Three Taken as Spies Involving Rumrich and Hofman Uncovered
Government agents and New York police broke up a spy ring selling army and navy secrets to a European world power. Three alleged members were arrested. Rumrich, a deserter ex-sergeant, and Glaser, a private, confessed. Johanna Hofman acted as liaison and paymaster, with code keys and money found on her. The ring’s case prompted armed guards at Atlantic defenses.
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New York
Johanna Hofmann
Dresden
Germany
Guenther Gustav Rumrich
United States Army
United States
Europa
Ring
Army
Pcesbggger
Europe
Erich Glaser
Mitchel Field
Air Corps
Rumrich
Johanna Hofman
Army and Navy Journal
Atlantic Seaboard
Soviet Chiefs Face Death in Stalin Purge Trial
The article reports on a military tribunal trial of 21 Soviet leaders including former Premier Alexis I. Rykov and Nikolai Bukharin. Accused of conspiring with foreign powers to dismantle the Soviet Union and plotting to assassinate Lenin and Stalin, the defendants face likely execution. Sergei Kirov’s assassination and Maxim Gorky's death are also linked to the charges.
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Soviet Russia
Stalin
Soviet Union
Lenin
Staliin
Sergei Kiroff
Maxim Gorky
Alexis I. Rykov
Nikolai Bukharin
Izvestia
Senate Fights Over Reorganization Bill and Reds Probe
The senate splits over a president driven reorganization plan with a bipartisan bloc pushing amendments to curb executive power. A Wheeler amendment to veto such proposals within sixty days gains broad support while opponents warn of dictatorship. Senate also moves to probe Communist activity in merchant marine with a Gar ner named committee.
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Roosevelt
Senate
Supreme Court
Borah
Idaho
Vandenberg
Michigan
McNary
Oregon
Wheeler
Montana
O’mahoney
Wyoming
Burke
Nebraska
Congress
Reds
Copeland
New York
Garner
Harry Bridges
Washington
Bridges
Senate Committees On Commerce and Labor
National Mediation Board
Presidents and their notable burial and honors facts
The text lists historical president facts: Zachary Taylor buried without services. Woodrow Wilson dropped Thomas in public life. Wilson became known as Woodrow Wilson. Roosevelt and Wilson won Nobel Peace Prizes in 1906 and 1918. Washington uniquely has a state named after him. Roosevelt inaugurated in January.
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Zachary. Taylor
Wilson
Thomas Woodrow
Thomas
Woodrow Wilson
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt
Washington
Answers to Ask Me Another quiz on polities and patents
The earth is flattened at the poles and nearer to the center than the equator. Expelling a member of Congress requires two-thirds House concurrence. The Dionne quintuplets have all been fingerprinted and easily distinguished. US patents issued: 1936 39,793 and 1937 37,695. The navy names submarines for fish. Salmon is named after the fish, not an individual.
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Congress
The
United States
Navy
United States Navy Department
New Slipcover Idea For Spring Refresh
A magazine style guide shows how to reupholster couches with navy blue fabric and cream cord, with variations in color. It highlights tools like curved candlewick tufting needles and upholsterer’s needles, and promotes Mrs. Spears book Sewing for the Home Decorator available by mail from Chicago for 25 cents.
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Spears
Sp. Desplaines St
Chicago
Ill
Pineapple Cream for Plain Cake Recipe Feature
Marjorie H Black shares a simple pineapple cream to top slices of pound cake gingerbread or plain butter cake. Drain pineapple juice reserve for other use whip cream until stiff fold in pineapple jam or jelly for varied flavors then serve over cake slices.
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Marjorie H. Black
Quality Up Price Down GINCE 1906 Auto Prices
Quality up price down GINCE 1906 automobile prices have been reduced fully three hundred percent values have been doubled or trebled in manufacturing and selling jobs have been provided for more than three million people Advertising created the demand that made these things possible.
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GINCE
Eye Opening Smile Reveal Sparks Wide Reactions
A striking smile reveal has audiences reacting with surprise and curiosity. The moment drew attention for its bold expression and started online discussions about confidence and perception.
New Mount Wilson Telescope Aims To Reveal Moon Details
Britannica Junior notes a 200 inch telescope installed on Mount Wilson California to capture objects 30 feet apart on the moon. The camera strengthens astronomy by recording light through glass eyes, tracing Galileo's early lens era to Newton’s reflecting telescope and modern imaging.
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Mount Wilson
California
Galileo
Venice
Henry Hudson
New World
Hans Lippershey
Padua
Jupiter
Newton
Britannica Junior
Witty Fragments on Life and Social Ironies
A string of aphoristic observations covers solitude habits, respect for rights, gender roles, bullying, unemployment, and shifting dog breeds. The tone blends humor and social commentary with pointed questions about manners and consequences.
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Western Newspaper Union
Jointy
Milwaukee
Norris-La Guardia
Ferdinand A. Geiger
Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals
National Labor Relations Board
New York Court of Appeals
Alexis Rykov
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