Peter the Great and the Terra of Livonia Invasions
A historical passage recounts the devastation in Livonia and the Baltic provinces during Peter the Great’s campaigns, describing brutalities against civilians, mass rapes, and looting. It quotes Maurice Bethell Jones and Stephen Graham on atrocities, and chronicles Katarina Skayronskaya’s rise from servant girl to empress through Peter’s favor.
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Livonte
Tethonia
Finland
Peter
Europe
Aitiln
Maurice Bethell Jones
Peter Called the Great
Dorpat
Stephen Graham
Peter the Great
Marin
Redskin Summer Still Red Hot Ahead of Hurricane Recovery
A San Antonio forecast notes warm conditions returning after the hurricane with normal Indian summer warmth expected Thursday and Friday. Mornings may be brisk, daytime highs in the high 80s to low 90s, likely partly cloudy with a low around B.
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San Antonio
Man Treated After Eating Glass
A report notes multiple injuries from accidents and ingestion incidents. Attar from 226 Gollad street was treated for swallowing glass at Robert B. Green hospital. Otis Brotherman of 441 Meacham street treated for crushed hand from a pulley. Dacinto Aguilar suffered minor injuries in a bicycle collision on Ceralva street. Jerry Ferguson swallowed something and was treated.
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Attar
Johny Woods
Gollad Street
Robert B. Green Hospital
Otis Brotherman
Meacham Street
Dacinto Aguilar
San Jacinto
Ceralva Street
Jerry Ferguson
North Tilton Street
German Bombers Raid Dover Area Reported by High Command
Berlin reported that German bombers attacked the Dover harbor area after raids on the Scottish east coast. In North Africa German planes raided, with seven British fighters and one bomber shot down. no enemy planes over German territory.
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Berlin
Germat Ombers
Dover Harbor
High Command
Ralroads
North Africa
Theft case yields sixty day terms in county court
After pleading guilty to eight complaints charging theft of $3 and a purse from Adr ée Issaerand of 502 Aupunte street on July 4, defendants were sentenced to sixty days by Judge Sung Civares J. Matthe ws in County Court at Law No. 2.
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Atdréy Issaerand
Aupunte Street
Jesse Parra
Usted
North Navidad
Slrett
Marcus Martie
Uslet
Burnet Alles
Sung Civares J. Matthews
County Court-at-Law Mo
Three Attackers Break Jaw in Home Invasion
A man reports his jaw broken by three unidentified attackers during a burglary at his home on Wednesday night in El Paso. He was treated at Robert B. Green Hospital. Stolen clothing valued at $200. Suspect details not provided.
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Apuief
New
Roy Mendoza
Rip Ford
Murphy
Mariposa
Atreet
Tan
Stiffray
el Paso
Laredo
Robert B. Green Hospital
Abduction Case Ties Taxicab Firm to Legal Battle
Johnny Mays, of 1024 East Commerce, reports being abducted by four men who held him for 12 hours in an abandoned house outside the city. He escaped near Veramendi and Main, then received hospital treatment. Mays faces revocation suit against Hell Taxicab Co with City Taxicab Inspector Frank Vogler, claiming threats to testify at a hearing.
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Tim
Maya
Hell Taxicab
Frank Vogler
Mays
Nogalitos Street
Iunits
Lm Ansuranhce Kip
Texas Turkey Day Set November 27
Texas officials announce Thanksgiving will be observed on the traditional fourth Thursday, November 27, after public sentiment favored the old date. Governor Stevenson indicated Texans may celebrate on the old day, with President Roosevelt having moved Thanksgiving earlier in some years.
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Texas
Austin
Coke R
Stevenson
Lawi
Roosevelt
Lee O'Dante
Cusson
Storm Brews in Caribbean Near New Orleans
remnants of a hurricane weaken over the Mid West as a new tropical disturbance forms in the Caribbean. The United States hurricane warning station in New Orleans notes a weak system centered near 15 20 N, 62 40 W, about 200 miles south of the Mona Passage moving west northwestward toward the Gulf of Mexico.
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New Orleans
Mid-West
United States
Wooldy
Caribbean
Gulf of Mexican
S.T
Longslide
Mona Passage
Puerto Rico
Treasury to propose six percent corporate profit limit
Secretary Morgenthau announced Treasury is drafting a bill to cap corporate profits at six percent. He said experts will prepare the language for Congress, aiming to balance fairness across different firms and to align with price control efforts under consideration by the House Banking Committee.
