Rainey dies. House faces turbulent succession in Congress
Henry T Rainey veteran Illinois congressman and speaker dies in St Louis hospital from angina pectoris at near seventy four. His death opens a scramble for the speakership with Joseph Byrns and Sam Rayburn leading contenders. NRA policy disputes and labor code amendments also shape the post mortem political scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Enry T. Rainey
Ilinois
St. Louis
Rainey
Congress
Harding
John
Peakber Rainey
Joseph W. Byrns
Tennessee
Democratic National Congressional Committee
Roosevelt
Sam Rayburn
Texas
Burns
Rayburn
John E. Rankin
Mississippi
William B. Bankhead
Alabama
John J. O'Connor
New York
House
Ionia Fair Attendance Reported by Fred Chapman
Approximately 250000 persons attended the 1934 Ionia Fair, per fair secretary Fred Chapman. The item appears among a long list of brief regional notes across Michigan with local officials and events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ionia
Fred Chapman
Hitler's Power Grows as Religion Fears Rise
In a sweeping summary of global politics and social quirks, the piece notes Hitler’s complete control of Germany’s empire and war authority, while Catholic votes are speculated as anti-Hitler stands. It also covers a Brooklyn armored car theft, the Jonker diamond heading to the US, exotic birth weights, and a Hoboken wife sale anecdote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peo
American Liberty League
United States
League
Alfred E. Smith
John W. Davis
Nathan L. Miller
New York
James W. Wadsworth
Irenee du Pont
Smith
Roosevelt
Jouett Shouse
Democratic National Committee
Association Against the Prohibition
Shouse
Professors of the Brain Trust
Fowlerville
Wilbur H. Cobley
Cobley
Newberry
Richard F. Bowers
Ernest. Robbin
Marquette
Cleveland Cliffs Chemical
CCC
Vicksburg
Sunset Lake
Michigan
A. J. Buchman
Iron Mountain
Upper Peninsula
Michigan Pharmaceutical Association
E. C. Voght
Escanaba
Lansing
Washington
Theodore I. Fry
Detroit
Ford Airport
Jean Picecard
Wilmington
Del
Ludington
Arlene Jensen
Mason County
Alma Phillips
Della Compeau
Croswell
Michael Kautz
Lexington Township
St. Patrick’s
Susanna Mary J. Kautz
Lewis D. Kolar
Margaret Catherine Kautz
John R. Leitch
Elizabeth Kaut
Peter M. Gravish
Charlotte
Vermontville
A. C. Cheney
George Howland
Jackson
George Swift
Grand Rapids
Anning Taylor
Taylor
Butterworth Hospital
Houghton
Houghton County Infirmary
Bad Axe
Stephen Frotzman
Wesley Protzman
Bad Axe Rotary Club
Hitler
Germany
Herr Goebbels
Reichstag
Herr Hitler
Hoboken
N. J
P. King Features Syndicate, Inc
WNU Service
Adolf Hitler
League of Nations
Crees labor triumph over Recovery Administrator Johnson
The labor relations board ordered John Donovan, former NRA union president, reinstated to the labor advisory board after being dismissed by Johnson for inefficiency. The board rebuked Johnson for alleged section 7a violations while NRA accepted the decision with grudging grace. Dr Gustav Peck, Donovan’s superior, issued a critical statement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crees
Johnson
National Labor Relations Hefirdy
John Donovan
NRA
Labor Advisory Board
Donovan
Gustav Peck
Cuban Army Plot Upset by Arrests and Executions
Cuban Col Hernandez led a plot to overthrow President Mendieta and install a military dictatorship. Eight soldiers died during arrests, with Hernandez killed after a failed assault on Major Benitez. Conspirators were later executed by summary court martial as troops and civilians faced arrests, signaling a major purge and high command reorganization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mario Hernandez
Mendieta
Cuba
Fulgencio Batista
Beniteze
Hernandez
Benitez
Also Mentioned on This Page
Speaker Rainey
Liberty ‘League
Edward W. Pickard
Western Newspaper Union
Henry T. Rainey
Joseph W. Burns
Hyde Park
Gen
Hughs. Johnson
Donald Richberg
Labor
Perkins
Recovery Administration
Commerce
Daniel C. Roper
Minneapolis
Tlliam Green
American Federation of Labor
United Textile Workers’ Organization
George A. Sloan
Cotton Textile Institute
Cotton Textile Code Authority
Sloan
Jouettehouse
William Green
Ann Arbor
Mabel M. MacLachlan
University Hospital
Dorothy Waller
Caro
Eva Knaggs
John Knaggs
Lee Huston
John F. Carey
Leonard Green
Niles
St. Joseph River
University of Michigan
Monroe
Big City
Summerfield
Whitford
Dundee
Fri Reimer
Monroe County
Register of Deeds
Ida Coughanowr
Brazil
Ind
Tin Can Tourists Association
Tin Can Tourists
Soldier’s
Department of Labor and Industry
Oreo
Michigan Gas& Electric Co
Charles B. Collingwood
James Gleco
Sarasota
Fla
Ringling Brothers
Barnum
Owosso
Detroit—Action of Friends and Alumni
Hillsdale College
First National Bank
W. A. Pungs
Old Central Savings Bank
Buffalo
Jimmy Burns
Tigers
Quincy
Carlton D McKenzie
North
Ohio
Indiana
Wisconsin
Iowa
George Andrews
Andrews
Cadillac
Michigan Potato Growers’ Exchange
Joseph Bussey
Lake Leelaunau
Mt. Clemens
Clinton River
Macomb County
Donald R. Westendorf
Port Huron
Myron
Chelsea
Rogers Corners
Zion
St. John’s
Manistée
Chicago
Jack Broberg
Don Hughes
Gulf
Atlantic Seaboard
Great Lakes
Brisbane
Russia
Spain
Mexico
Ted Glovier
Moorefield
W. Va
Franklin Delano Glovier
Franklin Delano
Voltaire
Lloyd George
England
Brooklyn
South Africa
Diamond Corporation
Manchukuo
Japan
Rayvid
Harbin
Foreign Office
Chinese Eastern Railway
Suifenho
Pogranichnaya
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!