American 81st Infantry Arrives in Shanghai Amid China Battle
The 81st infantry, 1000 men, lands in Shanghai from Manila as Japanese and Chinese clash at Chapei. Seven US destroyers join marines and sailors already ashore, boosting American land forces to about 2600. Troops disembark at the Bund and march to billets in Shanghai’s New World Palace.
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United Press
Shanghai
81St Infantry
China
Manila
Chapei
Chaumont
United States
Whanpoa River
Shamghai
Democrats 10 Ly Her Tomorrow at Lorain Banquet
A large turnout is anticipated for the Jackson Day banquet of Lorain county Democrats at the First Methodist church tomorrow at 6 36 p m. Governor George White former Senator Atlee Pomerene Henry Brunner and Don Harter are among featured speakers with Mrs Pike in attendance.
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Lorain County
First Methodist Church
George White
United States
Atlee Pomerene
Henry Brunner
Don Harter
Akron
Pike
Cleveland
White
Pomerone
Brunner
Swollen Kanawha floods roads and closes schools
Kanawha River swollen by heavy rains blocks highways east and west of Charleston. Parsons schools shuttered as pupils cannot reach town. Two Kanawha County bridges washed away and Ohio tributaries threaten flood crest as warmer weather expected to ease flooding.
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Charleston
W. Va
Kanawha River
State Road Commission
Parsons
Kanawha County
West Virginia
Ohio
Kentucky
Fail To Explain Oil Tanker Blast
Survivors questioned about the Bidwell explosion failed to explain the tragedy as the ship's crew mostly slept or were ashore. The blast killed 17 and threatened to raise the death toll. Olaf Rasmussen, 32, of Forest City Iowa, is believed dying from burns and injuries.
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Marcus Hook
Bidwell
Olaf Rasmussen
Forest City
Elyria Recovers From Health Setback After Epidemics
Elyria has regained its health after a January spike in disease. Chicken pox totaled 121 in January but down to seven. A single smallpox case has passed with no new infections. Whooping cough leads current cases with 10, down from 35 last month. Scarlet fever has vanished with zero cases.
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Elyria
A G. BE. French
Ohio Forecast Warmer Tonight To Inland Clearning Lakeside Rain?
Ohio weather forecast calls for fair and warmer conditions tonight with Saturday bringing increasing cloudiness. Rain possible along the lake area while the northwest portion remains cooler.
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Ohio
Elks Ruler John P. Coen Hospitalized in West Virginia
John P. Coen grand exalted ruler of the Elks from Sterling Colorado is seriously ill with bronchial pneumonia in a Clarksburg West Virginia hospital. The illness interrupts his speaking tour.
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Sterling, Colo
the Elks
Clarksburg
W. Va
Free Trade Olea in Britain
London reports Britain abandons free trade with government proposing a ten percent ad valorem duty on most imports starting March 1 and a plan to tax 75 percent of imports. A tariff committee would recommend additional duties to aid trade and industry with a maximum 100 percent duty against nations with discriminatory tariffs.
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London
Britain
Thirty nine children visit Gates Hospital crippled clinic
Thirty nine children from twenty one northern Ohio towns attended the monthly crippled children clinic at Gates Hospital for Crippled Children. Hospital superintendent Frank W. Hoover cited icy roads for lower turnout and examinations were conducted by Dr. C. H. Heyman and Dr. F. A. Lawrence. Nine first time attendees and thirty returning patients were examined for progress. Read across Elyria Avon Lake Oberlin Grafton Litchfield Vermilion New London Lorain Ashland Seville Willard Jeromeville Ashtabula Bellville Mansfield Wadsworth Yorkville Toronto Amsterdam Geneva Spencer.
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Elyria
Ohio
Gates Hospital
Frank W. Hoover
C. H. Heyman
Cleveland
F. A. Lawrence
Avon ‘Lake
Oberlin
Grafton
Litchfield
Vermilion
New London
Lorain
Ashland
Seville
Willard
Jeromeville
Ashtabula
Bellville
Mansfield
Wadsworth
Yorkville
Toronto
Amsterdam
Geneva
Spencer
Effort To Beat Train Costs Two Lives
In Pleasant Ridge Ohio an attempt to outrun a train at a crossing caused a collision that killed Mary Elizabeth Landsdowne 21 and Mrs J K Landsdowne 45. Miss Madge Miller 42 was severely injured when a Pennsylvania Railroad locomotive hit their auto. Mrs Landsdowne was sister in law of the Shenandoah dirigible commander.
