France and Britain Back Chamberlain Peace Plan
Paris reports that Hitler may seek new concessions by threatening Bolshevik pressure to bend Britain and France. The cabinet debates the prime minister’s stance as a unifying move, with French praise for Chamberlain and hopes for neutral support. France remains committed to the outline.
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Paris
Adolf Hit
Russia
Europe
Unisters
Albert Ebrun
Neville Chamberlain
Hitler
Balkans
Britain
France
Deeat
Polan
Czechoslovakia
Germany
Chamberlain
Hitler Bitter Over Speech of Chamberlain
Berlin dispatch reports Nazi leaders enraged by Neville Chamberlain's speech calling his terms for peace insulting. Germany vowed harsher air raid precautions and accused Britain of warlike deceit while asserting courage to resist perceived betrayal.
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Hitler
Chamberlain
Berlin
Neville Chamberlain
Germany
Adolf Hitler
Fuehrer
Europe
Ger
Store at Amherst Burglarized in Quiet Heist
Deputy sheriffs investigated a burglary at the Fred Holzauer shoe store in Amherst. Entry was through a rear window opened by a wire through a small glass hole. It appeared only three pairs of shoes were taken and the safe was tampered with but no serious attempt to break it was seen.
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Fred Holzhauer
Amherst
Weather summary for Ohio and nearby regions
Rain develops in the north and west with increasing clouds then rain in the southeast portion. Warmer in the east and south central tonight. Saturday brings rain and colder conditions. High pressure on the Northern Great Plains and Middle Atlantic States, while low pressure sits over the Great Lakes, Florida and California. Light showers in the Upper Mississippi Valley and Lower Lakes and southern Texas. Temperatures near freezing in the Ohio Valley with frost.
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Ohio
Great Plains
Middle Atlantic States
Great Lakes
Florida
California
Mississippi Valley
Lower Lakes
Texas
Ohtio Valley
Great Britain Reorganizes Air Defenses
Great Britain completed a secret reorganization of its air defenses based on reports from experts who observed German bombing in Poland. Officials cited reinforced underground shelters, rapid casualty evacuation, and prioritizing water and food stockpiles to defend big cities against incendiary and high altitude bombing.
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London
U.P
Great Britain
Poland
Britain
France
Former Members Of Co. B To Have Reunion Here
About 100 former Company B 145th Infantry 37th Division veterans will meet Armistice Day for their annual reunion. Most live near Elyria and Van Wert with a large Van Wert delegation expected. Elyria likely hosts the event, with a planning meeting at 8 p m next Tuesday at the Central Fire Station.
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Europe
Company B
145Th Infantry
Elyria
van Wert
Central Fire Station
Frank E. Lysaght
Howard A. Vosburgh
Henry A. Keating
Six Killed and 64 Injured In Welch West Virginia Bus Crash
A Big Creek school bus near Welch WV plunged 150 feet down a hillside after an axle spindle broke. Six people died including the driver and five students. 64 were injured. A photo shows the crushed front of the bus and its path to the railroad tracks below.
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Big Creek
Welch
W. Va
Calm in Rhineland Front After Four Days of Fire
Paris reports a sudden reduction in German activity on the Rhineland front after four days of intense artillery and patrol raids. Five German patrols were repulsed across the Warndt Forest and near Saarbruecken with reduced artillery fire and grounded German planes. French reconnaissance and night advance guards maintain presence in the Hardt Forest as both sides assess strength ahead of broader action.
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Paris
Rhineland
Adolf Hitler
Warndt
Saarbruecken
No Man’s Land
Hardt Forest
Pirmasens
Hardt
No Man's Land
Ohio Speaker Warns Bigelow Amendments Harm Economy
Frank P. Johnson of the Ohio Emergency Committee told about 100 Lorain County residents at the Lorain YMCA that the proposed Bigelow amendments would demoralize Ohio’s economic structure and undermine government. He urged active opposition before the November 7 election, warning many know little about the measures and outlining two pension proposals and tax plans tied to land values and income. Johnson estimated 699,008 Ohioans could be eligible for pensions costing about 10,208,000 in the first year.
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Ohio
Frank P. Johnson
Ohio Emergency Committee
Lorain
Elyria Chamber of Commerce
Oberlin
Johnson
Ohjets
Johnnson
Finland Raises Emergency Law as Russia Talks Continue
President Kallio invoked the emergency law for National Service to boost defense, widen the cabinet with Swedish minority reps, and impose new police rules while Finland contemplates war risks. Germany begins evacuation from Helsinki as Moscow talks on Soviet proposals proceed. Finland reports 300,000 troops and 198,008 civilian volunteers ready for action.
