Japanese slap incident at Wuhu involving missionaries
A Japanese sentry at Wuhu slapped four Western missionaries and a Canadian worker as they walked near Wuhu Yangte port 60 miles above Nanking. The incident prompted immediate protests from American and British authorities to the Shanghai Japanese consulate. The slapped group included Mrs Walter Haskell and her 14 year old son Winston of United Christian Missionary Society, Miss Anna Stocks of Bristol Connecticut, and Miss Bertha Cassidy born in Canada. The sentry, who did not notice them at first, allegedly struck each person hard, leaving his handprint visible for hours.
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Santry
Riot Plagues sewing project riot. police clash turns deadly
The riot near the sewing project continues from page one as police report a battered jaw, tear gas, and arson amid clashes involving 115 women and about 100 officers. A policeman died earlier this week and three men were arrested amid federal investigations. Mayor Leach defers responsibility to the federal level. Linus Glotzbach says most projects won’t reopen Monday as strike leaders plan a mass meeting with WPA head David Lasser.
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Sewing Project
Project
Federal Bureau of Investigation
George E. Leach
Linus Glotzbach
WPA
David Lasser
Workers Alliance
Labor press conference precedes AFL reply on WPA strike
AFL spokesmen, government policy clash as WPA workers protest the 180 hour monthly security wage requirement. Green argues Col Harrington can suspend or restore rates under the new relief law, while AFL unions press to restore prevailing wages on pre law projects. McDevitt says many WPA workers felt pushed to strike, though no official strike call issued.
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AFL
WPA
Green
Col
F. C. Harrington
Greensid
Jeaders
House of Representatives
AFL leaders in Philadelphia mull strike over 130 hour month
AFL leaders in Philadelphia briefed on a possible strike as WPA workers face a 130 hour month. Philadelphia and Pittsburgh factions clash over strike plans while state and local building trades councils weigh actions and wage impacts. WPA dismissals and political warnings color a tense labor scene across Pennsylvania.
Congress Debate on Embargo and Neutrality Claims
In remarks on page two Congress debate centers on embargo policy and neutrality. Hull argues an embargo cannot balance two belligerents and warns the policy misleads the public toward false neutrality while bolstering nations arming for war. Senator Borah notes no new points in Hull's arguments.
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Hall van
Hull
Europe
Asia
Borah
International Tensions Flare Across World War Updates
Queen Mother Mary inspected first arrivals at Shorncliffe Camp as leaders planned visits to detachments. In Tokyo British Japanese talks over Tientsin blockades as anti British protests surged near the embassy. Hachiro Arita and Sir Robert Craigie led a three hour conference on general questions. Daladier takes charge of alleged German spy wing probe in France under strict secrecy. Falangists claim Franco Ciano talks mark a virtual mutual aid in commerce and other matters.
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Mary
Shorncliffe Camp
Tokyo
Tientsin
Hachiro Arita
Robert Leslie Craigie
Foreign Office
Daladier
France
Paris
Francisco Franco
Spain
Count Galeazzo Ciano
Divers to Seek Sinking Cause of Squalus
Portsmouth July 13 Navy divers on the Falcon prepared for the first of 25 dives to study the sinking Squalus the 249 foot submarine. Heavy seas halted a second restart as salvage plans awaited a full dive survey of the craft and its 26 crew.
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Portsmouth
N. H
Navy
Falcon
Man abducted by fugitive in Elgin Wisconsin
Bud Egholm of Oklahoma City reported being abducted in Kenosha Wisconsin by Jack Russell an escaped convict sought in four states for questioning about the slaying of Billy L Hamilton 94. Russell threatened him with a pistol and forced him to drive to Elgin where he ordered Egholm from the car and fled.
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Elgin. Ti
Bud Egholm
Oklahoma City
Okla
Kenosha
Wis
Jack Russell
Corvist
Billy L. Hamilton
Egholm
Elgin
Youth Drowns in Oswego Creek Swim Hole
Bradford report says Loren Hawks Jr. age 20 of Horse Run drowned after apparently striking his head on an obstacle during a dive in Oswego Creek at Shingle House. The incident occurred yesterday in the swimming hole.
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Bradford
Loren Hawks, Jr
Oswego Creek
Soft Coal Men to Meet Ickes Over Bituminous Act
Washington July 18 Representatives of about 90 percent of the nation s bituminous coal will confer with Secretary Ickes Monday to discuss Interior Department plans for administering the Bituminous Coal Act of 1937. The meeting aims to set minimum prices and marketing rules as oversight shifted to the Interior Department. District Board officials hope conferences can close soon. Philadelphia July 18 George s seven year battle for 45205 64 royalties on The Wreck of the Old 97 ended as the U S Circuit Court of Appeals ruled the song was not original, denying damages against Victor Talking Machine Co. The court said it drew on Casey Jones and The Parted Lover. A U S District Court had earlier held George entitled to damages.
