Knox accepts Senate nomination as Roosevelt critique fills crowd
An enthusiastic crowd packed a large Chinese stadium as Col. Frank Knox accepted a Senate nomination amid strong applause. He lambasted the Roosevelt administration for economic policies, urging support for his anti New Deal stance and criticizing federal control over business and finance. Roosevelt’s Campobello cruise closed with a brief, domestic visit before heading to Quebec.
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Frank Knox
Steiner
Oregon
Colonel Knox
Knox
Chicago
Landon
Roosevelt
Congress
United Effort
Rebels Press Spain War As Madrid Claims Halted Advance
Rebel forces under Franco press toward Madrid from the south and along the eastern coast to Valencia and Alicante, claiming control of key ports and territory. Valencia garrison allegedly revolted. loyalists suffer heavy losses at Zaragoza, while San Sebastian sees loyalist gains. Ambassador Claude Gowers coordinates safety for Americans amid evacuations as boxing squad members clash with training-mission rules in Berlin.
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Francisco Franco
Spain
Madrid
Franco
Valencia
Alicante
Seville
Huelva
Saragossa
Perpignan
France
Caballero
San Sebastian
Claude G. Bowers
San Pee
Fuentarrabia
Bowers
Ambassador Bowers
Cayuga
Eleanor Holm Jarrett
Berlin
Roy Davis
Batavia
N. Y
Howell King
Detroit
Theodore E. Kara
Chester Rutecki
Chicago
Public Works Accelerates Small Projects Under Roosevelt Plan
The FLMPaASIS program aims to finish small scale public works quickly as part of Roosevelt’s allotment totaling 22,742,034 dollars. It lists 352 New York City projects with a government cost of 4,835,000 dollars and an average allotment around 323.45 thousand dollars, with EWA lending Bay ta for a portion.
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Public Works Administration
Roosevelt
New York City
EWA
Germany fortifies Helgoland amid calls for peace talks
In a House of Commons debate Eden signaled Britain and France may overlook Germanys move to re fortify Helgoland, once demilitarized by Versailles, hoping for a renewed European peace effort in which Germany would participate. Also reports include Sen Donahys lightning injury in Chesapeake Bay, Reynolds robbery near Taxco, Iowa GOP nominee Halden for Murphys seat, Brookhart farmers party bid, Josh Lees Oklahoma Senate win, and Henry Wellcome England’s famed scientist dies at 83.
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Helgoland
Gibraltar
North Sea
House of Commons
Eden
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France
Iowa
Barry Halden
Chariton
American Legion
United States Senate
Louis Murphy
Guy M. Gillette
Farmer-Labor Party
Des Moines
Smith Wildman Brookhart
New Deal Farm Organization
Oklahoma
Josh Lee
United States
E. W. Marland
Lee
Herbert K. E
Vimy Memorial Unveiled by King Edward VIII in France
More than 100000 people stood in silence at Vimy France as King Edward VIII unveiled the French built memorial honoring Canadian forces who captured Vimy Ridge in April 1917. The ceremony honored 7000 to 8000 tons of stone and cost about 1 million dollars. Walter S Allward Toronto architect sculpted and supervised the unveiling for the Canadian Battle Fields Memorial Commission.
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France
Edward VIII
England
Vimy Ridge
Lebrun
Edward
Canada
Walter S. Allward
Toronto
Canadian Battlefields Memorial Commission
Civilian Conservation Corps discharges near 13000 in June
Director Robert Fechner reports 12 995 CCC members left in June for private work the largest quit rate since the program peaked. The exodus tied to improving business conditions and the education provided to enrollees. Also noted Queen Mary set a new transatlantic record beating Normandie by time.
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Civilian Conservation Corps
Cunard
White Star Line
New York
Normandie
Cherbourg
Ambrose
Polish News Agency Announces Announcement Details
A Polish news agency issued an official announcement outlining forthcoming measures and intentions related to national affairs. The release emphasizes policy direction, regional impacts, and expected timelines for implementation.
Roosevelt expected to unveil farm co operation plan
The article asserts President Roosevelt will likely unveil a new farm co operation proposal aimed at winning farm votes away from Kansas Governor Landon. It links the move to Secretary Wallace's book and a Democratic platform line about fair value and reducing the price spread between producers and consumers, suggesting a strategy to unite farmers with consumers in support of New Deal policies.
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Roosevelt
Landon
Kansas
New Deal
Secretary Wallace
Wallace
Philadelphia
Europe
White House
Far- Farleyley
John Hamilton
Big Jim
Jim
Hamilton
Farley
Mr. Hamilton
Mr. Farley
Campaign strategies loom in Roosevelts and Landons fall races
A Western newspaper memo weighs how July issues may not decide November. Analysts say Landon will push core governance reforms while Roosevelt adapts to changing campaign conditions, with Landon maintaining simplicity and Roosevelt facing tighter opposition on radio and speeches as the race moves into late summer.
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Landon
Mr. Roosevelt
Washington
Holland Buys Planes as War Profits Echo Abroad
The piece satirically notes Little Holland, Tugwell’s daughter, and peers' schemes while detailing Holland buying 13 heavy bombing planes in Baltimore for 1.5 million dollars. It argues this signals work and wages, and warns of possible death from war machines, as foreign nations read American statements on spending and policy with keen attention.
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Holland
Baltimore
Clergyman Proposes Revolutionary Government Plan
A clergyman Rev. Charles C. Webber in our Union Theological Seminary urges a bold shift in governance. He argues for taking away what is Caesar's, declaring God as a revolutionary being always seeking to make all things new, a view presented to eight hundred young people.
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Union Theological Seminary
Charles C. Webber
Caesar
Webber
Plan to abolish capitalism under Webber doctrine
Rev. Charles C. Webber proposes a United States social economy via his plan where people own and manage industry and property. He advocates no money spent on war and suggests youth rule, presenting a simple A B C approach to revolutionize God’s role and society.
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Rev. Webber
God
B. C
United States
Charles C. Webber
Questioning God and Rev Webber amid revolutionaries debate
A reader asks why God does not constantly remake the world and if He needs Rev Webber’s help. The remark likens Lenin and Stalin to a divine force, questions funding for churches and seminaries in a post capitalist world, and references Dean Swift.
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Stalin
Union Theological Seminaries
Webbers
Dean Swift
Paris called aeria) port of Europe by France and American honors
A fragment notes France labeling Paris as the aeria port of Europe while American claims crown Miami, Los Angeles, San Diego, Chicago, Cleveland, San Francisco, and Oakland with pride. It highlights a grand air route from America to Asia beginning in that region.
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