Annihilation reported near Peiping amid Sino Japanese tension
Japanese sources claim a Chinese regiment east of Peiping was annihilated after disarmament refusal, as ultimatums expire. Nanking reports unclear. Konoye warns of decisive action if China fails to meet promises, while protecting legation districts and Americans. Chinese interior reports hint at possible Communist and Central Government force mergers if war widens.
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Ang Chi
Peiping
Japan
China
Nanking
Sung Cheh-Yuan
Shanghai
Nanjing
Hopelh-Chahar
Fumimaro Konoye
Tokyo
Legation
United States
Langfang
Tientsin
Violence Blues at Connellsville Mines Ends in Shootings
In Connellsville farmers and miners clashed near Republic Steel’s Trotter and Davidson mines as violence erupted after a two week reopening defied a United Mine Workers strike. A farmer, Harold Shaffer, was shot in the leg by a bull whip from near the shaft. Four miners were injured in the broader incident as state police cordoned off the area. Miners at other captive properties awaited orders to return to work while union leaders signaled men would be allowed back to select mines.
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Connellsville
Republic Steel Corporation
Trotter
Davidson
United Mine Workers
Harold Shaffer
Fayette County
John C. Wall
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Pat T. Fagan
District 5
United Mine Workers Seid
Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company
Bethlehem Steel Corporation
Disappointing Local Election Ballot Highlights
A list of election roles and candidates across multiple townships including supervisors tax collectors judges of elections and school directors. Notable names include Joseph S. Adamson Homer City J R Phillips and H M Barrett with party affiliations shown for several posts.
Strangled By Request in New York Tragedy
Police quoted unemployed auto salesman Stanley A. Marlin as saying he strangled his wife’s companion Florence Jackson in Jackson Heights at her request because she did not want to live. The couple, both married, planned to kill themselves. a note began Dear God as an officer stopped a car for aid.
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New York
Stanley A. Marlin
Florence Jackson
Jackson Heights
Martin
Jackson
Thomas Kelly
Dennis Carmandy
Indiana Factions Drive Broad Roster Of Local Officials
A extensive list of Indiana County voters shows candidates for school directors auditors clerks and judges of elections across townships including Union, Creekside, Pine, Armstrong, Montgomery, West Mahoning, Green, Blairsville, Salisb urn and more. Notable names include R loss J Pollock auditor Creekside and D candidates like Stanley E Stahl Green Two and James H Blakely Center Two. The piece notes over half the states judgeship hopefuls hail from Philadelphia with many county entries across multiple districts.
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Indiana
R. J. Pollock
Banks Two
Robert Johnston
Creekside
Ambrose P. Rowley
Grant Two
A. B. Millen
Flumville
Samuel Stitt
Harvey B. Langham
Second
C. J. Walker
RY Burgess
Marion Center
Joseph Voterip
Pine Twp
Margaret Peclor
Armstrong
Henry Lechner
Montgomery
W. M. Harbison
Young
L. C. Rosensteel
W. J. Stewart
A. H. Bowser
West Mahoning
D. N. Bates
Burrell
Stanley E. Stahl
Green Two
George W. Edine
Salisburg
H. R. Robinson
Salisbury
James Allshouse
West Lebanon
Viola Findley
East Wheatfield
H. Steele Findley
EB. I Stephens
Cherryhill
EB. H. Stephens
James W. Hile
Conemaugh
Raymond Marshall
Frances Crawford
W. K. Cramer
James F. Dies
Brush Valley
Chester Harvey
Young Two
John Marlin
Washington
W. T. Cunningham
A. C. Kerr
Clyde Woodward
Harry Carson
White Two
William Norris Nicewonger
Clarence Spence
Milton C. Miller
Brushe
Walter C. Smith
Norman Keith
W.P. McCrea
Blacklick
Margaret Keith
Maurice Raleigh
James G. Wilson
John A. Kelly
Floyd Pierce
Clymer
Rebecca Wagner
Norman Killen
Wells Cunningham
Ray M. Ewing
Harry C. Kerr
Blairsville
R. D. Reeger
Carl Williams
Conemaugh Two
W. A. Matthews
W. A. Cunningham
Clark G. Mack
Armagh
William C. Repine
Irwin Turnbull
Center Two
Clyde Lloyd
Richard Hevner
Seriool
Cherry Tree
C. Cc. Edminston
Burgess
G. Stull
Councilman
G. A. Aughanbaugh
J. F. Murphy
Bert H. Lichteberger
R. J. Hobaugh
Hugh R. Wiley
Philadelphia
Seven Common Pleas
Bradford County
Charles M. Sulver
William M. Rosenfield
Towanda
Centre
M. Ward Fleming
Arthur C. Dale
Ivan Walker
Bellefonte
Chester
W. Butler Windle
West Chester
Crawford
O. Clare Kem
Stuart A. Culbertson
Albert L. Thamas
Meadville
J. Perry Eckels R
Vernon
Earles Plan European Tour For Utility Study
Public Utility Commission and Mrs Driscoll plan a European tour to study utility regulation in the British Isles. The trip includes visits to Ireland England and the continent with meetings set with Hugh Quigley chief statistician of the Central Electric Board of Great Britain and J M Kennedy electric...
