Hina Russia near war over Manchuria railways and politics
News Review of Current Events notes that tensions between China and the Soviet Union near armed conflict over the Manchuria railway seizure. Moscow recalls ambassadors, mobilizes troops, and leaders urge unity amid warnings of broader imperialist pressure.
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Kellogg
Manchuria
China
Nanking
Moscow
Soviet Union
Mog
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Nationalist Party
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Chiang Kaishek
Turkey
Press editors jailed for contempt and Betsy Ann race end
Ouis B Seltzer and Carlton Matson of the Cleveland Press were sentenced to 80 days in jail and fined 500 for contempt of court after printing an editorial denouncing Judge F. P. Walther. Newton D. Baker defended them, appealed, and they were bailed. The Betsy Ann and Tom Greene paddle wheelers raced 20 miles from Cincinnati to New Richmond for the championship, with Greene narrowly winning by five feet. Also, Chilean transport Abtao sunk near Valparaiso with heavy loss. a Rock Island train collision near Stratton, Colo., killed nine. Trebizond floods may have claimed around a thousand lives. King George undergoes another operation and recovers. Rainbow Division veterans hold their annual meeting in Baltimore.
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Cleveland Press
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Cleveland
Newton D. Baker
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Chile
Valparaiso
Rock Island
Chicago
Landsman Creek
Stratton
Colo
Trebizond
Black Sea
Armored Truck Robbery Strikes New Orleans
Hooded bandits seized an armored truck of Hibernia Bank and Trust Co in New Orleans on a Friday. About 21,800 in cash and 21,283 in negotiable checks were taken, while 61,720 in cancelled railroad checks were not valuable to the robbers. The truck, pursued by the sedan, was ambushed at Dryades and Julia streets, guards dragged away, and the thieves fled after firing two shots.
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Ritchie
Maryland
Caraway
Arkansas
Washington
Wickersham
Commission
Wet
Prohibition
Doran
Oklahoma
Adry
Simpy
New Orleans
Hibernia Bank and Trust Co
Illinois Central Railroad
Dryades
Julia Streets
Chamffer
Mail Carrier Rice Porter Sentenced for Slaying
Griffin Georgia July 23 Rice Porter a Griffin mail carrier was found guilty of manslaughter in the slaying of Jel Pritchard last May 11 and was sentenced to 12 to 15 years in the state penitentiary Porter testified that Pritchard threatened his life and made a motion toward his pocket prompting Porter to draw and fire in a garage.
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Rice Porter
Jel Pritchard
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Porter
Pritchard
Burgin Said to Plan Run for Congress in 4th District
A Buena Vista dispatch to the Columbus Ledger reports Representative Joe S. Burgin of Marion County a lumber manufacturer has been urged by friends to enter the race for congressman from the 4th district. The seat is held by V Gel Wright.
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Columbus
Columbus Ledger
Buena Vista
Joe S. Burgin
Marion
V. Gel Wright
666 as a Prescription for Colds and Theatrical Impulse
A fragment discusses 666 advertised as a remedy for colds and fever and pivots to a reflection on actors adopting the roles they portray. It notes that actors feel the emotions and impulses of noble or mean characters, urging readers to choose and inhabit the roles they desire in life.
The Right Way to Travel by Train Ad
Train advertising extols the Southern Railway System as the safest most comfortable and most reliable travel option. It advertises greatly reduced fares for short trips and urges inquiries to ticket agents. The copy contrasts virtue with detection driven repentance and ends with a cautionary quip about jail.
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Southern Railway System
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