Mussolini forecasts Italian expansion into Asia and Africa
Premier Benito Mussolini told 5,000 Fascists at Rome that Italy faces a 60 year program of expansion into Asia and Africa. He predicted Italy would gain world primacy in the twenty first century and urged cooperation with Africa and the Near East while warning nations not to block Italian expansion. He spoke on relations with France and Germany and said Italy would be ready for any eventuality.
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Il Duce
Mussolini
Italy
Africa
Near East
Asia
Europe
France
Austria
Germany
League of Nations
Tr Duce
Mussolini's Speech Disappoints French Officials
Paris reports Mussolini's Rome speech as bold yet misread by French officials who feared it upset a budding French Italian entente. Il Duce warned Paris not to block Italian progress in Africa and endorsed rearmament as he claimed 15 years of unsolved Franco-Italian issues remained.
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Paris
Mussolini
Rome
Italy
Il Duce
France
Africa
Rivers Daily Stages Flood Present 24 Hour Stage Change
Flood conditions dominate today as rivers report a 24 hour stage rise. Officials monitor stage changes and issue warnings for affected communities along the river system.
Penmanship and pride in a clerk of court
Leon Pooser of the clerk of court office is described as an expert writer and typist whose signature is his main duty. A man sought a specimen of Pooser’s handwriting to imitate in a contest but Pooser refused to lend it. The piece also notes a senator’s quip about barnacles in the grain market and memorial coverage of a Tallulah funeral with local commentary.
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Leon Pooser
Pooser
Mr. Pooser
Senate
Nazis and God Clash at Berlin Church Rally
In Berlin on Sunday Rev. Dr. Reinhold Krause urged a Nazi church audience to place the Third Reich above God, claiming adherence to a national religious standard and declaring Christian doctrine inherently international. He said Christians should align with national characteristics rather than bow to man.
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Berlin
Hitler
Reinhold Krause
Krause
Brandenburg Sud
Army resumes air mail on small scale operations
Army air mail services restart on eight routes after a week with a fatality, using inspected planes and improved night and blind-flying equipment. General Westover reports flights underway as a board reviews Lieut. Richardson's Cheyenne crash amid talks of modifying the permanent air mail bill to ease contractor disputes.
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Washington
Army
War Department
H. G. Richardson
Cheyenne
Oscar Westover
Roosevelt
White House
Cummings
Senate
House
U S Labor Disputes Dominate Monday Headlines
The Associated Press reports major capital labor clashes across the nation. A motor car industry showdown threatens a Wednesday general strike as the code authority in New York negotiates with Gen. Hugh S. Johnson nearby over union recognition and alleged discrimination. In Washington railroad wage talks proceed over a 10 percent cut. New York taxi crews face regional board mediation amid union issues. Chicago sees a 2000 worker strike vote over weekly wages 15 to 47.50 dollars, with potential impact on 35000 workers.
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Associated Press
Code Authority
New York
Hugh S. Johnson
Washington
Regional Labor Board
Chicago
Memphis Fire Claims Five In Family Tragedy
Memphis officials concluded the investigation into a upstairs apartment blaze that killed five members of the Hammond family. The fire started when cloth draped over a gas heater ignited flammable wall board. Funeral services are set for Mr and Mrs Earl Hammond their 12 day old Kay Elizabeth and Kate Kay Anacoco La sister of Mrs Hammond.
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Memphis
Tenn
Earl Hammond
Earl, Jr
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Kate Kay
Anacoco
Mrs. Kemp Declines Run for Congress Seat
Mrs. Kemp widow of Bolivar E. Kemp sixth district congressman who died last June says she will not seek the seat in the upcoming primary set for April 17 or general election May 1. She had been nominated with Huey P. Long backing but the house ruled both December elections illegal.
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New Orleans
Kemp
Bolivar E. Kemp
Congress
Amite
J. Y. Sanders, Jr
Baton Rouge
House
Sixth District
Democratic Committee
O. K. Allen
Allen
Sanders
Citizens Committee
Father hunted after four daughters slain in Bronx home
John McHale remained at large as police broadcast his description to five states after his four young daughters were found dead in their Bronx residence. The mother, returning after a brief milk run, said her husband fled in anger following a Saturday quarrel as a neighbor saw him exit hatless.
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New York
John McHale
Bronx
McHale
Condition of Holland's Queen Reported Worse
The dowager queen of the Netherlands, suffering from bronchitis, has a worsening condition according to attendants. Queen Wilhelmina, Princess Juliana, and the prince consort remain by her side as she receives care after a quiet night.
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Holland
Amsterdam
Wilhelmina
Juliana
Prince Consort
Snow Across Tennessee and South Leaves Frost in West
A cold front brought light snow to Tennessee Alabama Mississippi and Arkansas early Monday with lows around 26 to 33 degrees. Snow melted as temperatures rose with parts of the region seeing frosts into Texas while the deep south faced rain and milder lows.
