Flagship Of U S Fleet Periled By Chinese Shells
Shanghai report describes Chinese shelling near the cruiser Augusta flagship of the U S Asiatic fleet during a heavy bombardment aimed at Japanese cruiser Idzumo. Chinese air attacks and land battles along the Yangtze area are reported as the conflict widens, with Tokyo denying some raids.
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U. S
Shanghai
Augusta
United States Asiatic Fleet
Idzumo
Pootung
Whangpoo River
International Settlement
Whangpoo
Tny
Woosung
Japan
Kagoshima
Kyushu
Navy
Tokyo
Yangtze River
Soochow
Tsungmind
Yangtze Estuary
Yangtze
Wagner Act test predicted after board order in Ambridge
Labor leaders predicted a new Wagner act challenge after the National Labor Relations Board invalidated an A F L closed shop contract with National Electric Products Corp at Ambridge Pennsylvania. An election among 1600 employees will decide if the Electrical Workers union A F L or CIO leader John L Lewis has majority.
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Washington
American Federation of Labor
Supreme Court
National Labor Relations Board
A. F. of L
National Electric Products Corp
Ambridge
Electrical Workers Union
John
Wagner
D-Ny
Electrical Workers Brotherhood
National Electric Products
William Green
A. F of L
Charleston Ogburn
National Electric Products Company
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
Green
Labor Relations Board
A. F. of L. Electrical Workers Union
Veterans Demand Troops Quit China and Back Neutrality
Buffalo Sept 2 The national convention of Veterans of Foreign Wars telegraphed to President Roosevelt a demand that American armed forces be withdrawn from foreign soil except for a minimum to protect government property. They called for mandatory neutrality legislation and urged the president to state American foreign policy. They also urged navy protection for Americans in war zones only for a definite period and warned citizens refusing to leave war zones should bear the consequences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo
N. Y
National Convention of Veteran Foreign Wars
Roosevelt
United States
America
Son of Slain Man Tells Of Killing Linked to 1924 Case
Gary man Bland described the November 1924 slaying of his father Tom Bland at the old No 12 tipple in Anawalt. Luther Stamper of Virginia confessed to the crime to Pocahontas police and is jailed in Welch as authorities seek details. Willie White and other Stamper-related cases are noted with prior related shootings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prank Bland
United States Coal and Coke Company
Gary
McDowell County
Tom Bland
Luther Stamper
W. F. Shumate
Pocahontas
Stamper
Grayson County
Virginia
Shumate
Welch
Fred Ray
L. J. Brindley
Frank Bland
No. 12
Tipple
Anawalt
Bland
Bripdley
Welch Emergency Hospital
County
Alec Hufford
Confessed Killer of Girl Gets Life Term
Detroit report states Joseph Jacobs, 45, pled guilty to first degree murder in the death of Evelyn Mack, 10, the daughter of his friend. Circuit Judge Harry B. Keidan sentenced him to life imprisonment with hard labor after Jacobs sobbed and admitted his crime. He beat the girl with an automobile crank during a country trip. Jacobs claimed he did not know why he did it and cited “irrational spells” after his daughter's death.
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Detroit
Joseph Jacobs
Harry B. Keidan
Jacobs
Evelyn Mack
Esid
Borah predicts Senate opposes third term for President
Senator Borah predicts the Senate will record opposition to a presidential third term if the issue reaches a vote. He notes the 1928 stance and the 1875 House action, while acknowledging doubt about Roosevelt's renomination in 1940.
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Senate
House
Congress
Washington
Borah
R-Ida
Dean
Holt
D-Wva
Calvin Coolidge
White House
Tydas
D-Md
Roosevelt
Earle
Pennsylvania
Murphy
Michigan
Capitol
D-Ky
Vandenberg
Mich
LaFollette
Wis
Grant
Ashurst
Barkley
Copeland
Gerry
Glass
Harrison
Hagten
King
McKellar
Pittman
Shep
Smith
Thomas
Okla
Tydings
Wagner
Wheeler
Capper
Frazier
Norris
Nye
Progressive
Shipstead
Farmer-Labor
Mysterious Flares May Signal Lost Russians
On the S S Nascopie off Prince Regent Inlet strange sky flares sparked speculation they were distress signals from six missing Russian transpolar fliers who vanished August 13 en route from Moscow to Fairbanks. Captain W W R May doubted the theory noting the distance and route.
