League council references Africa crisis and Mussolini stance
The League of Nations council debates Ethiopia and Italy amid outbursts by Fascist delegates. Eden asserts continued mediation under article 15 while Britain mobilizes Mediterranean forces. NATO-leaning veterans press for defense upgrades as Austria seizures and global labor action update the mood.
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League of Nations Committee of Five
Ethiopia
League Council
Enrique Ruiz Gulnazy
Argentina
Anthony Eden
League
Rome
Erle Drummond
Mussolini
Great Britain
Eden
Peter Munch
Denmark
Marzim Litrinay
Russia
Russolini
Charles de Chambrue
Ithiopia
Ilaile Selassie
Italy
Mediterranean
Gibraltar
Maite
Alexandria
Suez Canal
England
Libya
Egypt
U S Establishes Arms Control Office Under Neutrality Act
Secretary Cordell Hull sets up an arms and munitions control office to enforce the neutrality act. Walton Moore heads the office with Joseph Green and Charles W. Yost as key aides. Roosevelt orders licenses for exports and imports of six war items including weapons and combat articles.
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Italy
Ethiopia
Cordell Hall
Tr. Walton Moore
Joseph ©. Green
Charles W. Yost
Roosevelt
Roper
Readitlous Centrol Board
Convention delegates back active opposition to Nazism and Isms
Delegates in St Louis adopted with cheers a resolution opposing Nazism fascism and communism as contrary to constitutional principles. Still cheering, they urged withdrawal of United States recognition of certain regimes while reaffirming commitment to democratic values.
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Merican Perlonnaires
St. Louis
Delecates
United States
Relief chief cites limited relief-to-work gains amid unemployment strain
Dene y Williams, first assistant to Relief Administrator Barry Hopkins, argues that business pickup alone won t solve unemployment unless trade raises output with workers. He notes relief rolls shrinkage due to a strict policy but says few new jobs follow relief moves. He adds the president boosted spending to 1.375 billion under Tapking.
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Deney Williams
F Barry Hopkins
Williama
Beecome
Sven
National Industrial Conference Board
Theresident
Vatcy Tapking
1Waa
Bis
President Roosevelt tours Midwest farming centers by train
President Roosevelt cleaned his desk and began a coast to coast trip by special train to San Diego, stopping at Fremont Nebraska where he spoke to farmers. Aimed at Midwest growers, several planned speeches did not occur in Coulderdam and Los Angeles, while the executive addressed crowds at many stops along the route.
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Roosevelt
San Diego
Panama Canal
Soosevelt
Fremont
Neb
Coulderdam
Los Angeles
Republicans begin nationwide campaign buildup in Chicago
The Republican national committee met in Washington to plan the presidential campaign. They decided to focus Western states with vigorous efforts starting immediately and to open headquarters in Chicago under Karlisoy Spengler of Iowa. No candidates or convention date were set. winter meeting will choose. Chicago St. Louis and Kansas City vie for the convention.
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Epublican National Committee
Washington
Chicago
St. Louis
Kansas City
Roosevelt
Hugi to Retire as Works Progress Administrator
Cy Hugi joins the works progress administration post in New York City will retire October 15 under a prior agreement with President Roosevelt. He will be succeeded by Victor F. Ridder publisher of the German language New Yorker Staats-Zeitung und Lierold and the New York Journal of Commerce.
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Cy Hugi
Works Progress Administrator
New York City
Roosevelt
Victor F. Ridder
New Yorker Staats-Zeitung Und Lierold
New York Journal of Commerce
Massive Catholic Congress in Cleveland Draws Thousands
Thousands of Catholics from all ranks gathered in Cleveland for the seventh national Eucharistic congress. The highlight was a midnight pontifical low mass in the stadium by Archbishop Amilete Giovanni Cleoznani as a sea of tapers glowed. The benediction of Pope Pius XI was later broadcast from Castel Gandolfo.
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Cleveland
Amilete
Giovanni Cleoznani
United States
Pius XI
Castel Gondolfe
Italy
Japanese army vows relief and welfare for Chinese masses
Major General Ilayao Tada, commander of Japanese forces, states policy to extend relief and welfare to Chinese masses in north China. He lists three points: remove anti Manchukuo elements, divert finances from Nanking government, and prevent Sovietization.
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Ilayao Tada
Tse
China
Nanking
German Protestant Church Crisis Sparks New Directorate Plan
In Germany a government backed reorganization aims to abandon Eichsdishop Ludwig Mull and form a new national church syndicate to settle ongoing Hitler era Protestant quarrels. Frang Kerrl and his commissar Doctor Stalin announced the move at the Prussian confessional synod in Berlin.
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Eichsdishop
Ludwig Mullsom
Germany
Iltler
Synd
Reichsfuhrer
Hitler
Frang Kerrl
Stalin
Berlin
Mueller
Tev
Friedrieh von Badelschwind
Joe Louis Defeats Max Baer in Fourth Round at Yankee Stadium
A diverse crowd paid near a million dollars for seats at Yankee Stadium to witness Joe Louis of Detroit knock out Max Baer, former heavyweight champ, in the fourth round. Louis plans winter and spring bouts in South America and Europe before challenging current titleholder Jim Braddock, with past performances suggesting strong potential.
