Lindbergh Speech Highlights Omissions in Defense Address
Charles A. Lindbergh urged national strength and fiscal restraint while omitting explicit mention of American ideals and liberties. The piece argues his call for leadership lacks emphasis on constitutional rights, personal freedoms, and anti‑authoritarian safeguards that define the United States.
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Europe
United States
Lindbergh
Germany
Hitler
Mussolini
Stalin
Panama Canal vulnerable and plan to seize Pacific bases debated
Secret naval maneuvers showed the Panama Canal could be attacked from the Pacific side with no protective islands for warning stations. Congress weighs new locks versus acquiring Galapagos and Cocos Islands as air bases, while Hull resists Latin American alarm. Meuse defense collapse and France's precarious position are noted with Hitler’s rumored peace terms.
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Pacific
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Isles
Hitler
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Meuse
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Coolidge Administra
New Jersey
Nicaragua
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Navy
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Atlantic
Haiti
Cuba
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Virgin Islands
War Department
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Senate
Francis Case
South Dakota
Ed Izac
California
Annapolis
Galapand Cocos Islands
Puertoico
Guantanamo
Ecuador
Galapagos Group
Costa Rica
Cocos Island
Hull
How Much Is Enough To Buy Mussolini
A Rome news note questions if Mussolini could be bought to stay out of World War II. It weighs what allying with Italy might require and how much Britain and France would pay for non participation in the evolving crisis.
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Tunis
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Rumania
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Belgium
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Meuse
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British Empire
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Djibouti
French
Morocco
Egypt
Gibraltar
Obstacles to Coalition in Landon Roosevelt Conference
The piece discusses Governor Alf Landon's clash with President Roosevelt over non-partisan collaboration on preparedness while linking it to the third term issue. It notes Roosevelt's control of the nominating machinery, warns of electoral consequences, and recalls Woodrow Wilson's 1918 misstep before elections as a cautionary example.
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Alf Landon
Republican Party
Roosevelt
Woodrow Wilson
Senate
Wilson
Lucifer
Interference and crime swirl in a tense frontier notice
A column accuses foreign nations of meddling in U S affairs while domestic thefts and robberies plague the southwest. Two mules vanish from Sonorra valley, arms loot at Gavena’s house near Crittenden, and horses disappear at the Patagonia mine. Authorities recover some property after tracing thieves into Sonora.
Dinner Stories and the Rare Volume Exchange
In a cafe scene a book lover boasts a rare volume while a food-loving companion jokes about rare in restaurants. The exchange blends literary pride with culinary wit, highlighting a playful clash of tastes and intellect.
Ideal Tenants Chess Joke Turns On Wordplay
A landlord asks a prospective tenant if he plays chess. The applicant says no, then the landlord quips he prefers chess players as tenants because they move slowly and think before acting. The pun hinges on the word move.
Bronze lions claim longest unsupported tail in world
A New Yorker touring Chicago’s Art Institute notes the bronze lions at the building’s entrance. He compares them to the New York Public Library lions and learns these Chicago guardians boast the longest unsupported bronze tails in the world.
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Art Institute
Caide
Entranc
New Yorker
New York Public Library
Captain Jeffords Seizes Stolen Horses on Tucson Reserve
Captain T J Jeffords arrived in Tucson by buckboard and learned Apache thieves had two stolen horses at Patagonia mine near the reservation. He secured the cream colored and sorrel horses and will return them to owners. He says stolen property on reserves will be claimed and kept until rightful owners prove ownership. He praises strict action to deter theft and improve Apache conduct with troop field support.
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Mimbres
Patagonia
Jeffords
Hail to the Chief Echoes in Snowy Town Visit
President Grover Cleveland arrived in a town amid sleet and hail as the local brass band struck up music. He quipped that it was realistic and asked what they were playing. A friend replied hail to the chief, triggering laughter.
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Grover Cleveland
Cleveland
Over-Agitation Seen As New Danger In Fifth Column Fears
Washington reports warn that overzealous accusations of fifth column activity may target innocent people and hamper government work. Some valid saboteur cases emerge, mainly in industry, while Communist elements are blamed for dirty work. Roosevelt support for licensing exports aims to ease defense material bottlenecks for aircraft plant expansion.
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Washington
Stalin
Axis
French Army Struggles With Morale Defense Weapon
The French struggle with moral morale as their defense weapon, while the army spent too long idle in Maginot fortifications and heeded remnants of the old left wing popular front advocates.
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Maginot
Popular Front
Walter Johnson Faces Congressional Bid From Maryland
The 50-50 forecast puts Walter Johnson the famed Big Train as Republican nominee in Maryland's sixth district posing a challenge to Democrat William Byron. Observers compare rookie lawmakers to Johnson's past fame and warn he may not sprint legislative speedballs in his first term.
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Congress
Washington Monument
Walter Perry Johnson
Maryland
William D. Byron
Walter Johnson
White House
Walter
Teddy’ Roosevelt
Taft
Wilson
Harding
Coolidge
Ance
Congressional League
Bruce Barton
New York
The Capitol Tomb Hidden Beneath Washington’s Dome
A reporter visits the Capitol sub-basement tomb below the dome where George and Martha Washington were not moved from Mount Vernon. The catafalque rests in a glass case, with a wall list of statesmen who lay in state and a 1799 Congress resolution.
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Abraham Lincoln
Capitol
George Washington
George
Martha Washington
Congress
Lincoln
Catafalque
George Ad
Capitol Tomb
John A. Washington
Mount Vernon
Cooking class prompts gumdrop description
A color filled classroom prompt asks students to describe a gumdrop. A movie fan pupil replies with a playful marshmallow in technicolor.
Joads Also Vote In Census Sparks State Population Debate
The piece discusses migration trends, noting Oklahoma may have lost about 200000 people from 1930 to 1940 due to farm labor migration. It warns California could gain relative influence in reapportionment as Oklahoma’s population shifts, affecting political representation.
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Washington
California
Oklahoma
Congress
Wishful Thinking By Elsie Robinson
A wartime column discusses democracy and vigilance sparked by Hendrik van Loon's warning after Holland's invasion. It argues that belief in democracy requires active defense not mere wishful thinking, urging Americans to protect liberty amid rising tyranny. It notes the Rotterdam and Amsterdam bombings and the broader threat to freedoms worldwide.
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Holland
van Loon
Zuider Zee
Rotterdam
Amsterdam
Hague
America
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