July 4 in History From Washington to Jefferson
July 4 marks many milestones not all joyous for Washington and others. He surrendered Fort Necessity in 1754 and led the Boston siege in 1775, while figures like Calvin Coolidge and Champlain left their marks on the date. Other events include Boston as Massachusetts capital, Providence founded, and the Erie Canal project beginning. Jefferson died in 1826 on Independence Day.
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Washington
George Washington
Fort Necessity
Boston
Westminster
London
Calvin Coolidge
United States
Samuel Champlain
Massachusetts
Reger Willams
Providence
Kekomo
Ind
Erie Canal
Thomas Jefferson
Navy expansion bill and ship contracts move forward
Senate naval committee schedules quick action on a 4.8 billion navy expansion bill boosting fleet strength by 70 percent. Navy contracts total 410.278 million for 87 Hull Construction and Machinery vessels with at least 250 million more needed for full equipment. Defense actions include export curbs and unified labor policy efforts with AFL-CIO input. Senate approves 15 million dry dock construction in New York harbor for large ships and liners.
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Gan
Senate Naval Committee
House
Navy
Army
Roosevelt
Sidney Hillman
Defense Commission
AFL
CIO
New York Harbor
Notable GOP Convention Figures Named in Debates
Documents list key participants in the Willkie campaign including E Baldwin Connecticut facilitator David Ingalls of Cleveland Malager of Taft nomination Charles Halleck Ruth Hannah McCormick Paul Kruea l Chattanooga Oren Root Jr Ruth De Young Kohler and J William Ditter among others highlighting campaign leadership roles across states and industries.
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Willkie
Ruth de Young Kohler
The
Chicago Tribune
Herbart V. Kohler
Kohler Company
Kohler
Wis
J. William Ditter
Pennsylvania
Roberts Named As Potential Democratic Delegate Head
Harrisburg July 3. Auditor General Warren R. Roberts is cited by Democratic leaders as the leading choice to head Pennsylvania 72 vote delegation at the party convention in Chicago opening July 14. State Chairman Meredith Meyers says the delegation chairman will be chosen at the first caucus.
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Harrisburg
Pim
Warren R. Roberta
Demcratic
Pennsylvania
Chiesag
Keystone
Roberts
Tyes
Treasury
F. Clair Ross
Wheirraan
Meredith Meyers
Franklin D. Roose
Meyers
Wendell Willkie
Wall Street
Jno
Willkie
Joseph F Guffey
Willkie torchlight parade lights Elwood rally night
Congressional Campaign committee and Senator John G Townsend Jr lead support as Elwood Indiana and surrounding citizens celebrate Wendell Lewis Willkie for the presidency. A three mile torchlight parade winds past a high school reviewing stand where a mass meeting is held. The event follows a prior local celebration and anticipates Willkie's formal nomination acceptance on the high school steps.
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Elwood
Ind
Wendell Lewis Willkie
Willkie
Willkie Plans Advisory Committee And Campaign Strategy
Willkie announced a 12 member campaign advisory committee led by Governor Harold E. Stassen to broaden national support across party lines and involve readers active in the pre convention drive for Dewey and Tart. He hinted at a possible triumvirate of campaign manager personal representative and national committee chairman, and will meet a Republican National Committee sub committee to discuss organization.
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Harold £. Stassen
Minnesota
Thomas E. Dewey
Robert A. Tart
Tetl
Natinal Committee
Willkie
Republican National Commetttee
Paity
Music Hath Charms in Curritude Fishing Tale
In Curritude North Carolina two Raleigh men, Co M Edwards and J R Weather spoon, fished from a boat but failed to catch their target. Edwards reportedly used a portable radio to listen to a dance band and a half pound basa promptly landed in the boat.
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N.C
M. Edwards
J. R Weatherspoon
Raleigh
Edwards
Basa
Pennsylvania May Business Up In Manufacturing Sectors
Philadelphia Reserve Bank notes May gains in Pennsylvania and nearby states as industrial demand rises. Crude oil output and coal demand increase while steel, textiles see brisk orders. Delays in foreign deliveries push firms toward higher domestic production, defense needs spur investment.
