Italy Proposes Five Power Peace Conference Amid War Delay
London dispatch reports Italy proposing a five power conference to avert Polish-German war as Britain delays war declaration. Chamberlain and Halifax voiced cautious optimism while Labour leader Greenwood urged unity with France and action. Parliament approved conscription and air-raid civil defense bills as cabinet met after Kennedy talks. Northern Ireland exempted from conscription. King George VI called a special session.
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London
Great Britain
Germany
Chamberlain
House of Commons
House
House of Lords
Halifax
Italy
Poland
Commons
Britain
France
Joseph P. Kennedy
Count Edward Raczynski
No. 10
Downing Street
Duke of Windsor heads home after abdication exile
British sources report the former king the Duke of Windsor and his wife Wallis Warfield may fly from the Riviera to England for the first time since his abdication in 1936. The couple have lived between Paris and Cap dAntibes with no firm return date announced.
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Paris
Duke of Windsor
England
Wallis Warfield
Sife
Farnborough
The
Riviera
Chateau de la Croe
Mediterranean
Cap D’antibes
Windsor
France
Cancellation of Sailing Strands Many Americans
Paris Sept 2 More than 1 000 American refugees from war threatened Europe were stranded today as a government order halted departure of the French liner Ile de France just as she was about to sail. The embassy said the French government assured it the liner would sail eventually but she remained at Le Havre 24 hours after schedule. Passengers resignedly settled to life aboard the ship in port, many sleeping in cots in salons and recreation rooms.
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Paris
America
Europe
Ile de France
le Havre
Kansas Faces Heat Wave With 112 Degree High
Wellington registers 112 degrees as a blistering heat wave grips Kansas. Parsons hits 107 in the afternoon, with 104 noted at 3:30. A separate report shows libel action filed by County Attorney Tom Harley against John L. Spivak and Lewis B. Birk over the brochure Secret Armies accusing Prof. Kurt A. Sepmeyer of Nazism.
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Kansas
Wellington
Kan
Mercury
Fredonia
Parsons
Wichita, Kan
Tom Harley
John L. Spivak
Lewis B. Birk
New York
Secret Armies
Kurt A. Sepmeyer
University of Wichita
Defense program advances with $5 million plane contract
Washington sept 2 press reports tentative award of a 5,000,000 contract for observation planes to the Curtiss aeronautical division of Curtiss Wright Corp Buffalo N Y.
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Washington
Star Department
Curtiss Aeronautical Division
Curtiss-Wright Corporation
Buffalo
N. Y
New Crop Insurance Manager Named in Kansas City
State AAA offices announced the appointment of Arthur E. Cummings of Fowler as acting manager of the federal crop insurance corporation branch in Kansas City, succeeding W. A. Talbot, effective Sept. 2.
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Manhattan
Kan
AAA
Arthur E. Cummings
Fowler
Federal Crop Insurance Corporation
Kansas City
W. A. Talbot
Injured Girl in Ferris Wheel Accident
Dorothy Ellen Markley, 16, of Bennington, was critically injured when her ferris wheel seat failed and fell about 25 feet. Daughter of Mr and Mrs Isaac Markley, she has not regained consciousness in Minneapolis Kansas.
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Minneapolis
Kan
Dorothy Ellen Markley
Bennington
Isaac Markley
War Bulletins From Across The World On Sept Two
Reports from London Berlin and Toronto describe cabinet expansions including Churchill amid evacuation of London schoolchildren to country havens. A Berlin air raid warning is issued and Soviet ambassador shifts to Germany with a military mission arriving at Templehof. Canadian defense forces mobilize as sugar rationing appears. London zoo keepers gas deadly reptiles as raid precaution.
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Berlin
C.S.T
Alexander Shkwartzeff
Germany
Templehof
Toronto
Canada
Dominion
MacKenzie King
London
London Zoo
Fuller Sets Bendix Race Record In 2042 Miles
San Francisco manufacturer Frank Fuller won the Bendix race from Burbank to Cleveland arriving at 12 21 p m CST. He averaged 282 098 mph and beat his own 1937 record of 258 mph. His time was seven hours 14 19 and he made one stop at Goodland Kansas for fuel.
