Ex Kaiser Wilhelm II to be buried at Doorn next Monday
Exiled former German emperor Wilhelm II dies at 82 in Doorn Netherlands after an intestinal disturbance leads to a fatal embolism. He will be buried at Doorn with few family members present, while Hitler orders broader German attendance. Several princes and relatives are at his side as the succession questions swirl.
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INS
Kaiser Wilhelm II
Imperial Germany
Doorn House
Adolf Hitler
Exkaiser
Frecedes
Doorn
Friedrich Wilhelm
Prince August Wilhelm
Kaiser
Hitler
Kaiser Wilhelm II Not a Demon Says Gerard Gerard
James W. Gerard former U S ambassador to Germany after WWI death of Kaiser Wilhelm II. He said the former emperor was not a demon as pictured and that relations with him were generally pleasant. He noted the Kaiser was often influenced by the German general staff rather than an autocrat.
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New York
James W. Gerard
U. S
Germany
Gerard
Ican
High Waters Hit Northern West Virginia Towns
Floods swept across northern West Virginia causing thousands in damage. In Hundred Fishing Creek flooded downtown, forcing business and home losses as a second flash flood arrived hours later. Roads closed in Wetzel and Marshall counties as Wheeling Creek and other streams surged.
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West Virginia
Robert Keffer
Hundred
Wetzel County
Wetzel
Marshall
Keffer
Shirley
Tyler County
Tyler City
Wheeling Creek
Mannington
Cameron
Cameron Glass
Middlebourne
Littletan
Pine Grove
Draft drama at Fort Bragg ends in food prize suit
At Fort Bragg a trainee at the field artillery center relayed firing commands for 75 mm guns when the range was given as 4000. He then reported a hometown number 8192. The government contests a suit seeking three turkeys a cow and a silo.
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Fort Bragg
N. C
Field Artillery Replacement Training Center
New Airport Site Held Efficient
Civil Aeronautics Board district engineer ordered revising Charleston airport plans from Class 4 to Class 3. Terrain at Coonskin ridge near Elk Two-Mile will yield top-class runway efficiency, says City Engineer Harry L. Campbell. Staff make minor changes after Huntington conference. Plans go to Albert Wessel in Harrisburg for approval before Washington for 1941-42 funding. runways improved.
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Charleston
Coonskin Ridge
Elk Two
Harry L. Campbell
Albert Wessel
CAB
Huntington
Wessel
Harrisburg
Washington
Britain Grimly Determined to Fight On, Winant Tells FDR
Washington dispatch reports a cryptic army remark suggesting a push to 2,800,000 troops. Brig. Gen. Brehon Somervell said contracts worth about 1 billion dollars would be fast tracked for construction to support a larger force, with Cantonment sites planned.
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Germany
Winant
Washington
Congress
U. S
Brehon Somervell
House
War Department
National Guard
George C. Marshall
Edelstein Dies After Emotional Defiant Speech
Rep. M Michael Edelstein of New York City died of a heart attack minutes after delivering a partisan defense against charges linking Wall Street and Jewish allies to war. Rep Jon Rankin of Mississippi had accused bankers and Jewish brethren, prompting Edelstein to denounce Hitler tactics and call for tolerance before collapsing in the House. Doctors pronounced him dead as legislators watched.
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Washington
INS
Michael Edelstein
New York City
Wall Street
America
Meads For Tolerance
Jon Rankin
Miss
Edelstein
Jobby
George Calver
Excess Profits Plan Dropped By Treasury
Washington reports the House Ways and Means Committee voted 19 to 5 to retain in the $3.5 billion revenue program the option for corporations to compute excess profits on either invested capital or average earnings. The move, supported by only five Democrats, allows revision of rates and exemptions. The aim is to recapture about $600 million annually from defense industries. Assistant Secretary John L. Sullivan had sponsored the treasury plan.
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Ways and Means Committee
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Treasury Plan
Doughton
DN. C
Tenla
Dykstra Critics Stir Labor talks with CIO leader
The CIO International Woodworkers of America president Q M Orton accused Clarence A Dykstra of labor busting and strike breaking after Dykstra withdrew from further mediation. Orton said 20000 workers would keep striking for a decent living amid national defense rhetoric. Dykstra called the situation unsatisfactory during a Washington press conference.
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Defense Mediation Board
Clarence A. Dykstra
Washington
Dykstra
Q. M. Orton
CIO International Woodworkers of America
Dizzy Doings Derby Nets Wild Alibi Tales
An article notes how people invent quirky reasons for traffic issues in a feature on exotic excuses. Examples include a Cleveland man claiming cemetery fear, a Lancaster driver linked to quicker speeds, and a Chicago motorist citing an emergency baby delivery.
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Lancaster
Speeder
Chicago
Disguised Germans Filter Into Syria Amid War News
London reports Nazis bandaging and posing as wounded or carrying marked suitcases to enter French Syria as German forces accelerate infiltration toward the eastern Mediterranean. British forces vow precautions while RAF and shipping routes bring daily planes and equipment to the region.
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Syria
Germany
Mediterranean
German Raiders Return Over London After 11 Days
German night raiders came back over London early today after an 11 day lull as anti aircraft batteries and searchlights engaged. Engines roared overhead and the alert continued for minutes with scattered reports of damage and ongoing defense measures.
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London
HNSI
New Strife In Near East Likely Soon
Cairo reports military observers foresee an immediate Anglo German explosion in the Near East with fire attacks on Shull Gil company properties in Beirut Syria for a second day. British planes hit buildings and fuel reservoirs as air and land actions continue, prompting Page 4 continuation.
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Cairo
INS
Shull. Gil Company
Beirut
Syria
Dakar Victor Joins Secret Vichy Talks
Pierre Boisson the governor-general of French West Africa arrives in Vichy to join high level discussions on the defense of the French empire. Gen. Maxime Weygand remains in Vichy after conferences with Petain and cabinet meetings.
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France
Pierre Boisson
Dakar
French Empire
Maxime Weygand
North Africa
Boisson
French West Africa
Charles de Gaulle
Petain
Weygand
Fetain
Africa
Gol
U S Moves to Acquire 65 More Merchant Ships
The maritime commission ordered to add 60 to 65 merchant vessels to the 2,000,000-ton pool for national defense and British aid. Operators are urged to surrender half of their 125 ships, totaling 750,000 tons, as the drive advances beyond 1.675 million tons with foreign ships counted and a possible goal increase.
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Gulf
Washington
INS
Maritime Commission
Roosevelt
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Congress
Normandie
U. S
Britain fights Hitler with every resource says Winant
Ambassador John G. Winant reported to President Roosevelt that Britain remains determined to continue the war, rejects negotiated peace with Hitler, and expects increasing U S aid. He will carry detailed British war progress and rearmament plans to Churchill, with Hopkins Knudsen and war navy officials providing input.
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U. S
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Knudsen
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America
New Tooth Opens Door to Army for Registrant
A repeat draft registrant from East Grange New Jersey was deemed ineligible when only one tooth met the minimum. Four weeks later a new molar erupted and the board dentist declared him fit for service, allowing him to be drafted.
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N. J
Selective Service
Draft Board
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