Russian steamer Indigirka sinks off Hokkaido with hundreds missing
Reports from Tokyo and Tokyo indicate 87 known dead and hundreds missing after the 2690 ton Russian steamer Indigirka sank off Hokkaido during a blizzard. Survivors say 1100 passengers and crew were aboard, with 206 rescued by the Karafute Maru. High seas and radio failure hampered rescue efforts.
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Hokkaido
Japan
Indigirka
Treacherys
Atip Karatutogu
Ashllazard
Kamehatka Peninsula
Vladivostok
Tokyo
Vindivostok
Hausenger
Toklo
Dee
Foreign Office
Destroyers Patrol Gulf to Block Belligerent Ships
U S embassy informed the secretary of national defense that nine destroyers are patrolling the Gulf of Mexico to prevent belligerent craft from invading the neutral zone set by the conference of Paris.
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Mexico City
U. S
Secretary of National Defense
Gulf of Mexico
Sloan New Prexy of Traffic Club
J Hy Slein, assistant cashier of Borden Mills, was elected president of the Appalachian Traffic club at the annual election and banquet at the Kingsport Inn. R B Torbett became treasurer with officers including H D Musick and S A Dorsett, while other directors and speakers addressed concerns on democratic values and business leadership.
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J. Hy Slein
Borden Mills
Appalachian Traffic Club
Kingsport Inn
Slein
R. B. Torbett
Norfolk and Western Railway
Bristol
Noor
H. D. Musick
Blue Ridge Glass Corporation
S. A. Dorsett
Clinchfirld Railway
W. D. Harkins
Southern Railway
Johnson City
H. EB. Fol Som
Tennessee Eastman Corporation
Johnson
Fascists Detain Kentucky Woman On Way to U S
Geneva reports say Miss Mery Dingman, American member and head of the Women’s International Disarmament and Peace Committee, was detained by Italian police in Milan while traveling from Geneva to the United States. Born in Berea, she championed sanctions against Italy amid the League discussions on the Ethiopian war. Some fear mistaken identity due to a passport loss in Brussels and possible misuse by another person.
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Geneva
Des
Mery Dingman
Woman's International Disarmament and Peace Committee
Milan
Dingman
Berea
Italy
United States
Genoa
Ilas Dingman
Brussels
Hit Run Victim Found In Ditch Near Eastman Road
A man tentatively identified as c. T. Shortt lies in Community hospital in a semi conscious condition after an apparent hit run on the Eastman road. He sustained a head injury and is unable to provide details. Hospital attaches say the extent of injuries is not yet known. Paul Pompeon, head of the Tennessee Eastman guards, is investigating. The article also notes Quebec has 42 women farmers clubs in 87 counties.
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C. T. Shortt
Eastman Road
Paul Pompéon
Tennessee Eastman Guards
Short
League Faces Gravest Issue Over Argentina Push to Expel Russia
The League of Nations confronts a crisis as Argentina urges expulsion of the Soviet Union. Rodolfo Freyre calls the move a life or death issue and warns the league risks resigning its purpose if it acts or stalls. Expulsion would mark a historic punishment, branding Russia as an outcast among members.
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Moscow
League of
League
Thuy
Ethiopia
League Council
Mussolini
Japan
China
Abolition of J-Ps on Crump's List in Shelby County
Memphis December 15 Crump proposes a court of common pleas to hear minor civil and criminal cases in Shelby County and to abolish magistrate courts. The plan would shift law duties to a general sessions court with a salaried judge, reducing magistrates to honorary status on a county court body. Crump argues reforms weaken magistrate power amid notes loan case disputes.
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Memphis
Court of Common Pleas
Shelby County
H. Crump
Shelby
Justices of the Peace
General Sessions Court
Nashville
Knoxville
Crump
Machinery Costs Stir Southern Tenant Fear of Evictions
Memphis reports indicate J R Butler president of the Southern Tenant Farmers' Union says more land tenants may be displaced this year than ever before. He notes a survey has been launched to count sharecroppers and tenants facing eviction while Farm Security Administration offices report accepting registrations of such people.
