A Heavenly 400 and the Perfect Crime Debate
Arthur Brisbane discusses youth work ages eight to sixty five and the value of life extension through study and activity. He cites Goethe and a French writer to argue against idle years, then shifts to crime and immortality with Bishop Stewart’s views. The piece contrasts rivers’ roles in history with modern conflicts and anecdotes from Europe and America, ending with quips on aviation and a Zeppelin setback.
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Roosevelt
Balimore
Goethe
St. Louis
Stewart
Chicago
League Inability to End War Leaves Ethiopians tofate
At Geneva the League council admitted failure to halt Italy’s aggression in East Africa. Ethiopia urged invoking Article 16 with military and economic penalties, but Britain and France balked at enforcing sanctions. Addis Ababa faced siege as civilians fled, arms were few, and a last stand for liberty was urged.
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League
Addis Ababa
Ethiopia
East Africa
Council of the
League of Nations
Geneva
Pompeo Aloisi
Mussolini
Wolde Mariani
France
Great Britain
Anthony Eden
Germany
Addis ‘Ababa
Legation
Famine Devastates Szechuen Province in China
Dramatic reports detail a devastating famine in Sichuan province. Officials blame Communist incursions for loot and ruin as thousands die and tens of millions suffer, with peasants forced to eat dogs cats rats and mud. Mercy killings are reportedly common amid widespread distress.
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Chengtu
China
Szechuen
Turkey Moves Troops To Dardanelles Remilitarize
Turkish leader Kemal Ataturk orders remilitarization of the Dardanelles, moving troops into the strait zone despite postwar constraints. League of Nations questioned, Britain reportedly inclined to consent, Soviet Union supports. Italy, Bulgaria, and Austria react amid rising tensions as European powers brace for possible conflict.
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Kemal Ataturk
Turkey
Dardanelles
Sea of
Marmara
Aegean Sea
Kemal
Will
League of Nations
Soviet Union
Italy
Balkan States
Bulgaria
Austria
Vienna
Rumania
Judge Ritter Found Guilty by Senate Impeachment
Florida judge Halsted Ritter was convicted on the seventh article by a 56 to 28 vote and removed from office. The Senate rejected the disqualification order 76 to 0, marking him as the fourth federal jurist ousted in U.S. history for high crimes and bad behavior.
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Ritter
United States
Senate
Editors Condemn Seizure of Private Telegrams
The American Society of Newspaper Editors adopted a resolution in Washington condemning blanket seizure of private communications. It warns such practices threaten liberty and press freedom and urges cooperation with law enforcement while guarding against premature harmful disclosures. The group also launches a study on joint press and legal reforms to prevent sensational murder cases from becoming public scandals.
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American Society of Newspaper Editors
Washington
President's Secretary and Adviser McHENRY HOWE Dies
McHenry Howe secretary to President Roosevelt and long time adviser died in Washington Naval Hospital after over a year of illness. In the capital he was known as the President maker for helping Roosevelt reach the White House. For 25 years since first meeting in Albany he devoted himself to advancing Roosevelt's political fortunes. His planning and counsel were credited with key campaign results.
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Ouis
McHenry Howe
Roosevelt
Naval Hospital
Washington
Howe
White House
Albany
Chicago
Death of Composer Respighi Shocks Music World
The Italian composer Ottorino Respighi died in Rome at fifty six from heart disease after blood poisoning. His passing is mourned by music lovers worldwide.
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Torino Respighi
Rome
Illinois Primary Mechanics Shape National Political Debate
Illinois results highlight Knox and Borah in a Republican preferential vote with 31 to 26 delegates, boosting Knox for the first roll call while lifting Borah’s prestige and aiding him in the Ohio primary. Governor Horner wins renomination amid Democratic infighting, as Lewis backs Bundesen and Glenn vies in November. Roosevelt unopposed on the Democratic side in Illinois and Nebraska. The piece also includes a prose interlude about Hermann Deutsch’s New Orleans retreat and a Turkish barbecue anecdote.
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Illinois
Frank Knox
Chicago Daily News
Borah
Idaho
Chicago
Knox
Ohio
Henry Horner
Democratic
Kelly- Nash Machine
Bundesen
James Hamilton Lewis
Otis Glenn
Washington
Roosevelt
Nebraska
Alf Landon
Kansas
Tlinois
Virginia Republicans Leave Field Open for Carter Glass
A Virginia Republican convention at Roanoke declined to nominate against Senator Carter Glass, arguing his independent stance against the New Deal could best serve the nation. The piece contrasts party loyalty with Roosevelt’s cross‑party endorsements and notes shifting alignments amid debates over New Deal policies and the Quoddy Bay and Florida Canal projects.
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Washington
Alfred B. Smith
New York
Roosevelt
James A. Reed
Missouri
Virginia
Roanoke
Carter Glass
Senate
Supreme Court to Hear PWA Power Loan Case
The Supreme Court will review the lower court ruling in the Duzzard Roost dispute over whether the Public Works Administration may finance publicly owned hydro plants to compete with private firms. Arguments likely after October term. government has 80 days to reply. The case centers on a $2,852,000 PWA grant for Greenwood County South Carolina to build the Buzzard Roost plant on the Saluda River.
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PWA
Supreme Court
Duzzard Roost
Duke Ewer Company
Southern Public Utilities Company
Public Works Administration
Greenwood County
South Carolina
Saluda River
Draft of New Tax Bill Contemplates New Corporation Levy
Sam B. Hill's house subcommittee completed a draft of a new tax bill. It proposes a corporate levy from 1 to 29.7 percent for net incomes up to 10000 and 4 to 42 percent for higher earnings. Banks and insurance firms receive preferential treatment, as do debt ridden and in receivership companies, with a new tax on non resident aliens.
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Aving
Sam B. Hill
House
House Rejects 10000 Pay for Lobby Counsel in Hearst Telegram Case
A House vote 153 to 137 refused to permit Senator Black s lobby committee to pay 10000 to a special counsel in injunction litigation started by William Randolph Hearst to protect his telegrams. The decision limits annual pay to 3600 under general law, not halting the committee s work. Crampton Harris of Birmingham Alabama, former partner of Chairman Black, would be affected. The Southern Committee to Uphold the Constitution headed by John Henry Kirby of Houston opposed New Deal actions and noted wealthy backers of the American Liberty League also aided the Southern effort.
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House
Senator Black
William Randolph Hearst
Crampton Harris
Birmingham
Ala
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