Marines Placed on War Footing in Sino Japanese Crisis
The piece reports on heightened U.S. military posture amid the Sino Japanese crisis with updates from Peiping Tientsin and Tokyo. It notes air and ground actions, Chinese and Japanese claims, and potential threats to American interests, including the embassy guard's warnings. It also references the crash of a Dutch luxury liner near Brussels with two American tourists among the dead.
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International News Service
Brussels
Dutch Air Service
Hals
Kalton
Goldloem
Nanyuan
Ti¢ntsin
Tientsin
War Office
29Th Army
Yangtsan
Peiping-Tientsin
Second Victim of Auto Crash Dies
DANVILLE Pa July 28 Edward Dietrich 68 Columbia county farmer died today, second victim of an automobile crash near here Sunday night. Dietrich died in Geisinger hospital last night, while Joseph H Snyder of Erie was killed instantly in the same crash.
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International News Service
Danville
Edward Dietrich
Columbia County
Here
Dietrich
Geisinger Hospital
Joseph H. Snyder
Erie
Marines Shelter American Colony in Peiping Embassy Compound
Col. John Marston reports nearly all of the American colony in Peiping has taken refuge in the American embassy compound and international quarter. Marines care for 249 Americans in tents, with meals provided by the marines.
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Washington
Peiping
International Quarter
John Marston
Navy Department
Marston
Embassy
Americans in Peiping Face Rising Danger Amid War
Anxiety over 1300 Americans in Peiping grew as fighting between Japanese and Chinese forces cut them off from escape to the coast. The State Department appealed to Japan and China to respect American neutrality and protect nationals. Marines guarding the embassy in Peiping were placed on a war footing.
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Peiping
Japan
Washington
China
State Department
Tokyo
Anniversary of the start of the world war observed
Pa Newc notes the 1914 start date of the great war in an anniversary item. The report mentions a traffic light at Wampum, a triangular plot near the seventh ward, and local poultrymen noting fast laying chickens at T. J. Masters in West Washington street extension. Thursday features a community picnic at New Wilmington. An auto accident is reported on the New Castle New Bedford road culvert.
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Wampum
Mt. Jackson
New Castle Roads
Seventh Ward
T. J. Masters
Dome Theatre
West Washington Street Extension
New Wilmington
S & Pa Newe
New Castle
New Bedford
Daily Weather Report Summary
U S weather figures for the 24 hour period ending at 9 this morning show a maximum of 73 and a minimum of 46 with trace precipitation. River stage stands at 5 feet. For the same date last year highs reached 85 and lows 64 with 0.28 inches of rain.
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U. S
Stray bullet wounds U S Marine in Peiping fighting
Private Julius Flitzar of Easton Pennsylvania was wounded in the thigh by an unarmed Chinese bullet during fighting at Peiping. He was warning Americans to seek refuge in the American embassy compound and was taken to a hospital. recovery expected. A second Marine injury could not be confirmed.
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International News Service
Washington
Peiping
Navy Department
Julius Flitzar
Easton
Flitzar
Committees For Martin Gantzers Reunion Meet in City Office
A meeting of the invitation committee for the Martin Gantz school reunion is called by chairwoman Katharyn D Kilbreath for Thursday at 7 30 in the Lawrence Bottling and Manufacturing Co office at 21 South Beaver street. Members listed include Dell Davidson Elsie W Phillips Flora M Lowash Anna S Dufford Ethel Douglas and others. A Friday session of chairmen for finance invitation banquet entertainment transportation decoration tickets scribes publicity and officers will follow at the same office and time. The reunion is set for August 12 at the First Christian church with promises of surprises in the program.
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Martin Gantz
Katharyn D. Kilbreath
Lawrence Bottling and Mfg. Co
South Beaver Street
Dell Davidson
Elsie W. Phillips
Flora M. Lowash
Anna S. Dufford
Ethel Douglas
George Bolinger
Charles Rohrer
Lake MacNab
Stanley Treser
Lewis Jenkins
Herb McGoun
First Christian Church
Ruby Will Be Bride August 18
Hollywood reports Elinor Harriot reads for all female roles in Amos ’N’ Andy will wed Frank Nathan of Los Angeles, an insurance man, in a single August 18 ceremony.
