Abolition of Holding Companies Sparks Political Clash
Senators Norris and others push probes into utility propaganda as Roosevelt urges legislation to end holding companies. Rebukes fly from Bert Snell while utility stocks protest and conflicts widen across Europe amid Venizelos exile and Greece unrest.
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CHE
Roosevelt
Bertrand H. Snell
Congress
Senate
Norris
Nebraska
Federal Trade Commission
House Interstate Commerce Committee
Federal courts rule on AAA NRA intrastate case and Frazier Lemke
Federal courts strike down intrastate business clauses in the AAA and NRA while upholding the Frazier Lemke farm mortgage act as constitutional. Judge Merrill E. Otis of Kansas City calls the act unwise but valid, noting an appeal to the Supreme Court may come soon.
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Ira Liloyd ‘Letts
Providence
R. 1
Secretary of
Agriculture Wallace
Rhode Island
Newark
N. J
Guy Sfike
Nields
Weirton
AAA
NRA
Merrill E. Otis
Kansas City
Otis
United States Supreme Court
Berlin Talks Set as Simon to Meet Mitler March Twenty Four
Chancellor Mitler ends his diplomatic cold as Sir John Simon head of British foreign affairs arrives for a conference starting March 24. Capt Anthony Eden will accompany him. Discussions will cover Germany rearmament in exchange for a Locarno style treaty and an eastern security pact with Poland and Russia. Limitation of armament and Germany’s air force violation of Versailles feature in talks.
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Adolph Mitler
John Simon
John
Anthony Eden
Berlin
Eden
Moscow
Germany
Great Britain
France
Italy
Belgium
Poland
Russia
Rome
London
Reich
Trade Commission Delivers Blow To Steel Price Fixing Tale
The federal trade commission accuses steel firms of price fixing on government contracts and defying bid rules. It says executives imposed fines of ten dollars per ton on members who allowed cheaper government steel, signaling a major collapse of price regulation efforts.
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NRA
Federal Trade Commission
The
Trade Commission
Demonstration at Minnesota Capitol Demands Action
About 2,000 H-monstratouors marched into the Minnesota state capitol at St Paul and harangued legislators. They threatened to picket the capitol unless their demands were met on behalf of idle workers.
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Minnesota
St. Pau
Stavisky Scandal Indicts 19 in France Over Secret Debacle
French courts indict nineteen people including Mrs. Stavisky in the Stavisky affair that unsettled the government after a financial crash. Stavisky, nicknamed Handy Alex, died from a gunshot wound as police attempted arrest in January 1934.
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RENCH
Stavisky
Alex
Japan, Russia End Russo-Japanese Dominance Move
After twenty months of bargaining Tokyo initiates documents transferring full title of the Chinese Eastern railway to Manchukuo. Signed by Koki Hirota, Constantine Youreneff, and Ting Shih-Yuan, the deal values at 140 million yen about 39.3 million dollars. Approval by all three governments is needed before formal signing around March 23, ending forty years of regional rivalry.
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FTER
Manchukuo
Tokyo
Russia
Koki Hirota
Constantine Youreneff
Japan
Ting Shih-Yuan
Taft Seeks Gold Bond Payment for 1800 Million in Bonds
Robert A Taft son of the late chief justice files suit to force the government to honor 1 800 million dollars in gold or equal value on gold clause bonds. He offered a 50 gold clause Liberty bond and four 1 07 coupons as proof payments but was refused. The case could challenge loopholes from Supreme Court rulings.
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Treasury
Morgenthau
Federal Reserve
Federal Reserve Banks
Flan
National Bank
Robert A. Taft
Taft
Supreme Court
Cuba under Mendieta regime faces military rule and unrest
Washington watches as Cuba reports show a rising strike, bombings, and rioting with ten dead and fifteen injured. Military governors are named for Havana and provinces as constitutional law is suspended and rebels call for President Mendieta and Colonel Fulgencio to go. Batista leads the army amid repressive measures resembling Machado era tactics.
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Mendieta
Cuba
Havana
Washington
Fulgencio
Batista
Machado
Senate approves army appropriation bill expansion
The Senate passed the army appropriation bill and sent it to the House. The measure adds 20 million dollars for a total up to 400 million and increases army strength by 46 250 to 165 000 enlisted men. Senators Lewis and McAdoo spoke on national defense and Russia Japan tensions.
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Senate
Huey Long
CCC
Long
Hiram Johnson
California
Johnson
House
Lewis
Russia
Japan
McAdoo
Tungsten pool plan for China sparks trade and currency talk
A proposed tungsten pool aims to stabilize U S prices by importing large tungsten from China and storing it in a bonded warehouse for gradual sale to American manufacturers. The plan seeks no credit between nations, but would boost China’s exchange and spur trade without barrier shifts.
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Washington
China
Seattle
Pacific
Germany
State Department
United States
Britain
Normal child concept in progressive education debated
Dr Grace Adams argues in Scribner's Magazine that the normal child is not the adult in miniature and lacks adult traits like intelligence and self control. The piece contends that typical childish traits include selfishness, stubbornness, forgetfulness, cruelty, and poor humor, reflecting natural development rather than faulty training. Ads note Dr Pierce's Pills for liver and stomach.
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Chia
Ike
Grace—Adams
Scribner's Magazine
Widow Names Drive for Husbands in Detroit News Note
A Detroit News snippet notes widows with surnames Van Lush Van Mush Van Stush and Van Bush driving for their husbands, highlighting a curious call for others to join.
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van Lush
van Mush
van Stush
van Bush
Detroit News
The Form of Laxatives and Dr Caldwell's Syrup Peps
A health note emphasizes fixed dosing over varying amounts for constipation. Liquid laxatives allow precise dosing, reducing overdose risk, especially for children. It endorses Dr Caldwell's Syrup Peps with senna and cascara as an effective remedy with pleasant taste, available from druggists.
Altered Relationship Joke From Kansas City Star
A secretary asks the boss what she is now after being told she is no longer in that role. The boss replies that she is his former secretary in a brief humorous dialogue from the Kansas City Star.
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Kansas City Star
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