Roosevelt Memorial Day Address at Gettysburg
President Roosevelt, hailed as first citizen of the world by Governor Pinchot, delivers a Memorial Day address at Gettysburg praising national unity and arguing the three hindrances to progress are political distortion, rule-breaking, and narrow sectional self interest. He reviews naval ceremonies aboard the Indianapolis and notes other wartime and political figures in attendance. The piece also covers labor strikes and NRA issues, Cuba's treaty, and disarmament talks, tying domestic recovery to national solidarity and international efforts.
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Gettysburg Battle Field
Roosevelt
Pinchot
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West
South
Gettysburg
New York
Indianapolis
Navy
Swanson
Josephus Daniels
Congress
Ambrose
Pennsylvania
David A. Sellers
Louisville
President Coolidge
Hecece
Washington
United Textile Workers of America
Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers
NRA
American Iron and Steel Institute
United States
CuBa
State Department
Senate
Island Republic
Guantanamo
Mendieta
Johnson
Federal agencies shape lives under New Deal influence
William Bruckart discusses the reach of New Deal programs from Washington into everyday life. He cites the FBI relief admin, the Reconstruction Finance Corp, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp and the Federal Trade Commission shaping banking, credit and investments while NRA codes curb long term credit and spark a clash with the FTC. He notes forestry conservation, planned legislation for coordination, and the tension between agencies over policy directions.
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Washington
United States
Harry Hopkins
Federal Emergency Relief Administration
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
RFC
Chicago
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
NRA
E Graphic Arts Industries
Federal Trade Commission
Roosevelt
Congress
The
Plot to assassinate Ambassador Caffery shocks Cuba
Police uncovered a plan to kill Jeffer son Caffery the American ambassador to Cuba and to destroy U S property on the island. Bullets from a sawed off gun struck a soldier near his home while Caffery attended the yacht club and was unharmed. Cuban officials blamed radicals but party leaders denied involvement.
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Jefferson Caffery
Cuba
Mr. Caffery
Caffery
United States
New England States and Nearby Regions Pact on Wage Protections
A regional compact signed by New York Pennsylvania and five New England states aims to protect women and minors in industry. The agreement sets minimum wage standards and bans unfair pay practices. State boards would inspect payrolls and enforce compliance under ratification.
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New England
New York
Pennsylvania
Roosevelt authorizes embargo on arms to war nations
President Roosevelt signed a joint congressional resolution empowering him to halt arms shipments to belligerents and declared an embargo on selling weapons in the United States to Bolivia and Paraguay. The move stops US sales though not shipments, citing existing treaties. Costa Durell urged arbitration at the League of Nations, warning the embargo could ruin Bolivia if granted.
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Newton D. Baker
House Military Affairs Committee
Secretary Dern
Roosevelt
Baker
Congress
United States
Bolivia
Paraguay
Costa Durell
Geneva
League of Nations Council
World's Court of Permanent Justice
Durell
Bollyia
French Flyers ODOS and Rossi Fail Nonstop Paris to California
ODOS and Rossi, holders of the distance record, attempted a nonstop Paris to California flight. They crossed the Atlantic safely but a wing weakness forced an emergency landing in New York.
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Odos
Rossi
Paris
California
Atlantic Ocean
New York
Tigers Terrorize Central India Villages
Man-eating tigers stalk villages in central India causing death and fear. Cattle are dragged into the jungle and consumed while villagers, forbidden to kill, fear nightly raids. A large tiger was ambushed by cattle horns after attacking a herd near the Panch Deoli hills, and fled wounded into the jungle.
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India
Panch Deoli
Postum Free Week Supply Offer to Readers
An advertisement in this paper promotes a week’s free supply of healthful Postum from the Postum Company. Readers may send a request to obtain the product and enjoy a full week’s supply at no cost.
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Postum Company
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Law's Foundation: Public Opinion Codified by Majority
A concise reflection on how law is shaped by the will of the people as expressed through majority opinion. The statement argues that legal norms increasingly mirror prevailing public sentiment rather than elite decree.
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Havana
Edward W. Pickard
Western Newspaper Union
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Marine Corps
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House Agriculture Committee
Fulmer
Europe
League of Nations
Litvinov
Russia
Norman H. Davis
Louis Barthou
France
Hitler
Mussolini
Italy
Chamber of Deputies
Irish Free State
Dail Eireann
Eamon de Valera
England
Britain
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Han Bao
William Bruckart
Fed Trade Commission
Commission
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White House
J. Caffery
Law’s Foundation
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Toronto
Ontario
Gansta Cane
Deer River
Luce
Peterman
ANT Food
Clausen Company
4Th Street
St. Louis
Daisy Fly Killer
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