Japanese and Chinese Forces Prepare for General War
United Press reports in Washington Shanghai and Peiping battles as Japanese and Chinese troops dig in for conflict. Aug 12 dispatches note planned air assaults, naval deploys, and ground moves near Nanlow and Nankow with Chinese troops under heavy pressure and Japanese forces advancing toward Shanghai and Peiping fronts.
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Roosevelt Nominates Sen Hugo Black to Supreme Court
President Roosevelt names Sen Hugo Black of Alabama as associate justice of the Supreme Court. The move shocks the Senate amid a heated confirmation fight, as Black, a progressive Democrat and longtime judiciary reform advocate, faces renewed opposition and speculation about filling the vacancy left by Willis Van Devanter.
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Washington
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Supreme Court
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Senate Education and Labor Committee
Poison plot ties Cincinnati deaths to Colorado Springs case
Police report a bottle of poison found in Philip Hahn's office locker links to a death in Colorado Springs and two Cincinnati deaths. Investigators seek to confirm if the bottle connects to the 67 year old cobbler's August 1 illness and other recent fatalities involving Mrs. Anna Marie Hahn and her son.
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United Press
Cincinnati
Philip Hahn
Anna Marie Hahn
Ted Here
Colorado Springs
Colo
Hahn
George Oberdorfer
Union Terminal
Oberdorfer
Chicago Union Station
State's child bride freed from marriage in Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh August 12 1930s report says seventeen year old Elizabeth Grant Maeva Tarentum's child bride status ended when Judge James H Gray nullified her marriage to two men twice her age after evidence of elopement to Wellsburg.
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Tarentum
Jony
Ileral
James H. Gray
Wellsburg- Aina
Traps Considered to Protect Sewer Intake on Sense Street
City council plans to install traps at the Sense Street sewer intake to prevent debris and rocks from backing up during heavy rain. The move aims to keep water flowing freely and avoid flooding on Spring Street observed in recent storms. A municipal executives meeting may discuss the sewer problem and other storm-response measures. Street repairs progress despite funding gaps hindering improvements.
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Nichols
Spring Street
New Liquor Laws Effective Monday
Three regulations from the liquor control board, under 1937 beer and liquor law amendments, take effect Monday. They bar exterior taproom signs over 25 dollars or interior signs over 10 dollars, restrict transporting malt beverages with coal or ice, and prohibit distributors from other business activities without board permission.
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Liquor Control Board
Testing Polar Route Again Testing Polar Route Again
Moscow reports Soviet pilot Lipsa mund Levitnevsky departed at 6 18 p m for Fairbanks Alaska en route to Chicago and New York flying via the North Pole. This test flight follows two prior non stop runs ending at Vancouver Washington and San Jacinto California. The aircraft is a four engine plane with a crew of five.
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Fairbanks
Alaska
Chicago
New York
North Pole
United States
Vancouver
Wash
San Jacinto
Calif
Los Angeles
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State and federal agencies clash over unemployment rebates
Harrisburg reports a federal demand to limit 1000 temporary unemployment compensation appointments. The state risks losing 237000 dollars matched for the employment service while attorney general Margiotti says the unemployment act reserves Labor and Industry control. A separate item notes 17 year old George Winedoerffer Jr. drowned in the Ohio River while attempting to swim from a raft.
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Federal
Social Security Board
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Labor and Industry
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Washington
Margiotti
Wheeling
W Va
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Ohio River
Resignation of Corry hospital superintendent takes effect
Miss Cole resigns as Corry hospital superintendent after 43 years in the role since May 1993. The board accepted the resignation at a Wednesday meeting in the Libra Building. Her departure becomes effective September 11 with no immediate plans stated. The board will appoint a successor at a future meeting.
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Committee Refuses Snell Probe Report Amid Party Strike
Washington August 12 The House committee votes along party lines to block a request for Congress to investigate actions by the Democratic National Committee and related financial issues. The measure to authorize a full inquiry failed, with Democrats opposing and Republicans voting to send the resolution to the House for debate.
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Five Drowned in Sinopuxent Bay Near OCWAN CITY
Two boys and a girl drowned when two rowboats capsized in Sinopuxent Bay near OCWAN CITY. All victims were from St. Martins Ma. The accident happened as the boat with the boys overturned during diving preparation and the other boat overturned while attempting to rescue. Local rescue arrived too late. Mee. AR Jamison of Pittsburgh visiting friends.
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Pittsburgh
Six Family Tenement Collapses in Staten Island Storm
Police searchers work through wreckage of a six family dwelling in Staten Island after last night's torrential rains. Four others died in the storm area, two by lightning and two by drowning, as rescue teams sift debris and pull survivors.
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United Press
New York
Staten Island
Township Voters Urged to Register as Disaster Strikes
Report details an urgent call for township residents to register within two days amid a municipal election push. It notes changes in registration rules, lists districts affected, and mentions a building collapse in a nearby area with casualties and heroic responses by police and firefighters.
Ships Collide Off New England in Dense Fog
The passenger liner Duchess of Atholl collided with the Danish freighter Maina 175 miles southeast of Boston in thick fog. The Duchess of Atholl and its crew abandoned the Maine in a dangerous condition after the collision.
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New York
Edith Wharton Dies a Worldly Written Legacy Ends
United Press reports Edith Wharton author of The House of Mirth and Ethan Frome has died in New York. The noted author, known for chronicling New England society, influenced literature with vivid portraits and a popular stage adaptation of her work.
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Alleged Instructor of Evolution Heard in Pennsylvania
Mrs. Laura Elmg Morris a rural school teacher in Wayne County Whitely township faces a school board hearing to determine if she will be restored after dismissal for cruelty and incompetence. Four farmers and an automobile mechanic on the Whitely township school board will weigh pupil testimony and the proceedings occur in August.
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