Death of Speaker Byrns Shocks Washington World
News Review reports the sudden death of Joseph Byrns speaker of the House from a heart attack and brain hemorrhage at the Mayflower Hotel Washington. Tributes from Roosevelt Snell and Robinson mark Byrns as a capable parliamentarian and leader. Funeral in the House chamber followed by burial in Tennessee. James Bankhead chosen speaker pro tempore.
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Joseph Wellington Byrns
House of Representatives
Tennessee
May- Bower Hotel
Washington
Burns
Tanusry
Bacoz
Byrns
Bertrard H. Snell
New York
Jender
Joseph T. Robinson
Arkansas
Roosevelt
White House
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Rooseselt
Walliam
Bankhead
Alshama Snesker
Cps
Brms
the Treasury
Ci-Congress
Wench
Political Sideshow and Social Satire Collage
A bystander narrator skewers political rhetoric, socialist arguments, and cultural foibles. The piece riffs on party spin, Puerto Rico policy, tax reform with corny humor, marital quirks, Hollywood nuptials, and the Joe Louis living Buddha moment, all in a satirical old newspaper voice with frequent name and place references.
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Ollywgogd
Calif
IET
Puerto Rico
Fuerte Rico
Congress
Wek
Open Door Opened Trade Clash Amid China and Japan
Analysis argues that currency and tariff methods drive the Sino Japanese struggle over China open trade. It notes Japan's aim to curb British influence and protect its own access in Manchuria, with the US open door policy at stake and potential friction near the Philippines and North China.
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China
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Cina
Washington
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Unitedates
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York
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Philippine Islands
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Manila
America
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