Japanese Armies Suffer Major Setback in Shantung Battle
Shanghai reports show Japanese forces facing high casualties in ten days of fighting from Taierhchwang to Yihsien. Foreign experts estimate 7,900 to 10,000 killed and 20,000 wounded among 50,000 Japanese troops. Chinese losses likely higher but not precisely counted.
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Shanghai
Shantung Province
Fuom Taierhchwang
Grand Canal
Yihsien
Shantune
Taierbehwang
Taierhchwang
Altho
Taierhchwange
Japan
China
Tsingtao
Tsinan
Yihsian
Shantune Province
Central China Front
Shantung
Lini
Siancheng
Tsaochwaneg
Yihsion
Taierhehwang
Tailerhehwang
Landon Comments On President Speech In Emporia Visit
On April 15 1934 former Republican nominee Alf Landon dropped into the Emporia Gazette office during a stop from Topeka to Greenwood County. He said the President’s radio speech sounded good but warned unemployment remains high and income gains mean little to the jobless.
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Emporia
Kan
Landon
Emporia Gazette
Topeka
Greenwoud County
William Allen White
Franco's Forces Reach the Mediterranean Near Vinaroz
Francoist general Aranda's insurgents planted banners on the Mediterranean shore near Vinaroz cutting Catalonia from loyalist Spain. They captured Alcanar and Benicarlo, advancing toward Tortosa as Barcelona’s links to Valencia and Madrid were severed by land, sea, and air routes.
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Franco
Mediterranean
Catalonia
Spain
Hendaye
France
Miguel Aranda
Vinaroz
Trinas-C
Serted
Francisco Franco
Aranda
Barcelona
Alcanar
Benicarlo
Tortosa
Ebro
Valencia
Madrid
Vinarez
San Mateo
Cherta
Villarez
Mallorca
Balearics
Southern opposition grows to new wage hour bill in house
In Washington on April 15 Southern members led a push against a revised wage hour bill. Rep. McReynolds Tenn said the measure would harm the South and urged broader investigation. The bill sets a 25 to 40 cent minimum wage over three years and trims the work week from 44 to 40 hours in two years. The labor committee approved it as Roosevelt urged enacted reform in a fireside chat, while the Senate already passed a similar bill.
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Washington
House
Representative McReynolds
Dtenn
McReynolds
Congress
Labor Committee
Norton
D-N.j
Roosevelt
American Federation of Labor
Bonner Springs Lion Vanishes After Wild week of Sightings
Residents reported a lionlike creature seen near Bonner Springs over a week with farm sightings and road grader driver accounts. Hunters Carl Turner and Burl Graves searched into the night, tracking five inch paw marks while locals grow skeptical and doubt the beast’s existence.
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Leo
Bonner
Carl Turner
Burl Graves
Bonner Springs
Will Green
Lawrence
France to Begin Talks With Italy Against Axis Alignment
Paris sources say France will open negotiations with Italy next week to woo Mussolini from his alliance with Germany. The move followed the cabinet inner council meeting granting ministers broad power to act.
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Italy
Paris
France
Foreign Office
Mussolini
Germany
Mass Easter trip by Douglass family to Chicago
L. E. Douglass of Hutchinson Kansas chartered a special train for 21 children and 16 adults for an Easter vacation to Chicago. The group, including Douglass’s daughters June and Delores, arrived with 69 pieces of luggage at the Palmer House. The trip marks his first mass pilgrimage after previous family tours via the Panama Canal.
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Chicago
Douglass
Hutchinson
Kan
L. E. Douglass
Jimmy
June
Delores
Douglas
Panama Canal
Cab Calloway
Betty June Jones
Palmer House
Man rescued from mob outside home in Los Angeles
Sheriff deputies pull a 55 year old man from an enraged crowd after the battered body of Jehiny Moreno, seven, is found in weeds near her home. Neighbors cry Lynch him as officers reach the scene. Jenny Moreno last seen at noon. John Moreno locates his daughter's body nearby. Deputies hold the man for questioning.
