Remembering the Red Cross 1923 Japan aid and facts
A nostalgic survey recalls 1923 Japan earthquake tolls, US aid figures and Red Cross relief. It notes Coolidge’s five million dollar appeal, the eventual twelve million raised, Japan’s three million memorial allocation, and Red Cross roles from nurses to dogs on battlefields.
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Red Cross
Japan
Yokohama
Tokyo
Coolidge
America
American Red Cross
Memorial Fraternity
United States
Washington Faces Major Tax Battle Over Sales Tax
The article outlines a looming Capitol Hill clash over new taxes led by Randolph Paul who opposes a sales tax and favors heavy taxes on high earners and corporate profits. It notes proposals to curb inflation, broaden excises, close loopholes, and the likelihood such plans reach Morgenthau and the White House amid a wartime budget. It also cites Leon Henderson’s price controls and other brief items on federal spending, defense bond drives, and officials returning from Rio.
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Capitol Hill
Wall Street
Randolph Paul
Ford
Standard Oil
Paul
Francis Biddle
Bluefield
W Va
Chamber of Commerce
Earle Davidson
Greenville
Midh
Daily News
Treasury
Defense Savings Committee
Davidson
Rio
Pan American Clipper
Sumner Welles
Lands of Allies in Far Flung War Zone
A feature explainer maps the southwest Pacific theater naming key locations and powers. It details the Philippines Java Sumatra Borneo Celebes Malaya Singapore and Burma road stakes, noting Dutch British and American roles and the strategic value of Malay and Japanese moves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pacific
Pacific War
Southwest Pacific
Ace
United States
Sulu
Shan States
Sarawak
Banda and
Celebes Seas
Marshall
Caroline Islands
Singapore
Manila
Darwin
Batavia
Philippines
Spain
Maine
Pearl Harbor
China
Japan
Borneo
Celebes
New Guinea
Mindanao
Luzon
Celebes Sea
North Borneo
Strait of
Macassar
Celebes Island
Java Sea
Flores
Molucca
Sumatra
Java
Free Dutch
Dutch West Indies Islands
Netherlands Indies
Dutch East Indies
Indies
Peru
Ecuador
Colombia
Brazil
South America
Dutch West Indies
Equator
Chinchon
sPeru
Malacca Strait
Malaya
America
India
From Wilderness to Small Town Peace in America
An elderly narrator recalls returning to a country town after fifty years in a metropolitan wilderness. He contrasts neighborly, gift exchanges with urban anonymity and reflects on patriotism and civic duty. The piece cites 1919 Chicago talks on universal military training and argues against a governing class controlling policy.
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Merica
Chicago
Iowa
America
Air Miles Distances Among Pacific Points Noted
Approximate air distances between Pacific locations prominent in the news total several thousand miles. Batavia Java to Singapore 555 miles and to Darwin 1690 miles. Dutch Harbor Alaska to Honolulu 2295 miles and to Tokyo 2835. Guam to Manila 1595 and to Tokyo 1565. Honolulu to San Francisco 2395 and to Tokyo 3850. Sydney to Wake Island 5075 and to Panama Canal Zone 4711. Manila to Singapore 1490 and to Hong Kong 60 miles.
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Pacific
Honolulu
San Francisco
Tokyo
Sydney
Australia
Wake Island
Panamia Canal Zone
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U. S
Army
Navy
War Department
Congress
Red Cross Motor Corps
England
Clara Barton
Leonard Wood
Siborney
Wood
Clara
Col
Teddy Roosevelt
Red Cross Society
Marine Corps
Bulletin Board of the
L. A
International Red Cross
Geneva
Switzerland
Washington, D. C
Ofs
Toto
Morgenthau
White House
Henderson
Leon Henderson
Alaska
John McCormack
Selective Service
Washington
McCormack
Islands
Ralia Perth
Lia
Naval Bases
U S.A
Greater East Asia
Sunda
Thailand
Burma
Russia
Lniun
Guam
Hong Kong
Broadway
Beauty School
School OF BA
Salt Lake City
Utah
Otaerak Ty
Miller & Wiki
Beesley
Intermountain
Bendix
Intermountain Utilities
South State
St. Salt Lake City
Marta
L, D. S. Relief Society
Oo. C. Tanner Company
Salt Lake
Otaring
Otarion of
Salt Saht
McIntyre
Otarion
John Woolman
Walpole
HOTEL
Ben Lomond
Ogden, Utah
Rotary
Kirrante
Arscath
Ben Lomond Ogden
Hinbert
Visick
Met
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