Seek Master Mind in Death Of Trotsky
Mexican police held Franklin Jackson and Sylvia Ageloff incommunicado while pursuing leads on Trotsky’s assassination. Jackson, a U S citizen known as Jacques Vandendreisch, was said to be ordered by the OGPU to kill Trotsky. Kerensky accused Stalin of dictating the death. Trotsky died from head wounds after a Tuesday attack. his body lay in a funeral chapel awaiting cremation as discussions on funeral plans continued.
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Mexico City
Leon Trotsky
Frank Jackson
Brooklyn
N Y
Sylvia Ageloff
Arthur P. Shaw
Shaw
Trotsky
Miss Ageloff
Jackson
Leandro Sanchez Salazar
Secret Service
Bolshevist
U. S
United States
Mexico
Albert Goldman
Chicago
OGPU
Rusia
New York
Alexander Kerensky
Stalin
Fourth International
James P. Cannon
Socialist Workers Party
Trotsky Brain Averages 3 1 2 Pounds In Mexico
In Mexico City on August 22 police physicians reported Leon Trotsky’s brain weighed three and a half pounds, among the largest ever examined by Mexican medical authorities. The brain was not replaced and may be returned to Trotsky’s family or stored in a local museum.
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Mexico City
Leon Trotsky
Trotsky
EAVORS MILITARY TRAINING FOR BOYS
Camden N J August 22 State Commander Albert E McCormick opening the 22nd annual convention of the New Jersey department American Legion declared his colleagues are 100 per cent back of military conscription urging Congress to pass a conscription measure immediately There has been too much fooling around so that actually nothing is being done with the original bill changed so much everyone is bewildered He advocated a year of military training for all boys when a young man leaves high school and said they should continue in the officers reserve.
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Camden
N. J
Albert E. McCormick
New Jersey Department
American Legion
Congress
McCormick
Hand Azana's Aide to Spanish Police
Diplomatic sources report Rivas Cherif, son in law and chief aide of Manuel Azana former president of republican Spain, was handed over to Spanish national police through cooperation of German and French authorities. Cherif's hideaway was located with French tips and German authorization enabled the transfer to Spain.
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Chancy
Switzerland
Rivas Cherif
Manuel Azana
Spain
Cherif
Japan recalls ambassador as Tokyo preps diplomatic offensive
Japan orders recall of its ambassador to the United States and a troop of diplomats and consular staff, signaling a diplomatic offensive. The shake up aims to secure oil and scrap metal, with Kensuke Horinouchi set to be replaced, possibly by Yoshisuke Aikawa, as Matsuoka enforces a hard line. In Meyersdale, prominent jeweler Harry M. Cook dies of a heart attack on his 40th wedding anniversary trip with family in Romney, West Virginia. He was a long time civic leader and violinist. survived by his mother, wife, siblings, and a foster daughter. Funeral in Meyersdale with burial in Union Cemetery.
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Tokyo
Japan
United States
Domei Japanese
Great Britain
Russia
Americas
Europe
Yosuke Matsuoka
Oregon
Fumimaro Konoye
Matsuoka
New Order
Kensuke Horinouchi
Washington
Yoshisuke Aikawa
Henry Ford
Horinouchi Long
Harry M. Cook
Meyersdale
Romney
West Virginia
W. B
Elizabeth (Schrock) Cook
Cook
Mary (Olinger) Cook
Charles C
Robert E. Cook
E. M. Cober
Wilkinsburg
P. G. Cober
Somerset
Alice Cook
James H. Price
Sally Trout
Greenwood
Ind
Olinger
Broadway and
Grant Streets
Dewitt Miller
1000th Recruit This Month In Philadelphia
In Philadelphia this month the army accepted its 1000th peace time recruit, Theodore Brodsky aged 24 from Philadelphia and a Wharton sophomore at the University of Pennsylvania. He is assigned to the finance department in the Philippine islands. Lieut. Col. Fred Schoenfeld notes July’s previous record of 803 recruits in peace time for the area.
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Philadselphia
Philadelphia
Army Today
Theodore Brodsky
Wharton School
University of Pennsylvania
Phillippine Islands
Fred Schoenfeld
Quarrel Between Hospital Patients Ends in Death
Warren report says 43 year old Dan Harper of near Meadville died from a fractured skull after a dinner table argument with 19 year old Erie resident Rucka Pieretti at Warren State hospital. Coroner Ed Lowry noted the fatal blow occurred last night and Pieretti is from Erie, with Harper committed in 1930 after transfer from Morganza training school.
