Lewis and CIO Gain Ground in Steel Wage Talks
The CIO led drive under John L. Lewis gains momentum as Carnegie Illinois and major steel firms concede higher wages and a 40 hour week while pledging to negotiate with allied unions. GE and others reserve right to deal with multiple unions, AFL opposition grows, and taxicab and auto plants face strikes amid wage actions. Canada becomes top meat importer as crop controls persist and Edward Duke of Windsor considers Maryland home post marriage.
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Big Steel
Lewis
Philip Murray
Steel Workers’ Organizing Committee
Carnegie-Illinois Corporation
General Electric Company
United Electrical Workers
Appalachian
United Shoe Workers of America
New England
Lechet
C. I. O Driva
General Electric
CSO
Green
American Federation of Labor
Vetter
New Kensington
Aluminum Company of America
C. LO
Chicago
Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company
Pittsburgh
Chrysler Motor Company
United Automobile Workers of America
Detroit
B. £. Hutchinson
Hudson Motor Car Company
Edward
Wally
Maryland
Philadelphia Record
Duke of Windsor
Wallis Warfield Simpson
United States
Sumner A. Parker
Brooklandville
Baltimore
Carroll County
Long Island
Parker
Foreign meat imports surge as US faces drought impact
The Nye stock producers predicted greater reliance on foreign meat as January arrivals of foreign pork at domestic ports set an all time record for any month. Imports far exceeded levels a year ago, blamed on the drought and related conditions.
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New York
Canada
United States
UBES
Department of Commerce
Nye
Ube Droutk
President Plans Another Fishing Trip in April
RESIDENT ROOSEVELT told reporters he plans another fishing trip aiming for tarpon off the Gulf of Mexico. He intends to travel to New Orleans and board the yacht Potomat for the Temas coast voyage.
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Roosevelt
Tarpon
Mexico
New Orleans
Potomat
Roosevelt urges court packing plan at victory dinners
President Roosevelt appeals for support of his Supreme Court packing plan during victory dinners nationwide. He warns a crisis demands immediate social and economic legislation to aid the common man and urges action within two to three years to overcome New Deal obstructions. He rejects a third term, while opponents in his party denounce the address as demagogy. Senator Burke leads the Democratic critique with a bitter radio speech.
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Washington
Supreme Court
White House
Edward R. Burke
Nebraska
Henry Cabot Lodge, Sr
James M. Curley
Massachusetts
Curley
Lodge
Senate
Scogter Lodge
Louis D. Brandeis
Uban Tighty
Maauschusetts
Wendell Boles
Wiselec
Massach Bette
WAL Service
Conference on Raw Material Sources Opens in Geneva
The League of Nations sponsored conference on distribution of raw material sources opened in Geneva with delegates from FUETEEN nations. United States representative Henry F. Grady attended along with a participant from Japan. Germany and Italy did not send delegates while Brazil joined. The communique noted Germany and Italy seek access to coal petroleum iron copper lead zinc tin aluminum nickel sulfur rubber cotton wool silk and other commodities.
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Fueteen Nations
Geneva
League of Nations
United States
Henry F. Grady
Japan
Germany
Italy
Brazil
America
Freedom of the Seas Policy Defeated in Senate Vote
The Senate rejects the Freedom of the Seas resolution by 62 to 6. Senator Key Pittman led the foreign affairs panel keeping the president's power to embargo arms and munitions. The measure limits American ships and aircraft from carrying war materials to belligerents, with exceptions for non-war-participating republics. Senators Borah and Johnson opposed the move, joined by four others. Also reported, Mayor La Guardia’s plan to erect a Hall of Horrors for the 1938 world fair prompts a German protest and a heated exchange over free speech.
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Senate
Key Pittman
Foreign Affairs Committee
Timan
Borah and
Johnson
Austin
Bridges
Gerry and
Lodge
Hitler
Fiorella H. la Guardia
New York
Germany
Luther
State Department
Berlin
la Guardia
Hull
Citzens
War Department Buys Six Autogyros for Amy
War Department approves autogyro use and orders six Kellett KDL Wingless planes for military work at 238402 dollars. Aircraft feature 125 mph top speed, 104 mph cruising, and 16 ton minimal weight with Jacobs engine. This marks a late adoption after European nations advanced the same tech.
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War Department
Amy
Woodring
Kellett
Cradl Mies
Fasil
Supreme Court fight looms as neutrality clash broadens
Washington reports indicate Roosevelt’s court enlargement plan may gain steam in Congress aided by fears of headline pressure from the Supreme Court dispute. Public focus remains on the court fight, while neutrality bill debates recede to inside pages as Democrats and Republicans weigh risks of siding in a European conflict and potential amendments loom.
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Supreme Court
Twilight of Knee Pants in Official Dress Reform
ANTA MONICA CALIF In diplomatic circles authorities must shed half portion breeches at official functions to avoid misidentification as footmen or waiters Yet the real distinction lies in the top dressing the gold plated cocked hat bullion laden dress coat ribbons medals so ornate that even Solomon would appear nude by comparison
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Anta Monica
Calif
Solomon
Nugget of pure Australian gold proves counterfeit
Blackburn museum offered a 7% ounce nugget once famed as gold but London assayers found it to be brassier metal with lead. The piece was sold with other historical notes about distrust in remedies and a satirical take on holdout baseball season and changing fashion.
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Blackburn Museum
London
North America
Pees Rapids
Pierce
Beware Coughs from common colds That Hang On
An old advertisement-style note promotes Creomulsion as a remedy for lingering coughs from colds. It discourages trying multiple medicines and implies warning against ineffective options.
Farsighted and Nearsighted Vision Oddities
The text misstates refractive errors linking inward or outward eye turns to farsightedness or nearsightedness. It notes that pupil dilation from belladonna or atropine often causes wide dilation, while morphine relates to pupil size in a contrasting context.
Old Age Is Deliberate Quote by Addison
A brief quotation from Addison noting that old age is slow while young men forget affronts quickly. The line contrasts youth and age, suggesting aging brings deliberation and a steadier response to slights.
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Addison
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