Japan Attacks Nankow Pass amid Chinese Resistance
United Press dispatch from Changping North China reports the Japanese army launching a powerful assault on Chinese forces guarding the Nankow pass and Peiping Suiyuan railway. Japanese claim to have broken Chinese resistance on one flank, with Chinese forces retreating on the opposite flank. Chinese fortify the Sha river bed as dynamite destroys railway segments. sizeable forces from both sides are deployed near Nankow, Kalgan, and Changping as readers learn of the tense front line.
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F. M. Fisher
United Press
Changping
North China
U.S
Imperial Japanese
Nankow Pass
Peiping-Suiyuan
Great Wall
Nankow
Nankew
Sha
Mongolia
Interior
Chahar
Suiyuan
Fu Tso Yi
Tang En Po
betweenNankow
Kalgan
China
Robert MacGregor
Peiping
Rueping Leather may appeal ruling on unfair practices
Rueping Leather Company of Fond du Lac said it will appeal the state labor board decision finding unfair labor practices. Attorney Leo Mann argued jurisdiction overstepped and interstate commerce involved. Vice President F E Rueping said the matter will be referred to courts. Milwaukee organizer Louis Schultz called the ruling a complete victory for labor.
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Milwaukee
RuePing Leather Company
Fond du Lac
State Labor Board
Leo Mann
F.E. Rueping
Louis Schultz
Amalgamated Clothing Workers
Harmony Dinner See Peace Dove at Delicate Senate Event
A harmony dinner for Senate Democrats drew focus to party unity as President Roosevelt skipped the event. Senator Barkley received a tribute note, while Copeland and Lewis voiced tensions over reforms. A live pigeon floated, symbolizing peace, as attendees debated governance and loyalty within the party.
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Senator Copeland
New York
Goves
Barkley
Senate
Lewis
Illinois
Lost mine owner found after 36 hours in Peabody tunnels
Marion Illinois resident Jesse Wilson 28, owner of Peabody Mine No 3, reappeared at the shaft today after a 36 hour disappearance. He walked from the abandoned tunnels exhausted and hungry, saying he had entered to spend about an hour exploring and became lost in a maze of passageways. Rescue volunteers had combed 12 miles of tunnels since Monday evening and finally guided him to the entrance. He was taken to Herrin hospital with exhaustion and hunger but no serious injuries, and his safe return ends a lengthy search by local miners.
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Marion
Jesse Wilson
Peabody Mine No. 3
Wilson
Herrin
Peabody
Roy Wilson
Missing plane found at anchor near Port Ludlow Washington
A nine passenger Alaskan Airways setup plane reported missing for 20 hours was found safely at anchor in Port Ludlow after an unreported stop. Pilot Tony Schwamm said a flock of seagulls damaged a propeller forcing a landing. Passengers included Cari Andersen, president of Alaskan Airways, Mrs Andersen, two Andersen children and their female tutor.
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Port Ludlow
Wash
Alaskan Airways
United States Coast Guard
Northwest
British Columbia
Coast Guard
Tony Schwamm
Seattle
Cari ‘Andersen
Anderson
Drought Threat to Parts of Midwest and Plains
A crop bulletin from the Department of Agriculture warns of drought across the western plains from northern Texas northward and into portions of the Midwest. It cites persistent lack of rainfall, exceptionally high temperatures, and hot winds worsening moisture shortages in western Oklahoma and northeastern New Mexico, with adverse effects across the region.
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Washington
Great Plains
Midwest
Department of Agriculture
Greats Plains
Texas
Department
Southern Plains
Western Plains
Oklahoma
New Mexico
Germany Tests Transatlantic Seaplane Route To New York
The Nordmeer flying boat arrived Lisbon on the maiden leg of a survey flight linking Germany to the United States. Captain Blankenburg reported 162 mph cruising over the Netherlands, with a 13 hour first leg and a 30 hour overall planned journey to New York via Azores, part of Germany’s bid for regular transatlantic service alongside Panair and Imperial Airways.
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Endbeck
Germany
Wordmeer
United States
Lisbon
Lufthansa
Greenwich
Azores
New York
Nordmeer
Baltic
Portugal
Joachim Blankenburg
Schwabenland
Luebeck
Blankenburg
Hilversum
Netherlands
Airbost
Horta
Atlantic
Nordwind
Frankfort-on-Maine
Pan American Airways
British
Imperial Airways
Air France Transatlantique
Lisbon-Azores
Committee Votes to Unseat Jenks in New Hampshire
A bi partisan election committee voted 3 to 3 to unseat Rep. Arthur Jenks Republican of New Hampshire and replace him with Democrat Alphonso Roy of Manchester. Chairman Kort said a report would be filed for House action next week after Roy contested Jenks’s election since last November and a recount kept Jenks by 10 votes.
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Washington
Arthur
Jenks
New Hampshire
Atward
Alphonss Roy
Manchester
John H. Kort
North Carolina
House
Roy
New Hampshire Ballot Law Commission
Franco Shells Home City To Quell Mutiny
Madrid reports Generalissimo Francisco Franco shelled Segovia to quell an insurgent revolt. Battles raged across Granada and the Toledo front near Madrid as insurgents attacked former comrades and government forces. Three Italian officers slain at Malaga. several Spanish officers arrested and executed amid turmoil.
