Japanese forces seize city in South China and capture Lungkow
Reported Japanese offensives crush an entire city in South China and seize the key port of Lungkow on the Shantung peninsula. Amid heavy clashes around the Tientsin Nanking railroad, Chiang Kai-shek forces counterattack as refugees flood Macao. Japan claims large enemy losses while Chinese officials report stubborn defense.
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Japan
China
Lungkow
Portupeus Macao
Brit
Hongkong
Heungchow
Chiang Kai-Shei
Ientsin
Nanking
Macao
Heungchok
Tonglran
Macao Peninsula
Kwangtung
Ashers
Keihao
Canton Hiver
Shanghai
Formosa
Plate
Canton
Lungkew
Shantung Peninsula
Shantung City
Shagtung
Suchow
Tientsin-Nanking
Howai
Farmer and Wife Shot by Thief in Selderland Mass
In Selderland Massachusetts February 7 a drunken gunman dumped five bullets into a 64 year old farmer and his 69 year old wife, then fired into their car. Stanier Subocki and his wife were treated at Greenfield hospital. Police pursued the assailant after the wounded woman fled to warn her husband.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Selderland
Mass
Mar
Wille
Weat
Iem
Massachusetts
T Qeeters
Stanier Subocki
Annié
Such
Sir Harry Armstrong Dead in New York City
Sir Harry Gloster Armstrong British consul general in New York from 1838 to 1951 died here today of pneumonia in Port Washington. His death ends a long career serving the British legation in America.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sir Armstrong
Port Washngton
Fes
Harry Gloster Armstrong
New York
Navy Chief Denies Alliances Before House Naval Panel
Admiral William Leahy told the House naval affairs committee that the Navy has no foreign commitments or alliances. He stated the defense expansion aims to protect the United States, solve naval defense problems without allies, and that no aid or understandings exist with other nations.
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Washington
Feb. T
INS
William Dol. Leahy
Naval Operations
House Naval Affairs Committee
Nax
Vinson
Georgia
Leahy
Vinson Sai
United States
American Crews for American Ships
A political column argues for national seafaring training camps under Coast Guard guidance to supply American crews for merchant ships. It urges replacing alien Communist forces with Americans from patriotic homes, cites Hoffman Island as the first training station, and calls for multiple sites coast to Pacific. It condemns foreign crews and calls Congress to act through a national maritime program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
America
CCC
Coast-Guard
Coast Guard
Hooffman Island
New York Harbor
United States
Gulf Coast
Pacific Coast
Amercan
Bullets Found in Slaying of Rector
Brunswick, Ga February 7 bullets discovered at the Rector murder scene indicate two shots fired through the study door and screen. Dr Lee, shot in the temple, died moments after the second blast. Police chief Godwin noted no clear motive tied to Dr Les and recalled two earlier suspects. St Simons Island near Georgia hosts the case with links to a Howard Coffin death on nearby Sex Island.
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Brunswick
Rissone
Ristoric Christ Episcopal Church
Io Gultets
Godwin
Eno
Robert
Bubet
EE Siy
Rene mm
St. Paul
Jesus
Amark
Dr. Les
Les
St. Simon's Island
Georgia
Sex Island
Howard Coffin
Hero in Scuttling Of Merrimac Dead
LOWELL Massachusetts February 7 First enlisted man to volunteer to help sink the U S S Merrimac in 1898 so the Spanish fleet could be bottled up in Santiago harbor Lieut George Charette 175 N retired died today after brief illness He was 70 It was Charette who held in place the fuse leading to the powder magazine and who touched a mach to the fuse Following the scuttling he was taken prisoner and held three days in Morro Castle before being liberated in a prisoner exchange.
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Lowell
Mass
Us.s. Merrimac
Santiago
George Charette
Charette
Morro Cassie
United States ready to join world on arms limits
Radio photo and report from Washington indicate the United States is prepared to participate in international efforts to limit and reduce armaments. Secretary of State Vortech Hutt states readiness to engage with other nations in a common action while Congress debates defense funding and trade policies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Feo
United States
Hell
Rubber king H S Firestone dies in sleep
H S Firestone once a leading tire pioneer and head of the Firestone Tire and Rubber Company died in his sleep. He helped organize the Victoria Rubber Company in 1896 later forming the Firestone empire. He served on Ohio's national defense council and led the rubber division of war industries. He left five sons and a daughter, with ties to Ohio New York Washington Detroit and Miami.
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Flichinger Firestone
Columbiana
Young Firestone
Business College
Aan
Union
Bard Rebeer
Victori Rubber Company
Dames
Akron
Firestone
Stone Market
Atti
Jackson
Michands
Harvey Jr
Leonard K. Raymond C
Romero
Elizabeth Mdabelle
Printeton University
Russell
Ohio
National Defense Council
War Industries Soaré
Rubver Association of America
New York
Washington
D. C
Miami
Detroit
Modern Automatic Taracite Meeting Plant Attracts Guests
Fragmentary notice describes a social event at an eeea fashioning cellar with lounges and attractions around a Modern Automatic Taracite Meeting Plant. It mentions a free practical event on main floor of the Onondaga Rover, Wednesday after 7 PM, with sponsor Syreckse Coal Merchants and dates Thursday and Friday.
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Martha Harrie
Alice
Connellsville
Martha
Rector
Merrimac
Syracuse
People's
Prince Berard Za Luppe Biesterfeld
Juliana
Soestdyk
Netherlands
Radiconoto
Radia
H. S. Firestone
Rubber ‘King
Onondaga Hotel
Syreckse Coal Merchants
Larned & Barker CO
East Water St
Wartes and
Anima Siz
E. Water ST
Sare Dickinson
Humphrey
VICK
Fitch
Marcelle
Baby
Cascara
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