Warships stop American ships in high seas over cargo
British warships board merchant vessels and seize cargo deemed contraband. The Warrior from Mobile loses 5900 tons of phosphate believed originally bound for Germany. The incident sparks debate on U S neutrality and possible state department action.
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England
Warrior
Mobile
Germany
State Department
Roosevelt
United States
Washington
Berlin
London
Gdynia Falls to German Forces in World War II
Berlin reports the Polish seaport of Gdynia has surrendered to German troops after two weeks of fierce resistance. The Polish commander in Gdynia agreed to hostages, including the mayor, to guarantee surrender terms. Warsaw reportedly surrounded as German forces close the eastern ring.
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Berlin
Gdynia
Magnus Eberhard
Germain
Geremanoarmy
Setbacks on Two Fronts Admitted By Polish Staff
Warsaw admits reversals on two fronts as German columns press near the capital and heavy rains slow advances. Polish lines report repulsed attacks near Lwow and at the Vistula confluence while entrenched divisions counterattack between Kutny and Lowien. Warsaw broadcasts note civilian casualties from a destroyed building and a new one course meal system amid the war’s strain.
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Warsaw
Kutny
Lowien
Lodz
Madlin
Vistula
Narew
Pilsudski Institute
Sollbus
Open Probe Into Milwaukee Rail Wreck At Marion
Inspectors from the interstate and Iowa commerce commissions opened an inquiry into the Milwaukee Arrow wreck near Marion. Seven injured when six freight cars derailed and the engine overturned after colliding with a string of cars on the main track. The investigation team includes J. W. Morgan and R. F. Blok, H. E. Franklin, R. C. Johnson, and E. A. Meyer as they hear testimonies from Arrow crew and switching crews. Decision on findings will come later.
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Cedar Ranks
Interstate
Iowa Commerce Commissions
Chicago
Omaha
Marion
W. G. Bowen
J. W. Morgan
R .F. Blok
Interstate Commercce Commission
Washington, D C
H. E. Franklin
R. C. Johnson
Iowa State Commerce Commission
E. A. Meyer
Milwaukee Road
The
Arrow
WMCA Denies Intercepting Secret Naval Orders
WMCA New York filed with the FCC a categorical denial that it illegally intercepted and broadcast secret naval and military orders of the German and British governments.
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Washington
WMCA
New York
Federal Communications Commission
Schools Continue Here Despite Heat In Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids schools remain open while other cities close due to heat. At noon Arthur Deamer reported 95 degrees, rising to 102 in a top floor McKinley room, with top floors feeling the heat most.
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Cedar Rapids
Arthur Deamer
McKinley
Deamer
Wilson High
Lincoln
Heavy cannon blast hits French forces near Saarbrucken
A World War II update reports German heavy artillery pounding the south of Saarbrucken as French troops reportedly seize prisoners. Paris says the Rhineland front shows local progress with allied forces advancing in areas near the Saar region.
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Paris
Rhineland
German High Command Considers Western Front Actions
Berlin dispatch reports the German command seriously weighing hostilities on the western front as France advances to outposts of the Sigfried line. The official note suggests French progress faced stiff resistance from German minefields and artillery fire despite their advance.
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Berlin
INS
Western Front
Sigfried Line
Hhat
French Pressure at Saar Front Reported By Paris
Paris says unrelenting French pressure along the Saar front extends a few kilometers east of the river with troops near Saarbrucken. Officials cite hundreds of thousands of British troops in France not yet engaged, pending concentration and deployment. Hand to hand fighting accompanies a German counter attack on Tornbach heights.
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New York
FCC
Saar Front
Paris
Saar River
Saarbruecken
France
Tornbach
Caterpillar Triggers Air Raid Alarm Near Swinton
An inch long caterpillar crawled across an air raid control switch near Swinton, five miles from Manchester, and set off an air raid alarm. The all clear signal sounded a minute later as crowds sought shelter in the town.
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Manchester
England
Swinton
Squalus Submarine Returns Home with 26 Bodies
Portsmouth NH crowds watched the Squalus reach its home port after 113 days on the ocean floor. The submarine will be dry docked before a naval inquiry and repairs, while 26 sailors will be honored with full military funerals and prepared by undertakers from Portland and Boston.
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Portsmouth
Piscataqua
Portsmouth Navy Yard
Rye Beach
Navy Yard
Squalus’ Dock
Portland
Boston
Naval Board of
Wandank
John G. Chandler
Heredity and the Queer Lot of Everyday Living
A reader muses on heredity from big brown eyes to baldness and misfitting quirks. The piece argues heredity shapes traits yet reveals a deeper view: our ancestors’ actions and a spark of genius reside in us.
