Roosevelt says war uncertain as Europe treads delicate line
President Roosevelt told reporters war is not certain to erupt given Europe’s tense stand. He declined to call Congress for neutrality action unless war appears imminent, noting no new news from Germany or Poland and awaiting Italy’s mediation. Preparedness measures have been refined over two years.
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Roosevelt
Congress
Adolf Hitler
Ignace Moscicki
Germany
Poland
Italy
Wisconsin Assembly Debates Installment Real Estate Tax Bill
Madison action sets local option for more than two installment payments on real estate taxes with July 31 due date and interest on delinquent installments. bill goes to Governor Heil. Assembly also sends to Senate a measure allowing municipal bonds for self liquidating projects and increases potato research funding to 10,000 annually. A separate line item negates a cheese grader reinstatement and expands WHA and WLBL broadcast facilities with spending projected at 185,000 in two years and 126,000 yearly after. Scholarships for needy students were rejected.
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Assembly
Heil
House
Senate
Groblschmidt
Progressive
Milwaukee
Swansonsbrcaresive Ellsworth
Department of Agriculture and Markets
J. W. Moore
WHA
WLBL
Stevens Point
Schlabach
Republican
la Crosse
Diamond Merchant Robbed in Chicago Heist Seeks Insurance
New York diamond dealer Paul DeVries, 40, reported two men disarmed his guard and robbed him of stones valued between 30 000 and 40 000. A second robber beat guard John Parker, 45, with a .38 pistol before fleeing with gems and an envelope. A third man drove the getaway car as DeVries said the jewels are insured.
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Chicago
Paul DeVries
New York
DeVries
John Parker
Parker
de Vries
Vandenberg Plans To Attend Ripon Pilgrimage
Michigan Senator Arthur H. Vandenberg, a leading 1940 Republican hopeful, pledged support for the Ripon pilgrimage in May at the party’s birthplace. In a letter to Rey E. Reed, he said he would make every effort to attend.
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Ripon. Wis
Arthur H. Vandenberg
Rey E. Reed
Michigan
Milwaukee loan firm robbed again by lone gunman
Milwaukee Loan & Finance Company was robbed for the second time in two weeks by a lone gunman who escaped with $200. A prior holdup on Aug. 15 netted nearly $500 as police, led by detectives, searched the building without success.
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Milwaukee
Milwaukee Loan & Finance Company
Irish Bomb Kills Four in Coventry
London authorities say an Irish Republican Army bomb exploded on Coventry’s main street, killing four and injuring about fifty. The blast damaged buses and trolleys as emergency crews worked amid shattered glass and debris. police detained three people after the blast.
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Coventry
London
LR. A
Winneconne WPA Project Okayed By Roosevelt Plan
Washington Wisconsin members of congress notified that President Roosevelt approved Works Progress Administration projects including Winneconne sewage treatment plant funded at 34337 dollars and sewer, street and school improvements in Marinette Kiel Danbury Superior Kekosker Washburn Summit with amounts from 2062 to 3137000 dollars and more.
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Wisconsin
Congress
Roosevelt
Works Progress Administration
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Marinette
Kiel
Danbury
Superior
Fairgrounds
Kekosker
Washburn
Washington Avenue
Summit
Weather report from Wisconsin and nearby stations
Fair tonight with mostly cloudy skies and warmer in the west. Northwestern observations show afternoon highs and evening lows, with Milwaukee reporting notably high and low temperatures in the last 24 hours. Phoenix 107, Sault Ste Marie and Park Falls 43.
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Fea
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Hughest
Phoenix
Sault SteiMarie
Park Falls
Senate Approves Diversion of Road Funds to Balance Budget
In a tight vote the Wisconsin Senate approved diverting seven and a half million dollars from highway funds for the next biennium to help balance the state budget. The Peters substitute amendment, tied to taxation and relief cost provisions, remained under discussion as full attendance was expected next week. A prior reduction cut a Bang’s disease eradication fund to four hundred thousand, increasing the general fund.
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Senate
Madison
Peters
Hartford
Bang
Nye says U S still not neutral under Roosevelt agenda
U S Senator Gerald P Nye Republican North Dakota claims the Roosevelt administration is moving away from strict neutrality and pursuing a policy that could lead the nation to war. He spoke at a Republican rally criticizing efforts to repeal the arms embargo and to favor France and England while urging decision making to stay with the people, not Congress or the president.
