Roosevelt veto battle over Patman bonus plan ends in override
President Roosevelt read his veto against the Patman bonus measure before Congress, arguing the veterans and inflation risks. Despite his stance, the House overrode the veto 822 to 98, sending the bill back to the Senate where debate lingered amid plans for further action and new relief measures. The piece also notes relief program projects, Passamaquoddy dam plans, and regional wage divisions under the work relief act.
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Roosevelt
Byrne
House
Senate
Eteran
White House
Representatives
Garner
Thomas
Pittman
Nevada
Pope
Idaho
Coolidge
Massachusetts
Norbeck
South Dakota
Dennis Chavez
New Mexico
Passamaquoddy
Campobello
Maine
Maj
Philip B. Fleming
Army Engineers Corps
Fleming
PWA
Wisconsin
la Follette
Ford reports 1934 gain and wage rise plan beyond 5 dollar level
The Ford Motor Company posts a 1934 profit of 580,276,391 dollars, up 3,759,311 from the prior year, and announces a wage increase from five to six dollars per day. The raise applies to Ford and Lincoln plants in Detroit and other cities, with payroll boosted by about two million dollars monthly. Henry Ford’s wage policy dates to 1914, with major increases in 1919 1929 and once more in 1934. The company notes it has paid workers 623,000,000 dollars above standard scales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ford Motor Company
Ford
Lincoln
Detroit
Henry Ford
Jane Addams Passes. Pioneer of Hull House and Peace
Jane Addams, renowned as Chicago's first citizen and founder of Hull House, devoted decades to aiding the poor, fighting sweatshop and child labor abuses, and advancing international peace. Her death is mourned by thousands she helped. Her work began in 1889 on Chicago's West Side among Italian and other immigrant communities, expanding to global peace efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International Congress of Women
Hull House
Iss Jane Addams
Chicago
West Side
America
Women’s International Peace Conference
Theaf
Belliger
Hitler Sets Out 13 Point Plan for Disarmament and Peace
Hitler outlined a 13 point program for disarmament and improving international relations before the Reichstag. He rejected the League of Nations council resolution condemning German rearmament but insisted Germany could rejoin the league under Versailles terms and equality. Britain welcomed his pledge to respect Versailles borders and to seek non aggression pacts with neighbors except Lithuania, plus an air convention to supplement Locarno. Maj Gen Walter von Reichenau announced conscription for “war babies” born in 1914 and 1915 with medical checks beginning June 1. 1914 class to color November 1 for army and air force while 1915 class faces labor service.
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Eichsfuehrer
Hitler
Reichstag
Europe
League of Nations Council
Germany
League
Great Britain
Lithuania
Aliso
Reich
Walter von Reichenau
Ministry of Defense
Army
Air Force
Rift with League Looms Over Abyssinia Crisis
E Torta in a note to the League of Nations defies intimidation and warns against yielding to violence. Eden and Laval press Baron Aloisi in Geneva to accept exclusive Ethiopian privileges to preserve European unity. Rome accuses Britain of aiding Ethiopian war material shipments via Somaliland. Haile Selassie buys Turkish bombing planes amid tensions. A Pacific fleet seaplane crash near Midway kills six crew members: Brandenburger, Kelly, Litts, Derry, Proteau, and Sharpe.
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E.torta
League of Nations Council
Anthony Eden
Pierre Laval
Baron Aloisi
Ethiopia
League
Europe
Geneva
Mussolini
Rome
Great Britain
British Somaliland
Emperor Haile Selassie
Turkey
Aneuvers
Midway Island
Harry Brandenburger
Charles J. Kelly
P. C. Litts
C. M. Derry
P. J. Proteau
Q. A. Sharpe
Congressional clashes and aviation disaster echo in 1933 page
Senators from New York Ohio and liberals clash over railroad labor pension bills while Chavez sworn in as senator. A massive Soviet airliner the Maxim Gorky crashed near Moscow killing 48 aboard and the pilot. TVA probe opens amid charges of misbidding overpayments and irregular awards as administration pushes AAA expansion amid farm program fights. Food jobbers fear new processing taxes and licensing under AAA rules.
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Enator Wagner
New York
Representative Crosser
Ohio
Senate
House
Supreme Court
USSIA
Maxim Gorky
Moscow
Central Aerodynamic Institute
Danish Prince Frederik and Ingrid Wed in Stockholm Ceremony
Prince Frederik of Denmark and Princess Ingrid of Sweden wed in Stockholm as a brilliant assembly gathered for a week of activities surrounding the ceremony. Large crowds filled the Swedish capital, reflecting widespread public interest in the royal union.
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Frederik
Denmark
Ingrid
Sweden
Stockholm
Jane Addams death and quotes on reality and science
The column notes Jane Addams of Hull House is dead, praising her lifelong welfare work for women and children. It then surveys a mix of observations from Arthur Brisbane on Einstein and reality, Ludendorff’s retirement, a woodpecker sermon, and varied notes on economics, crime, and a Sydney shark tale.
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Jane Addams
Hull House
Ludendorff
Will Hays argues post office proves government can run business
In a long note quoted from Will Hays, the Post Office figures are praised as a vast, efficient system. The piece argues the postal service handles massive volumes with lower costs, questions deficit criticism, and calls out claims government ownership is inherently flawed. It cites extensive statistics and reflects on the importance of the Post Office to national life.
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Einstein
B. Podolsky
N. Rosen
Princeton Institute For Advanced Study
Ocean of Knowledge
Beverly Hills
Will H Hays
Will
P. O
Post Office Money Order Department
New York City
Dominion of
Canada
Parole Post
Hays
Ripley
Post Office Department
Salt Lake City
Washington
McNaught Syndicate
Jan
Foods of the Good Old Days
Lettie Gay recalls how American cookery formed in early days with regional influences from Charleston to Cape Cod. She notes camp fry pans, clam bakes, blueberry puddings, chile con carne, and fish pilafs as enduring symbols, now enjoyed nationwide.
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Charleston
D. C
Middle
Far West
Texas
New Mexico
Lettie Gay
Parents’ Magazine
Household Hint for Juicy Roasted Meat
A quick oven can dry meat. Place a saucepan half full of water in a corner of the oven. The steam keeps the air moist and preserves juiciness in the roast.
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Edward W. Pickard
Western Newspaper Union
Martin L. Davey
Harry Hopkins
Cleveland
Major Fleming
Bronson Cutting
Chamber
Cutting
Hiram Johnson
California
William E. Borah
George Norris
Nebraska
Gerald P. Nye
North Dakota
Robert M. LaFollette
Henrik Shipstead
Minnesota
Farmer-Laborite
A. E. Morgan
House Military Affairs Committee
Tennessee Valley Authority
Arthur EB. Morgan
TVA
David Lilienthal
Harcourt A. Morgan
J. R. McCarl
House Committee
AAA
Brisbane
von Hindenburg
Bavarian
Austria
Kemmerer
Princeton
Taylor Putney, Jr
New York University
Valentine
Samos
Sydney
WNN Service
King Features Syndicate, Inc
Vor Rogers
A Lars
Renee Ee
Pade
Nadinda
Paris
Tenn
Crit Haynes
Essex
Cardui
Oor
Wright's’ Pill Co
Gold St
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