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Delaware
New Jersey
Philadelphia Reserve Bank
Knox denies urging sending troops to Europe
Knox rejected claims that he pressed for dispatching American soldiers to aid the Allies. He reiterated support for strong defenses and warned the United States could be drawn into war if aggressors seized American possessions. He cited a Washington party conversation with Helen Essary and denied advocating manned intervention.
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Knox
Europe
United States
Helen Essary
Washington
Walsh
D-Wash
Fred Essary
Balti More
Essary
Russian and Turkish Talks On Air Bombardment Risks
A telegram from Moscow cites a Turkish report of discussions with the US ambassador. Russians fear aerial bombardment near Baku may contaminate surrounding areas and hinder work for months. Gamelin says Oriental operations should be led by the High Command with Turkish support and air force involvement. German strikes reportedly sank two freight ships and damaged another.
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Moscow
United States
Baku
Gamelin
Dle Oiient
High Command
Liveryman Joseph Kenny Dies After Illness
Joseph Kenny of Pittsburgh, who built a stable into a thriving trucking business with 200 weeks in operation, died yesterday following a three year illness.
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BIER
Pittsburgh
Joseph Kenny
Allied Britain under night raids and air attacks
The report details successive German raids on Britain with casualties including 12 killed and 22 injured last Monday night and 12 killed with 60 injured on June 20. It notes Jersey and Guernsey bombings, RAF claims against Scharnhorst at Kiel, and additional air activity in Münster. Also mentions royal rejection of exile for Elizabeth and Margaret and a large London roundup of suspected Afric columnists.
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Wales
Channel
Jersey
Guernsey
Air Ministry
Britain
Royal Air Force
Scharnhorst
Kiel Harbor
Germany
Munster
The
Daily Mail
George VI
Elizabeth
Margaret Rose
Scotland Yard
Aftic
London
Frank Medlicott
Churchill
House of Commons
German War Plan Papers Warn of Wider Conflict
Berlin July 3 reports from DNB claim leaked German documents outline broad strategies to widen the war by dragging Sweden, Romania, Turkey, Greece, and Yugoslavia into Europe’s conflict. The forged papers, attributed to high-level figures, allege planned attacks on fuel and resource facilities and call for decisive blows to unoccuped areas.
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Berlin
Alfied
Germany
Scndinavia
Rumata
Turkey
Greece
Yugoslavia
DNB
Hitler
France
Uiéne Vaussimy Mauryce Gameun
Mander Attehiet
Ferman
Ussir
Aidiva Machialons
Law Action
Weal
Lear
Gamelia
Baku Batum
Pan American to buy large Janaplanes for Pacific route
Pan American Airways plans to purchase some of the largest Janaplanes for the San Francisco Hawaii run. The planes will feature four Cienee tricycle landing gear and are expected to reach speeds of 263 miles per hour.
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Pan American Airways
San Francisco-Hawaii
Summer Hours For Local Attorneys
Indiana County Bar Association members adopt July and August hours with offices closing at 12:00 noon on Wednesdays and Saturdays. Other days in the months see a 3:00 p.m. closing. Vacation runs July 3 to August 24, 1940, inclusive, with exceptions for scheduled hearings audits and Monday motion days as set by the Court.
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Indiana County Bar Association
Britain rejects Japan demand to route arms via Burma
Britain refuses Tokyo demand to close the Burma arms route to Chinese forces under Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek. In Commons, Undersecretary R A Buller said accepting the request would affect US relations. A note to Tokyo conveyed the refusal, with Sir Robert Craigie sending views and seeking guidance. The issue occurs amid a tense Far East cabinet rift and army pressure over allied defeats in Europe.
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Tokyo
Great Britain
Burma
Chiank Kai-Shek
Britain
United States
Sne
R. A. Buller
House of Commons
London
Hachiro Aria
Japan
Romania Greece Britain and Axis diplomacy in Southeast
Romania faces Russian pressure as German ties fray and Britain and French guarantees weaken. Argetoianu testifies before parliament that Romania risked concessions to Russia with no German aid, while reports say Romania seeks aid to regain Bessarabia and Northern Bucovina with German support.
