Manchukuo Troops Revolt as Japan Tightens War Drive
Reports from Peiping and Tohoku indicate Manchukuoan units near the Soviet border drift toward mutiny while Japanese reinforcements move through Shanhaikwan. Tokyo seeks to sustain war costs by curbing domestic cotton and iron use and boosting textile exports, prompting turmoil in markets.
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Great Wall
Shanhaikwan
Lnisisteet
Saverything
Manchu
Manichukucan
Far
Russia
Bonzolia
Tjoryo
Joe
China
Japan
Apartment project tops $50 thousand permit
Building Inspector George B. Hendricks announces issuance of a $50 000 apartment building permit and two dwellings totaling $00 000. Thomas Brothers will erect an 18 family complex at 1331 Virginia Street East with R L Whitten as architect. R E Allison to build a $3 005 house at 22 Hillcrest Drive and an $8 000 home with garage at 1110 Oakmont Road by S Bodes.
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George B. Hendricks
Thomas Brothers Company
Virginia Street
R. L. Whitten
Russell R. Bell
R. E. Allison
Hillcrest Drive
Oakmont Road
Bodes
Willie Willis Too Fashion Note Sparks Local Debate
A fragment discusses a new style critiquing class fashion contrasts. The remark questions whether poorer residents dress well enough to influence trends, noting rich folks shifting away from a look that has become stylish and colloquially labeled as sloppy.
Gas Well Drilled Near Bissonville Leased to United Fuel
Mrs. A. T. Bonham of Charleston reported a gas well three miles north of Bissonville on the Fisher farm drilled to 5208 feet with a daily capacity of 20 006 000 cubic feet. The well, drilled in the upper Oriskany sand, is leased to United Fuel Gas Company.
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A. T. Bonham
Charleston
John Wesley Fisher
Bissonville
Bhe
United Fuel Gas Company
Franco Offers Neutral Port in Spanish Conflict
London reports say Insurgent Generalissima France proposes a neutral port where no military cargo enters government Spain. Hodgson to London with terms. Britain doubts acceptance while Mussolini may intervene. British destroyers ordered from Gibraltar to Mallorca amid Mediterranean piracy concerns.
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London
Rome
Burgos
Spain
Robert M. Hodgson
Generalissima
France
Franco
Britain
Mussolini
Gibraltar
Mallorca
Balearic Island
Admiralty
Virginia Gayda
Kennedy denounces Post claim as a total lie
Ambassador Joseph P. Kennedy called a Saturday Evening Post article an unadulterated lie asserting that James Roosevelt helped him win his ambassadorial post and became the premier Scotch whisky salesman in America. He spoke aboard his ship to London amid the debate over the piece.
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New. York
Joseph P. Kennedy
Great Britain
James Roosevelt
America
Alva Johnston
Saturday Evening Post
Roosevelt
Kennedy
London Post
Japan warned as Britain and France pledge aid
A UK House of Commons statement says Britain and France will support each other if complications arise regarding Japan. The note mentions Hainan as a focal point on routes from Hong Kong to Singapore while Britain reinforces Far Eastern positions.
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Japan
China War Zone
Hainan
England
France
House of Commons
Indo-China
Hongkong
Singapore
Fireworks Display Shakes Illinois Town
An explosion of 1500 dollars worth of Fourth of July fireworks shattered windows for blocks and damaged a drug store in De Kalb Illinois. One man injured as Herb Hunizecker, the owner’s son in law, suffered a leg cut by flying glass while alone in the building.
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Herb Hunizecker
DE Kalb
Indiana GOP Chooses Editor Raymond Willis for Senate
Indiana Republicans nominated Raymond E. Willis, a 29 year old country editor, for the November Senate race over former Senator James E. Watson and four others. Willis led Watson early, gained votes on the second ballot, and won on the third in the state convention.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
Raymond E. Willis
James E. Watson
Willis
Senate
Frederick van Nuys
Watson
Jap Quake Typhoon And Floods Kill Seventy
Tokyo reports a strong earthquake striking last night with a typhoon and floods in metropolitan areas around Tokyo and Yokohama. Deaths rise to over 70 in suburban Tokyo, with heavy casualties in Yokohama and many homes razed as occupants were buried in debris.
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Tokyo
Yokohama
Japan
Japs Charged With Selling Opium to Aid in Warfare
United States delegate to the League of Nations narcotics commission accuses Japan of a narcotics invasion in China. Japan denies the charges while alleged opium production and export to the U.S. and others are cited as part of wartime tactics.
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DeWitt MacKenzie
New York
U. S. OS
Japan
League of Nations Narcotics Advisory Commission
John Chinaman
Stuart J. Fuller
U. S
Advisory Commission
China
Eij Aman
U.S
Far East
Fuller
France Enacts Death Penalty for Peacetime Spying
Paris reports France orders death by guillotine for peacetime espionage amid rising cases. The decree adds penal servitude for life for certain acts and allows expulsion of foreigners near fortifications. Germany Italy Poland Czechoslovakia Romania and Soviet Russia already apply espionage death penalties.
