Britain Hears Hitler Offer Mediation From Mussolini
British ambassador Sir Nevile Henderson delivered Britain's note to Berlin replying to Hitler's demands on Danzig and the Polish corridor. France's Daladier reportedly planned a simultaneous message to Hitler while Mussolini was said to seek peace through mediation. Europe mobilized as Britain urged removal of force threats and prepared emergency parliament actions.
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London
Britain
Germany
Adolf Hitler
Danzig
Europe
Poland
Nevile Henderson
Ite
Hitler
Daladier
France
Fuehrer
Berlin
Mussolini
Rome
Chamberlain
Paris
Netherlands
Flog
European crisis updates from Berlin to Paris on August 28
Bulletin reports Sir Nevile Henderson delivering Britain’s Poland demands to Hitler at the chancellery in Berlin. Bremen liner ordered to return to Germany without passengers. Reports of Polish incursions into German territory and Slovak frontier closures. Hungary’s defense council convenes. Canada seizes shipping control and naval authority. Rhine frontier closed with restricted cross border traffic at Strasbourg Kehl.
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Berlin
Great Britain
Germany
Nevile Henderson
Templehof
Poland
Henderson
London
Fuehrer
Adolf Hitler
Chancellery
Hitler
New York
Breman
Ambrose Light
Budapest
Hungary
Bratislavia
Vienna
Paris
France
Straabourg
Strasbourg
Kehl
French Frontier Zone
Squalus salvage team sets subs amid deep ocean return
Portsmouth August 28 navy salvagers set the length of the submarine Squalus back on the ocean bottom after the bow could not be lifted with stern pontoons on the surface. Rear Admiral Cyrus W Cole reported venting down tanks and planned inspection as bow repeatedly surfaced and sank.
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Portsmouth
N. H
Navy
Cyrus W. Cole
Navy Yard
E.S.T
Roosevelt may call reporters if European news develops
Brigadier General Edwin M. Watson said Roosevelt might call reporters if any important Europe news develops, bypassing the usual Tuesday and Friday press conference dates.
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Washington
Edwin M. Watson
White House
Roosevelt
Soviet Parliament Moves Toward Berlin Moscow Pact Endorsement
In Moscow two chambers began steps toward formal approval of the German Soviet non aggression pact. The lower house approved an agenda including taxation and conscription as Molotov received a large ovation. Joint sessions and a possible ratification vote were anticipated tomorrow.
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Moscow
Russia
Molotoff
France Urges Peace as Paris Prepares for War
Britain sends note to Berlin on Hitler proposals while Daladier drafts a second letter urging talks with Poland. France tightens censorship and mobilizes, with police orders banning illuminated signs and Paris under siege conditions. Annamite loyalty pledged to France as defense measures expand. About 38 million French Empire men under arms.
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Paris
Adolf Hitler
Britain
Nevile Henderson
Berlin
Germany
Poland
Hitler
Daladier
Fuehrer
General Information Service
The
Information Service
France
England
Jor
Europe
Reich
East
Propaganda Ministry
Stock Market Index Report Notes Mixed Readings
The index tracks 60 stocks with a 46.4 reading in the prior session and 47.4 in Saturday trading. Investors weigh gains and losses across sectors as market mood shifts.
Recall petitions against Mayor Smith declared insufficient
Kansas City reports recall petitions against Mayor Bryce B. Smith and four councilmen were ruled insufficient by City Clerk Charles W. Regan. About 50,000 signatures were collected in three days, with ten days to obtain more names to force a fall recall election. Several resignations followed to shield machine control.
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Smith
Kansas City
Bryce B. Smith
Charles W. Regan
Tom Pendergast
Democratia Mashina
Sbelglis Migualalite
Ruby D. Garrett
Chester Cooke
Charles Clark
Alfred Phillips
Charter Party
Frank M. Eviston
Frank Jakes- Adams
A. N. Gossett
Hitler open to Italy mediation in Poland dispute
Berlin reports indicate Adolf Hitler may accept mediation by Mussolini to resolve Germany’s conflict with Poland while rejecting direct talks with Warsaw. He insists on Poland ceding Danzig and the Polish Corridor and hints at further adjustments.
