Rhode Island by election signals GOP strength
Republicans celebrate a decisive Rhode Island First district win by Charles P. Risk over Antonio Prince, a Democrat, marking a rebuke to the New Deal and prompting talk of 1940 presidential prospects. The result comes as lobbying inquiries anger the Senate and President Roosevelt weighs coal and tax legislation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rhode Islind
Charles P. Risk
Antonio Prince
Congress
Francis B. Condon
State Supreme Court
Roosevelt
B. H. Snell
New York
House
John J. O’connor
Tammany Democrat
Rhode Island
Tom Blanton
Texas
Ike Gerry
Byrd
Tydings
White House
Fess
Ohio
Grass Roots movement made permanent party auxiliary
Republicans from ten Midwest states at the Springfield Illinois conference convert the Grass Roots movement into a permanent auxiliary of the party. Harrison E. Spengler of Iowa is chairman, Mrs Leslie Wheeler of Illinois vice chairman, Jo Ferguson of Oklahoma secretary. Michigan Ohio and Kentucky invited to join.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Epublicans
Springfield
Harrison E. Spengler
Iowa
Leslie Wheeler
Illinois
Jo Ferguson
Oklahoma
Michigan
Ohio
Kentucky
House Ways and Means to Back New Coal Bill
The committee indicated strong indications for a new pew measure to replace the Guffey bituminous coal act. Chairman Doughton revealed the committee plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House
Guffey
Doughton
Nazi push to extreme measures alarms world leaders
Report notes Goebbels vows suppression of Catholic press and ban on Jewish Aryan marriages while Italy debates war with Ethiopia as Mussolini expands forces. Siam's king faces a coup attempt. Judge Nathan Bryan dies. Frank Hitchcock dies after pneumonia, linking to early 20th century politics and aviation interests.
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Hjalmar Schacht
Paul Joseph Goebbels
Essen
Stahlhelm
Stahlheim
Adden
Nathan P. Bryan
Jacksonville
Fla
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Fifth Judicial Circuit
Bryan
United States
Pmlorida
Frank H. Hitchcock
Daily Citizen
Tucson
Ariz
Hitchcock
Taft
Italy
War Department
Philippines
Aguinaldo
Treach
Mussolini
Louis dares toward heavyweight crown with KO of Levinsky
Louis, the Negro pugilist from Detroit, won by technical knockout in the first round against King Levinsky in Chicago after four knockdowns in just over two minutes. He and former champion Max Baer have signed for a September bout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis
Negro Puegilist
Netroit
King” Levinsky
Chicago
Levinsky
Joe
Max Baer
Insull Pension Restored After Company Directors Vote
Samuel Insull’s annual pension of 23000 dollars is restored by directors of the Chicago utilities he once led, with about 33250 dollars more to cover payments due since last year’s suspension. He had said he made no effort to regain pensions after being freed of charges. Separately, French government cost of living decrees sparked strikes and violence led by shipyard and transport workers, with authorities blaming Communists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugo Black
Alabama
House
Senate Committee
Patrick J. Hurley
Hoover Administration
Associated Gas and Electric System
Hurley
Black
Joseph P. Tumulty
Wilson
Tumulty
George H. Moses
Rep
Amuel Insull
Chicago
Insull
Brest
Paris
Congress
Jack Garner
Senate
Census of American business funded by works relief
President Roosevelt allotted 8 million dollars for a census of American business with 293000 dollars already set for a survey of retail trade. The canvass will begin immediately and start January 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
Census Bureau
Byrnes under fire as South Carolina weighs new voices
In South Carolina discontent with Byrnes spreads as Col. William Harllee, West Point graduate and Marine veteran, signals a Senate bid. Observers say Byrnes faces pressure from conservative allies worried by New Deal alignment and tax positions while Italian war prospects loom globally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
South Carolina
Bishop Cannon
Col
William ©. Harllee
Marine Corps
Senate
James F. Byrnes
Roosevelt
Congress
Joe Robinson
White House
Byrnes
Harllee
West Point
Marines
Army
Palmetto
Tugwell
John Raskob
South Carolna
Hartlee
Cole Blease
Blease
Byrd and
Glass
Virginia
Byrd Harry
Carter
Fishing Memorabilia and a Tale of Two Rival Gents
Ken recalls a friendship sparked by a traffic jam with Joe Harkness and Sally at a fishing lodge in Canada. The tale blends golf clashes, shared clubs, and a legendary fishing contest where a fish hook misadventure sealed their bond. The pair laugh about generations of rivalry and enduring affection.
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Harkness
Canada
Joe
Normandy
Harknesses
Corot
Millet
Sally
Ken
Sal
McCrea
Valley Club
Kentucky
Joe Harkness
Ananias
Hars
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Edward W. Pickard
Western Newspaper Union
Chas. F. Risk
Interstate Commerce Commission
Bituminous Coal Commission
Representative Treadway
Massachusetts
Senate Finance Committee
W. W. Barbour
New Jersey
Barbour
Lst
NRA
O'Mahoney
Wyoming
Federal Trade Commission
NIRA
O’mahhoney
P. J. Hurley
Sen
Fingland
France
Ethiopia
Haile Selassie
East African
Nanda
Siam
Paul Goebbels
Carter Field
Garner
Senate Finance
Harrison
King and George
Couzens
Keyes
Hoyle
la Follette
Wisconsin
Metcalf
Pill
Wheeler
Smith
Wagner
Barkley
Neely
Dieterich
Lonergan
Long
Brown
New Hampshire
Hastings
Davis
Shipstead
TVA
George Norris
Muscle Shoals
Carter Glass
WNU
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