Minneapolis Strike Triggers Martial Rule As National Guard Quells Unrest
Governor Floyd B Olson declares martial law in Minneapolis to maintain order as four thousand national guardsmen take control after factions fail to agree on peace terms in the truck drivers strike. The drivers union accepts the mediators plan with reservations, while employer representatives approve some terms. Labor approves settlement moves across harbor, stockyards, and other industries amid broader labor talks.
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Minneapolis
Floyd B. Olson
National
Drivers Union
Employers’ Advisory Committee
Francis Haas
E. H. Dunnigan
Chicago
National Labor Board
Washington
Tubize Chatillon Corporation
Hopewell
Pittsburgh
Sarazen Loses to Al Watrous in PGA Championship
In Buffalo on July 26 Gene Sarazen, the defending champion, was defeated by Al Watrous 4 and 3 in a 36 hole second round in the Professional Golfers Association championship. Watrous outdriving Sarazen with steady putting and birdies on the 31st 32nd and 33rd holes ended the match. Denny Shute fell to Laffoon 3 and 2 as Craig Wood defeated Harry Cooper 4 and 3 to reach the quarterfinals.
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Watrous
Denny Shute
Laffoon
Denver
Craig Wood
Hollywood
N. J
Harry Cooper
Chicago
Eight Children Killed by Train in Shelton Incident
Eight children, seven boys and a girl, were killed and another boy critically injured when struck by a freight train on the New Haven Railroad shore division in Shelton Connecticut. Witnesses reported no bystanders. the children reportedly played on the tracks and moved to avoid one oncoming train.
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Shelton, Conn
Shore
New Wen
al Prevetina
Omer Sa
Fresh clues in Jeppesen case captivate San Francisco
Police report fingerprint evidence and new clues point to a vanished ex-musician from Ogden named Charles Dullea as a leading suspect in the May killing of Louise Jeppesen. The Utah girl, who feared the man, had a prior engagement and had met him in San Francisco before her death in Golden Gate Park.
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San Francisco
Po- Today
Louise Jeppesen
Ogden
Millard Hickman
Marine Engineer
Charles Dullea
Police Department
Dullea
Jeppesen
Golden Gate Park
Hickman
Utah
Miss Jeppeson
Dulles
Miss Jeppesen
McKay
Miss McKay
Change Looms in AAA Wheat Control Plan
The Hoover era report says the AAA considers a shift from plowing under to allow near normal acreages next year with a possible forage harvest of unmatured wheat under government guidance. The plan aims to keep yields while drought devastates the plains and evacuation warnings grow.
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Washington
AAA
United States
Elwood Mead
Dakotas
Montana
Wyoming
Wallace
Secretary Wallace Sets 1934 Sugar Marketing Allotments
Secretary Wallace announced for continental 1934 beet sugar processing, allotting a total 28,639,164 bags of 100 pounds. Major recipients include Amalgamated Sugar Ogden Utah 1,989,128 bags American Beet Sugar Denver 2,885,242 Franklin County Sugar Colorado Springs 221,241 Garden City Colorado Springs 226,804 Great Western Sugar Denver 9,597,193 Gunnison Sugar Salt Lake City 194,304 Holly Sugar Colorado Springs 3,676,497 Layton Sugar Layton Utah 267,322 Los Alamitos Sugar Los Angeles 93,605 National Sugar Manufacturing Sugar City Colorado 97,145 Speckles Sugar San Francisco 2,180,549 Utah-Idaho Sugar Salt Lake City 2,878,328.
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Amalgamated Sugar Company
Ogden
Utah
American Beet Sugar Company
Denver
Franklin County Sugar Company
Colorado Springs
Garden City Company
Great Western Sugar Company
Gunnison Sugar Company
Salt Lake City
Holly Cugar Corporation
Layton Sugar Company
Layton
Los Alamitos Sugar Company
Los Angeles
National Sugar Manufacturing Company
Sugar City
Colo
Speckles Sugar Company
San Francisco
Utah-Idaho Sugar Company
Utah Weather: Generally Fair Tonight and Friday
TheUtah forecast calls for mostly clear skies tonight and Friday with little temperature change. No precipitation is expected as high pressure remains nearby. Humidities stay comfortable and winds remain light across the region.
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Idaho
Heat Deaths Reach 1212 as Relief Spreads
Associated Press reports total heat fatalities at 1212 with easing temperatures. Illinois records 316 deaths including 98 yesterday in Chicago and 31 linked to Oak Forest infirmary. Missouri 330, Ohio 127, Nebraska 60, Iowa 72, Minnesota 32, Indiana 54, Kansas 39, Kentucky 43, Michigan 23, Wisconsin 15, Pennsylvania 18, Oklahoma 11, Tennessee 7, Massachusetts 3, Connecticut 4, District of Columbia 3, Alabama 3, Maryland 3, South Carolina 1, Virginia 1. Relief reaches north central states and drought-hard-hit central regions.
