Nation watched spectacular events at capital in 1934
Chronology of 1934 in Washington spans gold devaluation and dollar value shifts, the retirement of Hugh S. Johnson, New Deal endorsements, and rapid expansion of emergency government units. It tracks NRA FERA AAA HOLC and war on crime, with key January June and November milestones, including labor capital clashes, munitions inquiries, and landmark legislation.
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Washington
Hugh 8. Johnson
New Deal
Roosevelt
NRA
FERA
AAA
HOLC
Congress
Federal Reserve Banks
William H. Wooding
Treasury
Henry Morgenthau, Jr
Wall Street
Homer Cummings
Supreme Court
Minnesota
William P. MacCracken, Jr
Johnson
Civil Works Administration
Americans spent about 25 dollars for liquor in repeal year
The United Press reports that the American public spent over 3 billion dollars on liquor in the first year of repeal, about 25 dollars per person. The figure, drawn from official Treasury data, excludes bootleg purchases and is contrasted with government relief costs and prohibition-era estimates.
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United Press
Washington
U.P
Treasury
Association Against the Prohibition Amendment
Army Mobilization Bills Headed Through Senate Laundry
Washington December 25 The Senate Munitions Committee will purge defects from Army mobilization measures before enacting them this winter. Chairman Nye said the bills are a bad lot but will undergo a thorough airing. Drawn up for quick submission after a declaration of war, they authorize industrial mobilization a draft and give broad powers to the President. Senator Clark of Missouri accuses labor drafting as well as soldiers.
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Washington
Senate Munitions Committee
Nye
War Department
Congress
Clark
Missouri
Rumor claims Carol to pay Magda Lupescu to quit Romania
Reports from foreign legations say King Carol of Romania would settle a large sum to Magda Lupescu if she leaves the country. Detectives guard Lupescu amid fear from patriots. Expremiers Maniu and Vaida Voevod urge her removal as Carol contemplates a break with Lupescu or reconciliation with Helen.
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Vienna
Carol of
Rumania
Magda Lupescu
Madam Lupescu
Carol
Helen
England
Magda
Romania
George
Julius Maniu
Vaida Voevod
London
Duke of Kent
Marina
Maniu
Censorship Licensing Initatives Move Through Nye Committee
The plan calls for a licensing system as first step and aims to refer the measures to the Nye Committee. Hearings would precede revision and reporting to the Senate for action. Legislation would take effect after a formal war declaration and Baruch committee proposals on profit removal from war may also be referred for approval.
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Clark
Nye
Senate
Bernard Baruch
Posse Seeks Negro After Officer Slain in Georgia
In Ellaville Georgia a large part of the male population joined a search for James Dotson a 17 year old African American suspect in the killing of Police Chief W B Souter 42 after his arrest last night Local officials warned of possible mob violence as the manhunt continued with Sheriff E B C Rigsby directing operations in mid morning reports the suspect remained at large.
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Ellaville
U.P
James Dotson
W. B. Souter
Ebc, Rigsby
Machines of Destruction in Chaco War Report
In a war series, the infantry remains the backbone of modern warfare but terrain shifts and tank use by Bolivia shows limited success. Planes, mortars, and heavy guns shape the Chaco fighting with trench warfare and positional battles around Fort D Orbigny. Financing spans depreciated currency, central boards, and foreign loans amid Paraguayan and Bolivian actions.
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Arch Rodgers
Buenos Aires
Argentina
U.P
Chaco
Bolivia
Paraguay
Pilcomayo
Fort D'Orbigny
France
Paris
R. V. Caballero de Bedoya
Standard Oil Company
Huey Long
United States Senate
Long
Vickers, Ltd
Trapped Boy Arrest Leads to Clash Near Buena Vista
A boy was arrested on stealing overalls from a store after being trapped in a wood 14 miles northwest of here. He was being taken to the town stockade when a second man emerged from a dark alley and struck the arresting officer. Authorities report the alleged assailant then seized the officer’s pistol.
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Buena Vista
Here
Souter
Dotson
Veteran Amarillo Rail Engineer Awarded Honor Certificate
Andrew B. Zook retired Santa Fe locomotive engineer received a certificate of honor from Santa Fe Lines officials. he served 45 years 11 months and retired June 1 1934 as a pensioned employee. Zook arrived in Amarillo May 2 1934 as the senior locomotive engineer on the line. He never caused a death or injury in his career and is active in Masonic orders and the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers. He resides at 1818 Taylor Street with his sister-in-law Linda Shore. Francis Toscani has joined Santa Rosa JC as backfield coach.
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Atchison, Topeka and Santa FE Railway CO
Andrew B. Zook
R. T. Bledsof
W. K. Etter
Chm
Board of Pensions
Chicago
Zook
Amarillo
United States
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Linda Shore
Taylor Street
The
Santa Fe
Andy
First Lady Tops Mrs Catt List of 10 Notable Women
Mrs Franklin D Roosevelt again heads Carr ie Chapman Catt s list of 10 outstanding women of the year in New Rochelle New York on December 25 The group includes Frances Perkins Ruth Bryan Owen Mary Harriman Rumsey Caroline O Day Ruth Pratt August Belmont Catherine Courtney Margarett Corbett Ashby and Fannie Brin The selections honor public service and world peace efforts by notable women.
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New Rochelle
N. Y
W.P
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Carrie Chapman Catt
Labor
Frances Perkins
Ruth Bryan Owen
Denmark
Mary Harriman Rumsey
Consumers’ Advisory Board
NRA
Caroline O'Day
New York
Ruth Pratt
Republican National Committee
August Belmont
Catherine Courtney
England
Margarett Corbett Ashby
Women's Suffrage Alliance
Fannie Brin
Minneapolis
Council of Jewish Women
Christmas Tidings and Close Calls Across Cities
Christmas Day injuries for Aylete Buckner in Kentucky after a mistletoe gathering fall. Baltimore health officials spread holiday cheer by sending cards to 250 quarantined children. Samuel Scharfstein narrowly recovered $100 from a stolen box after a garage trash run revealed the box in an incinerator pile.
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Paris
Aylete Buckner
Bourbon County
Baltimore
Adolph Weinzirl
City Health Department
Weinzirl
Yonkers
N. Y
Samuel Scharfstein
Scharfstein
Eclty Incinerator
War To End War Fails In Bolivian Paraguayan Conflict
Forty thousand dead in the Chaco war show that the 1914 18 slogan did not bring permanent peace. The piece reviews diplomatic efforts by Pan American groups, the League of Nations, and the United States, noting partial concessions but no lasting settlement.
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Harry W. Frantz
Washington
Chaco
Buenos Aires
Montevideo
Geneva
Pan- American Union
League of Nations
Brazil
Chile
Peru
United States
League Advisory Committee
Council of the
Bolivia
Paraguay
Commission of Neutrals
Argentina
Cuba
Colombia
Mexico
Uruguay
Mendoza
Council
League
Assembly of the
Huey Long Delivers Santa Aid At Family Christmas
Huey P. Long played Santa for his family at the Long mansion on Audubon Avenue describing an old fashioned Christmas. The event featured Kinge handing out presents as part of a family celebration. A separate report states Walter H. MacDonald, 52, hanged himself in a Atlanta jail cell while facing charges of disorderly conduct beating his wife and resisting arrest.
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Huey
Santa
New Orleans
Huey P. Long
Santa Claus
Long Mansion
Audubon Avenue
Kinge Fish
Atlanta
Walter H. MacDonald
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