Italy and Britain clash as two-pronged Suez drive begins
Cable dispatches describe a dual Italian offensive aimed at Egypt and Somaliland to seize Suez Canal entrances. Italian forces push from Libya toward Alexandria while another large force strikes British Somaliland, threatening the Gulf of Aden and Red Sea approaches.
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Italy
Suez Canal
Egypt
Somaliland
Britain
Alexandria
Suez
East Africa
Gulf of Aden
Red Sea
Mediterranean
The Two Faiths That Activate Aluminum’s Use
A friend recounts Charles Hall and aluminum’s rise from Wohler’s 1827 discovery to Hall’s cheaper production method. The piece contrasts faith as acceptance of a fact with faith as a driving force to act, unify science and faith, and bring discovery into daily life.
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Charles Hall
Hall
Wohler
Germany
Gottingen University
United Feature Syndicate, Inc
BLOG BATTLES TO GIRD ARMY BY ENLISTMENT
Washington reports a debate over peacetime conscription with claims wealthy New York businessmen pushed the draft to protect investments. Senator Holt cites a Harvard Club meeting May 22 and lists attendees including Henry Stimson and Julius Adler.
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The
New York Times
Plan Hearings On Labor Amendments
The Senate labor committee decided to begin secret hearings next Tuesday on the House approved amendments to the Wagner labor relations act. This marks the first action by the committee in this session of Congress.
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Norris
Neb
Senate
House Military Affairs Committee
John J. Pershing
Washington
Llp
Senate Labor Committee
Senate Committee
Congress
Pierre Lorillard Dies at 80 in Tu xedo Park Home
Pierre Lorillard, an 80 year old retired financier, died at his home in Tuxedo Park New York on Tuesday. He was a prominent member of the Lorillard family and long active in business and social affairs of the area.
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Tuxedo Park
N. Y
Pierre Lorillard
Temperature Drops to 59 in Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids saw a sharp cool down with a cold wave after 100 degree days. Early Tuesday the thermometer fell to 59 between 5 and 6 a.m. and by 2:30 p.m. stood at 80, a rise of just 10 degrees in five hours. High on Monday reached 85 with a 3:30 to 4 p.m. peak. By 7 p.m. the reading was 78 and at midnight 67.
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Cedar Rapids
Cudahy Seeks Belgian Relief Plan From U S
London report quotes John Cudahy, U S ambassador to Belgium, urging Roosevelt to back an American relief program for Belgium to avert famine for 8 million people amid German occupation and Belgian refugees in France. He warns of winter starvation and discusses possible U S actions against Germany while praising German army restraint.
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London
John Cudahy
U. S
Belgium
Roosevelt
Britain
Cudahy
France
United States
Germany
Europe
Leopold
Willkie Thrives After Gruelling Day In Des Moines
Willkie's campaign push continues as he meets farmers and officials in Des Moines and Colorado Springs. He vows direct talks without manuscripts, argues against candy stick government, and plans multiple speeches while maintaining a grueling pace. He stresses production as key to solving economic and defense issues, noting his stamina keeps him going.
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Des Moines
Wendell L. Willkie
Colorado Springs
Iowa Daily
Willkie
France
Collins Radio Co Gets Army Signal Corps Contract
Collins Radio Co receives a $153,616 contract from the War Department for radio transmitting equipment to be used by the Army Signal Corps. The gear will support two way air to land base communications, with Collins handling design, under department specifications, and it marks Cedar Rapids industry gains in national defense. The July 12 award to Universal Crusher for machine gun cradles is noted as another defense contract.
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Cedar Rapids News
Collins Radio Company
War Department
Signal Corps
Army
Collins Engineers
Collins Company
Cedar Rapids Industries
National Defense
Universal Crusher Company
Reckless Driving Charge Filed After Intersection Crash
L L Riggs of 311 Sixth Street SE was arrested after his sedan struck Louis Williams’s car at the Third Avenue and Tenth Street SE intersection. Williams’s vehicle overturned but no injuries were reported as Riggs faced a Wednesday morning court appearance.
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L. L. Riggs
Sixth Street SE
Louis Williams
Route 4
Williams
Third Avenue
Tenth Street SE
Riggs
Williams’ Auto
Tenth Street
Scotty Duncan
France Lashed By Reich Newspapers
Berlin reports warn France that defeat is acknowledged and peace with the Reich remains to come. German papers react to General Pierre Hering’s Grand Cross of the Legion of Honor, calling the award a symbolic greeting to Alsace and noting France’s perceived surrender.
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Berlin
France
Reich
Legion of Honor
Pierre Hering
Strasbourg
Ue Temps
Alsace
Boersen Zeitung
Temps
Police Matron Upsets Cops Kolach Plan At Station
A Bohemian lunch plot at the police station backfired as Matron Mrs L C Glidden halted a kolach spree. Assistant Chief Al Mikota urged a kolach meal, only to be met with kitchen constraints and a dry pantry. Mikota proposed making kolaches, but the matron warned of rising dough time, and finally offered to fetch it herself. The group, including Sergt Hrabetin and Det Haberle, left hungry, their noon meal thwarted by modest provisions.
