Greatest Deed and the Richest Man Highlight 1935 This Week
Arthur Brisbane surveys top 1935 scientific feats led by artificial heart research by Lindbergh and Carrel, and notes the 200 inch telescope to study the universe. He surveys global power shifts, predicting Japan’s reach, Britain's empire plans, and the Nizam of Hyderabad’s vast wealth and influence.
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Universal Service
Lindbergh
Carrel
Rockefeller Institute
Cole- Lindbergh
Peace plan collapse ends effort to curb Mussolini
Britain and France face a collapsed peace plan with Mussolini amid strong opposition at Geneva and League of Nations veto threats. Haile Selassie accuses Britain and France of violating the covenant. Italy shells Ethiopia as the war rages with heavy losses on both sides. Masaryk resigns as Czechoslovakia’s leader and Eduard Benes is elected president by a wide margin. Eugene Talmadge announces a presidential bid for the Southern Jeffersonian faction as Roosevelt faces a critical reelection climate.
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Italy
Ethiopia
Samuel Hoare
Laval
France
Mussolini
League of Nations
Baldwin
Hoare
House of Commons
Inaris Edouard Herriot
Radical Socialist Party
Verriot
Geneva
Anthony Eden
League Council
Addis Ababa
Haile Selassie
Great Britain
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Takkoze
Neatives
Hen-Thomas Masaryk
Czechoslovakia
Eduard Benes
Misaryk
Benes
Bohumil Nemec
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London
Washington
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Lena
Roosevelt
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Atlanta
Republicans Pick Cleveland For 1936 National Convention
The Republican national committee chose Cleveland Ohio as the site for the June 9 1936 convention. Debates favored Chicago Kansas City and Cleveland with Ohio city winning mainly for political reasons. Ralph E Williams of Oregon became arrangements chairman as 907 delegates were slated to attend a leaner convention. The committee invited conservative Democrats to join in opposing the Roosevelt administration.
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Chicago
Kansas City
Cleveland
Ohio City
Alf Landon
Col
Frank Knox
Ralph E. Williams
Oregon
National Committee
Roosevelt
Hopei-Chahar council seizes North China autocracy
The Hopei-Chahar political council backed by Japan takes control of North China provinces amid student opposition in Peiping. Gen Sung Cheh-yuan vows action against communists, seeks friendly ties with Japan and Manchukuo, and aims to revive traditional Chinese virtues and oriental culture. In Michigan's 3rd District Verner Main defeats Democrat Howard Cavanagh, backing some Townsend views but citing anti New Deal sentiment.
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Peiping
Hopei-Chahar
Japan
North China
Sung Cheh-yuan
Highi
Sung
Manchukuo
China
Michigan
Verner W. Main
Howard Cavanagh
Main
Knights of Columbus Protest Roosevelt on Mexico Policy
The Knights of Columbus board sharply rebuked President Roosevelt over the U.S. stance on alleged religious persecution in Mexico. They charged the administration with failing to uphold long-standing American principles in foreign policy.
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Venezuelan ruler Gomez dies at seventy eight in Caracas
Gen Juan Vicente Gomez dies in Caracas after 27 years as dictator and president. Cabinet names Gen Eleazar Lopez Contreras provisional president until congress elects a successor. Gomez was buried on the anniversary of his 1909 coup, having built highways and oil wealth while paying off debt.
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Venezuela
Juan Vicente Gomez
Caracas
Eleazar Lopez Contreras
Congress
Gomez
Cipriano Castro
Europe
Lake Maracaibo
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Liquidating Alphabet Soup Agencies Faces Hard Work
The author argues the U S must wind down wartime agencies and eliminate many alphabet soup bureaus. He notes political resistance, patronage, and legal rulings complicate liquidation, citing NRA WWI railroads and War Finance Corporation as lingering commitments. The Trade Commission remains a slimmer, ongoing agency with limited codes.
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Uncle Sam
Yira
Supreme Court
Blue Eagle
NRA
Washington
Johnson
America
Railroad Administration
War Finance Corporation
London puzzle thief tracked by two travelers in Haymarket
In a London cafe near the American Express Haymarket, a clever yarn unfolds as two men speculate on a mysterious stranger in a straw hat and the possible presence of a Scotland Yard operative. The scene pivots on intrigue about a famous international crook and the hunt to uncover his identity.
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American Express Company
Haymarket
London
Scotland Yard
Cove
Paris Herald
P. T. Barnum
Inspector Burns
New York
New Yorker
Eis
Canterbury Cathedral
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