Mussolini faces decisive crisis as Italy bets on expansion
Geneva discussions and British naval show of force signal rising tension over Ethiopia and Libya. Italy rejects compromise, mobilizes in East Africa and Libya under Balbo, while League councils weigh Article 15 penalties and possible trade boycott. United States rails against potato controls as AAA reshapes agriculture.
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Geneva
Italy
Ethiopia
League of Nations
Mussolini
Rome
East
Africa
Libya
Balbo
Egypt
Great Britain
Laval
France
Britain
London
League
Committee of Five
United States
Roosevelt
Mediterranean
Gibraltar
Malta
Alexandria
Suez Canal
China
Royal Air Force
John Bull
Liberty League attacks Wagner Connery act in brief
The American Liberty League committee of 58 lawyers declares the Wagner Connery labor relations act unjustified and invalid as it infringes on employer and employee liberties. The first opinion in a series was written by subcommittee chair Karl F Reed and members Beacom Gallagher Kenefick McGraw Newlin Smith Williams.
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American Liberty League
Committee of Lawyers
Karl F. Reed
Pittsburgh
Harold Beacom
Chicago
Harold J. Gallagher
New York
D. J. Kenefick
Buffalo
Harrison B. McGraw
Cleveland
Gurney E. Newlin
Los Angeles
Hall. Smith
Detroit
EB. Randolph Williams
Richmond
Pennsylvania votes against constitutional convention on Day of Constitution
Voters statewide rejected a proposed constitutional convention aimed at modernizing the state’s fundamental law. Governor Earle and the Democratic party backed the measure along with organized labor, while New Mexico also defeated a property exemption increase and four other amendments.
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Pennsylvania
Earle
State Democratic Organization
Organized
New Mexico
Quezon to become first president of Philippine Commonwealth
Manuel Quezon will be inaugurated as the first president of the Philippine Commonwealth on November 15 in Manila with Vice President Johnson M. Garner as godfather. He won the recent election with Sergio Osmena as vice president and a strong majority in the unicameral assembly. Quezon, aged 57, will serve a six year term with a 15000 dollar annual salary, marking a ten year prelude to full independence from the United States.
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New Philippines Commonwealth
Manila
John M. Garner
Manuel Quezon
Emilio Aguinaldo
Gregorio Aglipay
Sergio Osmena
Manuel Roxas
Quintin Paredes
Camilo Osias
National Assembly
Quezon
Commonwealth
United States
Washington
Illinios Brevities: Nazi laws, local deaths and events
Illinois brief items note Nazi laws passed in Nuremberg restricting marriages and citizenship, plus various state notices. Headlines cover obituaries of Judge Brothers and Dr. Sloan, prison terms for bank official Esser, vigilante farmer groups, CCC accidents, drownings and traffic deaths in 1935 Illinois.
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Martin Rice
Fairland
Edwin H. Foster
Stewardson National Bank
Stewardson
Danville
John J. Barrett
Rockford
David M. Brothers
Chicago
Joseph Holderby
Blue Island
State Highway Police
George F. Stericker
Springfield
England
Roscoe E. Crawford
Oquawaka
Henderson County
Olathe
Kan
Chicago Osteopathic Hospital
Samuel Rusk
Route 64
St. Charles
Kane County
William Mann
Fred Mumme
Albert J. Kampmeyer
Natoma Dairy
Wisconsin
Kane
DuPage
Joseph M. Cudahy
National Woman’s Committee
B. F. Langworthy
Illinois Board of Health
Austin A. Hayden
Chicago Medical Society
Illinois
Catholic Hospital Association
Palmer House
George D. Carbury
Geneva
John L. Esser
Aurora Trust and Savings Bank
Joliet Prison
Esser
Will
Joliet
Joliet Township High School
Leonard W. Braham
Howard
Klett
Pure Milk Association
Will County
Grundy
Kendall
du Page
Kankakee
CCC
Greenville
George Keller
Dongola
Highland Hospital
George Burbridge
Duquoin
John L. Taylor
Lake County
Who Are Your Heroes and Why They Matter
The essay argues hero worship can guide better living through real examples. It contrasts war heroes with unsung savers, scientists, and workers who fight disease and improve humanity, noting quiet dedication and lasting impact over public fame.
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Napoleon
Wellington
Jewish Delegations Appeal to League Over German Jews
The Committee of Jewish Delegations appeals to the League of Nations on behalf of German Jews, declaring that the conscience of mankind will not tolerate Jews being degraded as pariahs in this century.
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League of Nations
Germany
Smetona Sees Memel Defence as National Duty
President Antanas Smetonas grants first interview in six years declaring Lithuania will defend Memel through legal means and, if force used, with all means. He cites Memel as essential to Lithuania’s economy as the nation vows to preserve freedom and seaport access against any coercion.
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Hancellor Hitler
Memel
Antanas Smetonas
Lithuania
Permanent Court of International Justice
Smetona
Elder statesman Jules Cambon dies at ninety in retirement
Vervey Switzerland mourns Jules Cambon aging diplomat and elder statesman aged ninety. Cambon, active in French diplomacy for almost five decades, served as ambassador to Washington for five years and remained a trusted adviser to French high officials since World War I.
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Jules Cambon
France
Vervey
Switzerland
Washington
McCarl Rules No Federal funds for Reedsville Furniture Factory
Comptroller General McCarl holds no legal authorization to pay for the Reedsville West Virginia furniture factory construction. The project favored by Mrs. Roosevelt aimed to house government offices and employ transplanted coal miners. Despite Congress opposing over private‑industry discrimination, Interior contracts advanced and the building stands about 80 percent complete.
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Mptroller
McCarl
Reedsville
W. Va
Roosevelt
McCarn
Congress
Department of the Interior
Iowa Farmers Union Demands Roosevelt Fire Wallace
In Des Moines the Iowa Farmers Union adopted resolutions demanding President Roosevelt remove Secretary of Agriculture Henry Wallace from the cabinet and stop what they call the program of hunger. The AAA is branded infamous, worthless and vicious.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Farmers’ Union
Des Moines
Roosevelt
Wallace
AAA
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American Federation of Labor
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Bell Syndicate
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Captain Kidd
Longfellow
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