Mirabel Slade and Gandhi’s Quiet Faithful Aide
In 1924 a London society girl turned to Gandhi’s nonviolence path, becoming Mira Mirabel Slade, a multirole helper and devotee. She endured exile and jail, served as Gandhi’s cook and strategist, and continues a disciplined life by his side. Capt. Leland P. Lovette succeeds Hepburn as navy bureau director, famed for mediating in China during 1928 civil conflict.
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York
London
Bristol
England
Madeleine Slade
Mohandas K. Gandhi
Bombay
Gandhi
Bureau of Public Relations
U. S. Navy
Leland P. Lovette
Arthur J. Hepburn
U. S
Pampagna
Canton
China
Sun Yat S@1
Kwangsi Province
Skyway to Glory notes from Uncle Frank telegram
On the set Jacquiline White received a telegram of good luck signed Uncle Frank, a reference to Franklin D Knox secretary of the navy. Dave Elman the Hobby Lobby radio host is a stamp collector with little hobby time. Meyer Davis leads a bandleader committee to collect musical instruments for American POWs, to be distributed by the YMCA. Powell and Lamarr team in Crossroads and will star in Starlight.
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Jacquiline White
Frank
Frank Knox
Secretary of the Navy
Dave Elman
Meyer Davis
William Powell
Hedy Lamarr
Willkie to Visit Russia for Government Service
Wendell L. Willkie plans a near east and Russia trip at Roosevelt’s request to meet Josef Stalin and visit fighting fronts. He expects to return to the United States around October 15 during the 1940 presidential race.
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Wendell L. Willkie
Near East
Russia
Willkie
Roosevelt
Josef Stalin
Military commissions set precedents for wartime trials
Roosevelt's 1942 commission to try eight German saboteurs follows Lincoln's 1862 tribunal that broadened court martial powers. The 1862 panel, led by Judge Pierrepont and Maj. Gen. Dix, tried Rose Greenhow and defined wartime justice for civilians and soldiers alike. A later Johnson panel in 1865 tried Lincoln conspirators under similar authority.
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Vaice
Roosevelt
Army
Navy
Frank R. McCoy
Abraham Lincoln
United States
Militay Commission
Lincoln
Edwards Pierrepont
President Grant
John A. Dix
New York
Pierrepont
Dix
Washington
Rose Greenhow
Stephen A. Douglas
Lafayette Park
White House
Bull Run
Allen Pinkerton
Union Army
Secret Service
Old Capitol
Confederacy
Andrew Johnson
J. Wilkes Booth
David Hunter
A. P. Howe
James A. Ekin
Robert 8. Foster
T. M. Harris
Lew Wallace
A. V. Kautz
Henry L. Burnett
D. R. Clendenin
C. H. Tompkins
John A. Bingham
Joseph Holt
Lemon Pie and Wool Over Eyes
A fragment from a historical page mentions lemon pie and a playful line about not casting sheepish glances at a pretty girl who will pull wool over your eyes, preserving the quirky tone of the era.
Ought to Be noe am Sa Meeker's e an excellent park
A fragmented line notes a woman named Meeker and a long marriage to a man of fifteen years. The garbled text mentions a park and unclear actions surrounding domestic life.
Fitting Description From Courtroom Banter
A feisty exchange unfolds as a client questions a missing word while the counselor defends a ball game deemed highly important and legally sound. The dialogue hints at pressure and propriety in a formal setting.
Minor dispute over insults and facial hair
In a brief exchange Pinchpenny accuses someone of calling him a denied old barefaced scoundrel while Col. Bluegrass admonishes the behavior and notes the man has a goatee and mustache. The dialogue centers on propriety and appearance.
Pipe It Minister at Baptism of Baby
The baptism scene names the minister and parent figures Randolph Morgan Montgomery and Alfred Van Christopher McGool. The minister asks for a little more water as the rite proceeds with an assistant.
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Randolph Morgan Montgomery Alfred van Christopher McGool
Boldest Counsels In Great Straits Quote
A concise Livy quote about boldest counsels staying safest when hope wanes.
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