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Los Angeles
Jehiny Moreno
Set
Frank O. Smith
John Moreno
Jenny
Slow Contributions Mark Red Cross Tornado Relief Drive
Douglas County Red Cross chapter chair Mrs. Fred R. Isaacs reports the local tornado relief quota is 100 dollars, but only 13 dollars has been raised so far. Donations may be left at local banks or the Journal World office.
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American Red Cross Fund For
Kansas
Douglas Country
Fred R. Isaacs
Douglas County
Premier Konoye Said Ready to Resign in China War Rift
Tokyo April 15 Premier Prince Fumimaro Konoye was reported ready to resign over a cabinet split on mobilizing Japan’s full military might for a swift victory in China. Army and navy oppose resignation. markets and business circles slow war activities amid uncertainty.
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Tokyo
Fumimaro Konoye
Japan
China
Roosevelt presses recovery drive with big lending plan
President Roosevelt urged a broad recovery program aimed at boosting employment and private spending. He outlined a total of about 8.05 billion dollars for lending and work relief, public works, and expanding bank resources via gold de sterilization and reserve cuts.
Federal Relief Outlay for Five Years Totals 14 Billions of Dollars
Data from the central statistical board shows total federal relief outlays of 14.218 billion dollars for 1933 to 1937. Breakdowns include general relief, federal works programs, Civilian Conservation Corps, unemployed assistance, rehabilitation loans, emergency public works, and surplus commodities. State and local contributions add about 5.085 billion dollars.
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Washington
Central Statistical Board
Civilian Conservation Corps
New Food Drug and Cosmetic Bill Aims to Tighten Safety
Washington April 15 The house interstate commerce committee approved a new food drug and cosmetic bill to close gaps in the public health act and extend regulation to cosmetics therapeutic devices and certain drugs It sets fines from 1000 to 10000 and 1 to 3 years in prison for violations Adulteration misbranding of cosmetics is forbidden new drug safety testing required labeling of foods and habit forming drugs and stronger provisions against false labeling of medicines
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Washington
House
Interstate Commerce Committee
Congress
Lea
D-Calif
Thiele to be Speaker at Chamber Lunch Event
Walter H. Thiele Kansas supreme court justice and former Lawrence attorney will speak at the Chamber of Commerce luncheon next Tuesday at the Eldridge hotel at 12 20. His topic is The Bill of Rights. Thiele, KU Law School 1910 graduate, served as city attorney and legal representative for local boards and leagues and remains active with the KU Alumni Association. Reservations to 485.
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Walter H. Thiele
Kansas Supreme Court
Lawrence
Chamber of Commerce
Eldridge
Thiele
University of Kansas Law School
Supreme Court
Lawrence Board of Education
League of Kansas
K. U. Athletic Association
K. U
University of Kansas Alumni Association
Lawrence Chamber of Commerce
Snow Blockades Close Passes in Southern Colorado
Snowdrifts from the year’s heaviest storm blockaded mountain roads and passes in the San Luis Valley. Summitville near the San Juan mountains was isolated and Lt. Veta Pass halted motor travel.
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Alamosa
Colo
Colorado
San Luis Valley
Summitville
San Juan Mountains
del Norte
Veta
County redistricting remains unresolved by county board
The county board of commissioners confronts how to redraw districts to balance population across three districts. An attorney general opinion notes a commissioner may remain in office if he resides outside his district. Wakarusa township splitting and ward-precinct rules complicate the plan as study continues and mandamus threats loom.
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Board of County Commissioners
M. A. Gorrill
Charles Springer
Chris Schaake
Earl Black
James Brass
Lawrence
Grant Township
Wakarusa Township
Springer
Second blast hits Kansas City dry cleaning plant
A second early morning explosion damaged a one story building at 4209 Woodland avenue, suspected as a bombing. Police cannot identify the explosive. The same plant was previously bombed in 1934 with no charges from unions probes. Morris Snyder, owner, says staff are union workers and prices stay standard. A separate blast damaged the CIO affiliated United Automobile Workers' local union headquarters. No arrests.
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Kansas City
Woodland Avenue
Dyers
Morris Snyder
Bryce B. Smith
C.I.0
United Automobile Workers’ Union
Infant Dies After 17 Hours In Iron Lung
A newborn boy in Batavia died after about 17 hours with no normal breathing. Dr. Alfred L. George of Oakfield pronounced death at 10 p m after efforts with an iron lung respirator. The infant, born to 19 year old Mrs. Guy Bowen of Oakfield, was delivered at 5 am yesterday in hospital care from Buffalo.
