US Navy lands force to guard citizens at Kulangsu
The U S cruiser Marblehead landed a patrol at Kulangsu international settlement to protect American interests during the Japanese occupation. Four British ships and a French destroyer were reported in the area as tensions rise. The landing places the US in a direct role in the Kulangsu crisis alongside Britain amid the Sino Japanese conflict.
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Shanghai
China Squadron
Swatow
Hongkong
Kulangsu
France
United States
Britain
China
Marblehead
U. S
Bulmer
Amoy Harbor
International Settlement
Harry E. Yarnell
Navy Patrol
Britain to Offer Russia New Alliance Plan
The British cabinet in London discussed a proposed Russian British alliance where Russia would pledge aid to smaller neighbors and Britain and France would assist in meeting those pledges. The Palestine settlement plan addressing Jewish Arab claims was also set for announcement, provoking Jewish resentment in the Holy Land.
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Associated Press
Russia
London
Britain
France
Palestine
Holy Land
Weather outlook showers Tennessee Virginia Kentucky
Weather reports indicate Tennessee will see showers in extreme west portions tonight and again Thursday evening with mostly cloudy conditions. Virginia and Kentucky expect fair skies tonight with slightly warmer temperatures and showers possible in the western sections Thursday night.
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Tennessee
Virginia
Kentucky
West Portion
George VI Opens North American Visit With Canadian Welcome
King George VI and Queen Elizabeth arrive aboard the Empress of Australia to a grand welcome in Canada. Prime Minister Mackenzie King greets them as bells, whistles, and cannons mark the royal landing two days late due to fog and ice.
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George VI
North America
Quebec
King George VI
Queen Elizabeth
United States
Canada
Australia
W. L. MacKenzie King
General Wolfe
New France
George
MacKenzie King
E.S.T
North Atlantic
King George
7000 UMWs Hold Virginia Meeting
Seven thousand United Mine Workers from Virginia's 28th district gathered in St. Charles for speeches by union officials and a mile long parade led by Blue Diamond bar. Women auxiliary members led the march as John Saxton predicted operators would sign in Virginia fields soon. W F Winton contrasted Governor Price with Kentucky's Chandler over anti union actions and cited mine tensions.
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Times
ST. Charles
United Mine Workers
Winton
Governor Price
Virginia
Chandler
Kentucky
Dante
Clinchco
Price
Shelby Carter
Gaylor
United States investments discouraged by London brokers
London stock brokers agreed not to quote American securities to curb capital export to the United States. Sir John Simon told the House of Commons that British investors should avoid sending funds abroad. The Bank of England circulated an unofficial note urging desisting from quoting transatlantics. Simon added he had urged one insurer to stop circulars promoting U S fund transfers. April 20 remarks warned capital exports harm national defense needs.
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London
United States
House of Commons
John Simon
U. S
Bank of England
Sir John
Exchequer
Commons
Senate neutrality veterans gird for war on entangling alliances
W B Ragsdale reports two veteran senators from the 1919 anti league camp prepare for a new fight over neutrality legislation. Senator Borah and Senator Johnson emphasize America wants no war and no entangling alliances, aiming to avoid commitments that could pull the nation into European disputes.
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Senate
W. BB. Ragsdale
Washington
England
Johnson
America
Navy Bill Moves Through Senate Floor Amid Deficit Cuts
The Senate Appropriations Committee approved a 773 million naval bill after accepting a House provision blocking Argentine canned corned beef purchases. The package funds 500 new fighters and 24 warships and notes alterations to the Lexington and Saratoga.
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Washington
Senate Appropriations Committee
House
Senate
National Defense
War Department
United States
Woodring
Army Air Corps
City to Push Auto Tag Purchase From Police Chief Crawford
Chief C. G. Crawford reports a city drive to require auto license tags has led to at least 600 citations. About 1,000 tags sold since February 15 deadline, with total licenses this year far below 1938 as only 3,600 to date versus 4,200 last year.
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C. G. Crawford
Crawford
Hazard County Operators Sign Mine Contract
Hazard County coal operators employing about 7,000 workers signed a union shop contract with the United Mine Workers in Lexington as 400 national guard troops were ordered to move into the strife torn area. The pact covers 40 mines operated by 27 companies producing about 7,000,000 tons yearly and follows similar agreements by 15 other groups in New York.
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Harlan
Hazard County
Lexington
United Mine Workers
National Guard
J. E. Johnson
Hazard Operators’ Group
Sam Caddy
Hazard District U. M. W
New York
Kentucky
Union
Ashland
Big Sandy-Elkhorn Coal Operators Association
Harlan County
Chandler
FDR Weighs Sign or Veto on Farm Fund Bill
President Roosevelt faces advice on a 1.218 billion agriculture bill with 383 million added by the Senate. Parity payments of 225 million and 113 million for surplus disposal are among unbudgeted items. cabinet aides and Vice President Garner split on signing versus vetoing and sending the measure back to Congress.
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William B. Ardery
Washington
Roosevelt
Capital Hill
Agriculture Department
House
Senate
Wallace
Garner
Congress
Farm Fund
TVA Bond Plan Spurs Heated Hearing on Tennessee Utilities
Governor Prentice Cooper and Rep. May clash during a Senate subcommittee session over the Norris TVA bill. Cooper argues prompt action is needed to curb wasteful competition as TVA would finance its share of purchasing Commonwealth and Southern properties in Tennessee.
