Consul General's Evacuation Effort Halted in Shanghai
In Shanghai Kiangwan village near the international zone Chinese police barred departures for Americans and foreigners. The U S consul general sought Mayor O K Yui’s consent to evacuate stranded Americans but failed. The move followed Sino-Japanese tensions with Japanese forces nearby and broader regional fighting intensifying.
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Shanghai
Kiangwan
United States
O. K. Yui
Greater Shanghai
International Settlement
Woosung
30 Year Movie Romance Ends in Court
Edith Oland filed a separate maintenance suit against Warner Oland known as Charlie Chan accusing him of heavy drinking and causing mental anguish. She seeks 3500 dollars monthly support plus 7000 dollars in attorney fees and 250 dollars court costs, claiming half of community property valued at 275000 dollars. The couple married in 1908, separated in March, and have no children. Warner Oland earned 94000 dollars this year and is projected to earn 285000 dollars in the next two years under contract.
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Santa Barbara
Cal
Edith
Oland
Warner Oland
Charlie Chan
Olands
Rutherford
N. J
Japanese Push Through Chahar to Cut Peiping Suiyuan Rail Lines
Japanese forces drive a strong column from Jehol into Chahar to sever the Peiping Suiyuan railway. Nankou approaches fall after heavy bombardment as four fronts heat up the Chinese war. Shanghai ships and air forces prepare to deter Chinese defenses at the Yangtse mouth. Continued on Page 2.
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Peiping-Suiyuan
Shanghai
Nankou
Japan
Great Metropolis
Yangtse River
Peiping
Peiping-Hankow
Tientsin
Shantung
Yangtse
China
Nankow
Peiping-Tientsin
Tientsin-Pukow
Nanking
Paoting-Fu
Manchukuo
Jehol
Chahar Province
Peiping- Suiyuan
Chahar-Manchukuo
Great Wall of China
Woosung
Still Has Hope for Amelia Earhart
George Palmer Putnam arrived in Los Angeles from New York and said he still hopes for Amelia Earhart, missing in the South Seas for over a month. He noted British and Japanese ships continue searching the Howland island area.
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Los Angeles
George Palmer Putnam
New York
Amelia Earhart
South Seas
Howland Island
Pilot recovered eight months after Alpine crash
In Alpine Utah Western Air Express reports the body of co Pilot William L Bogen found at the base of Lake Hardy ridge. He was the last of seven aboard the Los Angeles Salt Lake airliner to be recovered from deep snow.
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Alpine
Utah
Salt Lake
Hardy Ridge
Western Air Express Tonight
William L. Bogen
Eight WPA trucks bought by city council for relief work
The city council at a special meeting purchased eight 1 1/2 ton dump trucks for WPA projects using $33,000 emergency relief funds. Total cost listed as $10,136.31 with bids opened for eight trucks from manufacturers G M C Ford Diamond T International and more.
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Barry O'Leary
Ford
International
Speed limit 45 miles an hour on Butte Anaconda highway
Ontario August 11 One of the Dionne quintuplets remains slow to respond to throat ailment treatment. Dr Allan Roy Dafoe refused to identify the lagging child though Emilie, the first afflicted, has recovered. The quintuplets show progress toward recovery and if temperatures stay normal, four babies may resume playground shows Friday.
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Butte-Anaconda
Callander
Ontario
Allan Roy Dafoe
Emilie
Fire Sinks Italian Hospital Ship Helouan at Naples Harbor
The veteran Italian hospital ship Helouan, tasked with returning wounded from Spain, was wrecked by a fire in Naples harbor. One fireman died by asphyxiation. no other casualties reported. The 1912 built, 7,156 ton liner served in Italy's military service for years.
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Naples
Spain
Italy
Anarchist Revolt Reported in Spain
An insurgent radio from Sala manca, Spain, said the Catalonia frontier was closed signaling internal strife among anarchists and communists in the province. The revolt followed a May uprising that nearly captured Barcelona before Valencia troops halted it. hundreds were killed and loyalist troops remained in the area.
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London
Salamanca
Spain
Catalonia
Provinc
Barcelona
Valencia
Montana Weather Outlook Fair Thursday and Friday
Montana forecast calls for generally fair conditions on Thursday and Friday with warmer temperatures on Thursday and a slight cooling trend on Friday. No precipitation is expected and light winds may accompany the dry stretch.
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Montana
New 45 mph Highway Limit Set Between Butte and Anaconda
Montana Highway Patrol announces a 45 mph speed limit for the Butte Anaconda stretch. Supervisor Lou C Boedecker says the rule aims to reduce accidents and aligns with measures in California Utah Washington and Idaho. Signs will warn drivers and officers in Butte and Anaconda will enforce the limit.
