Improbable War Echoes From A Civil War Era Account
An old harbor of errors and brutalities recounts the War of 1812 with emphasis on American defenses, the burning of Washington, militia shortcomings, and the brutal treatment of prisoners. The narrative cites British forces, Gen Ross, and the fall of the Capitol as a grim highlight.
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Washington
Mary- Isud
Virginia
Gaia
Wellington
Ross
Cookburn
Chesapeake Bay
Bladensberg
Ahout An
Madison
White House
Dodly Madisonr
British Nazi Ally Routed in Mediterranean Naval Action
London reports claim Britain has routed Italian warships and German light forces in a Mediterranean clash. The British say a 35,000-ton battleship and a Bolzano-class cruiser were torpedoed, with further damage to destroyers, while German forces in the Channel suffered light losses. The battle framed as a broader British push to clear the sea lanes and strike at Axis Italy, coordinated with RAF land operations.
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London
Mediterranean
English
Britain
Italy
Germany
Sardinia
Aonent
Fritain
Petain
Alr
A. F
Fleet Air Arm
Tratlan Island
Bardinis
English Channel
Umbrella Man Is Routed by Rainy Forecasts
San Antonio weather outlook calls for coats to be stored briefly as Meteorologist J Henry derboe predicts clouds but no significant precipitation. Warmer conditions expected Friday and Saturday with east to southeast winds. Highs around 72 Saturday, near 72 in the afternoon. Thursday’s high near 70 with a low of 46 overnight.
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San Antoniang
J. Henry Derboe
Hare
Envoy to Belgium Quits and Plans to Write a Novel
Jsha Cudahy resigns as ambassador to Belgium after seven years in diplomacy. He presented his oral resignation to President Roosevelt and intends to devote his future to writing. Cudahy previously served in Poland and the Irish Free State and plans a novel about Poland.
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Washington
UPI
Jsha Cudahy
Belgium
Todsy
Wiiting
Cudahy
Roosevelt
Poland
Iris Free State
Purse stolen in shop visit on South Laredo street
Mrs M G Omega told police two men entered her shop at 114 South Laredo street asking to see shoes. While one man was shown a pair the other walked out with her purse containing 50 cents and an $18 pair of spectacles. The prospective customers left without buying shoes.
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M. G. Omega
South Laredo Street
Yugoslav Leaders May Visit Berlin
Berlin reports a possible early visit by Yugoslav leaders to Germany, with Dienst Aus Deutschland noting the idea originated in Yugoslavia. Optical circles avoided confirmation or denial of the report.
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Berlin
Germany
Yugoslavia
Greek Amazons Aid Italian Rout in Greece
A Greek dispatch from Salonika reports that Macedonian peasant women formed an “Amazon company” and aided Greek troops in routing about 2000 Italian soldiers in the Pindus mountains. More than 100 women joined the march, fought with rifles and mortars, and hurled stones from peaks, with all Italians said to have perished by evening.
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Greece
Amazon Company
Pindus Mountains
Epirus
Ront
Graz
Helen Codja
Mani
Lin
St. George
Pournara
Nazi Ships Make Second Sea Dash
Tampico Mexico Nov 22 German freighters Idarwald and Rhein left Tampico seeking to slip through the British blockade to Europe. Reports say British and Canadian forces aim to intercept in the Caribbean, with U S neutrality patrols nearby and the Mexican gunboat Durango escorting. The Idarwald grounded earlier but refloated and both ships veered southeast then south, heading toward the Yucatán coast and possibly the Caribbean before turning east toward the Atlantic under cover of darkness.
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Tampiso
Mexico
Rhein
Tampico
Europe
Mexico City
Caribbean
United States
Durango
Idarwald
Yucatan Peninsula
New Pension Plan Vote for G A City
The city considers a special spring election to approve a new pension system for firefighters and policemen. A public plan would raise pension tax rates, replace the 2 cent rate, and extend contributions under a revised financing method. Arthur Hansen from Chicago will discuss details with the pension board after Monday, with public details due next Wednesday.
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Saue
Pension Board
Fenglen
Iits
Arthur Hansen
Chicago
Custerm
San Antonio
Frank Williams
Hansen
Willams
Salh
Bexay County
Wife
German Italian Prisoners Clash in Newfoundland Port
German and Italian prisoners in an east Canadian port are separated after mounting tensions. Canadian press reports Axis prisoners in Newfoundland are "getting along badly" due to Nazi taunts over Italian defeats in Greece and Athens.
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Newfoundland
Rome-Berlin
Athanie
Weather forecast from San Antonio and West Texas region
San Antonio and vicinity forecast shows cloudy to partly cloudy conditions with warmer temperatures Friday night and Saturday. Winds are light to moderate from east to southeast. Airport highs near 68 Friday, 72 Saturday. city highs around 53 Friday with low near 48. West Texas areas expect cloudy skies with some light rain on the lower coast and warmer conditions Saturday.