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Ickes
Interior Dapartment
National Bituminous Coal Commission
Interior Department
John A. Luse
Ickessata
Philadelphia
David Graves George
U. S Circuit Court of Appeals
George
Casey
Vics
Company
Camden
N. J
Associated Press
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Yanseas
Rufling
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Red Sox
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Chicago White Sox
Cleveland Indians
Frank Hayes
Sam Chapman May
Senators
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Giants
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New True Bills in LS U Probe
In Baton Rouge on July 15 indictments were handed down in the Louisiana State University spread ing scandal. Dr. Clarence A. Lorie Medical Society President, Dr. James Monroe Smith former university head, E N Jackson business manager, and George Caldwell construction superintendent face counts from embezzlement to forging names and altering records. Caldwell already faces federal charges over WPA material diverting.
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The
State University
Louisiana Medical Society
Medical Society
Clarence A. Lorie
Board DE Supervisors
James Monroe Smith
Govenor K. Allen
E. N. Jackson
George Caldwell
Caldwell
Earle's Son Is Hit In Midcity Scuffle
George H. Earle IV and Philadelphia newspaperman Thomas P. O'Neill intervened when they saw a cab driver apparently forcing a woman into a taxi. After a brief fight, Detective Jerry Foley stopped the melee and both sides apologized. The woman reportedly disappeared.
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Philadelphia
George H. Earle
Jerry Foley
Young Earle
Thomas P. O'Neill
Earle
O'Neill
Foley
Unidentified Hitchhiker Dies After Hit Run Near Blairsville
An unidentified hitchhiker, found on the William Penn Highway near Blairsville at 3 a.m., died in Latrobe hospital from a fractured skull. Police recovered a badge of AFL Local 249, Teamsters and Chauffeurs unions, as the only ID on the body. Meanwhile in Philadelphia the state amateur golf championship narrows to a Philadelphia–rest-of-state final with four survivors.
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Blairsville
Latrobe
William Penn Highway
Here
AFL
Teamsters and
Chauffeurs
Quarantine Placed on Families in Monessen Building
Health authorities ordered a 14 day quarantine on several families in a downtown Monessen apartment building after a five year old child, Anthony Cheracky Jr, was found ill with infantile paralysis. Police allowed only working men to leave. The child was taken to a Pittsburgh hospital.
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Monessen
Anthony Cheracky, Jr
Pittsburgh
Market Ticker Snapshot From Steel and Oil Firms
A rapid display of stock quotes lists numerous companies across sectors including Allis-Chalmers Mig, American Cement, Am Rad and StS, Am Roll, Am Smelt and R, Am Tel and Tel, Bethlehem Steel, Chrysler, Coca-Cola, Colgate-Palmolive, Consol Ort, Continental Motors, Del Monte, Eastman Kodak, Gen Motors, Goodyear, IBM, Johns-Manville, Kennecott, Lib-O-F Glass, Mack Trucks, National Biscuit, Nat Distillers, NY Central RR, North American, Northern Pacific, Packard, Phillips Petroleum, Procter and Gamble, Union Carbide, United Airlines, US Steel, Westinghouse, and Warner Bros. Pct changes and numeric codes accompany many names, reflecting a broad, high-variation market snapshot.
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Aim
Anlaconda
Armil
Atl Refining
20Syjetion Corp
Esid Loco Ct
Balt
Ohio
Bendix Aviat
Beth Steel
Blaw-Knox
Borden Co
Borg-Warner
Briggs Mtg
Canad Pacific
Caterpil Tractor
Celanese Corp
Cerra de Pas
Ches and Ohio
Chrysler Corp
Tas Coca-Cola
Colgate-Palm-P
Com! Investor
South
Etlison
Consol
Cont Motors
Crane Co
Curtiss-Wright
Curtiss-Wy A
del Lack and West
Distill Corp-Seng
Douglas Aircraft
la du Pont
Eastman Kodak
el Auto Lite
el Power and
Ll Thy Erie RR
la Gen Foods
Gen Motors
Goodrich (Bf
Goodyear T
Northern
Stand
Cal
Ind
NJI
Studebaker Corp
Swift and Co
Texas Corp
Texas Gulf Sulphur Tide
Trans
West Air
Union Carbide
Union Pacific
United Air Lines
United Aircraft
United Corp
United Gas Imp
US Rubber
US Steel
Vanadium Corp
Warner Bros Pict
West Union
West EB
Mig Wire
Wilson and Co
Woolworth
Yankees End Losing Streak Giants Get Revenge From Reds
Yankees end a losing streak as Red Ruffing leads a 6-3 win over the Detroit Tigers. Giants beat the Reds 4-4 in a key series, while other AL and NL games update standings and homer totals.
