DC Court invalidates 1935 relief act in housing case
The District of Columbia Court of Appeals voids the 1935 relief act as unconstitutional due to improper delegation, states rights invasion, and lack of specific authorization. In the Franklin New Jersey resettlement project, justices say Congress had no power to regulate housing or resettle populations. Rexford Tugwell commented after the decision.
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E. B. Hankinson
Associated Press
Washington
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Congress
Franklin
Somerset County
New Jersey
Britain Moves To Raise Destroyer Tonnage In Naval Race
British memorandum to the United States and Japan seeks a 40 000 ton increase in destroyers beyond the London treaty. London pact expires this year and Italy's aggression prompts Britain to push for a bigger navy while favoring negotiated settlement over escalator clause use.
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Frederick Kuh
United Press London
Italy
Ethiopia
Great Wall
China
Great Britain
Britain
United States
Japan
United Press
Washington
Fistiv
United Kingdom
British Commonwealth of Nations
Death Summons Len Small Governor Candidate
Len Small longtime Illinois political figure and former state treasurer died Sunday in a hospital after surgery a blood clot caused his death He was born in Kankakee on June 16 1862 and entered politics after farming He served as county supervisor circuit court clerk state senator state treasurer and Taft administration subtreasurer in Chicago He first ran for governor in 1912.
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Kankakee
Len Small
Small
Abram Lennington
Len
Taft
Chicago
Sheboygan flier Clarence Herman dies in lakefront crash
Clarence Herman 26 of Sheboygan crashed his monoplane at the city airport during maneuvers watched by brothers Roman and Bernard Herman. The craft dived from about 150 feet, he suffered a fractured skull and died at the hospital. He held a pilot certificate with over 60 hours test flying and was to be married next month.
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Sheboygan, Wis
Clarence Herman
Sheboygan
Herman
Roman
Bernard
Chimney Rock
Hale
Elk Creek
Roman Sura
Joseph Sura
Charles Olson
Fred Jacobson
Treasury Estimates Tax Plan to Raise 642 Million
The Senate Finance Committee estimates the latest tax plan would yield 642 million dollars in revenue with 173 million from individual income taxes. It also considers permanent taxes on profits and capital stock and a 25 percent tax on undistributed corporate income, while other revenue options are explored. The panel plans three subcommittees and meets again Wednesday as it struggles to finalize the bill.
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Washington
Treasury
Senate Finance Committee
House
Harrison
Mississippi
AAA
Capitol Hill
Roosevelt
Congress
Week 14 conventions and primaries across states
Washington hosts a Democratic convention as week 14 begins. New Mexico holds a Democratic convention today. Montana and Rhode Island run Democratic and Republican events Tuesday. New Jersey hosts both Democratic and Republican primaries. Wednesday brings Republican and Democratic gatherings in Alabama and South Carolina along with Maryland and DC primaries. Thursday features Michigan Democrats. Friday sees a Republican convention, with local and national events on Saturday in Cleveland. Colorado, Nevada, Utah, and Washington Democratic conventions follow.
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Siontana
Rhode Island
New Jersey
Alabama
South Carolina
Maryland
District of Columbia
Michigan
Cleveland
Colorado
Nevada
Washington
Lepers Run Riot in Culion After Killing Seven
Lepers led by a man calling himself Abdullah killed seven men in a bloody rampage on Culion island, hijacking boats and spreading terror to nearby Palawan and islands. They attacked fishermen and Chinese merchants, fled to sea, and were pursued by constabulary, while locals feared infection and police strength was limited. Culion leprosarium is the world’s largest, with over 5,000 residents. a proposed release law was vetoed by Frank Murphy.
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Manila
Constabulary
Culion Island
Abdullah
Palawan
Jalumpang
Aboabo Island
Bonobono
Cubon Island
Commonwealth Assembly
Frank Murphy
Islands
Inmate at Waupun Fails Second Dash for Freedom
Waupun Wis. inmate Lowes Tietz of Central State Hospital for the Criminal Insane again attempted to escape, climbing the wall with a hook and being recaptured near the Waupun canning factory. He was unarmed. The incident involved four inmates armed with ice picks and knives, wounding three guards and a trusted aide.
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Waupun
Wis
Lowes Tietz
Central State Hospital
Tietz
Taz
Sears
Robbeck
Wisconsin weekend auto crash kills eight in five deaths
Coroner investigates early Sunday Highway 114 wreck in Menasha area. Three dead and 11 injured as mishaps claim five automotive deaths including Grafton King and Lawrence Maas. An aviator, a fisherman and a sandpit drowning also cited among weekend fatalities.
