China warns no war unless invaded in Manchuria crisis
Shanghai reports the Chinese government will not wage war unless invaded, via a Nanking telegram to officials. Moscow rejects Briand mediation, citing China’s refusal to restore the legal status in Manchuria, and reiterates trust in peace and Soviet restraint.
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Randall Gould
United Press
Shanghai
China
Nanking
Chiang Kai-Shek
Moscow
France
Chin
Manchuria
Commisariat For Foreign Affairs
Aristide Briand
Foreign Office
Briand
M. Boygalesty
Paris
Herberi
Kharakan
M. Kharakan
The
S. K
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Bromley Plans Solo Pacific Flight To Japan
Tacoma aviator Lieut Harold Bromley readies his orange monoplane City of Tacoma for a 4700 mile nonstop attempt to Tokyo. He says if forced down he will float like a cork and signal the world by radio, with emergency gas dumps to aid rescue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tacoma
Wash
U.P
Harold Bromley
Tokio
United Press Today
Pacific
Japan
Bromley
Butt
Aleutian Islands
Hoover seeks farm board job in postcard appeal
A postcard to President Hoover from S C resident Mike Clark asks for a farm relief board position. Clark requests either a cotton board post or a beef farmer representation, offering 25 dollars a month and pleading for a decision before the 1932 political shift.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.R
Hoover
State Department
United States
Anderson
S. C
Julie
South
al Smith
Owen D. Young
Trulic
Mike Clark
RFD
Heatwave and Frost Hit Wisconsin and Europe Worldwide
Wisconsin reports corn withering under last week’s frost and 500 acres of potatoes frozen in Adame county while Milwaukee endures a record heat of 88.2. European heat sweeps from Moscow to Rome with hundreds drowning and authorities restricting water use.
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Milwaukee
Germany
Stevens Point
Wis
Wisconsin
Portage County
Marathon County
Leola
Adame County
Marines Ordered Home from Nicaragua
President Hoover ordered 1200 Marines to withdraw from Nicaragua while about 2300 remain in the Central American nation. The decision followed reports that order was largely restored and that more troops than needed were stationed there.
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Washington
Nicaragua
Hoover
Central American Republic
Water taxis collide sink near Navy Pier in Chicago
Two speedboats Sea King and Chris Craft collided head on off Navy Pier in Lake Michigan. One drowned, David Cohen missing, eighteen passengers rescued or swam ashore. Joyce Hawley helped save others. pilots Dudley and Warner questioned as lake dragged for bodies.
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Chicago
Lake Michigan
Navy Pier
Crafh
Suesskind
Yonkers
David Cohen
Joyce Hawley
Earl Carroll
Sea King
Chris Craft
Oak Street Beach
Michigan Boulevard
Chicago River
Elmer Dudley
Coast
Joseph Weisinger
Abe
Miss Hawley
Tracy Douglas
Edgar McColey
Chris
Warner
Sarnia
St. Clair River
Stanley Gillham
Stag Island
Accidents of Various Kind Across Cities
Multiple crash and mishap reports from Chicago Milwaukee and other cities. A husband dies after awakening to a confrontation with his wife, a boy crushed by a pony, a fascist secretary bruised in an automobile crash near Como, a four year old bitten by a rat in Milwaukee, a Detroit aircraft executive injured by a propeller, a roller coaster fall in Beloit with recovery expected, an interurban train derailment near Deerfield injuring none, and a body found near an overturned car in Ladysmith Wisconsin.
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Chicago
Cyril Watson
Aj Pody
South Side
Milan
Parini
Fascist Party
Como
Milwaukee
Walter Smith
Health Department
Beloit
Wis
Paul Ambrose
Janesville
U.2
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad
Deerfield
Counterfeit money spread across Wisconsin new to two weeks
Secret Service officials disclosed a surge of counterfeit currency circulating in Wisconsin over the past two weeks. The briefing cites widespread distribution and notes the weather bureau forecast for unsettled conditions with showers across western and central counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
U.P
Wisconsin
Secret Service Department
Iby
United Press
KWKH TO TRY AGAIN After 128-hour endurance flight
The KWKH aircraft forced down by a fouled spark plug at 7 p m yesterday after 128 hours aloft plans another attempt to set an endurance record. Van Leary, a pilot, says the goal remains intact while two other groups, the St Louis flyers and the Houston plane, continue near the world record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shreveport
van Leary
St Louis
Houston
Tex
Crownhart Dissent in Cannon Disbarment Case
Justice Crownhart of the state supreme court dissents from the two year suspension of Milwaukee attorney Raymond J. Cannon amid claims the evidence was insufficient. He argues the punishment is excessive and faults the charges as potentially libelous, urging against disbarment as the press tolerates sensational accusations.
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Madison
Charles &. Crownhart
State Supreme Court
Raymond J. Cannon
Milwaukee
Cannor
Crownhart
Justine
Gannon
Kohler Signs Duncan City Bonds Measure
Madison today Governor Kaller signed Sen. Thomas M. Duncan's bill allowing cities to issue bonds for harbor improvements and airport facilities. Bonds are secured only by the specific project, not general city obligations. He also signed Assemblyman Davies' bill authorizing sale of two acres from the industrial school for boys at Waukesha to buy additional land.
