Halifax Signals Willingness to Meet Force with Force
In a Lords speech Foreign Secretary Lord Halifax declared Britain ready to meet force with force while urging negotiation when no force is involved. He framed world affairs as power politics and urged a shift from aggressive methods to peaceful settlements, denying policy change.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Lord Halifax
House of Lords
Britain
People
Halifax
Lords
Germany
William Strang
Foreign Office
Moscow
Dickinson Street Widening Studied by City Council
Councilman George Byers pushed a resolution for the city engineer to draft a widening plan from the proposed post office south to the South Hills bridge. He said pledges of cooperation from property owners along the route will provide necessary right of way. Engineer Campbell was also directed to plan widening Broad Street between Kanawha and Virginia to match the block width after Presbyterian sessions petition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dickinson Street
South Hills
George Byers
Byers
Campbell
Broad Street
Kanawha
Virginia
First Presbyterian Sessions
Berlin Brazil split healed envoys named
Germany and Brazil renewed diplomatic ties with new ambassadors Kurt Praefer to Brazil and Freitas Valle to Berlin. Berlin hosted a two day conference with Latin American diplomats led by Joachim von Ribbentrop as Germany seeks stronger relations in Central and South America and to counter U S influence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
INS
Germany
Brazil
Hitler
Reich
Kurt Praefer
Latin America
Freitas Valle
U. S
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Argentina
Hull Invites Axis Into Trade Pacts
Washington June 12 Sec Hull marks five years of the trade agreements program and invites Germany and Italy to join. He warns that closed economies threaten peace and economic recovery as larger powers would divide spheres of influence prompting others to adopt defensive measures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Hull
Germany
Italy
Roosevelt
Hidden Czech Radios Irrk German Officials
German police in Kladno arrested several suspects in the slaying of Police Sergt. Wilhelm Kniest as Prague announced a relaxation of town punishments. Authorities seek to determine if an illegal organization planned the killing while noting clandestine radio devices used to broadcast speeches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prague
Kladno
Wilhelm Kniest
Nazis report spy confession in Free City of Danzig
The Nazi press claimed Polish customs inspector Jan Henryk Lipinski confessed to espionage, saying he sought to learn why German storm troopers gathered for a recent East Prussia sports festival. He allegedly posed as a former German officer and tried to recruit troopers to cross into Poland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Free City
Danzig
East Prussia
Lipinski
Poland
Warsaw
Marian Chodacki
Probe of Eavesdropping In Milk Inquiry Urged
Kenneth Romney, sergeant at arms, told Speaker Bankhead he has no positive evidence that recording devices were placed in the house office building. He suggested subpoenas for local newspaper men and police to settle the question, stressing privacy rights of congress members and the seriousness of espionage concerns in the milk inquiry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Kenneth Romney
House of Representatives
Bankhead
District of Columbia
Romney
Sergeant At Arms
Milk Investigating Committee
Congress
Capitol Hill
District of Columbia Committee
Milk Subcommittee
Netherlands Allows 200 Nazi Exiles to Dock in Amsterdam
The Netherlands grants landing to 200 of the 907 German Jewish refugees aboard the Hamburg America liner St Louis. The refugees, refused entry to Cuba and Mexico, may stay in the country until other refuge is found. France and Belgium were targets for resettling the remainder as negotiations continue in Paris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amsterdam
The
Netherlands
Ministry of Justice
St. Louis
Cuba
Mexico
Germany
Paris
France
Belgium
Profits Tax Being Killed
Washington June 12 The last vestige of Roosevelt’s undistributed profits tax will be removed by Dec 31 under a House Ways and Means subcommittee plan. A flat 18 percent levy replaces higher taxes for corporations earning over 25,000, with revenue loss offset by anticipated business gains next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
House
Ways and Means
Congress
Senate
Sec. of Treasury
Morgenthau
Rep
Jere Cooper
Tennessee
Treasury
Guard
Ex C and Co Official Found Dead Near Richmond Tracks
James Wiley King 49 former C and O executive and vice president of the American Association of Railroads was found dead beside the RF&P tracks 32 miles north of Richmond. Coroner to hold inquest. death deemed instantaneous. Funeral set in Richmond Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
James Wiley King
American Association of Railroads
Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac
King
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
C. C. Chewning
Caroline County
Washington
Chewning
Rail Executive
Reform WPA Bill to Come Up Tomorrow
The House granted unanimous consent for Majority Leader Rayburn to bring up a $1.75 billion relief bill Wednesday to reform WPA spending. Martin demands enactment of the Hatch measure to ban politics from relief, while a Woodrum subcommittee design aims to cut waste and congress approves spending limits and a 60 day furlough rule for relief workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
