Hull Plan for St Lawrence Seaway Draws Senate Fire
Secretary Hull proposed a Canada backed St. Lawrence plan to create a deepwater canal with American power rights. Critics call it a costly bid for power and Lake Michigan sovereignty, risking treaty rejection and heavy U.S. expenditure. The proposal sparked opposition in Congress and among Midwest lawmakers over waterdiversion limits and control.
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St. Lawrence
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Wallace
Canada
St. Lawrence Seaway
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St. Lawrence Deep Waterway
United States
Niagara Falls
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Dominion
New York
International Rapids
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Wagner
Copeland
Key Pittman
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Middle West
Clark
Missouri
Chicago
Mississippi
Claude Parsons
Inois
International Commission
Great Lakes
St. Lawrence Basin
Michigan
Illinois
Wallace Slapped Again in Supreme Court Rehearing Refusal
The Supreme Court rejected the government's petition for a rehearing of the Kansas City stockyards rate case. Justices twice previously rebuked Secretary Wallace and Solicitor General Jackson for unwarranted and unfounded assertions, saying the agency lacked a full, fair, open record before setting maximum commission rates.
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Wallace
Henry A. Wallace
Robert H. Jackson
United States Supreme Court
Kansas City
Highway funding bill wins final congressional approval
Legislation authorizes new federal highway expenditures totaling 357.4 million dollars for fiscal years 1940 and 1941 and dedicates 150 million dollars of old unused appropriations. The measure received final approval after the Senate adopted a conference report already backed by the House.
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Senate
House
Recovery plan calls for industrial program shift
Charles R. Hook, president of the National Association of Manufacturers, urged a government experiments abandonment and an industrial program based on experience before Chicago Association of Commerce. He advocated revising the Wagner act and tax structure, banning government competition with private enterprise, and enforcing labor accountability to restore private savings and economic confidence.
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Charles R. Hook
National Association of Manufacturers
Chicago Association of Commerce
America
Hook
American Rolling Mill Company
National Labor Relations Board
Roosevelt Creates Twenty More Federal Judges
President Roosevelt signed a bill adding 20 federal judges nationwide, including five circuit court of appeals judges at 12500 dollars yearly and fifteen district judges at 10000 dollars yearly. Lilienthal and Morgan accuse Arthur Morgan of attempting to sabotage TVA defense in a constitutional challenge, while denying claims of tampering with witnesses and obstructing counsel.
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Circuit Court of Appeals
Morgan
Joint
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David E. Lilienthal
Harcourt Morgan
Tennessee Valley Authority
Arthur E. Morgan
TVA
Arthur Morgan
Lilienthal
Berry
Dean Mumford Dies University of Illinois dean dies in car crash
Dean Herbert W. Mumford of the University of Illinois, a leading agricultural educator and marketing expert, died after an automobile accident. A Michigan native, he became professor of animal husbandry in 1901 at Champaign, later serving as dean of agriculture and director of the experiment station and extension service. He was sixty seven.
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Dean Mumford
Herbert W. Mumford
University of Illinois
Mumford
Michigan
Champaign
College of Agriculture
Agricultural Experiment Station and Extension Service
Sweepstakes Winners and Derby Result At Epsom
Bos Roussel, a French bred horse, captured the English Derby at Epsom Downs while four Sweep stakes ticket holders in the United States won 150000 dollars each. Scottish Union placed second earning 75000 dollars for eleven U.S. ticket holders. Pasch, the favorite, finished third returning 50000 dollars to seven U.S. ticket holders.
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Bos Roussel
Epsom Downs
United States
Scottish Union
Pasch
Defies Hopkins Christgau Ousted by WPA Row in Minnesota
Harry Hopkins informed Minnesota WPA administrator Victor A. Christgau that he was ousted. Christgau refused to quit, arguing only President Roosevelt could remove him. The clash involved Governor Elmer Benson and Farmer-Labor party leaders.
