Carnegie and labor in mills and education funding
The piece critiques the Carnegie Foundation and its founder's labor record, contrasts philanthropy with ruthless industrial practices, and notes Walter A. Jessup warning against athletes' recruitment and fund use. It also references Martin G. White’s warning on processing tax refunds and a proposal for marriage health certificates amid hospital crowding.
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Martin G. White
Federal Department of Agriculture
White
National Farmers Process Tax Recovery Association
D. W. VanViect
Greenfield
Washington
Roosevelt to ask Congress for 200 to 300 million for relief
President Roosevelt plans to request Congress within days to appropriate 200 to 300 million dollars for relief over the next five months. Senate leaders and WPA officials met at the White House to discuss relief needs and potential deficiency funding for the current and next fiscal year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Speaker Bankhead
Works Progress Administration
Senate
Barkley
Gardner Named Wall Street Czar in Roosevelt Circle
Oliver M. Gardner former North Carolina governor and close Roosevelt ally chosen as new czar of Wall Street. He will become the first paid president of the New York Stock Exchange on May 9, with an annual salary between 50000 and 75000 dollars, succeeding Charles R. Gay.
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New York
INS
Oliver M. Gardner
North Carolina
Roosevelt
Wall Street
Gardner
New York Stock Exchange
Charles R. Gay
Wallis Old Home Museum For Lease In Baltimore
The childhood home of the Duchess of Windsor, famed for its rumored lucky bathtub and a 20 foot mural, is up for lease as a museum. Owner representatives cite lack of profits and distant owners seeking sale. Visitors once paid 1 dollar, then 25 cents, then 40 cents as plans to visit fluctuated.
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Baltimore
Duchess of Windsor
Lillian Bennett
Harry Green
State rests case in Wright trial over wife and friend deaths
LOS ANGELES UP The state rested Wednesday in the trial of Paul A. Wright 39 aviation executive accused of murdering his wife Evelyn 28 and his friend John Kimmel 35.
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Los Angeles
Paul A. Wright
Evelyn
John Kimmel
Difference Between Magic and Religion Explored
A reader outlines the distinction: magic is occult, seeks to use God for gains, while religion is mystic and incarnational, seeks to be used by God for His ends. The piece emphasizes faith under trial, citing Jesus in Gethsemane and the idea that science freed religion by dissolving magic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
Jesus
Doom Bowers to Die for Slaying
Wendell Forrest Bowers was condemned to die for the murder of Wilma V. Carpenter on December 13 in Norristown Pennsylvania. He pleaded guilty to first degree murder at the start of the trial and the decision came after a secret conference the night before. A fingerprint check by the FBI led to Bowers after a woman named Mary Griffin reported the crime.
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Norristown
Wendell Forrest Bowers
Wilma V. Carpenter
Bowers
Mary Griffin
Exclusive Camp Hill
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Washington
Louisville
Senators And Butlers Tackle White House Tipping
Carnegie Foundation studied college professionalism and uncovered tipping in the White House. An overnight guest leaves ten dollars for servants, while Mrs. Roosevelt opposes tipping but needs thirty six state legislatures to repeal it. If that fails, a plan for one senator and one United States butler per state is proposed to deter tipping, with cafeterias as fallback.
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Carnegie Foundation
White House
Roosevelt
Butler
Japan to refuse naval information in 1936 treaty dispute
Authoritative sources say Japan will refuse to provide naval plans in response to notes from the United States Britain and France asking by February 20 for any build plans over the 35000 ton limit set by the naval treaty. The government is also expected to issue a clarifying statement on the naval problem.
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Tokio
Japan
United States
Great Britain
France
Navy
Foreign Office
Britain
Chinese claim recapture of Wuhu as Japanese push south
Shanghai reports say Chinese troops retook the Yangtze port of Wuhu in bitter fighting south of Nanking. Other notices describe guerrilla actions against Japanese lines, a new rail corridor drive from Peiping toward Hankow, and heavy losses on both sides with 50,000 Japanese troops reported and 150,000 wounded since the war began.
