Senate Recommits Robison Supreme Court Bill in Crushing Defeat
The Senate on a 70 to 20 roll call recommitted the Robison substitute to the judiciary committee, blocking the President's Supreme Court reform plan. In a separate vote 71 to 19, the Senate overrode Roosevelt's veto to extend low interest farm loans for a year, a heavier blow to the administration.
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United States Senate
Robinson
Judiciary Committee
House of Congress
Barkley
Ashurst
Arizona
Minton
Indiana
Sen
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Rep
Calif
California
Barkley Becomes Senate Leader After Late Vote Shift
Alben W. Barkley of Kentucky is named majority leader of the United States Senate after a 38 to 37 vote over Sen. Pat Harrison of Mississippi. Dieterich of Illinois urged Harrison to release his pledged vote, aiding the President’s choice amid questions on the court bill. The White House press for four key measures to pass in the new year.
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Harrison
William H. Dieterich
Illinois
Alben W. Barkley
Kentucky
United States Senate
Joseph T. Robinson
Arkansas
Pat Harrison
Mississippi
Senate
Dieterich
Democratic Party
Iinois
Garner
Burton K. Wheeler
Montana
Judiciary Committee
Roosevelt
Barkley and
White House
Lehman Letter Marks Citizen Protest to War Policy
Gov. Herbert H. Lehman of New York writes to Sen. Robert F. Wagner asserting that a pending bill would be contrary to the people’s interests and warning it would set a dangerous precedent for future administrations. The letter was released to the public.
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Herbert H. Lehman
New York
Robert F. Wagner
Lehman
Zeppelin Hindenburg Crash Likely Spark Cause Examined
The board of inquiry reported to Secretary Daniel C. Roper that an unseen static electricity spark may have ignited the Hindenburg disaster at Lakehurst New Jersey on May 6. The panel ruled out fire sabotage brush discharge and other causes as less fitting to the evidence. Guglielmo Marconi died at sixty three in Rome from a heart attack while Mussolini paid homage at his funeral.
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Francisco Franco
Seville
Malaga
Bilbao
Saragossa
Cordoba
Granada
Madrid
Franco
Brunete
Europe
Germany
Poland
Great Britain
Baltic
Lithuania
Latvia
Esthenia
Finland
Spain
Lakehurst
N. J
Board of Inquiry
Secretary of Commerce
Daniel C. Roper
Guglielmo Marconi
Rome
Vatican
Mussolini
Victorian turmoil over Christmas gifts and a disclosed affair
Victoria confronts her husband Quentin’s secret interest in another woman after a visit to an art shop and a plan to buy an electric refrigerator. Her emotional night unfolds with fear, confusion, and the sense that her world has tilted toward crisis as she contemplates the future.
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Victoria
White House
Geary Street
Quentin
Vicky
Gwen
Peninsula
Maddy
Serena
Spencer
Mary Catherwood
Fairmont
Serena Morrison
Morrisons
Bank Displays World's Money
A collection of coins and paper money valued by experts at half a million to 2.5 million dollars is shown at the First National Bank of Marquette, owned by Louis G. Kaufman. The display includes the “dollars of the world” and rare colonial notes, with a foreword noting its breadth and historical scope.
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First National Bank of Marquette
Marquette
Mich
Louis G. Kaufman
Kaufman
Nathan
Philadelphia
Japanese Tradition Links Fish to Naval Officers
A traditional belief in Japan holds fish as embodiments of naval officers, symbolizing discipline and leadership across maritime culture. The idea reflects cultural respect for sailors and the sea's role in national history.
Odds and Ends in Mail Boxes in Milwaukee
Postmaster John A. Fleissner reports a quirky Milwaukee pattern as unmailed items end up in mail boxes. Items include food, clothing, a live chameleon, library cards, school books, and other odds and ends. About 60 percent are returned. the rest go to the dead parcel office at St Paul.
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Fleissner
St. Paul
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