Bremen Held at New York Pier Under US Clearance Refusal
The Nazi liner Bremen is detained at the New York pier by Treasury orders pending a thorough inspection to determine armament and contraband before clearance papers are issued. Immigration removed 19 Bremen passengers to Ellis Island as Customs search expands to all foreign ships amid fears of war-time disruption. Officials also refuse clearance to the French liner Normandie. The House committee urges NYPD to prevent fugitive witnesses Fritz Kuhn and William Dudley Pelly from fleeing.
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New York
Bremen
Germany
United States Treasury Department
Gregory O'Keefe
Washington
Treasury Department
New York City
Ellis Island
Kuhn
House Committee
Frita Kuhn
Bund
Dies
William Dudley Pelly
Stock Quotations from New York and Alaska mine listings
Stocx Quotations NEW YORK Aug 29 closing prices show Alaska Juneau mine at 7 American Can 100 percent American Power and Light 4 Anaconda 25 Bethlehem Steel 59 Commonwealth and South erm 1s Curtiss Wright 44 General Motors 457% International Harvester 51 Kennecott 35 New York Central 134 Northern Pacific 8 United States Steel 47 Pound 4.37 percent Dow Jones averages industrials 137.39 falls 26.76 utilities 25.10
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New York
Alaska
Juneau
American Can
American Power and Light
Anaconda
Bethlehem Steel
Commonwealth and Southerm
Curtiss Wright
General Motors
International Harvester
Kennecott
New York Central
Northern Pacific
United States Steel
Congressmen and a Toadfish Night Fishing Tale
A WabnINUiun August 29 column jokes that lawmakers seek calm fishing amid Washington backwaters. It describes night boat trips, hand lines, and theperilous toadfish that might derail votes on neutrality or lending, ending with a tease of continuation on Page Three.
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Chesapeake
Doe Robinson
Arkansas
Pastor Charged in Insurance Kill of Daughter
Camden New Jersey Aug 29 Reverend Walter Dworecki nicknamed Iron Mike is accused by County Prosecutor Samuel Orlando of hiring his daughter’s suitor Peter Schewchuk 21 to murder Wanda Dworecki 18 for her insurance. Both Dworecki and Schewchuk are charged with murder. The body was found Aug 8 on Lover's Lane with a double indemnity policy.
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Camden
N. J
Walter Dworecki
Iron Mike
Samuel Orlando
Peter Schewchuk
Dworecki
Schewchuk
Kings Offer Mediation In European Crisis
King Leopold of Belgium and Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands offered their good offices to mediate the European crisis. The Belgian Foreign Office confirmed the sovereigns’ availability to act as mediators to the governments involved.
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Brussels
Leopold
Belgium
Wilhelmina
Netherlands
Bridges on Stand Again at Hearing
Harry Bridges returned to the witness stand at his deportation hearing and denied attending a Communist meeting. He rejected claims of conferring with Earl Browder and noted he considered stars Lionel Stander Frederick March and Robert Montgomery liberals. Bridges contrasted with labor attorney Aaron Sapiro over maritime strike strategy. Harper Knowles, head of the Legion Anti Radical Committee, was questioned with an attorney present.
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San Francisco
Cal
Harry Bridges
Bridges
Communist Party
Earl Browder
Browder
Lionel Stander
Fredrick March
Robert Montgomery
James Landis
Aaron Ba~piro
Sapiro
American Legion
Anti- Radical Committee
Harper Knowles
Knowles
Dies Committee Eyes Action Against Propaganda Figures
Dies Committee asked the Justice Department to rule if propaganda agents are law breakers and said he would seek action against Fritz Kuhn of the German American Bund and William Dudley Pelleys Silver Shirts if allowed. Testimony focused on Pelleys leadership and pamphlet publishing amid accusations of swindling wealthy women through spiritualism.
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Washington
Dies Committee
Justice Department
United States
Dies
Murphy
Fritz Kuhn
William Pelley
Pelley
Food Hoarders Face Jail Terms In Dutch Emergency
The Netherlands government says hoarders during the food crisis will receive prison terms and heavy fines. The measure targets all individuals maintaining stockpiles amid the current emergency.
