Congress moves to hike espionage penalties nationwide
Washington reports a surge in foreign spy activity as defense programs expand. Senate action aimed at raising prison terms for espionage from two to ten years follows a House measure. A judiciary sub committee will hold hearings on licensing civilian military groups and fingerprinting aliens, with further bills on private forces and wearing foreign insignia.
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Nebraska
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Navy Committee
Daring timing of London bombers shocks police
Scotland Yard questioned seven men over four blasts in central London that wounded nineteen, with two eye injuries. Albert Canning led a large search for Irish Republican Army members, seizing warrants for more than a hundred dwellings as banners demanded release of arrestees amid Trafalgar Square protests.
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London
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Albert Canning
King George
Queen Elizabeth
Irish Republican Army
Canning
Scotland Yard Commission
Trafalgar Square
Ireland
Missionaries Killed in China Reported by British Embassy
The British embassy announced that Rev. and Mrs. A. T. Caswell, Canadian missionaries, were killed at Changteh in Hunan province when Japanese airplanes bombed the Canadian Holiness mission. Mission headquarters are in Ottawa. The bombing lasted about ninety minutes and targeted mission property.
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Shanghai
A. T. Caswell
Changteh
Hunan
Caswells
Ottawa
U S Marine Kills Self In Shanghai Apartment
Private Fritz L. Chaponey 22 of Hollyknowe Mississippi shot himself in Shanghai after opening month with officers reporting no immediate reason for the act. The incident occurred today and the motive remained unclear.
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Shanghai
United States Marine
Fritz L. Chaponey
Hollyknowe
Miss
LSU Faces Irregularities After Official Resignations
Business manager E. N. Jackson holds the office as state police seize his LSU workspace amid Governor Leche declaring irregularities in university finances after the resignation and disappearance of President James M. Smith.
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E. N. Jackson
Louisiana State University
Mr. Jackson
Richard W Leche
James M. Smith
Disrobing Incident Reported In Tientsin British Pair
A Japanese spokesman denied investigating reports that a British couple, Mr. and Mrs. D. A. Finlay, were stripped and searched at a barrier near the British concession in Tientsin. British Consul Major Herbert said the incident occurred as the pair tried to cross the barrier, with Mrs Finlay reportedly kept in only a girdle while a Chinese policewoman watched. The spokesman claimed the question could not arise in principle, though no gendarme report was received. The episode fuels British alarm as the blockade nears its 13th day amid protests over wartime reporting practices.
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Tientsin
Japan
G. A. Herbert
D. A. Finlay
Army
Shigenori Tashiro
G. Jamieson
Germany and Italy Pledge United Stance Under Hitler
Adolf Hitler told 500 touring Italian war veterans in Munich that Germany and Italy stand united to risk everything to ensure their existence and future. He warned that any attempt to sever the axis will fail against the determined resistance of Nazi and Fascist powers. Propaganda Minister Goebbels attacked Chamberlain’s claim of British naval supremacy, saying England cannot compete with Nazi strength.
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Berlin
Germany
Italy
Adolf Hitler
Munich
Hitler
Enviers
Paul Joseph Goebbels
Essen
Chamberlain
Goebbels
England
New Insults to Englands Subjects Told Amid Far East Tensions
Reports from Swatow say Japanese navy blocked two British steamers unloading at a south China port. Britain fears retaliatory moves over the Tientsin blockades and mistreatment of Britons. Goebbels warned Britain faces no force behind threats as Germany watches the crisis.
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Tokyo
Domei
Swatow
South China Port
Dr J M Smith Born Here and Raised in Ouachita Parish
James Monroe Smith born October 9 1888 in Ward 9 Monroe La rose from humble means to a high school diploma Valparaiso University 1913 B A 1921 University of Chicago 1925 Columbia 1927 PhD married Thelma Ford 1914 two children Marjorie Lee and James Jr served as dean of education at Southeastern Louisiana 1920 1930 and later became president of Louisiana State University
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Ouachita Parish
Ward 9
John and
Mary Smith
James Monroe
Valparaiso University
Indiana
Louisiana
State University
University of Chicago
Columbia University
Thelma Ford
Marjorie Lee
James Monroe Smith, Jr
Smith
Southeastern Louisiana Institute
Louisiana State University
Warship to Be Ready Near Shanghai After July First
Admiral Yarnell of the Asiatic fleet orders an American warship stationed at Peitaiho north of Shanghai after July 1 to safeguard the U S women and children spending the summer there.
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Shanghai
Harry E. Yarnell
United States Asiatic Fleet
Peitaisho
North China
Hope to Make Loan Program Pay Own Cost
Washington reports administration leaders envision turning six government supported agencies into self funded operations through expanded bond issuance and legal changes. Rural electrification farm security housing and public works projects show potential income to finance themselves. Advocates say the plan will not cost the government and could trim the federal budget.