INS
House
Sam Rayburn
Texas
Martin
Massachusetts
Hatch
Judiciary Committee
Senate
Taylor
Colo
Appropriations Committee
Rep
Woodrum
U. S
Works Progress Administration
Thomas Talks In Jersey City Rally Demands Civil Liberties
In Journal Square Norman Thomas headline Socialist Leader speaks after a Supreme Court decision curbs Mayor Hague. He appeals to residents to use democratic rights for peaceful action against exploitation and for industrial and political democracy. He notes past police ejectments and emphasizes citizen duty to defend rights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jersey City
N. J
Supreme Court
Frank Hague
American Civil Liberties Union
Journal Square
Norman Thomas
New Jersey
Famed Watteau Painting Stolen From Louvre
Paris reports a daylight theft of Antoine Watteau's L Indifferent, a tiny 10 by 8 inch portrait valued at 3 to 4 million francs. The robbery occurred Sunday in the Louvre with about 50 people nearby as detectives probe the mystery. France’s top sleuth Commissaire Andre Roches calls the act daring but easy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Louvre Museum
Antoine Watteau
Louvre Expems
France
Andre Roches
L'Indifferent
Air Defense Boost Sought by House Appropriations Panel
The House appropriations committee advanced a $292,695,547 war department bill focused on Air Corps expansion. It would fund 2,290 new army planes, 177 more for the national guard, and facilities for the new craft, with Republican opposition over the size of the aircraft program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House Appropriations Committee
Congress
War Department
Panama Canal
Roosevelt
National Guard
Regular Department
National Defense
Henry H. Arnold
Air Corps
Second Housing Project Approved In Charleston
Inspector George B. Hendricks issued the largest building permit since the state capitol began for the Charleston Housing Authority. The Estill street project plans by Charles A. Haviland call for five apartment buildings with 153 units and 12 buildings of row houses and flats. A $35,000 Urbach property option was recommended for purchase and will go to USHA for approval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Capitol
George B. Hendricks
Charleston Housing Authority
Littlepage Terrace
Estill Street
Charles A. Haviland
Umbach
Estill
USHA
Fate of Undefended Nations Shows Need for Strengthened Army
West Point graduates hear President Roosevelt urge stronger armed forces while seeking peace through honorable, pacific conduct. He notes that recent months showed the fate of undefended nations and calls for greater emphasis on national defense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Point
N. Y
Roosevelt
U. S. Military Academy
British Envoy Is Threatened
In Shanghai a heavy police guard surrounds the British ambassador Sir Archibald Kerr amid fears of a plot against his life. Authorities note conflicting reports blaming Chinese and Japanese parties while machine guns are reported along the embassy area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shanghai
China
Archibald John Kerr Clark Kerr
Tientsin
Nanking
Archibald
Salute to Rulers Smashes Showcase at New York Fair
A 21 gun salute at the New York World's Fair smashed a Washington hall exhibit display of George Washington relics. Washington’s gold signet ring vanished in the debris for hours while staff cleared the wreckage. The case also held Washington’s watch-fob seal and other Revolutionary items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
King George
Queen Elizabeth
Martha Washington
Mary Ball Washington
Rulers Telegraph Thanks For Cordial U. S. Welcome
King George VI and Queen Elizabeth thank President Roosevelt and Mrs. Roosevelt for the warm welcome during their four day U S visit. The message aboard the presidential special from George VI to the Roosevelts praised American hospitality in Washington New York and Philadelphia and said memories will be treasured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
George VI
Academy
Jay L. Benedict
Capital
Washington
INS
King George
Queen Elizabeth
U. S
Philadelphia
George RI
New York
United States
Royals Return to Canada Amid Warm Welcome in Quebec
Canadians in the eastern townships and along the south shore of the St. Lawrence greeted King George and Queen Elizabeth on their return to the Dominion after a four day U S visit. Cyclonic storms with rain and strong winds closed out a busy day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quebec
Riviere DU Loup
St. Lawrence River
King George
Queen Elizabeth
Dominion
U. S
Senators to Fight Neutrality Bill
Washington June 12 In the house foreign affairs committee the administration moved to pass the Bloom neutrality bill with a large Democratic majority while a senate opposition forms a "battalion of death" against it. The committee approved most features and will likely report favorably in the form desired by Secretary Hull with a repeal of munitions embargo provisions dropped.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
INS
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Senate
House
Hull
Also Mentioned on This Page
Russia
Chamberlain
Dickinson
Willie Willis
Robert Quillen
Americas
Holland
Subcommittee
C&co
J. W. King
Act
Thomas
Louvre
U.S
Fdr
Arnold
GOP
America
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!