Nippons Original Pearl Harbor And War Rise 1905
The piece recounts Japan’s decisive 1904 1905 victories over Russia at Port Arthur Mukden and in the Sea of Japan and Admiral Togo Oyama and Nogi becoming honored heroes in the United States. It notes Teddy Roosevelt promoting peace talks at Portsmouth and Japan gaining Port Arthur Sakhalin cession and Korea influence.
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Russia
Port Arthur
Manchuria
Nippon
Britain
China
Japan
Jan
Mukden
Sea of Japan
Togo
Marshal Oyama
Nogi
Teddy Roosevelt
Barney O'field
Roosevelt
Portsmouth
N. H
Sakhalin
Korea
Little Nippon
Van Meter Listed As Killed in Action
Mr and Mrs R L Van Meter 601 Nineteenth St SE have official Navy notice that son Don D Van Meter electrician's mate 1/c was killed in action. He was reported MIA when the cruiser Quincy and three Allied cruisers were sunk in the Solomons Aug 9 1942. A graduate of Washington High School he attended the University of Iowa two years before enlisting in 1936.
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R. L. van Meter
Nineteenth Street
Navy Department
Don D. van Meter
van Meter
Quincy
Solomons
Washington High School
University of Iowa
Navy
Eight Enlistments Reported by Navy
Eight enlistments in the U S naval reserve were reported at the Cedar Rapids navy recruiting station Saturday. Enlistees, all of whom are 17 years old, include John R. Weichman Charlies R. Gould Harry D. Ross Ralph A. Holmes Albert G. Medulan Albert B. Hanson Emanuel Lucas Jr and Merlin T Lazare.
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U. S. Naval Reserve
Cedar Rapids
John R. Weichman
Nineteenth Street
Charlies R. Gould
Ninth Avenue
Harry D. Ross
Hawthorne Drive
Ralph A. Holmes
Third Street
Albert G. Medulan
E Avenue
Albert B. Hanson
Twelfth Street
Emanuel Lucas, Jr
Fifteenth Street
Merlin T. Lazare
Oxford Junction
Regional Staff Chief Named for Seventh Service Command
Brig. Gen. Paul X. English former chief of the industrial division of the chemical warfare service is appointed to succeed Brig. Gen. Sidney Erickson as chief of staff of the Seventh Service Command in Omaha, AP reports.
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OMAHA
Paul X. English
The
Chemical Warfare Service
Sidney Erickson
Seventh Service Command
Wanted Help for Those Hard of Hearing Now Available
Advertises the Ourime Home Method test promising improved hearing with a money back guarantee. Claims the test helps men and women who are hard of hearing and urges inquiries at May’s and Roe stores.
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May's
Roe
British Vote Trend Warns Churchill On War Time Seats
A wartime by election in Brighton produced a narrow Conservative win for R A F Flight Lt William Teeling over independent Bruce Dutton Briant by 1 958 votes. The previous Conservative margin in 1935 was 40 958, sparking warnings of disunity as independents claim a slides against the governing coalition.
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London
Britain
Churchill
Brighton
R.A.F. Flight
William Teeling
Bruce Dutton Briant
Telling
Axis Prisoners Harvest Timber for U S Lumber Drive
More than 10 000 Axis soldiers formerly with Rommel in North Africa are cutting timber in American forests under Gen Marshall's order permitting wider use of prisoners in forestry. The program, begun near Huntsville Texas, aims to bolster lumber and pasteboard for food shipment containers amid container shortages. Prisoners earn 80 cents a day. without camp stay they receive 10 cents.
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Washington
Marshal Rommel
North
Africa
George C. Marshall
Army
War Food Administration
Huntsville
Texas
Rochester
Germany
Federal Treasury
Marshall
Prisoners Guarded in East Pulpwood Mines
A report describes prisoners working under armed military guard in the pulpwood sections of the East. Few detainees attempt escapes, as Rochester notes most see little chance of returning home.
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Twest
East
Rochester
Italian prisoners executed in Milan reprisal by Germans
Fifty Italian prisoners, many loyal to Marshal Badoglio, were executed by German forces in Milan as a reprisal for the assassination of Milan's police chief. Diplomatic quarters reported the incident on Saturday.
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Barcelona
Badogno
Milan
Plot to Convert Uruguay Into Nazi Colony Revealed
A ring led by Arnulf Fuhrman planned to occupy Uruguay with unidentified troops and establish a Nazi colony. Uruguay’s general staff said the discovery during a 1940 anti Nazi probe showed the plan could be executed in five days and aimed to deport Jews and expel local politicians.
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Uruguay
Arnulf Fuhrman
Pedro Sicco
Argentina
Fuhrman
The Four Eyed Butterfly Fish Swims Backward
A four eyed butterfly fish demonstrates reverse swimming ability. Researchers note unique fin movement enabling backward propulsion, observed in controlled tank studies. No further context provided.
Russia tightens controls on movie going for youths
In Moscow Russia announces a program to curb wartime juvenile delinquency by boosting education and restricting cinema attendance. A decree bans children under 16 from movie venues on school days without official permission and requires accompaniment by teachers or approved adults when permitted.
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Moscow
Russia
Could Victoria Reign 63 Years With Stomach Ulcer Pains
An advertisement claims Queen Victoria would have reigned 63 years if she had not suffered stomach ulcer pains. The ad touts Uden Tablets for relief of ulcer pain indigestion gas heartburn and excess acidity and urges readers to buy two 25 cent boxes from a druggist with a first dose recommendation.
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Victoria
England
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Don M. Rochester
War Department
Civilian Conservation Corps
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Killian
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