Fighting Breaks Out in Frontier Cities Amid Death Toll
Reported clashes between Czechoslovak gendarmes and Sudeten Germans result in at least 40 deaths across frontier towns near the German border. Martial law expands to ten Sudeten districts as authorities reinforce Prague amid looming plebiscite threats. Australia pledges full UK support in the international crisis.
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Prague
C.P
Sudeten
Schwaderbach
Falkenau
Heulein
Konnitau
Graslitz
Haberspirk
Sudetens
Flitler
Nuremberg
Germany
Henlein
Hitler Says Nothing of Crisis in Prague and Sudeten Tensions
Berlin reports indicate Hitler remains quiet on the Sudeten German crisis as Prague and Sudeten leaders clash over demands. The DLN agency denies a German mobilization while officials note four Sudeten demands presented to Czechoslovakia President Beneš.
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Hitler
Czechoslovakia
Dln.b
Jenes
Germany
Aatter
Konrad Henlein
Prague
Eveipment
Kiel
Marshal Goering
Zeltung
Police clash with Sudeten rioters in Beger raid
Police in armored cars engaged Sudeten rioters at Beger after raiding two Sudeten headquarters and seizing an alleged illegal arms cache. Rioters fired rifles and a machine gun as the confrontation began.
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Prague
C.P
Beger
Travel to Europe Surges Despite War Rumors
Montreal reports that over 2000 excursionists sailed from Canadian and U S ports to Europe in the past week aided by reduced September round trip rates. William Baird, Canadian Pacific traffic manager, says several thousand more will sail this month with October returns planned.
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Montreal
Europe
William Baird
Canadian Pacific
Canada
United States
Atlantic Lines
Baira
Government says no knowledge of Turner Valley pipeline plan
Ottawa reports Minister of Resources T A Crerar has no information on a German company proposal to build a pipeline from Alberta oilfields to the Pacific coast. Calgary publicized a plan claiming a 16 million dollar construction offer. Rev Dr Alex Ester, former Calgary Presbyterian pastor, is retiring from active ministry.
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C.P
T. A. Crerar
Alberta
Pacific
Calgary
Germfin
Alex Ester
Italy backs Sudeten separation to avert European war
Rome reports that the Italian government sponsored a statement urging separation of the Sudeten German territory from Czechoslovakia as the only path to peace, warning that denying it risks disorder and war. The Informazione Diplomatica bulletin, echoed by the Han press, framed dissolution of Czechoslovakia as just and peaceful, with Viscount Runciman urged to persuade President Benes.
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Rome
A.P
Czechoslovakia
Informazione Diplomatica
Nuremberg
Nformazione Diplomatica
Sudetens
Prague
Viscount Runciman
Prairie provinces crop value soars to record 3278 million
Ottawa reports an unofficial estimate placing the total value of the five principal prairie crops at 3278,000,000 for this year. Wheat oats barley rye and flax show higher yields, but lower prices dampen net gains. Saskatchewan saw no widespread failure last year and all prairie farming areas benefit.
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Ottawa
C.P
Prairie Provinces
Poninion Bureau of Statistics
Saskatchewan
Alberta Production Up In Early 1938 Despite War Clouds
Edmonton reports increases in dairy and related sectors across Alberta for the first half of 1938 versus 1937. Dairy output rose with butter at 18,387,012 pounds valued at 3,365,944 dollars and cheese at 941,453 pounds valued at 193,870 dollars, alongside larger overall market activity signaling improved provincial conditions.
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Edmonton
C.P
Alberta
C. Manning
Canadians Prove Better Drivers in Safe-Driving Test
United States delegates show 42 second braking and 58.6 percent steering in a braking test while Canada records 65 percent steering and 9.0 seconds braking at an international contest in Quebec during an insurance convention. Manning notes wholesale trade at 43,516,672 and construction and machinery sales rise by 3,363,?00 and 4,057,724 respectively.
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Quebec
United States
Manning
Slipper Worker Convicted for Wounding Employer
Montreal report on September 13 states Harry Spirks 18, a slipper worker, was found guilty by a jury of wounding employer Alex Szokosy with intent after a quarrel over a 50 cent wage envelope. Trial details follow.
