Belgian Queen Astrid Dies After Swiss Car Crash
Queen Astrid of Belgium, 29, died after a car driven by King Leopold swerved off a lake road near Kussnacht Switzerland. Leopold, slightly injured, said he looked away to view a map for a moment before the crash. The chauffeur and attendants were uninjured.
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Astrid
Leopold
Associated Press
Kussnacht
Switzerland
Eas
Vier Waldstatter See
Belgium
Leopold II
Ruth Chatterton derby flyer lands in Toledo
Teland Hayward of Hollywood arrives at Transcontinental airport at 12 10 45 pm EST as the first Ruth Chatterton flyer to cross the line from Indianapolis. Miss Chatterton follows in her plane a few minutes later at the Toledo departure point.
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Toledo
Ohio
Teland Hayward
Hollywood
Calif
Transcontinental Airport
Ruth Chatterton
Indianapolis
Miss Chatterton
MULE TRAINER STRUCK AFTER 12th SHOD SUCCESS
Casey Castle of Lamar shod 12 mules but the thirteenth bucked and kicked him in the head sending him to a doctor.
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Lamar, Mo
Casey Castle
Lamar
Belgium Mourns Tragedy After Queen Dies in Accident
Premier Van Zeeland flies to Basel to meet a special train carrying Queen Louise’s body back to Belgium. King Leopold and royal children Josephine Charlotte Baudoin and Albert ride trains to Brussels as the nation enters deep mourning following the queen’s death near Lucerne.
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Brussels
Belgium
Paul van Zeeland
Basel
Switzerland
Leopold
Luxembourg
Josephine Charlotte
Baudoin
Albert
Lucerne
Smith silent on 1936 prospects as Hearst backs Smith ticket
Articles from multiple cities report Alfred E. Smith remaining silent on his 1936 prospects while Hearst suggests a third party ticket. Ritchie notes birthday as he declines third movement and reaffirms allegiance to Democratic principles. Georgia Governor Talmadge endorses fight against Roosevelt and third-party ideas. Senator Byrd states he will not join Hearst’s constitutional ticket.
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London
William Randolph Hearst
Ritchie
Maryland
al Smith
Borah
Calvin Coolidge
White House
Atlanta
Talmadge
Georgia
Alfred E. Smith
National Democratic
Roosevelt
Berryville
Harry Flood Byrd
Virginia
New York
Hearst pushes Alfred E. Smith as 1936 candidate
William Randolph Hearst declares Alfred E. Smith would make a powerful candidate for president and urges a Jeffersonian Democratic party. Hearst notes Smith as the Democratic party’s latest nominee and cites his historic party principles while avoiding religious or sectarian questions.
Convict McClellan Leaves Pardons Up to Friends
John McClellan, a ten year fugitive in Wyoming, returns to prison at Rawlins and says relatives friends and Pullman lawyers should decide his clemency. He seeks a Wyoming board of charities and reforms clemency while petitions urge Governor Miller to grant a pardon for the Rock Springs robbery case.
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Rawlins
Wyo
Wyoming
John McClellan
Pullman
Wash
McClellan
Wyoming State Board of Charities and Reforms
Lewiston
Ida
Jack Parker
Frank Ferrie
Rock Springs
Ferlic
Plane Crash in Prineville Kills Two Army Officers
Lieut. Wister Rosenberg aged 31 and Capt. H. W. Killpack aged 35, both army flyers from Vancouver Washington, were killed when their plane crashed in Prineville Oregon. A witness to the crash was the pilot’s father Dr J H Rosenberg of Prineville.
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Prineville
Ore
Wister Rosenberg
H. W. Killpack
Vancouver
Wash
J. H. Rosenberg
Attorneys for Bruno Hauptmann allege possible Lindbergh child lead
Hollywood August 29. Attorneys C Lloyd Fisher and Vincent A Marco say investigators located a Long Island child with potential resemblance to the Lindbergh baby and plan new steps to save Hauptmann. Fingerprint checks and police records are to guide identifications. Schwarzkopf says only latent nursery prints exist.
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Fisher
Long Island
Lindbergh
Hollywood
Calif
C. Lloyd Fisher
Vincent A. Marco
Richard Bruno Hauptmann
New Jersey
Emma Gloeckner
Hauptmann
Col
Charles A. Lindbergh
Schwarzkopf
Judge to Hear Habeas Corpus Case Friday
Warden Tra Taylor of Idaho state prison will transport Floyd Sandusky and William Catshalls to American Falls for a habeas corpus hearing. Judge Isaac McDougall signed a subpoena ordering the warden to produce the inmates. Samuel Adelstein, Sandusky's attorney, submitted a letter by Cutsakta alleging framing and perjury at trial.
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Boise
Tra Taylor
Idaho State Prison
Floyd Sandusky
William Catshalls
American Falls
Taylor
Samuel Adelstein
Pocatello
Sandusky
Cutshakta
Charlie Curtis Backs Landon For President
Former Vice President Curtis declared for Governor Landon of Kansas as the 1936 Republican nominee. Kansas Senator Capper welcomed the stance, predicting a solid Kansas delegation for Landon at the convention. Curtis denied backing Col Knox and said he would not commit until Landon officially candidates.
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Curtis
Landon
Kansas
Senator Capper
Capper
Knox Curtis
Associated Press
Col
Frank Knox
Illinois
Knox
Tll
Knox Movement
Moses
New Hampshire
Watson
Indiana
Robert H. Lucas
Republican Executive Committee
Senator Borah
Idaho
Three Die In Arizona Flood That Overturned Bus
In Dragoon Arizona a cloudburst created an eight foot wall of water that swept a Golden Eagle bus in a railroad underpass. Three bodies reached Dragoon including a woman, a 9 year old girl, and an elderly man possibly N Sevlin of Chicago. Two men were washed away. twenty one passengers survived and were taken to Willcox. Local mortician R M Rottman reported uncertain identifications. The flood covered 11 4 miles in width and the bus toppled twice before settling. Weather in Utah forecast cloudy with temperature changes.
