Border clashes with Japan and Soviet forces described
Reports from Harbin hospitals overflow with Japanese wounded as Manchukuo border fighting with Soviet Russia and Outer Mongolia continues. Japanese sources claim heavy casualties yet air combat claims show 53 Soviet planes shot down in a large battle. Moscow reports and Tass briefings offer mixed results with both sides claiming victories.
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Shanghai
Manchoukuo
Harbin
Mongola
Japan
Manchukuo
Soviet
Russia
Outer Mongolia
Moscow
Holiday Toll From Fourth Of July Surges In U S
Across the nation more than 600 people died during the four day Fourth of July holiday an increase over last year with automobile accidents leading the list at 281 deaths followed by 158 drownings and 194 due to falls homicides fires and wrecks. Edward Fisher 21 son of the National Safety Council secretary was killed when his car skidded off a road near Ludington Michigan while studying to become a safety engineer.
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U.S
New York
Edward Fisher
National Safety Council
Ludington
Michigan
Emergency Supplies Advice In Parliament
William Morrison, chancellor of the duchy of Lancaster, told the House of Commons that traders should maintain and perhaps increase stocks of essential foods and urged households to build reserves as part of preparedness for any sudden emergency.
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London
Statisn Nousewoiaers
William Morrison
Duchy of Lancaster
House of Commons
Morrison
Floods in Kentucky Kill Dozens and Displace Many
In Morehead and nearby Keck and Breathitt County areas a cloudburst flooded streams and rivers, with 33 bodies recovered and 69 missing in Keck. Authorities feared up to 118 fatalities as 12 people remained unaccounted for in the Keck region and 7 more in Breathitt County.
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Morehead
Kentucky
Keck
W. E. Crutcher
Breathitt County
Breathitt
Walter Deaton
Jackson
Trade Revival Berlin Says Armaments Drive Europe’s Economy
A mid year analysis by Reichs Kredit Gesellschaft, Berlin's large bank, credits giant armaments output with reviving Europe’s economy and extending to France and Great Britain. It warns debt, regulation needs, shifting world credit, and gold distribution as drag factors, noting Germany will push its barter trade system with added energy.
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Berlin
Europe
Reichs Kredit Gesellschaft
France
Great Britain
Germany
United States
New Developments Toronto Survey Northern Ontario Deposits
Controller D F J Con boy said the civic northern Ontario development committee will survey the advisability of developing large lignite coal deposits near Blacksmith Falls to absorb Toronto’s unemployed. The committee will also study encouraging Canadian pottery industries to use untapped clay deposits in northern Ontario.
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Toronto
D. F. J. Conboy
Civic Northern Ontario Development Committee
Blacksmith Falls
Civic Employment Committee
Ontario
Germans Begin Tyrol Repatriation Exodus To Germany
Official circles say the exodus of German speaking Tyrolians from Southern Tyrol into Germany has started and will continue for weeks. About 5000 Tyrolians have entered Germany as the advance guard of thousands more expected to join the Reich labor ranks amid a long standing labor shortage. It was not disclosed what portion of the 150000 Tyrolians will be repatriated.
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Berlin
Tyrol
Italy
Germany
Reich
Protests Over German Moves in Free City Danzig
London reports Britain France and Poland weigh diplomatic steps in response to German military activity in the Free City. Prime Minister Chamberlain says the government will take any necessary measures to make its stance clear in Parliament. Vyvyan Adams urged a strong gesture to deter a Danzig coup.
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London
Great Britain
France
Poland
Danzig
Free City
Chamberlain
House of Commons
Vyvyan Adams
Germany
Britain
King George and Queen Elizabeth Accept Belgium Visit
A formal palace note reports King George VI and Queen Elizabeth will visit Belgium October 24 to 27 in return for Leopold II inviting them to London in November 1937. The trip aims to strengthen Anglo Belgian ties and recalls past wartime links. They are to arrive at Antwerp aboard a British ship and inspect the Liege International Exposition before returning to Britain.
