Morro Castle disaster spurs accusations of crew negligence
Reports detail survivors' testimony on delayed SOS, lack of alarm, and incendiary fire theories aboard the Ward liner Morro Castle off New Jersey. Officers face questions as investigations probe sabotage claims and incendiary origin doubts.
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Robert Wilmott
William F. Warms
Asbury Park
Federal Steamboat Inspection Board
George W. Rogers
George
Alagna
Wilmott
Gus Harmon
Warms
No. 5
International Maritime Association
Communists of
Moscow
Grandmother of Russian Revolution Dies Near Prague
Catherine Breshkovskaya, famed grandmother of the Russian revolution, dies at her home near Prague after a ninety year life of struggle for liberty. She spent 23 years in Siberian exile and aided the downfall of the Romanoffs. The American Federation of Labor later proposes a central production agency representing business, labor, consumers and government to plan and implement national programs.
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England
Washington
London
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Prague
Russia
Siberia
Romanoffs
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Tariff talks hint at a conservative tilt in new deal dialogue
Washington observers report tariff negotiations under Cordell Hull aim for a sound basis rather than a return to the old high rates. Officials advise caution amid election pressures while Treasury tax plans and budget balancing loom.
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South Carolina
Olin D. Johnston
Cole Blease
Arizona
Ashurst
Isabella Greenway
Colorado
Josephine Roach
Edward C. Johnson
Washington
J. C. Stephenson
Lewis Schwellenbach
State Department
Cordell ‘Hull
Hull
Fordney-McCumber
Montevideo
Treasury
Morgenthau
House of Representatives
Lewis W. Douglas
Douglas
Roosevelt
Wiseacres
Illinois to receive largest September relief grant
Illinois faces a record September relief grant of 7,945,671 dollars subject to final sanction by the Federal Emergency Relief Administration. The funds cover general relief and specialized programs, with detailed allocations for breath relief, transient aid, rural rehabilitation, education, college student aid, research, and social workers training.
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Federal Emergency Relief Administration
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Courtney
Chicago
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Armster
Williamson County
Marion
G. J. Frick
Wilbur Williams
Williams
Orvill Winger
Esco Phelps
George Calhoun
Don Clark
Tollinois
K. L. Ames, Jr
Marjorie Winninger
Plumfield
Big Muddy
Michael Lamperilli
Cook County
Steger
Alky
Mike
Lamperilli
Henry Horner
Peter Zibilus
Peter Wesner
Lake Villa
O. D. Cunningham
Rockford
Champaign
W. L. Hill
Hindsboro
Tuscola
John Holt
Padua
Red Ray
Freeburg
United Mine Workers
Louella Davis
Toreene
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