Parley Preparations Between Axis Powers In Europe
Reports from Rome state Japanese ambassadors met with Italian and German officials at Lake Como to plan wide scale military, political, and economic talks. Britain faces growing pressure as Tokyo hints at a military pact with Berlin and Rome amid currency and trade tensions. In Tientsin violence, a mob attacked the British International Export Corporation offices, with staff taking refuge as Britons accuse Japan of fomenting the assault.
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Italy
Germany
Stefani
Tokyo
United States
Tientsin
Britain
British International Export Corporation
Hai River
Texas Oil Co
Hold Two Suspects For Bank Robbery
Bala Ont August 4 Police suspended their search for two gunmen who held up the Royal Bank of Canada branch in Bala, stealing 1900. Two men were in custody in connection with the robbery including Edward Davis of Montreal charged with armed robbery and Louie Wall.
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Royal Bank of Canada
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Loule Wall
Should Look After Needy War Veterans
Kamloops, Aug. 4. Hon. H. H. Stevens tells British Columbia Command delegates that the federal parliament must care for returned soldiers. He argues municipalities and provinces cannot handle needy veterans and urges federal responsibility for welfare and industrial relief for all veterans.
Three Men Held on Vagrancy Charge in Bank Theft Probe
Toronto police say a third suspect may be nearby as they report $198 in two dollar bills in Davis possession and $100 in Wall's hotel room. Investigators found a canvas bag with over $1,000 tied to the bank under a rock in a rail right of way.
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Wall
Return to Fundamentals On Which League Nations Was Founded
Ottawa reports quote a Canadian League Society series asserting collective security as essential, urging nations to adopt firm obligations. Prominent figures including Arthur Meighen and W A Buchanan argue Canada must form real alliances and press governments to reestablish League principles and active commitment.
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William Beattie
London
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Danzig Orders Armed Forces to Sign Service Declaration
Nazi authorities in Danzig ordered all members of the armed forces to sign a declaration to remain in service until the free city is returned to the Reich. Albert Forster inspected defence preparations at Matzkau camp as aerial landing maneuvers were announced at Langfuhr airfield.
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Matzkau
Riverside Highway Open After Asphalting Completion
The trans-Canada highway stretch from Redcliff hill to St. Patrick's church was finished on Wednesday and is now open to traffic. Motorists praised the smooth surface and the quick, high quality work by the officials and crew. Work on the Dunmore hill section toward the city limits has begun, with plans to continue the public works department streets program after completion.
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Mrs Allen Remanded in Calgary Case Over Feathers Attack
Mrs Ethel Allen and daughter Betty were remanded until August 10 in police court on charges of assault causing bodily harm to Nurse Alice Knowles after the alleged tar and feathering incident. Two witnesses testified and the defence is to be prepared when the case resumes.
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Ethel Allen
Betty
Alice Knowles
Jumped From Hotel Window Three Dead
A Chicago coroner's jury linked the German government’s “per secution” of Czecho Slovakia to the deaths of Adelia Langer and her two sons, Jan and Karel, who leapt from the Congress Hotel’s 13th floor. The husband, Karel Langer, testified to their family’s ruin and Adelia’s temporary insanity.
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C.P
Czecho-Slovakia
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Karel Langer
Adelia
Crechd
Slovakia
Jan Misha
Karel Tommy
Gix
Spaniards Ordered to Keep Family Budgets for State Review
The Nationalist government in Madrid issued a decree requiring every Spanish household to maintain a budget book showing income, expenditures, and food consumption. A new Labor Ministry unit will oversee home finances to map middle class structures, assess consumption, and guide future distribution needs.
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Ministry of Labor
Spain
Market Short on Farm Produce This Morning
The small market reported limited farm produce with butter priced at 2 pounds for 35 cents and eggs at 2 dozen for 35 cents.
Tension Grows Between Poles And Danzig City
Warsaw reports mounting strain in Danzig as Poland maintains economic reprisals until customs duties are restored. News notes possible frontier opening with East Prussia could trigger severe consequences. Kurier Polski cites four crisis dates including harvest, Koenigsberg visit, and Nazi fortification plans near Poland.
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Danzig
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Slovakia
Britain weighs fleet move as Japan axis tightens ties
London reports Prime Minister Chamberlain warned Japan Britain could send a fleet to the Far East if circumstances require. The Commons and Lords adjourned, with Britain stressing diplomacy but ready to act to protect British subjects amid Rome Berlin axis discussions.
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Resent Action Of the Mayor Of Vancouver
The British Columbia Command of the Canadian Legion passed a resolution expressing intense resentment at charges against Brigadier W. W. Foster, chief of the Vancouver police and Dominion president of the Legion. The pledge lauds Foster as a gallant soldier and great leader, urging unity and peace for Canada. Hon. Ian Mackenzie praised Foster’s Ottawa testimony on jobless men, while Vancouver Center MP Mackenzie urged Dominion unity and defense.
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Heat Keeps District Parched Amid Dry Outlook
The district endures continued hot dry weather with noon sun pushing to 89 degrees. Farmers haying report ample feed likely this winter due to June rains, while crops deteriorate under the heat. yesterday peaked at 91 degrees at 2 PM and a 63 degree low overnight.
Gentlemen's agreement shields privacy at Windsor villa beach
In Cannes Frances Aug 4 a police boat owner pact promises to respect privacy at the Duke and Duchess of Windsor villa beach. Visitors in boats had previously spied from the water edge with binoculars. Police cannot ban boats but secured promises from excursion operators to end the view trips.
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Frances
C.p.havas
Duke and Duchess of Windsor
Chateau de la Croe
Another Job For U.S. Lending Program
The House rejected the Roosevelt lending program by 191 to 170 and declined to consider an $800.6 million slum clearance and housing bill. A Republican Democrat coalition blocked the measure as they did the prior works financing bill, with 187 Republicans and 54 Democrats supporting the action.
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A.P
United States
House of Representatives
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House
Europe Armed Camp On The Eve Of War Anniversary
Twenty five years after the great war Europe remains an armed camp with all war factors present and few essentials for peace. The piece notes lights going out across Europe and warns war could be inevitable unless Germany and Hitler adopt moderating policies.
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C.P
Europe
Germany
Hitler
Nine More IRA Terrorists Expelled to Ireland
London reports nine more Irish terrorists were sent to Eire from Liverpool after being expelled from Britain. The nine boarded the Munster with 7 other expulsions in the last 24 hours, raising total expulsions to 16. Sir Samuel Hoare signed four expulsion orders and three entry refusals, bringing his total to 46 orders since emergency measures began.
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Eire
Birmingham
Manchester
Munster
Hitler
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Republic
Sean Russell
Irish Republican Army
Samuel Hoare
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England
Great Britain
Britain
Senate fights over farm relief funding in loan bill
The economy bloc celebrates the omission of funds for a given purpose while the Senate leans toward farm relief. An effort to insert a $119,000,000 farm loan amendment into the bill is being developed, reflecting inter-branch debate over agricultural support and financing.
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Wells Sees Roosevelt as Hope for World Brain Salvation
London reports H. G. Wells argues that the United States guided by Franklin D. Roosevelt offers the clearest chance for humanity to achieve a world brain. Wells praises Roosevelt for advancing democratic equality and mass education, while warning about a post Roosevelt era and the dangers of returning to old individualism.
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H. G. Wells
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