Silk Industry in Japan Faces Sharp declines in early postwar period
Dan E. Douty reports from Japan that sericulture is 85 percent inoperative, mulberry acreage down 60 percent, and cocoon production off 75 percent. He warns Japan will rebuild silk with national effort, using labor and skill to expand the industry, while noting potential international trade tensions as silk becomes a key economic lever.
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Japan
Dan E. Douty
United States Testing Co
Hoboken
N. J
War Department
Douty
China
India
King Features Syndicate, Inc
Case labor bill passes both houses and heads to Truman
The Case labor bill, passed by sweeping majorities in the Senate and House, goes to President Truman. It would create a federal mediation board to curb strikes, allow civil suits for contract violations, and limit unlawful labor actions while preserving workers’ rights. Critics say it targets labor leaders, supporters call it overdue protection for the public and workers.
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Dent Truman
Senate
House
Congress
Truman
Federal Mediation Board
Supreme Court
Argentina enforces compulsory voting with fines
The Associated Press reports from Catamarca that 4 800 citizens who did not vote face legal action under a law mandating participation. The piece compares this to the United States where turnout penalties are not used and questions how nonvoters influence government policy.
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United States
Argentina
Associated Press
Catamarca
Army B-29 Sets Altitude Record Over 44 Thousand Feet
An Army B 29 Superfortress established an altitude record of 44 200 feet or more than eight miles prompting praise for the bomber crew and engineering.
Tea as China's Chief Beverage for Over a Millennium
The article notes tea has served as China's principal drink for more than 1,000 years, highlighting its enduring cultural and social prominence across dynasties and regions.
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China
What Others Think: Senate Obstruction Over Labor Policy
The World Telegram argues that a coalition led by Pepper Murray Kilgore Wheeler Guffey Wagner has blocked labor law reforms for years. It decries delays to the Wagner Act, Hutcheson and teamsters rulings, and bills like Hobbs Case as threats to national defense and labor rights.
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NEW York World-Telegram
Pepper
Florida
Soviet
Russia
America
Truman
John L. Lewis
Lewis
Mr. Truman
Murray and Wheeler
Montana
Guffey
Pennsylvania
Wagner
New York
Kilgore
West Virginia
Senate
Congress
Supreme Court
Hutcheson
Teamsters
House
Senate Labor Committee
Murray
Supreme Courts
Senate Judiciary Committee
Kilgore and
Wheeler
Quotations on Women and Science From The Era
A San Francisco leader argues women spend more of the American dollar and are better at shopping while a Colgate University scholar warns against assuming atomic destruction can be prevented by uranium controls.
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Stephanie Dougherty
San Francisco
Credit Women’s Breakfast Clubs of
North America
Sidney J. French
Colgate U
Case Bill Raises Fear of Far Reaching Labor Restrictions
Washington lawyers warn the Case bill may ban secondary boycotts and picketing, potentially classifying sympathy strikes as illegal. The measure targets jurisdictional fights and could limit unions’ broader tactics if signed by President Truman, who has not yet acted.
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Washington
Congress
Truman
Congressional Friends of the Section
Delegates Named For Madison Department Convention
Tribune recalls ten year ago auxiliary to the Sons of Union Veterans electing delegates and alternates for the department convention in Madison Grace Rosendahl Cora Grimm Susanna Nowak Rose Peterson and Emma Skogen named as delegates and Geneva Rank Alvina Figgie Edith Thompson Mary Woods and Mollie Young as alternates.
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Sons of Union Veterans of the
Department
Madison
Grace Rosendahl
Cora Grimm
Susanna Nowak
Rose Peterson
Emma Skogen
Geneva Rank
Alvina Figgie
Edith Thompson
Mary Woods
Mollie Young
Mmes
F. L. Koppelberger
L. N. Garske
D. E. Field
T. M. Reynolds
la Crosse Country Club
Sig Berling
Fred Berling
Milwaukee
John Krebs
North 10Th Street
Wisconsin interim committee eyes county government fixes
Madison dispatch notes a key Wisconsin legislative interim committee drafts conclusions and recommendations on county administration. Minority may seek constitutional changes. majority favors statutory tweaks before any constitutional revision. Observers cite Gov Goodland anti gambling law as a proving political issue.
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Madison
Wis
Wisconsin
Ralph M. Immell
Immell
Goodland
Reader questions answered by The Haskin Service in Washington
The La Crosse Tribune Information Bureau offers answers to factual queries. Examples cover pony express costs, Confucius meaning, zero numeral origin, Louvre history, and snapping turtle bite strength, with concise explanations and historical details.
La Crosse Tribune and Leader-Press Masthead
Publication notice from La Crosse Tribune and Leader-Press lists daily edition details La Crosse Wisconsin with staff roles and postal service registration info for June 1904. It notes AP membership and reprint rights.
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la Crosse Tibune Co
4Th and Cass Sts
la Crosse
Wis
Children’s Animal Picture Book for Young Readers
A La Crosse Tribune Information Bureau ad offers a children’s booklet on mammals with pictures from the American Museum of Natural History. It describes animals, their habits, friends and foes, and invites orders by mail for 15 cents postpaid with a coupon. The notice cites 316 Eve St NE Washington DC.
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la Crosse Tribune Information Bureau
Eye St
N. E
Washington, D.C
American Museum of Natural History
Eve St
Washington, D. C
Indian Untouchables Revolt in Bombay Mill District
DeWitt Mackenzie reports Bombay declares emergency in central mill district after clashes between caste Hindus and untouchables. He cites untouchables seeking autonomous communities, examines Ambedkar's role and a proposed reorganization plan, and notes British and American responses and hopes for a new Indian constitution.
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Bombay
Mill
Churchill
Dr. Ambedkar
Delhi
India
America
Galesville Class Preparing for Commencement Tuesday
Galesville Wis special report outlines events for the town’s largest class of 60. Alumni banquet and ball opened Friday with about 200 in attendance. Sunday baccalaureate service featured Rev J T Murphy sermon and choir. Class night Monday includes history spoon spade presentations. Tuesday graduation in the city auditorium with diplomas and speeches by Bernice Blaha and Margery Uhl.
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Galesville
Wis
Galesville High School
City Auditorium
Jack Wadleigh
Ben Gardner
Alumni Association
J. T. Murphy
W. J. Steele
H. L. Moore
Robert Wall
Dorothy Gallup
Margery Uhl
Spoon
Bernice Blaha
Mary Anderson
Alice Buyteart
Spade
Theodore Tibbitts
John Hunter
Dan Wason
Ruth Salzwedel
Martha Halama
J. O. Beadle
Norman Larson
Adeline Fries
Dorothy and
Elizabeth Homer
Janice Thompson
Lillian Raynum
Verna Murray
Marguerite Kopp
Janet
Janis Ristow
Joseph H. Brooks
A. F. Giere
Pat O'Brien Completes Family With Daughter Kathleen
Santa Monica Calif. actor Pat O'Brien and his wife welcomed a six pound daughter Kathleen Bridget at St. John's hospital. Dr Irving Ross said mother and child are perfect.
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Santa Monica
Calif
Kathleen Bridget
Pat O’brien
St. John’s Hospital
Irving Ross
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