Bombs explode in central London amid IRA terror fears
A string of blasts strikes Piccadilly, the Strand and Park Lane with injuries to about 16 people and widespread damage. Police, auxiliaries and soldiers patrol the area as crowds surge through streets and banks are damaged. MPs note over 100 outrages attributed to the Irish Republican Army between January and May.
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U. S. National Guard
Piccadilly
Lloyd’s Bank
Strand
Piccadilly Circus
Oxford Circus
Midland Bank
Fashionable Park Lane
House of Commons
Irish Republican Army
Nazis Distrust Chamberlain Plan Draws Berlin Skepticism
Berlin reports quote Deutsche Dienst news service saying British Prime Minister Chamberlain's hints of possible cooperation with Germany provoke deep mistrust. They warn London may seek to use cooperation as a fallback amid alleged economic and political alliance conflicts with Germany.
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Berlin
Chamberlain
Germany
Deutsche Dienst
London
England
British Subjects Humiliated as Japanese Extend Control
Japanese forces on Chu san island widen the blockade along the China coast driving Chinese yuan out for yen. British detainees Cecil Davis and John Whitewright were forced to disrobe before a crowd, with Davis checked orally. Swatow port faced 24 hour notice after the Tsinan cargo incident provoked Japanese ire.
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Cecil Davis
New Zealand
John Whitewright
Davis
Chusan
China
Ningpo
Swatow
Scout
Japan Faces Economic Strain From China Campaign
A report predicts continued Japanese failures in China with investment in devastated areas. It notes labor shortages, heavy borrowing, and bonded debt rising from 1.9 to 4.5 billion dollars by 1938. Gold reserves drop to 143 million, and foreign trade shows a 150 million deficit. Government control dominates production and trade as Japan fights to maintain essential imports.
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Japan
Manchuria
China
Tokyo
Japan Relies on Skilled Thrifty Workforce for Wealth
The bureau states Japan’s greatest resource is its skilled thrifty and frugal manpower whose earnings from exporting goods have been the nation’s mainstay. The remark highlights a focus on productive labor and export strength as the foundation of national wealth.
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Japan
Bureau
Townsend Plan Dominates 10 000 Delegate Convention
Ten thousand delegates cheered Townsend as the convention endorsed financing from a transaction and gross revenue tax. Senator Sheridan Downey urged enacting the Townsend plan, while Smith and Covington club protests fueled debate. An outdoor rally and a large chicken dinner concluded the day.
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John Weir
Townsend
Smith
Covington Club No. 1
Baxter G. Rankine
Will
Sheridan Downey
Calif
Indiana State Fairgrounds
Fairgrounds
Youth Guilty of Murder in Akron Shooting
Ellsworth E. Medberry, 22, Fond du Lac Wisconsin, found guilty of first degree murder in the Akron district court. A 12 member jury of northeastern Colorado farmers recommended life imprisonment for the Colorado Springs salesman victim John T. Gray.
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Akron
Colo
INS
Ellsworth E. Medberry
Fond du Lac
Wisconsin
John T. Gray
Colorado Springs
Colorado
Britain and France Open Talks to Shield Baltic States
Envoys in Moscow report Britain and France ready to defend Latvia Estonia and Finland within a proposed Anglo French Soviet pact. Moscow seeks explicit Baltic state inclusion to lock anti aggression clauses. Baltic neutrality makes pledges problematic but protocol language could bridge gaps amid Berlin Far East tensions.
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Latvia
Estonia
Finland
Soviet Union
Russia
Germany
Ivan M. Maisky
Sec
Viscount Halifax
Britain
Ussr
Baltic States
Baltic
Lord Halifax
Charles Corbin
London
Paris
Moscow
Typhoid Fever Reported At Big Mountain
A typhoid epidemic was reported at Big Mountain on Kelleys Creek near Cedar Grove. State health officials inspected wells while two patients were hospitalized and six more were ill at home.
