Officers of Rescue Ship Testify on Morro Castle Disaster
The first and third officers of the liner President Cleveland told a board they no longer wished to serve under Capt. Carey citing delays in launching lifeboats. Harold Peterson and James Henderson urged Carey’s removal, saying lifeboats launched too late and more lives could have been saved.
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New York
Cleveland
Morro Castle
Robert E. Carey
Carey
Harold Peterson
San Mateo
Cal
Peterson
James H. Henderson
Henderson
Paul Arnett
Brooklyn
Thorpe Aschoff
Arnett
Borah Calls National Pride Essential for Civilization
Boise Sept 13 AP Senator William E Borah declared that branding fascism Nazism and communism as an eternal war with Americanism national pride is vital to civilization He spoke at a Fort Boise centennial celebration praising pioneers and predicting a new era of growth in Idaho urging loyalty to place country and flag amid postwar fears of internationalism.
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Boise
William E. Borah
Fort Boise
Idaho
Idahho
U S Calendar Announced by University of Idaho
University of Idaho southern branch faculty plan first formal meeting at 2 30 pm Saturday. The 1934 35 calendar lists key dates for registrations grades exams and holidays including Freshman day Sept 17 and Christmas vacation ending Jan 7.
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University of Idaho, Southern Branch
John R. Nichols
Warrants Issued For Kidnappers In Labatt Case
Warrants were issued for two men, Albert Pegram and David Meisner, in connection with the kidnapping of John Labatt, brewery heir. Police in Canada and the United States were asked to locate the suspects, with Pegram described as a former Detroit bootlegger and Meisner noted for prior arrests on various charges.
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Sarnia
Ont
John
Labatt
Brewer
London
United States
Albert Pegram
David Meisner
Pegram
Detroit
Meisner
Forest Fire Near Mackay Threatens White Knob Camp
A Cliff Park canyon fire near Mackay Idaho grew to 200 acres as 78 firefighters battled the blaze. If it crosses the mountain, officials warned it could reach the White Knob mining camp.
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Idaho
Mackay
Cliff Park Canyon
White Knob
Caroline Shankel Bound Over for First Degree Murder
Probate Judge Hill bound over Mrs. Caroline Shankel, 28, wife of Robert Shankel of Pocatello, on a first degree murder charge in the Milton Merritt shooting at Forney. Bond set at 5000 dollars. she has been free on 5000 dollars since her August 29 arrest at her home. Merritt, 65, a miner and rancher, was killed May 27 when a shotgun fired through a window of his home. The Shankers maintain a summer residence nearby.
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Salmon
Caroline Shankel
Robert Shankel
Pocatello
Hill
Shankel
Liberty
Milton Merritt
Forney
Here
Merritt
Judge Hill
Increase in Bannock levy for 1934 approved
The Bannock county levy for 1934 was set at 2.10 per 100 valuation, up from 1.47 last year. City of Pocatello total levy stands at 7.46 per 100 valuation, up from 6.84, as the county commissioners finalised the levy and continued on page 10.
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Pocatello
Board of County Commissioners
Bannock
City of
Alameda
M. Memorial
Redmpt
Wee General School Fund
Nationwide Primary Nominations Mark Primary Day Across States
Across 48 states voters chose party nominees for Congress and state offices. Georgia renominated Governor Eugene Talmadge in a landslide. Maryland led by Governor Albert C. Ritchie in the Democratic renomination. New York’s primaries produced a large slate for 43 House seats with heavy contest, while Republicans and Democrats pitched battles for Senate and at large posts. Governor Talmadge and other incumbents faced opposition on spurred roosevelt era lines.
