Fascist unrest and world headlines from Brisbane this week
A brisk roundup notes fascist violence in London with attacks on Jews and street clashes. Mussolini shifts policy by cutting Italian money value while banning price and rent hikes. Smithsonian researchers cite brains and thinkers like Webster and Turgenieff, emphasizing adaptation over size. New corkless German bottles aim to save abroad. A Virginia pastor dies after serpent handling. American finance shifts from riches to rarefied wealth. Nicaragua bans slot machines to curb gambling.
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Mussolini
Smithsonian Institution
Hrdlicka
Aleutian Islands
Alaska
Turgenieff
Daniel Webster
Beethoven
Webster
Cuvier
Peace prospects rise and fall in labor feud
News reviews show John L. Lewis of the CIO demanding a two part peace plan within the labor movement and AF L trusteeship of suspended unions. Minnesota political coalitions tilt toward Farmer-Labor for Roosevelt while Democrats protest. Franco threatens Madrid with siege as Spanish Civil War intensifies and Mussolini devalues the lira amid domestic unrest.
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Wy Eee Green
A. F. of L
Roosevelt
Hyde Park
N. C
John L. Lewis
Committee For Industrial Organization
Washington
Executive Council
American Federation of Labor
Lewis
David Dubinsky
Dubinsky
A. F. of L. Council
Minnesota
Fred Curtis
Patrick J. Delaney
John E. Regan
Alric Anderson
St. Paul
Martin A. Nelson
Joseph Wolf
J. D. Meighen
State Central Committee
Senator Vandenberg seeks curb on franked mail abuse
Senator Arthur H. Vandenberg of Michigan urges Congress to restrict the frank ing privilege to curb political abuse. The episode involves John G. Winant and a pro New Deal mailing, with Winant promptly paying the costs to avoid impropriety.
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Arthur H. Vandenberg
Michigan
Congress
John G. Winant
Social Security Board
Press Bureau
Vandenberg
Mr. Winant
Soviet Demands Probe Over Spanish War Interventions
Moscow warned it would renege on neutrality if Spain’s rebels drew aid from fascist powers. The international non intervention committee, with 27 nations, prepared to meet in London as Moiseyvich Kagan accused Portugal Italy and Germany of violations and urged an investigation. If Russia is not satisfied it will take action.
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Kagan
Germany
Italy
Portugal
Madrid
Franco
Aranjuez
Mediterranean
Oviedo
Francisco Franco
Soviet
Russia
International Committee of Non
London
Moscow
Moiseyvich Kagan
Swedish Aviator Rescued After New York to Stockholm Attempt
Kurt Bjorkvall attempted a solo flight from New York to Stockholm. Thirty two hours after takeoff he was picked up by a French trawler off Ireland after running out of fuel as his plane was badly damaged and abandoned.
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Latter Day Saints Church
Great Tabernacle
Salt Lake City
Heber J. Grant
Gran
Townsend
Grant
Kurt Bjorkvall
New York
Stockholm
Ireland
Austrian Princedom in Heimwehr Row Upsets Vienna
Prince Ernest von Starhemberg of Austria ousted major Emil Fey from the Heimwehr after a public dispute over Dollfuss assassination handling. Mussolini reportedly pressed Schuschnigg to grant Starhemberg control of the home guard. Fey challenged the prince to a duel, illegal in Austria. Three FTC complaints under the Robinson-Patman act named Montgomery Ward, Kraft Phenix Cheese, Shefford Cheese, Peace Inc, and Bird Floor Coveles.
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Ernst von Starhemberg
Austria
Heimwehr
Emil Fey
Vienna
Mussolini
Italy
Schuschnigg
von Starhemberg
Fey
Dollfuss
Federal Trade Commission
Montgomery Ward and Company, Inc
Kraft - Phenix Cheese Corporation
Chicago
Shefford Cheese Company, Inc
Syracuse
N.Y
Peace , Inc
Bird Floor Coveles Corporation
East Walpole
Mass
Landon Farm Plan Voiced As Path To Private Credit
The column argues for reducing federal intervention in farming and advancing private finance for farmers. It praises Governor Landon's emphasis on letting farmers borrow from banks and lenders, reducing Washington control, and warns against continued New Deal meddling. It notes concerns about supply and demand policies shaping farm outcomes and the risk of bureaucratic distortion.
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Washington
America
Congress
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Landon
Kansas
Treasury
United States
Governor Landon
Des Moines
Iowa
Minneapolis
Minn
Debate on land tenure and press stance in 1930s politics
The speaker argues against federal involvement in land policy citing high tenant farming rates and calls for focusing on current trends. He notes editorial backing for Landon over Roosevelt includes independent papers like the St Louis Post-Dispatch Omaha World Herald Baltimore Sun and references the New York Times as a longtime proponent of internationalism. He contends newspapers’ views reflect local interests but align with traditional American principles. Western Newspaper Union
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Law Country
Supdon
Landon
Roosevelt
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Omaha World Herald
Baltimore Sun
New York Roosevelt
New York Times
America
United States
Europe
Asia
Wall Street
Praise Inspires You Can Discourage Talent by Praise
A brief reflection notes that praise can inspire effort yet withholding it may discourage real talent from growing. It suggests balanced feedback helps nurture ability without creating fear or complacency.
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Brisbane
Oswald Mosley
Blackshirts
Mimin Wity Vubme
England
New York State
Paraguay
Compulson
Jonesville
T. Anderson
Mr. Anderson
William Fox
Nicaragua
Federation of Labor
Dole
Edward W. Pickard
Western Newspaper Union
Swanson
Japan
Pacific
State Department
Great Britain
Tokio
Stalin
Karl Radek
Izvestia
Radek
Communist Party
Trotzky
B. Kennemer
Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
United States Supreme Court
Gulf States Steel Corporation
Gadsden
Jesse I. Straus
Esse Isador Straus
France
Mr. Straus
Harvard
Straus
R. H Macy & Co
Bank of Italy
Black Shirts
East End
Frankfort
Kentucky
Hugh Rodman
Navy
Chandler
J. G. Winant
Carr
WN Oy
Forbes
S.S.S. Tonic
S.S
Cardus
Davis
Cardui
Nervall
Potton
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