Roosevelt Humanizing the Majority on Jefferson Island Talks
President Roosevelt hosts majorities from Congress on Jefferson Island in Chesapeake Bay to heal rifts and press for a potential 1940 third term. Reports tie Gov George H. Earle and John L Lewis to plans, while the president hints at a peaceful handover to a successor. The talks aim to salvage New Deal programs amid liberal conservative splits and CIO pressure. Meanwhile Apex Hosiery plant Philadelphia faced eviction and $3,000,000 in damage after seven weeks of occupation by sit-down workers.
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Congress
Jefferson Island
Chesapeake Bay
Roosevelt
Ington
George H. Earle
Pennsylvania
John N. Lewis
Committee For Industrial Organization
White House
Capitol
C. SO
John L. Lewis
Ohio Troops Quell Sit-Down Strikes Amid Bloodshed
National guardsmen and state troops arrived in Ohio cities to protect the public as C I O sit-down strikes at Republic Steel and Youngstown Sheet & Tube closures sparked clashes. In Warren troops dispersed pickets while Youngstown saw deadly clashes. Gov. Davey ordered plants opened then reversed. Bethlehem Steel Johns town Pa plant remained closed as violence abated.
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Martin L. Davey
Ohio
Warren
Republic Steel Plains
Youngstown
Republic
Youngstown Sheet & Tube Company
Gov. Davey
Bethlehem Steel
Johnstown
Pennsylvania
Earle
Spain Crisis Deepens as Fascists Retake Bilbao and Valencia
Germany and Italy withdraw from the four power patrol over Spain citing allied inaction, while Valencia and Bilbao fall to Franco forces. Hitler orders strong fleet units to Valencia as Britain warns against hostile acts. Hopkins trims WPA rolls to 1.655 million as relief costs loom. Basque defenders and civilian casualties rise amid the fall of Biscay capital.
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Germany
Italy
Spain
Hitler
Valencia
Great Britain
Britain
Berlin
France
Leipzig
Bisbao
Francisco Franco
Santander
Bilbao
French Premier Blum Resigns Over Financial Dictatorship Move
Premier Leon Blum offered to seize emergency powers to balance France’s treasury for about six weeks but the senate refused. He and his 20 member cabinet quit after 117 days in office. Camille Chautemps was designated to form a new government as the Popular Front era ends.
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Leon Blum
Senate
France
Albert Lebrun
Camille Chautemps
Blum
Popular Front
Europe
Warrant Issued in Ohio for CIO Mail Delivery Block
Federal warrants were issued at Cleveland for six CIO leaders in the Youngstown and Warren strike. They were charged with preventing delivery of U.S. mails to loyal workers at the steel plants. Names were not disclosed. Attorney General Homer S. Cummings ordered the warrants after Senate post office committee hearings.
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Cleveland
Youngstown
Warren
United States
Homer S. Cummings
Senate Post Office Committee
C. I.O
Ohio
Post Office Department
Cummings
Mediation Board Sits In Cleveland Over Steel Strike
The federal mediation board of three appointed by Labor Secretary Perkins opens hearings in Cleveland to probe the Republic Bethlehem and Inland steel strikes. Chairman Taft II, with Garrison and McGrady, will seek a settlement after investigating grievances while risking arbitration if both sides agree.
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John L. Lewis
Committee For Industrial Organization
Mediation Board of
Secretary of
Frances E. Perkins
Cleveland
Perkins
Republic
Bethlehem
Youngstown Sheet & Tube
Charles P. Taft II
Cincinnati
Brain Trust
Landon
Mediation Board
Tom Girdler
Louis Is.Champ claims world heavyweight title
Louis Is.Champ, the Brown Bomber from Detroit, defeated James J. Braddock of New York by knockout in the eighth round of a 13 round Chicago bout to become world heavyweight champion before a paid attendance of 41 675. The bout marked a comeback after Louis was knocked down in the first round. The Tax Parade hearings opened, with Treasury Secretary Morgen thau and undersecretary Roswell Magill proposing changes to tax law and naming figures linked to offshore schemes and foreign corporations.
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Louis
K. O
E Louis
Detroit
James J. Braddock
New York
Chicago
Golden Gloves
ASA Congressional Committee
Secretary of the Treasury
Morgenthau
Roswell Magill
Treasury
Philip de Ronde
Hibernia Trust Company of
Jules S. Bache
Jacob Schick
Charley Laughton
Barrie Dies at 77 in London After Illness
Renowned author and playwright Sir James M. Barrie, creator of Peter Pan and other classics, died in London from bronchial pneumonia at age seventy seven. His works include The Little Minister Dear Brutus and What Every Woman Knows. Western Newspaper Union reports.
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Barrie
James M. Barrie
Peter Pan
Brutus
London
Western Newspaper Union
Matrimonial Thoughts and Entanglements in Calmed Rooms
Victoria and her mother Magda discuss marriage and infidelity as Magda argues that women now seek love and independence while husbands may stray despite stable homes. Quentin, Victoria’s husband, warns of the pull of new affairs and the strain on family life as they navigate social pressures and temptations.
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Lucius Farmer
Tahiti
Majorca
Germany
Vic
Magda
Victoria
Mummy
Vicky
Quentin
Gita
Menlo Park
San Francisco
Tracy
Quentin Hardisty
Madeleine Hardisty
Hardistys
Morrisons
Gita Stewart
Serena
Kenny
Dicky
Babs
Gwen
Sue
Mrs. Morrison
Phyllis Tichnor
Serena Morrison Wife Of Spencer Ashley George Morrison
Serena, by birth part English and part Dane, is described as married to Spencer Ashley George Morrison for a few years in her early thirties. The Mor risons moved to California seeking sunshine and health, and Serena is noted as glorious in health and strength with her child.
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Serena
Spencer Ashley George Morrison
Morrisons
California
Ghostly Tale From Early Motorcycle Races
Olympic coach Lawson Robertson recalls a 1912 Brighton Beach gathering of riders from Buffalo Brooklyn St Louis and Newark. Arthur Chappell lit a chain of cigarettes with one match before Albright Hasha and six spectators died when Albright’s motorcycle faltered during the Newark race.
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Lawson Robertson
Awson Robertson
Brighton Beach
Buffalo
Brooklyn
St. Louis
Newark
Arthur Chappell
John Albright
Eddie Hasha
Albright
Hasha
Plan Carefully To Light A Home With Efficient Fixtures
Plan carefully when wiring a home to blend service with attractive arrangement. A room may look lovely but reading or sewing can be hampered by poor lighting, so fixtures should be placed to ensure good light for reading and sewing tasks.
Tailless Dogs The Schiperke Breed Summary
The Schiperke poodle is the only dog naturally tailless. Bred in Holland and Belgium, they resemble Pomeranians but have short hair. They are small, black, compact with a foxlike head and erect ears. Tail cropping in other breeds creates the bobtailed look.
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Holland
Belgium
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