Compromise Bill on Lower Courts Passes in Senate
The Senate approved a compromise judiciary reform affecting only lower courts without touching the Supreme Court. Vice President Garner led the unanimous consent passage after a brief, largely unopposed session, with some members noting objections for the record.
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Senate
Washington
Garner
Roosevelt
Bankheaden
House
Aes
Senate Judiciary
Supreme Benefit
Japanese Evacuate Hankow as Chinese Troops Advance
Shanghai reports Japanese withdraw from Hankow with 400 marines aboard Yangtze ships expected to depart by noon Sunday. The move, the first complete concession evacuation of its kind, aims to avoid conflict as Chinese concentrations threaten civilian areas while diplomacy seeks to avert war.
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Shanghai
China
Tokyo
Hankow
Yangtze Valley
Yangtze River
Theatrea
Britain
Kawaeru Am
Nanking
Kawagoe
Japan
Hopeh
Pieping-Suiyuan
Chahar
Mongolia
Convicts killed in attempted break at Eddyville prison
Two convicts Ezra Davenport and Robert Benewitz were killed during a prison yard break at Eddyville Kentucky after forcing the warden to hand over his gun. A third inmate Anderson Allen was shot and wounded, while Guard Roy Hogan was also hurt. Warden W J Buchanan was absent during the melee and the incident ended with order restored.
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Eddyville
Ben Wilson
Ezra Davenport
Robert Benewitz
Anderson Allen
Guanes
Wilson
Davenport
Benewitz
Webb
W. J. Buchanan
Man Locked Up After Courtroom Address Mixup
East St. Louis Illinois August 7 A 32 year old Black man summoned for failure to pay court fine for three children told Judge Joseph Fleming he had the money but lost the courthouse address He said he had tried to locate it for three weeks The judge sentenced him to spend the weekend in the county or near the courthouse to ensure no future trouble
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East St. Louis
Ill
Joseph Fleming
Nation Sizzles as Humidity Tops Heat Readings Across Regions
The Associated Press reports widespread heat with humidity soaring across the nation. Temperatures mostly above normal are forecast for the week in the eastern half, with highs near or above 100 in many areas and showers in locales such as Charlotte and Baltimore.
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Associated Press
Weather Bureau
Middle Atlantic
Ohio Valley
Tennessee
Oklahoma
Mercury
Alva
New York City
Pensylvania
Ohio
Middle West
Charlotte
N. C
Baltimore
Washington
D. C
Virginia
England
North Pole
Mother relinquishes custody in four day custody fight
Lydia Nelson signed consent to adoption by Otto and Mrs. Horst ending a four day custody dispute over Donald Horst. The infant remains at St Vincent's orphanage with a minor fever. Regans claim the boy, born January 6 1935, was their natural child and expect supervised visits. The Horsts promise care and regular visits, adoption proceedings to follow in court Monday.
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Donald Horst
John E. Johnson
Lydia Nelson
Otto Horst
Nelson
John Regan
Horst
Regans
Crowley
Johnson
Regan
Donald
Horsts
British Protest After Italian Ship Captain Die In Bombing
British protests rose as three unidentified airmen attacked neutral merchant ships near Algiers, killing the Italian captain of the Mongiola and wounding a Dutch observer. The incident heightens tensions as Spain’s civil war rages with both sides preparing larger engagements.
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Mediterranean
Spain
Great Britain
Italy
France
Greece
Britain Protest Against Spanish Air Attack on Merchant Tanker
London reports Britain lodged a protest with insurgent authorities after planes attacked the tanker Mongiola and another ship near Palma de Mallorca. The captain of the Mongiola died from wounds. a Dutch observer was injured. Italian officials blamed anti government aircraft. no official attribution yet.
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London
Great Britain
Toay
Francisco Franco
Groe
Britain
Palma
Mallorca
Algiers
Valencia
Gasoline Barges Damaged In River Fire At Fairmont
Fire on four Standard Oil barges on the Monongahela near Fairmont burned about 280000 gallons of gasoline and caused over 100000 dollars in damages. Tug Reliance moved the cargo to storage tanks after pumping 120000 gallons. No injuries were reported and witnesses including J M Kosner described the blaze sparked by a lantern or cigarette.
