Peace Or War Up To Czechs Says Hitler
Berlin dispatch reports Adolf Hitler replying to Roosevelt's appeal by saying it is now up to the Czech government to choose peace or war. He blames postwar treaties and Czech actions for the Sudeten crisis, defends German claims, and asserts Wilson's principles were betrayed. He argues the League of Nations failed to protect German minorities and cites past treaties to justify Germany's stance.
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Hitler
Berlin
Fuehrer
Adolf Hitler
Roosevelt
Nuremberg
Mr. Roosevel
Woodrow Wilson
Germany
Wilson
Hugh
Paris
Europe
Szechoslovak
Sudeten
Hapsburg
Czechoslovakia
League of Nations
Sudeten Court
Austria
Prague
Weather Ohio Fair Tonight and Wednes day
Fair tonight in Ohio with cooler temperatures. Slowly rising readings expected in extreme north portion by Wednesday. Barometer high over the south Atlantic states, ridge from central plains to British Columbia. Scattered showers from Mississippi valley to eastern lake region. light rain in California. Cooler morning in central and northern plains.
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Ohio
South Atlantic States
Central Plains States
British Columbia
St. Lawrence Valley
Ohio Valley
Oklahoma
Manitoba
Mississippi Valley
Lake Region
Atlantic
California
Plains States
Czechs Readied For War After Hitler Ultimatum
In Prague and across Czechoslovakia crowds listened to Hitler’s speech with grim resolve as authorities frayed over the Sudeten demand. Britain and France wavered, while Czechs pledged not to yield. An American party moved toward Budapest by train, fearing internment if crossing into Germany.
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Prague
Czzechoslovakia
SepTin
Netice
Germany
Chanega
Adolf Hitler
Sudeten
Hitler
Czechosloviakia
Poland
Hungary
Great Britain
France
Cachoshivakia
Budapest
Bratislava
Milton Shufro
Chicago
Legation
Merchants Approve Christmas Lighting in Elyria
Elyria's annual Christmas lighting will again brighten downtown streets during the holidays. The retail merchants' division of the Elyria Chamber of Commerce met and approved the plan. A committee of Earl Bell, Jack Hannaford, George Gould and H. K. Day will coordinate the lighting. The division authorized the president to appoint a nominating committee for next year’s chairman and executive committee members.
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Elyria
Retail Merchants’ Division
Elyria Chamber of Commerce
Earl Bell
Jack Hannaford
George Gould
H. K. Day
Poland Sends Message to Benes From Moscicki
Prague dispatch reports the Polish Legation says a special airplane is en route bearing an important message from President Ignacy Moscicki to President Eduard Benes. The arrival aims to strengthen diplomacy between Poland and Czechoslovakia amid regional tensions.
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Poland
Benes
Prague
Legation
Ignacy Moscicki
Eduard Benes
Britain Declares State Of Emergency Now Exists
London dispatch reports King Coarze has declared a state of emergency with the official London Gazette noting the decision. The proclamation cites the Privy Council and government intent to prepare defense and air force mobilization, signaling a wartime emergency.
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Britain
Bulletin
London
Coarze
London Gazette
The
Air Force
Aunifsiries
Oberlin Freshmen Sophomores Clash Ends in Injuries
Oberlin College students from the freshman and sophomore classes clashed after an attempted pant removal led to a mass riot. Gordon Bennett of Boston suffered a fractured rib while Arthur Ceell of Maplewood New Jersey got a minor brain concussion as about 40 freshmen fought with sophomores for two hours.
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Oberlin College
Gordon Beonett
Boston
Arthur Ceell
Maplewood
N. J
Debates Planned Between Bulkley and Taft Nationwide
Cincinnati reports six scheduled debates between Senator Robert J. Bulkley and opponent Robert A. Taft. The venues include Marietta College Field House in October, Dayton Coliseum, Cincinnati Music Hall, Youngstown Stambaugh Auditorium, Toledo venue, and Cleveland Auditorium. Taft and Bulkley will alternately open each debate under various chairmen.
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U. S
Robert J. Bulkley
Robert A. Taft
Marietta
Marietta College Field House
George White
Taft
Dayton
Sen
Bulkley
Music Hall
Carl D. Great
Youngstown
Stambaugh Auditorium
Toledo
Cleveland
George B. Harris
Republicans Meet at Oberlin to Plan Bricker Campaign
Lorain County Republicans convene at Oberlin Inn on Friday to organize the October 4 kickoff for governor candidate John W. Bricker. Bricker, veteran from the last Mock Convention, will speak at Finney Chapel at 7 p.m. on government, then address Lorain High School at 8:30. An October 18 public dinner in Elyria’s Methodist church follows, hosted by the Elyria Republican Women’s Club.
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Oberlin
Lorain County
Republican Executive Committee
Oberlin Inn
John W. Bricker
Finney Chapel
Bricker
Lorain High School
Elyria
Kennedy Meets King George VI at Buckingham Palace
London dated September 27 King George VI received U S Ambassador Joseph P Kennedy at Buckingham Palace for over thirty minutes and expressed pleasure at President Roosevelt peace appeal. Kennedy met the King in a cordial audience reflecting wartime diplomacy.
