European leaders seek limited Ethiopian stake to avert broader war
England France and Italy clash over Ethiopia as Mussolini presses for full control. Britain seeks a reduced German threat while preserving some Ethiopian independence. Italy’s war plans face domestic strain from finances and desertions. France and Britain push for a compromise to save the League of Nations and avoid a fall conflict. Julius Streicher inflames German American tensions with anti Jewish rhetoric and calls for non intervention. The outside world is urged to boycott German goods to aid German Jews while Nazism tightens control.
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England
France
Ialy
Ethiopia
Italy
Europe
Mussolini
League of Nations
League
Britain
Perade
Il Duce
Africa
Haile Selassie
Julius Streicher
Congress
United States
Herr Streicher
Germany
Red uprisings and United Front talk stir American radical splits
The piece argues communists and European radicals misread American democracy, warning that a Moscow led united front with Socialists and the AFL is unlikely to gain traction in the United States. It notes Americans generally oppose dictatorship and that party lines would clash on democracy versus revolutionary methods. Mark Rhea Byers
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Ted
Communist Internationale
New Deal
Europe
America
United
American Socialist Party
American Federation of Labor
Moscow
Moscow Red
Mark Rhea Byers
Hoover Critique of Roosevelt on Constitution Issues Sparks Nomination Talk
The piece argues Hoover’s condemnation of Roosevelt’s constitutional policies fuels speculation he seeks the Republican nomination, though it notes his past party defeat and warns against assuming his ambition. It suggests Hoover may be voicing citizen concern for constitutional liberties rather than pursuing office.
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Ormer
Hoover
Roosevelt
Taft
End of federal dole eyed as work relief expands
Washington expects September 1 to mark the start of the end for federal emergency relief for unemployables as work relief grows in at least three states and spreads. By November 1 the era may end in all states, shifting responsibility to state programs and prompting protests about the dole’s impact on initiative and government vigor.
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Washington
Congress
Senate Finance Committee
United States
Great Britain
England
Senate
House
Treasury
Adj
Ralph M. Immel
Wisconsin
Mr. Immell
Mrs Baer Turns Baker as Boxing Loses Shine
A quirky local note says Mrs Max Baer bakes in spare mornings while boxing observers speculate on a switch to meat in judging form. A New England syndicate allegedly pools 100000 dollars to locate Capt Kidd's treasure amid mining stock promotion vibes.
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Max Baer
Max
New England
Capt. Kidd
Steadily Broadening Zones Of Industrial Recovery Seen
In a May 1935 outlook Charles F. Speare notes a broadening industrial recovery across durable goods and related sectors. He cites rising steel output, record electricity generation, higher building activity, increased department store sales, and growing railroad freight as signs of sustained revival despite political hurdles and looming European tensions.
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Charles F. Speare
the Tribune
Consolidated of News Features
New York
N. Y
Wall Street
Leonard P. Ayres
Col. Ayres
Congress
Italy
Abyssinia
Europe
United States
Senate Finance Committee
Washington
Oklahoma Resolution Proposes Medals for Rogers and Post
Washington D C Saturday resolutions directing the secretary of the treasury to strike special gold medals in recognition of the achievements of Will Rogers and Wiley Post were introduced by Representative Rogers. The med als would go to the windows. The member, a coinage committee member, said he would press for action before adjournment and an appropriation of 1500 dollars to cover expenditures.
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Washington, D. C
Secretary of the Treasury
Will’ Rogers
Wiley Post
Representative Rogers
Dolds
Rogers
House Coinage Committee
Riches in Tin Manaos Promise Brazil Revival
Manaos Brazil at the head of navigation on the Amazon region officials forecast tin mines recently found in Amazonas state are so rich they will revive prosperity that faded a quarter century ago when the rubber industry collapsed.
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Manaos
Brazil
Amazon
Amazonas
Duffy And Corcoran Strive To Hold Wisconsin Democrats
Madison reports Senator F. Ryan Duffy and state central chair Jim Corcoran press Wisconsin Democrats to back President Roosevelt despite splits over the public works program and La Follette opposition. They push unity during a Milwaukee visit and anticipate Roosevelt’s Milwaukee address.