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S. S. Nascopie
Prince Regent Inlet
Arctic
Moscow
Pairbanks
Eanooten
W.W. R
May
Northland Air
Bellot Strait
Canada
Fairbanks
Roosevelt Issue Flares In New York Mayor Race
In New York the mayoral campaign centers on the Roosevelt issue. Jeremiah T. Mahoney campaigns in the Bronx as the choice of pro new deal Democrats. Senator Royal S. Copeland, backed by Tammany, challenges the Roosevelt policy and recalls the president’s court plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
New York
Jeremiah T. Mahoney
New York City
Bronx
Royal S. Copeland
Tammany
Manhattan
AFL TO PUGH 610 FIGHT IN FRISCO
Atlantic City Sept 2 The AFL executive council urged loyal unions to aid truck drivers in San Francisco Bay area as the picket lines curb inland commerce. Daniel Tobin labeled Bridges goal to control the west coast labor movement. Council focused on its Denver convention report and possible AFL intervention in N L R B action against N E P Co. Green discussed reintegrating suspended CIO unions if they rejoin without conditions.
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Atlantic City
N. J
American Federation of Labor
Ite
Harry Bridges
C. O
San Baeathan
San Francisco
Daniel J. Tobin
Bridges
A. F. of L
Denver
Accused Bank Official Arrested in West Virginia
Two West Virginia state policemen returned J Richard Russell assistant cashier of the Farmers Bank and Trust from Harrisburg to Jefferson County jail He surrendered in Harrisburg earlier tonight charged with embezzlement
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Charles Town
W. Va
West Virginia
J. Richard Russell
Farmers’ Bank and Trust Company
Harrisburg
Jefferson County
Russell
Pennsylvania
Typhoon Devastates Hongkong and Chinese Coasts
A 125 mile per hour typhoon struck Hongkong and surrounding Chinese coast towns. Officials fear a toll possibly in the thousands as ships were driven aground, fires spread, and boats crushed near the seawall. Major liners Asama Maru Conte Ver de Van Heutsz Mausang Boong Court Hunan reported sunk or lost with refugee casualties.
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Hongkong
Europe
Far East
van Heutsz
Mausang
Boong Court
Quezon
Hunan
Nine crew saved after Tarpon shipwreck off Florida coast
Panama City, Fla. rescue teams saved nine crew members of the sunken steam ship Tarpon off the Florida coast. Two bodies recovered and more than a dozen feared missing as they searched amid heavy seas.
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Florida
Panama City
Fla
Coast Guard
Triton
W. G. Barrow
Barrow
Addley Baker
Mobile
Pensacola
George G. Wolfe
George Boykin
Floyd McMillian
Cecil Smith
Flier Dies On Eve Of National Air Races
Lee Miles of Fort Worth Texas was killed during a test flight at Cleveland airport when a wing was sheared off by gusts. The accident occurred at 7 p.m. while Miles maneuvered near a pylon during preparation for the Vincent Bendix race. Miles had long been a fixture in American air racing and did not have time to deploy a parachute.
