Peace Stand 15 Urged New York Legion Open
New York hosts the 19th annual American Legion convention as half a million visitors arrive. Soldiers parade in Times Square to the drum roll and bugles while leaders seek a successor to national commander Harry W. Colmery. The five candidates are Milo Warner Daniel J. Doherty Lynn Stambaugh Ray Kelly Stephen A Chadwick.
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New York
American Legion
Times Square
Legion
Harry W. Colmery
Topeka
Kan
Milo Warner
Toledo
Daniel J. Doherty
Boston
Lynn Stambaugh
Fargo
Japanese Air Fleet Threatens Nanking Evacuation Ordered
Shanghai dispatch reports Japan marshals a 200 to 300 plane air fleet to threaten Nanking with destruction. Foreign nationals are told to leave as workers seek shelter. a 12 hour aerial battle over the Yangtse delta ends with disputed claims of air losses.
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Shanghai
Japan
Nanking
China
Duconts
Sianfu
Hankow
Yangtse
Yangtsepoo
Roosevelt Plans Two Main Speeches on Transcontinental Trip
President Roosevelt outlined major addresses in Chicago and at Bonneville Dam as part of a planned transcontinental tour to advocate a liberal interpretation of the Constitution. Other stops include Yellowstone, Fort Peck, Grand Coulee dams, and possibly Bremerton Navy Yard with more engagements expected.
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N. Y
Chicago
Bonneville Dam
Washington-Oregon
Roosevelt
White House
Outer Drive
Columbia River
Edward J. Kelly
Lake Michigan Lake
Yellowstone National Park
Fort Peck
Bonneville
Grand Coulee
Anne Lindsay Clark
Boston
St. James Episcopal Church
Frank R. Wilson
Septembers Heat Wave Grips Montana Stateside
A late season heat wave hit Montana with Miles City reaching 93 degrees the second highest nationwide while Phoenix topped at 100. Glendive 95 Poplar 92 Billings 91 and Kalispell 76 led a statewide pattern of high 80s and low 90s across eastern cities.
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Helena
Montana
Miles City
Phoenix
Ariz
Glendive
Poplar
Billings
Kalispell
Treasure State
Pioneers Bid Farewell to Old Butte Street Cars
Nearly 200 Butte Pioneers toured the city in two open street cars to mark the final ride of the old system. Buses will replace the street cars Wednesday, as Mayor Hauswirth notes progress while praising past service. The crowd at Columbia Gardens sang and danced, with remarks and songs from Judge McNamara and Frank Heffern. The group thanked E. J. Nash of Butte Electric Railway for providing cars free for the event.
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Butte Pioneers
Columbia Gardens
J. J. McNamara
Frank Heffern
Annie Rooney
New York
A. B. Cohen
Henry Pissot
Charles Hauswirth
Nettie Hyman
E. J. Nash
Butte Electric Railway Company
Man Confesses Killing Woman in Seattle Home
Wealthy Seabeck resident F Miller confessed to Seattle police that he shot and killed his housekeeper Mrs Jeanette Dunbar in his home on August 20. Dunbar, who had served Miller for over eight years, was found slumped in a chair with a gunshot wound below the heart. a heavy caliber rifle was found nearby.
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Seattle
C. F Miller
Seabeck
Jeanette Dunbar
110 Boy Scouts to Receive Honors at Columbia Gardens Rally
110 Boy Scouts will be honored tonight at an outdoor rally in Columbia Gardens. About 240 scouts and guests will attend a weiner roast as part of the program starting at 7 30 p m in the grove. D A Pearson chairs the rally committee and will open proceedings. F L Riley leads the court of honor to award honors for work at Camp Lowlands. Al Weissberg directs songs and Sam White Jr. serves as chief storyteller.
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Weiner
Columbia Gardens
P. Frazier
D. A. Pearson
The
Grove
F. L. Riley
Court of Honor
al Weissberg
Sam White Jr
Thomas Dee
Massive Powder Blast to Clear Mountain Pass West of South Fork
Three cars of dynamite totaling 60 000 pounds will be exploded to carve a new high speed highway over Wolft Creek pass, 26 miles west of South Fork. A two day blasting effort will displace thousands of tons of rock, with observers and news cameras present to document the one fifth mile wide blast.
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Wolif Creek Pass
South Fork
Colorado Highway
Gun Battle Ends Prison Escape Suspect in Chicago
Hundreds of North Side residents watched a one hour gun battle as 75 officers trapped burglar Felix Karen, 23, a Pontiac prison escapee. Police closed in on him in a basement, he fatally wounded, and he died in hospital. Chief Det. Joan L. Sullivan led the assault and said Karen likely shot himself.
