Hospital Ship Bomb Target Of Italians
The Socrates, an 1,800-ton hospital ship with 362 beds, was attacked by an Italian bomber near Lefkas while carrying 578 wounded. The crew and nurses report bombs mistaken for oil barrels as the ship shuddered from the blast. Captain Christoph Aranitis and nurse Mrs. Thanning Sedgwick survived, marking the vessel’s third bombing in Greek waters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Weller
Chicago News
Athens
Peter Spreinf
Pirezux
Socrates
Piraeus
Lefkas
Italy
Yugoslavia
Christoph Aranitis
Lefkas Wiich
Thanning Sedgwick
New York Times
Prevesa
Arvanitis
Nazis Seek More Oil From Romania
Fourteen German oil specialists arrive in Bucharest to assist Romania in boosting oil production by twenty percent beyond the previous maximum. Germany aims to raise daily output from 1,300 carloads to 2,000 and plans to sink 150 wells during 1941.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rumania
Bucharest
Deputies Chase Hooded Crow Hunters in Snowbound Woods
In Lunwick deputies Larsen and Bock hunted through whiteout conditions aided by trail clues. They cornered four crow hunters wearing white hoods camouflaging against winter. A local woman reported threats over a telephone line about law violations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waunegan
Thomas E. Kennedy
Lunwick
Herman Larsen
George Bock
Hamnad
Argentina Cabinet Shuffle Reflects Deep Political Confusion
Buenos Aires outlines a fresh cabinet lineup as two posts are filled amid ongoing political chaos. The Conservative army governs with limited popular support while the Radical Party claims electoral majority, prompting broad abstract dissatisfaction and fears of fraud and manipulated guarantees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Davly News
Dtte
Buenos Aires
Argentina
Ruiz Guinazo
Holy See
Julio A. Roca
Carlos Alberto Acevedo
Salvadio Oria
Radical Party
House of Deputies
Senate Bill Misstate Leads To Cross Track Warning
A proposed change in the uniform traffic code would allow crossing a railroad when gates are down or signals are active, though it wrongly states conditions. Legislators urge the House to correct the drafting error to improve highway safety and prevent misinterpretation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus O
Ohio State Senate
Senate
House of Representatives
Tom Mann Dies in Yorkshire Home
London reports that veteran British labor leader Tom Mann died at his Grassing tron residence in Yorkshire on March 13 .
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Mann
London
Grassingtron
Yorkshire
Far East situation viewed as acute amid Japan moves
The Singapore desk reports that Japanese moves toward Paris Berlin and the Indo China area signal a tightening Far East situation. Observers foresee Japan seeking larger concessions from Indo China and Thailand as it forges a new order while Saigon presses for justice against French control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Singapore
Yoerke Mar+suoka
Berlin
Thailand
Indo‘China
Far East
Matsuoka
Europe
Japan
Ritish
Mewlak
Ba Uty
Aly Halland
South Pacific
Phe
East
Aussia
China
Also Mentioned on This Page
Grant
ST. Salina ST
Bigelow
Beauvais
John Hand the Bug Man
S. Warren ST
Ros Af
Mac Terry Tweeds
America
Britain
Coverly’s
Kreeping
Seattle
Iman
County
Salem
Ore
State Penitentiary
Astoria
Frank Nelson
Httle
St. Louis
Mary Himmler
By Allen Haden
Manhattan
Arbortone Shirts
Pace
Manhattan Shirt Co
Wells & Coverly
S. Salina St
Far Eastern
A. T. Steele
The
Chicago Daily News, Inc
Clipper Craft
New Spring Cavalry
Gabardine
Wells & Coverly, ‘m
Salina St
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!