Thirty Soviet Citizens Arrested in Manchukuo Plot Alleged
Thirty Soviet citizens are reported arrested in Manchukuo over a alleged gigantic plot linked to Soviet sources. The case follows the assassination of Sui Fen Wo, attache to the Japanese mission, with officials of Manchukuo and Japanese forces named in the alleged plan.
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Manchukuo
London Daily Herald
London
Thelien
Mar
Hixpress Today
Warbin
Sui Fen Wo
Chinese Eastern Railway
President Roosevelt discusses drought relief and political activity ban
President Roosevelt outlined steps to ease United States drought devastation by ensuring adequate relief for affected farmers and stable food supplies at fair prices. He also reaffirmed the policy against political activity by relief workers and approved dismissals of federal agents running for office or engaging in campaigns.
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Washington
A.P
Roosevelt
United States
Cork Bloodshed as Soldiers Crack Down on Farmers
In Cork Aug 14, soldiers in helmets patrolled after a fierce clash with 5000 farmers. One man slain and many injured including eight doctors tending the wounded near a tax sale. A woman, Mrs La moon O Neill, risked herself to shield others and help get Jeremiah Lynch to safety.
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Cork
A.P
Jeremiah Lynch
Lamoon O’ Neill
Morgenthau Publishes Roosevelt Silver Policy Letter
Secretary Morgenthau released a June 14 White House directive from President Roosevelt ordering certificates to be issued against all silver held by the treasury not needed for redeeming existing certificates. The move aims to clarify the U S treasury silver policy amid ongoing efforts to manage silver holdings.
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Washington, Aug
A.P
United States Treasury
Henry Morgenthau
Roosevelt
Treasury
Rain Lifts Hopes Of Slim Harvest In Six States
The Associated Press reports weekend rains in six U.S. states bring cautious optimism for farmers facing drought. Illinois and Indiana saw showers with forecasts of more in coming days, though late in the season to salvage major crops. Rain brings crucial relief for water-short farms despite limited impact on yields.
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Associated Press
United States
Central States
Illlinois
Indiana
Naval Air Expansion Plan Tackles 2100 Planes and Training
U S Naval Air Program outlines a five year expansion drafted by Congressman Carl Vinson with the Navy Department. It calls for 2100 planes beyond 72400 already authorized but unfunded and supports expanding the Philadelphia aircraft factory and Pensacola training facilities. Vinson argues for national defense and economy guiding a definite program to grow naval air power and reserve planes for carriers.
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Washington
A.P
Carl Vinson
Ae Committee
Navy Department
Presentaon
Vinson
Philadelphia
Pensacola
E.la
Naval Aviation Training School
Naval Air Force
Massive 30 Million Pound Rock Slide At Niagara Gorge
Niagara Falls at Goat Island drew crowds as a 30 million pound rock slide from Horseshoe Falls created a 200 foot water jet into the gorge. The event marked a second major slide since 1928 and fed geological theories on the falls' eventual disappearance.
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Niagara. Falls
Onl
Niagara Gorge
Horseshoe Falls
Wiler
Goat Island
E.S.T
Hitler's top lieutenants rally for plebiscite support
Berlin August 14 AP propaganda chief Goebbels and three other Wehrmacht aides spoke to large crowds pledging support for Hitler in next Sunday's plebiscite. They argued Hitler acts for all Germans and attacked foreign press coverage and financial leaders.
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Berlin
A.P
Hitler
Joseph Goebbels
Herman Wilhelm Goering
Munich
Wilhelm Frick
Cologne
Rudolph Hess
Breslau
Germany
Goebbels
Strikers Riot In Brampton Amid Factory Clash
In Brampton Ontario on August 14, 25 strike breakers from Williams shoe factory faced rocks sticks and tomatoes from strikers. Six special constables from Guelph aided police as clashes escalated with hotel windows broken and 1000 onlookers. Several were injured including broken noses and cuts.
