Germany Withdraws From League and Disarmament Talks
Germany under Hitler withdraws from the League of Nations and disarmament conference in a move that unsettles Europe but shows little sign of imminent war as nations doubt costs of conflict and seek relief through diplomacy. The United States signals willingness to cooperate but declines European political entanglements.
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Hitler
Germany
League of Nations
Reich
von Hindenburg
Reichstag
Berlin
Great Britain
United States
Norman H. Davis
Davis
White House
America
Europe
France
John Simon
Baron von Neurath
Mitler
Joseph B. Eastman
C. V. Mecking
Carnegie Steel Company
United States Steel Corporation
Eastman
McKalg
NRA
Melhaig
Government plan to curb corn and hog production
Secretary Wallace and George N Peek announce a production restriction plan to cut corn land by 12.5 million acres next year and reduce corn and hog output, funded by a $30 million farmer payout and taxes on corn and pork. A beef cattle tax consideration is noted to aid livestock producers. The program includes wheat purchases and cotton loan actions to counter price declines.
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Ecretary OF Agriculture
Wallace
George N. Peek
Middle West
Henry Morgenthau, Jr
Farm Credit Administration
Farmers National Grain Corporation
Federal Emergency Relief Administration
Industry code restricts mill machine upgrades and signatures
The industrial code requires prior approval and an official certificate from the industrial administrator before any mill owner can increase productive machinery. The document stresses oversight and recording of such actions to enforce compliance.
Roosevelt imposes embargo on imported medicinal liquors
President Roosevelt ordered an immediate embargo on imported medicinal liquors after evidence that imports rose in anticipation of prohibition repeal. He also rejected a plan to allow bond pending imports of beverage liquors until the legal sale date.
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Roosevelt
Algo
Ickes Probes Canton Poorhouse for Sane Indians
Secretary Ickes denounces the Canton South Dakota federal hospital conditions as sickening and intolerable and condemns local interests for blockading patient removal. The Indian bureau faces a court injunction and political pressure while Dr. Silk’s report calls the asylum filthy and revolting.
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Federal
Canton
S. D
Secretary of the Interior
Ickes
Indian Bureau
Washington
Samuel A. Silk
St. Elizabeth's Hospital
Puerto Rico Shows Support for Gov Gore and Vision
Governor Gore leads a parade and mass meeting with a coalition of union Republicans and Socialists backing his program. He pledges to improve Puerto Rico’s happiness and wellbeing and outlines a plan to prepare for conditions twenty years ahead amid crowding and population growth.
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Robert H. Gore
Puerto Rico
Gore
Insurrection Suppressed in Siam Amid Royal Challenge
Government forces crushed a Siamese insurrection led by a royal family member. Rebels who stormed Bangkok fled, and their leader was captured after capitulating to concessions offered by concessionaires and business interests.
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Fn Siam
Bangkok
National Topics Interpreted by William Bruckart
William Bruckart discusses Russia recognition, trade impact, and U S policy. He argues recognition has not boosted trade, cites Bainbridge Colby, and notes Roosevelt's views on religious liberty. The piece includes a Treasury bond redemption ceremony and critiques of Hitler's treatment of Americans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Bruckart
Bainbridge Colby
Roosevelt
New York
Stalin
Russia
Sea Devil Von Luckner Dines Quietly in Provincetown
Jot Small recalls a meeting with Count von Luckner called the Sea Devil visiting Commander McMillen in Provincetown. At Mac’s galley the guests ate baked beans while von Luckner searched for damper dishes, finally enjoying dample with clam pie and coffee, promising to return and teach dumpling cooking in Germany.
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von Luckner
Beans
Mae
Ike Clample
Mac
Sol
Chove
Germany
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Vast Pampa Source of Welfare in Argentina
A World’s Work excerpt portrays the Argentine Pampas as vast fertile grasslands 2800 miles by 900 miles, home to vast herds and a fading gaucho culture. It notes Dictator Rosas’ rule, the pampas climate, and contrasts Buenos Aires with global cities, ending with a safety note about wheeled traffic limits in the city’s shopping district.
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Vast
Pampa
Argentina
Juan Manuel Rosas
Pampas
Buenos
Paris
Chicago
Boca
Cal fig syrup cures sluggish appetite in children
An old advice piece urges using pure syrup of figs to relieve stasis in youngsters. It claims a pound a week boosts eating, digestion, weight, and complexion, with gentle regular dosing and caution against gall dosages for furry tongues or bad breath.
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California
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Edward W. Pickard
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
RFC
C B. Merriam
Jesse H. Jones
Dean
G. Acheson
The
Treasury
Lewis W. Douglas
J. F. T. O'Connor
Walter J.cummings
Deposit Insurance Corporation
Dean Acheson
Recovery Administration
Robert Wagner
National Labor Board
Wagner
Nraers
J. B. Eastman
Newton D. Baker
New Mexico
Carl A. Hatch
Santa Fe
Samuel G. Bratton
Florida
Central
South American
South America
Acheson
Will
State Department
Washington Administration
Hull
Foreign Office
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