Americas Colossus of the North row prompts caution
Editorial notes Senator D Worth Clark proposed a plan to annex Latin America and Canada by puppet states, a concept the paper rebukes as dangerous and unsupported by any American opinion. It argues for friendship with independent American nations and warns against Nazi propaganda exploiting such ideas. It also comments on wartime mobilization and domestic issues from health to industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
D. Worth Clark
Clark
U. S
Idaho
Latin America
Canada
U.S
Europe
Bahia Blanca
Argentina
Magellanes
Chile
Pocatello
Bill Borah
Borah
State Department
Americas
Annex
Hemisphere
South America
Decentralize Washington to ease crowded government life
Henry McLemore argues that Washington’s housing and office scarcity for defense workers warrants decentralizing federal agencies to other cities. He suggests moving the Supreme Court and agencies like the International Joint Commission and Federal Loan Agency, and jokes about hosting loan officers in his home to illustrate the idea.
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Henry McLemore
Washington
White House
Harry Hopkins
Defense
Sherman
Supreme Court
Green Bay
Wisconsin
Buttle
Montana
Green Bay Packers
Butte
Congressional
Intrigue Deepens as Kathie Faces Parke Gerritt at Bank
Kathie Mowrer, secretary to Founders Bank president, faces Parke Gerritt’s overtures as Intercity Utilities and stock proxies circumscribe the bank. Gerritt pressures Kathie with a marriage offer to silence rumors while looming reorganizations and private deals shape Barriston’s financial future.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Katherine Mowrer
Founders Bank
Solon Culhane
Parke Gerritt
Barriston
Katherine
Parke
Intercity
Delavan Brackett
Donnie Lawson
Kathie Mowrer
Allen
Intercity Utilities
S. S. Allen
Power and Pride Behind a Silent Trolley Strike
Kathie Mowrer suspects Intercity stock tactics while Parke Gerritt battles a covert power. A sudden trolley strike cripples the system, drawing city officials into a tense clash over franchise remedies as Burley hints at hidden manipulators and Culhane’s looming pressure.
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Barriston
Parke Gerritt
Intercity Traction
Michael Burley
Parke
Culhane
Culhane, Romley & Co
Solon
Finland and US debate over Finland Inc. support
The piece reviews Finland a Inc and its supporters in New York arguing whether Finland is defending its freedom or aligning with Nazi or Soviet powers. It names public figures like Mrs. J. Borden Harriman Col. Donovan Jesse Jones Booth Tarkington Thomas J. Watson and the Roosevelt family as part of the debate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Stinnett
Finland, Inc
Fifth Avenue
New York
N.Y
United States
Finland
Germany
Russia
America
Great Britain
Hjalmar Procope
New York Publicity Corporation
For Finland, Inc
J. Borden Harriman
Norway
Col
William J. Donovan
Navy
Frank Knox
Jesse Jones
National Defense
England
Dwight Morrow
Charles A. Lindbergh
America First Committee
Booth Tarkington
Thomas J. Watson
Napoleon and Hitler Compared in Time Magazine Essay
The article traces parallels between Napoleon and Hitler, noting Napoleon's secret police under Fouche and Goebbels like Fierce, and comparing Austrian, Prussian, and Russian reactions. It cites De Gaulle, Clausewitz, and Alexander I while examining Napoleonic and Nazi power, money, censorship, and pursuit of peace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hitler
Napoleon
Dr. Cabanis
Italy
Joseph
Naples
George de Gaulle
France
England
Flanders
Somme
de Gaulle
Karl von Clausewitz
Clausewitz
Amiens
Europe
House of Commons
Germany
Austria
Prussia
Holland
Belgium
Russia
Himmler
Gestapo
Himmiler
Fouche
Emperor
Goebbels
Department of the Press
Fierce
Stalin
August Month Facts From History Quiz
August is highlighted as a vacation month for many and a lesser known time for others. The quiz asks: Which famous Roman gave August its name, which explorer sailed west from Spain in the 15th century, an aircraft inventor a recent vice president and two presidents born in August, and what vital U S defenses link opened in August 1914.
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Spain
Discovery
Recen
U. S. Defenses
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Archbishop Stritch
Chicago
Victor G. Haiser
International Joint Commission
Las Vegas
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Gerritt
Sue Lawson
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Oren
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Burley
Sara Delano Roosevelt
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Mickey
Kath Miss Mowrer
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Quarles & Corliss
Intercity Company
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Sadie
League of Nations
B. Mirkine- Guetzevitch
Napoleonic Institute of Paris
Redbook Magazine
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Emperor Alexander I
Alexander I
Austerlitz
Tilsit
Alexander
von Ribbentrop
Moscow
St. Helena
Paris
Des Invalides
Casey
Time Magazine
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Robert Joseph Casey
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