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Harry Hopkins
Yictor A. Christgau
Minnesota
WPA
Elmer Benson
Farmer-Labor Party
Christgau
Roosevelt
Pensions Expanded for Spanish War and Related Conflicts
A new act boosts pensions for veterans of the Spanish war the Philippine insurrection and the China relief expedition. It allows a sixty dollar monthly pension for those sixty five years old who served at least ten days and to those with under ninety days discharged for disability incurred in service.
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Roosevelt
Best time to fatten cockerels for market
Agricultural guidance from J C Taylor and NJ College of Agriculture outlines fattening timelines for cockerels to maximize weight gain and meat quality. Eight week olds gain about 48 percent in two weeks, while 12 to 20 week old birds gain more slowly but yield more breast and leg meat, with feed efficiency varying by age.
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J. C. Taylor
New Jersey College of Agriculture
WNU
United States Department of Agriculture
Plymouth
Rhode Island
US plans 30 thousand pilot herds for super cows
The bureau of dairy industry aims to breed 30 000 herds of superior cattle with federal funds and state local cooperation. About 30 000 dairy farmers participate, seeking proved sires or sons of proven sires, with emphasis on accurate birth records. Nearly 1 600 sires listed in the pamphlet.
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Bureau of Dairy Industry
United States
Bureau
Department of Agriculture
Agricultural College
Poultry and Crop News Highlights For Farmers
A roundup of farming notes shows dirty washed eggs spoil quickly. New York farmers spend about thirty of every hundred dollars on feed. Ireland launches a campaign to raise Irish potato quality. Egg production notes claim 50 000 eggs are laid each production minute. Barneveld Holland sent 25 000 chicks to London in under 25 days. Broiler feathering issues plague heavy breeds. Australia’s wheat crop expected at 163 000 000 bushels, up 12 000 000. A NY contest set a 308 eggs per bird record in 51 weeks. Early chick mortality often occurs in first three weeks. Grass alone cannot sustain high producing cows without supplemental grain. Feed and sun improve egg production. cod liver oil used on some farms.
Dangers of rapid weight loss and goiter risk
The article warns that aggressive dieting to reduce weight can trigger ongoing weight loss and serious health issues, including exophthalmic goiter or Graves disease. It cites Lahey Clinic cases linking thyroid extract use to goiter, urges cautious reduction methods, and offers diet and exercise guidance to rebuild strength before any operation.
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Grave
Lahey Clinic
Boston
J. H. Means
American College of Physicians
Dr. Means
Serbia spelling history and 1925 policy change
The text explains the shift from Servia to Serbia as the accepted English form. It notes the US Geographic Board's 1897 adoption of Servia and subsequent Department of State use, then the 1925 reversal to Serbia due to objections and Slavic spellings Srbija and Srba.
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Serbia
Balkan
Jugoslavia
America
United States Geographic Board
Department of State
Srba
Srbija
Geographic Board
A Totalitarian State Defined and Core Features
A totalitarian state is highly centralized under a single political party. The individual is entirely subordinated to the state and other parties are suppressed or coordinated into one. Class conflict is resolved through emphasis on organic unity of the state.
Courage in Gethsemane Lesson Note for June Twelve
This study outlines Jesus in Gethsemane focusing on His agony as the Son of God bearing humanity's sins. It contrasts His solitary prayer with disciples' failure, and urges followers to endure betrayal and trial with submission to God’s will, echoing Jesus’ example of trust over fear.
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Gethsemane
Bere
Judas
If We Knew Al The Righteous Perisheth Quote
A biblical verse quotation appears in the text, citing Isaiah 57 1 4 about the righteous being taken away to enter peace. The line emphasizes conformity to a spiritual message and moral reflections on life and death.
Secret of Holiness from a Devout Messenger
A devotional note presents a simple creed: love God with all your heart and love your neighbor as yourself, identifying the neighbor as all humankind and urging sincere piety and charity.
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God
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