Mussolini’s Maneuvering Toward European War
Intimations from Rome suggest Italy may join the European war, with Mussolini steering to protect Italy’s interests. The regime presses a pro German tone while signaling readiness to act, hinting at a careful balance between choosing sides and influencing peace.
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Dewiet Mackenie
Italy
Rome
Europe
Mussolini
Duce
Il Duce
England
France
Chamber of Fasces Snce
Francesco Giunta
Health department warned after smallpox exposure in Cadiz
A 28 year old Kentuckian James Green of near Kuttawa was quarantined for smallpox in Cadiz after train and bus travel through Missouri. Kentucky and Missouri health officials urged vaccination for contacts. Green had been exposed while vacationing in Kennett Missouri, then traveled to Hayti Sikeston Paducah by train and bus.
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Cadiz
Missouri
AL T. McCormack
Kentucky
James Green
Kattawa
Missouri Health Department
W. G. Morgan
Green
Kennet
Hayti
Senate moves on wage hour clash and farm aid disputes
In a tense session the Senate passed an administration bill giving the president power to regulate foreign investments in emergencies while wage hour changes stalled in the House. Rural lawmakers resisted measures linking city farm funds and opposed Barden amendments. The Senate included 212 million for parity payments and 85 million for surplus removal, with a farm coop exemption proposal rejected. In Kansas City a bakery oven explosion injured Linwood R. Whitsett, 38, shattering a display window.
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House
Senate
Rep
Buck
Dcalif
Kansas City
Hyde Park
Linwood R. Whitsitt
Claude O. Galloway
British Move To Halt German Air Attacks In Norway
J Norman Lodge recounts Namsos destruction from German raids and the swift Allied response. British and French anti aircraft guns, with Alpine Chasseurs and tea shortages noted, improved air defense as townsfolk returned to routine amid war damage and sparse comms links.
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J. Norman Lodge
Formofoss
Norway
Namsos
Nam- Sos
Germany
Ivasion
Donnell North Missouri contact tour outlines state priorities
Forrest C. Donnell, Republican gubernatorial candidate, tours north Missouri in a personal contact effort. He argues Missouri’s finances require a solid base, warns against deficits and higher taxes, and urges a businesslike state government. He maps a week of appearances in Hannibal Kirksville Cameron Chillicothe Bethany Maryville St Joseph Carrollton Marshall and Columbia with specific rally times.
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Forrest C. Donnell
Missouri
Hannibal
St. Louis
William McKinley
Donner
Kirksville
Cameron
Chillicothe
Bethany
Maryville
St. Joseph
Carrollton
Marshall
Columbia
Travel Hampered by War Time Telegraph Chaos
Amid three nations military and many journalists, civilians suffer with a single telegraph line manned by a reluctant overtime worker. Entry to the outer world demands a 30 hour brutal trek over thawing Sandala mountains with risk of ditchings during heavy traffic. From there the Swedish town of Gaddede grants only two hours for foreigners before another mountain leg to Stromsund and the next telegraph post.
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Vided
Sandala
Gaddede
Stromsund
Pickups and Visitors See Local Business Activity
Richmond visitor J F Bunch and Kansas City business guest Joe Vididitti are in town for meetings. Palm Olive reps hold a Central hotel gathering as Sam Fuld from St Louis visits. Benton candidate Joe Anderson tours on business. Los Angeles resident Mrs C H Knox visits family. ex-Esther Kramp. Milk bottle thefts reported by Mrs L C Levy. Marriage license issued to Emil Bush and Clara Walsh. Navy chief Hackett returns to duty after furlough spent in Cleveland. Ferguson high juniors and seniors take a state buildings and penitentiary sightseeing trip under Miss Claus and Mgr Orrisik.
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J. F. Bunch
Richmond
Joe E. Vididitti
Kansas City
Palm Olive Company
Central Hotel
Sam Fuld
St. Louis
Levis Hat Co
Joe Anderson
Benton
C. H. Knox
Los Angeles
Knox
Jefferson City
Esther Kramp
L. C. Levy
W. High
LePage
Emil 4. Bush
Maplewood
Clara Walsh
Shrewsbury
Germans seize southern Norway as Comba s captured report
German forces advance along the Gudbrands and Oster valleys merging rail lines toward Nazi held Trondheim. Reports say rapid Norwegian progress toward Bergen, heavy air Attacks on Namsos and Andalsnes, ships sunk or damaged, U boat hunt expands in Skagerrak and Kattegat.
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Storen
London
Gudbrands
Oster
Oslo
Tun
Trondheim
Bergen
Namsos
Andalsnes
Skaggerak
Kattegat
French War Ministry
War-time notes reveal clashes and political strains abroad
British reports say two German planes damaged off the New Norwegian coast amid ongoing air battles. London officials note Soviet Russia finds a British trade offer unsatisfactory and insists exports to Germany remain its affair. Hungary warns Slovakia of defense of its minority rights, while allied reinforcements reach Norway with limited frontline losses reported. French casualties total eight dead and 27 wounded in nine days of fighting as dogs in the U.S. exceed eight million.
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Newwegian
Foreign Office
London
Russia
Germany
Europe
Hungary
Gereman
Slovakia
Count Stvan Caky
Norway
Alnes
Nord
Sogne Fjord
Sunndals Fjord
Andalsnes
Sogne Fjords
Namsos
Dr Edwards Olive Tablets Promise Quick Relief
Columbus Ohio area promote Dr F M Edwards Olive Tablets claiming a centuries old recipe aids constipation and energizes city residents. The ad states the tablets are plant based, stimulate bile flow and ensure daily bowel movements, offering 15 30 and 60 cent sizes.
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Columbus
Okio
F. M. Edwards
Dr. Edwards
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