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Kwongoe Nung
George Ana
Elizabeth
Canada
United States
Belgium
Leopold
London
Britain
English Channel
George
Antwerp
Liege
England
Britain Japan Talks Limited to Tientsin Controversy
A Japanese spokesman urged Britain to cooperate while Sir Robert Craigie the British ambassador said forthcoming talks with Tokyo would not discuss the Sino-Japanese conflict beyond the Tientsin issue. He showed cautious optimism about arbitration but warned that forceful tactics could make a solution impossible and lead to catastrophe.
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Britain
Japan
Tokyo
Great Britain
Robert Craigie
Robert
Tientsin
Pensions Bill Proposed for British MPs
London Prime Minister Chamberlain introduced a bill in the House of Commons to create a pension fund for needy ex MPs and widows. Each MP would contribute £12 annually from salary, with pensions capped at £150 for former members and £125 for widows.
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London
Chamberlain
House of Commons
Radio War US Builds Short Wave Station To Offset Propaganda
In Schenectady New York United States engineers prepare a 100 kilowatt short wave station named Big Bertha at General Electric to counter fascist propaganda. The front station should be ready to launch a verbal news barrage within two weeks as part of a wartime information effort against Germany and Italy.
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Schenectady
N.Y
United States
Germany
Italy
South America
General Electric Company
Fiont
Study in Criminal Investigation at Victoria Court House
Officers from British Columbia police began a course in criminal investigation at the court house in Victoria under Staff Sergeant C. K. Mackenzie of the Criminal Investigation Department.
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Vancouver
British Columbia Police
Coort House
C. K. Mackenzie
Criminal Investigation Department of Victoria
Credits for War Materials Arranged in Britain
London reports Britain seeks up to £150 million in trade and defence credits to aid Poland, Roumania, Turkey, and Greece in war readiness. A Polish financial mission has been in London, while some papers question using funds for armament factories in Canada, Newfoundland, and Australia.
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London
The
Daily Mail
Independent
Poland
Roumania
Turkey
Greece
Great Britain
Daily Express
Ind
Canada
Newfoundland
Australia
Tus
Report on Dominion Provincial Relations Uncompleted
Ottawa reports the royal commission on Dominion provincial relations, begun in November 1937, remains unfinished. Prime Minister Mackenzie King said he asked chairman Dr. Joseph Sirois for a definite timeline, unsure if a fall completion is possible, noting the report could influence a general election and proposing a conference of provinces and Dominion to study its findings.
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Ottaw
Mackenzie King
Joseph Sirois
Intenion
Royal Treasures Displayed at Windsor Royal Show
Souvenirs brought back by the King and Queen from Canada were shown at the Royal Agricultural show. The items include gifts from their tour and personal mementos collected by the royal couple. The display, sent by the King with historic Windsor Castle pieces, forms part of a Windsor great park exhibit by the Royal school staff families.
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Windsor
King
Canada
Windsor Castle
Royal School
Windsor Great Park
Van Bata visits New York World’s Fair factory site in Maryland
New York based Czech Slovak industrial leader van Bata, head of the world’s largest shoe combine, arrived on the French liner Tle de France to tour the New York World’s Fair and inspect the first American branch under construction at Belcamp Maryland. Plans include a branch plant in Ontario.
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New York
van Bata
Czecho
Slovakia
Belcamp
Ontario
Transatlantic Trip by Dixie Clipper Lands in Chicago
Manufacturer Ja M McVittie held a Lisbon share and planned no extra phone until returning home to Chicago. He breakfasted in Lisbon and had lunch in Chicago, traveling by Dixie Clipper across the Atlantic and a land plane from New York.
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Chicago
Ja M McVittie
Lisbon
Portugal
New York
India Favors British Connection in Commonwealth Membership
The Congress Party of India, long campaigning for home rule, supports India remaining in the British Commonwealth. D. P. Pandia, general secretary and ex-private secretary to Mahatma Gandhi, stated this position in Montreal.
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Montreal
Tne Congress Party of India
India
British Commonwealth of Nationar
D. P. Pandia
Mahatma Gandhi
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