War jitters and frontline shifts dominate Europe and Near East
Allied and Axis actions loom as rumors of Turkish moves, Romanian and Romanian-linked tensions, and looming two-front warfare spread. Anzac landings in the Near East accompany Baltic and Finnish fronts as Britain, France, and Russia maneuver for leverage, while U boat activity and air raids intensify the global battle landscape.
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Warmather
Nch
Pre- Daladier
Chamber of Deputies
Germany
Russia
Britain
Far East tensions and wartime shortages span globe
Dutch plan three battle cruisers to defend Indies while Japan suspends World Court ties. Japan aids Wang Ching-wei against Chiang Kai-shek as Hitler ally Fritz Thyssen loses citizenship. Italian police report vast profiteering, Balkan shortages intensify with meatless days and rising prices.
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Japan
China
Netherlands Indies
Netherlands
World Court
Tokyo
Foreign Office
Wang Ching - Wei
Chiang Kaishek
Wang
Chiang
Republicans and Democrats Brace for 1940 Campaign Battles
A February political volley features Dewey and Taft criticizing New Deal policies while Hoover and Bridges defend free enterprise. The piece notes Lincoln and Roosevelt anniversary events, March primaries in New Hampshire and Wisconsin, Illinois and Massachusetts contest setups, and Kilburn's win in upstate New York over McGillicuddy.
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Abraham Lincoln
Andrew Jackson
Jackson
Lincoln
GOP
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Taft
Ohio
Hoover
Senator Bridges
New Hampshire
Hamilton Fish
Roosevelt
Hanford MaccNider
Iowa
Canada
Franklin Roosevelt
U. S
Styles Bridges
Farley
Wisconsin
Garner
Ilinois
New York City
F. H. la Guardia
Arrests at Baltimore stag party spark raid
In Baltimore police raided a strip-tease stag party arresting 72 Social Security Board employees. The raid drew national attention as officials investigated obscenity and public order concerns.
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Social Security Board
Baltimore
George Kiosselvanoff
Bogdan Philoff
Albany
Katherine Dewey
Bert Lahr
Mildred Schroeder
Artie Shaw
Lana Turner
William Solomon
Tammany
William E. Dodd
U. S
Germany
Edward J. Byrne
Dublin
Lord Tweedsmuir
Canada
Frederick E. Murphy
Minneapolis
Upcoming political and sporting events listed for February
The notice lists events for February including a Louisiana runoff primary on Tuesday the 20th, Better Speech Week starting, Washington's Birthday Thursday the 22nd, New England sled dog races in East Jaffrey New Hampshire, North American bobsled in Lake Placid, National indoor tennis championships in New York, and Virginians horse show in Camden South Carolina on Saturday the 24th.
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Louisiana
Washington
New England
East Jaffrey
N. H
Lake Placid
New York
Camden
S. C
Science Notes and Oddities From The Week
A report on Walter Kuck’s death linked to carbon monoxide exposure suggests a saturated chemical solution caused the silent killer. Also covered are dental decay linked to sugar, a gas-detecting mass spectrograph, oilfield gas in soil, and parrots’ left handedness.
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Walter Kuck
Mineola
N. Y
American Institute of Mining and Metallurgical Engineers
New York
Herbert Hoover, Jr
Youth Congress Seeks Neutrality Parade and Policy Stances
At Home The American Youth Congress with over 60 member groups and 4.5 million members plans a nationwide neutrality demonstration on April 6 while avoiding a Finland resolution. Gov. Lehman proposes a $15 million income tax hike amid a projected $28 million deficit, prompting anti-tax protests in Albany. CCC head Fechner is replaced by James McEntree, who opposed military training, amid debates on militarizing camps. Refugee doctors from central Europe number 2,700 but face state distribution limits, and are urged to settle where physicians are scarce.
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American Youth Congress
League of Nations Association
Young Communist League
Dies Committee
AYC
Washington
U.S
Roosevelt
Russia
Finland
New York
Herbert H. Lehman
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Lehman
Albany
Civilian Conservation Corps
Robert Fechner
CCC
Sam
James McEntree
New Jersey
Fechner
U. S
Europe
Federation of State Medical Boards
Roosevelt ships and dollars shape wartime budget debate
The piece outlines Roosevelt budget requests and House cuts for naval paint, weapons, and ships, plus a 12 percent fleet expansion plan and neutrality defense funding. It notes Guam development funding debate, Finland aid proposals, and a Supreme Court ruling on Florida murders tied to coerced confessions.
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House
Senate
Army
Navy
Coast Guard
FBI
Tall Silent Man Heads For Europe on Welles Mission
Sumner Welles sails to Europe for a briefing on present conditions in Europe with stops in Rome Paris London and Berlin. He will report to President Roosevelt but will not make proposals in the government’s name.
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Sumner Welles
U. S
Welles
Rome
Paris
London
Berlin
Roosevelt
Europe
United States
Col. E. M. House
Wilson
America
Myron C. Taylor
Vatican City
Pius
Hull
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RAF
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Karelian
Anr
Umma
Lake
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Maryland
Snow Hill
Chesapeake Bay
Benjamin
Pearl Mason
Philadelphia
Saving the Show
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Beaux Brummell
Custom Tailors Guild
Adolf Hitler
Fritz Thyssen
Fuehrer
Switzerland
Reich
Thyssen
James A. Farley
New Salem
Clarence E. Kilburn
M. Henry McGillic
Providence Bulletin
Lewis
Milwaukee Journal
Winstrong
Charleston
Gasette
Pilling Station
U.S. Naval Appropriations
SCP
Yoleela
House Appropriations Committee
Science
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Northwestern University Dental School
Vox Populi
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U.S.N
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Soviet Union
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Orient
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