Belgium Faces Resignation Over Gold Standard Crisis
Theunis cabinet resigns amid Belgium's debate on staying on the gold standard with France the Netherlands and Switzerland. A diplomatic source warns a new cabinet may struggle to support the gold standard and Belgium could depart, affecting gold and currency markets.
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France
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Switzerland
Theunis
London
British Note to Berlin Fails to Move Moscow
March 19 report from Moscow says British note on conscription shows German capitulation strength and prompts Moscow to demand a united front against Germany. Eden preparations and Berlin talks are watched for impact on Moscow plans, with Pravda citing Lytton on Japan and Germany expanding toward Soviet Russia.
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Britain
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Hitler
Anthony Eden
England
Russia
London
France
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Lord Lytton
League of Nations Commission
Manchuria
Japan
Soviet Russia
France authorizes 20 million francs for reenlistment bonuses
Paris March 19 The Chamber of Deputies finance committee approved a 20,000,000 franc appropriation to grant bonuses for reenlistment in the French army. The move follows Hitler's announcement of a conscript army as France seeks swift protests and alliances with Britain and Italy to stabilize Europe.
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Paris
Chamber of Deputies Finance Committee
Chamber of Deputies
France
Great Britain
Italy
Berlin
John Simon
Germany
Pierre Laval
Rome
London
House kills child labor amendment and debates car tags
In Raleigh the House rejected a Gardner child labor amendment by 62 to 49 and blocked a minority report. It also debated lowering auto license plate costs as finance committees advanced peddler tax changes and urged limits on county levies. Senate panels favored adoptions on tax and court reforms amid banking, prison, and alcohol bill actions.
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Senate
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Lindsay
Rockingham
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Stone
State Bank Commission
Ita
Utilities Commission
Bowie
Legislative Sub-Committee On Penal Institutions
Martin County
Et Cory Preon Farm
Draft war-time policy urged by counsel for profits out of war
John T. Plynn, a writer and attorney hired to shape a policy for firing profits out of war, urged the Senate Munitions Committee to back wartime industrial drafts backed by a constitutional amendment.
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Mington
Senate Munitions Committee
John T. Plynn
Bonus And Relief Bills Hold Congress' Attention
Washington lawmakers faced two major issues as urgent, the veterans bonus and the $4.0 billion relief program. Senate debates aimed to trim the work fund by $2 billion, with administration allies confident of defeating cuts and predicting final passage. Congress weighed payment methods under Patman Vinson American Legion and Tydings Cochran plans. The White House cautious over Europe and Germany’s Versailles treaty concerns.
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Roosevelt
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Vinson - American Legion
Tydings-Cochran
White House
Germany
Will Rogers Says Dems Target Old Age Pension
Santa Monica dispatch notes Democrats in Congress urging the President to drop humanitarian schemes and focus on old-age pension. The column suggests Roosevelt must navigate public willingness to cooperate with but not pay for these ideas, signaling a political jibe at 1930s policy debates.
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Calif
Maris
Congress
Roosevelt
Durham Relief Probe Planned Over Maladministration Charges
Raleigh March 19. Mrs Thomas O Berry state relief administrator announced plans to investigate charges of maladministration of relief in Durham. The allegations came from the Unemployed Union League of Durham.
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Raleigh
Thomas O'Berry
Durham
Unemployed Union League of Durham
U S Moves Cautiously Over European Crisis
The Roosevelt administration adopts extreme caution amid Germany’s breach of Versailles and its separate peace with the U S. No quick decision is expected as White House officials assess developments. President Roosevelt meets with Hull and Davis while Britain weighs requesting American views on the German armament move.
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Roosevelt
Germany
United States
White House
William C. Bullit
Russia
Hull
Norman H. Davis
Europe
Great Britain
Berlin
Hitler
Dodd
Reich
Davey Hopkins clash sparks Ohio House inquiry
Governor Martin L. Davey and federal relief chief Harry L. Hopkins clashed over charges of waste, corruption, and libel as the Ohio House debated an approved Senate-investigation resolution. Davey demanded a full probe of the Ohio Relief Administration while invoking crimes by Hopkins and former director Frank D. Henderson. The chamber overflowed with supporters shouting for Davey to “give ’em hell.”
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Govartin L. Davey
Harry L. Hopkins
Ohio
House
Senate
State Relief Administration
Davey
Federal
Newark
Hopkins
Ohio Relief Administration
Frank D. Henderson
Martin
Uve
Mohammedans Killed as Riot Suppresses Execution Protest
In Karachi 27 Mohammedans were killed and 97 injured when police halted a riot of about 100000 protesters over the execution of Abdul Quayam for murdering a Hindu author. Eyewitnesses say mourners exhumed the body and tried to procession it. police and soldiers opened fire after riots continued.