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Madrid
Francisco Franco
Segovia
Quita Pesares
Granada
Franco
Valencia Defense Ministry
Malaga
ARD
Toledo
Carpio del ‘Tajo
Defense Ministry
Caceres
Teruel
Tazus
Frias de Albarracin
Valencia
Orex
Cuenca
Valdemecca
Gea de Albarracin
Bezas
Frias
Aragon Front
Jose Minja
Sierra Cabellera
Loma
Ncha
Peiro Mountains
Stafford To Appear In WDA Case
Madison Attorney Harold Stafford of Chippewa Falls will represent Secretary of State Theodore Dammann in the Wisconsin development authority case to force release of the state appropriation. The WDA seeks approval of expenses. Dammann has not approved them without a court order.
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Madison
Harold Stafford
Chippewa Falls
Theodore Dammann
Wisconsin Development Authority
Little Tva
Dammann
Stafford
la Follette
O. S. Loomis
John Roe
WDA
Milwaukee
Development Authority Act
Alvin C. Reis
Reis
State Supreme Court
Perseid meteor shower to light skies tonight
The Perseid meteors, called tears of St Lawrence, will be visible tonight in clear skies away from city lights. Observers can see 12 to 50 meteors per hour after 9 p m central standard time, moving fast at about 40 miles a second. Astronomers seek 4 million lay observers to count meteors for science and possible insights into whether the universe is youthful or ancient.
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Howard W. Blakeslee
Associated Press
Philadelphia
St. Lawrence
Charles P. Oliver
Flower Observatory
Upper Darby
Newton
Wisconsin Pair Forecasts and Temp Changes Tonight
The report notes a Wisconsin pair forecast for tonight and Thursday with lingering thundershowers in the east this afternoon or evening. Cooler tonight and in the extreme southeast Thursday with slightly warmer conditions Thursday afternoon in the west. Northwestern observations show cloudy conditions at 7:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m., Milwaukee reports top temperatures yesterday, and Gackstaff Observatory data indicate Monday to Tuesday figures with a maximum of 90 and a minimum of 67, trace precipitation, southwest winds, and a 29.65 barometer. One year ago, highs reached 81 and lows 58.
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Associated Press
Wisconsin
Focal
Northwestern
Milwaukee
Oklahoma City
Yellowston
Gackstaff Observatory
Kiwanis Choose Stevens Point for 1938 Convention
Green Bay Wis 6 percent Stevens Point Wis today was voted the 1928 convention city for the Wisconsin upper Michigan district Kiwanis clubs Delegates to the present convention adopted a resolution urging all clubs to study agricultural problems for the purpose of enlarging their programme
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Green Bay
Wis
Stevens Point
Wiss
Gonsin-Upper Michigan
Kiwanis Clubs
World Zionist Congress votes on Palestine partition plan
In Zurich the World Zionist congress voted 304 to 158 to explore the British royal commission’s partition proposal for Palestine, despite Rabbi Stephen Wise’s vehement opposition. Wise condemned any division, while delegates wept and urged safeguarding Jewish national aims. Solomon Kaplansky and others supported negotiations with Britain, asserting joint rights and a peaceful settlement with Arabs.
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Zurich
Switzerland
World Zionist Congress
Great Britain
Palestine
Stephen Wise
New York
Wise
Holy Land
World Zionists
Royal Commission
Rabbi Wise 4
Chaim Weizmann
David Ben Gurion
Solomon Kapiansky
Congress
Royal
Mandatory Poier
Rebellion Flares in Eastern Syria as French Bomb Action
French air units and troops struck eastern Syria after rebels seized Amouda and fired on two officers. Beiruts authorities dispatched motorized forces to restore order, but communications were poor and details emerged slowly about yesterday’s clashes.
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Deir-El-Lor
Syria
Assait
Beirut
Planity
Amouda
House approves rivers and harbors bill and court reshuffle
The House passed the rivers and harbors bill authorizing 48 million dollars for projects in 40 states, pending Senate approval. Separately, the House sent the lower court reorganization measure to President Roosevelt, ending six months of judicial controversy without Supreme Court mention. The bill provides direct Supreme Court appeals in constitutional cases, AG notice, a three-judge federal court for injunctions, and temporary restraining orders by a single judge. Justice Department officials continue evaluating candidates for the Supreme Court vacancy.
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Washington
Senate
Rivers and Harbors
House
House of Representatives
Roosevelt
High Tribunal
Supreme Court
Hatton W. Sumners
Texas
House Judiciary Committee
Hamilton Fish
New York
Sumners
William B. Bankhead
White House
Circuit Court of Appeals
Washington, D.C
Justice Department
Cummings
Governor La Follette Begins Two Day Speaking Tour
Governor La Follette leaves Madison on a two day speaking tour. He speaks at a WPA dam dedication in Trempealeau county and later at a town hall dedication in Jump River Taylor county. He attends a city festival in Owen Clark county and closes with a WPA dam dedication in Augusta Eau Claire county.
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Madison
la ‘Follette
Independents
Trempealeau County
Jump River
Taylor County
Owen
Clark County
Augusta
Eau Claire County
Toate
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Glass
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Smith
South Carolina
Wheeler
Montana
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