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Associated Press
New York
Congress
Georgia
Eugene Talmadge
Roosevelt
Talmadge
Maryland
Albert C. Ritchie
New York City
United States
Claude C. Pittman
Harry W. Nice
Phillips Lee Goldsborough
H. Webster Smith
George L. Radcliffe
Joseph S. France
John Philip Hill
C. Wilbur Miller
Michigan
Frank A. Picard
Arthur H. Vandenberg
Arthur J. Lacy
William A. Comstock
Frank D. Fitzgerald
Colorado
Ed C. Johnson
Josephine Roche
Johnson
Nate C. Warren
Huey P. Long
Louisiiana
T. Semmes Walmsley
New Orleans
Long
Walmsley
Henry F. Ashurst
B. B. Moeur
Arizona
Isabella Greenway
Roosevelts
Warren R. Austin
Vermont
Fred C. Martin
New Hampshire
H. Stiles Bridges
John L. Sullivan
Lewis B. Schwellenbach
Washington
Democrats
C. C. Dill
Reno Odlin
Will Rogers Wives The Tribune
Fragmentary report mentions Will Rogers and The Tribune in a Romania piece set in Bucharest. It references Queen Marie at the seashore, Vienna opera, and rural life in corn country with a nation described as civilized. The text is garbled and unclear on events or dates.
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Bucharest
Romania
Queen Marie
Europe
Vienna
Denone
Rumors Persist Horsfall to Go
Governor Ross called a state relief board meeting to discuss FERA affairs and other matters. Rumors said E. P. Horsfall, state relief administrator, would be replaced but no official confirmation emerged. The governor denied knowing the source of the rumors and criticized Horsfall's relief administration.
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Boise
Ross
State Relief Board
FERA
E. P. Horsfall
Relief Committee
Horsfall
Turnesa Shows Class in Golf Amateur Round
Brookline, Sept. 13. Willie Turnesa, 19, defeated Charley Yates 5 and 3 in the fifth round of the United States Amateur as he led a brisk assault on the field. Eddie Driggs ousted Tony Torrance, 2 and 1, and W. Lawson Little Jr. continued his march to the quarter finals by beating Harry Gandy 4 and 2. Ernest F. Pieper Jr. reached the quarter finals by edging Russell W. Martin 1 up. Reynolds Smith of Dallas won his match to advance Texas contender status.
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Brookline
Mass
Willie Turnesa
George Dunlap
T. A
Tony” Torrance
Scotland
Turnesa
Charley Yates
Atlanta
Eddie Driggs
New York
Princeton
Torrance
W. Lawson Little Jr
San Francisco
Harry Gandy
Oklahoma City
Little
Ernest F. Pieper, Jr
San Jose
California
Russell W. Martin
Chicago
Texas
Reynolds Smith
Dallas
Cardinals Breakthrough In Twelfth To Beat Giants 2 0
After 11 scoreless innings, St Louis plates two on three hits Delancey liner and Ott error to defeat New York 2 to 0. Cardinals trail Giants by 44 games, in Brooklyn Chicago tops Brooklyn 4 to 1 with Bush O Farrell and Berres contributing for both sides.
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New York
Paul Dean
Fred Fitzsimmons
Cardinals
Delancey
Ott
Giants
Cards
N. Y
P. Dean
Fitzsimmons
Mancuso
Detroit shuts out Washington in scoreless game
In Detroit Washington produced seven hits with no runs while Detroit managed two runs on eleven hits. Batteries Stewart and Bolton for Washington Rowe and Cochrane for Detroit. Cleveland game saw New York win 3 to 1 after a rain delay.
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Detroit
R. H. E. Washing
Stewart
Bolton
Rowe
Cochrane
Chickens pin Thomas Lee with streetcar misadventure
In Popularity Chicago on September 13, Thomas Lee recalls a run in with a crate of chickens that led to his arrest. After the incident, Max Miller, a meat market owner, watched as Lee was fined $25 and jailed for 60 days.
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Chicago
Thomas Lee
Rioting Strikes Woonsocket as Police Call for Help
Rioters clash with police and National Guard in Woonsocket Rhode Island amid the worst unrest in New England since the textile strike. One youth is killed and eight wounded as looting and smashing disrupt mill and business districts. Governor Green seeks $100000 for a 500 man state police force.
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Woonsocket
R. I
J. Hector Paquin
Theodore F. Green
New England
Jude Courtemanche
Paquin
Neésy
Green
Rhode Island
Woonsocket Rayon
National Guard
Rayburn Flubs Radio Rule Saying Personal Message
Sam Rayburn, veteran House Interstate Commerce chairman, violated radio ethics by delivering a personal Goodnight message to his sister Miss Lou at the end of a speech. He apologized saying he forgot the rule after helping draft the new communications law.
