House Debates President Power in Economic Bill Battle
The Roosevelt economy bill passed the House 266 to 138 amid a split Democratic majority and Republican support. Speaker Rainey broke precedent by voting yes. In the Senate, Democrats split but expect passage with Republican help. the measure faces amendments and further debate.
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Washington
Roosevelt
House
Senate
Rainey
Farmer Laborites
Senate Finance Committee
Harrison
Miss
Connally
Texas
Clark
Missouri
McDuffie
Alabama
Special Economy Committee
Connery
Mass
Browning
Tenn
Representative Byrnes
Tennessee
United States
Rankin
Woodrum
Democratic Congress
California Quake of 1906 Recalls San Francisco Exodus
The account recalls the 1906 quake and fire, describing displaced families, a woman in a carriage, animals between fear and chaos, and the city’s catastrophic losses. Relief groups, sheltering camps, and short-term rescue efforts followed, with 450 lives lost and massive property damage. Plans for rebuilding emerged quickly, shaping a stronger post disaster city within three years.
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Italy
Market Street
San Francisco
Federal Building
Steen
Golden Gate
Red Cross
Salvation Army
Farm Leaders Seek Added Power for Roosevelt Secretary
Farm leaders pressed for expanded authority to set parity between agricultural and industrial prices and to regulate marketing of crops. Draft legislation would grant the president broad powers for an emergency, with parity aims based on prewar relations and rapid progress. Sessions opened Friday with 60 attendees as relief proposals were presented and many objections noted.
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Department of Agriculture
Jack Austin Hurt In Bicycle Spill
Jack Austin, 15, of Blain avenue, was seriously injured after a bicycle crash at North Main and Bay streets yesterday around 5 30 pm. He was taken to Burrus Memorial hospital by Sechrest's ambulance and later released. He cannot recall the accident. it is believed the bicycle threw him to the pavement. He works for the Western Union company.
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Jack Austin
Blain Avenue
North Main
Bay Streets
Burrus Memorial Hospital
Sechrest
Western Union Company
Roosevelt plan eyed for jobs relief and War plants
Senator LaFollette said talks on the broad Roosevelt jobs plan are inconclusive but show promise. The program would recruit the idle through army camps, boost reforestation, accelerate Muscle Shoals power work, and extend reconstruction finance funds for distressed yet self liquidating projects. Further talks with leaders are planned.
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LaFollette
Wagner
Roosevelt
Doles
Cove Creek
Clinch River
Tennessee
Earthquake Devastates Long Beach Area Amid 125 Deaths
After a massive quake, Long Beach and surrounding cities faced widespread destruction with about 125 dead and 5 000 injured. Buildings toppled, fires burned, and relief efforts expanded under naval and Red Cross coordination. Governor Rolph ordered mobilization as 8 000 workers were set to reconstruct main thoroughfares.
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Long Beach
el Paso
Tex
Compton
Los Angeles
Huntington Park
Los Angeles City Hall
John C. Porter
Norwalk
Catalina Island
Rolph
Naval
Red Cross
Bellflower
Ralph J. Scott
George F. Cuthbert
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Los Angeles County
State Banks To Reopen On Unrestricted Basis
Raleigh March 11 the bank department prepares licenses to reopen state banks on an unrestricted basis and to mail them tonight Commissioner Gurney P Hood says banks will be notified once applications are completed and printed details on required information remain undisclosed The process aims for banks to resume operations promptly with affidavits declaring bank soundness and liquidity.
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Hood
State Bank Department
Raleigh
Mar
Gurney P. Hood
Bank Commissioner
Floating Atlantic air link via Lufthansa island ship
Lufthansa plans a floating refueling base in the mid Atlantic using the coal ship Westfalen as a movable island to support hydroplanes. The system aims to shorten Europe to America mail and passenger transit from about two weeks to five to six days with crew, fuel, repairs, floodlights, and radio services aboard.
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NEA Service
London
Lufthansa
Atlantic Ocean
Germany
Westfalen
Atlantic
Africa
South America
Europe
Americas
United States
England
Arctic
Greenland
Iceland
Gambia
Pernambuco
South Africa
Atlantis
Mid-Atlantic
Het Heinkel
Germ Airplane Works
North Sea
Bremerhaven
Bremen
Europa
Wolfgang of
Gronan
Eer
Aect
Perct
America
Ehringhaus To Express Fiscal Views Tomorrow
Governor Ehringhaus plans to address North Carolina's General Assembly Monday night to present views on revenue and appropriations. Debates on the appropriations bill were postponed and the revenue measure is awaiting committee action. Local government debt adjustments and tax limitation measures for counties are advancing, with bills to relieve officials from liability for shortfalls and changes to property revaluation rules under discussion.
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General Assembly
H. BE. O'Keef, SR
Raleigh
Mar
North Carolina
J. C. B. Ehringhaus
Ehringhaus
House Action Ince
Finance Committee
Bowle
Ashe
Glass and Long clash on Senate floor in heated exchange
In Washington on March 11 Senator Glass and Senator Long traded sharp personal jabs over emergency banking legislation. Glass, 70 plus, accused Long of targeted attacks after a bitter floor debate, then confronted him in a tense moment before aides separated them.
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Glass
Long
Senate
Washington
Mar
Robinson
Federal Reserve System
Senator Robert B. Howell Dies After Illness
Senator Robert B. Howell of Omaha Nebraska dies at Walter Reed hospital after a two weeks illness. The 69 year old Republican serving his second senate term had a career as naval officer law student real estate operator and municipal utilities manager. The death followed heart attack and pneumonia complications.
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Washington
Mar
Robert B. Howell
Omaha
Neb
Walter Reed Hospital
Senate
Natural bridge formed from petrified tree in Arizona
Northeastern Arizona features a natural bridge created by a petrified tree. The geological oddity draws interest from locals and visitors exploring the region’s unusual rock formations.
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Arizona
Giraffes Shown to Go Long Periods Without Water
Observations indicate giraffes can endure extended periods without drinking water when their food remains juicy, a tolerance similar to camels. This adaptation highlights how diet quality influences hydration needs in tall herbivores.
Banks Seek Permit to Reopen in Richmond Federal Reserve
Officials from Wachovia Bank and Trust and Farmers National Bank and Trust announce they filed applications with the Federal Reserve Bank in Richmond Virginia to reopen operations.
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Hood
Achovia
Winston-Salem
Mar
Wachovia Bank and Trust Company
Farmers National Bank and Trust Company
Federal Reserve Bank
Richmond
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