Polish Liner Batory Sails After Crew Strike
The 16,000 ton Polish liner Batory left New York bound for Halifax with a 100 crew aboard and 200 on strike over war service as a munitions carrier. Police handle, mutiny claims denied by Gdynia American Line, while captains and crew clash over captaincy and safety amid wartime tensions.
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United States
Estonian Foreign Minister Heads to Moscow for Talks
Moscow reports Estonian Foreign Minister Karl Selter travels to the Soviet capital for border and treaty discussions amid speculation on Baltic state borders after the Polish invasion. Turkey's foreign minister Sukru Saracozlu is also en route for talks with the Soviet government.
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Poland
Estonia
Russia
Selter
Vatican Studies Poland Conquest Impact on Church
Vatican leaders weigh how Poland's conquest could affect the church in Poland. Pope Pius is said to be reviewing a report from Cardinal Hlond, primate of Poland, as Poland’s Roman Catholics dominate the population. Church buildings reportedly suffered damage though no religious molestation reported. most clergy remaining at their sees.
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Hlond
Lost Penn Yan girl sought by 300 students
Penn Yan police report that 13 year old Evelyn Reed disappeared after being seen walking toward her home on Tuesday afternoon. About 300 Penn Yan Academy students searched the hills above Reed’s home and near Reed residence for clues to her whereabouts. State police bloodhounds followed the trail to Penn Yan reservoir but the search of the artificial lake yielded no results.
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Midight
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Welyn
French Claim 3 Offensives Hurled Back on Saar Front
In the Saar region press reports describe limited front activity with possible major engagement ahead. French observers speculate on a fresh offensive before German reinforcements arrive, while Paris notes heavy troop and munitions movements and debates Russian aid implications.
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Jean Girardeur
Giraudoux
Tolbert Hatfield Dies Amid Hatfield McCoy Feud Tales
Tolbert Hatfield, 85, famed for supposedly staying neutral in the Hatfield McCoy feud, near death in Rawson Kentucky after paralysis struck a month ago. Brother of Constable Matthew Hatfield, he reportedly received an early radio from Henry Ford through a friendship.
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Williamson
W. Va
Tolbert Hatfeld
Rawson
Matthew Hatfeld
Henry Ford
Hatfeld
Kentucky
British Army Removes Brass Hats for Staff Officers
London reports new dress rules replace gold-braided peaked headgear worn by staff officers with khaki dress caps and plain visors. The change ends the brass hats nickname for brass-adorned officers as uniforms are modernized.
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London
Landon Urges Roosevelt to Seek Nonpartisan Term
Landon calls for dropping the third term issue to allow nonpartisan discussion amid the European war. He argues Roosevelt should lead by removing obstacles and Congress should focus on long term American interests. Simms interviews Landon in New York after talks with Roosevelt on neutrality.
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Hee Ee Rheee
Mgst Hater
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Simms
Landon
New York City
Roosevelt
Col
Frank Knox
Justice Butler Faces Uncomfortable Day in Ill Health
Supreme Court Justice Pierce Butler, 73, is described as a very sick man by his physician after returning to Garfield Hospital for treatment. Reports say he lost ground in the past four to five days, with an uncomfortable day noted after a string of no improvement.
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So Many Volunteers For Army In Canada
Ottawa September 23 The government imposes limits on enlistments as Canada’s war mobilization grows. Technicians, skilled workers and married men with children are discouraged from volunteering. Military districts ordered to reject men who could serve outside the army. No enlistment figures or expeditionary force date given. Recruits are diverted to special branches, camps rise nationwide, and large forces guard canals and power plants.
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Ottawa
Ont
Canada
Germany
Dominion
Former Nazi Army Head Dies In Action And Political Fallout
The report discusses the death of former Reichswehr and Nazi era field marshal with claims of potential smoother relations if he stepped aside. It notes pre Hitler era Hindenburg speculation, Fritsch’s health resignation and return, Nazi opposition to him, and a 1934 purge comment by Karl Ernst over a monocle.
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Paul von Hindenburg
Fritsch
Germany
Third Reich
Werner von Bromberg
Wari
Bromberg
Erika Gruhn
Thench-Aweet Ben Ote
Reichswehr
Reich's Army
Bomberg
Karl Ernst
Berlin
Ernst
Horse Bolts at World’s Fair Kills Driver
A horse drawing the old horse-car in the World of Tomorrow at the New York World's Fair bolted near the Bowry gate and killed the driver, Joseph Trotter, who was thrown from the car and struck a telephone booth. The ride operated without passengers aboard.
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New York
Joseph Trotter
Poletti Heads Three Day Soil Erosion Survey Tour
Lieut. Gov. Charles Poletti will accompany Dean Carl Ladd and others from the State College of Agriculture on a three day soil erosion survey of upstate counties. Poletti said the trip starts Monday to familiarize himself with the state in keeping with his view that executive officers should know the state.
Conroy Appointed To Industrial Board
Albany Sept 23 Clarence F P Conroy of Buffalo is slated for a seat on the New York State Industrial Board Governor Lehman said he would name Conroy to succeed E W Edwards of Elmhurst upon Edwards resignation Oct 1 Conroy a vice president of the State Federation of Labor has served on the State Unemployment Insurance Advisory Council since 1938.
