Footnote on Havana War News and Madrid Front
A disordered Havana dispatch describes Moorish troops pushing toward Madrid and government forces retreating at Maqueda. It notes bombing squads surrounding Alcazar in Toledo, American fugitives seeking refuge on the Quincy, and a sensational blast in Havana tied to Spanish authorities amid war reporting.
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Maqueda
Madrid
Alcazar
Toledo
Spanish Morocco
Talavera
Dela Reina
Maffueda
Havana
Cuba
Garner Known as Silent Power in Roosevelt Era
Washington dispatch notes Vice President John N Garner as a powerful yet modest figure in the Roosevelt administration. The Texas leader, nicknamed Cactus Jack, is portrayed as a homespun public servant who remains a loyal ally while voicing measured criticism of New Deal policies. He jokes about clowning in politics, shares fishing and baseball interests, and recalls early career as a Texas lawmaker and county judge.
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John N. Garner
Washington
Roosevelt
Cactus Jack
Senate
Hagenbeck Circus
United States
Garner
Victor Moore
Throttlebottom
Moore
Texas
Hearst Says Roosevelt Has Support From Enemies
Hearst issues a reply from Amsterdam claiming Roosevelt has backing from enemies of the American system. A Havana blast destroys El Pais and a church, killing four and injuring many as a dynamite cache detonates outside the newspaper offices.
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Associated Press
New York
William Randolph Hearst
Roosevelt
Hearst
Amsterdam
White House
Havana
Cuba
Lile
Russia
el Line Communist Party
Weather report from Alaska and Yukon Territory today
Rain fell over parts of Alaska and the Yukon Territory this morning with smoke or haze reported in places. Conditions were generally clear with unlimited visibility along airway routes, temperatures below freezing in central Yukon and near normal elsewhere in Alaska. Nome recorded a low of 0 and a high near 50.
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Alaska
Yukon
Gulf
Banks
Tasana Valle
Nome
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Haycock
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Utica Stuyahok
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