Telegraph forged telegrams tied to anti utility bill
Senate inquiry and the Communications Commission probe forged telegrams sent to Washington to sway utility legislation. Witnesses allege Metropolitan Edison paid for telegrams signed by a dead man and another resident, with originals possibly destroyed. Agencies demand triplicate sworn reports by Aug 15 1935 detailing, for 1935 to date, occurrences of unsent or repudiated telegrams and related circumstances.
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Associated Press
Washington
the Communication Commission
Senate Lobby Committee
Metropolitan Edison Company
York Pa
Communications Commission
Special Committee of the
Senate
Senator Black
Wheeler-Rayburn
Commission
United States
Congress
Man Attempts To Wreck Transcontinental Bus
Neil McCue of Chicago allegedly tried to force the bus off a Donner Lake escarpment near Truckee California endangering 24 passengers. Reverend A French and driver Fred Mung restrained him sinking the vehicle four feet from the lake. McCue to undergo mental examination. His eleven year old son Thomas rode the bus and later went to San Francisco with Travelers Aid assistance. Police sought the boy's grandmother.
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Truckee
Calif
Neil McCue
Chicago
Donner Lake
Cus
A. French
Sharpsburg
Fred Mung
Oakland
McCue
Thomas
Reno
San Francisco
Travelers Aid Society
Politicians Eye Borah's Plans for '36 Battle
Washington observers discuss Idaho Senator Borah as a potential GOP candidate for 1936. Ohio hints at a May presidential primary invitation and Borah's reelection fate looms as Idaho Governor C Ben Ross seeks to challenge him. Supporters say Borah's oratory and campaign skill make him the Republicans best bet if Roosevelt's renomination appears unlikely.
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Washington
Borah
Idaho
Ohio
Lone Lion
C. Ben Ross
Roosevelt
Three Children of Idaho Couple Dead in Tragic Drowning
In Weiser Idaho Mr and Mrs Leland Smith mourn the drowning of three of their four children two boys ages four six and a girl eight after they stepped into a deep Snake River hole while wading near their Oregon side home. The bodies were recovered three hours later from the stream.
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Weiser
Idaho
Leland Smith
Snake River
Oregon
Ethiopian ruler snubbed as Italian minister skips birthday
Addis Ababa reports claim Italian Minister Luigi Conte Vinci-Gig-Mucci refused Emperor Haile Selassie’s birthday reception and banquet, worsening already tense Italy Ethiopia ties. U S chargé d affaires William Perry George drew praise from a pro American crowd, while France allegedly sought a treaty to curb war by economic domination. Rome notes slave fighters may join Italy if war occurs as bonds fall after gold standard move.
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Haile Selassie
Ethiopia
Italy
Rome
Addis Ababa
Luigi Orazio Conte Vinci-Gig- Mucci
Palace
William Perry George
United States
George
America
McCormick Likes Idahoan Borah as 1936 GOP Hope
Col Robert R McCormick Chicago publisher says he favors Idaho Senator Borah as a possible Republican presidential candidate. He travels from Wyoming to Cheyenne en route to Chicago and calls for a vote winning nominee while criticizing Roosevelt relief funds and praising grass roots conferences.
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Cheyenne
Wyo
Robert R. McCormick
Chicago
Senator Borah
Wyoming
United Air Lines
Idaho
Borah
Col. McCormick
Roosevelt
Salt Lake City
United States
Hog prices surge on three major U.S. markets
Hogs sold at the highest prices in five years on Chicago Omaha and Kansas City markets. Chicago top hogs at 11 dollars with tax to buyers around 13.25 dollars for top quality swine. Omaha top 10.55 dollars up 0.20 from yesterday and Kansas City at 10.30 dollars up 0.20. Processing tax stands at 2.25 per hundredweight.
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Chicago
Omaha
Kansas City
Hiram Walker Distillery Hit By Blaze
A massive fire at the Hiram Walker distillery in Peoria Illinois caused about 2.7 million dollars in damage to a plant valued at 6.5 million. Six million gallons of whiskey burned as one rackhouse collapsed and eight or more workers were injured with one missing, John Barton, while another, William Hulsebus, survived. Firefighters battled the blaze under Fire Chief Ben Butler as flames lit the night sky.
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John Barton
William Hulsebus
Wing
Ben Butler
Backhouse No. 3
Frank Dornberger
Jackhouse No. 3
Yankees and Cardinals win openers in major series
In New York, the Yankees beat the Tigers 7 2 after a seventh inning rally aided by George Selkirk’s sensational catch on Jo Jo White’s potential homer. Lou Gehrig and Mickey Cochrane homered for the Yankees, while Hank Greenberg and Charlie Gehringer connected for Detroit. In St Louis, Paul Dean struck out 12 as the Cardinals topped the Giants 6 1, delivering their NL lead and ending New York’s slide.