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Associated Press
Wisconsin
Grafton King
Menasha
Lawrence Maas
Andrew Swamp
Emil Mrotek
Milwaukee
Orest Battestine
Brownsville
Clarence Herman
Sheboygan
Joseph Beaupre
Solon Springs
Donald Groleski
Dunbar
Martin Petratz
Highway 114
George Burnside
William Dowling
Arthur McLeod
Neenah
Fred Jones
Raymond Keefe
O. S. Swenson
Bolivian Army Officers Lead New Government After Bloodless Coup
In La Paz two Gran Chaco veterans, Col. Jose David Toro and Col. Rafael Franco, seize power in Bolivia after a bloodless uprising that ousts President Jose Luis Tejada Sorzana. A new military junta vows a “new deal,” devalues currency, and raises private wages while threatening penalties for noncompliant employers. Dispatches show veterans and workers largely approving the move.
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Luis Zavala
United Press
la Paz
Bolivia
Gran Chaco
Balivia
Paraguay
Jose David Toro
Chaco
Villa Mantes
Villazon
Jose Luis Tejada Sorzana
Toro
Rafael Franco
Jtate
Grave Fear as Japan Invades Near Great Wall
The United Press reports Japan mobilizing a vast North China force beyond the Great Wall causing grave Chinese fears of annexation of five northern provinces to Manchukuo. Dispatches note troop movements north of the Yellow River and expanded garrisons, with later reports of thousands more troops and shifting embassy guards at Peiping and Tientsin. Across Wisconsin, hail, wind and a tornado cause extensive damage, destroying barns, homes, and power lines in Milwaukee area and Trempealeau county.
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John R. Morris
United Press Shanghai
Japan
Great Wall
Manchukuo
Yellow River
Nanking
Henry Pu Yi
Kang Teh
Muanchukuo
Peipiing
Forbidden City
North China
Tientsin
Peiping
Fengtai
Tangku
Peiping- Mukden
Worth China Patroon
Tentsin
Legation
Fenatai
Mankow
Chinwangtae
Shanhaykuan
China-Manchuri
Milwaukee
UWP
Wisconsin
Milwaukee County
Trempealeau County
Cudahy
Whitehall
Wis
Trempealea County
Hale
Chimney Rock
Clarence Seiler
Harry Jacobsen
Gilbert Maug
Albert Kensmoe
Carl Jacobson
Ole Romestad
Gust Gilbertson
Landon to address Attica graduates in radio broadcast
Gov. Alf M. Landon will speak to Attica high school graduates in a scheduled address. Official notes say it will not be a political speech though economic issues may be touched upon. The event will be broadcast over a radio chain at 8 p m CST.
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Alf M. Landon
Attica
Kan
Collision near Fond du Lac leaves two dead and one injured
Fond du Lac County report says Leo Valle of Brownsville was killed when a vehicle collided with a motorcycle driven by another Brownsville resident. Adam Habit of Fond du Lac, driving the automobile, assisted by emergency crews, details indicate a severe crash with one other person injured.
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Fond du Lee
Wis
Ormet Hattectine
Brownsville
Adam Habit
Fond du Lac
Leo Valle
Christian killed in Jerusalem as Arab escapes in tense city
In Jerusalem a Christian migrant from Austria, Karl Dricuner, was shot dead in a Holy City street by an Arab who fled. The Palestine government announced a six month Jewish immigration quota of 500, plus existing capitalistic entry rules, while soldiers and police tightened raids and curfews as Arab protests escalate.
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Jerusalem
Austria
Karl Dricuner
Palear
Palestine
Arsh Natonal Council
Jewish Agency For Palestine
Eirch
Holy City
Hols Cris
Supreme Court voids Guffey wage law ruling mining and manufacturing limits
The Supreme Court split six to three striking down the Guffey act over unconstitutional federal power to regulate hours and wages in mining and manufacturing. Justices Brandeis Stone and Cardozo dissented. The court adjourned for summer after issuing sixteen decisions and did not rule on price fixing provisions. Chief Justice Hughes concurred that Congress exceeded its authority.
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Washington
Supreme Court
New York
James W. Douthat
Associated Press
Guffey
NRA
Sutherland
Brandeis, Stone and Cardozo
Justice Hughes
Congress
Commission Exonerates Police in Lawrence College Clash
Appleton Wis The police and fire commission said officers who broke up a peace demonstration on April 22 were merely obeying orders from superior officers. The letter to Lawrence college trustees named no issuing superior and urged obedience to authority while noting courts handle authority limits.
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Appleton
Wis
Police and Fire Commission
Lawrence College
J. S. Reeve
College Board of Trustees
Carl A. Sherry
Lawrences College
Polesomen
Ceveral
College
Peice and Fire Commission
George T. Prim
Shermy
Dufpite
Sherre
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