Roosevelt ousts Virgin Islands officials appoints Cramer
President Roosevelt replaces Pearson and Wilson over Virgin Islands dispute, appointing Lawrence W. Cramer as interim governor. Senate review drags, protests mount from St Thomas and St Croix, while internal reshuffles shuffle parole and housing posts and raise questions about political influence in federal appointments.
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Roosevelt
Paul M. Pearson
T. Webber Wilson
Pearson
Lawrence WW. Cramer
St. Croix Island
Senate
Islands
Cramer
St. Thomas
St Croix
Ylearson
Cramér
Wilson
Washington
Pat Ctarrison
Mississippi
Interior
Ickes
Pw&a
Clarrison
Federal
Cummings
Amy A. Stannard
Parole Board
Senate clears farm relief bill despite court fears
Proponents of the AAA amendments push to shield secretary Wallace from Supreme Court review as the Senate passes the administration bill with 15 votes against. Both parties expect the court to strike down the act and reject a suit to recover processing taxes. The plan to close the courts fails 41 to 1, leaving the Alous.ck MINS case in focus.
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Circuit Courts of Appeals
AAA
Chicago
Wallace
Senate
Commodity Exchangel
House
Pacific Northwest Wheat Export Corporation
Secretary of Agriculture
Supreme Court
Alous.ck
Ethiopian Emperor Demands Immediate League Council Action
Emperor Haile Selassie requests an urgent League of Nations council meeting to address the Italo Ethiopian crisis. Tada Hawariat, Ethiopian minister to France, telegrams the demand and cites Article XV of the covenant. British leaders reportedly favor decisive action to avert war, with possible arms exports to Ethiopia amid funds shortfalls.
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League of Nations Council
Leile Selassie
Ethiopia
League
Geneva
Tada Hawariat
Lethbiopian
France
Italy
Stanley Baldwin
London
W. ©. Martin
Foreign Office
Senate Approves Milk Industry Inquiry Funding
A federal inquiry into the milk industry faced a request for 200000 to continue. The Senate restored the amount after debate, approving 51 to 15, and the bill with large amendments totaling over 50 million was sent to conference.
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Federal Trade Coem Tuissiog
Senate
Senate Duffy
Wisconsin
Harvest Labor Crisis Across the Midwest
Sanmets face harvest labor gaps as relief rolls aid workers refuse farm labor. States halted rural relief until after harvest while Kansgag Nebraska and Iowa cut or trimmed allotments. North Dakota suspended most projects with plans to use New Deal programs post harvest.
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Middle West
Kansgag
Nebraska
Iowa
North Dakota
New Works Pro Press Administration
General strike in Terre Haute prompts National Guard action
Indiana turmoil sees 14 National Guard companies deployed after a mass strike by 43 unions crippling Terre Haute services. Troops used fear gun bombs to disperse mobs as merchants estimate half a million in losses. The strike at the stamping plant continued despite the collapse of the general walkout.
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Indiana
Terre Llante
Vigo County
McNutt
National Guard
Wray de Prez
Columbian Enaméling and Stamping Company
Conciltera
Department of Labor
Terre Haute
State Federation of Labor
House Democrats Endorse Social Security Bill After Senate Amendments
House conferees finish two weeks of work on the social security bill as amended by the Senate. They accept a provision allowing private pension systems, which Roosevelt opposes, leading to renewed conference talks.
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Hugo Black
Senate Lobby Committee
John W. Carpenter
Dallas
Texas Power and Light Company
Chesapeake Bay
Texas
Tex
Black
Fnally
Carpenter
Senate
House
Administration
Benjamin Cohen
Dozier A. de ¥Ane
Iuddleston
Roosevelt
Roosevelt Sure of Renomination
Washington a mid summer political uproar questions Franklin D Roosevelt's renomination as Democratic candidate. The piece cites pro Roosevelt sentiment, argues against anti New Deal tactics, and discusses money credit, industry hopes, and potential third party coalitions led by conservative Democrats and Republicans.
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Ashington
Washington
Congress
Roosevelt
Jim Farley
Partley
Arthur
Blaine
Cleveland
Power Trust
Liberty League
New Deal
Jose
Thory Breckiridge
Breckbridge
Wilson
Breckboridge
Wall Street
Virginia
Blarry Cyrd
Kentucky
Alere
Joe Cannon
Cal Cootidze
Elihu Troot
Roly Lenrose
Waren
Stardling
Capitalism in a tough old bird and pork prices rise
Amos R. E. Pinchot writes that capitalism is a tough old bird likely to outlast this century, likening it to a new financial feudalism. Senator Borah forecasts a November congressional session with about 10 billion in extra appropriations, including 2.12 billion for soldiers’ bonuses and 3 billion to take up farm mortgages. Hog prices rise to 10.10 at Kansas City, affecting sausage costs for households.
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Amos R. E. Pinchot
Borah
Senate
Congress
Kansas City
Admiral Stirling Urges Long Range Submarines for Pacific
Rear Admiral Yates Stirling Jr of the Brooklyn Navy Yard argues for long range subs to safeguard Pacific interests. He notes Japan built 64 submarines since 1918, including 27 long range boats with six torpedo tubes and guns capable of crossing the ocean without refueling. Japan also fields eight mine laying subs, four of which can operate 5 000 miles from base and place 45 mines per mission.
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Yates Stirling, Jr
Brooklyn Navy Yard
America
Pacific
Sweet Peace
Japan
Stirling
Specia
Local Man Admits Love Led to Boat Tragedy
Newell P Sherman a choir singer and Boy Scoutmaster confesses to causing the canoe incident after declaring love for a girl of sixteen. He upsets the canoe and ejects the mother of his two children into the water where she sinks and drowns while he kept her away from the boat. The man stands six feet four inches tall.
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Newell P. Sherman
Canoe
Parole Board Faces Tough Judgment on Dual Offense Case
A harsh quote frames a parole decision surrounding a man judged for killing the mother of his two children. The text argues that one more chance would not suffice after the crime. This reflects a stern stance on parole eligibility and accountability.
Fascist Press Hails Japan as Abyssinian Champion
A Fascist newspaper praises Japan for leading Asiatic and African peoples and opposes Western civilization. It labels Japan an enemy of Europe and America dreaming of world conquest, signaling a volatile powder keg.
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Tome
Japan
Mussolini
Thea
Europe
America
Experimental politics and guinea pig metaphors
The passage contrasts experimenting with one, ten, or a hundred guinea pigs with attempting a nationwide reform. It argues professors and labor leaders who seek to Invent a better government should pick a definite number of American subjects, but real practice targets all 120,000,000 at once.
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Washington
United States
American Federation of Labor
Miss McDermott Leaves 25000 For Ideptic Dog Care
Spinster Margaret McDermott of Chicago leaves 25000 to executors for the care of an adopted dog named Tet. Many suitors and fortune hunters show interest, hoping to gain access to the estate and the income, as foreign heirs and swooping relatives circle the case.
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Margaret McDermott
Chicago
Jace Wal
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