Tornado Strikes Charleston South Carolina
A tornado hit Charleston early today killing at least 25 and injuring 340, with most victims African American. The storm caused widespread destruction, damaging St Michael's church, the old market, the city hall roof, Timrod Inn, and the battery. Emergency doctors were summoned as power failed and debris littered the city.
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Charleston
S. C
Ruth Mehrtens
Irvin H. Mehrtens
Miriam Zeigler
Floyd Singletary
Market Street
Roper Hospital
St. Michael’s Episcopal Church
Timroad Inn
Battery
Manning J. Rubin
Charleston Evening Post
Meeting Street
Czechoslovakia Suggests Roosevelt as Arbitration
London reports that Czechoslovakia offered to submit the Sudeten German dispute to President Roosevelt if other avenues fail. Prague also proposed evacuating populations more than 50 percent Germanic by Oct 31, with frontiers clearly defined, a concession not fully aligned with British aims. Prime Minister Chamberlain urged rapid police withdrawal and evacuation.
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London
Czechoslovakia
Roosevelt
Prague
Munich
Paris
Britain
Chamberlain
Madison financier Boyd wins parole signed by La Follette
Joseph M. Boyd, a Madison financier serving a 25 year term for embezzlement and blue sky violations, was granted parole by Gov. Philip F. La Follette and could be released from Waupun within 10 days. He may reside with a daughter in Evanston.
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Madison
Joseph M. Boyd
Philip F. la Follette
Boyd
Waupun State
Evanston
Madison Inoment Company
R. R. Kropf
Kropf
Alfred T. Rogers
Robert M. la Follette
Boyd Company
C. A. Harper
Roosevelt Hull eye settlement at Munich parley
Washington reports say President Roosevelt and Secretary Hull hope for an orderly Sudeten settlement at the four power Munich conference. Officials note reduced tension, say the US will not send a diplomatic observer or assume transfer responsibilities, and raise the idea of an international police backed commission to oversee shifts in sovereignty.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Hull
Munich
London
Berlin
Paris
Rome
United States
Sudetenland
Germany
Greece
Asia Minor
Turkey
Parley on Thursday seen as good omen for Nazi leaders
Munich reports Chancellor Hitler and Prime Minister Chamberlain met for the third time on a Thursday. Germans viewed the Thursday meetings on September 15 22 and 29 as a favorable sign for the four power conference, fearing Friday could spell disaster.
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Munich
Hitler
Chamberlain
Hoover proposes six point plan to restore morality in government
Former President Herbert Hoover unveiled a six point program to restore morality in government as a constructive alternative to the New Deal. He attacked Roosevelt policies, warned against liberalism as defined by the president, and urged Republicans in the upcoming elections while planning a 1940 presidential bid. He spoke on CBS and outlined subsequent stops in Hartford and Spokane.
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Roosevelt
Administration
Kansas City, Mo
U.P
Herbert Hoover
Ronsevelt
Hoover
America
Columbia Broadcasting System
Hartford
Conn
Spokane
Roosevel
Honeymooners Robbed by Hitchhiker Near Dale Wisconsin
Honeymooning couple Appleton Ralph Bayley and wife from Lake Beulah reported to Outagamie authorities they were held up by a 25 year old hitchhiker near Dale. He rode with them, demanded money and their car, then forced them into a swamp and fled with belongings. The Bayleys walked to Hortonville after escaping.
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Appleton
Wis
Outagamie
Dale
Ralph Barley
Lake Beulah
Bayle
Bayley
Bayleys
Ayamp
Hortonville
Poland vows attack on Czechs despite Munich talks
Warsaw reports 150 Poles killed near Teschen as Poland pledges to strike Czechoslovakia on Saturday unless the 20 mile lower Silesia strip is returned. Government spokesmen say mobilization is open and clashes continue along the border.