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Helsingfors
Finland
Kyosti Kallio
Germany
Kallio
Johan Soederhjelm
Baron Ernst von Born
Russia
Baltic Zone
Moscow
Leningrad
Aaland
Bothnia
Oberlin College reports record fall enrollment of 1913
Oberlin College announced a record fall term enrollment of 1,913 students, up from 1,860 last year. The College of Arts and Sciences has 1,388 students, the Conservatory of Music 657, and the Graduate School at Theology 115.
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Oberlin
Oberlin College
College of Arts and Sciences
Hee
Sudents
Conservatory of
Baste
Theology
School of
Theotfm
Gee College of Arts and Sci
Soviet Turkish Non-Aggression Talks Resume in Moscow
Moscow reports sudden restart of negotiations with Turkey for a non aggression pact. Turkish Foreign Minister Sukru Saracoglu had met Soviet officials only twice since arrival, with a likely agreement near. Diplomats expect consent to restrict Dardanelles to warships and to a mutual aid accord compatible with Britain and France obligations.
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Moscow
Turkey
Sukru Saracoglu
Saracoglu
Viacheslav Molotov
Dardanelles
Great Britain
France
American Vessel Rescues Crew of British Ship
London reports a German submarine attacked the British steamship Heronspool, but its crew were saved by an American vessel. The Heronspool likely sunk. The President Harding rescued 36 Heronspool crew members from the French tanker W Emile Miguet amid flames, with no tanker crew seen.
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London
Admiralty
Lantic
Heronspool
James E. Roberts
United States Lines Office
Harding
Miguet
Herons Pool
Nye Warns Embargo Repeal Harms Prosperity Effort
Senator Gerald P. Nye declares you cannot build prosperity on wholesale murder and dares arms embargo repeal advocates to prove otherwise. He urges hearings with top industrialists and Cabinet members to show how unlimited war booms affect the economy, citing World War I exports and neutrality concerns. Nye argues repeal would weaken U.S. position for peace and invite long costly wars.
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Nye
Washington
U.P
Gerald P. Nye
Senate
Robert ‘A. Taft
Edward B. Stettinius
Henry Ford
Lammot du Pont
Eugene G.grace
Walter S. Gifford
Owen D. Young
Ernest T. Weir
William S. Knudsen
Taft
Europe
Morgan Company
Great Britain
France
West
United States
Elect New Head For Oberlin Hospital
Oberlin voters and the college board announce the selection of Dr. R. W. Bradshaw as superintendent of Allen Hospital. He has served as Oberlin College physician and health head for 14 years and succeeds Miss Janet Ptolemy who retires to Hamilton Ontario.
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Oberlin
R. W. Bradshaw
Allen Hospital
Bradshaw
Oberlin College
Janet Ptolemy
Hamilton
Ontario
Harvard University Medical School
National
Fined For Selling Games Of Chance In Lorain County
Deputy sheriffs arrested Milton Herzstam, 65, of Cleveland, in Grafton on charges of selling and promoting games of chance. About 50 punchboards and $500 in prizes were seized as evidence of sales across Lorain and other county areas. He was arraigned before Justice Herbert C. Cummings and fined $100 with costs, plus a suspended 10 day jail term conditioned on refraining from similar activity. The paraphernalia were ordered destroyed.
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Milton Herzstam
East 93Rd Street
Cleveland
Hertzstam
Grafton
Lorain
Herzstam
Expect German Drive To Begin Very Soon
A London dispatch cites Allied military sources saying Britain and France are ready for a major German offensive soon. Weather may delay large attacks this year, but Hitler is believed to want a spring push. Paris reports note a counterattack trend along the Rhineland as Allies monitor possible German maneuvers through the Saar valley or via Holland and Belgium.
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London
Great Britain
France
Adolf
Hitler
Poland
Paris
Rhineland
Maginot Line
Toutes
Saar
Apa Gis
Sear
Religium
Holland
Belgium
Hen
Mass German Troop Movements Report Across Siegfried Line
Paris reports French Intelligence notes mass German troop movements behind the Siegfried line and heavy reinforcements near the front, signaling a potential major offensive. German patrol raids on Rhineland posts have paused, with the cabinet considering demobilizing men around age 49 to sustain industry and agriculture. Premier Daladier briefed on diplomacy, Baltic developments, and U.S. Congress.
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Paris
Siegfried Line
Line
Rhineland
Adolf Hitler
Edouard Dalackex
Baltic
United States
Congress
Noted botanist Matthias Newell dies in Dayton
Matthias Newell 85 noted botanist and zoologist of the Society of Bt Mary died yesterday at the University of Dayton. He spent 38 years in the Hawaiian Islands where he organized fruit inspection. He had been retired several years.
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Dixs Dayton
Matthias Newell
Society of Bt Mary
University of Dayton
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