Roosevelt Weighs $200 Million Public Works Plan
Washington dispatch notes President Roosevelt reviewing a $200 million public works program to create jobs quickly. Agencies push wage agreements, relief aid, home loans, and crop reductions as they coordinate with industrial and relief administrations to spur prosperity and aid the unemployed.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Industrial Administration
Relief Administration
Home Loan Board
Cummings
Farm Administration
Bureau of Public Rep
Public Works Cabinet Board
Alfalfa Bill permits beer in Oklahoma after vote
Governor Murray ordered martial law to prevent a protest at the election and then proclaimed that beer sales would proceed. The statewide vote favored legalization with 202,778 for and 114,174 against, turning Oklahoma dry since statehood into the 37th wet state.
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Oklahoma City
William H. Murray
Oklahoma
National
Tax Commission
Murray
Statehood
Will Rogers Wires The Tribune
Beverly Hills July 12 Will Rogers reports Frank Phillips of oil fame planned a Washington trip as oil men draft a code of ethics. The mix of humor and satire hints at gangster ethics and a playful studio anecdote involving opera singer Mary McCormick and Molivini brothers.
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Beverly Hills
Cal
Frank Phillips
Oil Fame
Washington
America
Mary McCormick
Mary
Will
Night siege ends with madman killed in Albany
Frank Stankiewicz, 22, an escapee from the Oregon state hospital, died after a nightlong battle with state county and city police in the sheriff apartment. Harry Anderson was wounded in the knee as officers used tear gas and smoke bombs to subdue the barricaded gunman.
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Albany
Orc
Frank Stankiewiecz
Oregon State Hospital For
Salem
Harry Anderson
Akanoffi
J. H. Mulligan
Mulligan
Herbert Shelton
Janson Anderson
Anderson
Lost River Road Contract Awarded For Oil Surfacing
The bureau of highways awarded a contract to A. B. Lee of San Leandro California for oil surfacing 31 miles of the Lost River highway in eastern Idaho from Arco to north of Mackay. The bid total is 22855 dollars and work will create an oil surfaced or paved route from Pocatello through Blackfoot to Mackay.
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Boise
Bureau of Highways Today
A. B. Lee
San Leandro
Calif
Lost River
Idaho
Arco
Mackay
Pocatello
Blackfoot
Repeal Candidates Chosen in Idaho for Convention
Twenty one candidates for Idaho's state constitutional convention pledged to vote for repeal of the eighteenth amendment were announced by the Idaho State Association for Prohibition Repeal. Names include Beecher Hitchcock Sandpoint John P Gray Coeur d Alene Donald A Callahan Wallace M Kenworthy Moscow and others with Parley Rigby Idaho Falls circulating petitions.
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Boise
Idaho State Association For
Test of Confession Admissibility Hinges on Arguments
In Doty Lewis murder case Judge Cavanah weighs admissibility of a confession as defense argues it was coerced during hours of questioning. Government contends three confessions were drafted to trap Lewis after threats and deceit including a forged fingerprint lead.
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C. Cavanah
Doty Lewis
Cavanah
J. H. Peterson
Fort Hall Reservation
Mabel Sawyer
William Langrosse
C. C. Cavanah
Russell Bryan
Department of Justice
J. L. Balderston
Pocatello Police Department
R. C. Thomas
Peterson
Washington
F. S. Dietrich
Idaho
Circuit Court of Appeals
Lewis
Idaho Women Put On Fair Program At World’s Fair
Idaho Day efforts by a group of Idaho women created a makeshift exhibit in the Federal building lounge showing gold silver and lead samples from Idaho mines They planned a reception and featured brief talks on mining wool recreation and regional advantages with readings from Boise and Pocatello speakers and a closing Idaho state song with Boise mayor’s daughter at the piano.
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Chicago
Idaho
Publicity Department
Chamber of Commerce
Federal Building
National Federation of Professional and Business Women’s Clubs
Chicago Alumni Association
University of Idaho
Eva Hunt Dockery
Idaho Federation of Business and Professional Women’s Clubs
Wallace
Violet Hanley
Boise
Emma Yeaman
Ethel V. Honeywell
Orofino
Mabel Hackworth
Pocatello
Justine McCue
J. J. McCue
Wine Sale To Go Untaxed In Idaho
Idaho Attorney General Bert Miller ruled that wine and other beverages with up to 3.2 percent alcohol by weight may be sold without licensing or tax in the state. The legislature had legalized low alcohol drinks but the ruling noted beer was the only beverage specifically regulated, leaving wine and similar drinks undealt with under state law.
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Boise
Bert Miller
Idaho
Farm Experts Hold Session in Pocatello
A two day session in Pocatello brings University of Idaho extension bureau and county agents together to explain the agricultural relief bill passed May 12. The meeting covers the wheat act, economic outlook, land use, and county production control associations with 43 follow up meetings planned across Idaho wheat country.
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University of Idaho Extension Bureau
Bove
Moscow
Idaho
Emmett
Gem County
E. J. Iddings
Extension Bureau
E. T. Benson
J. H. Rearden
Extension Service
Congress
Rumor Says New York Boy Will Be Released Today
In Albany three men held for ransom amid other abduction cases. reports say a ransom between 50000 and 100000 may be paid for Lieut John J O Connell Jr, nephew of Democratic leaders Daniel and Edward O Connell.
