News in brief from Brisbane on crime ships and floods
The Brisbane column surveys a mix of sensational topics including the Weyerhaeuser kidnapping case and $200 000 ransom bills tracked by government detectives. It notes the Normandie as the largest fastest liner, upcoming Queen Mary rivalry, and a gruesome crucifixion incident in High Point North Carolina. It also mentions gangster cases in Chicago and St Paul, land policy for refugees, King George's birthday parade, a Brooklyn prize win, and Nebraska flood tolls.
Roosevelt proposal sparks constitutional reform debate
President Roosevelt proposes amending the Constitution to shift power from states to the federal government to rescue the New Deal. He defends a plan to curb states sovereignty and place commerce, agriculture, and industry under central authority while insisting any change be settled by a public vote.
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Senate passes Copeland Tugwell bill amid changes
The Senate approved the Copeland Tugwell food and drug bill after modifications to satisfy Clark Batley and Vandenburg. It expands the 1906 act, imposes jail and fine penalties, and limits seizures to single articles pending court hearings with health danger exceptions.
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French Premier Flandin Loses Bid for Dictatorial Powers
In a dramatic vote the chamber of deputies rejected Premier Flandin's demand for dictatorial financial powers until year end by 55 to 202. Flandin and his cabinet resigned, and Ferdinand Boullon was asked to form a new government to support the franc.
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France
Chamber of Deputies
Fernand’ Boulsson
Japanese ultimatum targets Chinese leaders over Tangku truce
Dispatches from Tokyo report APAN plans to push Chinese forces back with an ultimatum assigning blame to Chiang Kai-shek and Yu Hsuehchung for alleged Tangku truce infractions. Japan threatens to bomb and occupy Peiping and Tsintsin as talks foresee an early settlement with China.
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Yu Hsuehchung
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Manchuria
Tokyo
Peiping
Tsintsin
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Amelia Earhart Receives Balbo Medal in Chicago
Amelia Earhart Putnam, famed American aviator, was awarded the Balbo medal by Italian consul Giuseppe Castruccio in Chicago. The decoration honors her record nonstop flight from Mexico City to Newark and surpasses Lindbergh’s Mexico City to Washington time by about 14 hours. She expressed a regret at not achieving a faster time.
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Washington
Sets New Production Record for Holstein Cow
Nine year old Fayne, a registered Holstein named Bess Fayne and owned by F. E. Murphy of Minneapolis, set a new production record with 1 525.5 pounds of butter from 32 727.1 pounds of milk in 365 days. Only five U S cows have yielded more than 1500 pounds of butter yearly, and Bess Fayne is the only cow to exceed that mark twice.
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United States
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F. E. Murphy
Minneapolis
Tommy Loughran Returns After South America Wins
Former world light heavyweight champion Tommy Loughran arrives from South America where he scored several victories. He hopes to meet the heavyweight champion again and resume his prize ring career in the United States.
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United States
South America
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