California’s Rain Record Is Shattered
California faced relentless storms with floods and snow, breaking weather records for a 19th straight day of rain. Levees failed near Stockton, crops flooded in the Sacramento Valley, and rail and road traffic were disrupted across the state. In New York, Oscar Odd McIntyre, famed syndicated columnist, died of heart disease at his Park Avenue home, aged 53, after a brief illness.
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San Francisco
California
Weather Bureau
Sacramento
San Joaquin
Sacramento Delta
Isleton
San Francisco Bay
Stockton
Stanislaus
Redding
Oregon
Dunsmuir
Cantera
Castella
Yreka
Territoy
Pacific Coast
Knights Landing
Butte City
Colusa
Hamilton City
New York
Two Guarded Against Maniac
Detectives and guards from the state police and Chester insane asylum hunted Paul Harrison age 35 and Peter Florek age 22 who escaped from the Illinois facility. Dr James McManus said they made keys in an asylum workshop and Harrison is described as an insane criminal of the worst type.
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Chicago
A.P
Chester
Ill
Paul Harrison
Harrison
Peter Florek
James McManus
Margaret
Harry Hoffman
Criminal Court
Ten Missing After Sydney Ferry Sinks in Shark-Infested Seas
A double decked ferry capsized off Sydney with 175 aboard. Nine drowned and four bodies recovered from a cabin. ten are still missing, feared trapped as the vessel lies in 50 feet of water near the Louisville presence.
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Sydney
Australia
U.P
United States
Louisville
Toledo Woman Denies Kidnap Threat Against Grandson
Mrs. Cora Taft rejects a reported $10,000 kidnap threat against her grandson James Eckels, 23, calling the claim a mistake. She says no note demanding money on hotel stationery was received.
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Toledo
U.P
Cora Taft
James Eckels
Direct Relief Loads Rise in Three Ohio Cities
Washington report shows direct aid cases in Akron 4 077 in January up 45.5 percent from December Canton Stark County 4 324 up 45.1 percent and Dayton 4 188 up 50.8 percent.
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Washington
Ohio
Social Security Board
Akron
Canton
Stark County
Dayton
Schuschnigg Talks With Nazis on Concession Pact
Vienna reports indicate Chancellor Kurt Schuschnigg and Adolf Hitler are negotiating an agreement to extract concessions from Austria in exchange for stronger Austro German ties. The plan reportedly includes amnesty for imprisoned Austrian Nazis and restoration of officials dismissed for Nazi activity, with more leeway for the national opposition within the Fatherland Front.
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Vienna
U.P
Kurt Schuschnigg
Hitler
Schuschnigg
Austria
Fatherland Front
Rift Between Chamberlain Eden Signals Cabinet Strife
London reports indicate serious differences in Britain's cabinet over Italy and Germany policy. Anthony Eden and Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain reportedly clash on timing of action. Eden favors caution with Italy and delaying Germany moves until clearer, while Chamberlain pushes for rapid disarmament with both nations.
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London
U.P
Great Britain
Italy
Anthony Eden
Neville Chamberlain
Chamberlain
Eden
Germany
Approval Sure For Deficiency Relief Request
Washington dispatch reports growing Republican support for a 250 million dollar deficiency relief appropriation for the Works Progress Administration. The House Appropriations Committee will pass the deficiency sub committee’s approval, with leaders expecting full committee and House approval by Tuesday night. Sam Rayburn plans to bring the bill up soon after committee action.
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Washington
U.P
House
Roosevelt
House Appropriations Committee
Works Progress Administration
Sam Rayburn
Tex
Guerrilla Attacks Hit Japanese Positions Across China
Chinese guerrillas attacked Japanese communications on three fronts in a broad offensive. They reportedly wiped out several small garrisons and besieged Paoting on the Peiping Hankow railroad while Japanese forces advanced elsewhere, inflicting heavy losses with limited cost.
