Reichstag Threatens World Empire Destruction if Peace Refused
British sources react to Hitler speech promising to fight on if needed and warning England would see a ruined world empire if Churchill refuses peace terms. Hitler asserts a twofold plan with Italy and a Russia accord, stressing Germany's terms and warning Britain.
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London
Adolf Hitler
Britain
Churchill
France
Berlin
Trans-atlantic
Fuehrer
Adovif Hitler
Reichstag
England
Hitler
Russia
Italy
Galeazzo Ciano
United States
Alexander Kirk
Flann Goering
British Isles
Cana
Germany
Italian Cruiser Bartolomeo Colleoni Sunk Near Crete
The Italian light cruiser Bartolomeo Colleoni was sunk off Crete in a morning battle with the Australian cruiser Sydney and a destroyer group. Sydney rescued 250 of Colleoni’s crew of about 500. the second Italian cruiser fled northwest of Crete.
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London
Bartolomeo Colleen
Mediterranean
Sydney
Admiralty
Bartolomeo Coleoni
J. A. Collins
Bartolomeo Colleoni
Nazi Raider Sinks Two Brit ish Ships in West Indies
Reports state the merchant ships King John and Davisian were sunk by a German raider east of St Barthelemy in the West Indies. The Graf Spee raid caused nine ships sunk last fall. Also, Lawrence city registers 7 355 voters with ward counts and registration deadlines through July 26.
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West Indies
Atlantic
Admiralty
Ite de France
Martinique
St. Barthelmy
Lloyd’s
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High Seas
Graf Spee
South Atlantic
Montevideo
Hans Langsdorff
Trinidad
St. Barthelmy Island
England
Italian Planes Bomb Gibraltar After 2000 Mile Flight
Rome reports an Italian formation flew over 2000 miles to bomb Gibraltar yesterday and claims effective hits on the arsenal and military targets. The communique notes a British submarine sunk in the eastern Mediterranean and an attack on a British freighter near the Straits of Sicily. Hood and Ark Royal said to be under repair at the Gibraltar arsenal.
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Gibraltar
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Straits of
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Royal
Britain open to women pilots in air transport service
A British source said that American women pilots who volunteer would be accepted for Britain's air transport auxiliary that ferries warplanes from factories to airfields. No appeal will be made, the statement added.
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London
Britain
Air Transport Auxiliary
Music Camp Students Picnic at Gage Park
About 225 students and supervisors from the Midwestern Music camp will travel from Lawrence to Topeka for an all afternoon and evening outing at Gage Park. Activities include tennis, baseball, swimming, and a picnic supper, with instruments left behind. Transportation relies on 20 more cars and city volunteers. cars depart 3 PM and return by 9 PM.
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Topeka
Lawrence
Chamber of Commerce
Burke Sees Independent Group to Oppose F D R
Senator Burke of Nebraska predicts a national organization of Democrats opposing a third term for President Roosevelt. He notes telegrams of support from Wilkie backers and says he is willing to cooperate but not take a leadership role in the movement.
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Burke
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Roosevelt
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New Deal
Wendell LE
Wilkie
Bank Robbery Suspects Captured After Nebraska Heist
Two Iowa escaped convicts robbed Diller Nebraska State Bank of about 5000 dollars at 9 am. One robber was shot and captured in Marysville Kansas after abandoning their car. A suitcase with part of the loot was recovered. the second bandit escaped as a crowd gathered. Identifications linked the men to earlier Wilber and Fort Madison prison escapes.
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Marysville
Maryville
Kan
Diller, Neb
Elmer
J -Bandit
Fort
Roosevelt accepts third term bid. Wallace chosen as running mate
In Chicago the Democratic convention nominated Franklin D Roosevelt on the first ballot for a third term with Henry A Wallace as vice president. Roosevelt declared he would serve if drafted, while warning against appeasement and threats to democracy. The night ended with a tense roll call and notable opposition to Wallace from several factions.
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Chicago
Roosevelt
Henry A. Wallace
Farley to Retire as Democratic Chair August 17
Chicago July 19 James A Farley announced his retirement as Democratic national committee chairman on August 17 to accept an attractive private business offer, possibly heading the New York Yankees. A five member subcommittee led by Edward J Flynn will select a successor after a conference with President Roosevelt on August 1. Farley pledged full support to the Roosevelt Wallace ticket and said campaign machinery would be set up in New York at the Biltmore hotel. He will remain New York state party chairman and stay active in the NY campaign.
