Skirmish in Shanghai as Japanese and Chinese clash
Reports from Shanghai say Japanese marines and Chinese guards fought in the airport environs with casualties on both sides. A Japanese officer and a Chinese sentry were killed, another Japanese soldier missing. Chinese peace preservation corps blocked northern Shanghai areas near Japanese neighborhoods. The incident shifts focus from Peiping and Nanking rumors, with Japanese forces concentrating near Nan kow Pass and Peiping.
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Hungiao Airport
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Nankhow Pass
Mongolia
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Isao Ohyama
Yozo Saito
Franco Forces Launch Final Offensive in Northern Spain
General Franco's insurgent forces began their final offensive against Asturias and Santander to wipe out Basque resistance. Insurgent planes and artillery pounded government lines along the Biscayan front as authorities reported intense fire within Bilbao's fortifications.
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Francisco Franco
Asturias
Santander
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Bilbao
Virginia Driver Kills Wife in Curve Crash
A Virginia driver lost control in a curve yesterday, killing his wife and injuring himself plus six family members. One person was hurled 50 feet from the car as observers urge slower driving. Maylor County Safety Council promotes Drive Safely Night daylight precautions.
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Virginia
Four Dionne quintuplets contract mild colds
CALLANDER Ont August 8 Dr Allan Roy Dafoe said four of the Dionne quintuplets have developed mild colds Emile who was isolated for five days with a sore throat is now quite well but the others Vionne Annette Cecile and Marie caught colds today
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Ont
Allan Roy Dafoe
Emile
Vionne
Annette
Cecile
Marie
Fear France May Object to Agreement
London reports that French objections to a practical Britain Italy working agreement may arise as diplomats prepare for Rome talks at end of September. Britain aims to secure Mediterranean lifeline safety while easing long strained ties with Italy.
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Italy
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Anthony Eden
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Neville Chamberlain
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Germany protests expulsion of Nazi correspondents
London reports Berlin formally protested to Britain over the expulsion of three Nazi newspapermen. Werner Von Crome of the Berlin Lokalanzeiger Franz Otto Wrede and Wald Dietrich Langen, reporters for a news agency, were ordered to leave England last weekend. Dr E Woermann, chargé d affaires of the German embassy, made the protest at the Foreign Office, describing it as restrained on the British side.
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Germany
Great Britain
Werner von Crome
Berlin
Lokalanzeiger
Franz Otto Wrede
Wald Dietrich Langen
England
Home Office
E. Woermann
British Flying Boat Completes North Atlantic Hop
The Cambria landed at the Shannon river mouth at 10 30 a m local time completing a survey flight from Botwood Newfoundland in 12 hours 02 minutes. It was the fastest west east crossing among the current British American aviation hops, narrowly beating its sister ship the Caledonia.
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Irish Free State
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Friedman Twins: Corn Grows From Garden Grafton
In downtown Grafton attorney Harry Friendman presents his two ear corn twins as a humorous defense to claims about Siamese twins. He showcased the corncobs tied together with newspaper wrapping, declaring them his own display of “twins.”
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Harry Friendman
Grafton
Crank Suspected in Diplomat Train Wreck Near Carlyle
Railroad detectives and Clinton county officers hunted clues today to plotters they said derailed the Baltimore and Ohio Diplomat passenger train near Carlyle Illinois as it carried about 200 passengers toward St. Louis. Minor bruises were the only injuries reported, with officials deeming it an apparent wreck caused by cranks. A heavy steel fish plate was found atop the rail.
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Police hold mounted officer on murder charge in Harlem case
Mounted Policeman Albert H. Chambers, married, is held without bail on suspicion of homicide in the July 20 slaying of Irma Louise Pra dier, 42, found near the Harlem river banks. Detectives arrested their brother officer at his home. Continued on page five.