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Washington
Secretary of the Treasury
Moygen
Treasury
Congress
Jon St
Morgentiau
House Iways
Aicans
House Banking Committee
Uns
Morgenthau
Bhinttay Corporation
Libby Maine in Caribbean distress as hurricane nears
Sep 25 report from Jacksonville says Libby Maine sent distress calls after being hit by a hurricane offshore around 14 20 N 10W. Coast guard and Analga dispatch to the position while San Juan weather bureau notes the tropical disturbance moving west with increasing intensity.
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Jacksonville
Fir
Guard
S.S. Libby Maine
Caribbean
Libby Maine
Coast Guard
Bay Tus
Puerto Rico
Analga
Givany
Libby
Maine
Brea
Abr
San Juan
Bexar Rendered Tax Roll Higher
Bexar county tax roll shows an overall rise in valuations with an estimated total increase of about 2.5 million dollars after including rendered assessments and an expected decrease from unrendered properties. County officials note 90 percent tax collection on rendered property versus 40 percent on unrendered, amid adjustments for manufacturers tools and machinery and assorted items.
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Bexar County
Tickison
Tckison
Yalun
Jas
Sibeo
Explosion at Skoda works kills and wounds many
Hundreds of German and Czechoslovak workers were rushed to Fonosacadenaes works in Grecho covakia after an explosion killed and wounded many. A second blast later hit a power plant despite German troops nearby.
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New York
Toapa Ara
Fonsacadeneas
Grechocovakia
Aeany Naazi
Ty Today
Germany
Hippo Punchte Delays Move To New Zoo Pool
The 1000-pound hippo at the municipal zoo balked at relocating from the park to a new pool inside a wire enclosure. Workers struggled two hours to coax Punchte from the truck. At 1:05 p.m. he finally entered the new pool, keeper Fred Stark reported.
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Fred Stark
Zoo
Mbout
Punchte
Abd P.m
Rit
Stark
Neutrality Act Repeal Move Spurs Senate Debate
Washington Sept 25. Senator McKellar states he introduced a repeal measure with knowledge of the senate. President Roosevelt warns against arming ships and entering combat zones. Taft suggests repeal could be a de facto declaration of war, while the act’s repeal faces potential action next week.
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Washington
McKellar
D.-Jennintya- Adacietenvan
Senate Todey & Verolu
Senate
Hoosevelt
Retaken Leningrad outskirts as Red Army mounts counterdrive
Soviet and German forces clash in Leningrad suburbs with street fighting and tank actions. Red Army counterattacks threaten German advances as Soviet defense lines endure heavy losses reported by Moscow radio and Red Star. British air support and tanks may join from London sources while front lines shift toward planned counteroffensive positions.
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Treas
Lenin
Grad
Khloody Sto
Iezarlat
Semeon Timoshenko
Red Uriiles
Goriyechur
Smolensk
Kiev
Iukreine
Saxi
Leningrad
Red Army
Fléorce
Klement Voroshilov
Rez
Red Star
Moscow
Hzard
London
Treningrad
Geran
Leniingrad
Lening Pad
Cauying Mat
Petarhof
Gulf of Finland
Iran
Page & Goi
Weather Forecast for Ean Autonto and Vicinity
Partly cloudy Friday night and Saturday with light to gentle north to westerly winds. Thursday high near 88, Friday morning around 60s, Friday high near 80s, low temps in the 40s to 50s. Coastal areas see northerly to northeasterly winds. West Texas to be partly cloudy Thursday night into Friday with increasing cloudiness and stronger winds in the Panhandle. North Texas forecast calls for cooler conditions and clear to partly cloudy skies.
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Ean Autonto
Male
Texas
Clourciness
Panhandle
Greteer
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Masco
Aliris
Peter Firat
Montelikey
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Tissila
Voltaire
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Meri
Katerina
Teter
Charles XII
Poltava
Edeh
Yayth
Peter Ia
Deapal
Constantinopis
Dover Area
B.A. Tax Firm
Litigant 15
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Ray
Lin
Toni
Alt
Punch
Liberty
Narho Bertian
Bexar
Bashington
Ickes
Boeing
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SKODA
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Central Front
Ukraine
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