There Is No War in China. A Nation Under Strife
The article discusses perceived Japan aggression in China, noting attacks on nationals and shipping and contrasting official denials of war. It mentions Roosevelt's neutrality act, British and American responses, and rising tensions as Japan presses further in Asia. It also touches on INS court rulings, tuberculosis fundraising, and economic concerns amid global conflict.
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China
United States
Great Britain
Japan
Roosevelt
Nin Times
Senate Agrees To Set Limits On Grain Marketing Quotas
The senate backed a provision under the ever normal granary plan to fix quotas on corn and wheat per farm via agriculture department and local committees, with exemptions for small producers and those using most on farm consumption. The debate also touched cotton acreage rules and Bailey proposed tobacco farmer protections.
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Washington
Senate
Secretary of Agriculture
Bailey
N. C
Supreme Court
North Carolina
Harahan, C. & O. President, Dies in Clifton Forge
William Johnson Harahan, president of the Chesapeake and Ohio railway, died in Clifton Forge Virginia late Tuesday. He would have been 70 years old on December 22.
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Clifton Forge
William Johnson Harahan
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
Republicans Need New Reasons For Their Party Name
A 1937 article by Arthur Baer notes Republicans gathering in St. Louis to set a new platform and declaration of principles for the 1940 campaign. It laments too many professors among party leaders and lack of punch, with mentions of college presidents and calls for practical reform.
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St. Louis
Princeton
Dartmouth
Wisconsin
California
Glaze Of Ice Covers States Periling Life
Sleet and freezing rain roared across the middle west from the Rockies to the Alleghenies and from Texas to Minnesota. Oklahoma isolated twenty eight towns as lines failed and schools shed students. Glen Losure died amid power repairs at Enid. Chicago area iced over with 25 degree chill. Two Kansas City deaths reported from shoveling and a rail fall. Traffic slowed to slow speeds.
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Middlewest
Rockies
Alleghenies
Texas
Minnesota
Oklahoma
Glen Losure
Enid
Okla
St. Louis
Mississippi River
C. A. Donnel
Chicago
Donnel
Abilene
Tex
Wisconsin
Wyoming
Montana
South Dakota
Nebraska
Iowa
Mnel
Ohio Valley
Kansas City
Iowa Sleet Snows Hit Central State Roads
Des Moines reports glazing sleet across much of Iowa making driving hazardous, especially south and central, while highways stayed open. Elsewhere, one to two inches of snow fell in northern areas with .2 inches at Iowa Falls, and little temperature change expected with more precip Wednesday.
CIO SWOC unit seeks full wage pact negotiating powers
Pittsburgh AP report notes 900 delegates at SWOC inaugural session urged delegation of wage negotiation authority for contracts expiring Feb 28 with 445 firms. Philip Murray leads push while citing SWOC growth to 500000 members and CIO coverage of 2.1 million workers. Murray also backs housing funding and unemployment measures.
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Pittsburgh
Steel Workers Organization
Philip Murray
CIO
Steel
Murray
John L. Lewis
SWOC
Congress
U. S
Missing pair's false papers hint espionage mystery
UPI reports a Moscow disappearance case tied to fraudulent American passports. A couple posing as Mr and Mrs Donald Robinson used documents from deceased children. The State Department confirmed the passports were issued under those names and traced to a Manhattan clerk's office.
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Washington
Moscow
State Department
Donald Robinson
State “Department
Donald” Louis ‘ Robinson
Ruth Norman Robinson
Manhattan
M. Deutsch
West 46Th St
New York
Martin Deutsch
Hollywood
Calif
Florida
Robinson
Deutsch
Passport Division
Drama League Travel Agency
Donald L. Robinson
William B. Robinson, Jr
Julie G. Hackenrath Robinson
Ruth Norma Birkland
Brooklyn
Eccles says federal policy not to blame for recession
In Chicago Marriner S. Eccles, chairman of the Federal Reserve Board, absolved capital gains taxes, undistributed profits taxes, and administration monetary policies of blame for the current business recession. He told the American Farm Bureau federation that rapid price and cost increases last winter and spring are the basic causes.
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Chicago
Federal Reserve Board
Marriner S. Eccles
American Farm Bureau Federation
Eccles
Vandenberg backs McAdoo farm bill after critique
Washington Senator Vandenberg, a Republican from Michigan, said he would support the McAdoo farm measure. The bill would provide for minimum price guarantees to sustain major crops for domestic use, with guarantees tied to near, but not exact, production levels.