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Cedar Rapids
al Mikota
L. C. Glidden
Teresa Peshek
Fourteenth Avenue SE
Harry Johnson
Mikota
Miss Peshek
Frank Hrabetin
Jack Haberle
Frank Bukacek
Walter Kansky
Dan Kruidemier
Louie Louvar
Harold Prasil
John Stodola
Leonard Stusak
Willkie Replies to Flynn Over Distaste for Machines
Wendell Willkie answers Edward J. Flynn Democratic chairman accusing him of hypocrisy on machine politics. He notes he once ran for county committeeman with James A. Farley but says Flynn is not Farley. He suggests Flynn would cooperate with Hague Kelly Nash and other machines.
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DES Moines
Wendell Willkie
Edward J. Flynn
Democratic
Willkie
New York
James A. Farley
Flynn
Mr. Farley
Frank Hague
Hague
Kelly- Nash
Back Wire Tapping As Defense Action
Washington note reports the House approved a bill authorizing FBI wire tapping on espionage or sabotage pursuits as a national defense measure and sent the measure to the Senate for consideration.
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Washington
House
Senate
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Eleven Die in Wreck Near London
Eleven people were killed and many seriously injured when a motor coach packed with holidaymakers collided with a truck near London. Emergency crews rushed to the scene as survivors were removed from wreckage and treated for injuries. Officials investigated the crash as a major roadway accident with detours in effect for hours.
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London
Hatch shakeup urged to curb G O P evasion plans
Washington (UP) Attorney General Robert H Jackson urged amending the Hatch act to stop evasion schemes by the Republican National Committee. He cited legal opinion by Henry P Fletcher that limits do not cover local committee contributions. Senator Byrnes accused Kresge of pressuring workers to donate to Willkie.
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Washington
Robert H Jackson
Republican National Committee
Jackson
Henry P Fletcher
G.O.P
Len Carl Hatch
Republican Party
James F. Byrnes
S. C
S S. Kresge Company
Wendell L Willkie
Byrnes
Senate
Kresge
Detroit
Willkie
Guy M. Gillette
Fletcher challenges Jackson over Hatch Act limits on contributions
Washingtown Republican general counsel Henry P Fletcher accused Attorney General Jackson of trying to intimidate Wendell Willkie contributors. Fletcher argued the Hatch Act interpretation aims to avoid limits and urged Jackson to specify errors while noting the eight day delay in presidential approval.
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Washingtown
Henry P Fletcher
Jackson
Wendell Willkie
Fletcher
Republican National Committee
Congress
Be Prepared For Sacrifice Hull To U S People
Secretary of State Cordell Hull urged Americans to be ready and willing for real sacrifice of time and substance and to provide hard personal service to build unbreakable resistance to aggression. The statement, issued through the State Department, supported preparedness without mentioning conscription.
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Washington
Cordell Hull
State Department
General Administration
Roosevelt Cites American Unity Sways Public Confidence
President Roosevelt at Hyde Park declared Pan American unity more an accomplished fact than ever before. He cited the Havana conference as extraordinarily interesting and successful for forging hemisphere defense cooperation, economic problem solving among North Central and South America, and preventing external fifth column activities.
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Hyde Park
N. Y
Roosevelt
Havana
Secret Weapons Set For Use On Britain, Nazi Says
Berlin's General Kesselring told a foreign press party in Brussels that secret weapons and new warfare methods are ready to use against Britain. He cited one weapon used to capture Eben-Emael fort in Liege but would not identify others, warning new devices must not be overused. He noted Britain's island status and stressed supply disruption as key to Britain’s weakening stance.
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Italy
Germany
Turkey
Balkan-Danubian
Britain
Europe
Egypt
Brussels
Albert Kessel-ring
Kesselring
England
Eben Emanuel
Liege
France
Roosevelt predicts veterans lead home defense replacement
President Roosevelt said home defense would likely be built around World War veterans and groups like the American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars if the national guard is federalized. He noted the plan is still under study and awaiting War Department recommendations with no itinerary set for any defense inspections. He offered no comment on sending 50 destroyers to England or Lindbergh's proposals.
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Hyde Park
Roosevelt
National Guard
War Department
Congress
American Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Herbert Lehman
New York
John 4. Pershing
United States
England
Charles A. Lindbergh
America
Europe
Rail unions oppose compulsory peace time training
Five railroad brotherhoods led by J A Phillips condemn the Burke Wadsworth bill asserting compulsory military service in peacetime threatens freedom. They urge voluntary training first and say the bill would largely spare rail workers as essential industry. Signatories include leaders from the Locomotive Engineers Firemen and Enginemen Conductors Trainmen and Switchmen unions.
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Washington
Phillips
A. Johnson
The
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
D. B Robertson
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
J. A. Phillips
Order of Railway Conductors of America
A . Whitney
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen
T. C. Cashen
Switchmen's Union of North America
Upsetting Guard Laws Would Be Crime
Senator Gillette of Iowa argued against a bill granting the President power to call national guard and officers of the reserve to active duty. He said it would criminalize upsetting mobilization laws and injustice to change the premise under which guardsmen enlist for federal service. The majority of senators reportedly favored the measure.
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Washington
Gillette
National Guard
Senate
Iowa
Sena
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