Rainey dies at 74 former House Speaker from Illinois
News reviews detail the death of ENRY T. RAINEY veteran Illinois congressman and Speaker of the House after bronchial pneumonia. He was born 1860 and elected to Congress in 1902, serving nearly nonstop except 1920. He guided farm policy and tariff legislation, with Mrs. Rainey as secretary. Burial in Carrollton followed services attended by President Roosevelt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Enry T. Rainey
Mlinois
St. Louie
Ima
Congress
Harding
John Nance Garner
House
Rainey
Washington
Rise of Byrns and others as House speaker candidates
The death of Speaker Rainey triggers a contest among leading Democrats for the role. Joseph Byrns of Tennessee is seen as front runner with Sam Rayburn as a possible floor leader. Other candidates include Rankin, Bankhead, and O Connor. President Roosevelt stays neutral amid intra party disputes over NRA structure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peaker Rainey
Joseph W. Byrns
Tennessee
Democratic National
Congressional Committee
Roosevelt
Sam Rayburn
Texas
Burns
Rayburn
John E. Rankin
Mississippi
Wiliam B. Bankhead
Alabama
John J. O'Connor
New York
House
Rainey
Congress
Organized labor victory over Recovery Administrator
Organized labor agencies struck a decisive win against Recovery Administrator Johnsenshen in a national labor dispute. The outcome strengthens labor influence nationwide and signals a shift in administration policy toward union interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rganized Labor
Johnsenshen
National Labor
Founding of American Liberty League Unites Prominent Democrats Republicans
Five conservative leaders including Alfred E. Smith and John W. Davis join to form the American Liberty League with industrialist Irenee Du Pont. Jouett Shouse named president. League vows nonpartisan defense of the Constitution and support for individual initiative amid national politics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Liberty League
United States
Alfred E. Smith
Nathan L. Miller
New York
James W. Wadsworth
Irenee du Pont
Smith
Roosevelt
Jouett Shouse
Democratic National Committee
Shouse
League
Bos
Bern
Cuban plot to topple Mendieta regime foiled in Cuba
Col Fulgencio Batista reported Major Benitez and soldiers were sent to arrest Yeat.Col Mario Hernandez led a conspiracy to install a military dictatorship. Eight detachment members were killed. Hernandez died after a car crash during transport. Maj Angel Echevarria and Capt Augustin Brice were later captured and condemned to death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
YEAT
Mario Hernandez
Mendieta
Cuba
Fulgencio Batista
Benitez
Hernandez
Havana
Angel Echevarria
Fourth Infantry
Camp Columbia
Augustin Brice
Signal Corps
Soviet Citizens Arrests Stir Manchukuo Tensions
Eighty eight Soviet citizens were arrested in Manchukuo on charges of plotting against Manchukuo and Japan and sabotaging Japanese trains. Acting Consul Rayvid in Harbin demanded explanations and aimed for their swift release, noting arrests occurred without documents and involved searches of Soviet railway staff offices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchukuo
Japan
Rayvid
Harbin
Foreign Office
Cattle Saving Plea Urges Ensilage to Save Nebraska Herds
State cattle experts urge farmers to cut immature corn for ensilage to preserve foundation cattle herds. They warn improvised sales could set the industry back seven to ten years, and report a rising demand for ensilage amid widespread corn losses. Gramlich notes a possible $1 a ton loan from the federal government and crews working round the clock in northeast districts to harvest four to six tons per acre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
Nebraska
Foundation
AAA
W. H. Brokaw
H. J. Gramlich
H. J. Gramlich Are Confronted With the Reports That Farmers In Distri
Gramlich
Brokaw
Gramlich and
Education From Conversation and Hard Times Reflected
The writer argues learning comes from daily life and discussion as much as books. He cites a telegraph operator, job loss examples, and Daniel Defoe style survival memories. He recalls farm life on Big Creek and Rome's poor meeting, noting hardship and resilience amid scarcity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oscar Wilde
Potatoes Marketed In Lincoln Nebraska This Year
The state and federal division of agricultural statistics reports 170 carloads of potatoes marketed this year in Lincoln Nebraska, compared with about 340 at the same point last year. Irrigated potatoes in the Kearney district average about 200 bushels per acre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
Nebraska
Federal
Division of Agricultural Statistics
Kearney
Irrigation Interest in Nebraska Seen Rising After Drought
The Nebraska outlook shows higher irrigation interest after the 1934 drought. Roy Cochran cites about 750,000 acres under ditch irrigation with projects nearly doubling that area. High water seasons waste up to 3.5 million acre feet from the North Platte and nearby streams, while pump use grows and Gibbon township, Buffalo County, reports over 100 irrigation wells and larger casing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
Nebraska
Roy Cochran
North Platte
Gibbon
Buffalo County
Also Mentioned on This Page
Speaker Rainey
Liberty League
Edward W. Pickard
Western Newspaper Union
Labor Advisory Board
NRA
Donovan
Johnson
Gustav Peck
National Labor Relations Board
National Industrial Recovery Act
Labor Board
Corror Garment Code
Sidney Hillman
Amalgamated Clothing Union
William Green
Wet Green
American Federation of Labor
Ers
George A. Sloan
Cotton Textile Institute
Cotton Textile Code Authority
United Textile Workers of America
Sloan
Mr. Sloan
Henry T. Rainey
Hyde Park
Hugh 8. Johnson
Donald Richberg
Labor
Perkins
Mieneapolia
Jouett
Germany
Adolf Hitler
Lerger Bryer
Wee Er Tnes Enkad Garni Gapaion
BELL
Cochran
Howe
Bell Syndicate
WNU
ED Howe
Salvation Army
Red Cross
County Commissioners
Mnsey Woolsey
Big Creek
Rome
Siierius
The
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!