Italy annexes Ethiopia and claims empire reign
The Italian government proclaimed the annexation of conquered Ethiopia and the restoration of the Roman empire with Benito Mussolini as leader and Badoglio as viceroy. The League of Nations debated sanctions as Ethiopia's haile selassie government resisted. France contemplates future stance while Britain held its position.
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Italy
Ethiopia
League
Dito Manouat
Ben- Ito Mussolini
Disraeli
India
Badogilo
Duce
League of Nations
Benito
Muesolla
League Council
Geneva
France
Baron Pompeo Alotsi
Wolde Mariam
Alois
Mariam
Addis ‘Ababa
Haile Selassie
Baldwin
Great Britain
Blum outlines France policy and Ickes Hopkins feud grows
Leon Bilum's France program calls for League of Nations adherence and disarmament as fascist threats loom with Blum asserting control after June 2. In Washington the Ickes Hopkins rift over next year's relief funds shifts to the Senate, with Hayden expected to lead a revival. The House passed a $2.864 billion relief bill carrying $1.425 billion for next year.
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Leon Bilum
France
Lo Lum
National Socialists
Popular Front
Sarrout
Blum
League of Nations
National Socialist Council
Ickes-Hopkins
Senate Guokwrang
Ickes
Harry Hopkins
House
Public Works Administration
Senate
Hayden
Arizona
Appropriations Committee
WPA Budget Fight Shapes Relief Bill After July 1
The House advanced the relief appropriation with WPA funding totals including 458.6 million for social security and 89.9 million for TVA. A Connery amendment requires prevailing wage for WPA workers. The Hopkins plan trims workdays, aliens are barred from WPA jobs, and Ickes orders a 25 percent cut in PWA personnel affecting 2000 nationwide.
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Works Progress Administration
Social Security
Tennessee Valley Authority
Communications Commission
House
William P. Connery
WPA
Hopkins
United States
Vito Marcantonio
New York City
Gerald J. Boileau
Wisconsin
Ickes
PWA
Washington
Senators Seek Compromise on Corporate Tax Bill
In the senate finance committee a compromise proposal emerges to modify the Roosevelt administration tax plan. Senator Connally suggests keeping the 15 percent corporate tax while repealing only capital stock and excess profits taxes and adding a graduated tax on undistributed earnings, exempting the first 20 percent retained. Byrd notes that the house bill could let 11 of the nation's largest corporations pay no tax under the Roosevelt plan.
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Senate Finance Committee
Treasury
House
Tom Connally
Texas
Byrd
Virginia
Morgenthau
Landslide in California Primary Reduces Landon Delegates
California presidential preference results defeat Landon slate backed by Hearst and Governor Merriam. Warren releases delegates from pledge. some may drift to Landon on early ballot. Roosevelt gains strong Democratic support. South Dakota undecided. Red Cross opens in Chicago with Cary Grayson presiding and honors Florence Nightingale Medal recipient Elizabeth Vaughan.
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Landon
California
William R. Hearst
Merriam
Herbert Hoover
Warl Warren
Warren
Slearst
Roosevelt
Upton
Sinclair
John 5. McGroarty
South Dakota
Senator Borah
American Red Cross
Chicago
Cary T. Grayson
Jad Kelly
Ralph Christian
Birmingham
Ala
Red Cross
Elizabeth H. Vaughan
St. Louis
Florence Nightingale
Thomas Parran, Jr
United States Public Health Service
Robert S. Bondy
National Disaster Relief
Egypt's Wafd Leader Forms New Cabinet
Ustapha Nahas Pasha leads Egypt as premier and interior minister with Wasyf Ghali Pasha as foreign minister and Gen Ali Fahmy Pasha in charge of war and marine. Ali Pasha Maher’s cabinet resigns as regency forms for King Farouk. Senator Park Trammell of Florida dies in Washington after influenza and cerebral hemorrhage.