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Grandpa Smith
Grandma Jones
Zay
Uncle Joe
Jane
Grand Rapids Women Injured in Cedar Rapids Crash
Two Grand Rapids women injured in a head on crash near Cedar Rapids on highway 30 remained in serious to critical condition at Mercy Hospital. Jean Ann Fritz, 23, and Ruth Sullivan, 22, were seriously hurt. Clifford Field, 25, died. Fritz was stuck an hour with leg injuries and neck and forehead gashes. Sullivan suffered severe scalp wounds. Both were en route to Los Angeles.
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Jean Annn Fritz
Ruth Sullivan
Clifford Field
Mercy Hospital
Miss Fritz
Chicago
Cedar Rapids
Highway 30
Wagner Charged With Manslaughter in Belle Plaine Crash
Kenneth Wagner an undertaker from Marshalltown is charged with manslaughter and drunken driving after a June 8 collision near Belle Plaine that killed Mrs. John Robinson of Trinidad Colorado. He pled not guilty at arraignment and posted $2,500 bail. A coroner's jury found him responsible.
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Vinton
INS
Kenneth Wagner
Marshalltown
John Robinson
Trinidad
Colo
Belle Plaine
Wagner
Robinson
British Seizure Notice Over Phosphate on Warrior Vessel
Britain tightens contraband controls seizing 5 900 tons of Florida pebble phosphate aboard the American steamer Warrior of Mahbile and ordering its sale at Purfleet under admiralty authority. The ship arrived Sept 2 and had discharged other cargo before the seizure.
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London
Great Britain
Harees
Purfleet
Adimisdius
L.losds Register
Waterman Steamship Corporation
Mobile
Ala
Admiralty
Mediterranean
Parthes the
Moiths
Black Osprey
New York
Black Diamond Lines
Weymouth
Hull In Notice Nation To Take Measures When Prerogatives Are Ignored
Washington AP Hull announces U S reserves all rights under international law and will act if belligerents violate neutral protections. Government has not abandoned neutral status and will use travel, loan and credit restrictions until Congress directs changes. The statement defends principles of neutral international law across centuries.
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London
Germany
Great
Britann
House of Lords
Viscount Halifax
Haletan
Gebbeny
Cyeol Wotan
Neville Chamberhkan
House of Cominos Chamberlain
Chamberkin
Roosevelt
Chanbotham
Hull
Washington
Warring Nations
United States
Cordell Hull
Mercury Hits 95 As Torrid Wave Continues
Record heat pushed temperatures to 95 as a heat wave dominated the week. The downtown area and surrounding districts faced temperatures rising through the afternoon with a peak near 95. Residents faced high humidity and guidance urged staying indoors during peak sun hours.
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Mercury
Bright
Cee Did Rapids
Cathie
Teyta &Gat
Chambers
Dial
Des Moines Posts Record Heat With 97 Degrees
Des Moines records a 97 degree high amid a late summer heat wave. The National Weather Service notes this as the second straight day of heat records in September with nearby cities Burlinghton Davenport and Montezuma reporting 98 97 and 93 degrees respectively.
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Des Moines
API
Weather Bureau
Davenport
Montezuma
Muscatine
Iowa City
Russia Hints Possible Poland Partition Amid War
London dispatch notes Soviet hints of supporting a future partition of Poland as German forces circle Warsaw and advance toward Lwow. Pravda blames Polish minority policies for Poland's disintegration and raises questions about Soviet alignment with Allies or with Nazi Germany. Observers cite conflicting signals from Stalin and Hitler, with reports from Cernauti on Ukraine unrest and possible Polish-Ukrainian state plans.
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London
Russia
Poland
Communist Party
Pravda
Polan
Warsaw
Brest-Litovsk
Lwow
Germany
Britain
Adolf Hitler
Ukraine
Reich
Hitler
Josef Stalin
Cernauti
Rumania
Stalin
Roosevelt considers session over submarine, Athenia in call
The White House says submarine actions and the sinking of the Athenia weighed on President Roosevelt in urging a quick special session of Congress. He summoned leaders to meet September 21 after telephoning with House and Senate leaders over ten days. Roosevelt also conferred with Bernard Baruch at lunch.
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Wasiington
Los Athenia
Roosevelt
Congress
Counless
White House
Stephen T. Earls
Athenia
Billy
Ois
Baruch
Earls
Bernard M Baruch
Bugs Baer Wonders What Kind Of Food
In a humorous sketch Arthur Reginal notes a diet hoarder who hid a fish in 1914 and speculates on what foods a man on a diet might stash. The piece riffs on furtive meals and common diet temptations with playful exaggeration.
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Bugs
Baer
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