Revolution and theater of nerves in Vienna to New Orleans fashion
A Brisk collage of world upheaval and quirky notes runs through Brisbane This Week. It cites Austrian unrest and a wreck on the Vienna Paris London line, then pivots to New Orleans cosmeticians pushing color hair and nail trends. The column muses on crowd psychology, a French theory, wartime veteran benefits, and Child Health Day as President proclaims May first. It closes with a sensational Oklahoma prison incident and U.S. gold reserves shift altering Europe’s view of dollar value.
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Austria
Paris
London
New Orleans
Wirt narrates alleged red plot against US government
News Review discusses R William A Wirt's claim of a radical plot to overthrow the American social order. He named six officials including Rex Tugwell and Henry Wallace. Democratic and Republican reactions varied as the House committee weighed the assertions amid denials and a gag debate.
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Reorganization of NRA and Detroit Labor Strikes Reported
General Johnson orders a major NRA reorganization with Lieut. Col. G A Lynch given authority to approve codes and modifications as the Johnson era shifts toward retirement. In Detroit area the Motor Products, Hudson, Nash, Campell Wyant & Cannon, and Detroit-Michigan Stove Company strikes ripple through auto industry.
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Muskegon
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Kenosha
Wis
Mechanics Educational Society of America
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Southern coal operators decry seven hour day wage plan
Administrator Johnson’s order to set a seven hour day and new minimum wage rates faced sharp opposition from southern coal producers at a Washington code revision hearing. Objections focused on the reduced wage differentials for Alabama Tennessee and Kentucky fields.
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Kentucky
Committee formed to probe army air corps failure
Secretary of War Dern announced a committee to investigate the army air corps and the failed air mail attempt. New tone D Baker chairs, with notable civilians including MIT president Karl Compton, aeronautics official George Lewis, Clarence Chamberlin, Jimmie Doolittle, and Edgard S. Gorrell. Also noted are arraignments in Washington for Bishop James Cannon Jr and Ada Burroughs over corrupt practices reporting in the 1928 anti Smith campaign.
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Charles A. Lindbergh
Karl Taylor Compton
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
George W. Lewis
National Advisory Committee On Aeronautics
Clarence D. Chamberlin
Maj
James H
Jimmie”) Doolittle
Edgards. Gorrell
Stutz Motor Car Company
EFORB
Washington
James Cannon, Jr
Methodist Church South
Ada L. Burroughs
Richmond
Edwin C. Jameson
New York
Democrats’ Headquarters Committee
Miss Burroughs
Virginia
New Deal items face permanent test in election
Public works and housing programs dominated a report from the F W Dodge Corp showing March contracts nationwide 179163000 with public funding 126210000 and private 52953000. The piece discusses turning emergency New Deal measures into permanent national policy and the looming political test in 1934 with candidates required to state positions on continuation.
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Public Works Administration
F. W. Dodge Corporation
Federal Public Works Program
Rocky Mountains
Dodge Corporation
PWA
Debate and payrolls mark shifting U S policy era
A broad discussion in Congress accompanies rising federal payrolls, with about 2.6 million people supported by government paychecks. The letter notes 1934 payroll growth despite economy laws and outlines a proposed constitutional amendment by Senator Norris and Representative Lea to divide electoral votes by state party strength, stirring fears of Democratic control.
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Nebraska
Lea
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Representative Martin
Massachusetts
Paper violin claims superior tone in Vienna
A violin crafted from gummed paper used in orthopedic appliances reportedly shows tonal quality comparable to fine woods by Italian masters. The instrument emerged as an accidental discovery during orthopedic work, and tests suggest trained musicians cannot easily distinguish it from Stradivarius quality when tuned and played.
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Vienna
Glorious Repast To Live With Good Conscience
A reflective line notes that living with a clear conscience is like an ongoing feast. The saying frames moral living as a sustained, nourishing practice rather than a finite event.
Why Hospitals Use a Liquid Laxative
Hospitals favor a measured liquid laxative to tailor dosing for individuals. It forms no habit, avoids kidney irritation, and provides comfortable relief without aftereffects. Dr Caldwell's Syrup is cited as a ready, approved option suitable for all ages including children.
Woman claims Kruschen salts shrink hips waist bust
Mrs Helga Blaugh of New York City says in forty days she reduced 26 percent body weight and carved four inches from hips seven from waist with Kruschen Salts. She praises no hunger and claims improved health, skin and energy while taking a half teaspoonful daily in hot water before breakfast.
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