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Mobile
Ala
Nixon Davis
L. E. Danford
St. Andrews
William C. McKnight
Carrabelle
Fla
Floyd B. Mattair
Pensacola
R. Raney
East Pass
Fort Walton
Baker
W. G. Barrow
Coast Guard
Kimball
Coast Cucee
Dix
Panama City
Cleveland
Lee Miles
Fort Worth
Tex
Miles
Armed Services
Pacific Coast
Vincent Bendix
Roscoe Turner
San Francisco
Frank W. Puller
Jacqueline Cochran
India
Calif
Floyd B. Odlum
Atlas Corp
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
Mahood renam ed head of utilities group
Salt Lake City Sept 2 The National Association of Railroad and Utilities Commissioners convention declined to oppose the Pettengill Long and Short Haul Bill and postponed action New Orleans was chosen for the 1938 convention Alexander M Mahood of the West Virginia public service commission was reelected president Nelson Lee Smith of New Hampshire was reelected first vice president John E Benton Clyde S Bailey and R E May were named officers in Washington D C
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salt Lake City
National Association of Railroad and Utilities Commissioners
Pettengill
New Orleans
Alexander M. Mahood
West Virginia Public Service Commission
Nelson Lee Smith
New Hampshire Public Service Commission
John E. Benton
Washington, D. C
Clyde 8
S. Bailey
R. E. May
Washington
Virginia side schools open delayed to September
Virginia side school openings postponed due to unfinished buildings at Bluefield and St. Clair's Crossing. The colored schools and the rest of the county will set a new start date announced by the county superintendent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield
Virginia
St. Clair’s Crossi
U. S. Bie
Greever
Sir Malcolm Campbell Sets New Speed Mark
Sir Malcolm Campbell, aged 52, breaks Gar Wood's hydroplane record in Locarno Switzerland on Lake Maggiore with speeds from 125.79 to 130.35 mph on the outward run and 128.48 mph on the return leg, confirming a new international mark for single engined craft.
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Locarno
Switzerland
Malcolm Campbell
Gar Wood
Lake Maggiore
Malcolm
Seven Convicts Escape Banks County Chain Gang
Homer, Ga., Sept. 2. Seven convicts escaped from the Banks county chain gang and abducted two guards in a stolen truck later found abandoned near Bailey. Guards Tal Wood and Lamar Gordon were unharmed. The five white escapees were said to be in a swamp near Bailey. two fleeing Black inmates fled on foot.
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Homer
Banks County
Bailey
Tal Wood
Lamar Gordon
Mayesville
Prison radio star Harry Snodgrass dies in Illinois
Springfield reports the death of Harry Snodgrass once famous for singing It's Three O'Clock in the Morning on prison radio hookups. The Jefferson City inmate rose to fame, later earned a vaudeville contract in 1925, but failed after gaining freedom.
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Springfield
Ill
Harry Snodgrass
Jefferson City
Snodgrass
British Navy to Strike Back Over Shipping Attacks
British naval reinforcements sped to the western Mediterranean as London and Paris agreed to ask the League Council at Geneva about mounting attacks on neutral shipping. Britain blamed Italy for raids on the empire lifeline while Chamberlain ordered a cabinet meeting and Mediterranean fleet reinforcement.
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London
Mediterranean
Great Britain
Spain
France
League of War Council
Geneva
Italy
Neville Chamberlain
Britain
Chamberlain
John Simon
Havock
Woodford
Mussolini
Chicago theaters bar children to curb infantile paralysis
Chicago declares a health emergency as theaters bar under 16 and playgrounds wading pools close amid the outbreak. 12 new cases reported the highest daily total since onset with two infant deaths. Park district suspends many facilities and schools delay reopening. Omaha reports similar steps and rising cases.
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Chicago
Herman N. Bundesen
Board of Health
George T. Donoghue
Chicago Park District
Health Department
Omaha
Waukesha
Wis
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Gary Man
Anawalt Tipple
Marion
Southwest Asylum
William Bland
Maybeury
Norfolk and Western Forces
Willie White
State
McDowell County Criminal Court
Harry White
Boran
Edr
Rush Holt
May Shan
NEA Radiophoto
PUGH
Frisco
Tobin
CIO
Green Avers Afl
Ford
Crown Colony
Mahood
Utilities Group
Girl
Maybelle
Denver General Hospital
Shirley Krause
Shirley
Toronto
George, Jr
T. L. Williams
Shirley May
Maybelle Qutcalt
Georgia
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