Testimony on Bund camp lewdness shocks Dies panel
Helen Vooros 19 testified to the Dies Committee that the German American Bund camp on Long Island fostered immorality and lewd conduct. She quit the group after leaders pressured campers, and she described attempts to indoctrinate Nazism as superior to American ideals.
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Washington
Helen Vooros
Dies
Long Island
New York
Bund
Joe Starnes
Germany
Brooklyn
Miss Worros
Bund Girls
Hamburg
Murphy denies addressing Bund meeting in 1936 claim
Attorney General Frank Murphy refutes Fritz Kuhn's testimony that he spoke to a German American Bund gathering in Detroit in 1936 while Michigan's governor. Murphy says he never addressed a Bund meeting though Bund members may have attended German events. Kuhn testified as Dies committee probed fascist movements in the United States.
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Washington
Frank Murphy
Bund
Murphy
Fritz Kuhn
Detroit
Mr. Murphy
Michigan
Kuhn
America
Dies Committee
United States
Germany
Squalus Tow Mission Nears End in Submarine Rescue
The Squalus crew and public officials watch as the sunken submarine nears its towing end after six miles beneath the sea. The operation has stalled the naming of a new head for the Bureau of Fisheries as Harold Ickes plans a delayed appointment to study Alaska fisheries issues and ensure a thorough briefing before choosing a commissioner to replace Frank Bell.
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Portsmoth
N. H
Squalus
United States
Washington
Harold S. Ickes
Congressional Committee
Bureau of Fisheries
Frank Bell
Ickes
Wreck toll climbs to 24 as City of San Francisco disaster widens
In Reno the death toll from the Southern Pacific City of San Francisco wreck rose to 24 with the death of George Stansell, a negro waiter. Several others remain in serious condition. investigators pursue saboteurs while the railroad offers a $5000 reward and union leaders press for a G-Men probe into alleged maintenance failures and liability questions.
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Reno
Southern Pacific
San Francisco
George Stansell
Humboldt River
Westie
Southern Pacific Company
G-Men
Zionist Leader Accuses MacDonald in Palestine Minorities
In Geneva on August 18 a Zionist leader told the Zionist Congress that British Colonial Secretary Malcolm MacDonald broke faith with Jews in Palestine by assuring them they would never receive minority status. The claim centers on promises regarding Jewish minority rights in the region.
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Geneva
Zionist Congress
Palestine
Malcolm MacDonald
Morgenthau Arrives in Stockholm on European Vacation
Treasury Secretary Henry Morgenthau Jr. arrives in Stockholm with his family for a European trip. He plans to visit Finland to thank officials for prompt debt payments, noting Finland is the only country to meet its obligations to the United States.
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Stockholm
Sweden
United States Treasury
Henry Morgenthau Jr
Morgenthau
Finland
United States
Sourdoughs Elect Heads At Oakland Convention
Lee B Loomis of Portland was elected President of the Sourdoughs. Yakima Washington chosen for next year’s convention. Henry McAuley of Vancouver B C named First Vice President. O Silverstein of Oakland named Second Vice President. Luli Fairbanks of Seattle re elected Secretary Treasurer.
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Oakland
Cal
Lee B. Loomis
Portland
Oregon
Yakima
British Reject Japanese Demands in Tokio Talks
London announced that Britain rejects Japanese demands to include economic questions in the Tokyo talks on the Tienstin affair. Official circles said Ambassador Sir Robert Craigie conveyed the decision, insisting economic matters be handled by all signatories of the Nine Power Treaty and other related treaties.
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London
England
Great Britain
Tokyo
Tienstin
Robert Craigie
Europe’s War Nerves Ease as Germany Shifts Focus
An Associated Press report notes a softening of European tension as Germany shifts attention from the Danzig issue to Eastern Europe. Optimism grows in Britain while Berlin threatens Poland, with Hungary's stance and Stefan Eskay’s attitude adding to cautious speculation about neutral roles and possible talks with Mussolini on Italian Hungarian relations.
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Associated Press
Europe
Jerman
Danzig
Great Britain
Germany
Poland
Fiue
Stefan Eskay
Hungary
Eskay i
Poand
Balkans
Dienst Aus Deutschland
Budapest
Foreign Office
Count Eskay
Munich
Rome
Mussolini
Dreyfus case shadows linger over Carter in Europe
Washington Aug 1 Congress again postpones action on clearing Oberlin M. Carter’s record from the 1898 Savannah harbor project controversy. Carter, once top West Point student and designer of dyke schemes, faced charges of improper payments and amid rival officials’ suspicions, while Goethals and others defended his integrity. Grand hearings postponed to next summer and perhaps next winter as Carter ages.