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Washington
Congress
President Roosevelt
Rural Electrification
Farm Security Administration
Farmers' Subsidies Reach 638 Million in 11 Months
The Agricultural Adjustment Administration paid 638,491,958 in subsidies to farmers for crop control programs through the 11 months ended June 1. Major items included 121,348,422 for the 1937 cotton crop and 378,616,711 in soil conservation payments.
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Washington
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
AAA
Richardson Surprised On Reaching Capital
Louisiana Tech students and faculty reacted with surprise when Governor Leche reportedly named Dr E S Richardson as a potential successor to LSU President James Monroe Smith. Tech officials had heard tentative talk but the nomination came unexpectedly, leaving Richardson puzzled in Baton Rouge.
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Buston
Louisiana Tech
E. S. Richardson
Louisiana State University
Richard W. Leche
Richardson
James Monroe Smith
Tech
Baton Rouge
Rich
Buckner's Version Awaited By Jury
Federal court jurors awaited William P. Buckner Jr to present his defense on a $1,000,000 Philippine railway bond fraud scheme. Co-defendant C Wesley Turner and Felipe Buencamin o faced testimony from actors Frank Morgan and Herbert Marshall. Buckner, age 31, is linked to Gillespie and faces mail fraud and conspiracy charges with a possible 27 year sentence.
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New York
William P. Buckner, Jr
Hollywood
Thomas N. Buckner
Frank Morgan
Herbert Marshall
C. Wesley Turner
Young Buckner
Turner
Buckner
Felipe Buencamino
Bonnet Signals Cautious US Aid to France and Britain
In Arcachon Foreign Minister Georges Bonnet urged cautious support from the United States for France and Great Britain. He said war would fade if the United States joined their side, noting Washington may hold the key to peace. The remark, echoed in Bonnet's paper L Homme Libre, stirred diplomatic chatter about neutrality debates and tensions over Asia and the Czech crisis.
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Paris
United States
France
Great Britain
Georges Bonnet
Socialist Party
Arcachon
House of Representatives
Earhart note branded fake by Amelia's sister
Boston police tested a bottle found in Bass river by four boys and labeled a note signed A Earhart as an obvious fake Muriel Morrissey Amelia Earhart's sister said she would write in longhand and not in blunt unpunctuated lines The printed message claimed to be off Wake Island and asked the coast guard to notify George Putnam the aviator's husband
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Boston
A. Earhart
Beverly
Bass River
Muriel Morrissey
Amelia Earhart
Pacific Ocean
Henry A. Morrissey
Miss Earhart
Wake Island
Coast Guard
George Putnam
Judges use hunches in sentencing, says bar association
An American Bar Association committee reports judges are carelessly lenient, biased, and rely on hunches in criminal cases. It condemns willingness to strike plea bargains to save trial time and costs and notes weak probation handling of youthful offenders and bias in records and statements.
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Annapolis
American Bar Association
Committee On
Herbert R. O'Conor
World Fair tops ten million in attendance
The New York World’s Fair surpassed 10,000,000 visitors with Grover A. Whalen greeting Adeline Kruse as the 10,000,000th guest. The total includes about 30,000 daily entrants on passes. paid attendance not released. Princess Elizabeth and Princess Margaret received a major souvenirs collection overseen by Mrs. Whalen.
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New York
Grover A. Whalen
Adeline Kruse
Elizabeth
Margaret Rose
Mrs. Whalen
Queen Elizabeth
George VI
Governor Leche to resign amid LSU crisis
Baton Rouge authorities report Dr. James Monroe Smith vanished after resigning as LSU president. Lieutenant Governor Long says Leche will resign perhaps before six. Officials cite alleged financial irregularities and unauthorized bonds as part of the university inquiry.
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Baton Rouge
Earl K. Long
Richard W. Leche
James Monroe Smith
Louisiana State University
Smith
Leche
Long
Manesion
States' Rights Plea Heard At Governors Conference
Albany report says Connecticut Governor Baldwin denounces federal public works spending as overreach. He argues WPA NYA projects are Washington administered and warns against imposed federal power while contrasting private sector job creation. The session included Republicans and New Deal leaders amid 1940 prospects.
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Albany
N. Y
Connecticut
Raymond E. Baldwin
WPA
NYA
Washington
Baldwin
Nine Drownings Reported in Korean Hurricane Tale
Domei reports from Ranan Korea that nine people drowned and two others are missing after a fierce hurricane struck a fishing fleet. The storm hit with deadly force causing extensive damage to vessels and crews.
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Domei
Ranan
Korea
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