Clash Looms at Shanghai
British and American marines prepare to defend the international settlement in Shanghai as Chinese forces mass outside the city. About 10 000 troops reportedly surround Shanghai while evacations and barricades proceed and foreign residents are urged to stay inside boundaries.
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Shanghai
United States
International Settlement
Wu Teh-Chen
Yangtze Valley
Chiang Kai-Shek
Whangpoo River
Woosung
Yangtze
Albert Porges
American Express
Japanese ultimatum demands dissolution of anti-Japanese groups
Kuramatsu Murai, Japan's consul-general in Shanghai, handed Mayor Wu Teh-Chen a note demanding unconditional dissolution of anti-Japanese organizations. The ultimatum set a 6:00 p.m. deadline for a reply tomorrow.
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Shanghai
China
Kuramatsu Murai
Wu Teh-Chen
Possibility Seen of Further U S Action
Washington January 27 advisers split on U S response to Japan in China. Some favor a more drastic course while Secretary Stimson urges conciliation. Decision rests with the President.
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Washington
United States
Japan
China
Stimson
Nashville Youth Writes ex Kaiser And Gets Answer
Nashville eighth grade student Billy Wright mailed a letter to former Kaiser Wilhelm II seeking life after Doorn. The reply, signed by an unnamed aide, sent two Kaiser authored books and English articles on the war guilt question. Titles include The Great Lie of Versailles and The Abyss of Versailles.
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Nashville
Billy Wright
Doorn
Willian
Billy
Hohenzollern
Versailles
France
U S Steel Cuts Annual Dividend for 1951
The United States Steel Corp declares a 50 cent annual dividend on common stock, the first since 1914, with prior cuts in 1950 and 1951. James A. Farrell retires as president April 18, and Myron C. Taylor notes future dividends depend on business and earnings.
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New York
United States Steel Corporation
Board of Directors
Wall Street
James A. Farrell
Myron C. Taylor
Cities Counties Lighten Taxes Across the United States
Municipalities and states push tax relief efforts to ease burdens on individuals. Oklahoma faces a record high tax with a large deficit but trims government costs, while New York considers income tax hikes to offset reduced revenues. Colorado's tax system is disrupted by a late assessment cut on farmland values.
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New York
United States
Oklahoma
State Board of Equalization
Colorado
Board of Equalization
House Democrats Scan Tax Boosts Chop at Expenses
The Ways and Means Committee delayed final rulings on a broad revenue program to mid February as it weighs substantial taxes on all imported foreign petroleum and potential taxes on oil, fuel gas, gasoline, and electric energy. Witnesses and officials prepared for extensive deliberations to refine the draft revenue bill amid calls from Western interests.
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HOUSE
Washington
Ways and Means Committee
Mother of Winnie Ruth Judd Calls Insanity Plea Foundation
In Phoenix on January 27 the elderly mother Mrs. Carrie McKinnell revealed family history and youthful hallucinations as lawyers prepare an insanity defense for Winnie Ruth Judd. The state seeks the death penalty, and Judd denounced witnesses amid courtroom tensions.
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Winnie Ruth Judd
Mrs. Judd
Weather Outlook Tennessee and Virginia
Weather forecast notes cloudy, warmer in Tennessee with rain likely Thursday mainly in extreme west. Virginia expects fair, cooler tonight then rising temps Thursday with diminishing winds. Temperatures yesterday and a year ago are listed with rainfall 0.32 inches and 0.0 inches respectively.
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Tennessee
Virginia
Senate Moves On Federal Relief and Banking Plans
A Senate push to advance a federal employment relief bill faces administration opposition as La Follette seeks a 375 million cash outlay for the jobless. Banking committees rush rival plans to create a relief loans corporation and overhaul the banking system while debates continue on home loan discount banks.
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Washington
Senate
Hoover
Banking Committee
Reconstruction Corporation
la Follette
Wis
Treasury
Gueport
Glass
Miners propose six hour day five day week federal oversight
International officers of the United Mine Workers of America urge a six hour day and a five day week with regulation by a permanent federal commission to fix coal industry ills. They back Senator Davis's bill for federal regulation and criticize critics as socialist alarmists while noting large federal credit programs.
