War Threatens Balkans As Hungary Mobilizes On Romanian Frontier
Mass mobilizations and new incidents on the Romanian border spark fears of a broader war in the Balkans. Hungary orders reservists, calls mass mobilization toward Transylvania, and issues leaflets while Romania denounces French British guarantees. Russian forces press occupation of Bessarabia and northern Bukovina, with deadlines for Romanian withdrawal and rising clashes along the Prut. Continued coverage notes official tensions and military movements shaping southeastern Europe.
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Hungary
Balkans
Henry
Transylvania
Austria-Hungary
Germy
Italy
Budapest
Ich
Red Cross
Dapest
Rumania
Romania
Huncian Foreign Office
Robert St. John
Bucharest
Lower Danube
Germany
Bessarabia
Bucovina
Moscow
Prut
Ships Return To Base At Hawaii After Surprise
Major units of a United States fleet returned to Lahaina Hawaii after a sudden departure that surprised Hawaii. Admiral James O Richardson said the move was a routine training exercise. The seaborne action triggered speculation about global events and followed orders given in secrecy.
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Ilonglala
United States
Hawii
Lahainadi
James O. Richardson
Arely
Weather Summary for Wisconsin and Nearby Areas
Fair tonight and Tuesday with increasing cloudiness. Northwestern Observatories report temperatures near 47 degrees in Buffalo and Grand Rama. Weekend outlook shows continued cloudy conditions with maximums around 7 degrees.
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Dass
Associated Press
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Grand 'Rama
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Buffalo
Annenberg given three year term for tax evasion
Chicago newsman turned publisher M L Annenberg was sentenced to three years in prison for evading 1 217 296 dollars in federal taxes on his 1936 income. His chief bookkeeper Joseph Hafner received five months in county jail.
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M. L. Annenberg
America
Racing News
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Joseph E. Hafner
United States
Uncle Sam
Thay
Balbo Death Linked To Baleful Axis Strife In Libya
London denounces Balbo’s unexplained Libyan crash linking it to Von Fritsch’s Warsaw siege. Rome reports Balbo died in a noncombatity on an official Libyan mission with eight aboard, including Cap Cappannini and others. Graziani named to command in Libya, Balbo’s successor.
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Libya
Sait Il Duce
Graziani
London
Foreign Office
Italy
Italo Balbo
Germany
Baron Werner von Fritsch
Warsaw
von Fritsch
Hitler
Balbo
Mussolini
Fritsch
Rome
Tobruk
Ottavio Frailich
Gino Capannini
Nello Quilici
Chicago
National Commander of G. A. R. Dies at 91
Capt John E. Andrew 91 national commander of the Grand Army of the Republic died after a stroke. Born in Ohio he joined the Union Army at 15 and served under Gen. Sherman through 15 battles. He was wounded at Peachtree Creek in Georgia.
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Quincy
Grand Army of the Republic
John E. Andrew
Andrew
Ohio
William Sherman
Peachtree Creek
Georgis
Air Attacks Renewed By War Forces
British bombers hit Hamburg storage tanks and left them burning in raids on military targets in Germany. Other targets in the Darmstadt area Osnabruck and Hann were bombed along with airdromes at Norderney Hundosen and Dortmund. German raids on England Scotland and Wales caused minor damage.
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Hamburg
Germany
Air Ministry
Darmstadt
Osnabruck
Hann
Norderney
Hundosen
Bremen
Dortmund
Wallace Carroll
United Press
U.P
Neville Chamberlain
Britain
England
Scotland
Wales
Royal Air Force
France
Holland
Abbeville
Wignacourt
Mer
British and American Evacuees Flee Hong Kong Ahead of Imminent Attack
As fears of a Japanese assault rise, 41,900 British women and children join American refugees aboard the Empress of Japan while the President Coolidge departs at midnight. Dutch and Norwegian nationals are advised to evacuate, Japanese stay put, and air raid precautions heighten. About 206 Chinese are moved inland amid internal relocation attempts.
