Steel Strike Tests Ohio Mediation Amid Wider Labor Turmoil
Ohio Governor Davey proposes seven point settlement while steel employers resist signing with CIO’s Steel Workers Organizing Committee. Strikes expand to Bethlehem Johnstown plant and coal mine closures pressure industry. Talks, riots, and threats of plant shutdowns influence GM Ford forecasts as national labor unrest broadens.
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Davey
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Steel Workers’ Organizing Committee
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John L. Lewis
Munroe
Mich
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Warren
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Farley
National Labor Relations Board
Senate judiciary panel rails against Roosevelt court plan
The Senate Judiciary Committee approved a strong rejection of Roosevelt’s Supreme Court reorganization proposal, calling it a violation of American democracy. Seven Democrats and three Republicans joined to condemn the plan, signaling a likely party split and delayed action on relief and farm-tenant aid amid broader policy fights. Roosevelt urged a vote soon as a Democratic gathering looms, while Nebraska Senator Burke objects.
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Supreme Court
Washington
Senate
Roosevelt
Nebraska
Burke
Disputed Legacy One Author Dies Amid Wage Bill Hearings
The article recalls Representative Connery who urged a wage and hour bill that a joint congressional committee is studying. CIO figures like Sidney Hillman defend the bill as crucial, while NAM general counsel James A. Emery warns of its far reach. Industry leaders fear loss of freedom in enterprise unless an extraordinary emergency justifies action.
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CIO
Sidney Hillman
James A. Emery
National Association of Manufacturers
Claudius T. Murchison
Cotton Textile Institute
George H. Davis
U. S. Chamber of Commerce
Dodging Taxes Under Scrutiny Fueled by Roosevelt Charges
Senator Harrison, vice chairman of the joint congressional committee on tax evasion, says one actual check for 284000 raises public concern. He notes many offers for adjustments since Roosevelt’s charges spurred a congressional investigation this week. Louis A Johnson of Clarksburg, a 1912 graduate and veteran of Meuse-Argonne, now serves as Secretary of War Woodring's new assistant after leading the Democrats veteran division last year.
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Joint Congressional Committee On
Roosevelt
Congress
Louis A. Johnson
Clarksburg
W. Va
Germany
Army of Occupation
Stout
Johnson
Democrats
Veterans
Woodring
Tornado injures 16 in Mellott Indiana and other brief notes
A tornado in Mellott Indiana injures 16 residents amid a round of varied reports. The batch also notes church arrest for disobedience of law and several high profile marriages deaths and public figures.
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Gerhard Jacobi
Berlin
Kaiser Wilhelm
Public figures and sensational notes from a wide spread column
A collage reports on General Yang Hu-chen and General Yang Sen with riches, kin, and world travel. It notes Charles Christian claiming Pitcairn inheritance and Fletcher Christian lineage. It covers George E. Leach’s political comeback and a Gettysburg veterans’ gathering with Civil War reflections from General Robert Lee Fitzpatrick.
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San Francisco
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H. M. S. Bounty
Pitcairn Island
Gettysburg
North
Robert Lee Fitzpatrick
North Carolina
Florida
Helium Foresight and Wartime Notes Across America
British observers see guiding conscience of Pilgrim Fathers in America as Congress weighs helium export rules. Helium, first seen in a solar eclipse, could prevent disasters like the Hindenburg crash and aid peacetime safety though dirigibles remain risky. Major General Westover notes it matters little who holds helium in future war. The piece also covers missing heiress Alice Parsons, nationwide dry laws, municipal liquor battles in Augusta, and ongoing and ending labor strikes across several industries and cities.
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Germany
War Department
Westover
Air Corps
El Caudillo drives siege around Bilbao in Spain crisis
Insurgent General Franco tightens the cord around Bilbao as Basque President Aguirre pleads for peace. Eden calls for restraint, Lloyd George condemns silence over civilian suffering, while Britain and France press Germany and Italy on Spain and patrol ship attacks. Neurath to visit London to discuss a broader security pact.
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der Fuehrer
Bilbao
Jose Antonio Aguire
Britain
Anthony Eden
David Lloyd George
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Germany
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Our
Paget
Hitler
von Neurath
London
French and British Leaders Face Political Strains Across Welfare and Empire
In France Blum seeks emergency power to fund a five day week and quell franc deserters amid Popular Front tensions. In Britain Chamberlain notes dominion autonomy, while the Irish Free State plans a July 1 election over a controversial new constitution that risks partition or republic status.
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Blum
Britain
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Free State
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British Commonwealth
Neville Chamberlain
Great Britain
Eamon de Valera
Dev
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Eire
de Valera
Stalin and Hitler clash over Ukraine and global power
The piece links Hitler and Stalin over control of Ukraine and farm rich lands, noting Radek's treason trials, executions of Russian officials, and rumors of a broader power struggle. It mentions Arctic expansion plans, Japan's stance, and wartime debt issues with Europe while recounting Amelia Earhart's Africa flight and the Southwest US terrain.
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Mississippi Valley
Hitler
Ukraine
Russia
Stalin
Karl Radek
Germany
Radek
I. Mikhailski
North Pole
Arctic
Siberia
Japan
Roosevelt
Amelia Earhart
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Advertising Federation convention opens in New York
Upcoming events include the Advertising Federation of America convention in New York on Sunday, the Midwest Institute of Human Relations meeting in Rockford Illinois, the Gordon Bennett cup balloon race in Brussels, and the American Association for the Advancement of Science meeting in Denver. Budding sports and social events fill the week with Braddock Louis heavyweight title bout in Chicago and a wedding for Mary Pickford and Buddy Rogers in Los Angeles.
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Advertising Federation of America
New York
Midwest Institute of Human Relations
Rockford, Il
Brussels
American Association For Advancement of Science
Denver
Chicago
San Juan
New Mexico
Mary Pickford
Buddy” Rogers
Los Angeles
Sun Blotting Device Stuns Astronomers In New Experiment
A new device named Big Words Spectroheliokinematograph lets scientists blot out the sun’s disk to study its outer surface. In Indiana Wabash postal clerks report a letter addressed to a Japanese man found this week, referenced as Mr Judd on the sender’s note.
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Alice McDonnell Parsons
Long Island
N. Y
Parsons
Earl J. Connelley
Judd
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