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Karachi
India
Abdul Quayam
Mohammed
Eye
Two Held In Jail In Assault Cases
D L Carraway of Florence was held on charges of assaulting a 14 year old girl and Billie Grimsley of Florence was held on charges of attempted assault on a young girl in Darlington South Carolina.
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Darlington
D. C
D. L. Carraway
Florence
Billie Grimsley
Extension of Tobacco Program Is Discussed
Washington notes a conference today led by Rep Kerr to discuss extending the Kerr-Smith tobacco control plan for three more years. The plan, which taxes tobacco produced beyond quotas, expires this year and Kerr plans to introduce a bill to extend provisions through 1938. Members from tobacco producing states are invited to Kerr's office to determine desired changes.
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Washington
Rep- Kerr
D-Nc
Kerr-Smith
Kerr
Congress
House of Commons Asked To Provide Air Defense Fund
London March 19 The British government asks the house of commons for nearly 18 million dollars more this year for air defense. Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald says a special subcommittee will study England's defenses under Imperial Defence, focusing on bombing threats. He rejects the idea that protection rests only on counter bombing.
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London
House of Commons
Rameay MacDonald
House
England
Austen Chamin
MacDonald
Senators Seek Roosevelt Conference On Cotton Textile Aid
Senator Walsh and southern colleagues plan a conference with President Roosevelt to discuss measures aiding the cotton textile industry.
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Senator Walsh
Massachusetts
Roosevelt
Washington
Walsh
Mass
Williams denies tobacco trust to senate investigators
S. Clay Williams retiring chairman of the National Recovery Board denied to Senate investigators that a cigarette or tobacco trust exists. He is a tobacco manufacturer by private life.
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Washington
S. Clay Williams
National Recovery Board
Senate
Probe Approved to Study Cotton Production Costs
The Senate finance committee approved a resolution by Senator Metcalf to appoint a tariff commission to investigate the cost differences of cotton production in the United States and abroad. The measure aims to study pricing factors affecting cotton manufacturers.
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Washington
Metcalf
R-Ai
Tariff Commission
Senate Finance Committee
Conference urged among Britain France Italy on German rearmament
London dispatch reports France proposed an emergency conference with Britain and Italy over German rearmament. Italy quickly agreed, according to authoritative sources.
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London
France
Great Britain
Italy
Plane Found, Edouard Renard Pioneering Expedition Dead
A message to the colonial ministry reports the plane carrying Edouard Renard governor of French Equatorial Africa and his party has been found with all occupants dead.
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Brussels
AIP
Colonial Ministry
Edouard Renard
French Equatorial Africa
Legislators Probe Conditions in Various Prison Camps
The legislative sub committee on penal institutions voted to send members to investigate charges at a Martin county camp and the Cary prison farm with more camps to be checked. They will review commitment papers of Robert Barnes and Woodrow Wilson Shropshire and examine solitary confinement and transfer practices across camps. Three Mecklenburg guards who allegedly participated in corporal punishment were issued hearings, and a Duplin parolee report will be examined.
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Legislative Sub-Committee On Penal Institutions
Martin County
Cary
Robert Barnes
Woodrow Wilson Shropshire
Mecklenburg County
Webb
of Lenoir
Senate Group
Rocky Mount
North Carolina
Joint Committee On Penal Institutions
Central Prison
Priner
Duplin County
Germany Hears Report That Soon To Send Note Of Protest
Berlin reports a mass air maneuver over the city as Germany asserts its rearmament and defies Versailles limits. Rumors of US protest and a Japan alliance circulate while Goering showcases strength. Thousands watch as 100 to 150 planes streak the sky in a display named after the Red Knight.
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Germany
Associated Press
Berlin
Rhineland
France
Air
Herman Wilhelm Goering
Perlin
von Rich
Weather forecast for North and South Carolina and coastal waters
North Carolina remains cloudy with occasional light rain tonight and Wednesday and warmer temperatures inland while Hatteras stays cooler. South Carolina shows cloudy skies with a warmer trend tonight and Wednesday along the east, with winds from Sandy Hook to Hatteras fresh and overcast, and lighter rain likely. From Matteras to Jacksonville winds shift from gentle to southeast or south, with overcast skies and probable light rain tonight and Wednesday.
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