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Associated Press
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Illinois
Ohio
Nebraska
Iowa
Minnesota
Indiana
Kansas
Kentucky
Michigan
Wisconsin
Pennsylvania
Oklahoma
South
West Virginia
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Tennessee
Massachusetts
Connecticut
District of
Alabama
Mary- Jalan
South Carolina
Virginia
Chicago
Oak Forest Infirmary
North Central
Kansas City
America Has No Word for Putsch
A historical note explains that a putsch is a bold coup d etat type act, often unexpected and outside established rules, with violence possible. It contrasts Teutonic usage with American terms like insurrection or disorderly conduct, arguing no exact English equivalent exists.
Taylor Bill I Considered at Boise Meeting
Federal officials led by Oscar L. Chapman meet livestock interests in Boise to gather input on the Taylor grazing bill. The act seeks to safeguard 80 million acres across 14 western states under Interior Department oversight, curbing overgrazing and soil damage.
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Boise
Oscar L. Chapman
United States Secretary of Interior
Salt Lake City
Chapman
Interior Department
Seaplanes Fly Toward Alaska From Seattle
Twelve United States Navy seaplanes left Lake Washington at Sand Point naval air station bound for Ketchikan Alaska. The flight began at 12 05 p m after fog delayed dawn takeoff. The squadron totals six planes each from squadrons seven and nine, with San Diego as their base and stops in San Francisco and Astoria en route.
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Seattle
Ketchikag
Alaska
United States Navy
Lake Washington
Sand Point Naval Air Station
Ketchikan
Squadron
San Diego
Calif
San Francisco
Astoria
Ore
Will Rogers reports from sea on Roosevelt and heat
Aboard 8. 8. Malolo July 26 Will Rogers notes the heat on the east and middle west seems exaggerated by California papers. He jokes that Roosevelt is somewhere on Japan’s ocean fishing and suggests he fled Republican roars by leaving.
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East
Middle West
California
Roosevelt
Japan
Roosevelt Eyes Austrian News During Pacific Cruise
President Roosevelt watches the European crisis surrounding Dollfuss’s assassination from the cruiser Houston. Wireless updates relay last minute developments as he travels to insular outposts. The railroad labor retirement board is completed with Williamson and Eddy joining Latimer to run the pension act.
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Francis M. Stephenson
New Orleans
President Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Chan— Engelbert Dollfuss
Houston
America
Railroad Retirement Board
John T. Williamson
Chicago
Lee M Eddy
St. Louis
Murray Latimer
Washington D. C
Washington
Railroad Labor Retirement Board
Lee M. Eddy
Baseball Scores From National League Show Mixed Rallies
A long list of early games reports St Louis and New York split doubleheader action with high scoring innings, while Brooklyn and Chicago pushed to a 6 run game. Cincinnati and Boston posted strong totals as Chicago toppled Washington in another late contest.
Italy Moves 48 000 Troops Toward Austrian Frontier
An Italian official says 48 000 troops in four divisions are deployed toward the Austrian border as a warning to Germany over interference in Austria. Mussolini vows to defend Austrian independence and a Vienna conference will decide on possible intervention with France England and the Little Entente expected to back action.
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Associated Press
Rome
Foreign Office
Germany
Italy
Austria
Mussolini
Starhemberg
Vienna
France
England
Little Entente
Europe
Italytinges Troop Movements Over Austria Crisis
Italy moved troops to the Austro Italian border after the assassination of Austrian Chancellor Dollfuss by Nazis. An Italian official said the move was a warning to Germany that Mussolini would defend Austria’s independence, but no troops crossed the border and Italy had no current plan to invade Austria. British officials noted no action by Britain France or Italy to aid Austria, while Hitler faced accusations from Rome about the crisis.
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Italy
Dollfuss
Austria
Germany
Mussolini
London
Great Britain
France
Aussia
Hitler
Rome
Chicago man leaps to death to dodge Dillinger questioning
James Probasco, 67, of 2509 North Crawford, jumped from a 19th floor window to a alley below as federal agents questioned him in the Dillinger case. He accompanied agents to his home without objections, then was left alone briefly before his fatal plunge.
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Chicago
Dillinger
Federal Bureau of Investigation
John Dillinger
James Probasco
West Side
P. Cowley
Bureau
Melvin H. Purvis
Probasco
North Crawford
Cowley
New Austrian Government Faces Nazi Challenge After Dollfuss Death
Vienna reports a new Austrian government moved to crush Nazi rebels after the assassination of Chancellor Engelbert Dollfuss. Government forces pushed into Ratggersburg Styria while hundreds of Nazis fled to Yugoslavia. Fighting continued across Styria with at least 15 government dead and tensions rising between heimwehr and regular troops.
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Associated Press
Vienna
Engelbert Dollfuss
Styria
Yugoslavia
Ratggersburg
Donawitz
Aussee
Tyrol
Judemburg
Prince Starhemberg
Dollfuss
Starhemberg
Heimwehr
Graz
Ballhausplatz
Colonel E. G. Davis Dies Suddenly in Atlanta
Col. Edwin G. Davis, a former Idahoan and U S district attorney, died suddenly in an Atlanta courtroom on Tuesday. Born near Malad sixty years ago, he served in the regular army and saw action in the Spanish American War and the Philippine Insurrection, earning wounds and decorations before turning to law and federal practice in Idaho.
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Col
E. G. Davis
Federal Court of the Ida
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