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Warren
Warren State Hospital
Dan Harper
Meadville
Ed Lowry
Lowry
Harper
Rucka Pieretti
Erie
Pieretti
Morganza
$200 Gift From Williamsburg Paper For Juniata Restock
Charles A. French the state fish commissioner said Williamsburg Paper Company Blair County contributed 200 dollars toward restocking the Juniata river after a recent pollution incident traced to the plant.
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Juniata Harrisburg
Charles A. French
Williamsburg Paper Company
Blair County
Juniata River
Willkie Plans 3800 Mile Tour Through 18 States
Wendell Willkie announced a 3,800 mile campaign through 18 states in the middle and far west. After meeting with Republican National Committee Chairman Joseph W. Martin, he will depart Rushville Indiana September 14 by special train, opening in Coffeyville Kansas two days later with seven major addresses and 20 to 25 informal talks. Final address slated for Detroit September 30 before the National Federation of Republican Women's Clubs.
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William B. Ardery
New York
Wendell _ Willkie
Middle
Far West
Joseph W. Martin
Republican National Committee
Rushville
Ind
Coffeyville
Kan
Willkie
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Portland
Ore
Seattle
Wash
Iowa
Detroit
National Federation of Republican Women's Clubs
Gates
Martin
Joan W. Hanes
Texas
Florida
Virginia
North Carolina
Tennessee
Douglas
Roosevelt
Indiana
Ilinois
Missouri
Kansas
Oklahoma
Arizona
New Mexico
California
Oregon
Washington
Idaho
Montana
North Dakota
South Dakota
Wisconsin
Michigan
Edward Flynn
British Coast Bombarded as RAF counterattacks Mix In
German guns resumed shelling along Kent and Dover after a half hour lull as five shells crossed the Channel in minutes. British bombers roared over the French coast, targeting gun emplacements near Calais Boulogne and Dover, with several buildings hit and casualties reported.
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London
Channel
Kent
Dover
Brit
French
Calais
France
Boulogne
Thenglish Channel
P Alais
Britain
Royal Air Force
Reich
French Bloc Calls British Blockade an Inhuman Famine Dictatorship
In Vichy France on August 22, Foreign Minister Paul Baudouin dubbed Britain's Europe blockade an inhuman famine dictatorship. He accused Winston Churchill of hostility toward France and pledged the government would not bow to the decision while seeking to unite nations in solidarity.
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Vichy
France
Britain
Europe
Paul Baudouin
Marshal Petain
Winston Churchill
Baudouin
Howard E. Kershner
American Friends Service Committee
Syria
Bermuda Stop Restarts Under British Censorship
The United States allows Bermuda censorship to solidify a British clamp on mail and securities. Pan American clippers resume Bermuda hops between New York and Lisbon as cooperation with Britain grows. Officials defer on government influence over Pan American Airways while noting the move tightens wartime controls.
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Washington
Bermuda
United States
Pan-American Airways
Pan-American
New York
Lisbon
Europe
Hull
Isle
Great Britain
Frank Bebout Dies Suddenly in Monongahela at 74
Frank Bebout 74 of Monongahela and a member of the Pennsylvania turnpike commission died of a heart attack in a local hospital tonight after being admitted earlier. An undertaker and merchant, he helped manage public schools and road promotion in Washington County and served as a long time elder at First Presbyterian Church. Surviving are his wife Agnes and three daughters, Jean Allen, Mrs. J Wilson Nelson, and Mrs. Harlan Duke, all of Monongahela.
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Harrisburg
Frank Bebout
Monongahela
Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission
Bebout
Washington County
First Presbyterian Church
National Association of Select Morticians
Rotary International
Masonic Order
Blue Lodge
Pittsburgh
Agnes Allen Bebout
J. Wilson Nelson
Harlan Duke
Jean Allen
Monongehela
Clothing clues in unsolved Taylor murder case
Harrisburg report says state police found several vests and gloves near State College linked to the Rachel Taylor killing but deputy superintendent Col. C M Wilhelm notes the items were discarded as possible clues and had no connection to the case.
