubernatorial race to seek the comptroller nomination.
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Baltimore
Fred P. Adkins
Harry W. Nice
Frederick
Maryland
Adkins
Salisbury
Phoebus
Senate
Nice
Wicomico County
Court House
Harry T. Phoebus
Princess Anne
Held For Trying To Drown Youth In Virginia
Philo Cockerill, 23, held in Leesburg jail charged with attempting to drown Robert Je Humphrey Jr, 8, son of Dr. and Mrs. R L Humphrey of Mountville. Incident occurred at the marble quarry ford on Goose Creek near Cockerill’s home during a dispute while two negroes hauled sand to the Humphrey residence a mile away. Humphrey was rescued by one of the laborers after the boy cried out.
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Philo Cockerill
Leesburg, Va
Robert Je. Humphrey, Jr
R. L. Humphrey
Mountville
Goose Creek
Cockerill
Humphrey
Ambassador Dies After Operation
Paul May Belgian Ambassador to the United States died at Emergency Hospital after an abdominal operation to remove gallstones. He had been hospitalized a week, weakened by a stomach ailment aggravated by extreme heat in Washington.
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Washington
Paul May
United States
Negro Fleeing Bees Stirs City Weed Gang Drama
A juvenile Black man fleeing a swarm of bees near the Hagerstown reservoir sparked a chaotic chase as city prisoners, mostly drunken offenders serving short weed-cutting sentences, watched and joined the pursuit. Police note the run began Friday with patrolman Lillard and continued Sunday morning. authorities keep details minimal.
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Department of Justice
Hagerstown
West End
John Lillard
Wmimanity
Hig
Modesty and Kindness Guide a Noble Path Poem
Poem urges virtues over vices with lines on modesty kindness justice and compassion. Mentionsharry Troupe Brewer of Hagerstown Maryland and includes a note about real estate ads offering home offers. Endorses virtue as a guide through life and stresses consequences of cruelty and disrespect.
Cardiff Giant Hoax Figure Sought Back by Syracuse
Syracuse learns the Cardiff giant hoax, unearthed near Cardiff 65 years ago, is wanted home. Fort Dodge, Iowa, hosts its replica and a bid to borrow or buy. The 10 foot 4 inch gypsum statue drew millions to tours before exposure as a fake.
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Syracuse
N. Y
Cardiff
New York State
Chamber of Commerce
Fort Dodge
Goliath
BP. T. Barnum
David
William Co. Newell
Stub” _ Newell
E. Burkhart
Clark Street
Chicago
Binghamton
Newell Farm
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Huey Long
Governor Allen
Iard
Ritee
Proke
Wetherill
ATLAS
G-Men
Alexander R. George
Texas Rangers
Department
Miller’s
South Potomac
Imiller
Baldwin Laboratories
ING
Saewertown
Harry Troupe Brewer
Hagerstown, Md
Terminal Auto Supply CO
W. Franklin
Ward's
Montgomery
Jonathan St
Roney Bros
W. Washington St
Czechoslovakia
Musey & Evans
Howard’s
E. Baita
the House of Shoes
Capitol Rock
THE
Hagerstown Lumber Company
Frederick St
Atlantic
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