Rise of Mussolini and the Fascist Seizure of Power
The aftermath of World War I pulled Italy into chaos and economic distress. Benito Mussolini used postwar discontent to form the Fasci Italiani Combattimento and build a private army to seize control. After initially failing to win seats, he marched on Rome in 1922, prompting a confrontation with King Victor Emmanuel III and the installation of a Fascist government.
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Richard G. Maslock
Washington
Mussolini
Italy
Fasci Italiani Combattimento
Milan
Mussim
Pariament
Chamber Deputies
Rome
Naples
Vittorio Emanuele
Civitaversa
Gunnery posters help landlubber sailors learn Armed Guard work
Lieutenant Frederick Airis posts poster size reminders in the Armed Guard quarters to train shipboard gunners on Merchant Marine tankers and cargo ships. He notes recruits come from farms and other jobs and that the posters reduce seasickness and aid explosives handling. Airis studied at the Art Institute of Chicago and the University of Wisconsin.
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New York
Frederick Airis
Airis
Navy
Art Institute of Chicago
University of Wisconsin
Fau Claire
Wisc
Armed Guard
North Africa
England
German general court martialled for cowardice in Netherlands
Air General Friedrich Christiansen, commander of German forces in The Netherlands, was court-martialled for cowardice. The Netherlands News agency cited a Moscow radio broadcast quoting a Stockholm dispatch from The Hague as the source.
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London
Eng
Aneta
Netherlands
Air
Friedrich Christiansen
Moscow
Stockholm
Hague
Dogfish Damage Hits Massachusetts Gear Each Year
Damage totaling 400000 dollars is caused by dogfishes to fishing gear and tackle off Massachusetts annually, highlighting a costly challenge for local fishermen and equipment suppliers.
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Massachusetts
Trio Searches for Missing Three Year Old
Parents at a filling station in Hanger On Kemmerer Wye search for three year old Eugene Burns. A truck driver, who had stopped there, reported finding the boy clinging to the door handle as the truck reached Labarge, forty miles away.
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Kemmerer
Wye
Eugene Burns
Labarge
Eugene
Italians Evacuated From Albania and Greece
Reports from the Balkans indicate partial Italian troop withdrawal from Albania and Greece with a full evacuation discussed at Mussolini Hitler talks. Bulgarian generals met the Albanian commander recently amid rumors of replacement by Bulgarian forces, while Hungary moves away from the Axis and forecasts removal from the Russian front.
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Istanbul
Balkans
Albania
Greece
Benito Mussolini
Adolf Hitler
Hungary
Nicholas Kallay
Tokyo Claims Sinking Allied Heavy Cruiser
Tokyo radio broadcast quoted by the Associated Press says Japanese submarines sank a San Francisco class heavy cruiser off San Cristobal Island in the Southwest Pacific on July 20 after breaking through a destroyer screen. The report awaits Allied confirmation. the class includes Astoria Minneapolis New Orleans Tuscaloosa Quincy and Vincennes.
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London
Tokio Radio
Associated Press Today
Imperial Japanese High Command
San Francisco
San Cristobal Island
Southwest Pacific
Jane's Fighting Ships
Astoria
Minneapolis
New Orleans
Tuscaloosa
Quincy
Vincennes
Athens Under Curfew Amid Latest European Turmoil
A Budapest radio report to occupied Europe said Athens is under curfew due to recent events. The curfew closes all establishments and halts street traffic from 8 p.m. U.S. foreign broadcast intelligence service transmitted the update. Additionally a note recalls Vatican ownership history from 1870 to 1928 by the Italian government.
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New York
Budapest
Europe
Athens
United States Foreign Broadcast Intelligence Service
Vatican
Major League and Piedmont League Baseball Scores
National League results include St Louis 6 Philadelphia 2 2-2 record. Boston 6 Cincinnati 2. Pittsburgh 8 New York 5. Chicago Brooklyn not scheduled. American League New York 4 Cleveland 3 in 13. St Louis 8 Philadelphia 4. Chicago 6 Washington 5. Detroit Boston not scheduled. Piedmont Richmond 3 Durham 2 Portsmouth 2 Norfolk 1 Lynchburg 3 Roanoke 1. Southern Association Knoxville 5 3 Little Rock 4 4 Birmingham 3 Atlanta 0 Montgomery 3 New Orleans 1 Nashville 3 Memphis 7 11 in 10 innings.