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Anaconda
Lou C. Boedecker
Montana State Highway Patrol
Boedecker
Montana
Montana Highway Patrol
California
Utah
Washington
Idaho
Butte-Anaconda Highway
Butte and
Weathering Heat and Storms Rake Nation Across East and Midwest
Heavy rains drenched the East and Middle West while heat persisted in many cities. Power and communications disrupted in Minnesota towns Winona and Albert Lea. a 100-foot road washout near Alma Wisconsin. rail delays near Kellogg Minnesota. A 10-year-old boy died from a lightning strike on an East River dock in New York City as the Edison tower toppled at Menlo Park New Jersey. Scattered showers offered relief in some states as peak temperatures soared with readings up to 99 in Newfoundland Labrador Centralia and cities nationwide.
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East River Dock
New York City
Associated Press
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Middle West
New York
Winona
Albert Lee
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Alma
Wis
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Austin
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Osage
Iowa
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Rochester
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N. J
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Nebraska
Wisconsin
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Centralia
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Springfield
Ill
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W. Va
Chicago
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Proposal to Lease U S Navy Ships to Brazil Sparked Debate
Senator Robinson angrily criticized Secretary Hulls plan to lease six old destroyers to Brazil. He mocked it as contradicting peace policy and arming a South American neighbor. Chairman Pittman defended the move as a friendly gesture in the Senate foreign relations committee.
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Washington
Robinson
California
Hull
Brazil
Pittman
Nevada
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Farm Land Sinking In Idaho Amid Explosions And Cracks
In southern Idaho a large farm region shows rapid ground subsidence with rising dust and muffled explosions. Geologists cannot explain the sinking of flat farmland as a new canyon forms northwest of Buhl near the Salmon River, watched by officials and deputies.
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Buhl
Idaho
Snake River
La Guardia May Decide On G O P Label Or Split Bid
New York Aug 11 Mayor Fiorello La Guardia debates GOP label or independent run as two boroughs back Republican banner while others withhold endorsement. A primary battle could spark if he seeks the Republican line or sticks with the American Labor Party and fusion groups. Copeland and Bond also eye the mayoral race as GOP contenders.
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New York
F. H. LaGuardia
Repubblican
Manhattan
Richmond
American Labor Party
City Fusion Party
Bronx
Brooklyn
Queens
la Guardia
Tammany
U.S
Royal 8
Copeland
Charles G. Bond
Children’s Day At Gardens Offers Free Rides
Today is the third of four remaining Thursday trips for Butte youngsters to Columbia Gardens. Free transportation leaves from the end of all lines at 9:00 and Park and Main at 9:30, with return trips from 1:45 to 6:00. The city’s supervisors oversee welfare and about 20,000 free trips have been provided this summer by the Butte Electric Railway Company.
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Butte
Columbia Gardens
Park and Main Streets
Butte Electric Railway Company
Substitute U. C. Court Act Goes to White House
Congress sent the lower court procedure bill to the White House for President Roosevelt's signature to end a six month controversy over judicial reorganization. The measure provides direct appeal from lower courts to the Supreme Court on constitutionality challenges, attorney general intervention, three judge lower courts for injunctions, and intra circuit transfers to ease calendar congestion.
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Congress
White House
Roosevelt
House
Senate
Supreme Court
Attorney General
Murder Trial and Assault Case From Carnival Brawl
A murder trial and an assault case arising from a July 5 carnival melee in Red Lodge are set for an Aug 24 district court term. The assault defendant H M Moon, a carnival employee, denied guilt and posted $2000 bond for beating James Winsor of Belfry with a hammer. The murder defendant is John Filingburg, another carnival worker accused of fatally stabbing Jiggs Moore, also of Belfry.
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Red Lodge
H. M. Moon
Carnival
James Winsor
Belfry
Moon
Ben Harwood
Billings
John Filingburg
Jiggs Moore
Harvest Nears in Montana Winter Wheat Crop
Helena Aug 11 The federal crop estimates and weather service report near completion of winter wheat harvest in Montana with more than half harvested in eastern and southeastern areas. Irrigated regions show large yields while grasshoppers trim eastern yields. north cooler weather delays spring wheat harvest. Livestock moves to sale rings continue with strong demand for ewe lambs and ample stock water from reservoirs.
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Montana
Federal Division of Crop Estimates and
Weather Bureau
Big Hole
Wibaux
Fergus
Judith Basin
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William Cavanaugh
Chauncey Olcott
Saratoga, N. Y
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Janet
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Horton B. Abell
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