Roosevelt ateenth Century orator visions in 1920 vice presidency
The article contrasts Roosevelt born 1882 and age 38 in 1920 with Cox and Dewey, noting Roosevelt’s potential succession if Cox died before inauguration. It discusses ages, experience, and readiness for the presidency amid early 20th century political context.
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Esident Roosevelt
Cox
Roosevelt
Thomas E. Dewey
Europe
France
Britain
Hitler
Marcus Wake Islands Raided by Pacific Fleet Aircraft
Pearl Harbor May 26. American carrier planes struck Marcus and Wake Islands in a two day raid. Marcus saw 148 tons of bombs with four planes and three men lost. Wake endured 150 tons of bombs with no enemy aircraft lost and no American losses. Raid marked by 373 sorties against Marcus and 354 against Wake.
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United States Pacific Fleet
Pearl Harbor
Japan
Pacific
Tokyo
Marcus
Wake Islands
Alfred E. Montgomery
Wake
Adm
Chester W. Nimitz
Montgomery
United States Marine
Central Pacific
Lagoon
Nimite
Ponape
Carmine Islands
Marshalls
Army Navy
Washington
Artemus L. Gates
Navy
Gates
Knife Hunt Drives Detroit Church Death Probe
Detroit detectives scan for a sharp knife linked to the slaying of Mrs. Jean Long, Twelfth Street Evangelical Church secretary. Authorities question her estranged husband Kenneth Long and Alex Simpson as the search for a weapon continues. Funeral services were held with Liesemer officiating before burial in South Fork, Pennsylvania.
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Detroit
Jean Long
Twelfth Street
Kenneth Long
Alex Simpson
South Bend
Ind
Chicago
John O. Whitman
Long
Newell €. Liesemer
Simpson
Jean Long Fabovel
Twelfth Streetvangelical Church
N. C. Liesemet
Elain Wisecarver Faces Child Stealing Charge in Compton
Elaine Wisecarver, 31, married in Yuma Aziz, is charged with child stealing in Compton after a preliminary hearing where the bridegroom testified. Justice Kaufman will decide on June 1 if she will be held for trial. Wisecarver's mother testified the man cared little for Elaine and she married to avoid school.
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Compton
Calif
Elaine Wisecarver
Yuma
Aziz
Fljsworth Wisecarver
Elaine
Justice of the Peace
Leonard Kaufman
Wisecarver
Mildred Wisecarver
Denver
Defener
David Marcus
Miller tells of love mixup in murder case
Washington prosecutors outline a love affair involving Dr. Jonah Lind that led to a February homicide. Miller, 67, recounts overheard conversation via extension phone and describes threats and pressure to end the relationship. He says he shot the lover after his wife arrived at a downtown intersection.
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Washington
Robert Moller
Gary
Jona BK. Lind
Miller
Dr. Lind
H. Mason Welch
Iin
Lind
Mie Miller
Welch
Missing Louisiana servicemen listed by War Department
The War Department announced fifteen Louisiana and Mississippi men enlisted in the United States services are missing. Names include Enea neat Staff Sat and Lt Willan P Boulet among others, with listed homes in New Iberia New Orleans Baton Rouge Franklin Belcher and other Louisiana towns.
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Washington
War Department
Louisiana
Misejap Oeffices
United States Solidiser
Mick
Enea Neat
James M. Batinck
Verne M. Badech
New Iberia
Willan P. Bouwlet
Miton
P. Boulet
Canal
Finley L. Cochran
Dura Lo Cochran
Baton Rouge
Wille W. German
Lee Gerrmar
DeQuines
Michel. Hebert
Lil-ian Hebert
Sut
Second Street
Franklin, Py
Linyd M. Weldon
Mes
Lula Weldon
Belcher
Carvel O. Wolff
Lila Welff
Lopez Street
New Orleans
No-Strike Pledge Adopted by San Francisco Longshoremen
In San Francisco on May 26 the warehouse division of the International Longshoremen and Warehousemen Union pledged to abandon strikes as an economic weapon for the war and postwar era. Harry Bridges urged that the no-strike pledge be written into future contracts and joined by other I L W U locals and California CIO unions. The resolution states strikes during war are treason to the nation and notes 99 percent of workers have abided by the pledge.
