War threats rise in Shanghai as US aids evacuation
Western Frwenanastnt reports the Shanghai crisis where 4,000 US troops in the north danger zone prepare to leave as the USS Augusta stands by. Chinese bombs strike the Idzumo, fires erupt, 1,500 killed or wounded, while Mme Chiang Kai-shek cites unintentional bombing after planes crippled by anti-aircraft fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sherman
North Chine
Shanghai
U. S. S. Augusta
Uncle Sam
China
State Department
United States
Norhern
Bund
Mme
Chiang Kai-shek
Senate Committee On Foreign Affairs
Roosevelt
Manchukuo
Japan
Strange Doings at Sea Sink Edith in Mediterranean
Barcelona reports four insurgent airplanes dropped 25 bombs on the Danish vessel Edith, sinking it in the Mediterranean. Twenty crew and a French observer were rescued by two fishing boats. Copenhagen owners say it is their twenty second ship captured or bombed by rebels. A French freighter Peame reports a torpedo fired by an unidentified submarine near Tunis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barcelona
Frecch
Copenhagen
Peame
Tunisignep
Catie
Rebels Press Santander Rees from insurgent command
Rebels press Santander with 25 villages and 1,000 prisoners claimed captured as Franco's forces press the coast. Government concedes some advances but denies threatening main defenses in the Santander area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santander Rees
Santander
Franco
Wee
Bilbao
Madrid
Segovia
Protests Over Leasing Obsolete US Ships to Brazil
LA NACION notes protests against leasing outdated United States warships to Brazil. Secretary Hull sought congressional authorization for transferring over-age vessels to South American republics. President Roosevelt said the ships are for training and pose no threat, with State Department policy barring use against friendly governments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LA Nacion
Buenos Aires
Argentina
United States
Brazil
South America
Hull
Senate Naval Committee
Roosevelt
State Department
Roosevelt Tax Battle Looms In Next Congress Session
The article surveys expected fights in Congress over taxation and revenue as President Roosevelt seeks new revenue measures. It notes Republicans led by Pat Harrison will push liberalization of undistributed corporate earnings taxes, while conservatives warn of rainy day funds. it also discusses the political dynamics shaping 1940, Farley’s strategic moves with Vandenberg, and the impact on the Republican Party and business interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willam Green
American Federation of Labor
Congress
Bilbo
Mississippi
Roosevelt
Hugo L. Black
Dem
Ala
Supreme Court
Willis van Devanter
Black
Ashurst
Ariz
Burke
Neb
Johnson
Rep
Calif
Senate Judiciary Committee
Farley
Jim
Washington
Pierce- Arrow Motor Corporation
Pierce-Arrow
Maine
Vermont
Treasury
Harry L. Hopkins
White House
Capitol Hill
Hopkins
Pat Harrison
Senate Finance Committee
Harrison
James A. Farley
Arthur H. Vandenberg
Senator Vandenberg
Jin
Gows
Vandenberg
Tay
Franklin D. Roosevelt
New York
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Indiana
Connecticut
Republican
House
Empire State
Jim" Davis
Farrey
G. O. P. Elephant
William Green
Capitol
Green
Pennsylvania Heritage Through Kipling’s Eye and Ole Bull’s Quest
A nostalgic tour of Pennsylvania’s landscapes and history. The piece links Kipling’s praise to Philadelphia’s commerce, Pittsburgh’s industry, and Erie’s lakeside vitality, recounts early American iron and steel hubs, notes Ole Bull’s failed dream of a “New Norway” in Potter and Coudersport, and highlights Prince Gallitzin’s humanitarian missions across the Alleghenies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W Ashington
WN Ater
Pennsylvania
Kipling
Market Street
Philadelphia
Point
Pittsburgh
Logstown
Ohio
Easton
Bathlehem
New Castle
Sharon
Chester
Delaware
Erie
Lake
Matamoras
Greene
William Penn
Benjamin Franklin
Braddock
Edgar Thompson Steel Mills
Westinghouse Electric
Monongahela
Great Lakes
Economy
Baden
Byers Company
George Washington
Garcia
Half King
Fort le Bouef
Anthony Wayne
Gettysburg
Valley Forge
Ole Bull
Kertle Creek
Guarry
Harrisburg
Robert E. Peary
Cresceu
Prince Gallitzin
Perb
Akleghenies
Horace Greeley
Utopia
Asylum
Titusville
Oil City
Bradford Field
Big Woods
South
Potter County
Norway
Kis Raven
Kettle Creek
Also Mentioned on This Page
Sen. Black
Edward W. Pickard
Department of Agriculture
Commodity Credit Corporation
Sec
Senator Black
Jim Fairey
Great Wall
Nankow Pass
Peiping
Eighty - Ninth
Sulyusu
Shansi
Nankow
Siberia
Russia
Siberian
Secret Service
Ai Wes
Apital
Carter
America
Casple
Coudersport
Jersey Shore
Oleona
Prince Gallstein
Alleghenies
Johnstown
Altoona
Prince Demetrius Augustine Gailitzin
Holand
Netherlands
Frederick the Great
Baltimore
Tis West Alope
Prince Galltzin
Loretto
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!