Mussolini Comes to Addis Ababa and Other War Dispatches
Brisbane surveys Mussolini's entry into Addis Ababa driving out looters and safeguarding foreigners including a minister as Rome celebrates a seven month conquest. He notes British ships, loot from Diredawa, and the imperial treasury. Also covered are Karpis and Dillinger rewards, a rattlesnake death, the Carnegie Institute’s new matter law, Edward VIII romance rumors, and reflections on gender and immortality.
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Mussolini
Addis Ababa
Rome
Ethiopia
Turkey
Scandinavia
Mussolini’s Victorious Advance and Ethiopian Flight
Italy’s forces entered Addis Ababa as Emperor Haile Selassie fled by train to Djibouti. Foreigners stayed in the British legation for safety while Ethiopians looted and rioted. Haile Selassie and his family later sailed for Palestine. The piece notes possible Amharic puppet state plans and Western powers’ sanctions.
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Italy
Addis Ababa
Fleesmperor Haile Selassip
Ethiopia
Mussolini
Theapital
Askari
N. A. Stadin
Legation
Cornelius van H. Eggert
Stafe
Hull
Mr. Enwert
Washington
Legaiion
Mr. Ingert
Haile Selassie
Djibouti
Somaliland
Tle
Enterprise
Palestine
League of Nations
Chamber of Deputies
France
Great Britain
League
Eden
Britain
Duce
Senators balk at campaigns for 1936 presidential nomination
Senator Borah and Gov. Fitzgerald state their names are not active bids and refuse delegation pledges. Utah and Arkansas GOPs send uninstructed groups to Cleveland while expressing goodwill to Alf Landon. Commerce Secretary Roper warns the Chamber that private business must boost employment or bear the cost of relief through earnings taxes. Roy Osgood backs a sound fiscal program and criticizes corporate tax plans as hindering growth.
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Michigan
Cleveland
Borah
Utah
Ogden
Resolutions Committee
Arkansas
Alf Landon
Roper Ansel CC
Roper
Chamber of Commerce of the United States
Washington
Chamber
Roy C. Osgood
First National Bank of Chicago
Breckenridge Wins One-Seventh in Maryland Primary
Col Henry Breckenridge, who sought Democratic support as a Presidential nominee, received about one seventh of the votes in the Maryland preference primary. The bulk went to Roosevelt, and Breckenridge admitted he had made no campaign.
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Henry Breckenridge
Maryland
Roosevelt
Breckenridge
Radicals Lose Grip as Popular Front Controls French Chamber
In INAS elections France’s Popular Front alliance of Communists Socialists and radical groups wins a majority. The chamber totals show Socialists 146 Radical Socialists 115 Communists 72 and minor left 44 while the National bloc holds 256 seats. The new body meets in June amid fears of chaos and a shaky path to a stable government after Sarraut.
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INAS
France
Chamber of Deputies
Revolutionary “Popular Front
Comimounists
Chamber
Popular Front
Sarraut
Radical Socialists
Commounists
National Bloc
Hastings Won't Seek Re election from Delaware Senator
Delaware Senator Ansel O. Hastings, longtime Republican critic of the New Deal and head of the Republican senatorial campaign committee, says he will not run again when his term ends to focus on his law practice. Observers note du Pont influence in backing Gov. C. Douglas Buck, connected by marriage, for the seat. Hastings has been a staunch defender of the du Ponts against New Deal critics.
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Ansel OO. Hastings
Delaware
du Pont
C. Douglas Buck
Hastings
Vandenberg
Dark Horse
Senator Vandenberg
Michigan
Cleveland
Whosis
What
Senate
Tarif Commission
AAA
Jones-Costigan
A Visit From Jesus in Jericho The Zacchaeus Story
Jesus passes through Jericho and seeks Zacchaeus a tax collector. Zacchaeus climbs a tree to see him and Jesus invites himself to Zacchaeus home. Conversion comes instantly with restitution forming a new life. The lesson urges honesty in God’s house and warns against exploiting worship for profit or power.
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Jesus
Jericho
Jordan
Joshua
Josh
Rahab
Zacchaeus
Matthew
Christ
Lil. Zacchaeus
Church of Christ
House of God
Roosevelt Marches On in Democratic Convention Debate
The piece argues for shifting from a two-thirds to a simple majority rule for nominating the Democratic candidate. It recalls past fights over the rule, notes Roosevelt’s rising platform and potential policies, and critiques Senator Vandenberg and AAA publicity. It discusses press relations, the evolution of progressivism, and the shared problem of unemployment.
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Ashington
Roosevelt
Philadelphia
Andrew Jackson
Cox
McAdoo
A. Mitchell Palmer
Palmer
Madison Square
al Smith
James Davis
Coolidge
Sears
White House
Baltimore
William Jennings Bryan
Nebraska
Underwood
Harmon
Bryan
Tammany
Champ Clark
Wilson
New York State
Washington
Franklin Roosevelt
Dutchess County
New York
Wagner
Theodore Roosevelt
Woodrow Wilson
A Firm Faith and Living Well Guidance
A firm faith is the best divinity and a good life the best philosophy. A clear conscience is the best law, honesty the best policy, and temperance the best physic for living in both worlds.
Promises and Love in Watts Reflections
The text contrasts belief in God's promises with the idea that love is giving rather than getting. It frames faith as a basis for eternity and highlights a shift from self-centered desire to generous action as a key to true love.
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Watts
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Tufts College
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