Sanctions and Their Role in the Italy Ethiopia dispute
The piece explains League of Nations sanctions against Italy for invading Ethiopia. It outlines economic penalties, possible military action, and how Article X to XVII govern arbitration, council and assembly responses. It notes Italy’s two thirds export loss, key goods affected, and the balance with nonmember powers like the U.S., Japan and Germany.
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League of Nations
Italy
League
Ethiopia
Geneva
Germany
Council
Assembly
NTI
NIV
XIV
Permanent Court of International Justice
Britain
Samuel Hoare
Mussolini
Hungary
Austria
Mediterranean
United States
Japan
Hitler
France
Great Britain
Western Newspaper Union
Council of the
Baron Pompeo Aloisi
Moonlight and Eclipses Explained in Plain Language
The moon shines on only one side at a time as it orbits Earth, creating day and night on its surface. An eclipse occurs when Earth’s shadow falls on the moon, blocking light. The moon’s rotation keeps the same face toward us, making a lunar month about 29 days and 15 hours.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
Bonus and bonds dominate Brisbane column
Washington pledges the $3,000,000,000 soldiers bonus before the next session. debates on inflation bonds and interest costs surface. Walter Teagle of Standard Oil defends continuing Italian oil sales. Santa Fe Railroad trims Los Angeles to Chicago trip time by 15 hours using a diesel engine and 3,600 horsepower.
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Washington
California
Santa Fe Railroad
Los Angeles
Chicago
Penitent War Minister Forgiveness Beneath Ethiopian Emperor
The Daily Express reports former War Minister Berry returning to court in penance for overspending. He supposedly bore a heavy grindstone on his back as he kneeled before the emperor, who then rolled the stone away to grant forgiveness. The story notes renewed spending by Berry.
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Ethiopia
The
Daily Express
Literary Berry
Berry
Long distance test in gas masks sets world record
In a new Olympic style test eight men and women from the Osoaviakhim society for aviation and chemical defense ran 31 miles in gas masks in 10 hours 47 minutes. The feat is framed as training for future warfare and showcases equipment capable of endurance under toxic conditions.
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Russia
Osoaviakhim
Society For Aviation and Chemical Defense
Smuts Warns Against Ethiopian Annexation and Black Armies
General Smuts of the Union of South Africa warns that annexation or domination of Ethiopia could create a vast dangerous black army. He fears a superior European power might raise such forces and suggests poisons, explosives, and pilots as threats capable of countering any Ethiopian attack.
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General Smuts
England
Union of South Africa
Ethiopia
Smuts
Athletes urged to skip 1936 Berlin Olympics
The American Federation of Labor asks U.S. athletes to boycott the 1936 Games if held in Germany, arguing Hitler crushes unions with blood and fire and condemning German persecution of Jews. Roosevelt aims to stay out of European conflicts while calling for repayment of debts.
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American Federation of Labor
Germany
Hitler
Mayo predicts drugs will cure insanity
Dr. C. H. Mayo forecasts a future where medicines permanently cure insanity. With the drug in experimental use, Mayo aims to alter brain blood circulation to achieve lasting recoveries.
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C. H. Mayo
Doctor Mayo
King Features Syndicate, Inc
WNU
Massacre at Little Bighorn Ends Custer’s Pursuit
General Custer and his small Seventh Cavalry band were attacked by Sitting Bull's Sioux on June 24 1876 on the Little Bighorn river in Montana, ending a doomed mission.
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General Custer
Seventh Cavalry
Sitting Bull
Little Big Horn River
Montana
Apricot's journey from Asia to England in 1540
The apricot, native to regions east of China and Japan, was introduced to England in 1540 by Richard Harris a fruiterer to King Henry VIII.
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China
Japan
Asia Minor
England
Richard Harris
Henry VIII
Farley builds nationwide machine shaping Roosevelt re election
Washington notes Jim Farley has built a nationwide political organization since 1930. The machine mobilizes if Roosevelt runs, registering federal payroll workers for New York and expanding reach to every precinct in 48 states. It helps explain party strengths in Chicago St Louis and other cities. Distillers fear the next prohibition fight centers on distilled liquor and may shift support away from brewers and wine makers.
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Washington
Jim Farley
Roosevelt
Farley
New York State
New York
Tammany
Philadelphia
Democratic
Baltimore
Chicago
St. Louis
Bronx
Upstate
Republican National Organization
Illinois
Kelley
Windy City
Missouri
Pendergast
Kansas City
Senate
Wadsworth
Norris
Virginia
Bishop Cannon
Canada
No True Rabbits in North America Declared by Scientist
Frank Thorne of Science Service states there are no true rabbits in North America. Some animals labeled cottontail are actually hares. Thorne notes rabbits make burrows while hares rely on speed and shelter in brush or timber. The Phoenix, a legendary bird, was famed for self immolation and rebirth in legends from ancient times.
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North America
Frank Thorne
Science Service
Thorne
Pearson’s Weekly
Housewife’s Idea Box on Leather Cleaning
A homemaking tip advises cleaning brown leather with milk warmed slightly and a dash of washing soda dissolved in it. Apply to the stain from the outside in, using a soft cloth and gentle rubbing. Repeat as needed for stubborn spots.
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Housewife
Public Ledger, Inc
WNU Service
Dizzy Dean Winners Contest Ad Read in Paper Column
Read the Grape Nuts advertisement in another column to learn how to join the Dizzy Dean Winners and win valuable free prizes. The notice promotes a contest with prizes and instructions likely including entry steps and eligibility.
Rid of Worry: Worryful Jobs vs Hard Work
A line of thought notes that a job filled with worry is worse than hard work. It asks who would blame a man for quitting a worry filled role that offers nothing positive in return.
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Kingdom
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