Japan Debates Formal War Edict on China Policy
Tokyo reports the imperial conference and cabinet advisory board drafting the empire s policy toward China. Details on a possible formal declaration of war remain secret as the manifesto and future actions are promised within days. The assembly weighed two options surrender or continued fighting amid undeclared conflict.
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Tokyo
Japan
China
Japa
Fumimaro Konoye
Gen Sugi- Yama
Okimobu Kaya
Cole
Gunman Slain Trio Wounded in St Paul Gallery Battle
In St Paul on January 11 a gunman was killed and two companions plus a detective were wounded after a chase to a shooting gallery following a double holdup. The dead man was Frank L. Van Dorn, 26. Har La Schonn, 26, was critically wounded. Dick Fortuna, 22, suffered a scalp wound and was jailed. Detective Ralph Merrill was lightly wounded. The trio opened fire as officers identified themselves.
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ST. Paul
Wis
Frank L. van Dorn
la Schonn
Ancker Hospital
Dick Fortuna
Ile
George Fortuna
Ralph Merrill
Ancher Hospital
Workers Can’t Deduct Taxes on Prospective Social Security
Washington officials clarified that employers may deduct social security taxes on federal returns, while employees cannot. Salaried workers may deduct house taxes but not the one percent salary deduction for the old age pension. The employer tax is an excise and deductible like other federal levies on autos and refrigerators.
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Washington
Treasury
Maryland Weather Outlook for Today and Tonight
Maryland faces snow or rain this afternoon and tonight with intermittent rain on Wednesday and warmer conditions, followed by a colder Wednesday night. Chesapeake Bay regions expect rain or snow this afternoon and tonight with similar Wednesday rain, a shift to southeast winds, and colder conditions into Thursday.
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Maryland
Chesapeake Bay
Sino Japanese War Declaration Tests U S Neutrality Act
Washington reports a formal Japanese declaration of war on China could force President Roosevelt to invoke the Neutrality Act embargo provisions. Officials note the act bans war material shipments to belligerents, while observers weigh effects on Japan and China and future cash and carry finagling.
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Washington
Japan
China
State Department
Roosevelt
House
Jay
Japan Expands Compulsory Army Service to 24 Months
TOKYO Jan 11 The war office said the cabinet approved raising the standard term of compulsory military service from 18 to 24 months. The change will be introduced in parliament when it reconvenes next week. University students in military training will also serve 24 months active duty.
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Tokyo
War Office
France Protests Bombing of Mission in Nanning
Paris instructed its Tokyo ambassador to file an energetic protest over the January 9 bombing of the French Catholic mission in Nanning, South China. A monk, identified as Father Martin, was killed and another wounded. The incident heightens Franco Japanese tensions amid earlier Indo China strain and the broader war.
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Paris
Tokyo
Nanning
South China
Shanghai
Father Martin
Kwangsi
Fingerprints Help Solve Hotel Attack on Actress
San Francisco police say fingerprints and discarded underwear tied David Matthews, 27, to the slugging of Mrs. Mabel March, a 40 year old actress singer, in her hotel room at 2 am last Tuesday. Matthews, a company worker, admitted entering the room and striking her. March remains in a comatose condition.
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San Francisco
Mabel Mawthorne March
Harry Huse
George Engler
David Matthews
March
Detroit
Meter receipts continue high in city report
Parking meter collections remain strong with a three day total of 102 dollars cited by city officials. Officials intend weekly winter collections and expect to begin next Monday. DIVORCE SUIT Kaith Wyand files suit through Attorney C K Hartle for divorce from S Wyand.
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Kaith
Wyand
C. K
Hartle
S. Wyand
Farmers Seek Federal Aid in Great Plains Drought
Secretary Wallace told the Senate unemployment committee that requests for federal relief by farmers had risen since July. He cited drought in the Great Plains and a downturn in farm prices, with 108,008 rural families receiving subsistence grants in December and relief likely to rise with continued dry weather.