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Chicago
North Side
Felix Karen
Pontiac
Illinois State Prison
Joan L. Sullivan
Karen
Italy demands parity in Nyon anti-pirate patrol plan
Italy reasserts its demand for equal status in the Nyon Mediterranean patrol as Britain and France seek to ease tensions amid the Spanish Civil War. Rome hails the move as a possible breakthrough, while London sources say no real change in the stalemate.
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London
Italy
Mediterranean
Great Britain
France
Britain
Count Galeazzo Ciano
Rome
Spanish War
Explorers and scientists report strange chipmunks on Shiva Temple expedition
On a Grand Canyon shaft known as Shiva Temple scientists Dr. Harold E. Anthony and aide George Andrews shot three chipmunks with a frosty gray dorsal stripe and killed a cotton-tail rabbit. Porters also observed fresh porcupine tracks and a deer skull with coyotes’ winter kill nearby.
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Grand Canyon
Ariz
U.P
Harold E. Anthony
George Andrews
Anthony
Legion Chief demands probe of Nazi groups in U S
National Commander Harry W. Colmery of the American Legion denounced German plans to propagate Nazism here as a brazen affront to Americans and called for an investigation of all Nazi groups the day before the Legion’s 19th annual convention opens in New York. He said the United States is sovereign and Americans may choose their own form of government and political philosophy.
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Harry W. Colmery
Colmery
American Legion
United States
New York
Legion
America
Switchman Severely Injured In Yard Fall
Livingston reports Frank Barry a 50 year old Northern Pacific switchman was seriously injured when he fell beneath moving cars in the local yards. Doctors amputated above the elbow and hospital staff said he was resting comfortably tonight.
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Livingston
Frank Barry
Northern Pacific
Submarine Seizure Attempt Foiled by French Police
In Brest, France, September 19, police arrested the Spanish submarine C-4 captain and three crew members after a raid to seize the submarine C-2. The plan was to take C-2 to an insurgent port to join Franco’s sea forces. The C-2 captain and first officer were held as hostages. the attempt failed when a C-2 crew member fired, alerting authorities.
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Brest
France
Bordeaux
Francisco Franco
Bres
Montana Weather Outlook Showers Cooler Next Week
Montana forecast calls for showers and cooler conditions on Monday and Tuesday, followed by generally fair and cooler weather in the eastern areas, with warmer conditions in the western extreme. The pattern emphasizes cooler temperatures across the state with variable precipitation.
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Montana
Ranch Homes Threatened by Flames Near Jackson
Fire believed caused by a careless smoker threatened buildings on three ranches near Jackson and damaged a large meadow with over a mile of frontage. About 100 men aided by road machinery fought the blazes from 3 pm until late last night, with containment reported. The endangered ranches belonged to Dan Pendergast John Anderson and Jake Neidt.
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Jackson
Dan Pendergast
John Anderson
Jake Neidt
Forest Fire Spreads Near Kalispell Mont
Spokane dispatch reports 160 men battle a forest fire in the Flathead National Forest near Kalispell Montana. Food and firefighting gear rushed from the U S forest service warehouse as officials say the blaze is spreading and of wide extent.
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Spokane
U. S. Forest Service
Flathead National Forest
Kalispell
Mont
Forest Service
McCall Forest Fire Gains Seen as Nearing Control
In Idaho, a large forest blaze in the Idaho National Forest that has burned since Friday near Warren threatened hundreds of acres toward the Salmon River. A second, smaller fire 15 miles northeast was reported largely under control and both fires were patrolled by about 800 men with hopeful prospects of full containment soon.
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Mccall
Idaho
Idaho National Forest
Warren
South Fork
Salmon River
Here
Henry M. Shank
Shank
United States Joins Global Plea for Peace Through Trade
On Sept 19 speakers from the United States and eight nations urged peace via economic cooperation. Representatives from US, Canada, France, Great Britain, Austria, Czechoslovakia, Belgium and Colombia backed broader international trade to curb war. Cordell Hull said peace is hard while bombs fall, but trade can create stable peaceful interests. Eden hoped a British US trade pact, like the US Canada agreement, could come soon.
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United States
Canada
France
Great Britain
Austria
Czechoslovakia
Belgium
Colombia
National Peace Conference
Cordell Hull
New York
Anthony Eden
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