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The
Hague
Netherlands
Mobilization and War Precautions Across Europe
Reports from Warsaw indicate possible full mobilization as Poland vows to resist aggression amid partial mobilization. German moves, arrests of consuls in Poland, and Polish anti aircraft actions accompany a tense scene. Guards on ships through the canal, Downing Street security, and U.S. marine underwriters ending war risk coverage reflect broad wartime measures worldwide. Public utilities in New York are under guard as cities brace for impact.
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Warsaw
Poland
Russia Delays Signing Nonaggression Pact With Germany
Moscow reports that Soviet Russia has not formalized ratification of the nonaggression pact with Germany. An official bulletin states Russia will immediately reinforce western frontier garrisons to counter a possible surprise move amid rising European war tensions.
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Moscow
Russia
Germany
Soviet
Eden Conference in London With Halifax and Chamberlain
Anthony Eden met with Foreign Secretary Halifax at the Foreign Office in London. Prime Minister Chamberlain left Buckingham Palace after a brief audience with King George VI and joined attendees in a conference with Halifax and Foreign Office experts.
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London
Anthony Eden
Foreign Office
Halifax
Chamberlain
Buckingham Palace
George I
Lord Halifax
Nippon fliers describe flight to Whitehorse from Nome
Newsman Takao Ohara and crew recount experiences aboard Nippon plane during Pacific mission. Unconscious crew members describe rough weather and high altitude through oxygen tanks. Flight departed Nome at 7 21 Nome Time for Whitehorse with favorable forecast ahead.
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Nome
Alaska
Whitehorse
Nakoa
Fairbanks
Juneau
Seattle
Obara
Pacific
Bering Sea
Nippon
Japan
Takao Ohara
New Japanese Cabinet Forming Under Abe Opts Isolation
Tokyo August 29 Gen Nobuyuki Abe a retired Moderate is recalled to form a new cabinet to replace the Abe Hiranuman group which resigned after the German Soviet Nonaggression Pact. Abe aims for an isolationist policy and has summoned Prince Konoye back who is expected to stay in the cabinet and lead the House of Peers presidency.
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Tokyo
Nobuyuki Abe
Abe Hiranuman
Abe
Prince Konoye
House of Peers
Army Amateur Radio System Formed in Pacific Northwest
Aug 29 Seattle Colonel O. H. Albright of the Ninth Corps Area Signal Corps in San Francisco invited amateur radio operators in the Pacific Northwest to join a new Army Amateur Radio System. Dues may be required to coordinate emergency communications training, with members expected to devote one to two evenings weekly. The system aims to unite owners and operators to maintain a resilient backup network if regular channels fail, valuable for radio unit control in wartime.
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Seattle
Albright
Ninth Corps Area Signal Corps
San Francisco
Army Amateur Radio System
Pacific Northwest
War clouds still hang over Europe
Berlin dispatch notes Hitler's written reply to Britain's crisis note is preliminary. A final reply is being drafted and may follow after reports that Britain would consider ceding Danzig and the Polish Corridor. An air shipment reportedly carries Hitler’s response with a British official aboard. Optimism centers on Chamberlain’s Commons remarks that a negotiated settlement could widen peace benefits.
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Berlin
Hitler
London
Great Britain
Germany
Danzig
Foreign Office
Neville Henderson
Henderson
Chamberlain
House of Commons
Poland
Europe
Three Bombing Raids Hit Chunking in Chinese Capital
Aug 29 reports say Japanese war planes bombed the temporary Chinese capital three times last night opening a new Japanese drive to seize China. The offensive follows Germany’s shift toward Moscow and Russia’s ability to aid China. Unofficial notices claim Russian-equipped planes fought Japanese bombers near Chunking, routing Nippon attackers in an air battle.
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Chunking
China
Japan
Russia
Germany
Moscow
Shanghai
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