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Shanghai
U.P
Guerrilas
Paoting
Peiping-Hankow
Tientsin-Nanking
Hwai River
Girl on Trial In Child Killing at Labor Day Slaying
Philadelphia report that Mary Keenan O Connor a 19 year old Immaculata College athlete goes to trial for the killing of 5 year old Nancy Glenn last Labor Day. A key testimony from her girlfriend could affect the sentence. The state expects no death penalty.
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Philadelphia
U.P
Mary Keenan O'Connor
Immaculata
Nancy Glenn
Miss O’connor
William A. Gray
Heir to Textile Fortune Dies in Plane Crash
AIKEN S C August 8 J W Cannon 3d 22 heir to the Cannon Textile fortune died Sunday night from injuries after his airplane crashed into a tree from about 100 feet near Barnwell South Carolina on Saturday He was founder A Cannon Mills Co Concord NC and ran a flying school at Orlando Fla His plane nose dived during a forced landing attempt on a country road.
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Aiken
J. W. Cannon
Cannon Textile
Barnwell
S. C
Cannon
Cannon Mills Company
Concord
N. C
Orlando
Fla
Right Wing Dems Stay Silent on GOP Coalition Idea
Conservative Democrats who opposed the New Deal offered no comments on weekend plans for a GOP and anti Roosevelt Democrat coalition. Silence among lawmakers seen as de facto rejection of uniting dissidents with the Republican Party to challenge the New Deal before the 1940 elections. Observers expect Democrats to decide after clearer 1940 presidential lines develop.
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Washington
U.P
Arthur H. Vandenberg
Mich
John D. M. Hamilton
National Republican Committee
Lincoln
Vandenberg
US Navy Prepares for Intensive War Games
In San Diego the United States Navy launched intensive war games for the second time in as many weeks. Demonstrations and fleet maneuvers have become more frequent since Christmas, marking a rapid tempo for peacetime drills.
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US Navy
San Diego
Cal
U.P
America
Planes land on ice floe to reach scientists at polar weather station
The icebreaker Taimir landed two airplanes on an improvised ice floe off Greenland to reach four Russian scientists stranded since May 22 near the North Pole. After hours of ice blasting, the ship advanced five miles, guiding the planes toward the snow house housing Prof. Ivan D. Papinin and three colleagues to support their yearlong meteorological mission.
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Moscow
Greenland
North Pole
Ivan D. Papinin
Ernest T. Krenel
Pyotr Shirshoy
Eugene Fedorov
Japan Prefers Unofficial Inquiries on Navy Plans
A Tokyo foreign office spokesman indicated Japan might later disclose naval plans only through informal inquiries. He noted Japan rejected formal notes from the United States Britain and France for navy details, while leaving the door open slightly to unofficial outreach.
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Japan
Tokyo
U.P
Foreign Office
Flood Waters Wreak Havoc In Michigan
Torrential rains swelled Michigan rivers forcing 700 families to flee. Floodwaters damaged bridges and roads, with hundreds of thousands of dollars in losses. Rescue crews used rowboats to evacuate people as the Grand River rambled through Ionia at speed, reaching an official 18 feet.
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Detroit
U.P
Michigan
Lower Peninsula
Grand River
Ionia
Quiet Ends Monster of Marmotte Street in Mobile Alley
In Mobile's Fisher's Alley the so called Monster of Marmotte Street was killed by a shotgun blast as it advanced toward a collie. Fireman Charles Ardoyne accepted admission fees to view the corpse, drawing 10 cents for children and 25 cents for adults. The 45 pound otter, four feet long, had visited the area from a nearby swamp.
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Mobile
Ala
U.P
Fisher's Alley
Harlem
Marmotte Street
Charles Ardoyne
Far East Gibraltar Dedicated by Britain
Britain inaugurates a $100,000,000 naval base in Singapore naming it the Gibraltar of the Far East. The King George VI dry dock opens, 1000 feet long 130 feet wide and 55 feet deep, designed to service the empire’s largest warships.