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Ottawa
U. S
Gerald P. Nye
North Dakota
Roosevelt
Nye
France
England
Japan
Congress
Administration Board of Review Measure Shelved
Madison reports the administration bill to create an administrative review board to hear appeals from the public service commission and state departments was shelved as Progressives and Democrats outmaneuvered administration forces. A reconsideration motion failed 43 to 42, with party shifts affecting the outcome, and an attorney general opinion signaled hurdles for related banking commission reforms.
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Public Service Commission
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Kellman
Galesville
Assembly
Alfonsi
Pence
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Fond du jLac
Atty
John E. Moran
Catlin
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Comiison
Public Service and Appeal Board
Joini Finance Committee
Buchalter Surrenders After Long Fugitive Pursuit
New York gangster Louis Lepke Buchalter surrendered to J Edgar Hoover in Manhattan ending a two year search that cost $400,000. He was questioned privately by federal agents after a brief arrival in Hoover custody. Hoover said no money or immunity was offered. Dewey praised the arrest and pledged indictments to remove him from society.
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Louis
Lepke) Buchalter
Bracketeer
J. Edgar Hoover
New York State
Hoover
Manhattan
Lepke
Federal Building
Borough of
Federal Bureau of Investigation
B. I
New York City
Thomas E. Dewey
America
Dewey
Isadore _Pean
Oworsa
Mich
Elarne
Buchalter
Auto Truck Collision Claims Seven Lives Near Town
A tragic highway crash near the old town last night left seven dead and several injured. Among the dead is C. O'Neal, 68, of Belton. Police reported a Texan and six others among the victims.
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Texas
C. O'Neal
Belton
Americans Flee War Threat in Europe as Ships Fill
Thousands seek passage home from war threatened Europe crowd steamship offices in London. Ambassador Kennedy urges departure while three neutral liners depart Britain with record crowds. Notables like Charles Schwab and Mrs Roosevelt sail as Morgenthau and J P Morgan plan passages. Kennedy arranges installments for family return.
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United States
Joseph P. Kennedy
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Poland
Batory
Copenhagen
France
Roosevelt
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le Havre
Southampton
New York
Charles M. Schwab
Bethlehem Steel Corporation
Washington
Schwab
Ambassador Kennedy
Sarah Delano Roosevelt
Kennedy
Cannes
Hansa
Mamburg
Japan to Abandon Foreign Policy After New Pact
Tokyo reports Japan will drop its European policy following the Soviet German pact. Cabinet secretary Koza Ota says the cabinet has agreed to pursue an independent foreign policy guided by moral views. Japan had cooperated with Italy and Germany under the anti communist alliance and protested Germany’s Nonaggression pact with Russia. China patches suggest improving Japan Britain relations at Hankow and Tientsin.
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United Press
Tokio
Japan
Koza Ota
Cabine
Europe
Italy
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Russia
Domi
Berlin
China
Hankow Tientsin
Hitler Holds Talks With Envoys Amid Peace Pressure
In Berlin Adolf Hitler summoned British ambassador Sir Nevile Henderson and later met with French Italian and Japanese envoys. The talks' nature was undisclosed as Europe clung to hope for peace while sources suggested Germany may delay military action for another day. Britain and France remained resolute to fight despite the tense stalemate.
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Fuehrer
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London
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Louis P. Lochner
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Joachim von Ribbentrop
TGQ
Russia
Joachim von Ribbenimer
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Turkey
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Danzig
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Goering
Neura
Ms Advivers
Berlin Dispatch Warns of Early War Moves
Berlin reports cut communications with New York London Danely Paris Brussels Copenhagen and Zurich signaling first magnitude events under way. Polish anti aircraft guns fired on a German airliner and Night News says eight Germans shot near Bielitz as tensions rise across Europe amid stalled talks and looming actions.
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Berlin
New York
London
Danely
Paris
Brussels
Copenhagen
Zurich
Germany
Rudolph Klein
Revolt in Chilean Army Is Crushed, Leaders Apprehended
Santiago reports a leftist insurrection in the army was crushed. Gen Ariosto Herrera was arrested and former President Gen Chilos Ibanez fled into hiding as government forces fortified central buildings with thousands of leftist volunteers. The uprising began in the Tacna artery regiment and drew other units.
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Chile
Ariosto Herreta
Pres
Chilos Ibanez
Thanez
Herrera
Hiberty
Govermment
Tacna” Artery
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