Global turmoil rises as Manchuria conflict widens
The week saw intensified fighting in Manchuria with Chinese forces clashing with Japanese troops, shelled Chinese concessions at Tientsin, and international tensions mounting. China warned of building up arms if the League Covenant fails, while Germany pressed for disarmament terms and reparations talks continued in Paris and Berlin.
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Manchuria
League of Nations
League Council
Japan
Tokyo
League
Theo
China
Bat
Geneva
Alfred Sze
Sze
League Secretariat
Ma Chan-shan
Nanai River
Tientsin
Thei
Henry Pu
Hsuan Tung
Ching
Henry
Paris
Berlin
Mably
France
Germany
United States
Premier Laval
George W. Norris
Nebraska
Washington
Hoover
G. FP
Nebraskan
World Court
Norris
Senate
Hale a Pioneer of National Thanksgiving
H C Bishop lauds Barah Hale for twenty years of effort that led to a unified national Thanksgiving on the same day. Hale, born Newport Rhode Island 1788, edited Ladies Magazine and God dis Books, organized women’s groups, funded monuments, promoted women’s education and missionary work. Her push spanned decades from 1820s through 1870s, influencing Lincoln and ultimately the annual observance on the last Thursday in November.
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United States
America
H. C. Bishop
National Republic
Barah Josepha Hale
Newport
Nhs
Philadelphia
David Hie
Salma Hale
Congress
New Hampshire
Ladies’ Magazine
Boston
Godey
Ladies’ Book
Ladies' Medical Missionary Society of
Woman's Union Missionary Society
New York
Mrs. Hale
Burgoyne
Saratoga
Continental Congress
Washington
Hale
Abraham Lincoln
Great Britain
Nime
Gettysburg
Linein
Forgotten Heroes of Fredericksboro and the Albemarle
A 1802 scene near Fredericksboro Virginia recalls Richard Kirkland of Kershaw’s Brigade offering water to wounded Union and Confederate soldiers. It also recounts Lt. Cushing’s Spanish American War feat sinking the Albemarle and the broader Civil War actions surrounding Plymouth and the Roanoke river engagement.
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Kirkland
Kershaw
Maryes Beighta
Fredericksboro
Cobb
Burnside
Man In Gray
Robert BE. Lee
Burnelie
Richard Kirkland
Brimide
Cushing
Albemarle
I. P. Hobeen
Cervera
Merrimac
Santiago Harbor
William Barker Cushing
Roanoke River
SM Cushing
Wisconsin
National House of Representatves
Annapolia
Orer
Farrigut
Albeo Mile
Federn
Cuehing
de Brether
Bnecad
Waover
Plymouth
Thanksgiving Reflections On A Family Dinner
A nostalgic reminiscence of a Thanksgiving meal with parents and children gathered around the turkey. The piece contrasts memories from school lessons with the messy, humorous realities of carving and serving, noting old traditions and the varied meanings of the feast.
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Father
Greece
Turkey
Masic
Thank You for Blessings We Often Overlook
A short Grit quotation urges readers to pause complaining and express gratitude for blessings we often take for granted, noting the habit of noticing only when things go wrong.
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Hanes
Thanksgiving Reflections Amid Gratitude and Hope
A reflective piece thanking health friends and community for blessings. It emphasizes perseverance through hardship and optimism, noting sunshine after storm and the enduring right to life. Author Smith signs with a hopeful, community minded tone.
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Smith
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Reich
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von Hindenburg
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Hiram W. Johnsoen
California
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Barry Moore
New Jersey
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Moore
Mts
Thaddeus B. Caraway
Arkansas
Hattie Caraway
Caraway
Lomi
Baltimore Mansion
Maryland
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Umania
Nicholas
Carol
Deane
Mme. Delet
Tohan
Queen Marie
Tieann
Thar C. van Ness Leavitt
Santa Monica
Calif
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Thomas A. Edison
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Del
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Ww. L. Edison
Edison
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Theodore Edison
Thomas
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Hurley
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Arlington Cemetery
West Pantomere Park
Digteret
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Constitution
Washington Navy Yard
American Legion
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Carnegie Endowment
Mra, Sarah Josepha Hale
Elmo Scott Watson
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