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San Antonio
West Texas
West
Texas
Salvidas
Explosion theory in blaze kills Bexar tourist cabin victim
Louis Smith 26 of Orange Grove died of burns after a blazing cabin on the Austin highway. Companion Mocs Comer 40 lay near death with smaller burns. Firefighters saved a liquor stock valued about 40 000 as walls bulged suggesting an explosion possibly from a heating stove. Both victims were truckers with Arrow Drilling Co. of Orange Grove.
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Orange Grove
Austin
Louis Smith
Banta Reea
Austin Highway
Mocs
Prank J. Galloway
Alamo Heights
Migr Giles
Randolph Field S
Mates
John’s Place
Tourlet
Fratt and
Pe Jobh Vivian
Vivien
Wolle
Alama
Galloway
Lmen
Arrow Drilling Company
Vivian
Austin Hwy
FDR Weighs Secret Air Travel For Emergency Trips
President Roosevelt told reporters he might fly if necessary during an overseas absence, planning a trip next week but offering no destination. He said rail would be too slow for a 12 hour return, stressing use only in emergencies and noting Secret Service caution about air travel.
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Washington
Afl
Roosevelt
Amnada
Atorg
U. 8
Mexico
Camacho
Henry A. Wallace
British Rome 1 Boat Plant Raid Targets U Boat Engines
London reports air ministry statement that British bombers struck German submarine plants producing U boat engines. Key targets were the Brerlin shipyard on the Baltic and a Mannheim factory. The raid covered Stettin area and a synthetic plant, with a 1300 mile mission noted.
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London
Britain
Air Ministry
Brerlin
Baltic Sea
Mannheim
RK. A.F
Germany
Minist Ety
Stettin
Polite
Dog Runs Amuck at Oak Park High School
A large collie ran wild through Oak Park High School in Illinois, terrifying about 5000 students and staff. The dog entered classrooms, bit six children and a janitor, and was finally captured and removed by a janitor despite a hand bite.
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Chicago
Airliner Crashes Near Jaune North of Quito
A Pan American Grace passenger liner crashed two miles north of Jaune today in Ecuador. Reports said the fate of the occupants was unknown immediately. In Arizona, William Uhlig, 70, longtime Columbia University chemist, died of heart attack at a guest ranch near Wickenburg.
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Ecuador
Quito
Jaune
Statue on EDR Desk At White House Confounds Press
At a White House press conference more than 100 newspaper men failed in a guessing game about a statue in the president's office. Laughter greeted the reveal that the statue, a Mexican artist's work from San Antonio, depicts a fighting Irish Democrat and was presented by a Texan.
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Washington
White House
San Antonio
German Bomber Down Off Ireland Near Kerry Coast
A German bomber went down six miles off Blasket Island on the County Kerry coast. The five crew members were rescued and interned by authorities of neutral Ireland.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
Blasket Island
Ireland
Kerry
Eire
Southern Ireland
Rumania fears new terror in Bucharest region
In Bucharest the German and Rumanian military crackdown targets the Iron Guard as fears mount over a fresh terror wave. The anniversary of Corneliu Zelea Codreanu's murder is noted amid mobilization and plans for a large public event attended by Nazi officials and Austrian and German delegates.
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Bucharest
Buenietta
Cornelius Eten Costo
Ron Snant
Marty Lw Hoge
Haldur von Schirach
Naxi
Austria
Ernest Wilhelm Bolle
Germany
The
Farelenoffler
Iron Guard
Jero
Agreement Aims to Limit Plane Production
President Roosevelt signaled the government could curb commercial airline plane output to current levels without a formal order. The defense priorities board sought a voluntary agreement with manufacturers, meeting late yesterday as spokesmen offered no details.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Defense Priorities Board
General Holcomb Renominated Marine Corps Commandant
President Roosevelt renominated Maj. Gen. Thomey Holcomb to serve as commandant of the Marine Corps for another four years. This marked the second time in Marine history that a commander was reappointed. In Britain on November 29 Axis planes were shot down while two American fighters were lost.
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Washington
INS
Roosevelt
Thomey Holcomb
Marine Corps
Secon
London
Britain
A. F
Air Ministry
Train Blown Up in China 100 Die
An explosion derailed a train about 50 miles west of Shanghai killing about 100 people and wounding 300. Initial reports said passengers included Japanese and Chinese officials bound for Nanking. Japanese authorities denied officials were aboard while Beijing contacts credited the Wang Ching-wei government with a possible attack linked to the treaty context.
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China
Shanghai
Inc
Nanking
Japan
Bridges Reported by FBI in Confidential Study
A 260 page FBI report on Civil War era activities of Harry Bridges, West Coast CIO leader, was presented to the Justice Department for study to help decide possible deportation actions. The document, prepared by the FBI, is to aid Congress in confirming requests for Bridges' expulsion. In another item from Shanghai, financier Percy Chu was reported kidnapped by the International Settlement.
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Harry Bridges
Department of Justice
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Department
Bridges Ag
Congress
China
Saanghat
Percy Chu
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