French Move Against Saarbruecken In Western Front Push
French forces pressed toward Saarbruecken in a new western front maneuver as heavy artillery and patrols probed German defenses from the Moselle to the Rhine. Daladier signaled a potential defensive war stance while observing rapid Franco British war plans amid a broad European crisis.
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Coal truckers halted in Tennessee arrest sweep
Eleven coal truckers from Tennessee Virginia and Kentucky were arrested by state officers for hauling coal into Tennessee without proper licenses amid complaints of unfair competition from local coal dealers. Two arrests were dismissed, eight jailed, and four set for hearing as officials cited violations of privilege licenses and way bill requirements.
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Chase
Bernice
Speer
Ecosls
Me Wise
Bud Gower
We. Bishan
Shamden
Victor Gates
Reactions Across Powers to Roosevelt Speech
News reports show Berlin cautious response and Paris and London mixed optimism. Berlin officials privately called the tone moderate, while Paris Le Temps argued the speech aimed to reassure security and avoid US entry. British papers echoed calls for prudence and suggested more American aid to munitions and stocks.
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Roosevelt
Congress
Sinenge
Berlin
London
Naal
Paris
le Tempsy
United States
Urey
First woman convicted in Philadelphia insurance slayings case
Reports from Philadelphia date back to September detailing the conviction of a woman accused of murdering her lamplighter husband by poison. The verdict mandates a sentence of life in prison. Nearby dispatches cover mutiny aboard a Polish ship, political debates over arms embargo repeal, and other regional incidents.
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Vann Funeral Draws Mary Martin Vann From Prison
In Pensacola Florida on September 28 AP reports Mrs. Mary Martin Vann traveled from a Florida prison to attend the funeral of her husband L. W. Vann who faced charges tied to his alleged crimes while the couple faced tumultuous accusations and lingering questions about their circumstances amid a wider regional upheaval.
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Flr
Mary Martin Vann Cane
Florida
L. W. Vann
Sta
Senators clash after Roosevelt arms debate
Washington, Sept 22. Senators split into two camps over Roosevelt's call to drop the arms embargo and adopt a cash and carry system under international law. Hiram Johnson heads the anti-embargo bloc, claiming 85 to 47 votes, while supporters of the President, including some Republicans and New Dealers, predict a swift neutrality revision and possible adjournment within weeks. The debate resembles the bitter League fight, with Glass signaling support for Roosevelt's position. Congress, page 10.
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Roosevelt
Hiram Johnson
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Hell
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Sondte
House
Senate
League of Nations
Glass
D-Va
Roosevelt reveals unidentified submarines seen by U S ships
President Roosevelt disclosed that two submarines, not American, were sighted by ships off southern Alaska and near Boston. He did not name sources but called them reliable. One submarine remained off Alaska near the Canada boundary. the other was between Nova Scotia and Nantucket Shoals.
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Roosevelt
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Boston
Maritime Commission
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Ronsevelt
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Nova Scotia
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Rongevelt
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Gulf of Mexico
Caribbean Sea
Sen
Germany Blames Britain For Romanian Leader's Death
Berlin reports Britain blamed by German quarters for the assassination of Romanian Premier Armand Calinescu. Deutsche Dienst, a foreign office commentary, says regardless of the party, it was Wieland's work. Germany mourns the statesman who aided German Romanian relations and Romanian neutrality.
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Great Britain
Armand Calinescu
Deutsche Dienst
Foreign Office
Wieland
Worl
Germany
Jury challenges in Negro's case in Tennessee court
In Blountville Tennessee on September 22 defense lawyers for Arthur Brisco a Kingsport Black man charged with felonious assault challenged the entire circuit court jury panel claiming Black jurors were systematically excluded in Sullivan County The motion cited Scottsboro rulings and asked the court to appoint a new peering jury The judge overruled the challenge and Brisco was indicted with two other Black men for the shooting in an alley near Bristol witnesses for the state described the incident nearby
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Kingsport
Circuit Court
Shelburne
United States
Scottsboro
Ala
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A. N. Hawk
Brigco
Junor Rutledge
Mac Bell Kirkland Young
Bristol
Long Nominated to Succeed Self in Louisiana Gubernatorial Race
Sept 22 Baton Rouge. The Louisiana Democratic Association nominates Gov Earl Long to run in the January 16 1940 Democratic primary. Opponent Sam H Jones, a Lake Charles attorney, campaigns as unfarm with graft and corruption charges. Harvey Pettier chosen for lieutenant governor. Warle Christensenerry named state treasurer.
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Huey FP. Long
Louisiana Democratic Association
Earl Long
Lang
Sam H. Jones
Lake Charles
Louisiana
Lucy BP
Long
Peltier
Harvey Pelttier
Warle Christenherry
Huey P. Long
Hari WK. Long
Germany Moves Armies Westward Despite Pact
Berlin reports a German Russian agreement allows Germany to pull back its armies from Poland to a line along the Vistula and other rivers. Warsaw remains under German control as Russian forces advance to include Brest Litovsk Wilno and Bialystok. Diplomatic talks in Moscow continue while staffers fix troop movements.
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Berlin
Germany
Poland
Pissa
Narew
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Warsaw
Lubin
Luck
Twow
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Brest-Litovels
Bialystok
Wilno
Wila
Russia
Moscow
Thousands die in Romania purge after Premier Calinescu’s killing
In Bucharest thousands were executed as Romania’s Iron Guard faced collective punishment for Premier Calinescu’s assassination. Reports say mass executions continued, with women among the dead, and executions ordered from local districts. General Argesanu leads the crackdown as Germany and Soviet troops push in Poland.
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Rumania
Tron Guard
Armand Calinescu
Iron Guard
Nlso
Iron
George A Argesanu
Calinescu
Argesanu
Great Britain
France
Germany
Soviet
Russia
Poland
DeWitt MacKenzie
Europe
Fleeing Polish Soldiers Describe Savage Butchery by Terrorists
VERBOZSE Hungary Sept 22 The final internment of thousands of Polish soldiers and officers rout ed by German and Soviet invasions began today as fleeing Poles moved toward the frontier forts while German units solidified control. Long processions of infantry and cavalry trundled through dark frontier villages en route to internment camps as observers watched ghostly columns fade into dawn.
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Poland
Bors der Passes
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