Roosevelt seeks to humanize majority as third-term talk grows
Reported Jefferson Island meeting of majority lawmakers with President Roosevelt fuels speculation of a 1940 bid and raises questions about his stance on the CIO strikes and party liberalization. The piece notes Earle’s support, Lewis’s influence, and Roosevelt’s victory dinner remark.
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Congress
Jefferson Island
Chesapeake Bay
Roosevelt
Washington
George H. Earle
Pennsylvania
John L. Lewis
Committee For Industrial Organization
White House
Capitol
C. I.O
Mediation Panel Forms as Steel Strike Turmoil Broadens
The Perkins mediation board sits in Cleveland to hear Republic, Bethlehem, Youngstown Sheet & Tube and Inland disputes. Charles Taft II heads the panel with Lloyd Garrison and Edward McGrady aiding. Initial talks stall as Tom Girdler refuses to meet with CIO reps amid ongoing clashes and fatalities.
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John L. Lewis
Committee For Industrial Organization
Mediation Board of Three
Secretary of Labor
Frances E. Perkins
Cleveland
Perkins
Republic
Bethlehem
Youngstown Sheet & Tube
Inland
Charles P. Taft II
Cincinnati
Brain Trust
Lloyd K. Garrison
National Labor Relations Board
Edward F. McGrady
A. F. of L
Samuel Gompers
Mediation Board
Tom Girdler
Hopkins Trims WPA Rolls Aims to 1,655,477 by July
Harry Hopkins heads the WPA effort to remove about 314,759 names from the rolls by mid July. The cuts come from not replacing workers who secure private jobs and by eliminating ineligible entries as WPA officials stress economy.
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AX Works Progress
Harry L. Hopkins
WPA
Congress
French Premier Quits As Crisis Deepens
French Premier Leon Blum resigned after refusing to grant emergency powers to control the treasury. He had served 117 days of his second term before stepping down. President Lebrun named Camille Chautemps to form a new cabinet as the Popular Front government faces a volatile political future.
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Leon Blum
Senate
France
Blum
Albert Lebrun
Camille Chautemps
Mail delivery warrants issued in Ohio strike case
Warrants were issued at Cleveland for six CIO leaders in the Youngstown and Warren strike. They face federal charges of preventing delivery of United States mails to loyal workers at steel plants. Names not released. Attorney General Homer S. Cummings ordered the warrants after reviewing testimony from the Senate Post Office Committee hearing.
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Martin L. Davey
Ohio
Warren
Republic Steel
Republic
Bethlehem Steel
Johnstown
Pennsylvania
Earle
Apex Hosiery Company
Caveland
C. IL. O
Youngstown
United States
Homer S. Cummings
Senate Post Office Committee
Post Office Department
Cummings
Bilbao Falls After Long Siege in Loyalist Holdout
The city of Bilbao finally fell to attacking forces after a brutal bombing and shelling that shattered the defenses. Loyalists fled toward Santander as Franco forces entered without firing a shot, ending a centuries long Basque resistance with tens of thousands dead or wounded among the defenders and civilians.
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Tees
Francisco Franco
Santander
Bilbao
Louis II Champ Defeats Braddock for Heavyweight Title
Louis II Champ by K O De Louis the Brown Bomber from Detroit becomes world heavyweight champion by knockout of James J Braddock of New York in the eighth round of a scheduled 15 round bout in Chicago. Attendance reaches 41 675 as the Golden Gloves graduate rebounds after a first round knockdown.
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DE Louis
Brown Bomber
Detroit
James J. Braddock
New York
Chicago
Golden Gloves
Tax Hearings Probe Tax Evasion By Wealthy Citizens
Congressional committee opened hearings on tax evasion and avoidance by the wealthy. Secretary of the Treasury Morgen thau testified that hundreds of millions are lost yearly. Under secretary Roswell Magill urged removing depletion reductions and eluding community property rules while boosting taxes on non resident aliens. First witnesses named foreign corporations and transfers of incomes, including Philip De Ronde Jules S Bache Jacob Schick and Charles Laughton. Barrie dies at 77 in London from bronchial pneumonia.
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Secretary of the Treasury
Morgenthau
Roswell Magill
Treasury
Philip de Ronde
Hibernia Trust Company of
New York
Jules S. Bache
Jacob Schick
New NRA Bill Draws Fire in Monica California
A satirical column reviews the Gallagher and Shean drafted NRA bill as broader than the original. The piece likens critics to a wet blanket on a sick pup while recalling General Hugh Johnson and current political jabs. The piece also touches on friendly French visitors, Leo Carillo led ranchos tours, and a joke about a horse thief anecdote.
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NRA
Anta Monica
Calif
Gallagher and Shean
Corcoran and Cohen
Hugh Johnson
Astor
Maine
Vermont
Ozark Mountains
Mr. Pincus
East Side
Mr. Ginsburg
Ranchos
Leo Carillo
California
Leo
Pacific Coast
Potomac
Charley Russell
Charley
Montana
Senate Judiciary report blasts Roosevelt court plan
A Democratic majority Senate Judiciary Committee issued a lengthy report opposing President Roosevelt's proposal to add six Supreme Court justices. Simultaneously the House majority defeated a tax bill taxing District of Columbia residents, including lawmakers' salaries, over concerns of income tax. The panel's critique argued enlargement would push administration policies, while tax debate shifted to property taxes.
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Senate
Judiciary Committee
Roosevelt
Supreme Court of the United States
Washington
House
Senate Judiciary Committee
District of Columbia
House of Representatives
Congress
Senate Judiciary Court Plan Committee
Congressional Committee
Battle Over Roosevelt Court Plan Divides Senate Leaders
The Senate judiciary fight splits Democrats with Senator Wheeler leading opposition to the president's court revision. Senator Robinson backs passage while Senator McNary leads Republicans. A tax investigation targets evasion schemes as the joint committee, aided by Treasury experts, digs into legal subterfuges to cut tax liability.
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Senate
Wheeler
Robinson
Arkansas
McNary
Oregon
la Follette
Wisconsin
Way Back When Carrie Bond and Key Pittman Rise From Adversity
Carrie Jacobs Bond turned hardship into success as a self made musician publisher and performer. Key Pittman journeyed from Klondike to Senate champion of silver and a six year presidential term limit. Stories contrast domestic life with public achievement and ambition.
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Carrie Jacobs Bond
Janesville
Wisconsin
Frank L. Bond
Dolly
Nome
United States
Tonopah
Nev
Nevada
WNU
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