Roosevelt seeks authority to cut government salaries and veterans relief
Congress debates and narrowly approves Roosevelts plan to cut federal salaries by up to 15 percent and trim veterans relief expenditures. Senate passage 62 to 13 and House 266 to 138, with party splits and maneuvers shaping outcome as banks reopen under federal licensing and gold embargo continues.
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President's parity plan eyed for farm price control
The proposal would let the President, via the Agriculture Secretary, set parity prices for crops and livestock to raise farm income. Tools could include the domestic allotment plan and land leasing to push prices toward target levels for wheat corn cotton cattle and other products.
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Roosevelt proposes ambassadors to Britain France and Mexico
President Roosevelt sent to the Senate three ambassadorial nominees Robert Worth Bingham of Louisville to Britain Jesse I Straus of New York to France and Josephus Daniels former Secretary of the Navy to Mexico. Senate opposition is anticipated.
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Mexico
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Bingham
England
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America
Tornado Hits Tennessee Kentucky Border Killing Dozens
A tornado swept the Tennessee Kentucky border from the Mississippi River to the Cumberland Mountains killing 30 persons injuring more than 200 and causing damage estimated at 1 million dollars.
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Cumberland Mountains
Presi dential message leads to beer legal under 3.05 percent
The President urged immediate Volstead Act revision to legalize beer up to 3.05 percent alcohol content with a $5 per barrel tax and $1,000 brewery license. The measure passed party lines. expected April sale start. Senate added wine, set 3.05 percent limit, and age 16 prohibition. Tax may yield about $125 million in revenue.
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Senate
Pope elevates six cardinals in secret consistory
Pope Pius issued a warning that communism exploits world unrest and urged disarmament and debt settlement. He elevated six cardinals including Pietro Fumasoni-Biondi and Archbishop Innitzer, and announced two more appointments later. He condemned Protestant proselytizing in Italy and urged faithful defense of church and nation.
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Los Angeles Earthquake Toll and Reconstruction Efforts
Earth tremors in Los Angeles and suburbs have caused 115 deaths and $75 million in damage. A federal appeal and a $5 million emergency appropriation bill aim to relieve distress, while science plans to study quake records to improve future building design.
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Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Congress
William G. McAdoo
Banking crisis tests US financial structure and policy
The piece reviews the 1930s banking crisis under President Roosevelt and Secretary Woodin, noting the need to restore public confidence and the emergency banking law. It discusses bank closures, reopening plans, and the role of seasoned Treasury officials, plus the drive to unify farm credit agencies for efficiency and cost savings.
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Arthur A. Ballantine
John Douglas
Reflections on Work Morale and Self Improvement
A condensed set of ruminations on labor, self discipline, and personal betterment. The speaker contrasts American river improvements with Missouri experiences, praises industrious figures like O. O. McIntyre and Edison, denounces love of enemies, and urges temperance and self management. It closes noting colonial-era wisdom and a wish to reconnect with ancient decency.
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