War era shakes up business and investment abroad
Rog er W Babson reports from Yokohama that war in Europe jolts markets overnight. U S investors face sharp moves in steels copper and coal while European and South American bonds drop. Japanese bonds may offer speculation though risks loom.
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Roger W. Babson
Yokohama
Pri
Japan
China
South America
Denmark
Finland
Norway
Belgium
Hese
Sam
Somere
Ugé
New York
Teacher Quips Highlight Tillamook Classroom Exchange
Mrs. Neill Chapin, a first grade teacher in Tillamook Oregon, stumps a pupil with a question about her father's name and learns the girl reports her mother does not call him anything. In a separate note about tea, J T A explains tea plants yield profuse white or pink blossoms resembling small wild roses with yellow stamens.
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Tillamock
Ore
Neill Chapin
Motor Accidents Rise in Virginia in First Half
Richmond reports show 6 month totals: 6,454 accidents, 312 deaths, 3,507 injuries, and 755,118 dollars in property damage. Speeding and wrong side driving are prominent violations. 43 percent of crashes occurred after dark and 113 of 312 killed were pedestrians. Col. M. Battle urges increased safety and law observance.
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Richmond
Col. M. 8S. Battle
Battle
Virginia
Death Summons Holmes W. Levi Native of Clarke
Holmes W. Levi, 56, a former Martinsburg grocer, died Thursday at his Washington home after an illness of several months. Born in Clarke County Virginia, he lived in Martinsburg for about a decade, later returning to Washington to work as a salesman. Surviving are his widow Ethel Symions and a sister Mrs. James Brumbaugh. Funeral services were to be held at Hines Funeral Home in Washington this afternoon.
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Martinsburg
W. Va
Holmes W. Levi
Washington
Robert
Nettie B. Levi
Clarke County
Berryville
South Queen Street
Washington Baptist Church
Ethel “Symions
James Brumbaugh
Hines Funeral Home
14Th
Harvard Streets
International Laws Cannot Be Enforced Says Roosevelt
President Roosevelt said international law guides the United States in the present war and hinges on repeal of the arms embargo and return to law. He noted no global court enforces law, only world opinion and treaties influence restraint amid wartime conduct. International law grew from protests by neutral nations and the legacy of Grotius.
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Germany
United States
Colombia
Yugoslavia
Rumania
Chile
Brazil
Hungary
Bolivia
U.S
Peru
England
France
North America
Canada
Andrue
Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Hugo Grotius
International Court
Hague
New Type of Blood Sugar Found in Certain Infections
Chicago researchers Dr. Theodore E. Friedemann and Dr. Wheelan D. Sutliff of the University of Chicago report a new complex sugar in the blood of patients with infections since 1934. They developed a detection method and say the sugar may aid disease diagnosis and track progress, linking to earlier observations of precipitates in pneumonia and related sera.
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Chicago
Theodore E. Friedemann
Wheelan D. Sutliff
University of Chicago Department of Medicine
Aleos
Friedmann
Sutliff
Army Launches Large Scale Recruitment Drive
The U S Army aims to recruit 48198 men by end of November using posters films and other advertising. The goal includes the 17000 troop increase ordered by President Roosevelt and targets a much larger autumn enlistment. Recruiting stations rise from 223 to 296 and cinema campaigns highlight army life to attract volunteers.
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Washington
Army
Roosevelt
Navy
Marine Corps
Air Corps
Heat on city street prompts scorched pass tale
Karl Nyman boarded a Los Angeles street car and showed a weekly pass that had been badly scorched by sun exposure. The conductor questioned the fare, and Nyman noted the pass had burned when the celluloid cover ignited as temperatures soared to 107 degrees.
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Los Angeles
Karl Nyman
Nyman
Treasury Receipts and Debt Update for Sept 23
Treasury reports on September 23 show receipts of 20.61 million dollars and expenditures of 25.65 million. Gross debt stands at 540.87 billion, up 0.60 million from the previous day.
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Washington
The
Treasury
Priceless Find in New Jersey House Demolition Scene
A workman on a house razing job in Elizabeth City New Jersey found a grime covered quart bottle sealed at the site. The discovery occurred during demolition work and authorities were notified for inspection and possible preservation.
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Elizabeth City
N. J
Whisky bottled in 1810 labeled timey yelllowed bottle
A time yellowed label on a whisky bottle marked 1810 content. The finder ignored all offers.
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