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Wafd
Egypt
Ustapha Nahas Pasha
Wasyf Ghali Pasha
Ali Fahmy Pasha
Ali Pasha Maher
Farouk
Park Trammell
Florida
Pakke Trammell
United States
Washington
Senate
War Department
Florida Ship Canal
Trammell
Lakeland
Fla
Senate Naval Affairs Committee
Azana Named Spain President by Near Unanimous Vote
President of Spain Anuel Azana advances from premiership to the presidency after a near unanimous vote by 874 electors in Madrid Crystal Palace. He pledges loyalty to democracy and the nation’s welfare, succeeding Niceto Alcala Zamora who was removed amid malfeasance charges following a leftist victory. Shifts in population show seven states with fewer residents since 1930, while total U S population grows from 122,776,046 to 127,521,000. New York remains largest state, Pennsylvania second, Illinois third, with eleven states posting losses and various percentage declines.
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Spenburg
Friedrichshafen
Lakehurst
N. J
R. Walton Moore
State Department
Roosevelt
Frankfurt-on-Main
Ernst Lehmann
Spain
Anuel Azana
Crystal Palace
Madrid
Niceto Alcala Zamora
Azana
Census Bureau
New York
Pennsylvania
Illinois
Michigan
Wisconsin
South Dakota
Rhode Island
Nebraska
Kansas
Mississippi
Montana
New Mexico
Arizona
California
Divided Skirt and Shorts Pattern for Active Girls Sportswear
A sewing pattern promotes a divided skirt and optional shorts for girls active in golf tennis bicycling riding and hiking. The Barbara Gell Pattern No. 1875 B offers sizes 12 14 16 18 and 20 with busts 30 32 34 36 and 38 inches. Order form requests 15 cents and pattern details from The Sewing Circle in Chicago.
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Barbara Gell
Sewing Circle Pattern Dept
W. Adams St
Chicago
Noll Syndicate
WNU
Cannot Agree Lawyer On Grounds for Divorce
A playful dialogue shows a madame seeking divorce while her husband objects. The lawyer asks for grounds and the madame cites incompatibility as the basis. A companion quips about history to study from a dime.
Courting a School Mishap in a Letter
A playful exchange notes a suitor courting a school but finding trouble as the school marks 14 errors in the last letter. The lighthearted line suggests correspondence missteps and witty social humor.
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Miram
No title found in dialogue fragment
A dialogue fragment shows a speaker noting another man’s use of terms like “dear” and expressing curiosity about such affection. The lines imply a tense interpersonal exchange. No clear event, setting, or names are provided.
Fiber Trunk First Small Chap
A fragmented verse reflects a playful exchange about family items a father’s leg of hickory and a cedar chest belonging to a sister, with cadence of a humorous dialogue. The lines hint at rustic humor and rural imagery without a clear narrative.
Read the Grape Nuts Ad To Join the Dizzy Dean Winners
A newspaper column promotes the Grape Nuts advertisement inviting readers to learn how to join the Dizzy Dean Winners program and win valuable free prizes. The notice appeals to boys and girls to participate in the promotions offered by the product.
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aAdv
Dizzy Dean Winn
Battle Creek
Mich
U.S. A
Dizzy Dean
Lucky Rabbit
Dizzy
Heaven’s Just Shaves Angels Whiskered Joke
A mother and daughter banter about why angels are pictured without whiskers. The child asks if men in heaven have beards and the mother Half reflects that most men reach heaven by a close shave.
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Mary Lou
Work as Anchor of the Soul in Carlyle’s View
The passage argues that idleness brings despair while daily labor defeats discouragement. It posits work as the soul’s anchor and claims that strenuous personal effort raises satisfaction, while working for others or God yields lasting happiness.
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Carlyle
Mind Meter Similarities Test Prompts Reader to Find Relations
The Mind Meter presents a sequence of ten analogy questions. Pairs include Franklin Roosevelt United States and Albert Lebrun, Albany New York Columbia, and other sets contrasting place names, titles, and entities.
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Roosevelt
United States
Albert Lebrun
Albany
New York
Colum
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