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Madison
Kaller
Thomas M. Duncan
Assemblyman Davies
State Board of Control
Industrial School For Boys
Waukesha
Death of Sea Elephant Mobi Stuns Forest Park Zoo
The male sea elephant Mobi, possibly the country’s only captive mate for Frya, died of pneumonia at Forest Park Zoo in St. Louis. Found in the pool, a post mortem confirmed pneumonia after a two hour move to the operating room. Mobi had begun a hunger strike five days earlier while Frya recovered from a month long fast.
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St. Louis
Mob
Forest Park Zoo
Mobi
Frya
American boyhood Washington bust bought for 25000
London reports an American, likely John D Rockefeller, buying Jean Antoine Houdon's 1785 Mount Vernon Washington bust for 25000 dollars. It is expected to be gifted to an American museum.
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London
John D. Rockefeller
Tey
Jean Antoine Hougon
George Washington
Mount Vernon
Farmer Hangs Self as Vacation Ends in Denver
William Phillips a 50 year old wealthy farmer from Abilene Kansas hanged himself in Denver after realizing his first vacation was ending. Police say he left belongings behind and the motive is presumed to be distress over returning home.
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Denver
Conn
William Phillips
Abilene
Kan
Izip
Conflicting expectations over Senate tariff bill aims
Observers split on how far Senate Republicans will revise the House tariff proposal. Some see wide upward revisions, others note Smoot’s request for import lists suggests limited changes. Senator Shorthide argues the law must protect American workers while avoiding harmful import competition.
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Washington, D. C
i/P
Senate
House
Enroute to Peaceful Valley Seek Ideas on Reincarnation
Dr George Huntley Aron leads thirty five followers from Chicago toward Peaceful Valley Cabo seeking the fountain of youth. They join a ninety day fasting plan to renew body and mind with hopes of new reincarnations and personal transformations.
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Chicago
U.P
George Huntley S
Aron
Fountain of Youth
Valley Cabo
Dr. Aron
What's the use of trying to get anywhere
In Socialville a 15 year old girl Stella Stepin laments as a portable radio triggers a police alert and she leaves the railroad station. The announcer asks for a lookout for Stella, five feet tall, last seen wearing a worn outfit, as she returns home saying radios chase her everywhere.
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Chicago
Vpi
Stella Stepin
Stella
Socialville
Jeff
Dom
Two Men Rob Oshkosh Car Thieves Nabbed Near Fremont
Two men in an Oshkosh car stolen the previous evening held up at Fitzling station Fremont and the Oriental cafe before being arrested near Waupaca by Sheriff A. F. Steenbock. The car owner Horn and Oshkosh police trace the theft and photo the suspects for authorities. The pair left the car unlocked and used pennies and small change, with at least 82 cents in pennies.
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Waupaca
Fitzling
Fremont
A. F. Steenbock
Waupaua
Waupaea
OshWeh
Anton Elk
Weaupaca
Horn
Daly Street
Oshkosh Millwork Company
Waupaen
Chenk
MacDonald to Reveal naval program details Tomorrow
Prime Minister MacDonald told the House of Commons he will make a statement tomorrow on the British naval construction program. The reply to a parliamentary question is expected to touch on progress in negotiations with the United States for naval disarmament.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Headon
Bart
MacDonald
House of Commons
United States
Prescott's Gasoline Tax Study Bill Defeated in Assembly
Madison 7 percent headline notes Assemblyman Frank Prescott's proposal for an interim committee to study gasoline tax needs and report to a special session within ninety days, but the resolution was defeated 42 to 1 in the assembly today.
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Madison
Frank Prescott
Wos
Assembly
Flight accreditation details reported for altitude record attempt
Washington reports Phoebie Omili was accredited by the National Aeronautical Association for reaching 17,467 feet in an altitude flight. The association noted they were not advised on the aircraft type and thus could not confirm a record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
National Aeronautical Association
Moline
Hoover moves to trim US military budget and forms army panel
President Hoover unveiled a plan to curb rising military costs ahead of Kellogg Briand pact ceremonies. He urged a general staff commission to reevaluate the army program, arguing future budgets threaten tax reductions while aiming to keep national defense intact. The 1933 budget is projected about 30 million higher than the prior year with total military outlay around 803 million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence Sullivan
United States
Washington
Hoover
Army General Staff
White House
James M. Good
Army
Navy
Congress
Secretary of War
General Staff
Milwaukee man charged after wild ride ends in crash
Bert Redmond of Bloomington Illinois allegedly assaulted Ben Rosenbeck of Tippecanoe Wisconsin by driving away with him on the car hood for four miles and then tossing him off. Redmond posted $500 bond and awaits a hearing in three weeks on a charge of failing to stop after injury.
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Milwaukee
Bert Redmond
Bloomington
Ill
Ben Rosenbeck
Tippecanoe
Wis
Roeenteck
Ghekan
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Happy Boy
Detroit, Mich
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Schlee- Brock Aircraft Corporation
William S. Brock
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Watson
Ladysmith
Richard L. Anderson
Poskin
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