Japanese Ultranationalists Revolt in Tokyo and Kill Statesmen
Japanese ultranationalists led by a young officer corps seized government sites in Tokyo, assassinating four top statesmen including Premier Okada and finance minister Takahashi. Emperor Hirohito declared martial law as loyal forces surrounded rebels who refused to surrender. Diplomatic centers reported a possible military dictatorship forming under Gen Sadao Araki while Tokyo faced censorship and a tense standoff.
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Japan
China
Mongolia
Tokyo
Keisuke Okada
Viscount Makoto
Jotaro Watanabe
Koreyiko Takahashi
Hirohito
Fumio Goto
Tokyo Bay
Shanghai
Sadao Araki
Neutrality policy questioned as Europe gears up for conflict
Washington opinion argues Congress dodged a permanent neutrality stance while Europe polarizes. It notes France England and possibly Russia align against a revived Mussolini Italy and Germany, with Britain and the Soviet pact likely. It suggests U S leadership could curb Europe’s strife through Western Hemisphere unity.
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Anthony Eden
House of Commons
Eden
Germany
France
Bylance
Italy
Austria
Poland
Hungary
Hitler
Washington
Congress
United States
Europe
England
Russia
North Sea
Mediterranean
Pierre Laval
M. Laval
Mussolini
Flandin
Great Britain
Britain
Suez
Hitler Java
Rhineland
London
Edward VIII
Roosevelt
Atlantic
Western Hemisphere
South America
Western Newspaper Union
Almanac That Saved Life of Columbus Exhibited in Paris
A legendary Almanac that allegedly saved Christopher Columbus lives on display in a Paris exhibition. The show, from the library of Portugal’s late king, features 120 items dated 1489 to 1569 from major European printers. Columbus carried Zacuto’s Perpetual Almanac and reportedly calmed hostile Indians by predicting a solar eclipse.
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Christopher Columbus
Portugal
Paris
San Francisco Chronicle
Europe
Columbus
Abraham Zacuto
America
Saxony A Dense German Region With Dresden And Leipzig
Saxony is among Germanys most densely populated regions with Dresden as the capital on the Elbe. Leipzig, famed for its industrial fairs and music heritage, is a notable city where Bach authored many works.
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Saxony
Germany
Dresden
Elbe
Leipzig
Bach
Wood types for guitar construction and fittings
The article notes that guitar backs and sides are typically maple ash or cherry with rosewood inlays, the soundboard made of deal, neck and fretboard from hard woods like ebony beech or pear, and the bridge possibly ebony.
Doctors Know Why Hospital Bowels Regulate Like Clocks
A pamphlet explains that liquid laxatives make bowel movements easier. Doctors favor liquid forms for gradual dosage and steady relief. Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin is highlighted as a safe option containing senna and cascara and can be used in small, reducing doses until regularity returns.
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Vandenberg
Ohio
Edward W. Pickard
House
White House
Borah
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Johnson Hagood
Eighth Corps
Malin Craig
Secretary of War
Tom Blanton
Texas
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House Military Affairs Committee
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Michigan
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Rochester
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Hile
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Samuel L. Collins
California
J. Jasper Bell
Missouri
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R. B. Clements
Enator Nye
North Dakota
Tom Connally
Nye
Reconstruction Corporation
Senate
Supreme Court
Maryland
RFC
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Georgia
General Assembly
George Hamilton
William Harrison
Treasury
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Talmadge
Bath
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Henry Latrobe Roosevelt
Navy
Mr. Ritchie
F. D. Roosevelt
Henry L. Roosevelt
Department
Swanson
Naval Academy
Marine Corps
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Puerto Rico
San Juan
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Insular
Riggs
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Droe
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Royal
Commerce
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Guffey
Pennsylvania
Navy Department
Emperor Hirohito
William Bruck
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Washington, D.C
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Decatur
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Mabel Schott
H.L. Shoub
Alee Chi Ta
Malden
Mass
Parker
Ox Chemical Works
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Barr
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