Roosevelt Says War Only Cause Of Call Session
President Roosevelt stated a special congressional session would be convened before January only if war in Europe or the Far East becomes reasonably certain. He hinted at possible shifts from the cash and carry policy and discussed neutrality and warning citizens about foreign flag ships. The Hyde Park press conference accompanied his departure for northern Atlantic waters aboard the Tuscaloosa.
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Hyde Park
N. Y
INS
Roosevelt
Congress
Europe
Far East
North Atlantic
State Department
New York
Tuscaloosa
Mr. Roosevelt
Woodrow Wilson
Lusitania
Byran
Wilson
Bryan
Theater Unions Battle Over Sophie Tucker Status
The AFL executive council extended the dispute between performers and stagehands over Sophie Tucker's status, delaying a strike threat. William Green called for a common-sense solution while Ralph Morgan led the SAG contingent on a Newark arrival. The group planned travel to Hollywood and a Monday decision looms.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Sophie Tucker
American Federation of Actors
American Federation of Labor
William Green
AFL
Ralph Morgan
Screen Actors Guild
Newark
New York
Hollywwood
Morgan
Associated Actors and Artists
Amer
Willie Willis Quote on Lies and Attractiveness
The remark asserts that lying is harsher from a man than a woman, but you excuse a woman’s deception if she remains cute. It contrasts trust, attraction, and moral judgment with a provocative view on gender and honesty.
Demand For Back Alimony Case Ends In Zither Dither
In Chicago on August 11 Master in Chancery Daniel A. Covelli oversaw the Scholtz divorce dispute. Ella Scholtz seeks 323 back alimony and the return of a zither goose down a China doll cartridges for a pistol. Otto Scholtz demands his fishing rod two stone jars. A set of antimacassars is also at issue. The judge warned attorneys to finalize details and would sign an order later.
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Chicago
Daniel A. Covelli
Ella Scholtz
Otto Scholtz
Hopkins Plans Bureau Shift
Hopkins reorganizes the Commerce Department naming seven aides with economics backgrounds to shift focus from foreign to domestic business. Richard V. Gilbert heads the team, which will advise policy and research issues on spending lending construction and public works, and maintain contact with business leaders.
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Washington
Sec. Hopkins
Commerce Department
Richard V. Gilbert
Harvard University
W. L. Bassie
Federal Reserve Board
Rodney Riley
University of Cincinnati
Carroll Wilson
New York Investment Council
Scudder, Stevens and Clark
Robert L. Davison
The
Pierce Foundation
James Hughes
NRA
Paul Truitt
Treasury
Hopkins
Special Fingerprint File For U S Workers
FBI chief J Edgar Hoover announced creation of a separate government service file to hold fingerprints of federal workers. The directory covers civil service applicants CCC members army personnel and federal employees and will be kept separate from criminal fingerprint files.
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Washington
INS
Federal Bureau of Investigation
G-Man
J. Edgar Hoover
CCC
Army
Hoover
FBI
Fire Follows Bomber Crash at Langley Field Killing Nine
At Langley Field Virginia an Army bomber with nine aboard crashed during a routine practice flight shortly after takeoff. Second Lieutenant Homer Mackay 26 was piloting the twin engined craft which struck ground and burned. Post officials blamed an engine failure and noted the crew could have avoided disaster with a 30 second delay.
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Langley Field
INS
Chesapeake Bay
Army
Homer Mackay
Army Training Center
San Antonio
Tex
Storm Buffets Florida Coast
A small tropical storm moved across the lower Florida peninsula bringing 55 mph winds and heavy waves. Damage included blown signs roofing poles and minor injuries to two people. the storm was northeast of Okeechobee city and headed toward the gulf near Tampa with diminishing intensity.
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Palm Beach
Fla
Atlantic Ocean
Lake Okeechobee
Florida Peninsula
Atlantic
Jupiter
Here
Jacksonville
Okeechobee City
Gulf
Tampa
East Florida
Inborn Resisting Power Key to Disease Prevention
Rockefeller Institute researchers report that inborn disease resisting power largely prevents sickness in epidemics, more than acquired immunity. Experiments with mice show highly susceptible strains account for most illness while highly resistant ones remain largely unaffected, challenging reliance on passive immunity.
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Leslie T. Webster
Horace L. Hodes
Two Young Fliers Hop Secretly for Europe
Two American aviators Alexander Loeb and Rick Decker, both of New York, secretly prepared a transatlantic flight from Cape Breton to Ireland in a Ryan monoplane loaded with 350 gallons of fuel. They planned to reach Ireland in about 24 hours, citing ideal weather conditions. The pair had previously attempted a similar flight from Floyd Bennett Field but faced a risky takeoff due to heavy fuel load.
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New York
Point Michaud
Cape Breton
Atlantic
Ireland
Texas Bad Man Named Public Enemy No 1 by FBI
Irving Charles Chapman a Texas criminal with 16 aliases was named Public Enemy No 1 in the FBI list of the 10 most wanted missing men. The roster notes his 85 years of sentences, a 1936 Atlanta bank job, a 1937 Texas prison escape, and a Red River county kidnapping, with a stocky five seven frame and knife scars.
