Burns obituary ends era for Hermitage district in US House
J W Burns veteran Tennessee congressman and speaker of the House died after a heart attack and cerebral hemorrhage at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington. He served 27 years representing the Hermitage district and led the Democratic majority and campaign committee. Funeral in the House chamber and burial in Nashville followed. Roosevelt praised him as fearless and wise. The House later elected William Bankhead of Alabama as speaker for the remainder of the session.
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Bath
Joseph Wellington Burns
House of Representatives
Tennessee
Mayflower Hotel
Washington
Burns
Appropriations Committee
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
Bertrand H. Snell
New York
Joseph T. Robinson
Arkansas
Roosevelt
White House
House
William B. Bankhead
Alabama
A. Platt Andrew
Massachusetts
Gloucester
Andrew
Harvard
Mint
Taft
the Treasury
Congress
Deaths of Clara Noyes and Cyrus McCormick
Clara Dutton Noyes sixty six director of the American Red Cross nursing service died in Washington after a medical incident while driving to work. She had served as assistant director during World War I and led nurses at Bellevue and allied hospitals in New York. Cyrus Hall McCormick seventy seven founder and longtime president of the International Harvester Company died at his Lake Forest home. He helped develop the farm reaper, was a progressive employer, active in public welfare, and a major donor to education and charity.
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Iss Clara Dutton Noyes
American Red Cross Nursing Service
Washington
Miss Noyes
American Red Cross
Bellevue and Allied Hospitals
New York
Cyrus Hall McCormick
International Harvester Company
Lake Forest
Ill
America
Rome Welcomes War Hero Badoglio After Ethiopian Victory
Viceroy Pietro Badoglio returns to Rome amid triumphant crowds of about sixty thousand. Premier Mussolini steps forward after the cheers, kissing Badoglio as high ranking Fascist leaders and the full cabinet form the honor guard. A subsequent massive military review follows.
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Arshal Pietro Badoglio
Ethiopia
Mussolini
Il Duce Badogno
Silver Purchase Pact With China Weighs On Open Door Policy
The treasury announced a plan to buy Chinese silver and deposit dollars in a Bank of China branch in New York. The move signals a potential shift in Far Eastern trade, pitting United States currency influence against Japanese tariffs and British currency strategy in China amid a broader open door policy debate.
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New York State
United States Supreme Court
Butler
van Devanter
McReynolds
Sutherland
Roberts
Hughes
Stone
Brandeis
Cardozo
Washington
Treasury
China
Russia
Japan
United States
Sir Frederick Leith-Ross
Brit- Fish Treasury
Shanghai
Ministry of Finance
Sir Frederick
North China
Bank of China
New York
Japan Moves to Expand Influence in Asia and Philippines
In North China Japan is likely to press for political supremacy while facing the Soviet border. in the Philippines Japanese colonization advances with value control in the Dava valley and strong Japanese lobbying against anti-Japanese legislation. American policy toward China’s silver and Far Eastern relations is uncertain, raising concerns over national honor and potential conflict.
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Japan
China
Ffs
Manchukuo
Roosevelt
United States
Far East
Philippine Islands
Manila
Washington
Philippine
Dava
Tokyo
Philippines
Congress
Exclusive Dress Crochet Pattern For Toddlers
An easy to crochet dress pattern 5533 for sizes 4 6 and 8 features a simple all over stitch design with a plain mesh yoke sleeves and collar. Use white or colored string and send 15 cents to The Sewing Circle Household Arts Dept 259 W Fourteenth St New York NY with pattern number name and address.
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Big Little Charmer
Household Arts Dept
W. Fourteenth St
New York
N. Y
States and Capitals Test
In this test a state or its capital is given and you must provide the counterpart. For Michigan provide Lansing or for Lansing provide Michigan. The list includes pairs such as Cheyenne Concord and Utah Austin and others.
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Michigan
Minnesota
Cheyenne
Concord
Utah
Austin
Carson City
Kentucky
Oklahoma
Little Rock
Maryland
Iowa
Harrisburg
Providence
Jackson
Montgomery
Arizona
Idaho
Dover
Connecticut
Final city and state pairings list
A concise enumeration matching items to pairs: 1 Lansing and St Paul. 2 Wyoming and New Hampshire. 8 Salt Lake City and Texas. 4 Nevada and Frankford. 5 Oklahoma City and Arkansas. 6 Annapolis and Des Moines. 7 Pennsylvania and Rhode Island. 8 Mississippi and Alabama. 9 Phoenix and Boise. 10 Delaware and Hartford.
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Lansing
St. Paul
Wyoming
New Hampshire
Salt Lake City
Texas
Nevada
Frankford
Oklahoma City
Arkansas
Annapolis
Des Moines
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
Mississippi
Alabama
Phoenix
Boise
Delaware
Hartford
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Speaker Burns
Rome
Badoglio
London
Haile Selassie
World
Edward W. Pickard
Western Newspaper Union
J. W. Burns
England
Selassie
O. C. Harvey
Anthony Eden
Harvey
Yust
Popular Front
France
Spain
Augusto Barcia
Ministries of Labor and the Interior
J H. Thomas
House of Commons
Thomas
the Tribune
URAL
Alfred Watt
Canada
Vienna
Stockholm
Hull and
Wallace
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Federated Women's Institute
Business Advisory Council
Federal Trade Commission
Council
Lincoln Filene
Boston
War Department
Senate
Munitions Committee
Harry Hopkins
Tydings
Bulkley
Ohio
Byrd
Virginia
Florida Ship Canal
Passamaquoddy
Maine
Pope Pius XI
Atholics
Pius XI
St. Peter's
Catholic Action Organization
IND
American Federation of Labor
William Green
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Green
Lewis
Executive Council
A. B. of L
Sidney Hillman
Amalgamated Clothing Workers
David Dubinsky
International Ladies’ Garment Union
Tae
Tangku
Tientsin
Yukiciro Suma
Nanking
QteWane McDonald
Men & Dew
McDonald
Thee National Pees
Ola Ral
T Western Newspaper Union
By Lowell Henderson
Peereaerae
Jean Ingelow
Peterman
Hmerson
Psion
Doans
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