French Strikers Evicted by Police Amid Tense Paris
Police ejected strikers from six electric plants and two gas works in Paris under Premier Chautemps in a show of force as 120,000 public service workers walked out citywide. Widespread protests spread from Paris to the provinces with demonstrations by hospital staff, funeral workers, and other unions over wage controls. Mobile guards and troopers stood by as the government urged restraint while risking further unrest.
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Paris
Camille Chautemps
Puteaux
Popular Front
Chautemps
Grand-Combe
Avignon
Rouen
Public Service
Communist Party
Roosevelt foes boost push for licensing interstate firms
Washington reports say the Roosevelt administration may use a new corporate licensing bill as a vehicle to attack monopolies. Senator Norris urged renewed lobbying inquiries to counter organized opposition, while Secretary Ickes prepared a radio address on government business relations.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Norris
Nebraska
Senate
Ickes
Federal Trade Commission
Assist
Atte
Robert H. Jackson
Congress
NBC
Jackson
Hugo N. Black
Robbery at Fond du Lac mink farm nets 100 pelts
Grahl Brothers fur farm near Fond du Lac reports theft of more than 100 mink valued at about 10,000. Sheriff Gil Booth investigates. Loss believed Monday. pelts hard to dispose of as mink season is closed and dealer license required. Grahl family, long-time operators, suspect someone familiar with the area.
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Fond du Lac
Wis
Grahl Brothers
Hillside Spring
Here
Gil Booth
Fond du] Laie
Grahls
Frank
Richard
Oliver
Peter
Grahis
Fire at Jersey City hotel endangers crew and residents
A three alarm blaze at a Jersey City hotel on Journal Square endangered dozens of residents and hotel crew. Firemen evacuated and safety ladders and nets saved some, while several dozen were hospitalized with injuries as responders fought the flames.
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Fire Expansers
Jersey City
NPA
Story Pur
Journal
Busines
Imo
Seversi
Wife of G O P Leader Hamilton Wins Divorce
Laura Hall Hamilton was granted a divorce from John D M Hamilton Republican national chairman in district court. She was awarded custody of their two children Daniel 20 and Laura 32. A pretrial property settlement was agreed. no alimony. She charged gross neglect of duty abandonment for more than a year and extreme cruelty.
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Tapika
Kan
Laura Hall Hamilton
John D. M. Hamilton
Sled Crash Fatal to 13-Year-Old Boy in New London
In New London Wisconsin a 13 year old, Tavior Graham, son of Mr. and Mrs. James Gresham, died after his sled ran into a truck while coasting down a hill. He suffered a fractured skull in the fatal accident reported yesterday.
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New London
Wis
Taguenes
Tavior Graham
James
Gresham
Struggle Continues as Madrid Faces Teruel Assault
Weather improves across Aragon allowing renewed government and insurgent operations along the Teruel front. Government artillery hit Huesca and Teruel areas as insurgents defend the city with a 3,000-man garrison and civilians. Insurgent air attacks fail against robust air defenses while the besiegers press toward the seminary fortress and the civil governor’s palace.
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Madrid
Teruel
Aragon
Huesca
Teruca
Fqvo
Bank of Spain
Sama Anna
Metz Leads Field in Hollywood Open
Dirk Metz fired a under par 49 today in Hollywood Open action. He held a three quarter with a strong breeze challenging the rest of the field. Other top players included Letmara Dadema from Springfield Missouri and Crd Wood of Bam som New Jersey with scores around 72 to 74.
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Hollywood
Pla
Dirk Metz
Chicagoun
Hollyewood
Letmara Dadema
Sprongheld
Wood
Bamsom
Johny Revels
Braheon
Horton
Chievan
Forkwhoore
Mamaroneck
Yat
Movement 10 Liquidates New Deal Charged by Atty General
Assistant Attorney General Robert H. Jackson accused big business of striking against the government to liquidate the New Deal. He cited rising profits for GM and other firms as proof that recovery programs favored industry while labor gained little. He warned monopolists threaten the nation’s economic reforms.
