Government Wins Fight to Avoid Bond Interest
The Supreme Court ruled the government could avoid paying interest on gold bonds redeemed before maturity. Justice Cardoza said Treasury actions were within power, with concurrences by Stone and Black. Three justices dissented, led by McReynolds, arguing the decision defeats contractual obligations and amounts to repudiation.
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Washington
Dee
Supreme Court
High Court
Justice Cardoza
Stone and Black
Cardoza
Secretary of Treasury
Congress
Robert Taft
William Howard Taft
James Ransom
Des Moines
Arthur Machen
Baltimore
Treasury
Justice McReynolds
Butler and
Southerland
Japanese Seal Fall of Nanking Amid Street Battles
Shanghai Dec 13 Japanese military authorities report the occupation of Nanking after street fighting around the walled city gates. Officials say Chinese defenders fought tenaciously at every foot of the advance, amid heavy resistance and significant casualties.
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Shanghai
Nanking
Murdered on Dance Floor in Oklahoma City
Detective Paul Jeter says Oscar Lee Riddle 27 confessed to the dance hall killing of William Calvin Nabors 24 an athlete. Four hundred dancers in the downtown ballroom heard three shots Nabors died en route to hospital. Juneau Couple Divorced in Federal Court.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
Paul Jeter
Oscar Lee Riddle
William Calvin Nabors
Riddle
Nabors
Juneau
Demands on Japan after Panay bombing rise to compensation
President Roosevelt expressed deep concern over the Yangtze Panay bombing and demanded full compensation and apologies from Japan plus guarantees against repetition. Secretary Hull conveyed the message to the Japanese envoy, who offered apologies, while U S officials pledged a patriotic, nonpolitical policy in handling the crisis.
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Washington
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Japan
United States
Yangtze River
Mirosi
Cordell Mull
Hull
Panay
Mull
Salo
Saito
Pittman
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
China
William E. Borah
Idaho
Senate
White House
Senator Norris Pushes Utilities Cooperation Amid Holding Company Debate
Senator Norris of Nebraska welcomes administration willingness to cooperate with public utilities as he drives the 7 TVA bill and opposes slow dissolving of holding companies. He cites overcapitalization and complex multi tier structures that impede efficiency and rate relief. Page Two.
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Washington
Norris
Nebraska
White House
Public Utility Holding Company
Tennessee Valley Authority
Douglas
Securities and Exchange Commis*sion
J Holding
Senate
Pres McKinley Rescues 453 From Rocky Perches
Manila dispatch reports the liner President McKinley picked up 453 stranded passengers from rocky islets off Formosa after the President Hoover struck a reef at midnight last Friday. The master of the Preussen says 134 cabin and 319 steerage passengers were saved from two islets where they waited since early Saturday. Hoover's condition described as precarious amid heavy seas as the ship rests on a jagged shoal.
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Manila
President McKinley
Rocky Island Refuge
Formosa
President Hoover
McKinley
E. Stebach
Hoover
Stebach
Waters Recede In California After Big Rain
San Francisco reports four dead and damage in the millions as flood relief agencies work amid receding waters in northern California. Aid rushes to the stricken area and remaining threat centers along the Sacramento River between Sacramento and Colusa.
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San Francisco
Cal
California
Vie Uma
Sacramento River
Sacramento
Coluse
Gillam Down In Far North in Cape Halkett Crash
Harold Gillam crashes a plane during a forced landing at Cape Halkett in Alaska injuring landing gear and one strut but staying unharmed. Sir Hubert Wilkins plans another search flight to Cape Halkett to assist Gillam as weather clears.
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Point Barrow
Alaska
Sir Hubert Wilkins
Harold Gillam
Cape Halkett
Gillam
Wilkins
Fairbanks
Alatna
Endicott Mountain Range
Japanese Admit Panay Bombing Mistake In Shanghai
Shanghai dispatch reports Japan admits responsibility for bombing the U S gunboat Panay and sinking it. A Japanese naval attache says three fliers attacked believing the craft were Chinese and out of sight of flags. The Navy vows to punish those responsible and cites awareness of foreign vessels nearby.
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Shanghai
United States
Tadao Honda
China
Standard Oil
Honda
Nanking
Panay Gunboat Details Highlight WW2 Loss on Yangtze
The Panay, an American river gunboat of 450 tons, was sunk on the Yangtze by Japanese bombs. It had triple expansion engines, 2250 horsepower, and a top speed of 15 knots with two 3 inch guns and ten smaller weapons.
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United States
Yangtze River
Panay
Guam
Tuturla
Oahu
Luzon
Mindanao
P. G
Kiangnan Dock and Engineering Works
Shanghai
Thorncroft
Alford John
Bradford Post
American Legion
Legion Meeting Tonight
A local legion plans tonight gathering noting that scorpion stings seldom prove fatal to humans.
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Legion
Earth Movement Felt at Hoonah
A minor earthquake was felt in Hoonah and nearby areas last Saturday around 3:58 AM with a second tremor at 9:50 PM. The quakes lasted several minutes and rocked buildings but caused no damage. No injuries were reported.
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Hoonah
Partial List of Wounded on Panay Is Given
The Associated Press advised the State Department of the known wounded aboard the Panay up to noon today. Names include Lieutenant Commander J. J. Hughes, A. F. P. Anders, George Atcheson Jr, Frank Roberts, Emile Gassie, Vernon Puckett, and William Hoyle. Several others aboard were believed wounded but not yet confirmed.
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Washington
Associated Press
State Department
United States
Leutenant
J. J. Hughes
Panay
A. F P. Anders
Ise
George Atcheson, Jr
Frank Roberts
Emile Gassie
New Orleans
Vernon Puckett
Kevens
Texas
William Hoyle
James Author
Seattle
Col
A. FP. Anders
Navy Department
George Atcheson
Hishien
Standard Oil
British Ship Also Bombed Amid Yangtze Tensions
A Hankow Reuters dispatch reports British authorities warn Yangtze traffic must halt for three days or be fired on. The British fear after the Japanese attack on the gunboat Lady Bird and the Panay incident, with Bee seeking to land survivors at Hohsien as the region nears a river town under attack.
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London
Reuters
Hankow
Yangtze River
Lady Bird
Panay
Standard Oil
Bee
Wubu
Hohsien
Anhwei
Half Million Fire Ravages Washington Business District
A general fire alarm in Washington on December 15 caused an estimated $500,000 in damage in the congested business area. Firefighters battled flames at the William Hahn Company share store while smoke and water damaged Christmas stock at the nearby Panel Company department store.
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Washington
William Hahn Company
Panel Company
Panay sunk after Japanese bombing near Nanking
Shanghai dispatches report the U S gunboat Panay and three Standard Oil vessels were bombed in the Yangtze River. Seventy two aboard Panay. 54 survivors known, 18 missing. Bee rescued eight Americans, including seven Panay sailors.
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Shanghai
Bee
Panay
Daughter of Maas Born at St. Ann's Hospital
Many friends visit St. Ann's Hospital to congratulate Mrs. George Maas on the birth of a daughter on December 10. Mr. Maas serves as a seaman aboard the Game Commission boat Srl.
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St. Ann's Hospital
George Maas
Mr. Maas
Game Commission
Srl
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Jagged Reef
Golden State
Gillam Down
Jo Renese
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J. Simpson MacKinnon
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Annapolis
Simpson
Claim
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Yangtae
Far East
Indee
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Roosevelt
Harry E. Yarnell
Asiatic Fleet
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Lusan
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