Hitler, Mussolini in the Axis and Peace Prospects
Central Press columnist Charles P. Stewart reports Dr. Frank Bohn, German American head of the German National Congress for Democracy, urging immediate U S. entry into war against Hitler. He argues German democrats and exile governments could rise against the Fuehrer if the United States joins the war, while Mussolini’s fate under Axis domination grows direr as censorship tightens in Italy.
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Charles P. Stewart
Central Press
Washington
Hitler
Signor
Mussolini
Frank Bohn
United States
Bonn
German National Congress For Democracy
Uncle Sam
Adolf
Gestapo
Fuehrer
Axis
Berlin
Germany
Italy
Tim
Burton K. Wheeler
Sava
Ike Dr Bohn
Dr. Bohn
Roosevelt
LaGuardia
Doc
Vittor
Euehrér
Death of Isaac Harter Ties to Grafton Wrecking Era
Isaac Harter died May 20 1923 at West State hospital after a storied career in Grafton as a top wrecking riggerman for the Baltimore and Ohio railroad. He helped recover locomotive 117 after its Three Forks bend crash and set engine 29 back on tracks after the New York St. Louis Express wreck in 1886. He later faced brain illness and was interred in Bluemont cemetery. The Grafton Sentinel criticized secrecy around charter amendments and noted local theater and World Fair Shows activity in April 1923.\"
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Isaac Harter
State Hospital
West
Grafton
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Henry Leonard Sr
Three Fork Creek
South Grafton Bridge
East Grafton
Bluemont
Grafton Sentinel
State Senate
Taylor County
Bud Fisher
Mutt and
Jeff
Order of Moose
West Grafton
The
Sentinel
P. van Ault
William Ault
Baltimore and Ohio
2Nd
West Virginia Infantry
Charleston
Pittsburgh
Dodson
Parkersburg
The Mystery of Theodore Vincent and Vernon Stone
Vernon Stone uses legal power to confront Theodore Vincent and Clarkson over a custody plot and abuse. In a tense office scene Clarkson signs confessions, sealing bosses’ fear of exposure. Rose and Viena await truth as Stone plots Edison level revenge and Ylena tests her emerald inheritance amid a noir legal battle.
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Theodore Vincent
Sereas
Ste
Rose
Tor
Vernon Stone
Les
Carl
Tina
Ute
Ter
Madera
Tate Cromwell
Scott Hamilton
Bressant
Vernon Song
Reacues
Vernon Stment
Viena
Stone
Yiena
San Vernon Stone
East River
Clarkson
Bon-Bon Scionti
Tam
Joler
Vincent
Mr. Vincent
Vernon
Theodore
Painless patriotism and tax burdens in wartime America
A newspaper critique covers oil industry wartime ads urging fuel conservation. It notes the seeming irony of industry urging savings while capable of large output, and outlines the recommended car maintenance tips. The column argues hidden taxes hit low incomes hardest and warns of proposed sales taxes and lower exemptions. It asserts defense funding relies on all income groups.
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Harold L. Ickes
Britain
Are Low Income Taxes Free
The Wheeling Intelligencer discusses New York Times and Well Street Journal critiques of tax bill exemptions. It argues the base is too narrow, burden falls on a small minority, inflation risk rises, and supports setting the tax line at one person and $2000 for married couples. It notes hidden taxes, with Commerce data showing hidden taxes per dollar of direct tax. It cites 1935-36 figures and food expenditure impact.
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Wheeling Intelligencer
New York Times
Well Street Journal
Iry
the Times
Department of Commerce
Washington
United States
Georgia war talk fuels city council clash in Atlanta
The Atlanta city council unanimously blocked Senator Burton K Wheeler from speaking in the auditorium to oppose entering the foreign war. The event was planned for September 5 by a citizen committee. The piece argues Georgians today remain loyal and deny disloyal rhetoric urging support for war.
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Georgia
Clarksburg
Atlanta
Burton K. Wheeler
Georgia War Party
Japanese apologize after Tutulla incident seeks U.S. handling
Ambassador Grew pressed Japan for action on the Tutulla bombing protest as Tokyo officials sought to assure Washington that Japanese forces were instructed to minimize damage to American property. A Japanese navy aide met with the American naval attaché to convey regrets and frustration over censorship blocking details from leaving the country.
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Grew
Washington
Navy
Henri Smith-Hutton
U.S
Foreign Office
Tutulla
Willkie Tells Public of Peace Policy and Prices
Willkie, staying with his mother-in-law, rejects war isolationism and urges aiding nations fighting Nazism to reach peace. He says no one can guarantee peace and warns against interference in his vacation. Leader Martin criticizes Henderson for price control stance while Roosevelt calls for ceilings on prices and rents and broader credit measures.
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Willkie
Cora Wilk
United States
America
Martin
Mass
Henderson
Roosevelt
Congress to speed wage control debate amid opposition
Congress moves to speed wage and price control measures as Senator Bankhead notes broad opposition to price fixing on commodities and industrial labor. Senate Agriculture chair Smith voices flat opposition to fixing prices, with Henderson and House Republicans aligned against the effort.
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Bankhead
Smith
D.8.c
Senate Agriculture Committee
Clark proposal on hemispheric defense sparks Senate clash
International uproar followed Clark's plan for U S control of Dakar the Azores and Cape Verde to defend the hemisphere. Senator Connally dismissed it as horsefeathers while Senator Johnson called it a legitimate suggestion. President Roosevelt urged Latin American friends not to take the idea seriously. Sumner Welles stated the senator had not reflected.
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United States
Dakar
Azores
Cape Verde Islands
Connally
D.-Tex
Foreign Relations Committee
Clark
Johnson
R.- Calif
Roosevelt
Sumner Welles
Factory Idle Haven From Page One
Negotiation meetings had been scheduled and no attempt would be made to operate the plant at present. The factory had been operating.
Strike Sparks Wage Clash At Car and Foundry Plant
Under an extension agreement ending at midnight July 24, labor talks stalled as the Steel Workers Organizing Committee CIO presses for wage hikes from 50 to 72 12 cents per hour, a 20 percent rise for piece workers, and a union shop. The company counters with a 60 cent basic wage and a 10 percent piece-rate boost, which would lift most hourly workers to about $1.
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American Car and Foundry Company
Steel Workers Organizing Committee
CIO
Youth Drowns In Rescue Attempt In Charleston
Nine year old Thomas White of Charleston drowned in the Kana wha river while trying to rescue ten year old J. D. Bolding who slipped from an embankment into the stream. Bolding could not swim and was saved by highway worker William Daub. City firemen recovered White's body forty five minutes later.
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Charleston
Thomas White
Kanawha River
J. D. Bolding
Bolding
William Daub
Hull Ends Vacation At White Sulphur Springs
Secretary of State Hull will end a month long vacation in West Virginia and return to Washington Sunday. He appeared at the golf club putting green after a period of convalescence and has been practicing daily. He declined to comment on international affairs including the Tutulla bombing.
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White Sulphur Springs
Hull
West Virginia
Washington
U. S
Tutulla
Chungking
Costeal Prete Preis Editorials and Oddities
A garbled colonial era style passage questions invention and criticizes modern newspapers. It parodies editorials, references a can opener as a great invention, and mentions conflicts, trains, and casualties in a fractured stream of remarks.
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Stewart
Charles Brinkman
Henry Leonard
Jia Carleton Whitten
Central
Arancia
Uncle Bennie
Doughton
House
Ways and Means Committee
Congress
Hull Ends
White Sulphur Resort
Wallis
Ayal
Saya Zadok
Aes Sarki Res Beber
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