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Indianapolis
Unite Mine Workers of America
John L. Lewis
Internatione
Philip Murray
Thomas Kenned
Davis
James J Davis
Banking Records Evidence Against Ramsey at Trial
Testimony in Knoxville shows a $25,000 Holston Trust check could not be found. F C Allen, assistant trust officer, testified a $25,000 check issued Aug 18 1930 drew on Holston Union National Bank and was given to J B Ramsey. A $25 000 Knoxville Journal note was later replaced by a Tennessee Publishing Tennesseean note.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Holston Trust Company
J. B. Ramsey
F. C. Allen
Trust Company
Ramsey
Holston Union National Bank
Allen
Knoxville Journal
J. R. Ramsey
Journal Company
Tennessee Publishing Company
Nashville
Tennessean
Knoxville Journal Note
Revisions Sought in Bank Measures
Republican leaders pushed for changes to the Glass banking bill and for swift action on the administration plan to aid depositors with funds tied in insolvent banks. They oppose advancing the Glass bill until key revisions curb speculation and create a depositors relief corporation within the Federal Reserve System.
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Washington
Glass
Administration
Senator Glass
Federal Reserve System
Meyer
Reserve Board
Senate
Thomas R. Idaho
Shadow of Smith Looms Over Roosevelt Bid for Presidency
Albany report says Alfred E. Smith may not visit the capital soon while Franklin D. Roosevelt presses toward the Democratic nomination. Smith’s plans remain unclear and speculation centers on Northeast support and potential convention votes. The two men last met after the 1928 election amid rumors of renewed differences.
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Albany
N. Y
Alfred E. Smith
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Mr. Smith
Roosevelt
M. Smith
New York
Smith
Ruth Judd faces mental incompetence claim in murder trial
Ruth Judd is depicted as mentally incompetent during her murder trial while the defendant attacks the sheriff. In Alabama the state capitol is guarded by special agents after a bomb plot threat is received.
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Phoenix
Ruth Judd
Montgomery
Ala
Chinese Bandit Leaders Duel Near Harbin Involving Japanese Planes
Ting Chao, a former ally of Marshal Chang Hsiao-Liang, reportedly defeated Yu Shen-Cheng’s forces near Harbin while a Japanese scouting plane was shot down. Chinese forces mined wreckage, killing 20 to 30 Chinese as engineers were summoned. Ting pledged loyalty to the Japanese but refused Kirin’s provincial government.
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Tokyo
Ting Chao
Chang Hsiao-Liang
Yu Shen-Cheng
Kirin
Harbin
Rengo
Ting
Hsi Hsia
Wrigley to be laid to rest on Catalina Island
William Wrigley Jr. will be buried on Catalina Island the site he transformed into a resort. A mausoleum on his hilltop estate will receive his body after a funeral in Pasadena. The island near Los Angeles, his favorite retreat, features hotels, casinos, golf, and a $2 million dance hall developed for public enjoyment.
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Avalon
Catalina Island
Cal
William Wrigey
Wrigley
Valon Bay
Phoenix
Ariz
Tomorow
Pasadena
Ief
All Saints ‘Biscopal Church
Theouthern
California
Second Degree Murder Charged In Fortescue Case
Honolulu dispatch reports grand jury indictments for second degree murder against Mrs Granville Fortescue and three naval men in the slaying of Joseph Kahawai, alleged assailant of Fortescue’s daughter. Bail to be fixed. Massie and Fortescue express gratitude, while defense plans to quash the indictment claiming jury coercion.
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Honolulu
Granville Fortescue
Joseph Kahawai
Fortescue
A. M Cristy
Montgomer
Winn
The
Cour
Thomas H. Massie
E. J Lord
Albert O. Jones
Pearl Harbor Naval Base
Massie
Cabling
Winchester
New York
Submarine M-2 Sinks Off Portland Killing 56 Men
In the English Channel the submarine M-2 sank off Portland with 56 crew aboard. Salvage efforts draged the bay as divers halted due to strong currents and fading hopes prevailed among families awaiting news.
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Portland
Eng
Deadman’s Bay
Dolphin
Admiralty Office
Calais
Dead Man’s Bay
English Channel
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Will Rogers
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