Assassination of Senator Long Shocks Louisiana
Senator Huey P. Long was shot in the Louisiana state house by Dr. Carl A. Weiss Jr. and died about thirty hours later after blood transfusions in Baton Rouge. The crime ties to long standing political feuds as foes blamed Long’s hard line methods and possible third party ambitions.
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Senator Long
Ney P. Long
United States
Louisiana
State House
Baton Rouge
Carl A. Weiss, Jr
Long
James A. Noe
Doctor Wells
B. H. Pavy
Opelvasas Parish
Judge Pavy
Landry Parish
Senate
Hotel de Soto
New Orleans
America
Roosevelt
Statesmen Seek Peace as Italy Presses Ethiopia Conflict
League of Nations delegates from Great Britain France Spain Turkey and Poland amid Italian aims to conquer Ethiopia convene in Geneva. Baron Aloisi and Mussolini vow to press ahead while Haile Selassie rejects proposed settlements as inadequate. The Italian case accuses Ethiopia of slavery and seeks league action.
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Assolini
Committee of Five Nations
League of Nations Council
Great Britain
France
Spain
Turkey
Poland
Senor
Salvador de Madariaga
Madariaga
Eden
England
Laval
Rusty Arras
Josef Beck
Assembly of the League
Geneva
Europe
Italy
Committee of Five
Baron Aloisi
Rome
Mussolini
Ethiopia
Everett A. Colson
United States
Haile Selassie
League of Nations
Iraq
Saar
Germany
Aloisi
Aron Pompei
Alossi
Community of Civilized Nations
League
League Council
Hundreds Die as Florida Hit by Powerful Hurricane
A Caribbean sweeping hurricane devastates Florida killing an estimated 500 or more, including 300 veterans in Keys labor camps. Red Cross relief teams respond while President Roosevelt orders an investigation by Brig. Gen. Frank T. Hines and Harry Hopkins probes possible neglect. The Morgan liner Dixie ran aground near Miami. rescuers evacuated all aboard and crews were praised for swift action.
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Florida
Caribbean
Keys
Georgia
Red Cross
Roosevelt
Frank T. Hines
Veterans’ Affairs
Harry Hopkins
FERA
American Legion
Morgan
Dixie
New Orleans
New York
French Reef
Miami
Coast Guard
Germany protests judge language over Bremen flag sitdown
Ambassador Hans Luther lodged a protest with Secretary Hull after Magistrate Louis B Brodsky dismissed charges against five Bremen flag tearers. Brodsky likened the Nazi state to a pre medieval throwback. Hull suggested an apology but had limited authority over the New York magistrate.
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Germany
New York
Hans Luther
Louis B. Brodsky
Bremen
Brodsky
Luther
Berlin
Hull
Lehman
Hull Halts Ethiopian Oil Deal In Quiet U.S. Move
Secretary Cordell Hull intervened to stop a large concession deal in which Emperor Haile Selassie was offering development rights to American firms. Standard Vacuum Oil officials admitted ownership of the grant and were urged to withdraw, as the arrangement caused embarrassment to multiple governments seeking peace.
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Hile
Cordell Hull
United States
Hailie Selassie
Standard-Vacuum OU Company
Mr. Hull
Ethiopia
Bar Associations to Have Aid in Ousting Shysters
The American Bar Association and President William L. Ransom appoint Robert T. McCracken of Philadelphia to chair a new committee aiding city bar associations. McCracken led a similar effort for Philadelphia bar and is with Montgomery and McCracken, once home to Associate Justice Owen J. Roberts before his Supreme Court elevation.
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TATE
City Bar Associations
American Bar Association
William L. Ransom
Robert T. McCracken
Philadelphia
McCracken
Montgomery & McCracken
Owen J. Roberts
United States Supreme Court
Death of Edward L Doheny Rich Oil Magnate
Edward L Doheny a prominent California and Mexico oil magnate died in Los Angeles at seventy nine after a long illness. His career included involvement in the Elk Hills naval oil reserve case with Albert B Fall who was later convicted of taking a bribe.
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Dward L. Doheny
America
Los Angeles
Oid
California
Mexico
Doheny
Albert B. Fall
Interior
Harding
Elk Hills Naval Oil Reserve
Huey Long Dead and Aftermath Stir Public Debate
Huey Long dies at forty two and prompts reflection on power and politics ahead of 1936. France ships convicts to French Guiana in a harsh prison system with little chance of parole. Two elderly women die in bathtubs from slips, urging rubber mat adoption. Mussolini recalls consuls as League talks peace. The Douglas airliner flies nonstop 1125 miles at high altitude. Baer vs Louis boxing tickets sell fast. France's war power seen strong, five hundred million notes issued.
Constitution Debate Shows Roosevelt No Path To Change
The author argues Roosevelt cannot alter the Constitution by action and criticizes the use of the “save the Constitution” trope as insincere manipulation. Jefferson is cited to defend amendments and the role of the people, with notes on Supreme Court respect and the New Deal’s constitutional debate.
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Henry Fletcher
Congress
Franklin Roosevelt
King George
Thomas _ Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson
Jefferson
John Marshall
Supreme Court
NRA
Father of the Constitution
High Court
Tennessee Valley Authority
AAA
Jim Ham Lewis
Ilinois
Harding
Coolidge
Hoover
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