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Dreyfus
Oberlin M. Garter
West Point
Savannah
Leavenworth
Congress
Carter
Robert &. Lee
George Goethals
Panama Canal
Goethals
Toles
London
Lie Harbor
Bby
CIO Withdraws Strike Threat At Armour Co
Armour Packing Company officials say the CIO has withdrawn its threat to strike unless a nationwide bargaining contract is granted. President Cabell received a letter from CIO regional director Van Bittner stating the threat is removed, though the nationwide agreement remains highly desired and the dispute is not yet settled.
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Chicago
Ill
Armour Packing Company
CIO
Armour
Cabell
van Bittner
Japanese pledge action after Tientsin slap on American woman
Japanese authorities promised to punish the entry who slapped an American woman from San Francisco in Tientsin. The pledge came in a second regret message received by the State Department.
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Washington
San Prancisco
Tientsin
State Department
British Gunboats Patrol Kowloon As War Looms
British gunboats Cicada and Moth circumnavigated Kowloon Peninsula to monitor Japanese moves in Chinese territory and safeguard British interests. Tokyo officials confirmed German-Italian axes talks while delaying a meeting on joining the Rome Berlin axis as tensions rise ahead of possible war.
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Hong Kong
Cicada
Moth
Kowloon Peninsula
Hongkong
Shanghai
Yangtze River
Japan
Youthful Bandit Slain After Spokane Shootout
In Spokane Washington two policemen were injured in a gunbattle after a series of holdups. A youth bandit was slain and another, Howard Lyman, was arrested. The dead man was identified as Robert Atkins. Officers Donetal and Rober Johnson sustained minor injuries from butts during the exchange.
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Spokane
Wash
Robert Attkins
Howard Lyman
Don Etal
Rober Johnson
Baseball Today Scores From Major Leagues
National League Brooklyn 3 Boston 4 in fourteen innings. New York 2 Philadelphia 5. St Louis 3 Pittsburgh 0. American League Philadelphia 0 New York 5. Boston 6 Washington 2.
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Boston
New York
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Pittaburgl
Washington
Investigator Says Bridges Record Clean in Deportation Case
Prominent Pacific Coast shipping officials funded an extensive investigation into Har Ty Bridges to link him with the Communist movement. Captain Charles Bakelyn testified he was paid by Thomas Plarit and Hugh Gallagher to uncover evidence, but found none. Doyle, Steffens and Winter figures were named. Doyle faced a warrant in Portland, while marshals could not locate him.
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San Francisco
Cal
Atim
Har Ty Bridges
Charles Bakehy
CTO
Bakehy
Thomas Plarit
American Hawaiian Steamship Company
Waterfront Employers Association
Hugh Gallagher
Mattson Navigation Company
Bakely
Bridges
Communist Party
Bakchy
Doyle
Steffens
Carmel
California
Portland
Keegan
Washington
Frank Murphy
Minnesota
United States
American Legion
Minneapolis
CIO Leader Forecasts Coastwise Tieup If Demands Stand
Seattle August 18 Harry Bridges CTO leader on the Pacific Coast warned of a coastwise shipping tieup on September 40 unless ship owners renew the current contract by September 20 with its objections. He cited Waterfront Employers Association support for renewal and listed proposed wage increase from 95 cents to $1.10 per hour, removal of penalties for crossing picket lines, and a 9 am to 3 pm work day with overtime restrictions as key points. Steamship officials avoided comment beyond noting wage and other demands have been flatly rejected.
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Seattle
Harry Bridges
CTO
Pacific Coast
Two Alleged Gun Runners Under Arrest
In Los Angeles two Japanese men Kinano Assno and Kanie Nival are held for the Federal Grand Jury on charges under the Neutrality Act for delivering arms and ammunition to a Japanese steamship officer. Authorities anticipate further indictments after a grand jury probe next month.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Kinano Assno
Kanie Nival
Curb Stocks Take Slump In Early Trading
New York August 18 curb stocks slumped across all departments as trading followed the big board's weak mood. No issues advanced while losses eased late in the session. Foreign bonds faced pressure amid the general market decline. Italy's paper saw a mild drop. Domestic issues fell despite favorable US business reports while Chicago wheat futures rose a quarter and corn eased.
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New York
Italy
United States
Chicago
Soldier Charged with Raping Elderly Woman at Haines
William A. Dent, a soldier at Chilkoot Barracks, is charged with raping an elderly woman in Haines. He was arrested by U S Deputy Marshal H M Galvin and bound over to the grand jury. A Juneau deputy will sail on the steamer Alaska tomorrow to transfer him to Haines custody.
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William A. Dent
Chilkoot Barracks
U. S
H. M. Galvin
Qrand
Juneau
Alaska
Dent
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