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New York
Irving Charles
Charlie) Chapman
Texas
Department of Justice
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Charlie
Louis
Lepke) Buchalter
Thomas E. Dewey
Chapman
Atlanta
Tex
FBI
Red River
Texas State Penitentiary
British Agree To Give Up Four Chinese Terrorists
Tokyo reports Britain will surrender four alleged Chinese terrorists who hid in the British concession at Tientsin to Japanese authorities for trial in connection with the April 9 slaying of S. G. Cheng, a Tientsin customs official. A British embassy spokesman said Japan had sufficient evidence making surrender obligatory. The move comes amid negotiations on the Tientsin dispute where Japan has outlined its minimum demands.
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Tokyo
Japan
Tientsin
S. G. Cheng
Spending Out Said Imperative Faces U S Solvency
Washington Aug 11 Rep Edward T Taylor chairman of the house appropriations committee warned that federal expenditures must be slashed soon to keep the government within its income. He noted total appropriations for the 1st session of the 76th congress at 13 349 020 564 and cited increases in defense and farm outlays as drivers. He urged contraction and said growth of national income cannot be awaited. He defended defense spending amid a foreign armament race and called agricultural reform unresolved.
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Washington
INS
Edward T. Taylor
Colorado
House Appropriations Committee
Congress
America
Taylor
Annenberg Indicted in Major Tax Evasion Case
Chicago August 11 AP M L Annenberg publisher of the Philadelphia Inquirer and head of a racing information empire was indicted for evading 5.548 million dollars in income taxes over 1932 to 1936. The case names his son Walter and others as aides and Cecelia company officials.
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Chicago
M. L. Anneberg
Annenberg
Walter
Arnold W. Kruse
Joseph E. Hafner
Samuel Goldfarb
Cecelia Company
Philadelphia Inquirer
U. S
Canada
Dist. Atty
William J. Campbell
Grand Jury
William R
Billy” Skidmore
Thomas J. Courtney
Campbell
Annenberg Racing
Blaze Envelops Spirit Lake Village of 900
A wind driven fire roared through Spirit Lake Idaho a village of 900 as a forest fire nearby rekindled. Mrs Martin Olson Spokane said flames ate through the town and her fathers mill and several oil tanks thought to be Standard Oil tanks exploded watched from a hill as fire trucks moved in.
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Spokane
Wash
Spirit Lake
Idaho
Martin Olson
la Barge
Standard Oil Company
Britain France Soviet Opening Military Talks
Britain and France plan joint military talks with the Soviet Union in Moscow starting tomorrow to cover coordinated army navy and air force plans across Europe and possibly to the Far East. The agenda, agreed in London Paris and Moscow, aims to reveal Russian strength and Soviet industrial capacity for supplies to allies amid broader armed cooperation from the Atlantic to the Mediterranean.
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William Hillman
London
INS
Moscow
Far East
Paris
Atlantic
Black Sea
North Sea
Baltic
Mediterranean
Near East
Poland
Rumania
Great Britain
France
Harlan Coal Peace Conference Ends in White Sulphur Springs
Governor Chandler reports the first phase of a Harlan county labor peace conference concluded with all parties ready to contribute to a peaceful solution. Representatives from the Harlan County Coal Operators Association United Mine Workers CIO and the federal government dispersed to report to their groups. Attendees were tasked with concrete follow up actions to consolidate joint efforts in the near future.
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White Sulphur Springs
Harlan County
A. B. Chandler
Pees
Harlan County, Ky
Coal Operators’ Association
United Mine Workers of America
CIO
Greenbrier Hotel
Chandler
Most of Sales Tax Pennies Reach State's Treasury
West Virginia state tax officials report that about 98 percent of consumer sales tax payments reach the treasury. Chief Clerk N F Connor notes occasional adjustments after assessments, citing a Huntington drug company’s $3,334.16 extra owed for 1934 to 1938.
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West
N. F. Connor
Sales Tax Department
State Tax Commission
Connor
Huntington Drug Company
West Virginia
Axis ministers map joint course on Danzig and Far East
German foreign minister Ribbentrop and Italian counterpart Ciano held talks at Salzburg and planned to present Mussolini's views to Hitler. They discussed cautions on Poland and steps to bring Yugoslavia and Hungary into the axis, aiming to counter Anglo French Soviet moves and possibly bind Hungary as a vassal.
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Salzburg
Germany
INS
Italy
Baron Joachim von Ribbentrop
Galeazzo Ciano
Danzig
Hungary
Yugoslavia
Far East
Berchtesgaden
Adolf Hitler
Ciano
Mussolini
Poland
Ribbentrop
Britain
France
Free City
Moscow
Japan
Spain
Axis
Czechoslovakia
Austria
Reich
Mendelssohn and Company Suspends Payments in Amsterdam
Dutch private banking firm Mendelssohn and company, 144 years old, halted payments and sought a moratorium in an Amsterdam court. News followed the death in Paris suburb of Fritz Mannheimer, famed head known as the king of flying capital, aged 49.
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Amsterdam
INS
Mendelssohn and Company
Europe
Fritz Mannheimer
Paris
Vaucressen
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