Chinese army retreats under Japanese offensive near Shanghai
Chinese 19th route army withdraws westward after five weeks of heavy fighting around Shanghai. Japanese forces press the retreat from Liuho to Nanjiang, forming a giant arc toward Chapei as air and artillery keep up pressure. Chinese defenders pledge new lines despite reported tactical retreat.
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Associated Press
Shanghai
Chapei-Woosung
Woosung
Chenju
Tsai Ting-Kai
19Th Route Army
Nanjiang
China
19Th Route
Liuho
Yangtze River
Yangtze
Chapei
Shanghai International Settlement
Soochow Creek
Tennessee and Virginia Weather: Cloudy With Showers Expected
Weather update notes Tennessee cloudy conditions with possible showers tonight and Thursday, cooler Thursday in the west. Virginia sees rain tonight and Thursday with little temperature change. Yesterday's high 68, low 31. same date last year 50 and 44. Rain totals 0.04 inches yesterday. readings taken at 6:00 p.m. daily for the previous 24 hours.
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Tennessee
West Portion
Virginia
Japan Moves to Finance Venture
Tokyo March 2 AP The investigation committee of Japan s privy council withheld approval of a 22 000 000 yen bond issue to finance the Shanghai campaign and recommended expenditure of only 16 000 000 yen 5 120 000 dollars The cabinet asked for the larger appropriation on February 26 but the committee insists on a special diet session if further expenditure is considered necessary The cabinet does not want parliament in session despite the government party s recent election majority The delicate situation prompted a special session today.
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Tokyo
Investigation Committee of
Japan
Privy Council
Shanghai
Diet
Fires spread across 100 mile front in Western North Carolina
Light rain eased fires in the western mountains as bloodhounds failed to regain scent on incendarists trails. Blazes along the Catawba River and Linville area were under control while others burned less fiercely today.
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Asheville
N. C
North Carolina
Catawba River
Linville
House panel approves two percent manufacturers tax
A Ways and Means sub committee approves a two percent manufacturers sales tax aiming to raise around 625 million dollars. The measure targets broad industry to fund state programs and balance the budget.
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Washington
Ways and Means
Life sentence for attacker on Honolulu woman
In Honolulu on March 2, John Fernandez 21 was sentenced to life in prison for a brutal assault on Miwa Watanabe mother of four. Circuit Judge Albert M. Crist explained life imprisonment is the maximum and a deterrent, noting this attack followed three prior assaults on Oahu women and a broader violent series. Police seek a masked assailant linked to the attacks, while the sailor husband J. H. Hope prepares to return from Los Angeles.
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Honolulu
Mar
Oahu Island
John Fernandez
Oahu
Miwa Watanabe
Albert M. Crist
Egan
Thomas H. Massie
J. H. Hope
Los Angeles
Mrs. Hope
Negotiations Stall Over Shanghai Truce Prospects
Tokyo reports no progress in talks for a Shanghai truce despite accepting a conference proposal from the League of Nations. British Admiral Kelly presented armistice terms at Shanghai. Japan countered while China indicated receptivity but gave no reply. Japanese envoy Hirota was told Soviet official Karakhan that reports of Japanese aid to White Russians are false.
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Tokyo
Mar
Japan
League of Nations
Shanghai
Foreign Office
Sir Howard Kelly
Kelly
Koki Hirota
Moscow
L. M. Karakhan
Manchuria
Japan Accepts Conference Plan on Shanghai War Crisis
The League of Nations Council reported Japan's formal acceptance of a Shanghai conference proposal. China refused to participate while fighting continues. Ambassador Matsudaira presented Japan's acceptance to Sir John Simon, who urged immediate hostilities’ halt. the U.S. signaled willingness to join.
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Geneva
Mar
League of Nations Council
Japan
League
Shanghai
China
United States
Matsudaira
John Simon
John
Tokyo
London
Man Found Dead in Memphis Identified as Daniel O'Brien
The body of a man who collapsed from a heart attack in Memphis was identified as Daniel O'Brien, 41, of East St. Louis. He had recently arrived in Memphis seeking work and previously served in the Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry during World War I.
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Memphis
Mar
Daniel O’brien
East St. Louis
Princess Patricias
First Canadian Light Infantry
Stock Exchange Inquiry Aims to Curb Abuses
Sen Walcott assures the inquiry will not disrupt markets. The banking subcommittee plans to target short sellers while examining causes of excessive inflation and deflation. Co authors Steiner and Bulkley with Senate approval pending.
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Washington, Mar
Walcott
Conn
Stock Exchange
Senate Banking
Senate
Steiner
Ore
Bulkley
Ohio
Real Showdown Sought by Wets in State Liquor Vote
Anti prohibition groups mobilize for a March 14 house vote on a state liquor control amendment. The Association Against the Prohibition Amendment backs a popular vote while The Crusaders vow to target any rep who does not push the resolution. Leaders Linthicum and Beck say the vote will reveal each representative’s stance.