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Big Mountain
Kelleys Creek
Cedar Grove
State Health Department
Los Angeles Man Dies In Cliff Crash Near Mariposa
Otho M. Hornish, 53, a Los Angeles businessman, died when his car plunged 150 feet over a cliff on the Briceburg grade of the Yosemite highway while attempting to pass another vehicle.
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Mariposa
Calif
Otho M. Hornish
Los Angeles
Briceburg
Yosemite Highway
Chamberlain Praises Britain’s Military Strength and Unity
Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain addressed a Welsh Labour stronghold and announced a general election before next winter if the international situation allows. He warned Japan over the Tientsin blockade and urged negotiation while rejecting British subordination to foreign dictation. The speech stressed renewed Anglo American friendship and cautioned Germany against false fears of encirclement.
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Chamberlain
Labor Party
Britain
Japan
Europe
Asia
Far East
George
Elizabeth
America
Tientsin
London
U. S
France
China
George VI
Hitler
Germany
Unfinished Business in Seaside Heights Pageant
Shapely Jackie Gladney, juggling archery and diving, is suspended midair at the Seaside Heights pool as fast camera work captures the moment. The group views chemical products from West Virginia plants including nylon, and examines handmade sheer hosiery from man-made thread. J. E. Cheetham, formerly of Charleston, greets guests at tea as the governor receives a lucite sphere from Belle.
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Ney
Seaside Heights
N. J
Pool
Diana
West Virginia
J. E. Cheetham
Charleston
Belle
West Virginia Exhibits Shine at Fair Hear
West Virginia displays from large industrial and commercial groups highlight the fair. Gov Holt and party mingle with LaGuardias and dignitaries as West Virginia pride and progress are praised amid plans for Albany and Hyde Park visits.
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Fair Hear
West Virginia
Holt
LaGuardias
President Roosevelt
Hyde Park
Speakers Stand Collapse Injures Fifty at Shelby Fair
About 120 people crowded the speakers stand when it slipped dropping roughly 20 feet. Fifty were injured as witnesses described bodies piling as the platform gave way. State police and bystanders aided evacuations and rushed victims to a nearby hospital.
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Johnson
Shelby County Fair Grounds
Tyler Munford
Morgantown
Loan Program Fight Looms in Congress
Republican campaign committee members spar over Roosevelt loan plan while noting prior Latin American defaults by private banks. Ditter argues federal lending would shift losses to taxpayers, labeling the approach a risky “good neighbor” policy.
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Congress
Republican Congressional Campaign Committee
Ditter
Roosevelt
South America
Woman Rescued After Leap From City Bridge
Helen Legg aged 25 was rescued from the Elk river late last night after jumping from the Washington street bridge. A Bartlett ambulance took her to the hospital where no treatment was needed and she was sent home.
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Helen Legg
Elk River
Washington Street
Adam Bird
Bartlett
Japanese Claim 62 Soviet Planes Shot Down in Border Conflict
Reported clashes along the Manchoukuo border cite Japanese claims of downing 62 Soviet planes across multiple raids from June 17 to June 19 and again during further border actions, with subsequent Japanese air strikes near Kandurmiao and Bor.
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Manchoukuo
Hsinking
Moscow
Lake Bor
Kandurmiao
Housing loans approval highlights up to 30 million
The article lists a series of large housing and other loans approved by the president including 30,193,000 for housing programs. It notes rising construction activity with May figures showing strong gains over April and May 1938. Building permits for the year total 834,303,000 with allocations for new residences and non residential projects.
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Birmingham
Ala
San Francisco
Calif
New Haven
Conn
Miami
Fla
Tampa
Columbus Ga
Fall River
Mass
Hattiesburg
Harrison
N. J
Jersey City
Columbus
Portsmouth
Toledo
Chattanooga
New Flexible Household Finance Loan Plan Intro
A new loan plan offers quick access to cash with repayment options from 2 to 20 months. Buyers select monthly payments from a table, with total costs lowering when repaid sooner, and no credit inquiries or co signers required.
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Household Finance Corporation
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Jackie
duPont
duPont Building
Railways of
New York Life Ins. Co
A. D. West
Kanawha Valley
R. L. Neville
W. VA
Edgar A. Guest
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