Nations Honor Unknown Soldiers Memorials Worldwide
Tombs of Unknown Soldiers are memorials for about seven and a half million WWII dead. Britain began the practice with the Unknown Warrior buried at Westminster Abbey in November 1920. France, Italy, the United States, and others followed with national shrines, including the American memorial dedicated in 1921.
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Great Britain
Weatminster Abbey
London
France
Italy
United States
Post War Treaties Crumble and Dictators Rise Fast
Twenty years after the end of World War I, the postwar settlement faces scrutiny as dictators like Mussolini and Hitler expand power. The Versailles peace left Germany crippled yet later enabled rearmament and aggression, reshaping Europe and undermining democratic gains.
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Morgan M. Beatty
Washington
Mussolini
Hitler
Postwar Wrangles and Shifting Alliances After World War I
The text recalls Allies’ 64 billion dollar demand on Germany, later written off as its ability to pay, and claims Germany paid 13 billion while Allies say five. It notes Italy’s conquest of Ethiopia and Rome Berlin Axis, Japan’s treaty-busting quest in China, and anti Communist pact with Germany, questioning who truly won the war.
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Germany
Hitler
Italy
Ethiopia
League of Nations
Japan
China
Rome
Earthquake Recorded Near New York on Thursday
A seismograph at Fordham University registered a strong earthquake 3800 miles south of New York at 3 28 p m EST Thursday, noted as one of the severest in years.
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New York
Fordham University
Classified Notice Teases Reader With Message For You
A brief classified item announces a message for readers today in the section. The note invites attention to a personal or community message and prompts readers to seek details within the page.
Armistice Day Reflections On War What They Mean Now
A column on the twentieth Armistice Day questions who won the war and why. It recalls 1918 debates, the New York Tribune road story, and the mixed public observances including half days and memorial displays. The piece laments forgotten spirit and misplaced priorities.
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Navy
Czechoslovakia
Europe
Hiller
United States
Canada
New York City
Central Powers
Haiti
Germany
Honduras
New York Tribune
Detroit
Toledo
Detroit City Hall
the Tribune
Order of the
Retail Merchants Association
Board of Education
Columbus
America
Topsy
India
Corrigan
Hemisphere
Aimee Semple McPherson Stricken With Illness
Angelus Temple officials said evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson is seriously ill in Los Angeles. The illness began two weeks ago and the nature will be disclosed today.
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Los Angels
Aimee Semple McPherson
Angelus Temple
Local Price Quotes From Kline Bros Grocery Sheet
Local quotations list prices for Benevola wheat at mill and barn, new corn, producers butter, lard, shoulder, country ham and bacon, onions, potatoes, and chickens with unit quotes. Prices appear as rough, scanned values, reflecting varied local markets.
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Ceessvey Country Bacom Sa
Blind man chosen assembly member in Maryland
Charles M. See of Cumberland, a lifelong resident and Maryland School for the Blind alumnus, leads Allegany county’s legislative ticket and will be the state’s first blind member of the Maryland Legislature. A Republican, See has worked as a piano tuner, store operator, and more recently in insurance.
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Cumberland
Charles M. See
Amos E. See
Allegany County
Maryland
See
Mr. Lee
Maryland School For the Blind
Overlea
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