Mussolini claims Ethiopia as Italy as Addis Ababa falls
Mussolini proclaims Ethiopia now Italian territory and vows colonization, while Haile Selassie flees to Palestine aboard a British cruiser. Addis Ababa is occupied by Italian forces as Ethiopians loot and burn in the capital. The article notes reactions in Britain, France, and the League of Nations on potential sanctions and future politics.
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Thiopia
Haile Selassie
Palestine
Addis Ababa
East Africa
Benito Mussolini
Ethiopia
Italy
Djibouti
Lake Tana
Blue Nile
Il Duce
France
Britain
League of Nations Council
Geneva
Mussolini
Eden
League
United States
Great Britain
League of Nations
Anthony Eden
House of Commons
Laborites
Washington
State Department
Legation
Engert
Edith Nourse Rogers
Massachusetts
Hull
Hastings declines re election and Du Pont influence blamed
Senator Dame O Hastings of Delaware announces he will not seek re election citing focus on law practice. Observers say Du Pont family influence and Gov Buck loyalty may have driven the decision. Also: miners reach wage talks, housing program outline from the White House, and a Communist flag placed on the Supreme Court building removed by authorities.
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Dames O. Hastings
Delaware
du Pont
Douglas Buck
du Ponts
Hastings
Washington
Russia
Supreme Court of the
United States
Trade Pact With France Signed At State Department
Secretary Hull and Andre de Laboulaye signed a reciprocal trade agreement to take effect June 15. It reportedly lowers duties on French wines cigarett papers and luxuries while expanding French quotas on American fruits and other goods. The pact aims for most favored nation treatment and broader trade growth between the two nations. Meanwhile France’s election produced a Popular Front majority in the chamber of deputies, raising concerns of instability until the assembly convenes. International disarmament efforts faltered as the U S House passed a navy buildup bill to treaty strength with the controversial two 35 000 ton battleships clause. Rumors from London touched on a possible Japan 55 000 ton battleship readied with 21 inch guns.
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Ecretary
Hull
France
State Department
Andre de Laboulaye
United States
Inch International
House
Marcantonio
New York
London
Japan
Business and New Deal clash as Roosevelt seeks re election
A Western Newspaper Union column argues the Chamber of Commerce shows solid backing against New Deal policies. It claims business and the administration show little willingness to cooperate, warning of reduced private initiative as federal programs expand into private sectors.
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Roosevelt
REA
Morris Cooke
State Corporation Commission of Virginia
Virginia Commission
Virginia
Cooke
Western Newspaper Union
The Thinker Behind Invention and Leadership
The passage asserts that thinkers are the real rulers of the world and drive discovery and progress, with Rev. E. Neville Martin, M. A. quoted on the impact of exemplary deeds in naming good leaders.
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Ehind
Rev
E. Neville Martin
M. A
Cop Finds Horse Attached to Motor Car He's Driving
Patrolman Pat Harrison of San Francisco was driving when another officer flagged him and shouted a warning. He looked back to see a horse tied to the rear of his car, plainly attached to the vehicle, and the scene caused surprise.
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Pat Harrison
San Francisco
Harrison
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