Walmsley Aids Resign In Face Of Long's New Laws
New Orleans easing into a Long led shift as two city commissioners Pratt and Shelley quit backing Walmsley. The move comes amid Long's consolidation of city power and a bitter feud over municipal control.
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Soybean History in China Dates Back Millennia
The soybean was known in China for more than 6,000 years, highlighting ancient agricultural significance and long cultivation history in East Asia.
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China
Gruening backs Corcoran in lobbying probe case note
Gruening supports Corcoran's account in a lobbying inquiry. He testified Corcoran warned Ralph Brewster would back out as the Passamaquoddy project faced an abolition clause. Brewster later voted for a House substitute and opposed removing the SEC power clause while backing final House passage.
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Passamaquoddy
Maine
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Ralph Brewster
Brewst
Senate
Securities and Exchange Commission
Long's dictatorship blasted as political graft and control
Stanley denounces Long’s rule as a bitter dictatorship claiming control of 7 individuals, the house, senate, governor, and attorney general. He warns the civil service commission under party control has coerced layoffs and created a system of monthly campaign contributions. Roosevelt is not criticized in public remarks.
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Senate
Stanley
Louisiana
Civil Service Ecommission
United States
Roosevelt
Charlotte Faces Sunday Sports Ban in City Vote
Charlotte votes unanimously to prohibit all commercialized sports on Sundays. The ordinance ends two years of controversy over Sunday observance, banning baseball football golf and other sports. Sunday activities previously allowed include baseball and football. theater and bowling faced similar restrictions earlier.
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Charlotte
Ex-Convict Faces New Prison Sentence After Slaying
RALEIGH July 11. Hay Johnson an ex convict to be released a sentence of from 1 to 15 years in prison following his conviction for second degree murder in the June 24 slaying of Melville D. Strother. Johnson waived a jury trial and submitted his case to Judge R Hunt Parker after witnesses described the altercation.
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Raleigh
Hay Johnson
Melville D. Strother
Johnson
R. Hunt Parker
Strother
Sale of High Shoals mill in Gaston County to Alfred Moore
Announcement of the sale of the High Shoals mill of the Manville Jenckes corporation, Manville Rhode Island, to Alfred Moore of Welford. The mill has 37 000 spindles and 1 070 looms and is located in Gaston county North Carolina.
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Oy Moy
High Shoals
Manville Jenckes Corporation
Manville
R. I
Alfred Moore
Welford
Gaston County
North Carolina
Tattl Dates 1842 View Of Baja Island Belief
A 19th century belief held Lower California as an island until around 1842 when explorations corrected the map showing its true peninsula status. The note reflects evolving geographic understanding in early modern cartography.
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Lower
California
Hem-Roid internal remedy promises relief for piles
Piles are described as caused by poor blood circulation in the lower bowel with itching bleeding and protrusion. The ad claims internal treatment from Dr Leonhardt HEM-ROID relieves congestion restores circulation heals and strengthens the affected parts. It pledges quick safe and lasting relief with a money back guarantee.
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Eckerd's
Mann's
Furniture strike closes mill after disorder and injuries
Disputes led to a noon mill closing as police struggled to manage workers at the plant. A Negro striker Thomas Witherspoon was injured, a driver R E Richbourg was taken into custody, and arrests followed. Mediation talks with Governor Johnston’s representatives occurred while about a hundred workers showed up, halting plans to reopen until order and protection for workers return.
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Sumter Daily Item
Daily Item
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R. E. Richbourg
Johnston
Williams Veneer Company
Sumter Veneer Company
Eight-Hour Day Demanded by Sumter Striking Workers
Sumter furniture workers at Williams Furniture and Veneer plants and Sumter Veneer plant filed eight requests with company president C L Williams before a strike. The demands include eight-hour day with overtime time and a half, limited Saturday hours, and pay on one basis for all piece work rates.
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P. H. WN. Strange
Union of Furniture Workers
Sumter Daily Item
Williams Furniture and Veneer
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Naval Race Feared If Pact Fails And Japan Expands Navy
The American navy may seek a new battleship to replace the old Arkansas. Japan plans a record military budget of 712 million yen starting April 1 1936, about 187.5 million dollars, 35 percent above this year. The budget aims to reach full treaty strength by December 31 1936. Admirals fear a naval race once treaties expire. Japan seeks a new naval parle in 1935 and Swanson notes the United States will not exceed treaty limits unless others do first.
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Navy
Sa Budget Commission
Swanson
United States
Tremor in Japan Kills 24 as Tokyo to Nagoya Shaken
A strong earthquake in Japan leaves 24 people dead with heavy shocks felt across a 250 mile belt from Tokyo to Nagoya. Epicenter lies in the Oi River valley west of Shisouka as Nagoya reports a heavy tremor and communications between Nagoya and Shitsouka are disrupted.
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Oi River
Shisouka
Shitsouka
Global Gold Mined Could Fit in a 40-Foot Cube
Estimates show the total amount of gold mined since Columbus could be contained in a 40 foot cube. The amount represents the vast scale of gold extraction through history and prompts reflections on value and resources.
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Columbus
America
Britain Declares No Cause for War in Ethiopia Crisis
In Commons Sir Samuel Hoare outlines Britain’s peacekeeping aims amid the Italo Ethiopia impasse. Britain seeks collective security while not acting alone, with talks involving Italy and the League of Nations.
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Great Britain
Samuel Hoare
House of Commons
East Africa
Sir Samuel
Stanley Baldwin
Downing Street
Far East
Italy
London
Dino Grandi
Hatlé Selassie
Grandi
Rome
Italy to press for protectorate claim in Ethiopia
Informed circles report Italian ambassador Dino Grandi met with Joseph A. C. Dunn of the Nations secretary general to discuss Italy's demand for a protectorate over Ethiopia. Officials say the move may be Italy’s final step before any potential occupation policy, framed to avoid war.
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Grandi
Joseph A. C. Avenol
League of Nations
Italy
Baldwin
Avenol
Downing Street
Sir Samuel
Great Britain
Anthony Eden
Foreign Office
Eden
League of Nations Affairs
Ifrey le M. Mander
London
Dino Grandi
Joseph A. C. Avenoll
Nations
Gener
Ethiopia Conflicts With Italy Deepens As League Pleas Continue
Italy pressed Mussolini directs a high command council while Ethiopia seeks League of Nations aid. An Ethiopian appeal to the League is dismissed as an attempt to delay, with reports of incidents between Ethiopian forces and Italian colonial authorities near Marrar and Addis Ababa highlighting rising tensions.
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Italy
Blanche
Ethi
Ethiopia
League of Nations
Haile Sesie
Benito Mussolini
McId
Marrar
Deve
Addis Ababa
George takes stand in Tacoma abduction case
Nine year old Weyerhaeser testified in federal court about his abduction and release on June 1 after his father paid $200 to secure his return.
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Tacoma
Wash
Weyerhaeser
Hasting
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