British destroyers rush to aid sinking Adda after bombardment
Four British destroyers and a French destroyer head to the Bay of Biscay after the motorship Adda reports bombardment and fire while sinking. SOS messages say passengers aboard as rescue boats and tugs race to the scene about 100 miles offshore. The Adda, of 7816 gross tons, left Africa Feb 25 bound for Liverpool.
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Bay of Biscay
Adda
Bordeaux
France
Ene
Gironde
Cape Ortegal
Owl
Idvices
Rochefort
GJPR
Dda
Cameleyre
Liverpool
Reistry
London
Wloyds
Great Marine Underwriters
Croix D'Hins Sironde
Lloyds
Admiralty
Echo
Eclipse
Encouner
Escapade
Sider Dempster Lines, Ltd
Greenrek
Insurgents Try New Arc Around Madrid In Fierce Assault
Insurgents launched a forceful attack at Armadrones northeast of Madrid aiming to encircle the besieged capital. General Miaja said government troops resisted magnificently as the assault sought a southern push toward Guadalajara and a new northeast encirclement. Several were killed or wounded by insurgent artillery near El Restro outside Madrid.
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Madrid
Armadrones
Guadalajara
Joseph Miaja
el Restro
Wisconsin Floods from Ice Choked Rivers Hit Southern Regions
Ice choked rivers flooded southern Wisconsin towns as Pecatonica river posed danger, jammed bridges driven by dynamite blasts near Martintown and Winslow. Residents moved livestock, utilities faltered, and streets flooded with tracks washed out from Browntown to Winslow, disrupting traffic and business districts.
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Monroe
Wis
U.P
Wisconsin
Pecatonica
Winslow
Martintown
Cadiz Township
Winslow Printing Company
Illinois Central Railroad
Fire Department
Milwauskee
Browntown
Mar
Dodgeville Building Gutted By Early Morning Fire
A one story frame building housing the lake and Lake restaurant in Dodgeville Wisconsin was gutted by a fire discovered at 4 a.m. An occupant next door alerted firefighters who saved the adjoining structure. Restaurant fixtures were ruined and the partly insured building belonged to Mrs John W Pengetly of Madison.
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Dodgeville
Wis
John W. Pengetly
Madi
Two Killed as Giant Wave Strikes Italian Liner Rex
The Rex docked in Genoa after a nine day crossing from New York. An Italian passenger died of abdominal injuries and a crewman died from a broken backbone after a massive wave swept the luxury liner near Gibraltar. Over 70 were injured as passengers pitched about the state lounge during the storm.
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Genoa
Mary
Rex
New York
Joseph James Crowley
Washington, D.C
Ruedi Hospital
Naples
Prosector Burton Fitts Survives Attempted Shooting
Dist Atty Burton Fitts was wounded in a drive by shooting at his ranch near Monrovia as three or four men in a dark sedan fired on him. He said the bullets struck his elbow and windshield. he drove to his parents’ home for safety and noted threats from opponents of sit down strikers.
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Los Angeles
Dist
Burton Fitts
Fitts
Monrovia
Eugene Biscailuz
Douglas Aircraft
Santa Monica
Charles Dice
Douglas
Bear
Fitts House
Mary Loni
Benjamin Blank
Strike waves through Detroit area auto plants
In Flint the Chevrolet strike ends after talks with company officials. About 400 to 500 Fisher Body No 1 workers start a sit down strike demanding wage rises. Hudson and Chrysler also report plant closures amid bargaining tensions in a nationwide labor dispute.
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Associated Press
Washington
American Federation of Labor
Committee For Industrial Organization
C. I. O. Banner
John L. Lewis
Alrready
William Green
A. F. of L
United Textile Workers
Lewis
Aluminum Workers Union
New Kensington
Aluminum Company of America
Braeburn Alloys Steel Company
Pittsburgh
Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Company
Chevrolet Motor Company
Flint
Mich
Akron
Firestone Tire & Rubber Company
United Rubber Workers of America
General Motors Corporation
Chrysler Corporation
Bohn Aluminum & Brass Company
Detroit
Detroit Stamping Company
Zenith Carburetor Company
Timken-Detroit Axle Company
O. & S. Bearing Company
Chicago
Chevrolet
Fisher Body
William Patterson
Hudson Motor Car Company
United Automobile Workers
United Automobile Workers of America
General Motors
Corporation
Motor Assembly
Motor Parts
A. W. A. Fenders
Marry Nun
Japan unveils new China policy to reset relations
Foreign Minister Nantuke Sato announced a "New Deal" toward China aiming for a fresh start on equality. He urged Japan to abandon a superiority complex, respect Chinese interests, and work toward improved ties despite past infiltration failures and current global tensions.