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Washington
Jan
Wallace
Senate Unemployment Committee
Great Plains
Montana
Wyoming
North
South Dakota
Colorado
New Mexico
Kansas
Nebraska
Agriculture Secretary
Former Local Man Is Killed
An Illinois report states George Anders, a former resident of Hagerstown, was accidentally shot and killed January 7. He left the area about 16 years ago and has relatives in Thurmont. Also noted, the Ford Motor Company plant in Buffalo denies union suppression charges from a National Labor Relations board complaint filed December 31. In Frederick, a false alarm described as a bath tub incident led to fire responses after steam and a misdirected call.
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Illinois
George Anders
Hagerstown
Anders
Tie
Thurmont
Buffalo
Dan
Ford Monor Company
National Labor Relations
Roar
Preparedness policy appears assured in House vote
Washington January 11 reports say a new fleet expansion may be near. House leaders privately believe Ludlow’s vote showed a majority supports preparedness. Roosevelt may seek about 60 million dollars for two battleships. Admiral Leahy said plans include new legislation and possibly cruisers and aircraft carriers not yet authorized. Party lines split in Ludlow proposal vote.
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Washington
House
Ludlow
Roosevelt
Admiral Leahy
Naval Operations
White House
Republican Senators Opposed To Stopping Anti-Lynching Debate
Washington Jan 11 Republican opposition to invoking the senate cloture rule gave new hope to Southern filibusterers against the anti lynching bill. Senator Connally said debate must continue to keep chances of defeating the measure. Brune and Russell backed the fight as others weighed night sessions. Democratic leader Barkley avoided predicting the outcome while Harrison warned that action might split the party and jeopardize presidential or Supreme Court bids.
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Washington
Senate
Connally D. Tewx
Connally
Brunes
S.C
Russelll d. Ga
Barkley
Kentucky
Harrison
D. Miss
Supreme Court
Leash Accident Causes Woman’s Fatal Fall in Chicago
Mrs Helen Ilbane aged 35 tied a leash to her dog to walk it in Chicago on Jan 11. The dog’s movement wrapped the leash around her legs causing her to fall against a radiator. She sustained a fractured skull and died. The incident was reported by a Chicago press dispatch.
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Chicago
Helen
Ilbane
Dam No. 4 Home Prey Of Flames
The residence of Alex Roberts at Dam No 4 was destroyed by fire of undetermined origin yesterday morning. The loss was estimated between 1400 and 2800 dollars. The family was not home and all contents were destroyed. Mei BEVAM, Pe Netherlands. Jan 11. The artillery battery providing salutes for a potential heir to The Netherlands was supplied with enough ammunition to fire 1 rounds for a prince and 41 for double honors if needed. Crown Princess Juliana’s health was reported excellent by physicians. Williamsport Bridge Company stock sold for 40 dollars per share in front of the courthouse, ten shares sold.
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Alex. Roberts
Dam No. 4
Mei Bevam
Netherlands
Williamsport Bridge Company
New Claims Filed Here For Jobless Benefits
Seventy nine new claims for unemployment compensation were filed yesterday at the State Unemployment Service office in the K of P Hall West Franklin Street. Four hundred nine of the nearly 50 unemployed who filed last Monday checked in to keep their claims alive, with the difference due to some being notified from Baltimore of ineligibility.
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State Unemployment Service
K. of P. Hall
West Franklin Street
Baltimore
Cumberland Dispatches
Alegany County
Garrett County
Fountain Strain Found In Des Moines Fountain
Des Moines Iowa January 11 reports a strange fountain strain found when workmen tore down a theater and discovered five inches of field corn growing inside the pipe suggesting an unusual contamination unlikely to affect public water supply.
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Des Moines
Towa
Blizzard Crashes Northwest Flight Near Bozeman Killing Ten
A blizzard blanketed the Bridger mountains area as a Northwest Airlines flight crashed and burned near Bozeman Montana, killing all ten aboard. Pilot Nick Mamer and co pilot F W West died among eight passengers including Lloyd Levin and Al H Croonquist. Rescue efforts were hampered by the storm, bodies to be brought down by Bob sled after roads cleared. The crash prompted a board of inquiry to be named by Secretary Roper.
