Great Britain to Fight On Alone Despite French Capitulation
Roger Shaw notes Britain will continue the struggle despite France surrender. He claims the United States accelerates its defense program in response to the war's shifting dynamics.
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Richard Leche
Louisiana
U. S
Leche
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Iralien
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Italy
Pennsylvania
Albany
Earl Browder
United States
Honorable Peace in German War Reflected by French Move
Premier Paul Reynaud’s resignation and Henri Petain’s appointment signal a peace offer in the offing as negotiations begin. Churchill vows Britain will fight on, while Russia moves to Lithuania, Estonia, and Latvia. Italy cuts ties with Britain and Spain backs Franco in a shifting wartime landscape.
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Washingtoniana Foreign Policies Stir Virginia Speech
A University of Virginia address sparks a storm of applause and protest as factions split along New Dealers war hawk lines. The piece notes political maneuvering, calls to fire certain officials, and a sweeping list of alleged fifth columnists amid looming fiscal and military shifts.
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France
Birthday and arrest report for William Braun in upstate N
The twenty ninth birthday of a local man William Braun was noted as he reportedly drank about 60 whiskies in 12 hours. He received 30 days for alleged driving while intoxicated and two days each for driving without a license and failure to produce two motor vehicle registration cards.
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Upstate
William Braun
Army Reissues James Montgomery Flagg Poster in 1940 Drive
The 1917 18 poster by James Montgomery Flagg, a patriotic recruiting image, proved a strong stimulus to enlistments. In 1940 the army reissued the same poster to aid expansion, recently authorized by Congress.
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James Montgomery Flagg
U. S. Army
Army
Congress
Embargoes and war trade in the early 1940s scramble
The Roosevelt administration weighs an embargo on scrap iron, a key wartime export, with potential carveouts for England and France. Reports note Germany’s iron comes largely from scrap, while Luxembourg mines may offset losses. Also cited are war-related grain loans, easing European food shortages, and notable casualties and air war reflect the era’s tensions.
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Japan
Italy
U. S
England
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Germany
Luxembourg
America
Department of Agriculture
Commodity Credit Corporation
Americas
At That We Doubt Ready Answer Saved the Day
A gentleman fond of golf returns home late after playing with friends using night clubs. His wife challenges the excuse and accuses him of playing in the dark. He insists the game was in night conditions with improvised gear.
Enduring Work: Engraving on Minds, Not Marble or Brass
A quotation from Daniel Webster's 1852 Speech in Faneuil Hall contrasts material permanence with the lasting impact of shaping immortal minds. It asserts that engraving high principles and the fear of God in people outlasts physical monuments, growing brighter through time.
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Daniel Webster
Faneuil Hall
Quiz style historical questions across science and geography
A list of ten factual questions covering topics from Beethoven’s aids to wheat to meteorites, city nicknames, taxi colonists, dogs without tails, frankincense sources, army casualty fractions, Parthenon ruins, diamond explosions, and beaver temperament.
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Europe
Quiz With Answers on Diverse Subjects Revealed
A compact information quiz covers topics from Venice to New York Bowery dance halls in the early nineties. It confirms facts about the Schipperke poodle, incense as fragrant gum resin, a one tenth fraction, Athens, diamond explosions, and beaver versus otter behavior when provoked.
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Venice
Bowery
New York City
Athens
Meteorite that fell in Colby cold and frosty
Collier's reports that meteorites often arrive cold despite fiery entry. One entire meteorite, coated with frost, reportedly struck Colby Wisconsin on July 4, 1917, after blazing through the atmosphere and warming on impact.
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Collier's
Colby
Wis
Phrase Poem About Beings By Ladies Horne Journal
A humorous verse contrasts different states of being from Could Be to Has Been. The piece playfully notes transitions between statuses, ending with the idea that a once strong Are becomes a Has Been through time and chance.
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Ladies’ Horne
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