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Washington
Mar
House
Association Against
Crusaders
Representative Linthicum
Beck
Judiciary Committee
Wife of Dean Noe Denied Divorce in Memphis Hearing
Mrs Ellen M Noe wife of St Marys Episcopal Cathedral dean was denied a divorce after testimony in Memphis Chancellor M C Ketchum dismissed the bill saying no satisfactory solution. Mrs Noe fainted in court and later told the dean she never wanted to speak to him again. Dean Noe testified he loved his wife and wanted a home and children while his attorney cited a clash of philosophies on marriage.
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Memphis
Ellen M. Noe
I. H. Noe
St. Mary’s Episcopal Cathedral
M. C. Ketchum
Dean Noe
Insane Man Suspected in Lindbergh Baby Kidnapping
Colonel Robert Isham Randolph of Chicago's Secret Six says he is convinced the Lindbergh baby kidnapping was the act of an insane individual. He notes two years of nationwide inquiries, argues that no organized gang would attempt such a crime, and says authorities should wait for ransom demands or new clues. He adds that many gangs could carry out the job but would avoid exposure.
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Chicago
Mar
Robert Isham Randolph
Charles Augustus Lindbergh, Jr
Col. Randolph
Randolph
Federal agencies mobilize to aid Lindbergh kidnapping case
Washington March 2 Mighty federal agencies were set today to aid in locating the kidnapped 20 month old son of Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh and return him to his parents after a conference with President Hoover. Attorney General Mitchell said the department would cooperate fully with local and state authorities. Customs and immigration were ordered to maintain strict border watch as the nation reacts with indignation and renewed momentum for federal crime legislation.
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Washington
Mar
Charles A. Lindbergh
Hoover
Mitchell
President Ragan Found Dead At Brookline Home
The Continental National Bank president Terrell M. Ragan was found dead in his garage in Brookline. Medical examiners saw possible accidental death though suicide was reported to a federal grand jury. He had risen to lead the bank with $6.28 million in deposits and was a military aide to Governor Ely.
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Boston
Mar
Continental National Bank
Brookline
Terrell M. Ragan
Ely
Ragan
Hermon R. Broaday
United States
John J. Walsh, Jr
Federal Grand Jury
General Butler To Oppose Davis For U S Senate
Newtown Square Pa March 2 AP Major General Smedley Butler announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination for United States senator against Senator James J Davis He will run on a bone dry platform and has the backing of Governor Gifford Pinchot The primary is set for April 26 The general will tour after his daughter Ethel Peters Butler marries Lieutenant John Wehle marine corps at West Chester near here
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Newtown Square
Smedley Dpd
Butler
United States
James J. Davis
Gifford Pinchot
Davis
West Chester
Here
Ethel Peters Butler
John Wehle
Norwalk
Conn
Marine Corps
Treasury Receipts and Expenditures for February
Treasury reports show February receipts of 6,129,962 dollars, expenditures of 61,410,777 dollars, and a balance of 375,859,436 dollars. Customs duties for February amount to 23,191,334 dollars.
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Treasury
Washington
Mar
11 Year Old Boy Kidnapped in Niles Ohio
James Dejute Jr. 11, son of a prominent local contractor, was abducted on his way to school by two men in a small brown coupe. He fought free once, then was grabbed again but not molested. an eyewitness, Anna May Mellina 12, and Catherine Lambing 14, observed the incident and described the attempted abduction.
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Niles
James Dejute, Jr
Anna May Mellina
Ashtabula
Niles Polce
James
Anna May
Dejute
James Junior
Catherine Lambing
Laurence Lambing
Lindbergh Baby Kidnap Plot and Fortune Ties
Ransom notes demand payment for the Lindbergh baby as Col. Charles A. Lindbergh faces a high profile abduction. The story notes the couple’s estimated fortunes, including Lindbergh’s aviation wealth and related earnings, while detailing early police ambiguities and a rumored $50,000 ransom.
Charley Ross Kidnapping Recalled as Prominent Case
Philadelphia notes mark Charley Ross as the second most famous kidnapping in American history. The four year old vanished July 1, 1874 in Germantown after joining two men who offered candy. His brother Walter aged six watched as the men abducted him.
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Philadelphia
Charley Ross
Charley
Germantown
Walter Ross, Jr
Walter
Postcard to Lindbergh Says Babe Safe
A Newark dispatch reports a postcard mailed locally reads Babe safe. Instructions later. Act accordingly. The message was sent to Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh amid the search for the kidnapped child.
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Newark
N. J
Charles A. Lindbergh
Babe
Lindbergh Baby Kidnapped From Home in Sourland Hills
The Lindbergh infant, Charles Augustus Lindbergh Jr., was reported kidnapped from his crib on the Lindbergh estate last night. Police search extensive areas around Sourland hill and Devils Cave as authorities warn of possible danger to the child while the family endures intense grief.
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Lindbergh
Lindbergh Estate
Sourland Hill
Devils Cave
Roaring Rocks
Hopewell
N. J
The
Flying Lindberghs
Charles Augustus Lindbergh, Jr
Charles A. Lindbergh
New York
Paris
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Orteig
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Col. Lindbergh
William Mosher
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