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Carol
Mussolini
Rumania
Bessarabia
Bucovina
Constantino
Argetoianu
Gimbel Brothers Bay Building Purchase in Pittsburgh
Gimbel Bros Inc bought the department store building in Pittsburgh for 35 million dollars in cash yesterday. The property had housed the store since 1912 and was rented from Henry W. Oliver. Theagle notes this as the largest single real estate deal in years.
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Pittsburgh
Gimbel Bros, Inc
Henry W. Oliver
Theagle
Otoe Chief Traded Ponies for Bicycle in 1807 Visit
Beatrice Nebraska July 3 a WPA writers project note recounts an Otoe Indian chief visiting Beatrice in 1807 trading four ponies for a bicycle. The next day about six braves returned with ponies to trade for bicycles saying rid fester we feed.
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Beatrice
Neb
WPA Writers' Project
Utilities May Refuse Service to Race Track Establishments
Harrisburg July 3. The Public Utility Commission law bureau ruled that telephone companies may deny service to race track gambling businesses violating state law. The ruling overruled A Plotnick of Philadelphia against Bell Telephone and awaits full committee action next Monday. Commissioner Beamish said the decision will guide cases involving news agencies, pool rooms, and individuals seeking race wire service.
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Harrisburg
Law Bureau of the
Public Utility Commission
Pennsylvania
A. Plotnick
Philadelphia
Bell Telephone Company
Repany
Richard J. Beamish
Bell Company
Beamish
Law Bureau
Commonwealth
Blood sunbaths battle pneumonia at Shadyside Hospital
Pittsburgh, July 3. Blood sunbaths are used to wage war on pneumonia blood poisoning childbirth fever and other diseases. Emmett K Knott of Seattle says irradiating small portions of a patient s blood under a mercury quartz lamp increases oxygen absorption. Four thousand irradiations have been given in three years. the procedure must be done by a skilled surgeon to avoid harm.
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Pittsburgh
Emmett K. Knott
Seattle
Shadyside Hospital
Knott
Tunnel Workers Bar Women in Express Highway Tunnels
Pittsburgh July 3 Workmen in Pennsylvania seven tunnels on a $70,000,000 express highway have developed superstitions. Some men will not permit a woman in the tunnels during working hours claiming it brings bad luck. If a co worker or visitor whistles, workers drop tools, run to the portal, and turn around twice to ward off the omen before resuming work.
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Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
Uniontown Prepares Inaugural Race At New Speedway
Uniontown awaits the first race at the new Uniontown Speedway set for Thursday July 4 at 2 30 p m EST. The track sits on the former Uniontown mile and one eighth board track site two miles east on Route 40. It has been 24 years since the original Uniontown track opened with top drivers entering for prize money.
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Uniontown
Free Show Notice Published In Error At Indiana Theater
An inadvertent error caused a notice about a free show at the Indiana Theater to be published yesterday instead of last week. The event, sponsored by the Indiana Daily, actually occurred last Friday and not on the date shown. Readers are asked to disregard the mistaken notice.
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Indiana Theater
Indiana Daily
Cars Collide on Route 119 Near Coral In Minor Crash
A late evening collision on Route 119 near Coral caused total damages estimated at 88 dollars. Drivers Mae Davis, 50, of Blairsville R D, and gid Feno Buss, 28, of Josephing, were involved. Sailplane records show pioneers flying long distances with remarkable durations and altitudes.
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Core
Coral
jState Motor Police
Mae Davis
Blairsville R. D
Gid Feno Buss
Josephing
Weygand in Syria and near east war fears
General Weygand arrived in Syria as Rene Mansigu, French ambassador to Turkey, departed Ankara to confer with him. Turkish sources anticipate a German driven push against the Reich state of Iraq, while Iran under Reza Khan Pahlavi seeks a mid eastern empire with German support. British forces claim to have shot down 60 Italian planes in the Near East as Rhodesian units harass Ethiopian bases and British raids hit Libyan targets.
