King’s Banquet Sparks Duel to Be Fought in East Prussia
December 29 1900 in Koenigsberg East Prussia and the White Hussars hold a grand banquet when Prince Max von Wallenfels asks for immediate leave and then requests to take two officers as seconds for a sword duel word spreads among officers and servants as they travel by train to arrange the duel in the Schloss Wallenfels with tension rising over a yet unnamed challenger.
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Europe
Munich
White Hussars
Frederick the Great
Koenigsberg
East Prussia
Prince Max von Wallenfels
von Wallenfels
Colonel von Rafft
Prince Max
von Rafft
Schneiber
Max
Frederick
Otto von Rafft
Kommandant
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Wallenfels
Captain von Rieselhalter
Graf of
Tannerstadt
von Biesehalter
Schloss Wallenfels
Josef
Sein
Himmel
Brancis Gerard
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Heavy Loans For Homes Continue
In Chicago reflections show savings and loan associations loaned 94.567 million dollars in November, with 32.584 million going to new homes and 33.875 million to existing homes. Construction loans rose versus 1939, while November activity remained above any month that year. Santa Fe profile defends city’s charm and history, contrasting crooks and culture.
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Chicago
United States Savings and Loan League
Paul Endicott
Pomona
California
Endicott
Willkie lends support to lend lease in defense policy
The piece lauds Wendell Willkie for backing the administration’s lend-lease bill with proposed changes, praising his nonpartisan stance for national defense and aid to Great Britain, while criticizing other Republican leaders. It discusses U.S. Mexico relations and the need for peaceful, united action with Central and South American republics to deter totalitarian aggression.
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Willkie
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Clark
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Taft
Vandenberg
United States
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Canada
Central
America
Legislature to test new split sessions program
The first day of the state legislature's session will test a split sessions plan with 30 days for bill introduction and committee action, 30 days for recess, and 30 days for passage or rejection. The measure seems unnecessary, likened to congressional procedure, but supporters hope for success.
Facts in Review Propaganda Mail Sent to U S
The weekly Facts in Review, a German propaganda organ, is distributed in the United States with partial American tax subsidies. It is mailed at a reduced rate under a special classification, saving postage fees by about 300 percent from first class rates. The paper uses a postal permit No 13921, enabling one cent per copy. Non first class mail operations in the U S run a net loss, per a post office report.
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Facts In Review
German Library of Information
United States
Saturday Review of Literature
Saturday Review of Litérature
Postmaster General
Post Office Department
Public Mails and Foreign Propaganda Funding Debate
The Santa Fe New Mexican argues taxpayers shoulder the loss as German propaganda copies move through the public mails. The piece questions if foreign propaganda should be subsidized or priced to cover its costs, rather than borne by American taxpayers.
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Santa Fe New Mexican
Adlerika advertised for quick bowel action relief
An elderly reader from Illinois and South Dakota endorses Adlerika for bloating and bowel relief noting a 14 year on hand. The ad lists Roswell Drug, Owl Drug in Dexter, and Wilcox Drug as sellers.
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Owl Drug Co
Dexter
Wilcox Drug
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Hopkins Sees King London Portrays Roosevelt envoy at Buckingham
Harry Hopkins, President Roosevelt's personal emissary to Britain, met King George VI at Buckingham Palace for over half an hour. The encounter was reported from London dated January 13.
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London
Harry Hopkins
F Roosevelt
Britain
George VI
Buckingham Palace
WOTAN SYMBOLS IN NORDIC MYTH FOLKLORE AND LITERATURE
The term WOTAN S WEDGE ties a pagan god of war to Nazi imagery used since Hitler s rise in Germany. The wedge also appears as the V shaped flight of geese and as the heavenly emblem of the Wallenfels family in the novel where it is tattooed on male forearms.
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Wallenfels
Wotan
Hitler
Germany
Wedge
Home Grown Spinach Young and Tender
Anderson's Gardens presents a tender harvest of home grown spinach. Fresh leaves, bright green color, and rich flavor showcase local farming. Sold by the bunch with tips on storage and use.
Senate committee picks party appointees on panels
Congressional routine schedules show the Democratic steering committee meeting at 10 30 a m to select party appointees on standing committees. In the House the chamber is in recess while the Naval committee resumes study of defense progress.
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Associated Press
Senate
House
Naval
Rayburn
Foreign Affairs
Daily Crossword Across and Down Puzzle List
A compact crossword puzzle list presents across and down clues with numbers and terse hints. The reader is invited to fill in entries such as devoured distant source of linen and many others, including common words for verbs nouns and adjectives across two grids.
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