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International Longshoremen'’s and Warehousemen's Union
Harry
Richard Lynden
California
Bridges
San Francisco
Lynden
Association of San Francisco Distributors
Jebor
Eleven Norwegians Shot to Death in Nazi Oslo Action
Oslo radio reported eleven Norwegians shot by German authorities for activity aiding the enemy. Ten were said to be trained in England for espionage or working under orders of the English enemy, described by the biologist as fanatic Communists.
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New York
Eleves Nrowegins
Norwa
Xn Rolemxy Courte
Oslo Radio
England
Unite States
Death Verdict For Swancutt Is Given
CAMPANZA Calif May 26 Army court martial convicted Lt Beaufort G Swancutt of murdering four people in a March 5 shooting affray. The panel recommended the death penalty as Swancutt testified about a troubled life and claimed a mental blackout during the incident. He admitted marriage to Gertrude and fathering two children while courting Dorothy Douglas, with the killings including Douglas and her friend Lourdine Livermore, plus Capt Aubrey G Serfling and River side officer Arthur Simpson.
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Campanza
Calif
Beaufort G. Swancutt
Swancutt
Beaufort G. Swancutts
la Crosse
Wis
Dorothy Douglas
Lourdine Livermore
Aubrey G. Serfling
Riverside
Arthur Simpson
Douglas
Gertrude
Camp Anza
Turkey Indicates Willingness to Enter War if Supplied
An Ankara source says Turkey would act if urged by the United States and Britain and provided with 300 planes and 400 tanks. Official reaction is pending, but leaders say Allied promises of equipment have not been fulfilled and the Churchill pledge of 20 million pounds falls short.
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Ankara
Turkey
United States
Britain
Churchilll
Churchill
Corrigan Admits Advising Restricted Letter to Chicago Firm
Navy ordnance official Lt. Cmdr. John D. Corrigan testified before the Senate War Investigating Committee that he sent a restricted letter to Corrigan, Osborne and Wells in Chicago and asked it be burned after reading. He said the Sept 13 1942 letter on navy stationery listed manufacturers receiving bureau funds and urged selling jobs to influence results, while warning it was restricted and not for general distribution.
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Washington
John D. Corrigan
Navy
Ordnance Bureau
Senate War
Chicago
Corrigan
Navy Department
Eninance Bureau
David Armour
Osborne and Wells
Bureau of Ordnance
5. S. Nor
Hugh Fulton
Corrinan
Senator Ferguson
Michigan
Lake Charles Plant Dedication Draws Government and Industry Leaders
In Lake Charles on May 26 the dedication of the 100 netate gagoline and synthetic rubber plants drew high officials and company heads. Messages from Forrestal Ickes Dewey Patterson and others were read. W. Alten Jones and Harvey Firestone Jr attended as the projects near completion after fast construction by Cities Service and partner firms.
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Lake Charles
Ana
Petrstoun Indusins
Demense
Big Wear
Funcheon
W. Alten Jones
Cities Service Refining Corporation
Butacionne
Harvey & Firestone Jr
Firestone Tue and Rubber Company
Forrestal
Ickes
Joe
Dewey
Secreiary
War Patterson
Washington
Gqaaths
M W. Ketingg Compan
Two Monroe Hotels Cited by OPA for Maximum Rent Violations
Virginia Hotel Inc and Frances Hotel Face OPA action for charging rents above maximums and registering with wrong local office. OPA seeks permanent injunction to stop violations. Frances partnership members named and counterclaims addressed by hotel attorneys. Also listing a Belfast execution of Pvt Wiley Harris for civilian killing, with execution location undisclosed.