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London
George VI
Joseph P. Kennedy
Buckingham Palace
Roosevelt
Kennedy
Britain Mobilizes For War As London Rails For Defense
Air force units mount anti aircraft guns in central London and along the citys outskirts as Britain shifts to 24 hour war preparations. Guns dot Westminster Bridge Queen Boadicea statue. parks show trench scars. gas masks distributed. balloon barrier planned. emergency drills escalate with volunteers and munitions production quickening.
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London
Great Britain
Westminster Bridge
Parliament
Boadicea
Air Force
Royal Air Force
Adolf Hitler
Czechoslovakia
Berlin
Hitler
Ministry of Labor
Hyde Park
Regent’s Park
Kensington Gardens
Hampstead Heath
Sudetenland Crisis Sparks Western Appeals and War Talk
The European scene heats as Chamberlain urges Hitler to accept a British pledge for peaceful Czech surrender. Hitler tells Roosevelt delaying a solution is impossible and a decision looms for war or peace. Prague rejects Nazi demands and vows to fight, while ministers in Paris debate Parliament and Polish border tensions intensify as Czech relations with Poland and Hungary fray over minorities.
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London
Chamberlain
Adolf Hitler
Sudetenland
Berlin
Hitler
Roosevelt
Prague
Paris
Council of Ministers
Warsaw
Poland
Hungary
Europe Faces the Likeliest, Most Frightful War Yet
WEBB MILLER reports in 1938 that Europe stands about 96 hours from a general war involving 250 to 400 million people. Military experts predict a multi-year conflict dominated by air power, with Germany and Italy opposing France Britain Russia and Czechoslovakia. Initial fighting would center on western front air campaigns and strategic naval blockades as nations rush reserves and materiel to the scene.
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Webb Miller
United Press
London
Europe
Germany
Italy
Czechoslovakia
France
Russia
Great Britain
Atlantic Ocean
Baltic Sea
Britain
Benito Mussollini
Hitler
Straits of Gibraltar
Suez Canal
Aly
Mary
Roumania
Belgium mobilizes six classes of reserves
Brussels dispatch reports the Belgium government calling up additional military reinforcements, bringing total mobilization to six classes of reserves. The move reflects widening wartime strain as authorities organize national defense capabilities and ready forces for potential deployment.
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Belgium
Brussels
Civil War Vet Killed By Freight Train
MARION Sept 27 Jacob C Spires a Civil War veteran and former G A R Post commander at Ewington Ohio was walking to a doctor office when he stumbled into a moving freight train at a mid town crossing and was killed. He was a farmer from Gallia and Meigs counties before moving here four years ago to live with his daughter.
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Jacob C. Spires
Spires
Gallia
Meigs
Ewington
Ohio
Hitler Note To London Sparks Hope Of Last Minute Pact
A Nazi note reached London sparking hope for a last minute agreement to avert war in Central Europe. Sir Horace Wilson reported to Prime Minister Chamberlain from Berlin while Maj. Gen. Sir Frederick Maurice, head of the British Legion, conveyed proposals to Hitler offering the Legion as an impartial neutral force in the Sudetenland if an accord is reached.
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Hitler
London
Europe
U. P
Adolf Hitler
Sir Horace Wilson
British Foreign Office
Berlin
Neville Chamberlain
Sudetenland
Czechoslovakia
Germany
Sir Horace
Chamberlain
British
Heston Airdrome
British Legion
Frederick Maurice
Maurice
American Legion
Empire
Europe Moves Toward Anti Aircraft Guns In London
London September 27 prime minister Neville Chamberlain planned a radio address as Europe neared general war over the Czechoslovakia crisis. Britain France and Russia pledged aid to Czechoslovakia while Hitler demanded the Sudetenland by Saturday. Anti aircraft guns went up in central London and air raid precautions were organized as the Privy Council met at Buckingham Palace.
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London
Neville Chamberlain
Czechoslovakia
Chamberlain
Adolf Hitler
Hitler
Great Britain
France
Europe
No. 10
Downing Street
Horace Wilson
Germany
Sudeten
Russia
Benito Mussolini
Italy
Great
Privy Council
Buckingham Palace
George
Reich
State Dept Warns Americans To Stay Out Of Europe
Washington September 27 The State Department urges Americans to avoid travel to the European continent unless absolutely necessary. The advisory stresses staying out of Europe as the safest course for citizens abroad.
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Europe
Washington
Urithe
State Department
Department
Czechs Reject Demands Of Hitler
Prague denounces Hitler demands as a self vivisection and refuses immediate cession of lands. Government says Czechoslovakia will seek peace under British French plan while ready to defend independence and appeal to Britain and France for aid if needed.
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Prague
Jan Syrovy
Adolf Hitler
Czechoslovakia
Hitler
Sudetenland
Germany
Eduard Benes
Evacuation of London Defective-Child Classes Begins
London authorities began evacuating schoolchildren today. First to move were pupils from the physically defective class, unable to attend the storm marching to railhead.
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London
Acho
Railroeda
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