Dutch beef up forces in East Indies amid Japanese activity
The Netherlands plans to strengthen naval and military presence in the Dutch East Indies as Japanese fishing boats appear in the waters. The region, rich in spices and minerals, borders Singapore and faces a complex mix of colonial forts and trade ties with Holland, Britain, and the United States. The Dutch historically favor commerce and kept a large army during World War I to guard neutrality.
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New York
Netherlands
Dutch East Indies
Japan
China
Indies
Orient
Equator
Soerabaya
Java
Islands
Holland
Singapore
United Kingdom
United States
Borneo
New Guinea
Timor
Lloyd George on Liberty and Democratic Powers
British former prime minister David Lloyd George warned in Cannes that human liberty for generations hinges on coordinated action by France the United States and Great Britain. He criticized Benito Mussolini as a bluffing leader and urged democratic powers to act together to secure liberty worldwide.
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Cannes
France
David Lloyd George
Great Britain
Soviet
Russia
Germany
Italy
Benito Mussolini
Europe
Il Duce
Lloyd George
United States
Gold Rush Began in California Fifty Years Ago
A fragment of gold found at Sutter Mill in Coloma on January 24, 1848, sparked a rush that brought two billion dollars into the republic and spurred California's rise as a nation. Walter Bradley estimates gold since then at over 2.014 billion dollars. the era’s prospectors face hard times while miners’ leftovers fed workers, including Chinese laborers.
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San Francisco
California
Republic
James W. Marshall
Sutter Mill
Coloma
el Dorado County
Marshall
Walter W. Bradley
U. S. Bureau of Mines
British Leader Warns of Dire Future Amid World Chaos
Lloyd George declared that liberty is distant in Germany Italy and Russia and that Britain seeks peace but will endure hardship if needed. He stated Britain will bend its back again if required, recalling World War sacrifices in 1914 and 1918.
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Messrs
Hitler
Mussolini
Stalin
Germany
Italy
Russia
Lloyd George
Great Britain
Britain
Eye fibers reveal how sight signals reach the brain
H. K. Hartline of the University of Pennsylvania isolates a single visual nerve fiber and shows it reports different signals to the brain. Some fibers respond to light only at switch on, others while lit, and one type only after light is off, creating brief afterimages and adaptation effects.
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Philadelphia
H. K. Hartline
Johnson Foundation
University of Pennsylvania
Hartline
Obituary for John David Martin of Lawrence and Richland
John David Martin born January 14 1858 in Dade County Missouri moved to Kansas as a child with his parents during the Civil War and settled near Lawrence. Survived by wife Mary Jane Houk three children Florence Harrell Dee Cox and David Martin four grandchildren and a brother Charles Martin of Emporia. He died January 12 1938 at age 79 years 11 months 29 days.
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John David Martin
Henry
Nancy Martin
Dade County
Kansas
Lawrence
Mary Jane Houk
David Martin
Florence Harrell
Richland
Ina May Martin
Pearl Cox
United Brethren Church
Richard and
Wayne Harrell
Glenice
Dee Cox
Charles Martin
Emporia
Sixth grade program at Tonganoxie school chapel
The Tonganoxie grade six held a program Friday afternoon with songs, scripture readings, piano solos, and a skit. Students listed include Ransley McEnulty, Maxine Weir, Bobbie Rawlings, Olin Campbell, and many others. The Methodist Ladies Aid met January 27 at Mrs. Co. F. Redding’s home.
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America
Methodist Ladies’ Aid Society
F. Redding
Marie’ ‘Weir
Maxine
Kansas City
Ruth _ Fowler
Bert Grimes
Four Square Bridge ‘Club
Harry Wendorff
George Baker
Ladies’ Association of ‘the Congregational Church
Archie Knox
Alfred Knox Scenari
George Agen
Noted Fight Official Dies in New York
Charles Lynch, famed fight official and sharp ring judge, died of heart disease at 48. He last served Friday night at the Farr Braddock bout, where he cast a dissenting vote for Farr on points.
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New York
Charles Lynch
Lynch
Tommy Farr
James J. Braddock
Farr
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Charles Ross
James Gray
Federal Agenta
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Spooner
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National Park Service
Washington, D. C
Howard W. Blakeslee
AP Science
Peppears
Jack Crabtree
Tonganoxie
Frank Reed
Linwood
Kan
Hubbel Hill Cemetery
Fred Zoellner
Reading
Lee Freeman
Eleanor Ratliff
Topeka
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Herbert Miller
Pittsburg
Max Russell
Russell
Ernie Elston
E. O. S. Club
Fred Angell
A. . Laughlin
Harold Coxs
Ralph Cainlow
Bert
Ralph. Caine
Thureda
Roscoe Bedell
Lloyd Bedell
Jac McEnulty
Franklin Ice
Grote Shapany
Royal “Neighbor Lodge
Charles
Endriss
Othel- Marie
C.H. Cain
Men’s Union
Basehor Baptist Church
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Ralph
Bela DE Tuscan
James L. Clark
Mulford Scull
Helen Howard
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