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Washington
Commerce Department
Roper
Northwest Airlines
Bozeman
Mont
Jan
Bridger Mountains
Here
Nick Mamer
Gallatin County
C. A. Larson
Glenn White
Lovitt J. Westlake
St. Paul
Mamer
F. W. West
Spokane
W. EB. Borgenheimer
Basin
Wisconsin
Lloyd Levin
Detroit
Butte
al H. Croonquist
Billings
Montana-Wycoming Dude Ranchers’ Association
George A. Anderson
Seattle
B. F. Goodrich Rubber Co
Walter Ton
Douglas McKay
The
Hudson's Bay Co
DYNAMITING CASES OVERTAKE ELIZABETHTON INQUIRY
In Elizabethton Tennessee Sheriff Moreland reports 17 people jailed or bonded over dynamite deaths of three children. From Pikesville and Asheville, six material witnesses were detained. eight men and a woman face arraignment Saturday. Bail denied for most, the woman bonded at 210000.
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Elizabethton
Tenn
Sherif J. M. Moreland
Pikesville
Asheville
N.C
Moreland
Knoxville
Governor Injured In Fall Aboard Grace Liner
SAN JAN Puerto Rico January 11 Governor Blanton Winship was removed on a stretcher from the Grace liner Santa Rosa after injuring his tibia in a bath fall. He was en route as guest of honor on the voyage to Puerto Rico and was taken to a military hospital for examination.
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San Jan
Puerto Rico
Blanton Winship
Santa Rosa
Governor Winship
Garido Morales
Snowfall Report From Washington County Maryland
One inch of snow had fallen by noon in Washington county with 27 degrees recorded. D Paul Oswald reports slippery grades prompting gravel placement while state and weather crews stay ready for more snow. Forecasters predict more snow tonight and tomorrow as Western Shore sees snow while the Eastern Shore remains rainy.
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Washington County
D. Paul Oswald
Chewsville
Mercury
State Roads Commission
Weather Bureau
Maryland
Mrs Ennis Seeks Daughter in Sayre City
Mrs Elizabeth Ennis of 318 Harris street Sayre Pa appeals to local police to locate her daughter Catherine 16 and says she is certain the girl is in Sayre today.
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Elizabeth Ennis
Harris Street
Sayre
Watherine
Ennis
Alcatraz Escape Sparks Mixed Belief Inmates
Convicted jewel thief freed from Alcatraz says most inmates think two Oklahoma escapees likely fled by boats with help. Officials still believe Ralph Ree and Theodore Cole drowned while attempting to reach San Francisco Bay. Ritchey recalls island smiles after the escape and jokes about prison life despite safety concerns.
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San Francisco
Alcatraz Island
Ralph Ree
Theodore Cole
Sant Francisco Bay
William M. Ritchey
Alcatraz
Ritchey
White House Conference Schedules Five Industrial Chiefs
President Roosevelt asks Alfred Sloan Ernest Weir Lewis Brown M W Clement and Colby Chester to meet at the White House at 5 PM to discuss the economy. Officials say the session aims to address the business recession and ways to improve the economic slump through cooperation among business agriculture and labor.
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Washington
Roosevelt
White House
Alfred P .Sloan
General Motors Corporation
Ernest P. Weir
National Steel Corporation
Lewis Brown
Johns Manville
M. W. Clement
Pennsylvania Railroad
Colby Chester
General Foods Corporation
Congress
Improvement Seen In Recovery Of Economy
New York January 11 A report to stockholders by James H. Perkins chairing National City Bank of New York and City Bank Farmers Trust Co outlines causes of the slump such as inventory buildup last spring higher production costs from taxation wage burdens and the end of deficit financing. He calls for cooperative efforts of capital and labor to restore investor confidence and avert need for harmful legislative actions.
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New York
James H. Perkins
National City Bank of New York
City Bank Farmers Trust Co
Perkins
Charge Mother With Assault In Cumberland Hearing
Mildred Duckworth of Cumberland was charged with assault after an incident at a Cumberland intersection. The case involved a custody dispute over seven children and a sister of the ex-husband who lives in Hagerstown. She received a suspended ninety day sentence after a hearing in justice of the peace court.
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Hagerstown
Maryland Honge of Correctiony
Justice of Peace Court
Cumberland Yester
Mildred Duckworth
Cumberland
N. & Manning
Hancock
Manning
Ducckworth
Liberty and
Baltimore
Cumbereland
Mra. Duckworth
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