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International News Service
Hollywood
Amos 'N’ Andy
Elinor Harriot
Frank Nathan
Los Angeles
Harrisville Man Dies of Injuries in Crash That Killed Other Driver
Sharon Pennsylvania July 28 Chester Adams 40 died in Grove City hospital from injuries from a Saturday automobile crash that also killed James McDonald 60 at the scene. Both men were residents of Harrisville.
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International News Service
Sharon
Chester Adams
Grove City Hospital
James McDonald
Harrisville
Lull In Battle Around Madrid
A quiet period is reported around Madrid as hostilities ease and forces reassess positions. No major engagements are confirmed, with fighters refraining from large scale actions and observers noting a temporary calm amid ongoing strategic tensions.
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Madrid
Rebel Offensive Near Madrid Shows Signs of Cracking
Madrid reports say rebel artillery briefly shelled the capital as fighting on the western front nears stalemate. General Jose Miaja toured fronts and claimed the offensive may be cracking while loyalist aircraft hit Salamanca and Avila airdromes.
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Thomas A. Loayza
Madrid
Jose Miaja
Salamanca
Avila
Villaneuva de la Canada
Bankers Outing Held by Lawrence County Group
A gathering of about 90 bankers and friends at the New Castle Field Club held their annual outing. Golf contests were played in the afternoon and prizes were awarded in the evening by Robert C. Love. George W Muse gave the main address on Lawrence County history.
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Lawrence County Bankers’ Association
New Castle Field Club
Robert C. Love
Thomas H., Hartman
W. K. Hugus
Herman Green
Dane Wilson
C. H. Young
Paul Laurell
William Boston
John J. Maher
George W Muse
Muse
Lawrence County
John J. Maker
E. L. Thompson
A. W., Tindal
John D. Kennedy
T. L. Ashcom
New Wilmington
C. W. Jackson
Ellwood City
J. C. Moore
T. F. Morehead
C. C. Headland
George A. Carpenter
R. C. Love
J. A. Taylor
Bar Police From Politics
City police officers under civil service were warned by Chief R A Criswell that civil service rules forbid political participation. A fire department bulletin to city firemen was expected later today. The notice, signed by Chief Criswell, reiterates the prohibition and states violators will be dealt with accordingly.
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R. A. Criswell
City Hall
Fire Department
Criswell
Buffalo Strike May Be Settled
Buffalo reports progress in a major food strike as 44 strike-bound warehouses settle two issues a preferential closed shop and working hours. Wage increase talks remain to be mediated by Dr. John P. Boland at 10 30 a m today while meat packers strike lingers.
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International News Service
Buffalo
N. Y
John P. Boland
State Labor Relations Board
May Increase Selling Prices Of Automobiles
New York July 28 Alfred P. Sloan Jr. revealed General Motors may raise auto prices after reporting a 1937 second quarter earnings drop of 22 377 272 from 1936. He blamed union leadership for the loss and warned of rising costs driving possible price increases.
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International News Service
New York
General Motors Corporation
Alfred P. Sloan, Jr
Sloan
Death notices list several local residents
The death records note Mrs. Joseph Britton 66 of Big Beaver township Mrs. Jennie Thomas Gilliland 85 of 927 East Washington Street Miss Hazel Marie Gatelius 43 of 1019 East Washington Street William John Evans 48 of Gary Indiana Mike DiTullo 47 of Annandale Mrs. Emma Butler Cochran 79 of New Wilmington and Mrs. Nick Passeretti 51 of 717 South Mill Street.