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Public Utility Commission
Driscoll
Ireland
England
Continent
British Isles
Hugh Quigley
Central Electric Board of Great Britain
J. M. Kennedy
Stock market names and corporate tickers listed in overview
A long string of company names and ticker symbols is presented, including Am Can Am Coml Am, Ford, General Electric, General Foods, IBM, Kodak, Penn RR, Texaco, Standard Oil, and many others. The list reads like a market board or compilation of prominent corporations and energy, transportation, and industrial firms. No narrative context or event is provided beyond the catalog of entities.
Lancaster Defenders Rehearse Mock Invasion At Gap
At Indiantown Gap on July 27 soldiers of the 28th Division traced battle lines to test defense against a fictional Lancaster and Lebanon county invasion. The two week encampment ends with a Thursday campaign before troops return home Saturday. Orlando Dominick, 19, of Wilpen drowned while rowing a raft with a fellow medic, William Ankeny, who could not save him. Charles Fendenis pulled Ankeny from danger.
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Indiantown Gap
Lancaster
Lebanon
Blue Mountains
Orlando Dominick
Wilpen
Ann
William Ankeny
13Rd
Dominick
Ankeny
Charles Fendenis
Governor Earle urges soil conservation on soil and floods
In a statewide radio hookup from Philadelphia last night Governor Earle urged farmers to save the good earth by crop rotation. He said planting the right crops prevents soil erosion and floods and noted a 1937 Legislature conservation bill creating a board to organize local erosion prevention groups.
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Cal
Philadelphia
Earle
New Court Bill Faces Early Senate Test
Washington July 27 Admin leaders forecast a Senate vote on the wage and hour bill by Thursday amid efforts to amend it. Anti lynching advocates again seek to attach Wagner Van Nuys as a rider to labor standards while Copeland offers an anti lynching amendment to the McCarran train limit bill, tabled 41 34 as rain halted action.
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Senate
Howe
Minton
Ind
Supreme Court
Congress
Judiciary Committee
Washington
Copeland
D-Ny
McCarran
Vanderberg
Peace M Nair Is Candidate for Pittsburgh Mayor
Pittsburgh July 27 A veteran campaigner William N McNair seeks the Democratic mayoral nomination after resigning nine months earlier He proclaims himself a harmony candidate to unite the party amid tensions in Washington and conflicts within the local party lasting more than two decades His past actions include a stay in City Hall lobby to study a single tax theory and a tumultuous tenure marked by firings and legal troubles with a racketeer case and a stalled reform feud with regulars leading to his October resignation.
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Pittsburgh
William N. McNair
Democratic Party
McNair
Washington
Philadelphia
Council
P. J. McArdle
C. D
Public Aatety Ohe Day
Thomas Dunn
City Cormel
Dunn
Tom
Fie Dun
Elliott Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Courtly
Vandenberg Seeks Labor Reform Amendments On Wage Hour Bill
Senate delayed debate on the wage hour measure as Sen Vandenberg pushes amendments to tighten union power and labor standards. Proposals include a five member board to set minimum wages and a 40 hour work week, with penalties on child labor and barred interstate commerce for violations. Provisions also restrict non citizen union officials, require written collective bargaining contracts, and limit union dues for unfair practices.
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Vandenberg
Senate
Labor Standards Board
National Labor Board
U S Team Wins at Wimbledon Davis Cup Triumph
United States regains the Davis Cup as Frankie Parker of Milwaukee defeats Charles Edgar Hare 6 2 6 4 6 2 to clinch the point for the Stars and Stripes in a decade long delay.