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Hitler
Daladier
Danzig
Poland
Fuehrer
Upper
Silesia
Berlin
Adolf Hitler
Mussolini
Italy
Germany
Europe
Warsaw
Free
Pomorze
Bernardo Attolico
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Bridges Testifies He Worked for Democrats Not Communists
San Francisco August 28 Bridges testifies at deportation hearing that Democratic party interests guided his actions in the 1936 waterfront labor conflict He denies Communist party membership and says he sought to delay the strike until after the November 2 1936 election in Democratic interests
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San Francisco
Harry Bridges
Democratic Party
Communist Party
West Coast
Aaron Sapiro
Sapiro
Bridges
Balloons Are Up as Warsaw Faces Tense Border Skirmish
German observation balloons were reported aloft over the German Polish border as Warsaw braced for possible conflict. A Polish cavalryman was killed and frontier guards faced continuous attacks with rifles machineguns and hand grenades. Most rail and highway links between Poland and Germany were cut while Poland mobilized an estimated one million men and pressed for peaceful settlement with full sovereignty recognized.
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Warsaw
Poland
Germany
East Prussia
Adolf Hitler
Roosevelt
Berlin-Warsaw
Labor Attorney Moves to Discharge Jackson County Grand Jury
Kansas City August 28 Labor attorney Clif Langsdale asked for discharge of Jackson County grand jury and to quash its indictments. Circuit Judge Ray G Cowan scheduled a hearing for September 6 and said no grand jury report would be accepted before then. Langsdale, who represents the Central Labor Union and allied bodies, contends the jury illegally learned about labor activities. Eight labor organizers and officers have been indicted. He argues the indictments lack sufficient information.
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Kansas City
Clif Langsdale
Jackson County
Ray G. Cowan
Langsdale
Marion D. Waltner
Col George M Studebaker Dies in South Bend
Col. George M. Studebaker, 74, son of the founder of the Studebaker automobile firm, died after a lingering illness in South Bend Indiana. His death was reported from the city after Aug 26. Washer Service Green Bros Adv.
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Geo. M. Studebaker
South Bend
Ind
George M. Studebaker
Studebaker Automobile Corporation
Green Bros.— Adv
Wallace Beery Lands in Kansas City and Restless Night
Movie star Wallace Beery touched down in Kansas City and told friends he must put his adopted daughter Carol Ann to bed. Minutes later the girl phoned from the Beery suite saying, “He’s asleep.”
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Kansas City
Wallace Beery
Carol Ann
Beery
Residents return from Europe amid transport strain
Lawrence residents abroad begin returning as Europe faces a critical situation. Prof. and Mrs. Walter Sandelius and their children sail home aboard the President Roosevelt, with plans for leave in New York or Washington. Other families, including the Halls and Kendalls, await sailings and return timing this autumn.
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Lawrence
Walter Sandelius
Irene
Franz
Carol
Roosevelt
United States
Southampton
Sandelius
F. Oberg
New York
Washington, D. C
England
Scandinavian Countries
C. A. Hall
Tennessee Street
Ellis Hall
Hall
Thisummer
Munich
Amsterdam
H. T. Jones
Donald A. Kendall
Vienna
Kendall
Europe
George Hood
Ito Springer
Springer
K.U
Switzerland
Paul B. Lawson
Black Forest
Germany
Andre Gronicka
Waldemar Gelich
K. U
Lyle Powell
Bremen
Mobilization in Belgium Advances as Frontiers Bolster Air Patrols
Brussels reports a Belgian cabinet meeting interrupted for talks with the French ambassador who had an audience with King Leopold. Final mobilization orders bring the frontier air patrol to full strength as foreign and defense ministers report progress. Rail connections with Germany reopen after a temporary closure.
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Brussels
Leopold
Defense Ministry
Germany
British Ships Advised to Leave Mediter ranean and Baltic
The admiralty, exercising emergency control, advised British merchant vessels to stay out of the Mediterranean and Baltic seas. Shipping will stop at both ends of the Mediterranean. Vessels already in the sea will continue but must leave Italian ports.
