Railroad committee to continue pay cut arguments today
A committee representing 142 Class 1 railroads resumes presenting arguments this day after a preliminary conference. President A F Whitney of the Brotherhood predicts about four days to argue against the proposed pay cut that would amount to $250,000,000 annually. The Koh-i-noor diamond is noted as existing in India in 1304 as private royal property.
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A. F. Whitney
The
Brotherhood
India
Corrigan’s Ireland Flight In Old Plane Stirs Awe
The world cheers as Douglas P. Corrigan flies from America to Ireland in a nine year old plane. He seeks no apology, calls the ship good enough to fly around the world, and emerges a showman hero in Ireland. Officials warn the stunt was foolhardy yet forgive the bold daredevil.
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Douglas P. Corrigan
Ireland
Corrigan
America
Erin
California
Corigan
Joe Scott Honored as National Decathlon Champion
Joe Scott, former Elyria high school athlete now at Western Reserve University, won the National decathlon championship in New York with 6,496 points and is a leading Olympic Games candidate for 1940. His rise follows an infantile paralysis attack at age one, with a remarkable athletic career today.
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Joe Scott
Elyria
Western Reserve University
Scott
New York
The Mistakes We Make There Is An Old Hymn Parable
An old reflection argues mistakes shape fortunes not luck or government. It criticizes rushed marriages, lack of savings, debt, vices, and idle work. It warns against bad company and neglecting self improvement, noting deliberate poor choices mark a life as a failure.
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Jean
Britain and France Speed Rearming Amid European Tension
Great Britain allocates 114.5 million dollars for air armament while France pushes an unlimited arms loan as Western Europe boosts preparedness. Premier Daladier praises Germany for averting a Czech crisis, but Paris remains pledged to Czechoslovakia. The shift signals closer Franco British military alignment despite uncertain peace prospects.
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Great Britain
France
England
Europe
Germany
Daladier
Czechoslovakia
Paris
Czech
Hitler
London
Nicholas Murray Butler
Instruction For Motorists Urges Driver Education For Safety
The text argues that fines and suspensions fail to curb reckless driving and proposes a short course for all prospective drivers. Training would use diagrams to illustrate traffic dangers, permissible speeds, and required signals, starting early to form correct habits.
Anniversaries and Today in History Reference Card
Anniversaries list notable births from 1785 to 1837 including Gideon Granger Mordecai Noah Alexander D Bache Patrick Meir Mary Ann B Bickerdyke Will Hays Joel A Allen with Today in History events from 1848 to 1937 and notable births Dr Charles Mayo Merlin Aylesworth Paul McNutt Julian Mack Frances Warner Malcolm Muir Archibald Cronin plus a moral guidance note on character and prosperity.
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Gideon Granger
Suffield
Conn
Mordecai M. Noah
New York
Ararat
Grand Island
Niagara River
Philadelphia
Alexander D. Bache
Benjamin Franklin
U. S. Coast Survey
Patrick H. Meir
Liberty Co. Ga
Mary Ann B. Bickerdyke
Charles H. Mayo
Mayo Clinic
Rochester
Minn
Merlin Hall Aylesworth
The
N. Y. World-Telegram
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Paul V. McNutt
U. S
Philippines
Franklin
Ind
Julian W. Mack
Chicago
San Francisco
Frances L. Warner
Providence
Bible Readings for Tuesday July 19
The reading cites Ephesians 4 7 12 13 detailing a grace given to each believer for the work of ministry and the upbuilding of the body of Christ in the saints.
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Christ
Japs Use 27 Planes In Big Air Raid
A major Japanese air raid on the Wuhan district including Hankow, Wuchang and Hanyang killed about 150 to 1,100 people, with 500 dead in Hankow, as 27 planes dropped 150 bombs. The attack targeted airfields and major streets, damaging the American Catholic Girls School area and fatally striking near Feng Yu-Hsiang.
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Wuchang
Tri-City
Nanchang
Hankaw
Feng Yu-Hsiang
China
Board of Strategy
Yangtse
Hankow
Kiukiang
Hanyang
Mochifumi Naga
Nanking Dee. 2
No Compromise on Railroad Wages
Chicago reports a long battle ahead as railway management and the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen resume talks over a proposed 15 percent wage cut affecting about 900,000 workers. Both sides vow no compromise and expect the dispute to run through all stages of the railway labor act before a settlement.
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Chicago
Railway Management
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen
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