Treaty defeat pits Roosevelt plan against Congress
Senate defeats the St. Lawrence waterway pact 46 to 42 despite Roosevelt’s personal appeals. Democrats and Republicans split, and calls for resubmission stress sovereignty over Lake Michigan and diversion limits amid regional opposition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Lawrence Waterway
Senate
House
Roosevelt
St. Lawrence
Congress
James Hamilton Lewis
Illinois
Canada
United States
Montreal
Chicago
Mississippi Valley
Lake Michigan
Lewis
Middle West
Mississippi
Atlantic Seaboard
Michigan Relief Grant Boosts Emergency Fund Amid Freezing Mains
A Lansing report notes the Federal Emergency Relief Administration approved a new Michigan grant of 870000 dollars including 120500 for the emergency education program. The piece also covers weather impacts, local incidents, and various state initiatives across cities such as Olivet Battle Creek Centreville and Ann Arbor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lansing
Federal Emergency Relief Administration
Michigan
Olivet
Shelby
Harry Tichthausen
Flint
Ann
Arbor
Heber D. Curtis
Mt. Clemens
A. E. Oakley
Port Huron
Oakley
Pontic
CWA
Fred R. Johnson
Johnson
GCC
Digging In As New Deal Faces Navy and Courts
The piece compares the New Deal's second year to Inaugural week of 1932, noting Roosevelt’s NRA defense of recovery, a Supreme Court ruling on New York milk pricing, and Congress backing a big navy. It discusses industrial wage actions, navy build plans including destroyers and a carrier, plus international naval moves in France Britain Italy and Japan amid rising tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
Supreme Court
United States
New York
Congress
Big Navy
Senate
Chamber of Deputies
Naval Committee
Dunkerque
Admiralty
Paris
Japan
Russia
Japanese War Ministry
Manchukuo
China
General Johnson pressuring industry amid recovery act
The piece describes General Johnson threatening enforcement under Roosevelt recovery orders to compel industry to cut hours, raise wages, and hire more workers. It portrays Johnson as moving toward stronger action, insisting public support is essential and warning noncompliers of renewed efforts to uphold recovery principles. The tone reflects a stark, policy-driven stance from Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Enator Wagner
New York
National Labor Board
National Industrial Recovery Act
Perking
Wagner
American Federation of Labor
General Johnson
NRA
Johnson
Mr. Roosevelt
Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Bailiwick
Roosevelt Baner
Washingston
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Edward W. Pickard
Senator Lewis
Army Air Corps
Benjamin D. Foulois
Ninth
Tenth Army
Foulois
Oscar Westover
Post Office Department
Newark
San Francisco
Lindbergh
Dern
Orville Wright
Clarence Chamberlain
Army
John Y. Brown
Kentucky
Amuel Insull
Athens
Insull
Kessy
Egypt
Alexandria
Persia
Afghanistan
Alter. J. Cummings
Continental Winds Bank and Trust Company of
John §. Cohen
Atlanta
Cummings
University of MH
Nois
Arthur Cutts Willard
College of Engineering
Willard
Massachusetts: “Institute of Technology
Fulton
Hongkong
Josepe" B. Eastman
Interstate Commerce “Commission
Interstate Commerce Commission
Commission
Trafffic
Pacific Coast
Secretary OF Commerce
Roper
Riminal
Andrew W. Mellon
Secretary of the Treasury
T. L. Sidlow
Cleveland
Newton
D. Baker
Thomas S. Lamont
Thomas W. Lamont
J. P. Morgan Banking House
James J. Walker
Department of Justice
Pittsburgh
Grand Jury
Department
Mellon
London
Jimmy Walker
L* Libertad
Republic of Salvador
Sasebo
Arry Pierpont
John Dillinger
Lima
Ohio
Jess Larber
Dillinger
Ohio ‘National Guard
Pierpont
Crowd Point
Ind
Ernest Blank
Sam Cahoon
District of Columbia
War Department
Union
Eves Stev
Pleasant
Beaver
G. W. Bradt
Michigan State College
Battle Creek
Irene Farnham
James Tyson
Goguac Lake
Centreville
Centréville
Frank Lewis
Henry Kloke
Allegai
W. A. Bishop
Kalamazoo
Michael Kearney
Kearney
Hastings
Barry County Red and Gun Club
Alpena
Celia Wojciechowski
Ludwig Wojciechowski
Bolton
Here
Stanley
Celia
Michigan Tourist and Resort Association
State Administrative Board
Owosso
Raymond Funk
Chesaning
Michigan Sugar Co
Coldwater
Milton Hough Farm
Charlevoix
Beaver Island
Rockford
Wolverine Shoe & Tanning Corp
Utica
George T. Smith
Joseph Marcell
Clare—James Catron
Catron
Merriweather
Joseph
Fischer
Muskegon
Muskegon Heights
Grand Rapids
Michigan Christian Foundation
Church of Christ In Michigan
Louis Hopkins
University of Michigan
G. H. Herrod
Detroit
Roy G. Ross
St. Louis
Herman Greve
Ewart
Anna Haly
Baly
Jackson
Isle Royale
Lake Superior
Holger Johnson
Ann Arbor
Western
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