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Britain
Mediterranean
Baltic
London
Furopa
United States
Cherbourg
Southampton
Manhattan
Havre
New York
Germany
Admiralty
Japanese World Fliers Ready to Hop to Whitehorse
Nome Alaska Aug 28 Seven Japanese aviators in the Nippon completed a 2400 mile North Pacific leg to Nome ending at 11 02 pm 3 02 pm CST. They plan a hop to Whitehorse Yukon Territory then Vancouver Seattle San Francisco before turning east toward the United States.
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Nome
Alaska
Whitehorse
Yukon Territory
United States
North Pacific
Bering Sea
Vancouver
B. C
Seattle
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Kansas Will Keep Thanksgiving On November 30 1939
Gov. Payne Ratner denounces President Roosevelt and governors who proposed moving Thanksgiving a week earlier. He defends Kansas tradition, stating the November 30 date is fixed and plans will stand. He calls the move a political gesture and stresses Christian thankfulness over date changes.
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Topeka
Kansas
Roosevelt
Payne Ratner
Governor Hoey keeps Thanksgiving date in North Carolina
Raleigh NC August 28 Governor Hoey announced no change to the state Thanksgiving date. He said the suggested shift from November 30 to November 23 by President Roosevelt was not impressive in a statewide statement.
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North Carolina
Raleigh
N. C
CPI
Hoey
Roosevelt
Netherlands Mobilizes Armed Forces In General Order
Amsterdam reports a general mobilization to triple the Netherlands armed forces. By tomorrow about 400000 men are expected under arms with naval reserves called to man second line ships. The 12 first line warships have long been ready.
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Amsterdam
Netherlands
Berlin Food Stores See Run Amid New Rationing Plan
Berlin Aug 28 housewives rushed to grocers as Nazi officials begin a new ration system. Dairymen and dealers rushed to register for rationing while shoppers bought non rationed stock such as eggs potatoes flour and canned goods. Gasoline will be rationed after Sept 1 with daily limits based on need. The government set weekly meat 700 grams per person daily dairy 60 grams fats 60 grams sugar 280 grams and milk 0.2 liters with extra milk for young children and mothers and for men in heavy labor.
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Berlin
Germany
Lawrence units return from Camp Whiteside training
Members of Companies M and H of the 137th Infantry and Troop I of the 114th Cavalry returned to Lawrence after two weeks at Camp Whiteside Ft Riley Kan. The Adjutant-General’s trophy went to Company H Kansas City Kan. Strong talk of new setup to boost equipment and power. 30 caliber MGs .50 caliber anti tank guns and 81 mm trench mortars planned by Sept 1. Troop I athletes report minor injuries. Troop I softball team lost final. four Haskell men earned berths on regimental boxing team. camp program featured Pittsburg Teachers College tumbling act and community sing.
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137Th Infantry
114Th Cavalry
Lawrence
Camp Whiteside
Ft. Riley
Kan
Galen A. Gorrill
Kansas City
D Company
Dodge City
H Company
Company M
Wayne Allphin
Allphin
Topeka
Troop I
Francis Morawetz
Coffeyville Medical Detachment
Lawrence Cavalrymen
Haskell
Pittsburg
Orchhestra
Showers Expected Across Kansas With Warm Weekend
Topeka reports thundershowers likely tonight in western Kansas and moving east tomorrow with cooler air. Rain is needed in the west to moisten dry topsoil before late plowing. past 48 hours saw only trace amounts in Dodge City and Phillipsburg, with Salina at .04 and Hill City at .01 inches. Temperatures hit 101 in Garden City yesterday and are expected to near 95 in the west and 90 in the east tomorrow, following tonight’s lows 60 to 65 northwest and 70 south and east.
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Topeka
Kansas
A. D. Robb
Dodge City
Phillipsburg
Salina
Hill City
Goodland
Great Lakes
Robb
Weather forecast for Kansas region with showers and cooler conditions
Partly cloudy to cloudy weather with scattered showers in the west and north central tonight and Tuesday. Slight cooling in the west and central areas Tuesday. Temperature readings show 63 at 7 am and 81 at 7 pm yesterday with today’s noon likely adjoined by past highs and lows.
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Kansas
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