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Harrisburg
C. M. Wilhelm
State Police
State College
Rachel Taylor
Wilhelm
Primate of Spain Isidoro Goma Y Tomas Dies
Madrid report says Isidoro Cardinal Goma Y Tomas, primate of Spain, died just before midnight after several months of illness. The church leader, prominent in Spanish Catholic affairs, passed away in Madrid.
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Spain
Madrid
Isidoro Cardinal Goma Y. Tomas
Graziani Under British Air Attacks Near Libya Front
Cairo dispatch reports Egypt shifts a mobile division toward Italy’s Libyan frontier as British airmen strike Graziani’s western desert offensive bases. Incidents include burning oil tanks at Tobruk, a wrecked seaplane jetty at Bomba, damaged planes at Eltmimi, and pitted airfields at Tobruk and El Aden. Egypt states it will defend if attacked.
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Cairo
Egypt
Italy
Lybian
Rodolfo Graziani
Western Desert
Britain
Keissy Pasha
Marshal Graziani
Tobruk
Bomba
Eltmimi
el Aden
Graziani
Bardia
Britain Builds Gigantic New Bomber Fighter Aircraft
London reports Britain has developed a new bomber fighter described as a battleship of the air. Orders for some are said to have been placed in Canada. The craft features exceptional range, strong armor, and is described as almost impregnable to ordinary defense fire.
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London
Britain
Canada
Evacuation Plans For British Child Refugees
Marshall Field III, head of the United States committee for the care of European children, said Chicago that at least 25,000 British child refugees would be brought to the United States, with as many as 50,000 possible. He noted 200,000 youngsters were registered for evacuation, 32,000 preferred U S havens and 20,000 favored Canada.
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Chicago
Marshall Field
United States
Young thief caught napping at gas station
Uniontown reported a bold 11-year-old burglar asleep on a station porch as officers found about $20 worth of goods near him. The boy admitted breaking a window to enter and said he planned to nap before departing.
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Uniontown
Woodrow Lynn
Woman Held After Husband's Shooting at Home
New Castle dispatch reports Mrs. Elizabeth Anselmo charged with assault and battery with intent to kill after her 37-year-old husband was shot while asleep in bed at their home. Police say she had been ill for two weeks under a physician's care and later summoned police. The couple are parents to three young children.
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New Castle
Elizabeth Anselmo
D. H. Shields
Anselmo
Anselmos
London Suffers First War Night Raid in Early Morning
London, a city of nine million, was attacked by German planes in the early morning darkness marking the capital’s first raid of the war. For about 45 minutes bombs exploded and anti-aircraft fire roared as searchlights swept the sky. Casualties were uncertain but a few wounded reportedly died. Witnesses described a hit-and-run raid with activity centered in western outskirts and glimpses into West End.
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London
West End
Godfrey Anderson
Associated Press
Associated
Nazi Sailors Recaptured Near Brazilian Border
Two German sailors from the scuttled pocket battleship Admiral Graf Spee were arrested near the Brazilian border by provincial police in Corrientes Argentina. They were with a German resident of Argentina and will be returned to the internment camp from which they escaped.
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Corrientes
Argentina
Admiral Graf Spee
Pipeline fight pits coal industry against Texas gas plan
Coal producers and miners united to oppose an $80,000,000 pipeline intended to link Texas natural gas fields with eastern markets. They branded the project as pure hypocrisy claiming it would not aid the national defense program and stressed potential economic and regional impacts.
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Pittsburgh
Texas
Somerset Weather Report by David Grove
Temperature for the 24 hour period from 5 30 p m Wednesday to 5 30 p m Thursday shows 73 degrees with a low 41. The prior year’s temperature was 77 with a low 49.
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Somerset Weather
David Grove
U. S. Weather Observer
Marumuma
Associated Press
U. S. Weather Bureau
New York
Boston
Chicago Denver
Columbus Annes
St. Lewis
Maryland and Pennsylvania Weather Forecast Summary
Cloudy conditions with small temperature changes across Maryland Eastern Pennsylvania Western Pennsylvania and West Virginia. Friday shows mainly clouds with light showers in northeast Pennsylvania and cooler spells in some regions. Saturday turns fair in most areas with only minor temperature shifts and generally stable conditions.
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Maryland
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
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Coyoacan
Botton
H. M. Cook
West Va
Phillips’s Produce Market
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Somaliland
Jibouti
British Somaliland
Charles de Gaulle
Germany
Morocco
Algeria
Tunis
Istres
U.S
U. 5
Turnpike Commission
Taylor
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