China rejects Japanese ultimatum in Peiping crisis
Chinese sources report Beijing refused to cede any ground without Japanese troop withdrawal. Wang Chung-tui said China’s reply reiterates that settlement terms must include both sides pulling back to positions west of Peiping before the July crisis. Japanese officials say China’s note shows intent to forestall any settlement unless troops withdraw.
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China
Peiping
Wang Chung-Tui
Kmnesa
Shnroguro Iidaka
Chin
Yeaterday
Japan
Japaneae
Representue Fived
Wanga
Providence Police Seek Suspect in Slaying Case
Providence police ordered a heat for a suspect in the shooting death of 39-year-old obstetrician George M. Webster. Deputy Commissioner Anis Coste refused to identify the person or specify gender or motive beyond saying every available means are used to capture a person deemed very important. Webster Sr. suggested the killer may be a fanatically imbalanced individual with a perceived grievance against his son.
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Providence
Die
Anis Coste Fanight
George ML Webster
Cash
Cualek
Jiy
Samuel C. Webster, Sr
Police Think Couple in New York Slain
New York July 19. George Chinery and his wife Hilla were found dead in their Queens apartment. Police believe both were murdered. Chinery lay in a blood pool in the bathroom, while his wife, clad in underwear, was found covered with bruises in the adjoining bedroom. Captain James Smith reported the scene.
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New York
George Chinery
Hilla
Deab
Queens
Chinery
James Smith
Marconi Dies in Rome at 63 After Heart Attack
Guglielmo Marconi renowned inventor of the wireless died suddenly at his Rome home at age 63. He had been in poor health for two years but appeared well recently, with last actions including a visit to Castel Gandolfo and a meeting with Pope Pius XI. The death was due to paralysia of the heart, pronounced by physicians Cesara Frugont and Attila Pozal.
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Rome
Guglielmo Marconi
Cesara Frugont
Attila Pozal
Padre Bart
Marconi
National Research Institute
Castel Gondolfo
Pius XI
Canada Cannot Surely Escape War Warns King
Ottawa reports Prime Minister Mackenzie King in a radio address warned Canada faces the threat of war as nations in Europe prepare to cooperate despite appearances. He cited meetings with Hitler and Belgian leaders, and urged vigilance against the terrors looming from world conflict.
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Prime Minster
W. Ti
MacKenzie Wing
Canada
Sonia
MacKenzie King
Reichefuehrer
Hitler
Leopold
Belgium
Canadiana
Europe
Creat
Britain
France
Germany
Women Exhorted to Defend Democracy at Atlantic City
Atlantic City July 19 The National Federation of Business and Professional Women urged its convention to focus on preserving democracy. President Miss Chart Ormond Williams of Washington warned that democracy is ancient yet fragile, having faced many setbacks and now confronting its greatest tests.
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Atlantic City
N. I
National Federation of Business and Professional Woomen
Misa Chart Ormond Wiliams
Washington
New York Quake Registers A Real Tremor In City
New York City reports a real earthquake late last night with tremors felt across Long Island and Manhattan. Fordham and Harvard instruments confirm a brief quake starting about 46 minutes before midnight and lasting about an hour, with prior quakes in 1927 and 1935 noted.
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Long Island
East Indies
Long Taland
New York City
Weather Bureau
Polke
Nawapapara
Fordham Uni
Massachusetts
Harvard University
Wheaton College
Arkansas Democrats grapple over Robinson successor
Wittla Rock July 19 The Arkansas Democratic party debates how to replace late Senator Joseph T. Robinson. Key issues: temporary governor appointment versus vacancy, and whether nominees enter via state committee or special primary ahead of the September election. The state committee will decide at a Friday session, with Governor Bailey viewed as in a strong position amid intra party divisions.
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Wittla Rock
Ark
Joseph T. Robinson
State
Democratic Committee
Senate
Arkansas
State Committee
Carl K. Bailey
Bailey
New Deal
World News Briefs Across Fronts
Alvany governor Taliman opposes New Teal social and Igbor legislation in a letter to Senator Wagner. Honolulu reports Amelia Earhart and aide lost at sea after a wide Pacific search. Tokyo demands ultimatum to China as troop movements near Peiping increase. Chiang Kai-shek warns of possible major war as tensions rise. Spanish civil war battles west of Madrid between 190,000 men on each side. Franco contemplates restoring monarchy in Spain. Frank Ferguson, 62nd Coast Artillery commander, dies at Fort Totten.
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San Francisco
Stan
China
Chiang Kai-shek
Fi-cheng
Chang
Yang Pu-cheng
Taliman
Wagner
New York
Honolulu
Navy
Amelia Earhart
Aide
Pacific
Toyko
Chineas
Peiping
Kuling -Chiang Kwat-Shok
Madrid
Salamanca
Generalissime
Spain
Opposition Doubts Lehman Action Dooms Court Plan
Test Near Train July 19 reports that opposition to Governor Herbert Lehman’s court bill claims his open letter will defeat the measure before the weekend. Lehman asked Senator Wagner to oppose the revamp, saying orderly government should not bow to an immediate crisis. Other leaders argue the bill will be kept alive, with recommittal and further study slated, as the Senate convenes.
