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Photo of Prime Minister Tojo with his cabinet.
Posted inPolitics World War 2

Japan’s P.M. Talks War

“Nothing Can Stop Us”

NEW YORK, Oct. 26.—Tokio correspondent of the New York Times says that, addressing 200 higher officials at Osaka, the Japanese Prime Minister (General Tojo) said:—

“With the world environment changing so quickly, we cannot tell what is in store for us at any minute, but the Empire stands solemnly on the national policy which has been reiterated time and again.

Picture of Benito Mussolini giving a speech
Posted inDaily News Politics

Mussolini Warns All Nations Plots On Life Must End

Premier’s Speech, After Futile Bomb Attack, Plainly Aimed at France.

100.000 CHEER DEMAND FOES ABROAD BE CURBED

Message Sent to Americans Contains Assurance No Peril Will Change His Course.

ROME. September 11.—”Tell the Americans and the Italians of America that neither pistols, bombs nor other Instruments of death can make me desist from my course.” Premier Mussolini declared tonight to the Associated Press correspondent, whom he received in his private office in Chigi Palace.

Reporting the Civil War banner (decorative purpose)
Posted inUS Civil War

Mobile To Be Attacked

We learn from a gentleman just arrived from New Orleans says the Mobile "Tribune" of the 25th, that on the 11th of August, about twenty thousand of Grant's army landed…