Britain warns Japan of Far East fleet as tensions rise
Prime Minister Chamberlain told Parliament Britain may deploy a fleet to the Far East in certain circumstances to counter Japanese actions in China. He said the warning is not a threat but a caution and that Parliament will not reconvene until October 3 unless an emergency arises.
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London
Chamberlain
Japan
Britain
Far East
North
China
House of Commons
U S Maps Its Own Course in Orient
Sumner Welles, acting secretary of state, said the United States will chart its own path in the Far East. He denied any understanding with Britain on joint action and noted no decisions, conferences, or collaborations have been taken or arranged.
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Washington
Sumner Welles
U. S
Far East
Chamberlain
Britain
Welles
Great Britain
Orient
Japs Lead Riots Imperiling U S Citizens in China
The American residents of Kaifeng Henan province face threats from anti British groups amid demonstrations driven by Japanese organized actions. Kaifeng, home to about 180000, sees Britons evacuated as consular officials protest rising anti American sentiment following 1911 treaty disputes.
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U. S
China
Hankow
INS
Kaifeng
Henan
Democrat Predicts 1940 Victory for Democrats
Postmaster General James A. Farley in Berlin on a private visit predicts a Democratic victory in the 1940 U S presidential election regardless of Republican nominee Taft. He accompanied his daughters Ann and Betty and declined to discuss Roosevelt’s possible third term or European affairs.
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Berlin
INS
James A. Farley
U. S
Sen
Taft
Ohio
Ann
Betty
Roosevelt
Europe
Federal Reserve notes marked expansion in June and July
The Fed board reports broad expansion across American industry in June and July. Steel mills and bituminous coal mines led gains with steel output rising to 56 percent of capacity by late July, auto production recovering, and mineral output climbing in June. Prices for several industrial materials advanced as freight car loadings rose.
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Washington
INS
Federal Reserve Board Today
Hot Foot Joke Turns Fatal For Philadelphia Man
In Philadelphia a death followed a prank when Carl Allen and friends soaked a shoe with cleaning fluid and touched a match to it. Allen’s pants caught fire and infection set in. He died last night at age 27.
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Philadelphia
Carl Allen
Allen
Berns
U. S. Acquisition Of Land For Bluestone Dam Upheld
Federal Judge George W. McClintic overruled a motion to quash the condemnation notice in the Bluestone flood control dam case. The government may proceed to acquire thousands of acres in Summers and Monroe counties for a 14 million dollar reservoir on the New River above Hinton. Defendants West Virginia Power and Norfolk and Western were given until Sept. 1 for further pleadings. possession remains delayed pending the time.
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Bluestone
George W. McClintic
Summers
Monroe County
New
Hinton
West Virginia Power Company
Norfolk and Western Railway
McClintic
Power Company
Bluestone River
New River
Norfolk and Western
Bluefield
Three Federal Prosecutors Ordered to Quit Jobs to Run
Attorney General Murphy ruled that under the Hatch Act three federal prosecutors cannot hold their jobs while seeking elective offices. U S Dist Atty Charles F Uhl of Pittsburgh and Asst U S Dist Atty John D Ray of Pittsburgh, both candidates for state offices, receive notices along with U S Dist Atty Joseph B Frazier Jr of Chattanooga Tenn a candidate for Congress.
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Washington
INS
Gen
Murphy
U. S. Dist
Charles F. Uhl
Pittsburgh
U. S
John D. Ray
U.S. Dist
Joseph B. Frazier, Jr
Chattanooga
Tenn
Sam D. McReynolds
U S And Soviet Renew Trade Pact On Goods and Tariffs
The United States and Soviet Russia agreed to extend a trade pact ensuring a minimum $40 million in U S goods purchases in the next year and matching tariff concessions. The accord limits Soviet coal exports to 400000 tons in the same 12 months.
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Russia
Washington
U. S
State Department
People’s Commissar
Soviet Union
A. I. Mikoyan
Stewart E. Grumman
Friend of Stork Welcomes Twins at 38
Syracuse mother Pearl Darling aged 38 welcomed her 17th and 18th children, describing herself as “just an old friend of the stork.” She arrived at the hospital just 15 minutes before birth with husband and twin infants in her arms.