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Associated Press
Albany
N. Y
John J. O'Connell
Democratic Party
Daniel
Edward O'Connell
John
Jake
Factor
Chicago
Alton
August Luer
Poases
Fulton, Ga
Pryor Bowen
John K. Ottley
Atlanta
Ottley
Scores from Today's MLB Action Across The League
Detroit vs Boston went 11 innings with a 9 7 06 final. St Louis beat New York 7 2. Cleveland defeated Philadelphia 6 4. Chicago and Washington played to a 1 0 0 tie. New York beat St Louis 4 1 in 10 innings. Boston edged Pittsburgh 8 9 in 10. Philadelphia topped Cincinnati 7 1 with late scoring.
Murderer Henderson to be moved from asylum to prison
Alford Henderson, already awarded a life term and housed at Blackfoot asylum, may be sent back to the state penitentiary immediately. Idaho Attorney General's ruling allows return upon asylum chief's report of sanity, with Dr. Charles Lowe noting repeated confirmations of sanity. Henderson had been committed two years earlier after a Boise probate judge found him insane following a 17 year sentence for killing a relative near Pocatello.
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Boise
Alford Henderson
Blackfoot
Lewis Williams
Public Welfare
Charles Lowe
Henderson
Pocatello
Roosevelt Son to Seek Divorce From Mrs Roosevelt
Roosevelt II, son of the president, will file for divorce from Beth Donner Roosevelt, a Philadelphia heiress, in Reno Nevada. Attorney Sam Platt said the action may include a cross-complaint of cruelty and a property settlement to be approved by Judge Clark J. Guild on July 17.
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Reno
Nev
Hott Roosevelt
Beth Donner Roosevelt
Philadephia
Sam Platt
Mr. Plan
Mrs. Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Clark J. Guild
Graf Zeppelin Lands at Friedrichshafen After South American Run
Graf Zeppelin arrived in Friedrichshafen Germany on July 12 after completing its third seasonal voyage to South America. The airship landed this evening with 20 passengers and a large quantity of mail aboard.
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Graf
Friedrichshafen
Germany
South America
President's Wife Visits in Canada in Quebec
Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt, wife of the U S president, toured Quebec city sights after arrival by car. She planned to drive to Montreal then head south to the United States and on to Washington.
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Canada
Quebec
Franklin D. Roosevelt
United States
Monreal
Washington
Hangman's Rope Helps Escape from Mississippi Jail
In Leakesville Mississippi on July 12 193? J W Owen 27 charged with murder allegedly used the hangman's rope to escape the county jail. He climbed to the cupola broke a window and lowered himself to the ground using twisted blankets.
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Leakesville
Miss
J. W. Owen
Owen
Joe Smith
Italian planes finish 1500 mile hop to Labrador base
General Italo Balbo leads 24 seaplanes in a 1500 mile flight from Reykjavik Iceland to Cartwright Labrador the longest leg of the Italy to Chicago cruise. The fleet touched down at Cartwright at 1 30 p m Atlantic standard time after ten and a half hours of flight.
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Shediac
N. B
Italo Balbo
Cartwright
Labrador
Iceland
Reykjavik
Italy
Chicago
Mercury Nears New High Mark
The 3 o clock temperature was 95, with 93 at 2 o clock in Para'elia. A new yearly high may be set as dry winds continue and showers last week provided little moisture. Heavy rain fell in Pocatello while nearby communities saw less rain. The forecast calls for pair tonight and Thursday with no change in temperature.
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Para‘elia
Pocatello
Cis Fair Tonight and Thursday Weather Outlook
The forecast shows Cis Fair tonight and Thursday with mostly unsettled skies at times. Temperatures little changed in the south portion with minor variation expected.
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Cis
South
O Connell kidnapping ransom alleged at twenty thousand
Albany reports say John J. O’Connell Jr. may be freed today after kidnappers agreed to a 20 000 ransom as part of a claimed six figure demand. The family believed release would occur in the Catskill mountains near Albany with police-brief communications.
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Aston
Ill
August Luer
Lier
Alton
State Highway Patrol
Herman F
William J
Carl A
Butler
Luer
Albany
N. J
John J. O'Connell
Albany Evening News
O'Connells
Catskill Mountains
Mary Fahey
O’connells
Royal 8. Copeland
Federal Department of Justice
Washington
Mattern relief expedition awaits orders near Nome Alaska
On the Bering Sea coast 350 miles from Anachyr Siberia the Mattern relief party stood by awaiting orders. Leader William Alexander said they have accomplished their aim and are ready to act. They remain in Nome awaiting permission to land in Soviet Russia and plan to return Jimmie Mattern to New York if possible. The group includes Fred Fetterman, Thomas Abbey, and pilot Robert Ellis who brought them from Juneau.
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Nome
Alaska
Bering Sea
Jimmie Mattern
Anachyr
Siberia
Mattern
William Alexander
Soviet Russia
Alexander
Jimmie
Fred Fetterman
Thomas Abbey
Robert Ellis
Juneau
New York
Business conditions improve in seven far western states
The San Francisco Federal Reserve reports June bank debits for 27 cities in the seven far western states rose 6.4 percent from June 1932 and about 7.9 percent from May, indicating a broader upswing in general business across the region.
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Far Western
San Francisco Federal Reserve Bank
Reserve District
May
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