Rescue Fleet Sifts Through Athénia After Sinking
British destroyers guard a rescue flotilla that saved nearly all aboard the Donaldson liner Athénia after a torpedo attack in the open North Atlantic. The ship carried 1,347 people including about 311 US citizens. fatalities number unknown as officials recount survivors. Captain James Cook reported all aboard except those killed had taken to boats and were rescued.
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London
Athénia
North Atlantic
United States
Athenia
Ministry of Information
Winston Churchill
Admiralty
James Cook
Donaldson Atlantic
Frova
Germans Deny Torpedoing New York in Navy Radio Statement
NBC said a Berlin short-wave broadcast from station DJB claimed the British liner Athenia struck a floating mine and was not torpedoed by a German U boat. DJB is state‑owned, giving official tone to the denial.
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New York
National Broadcasting Company
DJB
Berlin
Athenia
Sinking of Athenia Prompts Ship Rescue Efforts Near Ireland
Reported British destroyers aided in the disaster 250 miles west of Inshtrahull, northern Ireland. The Athenia, torpedoed around Greenwich midnight, carried 1880 lifeboat seats and many refugees including American and Canadian passengers. Captain Cook and 246 Glasgow crew were lost. some rescued. The ship had sailed from Glasgow via Belfast and Liverpool bound for Canada.
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Ireland
Cook
Inshtrahull
Irelad
Athenia
Glasgow
Canada
Belfast
Liverpool
Stephen Early
Roosevelt
Washington
Glasgo
Reid
Britain
Germany
Britain and France mobilize as war begins
Britain begins its blockade and mobilizes the home fleet while France starts an offensive to ease pressure on Poland. A high war command is formed with Lord Gort named commander in chief, and Sir Edmund Tron side and Sir Walter Kirke given key posts as Britain and France renew 1914-style pledges.
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London
Britain
Germany
Poland
United States
Berlin
Chamberlain
France
Lord Gort
Edmund Tronside
Imperial Defense Staff
Walter Kirke
France Opens Land Sea and Air Operations Against Germany
Paris reports France has begun full military operations to relieve Poland and presses a western front offensive near Belfort. The air force cooperates with land forces while the fleet holds positions in the western Mediterranean. Hospitals emptied for military use and diplomatic trains cross at the border as defenses along the Maginot line brace for impact.
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Paris
France
Germany
War Ministry
Poland
Chamber of Deputies
Belfort
Burgundy Gate
Rhine
Reich
Switzerland
Vosges Mountains
Alps
Black Forest
Maginot Hine
Mediterranean
Frech
Berlin
Maginot Line
New War Time Regulations Put Into Effect in German Capital
Berlin reports immediate anti espionage and military service penalties as war measures take effect. Rail links to France severed and stern punishment declared for military crimes. Hitler broadcasts three proclamations urging unity, sacrifice, and victory as German forces advance in Poland and East Prussia.
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France
Czestochowa
Warta
Polish Silesia
Tscew
Upper
Vistula
Moscicki forms Czecho-Slovak legion for Poland aid
Warsaw reports Pi-President Ignace Moscicki approves a Czecho-Slovak legion to defend Poland with General Lev Prehala named as commander and a volunteer call issued. Cairo states Egypt cuts diplomatic ties with Germany and asks passport for its Berlin envoy. Amsterdam notes Netherlands demands respect for neutrality after unidentified warplanes overfly.
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Warsaw
Ignace Moscicki
Poland
Lev Prehala
Slovakia
Prehala
Amsterdam
Netherlands
Britain
Germany
Neutrality policy urged with discrimination by Legion leader
Wichita report on Pi-Harry W. Colmery addressing the American Legion at its department convention. He argued neutrality should distinguish right from wrong and uphold American interests, warning against unconditional abstention from global conflicts and noting risks if totalitarian powers overrun nations.
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Wichita
Harry W. Colmery
The
American Legion
Kansas
Veterans’ Organization
United States
Colmery
Legion
England
France
League of Nations
Germany
Italy
Soviet
Russia
Japan
Canada
Munich
British Steamer Anking Torpedoed Reported Near China
Japanese dispatch from Amoy says the 8,472-ton British steamer Anking was torpedoed between Manila and Hongkong. Butterfield and Swire deny information on the attack. The Anking ferried between Amoy and Manila and has been in service on that route.
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Shanghai
Amoy
Manila
Hongkong
Butterfield
Swire
South China Port
Germans Arrested in Canada and Bombay Under Alien Act
Montreal dispatch reports scores of German citizens arrested early under the enemy alien act by Royal Canadian Mounted Police with similar raids across Canada. Bombay notes 215 German men arrested with similar actions in all parts of India.
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Montreal
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Canada
Bombay
India
Kennedy cable reports Athenia survivors and fatalities
American Ambassador Joseph P. Kennedy cabled Washington stating all aboard the Athenia were rescued except those killed by the explosion. The admiralty reports survivors picked up by other ships and a casualty list will follow. God be thanked.
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London
Joseph P. Kennedy
State Department
Washington
Athenia
Admiralty
Fire Belts Farm Buildings East Of Poehler Mercantile
A blaze yesterday leveled five buildings on Bert Perkins farm near Lawrence. Perkins, 53, escaped with minor facial burns from a kerosene stove explosion as strong winds hindered fire crews. Two dogs perished, two horses were saved, and the barn, hog shed, chicken coop, tool shed and house burned in under an hour.