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Syracuse
N. Y
Pearl Darling
Cleveland, N. Y
British Offices Sacked in Tientsin Amid Anti-Foreign Drive
A mob allegedly aided by Japanese forces attacked the British International Export corporation offices in Tientsin, wrecking equipment and dumping it into the Hai river. Workers fled to American property as anti-foreign sentiment broadens across China, with U S relations and American interests seen as targets.
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Shanghai
Tientsin
China
British International Export Corporation
Hai River
Texas Oil Company
U. S
Japan
Kaifeng
Henan
Tsingtao
Death Leap Blamed on Nazis After Family Flees
Chicago coroner's jury rules mother Adela Langer 46 and her children Jan 4% and Karel 6 died by jumping from the Congress Hotel caused by Nazi persecution and temporary insanity from displacement as refugees. The husband Karel Langer testified of leaving home and fortune under tyranny.
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Chicago
Czecho- Slovakia
Adolf Hitler
Adela Langer
Congress Hotel
Jan
Karel
Karel Langer
Franco Proclaims Spain a One-Party Dictatorship
General Francisco Franco declares Spain a Fascist one party state with himself as dictator. A sweeping decree unites Carlist and Falangist factions, dissolves monarchy, and gives the Falange control over foreign policy, education, press, and social services, signaling a possible axis alliance.
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Burgos
INS
Francisco Franco
Spain
Falange Espanola
Generalissimo
Germany
Italy
Great Britain
France
Gibraltar
Atlantic
Mediterranean
Franco
G-Men Gather Data For Drive
Federal agents in guarded New York facilities question witnesses ahead of a national crime data drive. An extraordinary grand jury will convene to collect information to locate fugitive racketeer Louis Lepke Buchalter. Dewey calls Lepke the era’s most dangerous industrial racketeer as secrecy is maintained.
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New York
Louis
Lepke) Buchalter
Lepke
Dewey
Observers Predict Light Vote in Kentucky Primaries
Kentucky voters head to the polls amid a light election forecast for tomorrow's primaries. Four Democrats and four Republicans compete for governor as Lieut. Gov. Keen Johnson and John Young Brown lead pre primary interest. Charles D. Arnett enters the spotlight by seeking federal protection steps.
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Kentucky
Louisville
Keen Johnson
Chandler
John Young Brown
U. S
Charles D. Arnett
Senate Passes Deficiency Bill to Close Senate Session
The Senate approved a deficiency appropriation bill totaling about 189 million dollars, 135 million more than the House approval, including 119 million to fund loans on surplus crops to keep them off the market. The measure passed 61 to 7 and heads to a Senate-House conference for reconciliation.
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Washington
Senate
House
Senate-House
Senate Ap
One G Man and 40 Others Killed in War on Crime
J Edgar Hoover disclosed that last year one G man and 40 law officers died in gun battles with criminals while 178 criminals also perished. The slain included local and state police and sheriffs deputies nationwide. FBI special agent William R Ramsey Jr was fatally wounded in a gun duel.
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Washington
INS
Underworld
J. Edgar Hoover
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Department of Justice
Hoover
William R. Ramsey, Jr
FBI
Unions Approve Peace With GMC Strike Ends
CIO United Automobile Workers ratified a settlement with General Motors to end a month long strike by skilled workers in 12 plants. The international executive board approved the terms after a long meeting. tomorrow the strikers vote at their plants to accept or reject the accord.
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Detroit
CIO
United Automobile Workers
General Motors
International Executive Board
Corporation
Uaw-Cio
Movement to Restore WPA Prevailing Wage Defeated
Washington August 4. Congress postpones adjournment as defenders of the deficiency bill clash with foes over WPA prevailing wage and 30 day payless vacations. Senate revises the bill to 185 million, approves social security conference report despite southern funding disputes and tax relief measures.
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INS
Congress
Bankhead
Senate
House
Commodity Credit Corporation
Rep
Woodrum
Virginia
Rayburn
Social Security
Sen. Connally
Texas
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