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Paris
France
Strashovrz
Germany
Italy
Poland
Czechoslovakia
Ls Rumania
Soviet
Russia
Langer Narrowes Nye Lead In North Dakota Primary
In Fargo on June 29 Gov. William Langer narrowed U S Senator Gerald P Nye’s lead in the Republican senatorial primary. With 1.094 of 2.260 precincts reporting Nye led by 7 163 votes as Nye’s early 15 000 margin eroded with western returns.
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Fargo
N. D
Usm
William Langer
U.S
Gerald P Nye
Nye
Langer
Senate
NEA Chief Bars Doherty From Speaking at Meeting
New York June 29 The National Education Association halted a planned speech by Daniel Doherty American Legion commander after the NEA president refused him permission to address delegates and guests. Doherty said he would give his talk tomorrow after being referred to NEA executive secretary Willard Givens by Miss Caroline Wandrull.
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New York
National Education Association
Madison Square Garden
Daniel Doherty
National American Legion
Doherty
NEA
Legion
Calumbia University Bulletin
Willard Givens
Givens
Caroline S. Wandrull
New Deal Reaches Big Business for Cooperation
Washington reports the New Deal has told national business leaders it will not seek price controls or production meddling. The administration promises no smear of monopolies as it seeks a coalition with capital to restore prosperity and a fair free market.
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Washington
INS
New Deal
White House
Navy Launches Billion Dollar Fleet Expansion Plan
The Navy assigns four yards to build 10 auxiliary craft costing 23.0 million while the Army gets 48 million for barracks. Mare Island will build a 9,000 ton $12.6 million submarine tender, with seaplane tenders, mine-sweepers and harbor tugs at Norfolk, Charleston and Bremerton.
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Washington
Navy
Navy Yards
Army
the Sky
Mare Island
Calif. Navy Yard
Norfolk
Civil war vets gather for final blue and gray reunion at Gettysburg
On the 76th anniversary in Gettysburg two thousand Civil War veterans slept in a combined Blue and Gray tent city. Government attendants cared for the travelers and only a few were sent to the encampment hospital for precautionary rest.
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Gettysburg
Col
Paul &. Hawley
Army Medical Corps
Eday
Industrial shares rally amid buying surge and marriage dispute
A fragmented report describes industrial shares reaching new highs amid a buying stampede. It mentions Hien sae and Rollo K Blanchard, a water meter maker, with Heddi claiming a June wedding and staying in Blanchard’s home until the promise is fulfilled, while she is shown with a newspaper in a house tower.
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Cores
Eusser
Ap T
Rollo K. Blanchard
Heddi
Blanchard
Business on Upgrade Here as Shaeffer Pen Pays Bonuses
Fort Madison Iowa June 23. The W A Shaeffer Pen company announced a bonus of seven and one half percent to all employees on the eve of the annual vacation period. The firm also reported it now employs more people than at the 1929 peak, signaling improved business conditions.
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Fort Madison
INS
W. A. Shaeffer
Republicans Still Lack Congressional and Senate Candidates
The article notes Democrats fielding full tickets in most districts while Republicans have filed in only seven of fourteen Senate districts and in few House districts. A. C. Shiff Jer, a Wheeling lawyer, entered the first district race, with no Republican filings yet in the third fifth or sixth districts. The deadline is Saturday night.
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A. C. Shiff Jer
Wheeling
Upshur
Barbour
Pres
Page & Fark
Agencies Set For Spending
Washington reports the government will begin the new fiscal year with a record 12.35 billion dollars in appropriations and reappropriations. Of this, 11.361 billion is new allowances and about 1 billion is reappropriations to fund broad federal operations including the merchant marine program to build 500 fast vessels over ten years.
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Washington
Congress
Borah Marks Birthday With Quiet Senate Reflections
Washington June 79 Senator Borah Idaho veteran dean of the Senate said he would feel optimistic if the world left the United States alone and the United States left others alone. He spoke during his birthday at his office describing his view of the country’s role as the young man beginning active life.
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Washington
Sen. Borah
Idaho
Norah
Borah
Senate
Safe and Sane Fourth Urged as Accident Toll Rises
The state highway safety department urged a safe Fourth of July observance amid high predicted traffic. Col C C Tallman warned of ongoing fatalities on routes and urged motorists and pedestrians to observe speed limits and use care. Easley urged pedestrians to stay on the left and walk on the shoulder when possible.
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State Department of Bile Safety
West Virginia
Col
C. C. Tallman
Tallman
W. C. Basley
Holiday Anclorists
Easley
Wall Street Rally Lifts Industrial Averages to New Highs
A brisk stock market rally sent the Associated Press average up 2.10 to 46.90, with industrials rising 2.90 to 68.70 in heavy trading. Brokers cited strong buying from investment firms and foreign sources, noting the speed of the rebound and the largest turnover since October.
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New
York
Stock Exchange
We Nation
Die Stock Exchange
Associated Press
Wall Street
Rail union head opposes 18 percent wage cuts
A. J. F. Whitney president of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen says railroads may drop demands for an 18 percent wage reduction calling the proposal unjust to workers. He cites discussions with major financial interests and expects a reversal, noting the economy lacks purchasing power.
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Chicago
A. J F. Whitney
Brotherhood of Railroad
Whitney
New York
Wall
Washington
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