Britain Reassesses Italy War Aims in Ethiopia
Foreign Secretary Sir Samuel Hoare told the House of Commons Britain will pursue peace and share league of nations responsibility while denying colonial aims. Reports say Britain France Czechoslovakia and Denmark hindered arms shipments to Ethiopia amid Italy's east Africa campaign. Mussolini vows a complete solution as a league session nears.
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Harold P. Braman
Associated Press
London
Samuel Hoare
House of Commons
Italy
Ethiopia
Britain
Anglo-American Co
Africa
Sir Samuel
League of Nations
England
Great Britain
France
Czechoslovakia
Denmark
League
Rone
Mussolini
East Africa
Geneva
Council
Briton Claims Auto Records at Bonneville Salt Flats
John Cobb, a British racing driver, covered 152.11 miles in an hour at Bonneville Salt Flats near Great Salt Lake, claiming six new world records and 12 American records. The feats include 50 km 154.46 mph and 100 miles 152.95 mph, with Jenkins' hour record at 143.42 mph as a prior mark. Cobb to start a 24 hour run next Monday, aided by Rose-Richards and Dodson.
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Bonneville Salt Flats
Utah
John Cobb
Salt Flats
Great Salt Lake
Cobl
Hans von Stuck
Jenkins
Ickes Plans 10 Transform U S Interior Department
Secretary Ickes urged transforming the Interior Department into a larger Department of Conservation and Works during a Senate hearing on Senator Lewis bills. Forest Service chief Silcox called the plan a popular fallacy likely to provoke administrative conflicts, heightening inter-departmental controversy.
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Washington
Interior Department
Department of Conservation and Works
Ickes
United States
Forest Service
Senate Public Land Committee
Lewis
D-Ill
F. A. Silcox
Agriculture Department
Congress
Idaho
The
Baseball Scores From Major League Day Across Cities
The day’s action spans Pittsburgh Cincinnati Chicago St Louis Washington New York with multiple games. Key results include New York sweeping Cleveland 16 to 1, Chicago beating Boston in two games, and St Louis winning a doubleheader split with Philadelphia.
Senate orders wool industry investigation
The Senate authorized a $10,000 study into wool marketing conditions amid debate on including wool and mohair in the agricultural adjustment act. Senators Adams and Steiner urged the inquiry, focusing on dealer practices and potential discrimination against growers from harvest to sale.
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Senate
Wool Industry
Washington
Borah
Idaho
Adams
Colo
Steiner
Ore
Boston
Farm Credit Administration
Earthquake Kills Many in Shizuoka Japan
A severe quake in Shizuoka district Japan killed 24 people and injured 58. Casualties and major damage were concentrated in Shizuoka city and Shimizu, with 47 buildings destroyed and many more seriously damaged. Japan’s tea and orange trade is noted.
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Tokyo
Shizuoka
Japan
America
Shizouka City
Here
Shimizu
Minn. Teen Drowns After Cold Bath Attempt
Dorothy Otte aged 15 sought relief from heat with a cold bath. Her mother found her unconscious in the tub. rescue crews revived her but she died soon after at a hospital from shock, doctors reported.
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Minneapolis
Dorothy Otte
Piracy Charges Hindered by Ship Ownership Issue
In Los Angeles on July 11 federal agents struggle to file piracy charges over the Monte Carlo looting. U S district attorney Pierson M Hall says definite ownership must be established before a complaint can be issued. Walter Miller of Wilmington is jailed with two others, while Henry Underwood and Fred Anderson await possible release.
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Long Beach
Calif
Doc” James
A. W. Howard
J. W. Kellar
Monte Carlo
Associated Press
Los Angeles
Pierson M. Hall
United States
Joseph E. P. Dunn
Department of Justice
Neyer
U. S
Hall
Washington, D. C
Walter Miller
Wilmington Case
W. M. Bott
Henry Underwood
Fred Anderson
Army air corps plans 80 planes in Idaho for high altitude drills
Major Robert M. Terrell announced that 80 U S army airplanes will base at Pocatello and conduct maneuvers July 23 24 and 25. Planes will travel from California bases and visit Boise before returning to Salt Lake City for the drills.
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Robert M. Terrell
Pocatello Municipal Airport
Intermountain Territory
Salt Lake City
Army Air Corps
California
Army
Boise
Russians Accept Commission Plan On Soviet Manchoukuo Border
The Soviet government accepts a Japanese proposal to form a mixed commission with Russian, Japanese and Manchoukuoan delegates to settle border incidents. Prior protests were sent to Tokyo on July 1 after repeated clashes and casualties on the border.
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Moscow
Manchoukuo
Tokyo
Utah Weather Forecast Update
An abbreviated weather bulletin notes southeast Utah will see tonight and Friday conditions with variable skies and cool temperatures. Forecast calls for light winds and a chance of isolated showers in southern districts.