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Shanghai
INS
Nanking
Yangtze River
Wuhu
Hankow
Chiang Kai-shek
Hong Kong
Nippon
Sunkiang
Peiping
Nanang Province
Nanlo
Changteh
Taming
Driver Hurt When Car Crashes Into Tree After Collision
Chauncey Jack Futhey 49 of 213 Eleventh Street NE sustained concussion, head laceration, and a cut above the right eye after his car struck a parked Public Health Nursing association vehicle at 1215 First Avenue E. The sedan then crashed across the street and collided with a tree. Futhey was helped home after being cleared by patrols and transported to St Luke's hospital. his condition improved Wednesday afternoon.
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Cedar Kraplis News
Chauncey
Jack” Futhey
Eleventh Street
First Avenue E
Futhey
Walsh
Hines
St. Luke’s Hospital
Twelfth Street
First Avenue
Public Health Nursing Association
Rosemary Cranny
Nursing Bureau
Britain Says It Will Help U S If Action Is Taken In East
London reports Professor Gilbert Murray claims Britain secretly assured the United States of support in any Far East action. He says the pledge is voluntary and one sided and conflicts with Washington denials. Murray urges public condemnation of Japan. predicts Soviet backing if Britain joins America.
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Ollowing
Hull
Oxford University
Gilbert Murray
League of Nations Union
Gilbert
England
Uncle Sam
Far East
China
United States
London
INL
White Heat
Britain
America
Murray
Washington
International Committee For Intellectual Cooperation
Harvard University
Orient
National Liberal Club
Japan
Russia
Pair Who Quarreled Half Century Ago Wed at Last
In Superior Nebraska Edward M. Kleven and Miss Pink Seydell, who first fell in love at Ellsworth Seydel’s wedding in September 1887 and split up to marry others, reunited after 50 years. They wed Tuesday and will settle on Kleven’s farm.
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Kleven
Administration to announce small business financing plan soon
Secretary Roper said the administration would unveil a program for financing small businesses within about a week. Jesse H. Jones, head of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation, is directing the study and may suggest direct loans, insured bank loans, or other methods after surveys determine practicality. The effort follows a thousand small business leaders’ conference last week highlighting loan needs.
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Washington
Roper
Jesse H. Jones
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Jones
Capone Seen Recovering From Mental Crash At Alcatraz
Chicago authorities and San Francisco experts report Al Capone shows signs of recovery from a mental breakdown at the Alcatraz prison hospital. Dr Edward W Twitchell and Dr Julian Wolfsohn head examinations as Capone remains isolated with restricted visitors and no confirmed escape from the institution.
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San Francisco
INS
al Capone
Alcatraz Federal Prison Hospital
International News Service
Edward W. Twitchell
Devil's Island
San Francisco Bay
Chicago
Twitchell
Julian Wolfsohn
Capone
Capone Hospital Transfer Rumor Edges Alcatraz Ward
Reports from San Francisco on Wednesday say Al Capone at Alcatraz hospital ward may be moved to a federal hospital. The item notes ongoing observation with possible transfer to a different medical facility.
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San Francisco
al Capone
Alcatraz Island Federal Prison
Federal Hospital
Cedar Rapids Sees Springlike Warm Day Turn Cooler
Cedar Rapids experienced springlike weather on Tuesday with a peak near 53 degrees and a sharp drop by Wednesday morning. Temperatures fell from 51 Tuesday midnight to 35 by 2:30 pm, while the Cedar River stood at 5.3 feet, about three feet above last week, with little change over the last two days.