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Shreveport
Uptwo
Monroe Hotels
Virginia Hotel, Inc
Mattel Frances
OPA
Virginia
Frances
Munroe
The
Otis E. Hodge
James Hunit
Carl H. McHenry
Copnedia
London
Pvt
Wiley Harris
Greenville
Belfast
United States Army
Roosevelt acted without statutory authority says Senate panel
A Senate judiciary subcommittee led by Senator McCarran found President Roosevelt had no constitutional or statutory authority to issue the executive order seizing Montgomery Ward and Company's Chicago mail order house. The report criticized Attorney General Biddle and Secretary of Commerce Jones for supporting the order. Ward board chair Sewell Avery and federal wage boards were cited amid labor agency involvement. Senator McFarland declined to sign, saying the subcommittee did not settle the issue.
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Washington
Senate
McCarran
Nevada
Roosevelt
Montgomery Ward and Company
Chicago
Biddle
Commerce Jones
Sewell Avery
Ward Board
Ward Board Chairman; the Conciliation
Department of Labor
War Labor Board
National Labor Relations Board
Revercomb
West Virginia
Senator McFarland
Arizona
McFarland
Davis Endorses Prison Branch Measure in Louisiana
Governor James H. Davis backs a bill to create a state department of corrections to supervise the penitentiary and related institutions. The proposal, to be submitted to the Senate, would replace wardens with a governor appointed superintendent and add a five member advisory board.
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Baton Rouge
James H. Davis
State Department of Corrections
State Department of Institutions
Senate
Chester J. Qucon Marksville
Senate Committee On State Penal Institutions
Lso
Corrections
Louisiana Training Institute
State Industrial School For
State Industrial School
Queen Mary Celebrates 77th Birthday With Work Ethic
Queen Mary marks her 77th birthday by continuing to work on her country estate. She toils outdoors daily, clearing undergrowth, cutting trees, and tending gardens while maintaining robust health. She also visits factories, schools, hospitals and hosts notable visitors.
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London
Queen Mary
Omar Bradley
United Kingdom
John Curtin
Australia
Maharajah
Kashmir
Dr Charles King Named Moderator At Southern Assembly
Dr Charles L King 32 native of Covington Ga was elected moderator of the Southern Presbyterian Church at the 84th annual general assembly in Montreat N C He was pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of Howston Texas for 12 years and won on the third ballot over Dr James Luther Fowle of Chattanooga Tennessee succeeding Dr Donald W Richardson of Union Seminary Richmond Virginia.
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Montreat
N. C
Charles L. King
First Presbyterian Church
Howston
Tex
Southern Presbyterian Church
Covington
King
James Luther Fowle
First Presbyterian Church of
Chattanooga
Tenn
Donald W. Richardson
Union Seminary
Richmond
Allies advance toward Rome seize Cisterna Aquino and more
Allied forces push from the Anzio beachhead into a broad advance toward Rome. Fifth Army captures Cisterna and Littoria as Eighth Army takes Aquino and Piedimonte. Canadian and Allied units flank Germans near the Melfa river while air and artillery continue pounding retreating positions. More than 12,000 Germans captured since the offensive began. 1,750 enemy vehicles damaged in 48 hours.
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Edward Kennedy
Naples
Rome
Anzio
Fifth Army
Cisterna
Eighth Army
Aquino
Piedimonte
Melfa
Liri
Cassino
Littoria
Pontine
Alban Hills
Terracina
Monte Vaghia
Pico
Monte Civie Tella
Vallecorsa
Pontime
Sabaudia
Pontina
Ciseterna
Cari
Doganella
Appian Way
Cori
Eternal City
Navy
Getemans
Bad Weather Halts Aerial Assaults Across Europe
Allied pre invasion air offensive dwindled as bad weather grounded most air forces over the continent. Reports from Vichy and Paris claimed attacks in Lyon, St Etienne, eastern France, and central France with limited single aircraft over Germany. Earlier raids hit airfields and rail centers from Toulon to Berlin, using 6,000 planes and thousands of tons of bombs.
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London
Vichy
Lyon
St. Etienne
France
Germany
Nani Radio
Paris
Soussons
Toulon
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Monroe
DAVIS
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