Mrs Simpson divorce absolved in London bold royal timing
The order made absolute the nisi decree, freeing Mrs Wallis Simpson. Edward Duke of Windsor traveled from St Wolfgang to Chateau de Candé near Tours to visit his fiancée as Britain readies for coronation. The king awaited word, aiming to avoid any royal dispute during the ceremony.
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Wallis Simpson
London
Edward
Duke of Windsor
St. Wolfgang
Austria
Chateau de Cande
Tours
France
Great Britain
Wallis
Simpson
New Constitution for Ireland Sparks Plebiscite Debate
Fi Amon De Valera published a proposed Irish Free State constitution proposing ratification by general election and a late June plebiscite. It proclaims Ireland as a sovereign democratic state with the official name Wire and guarantees freedom of conscience and religion while prohibiting noble titles. Ulster opposes union with the Free State, preferring UK citizenship. A Hollywood strike by seven unions with about 6,000 members disrupts film production as the Screen Actors Guild weighs action after producer negotiations.
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Ulster
Free State
United Kingdom
John Milne Barbour
Hollywood
Federated Motion Picture Crafts
Calif
Screen Actors’ Guild
Guild
Pat Casey
Senate Committee Opposes Supreme Court Bill May 18 Voting Planned
Senate judiciary committee members shift to opposition, with 10 to 8 against the bill. Key defections include O Mahoney Pat McCurren and Carl Hatch, while King Van Nuys Burke Connally Austin Borah Steiner align with the opposition. McGill Hughes noncommittal. President Roosevelt fished Gulf of Mexico aboard Potomac en route to Galveston as Congress debated economy and Supreme Court reform.
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Nevada
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Supreme Court
President Roosevelt
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New Orleans
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Schenk
Decatur
Galveston
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White House
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Hamilton Fish Moves to Amend Gold Policy
Rep Hamilton Fish of New York denounces the New Deal gold policy as a costly blunder. He introduces a resolution to bar Treasury purchases of foreign gold above 25 an ounce, says taxpayers finance Europe and Soviet Russia, likening policy to John Law’s Mississippi bubble.
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Hamilton Fish
New York
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Treasury
Mr. Fish
Secretary of the Treasury
Angels
Europe
Soviet Russia
John Law
Mississippi
Guffey-Vinson coal bill raises fascism fears and price concerns
A Western Newspaper Union editorial criticizes the Guffey-Vinson coal bill signed by President Roosevelt. It argues the law creates a government controlled monopoly across 23 regions, shaping prices through a coal commission and labor costs. The piece questions constitutionality, consumer protection, and broader implications for liberty and anti trust enforcement.
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Congress
Roosevelt
America
Italy
United States
United States Coal Commission
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers of America
Guffey-Vinson
Coal Commission
Cummings
Harrangue
Civil Service Commission
Commission
Cat
Alse
Western Newspaper Union
Fox hunting, censorship, and wartime culture in 1930s notes
Irvin B. Copeland surveys fox hunting in England, reflects on American reactions to British traditions, and rails at censorship and radio propriety. He critiques modern conformity, recalls tea breaks in war fronts, and jokes about military life while commenting on politics and media.
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Bilbao
Emilio Mola
Bay of Biscay
Nervion
Franco
William Gillette Dies at Hartford at eighty one
Veteran actor William Gillette renowned for Sherlock Holmes roles and stage work dies in Hartford Connecticut at eighty one. John G Pollard former Virginia governor and VA board of appeals chairman dies in Washington from bronchial pneumonia.
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W AM Gillette
Sherlock Holmes
Secret Service
Hartford
Conn
John G. Pollard
Board of Appeals of
The
Veterans’ Administration
Virginia
Washington
Language course study at German university in 972 A
A fragment notes the establishment of a language course at a German university, with a mention of El Azhar University and a reference to 972. The readable portion is sparse and ambiguous about specifics or outcomes.
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el Azhar University
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