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Singapore
Straits Settlement
U.P
Britain
Naval Base
Gibraltar
Far East
King George VI Dry Dock
Supreme Court Grants Mooney Lawyers 30 More Days
The Supreme Court today granted attorneys for Thomas J. Mooney an additional 30 days to file papers seeking review of the California Supreme Court's decision denying his release from prison.
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Washington
Ul.p
Supreme Court Today
Thomas J. Mooney
California Supreme Court
Judge Matthias seeks re election to Ohio Supreme Court
Columbus reports Judge Edward S. Matthias of the Ohio Supreme Court announced his candidacy for reelection today. He intends to continue serving on the high court and urging voter support in the upcoming election.
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Columbus
Edward S. Matthias
Ohio Supreme Court
Stalin says war with bourgeois nations is inevitable
Moscow reports Stalin declares war inevitable against bourgeois nations and urges world revolution. He calls for mobilization readiness and a strong Red Army fleet and aviation, urging coordination of workers across nations to assist Russia if conflict occurs.
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Moscow
Josef Stalin
Stalin
Pravda
Red Army
Red Fleet
Russia
Warm Spell Definitely Over In Ohio
Columbus Ohio weather service says the February warm spell is ended. After a Sunday peak of near 70 degrees across Ohio the forecast calls for generally fair but colder conditions tonight and Tuesday with uncertain intensity. Showers Sunday night broke the charm.
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Columbus
St. Valentine’s Day
Mercury
Ohio
Weather Bureau
John C. Fisher
Fisher
War Veterans Clash With Bund Meet Riot in New York
About 150 war veterans disrupted a German American Bund meeting in Buffalo New York after heckling by veterans. The Sunday riot followed similar disruptions in the state, marking the third incident since last Thursday.
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Buffalo
Bund
Germany
Wooee
New York
Eureka Dam Keeps Ohio River at Present Level
Observers noted the Ohio River stood at 31 feet Sunday due to rains. The level matches the permanent stage expected once the Eureka Dam eight miles below Gallipolis is fully operational, turning the river into a large lake with tributaries at permanent pool level.
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Gallipolis
Ohio River
Eureka
Missing Ohioan Found Dead in Auto
PAINESVILLE UP C Huff 57 manager of Lake County farm bureau was missing six days before being found dead in his car near here. A note to his family said he took his own life due to illness. He is survived by his wife one son and two daughters.
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Painesville
C. C. Huff
Lake County Farm Bureau
Here
Huff
New Yorker Supports Naval Parity With Japan
Representative Hamilton Fish argues in the House naval affairs committee that Japan should be granted naval equality with the United States. He accuses the administration of pushing toward a world police role and criticizes the 5-5-3 naval power ratio as abandoned, warning that a bigger navy risks global war while Japan could accept parity or a smaller advantage.
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Washington
U.P
Hamilton Fish
N. Y
House
Naval Affairs Committee
Japan
United States
America
Great Britain
Fish
William L. Leahy
Leahy
Marines Halt Japanese Patrol at International Settlement
Marines in Shanghai blocked a Japanese patrol from entering the American zone at the Yuyaching and Nanking roads intersection. Twelve Marines arrived to reinforce the six already on site and prevented entry, ending the advance.
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Shanghai
United States
International Settlement
Yuyaching
Nanking
Therm
Ohio Railroads Seek Intra State Freight Rate Increase
Ohio railroads request a general rise in intra state freight rates with all lines joining. The Public Utilities Commission will hear the proposal Tuesday. If approved, new tariffs for shipments wholly within Ohio would mirror the 15 percent increase recently allowed on interstate traffic.
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Columbus
Ohio
Public Utilities Commission
Dowager Queen Marie Reported in Critical Condition
A report from Bucharest claims Dowager Queen Marie mother of King Carol II is in critical condition in Bucharest. The dispatch notes she has been ill for forty months with no independent confirmation.
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Queen Marie
Bucharest
Marie
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