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Dragoon
Ariz
Golden Eagle
Here
N. Sevlin
Chicago
R. M. Rottman
Rottman
Willcox
Borah Remains in Washington Unclear Return to Boise
Boise on August 29 reports Senator William E. Borah, after completing his 28th Senate year, remains busy in Washington. Mrs. Borah said his plans are indefinite, and he will likely not return to Boise for several days.
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Boise
William E. Borah
United States Senate
Washington, D. C
Haile Selassie Prays for Victory as War Prep Grows
Emperor Haile Selassie, in Addis Ababa, voices faith in divine aid while prep for war intensifies. 80,000 Galla tribesmen ready in Wollega. two trainloads of Ethiopian soldiers depart to reinforce the frontier. Somali deserters from Italian lines join Ethiopian forces, sharing machine gun know how. Major Jonker commands 4,000 trained Europeans aiding 30,000 irregulars on the Ogaden front.
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Wollega
Haile Selassie
Addis Ababa
Adua
Ogaden
Gerloguri
Joseph Jonker
Jonker
Ualual
Baseball Scores From Boston Pittsburgh and New York
Baseball results across three venues show Boston beating Chicago 4 to 1 in nine innings with Jee and Harrie’ powering the batteries. Pittsburgh outslugged St Louis 7 to 0 after a late rally with Dean Delancey and Weaver Grace handling pitching and catching. Brooklyn defeated New York 7 to 5 as Babich Leonard Lopez Castleman and Marcio handled Brooklyn’s battery while New York’s Babich faced trouble early. American League action includes Putignat ia downing Atheneas 6 to 0 with Ferrell Ferrell Marcum Richards contributing. Louis defeated St Louis 6 to 0 as Auker Cochrane Walkup Coffman Hemsley worked the mound.
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Boston
RHE
Chicago
Jee
Harrie
Frankhouse
MacFayden
B's
Spohrer
Pittsburgh
RHF Bt. Louis
J. Dean
Delancey
Weaver and
Grace
New York
Brooklyn
Olx
Babich
Leonard
Lopez
Castleman
Marcio
Athenes R. H. E
W. Ferrell
R. Ferrell
Marcum and Richards
St. Louis
Louis
Auker
Cochrane
Walkup
Coffman
Hemsley
Engagement of Duke of Gloucester to Lady Alice Christabel Montague-Douglas-Echott
The engagement of the Duke of Gloucester, third son of the king, to Lady Alice Christabel Montague-Douglas-Echott was announced today. The notice confirms a royal matchmaking event in August.
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Tomton
Duke of Gloucester
Alice Christabel-Montague-Douglas-Echott
Increasing cloudiness and cooler temps forecast
Meteorologists expect rising cloud cover tonight with a drop in temperatures especially in northern areas. A weak system will pass Friday bringing further cooling and unsettled conditions.
British hope Kellogg pact to curb Mussolini in Ethiopia
London officials say the Kellogg peace pact could rally signatories to pressure Mussolini if Italy invades Ethiopia. Britain weighs US and France initiative to enforce the treaty as tensions rise in the Mediterranean and the government shortens Baldwin’s France trip. The British fleet moves from Malta as crisis deepens.
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Great Britain
Mussolini
Ethiopia
United States
France
Roosevelt
Hull
Mediterranean
Stanley Baldwin
Malta
Pope decides Not to See Mussolini
Senator James Pope D Idaho travels from London to Paris to observe the League of Nations council session in Geneva on September 4. He says he has no plans to visit Rome or Mussolini and denies misinterpretation of his private talks with British leaders.
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Paris
Pope
Idaho
London
Laval
Geneva
League of Nations Council
James P. Pope
Vienna
Rome
Mussolini
Italy
Mussolini Moves Against Sanctions Warn Britain
Italian cabinet says Mussolini has decided military measures against sanctions, seen as a warning to Great Britain. London views Kellogg pact as last bulwark against war. Haile Selassie prays for victory in battle. Paris officials fear war may reach Europe. Laval may avert it. Tokyo denies sending munitions to Ethiopia.
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Associated Press
Bolzano
Italy
Mussolini
Great Britain
London
Addis Ababa
Haile Selassie
Paris
Laval
Europe
Tokyo
Ethiopia
Italy Warns Britain as Italo-Ethiopian Crisis Looms
In Bolzano on August 29 the Italian cabinet released a communique setting out its case against Ethiopia. It warns Britain sanctions would bring trouble, pledges to attack at the council session, and notes economic decrees to finance war. Details of military measures are undisclosed but circles claim a fleet move toward the Suez Canal.
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Associated Press
Bolzano
Italy
Great Britain
League of Nations Council
Ethiopia
Mimic
Ll Duce
Suez Canal
Illinois jury links moulded corpse to John Hamilton
An Illinois coroner’s jury ruled the dug up body near Oswego to be John Hamilton the Dillinger lieutenant. It found Hamilton died from gunshot wounds by unknown persons but did not identify his killer. Federal agents had claimed Hamilton was shot fleeing with Dillinger and Homer Van Meter in 1934.
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Associated Press
Oswego
Ill
John
Jack” Hamilton
Dillinger
Hamilton
G-men
Homer van Meter
South St. Paul
F. M. Kendall
R. D. D Hewn
D. Pylvan
Robert Austin
Brown
Bureau of Investigation
Department of Justice
John Dillinger
van Meter
Daniel H. Ladd
Chicago
Augusta
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