Panay gunboat sunk by Japanese bombs on Yangtze
Japanese bombs sank the US gunboat Panay on the Yangtze river above Nanking. One sailor killed, two officers wounded, 18 Americans unaccounted, 54 known survivors. Two Standard Oil ships sunk. Japanese quickly claimed responsibility and pledged to identify the units at fault.
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Mussolini Aims at Fascist World System Says Diplomatic Report
Rome reports that Premier Benito Mussolini seeks a world Fascist system to replace the League of Nations. Diplomats say last night’s secession signals a shift from courting Britain and France to opposing democratic powers. They accuse Mussolini of growing impatient for recognition of Italy’s Ethiopia conquest and Mediterranean dominance.
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Liberty talk and free speech under mayoral actions
The piece critiques public oratory on liberty, noting hypocrisy by leaders who defend rights for supporters while suspending constitutional guarantees. It cites Mayor Frank Hague of Jersey City as an example, accusing him of curtailing free speech and assembly in the name of law and order.
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Frank Hague
Jersey City
Flood Devastates California Valleys as Storm Eases
Flood waters overwhelmed California’s Sacramento and San Joaquin valleys after a historic rainstorm. Towns built barricades and levees to hold back the waters while rail traffic resumed on main lines. Reports listed five missing and two drownings with damage projected in the millions as farms and barns were swept away. Continued on Page 2 Col. 6.
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Visalia
Justice Gardozo Confined By Grippe For Weeks
Associate Justice Benjamin N. Cardozo of the Supreme Court is ill at his residence in Washington with grippe and will likely stay indoors for several weeks. Dr. John Paul Earnest Jr. said he could not attend the weekly conference after the attack. The 67 year old justice, known as liberal, has been frail but attended court until Saturday. two years ago he was treated for a heart ailment at his Rye summer home. The illness is attributed to a cold recently contracted.
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Benjamin N. Cardoz
Supreme Court
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Earnest
Bishop Gilmore class initiates 28 Squires in Butte
Brondel circle of Columbian Squires initiated 28 candidates in a Bishop Gilmore class at the Knights of Columbus hall in Butte. The event, attended by Bishop Gilmore and local clergy, followed morning mass at St. Patrick's and included breakfast at Lockwood cafe. Speakers included William Doonan and Frank McCarthy.
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Joseph M. Gilmore
Helena
Butte
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Frank McCarthy
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U. S. Naval Academy
Annapolis
Wage Hour Controversy Looms In Congress Session
Bitter debates over Roosevelt wage hour legislation surge this week as Congress reconvenes. The House faces new hurdles after leadership used discharge petitions to advance the bill amid party splits. Observers caution about clashes echoing earlier farm bill battles and expect a vote on wage standards.
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Miners Lost in Idaho Snowslide Near Hailey
Three lead and silver miners were trapped by a massive snowslide near Hailey Idaho as they cleared a mine road of wet snow. Ward Daggett and Leonard Gravit were recovered. Harold Brown remains missing as a search of thirty men continues.
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Harold Brown
Bellevue
Ward Daggett
Nampa
Leonard Gravit
Carey
Soviet Masses Elect Stalin in First Direct Russian Vote
Moscow reports the first secret direct election in Russia as 90 million voters participate to elect 1, 143 members of a two chamber parliament. Bands play, red banners fly, and Joseph Stalin is the undisputed leader chosen for one seat in a largely unopposed slate.
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Joseph Stalin
Russia
Tax overhaul predicted for regular session by Feb
Washington December 12 Congress is expected to overhaul the tax structure by February 1. Chairman Harrison of the Senate finance committee says the House ways and means committee will likely present a tax modification bill in the first week of the regular session starting January 3. A subcommittee studying the tax system favors speed for action but notes a full survey is underway and changes would adjust distributions on profits and capital gains without repeal.
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I Haven't Had Breakfast Note on Coat Sparks Abandonment
A note pinned to Joyce Midgley four, and her one year seven month old brother Richard says their mother cannot care for them. Joyce asks to be adopted and mentions the Birds Nest facility in the Bronx. Authorities regard the plea as genuine and seek a loving foster home.
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Michael Devanney
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Goldwell Foundation
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Richard Midgley
Laurel Woman Is Car Crash Victim
Mrs. Margaret Waltz a 28 year old Laurel service station manager’s wife was killed in a collision on the Laurel Billings highway about 12 miles west of Billings. Her husband Erna T Waltz 28 and A V Okerman 46 of Billings were injured. the victim died en route to a local hospital.
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Margaret Waltz
Erna T. (Tex) Waltz
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A. V. Okerman
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Here
J. E. Roberts
Snowy weekend on highways claims over a hundred lives
Automobiles killed more than 100 people on U.S. highways during a weekend marked by heavy snow and rain. Ohio led with 15 fatalities while three Midwest states accounted for about a third of the total.
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Midwest
Ohio
Convicts Kill Guard Captain in Missouri Penitentiary Incident
Six convicts seized Captain Olin Sanders in the Missouri state penitentiary and stabbed him to death after barricading his office. National guardsmen used tear gas to subdue the inmates following two hours of pleas from Governor Johnston and Adjutant General Dozier to surrender.
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James C. Dozier
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Montana Weather Forecast Snow Monday and Tuesday
A Montana forecast calls for snow beginning Monday with a likely continuation into Tuesday. The coldest conditions are expected in the southern portion of the state on Monday.
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One Panay Sailor Dead in Yangtze Bombing
The Navy reports one Panay sailor killed and two officers wounded when the gunboat Panay was attacked on the Yangtze River by Japanese forces near Hoshien. Several others were saved or accounted for. survivors were moved to Hoshien with escort ships en route to bring more to safety.
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Hoshien
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Atcheson
Two British Warships Fired Upon by Japanese
Tokyo reports a Chinese regime friendly to Japan to be established in Peiping within days and recognized as China’s central government replacing Chiang Kai-Shek. In Shanghai British warships and two merchant vessels were attacked near Nanking as tensions rise in the China Japan conflict.
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