Lackawanna Grade Crossing Project Faces Action
The Herato Journal urges Lackawanna Railroad officials to sign the main contract for the $6,000,000 Syracuse grade crossing elimination project. Preliminaries finish by Tuesday morning and the LL contract will be submitted. The state pays the cost, with possible extra compensation for lands, as Syracuse pushes to start before winter 1921.
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Herato-Journal
Lackawanna Railroad
Syracuse
Public Service Commission
Geiav
Lackawanna
Sympathy for Allies Shapes U S Aid Debates
The article discusses how U S policy may edge toward aiding Allies as public sympathy shifts with wartime fortunes. It notes the Navy could release 50 planes to ally nations while replacing older models, and President Roosevelt seeking authority to repurpose surplus WWI material for Allies. Regional views and real-time communications influence isolationist or interventionist currents.
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United States Navy
United States
Curtiss
Gubenene
Buffalo
Britain
France
Ual
Lary Wace
Thoosevent
America
East
Washington
Soviet Hints Allied Aid in Near East
A Soviet spokesman says Soviet interests in the Black Sea and Eastern Mediterranean align with Allied aims. Britain hopes for a Russia shift away from Nazi aid, while Cripps is named British ambassador to the Kremlin in a diplomatic turn amid power politics.
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Near East
Britain
Russia
England
Black Sea
Mediterranean
Stafford Cripps
Kremlin
Bome Fey
Wing Thamton
O& Au
Britain and Russia amid wartime alignments and labor mobilization
The text argues that wartime necessity justifies shifting alliances and labor measures. It notes improving Allied relations with the Soviet Union, Britain’s labor conscription, and a decentralizing push to expedite production. It frames arbitration for labor disputes and heroic emergency tactics as essential to democratic survival.
Reynaud reshuffles cabinet as crisis tests France
France ousts Daladier and names Paul Reynaud premier. Anatole de Monzie and Albert Sarraut also depart, replaced amid a cabinet shake up seen as a test of resolve. Britain lurches toward Churchill after Norway disaster as premiers swap roles.
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Britain
Chamberlain
Churchill
Norway
Tronside
France
Daladier
Paul Reynaud
Weygand
Gamelin
Reynaud
Anatole de Monzie
A Test of Democracy in Turbulent Times
Opinion piece argues the nation faces a pivotal May to July election cycle with nonpartisan support for rearmament and the D emocrat era looming. It warns against complacency while stressing democracy must endure without sacrificing civil liberties amid global crisis.
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Congress
Philadelphia
Europe
Chicago
Lincoln
Ants and Tree Alliance in Jungle Tale Observed
Explorer Haught describes a bar rasanta tree in Eastern Colombia with hollow trunks serving as ant fortresses. The forty to fifty foot plant hosts aggressive leafcutter ants and forms a complex insect plant association including ant lovers and gluescent shrubs defending themselves.
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New York
O. L. Haught
Oll
Columbia
Smithsonian Institution
Singate
Mr. Haught
Nanos
Colombia
Anes
Aviation savvy needed for next President says reader
A reader argues for Frank Gannett as the ideal presidential candidate citing firsthand aviation experience. The letter praises Gannett’s word keeping, cool judgment, and ability to select capable aides and pilots, asserting he would advance military and civilian aviation.
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Frank Gannett
Gannett
Mr. Gannett
Labor politics shift as AFL backs Norton bill reversal
The American Federation of Labor pivoted to support the Norton bill after a prior agreement with House Labor Committee members, while Smith committee changes and wartime pressures reshape attitudes toward the Wagner Act. The piece argues for balanced labor relations and warns against leftist influence and overreach by government boards.
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Washington
American Federation of Labor
House Labor Committee
A. F. of L
Smith committee amendments urged to ease Wagner Act tensions
The piece argues for moderated Smith committee changes to the Wagner Act, claiming moderation preserves collective bargaining while reducing production disruptions. It notes AFL president supports the revised bill, predicts Senate fights, and stresses congressional action to curb labor board abuses without hurting national production during a crisis.
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Lawyers’ Guild
Berle
Samuel Gompers
A. F. of L
America
William Howard Taft
Voluntee
Labor Board
Smith Committee
Congress of the United States
House
Senate
Roosevelt
Congress
Smith
Liberty as the true measure of freedom
A reflective quote argues that true liberty defines all freedoms, insisting that without steadfast liberty, other freedoms remain only nominal and hollow.
Behind The News in Kansas City War Reflections
Raymond Clapper reports from Kansas City that national urgency in Washington echoes across the Midwest. In casual talks, business leaders and journalists feel a shared sense of concern about war news, with sectional tensions fading as the country faces critical times.
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Kansas City
Washington
Tibet
United States
New York City
Middle West
East
National mood shifts to defense as war looms
The piece argues that isolationist talk fades as a Hitler victory would threaten U S security. It notes rising defense support, the Monroe Doctrine role, and the desire for Allies victory to protect the United States, while domestic politics recede as the urgency of war preparation grows.
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Europe
United States
Hemisphere
Great Britain
Washington
Western Hemisphere
Roosevelt
Questioning reliance on British navy and Latin American democracies
General argues that postwar treaty-breaking and debt repudiation show nations must rely on their own strength. He casts doubt on the British navy's longevity and on so called democracies in Latin America, labeling Santo Domingo and others as dictatorships with civil law origins and weak self-government heritage.
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Hicago
Hokum
Santo Domingo
Hitler
Rome
Roosevelt era policy criticized in searing South America column
The piece argues U S distrust of South American nations persists despite limited gains from diplomacy. It asserts Monroe Doctrine’s two way street, warns of軍 bases and policing burdens, and calls for real action to secure naval and air bases while avoiding overreliance on fragile alliances.
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Roosevelt
Ballyhoo
Napoleon
Europe
Americas
Col
Frank Knox
Pitman
South America
Rio Grande
Johnson Act scheme backed by Roosevelt cabinet approves RFC credit plan
Washington report describes a covert approval of a plan to have the RFC prepay for essential war materials to enable Allied purchases of surplus U S farm products. Carl Robbins of the Commodity Credit Corporation is cited as originator. The Agriculture Department and Secretary Wallace are noted as participants in cabinet discussions.
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Washington
Roosevelt
United States
Carl Robbins
Commodity Credit Corporation
RFC
Robbins
Enid
Wallace
Britain
Allied Credit Bill and German Blitzkrieg Described in Senate Debate
A passage discusses a bill backing Allied credit to Britain, its possible barter nature, and White House aides signaling delay to avoid war this summer. The piece then outlines a Government report detailing German blitzkrieg tactics with dive bombers, tanks, and infantry advances described in stark imagery.
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Fuly Infaniy
Cave
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