The President as Orator and Supreme Court Plan
The Roosevelt address in Washington is praised as a masterful, persuasive defense of supreme court reform. The piece critiques NRA flaws, notes court rulings, and highlights political opposition shifts, including dissent from Glass, Byrd, George, and Russell amid ongoing relief efforts.
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Roosevelt
Washington
Register
Congress
NRA
Blue Eagle
Register Algeays
Supreme Court
Brandeis and
Cardozo
Donald Richberg
Hugh Johnson
Senate
Borah
Norris
Glass
Byrd
Roosevelt speech and New Deal supporters clash over court packing
The writer critiques President Roosevelt for presenting a strong case for economic and social reform while proposing to disrupt and pack the Supreme Court. The piece notes a new opposition forming and argues issues should be decided by the people rather than court packing. The author applauds Roosevelt as a great orator but rejects the court plan.
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Madge
Supreme Court
Manchukuo heir presumptive named Pu Chieh in new law
Presumptive successor to Emperor Kang Teh of Manchukuo is Pu Chieh a younger brother educated in Japan. He trains with the Japanese army and is engaged to marry the daughter of Marquis Saga. The emperor says the dynastic law strengthens Japan Manchukuo ties and foresees a line of Japanese rulers.
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Kang Teh
Manchukuo
Pu Chieh
Prince Pu Chieh
Japan
Marquis Saga
Emperor Kang Teh
Beckley Plans Centennial Celebration Committee
Beckley chamber of commerce forms a committee chaired by Earl Bibb to study a centennial celebration for Beckley next year. The group seeks ideas and feasible financing, aiming for a truly fitting and well funded event, inviting public input on the concept and execution.
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Register
Chamber of Commerce
Beckley
Earl Bibb
George Bright
Bibb
Divorce Case in Dedham Ties to Mrs Paul Revere
In Dedham Massachusetts a Mrs Paul Revere seeks a divorce the Athens Messenger reports. The piece notes the alleged reason is not loud shouts but disputed personal claims.
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Paul Revere
Dedham
Mass
Athens
Milestones in steel labor shift with pay raise and talks
The steel industry moved quickly yesterday by establishing a forty hour week and a five dollar daily minimum for common labor among independents, while Carnegie-Illinois Steel sat for the first collective bargaining session with the steel workers organizing committee. Officials say the actions could ease tensions and signal broader industry changes. The World Telegram notes these steps as epochal in labor history, potentially stabilizing the ongoing push for higher wages and shorter hours.
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America
U. S. Steel
Carnegie-Illinois Steel Corp
Steel Workers’ Organizing Committee
John L. Lewis
Navy Steel
United States Steel Corp
New York World-Telegram
Scotland Drifts Westward 700 Feet in 72 Years
A New Yorker quip notes Glasgrow savants claim Scotland has shifted west by 700 feet over 72 years, and residents enjoy the idea of their free ride.
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Scotland
Easter Season Musings and Hog Tales in March
A reflective column notes the varied motifs of holidays in spring, observes bluebirds and hog life with humor, and muses on March weather and Easter dating. The writer jokes about church sermons and the timing of Sunday exclamations.
Robes and reach: press bonds with the Supreme Court
Washington opinions critique the high court as aloof and inaccessible. The writer recalls a time when justices like Hughes Stone and Holmes were approachable, but now meetings are rare, and robes seem to magnify majesty while blocking contact.
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Supreme Justices
Justice Stone
Justice Department
Supreme Court
Elephants in India's campaign and ironic witticisms
Column by William Ritt surveys political use of elephants in India and wry asides on everyday life. It muses on blank thoughts, an aging boyfriend, smoking dangers, lighting cigarettes, bargain basement quirks, and human brain marvels. It notes a typical woman's daily walk and society’s contradictions, ending with war and peace imagery.
Know Each Chick Says an Expert
In Stillwater Oklahoma the college poultry specialist R B Thompson of Oklahoma A and M advises chicken owners to handle their birds to learn each hen's behavior and keep the flock at or above average health usefulness and egg production.
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Associated Press
Stillwater
Okla
R. B. Thompson
Oklahoma A
College
Thompson
Boy Legless Boy Reaches School Daily Cranking Wagon Ride
Weatherford Oklahoma nine year old Reuben Weathersby who lost both legs near the hips last year when he fell into cotton gin machinery has not missed a day of school since September. He travels between classrooms in a small wagon propelled by a hand crank, demonstrating remarkable perseverance.
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Associated Press
Weatherford
Okla
Reuben Weathersby
Paris or New York Lovers Face Uncertain Future
Bigelow and Anne drift between Paris and New York as he contemplates leaving, while Anne weighs happiness and propriety. He buys a blue diamond for her and a smaller guard piece, then returns to Anne at the Phelps house where they face a possible future apart and an ending to their shared drama.
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Bigelow
Paris
New York
America
France
Anne
Phelps House
Determining Family Trees Gets To Be Big Business
Americans have become ancestor conscious, fueling a Washington based industry of genealogists. The DAR and Library of Congress host reference libraries while locals offer research at $1 an hour and coat of arms coloring at $15. Records complicate identifications, with cases like two Johns Hendricks from Virginia in the Revolutionary era.
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Associated Press
Washington
D.A.R
Library of Congress
Iowa
John Hendricks
Virginia
John
Pearl discovery turns out to be worthless
Toledo Ohio, William R Neale a chamber of commerce staff member reports finding ten pearls in oysters ordered at the chamber dining room. The pearls were all blackened and valueless after cooking and ranged in size from a green pea to birdshot.
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Associated Press
Toledo
William R. Neale
Chamber of Commerce
Could a Rose by Any Other Name In Court
Oklahoma City report depicts a federal court scene where attorney J Q A Harrod asks a witness if they have committed a crime involving moral turpitude. The witness, after a pause, asks humorously, Who's she?
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Associated Press
Oklahoma City
Okla
J. Q. A. Harrod
Oxford student leads bid for Stuart throne of Britain
Peter Geach, a 21 year old Oxford student heading 50 peers, proclaims the House of Stuart legitimate and Ruprecht of Bavaria as Britain’s heir. Geach seeks only the right to live a quiet academic life while facing potential treason charges amid calm British official response. He cites royal illegitimacy since Queen Anne and recalls Bonnie Prince Charlie’s 1745 rebellion as context.
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Associated Press
Oxford
England
Ruprecht
Bavaria
Peter Geach
Geach
Oxford College
Britain
Anne
House of Stuart
House of Hanover
Stuart Charles I
Bonnie Prince Charlie
Cardiff
Wales
Seven Die in Rock Slide at Polson Dam Minnesotan? Actually Montana
Seven men were killed and three others seriously injured when a rock slide trapped workers at the Polson dam in Montana. A second slide during rescue attempts buried three more men, worsening the toll.
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Associated Press Pon
Montana
Polson Dam
Shoes Aid Escape In Burlington Flight
A black fugitive evaded capture by slipping out of oversized shoes after Sheriff H J Stockard nearly grabbed him in a flying tackle in Burlington North Carolina.
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Associated Press
Burlington, N.C
H. J. Stockard
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