Mussolini seeks peace as Ethiopian offensive expands
Italian forces press the northern front in Ethiopia with Amba Alaji taken and Tembien in Italian hands while Ethiopians suffer heavy losses. Ras Desta Demtu’s army and southern warriors rally. Abbi Addi besieged. League sanctions loom over oil as peace talks possible. Haile Selassie proposes status quo talks with Britain as intermediary. Health and labor tensions trigger civic actions and Akron strike threats amid Goodyear clashes.
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Tembien
Addis Ababa
Ras Desta Demtu
Bad- Ogno
Abbi Addi
Makale
Mussolini
Geneva
Paris
League of Nations
League
Europe
Haile Selassie
Great Britain
Edward
Boulder Dam Handed to Government Ahead of Schedule
Boulder dam and power houses were turned over to the reclamation service two and a half years early in a ceremonyless transfer. Six Companies, Inc. received 54.5 million dollars. total project cost is projected at 165 million. Government engineers now take over the largest single contract in the program.
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Boulder Dam
Reclamation Service
Frank Crowe
Companies
Inc
Ralph Lowry
Japan Revolt Fails as Leaders Are Arrested and Okada Remains
The attempted Japanese uprising by about 1000 soldiers collapses after an imperial edict. Key figures Admiral Makoto Saito Korokiyo Takahashi and Gen Jotaro Watanabe die. Premier Okada survives. Two leaders commit suicide. others imprisoned for court martial. Emperor Hirohito’s action prompts new national government prospects.
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Japan
APAN
Okada
Viscount Makoto Saito
Korokiyo Takahashi
Jotaro Watanabe
Hirohito
Takahashi
New Farm Bill Advances Soil Conservation and Farm Relief
President Roosevelt signed the soil conservation farm relief act replacing the AAA. Chester C. Davis moves to spend 500 million dollars as 5 000 AAA staff rush to implement the program. Plans include 80 million acres taken from production and redirected to legumes to protect soil and stabilize farm income. Conferences in Memphis Chicago New York and Salt Lake City shape state and federal subsidies for future soil programs.
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Roosevelt
AAA
Chester C. Davis
Davis
Memphis
Chicago
New York
Salt Lake City
Federal Judge Ritter Impeached by House Vote
Impeachment articles against Federal Judge Halsted L. Ritter of Florida’s Southern district passed the House by 181 to 146. He allegedly took 4500 dollars from a former law partner who earned 90000 in fees in Ritter’s court. This marks the twelfth impeachment vote in U.S. history. Eight of eleven prior impeachments involved judges. following verdicts, three judges were found guilty by the Senate.
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Ritter
Andrew Johnson
Senate
Breckinridge enters Ohio Democratic primary race
C A Weinman of Columbus announced he collected petitions bearing Col Henry Breckinridge of New York to enter his name for Ohio’s Democratic presidential primary. Breckinridge, allied with the American Liberty League and Lindbergh attorney, seeks 1 000 signatures from 30 counties.
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Breckinridge
Ohio
Roosevelt
C. A. Weinman
Columbus
Henry Breckinridge
New York
American Liberty League
Col
Charles A. Lindbergh
Texas Centenary Celebrations Open at Washington on the Brazos
Texas marks its centennial as Washington on the Brazos hosts the opening events with the Declaration of Independence and the charter of empire on view. Governors Alfred and LaFollette participate while Huntsville hosts Gen. Sam Houston and Gov. McAlister delivers the address. Celebrations spread to San Antonio and other cities ahead of a Dallas exposition climax.
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Texas
Alamo
Washington-on-the-Brazos
Mexico
State Capitol
Austin
James V. Alfred
Philip LaFollette
Wisconsin
Huntsville
Sam Houston
Hill McAlister
Tennessee
San Antonio
Dallas
Vandenberg Declines Ohio Primary While Eyeing GOP Nomination
Senator Vandenberg of Michigan declines to enter Ohio's presidential primary. He tells Ohio Republicans his sole interest is in choosing leaders and policies at the GOP convention. Borah backers add Frank Gannett of Rochester New York as second choice to win Ohio's 52 delegates if Borah is blocked.
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Enator Vandenberg
Michigan
Ohio
Republican State Committee of
Vandenberg
Borah
Frank EK
Gannett
Rochester
N. Y
Idaho
New York
Nye Pushes War Profits Bill for Senate Consideration
Nye of North Dakota demands debate on the war profits bill at this session and threatens a filibuster to move it from a finance subcommittee led by Tom Connally of Texas. The measure taxes earnings heavily and imposes confiscation of individual income above ten thousand dollars during wartime.
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Nye
North Dakota
Tom Connally
Texas
Georgia's Governor Talmadge Faces Cash Crunch and De Facto Official Challenge
Governor Eugene Talmadge asserts a Washington plot to topple him as the Georgia General Assembly withholds an appropriation. He ousted Treasurer George Hamilton and Controller General William Harrison for refusing treasury warrants. Hamilton moved state funds to a bank while three departments and banks plus the U S Post Office and the attorney general act to sustain fiscal operations. Mail to suspended officers is impounded and most banks refuse state checks awaiting a court ruling on de facto status. Yeomans says his earlier stance was misinterpreted.
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Eugene Talmadge
Georgia
General Assembly
Washington
George Hamilton
William Harrison
Treasury
Hamilton
United States Post Office
M. J. Yeomans
Talmadge
Costs of imitation war and other diversions in 1930s news
A Brisbane weekly column surveys Britain’s emulation of war measures costing tax payers. It notes England’s Mediterranean shows, Edward VIII’s imperial rhetoric, Roosevelt tax plans, and calls for aviation-led defense. It touches on Japan’s mourning widow, quintuplets in Canada, and Germany’s long distance television.
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Edward VIII
England
Mediterranean
Italy
Egypt
House of Commons
Germany
Berlin
Leipzig
Landon Leads Kansas Tax Debate and Military Oversight
Political column analyzes Gov. Landon as a leading Kansas figure amid budget constraints and federal aid. It covers his economy stance, the pay-as-you-go policy, Roosevelt prospects, Hagood army controversy, and upcoming tax debate on windfall and the rich.
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Landon
Kansas
Harry Woodring
Washington
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