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Cleveland
Frank Fuller
San Francisco
Burbank
Cal
Fuller
Jacqueline Cochran
Seversky
Goodland
Kan
Arthur Bussey
Naval Reserve
Royersford
Bussey
Bendix
N. J
Howard Hughes
Global War Alerts, Warnings Narrow Into War Plans
Across Europe and the United States leaders take drastic steps as Britain and France issue final warnings. Germany presses into Poland while President Roosevelt prepares a public address to keep the United States out of war. Parliament in London and officials in Paris and Moscow relay mounting tension and possible declarations of war.
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London
Winston Churchill
Rome
Mussolini
Vittorio Emanuele
Il Duce
Washington
Roosevelt
United States
Moscow
Russia
Germany
A. S. Erekaloff
Daladier Wins War Power to Fight Germany
Premier Daladier gains implied authority to declare war by a 69 billion franc war budget approved by the chamber. France pledges to defend Poland if German aggression continues, while seeking last‑minute peace efforts and warning of potential Britain France action if Germany advances.
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Paris
Daladier
Chamber of Deputies
Germany
Chamber
France
Poland
Edouard Herriot
Adolf Hitler
Stores to close later on weekdays in Lawrence
Lawrence merchants will shift weekday closing time to 5 30 p m starting Tuesday, from 5 p m. Saturday hours remain 9 p m. The Merchants Bureau announces the change, with H W Keene as chairman.
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Lawrence
H. W. Keene
Merchants Bureau
Stock Market Index Report and Classified Ad Snippet
The stock index records an average of 60 stocks at 46.7, up from yesterday’s 46.1. Also appears a small classified line: Cash for used texts at Keeler's.
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Keeler’s
Ady
Germany claims air and sea dominance in Poland zone
Berlin reports a Nazi radio broadcast declaring the German air force has conquered Polish airspace after extensive attacks on military targets in Poland. It claims naval domination of the Baltic Sea and positions near the Vistula river southwest of Grudziadz, potentially bottling Polish forces in the corridor.
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Baltic Sea
Berlin
Poland
Vistula
Grudziadz
Pomorze
Copenhagen
Crowded on ship as war news hits Lawrence couple returns to New York
Mr and Mrs Andre van Gronicka of Lawrence Kansas arrived in New York aboard the Nieuw Amsterdam after fleeing Europe as tensions rose. The voyage became a tense scramble with passengers crowded around bulletin boards and radios. Other locals including Edna Best and Mrs Douglas Fairbanks Sr were aboard and more Lawrence residents awaited word.
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New York
Andre van Gronicka
Lawrence
Kan
Holland-American Line
Nieuw Amsterdam
Gronicka
University of Kansas
Europe
Edna Best
Herbert Marshall
Douglas Fairbanks, Sr
Sylvia Ashley
Nazis in Four Attacks On Westerplatte Island
London reports from Warsaw say German forces attacked Westerplatte island guarding Danzig harbor four times. Marshal Smigly-Rydz praised the heroic garrison and Poland vowed to defend the fort. A Polish chaser pilot reportedly battled a heavy bomber, both aircraft rumored to have fallen in flames.
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London
P—Exchange Telegraph
Warsaw
Westerplatte
Danzig
Marshal Smigly-Rydz
Poland
130 Dead in Polish Air Raids Report
London dispatch from Sept 2 quotes Polish telegraph agency via BBC summary stating 130 killed in German air raids on Polish territory, including 12 soldiers, with 94 killed in action and many seriously wounded. Official Polish communiqué attributed to Marshal Smigly-Rydz reports Polish forces generally held, destroyed seven German tanks, and captured several prisoners in one sector.
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London
Radio
British Broadcasting Company
Smigly-Rydz
Kansas Leaders Urge U S Stay Out of War
At Olathe Kansas on September 2 Senator Arthur Capper and Governor Payne H Ratner urged the United States to remain out of European conflict. Capper said Americans do not wish to be drawn into another war and Ratner called the European war none of our business. They spoke at the dedication of Olathe’s new pest office during the old settlers reunion.
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Ratner
Sen. Capper
Dedication
Olathe
Kan
Kansas
Arthur Capper
Payne H. Ratner
United States
Capper
Europe
Kansas Bureau of Investigation
Kansas Industrial Development Commission
U. S
U. S. Ayer
al@gyras
Guyer
Great Britain
France
Germany
Italy
Versailles
Walter A. Haxman
War Goes On Frame a Reply As War Goes On Early Army Objectives Are Exceeded
Berlin dispatch reports Adolf Hitler and advisers preparing a Western reply as Britain and France issue final warnings. German high command says Poland advance continues and objectives have been exceeded with key towns captured and corridors reaching toward the Polish coast. Diplomatic moves include Polish ambassador Lipski leaving Berlin and Sweden and Netherlands taking Polish interests. Daily military communiques planned. a Russian commission and new Soviet ambassador expected.
