Badoglio Takes Over Mart ial Law As Italy Seeks Peace
Marshal Pietro Badoglio seized control in Italy as martial law was proclaimed and Mussolini was reported arrested or fleeing. King Victor Emmanuel installed Badoglio, ordered the army to preserve order, and warned that dissidents could be fired upon. Reports from Stockholm and Berne claimed Mussolini’s capture, with varying details. The new government named Raffaele Guariglia foreign minister as it faced Allied pressure and ongoing bombings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A.P
Pietro Badoglio
Yugoslavia
Greece
France
MUSSOLINI
ONDON
C.P
Italy
Benito Mussolini
Victor Emmanuel
Stockholm
Germany
Hitler
Badoglio
Rome
Switzerland
Sweden
Reuters
Berne
Berlin
Raffaele Guariglia
Turkey
Guariglia
Ankara
London
Mussolini Resigns. Badoglio Takes Command in Italy
The report notes Mussolini's resignation amid Rome bombing propaganda denials by the Vatican radio. A 71-year-old veteran soldier, critic of the dictator and king’s ally, is named as his replacement. Badoglio orders place Italy under siege as the war continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Vatican radio
Mussolini
Badoglio
Italy
Allied squeeze on Sicily Axis as Termini taken
Allied forces tighten grip on northeastern Sicily with Termini capture. American troops report 7,000 prisoners including six Italian generals and an admiral. Canadians, British, and U S troops push toward Messina and Etna Masina area as 32 German and three Italian divisions are bottled up. More than 70,000 prisoners total.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DANIEL DE LUCE
Associated Press
NORTH AFRICA
Sicily
Termini
Palermo
Catania-Etna-Messina
Tth
Messina
Benito Mussolini From Rags To Rome And Now To Oblivion
Benito Mussolini is traced from birth on July 29 1883 in Dovia Forli to his early radicalism. His expulsion from school and Swiss exile follow as he moves through teaching jobs imprisonment and socialist leadership. The piece notes repeated arrests and the rise of his anti parliamentary stance before a continuation on page three.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Benito Mussolini
Dovia
Predappio
Forli
Romagna
College of the Salesian Fathers
Folimpopel
Switzerland
Berne
Geneva
Verona
wea
Left Hand Corner on Comics Vocabulary Study
Time Magazine reports George E. Hill of Morningside College studied 384 daily comic strips to gauge influence on child vocabulary. He found 302 distinct words used, with 80 percent simple words and 130 slang terms, noting sound effects and distortions like heh haw hev and quomatopori as humor devices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
HETHER
U.S
Time
George E. Hill
Morningside College
Sioux City
Iowa
dili
babe
bracelets
chee
framed
King names commander in chief of Italian forces
With Mussolini ousted on Sunday, the King of Italy assumes commander in chief of all Italian armed forces, directing the military shift as the regime collapses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mussolini
King
Italy
Parliament Is Adjourned for January Return
CUAWA July 26 Members of parliament travelled homeward as the house of commons adjourned to January 26 after nearly six months of session which ended Saturday night. Royal assent was given at 10:43 p.m. and the assembly adjourned unless summoned earlier. Debates centered on non-war estimates and monetary reform with the New Democracy group opposing an international currency stabilization plan. Arthur Slaght urged Bank of Canada borrowing. Finance Minister Ibley defended current policies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CUAWA
house of commons
Isley
New Democracy group
Social Credit party
Arthur Slaght
Lib
Parry Sound
Bank of Canada
Ibley
Churchill to Speak on Italy War Picture in Commons
London July 26 Prime Minister Churchill will explain to the House of Commons the Italian war situation at the next sitting. He will present a comprehensive view of Italy’s war status and actions to Parliament.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CHURCHILL
ITALY
LONDON
house of commons
Allied Bombers Hit Hamburg and Kiel in Major Raid
Allied air forces conducted a large scale assault on Hamburg with over 2300 tons of explosives and fire bombs, targeting docks and shipyards. US heavy bombers followed daylight strikes on Kiel, while RAF crews attacked Ghent industrial targets. Spitfires bombed sites near Ghent as coordination across regions underscored a sustained round the clock bombardment strategy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LYNN HEINZERLING
Associated Press
LONDON
A.P
RAB
Hamburg
Germany
United States
Kiel
United States army
RAF
Ghent
Belgium
NORWAY
Herogalen
Oslo
RAE lancaster
North Africa
Leghorne
Italy
Alps
England
lfe
Leghorn
ESSEN
C.P
Saint-Omer
France
Mussolini Ousted as Premier in Major War Era Upset
The article notes Mussolini being deposed on Sunday and Pietro Badoglio succeeding him as premier in a major Second Great War upheaval. It references his era of imperial ambitions and the Black Shirt forces leading campaigns in Africa, including Ethiopia, with ongoing Allied advances threatening Italy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MARSHAL BADOGLIO
Benito Mussolini
Italy
Pietro Badoglio
Il Duce
Mussolini
Fietro Badoglio
I Duce
Russ Drive Sweeps Toward Bryansk Invasion Front
Russian forces moved toward Bryansk on the Orel front amid stubborn German resistance. Stalin has been at the front supervising operations as the Red Army advances to encircle Orel, with heavy German losses in men and armor reported by the German communique.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MOSCOW
Joseph Stalin
taal
Orel
Bryansk
Crormian
Stalin
Red army
Caucasus
Ladoga
Mussolini Resigns After Fascist Council Meet
Reports from Rome indicate Mussolini made a statement on the political and military situation before an extraordinary baseist grand council meeting on the eve of his resignation. Other dispatches note U S bombers aiding Wake Island and Russian forces encircling Orel with substantial village gains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MUSSOLINI
FASCIST COUNCIL
LONDON
C.P
grand council
Stefani
Rome
Also Mentioned on This Page
New
Badoglia
Axis
Northeast
Trap
West
pon
Trent
Chamber of Labor
Future
Socialist Party
Forl
national Socialist Congress
Tripoli
Socialist congress
Avanti
Milan
es NEWSPACE
KING VICTOR EMMANUEL
Podasy
Haule Selassie
Ethiopia
Russ
WILLIAM McGAFFIN
WAKE ISLAND
NEW YORK
Tokyo
states
Wake bind
entcirdle
RICHARD HARDISTY
VANCOUVER
M.D
Calgary
Richard C. Hardisty
Alberta
Monlay
Lord
Strathcona
Crowfoot
Riel
CHUNGEKING
Chekung province
east China sea
Sokyo
Chinest iigh command
R.A.F
Courtrai
Abbeytihe
aig
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!