Commerce Chamber Urges Trade Reform to Heal Economy
Delegates from thousands of local chambers and 600 trade groups gathered in Washington for the annual U S Chamber meeting. They pressed for tax relief, repeal or revision of the national labor relations act, restraint on new government spending, and support for private enterprise while Roosevelt was away. The wage hour escalator bill faced likely defeat in the House rules committee amid AFL and CIO pressure.
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Commerce Chamber
Washington
Chamber of Commerce of the
United States
John W. O’leary
Chamber
Roosevelt
South Atlantic
Jesse Jones
RFC
Woodring
Chester C. Davis
Federal Reserve Board
White House
O’connor
House Rules Committee
Mary Norton
Labor Committee
Rules Committee
American Federation of Labor
Manufacturers Outline Seven Point Plan For Economic Revival
The National Association of Manufacturers meeting in New York urged that federal pump priming alone will fail without supportive government policies. Their seven point revival program calls for government noncompetition with private utilities, Wagner Act revision to curb labor disputes, a prompt railroad problem solution, and avoidance of new federal reforms to prevent job uncertainty.
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National Association of Manufacturers
New York
Railroads Vote Pay Cut for 925000 Workers
The Association of American Railroads approved a fifteen percent wage reduction for 925,000 union workers starting July 1. Leaders cited revenue losses and higher operating costs as primary reasons, while railway labor officials condemned the action as ill advised and contrary to the President's recovery program.
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Association of American Railroads
George Harrison
Association ‘of Railway Labor Executives
D. B. Robertson
The
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen
NLRB Backs Down Ford Inquiry Reopens Hearing
The National Labor Relations Board moved to reopen its probe into Ford Motor Company after company counsel sought testimony from board members aides. The board asked the Covington circuit court to withdraw its petition to enforce its December order directing Ford to cease alleged Wagner Act violations and to rehire certain former employees.
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National Labor Relations Board
Ford Motor Company
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Covington
Ford
Business leaders pledge cooperation with Roosevelt
Sixteen leaders of business and industry including Owen D. Young and Winthrop W. Aldrich offered a joint statement to John W. Hanes of the Securities Exchange Commission. The President praised the move as excellent and said prosperity needs closer government business cooperation. The group pledged full aid in consultative efforts.
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Roosevelt
Owen DD. Young
General Electric Board
Winthrop W. Aldrich
Chase National Bank of New York
John W. Hanes
Securities Exchange Commission
America
Roosevelt seeks $500000 federal inquiry into monopolies
President Roosevelt urged Congress to authorize a half million dollar federal inquiry into concentration of industrial economic power before proposing broader anti trust law revisions. He favored studying current conditions over immediate legislation and asked action on bank holding company legislation in this session.
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Roosevelt
Congress
Plane Crash in Italy Kills IREFEEN Persons At Wedding Event
A hydroplane crash in Italy of a Tira na Albania craft killed IREFEEN people returning from King Zog’s wedding. Among the victims was Helen Lindheim of New York. Jewels valued at 1,052,000 dollars belonging to Paris and Vienna firms, chosen for the royal bride, were destroyed.
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Irefeen
Tirana
Albania
Italy
King Zog
Helen Lindheim
New York
Paris
Vienna
Soapy Smith and Skagway Gold Robbery Plot Unfolds
An account of Soapy Smith’s outlaw leadership in Skagway during the Yukon rush. Northwest Mounted Police escorting about 200000 in notes and gold faces a raucous mob as Soapy’s gunmen attempt to seize the payout aboard a steamship. Mounted Inspector Wood resists and escapes with the money aided by Royal Navy reserves. The tale blends lawlessness, bravado, and frontier justice.
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Soapy
West Coast
Yukon
Skagway
Might
Northwest Mounted Police
Lake Bennet Post
Victoria
British
Mounted
Soap
Yukon Territory
The
Inspector Wood
Dyea
Royal Naval Reserve
Smith
Spector
My Friend Joseph
A young neighbor Joseph visits on a rainy birthday, imagining wishes from a genie. He wants a perfect house and money for his mother’s bills, then asks to share half his birthday candy, revealing his worries about his mother’s finances and his playful generosity.
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Joseph
Tarzan
Dizzy Dean
Laddin
Unspecified sports and social quirks noted by Kansas City Star
A Kansas City Star snippet humorously catalogs a baseball announcer who avoids the word beautiful in any weather or play description, a reader who would not claim a gripping book, a neighbor who oversteps yard boundaries while working, and relatives who tease a shy young man about dating.
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Kansas City Star
Wise and Otherwise Bright-sider earns a gold brick for persistence
A reflective piece notes that optimism and persistence grant advantages while others miss chances. It cites big men securing top jobs as small people are overlooked, and a lazy man buys a Great Dane to avoid stooping, while smart birds supposedly get money.
Name of Welsh Village With Long Name Describes Local Charm
Detroit News notes a Welsh village with a famed 58 letter name. It explains meanings like the pool of White hazels and the swift whirlpool, inviting visits to the Church of St. Mary near Tysilio’s red cave.
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Llanfair Pwll Gwyngslgogerychwyrndrobwitd
Ysiliogogogoch
Ian
Pwll Gwyngyll
Goger
Chwynn Drobwll
Tysilio Gogoguch
Tysilio
Red Cave
Church of St. Mary
Church of the Red Cave
Detroit News
What England Knows That We Do Not
Mr. Harry A. Franck humorously contrasts American and English terms from laundry to cooking and everyday items. He notes differences in clothing names, fabrics, foods, and household words, illustrating how language shifts across the Atlantic.
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England
Harry A. Franck
British Isles
Draper’s Shop
Dry Goods
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Fred W. Sargent
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Jesus
Christ
God
Harold L. Lundquist
Moody Bible Institute of Chicago
Lillian Oakley
McClure Newspaper Syndicate
WNU Service
Firestone
Firestone Auto Supply, and
Firestone Convoy
Yrten
Firestone Voice OF the Farm
Champion Farmers of America
Everett Mitchell
Voice OF
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Margaret Speaks
Firestone Symphony Orchestra
Alfred Et Ana
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