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Brampton
Ont
C. L
Williams
Guelph
Stratford
Kitchener
J. S. Beck
Toronto
Grasshopper plague dies by parasite near Sullivan Lake
Government experts report millions of grasshoppers killed in the Sullivan Lake area by a parasitic fly whose eggs hatch inside the victims. The dry lake bed served as a breeding ground, starting on wild clover and then damaging grain fields as drought spread.
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Castor
Atta
C.P
Nature
Sullivan Lake
Zita presses for Hapsburg restoration amid European caution
The former Empress Zita is described as a fast worker pushing to restore the Hapsburg throne in Austria despite objections from lesser powers. Italian officials suggest a slow path for Archduke Otto, possibly elevating him as king, while Vatican views on restoration are neutral though favorable if a Catholic monarch returns.
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Harold P. Braman
Associated Press
London
A.P
Zita
Hapsburg
Austria
Otto
Sweden
Vatican City
Vatican
Holy See
Trouble in Saar Region Plea for 2000 Extra Police
Geneva report from the Saar governing commission asks the League for at least two thousand additional foreign police ahead of the January plebiscite to decide if Saar will be French German or League-controlled. The commission says the situation is out of control and urges recruitment from League countries where German is spoken.
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Geneva
Saar
League of Nations
League
William C Sigerson Resigns as Canadian Airways Manager
William C Sigerson resigns from his role as general manager of Canadian Airways Limited. The move concludes his tenure leading the airline's operations and strategy.
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William C. Sigerson
Canadian Airways, Ltd
Explosion in Potash Mine at Ensisheim Kills Eight
Eight miners dead and three in serious condition after a potash mine explosion at Ensisheim. Foreman among four rescued died in hospital. Eleven men were underground out of a usual 143. three days a week work. Three blasts drew crowds to the gates as a small crew repaired an elevator cable.
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Colmar
France
C.P
Ontario Storm Ravages Delhi Guthrie Tobacco Crops
A severe cyclone with hail and rain struck parts of Ontario, damaging property and crops. Delhi district suffered 1000 to 1200 acres of tobacco destroyed, with widespread crop losses and debris blocking highways near Guthrie and Barrie.
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Toronto
C.P
Ontario
Delhi
Guthrie
Norwich
Otterville
Barrie
Thought Crime Of Vengeance
Three unidentified men lured Alexander W Soulgigoff, a police court interpreter in Montreal, to a false address and shot him twice early this morning. He died in the street after stumbling from his car, as the gunmen fled. Police deem the killing a crime of vengeance.
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Montreal
C.P
Alexander W. Soulgikoff
Soulgikoff
Soulgiloff
Labatt Kidnapping Shocks Canada Brewer Leader
Sarnia Ontario reports a kidnapping of John S Labatt 60 president of Carling Brewery Ltd while en route from London to Sarnia. A ransom note demanded 150000 dollars and a car found near London hints at a staged abduction. Police cordon off the Sarnia Beach summer home and warn media away as investigations continue.
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Sarnia
Sarnia Beach
John
Labatt
London
John S. Lasbatt
Carling, Brewery, Ltd
St. Joseph's Hospital
Gunmen Flee After Attack Near Delamau Street
Residents aided by neighbors rushed to help after gunmen opened fire. The attackers fled along Delamau diere street, turned into a vacant lot, and disappeared.
Rain Aids Firefighters in Cypress Hills Area
Three hours of soaking rain last night eased the Cypress Hills fire situation. One hundred men stationed at strategic points with equipment from Edmonton. lookouts with telephone links to the Ranger's station. RCMP reports to Medicine Hat. volunteers could be rushed if needed. Generous public response to blanket request noted but blankets not needed. A separate dispatch from Nelson BC reports fires controlled in East and West Kootenay with light showers. two lives lost in the Selway region of central Idaho as fires continue with about four major blazes and 4000 men mobilized frontier-wide.
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Cypress Hills
Edmonton
Corps
J. K. Barnes
R.C.M.P
Medicine Hat
Arisingssye
Ald
J. A. King
Nelson
B.C
C.P. Daa
West Kootenay
Internationa
Spokane
Wash
Selway
Fional Forest
Idaho
Reliefscorps
Pacific Northwest
Forest Service
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A.P. Science
Spellbinders
Tlitler
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