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Yankee Stadium
New York
Joe Louis
Max Maer
Loula
South America
Europe
Jim Braddock
Aviator Felix Waiteus Fails New York to Kaunas Attempt
Young Chicago and Wisconsin aviator Felix Waiteus tried a nonstop Atlantic flight to Kaunas Lithuania. Fog and fatigue forced a forced landing on a rough field near Hallinrabe Ireland. The plane was badly damaged but Waiteus escaped unharmed. He said he had been blind for a long stretch and only regained visibility near the coast before turbulence and fuel issues drove the failure.
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Felix Waiteus
Chicago
Wisconsin
New York
Kaunas
Lithuania
Atlantic Ocean
Hallinrabe
Ireland
Walthus
Atlantic
Baldennet
Dublin
Ballisrobe
MacArthur urges five year plan to modernize army
General Douglas MacArthur outlines a five year program to transform the American army into a swift, powerful, modern fighting force. He calls for speed, firepower, professional training, and fully integrated logistics as essential for future total war.
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Douglas MacArthur
Ring
Ife
Ethiopian Reforms and New Prison in Addis Ababa
In Addis Ababa the emperor Selassie pursues reforms to curb abuses noted by Afusso. A substantial concrete jail replaces the old facility outside the city, and reports say prisoners were sometimes chained to the dead. Arthur Crisbane reports via cablegram.
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Ilaile Selassie
Afusso{In
Ele
Addis Ababa
von Wiegandl
Univergal Service
Pennsylvania Press Prestige Highlighted by Governor Earle
Newspapers across the state celebrate press prestige as Governor Earle extols the crucial role of newspapers in public life. The piece recalls Napoleons warning on free press and notes dictators could also speak on it.
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Pennsylvania
Earle
Napoteon
Stalin
Vitler
Mussolini
Reflections on War and Global Response in Early Dispatches
The piece notes journalism mirrors public life and hints at forthcoming dispatches from Ethiopia and London. It imagines Mussolini potentially sending 560 aircraft toward Buckingham Palace and Downing Street with a message about explosive and mustard gas sanctions.
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Ethionia
London
Mussolini
Buckingham Palace
House of Commons
Downing Street
Tank
England
Anonymous newspaper readers crave named sources
A fragment notes that journalism and politics suffer from unnamed figures. It argues many Americans read papers without knowing the character of the person behind the newspaper, calling this an anonymous nonentity and noting exceptions exist.
Country newspapers wield outsized influence on readers
The country newspaper remains the most important influence by far among newspapers, with smaller locals reaching readers who know their publishers. Rural readers, not city dwellers, buy everything from roof paint to cellar cement, and from household appliances to the family car.
Nazi planned buyouts and political bravado in 1936 era
Lerlla reports Nazi plans to compulsorily buy Jewish businesses and allow Aryan employees to take over with government backing, while Republicans prepare a big December meeting to boost the 1936 campaign. Europe sees England deploy a massive Mediterranean fleet and Italy move to isolate the British, amid tense alliances.
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Lerlla
Nazi Party
DeWolf Dopper Dies at Seventy Seven
An obituary notes the passing of DeWolf Dopper at age seventy seven after a long life. The family recalls his late afternoons on the radio and his efforts to make people smile and ease sorrow.
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DeWolf Dopper
Ile
Dad
Man in Iowa Shack Faces Winter With Family at Stake
In Burrs Iowa John Slat tery aged seventy one sits in a tar paper shack with two daughters and a newborn. His twenty four year old wife recently died causing hardship and uncertainty about the coming winter. Isa married at seventeen and Jia sixty four. King Features Syndicate Inc WNU Service.
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Council Burrs
Iowa
John Slattery
Isa
Jia
Huey Long and the fate of a political machine
A reflective column recalls Huey Long, praising his rise from humble roots and denunciation of elites, then notes his assassination and ponders what fate would have befallen the national Democratic Party had he lived. The writer contrasts Long with Goebel and muses on memory and power.
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Anta
Monica
Calif
Noor White
Bowe
Irvin S.cobb
Commonwealth
State House
Ilis
Huey Longe
Goebel
Kentucky
Legends of America Off the Beaten Track
Travelers in Europe imagine Americas streets paved with gold and New York skyscrapers capped with snow year round, a fanciful view from distant shores.
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Europe
Penasus
America
New York
Alpa
Postum Free Week Offer Promises Health Boost
Postum Company offers a full week’s supply of health giving Postum free to anyone who writes for the advertisement in this newspaper. Readers are invited to request the free sample by sending a letter to the company address provided in the ad.
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Postum
Jin
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Trouble Maker Stirring Worries on Elizization Future
A man described as troubled and worried about the future of elihization plans to cause trouble for local residents. The incident centers on his concerns and disruptive intentions as reported by observers.
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Texas
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Ida Grove
Raymond A. Gales
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Mesa
Aubrey Williams
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Arthur Crisbane
Republican Committee
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Greece
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King
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Swertbop
Congress
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Nazi
Siitler
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Colt
Allianca Inc
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Tua
Plymouthese Automobiles
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