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Washington
Sam Rayburn
House Interstate Commerce Committee
Miss Lou
Texas
Rayburn
Family rebuilds after fire claims two children
Williams Seaney Robinson II and his wife move into a new modern bungalow built for them by the local American Legion post with funds from public subscription. The blaze six months earlier destroyed their home and killed two of their children. the surviving daughter joins the family in the new house.
Kiwanis Narrator Contest In West Bend Names Winner
In West Bend Wisconsin on September 13 a storytelling contest hosted by the Kiwanis club ended with a tall tale about securing a large southern order for cocktail shakers. The winner defeated 19 rivals as Mayor J M Knippel served as judge.
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West Bend
Wis
Kiwanis Club
J. M. Knippel
Rhode Island confronts textile unrest with federal aid threat
Rhode Island calls an extraordinary session as Governor Green seeks federal troops from President Roosevelt to quell rioting in Woonsocket and Saylesville. Up to 2000 troops could be deployed if needed, while 1000 veterans are urged to join emergency service amid clashes and property damage.
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Providence
R. 1
Rhode Island
Theodore Francis Green
Roosevelt
George H. Dern
Boston
Woonsocket
Saylesville
Fox Conner
First Corps
Green
President Roosevelt
Hyde Park
N. Y
Senate arms inquiry details Du Ponts profits and bonuses
A Senate munitions committee hearing disclosed that Du Pont now holds about 270 million dollars in capital stock across some 20 affiliates both in the United States and abroad. The firm paid 17 million dollars in officers and employee bonuses from 1914 to 1919 while delivering 1.245 billion dollars in World War I orders. Pierre Du Pont testified as board chair, with Irenee Lamott and Felix Du Pont among listening relatives.
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Washington
du Pont Corporation
United States
Senate Munitions Committee
E. I. du Pont de
Pierre du Pont
Irenee
Lamott
Felix
World Series Opens October 3 In 1934 Schedule
The 1934 World Series will start October 3 at the park of the American league champion. If Tigers and Giants win, the first two games are in Detroit October 3 and 4, with games 3 4 5 in New York October 5 6 and 7. If needed, remaining games in Detroit starting October 8. Ford Motor buys radio rights for 100000, NBC and CBS carry games. Players from the two pennant winners plus runners up share the radio fund.
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Chicago
Kenesaw Mountain Landis
Detroit Tigers
New York Giants
Detroit
New York
Landis
Ford Motor Company
National Broadcasting Company
Columbia Broadcasting System
Cross Country Fliers Delayed by Fog and Rain
Roscoe Turner and Clyde Pangborn faced fog and rain in the Alleghenies delaying their trans continental flight to enter the England to Australia race. They started from Burbank California went via Wichita Kansas and landed in Pittsburgh after 12 hours 10 minutes of elapsed flying.
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Pittsburgh
Roscoe Turner
Clyde Pangborn
Burbank
Cal
Wichita
Kas
Quits Tobacco: Feared Fire Ends Grandma Holman’s Habit
Lincoln Kan Sept 13 Grandma Holman quits tobacco after fearing her smoke might start a house fire. The incident highlights dangers of smoking near flammable materials and the resolve of a resident to change habits to protect her home and family.
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Lincoln, Kan
Senator King urges federal silver purchases to quicken currency shift
Utah Senator King a Silver bloc leader called on President Roosevelt to expand federal buys of silver to hasten a 75 percent gold and 25 percent silver base. He urged faster purchases, discussed relief plans for winter, and favored reviving public works through a broader CWA scope.
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Hyde Park
N. Y
King
Utah
Roosevelt
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Dickerson N. Hoover
Bureau of Navigation
Federal Grand Jury
Husky
Borah
U. S
Senaashire
Pact
Taotine Washington
William F. Warms
Staten Island
New Jersey
Warms
Will Rogers
the Tribune
Young Star
R. H. E. Chicago
Bush
O'Farrell
Fungo
Munns
Lopez
Berres
Gomez
Jorgens
Hildebrand
Brenzel
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Bill
Dern
State Capitol
State Police
Special Legislative Assembly
Senate
DU Ponts
Committee
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