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Herbert H. Lehman
New York
Arkansas
Robinson
D. Ark
Lehman
Roosevelt
Wagner
Ile
Warner
Var- Tey
LaVollette
Wis
Burke
Senate
Judiciary Committee
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Bent
Clark
O'Mahoney
D. Wyo J
Durba
Robinson Ag
Senate Democratic
Garner
Nya
Barkley
Tlarrigan
Miss
OmaKa Rain Damage Could Reach Two Million
Omaha city officials estimate the July 18 19 heavy rain caused nearly two million dollars in damage. Flooded basements toppled walls and soaked streets as water and hail disrupted transit and utilities across the metro area.
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Omaha
Nob
Harry Trustin
Just A Minute With Irvin S Cobb San Francisco July 19
San Francisco July 19. Irvin S Cobb reflects on hotels and a three month strike affecting travelers. He recalls a 3 30 am fire scare with a star and her missing husband, noting bellhops as lifte gavera in earlier era.
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San Francisco
Ming Poo
Irvin
Cobb
Lehman Breaks With Roosevelt On Court Plan In New York
Albany July 19 Lehman Governor Herbert H Lehman publicly opposed Roosevelt's plan to expand the Supreme Court calling it a dangerous precedent He praised the president's social program but warned enactment could threaten constitutional rights The governor noted his past support and said his opposition reflects concerns about future administrations curtailing rights The letter to Senator Wagner was released by his secretary Walter Brown while Lehman was on vacation at Hot Springs Virginia
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N. Y
New York
Herbert H. Lehman
Roosevelt
Supreme Court
Lehman
Washington
Tetter
Robert F Weagner
New York City
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Clebl
Lehn
Moosevelt
Wagnar
Walter T.brown
Hia
Mot Springs
Tiot Springs
Idigetiast Firther
Airline Route to Alaska Through Helena Assured
Confident that Carmel a. Me Johnson, former secretary of commerce, will approve the air project and close the gap between routes. Colonel Johnson plans to fly from Helena to Edmonton and back, with a party to visit Yellowstone. a public reception is planned Thursday evening.
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Helena
Carmel A. Me Johnson
Lethbetege
Montana
Department of Commerce
Edmonton
National Parks
Alpwasa
Melona
Great Falls
Butte
Los Angeles
Colonel Johnson
Yellowstonemak
Shecitr
Tohnsult
Boy 7 fined after tail-twisting lion incident at Bronx Zoo
In New York July 19 a seven-year-old boy twisted the tail of a lion at the Bronx Zoo enraging the animal. The father, Wie Yen Klein, pleaded guilty to causing the child to risk personal danger and paid a $6 fine. Zoo staff said the lion had been on edge due to a recent blessed event in the family.
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Gabriel
Rin
Michael Bilbeary
Yen Klein
Klein
Zoe
Piccard Aims For Stratosphere Flight With New Balloon Craft
Rochester Minn July 19 Fr Jean Piccard weighed improvements on his balloon aircraft tonight and considered a light into the stratosphere as a possibility. After a six hour experimental ascent Sunday he said he would plan a huge craft lifted by 2000 balloons as soon as a sponsor is found for the stratosphere flight.
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Rochester
Minn
Jean Wierard
Honrtonrd
Piccard
Eden Seeks Peace as Spain and Far East See Conflicts
British Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden urged prayer for peace before the House of Commons. He warned the Spanish Civil War would bring greater disaster and spoke on a British compromise plan for conflict control. Eden defended rear mament as defense and offered Britain’s facilities to arbitrate in Japanese matters.
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London
Anthony Eden
Spain
Far East
House of Commons
Aden
2 Nations
Ptan Tha Sib
Breretary
Fiitinh Malomacy
ng @aiamplas
International Friendship
Great Battle for Madrid Rages in Civil War
Madrid July 19 The great battle of the civil war rages into its fifth day as Franco’s insurgents throw thousands of fresh troops at government forces west of Madrid near Brunete. About 100000 men are said to be in action in a 30 mile front with hundreds of aircraft and heavy artillery. The clash is a major effort to erase government gains and destroy opposing forces.
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Madrid
Tieueto
Jastino Francisco Franco
Brunete
Bombing in Spain Causes Casualties and Alerts
Four insurgent planes bombed Tarrangona and Cambrils tonight. Casualties reported as Barcelona residents were warned to flee to shelters. Antiaircraft fire drove off the attackers but the city was not struck.
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Spain
Tarrangona
Cambrils
Caldera
All Parties in Suits for Divorce Are Twins
Los Angelos July 19. Marital difficulties unfold as Lois and Louise Coats, identical twins married last December in Marian Arkansas, face divorce filings. Plaintiffs Hubert Sharp and Herbart Sharp allege their brides did not obtain divorce decrees from previous husbands Regan Ray Sebring, also twins.
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Louise Coats
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Ark
Hubert O
Herbart M. Sharp
Regan Ray Sebring
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Hubert Pharn
Louteo Te Morbert
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