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Wimbledon
Ent
United States
Frankie Parker
Milwaukee
Charles Edgar Hare
Smoke Rings From Co. F at Indiantown Gap July 25 1937
Visitors at Camp Charles M. Clement in Indiantown Gap Pa. report a cheerful day as Company F pride of the 116th Infantry receives the White Flag for the second straight morning marking the clean mess hall. Sgt Brown and Corporals Miller Phillipps and Edwards led a thorough cleanup with squads. About ninety visitors enjoyed a chicken dinner. A church choir by Private Buchanan and Henry entertained, while the public address system hiccupped from their rich tenor voices. Private Andy Gall returned with his wife after a long search. Sergeant Levey complained of missed visits from his beloved. Corporal Phillipps endured tear gas at Bas school and laughed through it. Private Russell Fairbanks is praised for post work and beekeeping while he sleeps. Private Adamson nicknamed Junior received many gifts at Sunday. Corporal Stimson’s tent mishap caused jokes about the cooks. Captain Marlin’s absence due to a foot problem hindered field progress. The day ends with taps and plans to be home next Saturday morning.
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Charles M. Clement
Indiantown Gap
116Th Infantry
Brown
Miller Phillipps
Edwards
Buchanan
Henry
Levey
Harrisburg
McJunkin
Revielle
Andy Gall
Ruddock
Corporal Miller
Smith
Phillipps
Bas
Russell Fairbanks
Adamson
Junor
Corporal Stimson
Marlin
Charles Campbell
Stripes clinch challenge round with Great Britain in series
Parker wins sensationally to give the United States a decisive third point in the five match series over Great Britain. One more singles match between Don Budge and Bunny Austin remained but became an exhibition. Mrs Calvin said her husband forgot to sign an affidavit with his nomination petitions. Calvin rushed to the courthouse 15 minutes before the deadline. The opponents, unopposed in primaries, pledged a hot fight in November.
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Great Britain
Parker
United States
Don Budge
Oakland
Calif
Ace
Henry Wilfred
Bunny) Austin
Samuel Calvin
Calvin
Big steel plans for dividends in 1937 outlook
New York July 27 Wall Street eyed United States Steel Corp as directors prepared to meet after the market. Unofficial estimates put first half 1937 earnings at about six dollars a common share and spurred speculation on arrears of 1.25 on preferred stock and a 1.75 preferred distribution to resume the regular seven year cycle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Wall Street
United States Steel Corp
Will Street
Elliott Saves Opponent Petition In Blair County Race
Blair County prothonotary John B. Elliott, a Republican, wired to save the petition of the man who will oppose his re election in November, keeping the opponent eligible for the race in Hollidaysburg on July 27.
Emeritus of Lehigh Dies at 87 in New Jersey
Dr Henry Sturgis Drinker president emeritus of Lehigh University died at his summer home in Beach Haven New Jersey due to heart disease. He led Lehigh from 1903 to 1914 resigning to allow younger leadership. Born in 1850 in Hong Kong his father was in Far East trade.
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Beach Haven
N. J
Henry Sturgis Drinker
Philadelphia
Lehigh University
Treasury Receipts Expenditures and Balance Report
Washington July 27 the treasury state notes receipts for July 26 amounting to 19 204 100 22 with expenditures of 23 431 444 45 leaving a balance of 2 583 059 878 04 customs receipts for the month total 31 121 219 29 plus a stray sentence about Lake Superior depth noting 1180 feet below surface in places and 578 feet below sea level.
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Washington
the Treasury
Lake Superior
Death investigation continues into Arcadia girl's death
Coroner Dr John Woods said the investigation into Julia Jendresky 21 of Arcadia who died June 9 at Indiana Hospital will be vigorously prosecuted. Autopsy by Dr S V Algin found death due to Lonfer ty following a criminal operation. Detective William Moore testified that the offender or offenders remain unknown and the coroner's jury urged continuation of the inquiry.
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Arcadia
John Woods
Indiana County Court House
Julia Jendresky
Indiana Hospital
Woods
S. V. Algin
Lonferty
William J. Moore
Markets and commodities note from Pittsburgh foreword
Pittsburgh markets report July 27 shows produce demand fair with apples and potatoes mostly steady and varied prices for several varieties. Livestock and grains futures move on July 26 and 27 with hogs, cattle, calves, sheep, and lambs detailed alongside early wheat and corn price shifts in Chicago influenced by Liverpool quotes and drought concerns.
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Pittsburgh
West Virginia
William Reds
William Red
Delaware
Maryland
Virginia
New Jersey
Chicago
Liverpool
Australia
Argentina
Boy Dies On Birthday Hit By Streetcar In Pittsburgh
Paul Legnard five years old would have had a mouchwanted puppy today. He was struck by a street car yesterday while playing on a trestle, in Pittsburgh, ending his birthday plans.
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Pittsburgh
Paul Legnard
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William Stiteler
Maurice D. Stear
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A. C. Fisher
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Charles W. Staudenmeier
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Edward F. Little
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Northampton
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Herbert F. Laub
Easton
Everett Kent
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Treasury
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Edwards Motor CO
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