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Tokio
Japan
China
Nantuke Sato
Sato
Sith
Great Wall
Span
House of Representaty
France
Senjuro Hayasai
Soviet Union
Russia
Komintern
Communist International Watch
Moscow
City legally may buy Paine property in Oshkosh Muss as plan motions
Oshkosh officials can purchase Paine Lumber Co property for municipal needs without requiring plant reopening as a condition. City Attorney Meyer and Mayor Wiechering outlined two main findings supporting council action to acquire the site for tax relief and potential employment benefits, with a tentative price around 57 500.
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Meyer
Paine
Oshkosh
Paine Lumber Company
Marty E. Meyer
Common Council
Paine Plant
Cl A
Atria
Wiechering
Council
Antigo
Braver Dum
Wau-au and
Merrill
Criies
Industrie
Hart
Abernet
Temblor Shakes San Francisco Bay Area
A sharp 2:40 a.m. earthquake rattled Berkeley Alameda Oakland and San Francisco with two close shocks and a rumble. No serious damage reported though alarms rang across banks and jewelers as authorities tracked the epicenter near Point Bonita and the Diablo fault with felt reports extending to Pasadena.
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San Francisco
San Francisco Bay Area
Berkeley
Alameda
Oakland
Bay Cities
U. S. Coast Guard
Point Bonita
Richmond
Calif
Diablo
Pasadena
Sacramento
Eureka
Palo Alto
San Pedro
Wainers Losers in High Court Appeal
Eleven men convicted in Peoria for liquor revenue law violations seek to overturn sentences in federal prison. The Supreme Court denied review of Seventh Circuit judgments. Names include Dayar Wainer Aller Wocrner Majer Wainer Sam Berg and others with fines and prison terms to be served.
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Washington— (P
Peoria
Supreme Court
Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals
Dayar Wainer
Aller Wocrner
Majer Wainer
Sam Berg
Ten Adelr
Anes Irvinit Schulman
Georee Cebulko
Join Swayne
AL Offerman
Julie Michelson
Gene
AML
Child killed by hit and run driver in Phillips Wisconsin
A hit and run car plowed into a group of about 20 children returning from a church party. Eight-year-old Edward Pronaska died from a skull fracture, while three others, two boys and a girl, were lightly injured. Rev. C H Henderson led the group near a farmhouse rear.
Lenders Endorse Roosevelt Plan for Judicial Reform
About 600 delegates from labor's Nonpartisan League unanimously endorsed Roosevelt's court reform program and urged immediate congressional action. They backed the president's aim to enlarge the Supreme Court and restore what they call the people's will against the court. Assistant Secretary Edward F. McGrady and Sen. La Follette urged swift action as meetings warned of a clash with reaction. The group planned to pressure Congress in every district and noted farm groups also supported the plan after criticisms of the court.
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Washington
Labor
Nonpartisan League Today
Roosevelt
Congress
Convention of Labor
Nonpartisan League
White House
Supreme Court
Pres
George L. Berry
John L. Lewis
League
la Follette
Progressive
Wisconsin
America
Arkansas
Arizona
Edward F. McGrady
Berry
Tim Ney
League J
American Federation of Labor
Wisconsin Weather Reports Cold Period Ahead
The forecast calls for cold conditions for tonight and Tuesday in Wisconsin Fair with continued low temperatures. Observations note a high around 36 and a low near 27 with scattered references to regional readings from Milwaukee and Buckstaff Observatory.
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Associated Press
Wisconsin
Northwestern
Milwaukee
Phoenix
New Orleans
Devils Lake
Duluth
Buckstaff Observatory
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