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Utah
Idaho Falls Seeks Keep relief offices and headquarters
An Idaho Falls delegation pressed Governor Ross and Idaho Works Progress Administration officials to keep IERA district headquarters in Idaho Falls and to secure more funds for beet field workers on relief. They noted IERA serves seven counties and warned TERA headquarters would be absorbed under the WPA setup. The governor said state options are limited as federal officials dictate districting.
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Boise
Idaho Falls
Ross
Leo Hood
Idaho Works Progress Administration
Idaho Emergency Relief Administration
IERA
A. K. Larson
L. C. Boyle
Unemployed League
Chase Clark
IEFRA
Bonneville
Jefferson
Madison, Clark
Fremont
Teton
WPA
Washington, D. C
Pocatello
St. Maries
Mr. Hood
TERA
H. P. Horsfall
A. W. Jacomiini
Civilian Conservation Corps
Idaho Pills
ILRA
Mr. Horsin
Twin Falls
Lewiston
Coeur d'Alene
Jacowini
Blackfoot and Pocatello Legion Juniors Meet in District Game
The Blackfoot and Pocatello American Legion Junior teams duel in game two of the district series at Overland Park this evening at 5 30. Pocatello needs one win to clinch the title and advance to face Idaho Falls in inter division play.
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Blackfoot
Pocatello American Legion
Overland Park
Pocatello
Idaho Falls
House Group Hears Threat Claim Denied
House Rules Committee heard Ernest Gruening state no threat or promise was made to Rep Ralph Brewster to vote against holding companies as urged by President Roosevelt. Corcoran denied threatening Brewster. Brewster supported the House bill with changes, while senators discussed a $50,000 investigation into power lobbies and federal official conduct related to AAA amendments.
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Associated Press
Washington
Ernest Gruening
Interior Department
House Rules Committee
Representative Brewster
R-Me
Roosevelt
Brewster
Thomas Corcoran
RFC
Passamaquoddy
Maine
Gruening
the Nation
Portland, Maine
Corcoran
Bill Farler
House
White
Ralph Brewster
Charles
Senate
Securities and Exchange Commission
Black
D-Ala
Hastings
D-Del
Beer Billboard Forgets Buffalo Ball Players
A lighted billboard in left field displaying Beer distracted Buffalo’s international league team players during a game on July 11 forcing the lights to be turned off as players failed to keep their eyes on the ball.
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Buffalo
N. Y
International League Baseball
Will Rogers on roads and war timing
Will Rogers jokes that Mussolini would wait for a dry day to wage war and suggests chambers promote good roads to sustain wartime effort. He quips about a king in Abyssinia’s League of Nations dues and protection payments.
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Beverly Hills
Cal
Chambers of Commerce
League of Nations
Virgin Islands probe delayed after Roosevelt intervention
The Senate Virgin Islands investigation was recessed by Chairman Tydings after a White House meeting with President Roosevelt. The pause came amid sharp exchanges between Tydings and Interior Secretary Ickes over alleged maladministration, with witnesses from the islands asked to leave names and addresses as the inquiry paused.
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Washington
Senate
Virgin Islands
Tydings
D-N4
Roosevelt
Ickes
White House
Robinson
Territorial Committee
Paul Yates
Paul M. Pearson
Thirty-Six Die in Heat Wave Across Eight States
The Associated Press reports a heat wave causing thirty six deaths across eight states as the Midwest endures high temperatures. Phillipsburg Kansas hit 114 degrees as Kansas City and St Louis reached the 102 and 92 degree marks respectively amid ongoing heat.
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Associated Press
Middle West
Phillipsburg
Kan
Wheat Belt
Kansas City
St. Louis
Denver
Rockies
Atlantic
Pacific Sea
Government about to rest in kidnap case in Tacoma
George Weyerhaeuser, nine, testifies he did not see Mrs. Margaret Waley during the ransom period as federal prosecutors signal they will rest their case. Defense counsel Dove plans to move for acquittal, arguing insufficient evidence, with Waley and Harmon to testify next if needed.
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Tacoma
Wash
George Weyerhaeuser
Margaret Thulin Waley
William Dainard
United States
J. Charles Dennis
George
John W. Dore
Idaho
Waley
Weyerhaeuser
Washington
Dove
Waleya
Lecred
Dennis
Mr. Waley
Indian Bureau Under Fire Calls for Abolition
Representative McGroarty of California said he would seek abolition of the Indian bureau at the next Congress session. He called the bureau incompetent and urged Indians be treated as citizens with control over their land and assets, challenging ongoing corruption and alleged ward status.
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Washington
McGroarty
D-Calif
Indian Bureau
Congress
Bureau
House Indian Committee
John Collier
United States
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