Marines Withdraw as Combined Powers Stand Firm at Kulangsu
In Kulangsu Amoy international settlement, most Japanese marines withdrawn to ships after a show of force by U S Britain and France. A British admiral delivered an ultimatum backed by naval protection to enforce municipal council’s stance against Japanese administrative control.
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Shanghai
Kulangsu
Amoy
United States
Britain
France
Kulangsi
Marblehead
Bulmer
Emile Bertin
Sir Percy Noble
Percy
China
Japan
Kulangs
Aviator Charlies Backman Feared Lost at Sea
Relatives in Chicago and Sweden fear for Charlies Backman after his solo Newfoundland to Stockholm flight vanished. The 28 year old pilot took off Tuesday in a %-horsepower monoplane with no radio and fuel for 44 hours, planning 29 hours to complete the crossing.
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Chicago
Atlantic
Charlies Backman
Newfoundland
Stockholm
Backman
Andrew
Gust
Sweden
Letitia Lentz
Filer
Rattvik
St Louis
Bangor
GE Chief Urges End to Government Threats to Grow Spending
General Electric Chairman Owen D Young tells the federal monopoly committee that removing threats and restraints on business is essential to make the administration spending policy effective and to place idle capital to work. He argues the policy should be temporary and tied to purchasing power, noting GE has funded capital needs mainly from earnings. Edward R Stettinius Jr of United States Steel echoes a similar stance on financing and self sufficiency.
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Washington
Owen D. Young
General Electric Company
Federal Monopoly Committee
Young
Edward R. Stettinius, Jr
United States Steel Corporation
General Electric
Enemies at Large Cited by Hoover Across Nation
J Edgar Hoover told House hearings that about 12 000 of 14 067 public enemies in the United States remain at large and commit new crimes while 2 000 are in penal institutions. He noted daily crimes and rising espionage cases, and described limits on FBI expansion to Puerto Rico Hawaii Alaska and other zones.
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Washington
United States
J. Edgar Hoover
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Hoover
House
Justice Department
War
Navy Department
Puerto Rico
Hawaii
Alaska
Panama Canal Zone
Philippines
Jerusalem's Wailing Wall Echoes With Lamentations
AP report from New York on May 18 describes Jerusalem’s Wailing Wall mourning over Jewish hopes for a national home in Palestine. Jews accuse Britain’s plan for an independent state with Arabian majority near-term independence, prompting a non cooperation campaign led by the Jerusalem Post to oppose the policy. The piece recalls the 1917 Balfour Declaration promising a national home for Jews in Palestine.
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Associated Press
New York
Jerusalem
Israel
Palestine
Jerusalem Post
Gandhi
Near East
Arthur Balfour
Britain
Louisiana reaches peak in borrowing urges repayment
Lt Governor Earl K Long told a Shreveport goodwill tour that Louisiana has reached borrowing height and should start paying back. State Treasurer Tugwell agreed the time has come to halt further borrowing, noting all bonds are amply secured. In Shreveport, Sidney P. Tannehill, 46, a former state employee, received a 30 year prison sentence after pleading guilty to three counts of abnormal sexual acts.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana
Earl K. Long
Shreveport
A. P. Tugwell
Sidney P. Tannehill
Kentucky militia clash in Harlan county amid coal mine tensions
In Harlan Kentucky militiamen and an armed group exchanged fire near High Sprint mine No 2 as Governor Chandler deploys 2300 National Guard troops. Brigadier General Carter warned guards would shoot if necessary and ordered a full inquiry into the incident.
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Harlan
Harlan” County
Ellerbe Carter
National
Highsprint Mine No. 2
Here
A. B. Chandler
Kentucky National Guard
Carter
Kentucky
United
King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Begin Canada United States Tour
King George VI and Queen Elizabeth departed Quebec aboard their special train at 8 10 a m EST beginning a month long tour of Canada and the United States. The couple plans to stop at Three Rivers and Montreal with crowds cheering as they travel inland.