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Joseph Britton
Big Beaver Township
Jennie Thomas Gilliland
East Washington Street
Hazel Marie Gatelius
William John Evans
Gary
Ind
Mike DiTullo
Annandale
Emma Butler Cochran
New Wilmington
Nick Passeretti
South Mill Street
Pickets Are Kept Away From Gates Of Cleveland Plant
July 28 A peaceful shift change at Republic Steel Corrigan McKinley plant in Cleveland occurred under police protection. A 3000 strong crowd demonstrated at the union headquarters nearby yesterday and Monday night rioting damaged the premises. Police said today the morning crowd consisted mainly of spectators and sympathizers rather than strikers. After the demonstration the crowd thinned to 400 at union headquarters as the shift began. About 40 patrolmen remained on duty.
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International News Service
Cleveland
Republic Steel
Corrigan-McKinley
Steel Workers Organizing Committee
Union
Public Utility Board Delays Bell Long-Distance Hearing
Harrisburg July 28 The public utility commission postponed its hearing on Bell Telephone long distance rates in the state. The session was rescheduled tentatively for September 9.
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Harrisburg
Public Utility Commission
Bell Telephone Company
Four Die in Ware Car Crash After Dance Outing
In Ware Massachusetts on July 28 a car carrying members of a church choir lost control and overturned injuring two others. The victims were Miss Mary Chara basez 23 Miss Mildred Banas 22 Miss Sophie Jerz 21 and Stephen Gadziala 21 all killed in the crash as the vehicle crashed through a fence while returning from a dance.
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International News Service
Ware
Mass
Mary Charabasez
Mildred Banas
Sophie Jerz
Stephen Gadziala
King George VI Arrives in Belfast Amid Terror Outbreaks
King George VI and Queen Elizabeth arrived in Belfast aboard the Exmouth then toured to City Hall as terrorists attacked customs huts and a Dundalk railway bridge. Crowds cheered despite the violence, while the king avoided references to the disturbances in a 100 word speech.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
George VI
Elizabeth
Ulster
Dundalk
England
Victoria and Albert
Exmouth
Donegall Quay
Britain Will Not Seek League Action Over Far Eastern Crisis
Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden told the House of Commons that Britain does not intend to ask the League of Nations to intervene in the Far Eastern crisis. He noted the United States and Japan, the two most powerful nations in the dispute, are not members of the League.
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International News Service
London
Great Britain
League of Nations
Anthony Eden
House of Commons
Geoffrey Mander
Britain
League Council
Eden
League
United States
Japan
Strike Ends At Captive Mines In Pennsylvania and West Virginia
Culminating a sympathy walkout begun June 17, about 8,000 miners returned to work in western Pennsylvania and West Virginia captive pits. The Buckeye mine at Nemacolin welcomed 1,000 workers, with Dehue mine in West Virginia resuming tomorrow and Bethlehem Steel mines in Barrackville, Dakota and Richard, West Virginia set to resume then.
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International News Service
Connellsville
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Buckeye
Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company
Nemacolin
Greene County
Dehue
W. Va
Bethlehem Steel Corporation
Barrackville
Dakota
Richard
Pittsburgh Woman Falls To Death From Squirrel Hill Bridge
Miss Alice Reinherr a 23 year old Pitt graduate, grieving for her mother and sister, leaped from a high bridge in Squirrel Hill. Her will names brother Charles of Akron and leaves $100 to three friends. Her sister Dr Margaret Reinherr was found dead last February at Allegheny State Hospital.
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International News Service
Pittsburgh
Alice Reinherr
Pitt
Squirrel Hill
Margaret Reinherr
Allentown State Hospital
Emma Mantz Reinherr
Miss Reinherr
Charles
Akron
William
Woodsfield
Reinherr
Sunrise Walk Amid Ninety Two Degree Weather Promises Hope
The speaker notes early morning calm and hopeful beauty as the sun rises, birds sing, and flowers convey sermons. Despite the peaceful dawn, the writer admits rarely walking outside when the day reaches ninety two degrees.
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Tangku
Hong Kong
Peiping Legation
North China
Zola Mae Cook
Elwood
Éntral Press
Robert Nixon
PA Newc
Pa Newce
Daily Weather Report
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General Motors
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