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Lower Silesia
Czechoslo
Warsaw
U.P
Teschen
Poland
Czechoslovakia
Russia
Pres
Edouard Benes
Franks
Salor
Fusion group pledges aid to Menry in governor race
Milwaukee reports the state coalition committee voted to continue active support for coalition candidates including Robert K. Menry of Jefferson in the November election. The group rejected aiding Julius Heil and debated Henry's withdrawal to unite anti-Lafollette forces. Henry had trailed Heil in the GOP primary but beat Jerome Fox in the Democratic primary.
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Milwaukee
State Coalition Committee
Robert K. Menry
Jefferson
Julius Heil
Emelidite
Wat Henry
Heal
Henry
Heil
Jerome Fox
Bank of Birchwood looted by burglars
Burglars broke into the Citizens State Bank of Birchwood in Wisconsin last night. They cut through a vault with bombs and fled with an undetermined amount, possibly between four and four thousand dollars, while only a small sum remained in other vault sections. Investigators and the sheriff examined the scene as of noon.
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Birchwood
Wis
Citizens State Bank of
Newberg
Isid
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Robert Willis
Dewey Nominated For Governorship At Republican Convention
The New York Republican convention endorsed Dwight D. Eisenhower as the party's candidate for governor with a platform supporting stronger prosecutions and reform measures. A split in delegates reflected contest over the party's future direction and policy on underworld crime and peacekeeping.
Prayers for Peage Urged by Pope Across World
The pope urged worldwide recourse to the unarmed but invincible power of prayer to avert imminent war danger. He spoke in a pastoral letter read by bishops, clergy, and faithful, amid Munich alliance tensions in western Europe and the looming threat to Czechoslovakia and Germany.
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Pontiff
Atria
Warmup Ahead After Mercury Reaches 36
Temperatures reached 36 with a forecast of a warmer spell to follow. Reports from the weather bureau note cooler readings in the state with the northwest showing light numbers and nearby cities listing lows around the mid forties in a unsettled pattern.
Weather Summary from Milwaukee and Wisconsin Observations
North tonight fair with warmer in parts of the east and south. Northwestern readings show 64 at 1:00 PM and 70 maximum 54 minimum for the last 24 hours. Park Falls and Phor nia report highs and lows with no precipitation and southwest winds.
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Northwestern
Fair Milwaukee
Phornia
Park Falls
Wis
Buckstaff Observatory
Four Powers Agree on Peaceful Czechoslovakia Partition Plan
Great Britain Germany France and Italy reach essentials of a plan for peaceful partition of Czechoslovakia and promise Prague government a reply before Hitler's October 1 deadline. Prague accepts in principle with reservations while details of Sudetenland transfer remain under discussion. The Munich talks reference a staged German occupation and potential plebiscites for border districts as they seek to finalize the agreement.
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Webb Miller
United Press
Munich
Great Britain
Germany
France
Italy
Czechoslovakia
Ldnom
Prague
Hitler
Seta Ee
Sudetenland
Atoammunique
Czouhoshovale
Fritish
Xerus Lion
Dew
Delinta- Lion
Echosloval
Adolf Hitler
Neville Chamberlain
Britain
Benito Mussolini
Haly
Edouard Daladier
Chamberlain
Daladier
Fuchrerhaus
Count Csaky
Cechoslovakia
Wrentter
Grag Ecm Reformiants
Europe
Japan Foreign Minister Resigns Under Political Pressure
The article reports the resignation of Japan's foreign minister amid internal political turmoil. It notes official statements, the prime minister's response, and potential successor speculation.
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Japan
Sailing of Steamer Aquitania Canceled
Headlines report the Aquitania’s sailing canceled amid wartime measures. The article notes shifts in passenger service as Britain plans to repurpose big liners for food, munitions, or troop transport under wartime planning.
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Aquitania
Dirry
House of Lords Meets Briefly in Easing Session
The House of Lords met briefly and adjourned to Monday without a schedule on foreign affairs. Members pledged support to Prime Minister Chamberlain's peace efforts and expressed hope the momentum conference would succeed.
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London
House of Lords
Chamberlain
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