Florida hurricane leaves Florida Keys wrecked and veterans dead
A powerful Caribbean hurricane devastated Florida the Keys and western coast causing heavy property damage across coastal towns. More than 500 people died, including about 300 veterans in labor camps on the Keys. relief efforts by Red Cross and others moved to aid survivors. President Roosevelt ordered investigations into camp conditions.
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Florida
Caribbean
Keys
Georgia
Red Cross
Roosevelt
Frank T. Hisies
Veterans’ Affairs
Harry Hopkins
FERA
American Legion
Morgan
Dixie
New Orleans
New York
French Reef
Miami
Coast Guard
Noteworthy Deaths Include Clergy, Diplomats and a Minister
Noteworthy among recent deaths are Right Rev. Walter T. Sumner bishop of the Episcopal diocese of Oregon famed for crusading against organized vice in Chicago George C. Hanson veteran American diplomat who shot himself on a steamer returning from Greece and Charles J. Vopicka of Chicago who served as American minister to several Balkan countries during World War I.
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Walter T. Sumner
Episcopal Diocese of
Oregon
Chicago
George C. Hanson
Greece
Charles J. Vopicka
Balkan
Weizmann elected Zionist world president at Lucerne congress
R Cha im Weizmann was chosen president of the Zionist world organization at the nineteenth congress in Lucerne. A resolution urged action against the systematic deprival of Jews in Germany, which was opposed by the German delegation as not a constructive plan.
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Chaim Weizmann
Zionists
World Organization
Lucerne
Germany
Reich
Senate
House of Representatives
Roosevelt
Senator Long
Congress
Guffey
New Deal
Senate Rules Debate Highlights Old Bedrock Tone
The piece discusses long standing Senate debate rules, the Huey Long filibuster, and criticism from New Dealers. It argues the Senate’s deliberative method yields better legislation and warns against changing procedures. It also notes a failed $100 million Federal Farm Mortgage bond issue and cautions about rising national debt and interest costs.
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United States
Federal Farm Mortgage Corporation
United States Treasury
Treasury
Morgenthau
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