19 Mar 1939
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Newspaper
Syracuse Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1939
Page
1
A cryptic item notes the Stratoliner and a death reference with copyright and initials 1H to LNA, suggesting a brief archival record or header for a rail or transit related notice lacking context.
An eyewitness recounts the Stratoliner crash near Alder Washington, describing the plane losing power at 10,000 feet, spiraling, dipping, and crashing into a wooded ravine. The Dutch consul notes a government mission aboard and a mystery surrounding foreign presence on the test flight.
A one year old former WPA worker confessed in Chicago to murdering two women, Mrs. Berths Daenaver, 67, and Mrs. Caroline Schaae, 1, 10, claiming he attacked and robbed them near the Oakthorpe area. He said he attacked a girl in the same spree, while the homicide occurred around March 16.
A fractured dispatch describes Soviet pressure on London as March 12 reports Russia pushing conciliatory moves. It notes aviation activity, Romanian frontier tensions, and war fears. Analysts question a Japanese reaction and reflect on potential US and British responses. The text hints at heavy military mobilization and cautious signals from Moscow about possible action.
March 18 report from Bucharest notes Romania consulting with British German Hungarian and Bulgarian diplomats as Nazi pressure and rumors of a German protectorate rise. Gafencu denied plans for forced protectorate while Romania readies defenses and officials discuss border tensions and potential German economic demands.
Exurope reports from international news service detail rising tensions as war threats loom. Britain seeks formula to halt Hitler while the United States enacts a tariff to pressure Germany and diplomats react across London Paris Washington and Bucharest.
Walter FitzMaurice reports the United States tightens its wartime stance by targeting German goods with new per cent levies and penalties. The State Department weighs broad measures including mandatory neutrality bills to align with administration aims, while Export-Import Bank credits to China are discussed amid war pressures and diplomatic notes to Berlin.
Paris reports the Chamber of Deputies granting Premier Edouard Daladier full powers to establish a military dictatorship in response to Adolf Hitler’s aggression in Slavic Europe. The historic vote marks a pivotal shift as France faces escalating conflict and national crisis.
Berlin reports that Chancellor Adolf Hitler has virtually severed diplomatic relations with Great Britain. Germany recalls Ambassador Herbert von Dinckson from London in retaliation for the withdrawal of British Ambassador Sir Neville Henderson from Berlin. Further details continue on another page.
British government weighs a possible emergency response as Romania appeals to Britain and King Carol asks for support. Reports say Britain contemplates mobilizing hundreds of thousands of troops, with talks of compulsory military service if war looms and recall of the British ambassador from Battle.
A damaged OCR fragment describes opposition to Adolf Hitler in the United States, including remarks by Father Coughlin and reactions to Nazism. The text references German propaganda and anti Semitic rhetoric, with mentions of American figures reacting to Nazism and a possible linked university figure.
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