Shanghai Plague Fear Expands Amid War Hits
Cholera spreads through Shanghai amid bomb damage and blocked ports as international relief efforts clash with Japanese military controls. American evacuees face delays. U S warships coordinate rescue while British and Chinese diplomats debate accountability for attacks on neutral ships and envoys.
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Shanghai
Britain
Hongkow
Harry Yarnell
United States Antallo Dect
Chinere
China
United States
Yuast
Figures differ on 75th Congress spending total
The dispute centers on how much the seventy fifth Congress appropriated. Rep. John Taber estimates 10,252,602,554 for the current year, warning of a potential debt of over 40 billion. Clarence Cannon counters with 8,427,005,854 appropriated, noting 7,416,648,022 for the 1938 fiscal year, while Carter Glass offers 9,309,498,853 and says the debt leans toward 40 billion.
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John Taber
Ng Yi
Appropriations Committee
Congressional Record
Congress
Taber
Clarence Cannon
Dem. Mo
Carter Glass
Virginia
Treasury
Mussolini eyes puppet Ethiopian ruler as Italy seeks France Britain aid
Reports say Mussolini may back Halle Selassie to lead a restored Ethiopian throne as Britain and France weigh responses amid Italian influence. Selassie remains aligned with the League of Nations though French stock in Ethiopian railroad interests complicates moves. Elsewhere, Mussolini to visit Berlin. Japan-China talks fuel Sino-Russian pact rumors. a Mediterranean shipping threat resurfaces after a freighter sinks. Tomy Farr gives Joe Louis a unexpected test in New York.
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Mussolini
Het
Halle Schassle
Great Britain
Lion of Judah
Thut
I Duce
Britain
Italan
Trance
Anne Selassie
Tie
League of Nations
Salem Derby Wharf to be restored as historic site
Harold L. Ickes announced a 110990 dollar public works allotment for Derby Wharf area restoration in Salem Massachusetts. The project designates the site as historic and preserves Derby Wharf Central Wharf old Salem courthouse and related properties while noting no federal land purchase.
Salem to honor maritime past with Derby Wharf National Historic Site
Massachusetts funds and private gifts support transferring the old custom house to the Interior Department for Derby Wharf, a Salem landmark. The plan, backed by the Treasury, the NPW and local donors, aims to preserve New England’s peak maritime era and Salem’s role as a colonial and early American trading power.
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Richard Derby
Nathaniel Uawthorne
Tony Ynore
New England
National
Common Reality
Massachusetts
Salem
United States Treasury
Society For the Preservation of New England Antiquities
Persvate
National Park Service
PWA
Treasury
Old Custom House
Department of the Interior
Associated Properties
Derby Wharf National Historic Site
Far East
United States
Boston
New York
Oaltimore
Philadelphia
Orient
Stem
Family Colds Linked to Dish Washing Habits
Fargo notes that family colds may rise with lax dishwashing. Dr C F Nelson, bacteriology professor at Worth Dakota Agricultural college, says dirty forks spoons and cup rims transmit bacteria. He urges washing in hot suds and recommends alkaline soaps as most effective against bacteria.
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Fargo
N. D
Compton
C.F Nelson
Worth Dakota Agricatural College
Nelson
Greased Pig Contest Hinted for Ashland Rental Site
A rental site in Ashland, Oregon hosts plans for an annual greased pig catching contest as part of a broader expansion by a Pacific coast rental business. In Arizona, a decree notes that American Indians prefer greenbacks in single-dollar bills when exchanging currency.
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Ashland
Orc
Pacific Coast
Pla
Taste for Shrubbery Proves Fatal to Cows Mealdsburg
Oleanders may be highly desirable for home decoration but are hard on cows. For years the state hospital prize Holstein herd suffered summer deaths. Investigations found the cows ate oleander clippings and the toxic effect proved fatal to the herd.
Songs Recording of American Indians Aids Preservation
Anthropologists at the University of Pennsylvania record American Indian songs dances and healing chants on wax to preserve fringe cultural practices. Dr Frazie G. Speck assists with field work among Iroquois Delawares and other tribes, noting fears of ridicule but consent given for study.
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Philadelphia
America
de. Frazie G. Speck
University of Pennsylvania
Speck
Dr Speck
Airplane bicycle enables cyclist to reach 45 mph
Dominick Devincenzi of Chicago showcases an aerocycle with a 27 inch aluminum propeller driven by a pedal chain and connected to a bicycle. The device speeds up the rider by propeller assisted thrust, increasing travel rate toward 45 miles per hour.
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Dominick Devincenzi
Chicago
3000 Pike Tagged to Trace Wanderings in Minnesota
In a University of Minnesota project researchers tag 3000 northern Minnesota walleye pike to study travel patterns and fate. Professor Samuel C. Eddy leads the effort with support from the state game division and U S Forestry service.
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Minnesota
Duluth
Minn
University of Minnesota
Samuel C. Eddy
State Game
Sion
United States Forestry Service
Eddy
Sixteen Teeth at Weth Meriden Crosson Hospital
A baby born in Crosson hospital had a full set of teeth. Although covered with a thin film of skin eight teeth appeared in the upper jaw and eight in the lower.
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Weth Meriden
Coth
Crosson Hospital
Making Chair Set In Crocheted Strips Pattern 1470
Pattern 1470 offers a crochet chair and Davenport set from crochet strips making arng rests chair backs and Davenport backs. Directions include a 4 by 12 inch strip, illustrations of stitches, material needs, and use ideas. Send 15 cents and provide name address pattern number to The Sewing Circle Needlecraft Dept.
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Mivan Davenport
Sewing Circle Needlecraft Dept
Eighth Ave
New York
Uncle Phil Says and City Changes Everyone
A reflective meditation on memory and change. The piece notes how life’s wonders fade as people mature, how ancestors shape posterity, and how a city alters individuals. It explores pride, self gathering, timely learning, and the instinct to speak one’s mind.
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Hera
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