Konoye Ordered to Form Cabinet in Japan
Emperor Hirohito summoned Prince Fumimaro Konoye to the palace and ordered him to form a cabinet, signaling a shift toward totalitarian rule and an expanded foreign policy. Yonai’s resignation followed mounting expansionist pressure.
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Tokyo
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Imperial Palace
Konoye
Japan
Mitsumasa Yonai
Yonai
France
Netherlands
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Italy
Germany
Rumors of Italian German peace push amid Britain war fears
London dispatch reports rumors of an imminent Italo German peace offensive as a prelude to a major armed attack on Britain if Britain rejects overtures. Ciano reportedly to Berlin to negotiate with Hitler amid claims Hitler seeks a new European order with Britain as a buffer.
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London
Britain
Rome
Balkan
Ciano
Berlin
Hitler
Europe
Churchill
Punjab assembly approves arrests of five members
A secret session of the Punjab assembly approved by 91 to 48 the government’s arrest of five members under the Defence of India regulations. Premier Sir Sikander Hyat Khan quoted Communist writings suggesting the interprovincial movement aims to create disorder and spark revolution in India.
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Lahore
Cpreuters
Punjab Assembly
Defence of India
Sir Sinandar Hyat Khan
India
Australian plane sinks U boat in Atlantic action
A Royal Australian Air Force Sunderland flying boat, part of coastal command, dived on and sank an ocean going German submarine in the Atlantic after sighting it. Reconnaissance covered from Scandinavia to the Bay of Biscay while London reports indicate limited enemy bombing in southeast England and near a Scottish town with some casualties and property damage.
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London
C.P.1
Air Ministry
R.A.F
Scandinavia
Bay of Biscay
Ministry of Storne Security
England
Scotland
Atlantic
Sunderland
Royal Australian Air Force
Coastal Command
National Registration Questions Outlined in WW2 Era Card
The National War Services Department released a national registration questionnaire for all Canadian residents. It lists 18 questions for men and additional questions for women covering personal details birth and nationality language health education occupation and living situation with sections on dependents and allegiance.
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National War Services Department
Canadian Division reviewed at Beachborough Park in 1915
July 17, 1915 report notes 2nd Canadian Division reviewed at Beachborough Park Kent by Sir Robert Borden and Sir Sai Hughes. Austria-Hungary Bulgaria Germany Turkey alliance treaty signed as German drive endangers Russian hold on Warsaw and civilian evacuations begin.
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Praga
Beachborough Park
Kent
Robert Borden
Sai Hughes
Austria-Hungary
Bulgaria
Germany
Turkey
Warsaw
Insurance Bill Given First Reading in Ottawa
The unemployment insurance bill to help over 4,000,000 Canadians was introduced in the House of Commons by Minister Norman McLarty and received first reading. Prime Minister Mackenzie King said the government hopes to enact it this session, with detailed debate to follow.
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Ottawa
House of Comminions
Hion
Norman McLarty
Victor
Comons
Lords
Mackenzie King
Commons
McLarty
Britain Reconsiders Romania Aid Guarantee
Foreign Under-secretary Richard Butler told the Commons that Britain sees no further obligation under the old guarantee to aid Romania against threats to its independence.
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London
Britain
Rumania
Richard Butler
The
Commons Today
The Service Not the Man Their Maxim
Britain’s Royal Air Force, once dismissed, has proven its strength in war by destroying 2,548 German aircraft and mounting 295 successful bombing raids on military targets in Germany. The RAF’s bomber fleet, especially Wellingtons, has earned praise as its record grows since the conflict began.
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Drew Middleton
Associated Press
London
Britain
Royal Air Force
Germany
Navy
Spain
RAF
Air Ministry
Ministry of Aircraft Production
R.A.F
Spain Cuts Diplomatic Ties With Chile Over Campaigns
Madrid announced severing diplomatic relations with Chile after accusing Santiago of tolerating an anti nationalist campaign that had reached intolerable limits. The Chilean chargé d'affaires German Vergara was expelled and Spanish diplomats were recalled.
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Madrid
Spain
Chile
German Vergara
For King And Country Is A Righteous Cause, Athlone Says
Ottawa July 17 Governor General Earl of Athlone tells the Canadian Club that fighting for king and country is to defend the keystone of national life. He says the struggle is not about dynasty or tradition but the nation’s continued freedom and collective life.
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Ottawa
Earl of Athlone
Canadian Club of Ottawa
Fugitive Claims Secret Plans for Monster Tank
An unnamed foreign fugitive, believed to hold detailed plans for a large secret tank, seeks entry to Canada with guarantees of freedom. He allegedly mailed a pencil sketch of a land battleship on wheels and discusses a forthcoming “small job” while authorities promise safe entry if he reveals production data. He remains at large in Hong Kong connections and is being pursued by wartime Canada through Gordon Sinclair and The Toronto Star.
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London
C.P
Viscount Halifax
House of Lords
China
Lord Halifax
Commons
Richard Butler
Angle
Toronto
Canada
Gordon Sinclair
Toronto Star
Hong Kong
Sinclair
France
Too Busy to Worry Hitler Invasion Plans Spare Britain
Canadian Press reports Londoners focus on defence and production rather than speculation about when or how Hitler might attack. Officials and civilians drill, fortify, and work in munitions as Britain stays absorbed in readiness. A Saskatoon prison feeding cost is noted in Parliament at six dollars and seventy seven cents per prisoner monthly.
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J. F. Sanderson
London
Hitler
Britain
le Petit Dauphinois
Harts
Baseball Scores From Today in AL and NL East
In the American League Detroit beat Boston 8 5 with a strong late rally. Newsom Sullivan Wilson and Peacock contributed on the mound and at the plate. In the National League New York at Pittsburgh was rained out.
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Detroit
Boston
Newsom and Sullivan
Wilson and Peacock
New York
Pittsburgh
Changes At Airport Crew Arrives to Overhaul Field
Harry Campbell of Red Deer Don Topp of Regina and J W McDonald of Calgary arrive to lead a Dominion government air scheme team. They will remove about half the electric cable from the city air field to enlarge it and relocate border lights and beacon. The work spans multiple provincial airfields for a week or so.
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Lethbridge
Harry Campbell
Red Deer
Don Topp
Regina
J. W. McDonald
Calgary
Dominion Government
Campbell
Tobruk Bombed Heavy Damage and Posts Raided
British communique reports Somaliland camel corps raid on Damerabob post causing casualties and destroying ammunition. RAF raids Tobruk with dense smoke, Sidi Barrani hit by Italian bombers with negligible damage, Asmara airdrome hit, one Italian and one RAF aircraft lost in action.
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Cairo
C.P
Camel Corps
Damerabob
Royal Air Force
Libya
Tobruk
Sidi Barrani
Egypt
Asmara
Kurmak
Sudan
Roosevelt declares no desire for third term nomination
At the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, President Roosevelt stated through Senator Barkley that he has no wish to be a candidate for a third term. Barkley said Roosevelt will not influence delegates and that all delegates are free to vote for any candidate.
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Chicago Stadium
Chicago
Roosevelt
Barkley
Kentucky
Almort
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