Jamboree Cancelled Over Infantile Paralysis Epidemic
President Franklin D. Roosevelt canceled the National Boy Scout Jamboree planned for August 21 to 30 in Washington due to the infantile paralysis epidemic. About 35 000 scouts had been en route or preparing to attend, with health officials from Maryland Virginia and nearby areas present at the White House conference.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
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White House
Hugh S. Cumming
District of Columbia
Maryland
Virginia
North Carolina
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Political Query Is Did GOP Grass Roots Manage It
Byron Price assesses the Springfield Republican conference and whether it strengthened conservative opposition to Roosevelt. Anti Roosevelt leaders seek a united front to defeat the President next year, hoping a middle ground candidate can rally distrustful voters.
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Springfield Republican Conference
Roosevelt
Mid-Summer Economic Gains Hold With Expected Upturn
A Bradstreet survey notes recovery gains across most trade divisions in mid summer with upturns seen to strengthen into fall. Retail gains are estimated at 12 to 30 percent above 1934 levels and fall commitments exceed last year by 15 to 20 percent as conservatives seek a unified opposition. The Springfield conference signals growing desire for party unity amid shifting Democratic leadership.
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Associated Press
New York
Dan Bradstreet
Five Million Dollar Lobby Costs Highlighted by Chairman
Chairman Black of the Senate Lobby Investigation Committee said consumers will bear the gas and electricity lobby costs totaling five million dollars. He announced new hearings and said testimony will come from top attorneys including John W. Davis Newton D. Baker and Henry Stimson as part of ongoing inquiry.
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Senate Lobby Investigation Committee
Senate Committee
John W. Davis
Newton D. Baker
Wilson
Stimson
Hoover
Press's Social Security Program Near Final Passage
Senate leaders said Roosevelt's extensive social security plan was nearing final passage and would reach the White House in the form requested by Roosevelt. The forecast came as the program moved toward completion on the legislative ledger.
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Associated Press
Washington
Senate
Roosevelt
White House
Highest Court Moves to New Home in Taft Memorial
The Supreme Court will relocate to a new white marble building between now and the fall term as Congress seeks last minute amendments. The project, regarded as a Taft memorial, culminates years of planning begun under President Taft and Theodore Roosevelt, with delays over pension plan exemptions and tax provisions.
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Washington
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Capitol Hill
William Howard Taft
Taft
Theodore Roosevelt
Old Man And Wife Found Dead In A House Vancouver
In Vancouver Washington a Mr and Mrs Cates both about sixty were found dead after a house fire. Mrs Cates is believed fatally wounded before the fire and Mr Cates died when his body was dragged from the wreckage. A third party theft theory emerged from charred papers and a missing billfold. A neighbor saw a prowler, suggesting a possible plunderer.
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War Fever Grows Amid Italian Air Loss in Egypt
UNDATED August 9 report says Italy pushes toward military power after an army plane is lost in Egypt with seven crew members dead. British precautions aim to protect nationals in Addis Ababa if war breaks out. US reportedly taking an active interest in the crisis.
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Associated Press
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Addis Ababa
London
United States
Executive order transfers Alaska lands from War to Interior
President Roosevelt issued an order moving twenty military reservations in Alaska from the War Department to the Interior. Lands Improvements divisions under Secretary Harold I Tekes may reserve lands for the Alaska Road Commission and dispose of unneeded property. Affected reservations include Beaver Dam Cheste rhana Copper Center Donnellys Gakona Grundler Gul kana Ketchumstock Livengood McCallums McGrath Mentasta Paxons Richardson Saleha Teikhell Tonsina Haggard Wortmans and the Valdez to Fairbanks right of way.
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Copper Center
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Ketchumstock
Junior Flier Sets Record But Was Not An Official
Frank Kurtz of Los Angeles circled Caliente Mexico then returned to San Diego in a 1200 mile flight from Victoria B C as part of a Canada to Mexico Junior Flying Record attempt. Refueling stops included Medford Sacramento and Bakersfield. Timed by William VanDusen, no official timing was requested so the record will not be recognized.
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Associated Press
San Diego
Frank Kurtz
Los Angeles
Caliente
Mexico
Victoria
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Canada
Medford
Sacramento
Bakersfield
William VanDusen
Tinekeeper
National Aeronautical Association
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Body Of Youth Is Brot Out Rockies
The body of William Brode, 15, of Memphis Tennessee, was recovered Thursday night by mountaineers near Chimney Rock on Lindbergh Peak in Colorado. He was found in a crevasse along the jagged slope about two miles high.
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Associated Press
Monarch Lake
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William Brode
Memphis, Tennessee
Chimney Rock
Lindbergh Peak
Post And Rogers Begin Dawson Route From Juneau
Wiley Post and Wil Rogers left Juneau en route to Dawson after a 45 hour visit. They planned a possible stop at Skagway or direct to Dawson then onward to Fairbanks and Nome. Rex Beach bid them farewell as hundreds watched from the PAA float and wharves.
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Associated Press
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Aid
Wiley Post
Wil Rogers
Dawson
Skagway
Wey
Fairbanks
Nome
Rex Beach
PAA
Lynn Canal
Farley Stamps Generate Revenue Amid Controversy
Washington August 9 The post office reports Farley Imperfortes stamps raised 1 663 707 66 dollars for the government. The stamps duplicate issues that Post Master General James A Farley bought and gave to friends.
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Associated Press
Washington
Post Office
Farley
James A. Farley
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