President Roosevelts Budget Message and Relief Plans
President Roosevelt outlined a fiscal program requesting one and one half billion dollars for unemployment relief in 1938 and two major steps to cut spending. He warned of a potential deficit in 1937 and near balanced funds in 1938 while directing departments to spend less than income and proposing the shutdown of several emergency agencies. The message also notes a treasury study of the tax structure and possible new taxes.
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Coming Up in Washington and Paris Week
U S Chamber of Commerce in Washington previews events. President Gaes goes on fishing trip Tuesday. General election in Japan Friday. May Day observances on Saturday. Paris exposition opens this week.
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President Gaes
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Labor Rivalries Surface in Washington Labor Sessions
AFL and CIO debated rival campaigns in major industries. The CIO considered expelling 10 rebel unions to formalize the split while talk of a move against Ford lingered. Maine shoe workers faced a 27 day strike under a temporary injunction as mass protests drew in the national guard. Secretary Perkins hosted 27 labor leaders to discuss policy.
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Hepburn
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Rum shipments reach White House stir in Prohibition era tale
The piece recalls Virgin Islands rum after repeal funding, noting a consignment presented to President Roosevelt and officials for dispensing. First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt voices moderation, while reporters joke about party punch. Separate incident in Topeka ends with G men trading fire, one agent killed and others wounded.
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Virgin Island
White House
Capt. E. Page Gaston
World Prohibition Federation
St. Croix
Roosevelt
Quotes from Pitkin Whitlow Dietrich Howe on life and gender
Walter B Pitkin says college leaves women with little practical knowledge risking accidents like curling iron shocks. Tennessee farmer Jackson Whitlow fasts forty days awaiting divine guidance. Marlene Dietrich says she would prefer being a man for clearer minds. Gene Howe credits the mother in law with preserving the home and warns of national deterioration if she abandons duty.
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Columbia University
Jackson Whitlow
Tennessee
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Gene Howe
Texas
Daisy Harriman eyed for Norway post stirs Washington chatter
The prospect of Daisy Harriman, 67, becoming American minister to Norway provokes socialites in Washington. Her public role began after a New York reform board appointment under Governor Hughes, and she would follow Anthony J. Drexel Biddle Jr. as ambassador to Poland. Meanwhile a Salzburg shopping spree by the Duke of Windsor sparks talk of an African honeymoon.
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Daisy” Harriman
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Washington
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New York
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Anthony J. Drexel Biddle, Jr
Poland
Salzburg
Austria
Duke of Windsor
Africa
Pan American Plans Six New Transatlantic Clippers
Pan American will operate six three decker Clippers for transatlantic service with 72 passenger capacity in mid deck staterooms and lounges, 5000 pounds cargo on the third deck, and four engines for 200 mph. Flight permits from England Ireland and Canada were granted this week, though finish and service dates remain unknown.
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Europe
England
Ireland
Canada
Sixth Sense In The Cards Stirs Duke Psych Lab Claims
Psychologist J B Rhine of Duke University reports new proofs of clairvoyance and telepathy from six independent investigators. In tests with 25 playing cards the average score exceeded six correct guesses in some trials, far above chance, with more than 17 000 attempts. Some subjects achieved high averages, including three who got all 25 correct in a set.
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Duke University
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Blockade Runners Try for Bilbao as Spain War Enters Tenth Month
The article notes a growing market of blockade runners entering the Spanish conflict. British freighter Seven Seas Spray dodged protecting destroyers to reach Bilbao with 125000 dollars in food while Dutch steamer Andra was sunk attempting a blockade break. International watch increases at key ports with hundreds of officers and warships patrolling fronts from Portugal to France. Inside Madrid the war toll rises as Franco consolidates power and Mi aj a declares insurgent gains, with heavy shelling on Carabitas hill and 200 killed in ten days.
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Bay of Biscay
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Andra
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Denmark
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Belgium
Turkey
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Coronation Rehearsal Draws Crowds in London Streets
Tens of thousands crowded Trafalgar Square and Piccadilly Circus for Rehearsal Part 1 of the coronation. The gilded royal coach rolled by as police timed the procession while actors stood in for May 12 crowning. King George tested a crown weighing 3 1/2 pounds at the goldsmiths.
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White Peace Prospects in War Talks Across Europe
European leaders hint at possible U.S. shift from war as Hitler agrees to attend conferences if major powers call them. Belgium's Van Zeeland aims to seek Washington advice on economic troubles while Roosevelt nibbles at but does not endorse a broader international conference. Davids in London, and visits by Canadian governor general and Britain's Board of Trade president signal diplomatic effort as Mussolini and Schuschnigg discuss Austria and Spain.
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Germany
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Toadry in a New York Milliner's Building
Mme Lilly Dache placed a horned toad in her building cornerstone for luck. The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals demanded removal. She moved the toad to the basement, but the society objected, and the toad now resides in the penthouse.
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Lilly Dache
New York
Society For the Prevention of Cruelty
Mme. Dache
Society
Professor Uses Jars To Mark Grades In Scented Pranks
Prof John Madigan of St Paul graded physics papers into three jars labeled satisfactory poor and failed. He scented the first with roses gas the second with hydrogen sulfide and the third with butyric acid. Students were told grades by referencing the jars.
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St. Paul
St. Thomas College
Rumors Spark Rush to Alaska and Global Political Moves
A fragmentary old page reports rumors of precious metal funds prompting a rush to Kuskokwim Alaska. It notes the French socialist party under Premier Blum ordering its extremists to cease Spain intervention agitation.
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