Bankers split in Washington over New Deal policies
Four thousand bankers gathered in Washington for the American Bankers Association convention. Francis Marion Law urged debt growth to revive lending while Roosevelt pressed for a recovery alliance. The group backed a balanced budget as Jones and O'Connor assured sound finances and more loans.
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United States
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Roosevelt
Jackson Reynolds
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Jesse H. Jones
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
J. F. T O’connor
Japan presses for equality in defensive arms at naval talks
In London preliminary talks for the 1935 naval conference, Ambassador Matsudaira and Admiral Yamamoto told Britain and the United States that Japan demands equality in defensive armaments in principle. They urged abolishing the ratio system and limiting all defensive ships by total tonnage, while greatly reducing offensive armaments to lower aggression risk.
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Matsudaira
Yamamoto
Japan
Crazy Boy Agello Sets Seaplane Speed Record
Francesco Agello of Italy nicknamed Crazy Boy set a new seaplane speed record at Desenzano, flying four laps at 440.29 mph on his old craft with a 3 500 horsepower Fiat AS 6 V motor, surpassing his own mark by roughly 16 mph.
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Francesco Agello
Italy
Desenzano
Gandhi resigns as leader of All-India National Congress
AHATMA GANDHI quits as leader after disputes over spinning wheel and homespun emphasis. Flo urged constitutional changes, other leaders disagreed, and he relinquished the chief role. Three American physicians win the 1934 Nobel Prize in medicine for liver therapy in anemia.
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Woburn
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Pendleton
Ore
John Kenelly
Mandan
N. C
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Toledo
Ohio
Quimby Melton
Griffin
Park W. Huntington
St. Stephen’s Lutheran Church
Wilmington
Del
John D.crowley
Cambridge
Ahatma Gandhi
Congress
Flo
George Minot
Willam P. Murphy
Harvard Medical School
George H. Whipple
University of Rochester
English aviators win London Melbourne air derby
C W A Scott and Campbell Black in the Red Comet won the London to Melbourne air derby, lowering the record by many hours. K D Parmentier and J Moll of Holland finished second on a longer route. Col Roscoe Turner and Clyde Pangborn of America were third after wandering off course near Allahabad. James and Amy Mollison led early but retired in India due to damaged motors. Harold Gilman and James Baines of England perished in a fiery crash in Italy.
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Clyde Pangborn
Allahabad
India
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Amy Mollison
Harold Gilman
James Baines
Italy
Hauptmann Extradition Bid Fails. Jail Awaiting Murder Trial
Run0 Hauptmann’s bid to avoid extradition from New York failed and he was taken to Flemington New Jersey Jail to await trial for the murder of Colonel Lindbergh’s baby boy. Attorney General Wilentz and assistants prepared the case against the carpenter. Hauptmann was arraigned before Justice Thomas W. Trenchard.
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New York
Flemington
N. J
Lindbergh
Wilentz
Hauptmann
Thomas
Trenchard
Ai Waw
Unemployment Insurance Debate Shapes Roosevelts Plan
Washington discusses a possible unemployment insurance program funded by private industry with government overhead financed by the state. A new federal bureau would manage funds and payouts, while business leaders debate effects on incentives and profits amid Roosevelts leveling policies.
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Department of Commerce
Roosevelt
Walter
Teagle
Roper
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California Syrup of Figs Promoted for Children's Constipation
A public health style warning advises against giving adult strength laxatives to teens and younger children. It promotes a liquid laxative made with senna and cascara labeled California Syrup of Figs as safe for kids, with guided dosing by age and a three step test to ensure regular bowel movements without excess aid.
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California
Soaring Words Clash Over Penthouse Notions
A sharp exchange unfolds as critics accuse a resident of high living while supporters defend her taste and independence. The debate highlights tensions about affluence, status, and community standards in the neighborhood.
Poor Contest Feels The Weight Of Conscience
In a brief Kansas City Star excerpt a comic exchange centers on a featherweight bout. The jest pairs a wrestle with conscience and a light challenge, reflecting playful sports theatre from a past edition.
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Kansas City
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