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Albert H. Chambers
Irma Louise Pradier
Harlem River
Manhattan
Hallanan Backs Mattern Flight Over North Pole
Jimmie Mattern launched from Charleston under overcast skies aiming to fly over the world’s top. He plans a Moscow to Oklahoma City stop to visit relatives before a Los Angeles leg. Hallanan co-sponsors the Moscow hop with M L Benedum aiding the North Pole flight.
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Jimmie Mattern
Moscow
Oklahoma City
Mattern
Pittsburgh
Walter
Hallanan
Los Angeles
Oklahoma
M. L. Benedum
Texas
Doctors perform post mortem cesarean to save newborn
Philadelphia August 9 Dominick Boccassini faced tragedy as his wife Barbara and infant Frances Mary died after a post mortem cesarean at Philadelphia General Hospital. The baby died 46 hours after delivery despite a stimulant, while Dr John Corbit delivered minutes after the mother's death. Dr William Turnbull said the hospital would repeat the operation if needed to save another baby.
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Dominick Boccassini
Biche
Frances
Mary
Philadelphia General Hospital
John Corbit
William G. Turnbull
Britain protests to Franco over bombing raid
Britain lodged a protest with Francisco Franco through ambassador Sir Herty Chilton at Hendaye regarding last Friday’s bombing of the British tanker British Corporal off Algeria. Italian and French ships were hit and the Italian captain was killed. Officials said insurgent planes were the suspected attackers, though denials were issued by the insurgents. An earlier protest had been sent to insurgent authorities at Palma Mallorca via a British naval official.
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London
Great Britain
Francisco Prafico
Algeria
Hertry Chilton
Hendaye
France
Palma
Mallorca
Youngest Politician Wins Fight For Shower
In Upper Darby Pennsylvania ten year old Betty Jane Rodes gathered eight signatures from children under twelve to petition for a street shower. Commissioners said the sprinkler would be installed this week.
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Upper Darby
Betty Jane’ Rodes
Strike ties up Paterson textile mills in quiet walkout
Thousands of silk workers joined a CIO called strike in Paterson New Jersey creating near complete mill stoppage in the Passaic Valley. CIO Textile Workers Organizing Committee leader Irving Abramson said about 95 percent of the 4000 weavers were involved and most shops closed. early reports noted picket lines at eight mills. Continued: on page four.
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Passaic Valley
Irving Abramson
Textile Workers Organizing Committee
Abraham Brenman
Paterson Silk Commission’ Manufacturing Association
Autopsy to Determine If Doctor Died Naturally
In Bel Air Maryland authorities sought to determine if Dr Ar men Greenhut 39 year old Austrian born war veteran and physician died of natural causes or was poisoned. Found dead in his jail cell after being convicted of statutory rape he faced potential death sentence. Jail physicians performed the autopsy and hinted a chemical may have been involved as tests continued.
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Armen Greenhut
Greenhut
Richardson
Howard J. Malders
Baltimore
Roosevelt Entangled in New York Mayoralty Scramble
Hyde Park, Aug 9. President Roosevelt may be quietly guiding the fast-moving New York mayoralty race after Edward L Flynn, Bronx Democratic boss and New York secretary of state, visited the summer White House. Officials deny political significance, but observers see the unannounced visit as noteworthy.
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N. Y
Roosevelt
New York
White House
Edward L Flynn
Bronx
Roosevelt Estate
Siamese Sisters Separated in Rare Infant Surgery
In Huntington on August 9, Dr Francis Scott performed a delicate separation of a seven month old girl from her undeveloped embryonic twin at St Marys hospital. The surgeon gave no details beyond cautious hope for recovery and confirmed the child’s great great granddaughter relation to the Barnum era Siamese twins.