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Quebec
George VI
Elizabeth
Pacific
Canada
United States
Quebec Citadel
Three Rivers
Montreal
Palais Station
George
Les Voltigeurs Regiment
Royal Rifles of Canada
Royal Rifles of Canada While Queen Elizabeth
FE. L. Patenaude
King George VI
Queen Elizabeth
Great Britain
Atlantic
S. S
Australia
W. L. Mackenzie King
Wounded seaman serves self defense claim in New Orleans
In New Orleans a wounded seaman said he used a razor blade to cut loose a pistol bail from his foot while fleeing arrest in Baton Rouge. George K. Schleifer 26 of Baytown Texas is wanted as an accessory. A bystander Joseph C. Martin 40 was killed during a strike clash between National Maritime union members and non striking seamen. John Boyd 22 faces murder charges. Nine witnesses are held. Schleifer was arrested at a union leader’s home per Baton Rouge requests.
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New Orleans
Baton Rouge
Newman H. de Bretton
George K. Schleifer
Baytown
Tex
Joseph C. Martin
National Maritime Union
John Boyd
Schleifer
Birthday rider ends up back on ground in Indiana
In Shelbyville Mrs. Belle F Wise aged 83 rode on the back seat of a friend's motorcycle after a birthday dinner and declared she would ride again whenever possible. In Rochester a widow seeks help from Mayor O L Minter and Police Chief Fred Carr to stop three divorced wives from decorating her late husband's grave.
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Shelbyville
Ind
Belle F. Wise
Rochester
O. L Minter
Fred Carr
Kiss of Death Woman Rose Carina Arrested by F B I
Rose Carina known as the kiss of death and linked to multiple suspected murders was arrested by federal agents in New York in connection with a Philadelphia murder ring. Police described her as a professional widow used to trap victims, with at least four prior husbands and nine widows in custody as investigations expand.
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New York
Rose Carina
Philadelphia
Dwight Brantley
Rose of Death
James Kelly
Pietro Stea
Stea
Antonio Carbonaro
Carbonaro
New Sharon
N. J
Dominick Carina
Proper Antonio Lesi
Rose
Isadore Tropea
Physician Witness in Philadelphia Murder for Insurance Trial
A physician who testified for the commonwealth at the first of Philadelphia's murder for insurance trials was mentioned in dispatches from Philadelphia dated May 18. The report notes the ongoing legal proceedings and the key role of medical testimony in the high profile case.
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Philadelphia
The
Commonwealth
Caldwell Mentioned as Governor Hope in Louisiana Race
Mayor Sam S. Caldwell of Shreveport is cited as a potential gubernatorial candidate in the 1940 Louisiana Democratic primary during a breakfast goodwill tour with Shreveport business leaders. He said no definite decision was made while noting possible endorsements from officials friendly to the state administration.
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Alexandria
Sam S. Caldwell
Shreveport
Caldwell
Louisiana
Earl K. Long
Huey P. Long
Wade O. Martin
Louisiana Public Service Commission
Long
Martin
Richard W. Leche
Robert S. Maestri
New Orleans
James A. Noe
Monroe
Industrial Peace Boards Proposed by McGrady
Edward F. McGrady urges local industrial peace boards to curb labor disputes at the ninth annual United States mayors conference in New York. He calls for sympathetic leadership and cooperative action between labor and management to maintain peace and respect contracts. Mayors adopt resolutions opposing federal taxation of municipal bonds and advocate WPA programs run in partnership with local governments.
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New York
Edward F. McGrady
McGrady
United States
Jewish Protests Grow Over Palestine Plan in Palestine
Jews across Palestine protested the British plan for an independent Palestine under Arab control. In Tel Aviv clashes left 25 injured, police firing into the air and batons. Mayor Rokach urged restraint as authorities imposed a curfew and most dissent favored nonviolent action.
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Jerusalem
Palestine
Tel Aviv
BHP
Reuters
Israel Rokach
Hull Warns of Growing Dangers to U.S. Interests
Secretary Hull told a House appropriations subcommittee that U S interests are threatened in multiple places and more alarmingly than before. He cited rising global tensions while hearings cover a state justice and commerce budget of 121 399 120 for the year starting July 1. The transcript of his testimony was released with the bill.
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Washington
Hull
Congress
House Appropriations
State, Justice and Commerce Departments
House
State Department
Human hibernation spectacle astonishes AMA doctors
At the American Medical Association meeting in St. Louis doctors observe a hibernation display by Fay and Smith. Women are cooled with ice and kept at very low rectal temperatures for up to five days to study a dreamless sleep-like state with no pain. Some subjects have endured 40 days in intermittent cycles with no adverse effects.
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Howard W. Blakeslee
Associated Press
St, Louis
American Medical Association
Temple S. Fay
Lawrence W. Smith
Philadelphia
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