World Week in Review: Japan Attacks Panay and Oil Vessels
Latest outrages report Japanese aviators strafing and sinking the U S Panay on the Yangtse near Nanking. Three Standard Oil steamers were also sunk. Casualties include a storekeeper and an Italian journalist. British gunboats hit. protests by Washington and London follow with Tokyo expressing regret. President Roosevelt seeks apologies and guarantees, while Britain weighs response.
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United States
Yangtse
Nanking
Washington
London
Tokyo
America
Britain
Great Britain
Japan
Roosevelt
Hull
Hiroji Salo
Hirohito
Cable
Eden
Landon Declines Navy 1940 Republican Run
Former presidential hopeful Landon declared in Washington that he will not seek the Republican nomination and would not accept the honor if offered. He said he remains active in the party and maintains his views as discussions with party leaders continue.
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Landon
First Flight Celebrates Century Mark Across Nation
The nation commemorates the Wright brothers Kitty Hawk flight anniversary with military simulations as aircraft rise at every post. Pan American Airways seeks bids for 12 passenger planes costing about one million dollars each to prove Atlantic service within two years. Brave Boy Scouts honored for heroism include Fraley, Groff Jr., and Simonsen with gold medals. others receive certificates. Diplomatic shifts loom with William E Dodd resigning as ambassador to Germany and Joseph P Kennedy tipped for Berlin post. Robert W Bingham resigns due to health, with Kennedy likely to succeed in Britain post holidays.
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Riday
Wright Brothers
Kitty Hawk
N. C
Army General Staff
Atlantic
Pan American Airways
Charles A. Lindbergh
Daniel Carter Beard
National Court of Honor
J. P. Fraley
Hitchina
Guy Groff, Jr
Marengo
Iowa
Kenneth Simonson
Redridge
Mich
John Mentha
New York
John Ruggs
Yonkers
Philip Beaney
Bath
William Benham
Napoleon
Ohio
Eldon Shafter
Berrien Center
William E. Dodd
Germany
Washington
Hugh R. Wilson
Berslin
Dodd
J.P. Kennedy Gor
University of Chicago
Robert W. Bingham
Louisville
Great Britain
Joseph P. Kennedy
Federal Maritime Commission
SEC
Bingham
United States
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore
State Department
London
Liner Aground and Noble Titles in New Editions
A liner ran aground off Formosa with about 600 passengers being rescued by another liner and taken to Manila. Burke's Peerage places the Duchess of Windsor at the twenty ninth rank among duchesses, while the Duke of Windsor sits at No 4 behind King George VI and other dukes. Andrew Mellon was exonerated of income tax fraud by the Tax Appeals Board in a split decision affecting 1931 taxes. A Brookings study urges repeal of the undistributed profits tax as unworkable amid diverse American industry conditions.
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HE Dollar
President Hoover
Formosa
Kobe
Manila
McKinley
Wally
Duchess of Windsor
Duke of Windsor
Edward VI
George VI
Gloucester
Kent
Mellon
Andrew W. Mellon
Pittsburgh
United States’ Board of Tax Appeals
Aluminum Company of America
Melton
Brookings Istitation
M. Slade Kenariel
Cornell University
Frederick Steuger
See-n and Heard National Capital by Carter Field
Washington notes discuss the Third Term talk around President Roosevelt and allied conservatives. The piece details Democratic lines, Arizona’s Lewis Douglas and Isabella Greenway, and the influence of conservative southerners on 1940 strategy. It also covers tin trade talks with Britain and the tin cartel’s price actions alongside copper movements and global supply considerations.
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Douglas
Lewis W. Douglas
Roosevelt
William H. Woodin
Treasury
Henry Morgenthau, Jr
Morgenthau
Arizona
Isabella S. Greenway
Roosevelts
Lou Douglas
Greenway
Proskauer Leads Fight on Fakera Illusionists Clash
In New York the Society of American Magicians fights to curb frauds and protect trade secrets amid lawsuits. Proskauer defends himself against claims of leaking tricks while critics accuse magicians of endangering the craft’s integrity. The piece traces battles, biographical notes, and the era’s sensational showmanship.
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EW York
California
Tull
J. Proskauer
New York
Si Seti
Society Magicians American Magiciang
Proskauer
Horace Goldin
Victor A. Percy
Julien J. Proskauer
Cornelia Grant
New York City
The
Magicians
Houdini
Eden, Delbos
Ribbentrop
Initials on Linens Stamp You as Chic
Personalize towels pillow slips sheets and dainties with initials. Embroidery uses single stitch and French knots in colors or single hue. Pattern 1553 offers alphabet transfers and placement instructions. send 15 cents to The Sewing Circle Needle craft Dept 82 Eighth Ave New York NY.
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Needlecraft Dept
Eighth Ave
New York
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Quotations on Freedom and Self Examination from Various Authors
A compact collection of aphorisms and quotes reflecting on love, rebellion, sincerity, promises, burden, happiness, and self examination attributed to Dr Elmer Elle worth Brown Carlyle Mencius Chapman Herbert and Dr Phillips Endecots Osgood. The text emphasizes restraint in love and the value of inward truth.
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Elmer Elleworth Brown
Carlyle
Mencius
Chapman
Herbert
Phillips Endecots
Osgood
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Cardozo
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Reconstruction Finance Corporation
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Harvard Law School
Hanes
J. D. Ross
Seattle
Bonneville Dam
Berlin
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Sloan
Lfred P. Sloan, JR
General Motors Corporation
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A. P. Sloan, Jr
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Duce
Haly
Teague
Carter Field
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Bryan
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Suis
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Ike
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Stunts, Inc
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Moses
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Iron Guard
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Rumania
Corneliu Zelea Codreanu
Romania
M. Codreanu
Europe
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Mosul
Ukraine
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