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Clarence FP. Conroy
Buffalo
New York State Industrial Board
Lehman
Conroy
E.W. Edwards
Elmhurst
State Federation of Labor
State
Milk Famine Threatens Warsaw Infants and Mothers
Warsaw faces acute milk shortages with rationing and severe risk to infants and mothers. Bombing by German planes continues at night while Polish and allied forces resist. The writer expects timely international aid to avert widespread destruction.
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Poland
Warsaw
United Press
City Still Resisting Under Nazi Shelling
London reports Warsaw endures siege with strong resistance as German forces bombard Praga and other districts. Air strikes devastate areas while hospitals struggle and civilians face shortages. Colonel Lipinski notes Poznan troops suffer heavy losses but aim to reinforce Warsaw’s defense.
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Russia
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Poznan
Lnes
Modlin
French Troops Use Pigs to Detect Mines on Frontiers
Front reports say French soldiers deployed pigs along the Moselle Luxembourg frontier to locate German mines. The animals reportedly exploded mines to reveal danger, allowing advances. Despite quiet along the Luxembourg border, Perl in Germany near Schengen has been reduced by fighting.
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Luxembourg - France
Moselle-Luxembourg
Luxembourg
Perl
Germany
U S Patrols Against Subs Strengthened
News on patrols against submarines strengthens Atlantic security as Eastport Maine to the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea are covered. Delegates at the Panama neutrality conference urge united action to curb belligerents and protect sea lanes.
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Gulf of Mexico
Caribbean Sea
North
Neutrality Conference of American Republics
Panama
Submarines Reported Off Vera Cruz Gulf Waters
A Vera Cruz dispatch reported several submarines of unknown nationality seen in the Gulf of Mexico near Mexican waters. Fishermen in the Vera Cruz area cited multiple sightings but there were no further developments.
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Universal
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Gulf of Mexico
Mexican
Sanity hearing for Velma Baker Fink in baby slaying
Velma Baker Fink, acquitted by reason of temporary insanity in the 10 week old baby’s death, faces a State Hospital for the Criminal Insane evaluation in Lima. Judge Baumann says freedom possible if found sane. Jury deliberated 3 hours 22 minutes. Fink confessed June 17 to throwing the child Haldon into Green Creek.
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Velma Baker Fink
A. V. Baumann
Lima
Japanese Educator Founding Tokyo Girls School Dies at 102
Madame Ayako Tanahashi founder and principal of Tokyo Girls High School died today in her 102nd year. She earned high honors from government and people for pioneering girls education. On her 100th birthday she refused retirement to continue teaching citing health and diet as factors.
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Ayako Tanahashi
Tokyo Girls
Tanahash
Indian Fisherman Credited With Tip On Sub Off Alaska
Ketshikan Chronicle credits Everett Hudson of Metlakatla with tipping off President Roosevelt about a foreign submarine sighting off the Alaskan coast. Hudson and his son-in-law saw the sub about 15 miles south of Ketshikan, three-quarters of a mile from their fishing boat, as it submerged slowly near Gravina Island. Coast guard in Seattle confirms investigation of the report.
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Avonmouth
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Alaska
Everett Hudson
Alaskan
Ketshikan Chronicle
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Coast Guard Division
Seattle
Berlin claims conquest as Poland split under Axis plan
German and Russian demarcation would divide Poland, Warsaw split by the Vistula with Praga to Russia and the rest to Germany. Hitler reportedly moved from Danzig to Warsaw siege HQ as talks hint at a small Polish state under Axis. Daily ration cards for bread meat and milk outlined with new cityfrontier context.
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Bortnowski
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Adolf Hitler
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Russia
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Narew
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Deutsche Allgemeine Zeitung
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Britain
France
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Baltic
Polish Buffer State Plan Abandoned After Demarcation
Observers in Moscow report that plans for a Polish buffer state between Germany and Russia were scrapped after the Pisa Narew Vistula and San rivers were demarcated by the Reich and Red Army. Soviet maps show a corridor from the East Prussian frontier to the Carpathians, suggesting Russia received more land than Germany in the fourth partition.
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Russia
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Reich
Red Army
Poland
Warsaw
Carepathian Mountains
Dog Adopts New Home in Oneida Police Seek Owner
Chief of Police Allie Murphy seeks the owner of a male white puppy with lemon markings that wandered into the Oneida police station yesterday. The dog is described as friendly and is awaiting a likely home. If you own the dog, contact Chief Murphy to claim it.
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Allie Murphy
Lemort
Embargo War Tightens Ship Restrictions
A draft embargo bill drawn by Democratic leaders faces Senate debate as leaders seek to limit prolonged sessions. Roosevelt allies resist cloture and push for quicker action on neutrality law revision while opposition voices weigh aid, cash and carry, and war measures amid tight ship restrictions.
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Mussolini Keeps Italy Neutral Amid War Tensions
Mussolini reassures Bologna leaders that Italy will maintain neutrality after a Sept. 1 cabinet decision. He notes Germany did not demand Italian military aid and stresses efforts to localize the conflict. He warns against rumors and calls for cleansing exposed as Masonic and Jewish sympathizers.
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