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Istanbul
Re.porta
Maxima Weyland
France
Syria
Rene Mansigu
Turkey
Ankara
Weygand
Near East
Fhe
Astanbul
Iraq
Near
Middle East
Iran
Persia
Reza Khan Pahlavi
Traq
Kirbila
Mosul
Lary Allen
Cairo
Indiana
Ethiopia
Macwacd
Drome
Assab
Eritrea
Sudan
Metemnia
Libya
City council outlines six month test for meter policing
Council plans a six month operation period to judge success and acknowledges heavy work policing the meters. An ordinance was also approved to pave several streets: South Street from Seventh to College Avenue, College Avenue from South to Locust, Krape Avenue from Sixth to Carpenter, and Carpenter Avenue from Krape to Wayne Avenue.
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Ing
Council
South Street
Seventh Street
College Avenue
Locust Street
Krape Avenue
Sixth
Carpenter Avenue
Wayne Avenue
Stock Market Abrupt Listing Of Major Corporations
A dense OCR fragment lists numerous large U S and international companies across industries including General Motors, Chrysler, Ford, Bethlehem Steel, US Steel, IBM, Du Pont, Eastman Kodak, General Foods, Goldman, and many others. The text appears to be a market listing or index of stocks with partial figures and tickers, lacking coherent narrative.
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Anaconda
Bald Loco Ct
Balt
Ohio
Bendix Aviat
Beth Steel Griggs Mig Burr
Vanad Pacific
Cerro de Pashes
Onio
Chrysler Corp
Com
Coas Edison
Consol Oil
Douglas Aircraft du Pont de N Eastman Kodak US Auto-Lite
Elec
Gen Foods
Gen Motors
Gen
Southern Facitic
Sperry Corp
Studebaker Corp
Texas Corp United Allcraft United Corp
United Gas Imp US Rubber
US Steel West Union
Mfg
Woolworth
College Weather Forecast and Aircraft Speed Report
Increasing cloudiness and warmer today with scattered showers tonight. Fair and cooler tomorrow. Reading shows 63 degrees, high 89, humidity 62 percent. Barometric pressure 20.65 inches. Report notes new Grumman fighter aircraft "Bhyrocke" reaching 50 miles an hour in tests, described as secret.
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Grumman
Bhyrocke
Students Tour Ontario and Buffalo Harbor Visit
Continued from page one the guests of the mayor travel to the Welland Canal under strict supervision with a Canadian government representative in charge of sightseeing. They will boat to Crystal Beach Ontario and tour Buffalo before returning via Lake Chautauqua through New York's vineyard country. Supervisors are Paul Boyts and C M Johnson from the college geography and social studies departments.
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Welland Canal
Canada
Mitchell F. Hepburn
Providence
Ontario
Buffalo
Crystal Beach
Obituary notices for Mrs Shaulis and Mario Calvetti
Mrs Shaulis obituary notes Indianapolis death with Friday Ga zette follow up. High requiem mass planned Friday at Sacred Heart Sagamore and burial at St Bernards Indiana. Mario Calvetti aged 78 dies in Indiana Hospital after coal mining life in Aultman. Survived by wife Rachel and children Eva Louis Ben Zambotti Anthony, and others. services set Saturday Austrian Catholic Church burial St Bernard's Cemetery Indiana.
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Walter Bagovich
Mario Calvetti
Austria
Eva
Rose Calvetti
Indiana
Aultman
United States
Kent
Anthony Merino
West Lebanon
Bruno Aléandri
Cleveland
Ohio
Europe
St. Bernard's Cemetery
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Packard Motors
Chicago
Mrs. Guffey Miller
Congressional Campaign Committee
John G. Townsend
Senatorial Campaign Committee
Enevention
Marshal Mitchell
Feree
Beiat
Lebanon
Batuin
Weygand Gald
Massigli
PENNA
Charles L. McNary
Richstect
Garner
Cactus Jack
Gov. Troops
Gimbel Brothers Bay Building
Bell Telephone Company of Pennsylvania
Ffrom
Yorks
T.C
Mrs. Shaulis
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