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Francis Scott
Scott
Herald-Diepatch
St. Mary's Hospital
P.T. Barnum
City Mourns Death of Mrs Mary Jefferys
Grafton today mourned the death of Mrs. Mary Lilly Jefferys 65 a long active civic and church worker. She died at home after a year of illness and three months of critical decline. A past matron of Naomi chapter No 12 Order of Eastern Star and a past worthy grand matron of the state order she also served as superintendent of the Andrews Methodist Episcopal Sunday school for eight and a half years. Born in Piedmont she moved to Grafton in 1837. The special funeral service is set for tomorrow with last rites Wednesday from Andrews Church.
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Order of Eastern Star
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Piedmont
Evolution Trial Highlights Rural Pennsylvanian School Board
In Waynesburg Pennsylvania a county school board will hear defense of Laura Morris a 44 year old one room schoolteacher accused of cruelty and incompetency. Petitions from Whitley township patrons preceded her dismissal and she seeks reinstatement under Pennsylvania tenure law. The hearing touches on Darwin evolution with pupil Gene Jones testifying she claimed humans descended from monkeys.
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Whitley Township
Pennsylvania
Laura Morris
Darwin
Gene Jones
J. Ernest Isherwood
Girl Flogs Man For Spreading Bad Tales
In New Orleans on August 9 seventeen year old Pretty Elaise Willis publicly flogged Oscar Kay a 47 year old WPA worker after relatives tied him to a tree Kay allegedly spread false tales about Willis following an appendectomy The girl defended her act saying Kay spread lies Her father Alfred Willis approved saying Kay got what he deserved and tied him to a tree with a steel cable while about a hundred spectators watched
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Willis
Oscar Kay
WPA
Kay
Miss Willis
Alfred C. Willis
John Adams
Adams
Floods in Korea Kill Over 300 in Northern Regions
QUIJO Korea August reports say more than 300 people killed and 150 injured as floods sweep northern Korea. About 2,700 homes washed away or demolished by the floodwaters.
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Quijo
Korea
Wage-Hour Bill Backed by House Labor Panel
The House labor committee formally recommended enacting a revised wage hour bill already approved by the Senate. It argues the measure will strengthen collective bargaining and aid workers’ self-organization without supplanting efforts. The plan applies to interstate commerce and aims for a ceiling of 40 cents an hour with at least a 40 hour week.
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House Labor Committee
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Roosevelt
Congress
House
Labor Standards Board
Expect Speedy Approval of Revised Court Bill
Washington Aug 9 The House sent the Senate's lower court procedure bill to a Joint conference to work out an agreement acceptable to both. Speaker Bankhead named Sumners Weaver Walter McLaughlin Guyer and Hancock to represent the House. Leaders expect action early in the week as the measure moved swiftly through the Senate without a record vote and contains no Supreme Court reference.
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Hancock
R-Ny
Ang
Supreme Court
Garner
Bankhead
Cigaret and match blamed for gasoline explosion
In Pairmont on August 9 a lighted cigaret or match tossed into the gasoline coated Monongahela river sparked a fire. The blaze destroyed a quarter of a million gallons of gasoline and damaged two steel barges tied at the Standard Oil plant. Workers traced the flames to near a houseboat 600 yards below the plant as the tanks roared.
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Pairmont
Monongahela
Standard Oil Company of New Jersey
Peiping Put Under Martial Rule As Japanese Take City
Japanese forces complete conquest of northeastern Hopei province and move to establish civil government in Peiping. A 3000-man Japanese brigade entered Peiping with tanks and trucks, guarding the ancient capital and placing local Peiping and Tientsin governments under Japanese peace preservation societies. Major General Kawabe commands troops as they secure garrison duties and assume control away from Nanking authorities.
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T. Kawabe
Imperial China
Tn. Tientsin
Hopeh
Changlu
China
Peiping
Tientsin
Nanking
Congress Adjourning After Heated Session
Washington outlines two week adjournment with Senate calendar cleared and House racing to push wages and court legislation. Speaker Bankhead expects quick action on a modified court procedure bill moving to conference while Senate lags on major measures.
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Congress
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