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St. Louis
Philadelphia
Boston
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
New York
Chicago
Cleveland
Washington
Detroit
Richmond
Durham
Portsmouth
Norfolk
Lynchburg
Roanoke
Southern Association
Knoxville
Little Rock
Birmingham
Atlanta
Montgomery
New Orleans
Nashville
Memphis
Ene Eben
Brooklyn
Weer
Baseball games today with pitchers and records
Cleveland plays New York as Harder 3-2 faces Chandler 12-2. Detroit visits Boston with Trucks 7-7 and Bridges 8-2 challenging Judd and Newsome 1-8 in two games. St Louis at Philadelphia with Potter 3-3 against Amtgen 3-8. Chicago at Washington with Ross 6-4 against Scarborough 3-3.
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Cleveland
Harder
New York
Chandler
Detroit
Trucks
Bridges
Boston
Judd
Newsome
St. Louis
Potter
Philadelphia
Amtgen
Chicago
Ross
Washington
Scarborough
Baseball scores and pitching records from midweek games
The recap lists New York Hubbell 3-3 at Pittsburgh Sewell 15-2 and Boston Salvo 3-8 at Cincinnati Vander Meer 7-11 with Brooklyn Wyatt 4-4 and Melton 5-7 at Chicago Passent 19-4 and Wrae 4-3. Philadelphia Rowe 8-4 at St. Louis Munger 3-1.
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New York
Hubbell
Pittsburgh
Sewell
Boston
Salvo
Cincinnati
Vander Meer
Brooklyn
Wyatt
Melton
Chicago
Passent
Wrae
Philadelphia
Rowe
St. Louis
Munger
Major League Leaders In Batting and Pitching
AP tally shows Musial St Louis led batting with .344 and 25 doubles while Vaughan Brooklyn led runs with 76. Herman Brooklyn and Nicholson Chicago tied 65 RBIs. Sewell Pittsburgh and Krist St Louis led with 15 2. Wakefield Detroit topped pitching with 24 wins and a 3.20 ERA.
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Associated Press
Musial
St Louis
Her
Brooklyn
Vaughan
Mista
Rune
Herman
Nicholson
Chicago
Herman Brooklyn
St. Louis
Loute
Riese
Pittsburgh
New York
Lowrer
Sewell
Krist
Lfagufe
Wakefield
Detroit
Curtright
Gutteridge
Louis
Vernon
Case
Washington
Etten
Johnson
Keltner
Cleveland
Lindell
Boxing night results Brooklyn and New Bedford cards
Sal Bartolo of Brooklyn knocked out Jose Rozo of Colombia in New York City. Al Costa of New Bedford outpointed Freddie Greham of Woonsocket in a separate card.
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Brooklyn
Sal Bartolo
Boston
Jose Rozo
Colombia
New Redford
Mass
Woonsocket
Freddie Greham
New York
Bayshore row boats surge amid OPA fishing limits
Bayshore on Long Island reports a boom in row boat stations as OPA restrictions ban motorboats and outboards for Great South Bay fishing, driving demand for manual craft and shoreside services.
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Bayshore
N. Y
OPA
Great South Bay
Tobacco Growers Satisfied Over Opening Prices
Georgia and Florida leaf buyers reported satisfaction as opening prices climbed 10 to 15 cents above last season. On 15 Georgia and 2 Florida markets the average reached 42 to 43 cents a pound, surpassing the 41 cent OPA ceiling.
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Associated Press
Georgia
Florida
Office of Price Administration
OPA
War Administration
Douglas, Ga
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Major League
Preas
Chambray
Firestone Stores
North Main
Richard Crooke
Alfred Wallenstein
N. B.C
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