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Poehler Mercantile Company
Bert Perkins
Perkins
Lawrence
S.E. Perkins
Santa Fe
Heavy gunfire heard in Belgium near German frontier
In Luxembourg heavy gunfire from the German border was reported, echoing 1914. Steel plants along the frontier were shut as a precaution. King Leopold III took command of the army while the cabinet reorganized to preserve neutrality. Five Socialists were invited to join. Parliament was to meet and emergency measures were expected. Food rationing loomed. Eine Leopold gave about $1,600 to the Red Cross and Dowager Elizabeth $800.
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Brussels
Luxembourg
Leopold III
Eine Leopold
Red Cross
Elizabeth
Maysville Paper Prints Brochure Style War Update
The Maysville Independent switches to a four column four page format due to equipment breakdown. The paper declares there is no room for advertisements and notes printing another war would be a headache.
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Maysville
The
Independent
Keep Out of War Warns Landon in 1936 Interview
Topeka reports that 1936 Republican nominee Ral Landon urged cooperation harmony and unity to keep the United States out of war. He warned the impending catastrophe would affect every man woman and child in civilized countries and blamed neutrality legislation and New Deal diplomacy.
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Topeka
Ral M. Landon
United States
America
Four Galilean moons named among Jupiter’s satellites
The Jovian system lists Callisto Europa Io and Ganymede as named moons while the five smallest satellites remain unnamed. The statement reflects the designation of four named satellites out of nine total.
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Jupiter
Callisto
Europa
Ganymede
Britain and France enter the war with Germany
Britain France and Poland declared war on Germany as the liner Athenia was sunk off the Hebrides with 1400 aboard. Hitler ordered his forces to hold the western wall while eastern troops invaded Poland. France and Britain launched a naval blockade and air and land actions followed.
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Great Britain
France
Poland
Germany
Athenia
Hebrides
Cotland
Britain
Adolf Hitler
Picnic Athletics and Band to Highlight Lawrence Labor Day
Lawrence Labor Day events unfold in South park with baseball between American Legion and Centropolis clubs, rides and concessions, and a 25‑piece boys and girls band from the Kansas Odd Fellows home arriving for a 1 30 concert.
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Lawrence
South Park
Lawrence Odd Fellows Lodge
American Legion Club
Centropolis Club
Southpark
Kansas Odd Fellows
Manhattan
Lawrence All-Stars
R. C. Cola
Atchison
Knox Merchants
Topeka
J. P. Brown
Lawrence Singer Girls
Odd Fellows Hall
Eidith
Vermont
van Allm
Rural Schools in Douglas County Begin Opening
Most rural schools in Douglas County opened today with a few delaying until tomorrow. County Superintendent Harold Fisher noted Lawrence schools will start a week later. Classes in Lawrence begin September 11 while Haskell Institute starts tomorrow. Indian students have been arriving by train and bus for days. Fisher said rural buildings saw considerable summer work. Washer Service. Green Bros. Adv.
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Douglas County
Altho
Harold Fisher
Lawrence
Haskell Institute
Fisher
Nations at War Across Europe and Atlantic
Britain France and Poland declare war on Germany after Germany invades Poland. The British liner Athenia sinks off the Hebrides with 1400 passengers including 311 Americans saved. Berlin rejects ultimatums and advances into Poland while Hitler heads east. Paris declares full hostilities with air naval and land forces fighting eastward. Italy signals neutrality but may shift. Roosevelt faces neutrality tests as Canada boosts wartime readiness and a Greek steamer sinks in the Baltic.
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Associated Press
London
Britain
France
Poland
Germany
Hebrides
Churchill
Eden
Paris
Berlin
Hitler
Warsaw
Czestochowa
Breslau
Rome
Mooscow
Japan
Manchoukuo
Russia
Washington
Roosevelt
United States
Ottawa
Canada
Copenhagen
Kosti
Baltic
Lawrence Residents Reach U S as War Turmoil Expands
The article lists Lawrence persons returning or travelling amid European hostilities. Maud Ellsworth arrives in New York via Montreal after leaving Glasgow. others including Miss Alice Newman and Doris Kent are linked to ships like Athenia and Empress of Australia. Various KU faculty and locals sail or travel through Europe with uncertain return plans.
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Europe
United States
Maud Ellsworth
New York
Montreal
Canada
Fred Ellsworth
Ellsworth
Glasgow
Scotland
Alice Newman
Arkansas City
University of Kansas
Pi Beta Phi Sorority
Athenia
D. Arthur Walker
Verner W. Sherer
Lawrence
Caledonian
Doris Kent
H. E. Eustace
Quebec
France
Holland
Norway
Sweden
England
Violetta Garrett
Junior College of
Kansas City
Kan
North Ape
Weather Forecast for Kansas
Kansas forecast shows generally fair conditions tonight and Tuesday with warmer temperatures expected in the northwest. The page lists gas office records and sensor readings with 7 am and 11 am values, plus yesterday's high of 87 and a low of 68.
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Kansas
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