Friends Foes Await Borar Next Decision
Idaho politician Borah returns home and delays public stance as reporters and voters press him. He refused to say whether he would back Hoover or the Chicago platform, then pledged support for Senator John Thomas and urged private lenders to aid farmers with mortgage relief. He also repeated calls to cut world armaments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Preston L. Grover
Associated Press
Boise
Borah
Idahoan
Washington
Idaho
Caase
Congress
Hoover
Chicago
John Thomas
Four held in Observation explosion probe
A Grand Jury review set for Tuesday follows the explosion of the old wooden steamer Observation on the East River. Four witnesses including Alexander Forsythe and Walter Larsen testified, with 41 workers killed and another 120 missing or believed aboard.
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York
Ae *O-Onger
Observation
Alexander Forsythe
George
Walter Larsen
Victor Michaelson
Otto Nelson
Charles B. McLaughlin
East River
Frisco Heat Claims Two Lives During 100 Degree Day
A record 100 degree heat wave in Frisco yesterday caused two deaths and many prostrations among marchers in an admission day parade. Victims are Frank Williams, 35, a mechanic, and Alex Larsen, 75, a locksmith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Frank Williams
Alex Larsen
Harlow Death Explained Likely After Monday Conference
Attorney Mendel Silberberg forecast a statement tomorrow or Monday on the puzzling death by own action of Paul Bern, husband of film star Jean Harlow. Miss Harlow and Henry Bern, Bern’s brother, will hold another conference before Bern returns to New Rochelle New York.
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Los Angeles
Paul Bern
Jean Harlow
Mendel Silberberg
Miss Harlow
Henry Bern
Bern
New Rochelle
N. Y
Marino Bello
Center
Associated Press
Senators to Visit Fort Hall Indian Reservation Hearing
A sub committee of the senate committee on Indian affairs led by Senators Lynn J. Frazier Bur ton K Wheeler and Elmer Thomas will hold a public 9 am hearing at the Fort Hall Indian School to gather facts. Accompanied by attorney A A Grorud and assistant F L Darker the party plans brief Fort Hall stay then moves to Fort Duchesne Utah and other stops including Idaho Falls Salt Lake City and Uintah Ouray reservations.
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Fort Hall
Pocatello Tribune
Senate Committee On Indian Affairs
Lynn J. Frazier
North Dakota
Burton K. Wheeler
Montana
Elmer Thomas
Oklahoma
A. A. Grorud
F. IL. Darker
Commissioner of Indian Affairs
Fort Washih
Wyo
Onober
R. P. Haas
Jackson Hole
F. A. Gross
Tom C. Guyn
Idaho Falls
Salt Lake City
Uintah and Ouray Reservation
Fort Duchesne
Utah
Nevada
Gross
Condition Improves Volkmeier Wounded in Alameda Shooting
Arthur E. Volkmeier former state traffic officer shows improvement after gunshot wounds suffered near his sister's Alameda home. He was ambushed as he left the residence on August 29 with relatives. Police hunt for the gunman amid unverified accusations. no arrests made as investigations continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur E. Volkmeier
Volkmeier
Walter L. Robert
Wayne Avenue
Alameda
Idahoan Confesses Axe Murder in Challis
The confession by H. A. Reed, obtained by Custer county prosecutor Harold Holden, details the May 25 1932 axe killing of G. M. Read, Challis storekeeper. Reed says he killed Read at Read's Challis store early that morning after traveling from Malad and Mackay with time spent in Malad.
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Idaho Falls
G. M. Read
Challis
Harold Holden
Custer County
H. A. Reed
Blackfoot
Holden
Reed
Dhy 'S
Malad
Farley Predicts Roosevelt Victory In New York
Democratic national chairman James A. Farley said Roosevelt will carry New York in the presidential election. He spoke after returning from the Albany state committee meeting and noted developments of the week had improved the state outlook.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Franklin D. Roosevelt
James A. Farley
State Committee
Albany
Farley
Strife in Chaco Region Over Fort Boqueron
Conflicting reports place Paraguayan and Bolivian forces in a bloody struggle for Fort Boqueron in the lower Chaco. The unrest follows long-standing clashes over control of the strategic outpost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chaco
South America
Boqueron
Lower
Daniels Praises Borah En Route to Legion Meeting
Josephus Daniels says he will avoid politics until the American Legion convention in Portland where he will speak on Who Won the War. He travels with Wilson Joyner and delegates from Illinois Michigan New York Texas Missouri Delaware Georgia Kentucky North and South Carolina Virginia and Florida aboard a special Legion train. The Pocatello visit featured a parade band reception buffalo sandwiches and near beer with notable guests including E. E. Spafford and Thomas W. Miller among others.
