Roosevelt to address joint session on neutrality revision
President Roosevelt plans a brief in person message to a joint session of Congress about neutrality law revisions. Secretary Early said the talk would begin around 2 pm Eastern Standard Time and focus largely on neutrality issues. The event follows debates over air bombardment of civilians and other war-related actions as leaders prepare for the special session.
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Wallice
Agricultural Advisory Council
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Courageous sinks leaving 579 crew missing
London reports the British aircraft carrier Courageous was sunk by a submarine with 1,260 aboard. About 681 survivors are accounted for, leaving 579 missing, including 10 officers and 611 ratings. Earlier, 426 survivors were noted, with 25 officers and 1930 ratings saved.
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Arelita
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Baron Lovat
Death of Schwab Ends Career of Industrial Titan
Charles M. Schwab died at 77 in his Park Avenue apartment ending a legendary steel era. Once strongman guiding U S Steel and Bethlehem Steel, he returned from Europe Aug. 31 in frail health. Survived by brother Edward and Edward’s wife, with funeral likely at St Patrick’s Cathedral.
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Charles M. Schwab
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Edward
Schwab
Europe
St. Patricks Cathedral
David Barry
Gerila
Loretto
John 13
Rockefeller
Henry Ford
Horatio Alger
Scuwar
American Embassies Disappear As War Reshapes Europe
Four American embassies abroad have folded in three years amid rising tensions and looming war. The Warsaw embassy moved to Romania and may reopen in Paris, following earlier closures in Addis Ababa Vienna and Prague. The pattern began after Ethiopia, then Austria, then Czechoslovakia.
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Rumania
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Nazis Strengthen Western Defense
German defenses along the Rhine Saar and Meuse valleys are reported boosted by Polish guns and aircraft redeployments from the eastern front. Manpower increased by army divisions pulled from the east as French forces push toward the Siegfried Line with pillbox posts and line infiltration tactics.
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Rasel
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Britain France Will Continue War On Hitler
Paris Sept 19 The French government announced its determination to pursue the European war with Britain in cooperation despite Soviet invasion of Poland The statement said France would continue its war policy in cooperation with Britain and bolster the western front as German reinforcements move from Poland French reports said colonial troops were mobilized and ready to aid the attack A regular morning communiqué reported a repulse of a localized German attack east of the Saar region and British troops moved into Maginot line positions as reinforcements moved from the western front toward key defense sites.
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Partition of Poland Proposed as Ukrainian and White Russian Republics
Provida suggests creating separate Ukrainian and White Russian republics within Poland and possibly incorporating them into the Soviet. A map shows regions for these states with Germany expected to claim a southwest portion while some reports say Poland could remain in the south.
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Provida
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Polish Invaders Plan New Regime at Cernauti
Reports from across the Polish border say a pro-German, pro-Russian government would replace President Moscicki and key leaders now in Romania. A new Polish state would sign peace with Germany and Soviet Russia, accept borders, and serve as a buffer between powers. Maps reportedly show a partition and limited spheres of influence. Resistance is fading. pockets still defend Warsaw and areas near Lwow, San river, and Bialystok.
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Nations review neutrality acts and Balkans tensions
A batch of AP dispatches notes U.S. neutrality act probes into the American Trader cargo, Soviet neutrality assurances to Hungary, WPA funds used privately, a German Bulgarian trade delegation, Musica pleads guilty in New York, Polish troops reaching Lithuania, a Swedish flier fate clue, market reaction after Hitler speech, and Balkan states bolstering neutrality safeguards amid rising regional hazards.
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Robert Musica
Donald Coster
Philip Musica
Red Army May Swallow Up Little Estonia
Moscow reports authoritative that Soviet forces entered Wilno in northeast Poland as Red Army advances threaten further reach toward Estonia. Diplomatic protests from Britain and France could not be confirmed. Baltic troops put on alert after a Polish submarine escape from Tallin was noted by Estonian circles. The Polish army fight lines near Wilno and Lwow define a potential penetration path. Frontier distances and potential halt lines remain unofficial.
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Wilno
Vilna
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Estonia
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Soviet Union
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Wilnia
Norkngaat
Wilno Chitna
Livow
Wholesale food prices drop back in Chicago
Wholesale prices of food commodities in Chicago fell today from wartime peaks, with 166 of 168 items lower. Potatoes and wholesale pork remained below the day before Germany’s start, following patterns seen in prior war hesitations and early World War I behavior.
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Judges Accused Handpicking Jury In U S Court
In Washville on September 1 a writ charges Criminal Court Judges Charles Gil Bert and Chester J Hart with handpicking two jurors. The suit alleges five officials under Governor Brownings administration conspired to weigh trucks on highways and that juror selection violated procedures including a nonsecret panel and missing affidavits.
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Chester J. Hart
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Taytee Farmer
Browning Aldes
Hitler declares war goals and resolve in Polish crisis
Danzig broadcasts report that Adolf Hitler states no war intent against England or France and seeks lasting peace, while vowing to continue fighting if forced. He claims Poland's actions and Versailles oppression justify German strength and asserts renewed determination to resist surrender, with references to Pilsudski and Mussolini efforts for peace.
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Pilsudski Lived This Was Possible,” He Said. Thefuehrer
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Albert Forster
Thefuehrer
Versailles
Thousands of War Refugees Plod Homeward After Nazi Advance
Polish refugees trudging home along dusty roads fled German advances. Tens of thousands walk or ride in carts, many with babies and possessions strapped to backs or in broken buggies. Mothers carry children while men shoulder heavy packs as they trek toward Krakow and Galicia.
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Krakow
Galicia
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