Rioting In Johannesburg Amid Anti British Sentiment
Fierce clashes between soldiers and civilians with suspected anti British sympathies erupted in Johannesburg Transvaal with tear gas bombs baton charges and hospitalizations. The disorder traced to Ossawa brandweg meeting and spread beyond the city as police deployed reinforcements and volunteers to restore order.
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Union of South Africa
Transvaal
Polley
Cigi- Mane
Ossawa Broadway
Ossawabrandweg
Tooting
Lnte
Ossewa Brandway
Transvaaler
Vaderland
J. B. M. Hertzog
Funeral of McAdoo to be held at Arlington
William G. McAdoo former senator and cabinet officer will be buried in Arlington National Cemetery tomorrow after dying from a heart attack at age 77. Funeral services will be at the Episcopal Church of the Epiphany conducted by Chaplain ZeBarney Phillips of the Senate.
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William G. MeAdoo
Arlington National Cemetery
McAdoo
Flu Reported In Holland Amid Vitamin Shortage
Amsterdam February reports influenza spreading across The Netherlands described as a small epidemic though generally mild. Some cases progressed to pneumonia while critics blame wartime diet shortages of vitamins and variable weather for the strain.
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Amsterdam
Netherlands
Berlin
American medicine arrives in Canton
The U S gunboat Mindenna arrived at Canton from Hongkong carrying 100000 capsules of synthetic Vitamin B L for Chinese hospitals. The vitamin, furnished by the American Red Cross, aims to reduce mortality among thousands of Chinese suffering from beriberi, an oriental disease marked by partial paralysis caused by polished rice.
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Hongkong
U. S
Mindenna
Canton
Aimerican Red Cross
Lease Bill to House Soon Advances Aid to Britain
Washington reports administration strategists seek swift approval of the aid to Britain bill with minimal amendments to gain Senate passage. House debates to start tomorrow, while opposition lines form in the Senate led by Nye. The bill would authorize Roosevelt to lend or transfer U.S. military equipment to allies deemed vital to defense, with amendments proposed by the House and Senate committees. The National League of Women Voters voiced support as finance measures would tax government securities and allow sales to fund defense.
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Senate
House
Norman Thomas
Charles A. Lindbergh
Philppa Folliette
Wisconsin
Lst
Ate
Roosevelt
Britain
United States
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Army
Navy
Sennator Nye
N. D
House Foreign ‘Affairs Committee
League of Women Voters
Treasury
Washington Moves to Raise Debt Limit to 65 Billion
The House Ways and Means Committee plans to recommend tomorrow a bill to raise the public debt limit to 65,000,000,000 to fund a massive armament program. The current limit stands at 49,000,000,000. this step aims to finance financing needs amid security concerns.
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House
Ways and Means Committee
Treasury
Quota of Army Recruits Set for Montana in Feb and March
Missoula February 2. Montan a detective service head Col W G Dockum says 1 166 Montana men will be recruited in February and early March for army training. All state recruiting substations will close February 15 to March 5 for draftees to be examined and sent to Fort Lewis Washington. About 100 men will be examined daily February 17 to 21 and February 24 to March 2 1918 inclusive at Fort Missoula. The February quota is 1 160 with six extra to cover January rejections.
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Sleut
W. G. Dockum
Montana Detective Service
Montana
Fort Lewis
Wash
National Guard
Vockum
Fort Missoula
Dackum
Fort Missoule
Premier Churchill in Midst of Raiding
London reports Prime Minister Churchill continued a Portsmouth tour despite a new air raid. Churchill is said to have heard heavy gunfire as British fighters chased Germans out to sea.
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London
Churchill
Portsmouth
Italians Continue Hurried Retreats Off African Lines
Cairo reports British confirmation of the capture of Agordat in Eritrea with hundreds of Italian prisoners and materiel. British forces say they advancing on fronts in East Africa while Italians withdraw from Walkit in Ethiopia and retreat across Italian Somaliland under sustained pressure.
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Egypt
Agordat
Eritrea
Italy
Massaua
Red Sea
Derna
Bengast
Tahan
Africa
Said
Massala
Sudan
Esitiea
Walkit
Ethiopia
Ltate
Haille Selassie
Metsmma-Gondar
Italian Somaliland
Busy Week Ahead as Montana House Eyes Bills
Montana's 27th legislative session moves past midpoint with four public hearings this week. The House deadline for bill introductions nears, Senate deadline set for Feb 28. Hearings include H B 50 on caravan licensing and H B 102 for a $50 000 tourist ad program. Additional hearings cover occupational disease compensation and workmen's compensation law amendments.