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Cedar Rapids News
Cedar Rapids
The
Mercury
Chambers Inskeep Company
Cedar River
Iowa Windmill and Pump Company
Berle Named Assistant Secretary of State
President Roosevelt nominated Adolf A. Berle Jr of New York to be an assistant secretary of state. Berle would replace Hugh Wilson, who moves to a post abroad. Berle, early New Deal brain trust member, worked with Moley during the 1932 campaign.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Adolf A. Berle, Jr
New York
Berle
Hugh Wilson
Raymond A. Moley
U S Steel renews CIO contract amid wage standstill
New contract grants CIO a renewed pact for about 250000 workers. Wages stay at current level with eight hour day and 40 hour week. Key change allows ten day notice talks and 20 day deadline to end all agreements. closed shop waived and CIO bargains for its members only.
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New York
United States Steel Corporation
Committee For Industrial Organization
Steel Company
CIO
Four Shot in Chicago Gang Violence at Bakery HQ
Four men were shot in a south side bakery described as a gambling gang headquarters. Sam Costello was killed after three assailants demanded him and opened fire for a minute. Wounded: Malo Bagagh, Nick Costello, and Joe di Giovani were treated at St James hospital. The victims reportedly knew their assailants but did not reveal names.
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Chicago Heights
South Side
Sam Costello
Costell
Costello
Malo Bagagh
Nick Costello
Joe di Giovani
St James Hospital
Eight Die As Air France Flying Boat Crashes At Marseilles
In a morning crash off the Marseilles breakwater eight people were killed and six injured when an Air France flying boat struck the breakwater at takeoff. The jet collided at 60 mph during the Marseilles to Ajaccio service. five passengers and three crew died. All dead were French including Chief Pilot Pierre Burello.
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Marseilles
France
Air France
Ajaccio
Corsica
Pierre Burello
Flyer
Burello
Three Iowa City Boys Admit Thefts In Sokol Hall
Detectives reported three local boys admitted the Sokol hall robbery the eve of February 2. Billy Matthess 15 Lawrence Christenson 16 and Jimmy Boone 16 were named by Chief Earl Stanley as the suspects. The theft involved $67 from Frank Steff and minor items from five others while at Sokol gym. Outcomes on recovered items were not yet known.
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Cedar Rapids
Marshall and Bailey
Earl Stanley
Iowa City
Sokol Hall
Frank Steff
Ninth Avenue SW
Sokol Gymnasium
Stanley
Billy Matthess
Lawrence Christenson
Jimmy Boone
Farm bill conferees push long range agricultural program
Washington reports the house sent the conference report on a farm bill to the senate after four hours of debate. The bill would stabilize production and prices for cotton wheat corn rice and tobacco with a 203 to 135 roll call vote and 183 to 82 standing approval. Critics warned of regimentation and dairy protections while supporters hailed the measure as a major Roosevelt objective and a step to equalize agriculture with industry. Also noted is a continuing anti lynching filibuster in the senate.
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Washington
House
Senate
Roosevelt
Short
Coffee
Neb
Andresen
Minn
Baeau
Wis
Boileau
O'Mahoney
Jones
Tex
House Agriculture Committee
Rep. Cooley
N.C
el Jender
Recovery of Roosevelts Gift Ring Stolen From Le Hand
Boston police revealed the recovery of a $200 diamond ring from Miss Margaret A. Le Hand, President Roosevelt’s Christmas gift to her. The ring was found January 22 in a pawnshop after being stolen December 27 from her brother Daniel J. Le Hand’s parked car, along with her briefcase which remains missing.
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Boston
INS
Roosevelt
Margaret A. le Hand
Miss le Hand
Daniel J. le Hand
Margaret McCue
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Glass
Senate Appropriations Committee
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Colo
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Daniel W. Bell
Aubrey Williams
WPA
Bell
Williams
Administration
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Wallis’ Old Home
No Money Makers Museum
Wright
Dr, Newton
Doom Bowers
Arthur “Bugs” Baer
U. S
Wushu
Cedar Rivids
Tinoston
Iowa Falls
Mount Ayr
Sioux City
Orleans
Omaha
Galveston
Charles City
la Des Moines
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Bulletin
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