Business leaders press for tax relief and policy reform
Western Union summarizes that Chamber of Commerce delegates from 1000 cities urged reform of tax policy and broader relief from federal levies to aid recovery. They called for revisions to labor and spending programs while preserving private enterprise, with Roosevelt’s stance framed by aides. House rules committee vote likely killed the wage hour escalator bill despite presidential backing.
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Commerce Chamber
Washington
Chamber of Commerce of the
United States
John W. O'Leary
Chamber
Roosevelt
South Atlantic
Jesse Jones
RFC
Woodring
Chester C. Davis
Federal Reserve Board
White House
O’connor
House Rules Committee
Mary Norton
Labor Committee
Rules Committee
American Federation of Labor
NAM Manufacturers Urge Policy Backing For Revival
The National Association of Manufacturers meeting in New York endorsed federal pump priming only with government policies letting business move forward. A seven point revival program calls for the government to stay out of private utilities, Wagner Act reform, quick railroad problem solution, and avoiding new federal reform that causes uncertainty while jobs are needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Association of Manufacturers
New York
Railroads vote 15 percent wage cut for 925000 workers
The Association of American Railroads approved a fifteen percent reduction in wages for 925000 union workers effective July 1. Officials cited loss of revenue and higher operating costs as the main reasons. Leaders pledged no wage reduction by railroad employees and criticized the action as ill advised.
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Association of American Railroads
George Harrison
Association of Railway Labor Executives
D. B. Robertson
The
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen
NLRB Moves to Reopen Ford Inquiry
The National Labor Relations Board seeks to reopen its inquiry into Ford Motor Company after Ford counsel challenged board testimony. The board asks the U.S. Circuit Court at Covington for permission to withdraw its petition to enforce a December order demanding an end to alleged Wagner Act violations and the rehiring of former employees.
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National Labor Relations Board
Ford Motor Company
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Covington
Ford
Business leaders back Roosevelt recovery effort
Sixteen prominent officials including Owen D. Young of General Electric and Winthrop W. Aldrich of Chase National Bank announced a cooperative program to aid economic recovery. The statement, released by John W. Hanes, praised the President’s call for closer business government cooperation and pledged full support in pursuit of shared goals.
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Roosevelt
Owen D. Young
General Electric Board
Winthrop W. Aldrich
Chase National Bank of New York
John W. Hanes
Securities Exchange Commission
America
Roosevelt Pushes Federal Inquiry Into Monopolies
President Roosevelt urged Congress to authorize a 500000 federal inquiry into concentration of industrial economic power before vacations at sea. He urged studying existing conditions rather than immediate anti trust legislation and asked action on federal control of bank holding companies this session.
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Roosevelt
Congress
Tragic hydroplane crash in Italy kills nineteen
Nineteen people die when a hydroplane from Tirana Albania crashes in Italy while mostly returning from King Zog's wedding. Among the dead is Helen Lindheim of New York. Jewelry valued at 1 052 000 dollars belonging to Paris and Vienna firms, which King Zog had chosen for his bride, is destroyed.
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Tirana
Albania
Italy
King Zog
Helen Lindheim
New York
Paris
Vienna
Golf's Golden Jubilee Marked From Yonkers Past
The article recounts golf's 50 year rise in the United States from John Reid and Robert Lockhart starting a club in Yonkers in 1888. It traces early roots from a cow pasture to the Old Apple Tree Gang, 30 acre fields, and successive club moves, leading to 6000 links nationwide by the centennial era.
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Yonkers
N. Y
United States
America
John Reid
Reid
Robert Lockhart
John B. Upham
Harry QC
Talmadge
Kingman M. Putnam
Harry Holbrook
England
Francis
Harry Vardon
Brookline
Mass
Bobby Jones
New York
Rare old racing prints go on exhibit at French Lick Spa
A $150000 collection of 100 lithographs of race horses trotters and pacers from barns basements and curio shops is displayed in the spa at French Lick Springs Indiana. Currier and Ives signatures appear on about a third. The gathering by Thomas D Taggart Jr includes The Jockeys Prayer 1868 and Proctor Knott 1888 among highlights with many famed names of the era.
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Spa
French Lick Springs
Ind
Currier and Ives
Thomas D. Taggart, Jr
Diamond Dynasties Rule As Sons Follow Fathers Into Baseball
The piece highlights six second generation major leaguers including Jim Bagby Jr of the Red Sox and Myril Hoag of the Yankees, plus three sets of brothers the Waners Ferrells and the DiMaggios, noting lineage and early career details. It recalls old baseball eras and other sports anecdotes from Western Newspaper Union.
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Young Jim Bagby
Jim Bagby
Cleveland
Indians
Brooklyn Dodgers
Old Jim
Young Jim
Boston Red Sox
New York Yankees
Myril Hoag
Yankees
Tracy Hoag
Dixie Walker
Detroit Tigers
Ewart
Dixie) Walker
Washington
Billy Sullivan, Jr
White Sox
Ed Walsh
Bobby Mattick, Jr
Cubs
Mattick
Cards
Karl Maggert, Jr
Boston Bees
Pittsburgh
The
Athletics
Waners
Ferrells
DiMaggios
Lloyd
Paul Waner
Pittsburgh Pirates
Wes
Rick Ferrell
Washington Senators
Joe DiMaggio
Vince
Jack Britton
Ted Kid Lewis
Western Newsp
Wer Union
Bitter Row erupts between Roosevelt and the press in Washington
The article traces a growing rift between President Franklin D Roosevelt and national newspapers. It notes fading cordial ties since 1935, sharper exchanges at White House press conferences, and a heated off the record session with Managing Editors. It mentions reactions by Senator Minton and debates on radio and press independence.
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Washington
National Capital
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Roosevelt
White House
Mark Sullivan
New York Herald Tribune Syndicate
Mr. Roosevelt
Minton
Sen
Sherman Minton
Indiana
Senator Minton
New Deal
Charley McCarthy
Norris
Nebraska
Schwellenbach
Senate
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Chicago
F. E. Williamson
New York Central
Fred W. Sargent
Northwestern
J. J. Pelley
Association
Western Newspaper Union
Chester Davis
Golf
U. S
George A. Barclay
Walter J. Travis
Francis Ouimet
Indianapolis
Rae Smith
Ben Herring
Proctor Knott
Sheepshead Bay
Ryskyk
Hambletonian
Billy D
Foxhall
Goldsmith Maid
Budd Doble
Sidney Dillon
Major Delar
Memphis
Lucy
Ipswich
Suffolk
John Smith
Saratoga
Diamond Dynasties
Jim Bagby, Jr
William Bruckart
National Press
Washington, D. C
American Newspaper Publishers Association
Federal Communications Commission
Commission
David Sarnoff
Radio Corporation of America
Ce Inemcial Am Public Office
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