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Democratic National Committee
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Edward J. Flynn
Bronx
Farley
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Roosevelt
Frank G. Walker
New York
National Emergency “Council
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Jim
Byrnes
South Carolina
Joseph P. Kennedy
Great Britain
eCommerce
Harry Hopkins
Leo T. Crowley
Wisconsin
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporaton
Hyde Park
L. W. Robert
Raids Swirl Over the British Isles
London reports nine enemy aircraft shot down over the southeast coast during the day. A dogfight over the Straits of Dover saw a destroyer withstand attack and British fighters force bombers back to the French coast. Bombing raids hit parts of Scotland and Ireland with light casualties.
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Air Ministry
England
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Straits of Dover
English
French
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Callas
Scotland
Ireland
Wales
Aberdeen
Kinsale
$20 Million Smokeless Powder Plant Ordered at Charlestown
The Army awarded an initial $20 million powder order to a yet unbuilt Charlestown Indiana plant authorized this week. E I Du Pont de Nemours and Company will build the facility expected to produce 200000 pounds of powder daily, tripling US output and helping reach a yearly world war production rate of one billion pounds.
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Army
Charlestown
Ind
E. I. DuPont de Nemours ,and Company
Wilmington
Del
United States
War Department
Private Berlin Sources Fault Roosevelt War Aiding Axis Enemies
Berlin reporters privately critique Roosevelt’s July speech as prolonging the war. Commentators say national unity remarks echo traitor fears about Germans and Italians in America and oppose fascist oppression while noting official Berlin silence.
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Upi
Roosevelt
America
Average of 60 stocks shows slight drop to 41.4
The daily average of sixty stocks stands at 41.4 points, down from yesterday’s 41.7 as market activity slows.
Troop Trains to Move 132 091 Officers and Men Next Month
Washington reports that 132 091 national guard army officers and men will be transported by 466 special trains next month. The movement uses 8 112 coaches 1 824 stock cars and 497 flat cars with sleeping cars and rear of the by motor ops.
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Washington
National Guard Army
Army
ROTC Infantry Students Complete Fort Leavenworth Camp
Twenty six ROTC infantry students from Kansas University Kansas State College and other schools spent six weeks at Fort Leavenworth. They trained in mess hall management field maneuvers and fired rifles machine guns and pistols. One KU recruit fired the Garand rifle achieving a sharpshooter rating among 12 of 219 who tested. The university group leads the fourth platoon with Wentworth Wichita and KU among the participants.
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University of Wichita
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Arkansas
Willkie Speech Draws Cheers at Denver Stockyards
Wendell L. Willkie addressed a cheering Denver Union Stockyards crowd promising understanding of American hardships from lived experience. He warned against pretensions to the presidency and pledged to defend civil liberties in a hard fought democracy amid a blazing sun.
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Wendell L. Willkie
Denver Union
Roosevelt
England Warned Against Civilian Snipers by Berlin Press
Berlin press warns Britain against civilian snipers in anticipated invasion of England. Deutsche Allgemeine Zeitung says German army will enforce international war usage on non uniformed snipers. Reports note British religious publications urging house to house civilian resistance.
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Berlin
England
Deutsche Allgemeine Zeitung
New Japanese Cabinet Plans Close Ties With Axis Powers
Tokyo reports say Prime Minister Konoye and four key ministers agreed on closer cooperation with Germany and Italy. They discuss possible protection for the Netherlands East Indies and French Indo-China, while aiming for amnesty with Berlin on South Sea actions. No full details were released.
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Konoye
Italy
Germany
Crted
United States
Great Britain
Soviet Russia
Krueger to Lead Orchestra Sunday in University Concert
Karl Krueger director of the Kansas City Philharmonic conducts the Music Camp Orchestra in a Sunday afternoon concert at Hoch auditorium. The program features Tschaikowsky Marche Slave and Ravels Bolero with a capella choir and Schubert Ave Maria. Dr A Austin Harding leads the music camp band with selections from his library.
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Kansas City Philharmonic Orchestra
Krueger
University
East
Kansas City
Hoch Auditorium
D. M. Swarth
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Ravel
Schubert
A. Austin Harding
University Ofllinois
J. Harding
Fowler Grove
Hardings
Russell L. Wiley
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No relief in sight as heatwave lingers in Kansas
Topeka reports 26th straight day with no measurable rain and record highs around 100 to 105 degrees across several states. Weatherman S D Flora warns of continued heat with limited chances for widespread thunderstorms and continued dry conditions impacting crops and pastures.
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Iowa
Minnesota
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Phillipsburg
Salvation Army Doughnut Tag Day to Aid War Relief
The Salvation Army plans a Doughnut Tag Day tomorrow with thousands of doughnut replicas sold to raise funds for its war relief campaign. The Veterans of Foreign Wars auxiliary led by Mrs R D Mangold will oversee tag sales as Lawrence churches host a Sunday finish to the drive. Eddie Mead, manager of Henry Armstrong, is suspended 60 days by the New York State Athletic Commission for refusing to remove Armstrong’s bandages.
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John J. Phelan
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