Roosevelt critiques dollar diplomacy after Ethiopian concession
N H Hyde Park Sept 4, President Roosevelt welcomed the cancellation of the Standard of Concession in Ethiopia. He said this proves that since March 4, 1933 dollar diplomacy is no longer recognized by the United States government. He stressed neither he nor the secretary of state were ever concerned about U S involvement in Italian Ethiopian issues, and that the move clears the air for the Geneva conferences.
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Hyde Pare
Ethiopia
Pressert Roosevelt
United States
Roosevelt
Aid to Peace Seen in Cancellation of Ethiopian Concession
The Standard-Vacuum Oil Company's cancellation of a large Ethiopian oil concession, urged by Secretary Hull, is seen as removing U.S. entanglement in the Abyssinian dispute. Roosevelt allegedly welcomed the move, while Ethiopian officials at Addis Ababa reacted with nonchalance.
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Washington, D. C
Standard-Vacuum Ol
United States
Hull
Italy
Great Britain
Hyde Fark
Roosevelt
Leo
Chertok
New York
George 5
Walden
H. Dundas
Ice
State Department
Wallace Murray
Francis Rickett
Haile Selassie
Quin explains new taxi rate plan and safeguards
City hall received complaints about a new taxi fare schedule that took effect last Saturday. Mayor Quin stated officials acted as arbiters in a mutual agreement with cab companies, denying city-imposed rates and noting the change aims to protect drivers and riders. A new taxi band ordinance is being prepared by Assistant City Attorney Vic Lor Keller.
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Quin
Vic~ Lor Keller
Bail Sought for Shanghai Banker
Asabel Walser Willebrandt seeks bail with the justice department for John Warren Brown vice president of the defunct American-Oriental Finance corporation Brown and other officers faced embezzlement charges in a fund totaling 65005 across 18 clients Brown, now in Manila, is reported ready to come to Shanghai Bail set at 1000.
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Shanghai
Asabel Walser Willebrandt
United States
Department of Justice
John Warren Brown
American-Oriental Finance Corporation
Brown
Manila
Now Chief at Brooks Named
Lieut. Col. Henry J. F. Miller, now on duty at the Sith Corps area headquarters in Chicago, has been assigned to fire command at Brooks. He will succeed Lieut. Col. B. J. Hoffman, who left last week for Maxwell Field, Ala, to enter the air corps tactical school as a student. Miller previously served as executive officer at Brooksfield and departed the local post in March 1934.
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Henry J. F. Miller
Sith Corps
Chicago
Brooks Fir
Washington, D. Go
Miller
Maxwell Field
Ala
Air Corps Tactical School
Miller Immerly
Brooksfield
One Ice Man Five Police. Fine 150 in Chicago
Sylvester Hennessey a 22 year old wagon driver faced a disorderly conduct charge after police testified he drove an ice wagon erratically through a street. The court fined him 150 dollars plus costs.
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Chicago
Sylvester Hennessey
Junior Chambers Plan Joint Meet
E. M. Stevens of the San Antonio Junior chamber and Theo F Weiss of the Texas Junior chamber announce a joint meeting of the San Antonio Junction Seguin New and San Antonio bodies Wednesday night. Thirty members are expected to attend. Forty dollars monthly covers rental for a furnished house at 615 Denver Boulevard.
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E. M. Stevens
San Antonio
British Ready to Meet Crisis at Geneva
Ramsay MacDonald returning from Scotland with cabinet ministers to Whitehall to handle swift action if Geneva developments demand it. Stanley Baldwin to return and take command of the home front in the Abyssinia dispute as tensions rise over Mussolini and possible attacks planned around September 25.
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London
Ramsay MacDonald
Lazalemouth
Scotland
Whitehall
Geneva
Stanley Baldwin
Mussolini
Huey Long
Bats in Waynesburg Catch and Drop Cigarette on Water
In Waynesburg Pennsylvania on September 4 a local farmer recounts a bat snatching a lit cigarette from his hand while he fished. The bat carried the cigarette in its mouth and flew around before dropping it into the water, according to Ershel Taylor.
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Waynesburg
Ershel Taylor
Ethiopian Child Boards Once Ethiopian Child Boards Once
A London Mile society meeting heard a year old Ethiopian child address adults, denouncing a feared foreign aggressor as greedy and unChristian. He urged actions to resist subjugation, even asking for guns if necessary. The child, John Martin, son of Warqniex Martin, Ethiopian minister to London, spoke passionately about protecting his country.
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London
The
Mile Society
John Martin
Warqniex Martin
Tralian
Statesman Fears Long Bloody Era at Conference
OUDTSHOORN South Africa Sept 4 Prime Minister J B Hertzog warned at a United Party conference that the world may be entering a long bloodier era. He said the dispute over Stalo-Ethiopian matters is not just another incident and urged calm while noting a new spirit abroad in Europe and Asia.
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Europe
Asia
Judge Dismisses Nine Federal Criminal Cases
Federal District Judge A J McMillan dismissed nine criminal cases on motion by the district attorney. Names include Harry A Davis Jack McGahe and others indicted since 1931 through 1934 for fraud morphine sales theft and related offenses as witnesses or defendants were found unavailable. The dismissals reflect missing witnesses or prisoners. Also noted is Donald Woods era film activity.
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A. J. McMillan
Federal District Court
District Attorney's Office
Harry A. Davis
Jack McGahe
Stelind Burg
San Antonio
Marvin Whisenant
Lorenzo Garcia
E. H. Cunningham
Atkis~ Son
Wes Houston Street
Joseph Marshall
Ford Sam Houston
Etbie G. Bedell
Women Volunteer for Ethiopian Army in Addis Ababa
Ethiopian women armed with spears daggers and rifles volunteered as warriors for Emperor Haile Selassie s army today. They showed greater patriotism than the men under clergy influence and would not serve only as nurses and ammunition bearers.
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Addis. Ababa
Haile Selassie
Djibouti
India
Addis Ababa
Theyve Been Taken for a Ride in Scranton and Bergenfield
A magazine salesman in Scranton pretended to offer free airplane rides via a “colonel at the second hangar” of the local airport but no such offer existed. Subscribers were left disappointed as the scheme unraveled. In Bergenfield, Marie Dorothy Langsthultz, infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Tangechultz, arrived with two teeth at birth, per Dr. John M. Kolb.
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Scranron
Ruy
Bergenfield
N. J
Marie Dorothy Langsthultz
William Tangechultz
John M. Kolb
Italy lists violations in Ethiopia dispute
Rome charged Ethiopia with four violations in a League of Nations memo. The charges include refusing to define frontiers with Italian colonies, illegal Ethiopian occupation of Italian territories, ongoing offenses against Italian diplomats, and attacks on Italian citizens and their property both in Ethiopia and on Italian soil.
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Rome
Italy
Ethiopia
League of Nations Council
Cummings Declares Hauptmann Guilty In Lindbergh Case
U S Attorney General Cummings met with Scotland Yard officials on September 4 and stated there is no doubt Hauptmann is guilty in the Lindbergh kidnapping case. He addressed questions from reporters and the Enphah about the verdict and legal prospects in London.
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Cummings
Bruno
London
United States
Scotland Yard
Enphah
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Wiles
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