Written contracts loom in steel strike dispute
Western Newspaper Union reports the clash between the independent steel firms and John L. Lewis' CIO over oral versus written agreements. Governors and mayors urge President Roosevelt to intervene as mediation boards form. Rioting kidnappings and vigilante actions prompt legal suits by Republic Steel against local postmasters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steel Corporations
John L. Lewis’ Committee For Industrial Organization
Lewis
Roosevelt
Martin L. Davey
Ohio
Daniel J. Shields
Johnstown
Davey
Frances E. Perkins
Cleveland
Charles P. Taft
Cincinnati
Lloyd K. Garrison
National Labor Relations Board
Ward F. McGrady
Monroe
Mich
C. I.C
Detroit
Youngstown
Cities
Niles
Republic
Farley
John S. Brooks, Jr
Republic Steel seeks writ to force parcel delivery
FYAHE Republic Steel corporation filed in the Federal District Court in Washington a petition for a writ of mandamus compelling Postmaster General Farley to deliver a parcel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fyahe Republic Steel Corporation
Federal District Court
Washington
Farley
Court Plan Pack Clears Senate Judiciary Panel
The Senate judiciary committee rejected Roosevelt's Supreme Court packing plan as dangerous to constitutional principle. The report says the bill fails to achieve its aims, would not curb litigation costs or speed decisions, and would subjugate the courts to Congress and the president. Observers expect no passage this session and anticipate a possible adjournment with a special session likely on November 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate Judiciary Committee
Roosevelt
Supreme Court
Congress
Byrnes Amendment Tests Relief Bill Split in Senate
The Byrnes 40 percent local share amendment to the 1.5 billion relief bill passes 13 to 10 in the Senate Appropriations Committee. The measure would force local governments to cover at least 40 percent of WPA project costs or sign a civic pauper oath, signaling a rift with the administration and conservative Democrats. Senator Robinson offers a 25 percent compromise as Roosevelt opposes riders on relief legislation.
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Harry L. Hopkins
Works Progress Administrator
Senate
Byrnes
South Carolina
Sen. Byrnes
Sen
Joseph T. Robinson
Roosevelt
Sen. Robinson
White House
Summer Influenza and Other Humorous Snippets
A humorous column from Santa Monica delivers satirical takes on summer influenza differences, Mark Twain cussing lore, Albania's King Zog seeking a $5 million wife, California coastline pride, and Susan B. Anthony’s legacy as it influences fashion notions for women.
Roosevelt Tax Plan Sparks Debate On Lawful Tax Avoidance
The piece argues there is broad tax avoidance in the United States and criticizes President Roosevelt for labeling it as moral wrong. It notes Congress will probe large taxpayers, while the Treasury favors secrecy. Editorial discusses Holmes on tax lines and questions the president’s stance amid proposed tax revisions and new legislation.
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Washington
President
Treasury
Congress
Roosevelt
Legislative Branch
United States
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Supreme Court of the United States
Justice Holmes
Washington Evening Star
Evening Star
Bureau of Internal Revenue
White House
The
Federal Treasury
Internal Revenue
Congressional
Star Chamber
House
Senate
Congressional Committee
Western Newspaper Union
Involvement of Gertrude Stein in War Era Ambulance Scene
An old anecdote recalls Gertrude Stein and her secretary Alice B. Toklas in an AEF ambulance scene in France. It notes Stein born in Allegheny Pennsylvania in 1872, her move to Paris, medical training, and shift to literature. The column mentions her autobiography and famous quotes.
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France
Gertrude Stein
Alice B. Toklas
Allegheny
Europe
California
San Francisco
Oakland
Radcliffe College
Johns Hopkins
Paris
Capital on the Move amid Basque Last Stand in Bilbao
Spanish loyalist government moves the capital from Bilbao to Santander after a bombing surge by insurgent German air forces. Basque battalions reorganize for a final defense along Bilbao's iron ring as Franco forces breach early fortifications near Fica and Larrabezua. Loyalists claim advances on the Cordoba front toward rebel coal districts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heinkel
Bilbao
Santander
Francisco Franco
Fica
Larrabezua
Cordoba
Soviet Executions Shake Kremlin as Eight Generals Die
Soviet generals including Marshal Michail Tukachevsky were executed by firing squad after treason convictions by the military tribunal of the Supreme Court. Officials pressed conspiracy with an unfriendly power, widely believed to be Nazi Germany, and the purge followed by the suicide of Cherniakov, president of the White Russian Soviet Republic. Mass removals from the Communist party rolls were reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michail Tukhachevsky
Kremlin
Soviet Supreme Court
Moscow
Nazi Germany
Germany
Alexander G. Cherviakov
Soviet
Soviet Union
Communist Party
Financial Dictator Proposals and US Income Outlook
The piece notes France’s Premier Blum seeking emergency power for six weeks to raise 30 billion francs, with a tax stance toward wealthy individuals and monopolies. It also reports US Commerce data showing national income in 1936 at 62.056 billion and projected 70 billion for 1937, with per capita income up 88.4 percent of 1929 and real purchasing power rising despite higher prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
United States
Vincent Auriol
Blum
Communist Party
Blu
United States Department of Commerce
Mine Walkout Strikes at Bethlehem’s Cambria Plant
CIO leader Lewis pushes action against Bethlehem Steel by UMWA members in Pennsylvania captive mines. Workers walked out, joining steel picket lines to pressure plant closures, with plant officials divided over whether all departments still operated.
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CIO
OHNL
Lewis
United Mine Workers
Pennsylvania
Cambria
Bethlehem Steel
Fannie Hurst Story of Rise from Humble Jobs to Fame
Profile of Fannie Hurst, born 1889 in Hamilton Ohio, who worked as a waitress and shopgirl before becoming a celebrated American novelist. From early rejections, her breakthrough came with Munsey’s encouragement and a later prize for Mannequin in 1926. Now living in New York, she is depicted as a luxurious figure contrasting her shopgirl origins.
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Burgess Johnson
Mark Twain
Burgess
New York
London
North Woods
Back Street
Fannie Hurst
America
Hamilton
Ohio
St. Louis
Saturday Evening Post
New York City
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U. S
W. Pickard
Tom Girdler
Republic Steel Corporation
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Harry Hopkins
Anta Monica
Calif
King Zog
Albania
Zog
Florida
Everglades
Palm Springs
Susan B. Anthony
Hollywood
Irvin Cobb
William Bruckart
National Press
Washington, D. C
Jeanne
Reds
WNU Service
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