Sixteen Moscow plotters plead guilty in Stalin assassination case
Sixteen men arraigned in Moscow on charges of plotting Stalin's assassination and seizure of power pleaded guilty. The case links Zinoviev and Kamenev to a former Stalin triumvirate. twelve more and a woman were held for examination. Trotzky dismissed the trial as humbug while OGPU coercion forced confessions. General Franco’s rebels push toward Madrid as Catalonia declares independence and hardens taxes and control.
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Josef Stalin
Soviet
Gregory Zinoviev
Leo Kamenev
Stalin
Zinoviev
Ady
Leon Trotzky
Trotzky
Xamenev
Hoenefoss
Norway
Reichstag
Ogpu
Mussolini Mobilizes Air Power for Spain as France Stirs
Premier Mussolini threatens intervention and mobilizes Italy’s 1,500 air planes to aid the Madrid rebels if France fails to support the Nationalists. Paris protests and warns of abandoning neutrality if arms flow to Spain. Berlin angers over Kamerun incident as Spanish ships bombard San Sebastian, Irun, and Loyalists execute 1,900 Fascist hostages. The Ferries and fort Guadalupe exchange fire amid uncertain loyalties. The Fascists seize Badajoz as tension rises.
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Italy
Span
France
Madrid
People’s Front
Paris
Spain
Europe
Rome
San Sebastian
Irun
Espana
Fort Guadalupe
Guadalupe Gerre Son
Badajoz
Preparations for Roosevelt Tour and Labor Plans
Preparations for President Roosevelt's Midwest trip are complete with Harry Hopkins guiding the briefing. WPA payrolls in the drought region reach 90,000 now and may rise to 120,000 to 150,000. cost per man runs about 50 dollars monthly. Treasury and budget officials estimated needed funds to meet the dust bowl crisis. In Czechoslovakia Eduard Benes vows no fascism or communism while urging fall talks with Locarno powers for European cooperation. German minority leaders report high unemployment in German Bohemia, blaming government orders and state jobs. AAA pilots trial aerial photography to check soil conservation compliance, now covering millions of acres and proving cheaper and more efficient than prior methods.
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Drough
Middle West
WPA
Harry Hopkins
Dust Bowl
Secretary of the Treasury
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Daniel Bell
Czechoslovakia
Eduard Benes
Reichenberg
Germany
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Louis Knocks Out Sharkey in Third Round in New York
Joe Louis of Detroit resumes title bid with a third round knockout of Sharkey, the former champion, in New York. The Lithuanian sailor from Boston fights valiantly but cannot match the younger heavyweight.
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Detroit
Sharkey
New York
Boston
Wheat outlook in 1936 37 suggests shift in grain use
Secretary Wallace notes spring wheat mills will favor hard red winter and Pacific Northwest wheat, with more soft red winter wheat for bread flour. Imports may shrink vs 1935 and US prices may stay high relative to world levels, barring larger yields which could create export surplus and price adjustments.
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Pacific Northwest
United States
Kansas City
Liverpool
Roosevelt faults world policy and navy bids rise
President Roosevelt spoke at Chautauqua on foreign relations praising peaceful conduct and warning against violations of treaties. He described war horrors he has witnessed and declared he hates war as critics in Germany and a Mexican paper warned of revived Sonos doctrine. Navy bids for twelve destroyers and six submarines started in 1937 with costs up by about one million dollars per vessel.
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Mexico City
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Navy Yards
Coughlin Backing Lemke O Brien Ticket Rejects Platform
In Cleveland the National Union for Social Justice endorsed Lemke and O Brien for the Union party ticket while not endorsing the Lemke platform. Father Coughlin led a 25000 member meeting naming him president. An equity suit in Chicago challenges the Commodity Exchange Act as intrastate overreach.
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Chicago
William S. Moore
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Leslie A. Fitz
Homer S
United States
L. Igoe
Sunburned Calves Bring Less Money on Hot Markets
Ohio State University expert notes sunburn reduces veal appeal and prices. Hot weather shifts demand to smaller cuts and lighter calves. Calves 150 to 175 pounds fetch top prices in heat, while 175 to 200 pound weights rebound after midseason. Shelter calves from sun and market before they thicken to avoid lower returns.
Causes and Cure of Rancid Butter Flavors in Milk
The article explains rancid butter flavors arise from butyric acid and the lipase enzyme in milk. Heat can destroy lipase by heating sweet cream to 145 F for 30 minutes then cooling to 50 F overnight before churning. Clean milking, thorough cleaning, and prompt cooling reduce bacterial flavors. Salty taste may appear when cows have udder trouble.
Beets Used to Replace Hay in Dairy Cow Rations
An authority recommends soaking beet pulp or beet meal for dairy cattle. Replace one pound of hay with one pound of dried beet pulp, up to half the hay allowance. Add about four pounds of water per pound of beet pulp and feed as you would silage or roots to offset hay shortages.
Soil erosion and farm notes from Missouri to Massachusetts
Rural observations report sloping land erosion in the U S with grazing shifts lowering fall prices. Corn crib investments pay off on average farms while Missouri livestock sales rose 19 percent in the prior year. Pomologists urge fully ripe grapes from Massachusetts State College. Much of last year's raw wool imports came from Australia.
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Massachusetts State College
Not Quite Enough for a Selling Order
A brief exchange in a New York Sun column describes Raysun and his wife discussing stock quotations on the porch. The dialogue notes the values moving from 101 to 107 and finally to 110 as they consider selling at the threshold.
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Raysun
New York Sun
Largest known tides reported in Bay of Fundy region
The Atlantic Ocean sees the largest periodic tides in the world in the Minas Basin Bay of Fundy Nova Scotia. A mean tidal range of 42 feet and a spring range of 45 feet have been documented.
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Minhas Basin
Bay of Fundy
Nova Scotia
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