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American Legion
Portland
Josephus Daniels
Raleigh
North Carolina
Navy
Woodrow Wilson
Pocatello Tribune
Daniels
Wilson Joyner
Atlanta
Georgia Legion
Special Legion
Illinois
Michigan
New York
Texas
Missouri
Delaware
Georgia
Kentucky
North
South Carolina
Virginia
Florida
Pocatello
Pocatello Lesson
Pocatello Legionnaires
Chicago Board of Trade Band
Last Chance
Chicago
George D. Gaw
A. J. Cermak
Gaw
Vistors
Pocatello Post
Legion Auxiliary
Short Line
Jay Downing
E. E. Spafford
Spafford
Thomas W. Miller
Migressman
State
Bonus issue ahead as Legion convenes in Portland
The 14th national American Legion convention opens with hundreds from the U S territories and allies. Debate centers on immediate veteran bonuses and resistance to cutting benefits, with leaders urging reform and a purge of critics as the meeting begins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
United States
American Legion
John Thomas Taylor
Legion
Henry L. Steens
Plots Target Brides Amid Ex Tortion Ring Exposed
Chicago reports credit the capture of Rudolph Diez in an extortion plot aimed at brides. Diez claimed to be messenger for a black mustached figure who demanded 3000 from Ed win H. Ashcraft Jr. of Evans ton as his daughter Ann wed Raymond Mitchell of Minneapolis. Another plot targeted Ernst H. Noyes of Aluminum Co of America. Florence Noyes wed George Senseney. Secret Six guarded weddings in St Chrysostom Episcopal Church. Diez resisted arrest with pepper spray.
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Chicago
North Shore Society
Rudolph Diez
Edwin H. Ashcraft, Jr
Evanston
Ann
Raymond Otis Mitchell
Minneapolis
Bertha Diez
Secret Six
Ernest H. Noyes
Aluminum Company of America
Florence
George Towner Senseney
St. Chrysostom's Episcopal Church
Noyes
Diez
Boy and mother clash over school attendance
Leslie Joseph Livingston, 14, is accused of beating his mother Nancy Livingston after she insisted he attend school. Local officers consider sending him to the state industrial school at St Anthony. The boy was released to his mother and the case goes before Probate Judge William A Hyde on September 11.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leshie Joseph Livingston
Nancy Livingston
North Main Street
St. Anthony
Leslie
May Reopen Case In Honolulu Massie Affair
The Ala Moana assault case involving Mrs Thalia Massie could be reopened on October 3 as H C Fraser the private detective finishes his inquiry and submits a report to Governor Lawrence M Judd in New York. Territorial Attorney General Harry Hewitt and Honolulu Prosecutor John C Kelley will accompany the governor.
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Honolulu
Thalia Massie
Thomas Massie
H. C. Fraser
Lawrence M. Judd
Hawaii
New York
Harry Hewitt
John C Kelley
Russia enters Robins search amid amnesia theory
federal officials weigh amnesia or Russian imperialist kidnapping in the disappearance of Col. Raymond Robins. Amos Woodcock says Florida agents found no proof bootleggers harmed him, while Robins’ recent Soviet ties surface in investigators’ notes.
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Washington
Raymond Robins
Amos W. W. Woodcock
Prohibition Bureau
Robins
Florida
Prohibition
Russia
Hernando County
Chicago
Woodcock
Coolidge Expected to Join Railroads Study Commission
National leaders including Calvin Coolidge are expected to become members of a non partisan commission to study railroad problems and recommend remedial legislation at the next Congress. The group operates under the sponsorship of the National Association of Mutual Savings Banks and others.
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Victor Eubank
Associated Press
New York
Calvin Coolidge
Wall Street
National Association of Mutual Savings Banks
Foreign Trucks Must Buy Plates
Idaho requires out of state trucks to obtain annual licenses unless reciprocity exists with their home states. Attorney General Babcock advised Emmitt Prost that when operating only briefly, a reduced fee may apply at a monthly rate of one eighth of the annual license with a minimum three month license.
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Boise
Sept
Idaho
Babcock
Emmitt Prost
Prost
Prohibition Raid Seizes Liquor at Cal Neva Lodge
San Francisco agents raided the Cal Neva lodge on Lake Tahoe late last night arresting two men and seizing liquor. Colonel George A. Seaver led the operation, calling it one of the simplest raids he had ever participated in. He said the agents simply walked in and demanded whisky.
