Earthquake toll soars in Anatolia with 60000 expected deaths
An Ankara dispatch reports a cataclysmic quake in eastern Turkey bringing officials to 60000 casualties including 20000 dead with 42000 dead in Erzincan alone. Blizzard looters disease hinder rescue as special trains rush doctors while martial law seeks to curb looting amid widespread destruction.
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Ankara
Anatolia
Brzincan
Turkey
Heen
Vilayet
Erzincan
Junik Mountains
Black Sea
Saboteur blamed in railway wreck report cites tampering
The Interstate Commerce Commission stated malicious tampering caused the derailment of the Southern Pacific City of San Francisco near Abbey on August 12. Nine passengers and 15 crew members died. 09 passengers and 14 workers were injured. The report said the train traveled within speed limits and the track and signals were sound. evidence showed a loose angle bar and detached rail components indicating deliberate interference.
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Washington
Tnterstate Commerce Commission
Southern Pacific
City of
San Francisco
Abbey
Dingstar
Elepto
Biter
Reunited Twins On Court Order At Birthday
Fragmented dispatch describes a court order reuniting a twin brother and sister in Williamsport Pennsylvania with their parents, amid poverty. It notes emotional reunion timing on the tenth birthday and cites To roto Ontario as the parental origin. The report weaves through multiple unrelated items and contains many OCR errors.
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Williamsport
Dee
UCAPI
Telly
Roosevelt Junior Injured In Crash Near Winchester
Franklin D Roosevelt Jr and his wife Mrs Roosevelt were injured in an automobile crash near Paris Virginia about 23 miles east of Winchester They were taken to Winchester Hospital for treatment of head lacerations Initial hospital reports indicated no serious injuries Roosevelt a law student at the University of Virginia and the Roosevelts were returning from a party at Scaleby estate Boyce Virginia near Charlottesville home of Kenneth N Gilpin highway official The crash occurred between 5 and 6 am on a slippery dark road separating from a truck
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Winchester
Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr
Roosevelt
Paris
Inelan
Ethel du Pont
Scaleby
Car Boyce
Powerful Labor Heads Lose Posts In Chicago Vote
Chicago December 29. The Chicago Milk Wagon Drivers Union elected new leaders after decades of control by the same executives. Henry Rohner, a wholesale driver, was named president as the union and its 4700 members completed a long vote count. The defeated leaders had steered the union through Prohibition era pressures and labor battles.
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Chicago
Chicago Milk Wagon Drivers Union
Capone Ruogsters
Hrbor
Robert G. Fitehie
Hie
Steve Sumner
Il Wink
Uva
Mvst
American Federation of Liuhor Union Caat
Enry Woher
Rail Junctions and Coastal Cities Targeted in Wide War Action
The report states Soviet warplanes attacked Finnish rail junctions and southern ports while Germany claims a new blow to British sea power. Finnish centers report air attacks and ongoing resistance on the eastern front with ski patrols toward Murmansk. Soviet leadership changes are noted, with Gen. Stem named to the Leningrad district and Gen. Meretskoff recalled. Weather delays combat on the Western Front. Japan claims massive Chinese casualties in the long conflict, with 1,218,462 Chinese dead through November 1939.
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Germany
Finland
Murmansk
Russia
G. M. Stem
Far Eastern
Japan
Leningrad
K. A. Meretskoff
Moselle
Far East
Youth Rescues Salmon Boy Found In Well
Idaho report details 15 year old Ivan Silbaugh buried in a well for seven hours. His father W H Silbaugh moved rocks sealing air space. Ivan was rescued unharmed with air reaching him.
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Salmon
Idaho
Ivan Silbaugh
W. H. Silbaugh
Ivan
Reunion Foreseen Quintuplets Parents Reunited Next Year
Toronto December 25 The prospect of the Dionne quintuplets reuniting with their parents and seven siblings in 1941 emerged as Dr Allan Roy Dafoe agreed to retire from the board of guardians The Ontario government must accept his resignation but early indications show no obstacle The plan envisions the quintuplets cared for by Dafoe while guardianship shifts to Dionne and J A Valin of North Bay and Percy D Wilson The government may approve a reunion with a new home to be built pending further talks
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Toronto
Allan’ Roy Dafoe
Board of Guardians
Ontario
St. Jacques
Compromise Seen In Near Shakeup In Labor Law
Demands for major changes to the Wagner Act loom for the 1940 session while President Roosevelt may seek a compromise. White House consideration, with no decision, could avert a long fight as committees study changes to the act and wage hour law. Three sets of amendments are pending, reflecting labor, industry and lawmakers views, with hearings continuing.
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Bec. Us
Roosevelt
National Labor Board
White House
House
Senate
Congress
National Association of Manufacturers
CIO
NEB
Japs Challenge Woman's Charge in Shanghai
In Shanghai the Japanese naval spokesperson challenged Miss Frances Donaldson of Louisville saying an investigation found no evidence of her claim that she was struck by a Japanese sentry. He noted U S inquiries and an official record are in progress, with a reply expected in line with the findings.
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Frances Donaldson
Louisville
U. S
Int
Donaldson
U.S
Frank BP. Lockhart
Mystery Shrouds Fulkerson Death In Sullivan County
The body of 46 year old World War veteran James A. Fulkerson was found near his home four miles north of Blountville. Investigators seek foul play while his relatives suspect a heart attack. Magistrate Baumgardner announced no inquest due to insufficient evidence of foul play. In Johnson City at Soldier's Home authorities noted burned particles on his clothing, suggesting clothes may have caught fire.
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James A. Fulkerson
Reed Creek
Blountville
Sullivan County
Clyde Fulkerson
Fulkerson
Walter S. Baumgardner
Soldier's
Johnson Ci
Sep Fulkerson
Uncle Sam Hopes to Lower Deficit
Washington reports the administration seeks a higher revenue year into 1959 to shrink the federal deficit. Economists see a better business outlook than 1958 though consumption lags production. President Roosevelt ties the outlook to a balanced budget if growth yields about 80 billion in national income, with deficits projected around 3 billion for the coming year amid higher spending to spur activity.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Hopkins
Treasury
Prhning
Congress
Lane
Leap Year Bachelors Parade In Capital Draws Crowds
Washington men attract attention as a sizable pool of bachelors in the nation’s capital is noted for a high male to female ratio in 1940. Prominent figures near the White House include government officials and lawmakers. The article profiles several bachelors tied to federal offices and law, highlighting public recognition and social proximity to power in a lighthearted manner.
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Eddy Guilmore
Washington
Dee
United States
Pasitiing
Bey
White House
Corea Thomas
Aid
Gsine
British Admit Ship Damaged Three Killed in Submarine Attack
London dispatch reports the admiralty confirmed a German submarine torpedoed a British battleship, killing three men and causing damage. The Queen Elizabeth class ships, including Queen Elizabeth Warspite and others, were named in the German tally of shipping losses vs Allied vessels. Officials added small ships Loch Doon Moortalt and Hayne sunk or overdue.
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London
Admiralty
Scothand
Jutland
Warspite
Sted
Loch Doon
Jost
Moortalt
Hayne
England
Dies Committee Spots Red Arms On West Coast
The Dies Committee reports California Communist party outreach to recruit workers in key industries last year. It cites a secret convention report dated May 14 15 1988 seized by investigators at the party’s California headquarters.
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Dies Committee
Congress
Commounist Party
California
House
Dies
D.-Tex
Inguin
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