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New York
New York Yankees
Detroit Tigers
George Selkirk
Jo White
Yanks
White
Selkirk
Johnny Allen
Schoolboy Rowe
Mickey Cochrane
Hank Greenberg
Tigers
Charley Gehringer
Lou Gehrig
Rowe
Elon Hogsett
Allen
Jimmy Deshong
ST. Louis
Paul Dean
Joe Medwick
St. Louis Cardinals
New York Giants
Giants
New Yorkers
Rushian flight from Moscow to San Francisco teased
Will Rogers comments on a hypothetical nonstop flight from Moscow to San Francisco via the north pole lasting about 60 to 70 hours. He frenches patriotism with praise for technical achievement and hopes for a welcoming reception regardless of politics, urging credit for worthwhile efforts.
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Santa Monica
Cal
San Francisco
Moscow
North Pole
Atlantic
Girl testifies on role in Worcester tragedy
Seventeen year old Esther Magill said she told Newell P Sherman politely to drown himself after he pressed her about marrying him if his wife were out of the way. Sherman, held in his wife's death, allegedly admitted killing her after confessing to the assistant district attorney.
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Worcester
Mass
Esther Magill
Newell P. Sherman
Sherman
Alice
Lake Singletary
Sutton
Alfred Cenedella
Grange
Sutton Town Hall
War Veterans of Germany Are Next Under Nazi Edict
Berlin July 23 The dissolution of the Reichbund of Catholic front fighters was ordered by Goering under a purge of political Catholicism. Officials fear other veteran groups will be banned as confessional divisions are eliminated. A ministry order made attendance at religious services optional in higher schools. Reports from Wesermunde and Beslau describe anti Semitic actions and alleged Jewish misconduct.
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A. D. Stefferud
Associated Press Foreign Staff
Associated Press
Berlin
Organization of
Catholic War Veterans
Prussia
American Legion
United States
Germany
Hermann Wilhelm Goering
Goering
Reichbund
Catholic Front
Unitu
Volksgemeinschaft
Education Ministry
Wesermunde
Beslau
Army Pursuit Planes Visit Idaho Capital
Lieutenant Colonel John H. Pirie led 42 army pursuit planes from March Field into Boise at 10 20 am on a 300 mile hop from Salt Lake City. The visit aimed to familiarize pilots with northwestern ports and drew thousands as 3 planes landed at a time. Seventeen Martin bombers are due tomorrow.
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Boise
John H. Pirie
March Field
Salt Lake City
Martin
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber of Commercce
Cheyenne
Wyo
United States Army
Municipal
Denver
Idaho poised for new coin tax impact say officials
Leslie Shiellworth, head of Idaho’s sales tax division, says a U S Treasury proposal to distribute a new miduchha coin could boost state tax receipts. The current law taxes purchases above 50 cents, with the rate rising with purchase size. Judge Koelsch set the 50 cent minimum to match coin availability. If the new coins are issued, tax collection could shift to a two percent rate, increasing revenue.
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Boise
Miduchha
United States Treasury
Idaho
Leslie Shiellwor'h
State Department of Finance
Shellworth
C. F. Koelsch
Guardsmen Use Tear Gas At Stamp Mill Riot
In Terre Haute Indiana National Guardsmen used tear gas for a second time to disperse a crowd of several hundred workers near a stamping mill during labor unrest fueling a city wide strike. Officers reported arrests as the plant, previously the scene of a riot with property damage, faced renewed tensions.
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Terre Haute
Ind
National
Debated AAA Bill Passes Senate With Changes
After two weeks of debate in Washington the Senate passed the administration's AAA bill. Changes include a shift on tax recovery suits for processors, new book-auditing rights, quota powers on imports, a $50 million relief fund, and an adjustment plan for potatoes. Critics failed to curb tariff bargaining powers.
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Washington
Senate
Farm Administration
LaPollette
Wis
Wheeler
Mont
Roosevelt
Strategy puts potatoes in bill in Senate action
The Warren potato control bill moved forward today after House origin and Senate amendment by Senator Bailey. Senator Hatch sought to exclude nonproducing states but was defeated. The plan would classify potatoes as a basic commodity with production and sales allotments and a 75 cent tax on sales beyond quotas, with tax exempt certificates for growers’ quotas.
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Washington
House
Bailey
North Carolina
Senate
House Agriculture Committee
Hatch
New Mexico
Warren D
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