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Yankees
Giants
Reds
Children hailed most valuable crop at Pittsburgh market opening
Farmers unveiled a new Northside Farmers market with downtown displays. Dozens of children tossed snap beans to cheering crowds as demonstrators urged city folk to value local produce from about 3,000 surrounding farms.
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Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh in building lead in housing growth
The Federal Home Loan Bank Board reported the Pittsburgh district led the nation in building improvement and two family dwelling activity. Covering Pennsylvania West Virginia and Delaware the district had 1006 units under construction in May up from 568 a year earlier, the largest percentage gain among districts.
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Washington
Federal Home Loan Bank Board
Pittsburgh Bank District
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Delaware
Pittsburgh Bank
Prisoner Evades Dogs in Stream at Bellefonte
Mike Baich a 20 year old prisoner serving one and a half to three years for robbery and receiving stolen goods escaped from a prison in Bellefonte by crossing a stream to evade bloodhounds. He fled yesterday while employed in a wheat field and would have been eligible for parole early next year.
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Bellefonte
Mike Baich
Conemaugh
Two Killed In Friendly Race In Valparaiso
In Valparaiso Indiana Earl Scott aged 40 former Valparaiso University athletic coach was killed and Kenneth Perry 30 of Keutz died of injuries after Scott’s car crashed and overturned on U S Highway 80. Eugene Shook 29 was injured dangerously. Geo Wiemuth 30 a car salesman won the race unaware of the tragedy.
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Valparaiso
Ind
Earl Scott
Valparaiso University
Scott
Kenneth Perry
Keutz
U. S. Highway 80
Eugene Shook
Geo. Wiemuth
Orders Probe In Death Of Child
Titusville Pennsylvania July 15 Alderman R W Kerr ordered an inquest into the drowning death of three year old Janet Carol Faunce found in a shallow pool two blocks from her home. Her mother worked late and left her playing outside while Janet disappeared and was later found nude in six to eight inches of water. Kerr said searchers found several children nearby and speculated someone may have undressed her and left her in the pool.
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Titusville
R. W. Kerr
Janet Carol Faunce
Fred Faunce
Janet
Kerr
Obituary for 4ank McDonald of Smokeless, 94
An obituary notes the death of 4ank McDonald at Memorial Hospital Johnstown at 4:50 a m yesterday. He had resided in Smokeless near Seward and been a medical patient since May 2. A daughter, Mrs Annie Pizer, survives.
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M'Donald
Smokeless
Seward
Memorial Hospital
Johnstown
Annie Pizer
Markets Roundup Pittsburgh Hogs Cattle and Wool
Livestock markets in Pittsburgh show hogs steady with varied weights trading around 7.95 to 7.00 per pound, cattle steady led by top week steers at 10.65 and calves 8.00 to 10.50, sheep weak with lambs 5.00 to 9.00 and ewes 3.00 to 3.25. Chicago wheat opens fractionally lower, with July at 165 5/8 and September 66 5/8-1/2 amid Liverpool declines and rain. Produce in Pittsburgh shows slow demand, apples steady with West Virginia Transparents 60-90, potatoes weak at 1.75-3.25 per sack, NC Cobblers 1.75-1.90 per 100 lb sacks, Bliss Triumphs 2.00 per 100 lb sacks.
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Pittsburgh
Chicago
Liverpool
West Virginia
College Weather Report Foresees Mild Sunday Skies
College weather bulletin notes a fair and cool day with Sunday bringing partly cloudy skies and warmer conditions. Scattered showers are possible Sunday evening. Temperature at 12:00 A M was 57 with a 76 maximum in the last 24 hours and no rain recorded. Barometric pressure yesterday 26.05 inches, today 28.08 inches.
House moves to expand housing loan program
Idaho proposal aims to provide 83 million dollars for reclamation loans while House committee finalizes changes to a Senate bill boosting United States Housing Authority borrowing power by 800 million. The plan earmarks 200 million for rural housing and requires cities to supply 10 percent of slant clearance project costs in cash labor land or materials.
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Idaho
House
United States Housing Authority
80000 State Benefit Checks Issued in Woche Ending July 7
Harrisburg reports 80000 unemployment benefit checks totaling over 900000 were issued in the week ending July 7. Department of Labor and Industry announced today.
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Harrisburg
Department of Labor Land Industry
Philadelphia man re elected president of state golfers group
Reelected William F. Gordon of Philadelphia leads the Pennsylvania Public Golfers Association at its fifth annual meeting in Hershey. The election confirms Gordon as president with the group continuing to promote amateur golf in the state.
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Hershey
William F. Gordon
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Public Golfers Association
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