British Ambassador to China Wounded as War Planes Attack
Sir Hugh Knatchbull Hugessen, British Ambassador to China, is seriously wounded by Japanese warplanes while traveling from Nanking to Shanghai. The incident follows threats of a naval blockade and Tokyo’s dismissal of Western efforts to halt Shanghai fighting. Nearby Peiping reports intermittent fire and shelling amid guerrilla activity near Tungchow and Peiping.
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China
Associates
Shanghai
Hugh Knatchbull Hugess
Nanking
Tokyo
Fumimaro
Japan
Peiping
29Th Route Army
Tungchow
Heavy guns rain shells on Madrid siege day
Insurgent siege guns fire across the Manzanares River leveling Madrid while at least three Nationalist columns push toward Santander on the Northern Front.
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Madrid
Manzanares River
Santander
Senate weighs court reform amid Logan bill fight
Washington dispatch notes Judiciary Committee to send a constitutional amendment plan for court reform. Death of Senator Robinson may undercut Administration bill support. Logan bill faces backlash as filibuster tactics and Senate rules create unusually long legislative day ahead.
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Senate
Judiciary Committee
Logan
Robinson
Burke and Andrews
Mattern ends Arctic plane search after conference
Jimmy Mattern withdraws from the Beafort Sea search after a talks with Soviet representative Vartanian. He sends the refuel crew back to the U S and will follow with his plane. Mattern says they were close to the lost craft and flew blind at times hoping for a signal.
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Mattern
Vartanian
Levanefsky
Mr. Mattern
Insurgents Enter Santander as Nationalist Forces Gain Territory
Dispatches report insurgent columns entering Santander and occupying the city as crowds cheer. Madrid accounts describe refugee casualties from machine gun fire on Reinosa Road, while Castro Urdiales reported captured. in Tokyo five die from sleeping sickness with 125 more ill since August 1.
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Hendaye
Madrid
Reinosa Road
Santander
Tokyo
Japan
Cantacuzino Flight Canceled For 1937 Hop
Telegraphic reports from Nome and the U S Weather Bureau announce Romanian Prince Constante Cantacuzino will not attempt a round the world speed flight this year. The cancellation cites late season and adverse weather along the route. Miron Air Service in Nome had been handling fuel logistics for the expedition.
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Nome
Miron Air Service
U.S. Weather Bureau
Constantine Cantacuzino
Globe
Woman Yawning Now for Seventeen Days in California
In San Rafael California Mrs Rita O Connor has yawed continuously for 17 days with doctors baffled. Three physicians have treated her as the attacks interfere with sleep and appear to be unending despite inquiries and care.
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Associated Press
San Rafael
Calif
Rita O'Con
Hop For Alaska
Six patrol planes of squadron 16 under Lieut. Commander G R Champion left Seattle at seven a.m. for Sitka Alaska. Coast Guard radio expert said mountains would block radio calls if men were down on land using higher frequencies. Lieutenant Johnson has logged many Alaska missions.
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Seattle
Squadron 16
G. R. Champion
Ant Frank Johnson
United Seven
Sitka
Alaska
States Coast Guard
Johnson
Bills Wanted for Northwestern Alaska Fair
Citizens with claims against the Northwestern Alaska Fair are asked to present their bills to A. Polet, Secretary, without delay.
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Alaska
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Iron Man
Fairbanks
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Washington
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Coppermine
Northwest Territory
Sir Hubert Wilkins
Beafort Sea
North Pole
Wilkins
San Francisco
Lieuten
Girles Cturs
Salamanca
Castro Urdiales
Bilbao
Wiley Post
A. Polet
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