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Batavia
N. Y
Alfred L. George
Oakfield
Buffalo
Guy Bowen
Hospital Policy Lead Costs Foreman 75 Cents
Mexia Texas April 15 W F Foreman allowed friends to sell him a group hospitalization policy and moments later clutched his side and was rushed to a hospital for an appendectomy The operation cost 75 cents plus a surgeon's fee There is a humorous note on the price attached to the policy sale.
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Mexia
Tex
W. F. Foreman
Pierson to Run for Kansas American Legion Commander
Burlington attorney Ray S. Pierson announced his candidacy for commander of the Kansas American Legion at the next fall convention in Salina. A World War veteran, Pierson has served as post service officer for 16 years. Wage Cut Proposals Rejected. Railroad employees rejected a management request to accept a wage cut.
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Pierson
Burlington
Kan
Ray S. Pierson
Kansas American Legion
Salina
Washington
Moderation of Tone in Fireside Chat Designed to Allay Business Fear
President Roosevelt's New Deal message to Congress and national address aims to reassure business leaders about recovery spending. He avoids attacks on economic royalists and the few while signaling no immediate shift from monopolies and price fixing objectives.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Federal Reserve Board
Treasury
Congress
Gainesville
Lawrence hosts spring meeting of 58 Presbyterian churches
Presbyterian ministers and elders from 58 Kansas churches gather in Lawrence for their spring meeting hosted by First Presbyterian Church with Rev. Theodore H. Astman presiding. Events include a Tuesday 7:30 p.m. service and a Westminster a cap pella concert led by Dean Donald M. Swarthout.
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Lawrence
First Presbyterian Church
Theodore H. Astman
Westminster A Cappella Choir
Donald M. Swarthout
Orlo Choguill
First Presbyterian Church of
Emporia
Choguill
Presbytery
Mer
Colonial Inn
Westminster Hall
Anna C. Ollinger
Elva Key
Toneka
West Side Presbyterian Church
Christian Education
Astman
Paster
Caryl Dodds
Bruce Cameron
Neal Wherry
Alfred Graves
Rains Cover State As April Showers Continue
Topeka reports more April showers across eastern Kansas today and tomorrow with fair weather returning Sunday. Yesterdays rain blanketed nearly the entire state with western and southern spots counting over half an inch. Readings ranged from 45 to 55 degrees tonight with 70s and 75s forecast for tomorrow.
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Topeka
Kansas
S. D. Flora
Elkhart
Goodland
Phillipsburg
Concordia
Wichita
Fort Scott
Independence
Light cruiser St Louis launched at James River
The St Louis, fourth of the name, slid down the ways into the James River at Newport News Virginia on April 15 as the navy marked the launch of a new light cruiser.
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St. Louis
Newport News
St.Louis
James River
bumper dandelion crop fills lawns in Lawrence
Snow boosts dandelion growth as Lawrence residents tackle the lawn battle. Homeowners and renters dig with varied stances while kids pray for rain. some study from windows, chart yards, and find excuses to delay yard work.
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Lawrence
Britain to Buy About 1000 Bombers From U S
A highly authoritative source said Great Britain plans to purchase roughly 1,000 war planes in the United States. Most are high speed bombers with medium range. The buyer expects U S factories to fill the order without hindering U S army and navy aircraft programs.
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Washington
Great Britain
United States
United States Army
Navy
Weather Outlook and Road Conditions for Kansas
Mostly cloudy tonight with showers in east and north, cooler in east and south. Saturday mostly cloudy with showers in extreme east and cooler in east, warmer in the northwest. Sunday fair. Morning weather mostly cloudy. Dirt roads slippery at Coffeyville, muddy at Salina and Dodge City, soft at Topeka and Emporia, others good. Temperatures: yesterday 0.85, today 59, rainfall to 7 am today 0.10 inch. Washer repairing ad by Green Bros.
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Kansas
Coffeyville
Salina
Dodge City
Topeka
Emporia
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