John Sevier and the State of Franklin Revisited
By Elmo Scott Watson, a century and a half ago a frontier movement formed the short lived State of Franklin amid NC cession disputes. John Sevier rose as governor of Franklin and later Tennessee, symbolizing frontier independence and political risk on the western edge.
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Roosevelt plans vast social reform drive under New Deal
President Roosevelt consolidates a large advisory council led by Frank P. Graham to push unemployment insurance old age security and health care. Frances Perkins heads committees including physicians to craft a nationwide program while warnings against unrealistic schemes echo in Washington.
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University of North Carolina
NRA Consumers’ Advisory Board
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Harvey Cushing
Yale
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James Roosevelt
Perkins
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White House
Harry Hopkins
la Guardia
New York
Hopking
Mellon interests face lawsuit over false tax return claim
The federal Treasury department charges Union Trust Company of Pittsburgh, a Mellon institution, with filing a false income tax return for 19% and demanding 218 dollars plus a 5 percent penalty. The government cites eight 19% transactions as part of a fraudulent conduct, including two accommodation deals with Andrew W. Mellon.
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Union Trust Company of Pittsburgh
Mellon Institution
Union Trust Company
Andrew W. Mellon
Judge Dawson Rules Frasier Lemke Farm Moratorium Constitutional
Federal judge Charles Dawson of Louisville upholds the Frasier Lemke farm moratorium. He notes some provisions are unfair to creditors and unwise to farmers, as it blocks private credit sources.
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Ederald
Charles II Dawson
Louisville
Indiana congressman Rederick Landis dies of pneumonia
Frederick Landis the sole Indiana Republican elected to Congress in the recent election died of pneumonia at his Logansport home. He is noted as a brother of Kenesaw M. Landis, national baseball commissioner.
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Kenesaw M. Landis
Army Air Corps seeks 500 new planes sparking fleet surge
DDGET requests for 500 new air planes have been submitted by the army air corps. If approved, the United States would field the largest and most up to date military air armada in the world, potentially reaching 2400 planes.
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DDGET
Army Air Corps
United States
Vi Crating
Inflationists oppose new federal reserve governor choice
Marriner S. Eccles and allies clash with the President over appointing a new head of the Federal Reserve Board to replace Eugene Black. Eccles argues for expansive credit and large public works, while officials signal a shift away from vigorous dollar stimulation as export rules ease to allow more capital to move abroad.
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Morgenthau
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Commodity Credit
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Eccles
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Bedes
Arizona Governor declares war zone over Parker Dam dispute
Gov. B. B. Moeur calls a “war zone” on the Arizona side of the Colorado River using National Guardsmen to halt Parker Dam work. The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation orders a stop until a power-sharing agreement is reached, with Moeur demanding one half of the project’s hydro power. WP Whitsett backs Arizona’s stance on power rights.
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Prescott
Phoenix
Moeur
WP. Whitsett
Los Angeles
Armistice Day Observances Call for Caution of War
At Arlington National Cemetery President Roosevelt laid a wreath on the Unknown Soldier grave as taps echoed. American Legion leader Red Grange urged strong defense against foreign threats and domestic unrest. A League of Nations cable discusses ending the Chaco War with Paraguay and calls for U S and Brazil to help broker peace.
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Geoffrey Knox
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National Resources Board
Harrodsburg
Ruby Laffoon
Alleghenies
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George Rogers Clark
Old Northwest Territory
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Tupelo
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Pierre Etienne Flandin
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