Mussolini presses Ethiopia protectorate plan amid European realignments
Mark Rhea Byers reports Mussolini in Rome bluntly seeks Abyssinia’s protectorate and expansion, signaling possible war. Italy aims for a railway link and resource control as League sanctions prove unlikely, while Ethiopia resists. European powers shift toward new balance with Britain pursuing independent policy.
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Ars
Italy
Mussolini
Anthony Eden
Rome
Haile Seulassie
Ethiopia
Africa
Eden
Abyssinia
League of Nations
Japan
Il Duce
League
Kaly
Egypt
Napoleon
God
Britain
France
Germany
Russia
Konstantin von Neurath
Berlin
England
Balkan
Europe
Mark Rhea Byers
Ifs In A Lane Fourth and Other City Musings
A collection of quips and commentary on Fourth of July safety measures and social topics. Observations touch on fireworks safety, traffic prudence, and humorous prompts about politicsChina and Japan in Asia, cultural notes, and curious trivia. It notes current events with wry, period tone.
Fusion talk moves Wisconsin Republicans and Democrats
Wisconsin Republicans and Democrats discuss fusion to defeat Governor La Follette and La Follette allies in 1936. Backers say a united ticket could run on a non partisan line, while opponents fear national candidates and Roosevelt politics. Secretaries and legislators weigh plans, with some Democrats wary of harming national campaigns.
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Madison
wWis
Lal Follette
la Follettes
Milwaukee Journal
la Follette
Wisconsin
Roy Brecke
Republian
Brecke
Roosevelt
Washington
James Farley
Harry W. Bolens
W. D. Carroll
Morley Kelly
Helen Stewart
Neenah
Congress
Stewart
Twe la Follette
Ea Follettes
Two Wisconsin Men Considered For Social Insurance Board
Edwin E. Witte and Arthur J. Altmeyer of Wisconsin are candidates for the social insurance board in the labor department. Witte, 49, has led Wisconsin and federal economic security efforts, while Altmeyer, a DePere native, is deputy secretary of labor and led the technical board of the economic security committee. Both helped frame unemployment insurance and the Social Security Act.
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Ruby A. Black
Telbuno
Washington
Wisconsin
Edwin E. Witte
Arthur J. Altmeyer
Social Insurance Board
Labor Department
John R. Commons
Congress
Witte
Altmeyer
DePere
Economic Security Committee
He Witte
Industrial Commission
Wisconsin Legislative Reference Library
Altumeyer
John M. Nelson
United States Commission On Industrial Relations
Madison
Wisconsin Industrial Commission
Radio Spene
Jong Run
TVA
Tennessee Valley
Life Insurance
Curbstone Pick Ups and Civic Clubs of La Crosse
Curbstone Pick Ups covers the La Crosse Plugs civic marching club and its plan to tour southern Minnesota and northern Iowa with silk hats recalling a Chicago marching club. It notes liquor license policy, Fourth of July observances, weather impacts on crops, and Grandad Bluff visitors as the city expands its park system and road improvements.
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Milwareee Road
la Crosse
Minnesota
Towa
Rochester
Minn
Roosevelt
Marching Club
Northwest
Bill Treisé
Bill
Jevee
Grandad
Government Acts Determine Business Course This Year
Charles F. Speare analyzes how Washington policies and congressional actions shape 1935 business and security markets. He cites earlier banking and monetary shifts, the NRA ruling, and the gold clause decision as latent factors guiding investor sentiment and the year’s economic outlook.
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Charles F. Speare
the Tribune
Consolidated Nova Features
New York
Washington
Congress
United States Supreme Court
NRA
Florida Judge Rules Tax Law Unconstitutional in School funding
Circuit Judge J. B. Jonson in Tallahassee held unconstitutional the 1935 Florida Legislature graduated occupational license and gross receipts tax aimed at raising 4 million dollars for public schools.
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Florida
Tallahassee
Fla
J. B. Jonson
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Foreign Affairs
Kalgan
Outer Mongolia
China
Dean Inge
Weyerhaeuser
Belgium
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Jehol
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Nanking
Changpei
Marlene Dietrich
By Winter Everett
Thomas Duncan
Buncean
American Legion
United States
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Frank Miles
Iowa Legionnaire
Miles
First
Legion
University of Wisconsin
Wisconsin Tax Commission
Tistician
Bronson Cutting
New Mexico
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Phil la Follette
Young Bob
Chamber of Commerce
Committee On Federal Finance
Fred H. Clausen
van Brunt Manufacturing Company
Horicon
Wis
Aubrey Williams
National Youth Administration
Williams
Curbstone
Common Council
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North Atlantic States
New England
Federal Reserve System
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