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Memphis
J. R. Butler
Southern Tenant Warmers' Union
STFU
Farm Security Administration
Britain denies report Achilles sunk by Nazis
Buenos Aires dispatch notes British authorities conducted an exhaustive investigation and found reports that the British cruiser Achilles was sunk by the German pocket battleship Admiral Scheer to be unconfirmed rumor. Officials said sources suggested in the tale originated from enemy quarters, and prior such claims were allowed to circulate without proof.
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Buenos Aires
Whch
Watts
Punta del Este
Uruguay
Islaables
Montevideo
Atlantic
Pacific
Miners Claim Forced Union Membership Under Act
AFL leader Joe Ozanic testified before the House committee that about 8,000 coal miners were denied rights under the Wagner Act and coerced into joining CIO UMWA. He said workers across coal fields were compelled by employers and CIO UMWA officials to join and pay dues to the United Mine Workers as a condition of employment.
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Washington
AFL
CTO
Joe Ozanic
Progressive Miners
American Federation of Labor
House Committee
National Labor ‘Relations Board
National Labor Relations Act
Cio-Umwa
United Mine Workers of America
Prices of farm products soar in New York market
New York December 13 prices of farm products surged across major exchanges. Wheat and cotton led gains as European orders and forecasts supported a firm undertone. Silk hit a nine year high at 8735 per pound, while wheat and cotton climbed with drought, dust storms, and Argentina harvest doubts boosting demand. December Chicago delivery rose above 1.00 per bushel and cotton advanced beyond 11.28 cents per pound with scarce immediate offers.
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New York
Commission
Con
Argentina
Chicago
Winnipeg
Minneapolis
Kansas City
J Frank Rickey dies after two day illness
J Frank Rickey 885 father of Branch Rickey vice president and general manager of the St. Louis Cardinals died after a two day illness in Portsmouth Ohio. Death was attributed to an intestinal ailment Branch Rickey interrupted a hunting trip to Asheville North Carolina when notified.
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Portsmouth
Ohio
J. Frank Rickey
Branch Rickey
St. Louis Cardinals
Asheville
Plant Using TVA Power Has Profit Reported
Chattanooga, December 13. The Chattanooga Electric Power Board estimates a profit of 120,000 in its first year of distributing TVA power based on three and a half months of operation. A 30,000 surplus since joining TVA comes after covering costs, taxes, and debt service, with further gains expected when TVA power is generated at Chickamauga dam next year.
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Chattanooga
Des
Chattanooga Eleectric Power Board
TVA
L. J. Wilboite
Tennessee Electric Power Company
Wilhoite
Withoite
Chickamauga Dam
China seen as only hitch as plan goes to assembly vote
Geneva dispatch reports a 13 nation League committee condemned Russia for invading Finland and urged aid to Finland. The plan, submitted to the League assembly, may be acted on tonight with possible expulsion of Russia. A special subcommittee also proposed placing League technical staff at Finland’s disposal.
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China
Charles §. Foltz, JR
Geneva
League of Nations
Russia
League
Finland
League Assembly
United States
League of Nations Council
Counsi
Waming
Alan
Poveriraeul
Lars J. Hambro
Norway
Vacheslafl Molotof
Freyro
Steyre
U S envoy Davies backs Roosevelt third term
Washington Dec 12 Ambassador Joseph E Davies chief U S envoy to Selgum reaffirms support for President Roosevelt for a third term. He says America is in jeopardy not seen in this generation and stresses the need to choose the best man to keep the nation safe as global tensions rise. He notes the European situation is rapidly changing with possible diplomatic or military surprises ahead.
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Washington
Joseph E. Davies
Selgum
Roosevelt
White House
America
Ita
Davies
Hull
Vote age debate in new British union era
AP dispatch outlines Nye comment on allowing youths aged 14 to 21 to vote on entering a war, alongside notices of Penny Singleton's divorce, Governor Cooper's bond savings, Roosevelt reappointing Red Cross chair, German consul critique of US views, Russian ambassador departure, Ickes accusation against the Chamber of Commerce, and no naval battle reports near Uruguay.
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Nye
R-Nd
America
U.S
San Antonio
Texas
E. Baron von Spiegel
New Orleans
U. S
Diermony
Europe
Fredericksburg
Dys Antic
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