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Associated Press
Tennessee
Alabama
Mississippi
Arkansas
Birmingham
Memphis
Tenn
Vicksburg
Greenville
McComb
Hattiesburg
West Point
Miss
New Orleans
Atlanta
Nashville
Mississippi River
Texas
Tte
Brownsville
Pittsburgh
Toledo
St. Louis
Chicago
Buffalo
Lucas aims to cut auto tag fees by half in Louisiana
Rep Jesse F. Lucas of Rapides Parish says he will push a bill in the May legislative session to reduce licenses on small cars and farm trucks by at least 50 percent. He opposes current charges as too high and notes Rep Joe B. Hamiter may propose a fixed $3 license.
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Alexandria
Jesse F. Lucas
Rapides Parish
Solon
Washington
Lucas
Joe B. Hamiter
Caddo
Great Britain Seeks Extradition of John Factor
British ambassador Sir Ronald Lindsay pressed for expedited extradition of John Factor known as Jake the Barber who faces England based fraud charges involving 3.5 million dollars. In Chicago extradition proceedings were postponed after a Washington conference was requested by the state secretary and crown representatives.
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Washington
Ronald Lindsay
State Department
Great Britain
John
Jake the Barber
England
Chicago
John Factor
Philip Sullivan
Factor
Dwight H. Green
Insull Kidnap Rumor Sparks Athens Excitement
In Athens a sensational rumor claimed Samuel Insull was in danger from gangsters who boarded his Greek freighter at Piraeus. Police denied any kidnap plot, stating no gangsters could have boarded while in port. The Maiotis reported leaving Greek waters and would not be heard from.
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Athens
Samuel Insull
Piraeus
Cretan
Insull
Matetis
Associated Press
Cummings Warns Armies of Crime Outnumber U S Forces
Attorney General Cummings testified before the senate judiciary committee that armed criminals outnumber the U S army and navy combined. He urged Congress to enact strong federal crime bills to close jurisdiction gaps and curb roving gangs operating across states.
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Cummings
Washington
America
United States Army
Navy
Senate Judiciary Committee
Justice Department
Congress
Army
United States
Three Bandits Rob Grand Prairie Bank in Texas
Three mid aged men robbed the Grand Prairie State Bank in Texas taking all cash from tellers and vaults. They fled in a Ford V-8 sedan, later changing cars at Hensley Army Airfield and heading north. Bank officials say the loss amount is not yet estimated.
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Grand Prairie Bank
Texas
Grand Prairie
Rainey Reports Target List Of Democrats Who Voted Wrong
Washington dispatch says Speaker Rainey is preparing a list of Democrats who voted against party lines on major roll calls since Roosevelt era. The roster will be long, covering 21 roll calls and including one member named 12 times. Discipline and patronage jitters ripple through House.
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Washington
House
Rainey
Roosevelt
Bernstein Reappointed to National Rivers and Harbors Panel
Mayor Arnold Bernstein was reappointed to the advisory committee of the National Rivers and Harbors Congress. The appointment, made by Congressman Frank R. Reid of Illinois, extends his tenure on the committee, where he has served since 1932.
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Arnold Bernstein
National Rivers and Harbors Congress
Frank R. Reid
Illinois
Bernstein
Death toll rises in Stavisky banking scandal in France
Emile Blanchard official from the ministry of agriculture dies from complications after a self inflicted wound amid the Stavisky banking scandal. Earlier deaths include Serge Stavisky who reportedly shot himself and Judge Albert Prince murdered before exposing records. Blanchard had been suspended for serving on two boards linked to Stavisky firms.
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Fontainebleau
France
Stavisky
Emile Blanchard
Ministry of Agriculture
Bayonne
Serge Stavisky
Albert Prince
Blanchard
Stavisky Companies
Bankhead cotton control bill passes House in tight vote
The Bankhead compulsory cotton control measure clears the House 251 to 114 and moves to the Senate. It would cap next year’s production at ten million bales and impose a 50 percent tax on excess cotton, lasting two years with possible extension. President Roosevelt backing. Rainey votes yes amid party shifts.
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Washington
House
Senate
Secretary of Agriculture
Rainey
Roosevelt
Chaireman Jones
Texas
House Agriculture Committee
Doughton
North Carolina
Gray
Indiana
Philippines Bill Passed By House
The McDuffie-Tydings Philippine independence bill passed the house today and was sent to the senate. It would grant the Philippines until Oct 1 to organize a republic with administration backing. No record vote was taken under a suspension of the rules.
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Washington
House
Senate
Philippines
McDuffie
Insular Committee
Roosevelt
Meteor lights sky from Saskatoon to Calgary across Canada
A huge meteor flashed greenish light over Saskatchewan and Alberta last night and today searchers chase its remains. It illuminated Saskatoon and Calgary areas as it likely exploded about 100 miles southeast of Edmonton, with houses rocked and towns such as Bashaw Alix Stettler Came Ferintosh Meeting Creek affected.
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Edmonton
Alta
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Saskatoon
Calgary
Bashaw
Alix
Stettler
Camerose
Ferintosh
Meeting Creek
Roosevelt's Youngest Son Undergoes Operation
John Roosevelt youngest son of the President and Mrs. Roosevelt underwent a successful appendicitis operation today at the naval hospital. Captain Ralph McDowell chief surgeon performed the operation.
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Washington
John Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Naval Hospital
Ralph McDowell
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