Italy Takes Addis Ababa and the Emperor Flees
Italian forces capture Addis Ababa after Haile Selassie flees with family. Foreign residents flee or stay in embassies as looting and fighting erupt. Mrs. Stadin, an American, is killed by a stray bullet while others defend the American legation and radio station. Selassie sails to Palestine. Mussolini proclaims victory and hints at Amharic state and new zones of influence.
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Italy
Addis Ababa
Mprror Hail Selassin
Mussolini
Askari
N. A. Stadin
Cornelius van I. Eggert
Hull
Mr. Engert
Washington
Halle Selassie
Djibouti
League of Nations
Duce
Chamber of Deputies
Ethiopia
France
Great Britain
League
Molen
Britain
Roper
Aniel C. Roper
Commerce
Chamber of Commerce of the United States
Navy Expansion Measure Passes House Despite Opposition
The House approved about 53 million dollars to raise the navy toward treaty strength for the next fiscal year starting July 1. Opposition from Representative Marc Antonio and others focused on the clause to lay keels for two 35 000 ton battleships after January 1 1937 if London treaty signatories begin replacement programs. The bill brings total naval appropriations to 592 237 807 dollars.
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Marcantonio
New York
London
Japan
Simple Lines in This Exclusive Model Frock
Easy utility frock in crepe silk pique or cotton with smooth lines and a wide front inset skirt. No separate armholes or complex seams, back darts provide shaping, collarless for easy ironing. Barbara Bell Pattern No 1873 3 fits sizes 82 to 44. 4 1 2 yards of 85 inch material. 15 cents pattern and book offer from The Sowing Circle Pattern Dept Chicago.
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Barbara Bell
W. Adams St
Chicago
Bell Syndicate
WNU Servica
Four-Word Test Word Pairing Challenge
A list of ten question prompts asks to identify the outlier in each four word set. Targeted items include universities, golfers, cities, animals, lakes, ranks, birds, lakes again, military ranks, numbers, animals, and countries with restated partial answers.
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Harvard
Princeton
Wellesley
Yale
Olin Dutra
Horton Smith
Gene Mako
Henry Picard
Chicago
Frankfort
Des Moines
Lake Erie
Lake Champlain
Lake Huron
Lake Superior
Prairie Dog Banquet Proposal Provokes Local Outcry
County Agent Nolan Young of Duncan Oklahoma reports farmers have poisoned prairie dogs undermining his proposed banquet idea. He notes difficulty finding an intact prairie dog as a result. The plan sparked controversy among residents and watchdog groups.
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Nolan Young
Duncan
Okla
Young
Hard work and toil forge eminence in any field
Living stone notes to Glasgow spinners that eminent geologists, mineralogists, and scientists all achieve success through hard, earnest, persistent labor. He asserts that position does not determine success, but labor does, as both early and late effort measures a man’s achievement. He urges relentless toil as the path to distinction.
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Ife
Livingstone
Glasgow
Carling
Cop Finds Horse Attached to Motor Car He's Driving
Patrolman Pat Harrison of San Francisco was driving peacefully when another officer flagged him and asked what he was doing. He warned him to look behind, where a horse had bolted to the car, breathing hard as it rode along.
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Pat Harrison
San Francisco
Harrison
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Michigan
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God
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Henry Breckenridge
Maryland
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Popular Front
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Delaware
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Nome
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Turkey
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Florida
Mr. Karpis
Dillinger
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Carnegie Institute
England
Edward the Fighth
Alexandrine Louise
Denmark
Edward
Walter Emerson Briges
Tufts College
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Mexico
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King Features Syndicate, Inc
WNU
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By Lowell Henderson
Dell Syndicate
WIN
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