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Fairmont
W. Va
Standard Oil Company of
New Jersey
Monongahela River
Reliance
Pittsburgh
J. M. Kosner
McKees Rocks
William Ballioff
Fred Swift
Mystery Shrouds Local Woman's Death At Princeton Ave Home
Coroner's jury rules Bernice Herndon 26 died of bullet wounds fired by unknown person or persons. Autopsy noted bullets missed heart. three shots fired. witnesses place on East Princeton Avenue as investigators chase leads with no arrest yet.
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Bernice Herndon
Donivan Herndon
East
Princeton Avenue
Marshall Sinclair
W. W. McNeal
Robert Herndon
David Herndon
Bobby
Higher Prices Hit Motor Car Industry This Week
Detroit reports that major producers including Ford and General Motors plan price increases next week. Increases range from 15 to 100 dollars, reflecting higher material costs and wages. Analysts forecast further hikes before year end as 1938 models roll out.
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Detroit
Ford
General Motors
Police arrest cop in slaying of Irma Pradier
New York police announce the arrest of Mounted Patrolman Arthur Chalmers for the July 19 slaying of 35 year old Irma Louise Pradier a French maid found shot on the Harlem River Speedway. Chalmers confesses claiming a struggle over a revolver occurred in his car as they headed toward California after a plan to marry a policeman.
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New York
Ioner Lewis J. Valentine
Arthur Chalmers
Irma Louise Pradier
Harlem River Speedway
Chalmers
Mt. Sinai Hospital
Valentine
California
Mercer County Plans Centurion Box for 2037 Centennial
Mercer county's centennial celebration will be sealed in a box at the Princeton courthouse to be opened in 2037 by the presiding judge. The container will hold souvenirs, photos, and copies of newspaper accounts, plus the names of all volunteers and participants in the pageant and parade. A committee coordinates the project as Gov. Holt and other dignitaries head the three day event with large expected crowds and free general admission.
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Mercer County
Princeton
Mercer
Homer A. Holt
Gover
Nor Holt
West Virginia
Price
Virginia
C. E. Smith
National Coal Commission
W. J. Jenks
Norfolk and Western
Carl Buckholtz
The
Virginian
J. J. Lincoln
Pocahontas
Johnson
Bluefield
Cates
Lasteryone
J. T. Thornton
Row Over Girl To Gauge Of Gunplay In Princeton Ave Scene
A man fired on a rival on Princeton avenue late Saturday as shoppers panicked. Nimrod Harry, 26, of Wise, was arrested after police found cartridges. Mooney was wounded and hospitalized with a back and stomach injury while May Harfield and Miss Harrison escaped unharmed.
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Paul
Raleigh Fear
Princeton Avenue
Harry
Wise
Charlies Farmer
Bluefield Sanitarium
Mooney
Schlossberg
May Harluefield
Soreet
R. O. Bond
City Police
Jim Bishop
Pulaski Street
Bluefield
Miss Harrison
Tazewell Street
Franklin Dairy
Tazewell
Bishop
Fir
Labor charges filed against Belle plant and Electro-Metallurgical
A labor leader says charges of Wagner Act violations have been lodged with the NLRB against E. I. Du Pont de Nemours Belle plant and Electro-Metallurgical with plants at Glen Ferris and Alloy. Officials say no comment yet. NLRB contact not established. The Belle facility employs over 3,000 workers.
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Charleston
W. Va
Ane
National Labor Relations Board
Kanawha Valley
Philip G. Phillips
Cincinnati
Committee For Industrial Organization
Belle
E. I. du Pont de Nemours Corporation
Electro- Metallurgical Corporation
Oas
Glen Ferris
Alloy
John B. Easton
State Federation of Labor
C. H. Daugherty Jr
J. L. E. Cheetham
du Pont
D. T. Lancaster
Unon Carbide Company
Electro-Metallurgical
R. Briney
W. W. Jennings
Briney
Ips
Ronald
Bechum
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Supreme Bench
McCarran
McD
Austin R. Ver
Lewis
D. Tl
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Far East
Kentucky
Nation
Xionapeo
Chicago
Son
K. Eustakis
Non-Intervention Committee
Netherlands
Wartorn
Huesca
Madrid-Valencia
Teruel
Madrid
Princeton Ave
Oliver
Mrs. Herndon
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Shooting Mooney
Cort
May Harrison
Police
Bond
King Coal
Norfolk and Western Band
Paul Mooney
Nimrod Harry
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