Gettysburg veterans mark peace at memorial dedication
Some 2000 Civil War veterans gathered at Gettysburg to celebrate peace with the Stars and Stripes and Stars and Bars flying together. President Roosevelt dedicated a peace memorial in the National Military Park as Old War foes reflected on reconciliation and harmony.
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Gettysburg National Military Park
Roosevelt
Gettysburg
Yanks
Johnny Rebs
Stars and Stripes
War Department
Pennsylvania National Guard
Mr. Roosevelt
Overton H. Mennet
Grand Army of the Republic
John M. Claypool
United Confederate Veterans
WPA denies political pressure in Kentucky relief drive
Harry L. Hopkins of the Works Progress Administration rejected charges that WPA workers faced political coercion in Kentucky and Oklahoma to aid Senators Barkley and Chandler. He cited documentary evidence and said only two of over twenty cases showed improper conduct, pledging swift action if any coercion is proved.
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Hairman Sheppard
Senate Campaign Funds Committee
WPA
Kentucky
Oklahoma
Barkley
Thomas
Hopkins
Alben W. Barkley
Senate
A. B
Chandler
Real Drive on Low Mood Starts New Fiscal Year
The administration launches what the President calls the real drive on low mood as the new fiscal year begins. Relief agencies, the army and navy, and public works departments join the effort.
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Army and Navy
Public Works
Roosevelt Speech at New York Exposition and Education Meet
President Roosevelt spoke at the New York world’s fair site, laying the cornerstone of the federal building and addressing the National Education Association. He urged defending free thought and learning, condemning censorship and purges, and affirmed federal spending to grow national resources and human capital for a strong, progressive nation.
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Roosevelt
New York
National Education Association
America
Nazi Germany
Italy
Strike Strikes New York World’s Fair Construction
More than 6 000 workers were affected by a general strike of construction men at the New York fair. The Building Trades and Construction council, affiliate of the AFL, called the walkout over a jurisdictional dispute. All construction work halted except structural steel.
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New York Fair
Building Trades and Construction Council
American Federation of Labor
New York Stock Exchange elects McChesney Martin president
William McChesney Martin, of St Louis and chairman since last May, was elected president of the New York Stock Exchange at a salary of 48000 dollars a year. His selection completes a reorganization urged by the Securities and Exchange Commission and the liberal group within the exchange.
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N. Y
Illiam McChesney Martin
St. Louis
New York Stock Exchange
Exchange
Securities and Exchange Commission
Rail Wage Parley Set in Chicago for July 18 Talks
Representatives of the Railroad Trainmen and the Carriers' Joint Conference committee plan a July 18 meeting at the Stevens Hotel in Chicago to begin negotiations over a 15 percent wage reduction. Trainmen, about 150,000 strong under A. F. Whitney, vow to reject the cut. On July 20 the remaining 18 railroad brotherhoods will start talks with management led by George M. Harrison of the Railway Labor Executives' association.
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Stevens Hotel
Chicago
A. F. Whitney
George M. Harrison
Railway Labor Executives’ Association
Willis Willis Raymond E Willis Nominated by Indiana GOP
Raymond E Willis of Angola Indiana newspaper publisher and veteran political leader won the Republican nomination for the Senate at the Indiana state convention in Indianapolis. He topped four rivals on the third ballot including former senator James E Watson and is 62 years old. He has led the Angola Republican since 1898 and heads Steuben Publishing, publisher of the Angola Herald.
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Raymond E. Willis
Angola
Ind
Senate
Indianapolis
Willis
James E. Watson
Steuben Publishing Company
Roosevelt frames New Deal aim and unemployment cure
In a press conference President Roosevelt argued the New Deal seeks real wages over dole and that relief and public works are stopgaps. He warned European militarism is unsustainable, noted Sweden’s taxes funded public works, and announced a July 1 spending push via WPA, CCC, and RFC.
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Roosevelt
Sweden
Europe
Works Progress Administration
Civilian Conservation Corps
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
France to Execute Spies for Peacetime Espionage
France will apply the death penalty to civilians convicted of peacetime espionage. Officials cite rising espionage with 150 convictions in the Strasbourg region in 1937 and nearly four per week this year. Prohibited acts include contracting with a foreign power to weaken defense and supplying military information.
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France
Strasbourg
Disaster in Japan Kills Nearly Two Hundred
Two days of violent storms and floods in Japan kill nearly 200 people. Severe earthquake shocks worsen the disaster as thousands of houses are destroyed and main railway lines are wrecked by landslides and broken bridges.
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Japan
Italian editor says Italy advised Franco on moderation to bar foreign ships
VYIRGINIO GAYDA, editor and spokesman for the Fascist regime, says Italy advised Franco to moderate to stop foreign ships from aiding government Spain. He adds Italy approved bombing of contraband vessels but denied Italian responsibility. Representations by the British ambassador to Rome opened talks to end bombings. Mussolini was ready to act only to spare Prime Minister Chamberlain from embarrassment.
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Vyirginio Gayda
Italy
Franco
Spain
Gayda
Earl of Perth
Rome
Mussolinii
Rlain
Cake Recipe Contest Winners Named by New York Laboratory
The Experimental Kitchen Laboratory judges award first prize of 25 dollars to Mrs. D F Kelly of Whitewater Wisconsin and honor a large list of second third and honorable mention cake entrants across multiple states. C Houston Goudiss notes the strong collection and thanks all homemakers for participating.
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Experimental Kitchen Laboratory
New York City
C. Houston Goudiss
D. F. Kelly
Charles St
Whitewater
Wis
H. Harshburgen
Fifth Ave
Altoona
R. A. Williams
Rosemary Ave
Detroit
Mich
C. A. Burns
Oakland
Miss
Sadie Cunningham
Avonmore
Laura Meyer
Pleasant St
Plymouth
Emogene Williams
Damon
Texas
Simon Moen
Norma
N. D
Dick Collins
Masonville
Iowa
B. F. Herman
Crosby
Paul Lorenz
P. O
Strathmore
Calif
S. S. Arentz
Simpson
Nev
Vida Hilger
Rockland
Grace H. Peterson
Amherst
Cecil Skinner
Bedford
Wyo
Joe Furnace
West Twentieth St
South Sioux City
Neb
Houston
Goudiss
Largest flag records set for Detroit department store
Collier's notes the largest national flag to date is a 1923 Stars and Stripes made by a New York firm for a Detroit department store. The flag cost 2700 dollars and covers more than 20 700 square feet.
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New York
Detroit
Collier’s
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Lester Ralston
Judd St
Sioux City
Harry A. Kramer
Marin Road
Manor
F. D. McDonald
Vera Tygar
Commodore
George Ahlborn
Mt. Pleasant
B. A. Robinson
Emmett
Idaho
Jean Guthrie
Campbell St
Kansas City
Walter Richter
Bonduel
P. C. Blakely
Alden
C. Houston Goodiss
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Otto
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Ghai State
Pennsylvania
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Quaker State Motor Oil
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Prince Albert
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