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Washington
Prentice Cooper
Tennessee
May
D.ky
House
Norris Tva
Cooper
Tennessee Valley Authority
Commonwealth and Southern Corporation
TVA
W. D. Hudson
Arrest in Poison Deaths Narrows Manhunt
Philadelphia May 17 authorities report Cleveland police arrested Dominic Radio 51, a suspect in a Philadelphia poison death ring case tied to a deep sea fishing trip. The FBI plans to return him to Philadelphia under a federal warrant while investigators seek widow Rose Carina already described as a lure in the murder probe.
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Philadelphia
Cleveland
Dominic Radio
Rose Carina
Schuschnigg Reported Removed From Vienna Hotel
In Vienna reports say Kurt Schuschnigg last Austrian chancellor has been moved from the Metropole Hotel, headquarters of the Gestapo, to an undisclosed location in the German Reich. The claim comes from informed persons.
Two Year Old Hero Saves Playmate From Drowning
In Greenup Kentucky on May 17 two year old James Meadows cried Boy-water to his mother and alerted to a drowning playmate William Riley who was revived by Drs after being pulled from Town Branch by neighbor Hattie Horsley. Physicians said recovery was likely barring pneumonia.
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Greenup
James Meadows
William Riley
Clifford Meadows
Riley
Cooper Hints Kuhne May Be Rehired by Tennessee
Governor Prentice Cooper said he would discuss with officials whether Eugene R. Kuhne the discharged fish technician in the state conservation department might get his job back Kuhne apologized for statements alleging use of federal relief funds to improve lakes near Cooper and other Tennessee politicians. Cooper testified in the Norris TVA bond issue debate arriving in Washington and reacting to Kuhne’s testimony.
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Washington
Eugene R. Kuhne
Tennessee State Conservation Department
Prentice Cooper
Kuhne
WPA
Cooper
Tennessee
Bedford County
Norris Tva
Kahne
Tennessee WPA directors told to eject investigator
Nashville reports that Tennessee WPA district directors were instructed to “kick him out” if Harry S. Barger appears. State WPA Director Harry S. Berry said to send the investigator to Nashville to talk, noting he testified before Congress last week.
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Nashville
WPA
Tennessee
Harry S. Barger
Harry S. Berry
Berry
Penitent Kuhne
Baptists Launch Annual Meeting in Oklahoma City
Thousands of Southern Baptists from across the region gather for their annual convention. A pageant marking the 50-year history of the Woman's Missionary Union closes preliminary meetings. Northern and southern groups remain separate as leaders plan sermons for the southern gathering.
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Oklahoma City
Mason-Dixon Line
Convention of
Southern Baptists
Woman's Missionary Union
Arthur J. Hudson
Cleveland
Northern Baptists
L. K. Williams
Chicago
National Baptist Convention
Denmark Accepts Pact Negotiations With Nazis
Berlin May 17 Denmark cautiously accepts Germanys offer to negotiate a nonaggression pact while Sweden Norway and Finland decline parallel accords Denmark will negotiate without pledging to accept under all conditions Danish sources say. Denmark fears a plebiscite in North Schleswig and German oversight of its German minority.
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Berlin
Denmark
Germany
Sweden
Norway
Finland
Hitler
Baron Ernst von Weizsaecker
Foreign Office
Schleswig
Mother and daughter executed for espionage in Kiev
In Moscow dated May 17 the army paper Red Star reports a mother named Nina and her daughter Ellen were executed in Kiev after a military court convicted them of spying for a foreign fascist power. The daughter allegedly gained information from officers via marriage to a border guard.
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Moscow
Kiev
Red Star
Baif
Nina
Ellen
Britain limits Jewish entries to Holy Land
London May 17 The British government outlined plans to create an independent Arab dominated Palestine with Jews limited to one third of the population. The white paper proposes admitting 75 000 Jews in five years then stopping further immigration unless Arabs consent. The plan triggers Jewish opposition and threats to challenge in the House of Commons League of Nations and at The Hague. It envisions a future independent Palestine within ten years with treaty relations to Britain.
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London
Palestine
Britain
The
Holy Land
Jewish Agency For Palestine
House of Commons
League of Nations
Permanent Court For International Justice
the Hague
House
League
United Kingdom
Milan
Tragedy Claims 2-Year-Old in Kentucky Truck Hit
In London Kentucky on May 16 two year old Marsha Rae daughter of Roy Minnie miners was killed when struck by a truck in East Bernstadt authorities said.
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London
Marsha Rae
Roy Minnix
East Bernstadt
Confederate veteran causes stir at G A R encampment
In Joplin Missouri on May 17 G A R veterans objected to 90 year old Confederate veteran Andrew Hawkins joining their state encampment. Hawkins argued the war is over and reconciliation is overdue while Union veterans insisted the encampment remains a Union veterans space.
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Joplin
Andrew Hawkins
Nerves and Pocketbooks Strain After Royal Visit
The royal tour of the British King and Queen is put at about 15000 by a state department official, with critics arguing costs could reach 300000 including time lost by government workers. Society women brace for nerves and etiquette debates over curtsies and American courtesies.
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Beth Campbell
Washington
U. S
Capital Society
State Department
White House
Mount Vernon
Rep. Sweeney
D-Ohio
Nerve Straln
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