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Washington
Vandenberg
Mich
McAdoo
Calif
Passage Echoes Holmes on City Life and Faith
A reader cites Justice Holmes on the New York City roar and church bells, noting a mystical tone that gives life meaning beyond self. The columnist reflects that true religion lies in union with life’s unseen whole, offering solace amid hurried days. Copyright 1937.
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Eading
New York City
Justice Holmes
Supreme Court
Harvard
House of Prayer
Britain weighs sterner protest over Japanese gunboat blows
London reports two attacks on British gunboats Ladybird and Bee on the Yangtze prompt ministers to study Far East policy. Japan's repeated apologies fail to quell British anger as Eden plans a full Commons statement and calls for a stern response with potential Roosevelt consultation.
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London
Britain
Japan
Yangtze River
Far East
Ladybird
Bee
Sigheru Yoshida
Anthony Eden
Tokyo
Robert Leslie Craighe
War Office
Sir Robert
Roosevelt
Hirohito
Eden
House of Commons
Four Known Deaths in Panay Incident Sinking
Shanghai reports rise in Panay disaster fatalities to four as survivors and bodies are transported by the gunboat Bee through hazardous Yangtze approaches. U S Admiral Yarnell rejects withdrawal calls while protests from US and Britain grow over Japanese air attacks on American and British vessels.
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Shanghai
Japan
Nippon
Bee
H. M. S. Bee
United States
Panay
Yangtze River
Hanshan
Hohsien
Standard Oil Company
Harry E. Yarnell
Yangtze
Germany
Great Britain
Ask U S To Join In Imposition Of Sanctions On Japs
A joint resolution was introduced in the House by Reps. Lewis of Maryland and Scott of California urging the United States to join other nations in imposing immediate economic sanctions on Japan. They argue Japan's conduct threatens rights of other nationalities and violations of international law warrant cutting off all trade and supplies to Japan to halt aggressions.
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Washington
INS
United States
Japan
House
Lewis
Scott
Calif
Stimson
Japan Apology Note Promises Indemnifications
Tokyo reports the note from Foreign Minister Hirota to U S envoy Grew apologizing for the Panay bombing incident. It cites poor visibility leading Japanese aircraft to mistake the Panay and Standard Oil vessels for fleeing Chinese ships, and promises indemnifications and disciplinary action to prevent a repeat. The Japanese government hopes for continued friendly U S relations.
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TOKIO
Japan
Koki Hirota
United States
Joseph C. Grew
Panay
Standard Oil Company
Nanking
China
Ein
Pées
Inakdon
Landon backs FDR on far east stand
Former Kansas governor Alfred M. Landon endorsed Roosevelt's direct action after the Panay sinking, declaring I’m for the President. He urged unity beyond politics, though remaining critical of the administration’s handling as an emergency.
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Landon
F.D.R
Far East
New York
INS
Alfred M. Landon
Kansas
Roosevelt
Wheat Growers Move to End Farmers National Grain Corp
Representatives of 24 000 northwest wheat growers met in St Paul to consider ending the government sponsored central grain marketing experiment. Delegates from nearly 250 cooperative elevators began a two day session with leaders aiming to dissolve Farmers National Grain and return assets to regional cooperatives that contributed seven years ago under the Federal Farm Board program.
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Federal Farm Board
Open Door Policy Reaffirmed Amid Panay Incident Fallout
Secretary Hull delivered a strong note to Japan demanding formal regret for the Panay sinking and assurances that American interests in China would be free from unlawful interference. The communique reaffirmed the Open Door principle, noting Japan’s apologies to Britain and Italy as other diplomatic moves unfold.
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Washington
United States
Panay
China
Hull
Japan
Apology and guarantees urged from Hirohito over Panay attack
President Roosevelt demands a formal apology from Emperor Hirohito for the Panay destruction and a government pledge to prevent any repeat of such attacks. He directs that his memorandum be conveyed to the emperor, bypassing the civilian government and war lords, as tensions rise in American–Japanese relations.
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Washington
Hirohito
Japan
United States
Panay
Roosevelt
Standard Oil Company
Ireland Recognizes Italy in Ethiopia
Dublin reports the Irish Free State voted 72 to 11 to establish a legation in Rome credited to the King of Italy and Emperor of Ethiopia, recognizing Italy's conquest of Ethiopia.
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Dublin
Irish Free State
Ethiopia
Rome
Italy
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