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Montreal
Alex Szokosy
Harry Spirks
Four Million French Soldiers Mobilization Plans
Paris dispatch reports the French government prepared speedy mobilization plans for two million foremen or eight reserve classes to meet a potential European crisis. It notes about two million troops already under arms and suggests mobilization could raise totals to one million, with decisions made overnight and then delayed into the morning.
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Paris
C.P
Impressions of Liberec and the Sudeten German Party
Canadian correspondent Gladys Arnold notes at Prague Sudeten Deutsche Partei HQ the disciplined ambience and pro-Henlein mood. In Liberec she observes bilingual Turnov and German signs, widespread Henlein propaganda, unemployment fears, and a Sudeten-focused economy reliant on export textiles and tourism.
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Czechoslovakia
Gladys Arnold
Liberec
Konrad Henlein
Prague
Sudeten
Turnov
Germany
Baseball results from a score-heavy doubleheader
Box scores show Pittsburgh and New York, Chicago and Boston, St. Louis and Philadelphia, Cincinnati and Brooklyn in two games. Notable pitching lines include Blanton, Schumacher, Vander Meer, Lombardi, and others. Final tallies reflect run totals and errors across innings.
Philadelphia Defeats St Louis in Eight Run Thriller
In a high scoring affair the Phillies score six unanswered runs to overcome the Cardinals after an early deficit. Thomas and Warner drive early offense while Newson and Sullivan add key late hits to seal the win.
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St. Louis
Thomas and Warner
Newson and Sullivan
Chamberlain to interview Hitler as war crisis looms
Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain will fly to Germany to interview Adolf Hitler about the Sudeten crisis. Berlin reports Hitler accepted a conference at Berchtesgaden tomorrow. Paris notes Anglo French consultation gave Chamberlain a free hand for talks.
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Germany
Hitler
London
C.P
Neville Chamberlain
Czechoslovakia
Berlin
German Broadcasting Service
Berchtesgaden
Ae Eg
Paris
Daladier
Foreign Office
Travellers urged to speed home from Berlin
American residents in Berlin were told informally by the U.S. consulate to return home if possible by adjusting European travel plans. Officials said they had not advised leaving Germany, though other countries have given similar guidance to their nationals.
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Berlin
United States
Germany
Wheat markets surge on Czechoslovak unrest and export rumors
Winnipeg reports lumped buying on the grain exchange as new Czechoslovak Sudeten disorders and outside-market optimism pushed wheat futures up the five cent daily limit. Liverpool futures rose up to 16 cents with a nine cent close. Chicago and Minneapolis gained three to four cents.
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C.P
Winnipeg Grain Exchange
Liverpool
Chicago
Minneapolis
Former Vancouver Official Sentenced for Tax Fund Theft
W Richardson, ex city employee, stole 1690 dollars from Vancouver tax funds and received six months in jail at the hands of Police Magistrate H S Wood.
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Vancouver
W. Richardson
H. S. Wood
Lost boy found north of Vancouver after days wandering
Sixteen year old Brian Loughran is found by B C Police early today after wandering in the mountains north of the city since Sunday without food and in a dazed condition.
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B.C
Brian Loughran
B. C
M Mountains
Here
Painful Attacks Plague 16-Year-Old Agnes Tulley
Agnes Tulley, 16, daughter of Mr and Mrs V Tulley, has been in Vancouver hospital since Sunday with continuous hiccoughs. The girl has suffered recurring attacks for over a year and underwent an operation months ago to stop a six week attack, with previous bed confinement during similar episodes.
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Vancouver
Agnes Tully
Britain keeps close touch with Canada over European crisis
Ottawa reports say the cabinet discussed London dispatches on Europe but no request for opinion. Hon T A Crerar notes private reports add little to public news and dates for four federal by elections in London, Waterloo South, Montreal Cartier and Brandon may be postponed. Trade talks in Washington expected to yield a concrete basis for agreement in about ten days.
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Stanley Bruce
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Crerar
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