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Reno
Nev
Cal-Neva Lodge
Lake Tahoe
San Francisco
George A. Seaver
California
Seaver
Roof collapse at Detroit fair injures twenty. one dead
At the Michigan State fair grounds a shed roof collapsed during an automobile race viewing, killing 45 year old George Kaskhack of Detroit and injuring about twenty others, with several in critical condition treated at Highland Park General Hospital.
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Detroit
George Kashack
Highland Park General Hospital
RF C Head Sees Improvement In General Business Survey
Atlee Pomerene head of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation says conditions are improving with an upward trend. He cites stock, bond and commodity gains since June, noting railroad stocks tripling in value and commodity indexes rising about 10 percent by late August. Farm and textile prices also climbed, with wheat up to 72 cents a bushel and cotton prices rising.
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Washington
Atlee Pomerene
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Hoover urges budget cuts to 1934 expenditures
President Hoover asked the budget bureau to hold 1934 estimates $500 million below 1933 and urged executives to renew efforts to eliminate nonessential spending. He noted many activities are fixed by law and should be examined for congressional authorization of savings. The plan was communicated via a letter to department and bureau heads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Hoover
Budget Bureau
Minneapolis Sees Prosperity Ahead
Minneapolis reports show rising activity as firms place longer material orders and expand work forces. Knitting works order four to six months of supply while Flour City Ornamental Iron upgrades its factory and Nelson Manufacturing labors to meet demand. Donaldson department store hires 10 percent more staff for fall trade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis
Minneapolis Knitting Works
Flour City Ornamental Iron Company
General Bronze Corporation
B. F. Nelson Manufacturing Company
L. S. Donaldson Department
R. F. Pack
Ninth
Federal Reserve District Industrial Rehabilitation Committee
Socialist heirs share in estate of Channing Sweet
Mrs. Eugene V. Debs and Norman Thomas were among 60 heirs named in Channing Sweet's will. The $500000 estate, filed for probate, allocates $300 to Thomas and $100 to Debs, with Debs' son Theodore also receiving $100 and the Socialist party $1000. The bulk goes to former Gov. William E. Sweet and his four children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Eugene V. Debs
Socialist Worker
Norman Thomas
Channing Sweet
William E. Sweet
Thomas
Debs
Theodore
Cialist Party
Hurley Heads to Portland for American Legion Convention
Secretary of War Patrick J. Hurley flies to Portland Oregon for the national American Legion gathering. He criticizes Franklin D Roosevelt on the bonus question while saying Hoover needs no defense. He notes the eviction of bonus marchers involved troops and no serious injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Patrick J. Hurley
National American Legion
Portland
Ore
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Hurley
Hoover
Roosevelt
Washington
United States
Crash survivor in serious condition after air crash
George A. Davidson remained in critical state as doctors fought to save him after an American Airways aircraft crashed in the Delaware mountains. Three men died in the crash identified as Pilot W. J. Robbins co pilot Francis W. Briggs and Victor Elliman of St Louis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EL Paso
Texas
George A. Davidson
American Airways
Delaware Mountains
W. J. (Bryant) Robbins
Francis W. Briggs
Victor Elliman
St. Louis
Robbins
Davidson
United States Steel reports first gain in unfilled orders in 17 months
US Steel announces unfilled orders totaled 1 969 595 tons as of August 31 up 3 298 tons from the month start marking the first uptick in 17 months. International Lumber in Minnesota recalls 125 workers as sawmills reopen for first time since June 1930. Bradstreet notes August business failures at yearly low, down 9.1 percent from July. Moline Rock Island Davenport plants report 718 more workers at Illinois Manufacturers Association. Paul Bestor continues on farm loan committee.
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Washington
United States Steel Corporation
International Falls
Minn
International Lumber Company
Rock Island
Ill
Davenport
Iowa
Illinois Manufacturers Association
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Grand Jury
Torridat ’Frisco
Indian Affairs
Mackay
Walter Klug
Walker
Italy
Robert ST. John
Bahamas
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
Newfoundland
Bertrand Snell
House
Garner
Senator Borah
Legion Meeting
Secretary of Navy and Legionnaires
Coolidge
R. F.C. Head
Pomerene
Bradstreet
Weekly Review Today
Moline
Paul Bestor
Farm Loan Commise
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