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Cincinnati
Pleasant Ridge
Mary Elizabeth Landsdowne
J. K. Landsdowne
Madge Miller
Pennsylvania Railroad
Trial of Joe Banks Opens in Lorain Court
Joe Banks faces charges of stealing Robert Gray’s automobile valued at $25 in Lorain on November 23. He is joined by co defendant David Ryan who also pleaded not guilty in the common pleas court today.
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Joe Banks
Robert Gray
Lorain
Common Pleas Court
Banks
David Ryan
Japanese Complete Occupation of Harbin After Bitter Battle
Japanese troops sealed control of Harbin in a two hour clash that routed Chinese forces under General Ting Chow. The advance followed a stiff fighting sequence into both old and new city areas, as 7,000 Japanese residents cheered their troops from home. General Hasbe led the expeditionary forces.
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Harbin
Manchuria
Ting Chow
Hasbe
John R Voorhis 102 former Tammany leader dies
John R Voorhis, a 102 year old former Sachem of Tammany Hall and longtime NYC political figure, died today. He recently retired as president of the Board of Elections, a post he had held since 1918. Born in Pompton Upkes New Jersey, he had lived in New York City for 101 years.
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John R. Voorhis
New York City
New York
Tammany Hall
Board of Elections
Pompton
Upkes
N. J
Voorhis
Police Fire On Crowd In India Killing 21
New Delhi reports 21 dead and many wounded after Kashmir police opened fire on a crowd in Kotli Jammu Province to quell communal rioting between Moslems and Hindus. The district has seen recent sectarian disturbances.
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India
New Delhi
Kashmir
Kotli
Jammu
Elyria High Debaters Defeat Painesville in League Contest
Elyria High School debaters won their third Ohio State High School Debating League match, defeating Painesville High School. The affirmative team of Denman, McWilliams, and Fox argued for compulsory unemployment insurance. Remaining contest with Fairport Harbor will be held today at their venue.
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Elyria High School
Elyria
Painesville High School
Robert Denman
Robert McWilliams
Russell Fox
Fairport Harbor
Barney Dreyfuss Dies Owner Of Pirates
Barney Dreyfuss owner of the Pittsburgh baseball club died in a New York City hospital today according to word received here. He was a prominent figure in baseball and built the Pirates into a strong club. The death marks a major moment for Pittsburgh sports history.
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Barney Dreyfuss
The
Pirates
Pittsburgh
New York City
Chinese Planes Halt Japanese Bomber in Far East Skirmish
Chinese pursuit planes engaged a Japanese bomber above Hungjao and Chapei, with a Chinese pilot wounded yet securing the bomber as it crashed in flames. The clash follows seven Chinese fighters taking to the air from Hungjao Airdrome amid heavy artillery bombardment.
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Shanghai
Far East
Hungjao
Chapei
Chenju
County seeks state aid for two Lorain roads
Lorain county commissioners plan to ask state highway officials in Columbus for aid to improve the Griggs road from Route 58 to Quarry road and the Avon Belden road. They will propose widening the Avon Belden road and note the Griggs road is currently unimproved.
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Lorain County
Columbus
Quarry Road
Avon-Belden
Griggs
Avon- Belden
Summer home destroyed at Congress Lake fire
The summer home of Edward A. Langebaugh at Congress Lake Canton Colorado burned today with damage estimated around 50000 dollars. Rare furniture and objects of art were lost in the blaze.
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Canton, CO
Edward A. Langebaugh
Congress Lake
Japan Likely to Send 10000 Troops to Shanghai
Authoritative Japanese sources in Washington say Tokyo plans an early statement noting a possible deployment of up to 10000 soldiers to Shanghai. The move would be framed as a measure to control the Shanghai situation.
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Japan
Shanghai
Washington
Tokio
Japan Preparings Grave Statement on China for Rio
A Foreign Office spokesman said Japan is drafting a highly significant statement to justify its actions in the Shanghai area. The message, framed as grave decisions, should be announced soon and may outline why Tokyo operates in China. It follows talk of accepting international control of the lower Yangtze if powers propose it.
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Japan
Rio
China
United Press
Foreign Office
Shanghai
Yangtze
Shanghai Battle Deaths Top 1000, Chinese Casualties Reported
Tokyo estimated Chinese military losses in the Shanghai fighting would exceed 1000. Chinese officials issued no communique. About 200 Chinese wounded were in International Settlement hospitals and hundreds in Chinese hospitals. Civilian casualties could not be determined.
