Baltic Pact Hinted Nazi Soviet Links Shift Baltic Scene
The report links a Baltic pact to Nazi and Soviet hints of Estonian government complicity in submarine escapes. Russian patrols tracked periscopes near Luga Bay and Kronstadt as Tallinn confronts unexplained submarine movements. An Estonian foreign minister left Tallinn shortly before.
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Leningrad
Russia
Kronstadt
Foal Wetan
Stralesmenst
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Tallinn
Estonia
Soviet Union
New Turkish Envoy Receives Hitler As Berlin Talks Open
Berlin reports Adolf Hitler received the new Turkish ambassador Huestev Gerede as Foreign Minister Joachim von Ribbentrop flew to Moscow with experts for talks seen as may affect eastern Europe and the Balkans. Rumors swirl of a possible Italian peace bid and Vatican stance in the widening war.
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Adolf Hitler
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Moscow
Europe
Balkans
Huestev Gerede
Ankara
Fuehrer
Ribbentrop
Ageres- Olay
Russia
Germany
Great Britain
France
Vatican
Wreck Kills Fireman and Conductor On Texas and Pacific Train
A Texas and Pacific train carrying football fans to Sweetwater to fetch the Texas Christian University team was wrecked by a locomotive explosion. Engineer Leonard J. Perry and conductor N. McNeely of Fort Worth died. Nine others injured as four cars derailed. John Hayes of the TCU Band helped lead rescue efforts.
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Tex
Texas and Pacific
Sweetwater
Texas Christian UN
Versity
Los Angeles
John Hayes
Tf. Cc. U
Leonard J. Perry
N. McNeely
Fort Worth
Texas Christian University
California
Russian Ultimatum To Estonia Claimed
Observers close to Estonian officials said Soviet Russia demanded priority in Estonian port use and a naval base on the coast. The proposed base would lie between Baltiski and Saaremaa. Estonian Foreign Minister Karl Selter was expected to travel to Moscow with advisers to resume talks.
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Helsinki
Finland
Russia
Baltiski
Gulf of Finland
Saaremaa
Karl Selter
Moscow
Warsaw in Flames as German Siege Devastates Capital
News desk reports Warsaw enduring a relentless German bombardment with water outages fires and casualties. Officials describe hospitals hit and hundreds of fires burning while defenders struggle to hold the line amid a city described as a ruin.
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Pita
Warsaw
E.S.T
Polish Radio Broadcast Describes Warsaw Siege Resolve
A wartime broadcast from Warsaw reports on food shortages and tightened belts as civilians endure deliberate German bombardment. The announcer cites intact Modlin forts, ongoing city defense, and a vow that Germans cannot destroy Polish honor despite relentless shelling.
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London
Paris
Warsaw
Europe
Modlin
Ice Fools Ducks At Open Air Rink In Sun Valley
Migrating mallards mistook an open air Ice skating rink for a pond. Alighting, the ducks tail spun ground looped and skidded across the pond onto a lawn.
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Sun Valley
Ida
Democrats Indorse Lehman Brother for High Bench Post
The Democratic State Committee unanimously nominated Judge Irving Lehman of the Court of Appeals for chief judge. Postmaster General James Farley urged bipartisan support for Lehman, who is Governor Lehman's brother. Republicans faced a decision at their Albany meeting on October 3 about endorsing Lehman or nominating another candidate.
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Lehman
New York
Irving Lehman
Court of Appeals
Democratic State Committee
James A. Farley
Republican State Committee
Albany
Notable Split Over Nominee Threatens 1940 Races
Fragmentary text shows discussions about executive and legislative branches opposing the Democratic nominee to prevent harming Republican chances in 1940. The ambiguous lines suggest strategic voting implications and political maneuvering affecting election outcomes.
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