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Montana
Adline
Placer Hotel
Consistory
Jackson Street
Committee On Highways
Highway Department
Bill Ws
Reporter slain at Shanghai dancehall by terrorists
In Shanghai on February 3 a reporter for the American owned Shunpao was shot dead after leaving a dancehall with friends. The deceased was identified as Hlng Haiding. Companions recall one shot, then two groups of men fled. Shunpao publisher Judge N F Allman is an American municipal council member.
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Shanghai
China
Shunpao
Hlng Haiding
N. F. Allman
Absent minded folks get the limelight this week
Dizzy Digest lists a string of forgotful mishaps from across the country. A Youngstown taxpayer misread his social security digits while filing taxes. A nurse in La Plata demonstrations with a spoon. A New Jersey family checked in at a capitol as a hotel. An Indianapolis library patron misremembers an author. An East Rockford team stalled, then lost. A Richmond cemetery manager halted iron deer shooting. Smithville forgot a municipal election. A Dumont farmer overpaid a soil bounty by a million dollars. A Saw Mills professor sneezed his teeth across the room.
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New York
Youngstown
Ohio
la Pinta
New Jersey State Capitol
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Indianapolls
Lbrary
East Rockford
Richmond
Smithville
Mass
Dusbury
Saw Mills
N.C
Republicans Openly On Willkie Debate Split In GOP Meeting
Omaha Feb 2 Republican leaders from 16 states opened a four hour closed conference on Wendell Willkie and the lease lend bill. A resolution urged naming a middle western national chairman, with delaying action by a 7 to 4 vote. Willkie was not named in the final statements. Also reported, Japanese forces conducted widespread operations across Mongolia to Kwangsi in the past week.
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Joseph Martin
Wendell Willkie
Robert Rennick
Chicago
Rennick
Willkie
Thomas Blaine
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Domal
Dinner
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Kwangsi Province
Sortie in Force In Air to Attack German Positions
British daylight air offensive over the Channel targets German preparations for invasion. Over 100 Spitfire and Hurricane fighters and bombers engage, three German fighters shot down, one British plane lost. Hurricanes attacked Le Havre area, with anti aircraft fire and fog over the Dover Straits. American-born pilot Angland credited with destroying one German plane.
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English Channel
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Air Ministry
Houlogne
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Straits of Dover
Pro German Movement Gains Ground in France
Berlin to Geneva dispatches report Admiral Darlan failed to meet Paris leaders on occupied France developments. Paris sees no talks while Vichy lacks clear direction. A Paris radio announces a 51 member anti Petain group, the Peoples' Committee, urging rapid German collaboration. German news notes growing interest in a France organization with French leaders and 600,000 potential collaborators.
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Berlin
Geneva
Jean Darlan
Paris
France
Darlan
Vichy
Petain
National Union” Committee of 51
Peoples’ Commmittee
Germany
DNB
Scadera
Jal
Wreuch
Groundhog Sees Shadow Predicts More Winter Weather
Punxsutawney Phil in Gobbler’s Knob Pennsylvania saw his shadow on February 2, signaling six more weeks of winter to followers. The annual tradition draws crowds at sunrise with the Seer of Gobbler’s Knob confirmed by the Punxsutawney Groundhog Club. In nearby Quarryville the Slumbering lodge also reported Old Faithful saw his shadow shortly after noon, delaying secrecy for a public announcement due to the Sabbath.
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Punxstlaner
Punxsutawney
Gobbler
Pennsylvania
Funxsutawney
Allegheny Mountains
Quarryville
Ace Spy Buster Tackles New Case
Captain Easy and ally Vicki Sheridan begin a new adventure to track down Baron Haug tola, leader of foreign espionage, as Easy faces treachery and sabotage. The story promises a battle against cunning villains in the ongoing Wash Tubbs adventure strip.
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Captain Easy
Vicki Sheridan
Ggfrl
Hel
Baron Haugtola
Easy
Beror Jlangcora
Roy Crane
Evacuation of Tepeleni Nearing End in Albania
Tepeleni Albania evacuation nearly finished as Italian retreating forces burn stock. Greek troops press toward Tepeleni seen as near term objective. Greek victory claims include 270 Italian prisoners and seized weapons. British air forces report raid on Valona as operations continue amid rain and mist.
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Bitolj
Yugoslavia
Tepelani
Albania
Ratmana
Earer
Valona
Military pilots may train on large airliners
Washington reports officials are studying using military pilots to train on commercial airliners to avert a looming pilot shortage. The idea builds on Pan American’s program training army cadets in flight navigation and aims to keep fast transport lines from curtailment amid defense needs.
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Army
Navy
War and Navy Departments
Pan-American Airways
Séttimerta
Serionie
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