Plague Threat Deepens in Shanghai Amid War Turmoil
The Shanghai outbreak linked to bombed civilians spreads fear as sanitary workers struggle with limited access, while Japanese forces seal areas and US Admiral Yarnell orders sailor shore-leave bans. With shipping halted, about 2,000 Americans remain in danger as a six-ship cruiser relief plan forms. Tokyo withholds reply pending investigation.
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Shanghai
Hongkow
Concession
International Settlement
Harry Yarnell
United States Asiatic Fleet
China
United States
Dollar liner President Hoover Bombed in Sino-Japanese Crisis
Four Chinese aircraft bombed the Dollar liner President Hoover near Shanghai, killing one and wounding eight as Britain demands a reply over the wounding of its ambassador. Admiral Yarnell ordered ships away from hostile waters while China apologizes and a court martial looms for the airman.
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Britain
China
President Hoover
Dollar Line
Hoover
Manila
Shanghai
Harry E. Yarnell
Japan
Woosung
Yangtze
Lincoln
Washington
T. Wang
Cordell Hull
Hughe Montgomery Knatchbull-Hugessen
Tokyo
Lewis mediation preserves UAW unity amid Milwaukee clash
John L. Lewis brokered a fragile compromise at the CIO Milwaukee convention allowing officer elections but failing to quell deep factional strife between the progressive Homer Martin wing and the unity left. New officers lean Martin, while the drive to organize Ford Motor employees proceeds with a $1 per member tax expected to raise about $400 000. Lewis predicts a future of labor rights for Ford workers.
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John L. Lewis
Magic Touch
United Automobile Workers of America
Milwaukee
Homer Martin
Unity
Martin
Lewis
Ford Motor Company
Henry Ford
Rising material costs push Britain armament bill higher
The article notes that high raw material prices raise war costs and that Parliament will be asked for supplementary funds for Britain's armament program. It cites February estimates of 7.5 billion dollars over five years, with metals like antimony, copper, steel, tin, and zinc up in price and ship plate costs rising from 46.75 to 57 dollars per ton.
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London
Great Britain
Jersey City Playgrounds Protest by Boys
Several hundred boys aged seven to thirteen marched through Jersey City denouncing Mayor Frank Hague and Senator A. Harry Moore for inadequate playgrounds. They blocked streets with cobblestones and barricades, delaying traffic until police dispersed them.
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Jersey City
N. J
Frank Hague
United States
A. Harry Moore
Funding totals in dispute among lawmakers
The first session of the seventy-fifth Congress produced competing estimates of annual appropriations. Rep. John Taber says 10.25 billion was appropriated, implying a 3 to 4 billion deficit and debt above 40 billion. Clarence Cannon counters with 8.43 billion, and Carter Glass offers 9.39 billion with debt nearer 40 billion.
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Congress
John Taber
Rep
N. Y
Appropriations Committee
Congressional Record
Taber
Clarence Cannon
Dem
Carter Glass
Virginia
Treasury
Puppet King for Ethiopia Aims of Haile Selassie Puppet Bid
The piece says Mussolini may seek a puppet emperor in Ethiopia with Haile Selassie as figurehead while he holds the strings. Britain and France are allegedly courted to back the plan with Addis Ababa and Djibouti railroad interests at issue. Selassie resists and leans on the League of Nations as raids by loyal tribesmen undermine Italian rule.
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Ethiopia
Mussolini
Haile Selassie
Great Britain
Lion of Judah
Il Duce
Britain
France
Addis Ababa
Djibuti
League of Nations
S Duce
Mussolini to Visit Berlin for Hero's Welcome
In Berlin Il Duce Benito Mussolini is to visit the German capital in September. Unter den Linden and Wilhelmstrasse will be decorated with flags and lights to celebrate the alliance between Italy and Germany. Mussolini will fly in privately and stay with Adolf Hitler at the presidential palace, with plans for ceremonial roles in Hitler's guard and a Nazi cavalry regiment.
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Erlin
Benito Mussolini
Il Duce
Unter den Linden
Wilhelmstrasse
Adolf Hitler
der Fuehrer
Japs View Sino-Russian Pact as Secret Military Alliance
Reports from Tokyo claim the non-aggression pact between Russia and China includes a hidden military agreement. It would yield Soviet arms, advisers, and aviators to China in return for recognizing Soviet activity in Outer Mongolia and Sinkiang and pledging joint defense against Japan.
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Tokyo
Japan
China
Outer Mongolia
Sinkiang
Mediterranean Attack Sinks Russian Freighter Timiryazev
A submarine torpedoed the Russian freighter Timiryazev off Algiers amid Mediterranean hostilities tied to the Spanish Civil War. The ship sank and the captain and 29 crew were rescued by a fishing boat and brought to Algiers. The attacker remained unidentified though passengers reported sighting a submarine periscope prior to the blast.
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Mediterranean
Timiryazev
Algiers
Louis Beats Farr In 15 Round War For Heavyweight Title
Welsh challenger Farr surprised by lasting 15 rounds with Joe Louis in New York. Louis earned a fair decision as Farr fought on fiercely until the final bell.
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Louis
Farr
Joe Louis
Brown
New York
Tommy
Affair over communism demands and literary notes
An amusing column recounts a rich father severing funds from a son who swore allegiance to communism, then reversing after a telegraph apology. It moves through light sketches of Hoffenstein and Nash, word usage trends, and campaign book overpricing with Cobbsら commentary.
Democratic Split Deepens Over Court Packing Plan
In Washington observers note a growing confusion as the Roosevelt New Deal faces splits within the Democratic Party over court reorganization. Guffey’s radical call to defeat opponents of the plan spurs sharp Senate rebuttals by Wheeler Burke and O Mahoney, signaling a possible party purge and a volatile 1940 nomination outlook.
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Washington
New Deal
Democratic Party
Guffey
Pennsylvania
Wheeler
Montana
Burke
Nebraska
O'Mahoney
Wyoming
Farley
Indiana
Roosevelt
Senator Barkley
Kentucky
Senate
Virginia Dare
America
Manteo
N.C
New York
Committee For Industrial Organization
John L. Lewis
Carty
United States
Supreme Court of the United States
Supreme Court
O’mahoney
Senate Judiciary Committee
Mr. Roosevelt
Senator Guffey
Barkley
United States Senate
STAR DUST Movie Radio Scene Sparks Weekend Frenzy
Rob ert Taylor returns from Europe to a New York welcome so wild police battered by frenzied fans at the station and aboard the Berengaria. Teens swarm the ship, a steward discovers two hiding sisters, and sail time is delayed. Joan Bennett receives a modeling plaque at a Vogue party as Columbia Pictures pushes a celebrity filled project. Reel gossip follows with Ramon Novarro, Ed McConnell, and other stars in a string of show business vignettes.
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Berengaria
Taylor
New York
Professional Dress Models Association
Joan Bennett
Joan
Ed McConnell
Blue Network
Northwoods
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Ford
Jersey
Anta Monica
Calif
Sam Hoffenstein
Ogden Nash
Africa
National Committee
Sam
Frank
Jesse
James
Irvin
Cobb
William Bruckart Nao
D. Ca
Star Dust Movie Radio
Robert Taylor
New York City
Europe
Columbia Pictures
Gertrude Nelsen
Jimmy Durante
Hal le Roy
Johnny Breét
Chinatown
John Gambling
Melody Revue
Ramon Novarro
Reading
Harrisburg
Republic
Ida Lupino
W. C. Fields
Hollace Shaw
Marlene Deitrich
Budapest
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