Kipling Anecdote Sparks Swank or Modesty Debate
British portrait artist John Shirley Fox recalls Kipling in Paris in the 1890s. Kipling presented as the son of Mr Lockwood Kipling of Lahore to Lord Dufferin, who weighed the remark as either grand swank or notable modesty.
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Kipling
Paris
Lord Dufferin
Lockwood Kipling
Lahore
Ship’s Military Burial Off Philippines Declared Unique
Officials sank the damaged U S S Smith Thompson ten miles off the Philippines for a formal funeral burial. Marines fired three volleys over the bow and a bugler sounded taps, marking the only military burial of a ship in U S naval history.
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Pacific
Philippines
United States
Collier’s Weekly
Your Best Do the Best You Know
A compact reflection urging men to align actions with courage kindness and integrity in all endeavors. The message emphasizes resilience, moral responsibility, and steadfast effort as guiding traits for daily life.
America Backs Up League Over Japan In China Row
The United States endorses the League of Nations stance condemning Japan as an invader in China and plans to join a nine power pact conference. Secretary Hull argues Japan’s actions breach treaty principles, while 50 nations back China and Poland and Siam abstain. The Aga Khan urges immediate convening as Roosevelt vows to keep America out of war.
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United States
League of Nations
Hull
China
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Tokyo
Poland
Siam
Aga Khan
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Russia
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Chicago
International Tensions and Roosevelt Move Toward Special Session
The article reports Japan remaining defiant amid warnings, with Tokyo pressing a pacification policy in China and Britain anxious over U S support. Germany and Italy react to Roosevelt's address while neutral observers note Chinese plans for an autonomous Manchurian region. A special session of Congress is likely between November 8 and 16 to address crop control wage rules and court reform while agriculture pushes for production controls.
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Foreign Office
Navy
Tokyo
China
Great Britain
Roosevelt
United States
Greg
Manchuria
Germany
Italy
Mr. Hull
Peiping
Hyde Park
Supreme Court
Wallace
Hugo Black’s Ku Klux Klan ties and Senate pledge
The article details Hugo L. Black admitting past Klan membership, resigning, and asserting no ongoing religious or racial prejudice. It notes his senate life and private stance, referencing a life-pass moment with Klansmen and his claimed alignment with principles he sought to advocate.
Quotations on Reason, Morality and Society
A compilation of mottoes and excerpts from Thom son, Pothier, Norris, and Wells. It notes nature’s orderliness, the paradox of thinking, moral mire, and ignorance of basic political realities as sources of social unease. The passage frames commentary on human intellect and social life with pithy quotes.
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J. Arthur Thomson
E. Pothier
S. J. Demydey
Norris
H. G. Wells
Buckingham Palace Rooms Use Photo Records for Cleaning
The cleaning staff at Buckingham Palace relies on a set of room photographs to verify that all furniture and art objects are returned to their proper places after cleaning. This habit was noted by Collier's Weekly.
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Buckingham Palace
Collier’s Weekly
Utopian Reflections on Reform and Coffee
A fragmented column muses on human progress, opinionated discourse, and inefficiency. The text muses about secrecy in one’s own mind and mocks reform efforts while pondering a Brazil coffee pricing quip and a utopia built by its people rather than systems.
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