Uncertain Fate Awaits Austria Spark War Fears
Vienna Airs tense mood as fighting presses inside Austria and foreign troops circle its borders. Prince Ernst Rudiger von Starhemberg returns from Italy to assume provisional government amid civil strife in Styria and border clashes near Lietzen Gorebning and Schlagding with reports of dozens of deaths. The situation risks widening into a European conflict, observers fear, while Nazi insurrectionists clash with government forces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred Turnauer
International News Service
Vienna
Ernst Rudiger von Starhemberg
Italy
Prince Starhemberg
Austria
Europe
Styria
Stainzg
Lietzen
Gorebning
Schlagding
Girl Scout Camp John M Phillips Needs Boats For August
The Girl Scout organization of New Castle seeks loan of boats or canoes for use at Camp John M Phillips during the first two weeks of August. One boat is at camp but several more would aid activities. Scout commissioner Mrs. W. H. Hanger can be reached by telephone. Temperature neared the high on Tuesday and last night dropped six degrees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Girl Scout Organization of
New Castle
John M. Phillips
W. H. Hanger
Anxious note on friends away fishing for dinner
Arthur Mometer asks about friends who left to fish and whether they caught enough to feast on. He muses on big fish escaping and imagines the tale of the trip as weather turns toward ninety siz, hoping for a platter to fry.
Germany tightens border after Dollfuss murder
Berlin acts swiftly after Chancellor Dollfuss assassination and Nazi violence in Vienna. Hitler dismisses Ambassador Reith, closes Austro German frontier to plotters, and orders border controls to project peace and non-interference in Austrian affairs. Prinicipal moves reflect Reich aim to avert world alarm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pierre Huss
International
Berlin
Dollfuss
Vienna
Hitler
Bayreuth
Baron Konstantin von Neurath
Austria
Reith
Germany
Berin
Aiss Reith
Italy Vows to Defend Austria While Calming Europe
Rome reports Italy will fight to preserve Austria's independence if needed while stressing no cause for alarm. Mussolini arrived from Riccione and issued a firm message to Vienna as Europe watches Italy's next move amid the Austrian crisis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guglielmo Emanuel
Italy
Europe
Death Record William Patton Snyder in North Platte
William Patton Snyder of North Platte Nebraska is recorded with the deceased noting Mrs. John H. DeyWolfe and Locust var eel as associated names in this death notice with sparse OCR readable fragments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wiliam Patton Snyder
North Platte
Neh
John H. DeyWolfe
Locust Vabreel
Roosevelt’s Ocean Fishing Trip Draws Rumors and Roars
Special to The News reports from Malolo July 26 say heat news dominates but Roosevelt is said to be somewhere near Japan’s ocean fishing. The note suggests he left to dodge Republican clamor and any new schemes by his associates, with skepticism about California papers.
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Malolo
East
Middle West
California
Sual
Lcense
Roosevelt
Japan
Bankers Hear Cleveland Man at Lawrence County Dinner
Alfred P. Leyburn of Cleveland, chief national bank examiner for the fourth Federal Reserve district, told bankers the current low mood is a challenge not a calamity. He urged learning from past mistakes as he spoke to about 110 people at the New Castle Field Club dinner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence County Banker's Association
New Castle
Alfred PF. Leyburn
Cleveland
National Bank
Federal Reserve District
Federal Reserve
Law
Military Court To Try Slayers Of Chancellor
Vienna reports a military court will try the assassins of Chancellor Engelbert Dollfuss. The Austrian cabinet, led by Prince Ernst von Starhemberg, approved the move with no appeal possible. Three days of mourning by the army followed the chancellor's death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Engelbert Dollfuss
Austria
Emil Fey
Ernst von Starhemberg
Heimwehr
Vienna
Dollfuss
Fey
Prince von Starhemberg
Alfred Turnauver
Engelbart Dollfuss
Ernst Rudiger von Starhemberg
Kurt Schuschnige
Italy
Daily Weather Report for 24 Hour Period
U S weather statistics for 24 hour period ending at 9 this morning show maximum 57 and minimum 64 with no precipitation. River stage is 3.5 feet. For the same date last year, maximum 77 and minimum 68 with trace precipitation.
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U. S
Field Corn Grows Four Inches A Day
Measurements by William McCombs at his North Beaver township farm show corn seemingly grew during the past week. A stalk in the field rose from 10 feet 2 inches to 13 feet 3 inches in a week, advancing about 3 to 4 inches daily. The Leaming variety benefited from hot days and nights and several good rains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William McCombs
Beaver Township
One Time Enemy Powers Are Hope Of Austria Now
Austria seeks intervention from Italy France and England to preserve independence from Nazi rule. The government tightens guard as it awaits the powers to honor their pledge following the Dollfuss crisis and the ongoing internal upheaval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austria
England
Italy
France
Alfred Turnauer
Ernatonal News Service
Vienna
Ingland
Berlin
Englebert Dollfuss
Rintelen
Dillinger Buried in Indianapolis After Public Fanfare
John Dillinger is laid to rest in Indianapolis as public interest wanes after a burst of morbid fascination. Rain drizzles over the burial as reporters note the once famed bank robber, who robbed 27 banks in 59 days, remains a forgotten figure to many. The funeral proceeds with Dillinger interred near his mother and stepmother as newsboys publish continuing coverage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Last
International News Service
Indianapolis
Ind
John Dillinger
Dillinger
Molly
Uizzie
Neel
European nations watch Austrian crisis after Dollfuss death
International outlets report a grave crisis after Chancellor Dollfuss was assassinated in Vienna. Von Starhemberg acts as provisional chancellor while fighting continues in Styrian Nazi stronghold. Italy and Britain pledge support for Austrian independence as forces mass on borders and European capitals issue cautions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dollfuss
Austria
Vienna
Prince von Starhemberg
Styria
Anton Rintelen
Rome
Mussolini
Italy
Foreign Office
London
John Simon
Great Britain
Death of Dollfuss Stuns Vienna in Nazi Assassination
Vienna dispatch details the July 26 murder of Chancellor Engelbert Dollfuss by Nazi assassins. He was shot, bled to death, and denied last rites as doctors and a priest were barred. The Vatican valued him as a leading Catholic politician amid the brutal act by his attackers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Engelbert Dell Tu
Austria
Borker
International
Servi
Vienna
Vhama
Dollfuss
Vatican
Pady
Bally Hillsplass
Tigtails
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Yin
J Frogers
Yi Ropere Wutc WeRaarh
Tyee Ais
Tae
Bankers
Leyburn
Daily Weather Report
Paris
Doumergue
Bavaria
von Hindenburg
von Neurath
Prague
Czecho-Slovakia
Brussels
Archdiuke Otto
Vatican City
Pius
H.R. Knickerbocker International News Service
Uly
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