British Mediterranean Fleet Dominates as Convoys Move
Yugoslavia advances cited by German officials as justification for a new march across Europe. The British Mediterranean fleet appears supreme in the region, with convoys set to move across the Mediterranean from Africa. Britain asserts readiness across army navy and air force for a spring showdown as imperial troops, including Australians, push Mussolini’s forces from east Africa and Libya.
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Europe
Mediterranean
Africa
Mussolini
East
Libya
Military Developments Echo WWII Era Parades and Plans
The article notes 225,000 men under arms and local parade makeshift renditions. It mentions Garland semi-automatic rifles in Washington and tanks in Cincinnati from Fort Knox. It reports moves to let enlisted men become pilots and a possible 50 million dollar fund to reinforce Philippine defenses. Alaska airstrips to open before winter and War Secretary Stimson praising democracy as Roosevelt sends a message about young men volunteering.
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Washington
Garland
Bolling Field
Cincinnati
Fort Knox
Army
Navy
United States
Philippine Islands
Civil Aeronautics Administration
Alaska
Stimson
Roosevelt
Hitler S speech outlines plan for Europe and Yugoslavia
Adolf Hitler declares the west campaign ended and asserts Yugoslavia's cooperation under the tri power pact. He accuses Belgrade's government of British pay and calls for Southeast Front troops to defend the Reich. The piece notes wartime radio drills and a warning against British indiscretions in Greece and the Balkans.
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Churchill
Italy
Africa
Salonika
Greece
Hitler
Europe
Yugoslavia
Belgrade
Britain
Poland
Yugoslav
Germany
Norway
Balkan
England
Balkans
Berlin
Adolf Hitler
Nero and the myth of fiddling with pain after feasts
An old ad-like note muses whether Nero could have fiddled with stomach pains after feasting and urges relief for ulcer and indigestion. It touts Udga Tablets, claiming relief from indigestion gas heartburn and acid-related discomfort with a money back guarantee.
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Nero
Labor talk warns of union fraud and looming defense task
The speaker condemns a fraudulent strike vote and militant leaders guiding unions in Milwaukee. He recalls observing strikes in France 1936–39 and warns of a possible defense program debacle. He notes wages rise with activity but urges keeping increases tied to living costs while outlining a 28 billion man hour defense production goal to finish by late 1922.
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Milwaukee
France
Ianudsen
Knudsen
Britain
Third SWOC meeting as wage talks resume Monday
Murray convened 100 local union leaders for the third time since SWOC demanded wage hikes and benefits. The Carnegie-Illinois Steel Company rejected a 24 percent raise, then five cents, and warned of trimmed profits while government balks at price boosts. Peaceful picketing planned. no violence expected.
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Murray
Carnegie-Illinois Steel Company
SWOC
SWOC Union Conferees Hold Talks Over Wages
Talks between the SWOC union headed by Murray and Carnegie Illinois Steel Corp president J Lester Perry cover a 10 cent an hour wage rise and a 21 cent counter proposal. Talks began March 20 after an earlier collapse, with an escape clause and a pact extension to April 8 to avert a mill shutdown. Presidents of SWOC union to-
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Roosevelt
Murray
J. Lester Perry
Carnegie I Ilinois Steel Corporation
U. S. Steel
William Beye
SWOC
Mediation Board Hearings Loom As Strike Probe Grows
Clarence Dykstra and William Knudsen joined by Sidney Hillman will testify as the group plans hearings in cities to locate acute strike areas. Roosevelt opposes immediate legislation, urging the defense mediation board a chance to curb work stoppages. He named ten alternates to fill in for any absent members.
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Clarence Dykstra
National Mediation Board
William S. Knudsen
Sidney Hillman
OPM
Blemibers
Roosevelt
New Defense Mediation Board
British Advance in Ethiopia Presses Toward Addis Ababa
Axis forces face British pushes as units move through Ethiopia toward Addis Ababa. Analysts argue British control could break Italian garrisons once the Viceroy Duke of Aosta can no longer hold mutinies. Rainy season looms while South African troops and RAF claim prisoners and damaged Italian planes near Diredawa after rail attacks.
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Rome
Addis Ababa
Aosta
Ethiopia
Duke of Aosta
East Africa
Royal Air Force
Diredawa
Meeting at U S Steel mill covers contract talks
Murray attends third meeting within a month with U S Steel mill officials. First, to approve opening formal contract talks, second to sanction extension of the contract. Murray estimates the wage increase would total about 52000000 yearly. The Dominican Republic expects to gather nearly four million pounds of coffee this year. Sao Paulo Brazil announced it would abandon municipal streetcars, prompting a scramble to buy buses and automobiles.
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U. S
Murray
Dominican Republic
Sao Paulo
Brazil
Monument planned for first Tokyo radio broadcast in 1925
Japan will place a monument at the Tokyo Polytechnic School to commemorate the country’s first radio broadcast in 1925. El Salvador will continue to import virtually all goods from the United States, reflecting reliance on U.S. supply chains.
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Japan
Tokyo Polytechnic School
el Salvador
The
United States
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