Japan pledges aid to abolish Chinese foreign concessions
Tokyo reports Premier Konoye declares Japan ready to support China’s removal of extraterritorial rights and concessions. He envisions a China under Japanese direction with Manchukuo, replacing Chiang Kai-shek’s government, as part of a Japan-China-Manchukuo bloc against communism and for economic cooperation.
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Tokyo
Fumimaro Konoye
Japan
China
Manchukuo
Chiang Kai-Shek
Chungking
United States
Shanghai
Konoye
Britain
Hong Kong
New Order
Germany
Italy
Tientsin
Hankow
Shameen Island
Canton
Amoy
Great Britain
Kokumin
Asia
Hongkong
Hochi
Opie Read at 86 Reflects on Life and Literature
Chicago notes Opie Read turns 86 and remains active in reading and writing. He recalls telling Rockefeller he would outlive his doctors and calls philosophy the undershirt of truth. Read praises literature’s influence on leadership and previews his Autobiography of the Devil.
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Chicago
Opie
Mark Twain
Eugene Field
John Billings
Artemus Ward
Rockefeller
Devil
Mexico City Opens Free Complaint Office to President
Mexico City reports a government initiative by President Cardenas creating a complaints office. Citizens including farmers workers and communities may telegraph up to 20 words daily during a one hour period to be handled directly by the president.
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Mexico City
Cardenas
Espionage Indictments Named Gorin and Salich
Federal grand jury charges Mikhail Gorin 324 coast manager of the Soviet travel bureau and Hafis Salich 33 former Berkeley policeman with espionage. They allegedly collected and transmitted national defense documents to Russia in a conspiracy starting in 1936 and face up to 20 years in prison. Salich, a naturalized American born in Russia, reportedly was paid 1700 dollars for documents. Navy intelligence officers and FBI agents testified.
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Los Angeles
Federal Grand Jury
Mikhail Gorin
Hafis Salich
Berkeley
Calif
United States Naval Intelligence
Russia
United States
Salich
Gorin
Naval Intelligence Service
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Marriage and Divorce Rates Reach Postwar High in 1937
Chicago researchers at the University of Chicago report 1937 saw 11.03 marriages and 1.93 divorces per 1000 people, the highest rates since 1923. The rise reflects a 40 percent jump in marriages from 1932 and a 50 percent rise in divorces from 1935, based on 253 state marriage reports and 16 states’ divorce data.
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Chicago
United States
University of Chicago
Samuel A. Stouffer
Lyle M. Spencer
DADDIES GET A BREAK NOW
St Louis man Arthur Petrov spent 14 years crafting a voice box doll that says mama and papa. The invention addresses perceived bias in dolls and features a 36 piece voice box.
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St. Louis
St. Louis P
Arthur Petrov
Papa
Pon
Petrov
Doll Doctor Petrov Ends Long Steam Engineer Career
Petrov, once a steam engineer, has run a doll doctor business since 1918 as the doll named Mama and Pana tips from side to side.
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Mama
Pana
Petrov
Louisiana Woman Calls One to Kill A Chicken
Baton Rouge report says a woman asked a fireman to kill a chicken, explaining she did not have a fire but wanted the fireman. The chief dispatched a crew to handle the request, finding the woman calm and asking for the unusual favor.
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Louisiana
Baton Rouge
la Fi
Buffalo Mayor Ordered to Restore Full Salary
Buffalo mayor Thomas L. Holling may have to take his full $12,000 salary this fiscal year after a report urged restoring his pay. Earlier, he reduced his pay to $9,600 from the previous $12,000. An auditing firm reviewing city employees’ salaries recommended broad increases.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Thomas L. Holling
Mayor Salary Restore Call Ends In Immediate $12,000 Figure
The spread decreases as officials conclude the mayor's salary should be immediately restored to twelve thousand dollars. The move signals a shift in compensation policy and potential budget implications.
Boar Hunts New Zealand Hunters Survive Tall Tree Battle
Five prominent pig hunters in Umuti faced a massive boar that forced them to climb trees for an hour. The beast was surrounded by dogs and killed after hunters fired 15 bullets.
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Auckland
New Zealand
Umuti
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