Intensified warfare and diplomacy push Europe toward conflict
The article reports Italy's rumored shift toward a Balkan peace bloc and benevolent neutrality, German war preparations across the western front, a spate of aerial raids including the Royal Oak sinking, and shifting power dynamics in Scandinavia and the Balkans as Turkey and Russia threaten and maneuver amid rising tensions.
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Europe
London
Paris
Italy
Berin
Balkan
Balkans
Russia
Virginia Gaudo
Giornale D'Italia
Chamberlain
Germany
U. S
der Fuehrer
Rosevelt
Estonia
Johan Laidoner
Lithuania
Moscow
Latvia
Wilno
Meme
Adolf Hitler
Hungary
Turkey
Sukro Saracoglu
Saracoglu
Romania
Britain
France
Dardenelles
Trend How the Wind Is Blowing
Trend reports winds of postwar politics and savings. Thrift accounts show $32,854,114 deposited in school savings by 2,534,472 U S children ending June. Labor unions A F L and CIO closed national conventions with no peace hints. Gallup shows Dewey slipping since war. Vandenberg gains. Taft holds. Dewey 39 percent, Vandenberg 27, Taft 1.
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U. S
Cleveland
San Francisco
A. F. of
Gallup
New York
Thomas Dewey
Arthur Vandenberg
Ohio
Robert A. Taft
Dewey
Vandenberg
Taft
Notable Names in News From Early 20th Century
Ford Bterling dies in Hollywood at 58, a pioneer film comedian. Dr Kurt von Schusch is reported severely beaten in Vienna for resisting a proclamation urging Austrians to defend Hitler Germany. C J Arnold in Chicago urges executives of Northwestern National Life Insurance to reject government subsidies. Culbert Olson in California campaigns to pardon Tom Mooney ally Warren K Billings and orders San Quentin beatings hearings.
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Ford Bterling
Hollywood
Kurt von Schusch
NIGG
Vienna
Hitler
Germany
C. J. Arnold
Chicago
Northwestern National Life Insurance Company
Culbert Olson
California
Tom Mooney
Warren K. Billings
San Quentin Prison
Congress fights over neutrality amid isolationist talk
Congress drags through months of debate on neutrality as the Senate nears a compromise on arms embargo repeal and cash-and-carry. Lindbergh calls for keeping the embargo, while Nye and Norris clash over war risks. Shipping limits may ease, credits drop, and a labor union indictment adds to nationwide trade restraint tensions.
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Congress
Washington
Senate
Col
Charles 4. Lindbergh
Howard Coonley
National Association of Manufacturers
North Dakota
Gerald P
Nye
America
U. S
Europe
Nebraska
George W. Norris
Hitler
Key Pittman
Foreign Relations Committee
Australia
New Zealand
Admiral Land on Safety Belt Around the Port
Admiral Emory S. Land, chairman of the maritime commission, speaks on a proposed safety belt around the port, calling it a "nice idea" while noting questions about intrusions by submarines. The piece profiles Land, a Navy cross recipient and shipbuilder, and mentions Lucien Le Long's demobilization, plus Dr. William M. Leiserson and labor board developments.
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York
Emory 8S
Land
Maritime Commisnion
Saudi Arabia Opens Concessions to U S Oil Firms
Saudi Arabia awarded petroleum concessions to the Standard Oil Company of California and associates, expanding U S interests in the Near East. The kingdom, ruled by King Ibn Saud, spans about 800,000 square miles with Ras Tanura as a new deep water port, and U S presence now includes Bahrain holdings and regional rights granted amid rival claims by British, French, Japanese, and other interests.
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National Geographic Society
Ashington
Cowie Service
Arabia
Standard Oil Company of
California
Kingdom of
Saudi Arabia
United States
Mexico
Near East
Mohammed
Queen of Sheba
Ras Tanura
Persian Gulf
Asia
Europe
Africa
Standard OU Company
Texas Corporation
Bahrein Islands
Arabian
Iran
Syria
Kuwait
Iraq
King Ibn Saud
Rtumor
Antarctica
Sahara
Nejd
Peninsua
Red Sea
Nuth
Ibn Saud
Mecca
Great Britain
European War Echo Reaches U S Frontiers Worldwide
National Geographic Digest notes war reach extends beyond Europe as Bermuda Jamaica Canada and the Bahamas enact measures. Britain France and the Netherlands reflect colonial reach with Bermuda as naval base and Falkland Islands past battles cited.
New Fall Pattern Book Promises Easy To Sew Magic
The Sewing Circle Pattern Dept promotes patterns 1835 and 1814 for sizes up to 52 and 20 with yardage, contrast, and bias details. Fall book offers 100 patterns, step by step charts, and 15 cent price. Also ads for Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets and a moral quote from G F Holman.
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Sewing Circle Pattern Dept
W. Wacker Dr
Chicago
Lemon Juice Rheumatic Pain Remedy Ad
A claimed doctor’s prescription promises relief from rheumatic and neuritis pains. Mix the directed mixture with the juice of four lemons to make a quart of heat medicine. Sold by leading druggists, Homix Co, St Louis, Missouri, at a few cents a day.
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Homix Co
St. Louie
Performing in Silence and the Quiet Cut
A concise report describes a file that cuts iron without making noise and reflects skilled technique. The act emphasizes silent efficiency and precision in metalwork, highlighting the method and its practical benefits.
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