California state building at Treasure Island burned in fire disaster
Fire destroyed a California state building at the Golden Gate International Exposition on Treasure Island, a $500000 loss with $400000 building and $50000 furnishings. Ten firefighters injured, including Joseph Flood who suffered serious injuries from a falling pipe. Diorama by Jo Mora lost. oil paintings saved. records removed. Firemen gained control after two hours.
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U.P
California State
Treasure Island
Charles Brennan
California
Joseph Flood
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California State Building
State Building
Treasure Island Company
Camp
Hunter Liggett
Fair
Mora Diarama
Portsmouth Harbor Hit As German Raids Rage
Berlin dispatch reports Portsmouth harbor and surrounding areas in flames after a German air raid. Intense attacks aimed to destroy fuel stores and naval docks, while London reportedly escaped raids.
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Ramsgate
London
Berlin
U.P
Portsmouth Harbor
Baseball Finals NL and AL results from multiple games
A compilation of baseball finals and box scores across leagues including Brooklyn Chicago St Louis New York Pittsburgh Boston Cincinnati Detroit Boston Chicago Washington St Louis Philadelphia Cleveland New York with pitchers, runs, and key batting lines for each listed matchup.
Transylvania Talks Collapse as Hungary Demands Concessions
The Hungarian Romanian conference over Transylvania collapsed after Romania refused to cede territory. Hungary demanded about two thirds of the province while Romania offered minority population exchanges. Hungarian delegates left for Budapest in gloom, as Romanian officials prepared an explanation of the failure.
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Romania
Transylvania
Bucharest
Budapest
Hungary
Rumania
Danube
Senate Agrees To Limit Talk On Draft Bill
In Washington the Senate agreed to cap debate on a pending amendment to the Burke Wadsworth draft measure at fifteen minutes per speaker. Senator Barkley secured the limit after private talks failed to yield broader agreement. Senator Wheeler and opponents signaled no objection to restricting debate on the amendment which seeks to cap conscripts in training at eight hundred thousand. Senator Gibson urged speedy action and compared the lengthy debate to the duration Hitler required to conquer France.
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Senate
Barkley
Kentucky
Wheeler
D-Mont
Gibson
Hitler
France
Italy Claims Bombings Across Africa and Submarine Loss
Rome reports Italian planes bombed Alexandria in Egypt and air fields at Sidi Barrani and Khartoum while targeting British concentrations at Mersa Matruh. A submarine was sunk by a British torpedo plane in the Gulf of Bomba. The RAF claimed destroying two submarines a destroyer and a depot ship in raids on Bomba Goas.
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Alexandria
Egypt
Sidi Barrani
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Mersa Matruh
High Command
Gulf of Bomba
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Italy Presses Greece to Cut British Ties
British quarters said Greece would resist Italian pressure while Italy insisted Greece renounce Britain's guarantee. Italian sources warned Britain against forcing the issue, noting Greece’s cooperation with Britain interferes with Italy’s blocade plans.
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Greece
London
U.P
Rome
Great Britain
Britain
Fowler Named Commander Of State Legion
Sam Fowler of Tucson was unanimously chosen department commander of the American Legion of Arizona at the closing session of the state convention in Bisbee. He succeeds William R. Bourdon of Holbrook as commander and received strong backing from Phoenix rival W. C. Miller who withdrew. Elmer H. Duffield of Williams was elected vice commander with other officers named for state posts. The group approved resolutions urging universal military service registration and a home guard exempted segment, plus measures against subversive activities and foreign-controlled groups.
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Legion
Congress
Local Option Measure Is Ruled Off Ballot
In Phoenix on August 24 the local option initiative was ruled off the November ballot after Superior Judge G A Rodgers found petition signatures insufficient. A Maricopa recorder's deputy testified that 1010 Maricopa signatures were from unregistered voters. An injunction blocked Secretary of State Harry M Moore. Robert H Elder of a Phoenix brewing company filed the suit.
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G. A. Rodgers
Maricopa County
Maricopa
Harry M. Moore
Robert H. Elder
Phoenix Brewing Company
Germans claim London attack met little opposition
Berlin dispatch reports German bombers struck around London at noon with weak British anti air fire. German pilots said British fighters withdrew when enemy planes appeared, implying inexperience among British pilots. RAF resistance described as weak in the morning raids.
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Berlin
U.P
London
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Ministry of Home Security
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Dover
French
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Seve Points
Don
Num
New Probe Of Bridges Will Start At Once
Attorney General Jackson said J Edgar Hoover will immediately begin a new investigation of Harry Bridges west coast CIO leader to determine deportability under the Smith Act. He acted at the request of Senator King and after a senate immigration committee majority recommended delaying a Bridges deportation bill for this inquiry.
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Washington
Jackson
J. Edgar Hoover
Harry Bridges
CIO
King
Utah
Senate Immigration Committee
Bridges
British Luftwaffe raid count climbs past a thousand
Unofficial estimates at 10 p m local time, 4 p m EST, put the number of German raiding planes over Britain at least 1000. The vast aerial assault prompted warnings of intensive wartime activity and sustained air defense measures across the country.
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London
U.P
Britain
Hopkins Quits Post Offered To Jesse Jones
Hopkins resigns as Secretary of Commerce and Jesse Jones is offered the post. The White House says Hopkins cited illness and the date is not decided, while Louis Johnson is offered the undersecretary position and Jones weighs the offer.
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Washington
U.P
Harry L. Hopkins
Jesse Jones
White House
Hopkins
Jones
Stephen T. Early
Louis Johnson
Early
Johnson
Britain
Nazi Big Guns Prods of Terror in Britain Foretold
DeWitt MacKenzie argues that the German long range guns are not secret weapons but standard artillery repurposed for psychological impact. He recalls World War era Berthas and notes Britain’s air response while warning invasion remains pressing.
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England
Dover
French
Hitler
Britain
Calais
Fritz
Royal Air Force
Paris
London
France
Big Bertha
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