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Berlin
Adolf Hitler
Great Britain
France
London
Paris
Germany
Poland
Britain
Associated Press
Teschen
Silesia
Pless-Nikolai
Klebnik
Czestochowa
Wieroszow
Kenten
Schildberg
Pomorze
Bydgoszcz
Gdynia
Kulm
Tczew
Danzig
Reich
Hitler
Jozef Lipski
Sweden
Netherlands
Warsaw
Henderson
Coulondre
Oth
Polish War Begins with 94 Luftwaffe Raids on Poland
Warsaw reports 94 air raids in the first 24 hours of invasion killing 180 people mostly women and children. Civilians were bombed and machine-gunned on roads as 16 German tanks an armored train and 500 prisoners were reported. The German air force lost 33 planes including 20 bombers.
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London
Reuters
Today
Warsaw
Polish Telegraph Agency
Poland
Fire College Instructors Named For Kansas Event
Eleven prominent faculty members were named as instructors for the fourth annual Kansas Fire College to be held October 3 to 6 at the University. Harold Ing ham notes expected attendance of 125 to 150 Kansas fire fighters.
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Kansas Fire College
Harold G. Ingham
Kansas
H. J. Callahan
Fort Dodge
D. S. Flynn
Ethyl Gasoline Corporation
North Kansas City
R. J. Douglas
School For Technical Training
Oklahoma A. & M. College
Stillwater
Henry Werner
University of Kansas
Clyde Latchem
Topeka
H. W. Lange
Underwriters Laboratories, Inc
Chicago
Richard E. Vernor
Western Actuarial Bureau
H. G. Lindgren
McPherson
Kan
E. J. Stewart
Kansas Inspection Bureau
Cal A. Durand
Coffeyville
J. D. Donovan
Board of Public Utilities
Kansas City
Roosevelt Slow on Neutrality Act Decision Says Press Aide
President Roosevelt will not be rushed into invoking the neutrality act per Stephen Early. The White House plans daily briefings with army and navy intelligence chiefs and a late 8 p.m. radio address as world events unfold. The act’s language gives the President discretion to act when a state of war exists, Early said. No war has been declared yet.
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Washington
Roosevelt
White House
Stephen Early
Army
Navy
C.T.C
Congress
Early
Poland declares state of war as forces resist invasion
President Ignace Moscicki declared Poland under a state of war as reports say forces resist German invasion on three fronts. Parliament met to enact emergency measures while the German envoy left Poland. Air raid sirens sounded in Warsaw but planes did not appear. The government said it would not bomb open cities despite German attacks.
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Lebrun
Germany
Poland
England
France
Edouard Herriot
Daladi
Warsaw
Ignace Moscicki
Besek
Netherlands
Danzig
Roosevelt
Kansas Governor Urges Stability in European Crisis
Gov. Payne H. Ratner told Douglas County readers at the Santa Fe Trail picnic to keep calm amid Europe’s crisis. He pushed streamlined government, cost cuts, and no new taxes, citing $700,000 in reduced appropriations and $100,000 veto savings.
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Payne H. Ratner
Douglas County
Kansas
State House
Ratner
Heat Break Expected Across Kansas Over Labor Day Weekend
Topeka dispatch notes a retreat of late summer heat across Kansas with cooler air arriving from the northwest affecting western regions by tomorrow and the east by Monday. No rain is forecast despite cloudiness as highs dip from 95 to 100 today to lower 90s in western areas tomorrow. Dodge City topped 104 yesterday and St Francis recorded 0.02 inch rainfall.
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Topeka
Kansas
S. D. Flora
Yellowstone Park
Middle West
Flora
Oklahoma
Texas
Missouri
Nebraska
Palagadlo
Dodge City
St. Francis
Kansas Weather Forecast and Temperature Records
Partly cloudy tonight with cooler conditions in the west tonight and across the central and western areas on Sunday. Temperatures show a 7 am reading of 73 and a noon reading of 95, with yesterday’s maximum and today’s minimum noted.
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