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Shanghai
International Settlement
Japan Considers Regular Army to Shanghai Reinforcement
Tokyo reports the cabinet debated sending regular army units to Shanghai to reinforce Marines there. A division being ordered to Shanghai was treated as rumor and not confirmed.
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Japan
Shanghai
Tokio
Chapel District of Shanghai Declared Total Wreck
Admiral M. M. Taylor reported to the navy department that the Chapel district of Shanghai is now a total wreck due to heavy gunfire between Japanese and Chinese forces.
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Shanghai
Washington
M. M. Taylor
U. S. Naval Forces
Navy Department
Chapel
Britain Studies Reply To Joint Peace Proposal
Japan's reply to the joint peace proposals was received today and the British government began a study of its contents at once.
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Britain
London
Japan
Found Guilty On Shooting Charge
Joseph Jordan was found guilty of shooting to wound by a jury in Judge A.R. Webber's court after two hours and 15 minutes of deliberation. He was not found guilty of shooting with intent to kill. Walter Watts said a new trial motion would be filed and sentence was withheld pending that hearing. Jordan claimed self defense after Hollis Brown fired at him during a New Year’s celebration. Brown pleaded guilty. his sentence is withheld to remain as a witness.
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Joseph Jordan
A. R. Webber
Walter Watts
Jordan
Hollis Brown
West Avenue
Brown
Steamer Jean Jabot Sinks Fisher Schooner Eleanor Nickerson
The Mackay radio reports the steamer Jean Jabot struck and sank the fishing schooner Eleanor Nickerson. The collision occurred at 43 05 N, 63 45 W, about 150 miles east southeast of Halifax.
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New York
Mackay Radio
Jean Jabot
Eleanor Nickerson
Halifax
Stuttering bandit robs service station in Cleveland
A bandit described as stuttering robbed a Cleveland service station, forcing an attendant into a back room at gunpoint and escaping with $35. The man reportedly stuttered under pressure during the command he issued.
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Cleveland
New Peace Proposals May be Made to Japan
Secretary of State Stimson plans talks with European envoys on fresh peace ideas for Japan. Tokyo accepted part of the British American proposal and seeks further suggestions. A Shanghai situation conference was held with Stimson Admiral Prouty General MacArthur and Dr Hornbeck.
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Washington
Stimson
Japan
Tokio
William V. Pratty
Douglas MacArthur
Army
Stanley K. Hornbeck
State Department
Far East
State Examiner Called Into Inquiry Into Relief Commission
County commissioners cautious about progress in probing the Soldiers Relief Commission. A state examiner will arrive tomorrow or Monday to help with the inquiry. A private meeting among commissioners, the prosecutor, and Edgar Herzog of the relief commission followed. its outcome was not disclosed. Officials want to verify eligibility of veterans on the benefit list amid concerns over independent beneficiaries. Herzog declined further comment, saying little beyond what he has read in the papers.
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Soldiers’ Relief Commission
Edgar Herzog
Relief Commission
Herzog
Car Skid Injures Mrs. William Held on Cleveland Road
Mrs. William Held of 15 Smith court sustained minor injuries when her car skidded on Cleveland road near Stop 71 and was taken to Memorial Hospital.
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William Held
Smith Court
Cleveland Road
Memorial Hospital
Mellon Nomination Sent to Senate for Britain Post
President Hoover sent Andrew W. Mellon’s nomination to the Senate as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Great Britain. Republican Leader Watson reported broad support and quick confirmation. If confirmed, Mellon’s Treasury post will be filled by Ogden L. Mills to ensure continuous service.
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Washington
Hoover
Senate
Andrew W. Mellon
Great Britain
Watson
Secretary of Treasury
Court of St James
Mellon
Capitol
Ogden L. Mills
Treasury
Gar Wood Sets New Speed Record
Gar Wood driving the Miss America IX set a new world speed record on the Indian Creek course near Miami Beach with an average of 111.712 miles per hour across two opposite runs. The veteran Detroit pilot achieved the mark today.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Gar Wood
Detroit
Indian Creek
Alliance Plant To Reopen Monday After Shutdown
Six hundred Amer ican Steel foundry workers in Alliance Colorado will return to work Monday when the plant resumes operations officials said today. The plant is among the largest in Alliance.
Two Days For The Price Of One Ad Offer
Local ad promotion offers two days for the price of one in Saturday’s Chronicle Telegram. Readers without Sunday papers get the Sunday distribution via Saturday ad insertions. Ads accepted until 10 A M Saturday by calling 4412 4413 for placement.
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