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United Press
Hongkong
President Coolidge
Exchange Telegraph
London
Coolidge
Manila
Australia
Egypt
Willkie Hopes Roosevelt Nominated. Plans Vigorous Campaign
Republican candidate Wendell Willkie spoke at a packed press conference in New York declaring he hopes President Roosevelt will be renominated in Chicago this month. He said he would accept the nomination in Elwood Indiana once date is fixed and promised an aggressive coast to coast campaign. Willkie met with Gov. Harold Stassen to discuss campaign plans and possible leadership roles, noting uncertainty over retaining Chairman John Hamilton.
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United Press
New York
U.P
Wendell L. Willkie
Roosevelt
Chicago
Elwood
Ind
Willkie
White House
Roy W. Howard
Scripps-Howard
Philadelphia
Ther
Washington
House approves bill to register suspected foreign groups
Washington lawmakers pass a judiciary committee backed measure listing groups for federal registration and close scrutiny by the justice department. The bill targets organizations under foreign control involved in political civilian military or avian military activity and those aiming to overthrow government by force or violence.
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Washington
House
Senate
Judiciary Committee
Communist Party
Justice Department
Native of Iola Killed in Montana Governor Candidate Crash
John H. Leuthold, 67, a Republican candidate for Montana governor, died in an automobile accident east of here. Leuthold was a native of Iola Wisconsin.
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Ment
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Leutholl
Roosevelt Seeks Steeply Graduated Excess Profits Tax
President Roosevelt urged Congress to enact a steeply graduated excess profits tax applying to all individuals and corporate bodies without discrimination. He argued the levy would fund national defense while sharing wartime burdens, with leaders noting it could resemble World War measures and affect wartime industry profits.
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Washington
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Jonry Lester Rayburn
White House
International turmoil as Berlin asserts gains in Europe war
Berlin reports seize of British channels islands and new bases for assault on Britain. Hungary mobilizes on Romanian frontier with German support to halt Russia. Romanian troops arrive wounded from clashes with Soviet forces. Luftwaffe raids Britain and British defenses brace for possible invasion. Italy claims advance along Jubyan frontier. Washington enacts defense tax hikes as army expansion begins.
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Channel Islands
Britain
Hitler
Budapest
Balkans
Hungary
Rumania
Russia
Bucharest
Germany
Ywilal Danube
Red Army
London
England
Scotland
Wales
Chamberlain
Kome
Jubyan-Egyptian
Washington
Bombs Found in Swiss Fields Allegedly British Made
Swiss farmers near Jura along the French border reported incendiary bombs of British make in fields. The devices resembled those dropped yesterday on peat bogs and forests in the central Alpine foothills.
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Switzerland
Jura
Alps
German forces seize Guernsey and Jersey by air
German high command announced occupation of Guernsey yesterday and Jersey today by a coup de main air action. Two Bristol Blenheim planes were shot down. British communications with the islands were suspended and officials stated landings had been made on both islands.
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Reynolds Packard
United Press
Rome
U.P
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Libya
Africa
Italo Balbo
Egypt
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High Command
North Africa
Balbo
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Ethiopia
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Jersey
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Channel Islands
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Sark
Channel
London
Germain Air Force
Ministry of Information
Britain
Chanel
Texas Flood Death Toll Rises to Eight
In Hallettsville and surrounding areas rescue crews comb mud for missing after floods. Mayor J G Traxier cites about 1 000 000 in damages while Red Cross workers aid hundreds made homeless. Water supply issues ease as epidemics fears decline. Communities along La Grange Columbus and Victoria on Colorado and Guadalupe rivers report heavy rainfall totals.
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Tex
Texas
J. G. Traxier
Red Cricket
la Grange
Columbus
Victoria
Colorado River
Guaselupe
New York Attorney Paul Cravath Dies at 78
Locust Valley memorial marks the death of Paul Cravath eighty year old chairman of the Metropolitan Opera Company and longtime leading corporate lawyer in New York. His career shaped legal service and theater management for decades.
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Opera Patrom
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