World War II As It Happened
A MaritimeQuest Daily Event Special Presentation
Monday, March 4, 1940
Day 186

March 4, 1940: Front page of The Midland Daily Telegraph, Coventry, England.
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Note the report in column 1: "Russia Denies Atrocities - Use of Gas Immoral and Criminal"
(To the best of my knowledge no belligerent nation used poison gas weapons in combat in World War II. It is interesting that the Russians would site use of gas as immoral and criminal after they invaded another country for no reason and killed thousands of it's people.)
Also note the report in column 6: "Camel Party Search For Air Liner Survivors"
(The Imperial Airways aircraft named Hannibal was never found.)


March 4, 1940: Front page of the Derby Evening Telegraph, Derby, England.
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Note the report at bottom right: "Wreckage Of Hannibal Found"
(This was an inaccurate report, the wreckage of Hannibal was never found.)


March 4, 1940: Front page of The Daily Mail, Hull, England.
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March 4, 1940: Front page of the Press and Journal, Aberdeen, Scotland.
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Note the report at top left: "108 Feared Lost In Bombed Liner"
(Domala was raised and repaired, she was later named Empire Attendant and was sunk on July 15, 1942 by
U-582.)


March 4, 1940: Front page of The Examiner, Launceston, Tasmania, Australia.
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March 4, 1940: Front page of The Sydney Sun, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
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Note the photo at top of HMNZS Achilles.


March 4, 1940: Front page of The Lethbridge Herald, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada.
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Note the report in column 5: "Cave-in Hits Heart Of U.S. Mining City"


March 4, 1940: Front page of The Winnipeg Tribune, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
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March 4, 1940: Front page of Haarlem's Dagblad, Haarlem, Netherlands.
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March 4, 1940: Front page of the Biddeford Daily Journal, Biddeford, Maine.
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Note the report at bottom center: "Salvation Army in Japan To Be Placed Under Restrictions"


March 4, 1940: Front page of The Port Arthur, News, Port Arthur, Texas.
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March 4, 1940: Front page of the San Mateo Times, San Mateo, California.
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March 4, 1940: Front page of The Helena Independent, Helena, Montana.
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Note the report in column 5: "Launch Capsizes And Hundreds of Chinese Drowned"


March 4, 1940: Front page of The Evening Gazette, Xenia, Ohio.
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Note the story at top left: "The Story Of Democracy - by Hendrik Willem van Loon"
(This is the first part of a 24 part expose about the rise and fall of democracy. This first part is profound and should be well known, since it was written by Plato. It should not be necessary for me to point out the parallel to what is happening today in the U.S.A.)


March 4, 1940: Front page of the Teltower Kriesblatt, Teltow, Germany.
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1. Das erste Krieghalbjahr.
(The first half year of the war.)


March 4, 1940: Front page of the Hamburger Neueste Zeitung, Altona, Hamburg, Germany.
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1. Generalmusikdirektor Dr. Karl Muck ist tote.
(General Music Director Dr. Karl Muck in dead.)
2. Italiens Protestnote in London überreicht.
(Italy's note of protest is handed over in London.)



   
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