Duce Believes Ethiopian War Must Pause For New Campaign
Rome dispatch reports Benito Mussolini told his cabinet the Ethiopian war cannot be won quickly and a pause is needed to reorganize Italian forces, finances, and diplomacy. He cited Ethiopian resistance and terrain as major hurdles while noting sanctions and external agreements shape Italy’s strategic path.
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League of Nations
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Giornale
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Hoare-Laval
Ethiopia
Ty Lhis
League
Austria
Hungary
Belgium
Switzerland
Germany
Tragedy Nears Edith Maxwell Life Before Killing
Edith Maxwell recounts her life just before the killing of her father Trigg A Maxwell in Chapter XVI. The Cumberland Mountain school teacher, jailed in Wisconsin, writes as she fights for a new trial after being convicted of murdering her father with a highheeled slipper.
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Maxwell
Crnberland Mountain
Trigg
Wisc. A
Edith Celebrates 21st Anniversary in Hilly School Tales
Edith recalls her second teaching year in a tar paper schoolhouse, hosting pig supper auctions to boost pupil morale. She details debts paid, new clothes, a radio gift, travels to Detroit and Canada, and a 21st birthday memorial. The narrative reflects on independence after turning 21 and a family liquor conflict that led to a life turning point.
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Edith
King
Ao Qaid
Katherine Greene
Norton
Earl
Tater
Detroit
Canada
Gossip over unfinished house follows a family tragedy
The narrator recalls a partially built residence near town meant to generate rental income, sparking rumors about the father’s motives and family tensions. A fatal night alters lives, and the speaker insists they were not guilty of premeditated murder.
Shack of Tragedy Still With Her
A woman recounts a sudden tragedy that halted her hopeful postwar plans. She describes leaving a bright future with a better job and salary to support family, then a shocking incident ended those dreams. The piece reflects grief, social ostracism, and the lasting impact on her mother and sister Mary Catherine.
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Ife
Mary Catherine
Roper Predicts Continued Gains For 1936 Recovery
Secretary Roper issued a New Year statement predicting the recovery would broaden in 1936 with further encouraging economic gains. He cited improving business conditions and the general forces of pec very.
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Washington, D. C
Roper
Ethiopian War Gathered Force for Bitter Front
Addis Ababa reports say Emperor Haile Selassie has ordered Dessye warriors to battle Italian invaders. Northern front strength about 400000 under five commanders with Makale under threat as three Ethiopian armies converge. Ras Muleheta leads 490000 in the north. Ras Rasiu Wehib Pasha and Ras Desta Demtu command southern forces totaling 200000. An additional 1500000 trained men remain in provinces.
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Dessye
Em- Weler Haile Selassie
Pietro Badoglio
Makale
Ras Muleheta
Ras Rasiu
Barar
Wehib Pasha
Ras Desta Demtu
Emperio Haile Selassie
Associated Cross
Sbaba
France Faces Internal Split Over Italy War Fallout
Paris, Dec. Dissension within the Republican Center party leads to former Premier Andre Tardieu resigning over leadership votes on Laval. He protested Reynaud backing Laval and Britain’s stance amid Italy sanctions. Herriot also resigns Radicals’ presidency over policy disputes.
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Pierre Laval
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League of’ Nations
Edouard Herriot
Radical Socialist Party
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Layal
1900 Killing Nets Term for Slaying of Cotton King
Tyler Dec 30 The 1933 slaying of G Mont Adams once called the world’s cotton king of 1926 led to a new prison sentence for B C Taylor. He received ten years after an appeals court reversed a prior seven year term.
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G. Mont Adams
Messenger Robbed of Cash and Cap on Smith Street
Ed Guerta, 15, of 506 East Mittenel street, a messenger, reported Monday he was held up by an unidentified man in the 300 block of Smith street and robbed of $120 and his cap.
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Yetice
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Selassie Protests Poison Gas Use at League Nations
Geneva report of Haile Selassie official note to the League of Nations accusing Italian troops of using poison gas and asphyxiating civilians as Ethiopian forces advance. The note cites December 23 events at Tokkize where churches were burned and civilians were threatened. Includes a separate fatal car crash report from Terrell, Texas.
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Dée
Atyes
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League of Nations
Tokkize
Illinois Relief Shutdown On January Fifteenth
Chicago December 30 a complete shutdown of relief activities in Illinois excluding Chicago was ordered to take effect January 15 by Wilfred Reynolds executive secretary of the state emergency relief commission. The action affects 151 800 relief clients and more than 5500 relief administration employees. Auto fatalities in Cook County Chicago for 1935 rose past 1000 with 1601 deaths this year compared with 1246 the prior year.
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Ionls
Wilfred §. Reynolds
Mends Emergency Relief Commission
Relief Administration
Cook County
Sister In Custody After Ax Attack On 11 Year Old
In Mount Vernon Ohio Dee 80 year old Jay Cummins a high school senior was found near death after an ax attack. Investigators say her guardian Ruth Laird 34 wounded her during an argument over church attendance. The dying girl recalled Ruth assaulting her and fled toward the highway where a passerby found her. Police report the ax and blood stains were found at the Laird home and on Ruth Laird's car.
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Dee
Jay
Margaret Cummins
Ruth Laird
Laird
Ruth
China Co ed Army Defies Blizzard in Oklahoma?
SAYFENG, Honan Province, Cu ha December 30. A collegiate coed army, undaunted Eyebiter Wiluzard, killed two of their number and besieged the railroad station here tonight seeking passage to Nanking to protest government policies. Two East Provinces in semi autonomy.
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Honan
Cu Ha
Wiluzard
Nanking
North China
10 Million Youth Fund Is Approved
Washington D C December 30. The Comptroller General L R McCarl approved an additional 20 million for the National Youth Administration today as Aubrey W Williams executive director announced The release brings the total for youth work projects to 60 million as an initial amount of 10 million was made November 20.
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L. R. McCarl
National Youth Administration
Aubrey W. Williams
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