Wilson debated as three men kept United States from war
The piece cites Prof. A. M. Arnett arguing Wilson pushed toward war in 1916 but was blocked by Champ Clark, Flood, and Claude Kitchin. It questions the cost if war had started earlier, mentions air power, a malaria risk from CCC workers, Ethiopian victories, and a Ugandan- or Ethiopian-referencing dispatch amid broader wartime commentary.
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Salvation Army praised as Lord's shock troops in wartime
Irvin B. Cobb extols the Salvation Army for their Christmas fund drive and wartime service, calling them the Lord’s shock troops. He also riffs on a mythic hen, New Deal politics, and generational satire, ending with a light jab at modern youth and a nod to Adam.
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Nations Agree to Boost Fishing on Lake Titicaca
The Bolivian and Peruvian governments sign a formal diplomatic agreement to create a fishing industry on Lake Titicaca 12,000 feet up in the Andes. They plan restocking and seeking cold tolerant species with foreign experts, while local natives continue fishing from reed boats and avoid swimming due to the cold.
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Lake Titicaca
Philadelphia Inquirer
Andes
Nebraska farm income tops 282 million in 1935 report
A. E. Anderson reports Nebraska's 1935 farm income from crops livestock and AAA benefits totaled 282 million dollars, up 50 million from 1934, with livestock sales at about 177 million. Other signs of recovery include farm loan repayments, higher auto and implement sales, and rising theater patronage. Pension plans for Lincoln Iowa and Nebraska near federal approval with state programs for blind pensions and dependent children under review.
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Nebraska
A. E. Anderson
Anderson
Regional Agricultural Corp
RFC
Iowa
Social Security Board
Congress
Nebraska School Costs Rise in 1934 35 Public Education
Lincoln state superintendent Charles W. Taylor reports Nebraska public schools spent 18 343 159 for 1934 35 with 14 555 149 raised by taxation. Expenditures rose 699 574 from 1933 34 while 2 422 231 lagged behind 1932 33. Average teacher salaries fell across city and rural schools for men and women over the period.
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Charles W. Taylor
Nebraska
Taylor
City
WPA Chief Promises No Major Nebraska Staff Cuts
Lincoln and Omaha reports say state Works Progress Administration chief Lincoln D. F. Felton assured Nebraskans no cuts or reduced appropriations would derail the big job drive. Felton, with A. D. Morrell on site as acting district administrator, said District 2 should see no trouble and other districts would cooperate to keep WPA employment at high levels.
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Lincoln
D. F. Felton
Works Progress Administration
Fosdick New Head of Rockefeller Foundation
Raymond D. Fosdick, brother of Rev. Harry Emerson Fosdick of Riverside Church New York, has been elected president of the Rockefeller Foundation. The appointment marks a notable leadership change at the philanthropic organization.
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Raymond D. Fosdick
Harry Emerson Fosdick
Riverside Church
New York
Dr Euwe Crowned New World Chess Champion
Max Euwe won the world chess championship in the recent match, becoming the new world champion. The event marks a historic victory for Euwe and the Dutch chess federation.
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Dr. Euwe
Max Euwe
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