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Jackson
Philadelphia
Robert H. Jackson
Big Business
American Political Science Association
Sail Big Business
Incorporated
United States
Chrysler
Generat Motors
Crucible
National
Jones & Laughlin
du Pont
American Cyanamid
Monsanto
Atterney
Mir. Sloan
General Motors
Alfred P. Sloan
Chsirman
William S. Roud
Laure
Traffic death toll projections amid 1937 safety council forecast
The National Safety Council projected 40,000 traffic deaths nationwide in 1937, an all time high, with 25,610 deaths in the first 21 months of 1937, a 6 percent rise over 1926's period. Gasoline use rose about 6 percent, roughly matching the death toll increase.
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Chicago
National Safety Council
Sis
The
Council
Tramp Steamer Overdue Near China
A steamship bound for an unnamed Chinese port is reported overdue. The message notes delays, possible losses, and a refined toll of charges amid uncertain sailing from a distant trade route. The report hints at peril and travel disruption affecting crews and cargo.
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China
Campaign of Destruction as Japanese advance threatens Shanghai
As Japanese forces close on Shanghai, Chinese authorities unleash a destruction campaign blowing up telegraph and radio terminals. The explosions severed communications, raising tension among residents including 159 Americans, with warships nearby ready to evacuate if needed. Four British ships departed Shanghai crowded with foreigners as authorities fear loss of control and prepare for potential further action.
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Shanghai
Shantung
Tsingtao
United States Warcraft
Marblehead
Pope
Weather Forecast Clip With Fragmentary Details
Fragmentary weather column notes mostly cloudy conditions with upcoming colder nights. Several city and regional observations appear, mentioning temperatures and remarks for Thursday and Tuesday, and scattered references to wind and precipitation.
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Wien
Northwestern
Oterrations
Milwankee
Tawes
Britain Not Mollified by Japan Over Yangtze Attacks
London disclosed Japan's reply to Britain's protest over the attacks on the British gunboats Ladybird and Bee on the Yangtze. The British embassy said the Japanese military version was unacceptable and refused to accept it. One British sailor was killed. U.S. gunboat Panay had been attacked the same day. The full 1200 word note awaits publication.
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Tokin
Bee
Imperial Headquarters
Britain
Yangtze River
United States
Panay
Beyly
London
Great Britain
Japan
Tokig
Seattle Faces Severe Damage From Downpour Flooding
Heavy rain caused widespread disruption with trains struck by waterlogged tracks and mud. A Canadian rail engine and tender reportedly derailed near Monror as waters rose, while another snow slide blocked North Bed area. City streets flooded, sewers overwhelmed, and power cuts reported amid record rainfall in the northwest region.
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Seattle
Hremean & Stn
Great Northern
Monror
Woosh
Leanadin National Pakways
B.C
North Bed Boc
Vernoma
Greead
Sirtets
Roosevelt says nations set pace for naval armament
President Roosevelt outlines plans for two new battleships and 16 minor ships, signaling growing concern over global arms races. He stresses this not a preparedness move and notes studies on vessel mix, with naval officers calling for more auxiliaries and older destroyers replacement. The letter to Committee Chair Saylor framed pact recognition amid international tension.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
United States
Saylor
Colorado
House Appropriations Committee
Tyves
Naval Subcommittee
Plane Plunge Into Lake Leaves Three Drowned Near Put-in-Bay
A plane crashed into Lake Erie a half mile off Put-in-Bay, drowning Nancy Howard 42 Delbert Watkirs 20 and Albert Anderson 5 all of North Tunes Island. Pilot William Somogy 30 was rescued after clinging to the tail as fog prevented landing on ice. Emil Weisler and Arnold Waragaf aided rescuers at the scene.
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Toledo
Lake Erie
Put-in-Bay
William Somogy
Nancy Howard
Delbert Watekirs
Albert Anderson
North Tunss Island
Ted
Somegy
Ty Emil Weisler
Arnold Waragaf
De Valera to Broadcast to This Country Tonight
Dublin reports Ireland’s 26 counties forming Eire under a new constitution ending the Free State era. Eamon de Valera prepared a nationwide broadcast to America as religious and military ceremonies marked Constitution Day amid protests and planned demonstrations in central Dublin.
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Treh Free State
Ireland
Eire
Free State
Fire
Eamon de Valera
Spoersor
London
de Valera
America
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