Ironside Visit Shapes Danzig Peace Talk Rumors
The piece traces a British Polish dialogue amid rumors of peace negotiations over Danzig as Maj. Gen. Ironside arrives in Warsaw for state talks. It notes Britain's pledge to defend Poland, Chamberlain's appeasement leanings, and a wider political chessboard with WPA wage cuts and Louisiana corruption probes.
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Congress debates embargo and lend-lease in uneasy session
Congress weighs a Senate push for an embargo on U S war material to Japan and renunciation of the 1911 trade treaty as President Roosevelt seeks to delay adjournment with a large lend-lease package. Support grows for rail equipment leasing and job creation while wage-hour reform and political safeguards proceed.
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War and diplomacy churn as Tyrol tensions rise
In the Tyrol Austrian German speaking farmers resist Germanization and eviction orders under Mussolini while Italy denies leasing or ceding the area. A separate dispute grows between Soviet Union and Japan over Sakhalin leases and coal oil concessions with a $112000 fine to Japanese settlers triggering protests. Both powers escalate tensions with aggressive postures.
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Roosevelt McNatt on Democratic Ticket Rumor
In New York a source says a reliable informant warned the 1940 Democratic ticket would be Roosevelt and McNatt. Treasury data show a daily average deficit of 22.3 million dollars in the first fifteen days of the new fiscal year. An American ship rescued 209 from the Bokuyo Maru in the mid Pacific. In Tokyo British Japanese talks over China rights collapsed in deadlock. In Jerusalem Arabs kidnapped Dr Jacob Goldner and his son, later releasing the doctor to collect a 3000 dollar ransom.
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President Visits Pohick Church In 1917 Summer
A 1917 summer visit by the President to Pohick church in Virginia drew a full house. The president and Mrs Wilson were escorted inside with privacy and left without crowds. A Secret Service agent then told a story about discovering a Sunday school at the minister's home and the rush to give the president a welcoming crowd.
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Meridiem Origin in Noon Time Denotation
The United States Naval Observatory explains that the letter M for noon is derived from Meridiem, the accusative of Latin meridies meaning midday. This clarifies why 12 00 M is used to designate noon in time notation.
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United States Naval Observatory
Wise and Otherwise Garden Sayings Parcels of Proverbial Wit
A jumble of quips on gardens and daily life. Bits touch on honesty, work, parenting, and manners. A seaside worker earns 2.50 a day for litter pickup. A playful tone contrasts garden wisdom with blunt social observations.
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Bell Rung by Sexton in Odd Church Visit
Excerpt from The Saturday Evening Post recounts a young man guiding a messenger to alert a church sexton who initially hesitates then directs him to ring the bell outside. The sexton departs to shave, creating a curious moment at the church door.
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