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Madison
Wis
United States
F. Ryan Duffy
Jim” Corcoran
Democratic State Central Committee
Roosevelt-La Follette
Wisconsin Public Works
Roosevelt
Wisconsin
Duffy
la Follettes
Senator Duffy
Milwaukee
Congress
Washington
Hoover
la Follette Brothers
la Follette
Robert M. la Follette
Congressmen Oppose RFC Aid For Arkansas Paper Plant
Wisconsin Maine and New York lawmakers challenge a $4,000,000 RFC loan to Crossel Lumber Co. of Crossett Arkansas to build a 100 ton pulp and paper mill arguing it worsens oversupply and harms northern mills. The debate notes tariff protection and shifting Southern expansion away from government funding.
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Ruby A. Black
Tribune Washington
Washington, D. C
Wisconsin
New York
Maine
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Arkansas
Gerald J. Boileau
Wausau
RFC
Crossel Lumber Company
Crosset
Ark
Canada
Boileau
House of Representatives
uniJl
Congress
Samuel Becker
Milwaukee
Iowan Dies In Head-On Crash On Highway 60
John F. Koeck, Cresco Iowa hatchery manager, was killed in a head on collision on Highway 60 west of Arlington. Sheriff reports Mrs Raymond Unke Arlington and her son unhurt. Coroner Brauer ordered an inquest.
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Portage
Wis
John F. Oeck
Rose Mary Hatchery
Cresco
Iowa
Headon
Highway 60
Arlington
Robert Roche
HL Woltgram
Poynette
Raymond Unke
Koeck
Forgetful Ex-Fireman Hurt In 2 Story Leap
Barron Wisconsin resident P Ray Merckle, once a fireman, woke to a train whistle and leaped from a hotel second story window. He fractured a shoulder and cracked two ribs in the fall.
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Barron, Wis
Ray Merckle
Meckle
Merckle
Prescott Residents Die in Ohio Crash
Donald Brookham and his wife from Prescott Wisconsin were killed when their car collided with a truck loaded with caskets north of here. Their two children were seriously injured and truck driver Moritz Forreger of Constantine Michigan was injured.
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Prescott
Ohio
Donald Brookham
Wis
Here
Mortiz Forrerger
Constantine
Mich
Ae Bryan
Mr. and We
Curbstone Picks Up On La Crosse Bridge History
The article recalls the Mississippi River bridge saga in La Crosse, detailing its municipal origins, the 131 foot wreck that killed two and injured others, and the shift from a wagon draw design to modern highway needs. It notes state takeover for maintenance and the need to replace the old structure with one built for today’s traffic. It also references historic local homes and residents tied to the era.
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Mississippi River
la Crosse
Warsaw
Minnesota
Common Council
Wisconsin
Iowa
J la Crosse
Jay Street
Pearl
la Crossé
Mississippi
State Highway Commission
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Corcoran
League of Women Voters
Frederick Ogg. Madison
H. W. Bolens
Raymond J. Cannon
Fourth
Ripon
Republican Party
Fres
Silas Evans
Ripon College
H. L. Burnby
William Haseltine
Samuel Pedrick
Roy Deid
Philip F. la Follette
New Power Division
Public Works Administration
Becker
PWA
Vo Or
University of Wisconsin
FERA
Tom Tippett
Alice Shoemaker
Mc Rutz
dJohn H. Geisse
Department of Commerce Bureau of Aeronautics
Santa Monica
Calif
Geisse
Secretary of Commerce
Daniel C. Roper
Eugene Vidal
Rex Martin
Fred Neely
University of Wisconsin Engineering School
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Iowan
Gap
Mendera
J. H. Boffman
F. H. Lloyd
Fifth and Main
West Avenue
Bormer
T.mueller
Sixth Street
Mon
Dahl
Ellis. B. Usher
West and Cameron
Kuex
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